Valhalla Saga

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Taeho slowly opened his eyes and released the one who conquered the dragon.

What do you think? ’

Kuulin asked in a rather nervous tone. It is because the information obtained by conquering the dragon is only passed on to Taeho, so even Kuulin could not know where the work was going.

Taeho smiles and replies.

‘Yes, I remember my home quite clearly. It was so long ago, I was worried about what I would do if I found out where I lived, but I don't think I'd moved at all. ’

Taeho explained about Ekidna's residence. Ekidna was building her own city deep underground, filled with monsters born of Ekidna.

There are so many monsters that are so big that they don't even think about moving into their homes.

‘That's good. ’

Kuulin spewed a brief sigh of relief. He's always worried about the company's comfort and gait because he usually has a lot of playful language.

“But, my lord, Is he really a boy? Looks like a female to me. ”

As I was discussing the story between Kuulin and Oh Sun-soon, the voice of Ademaha interjected. The water was so spontaneous that Taeho almost died without me knowing it, but fortunately, he was able to keep his mouth shut just before.

“Huh? Huh · · Well? I don't know.”

Taeho's answer narrowed his eyes, and Kuulin tugged his tongue.

‘You don't know shit. Did you change the eye of the dragon? ’

It was Kuulin, the ninth rung. No. At this point, I had no choice but to recognize a dull individual.

Taeho said, filled with contempt.

‘No, it doesn't really matter if Hydra is female or male, does it? But if you say females for no reason, you're all looking at the bad guy. This is all for the peace of the home, or the encampment. ’

‘Cause you're important. ’

Ku Hulin, who shortened his dissonance, pulled out his tongue and looked at HYDRA again.

But is it the same polyp? I don't know if I can see cancer. ’

‘I don't know. ’

‘I can't believe it. ’

“My Lord?"

Unlike Kuulin, Adenmaha, who had not heard Tahoe's excuses, once again lowered his voice.

Taeho, a flawed figure, quickly brought up another story.

“Well, I'm glad you stayed calm. I may be completely exhausted right now. ”

In fact, despite releasing the dragon conqueror, HYDRA did not resist to say so. I just flinched and flinched sometimes.

"You look like a piece of fish on dry land. Tsu, I got caught by Taeho. ’

Taeho shakes his head as Kuulin speaks in a rather pitiful tone.

‘Well, maybe I escaped because of me. ’

Taeho would still be under the rocks if he hadn't come.

‘You're right, but I don't want to admit it. ’

The result was a structure, but the process was cruel. Moreover, I didn't just let him go. I've been filling up my collar for the rest of my life.

‘Will they all become evil when they become gods? No, you used to be mean. ’

Kuulin's voice prompts him to listen, but Taejo listens to Kuulin as he always does. Rather, I was interested in Needhog, who was staring at me from earlier.

“Needhog? What's wrong? ”

Needhog nods at Taeho's question, then tilts his head and asks.

“Master Taeho, can't he transform into a human? ”

“Huh · · · Maybe? ”

“Poor thing. ”

It was a Needhog that was about to cry. She was constantly impressed with HYDRA because of the pain of the comradeship.

However, it was a good thing for Tae Ho. If you transform him, Taeho will discover his good lies.

But that's when it happened.

‘Hey, you can just transform him. Rune magic.’

‘Oh, yeah. And it turns out there's magic like that. ’

Taeho's somewhat dazed reply caused Kuulin to panic.

‘Hey, what do you mean, I looked it up? Have you learned your lesson yet? ’

‘There's so much new magic I've learned. What do you call this? It's not natural. It's a whole book in your head. ’

It wasn't just the Lord's place that Taeho inherited from Odin.

Odin handed over to Taeho the myriad of magic and knowledge that he had acquired and accumulated as a magical god and a god of wisdom in a single book.

In fact, none of this was prepared for Taejo. They were for Baldur, his son, whom Odin had appointed as his successor.

But Valdur was killed in the Great War, and Odin chose Taejo as his successor.

So Taejo was Odin's rightful successor after all.

‘You can do whatever you want. ’

‘Yes, you can. ’

Because I don't want to.

Taeho looks back at Athenmaha and Nidhog for a moment. I was increasingly concerned about the resemblance of Edana Idun, but Nidhog's eager eyes were also hard to ignore.

“Well, I'm sure you can transform it. Needhog, your master will transform you. ”

Adenmaha said in a loud voice. Taeho was able to do it, but he noticed hesitation.

“Really? Master Tahoe is amazing! ”

Needhog joyfully leaps from place to place. The way I looked at it, it didn't look right.

‘Tsu, all this is your karma. ’

Taeho hardened his mind as Kuulin giggled and performed a peculiar skill of solemn voices.

‘Yes, it doesn't matter if Hydra is a female or a male. ’

If you're good at fighting, that's it.

