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Chapter 5 - Chapter 5 - Death of a King

Flying to Makar, Masaru is met with the frozen Harpy Eagle that collides with him head on but once it does it merges into him. Fearing for collision he does not feel a thing but a surge of energy flow through him and feels an icy cold sensation throughout his entire body. Instantly he fears the worse and flies even faster towards Makar.

Back at the battlefield in front of the gates of Makar

Silence levels the battlefield where the once battle between the Kingdom of Makar and The South raged on

But now the fall of a King took place

The Death of a King took place

Mista after her exhausting battle with Matchitehew screams out in the most heartbreaking form of grief seeing her father's body drop

The clashing of Bolverkr and Malakas cease as Malakas heart drops as he feels his father's body drop. "Not so good of a Kingsguard are ya boy?!" Says Bolverkr as he takes advantage of the grief shook Malakas being distracted by his father's death, Bolverkr hits Malakas with a blow to the face which sends Malakas flying back.

Cath lifts Magnus's body by grabbing the back of his neck and holding it up "This your king lifeless useless worthless body" insulting the soldiers of Makar as he throws Magnus's body. "No more!!! I am your King, now!!!" Shouts Cath. The soldiers of the South cheer!!!

Bolverkr with a grin of satisfaction on his face. Bolverkr yells at his men telling them to get Malakas up "You're gonna watch your pathetic father's dead body lie there while my men hold you as you get beaten" punches straight to the face and midsection of Malakas rain down on him as Bolverkr unleashes a fury of brutality on him. Stricken with grief for in his eyes no matter how powerful the foe he was the commander of the Kingsguard it was his job to protect his king but this was not just a king to Malakas this was also the man whom raised him. No fight left in him as he takes the beating from Bolverkr and it's then a shattering boom hits the battlefield halting all.

The ground freezes. Cath and Bolverkr in shock, as well as their soldiers.

"Impossible!" Cath says

and Bolverkr replies "but I thought you killed him?!"

Cath replies "I did!"

The dust clears and they see Masaru

Cath: "I was hoping he would show. You handle and FINISH Malakas Malakar. I'll put an end to this so called chosen one. We don't need any of their vengeance going back to my son, he's still in his birthing pod. Charging at Masaru, he shouts "I put an end to your father when he had that Metnaðr you're no different!"

Masaru creates a bone wall shielding him from Cath's fire attack and another fire fist from Cath breaks it down and Masaru has vanished after he clears the bone wall that was shielding Masaru.

Masaru is seen in the air above Cath

Masaru says to Cath "familiar scene but reversed" Masaru uses his Osteomancy to gather the bones of the fallen soldiers on the battlefield and turns them into sharp projectiles to hurl at Cath "Taste the bones of the fallen. Metnaðr Fusion: Frozen Bones of the Dead." Hitting Cath with devastating and efficient impact

Somewhere else on the battlefield

Bolverkr walks back towards Malakas

Malakas whispers "Metnaðr: Aetheric Chains" These chains forged from ethereal flame bind themselves to those holding Malakas and start to drain their strength and bind a vengeful spirit to each one that then uses a Metnaðr of it's own called Emotional Scourge which inflict deep spiritual pain. The soldiers holding Malakas drop to their death as they can't hold the pain off any longer. Malakas moved with motivation gains the strength to fight off Bolverkr. "Let's begin" says Bolverkr and the two once again clash. The fists and kicks of Bolverkr and Malakas go back and forth with one another. "Metnaðr: Aetheric Chains - Emotional Scourge" says Malakas as he attempts to attack Bolverkr with the same attack he used on his men but it doesn't work. "Hahaha foolish boy you can't inflict damage a spiritless body. Now it's my turn to show off, Metnaðr Block." In this moment Malakas relized he couldn't use his Metnaðr anymore. "Don't worry it only lasts for 30 minutes enough time for me to put everything in place in the name of Chaos" Bolverkr then hits Malakas with another attack but more of blocking hindrance as he uses his Metnaðr again "Metnaðr: Serpent Constriction. Those serpents should bind you until your Metnaðr Block wears off and you can effectively burn them off with that Metnaðr of yours but until next time my boy ᚠᛅᚱ ᚢᛁᛚ" says Bolverkr as he vanishes. "Damn you lap dog!!!!!" Shouts Malakas in frustration.

