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[b][right]100 Years since the Dawn of Man // Jotunheim[/right][/b]

Odin feared for his brothers, Vili and Ve. Together the three of them had fought many battles, against Ymir and his race of Giants before the birth of the [i]Aesir[/i]. Yet this was no battle that they now faced, this was war.  He raised his trusty weapon Gugnir, thrusting the tip towards a Jotun. As the tip of the spear made contact he pushed harder as the blade worked to pierce the skin. Pulling back once the blade slid deeper into the giant cutting into the heart of the beast. Pulling it out he spun the spear around in one hand, slicing through he throats of several Jotuns who sought to sneak up behind him. He shouted as a beam of solid light spat forth from the end of the spear, lancing several Jotuns that stood farther away. Using the powers granted to him from his father Bor, and the rewards from the battle with Ymir. Composing himself he walked with a purpose to where he could sense the great magical energies coming from within a nearby structure. If you could call it as such. 

He paused as he looked up with a trio of Jotuns jumping down towards him. The blade [i]Skofnung[/i] appeared as if out of nowhere, lancing through the air and piercing straight through the one on the left. While from his left he saw his youngest brother Ve jump and gave a minor cut with his blade [i]Dainslief[/i]. The Jotun grinned at Ve thinking the Asgardian failed before all life disappeared from the Jotuns eyes. Odin stood, head bowed with the tip of his spear pointed into the air, with no support the final Jotun landed on the spear, sliding down it. Throwing the dead body to the side Odin nodded at his two brothers. [color=7bcdc8]"ᚡᛁᛚᛁ, ᚡᛖ, ᛁ ᛒᛖᛏᚺᛟᚢᚷᚺᛏ ᚠᚨᛏᚺ'ᚱ ᚹᛟᚢᛚᛞᛋᛏ ᚺᚨᛋ'ᛏ ᚺᚨᛏᚺ ᛋᛖᚾᛏ ᛏᚺᛖᛖ ᛖᛚᛋᛖᚺᚹ'ᚱᛖ*"[/color]

Odin turned to his brother Vili as he recalled his sword to his hand, wiping the blood off it on the tunic of a dead Jotun. [color=f7976a]"ᛏᚺᛖ ᚨᛚᛚ-ᚠᚨᛏᚺ'ᚱ ᛁᚾᛋᛁᛋᛏ'ᛞ ᚤᛟᚾᛞ ᛏᚺᛖᛖ ᚹᛟᚢᛚᛞᛋᛏ ᚾᛖᛖᛞᛖᛏᚺ ᛗ'ᚱᛖ ᚺᛟᛚᛈ ᛏᚺᚨᚾ ᛏᚺᚨᛏ ᚷᛖᚾᛏ, ᛏᚺᚨᛏ ᚷᛖᚾᛏ ᛁᛋ ᛈᚢᛋᚺᛁᚾᚷ ᛏᚺᛖ ᛃᛟᛏᚢᚾᛋ ᛒᚨᚲᚴᛖᛏᚺ. ᛏᚺᛖᛁᚱ ᛟᚾᛚᚤ ᛞᛖᛋᛁᚱᛖ ᚹᚺᚨᛏᛖᚡ'ᚱ ᛋ'ᚱᚲ'ᚱᚤ ᛖᚾᛞᚢᛖᛋ ᛏᚺᛖ ᛒᛁᛏᛏᛖᚱ ᚲᛟᛚᛞ ᚹᛁᚾᛞᛋ*"[/color]

[color=7bcdc8]"ᛏᚺᛖᚾ ᚨᛚᛚᛟᚹᛖᛏᚺ ᚢᛋ ᛗᚨᚴᛖᛏᚺ ᛋᚺ'ᚱᛏ ᚹ'ᚱᚴ ᛟᚠ ᛏ"[/color] The two other brothers nodded their agreement.

[color=f7976a]"ᚨᚤᛖ"[/color][color=f9ad81]"ᚨᚤᛖ"[/color]

The three ran forward into the building as the doors opened and a group of giants ran forth in a bid to rush them. The brothers aiming their weapons at their foes as they continued to charge, Vili threw the blade [i]Skofnung[/i], the blade finding a target before returning to his hand. As ve rolled he focused on getting the smallest off wounds on the Jotuns as they charged, the magical blade killing them no matter how small the wound appeared to be. As Vili and Ve engaged the Jotuns that remained close, several of the frost giants started throwing large chunks of ice from the door. Odin stood back, firing beams of energy from Gugnir shattering the ice into a million harmless pieces.

[hider=Translation]
[b]Odin:[/b] Vili, Ve, I thought Father would have sent you elsewhere.
[b]Vili:[/b] The All-Father insisted that you would need more help than he, he is pushing the Jotuns back. Their only hope whatever sorcery brings the cold winds.
[b]Odin:[/b]Then let us make short work of it.
[b]Vili & Ve:[/b] Aye[/hider]

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[b][right]Present Day // Nidavellir[/right][/b]

Thor dodged to the left as Beta Ray Bill charged him. [color=0076a3][b]"Stay your hand fool!"[/b][/color] He swung the hammer in his right hand around his torso aiming for the back of the alien creature. Tempering his blow so that he didn't break his back. Bill let loose a gasp of air as Mjolnir made contact, knocking the wind out of him. Though he was soon turning back around, grasping Thor's right wrist. Using the speed and strength of the quick attack Bill forced the butt of Mjolnir into Thor's face, he stumbled slightly. The alien warrior capitalizing on the attack pushing him into his back. 

