《Born of Valar》Chapter 24
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Tyr struggled to fight the wave of blackness that swept over his mind, only to suddenly hear a blaring whirl sound
"Alert! Alert! Unknown Impact upon the starboard side. All colonists and personnel in Sector G through Sector M are to evacuate to the Central Hull immediately."
The announcement was followed by another that was in a language Tyr did not know, but Tyr himself seemed to spring up and walk through a sliding door into a long, lit silvery-white hallway.
Where in Illuvatar's name am I? And why does this feel familiar?
Tyr soon looked down at himself and found that he was wearing some strange red garments... and that his right hand had returned!
Before he could fully process this, Tyr ended up colliding with a person in a black uniform with gold highlights, who was wearing strange helm that covered their face and wielded an object in their hand.
"Watch where your... Nevermind! Get going before they...crap!
Three entities that Tyr did not recognize came into view from the hallway the stranger had ran from. They limbs clanked and whirled as they moved towards Tyr and the man, with their singular black orbs, which Tyr assumed to be an eye, seeming to stare at him and through him with no remorse.
A red light suddenly appeared on one of the entities before it erupted into a white flare, with a hole in its torso. Tyr looked to see the stranger pointing the object at the the entities, releasing first a red light from the object then pulling some with their finger. The other two entities soon fell in a similar manner to the first, and once down the the stranger held a gauntlet to their helm.
"This is Tang in Sector K reporting in: The unknown energy has resulted in various activated and unprotected AI units to register organics as hostiles. Advise immediate use of high grade particle weapons for defense of vital ship sections. Currently found a T-25er in K-22, will escort to safety... Copy over and out. On your feet."
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Tyr was pulled to his feet and followed the stranger in a slightly dumbfounded state into a nearby small space, which then hissed once sealed and began to move.
"Lousy probes should have picked up on this during route preps. So much for going uncle's cyberization celebration next year in Tokyo. Don't worry citizen, you'll be sa..."
Tyr then felt himself lose consciousness and fade to black. When he began to wake, he found himself lying down and heard people talking just beyond his head.
"You've served me well young one, now take your leave. Hymir, step forward."
Ah, so Utgard-Loki had Hymir brought to him to learn more about me in preparation for the events.
"Tell me first of how your son Tyr came to be." said Utgard-Loki.
"Tyr is not my kin." said a gruff voice.
"Yes, yes, we Jotun denounce all of those who join the Aesir but..."
"Great Utgard-Loki," responded a soft woman's voice. "My husband is not saying this as a denouncement, but as a truth. I was washing one morning and saw a babe rise from the waters where Jotunheim's rivers meet Yggdrasil. He was large as an infant, and we knew not that he was a half-breed till he had been with us more than ten years, during which we raised him as our own."
"Why would take him in so readily?"
"I had long desired a child, and when Tyr came to me...he bore my affinity for the Sea. I thought perhaps Father Ymir granted me a blessing from beyond death."
"I see." said Utgard-Loki after a long pause. "Still, I hope you can shed some insight into what to do about him."
"Who knows how his time with the Aesir has changed him. Still, as a boy he seemed to enjoy the nearby Wilds more so than the house."
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"But what about weaknesses?"
"You would know those better than us." responded the gruff voice again.
"Find them room and keep them out of sight from Tyr."
"What now my liege?"
"I don't know; we were just supposed to hold Ivaldi till that stranger could get in contact with Surtr and his other client came, after which we would be given payment. Now, Odin has sent one of his get Ivaldi back, and I can't think of anyway to get rid of him without starting a war with Asgard. You'd think after Thor and Loki I'd know better than to welcome Aesir."
"He was slowly circling towards us, he would have uncovered us eventually."
"Still, we are to have a wrestling match with one who is said to rival Thor. Who could have faced him and once beside Old Age itself?"
"Be at peace my kin, I think I have a way out, and poor Tyr will leave no better off than Thor did." spoke Utgard-Loki, sounding a little smug, which caused the others to chuckle.
"That stupid Aesir has know idea what he's in for."
That's what you think.
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