Viking Quest Page #4

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is my true father.

What?

And your mother?

Astrid.

His sister.

His wives could only give him sons

so he took her in his bed.

My mother was pregnant

when she threw herself into the ocean.

The king thought she drowned

but she did not.

Greylock found her days later

clinging to a lock.

She gave birth shortly after

and she told him the story.

Why did Greylock

hide you as a boy?

My mother died soon after I was born.

He promised her he would protect me

from the Volsung King.

If the Volsung

discover that you're here...

Or Wolven...

He would trade you for Tasya.

As a Volsung princess

you'd be sacrificed in her place.

It would save her life.

No!

There got to be a way to

save both of you.

My mother and Greylock could not protect me

for what was meant to happen. This my destiny.

It is a legend, a story,

we don't known what true lies in it.

It doesn't matter!

The attack on your village,

all these dead... it's because of me.

Listen to me,

this is not your fault.

I can give myself to them.

No one is going to be sacrificed

today. That I promise you.

Come on. There has to be a hill,

a perch to see our position.

It's time.

My people are coming for me.

You are right.

They would come for you.

And now,

they are all died.

You are lying!

Anything?

I see the water and the top

of the fortress. We are close.

- Don't ever touch me like that again!

- Like what?

Your hands... on my...

You were going to fall.

What else was I supposed to do? I'm sorry.

We go this way!

I liked you better as a boy.

Hey! You might be needing this!

Great Jormungand...

Son of Loki, father of

the serpent world...

I humble give you this gift of royal blood

and ask safe keeping of Midgard,

the human world you hold in your embrace.

Don't fight it, girl.

If only you could understand

the importance of your sacrifice!

Thor, son of Odin, I implore you!

Bring down your mighty hammer

on your enemy!

Silence!

It is time to call

the Great Jormungand.

I spit on

Loki and his son Jormungand!

Sound the battle horn!

This way!

The ceremony!

Come on, it's close!

Thor...

hear the cry of your humble servant!

Save me!

By all that is sacred in Asgard,

the serpent does exist.

I hate them snakes.

Die a hero, my friend

or die a coward

on the end of my sword!

Get them!

Tasya!

Erick!

Untie the other hand, Mani!

Quick!

Get for the boat!

Row! Row for your live!

I knew you would come for me.

I would fight Odin and all the gods

of Asgard if I had to.

Nothing was going to

stand in my way.

Looks like your princess is

your princess no longer.

They are not married yet.

Look at them. They are in love.

I don't see love.

I see a union of convenience.

I suppose you don't see anything

in your fog of jealousy.

We are truly heroes of legend!

We are the song that will sing

throughout Midgard for eternity.

I could hear it now.

How the Hermod

warriors defeat the Volsung

who dared to take the princess

from our fearless King Wolven!

Legends will be told about us,

am I right?

Indeed you are, my friend.

Indeed you are.

And what of the Barok clan

and our heroism, King Wolven?

Did we not free the princess

from the altar?

Did we not fight the side you

with equal strength and courage?

Equal strength and equal courage?

No.

Perhaps not, milord, but do not forget

the help they provided this day.

You are right, my princess.

Thank you, Erick the Blessed.

Thank you, Mani the Navigator.

Your help today will not

get without reward.

The power of the current has changed.

We are near land, king Wolven.

Good, I would welcome

a soft bed, a warm meal

and finally, a union

worth fighting for.

It's them. They returned.

Welcome home, son.

We survived, father.

King Sigvat is dead.

And the serpent?

No longer a threat.

Where is Hild?

Valhalla.

He died well.

Well, we will drink

in his honor.

You and your son are invited to join us

for a meal and a mug

of my best mead.

Thank you, Lars,

but Mani is tired.

I'm not tired, father.

Today we rest.

Tomorrow I wed

your princess Tasya.

This union will

no longer be a truce between our clans.

With the death of King Orn,

this will be a joining

of two royal households under one king!

I, Wolven the Brave, will rule

the people of Barok under a firm

and fair hand.

That is my promise.

Long live King Wolven!

Long live King Wolven!

Without a king, this is not unexpected.

Tasya can rule without Wolven at her side.

She has her warriors,

she has the love of her people and...

Erick!

- I got to go to him.

- No!

We need to go home.

The Volsung are no longer

our concern, father.

Come, my offer of mead still stands.

Erick...

I need to be alone.

Please, listen to me.

There's something I need to tell you.

What?

That I am a fool for loving Tasya?

That I need to let her go before

she destroys me?

What, Mani? What could you possibly

say to me that I don't already know?

It's not the end of the world.

Sometimes two people can connect

when they least expect it.

Mani!

I'm trying to tell you how I feel.

Mani!

It has come for me.

We have to warn the village.

He must have followed us back.

Because he still wants a sacrifice.

Perhaps this will be the start of

Ragnarok, the end of our world.

Why hasn't Thor just

destroyed the serpent?

He can't cope without

his father power.

It was Odin who banished

Jormungand to the ocean.

Thor fell in love with a beautiful

Volsung princess by the name of Bruinhild.

The serpent in a revenge killed her.

And threatened to

destroy the entire clan

if the reigning king failed

to sacrifice a daughter.

Thor needs us as

much as we need him.

Skull Cleaver, I need you

to return to Hermod.

Assemble our warriors and

bring them back here.

- That's a 2 days ride.

- Not if you take the longboat.

- How do we get past the serpent?

- I'll create a diversion.

- I'm going with him.

- No!

I'll need you to

take the princess inland.

The serpent has come for me.

I will not stand by and watch

more of my people killed.

You are not sacrificing yourself.

Not now, not ever.

I think I know

a way to destroy it.

I understand none of these.

How can Mani be a Volsung princess?

It's proved she is. Mani...

You need to go with Greylock.

Leave immediately.

I stay. If the serpent wants me,

it can have me!

Your mother lived to give birth to you

and I promised her to keep you safe.

You are not listening to me.

I can put an end to all of this!

Mani!

It seems the boy is a girl and

a Volsung princess, no doubt!

What are you speaking of, you fool?

Shut up!

I heard everything !

So you want to put an end to all of this?

So you will, little princess!

Let her go!

Father!

What is going on?

Answer me! Erick?

Explain yourself!

Of course, an explanation!

Get around, everybody!

Come closer!

We have in our midst's...

a Volsung princess!

What?

Impossible!

It's true, the serpent has come for me

and I go willingly to my death!

I failed...

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