Thor brought his left hand up, aiming for the gut off Bill as the warriors free hand clasped around his throat. Bill straddled Thor, using his weight to keep the Asgardian pinned to the ground. The beasts left hand kept Mjolnir pinned while his right tried to choke the life out of Thor. There was a crunching sound as Thor landed blow after blow on the beast's gut, though the alien's grip did not lessen. If Beta-Ray-Bill had his way this would truly be a fight to the death. Thor could imagine no more honorable end.

His hand tightening around Mjolnir there was a slight flash as it started to call energy towards itself using its magics. In a bid to break his concentration the gigantic skull of the alien came crashing down on Thor's face. Seeing stars Thor dropped Mjolnir. As his vision straightened itself Thor roared into the face of the beast, spinning his right hand up he grabbed the beast by the nape of his neck and ripped him off. Tossing him aside. [color=0076a3]"You wish for a glorious death? [b]THEN SO BE IT![/b]"[/color]

Running towards the beast Thor left Mjolnir where it lay, he had fought in a thousand battles and needed no help to finish this fiend. He had been holding back so far, trying to reason with the beast. Obviously, it could not be reasoned with, and only understood a show of strength and he had that in spades. Pushing himself into the air with his left foot, aiming in a bid to come crashing down with his left fist first the beast twisted and rolled at the last second. A clang reverberating down the hall as Thor's fist made contact with the floor of the hallway. The metal caving to the pressure. Using the momentum he pushed himself into a roll, right fist groin level as it collided with the beast. He could see a wince of pain on Bills face, and a coy grin crossed the God of Thunders face. [i]The beast could feel pain.[/i] Using his left hand to push him too his feet Thor rushed the beast with his shoulders bent down in a tackle. 

As he collided with him he pulled his arms together around Beta Ray Bills back, pulling him over his back and headfirst into the ground. Twisting and capitalizing on the movement, Thor lay atop Bill. One hand grasping the monster's throat, the other pounding down against his thick skull. [color=0076a3]"You wish to join your people in Valhalla?" The beast's hands pushed, clawed, pounded at Thor. Though all he saw was red. His punches eliciting blood from the beast, warming, bruising and breaking the creature's face. Thor would be the victor, he would fight against the destiny of whatever threat was predicted to come this way and he would prove himself victorious. 

As the beast went limp beneath him, Thor suddenly felt thrown back against a nearby wall. A green light flashed as the figure of Loki appeared. [color=39b54a][b]"Thor![/b] That is [b]enough.[/b]"[/color] A look of anger was on his elder brother's face, though also an element of fear as the God of Mischief leaned down to inspect the body of the alien. Beta-Ray-Bill gasped, as air re-entered its lungs. It's breathing ragged and hard, much like Thors own. 

Thor could feel the blood pounding in his ears, as it calmed he slowly regained his senses. [color=0076a3]"Brother I..."[/color]

[color=39b54a]"Save it for Odin."[/color] Loki waved a hand and Beta-Ray-Bill disappeared in green light.

[color=0076a3]"Wait, was this all a trick? Did you fabricate him?"[/color] Loki looked at his younger brother with a scowl, that when Thor was younger would have easily have silenced the young God. Instead, it just made his blood boil more. His elder brother had a knack for politics, but he had always been a trickster. Was this just another one of his games?

[color=39b54a]"Don't be a fool Thor. I have merely used my magic to help me take him back to Asgard, where he will be healed and interrogated. After all, I doubt you have discovered much of the threat here."[/color]

[color=0076a3]"The beast attacked me-"[/color]

[color=39b54a]"-and instead of talking him down, or subduing him you decided to beat him to death. A mortal who may very well be the last of his people."[/color] Loki interrupted, the ire obvious in his voice. 

[color=0076a3]"I tried to reason with him, but he would not hear it. The beast only saw rage, a lust for battle and a warriors death or to kill all those who stood in its path to revenge."[/color]

Loki scoffed. [color=39b54a]"So you judged it your place to be the one to grant him death? You are a fool Thor, goaded by your pride, fear of the [i]Aesir[/i] and people of Asgard knowing that the mighty Thor struggled to fight a mortal in unarmed combat. Do not try to veil your actions as noble, you are as cruel as you are vain. Let us return to Asgard, we can discuss this matter more when not surrounded by the dead. "[/color] Thor outstretched his hand, still seething with rage. Calling Mjolnir to his hand the hammer moved only slightly. Turning all his attention too it the hammer finally came to his hand. He saw the faintest of smirks on Loki's face. [color=39b54a]"Trouble getting it up brother?"[/color]

Instead of justifying him with an answer Thor raised the hammer in the air. [color=0076a3]"Heimdall! Open the Bifrost![/color]