Hammer of the Gods Page #2

They only eat virgins.

They'll eat anything

if they're hungry enough.

Speaking of cave trolls,

how is your sister?

F*** you, grim.

She certainly did.

Still hurts when I piss.

We'll be back by first light.

Steinar.

Thanks.

We're brothers.

What was that?

Perhaps we should

wait till nightfall.

Some creatures fear the moon.

It would be safer.

Ivar, it's me...

Hagen grettison.

My name is steinar,

son of bagsecg.

What the f*** are you

doing here, prince?

You wanna f*** with me?

I'll bet you do.

I'll bet you do.

Ivar, the king is dying.

We need your help.

Everyone dies some time.

How about you, prince?

Do you want to die today?

We seek the new king...

Hakan.

So you're looking

for your brother?

Know where he is?

Why the hell would I tell you?

Out of respect.

Respect is not a birthright,

little prince.

You want someone's respect,

you've got to earn it.

You want to earn my respect?

You'd better be

stronger than you look.

- There has to be another way.

- He feels no pain.

The only way he'll tell

us is through choice.

Three cups

for your three chances.

You win... I'll tell you

everything you want.

I win... you drink.

You drink all three... You lose

and you're mine for the night,

to do with as I see fit.

Ah.

First to fold or break.

Begin!

Come on, steinar.

- Come on, steinar.

- Put your shoulder into it.

- Take him, steinar.

- Come on, steinar.

- Come on.

- Take him.

Drink up, little prince.

That'll put hairs

on your ball sack.

Tell me you have a plan.

Shall we go again

while our c*cks are still hard?

First to fold or break.

- Begin.

- Come on.

- Put your shoulder into it.

- Come on.

Come on! Come on.

Come on, steinar.

- Oh, f***!

- F***.

Two down,

one to go.

What chance now, princess, hmm?

Jokul, your belt.

Give me your belt, quick.

Your belt.

Good, steinar. The serpent

will protect you.

With the gods on your side,

you can't lose. Hmm?

Yeah.

We've got your back.

You know that.

But the only way we'll stop

him is if we kill him.

Ahh.

I am looking forward to making

a woman out of you, princess.

Oh, don't look so sad.

You might even enjoy it.

First to fold or break.

Begin.

Come on, steinar, push!

Come on, break

his f***ing wrist.

Come on! Come on!

Oh. Oh. Argh!

Ooh ooh.

Ooh.

What did you say your name was?

Steinar.

You're an a**hole, steinar.

I like a**holes.

I didn't leave out of choice.

I became persona non grata.

That's Latin.

Hakan taught me that.

He's a prodigious man,

a great man really.

How come you're

not with him now?

You kill people in battle...

They love you for it.

Make a mistake

with a couple of boys...

They treat you like a leper.

You all right there, princess.

Feeling the 'shrooms-s-s-s?

Ah, hakan's not the man he was.

Not a man at all really.

You see, we're...

We're all this,

but he...

He's all that up there,

all around us.

Do you think he is just gonna

pack up and follow you,

rule the people

that banished him?

Why would he even speak

to you, look at you?

He already knows you're coming.

Then he won't mind...

If you tell us

where he is.

But if I do that,

you're going to die.

Well, everybody has to die.

Oh.

Oh, f*** it, princess,

I'll do better than tell

you where he is.

I'll take you there myself.

Why the hell not?

Why the f***ing hell not, hmm?

Ah.

Helps you see through the clouds,

to find the sun.

- Is it magic?

- No such thing as magic.

It's inscribed.

Yeah. Who taught you to read?

I was at a monastery.

They taught me...

Many things.

Here, here you go. Have this.

You blow it.

Boneless says

there's a runestone

two days from here

at the edge of a forest

at the foot

of the Western mountains.

Says he'll take us there

and the runes will lead us to hakan.

- And you trust him?

- Why not?

- Because he's a maniac.

- Oh yeah, that he is.

But he's our maniac now.

Vali!

First the sun,

and now the ashes painted red.

Vali!

Vali!

- Steinar.

- Vali.

- Steinar.

- Are you all right?

What happened here?

What happened?

Men came.

Last night.

I heard voices.

I thought it was you.

How come there's not

a scratch on you?

It's another omen.

We should turn back.

The gods are against us.

Who did this? Thieves?

Thieves would have

taken all the horses.

Someone trying to f*** with you.

You wanna f*** with us? Come on.

Come on!

Ivar, how long will it take

us to get there on foot?

Depends how determined you are.

Determined.

We should wait

for the moon to guide us.

Shut your mouth

about the f***ing moon.

Listen.

Vali, you two, wait here.

F*** this. Let's fight!

Grim!

Argh!

F***.

Steinar!

Arghh!

We should go after them,

finish them off.

We move on.

I told you to wait.

I'm not a child, steinar.

Go and get the girl.

Now.

Steinar!

Steinar!

He died a good death,

with his axe in his hand.

Valhalla won't know

what hit them.

There's a clear

view on the hill.

Vali, get up there,

shout if you see anything.

How's ivar?

Nearly done.

We need to move

on as soon as we can.

We have to reach hakan.

They were no ordinary saxons.

They were too well armed,

too well trained.

They didn't just run into us.

You think we're being hunted?

If Harald made an alliance

with their king,

then getting rid of me

would be part of the deal.

They'd need to know

where to look for you.

Maybe someone's helping them.

Don't tell me you believe

in all that crap about moons and omens.

I believe what I see

with my own eyes.

Right.

Here.

Vali dropped it.

Look at the markings.

It's a Saxon coin.

You think vali is a servant

of our enemies?

If he serves Harald, who himself serves

the saxons, it amounts to the same thing.

All from a piece of silver?

He's my brother.

Half brother.

His mother's a Saxon.

- Listen to yourself.

- You say you believe in reason

and logic.

When it's presented to you,

you turn your back on it.

In what way do my actions

betray a lack of reason?

You run when you should fight.

You set off on this

meaningless quest

when you should be

leading your people.

And then you side

with a bastard traitor

who would stick

a knife in your back,

rather than your oldest friend.

What would you have me do, huh?

Hmm? Kill him?

Better if you did.

He's a child. Think about that.

Think about your two daughters.

Dark times

call for dark deeds, steinar.

You're wrong, hagen.

They call for light.

Steinar!

Come on.

Hurry up!

- We can't outrun them!

- I'll slow them down!

Damn.

What do they call you?

Come on, you must have a name.

Go f*** yourself.

That's disappointing.

I had expected more

from a prince.

Whatever deal you

struck with my brother,

it won't last.

Brother.

Right now

we're in a position where

we can help each other.

I could help make sure.

You become king of your people.

We could forge a real alliance

that could last generations.

- Under the shadow of the cross?

- Under the protection

of a benevolent

king and a church

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