Back to the battlefield where Masaru and Cath's battle is taking place

Cath wounded from Masaru's attack

"So it seems you're Metnaðr and you in your true form is enough for just my father's Metnaðr but not all three of mine" says Masaru.

"How?! You shouldn't have your father's Metnaðr, not you!" Replies Cath

Masaru replies "One's last dying ambition can bring forth a new era Cath" charging down at Cath picks him and grabs Cath by his face and drags him through the muddy grassy ground of the battlefield creating a walking trail on the battlefield in the process. "Fancy that made a nice walking path dragging your ass around my battlefield" says Masaru.

Cath whispers to himself "I can't beat him not like this wasted all that energy on his stupid father. Must retreat. Must call chaos's primordial forces."

Masaru lifts Cath by the throat with an ice arm freezing most of Cath'a firey body "My father told you, you wouldn't take Makar" says Masaru.

Cath struggling to speak tho replies "I call upon the jötnar"

And it's then they come running the jötnar varied in size some came in the same size as the beings you see on the battlefield and some were giants and giantesses. The jötnar were either monsterously hideous or monsterous beautiful in appearance, some even capable of multiple appearances.

Masaru throws Cath down in order to shield his remaining soldiers, he builds a widespread bone shielded wall. He sees Cath take his escape and gets frustrated.

The jötnar break through Masaru's wall.

One of the jötnar: Well easier than expected

A different jötnar: He must not be using all his energy. He's retreating.

Another jötnar: Let's kill what of them is left

Mista still in a state of grief is in a mode of stillness about to be killed by one of the jötnar and then Fëanor shows up and snatches her up and puts her in the back of his mount. "You Malakars are always too much trouble" says Fëanor as they ride into the front gates of Makar.

Masaru flies to go pick up his brother "Still trapped in this serpents grip, aye?" Masaru rips off the the serpent constricting Malakas and in response gasps for air

Another jötnar: Let's fall back

The jötnar fall back to The South

Cath running as fast as he can turns into a eagle of primordial fire rushes to The South. "I'm not through with you Masaru, I killed one King of Makar I'll do it again and I don't my son will" says Cath as he flies away.

Back at Sigra

Masaru and Malakas land

"I'm sorry brother it's all my fault father is dead, I am the commander of the Kingsguard!" shouts Malakas as he cries out to his brother

Masaru repsonds "Father was no match for them so you had no chance, don't be so hard on yourself brother. This fight is not yet over."

Masaru heads to his father chamber goes to the watery corpse of the world serpent

"Sacred Metnaðr: Worldly Resurrection"

Masaru using his Osteomancy rebuilds the entire skeletal structure of the world serpent and then extracts a portion of his Ethereal Constitution into the world serpent

"Rise, World-Encircler! Rise, Jörmungandr!" Says Masaru.

The world serpent rises.

Meanwhile at Heim-stöð the big colossal wolf of Masaru's wakes up from his nap and shakes himself off and runs to the top perch of Heim-stöð and howls

Busting out of the wall of Sigra goes the world serpent into the sea and Masaru stands at the broken wall entry with a smile on his face

Back at Ginnungagap

Cath busts open to the throne room

"Speed up the process Auðumbla!!! We must ready him!!!! The War us upon us!!!!!" Shouts Cath

Cath opens a big stone wall door and it reveals a volcanic opening to the mountain in which he can regenerate from

The South was built upon and with a mountain. A mountain in which it's center is a volcanoe.

Auðumbla the primordial cow who nourished the first being the giant Ymir with her milk and now was in charge of nourishing the son of Chaos. The heir of Chaos. Ember Maw.

Ember Maw also an bodiement of chaos but stronger than his father Cath. Maw harnesses the power of two Metnaðr just like Masaru use to, who now possesses three Metnaðr.

The jötnar have been summoned. The world serpent has been resurrected. The great wolf of destruction, howls.

The War for Odal is about to begin

To be continued...

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