Taejo immediately started drawing runes in the air. It was a powerful rune magic that changed its appearance based on the essence of the target's soul.

When Taeho added the runic characters to the air, Adenmaha, who initially was only interested in the gender of HYDRA, vomited admirably. It's because Taeho's magic skills were unusual.

There seems to be no shortage of training under Skazaha compared to the fiercely trained Adenmaha himself.

“Master Tahoe, you look great. ”

Needhog, who had just begun to learn mysteries from Skazaha, was also amazed at the sparkle of his eyes.

Taeho, who was feeling better, generously invested his magical power to complete the magic. After drawing the last rune in the air, ten runes were placed around HYDRA's body as he teased his fingers.

“Transformation.”

The short, intuitive incantation brought a bright light to HYDRA's body. And HYDRA's giant, which was less than 30 meters, quickly shrunk.

"Oh, this is fresh, too. ’

I expected a slim beauty, but instead I vomited amazement.

HYDRA has turned her green hair into a little girl with long hair. According to her appearance, she looked about twelve years old.

“Wow."

Nidhog was amazed, and Athena vomited a breath of relief.

Siri and Bragi were embarrassed when the little girl who had just decapitated her head several times became a girl.

And he blinked a few times, HYDRA, who was exposed to everyone's gaze, and looked back at himself. I touched my neck with my long, thin fingers and vomited.

“Ah.”

A human voice came out. Thanks to the addition of runic characters that were able to translate Taejo's voice, the language was also free to speak.

What should I say first?

HYDRA opens her mouth again as everyone watches. I burst into tears.

“Hey! You bastards! ”

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“Ahhhh! I tried to repay you, but I slaughtered you! You haven't gone rogue yet! We're not there yet! ”

HYDRA wails horribly in Needhog's arms. Nidhog bursts into tears, hugging HYDRA like that.

Taeho decided to let those two go first. It was a solution, rather than abandonment. He had been trapped for hundreds of years, so he had to vent his emotions like that once so there would be no end.

"You feel like you're distorting the reason you're crying. ’

Taeho, who spilled Kuulin's vertebrae, cleared the atmosphere with a clear-headed cough and started talking. It was never to turn away from Athenia's cold gaze.

“Ekidna's location is as we speak. We need to see if we can get to Hermes' transporters, but it's not their territory, so we can go without them. ”

“Well, we'd better use the transporter if we can. ”

“Drakon Ismereos, can you tell me about Ekidna? ”

After Bracci, Siri looked at Drakon Ismereos and said, That was probably the only reason they were Olympus natives.

Drakon Ismenios looks back at Taejo before answering. Taeho nodded his head and began to explain.

“Ekidna is the mother of all monsters. The god of monsters. ”

So far, I already knew. That's why Brackey asked me something else.

“Many of your children must be famous monsters, right? ”

“Of course. HYDRA's brothers and sisters are great right now. The Lion of Nemea, the Chimera, the Ortos, the Cerberus -- they're all children of Ekidna. ”

“Cerberus, the big dog you saw at the entrance to the underworld? ”

“Yes, and many other monsters were born. In fact, if you go back to the bloodline of famous monsters, you will see the blood of Ekidna flowing, whether it's small or large. ”

In fact, Ekidna was not just a lot of children. She was a woman who had relationships with many men to have diverse and many children.

“Tifon is also the most famous husband of Ekidna. An enormous monster who once defeated Zeus. ”

“Is he alive?”

Brackey glows and asks. That's because the monster who defeated Zeus would have been a big help.

But Drakon Ismereos shakes his head, grinning bitterly.

“Alive, practically dead. Zeus crushed it with a big mountain and sealed it, and it became an active volcano. It's a nasty mountain that erupts several times a year. ”

Furthermore, Tiffany was born wishing for destruction in the first place. He could never be on this side.

“What about the other husband? ”

Drakon Ismnios pointed his finger for a moment and smiled.

“Ekidna also had children with the great hero Hercules. Hercules demanded of Ekidna in return for killing many of Ekidna's children, including the Lion of Nemea. In the meantime, there was a story about stealing and returning Hercules' horse. · · Anyway, I had three children with Hercules. Maybe it's the blood of Hercules, but they're not monsters, they're people. ”

In summary, Hercules gave birth to his children in exchange for killing many of Ekidna's children.

Athena's eyes were dazed by the roughly dazed description, and Braki and Siri who were dizzy couldn't help but panic.

‘You know, the more I hear about this place, the more I feel like an idiot. ’

Taeho mumbles a little, and Kuulin smiles bitterly.

‘There are several other similar stories in Olympus. So you better get used to it. ’

It's been a long time since I've had any advice other than combat.

