Ephus looked at the females in the room, Frigg and Freya were smiling, Göndul was smirking, the other two Valkyries were staring their mouths agape.
He then turned to stare at Odin. A smirk again crossing his lips. A shake of his head had Odin’s mouth dropping open. “If I am going to help all of you, if what you said is true? Why do you feel the need to lie or hide something from me?”
A heavy sigh escaped Odin’s mouth even as Frigg was starting daggers at him. “I again am at a loss, this trust that Freya told me of is a very foreign thing. You might have noticed that I am not at full power.”
“I was wondering that, you’re the first I haven’t been able to fully power.” Ephus said.
“With what you have given me Loki can no longer take over the realm. Still as long as I am without my weapon, Gungnir, I am at a loss with only half my power. If I had it, Loki, might not have gotten as much control as he does.” Odin said.
Ephus could only shake his head, it figures he thought. Here he thought, freeing the leaders of the realm would have done the trick. Now, he had to recover a source or rather the other half of the leaders power.
Almost afraid to ask Ephus said, “ok just where is it?”
“I knew that I was going to be taken, so I sent it away . You see without it, no-one can rule Asgard, well, not all of it.” Here Odin smiled wryly.
Ok Ephus thought, why am I getting a bad feeling about this? “Ok, so you sent it away, where?”
“I sent it to the one place that Loki would never find it. A place that is so confusing,” Odin was saying.
“WHERE!” Ephus shouted feeling frustrated.
“Why you,” Odin stopped realizing who he was talking to AND what happened the last time he got mad at Ephus.
“I sent it to Midgar, it’s the one place I knew that Loki could never find it. The only problem is that the longer I and Gungnir are apart, the easier it is for Loki to gain control.” Odin said.
“What? I thought he was in control when I saw him.” Ephus said.
“Of certain things yes, most of this realm though not yet. Though I am afraid that the control is starting to slip a little more each day.” Returned Odin.
Ephus sighed, then sat to think. “Do you happen to know where you sent it?”
“No, I am afraid not. Though I had sent it to the that land where you live. I believe you call it North America?” Odin asked.
“Yeah,” Ephus said as he tried to think through what he’d need to do. “Ok I need to touch you to feel what this weapon’s energy feels like.”
Odin nodded as Ephus touched Odin’s head, hmmm Ephus thought powerful. The he saw what it looked like, then the energy signature he would need to touch it. “Alright, I think I have it.” Ephus released his touch on Odin, then turned to Frigg.
“Queen Frigg, I would feel better if you and Odin have more protection here.” Ephus said.
“What do you propose?” Frigg asked.
“Please all step back,” Ephus said as he concentrated. A moment later a tall redheaded female appeared. Just as suddenly beside her another tall blond female appeared both with swords and wings.
Both females drew there double edged, long swords when they saw all that were in the room.
“So, I see that the three of you have betrayed Lord,” the red head started.
“Save it lady, heard already a few times starts to get boring.” Ephus said as he removed his sun glasses.
Both females turned to glare at Ephus then both gasp as they both physically started to shake.
Don’t you dare give in! Bah the whole lot of you are completely worthless. Much like the dark elves, that I had guarding mother. Loki’s voice said.
“You know Loki? I still say you talk too much!” Ephus said as this time he’d powered up far more than before. This time when he hit Loki, he felt a satisfying crunch as Loki’s armor slightly caved in. Then Ephus smiled as Loki was driven through two walls only stopping when a field of energy that wouldn’t permit him access.
A tall, giant male, looked at Loki then toward Ephus, “you will pay for that!” The giant roared.
“No, I don’t think so,” Ephus said as he punched the giant rising it off ther floor. A moment later the giant hit the floor as an undignified lump of flesh.
A quick look at the two new arrivals showed that they were still partially under Loki’s control. “I know that you have a war within you, look in my eyes, feel what he has over you break.”
The blond’s body shook a moment then her eyes cleared as she looked around. Suddenly she dropped to a kneeling position. The red head scoffed then turned to find she was staring straight into Ephus’s eyes.
Again, the red head’s body started to shake, ’til a moment later her eyes also cleared, she also kneeling before Ephus.
“Lord Ephus, I thank you for freeing myself and my sister valkyrie Eir. I am Brynhildr, how may we help you?”
Ephus nodded his head for once things seemed to be going his way. “I have to return to midgar. The goddess Freya and Göndul I believe are accompanying me.” This was confirmed when Ephus looked at the two mentioned females who nodded their assent. “Since both Frigg and Odin are also here, I feel that the four of you would be better protection.
Ephus looked at the Valkyries, Geirahöð and Prima when he said this, seeing them also nod their assent. Ephus then reached out feeling the building, making a few more rooms in it he hoped it would be enough. He then strengthened the shield more.
Finally, satisfied Ephus turned toward the others. “I am sorry that I didn’t ask, I have added six more rooms to you home,” Ephus said as he addressed Freya. I am hoping that it allows all of you a chance to rest and grow your power to where it was. I knocked Loki unconscious, that might be why I managed to free the two new Valkyries.”
“Luck to you on this journey.” Odin said grasping Ephus arm. Nodding to each other, Ephus raised a hand, then he Freya and Göndul, vanished.
All three of them appeared not far from a major city in North America. Ephus started to reach out, then spread his search further and further ’til, an hour he’d searched the world getting noting.
With his brows furrowed, Ephus changed his search. Finally half an hour later he felt it, what the hell? Ephus reached out to the Odin’s weapon, right in front of him the air started to swirl then the very air split. A vortex appeared inside the split.
Shocked, Ephus felt his self, pulled with incredible force into the vortex. Ephus didn’t know how long he was within the vortex, though when it opened again he fell through hard. That wouldn’t have been bad except two bodies landed on him after he hit the ground.
All three of them were recovering when they heard something coming toward them. Ephus had the three of them hide, a moment later an old appearing cart stopped next to them.
A small boy walked right up to Ephus. In the Greek language the boy stated. “Sir? I was told to stop here and bring you to a home just outside Athens.”
“Athens?” A startled Ephus said.
“Yes sir, the man gave me a silver to bring you. Is he your brother you look a lot alike.” The boy said.
Ephus looked at Freya and Göndul with a confused look, looked alike? Ephus shook his head guess we’ll see he thought as the three of them climbed aboard.