The Banished Gods Box Set: Books 1-3 by L.A. McGinnis

Author:L.A. McGinnis [McGinnis, L.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fools Journey Press
Published: 2019-12-01T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Watching the two of them disappear through the door, Njor felt a quick, furtive stirring inside his head as the dark god sensed his prey, so near.

He’d watched the pale girl carefully, surreptitiously, from the moment she’d burst in until the wolf carried her away. Yet, he didn’t sense the object he’d been sent here to find.

Perhaps it was hidden somewhere in this very building. Perhaps all he had to do was follow the wolf and complete his task. And perhaps the stone was lost after all.

Yet. It seemed he was closer to succeeding than he’d dared hope when he had summoned the wolf to his hall. He should have known it was a woman. It was always a woman.

As the dark god’s command twisted inside him, Njor debated his next move. The woman was the door, and obviously they didn’t even see it. To reveal her as such might doom her. Which could make his quest easier, in so many ways. To hide the fact though…

“Odin, I would have a word.” Tyr’s big arm came across his chest to block his way, but the God of War would let him through because he had something that the All Father wanted. “I know where this dark god will come through. And I believe I might have thought of a way to prevent him from ever crossing over.”

Odin turned and motioned him forward. “Walk with me Njor. We have not walked together for many years.”

Not since you stole my wife away, thought Njor. Not that I’m bitter or anything.

“And tell me of this door.”

“The only way to prevent the future I have seen is to prevent him from ever entering this realm. Once he crosses over…even together, my lord, you will not stand a chance. Closing the portal is the only way.” Njor tilted his head thoughtfully. “But I require your counsel. These visions I have seen, they carry the ring of truth, but there’s something false about them I cannot put my finger on. For lack of a better word, they do not feel true.”

Odin nodded as they progressed down the wide hall. “Visions sometimes feel that way. To see everything, to know everything is often too much. Time is made up of shifting sands. And the mind plays its own tricks. What feels true?”

“The place. The time. And the door.” Njor made a show of searching his memories. “The dark god hungers for destruction. Revenge. It is waiting to grow stronger before it enters your world. For the right moment. But that, I cannot see.” He sighed. “Perhaps there is much in this realm that such a creature does not understand.” They had reached the tall doors to Odin’s throne room. Njor smiled bitterly. Now he would know, again, what it felt like to be bettered by the All Father.

Seeing his expression, Odin laughed and clapped a hand on the Vanir’s shoulder. “Don’t judge me so harshly, my friend. She made me a good wife, and she hated the sea.

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