Taeho nods a few times, looking at Nidhog and HYDRA. Both of them dozed off, hugging each other to make sure they were both tired.

“Let's go back. ”

Taeho said, and everyone agreed.

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The return party waits for Hermes, relieving their fatigue.

Hermes arrived late that night with one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The bad news is that he still has not found out where Demeter and Hephaestus are, and the good news is that there is a messenger who can go near the entrance to Ekidna's residence.

The next morning, the group gets up early and moves through the transport, just like when they left to catch HYDRA.

The only thing that's different is that the group has more Valkyrie Triads and HYDRA.

Ekidna's residence was not far from Tifon's active volcano. It was a place where the sky and the earth were all ashen thanks to volcanoes that exploded without even trying.

“There's a crack in the entrance. ”

HYDRA points to the gap in the gap. It was a younger voice with hesitation rather than longing for something.

“HYDRA, aren't you happy? We're going home. ”

Needhog hugs HYDRA behind his back and asks her again in a depressed voice.

“It's been a long time · · · and my mother doesn't care once she's independent. That's why you didn't save me, either. ”

Ekidna has no idea what HYDRA looks like and where she's trapped.

However, she did not save Hydra by simply neglecting herself. Where is he? He had no children among Hercules, who had imprisoned himself and even killed his brother, the Lion of Nemea.

Mother Ekidna abandoned herself as HYDRA. Despite centuries of imprisonment, no one came to save him. HYDRA herself was an abandoned child.

HYDRA's eyes soon turned red. However, unlike usual, Nidhog was with HYDRA this time.

“It's okay. Next time you do something like this, Master Taeho and I will save you. I promise."

Needhog smiles widely and raises his pinkie finger. It was a promise I learned from Taeho.

HYDRA, who hesitated for a moment, lifts her pinky finger and interlocks with Needhod. Nidhog smiled again with his thumb and finally HYDRA smiled.

“Thank you.”

“Yes, you can call me sis. Please call me sister. I want to be called sister. ”

Needhog's desperate words open his eyes, and he smiles sharply.

"You're warm. How dare you torture such a good boy. You really are a bad guy. When I first met Needhog, I recognized him. ’

‘Yes, I'll just kill him. ’

Taeho, who acknowledges it cleanly, steps in front of the group and moves into a crack. When I looked closely, I could see that the width was more than 10 meters, and the length was tens of meters, so even the spare polyps could rest.

Tahoe, Adenmaha and Las Grid made a shining sphere of runes and mystery, respectively, to illuminate the darkness. As I carefully climbed down a hundred meters, a huge cavity appeared.

‘Indeed, it is an underground city. ’

The communal ceiling had tons of glittering stones embedded in it, making it look like the night sky. It was not the brightness of the day, but it was enough light to make life possible.

‘It's a long way inside. ’

Taeho looked far away with the eyes of the dragon for a moment.

And it was right after.

I saw dozens of red letters everywhere. They were all monsters, and more than half of them were polyps.

Suddenly, the communal areas are teeming with monsters, and the group is all battle-ready with tense faces.

Gandur asks HYDRA.

“Well, technically, they're all your brothers. How can you not? ”

“I can't. I've never seen them before. ”

It was natural that HYDRA had left Ekidna's residence hundreds of years ago.

Taeho looks away again with the eyes of the dragon. HYDRA has an even more powerful presence looking this way.

Ekidna, the mother of monsters.

She was a dragon god, just like Needhog. All the polyps that appeared were Ekidna's children and her heroes at the same time.

The heroes of Olympus were bound to the gods they served, and the children of Ekidna were no different. Unlike the independent HYDRA, they were devoted to Ekidna.

[If you want to see me, come see me.]

[I'll be waiting.]

I heard the voice of a woman in her head. It was the same trick as the voices of the gods that Apollon used right away.

Ekidna's children growl, each with a sharp breath. One or two come forward, blocking the group's path, and the numbers reach tens.

There were so many monsters. And more than half of the dogs were powerful polyps.

Even the mightiest heroes in the world were tense, but Taeho showed up instead of fear.

Like Valhalla's warrior, you face the battle with a smile on your face.

“One thing's for sure. ”

Defeating Ekidna completes a dragon army of dozens of polyps.

“That would be spectacular. ”

Brackey smiled and said the same thing. Kuulin and Siri also agreed.

“Hey, isn't that what you want to talk about with Ekidna first? ”

Athenmaha says small, and Taeho nods. Adenmaha was always right, just like Heda was.

‘Coming.’

Kuulin said. The monsters rush towards the group, vomiting a monstrosity that rocks the entire community.

Taejo looks at them and raises a dark blue sacred. Instead of retreating, he charged forward and triggered Saga.

[Hall of Valhalla.]

From now on, this land belongs to Asgard.

The dark blue divinity of conquest spread throughout the cavity.