A NOT so Welcomed Guest Ch. 3 by pars001..,
Return? , Ephus – A demigod possessing the power to repower the gods
Quinn Markov – human wife of Ephus
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Norse Deities
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Odin – War god, main god of the Norse gods
Freya – a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr.
Frigg – Wife of Odin, promoter of marriage and fertility
Loki – a mischievous god who can shape-shift and can take up animalistic forms.
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Valkyries
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Brynhildr – Armor Battle
Eir – Peace, clemency
Geirahöð – names means spear – fight
Göndul – War Valkyrie
Prima – Name means fight
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Egyptian Deities
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Bast – Goddess of cats, protection, joy, dance, music, family, and love
Serket – Goddess of scorpions, medicine, magic, and healing venomous stings and bites
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Ephus eyes suddenly snapped open, where in the hell was, he? The last he remembered he was fighting Anhur, Sekhmet and Enyo. A stirring beside him quickly drew his attention.
“Bast?” Ephus said drawing a smile on her face.
“Really husband, this is something that you haven’t experienced before. You being a godling, your powers are more connected to your emotions than ours, are. You might want to remember that the next time you grow so angry. Though I have to ask, what grew your anger to such proportions?” Bast asked.
Ephus was quiet a moment as the memories started to flood back to him. “Do you remember how much of a pain in the ass Zeus was? How no matter what I did he refused to listen?” Bast nodded waiting to hear who she was going to blame for unhinging Ephus. “Odin was far worse, even after I brought his power up to half.”
“Worse? What happened?” Bast asked.
“He said I was weak, then tried to attack me, a mistake on his part. You know that I won’t help if those that asked me there refuse to listen, or even worse refuse any other help I am offering.” Ephus spit out. “It took Zeus actually coming to me, apologizing then promising to help, to get me back to that realm.”
“I see, should I gather the others, declare war? Takeover, rid the god realm of their presence?” Bast said a little bit of blood lust shining in her eyes.
Ephus did a double take, it seemed the further along she got in this pregnancy, the more violent she got.
“No Bast, I will wait to see if Odin, will make a move to get me back to help.” Ephus looked at Serket who was approaching. “Is she going to be like this throughout this pregnancy?”
“I am afraid it is a lot more than that. Ra, along with all our brother and sisters are holding council about the two that she is carrying. The last time two were born to a goddess, it had extremely bad results.” Serket said grimly.
“Bad results? What,” Ephus started, then his eyes went wide as Serket lightly touched his head. At first Ephus face had shock and horror, these though quickly twisted into anger. “They wouldn’t dare harm my children!” Ephus growled.
“Not outright, considering that it is you, I think they want to see just how they are. They have a piece of your humanness, far different than a full god. I believe they feel that these two will be far more than what the last few sets were.” Serket said a slight look of worry on her face.
“Husband, I also believe they feel that you might possibly lose control. This power you have, has touched a great deal of the gods of not one but now three god realms. It is highly unlikely they will act without consulting you. Besides,” Bast said a small look of anger on her face. “I don’t think they want to see my ire either.”
Ephus nodded as he looked at both of the pregnant goddesses in front of him. If they became as angry as he had been, there might not be anything left of the god realms.
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Freya looked at Odin with disbelief on her face. “You want me to do what!?” Freya yelled still not believing the words that Odin had just uttered.
“Go where he is. demand he come back to Asgard. It should be simple for you, after all you are the goddess of love. Use your power to beguile him.” Odin said.
“You don’t realize what you are saying Lord Odin. He is a human/godling, much of his thinking is human. He came to help us of his own accord, you my Lord, angered him very much. If I do as you say it will drive him away. I also don’t think you realize; he is immune to almost ALL god power.”
“Then you still wish to pursue the afore mentioned course of action? I feel that I am unable to do this. What,” Odin started when Freya touched his head. A moment later Odin’s eyes flew wide. “He felt that dishonored? Never have I felt anyone warrior or otherwise feel this dishonored, especially by me or mine.”
“We have to amend this; I gave you the knowledge. The thing is can you do this after I put it to the terms I did?” Freya asked.
Odin nodded his head looking at the floor. “I have to, if we are to have any hope of saving Asgard.”
A small smile crossed Freya’s lips then was quickly gone. Perhaps she thought, we might stand a chance after all.
“I shall be back as soon as I can,” Freya said as she was about to vanish. She stopped when a hand grasped her arm.
“Mistress Freya, allow me to accompany you. Neither of us know what Midgar is like now, you may have need of my services.” The Valkyrie Göndul said. “Odin, has both my sister Valkyries here to aid him.
Freya thought about it a few moments then nodded. A wave of her arm, the both of then vanished.
Ephus had just sat to relax, trying his best to get his head around how Odin had reacted. He’d been back from Asgard for a few hours, he could still feel the realm, how weak it still was.
His power was now fully recharged so he was truly feeling almost normal, for him. He was, ’til he felt two approaching powers, not especially huge, though strong enough to worry him.
A moment later Bast and Serket bristled, then there were two flashes. Two heavily armored, well-armed with wicked sword, females appeared.
Ephus sighed when he felt both Bast and Serket go to their full power. Taking a quick breath Ephus stood moving between the two sets of females. Shit he thought, this is a dangerous position to be in.
Ephus put a hand up in front both sets hoping it would help to calm the situation. “Hold Bast, Serket this is the Valkyrie Göndul,” indicating the Valkyrie. “I would have thought that you would recognized the goddess Freya.”
“When we feel a threat to you husband, it is difficult to think that straight. We almost lost you the last time. All your wives have pledged to not let that happen again. Both sets in both realms have promised that if you are harmed again, nothing will stop the war that will happen. All the brothers have also pledged to help, the war won’t last long though, it will be devastating to whomever did the harm.”
Ephus did a double take seeing the deadly serious look in both Serket and Bast’s eyes. The mere fact that the usually calm and shy Serket was talking with such force made this very serious.