608 DCVIII. The Culpri (2/2)

The swirling motion of the gaseous bodies continued until, within them, the same circular-shaped light portal appeared in the sky, firing a strong light beam at Odin and Dag, unconscious in his arms.

Freydis's cry, despite the girl beginning to scream in desperation, not accepting Odin's selfish decision, did not stop him and he and Dag, as soon as they were wrapped in the flock of black crows, suddenly disappeared within the light beam, following a fast upward trajectory.

The ray of light vanished in the night and the portal closed, bringing the clouds back to their initial stage and leaving room for sunrise, with a new false Sun about to rise onto the horizon.

”Noooo! Let him go! Daaag! Daag... Dag...”

Freydis fell to the ground again, kneeling and unable to do anything to bring her man back.

”Hey, Freydis... listen...”

”Let me go! He took him away, Reidar... Dag's gone again! I hate my life! It is full of sadness and pain! How can I continue to live without him, who is all I have?!” she exclaimed again, writhing from Reidar's arm, ready to help her get up.

Not winning, the young archer grabbed her arm again and gently put her back on her feet.

”Did you hear what Odin said... do you realize? Odin himself was here and took the Captain with him! You should be happy! Our Dag has officially become a divine warrior, able to summon the most powerful of the Gods! The Primal Thunder is back!” Reidar exclaimed, trying to highlight the positive aspects of that affair and calm his friend, in despair.

Hearing those words, the old Kranus also decided to approach the young Dag's two allies, somehow trying to help.

”It's all your fault, you old man! If you hadn't said anything to the wise Odin, none of this would have happened! If you hadn't told him about that stupid prophecy, now maybe Dag would still be here with me! Fuck you!” the Shieldmaiden shouted, who with a sudden snap tried to get dangerously close to Kranus, but was stopped by Reidar, who blocked her arms as she wriggled.

”Freydis, listen to me. Calm down, I...”

”I said fuck you! Get out of my sight! I lost the love of my life again because of you! He helped you win your stupid war and what did he get in return? Exile, once again! Dag's endured this kind of thing all his life, that's enough! I don't care about this stupid prophecy and these magical weapons that lie somewhere... I just want to be with him, you mother fucker...” Freydis continued, who as she spoke lost her strength and gradually stopped wriggling in Reidar's arms, who stroked her shoulder trying to contribute to her calm.

”I understand you, girl. Really, I understand your pain, and I'm very sorry that Dag's not here anymore. Just look at the faces of the warriors who are watching us from afar to find that your feeling is shared. However, your man has an important task to perform and even without my words, the wise Odin would still take him with him. If Dag had stayed here on Skjold, he would have endangered the lives of all of us, beyond that of himself. More Frostsinners would have arrived, even stronger than the one he just defeated and, without Odin's help, he probably wouldn't have made it.”

Kranus's sensitive words, who spoke to Freydis as if she was his grand-daughter, made her calm down for good, although her gaze remained fixed in the void, immersed in her sad thoughts.

”It is evident that Dag's destiny is not only to save Klorr... he must save all Skjold, he must free us all” Kranus said with conviction, also surprising Bloodfang, who after witnessing what had happened, finally began to believe the prophecy, of which, before the battle, he knew absolutely nothing.

Without any haste, the four of them who had remained close to Dag during his last moments on their planet, headed to the castle, to join the rest of the soldiers of the two Clans, confused by what had happened.

Klorr's square had been totally destroyed and the top of the castle had collapsed, as well as some of its inner walls.

”It looks like we're going to have a lot to do here, don't we, men?!” Bloodfang exclaimed when he arrived in front of the Claws Of Fenrir, trying to distract them and cheer them up.