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Against Panthers [2]

"Say, Soren."

A young woman called out to a young man.

"Hm ?"

Soren turned toward Runa, seated near him on a rock.

Her beautiful hazel eyes showed a hint of worry.

"D-Do you think we will be in Valhalla after all that ?"

"What are you saying, Runa ?"

Soren frowned at her question.

"I-I mean Vanadis will be there, right ? I just wanted to see her again..."

"Mother huh..."

Soren thought about his mother. There were only two people he cared about in this world.

Runa and his mother Vanadis.

Unfortunately, his mother died eight years ago, when he was ten.

No.

She was killed by his half-brothers.

"Yeah...there is no doubt that she will be in Valhalla."

Soren nodded with a smile.

His mother was extremely strong after all and she fought bravely until the end...

"And we will also Runa."

He said, patting Runa's grey hair.

Runa smiled happily at Soren's touch.

Then she put her head on Soren's lap.

Thinking about something, her expression turned sour.

"I don't trust him, Soren."

"Who ?"

"Alfred."

"Don't worry, I don't trust him either, or rather, I trust nobody except me and you."

"Then why did you accept his offer ?"

Runa asked, though she knew the answer.

"Bjorn, Hvitserk and Sigurd."

At each name he uttered, he felt a terrible murderous urge. He would have already lost his mind if it hadn't been for Runa's presence.

It was the same for Runa. She felt hatred towards them.

"If I can kill them, then I don't care whether it's Alfred or even the god Loki, the guy I'm dealing with."

He said with a shrug.

"I thought you accepted because Ubbe was with Alfred ?"

Runa tilted her head.

Soren smiled and patted her head.

"Nah! No way ! He didn't do anything that day to stop them. I will kill him after those three fuckers."

"What about Ivar, Halfdan and the others ?"

Runa asked curiously.

"Them...? They were not there that day, so I don't care. But I will kill them if they try to stop me from killing their dear brothers."

"They are also your brothers, Soren."

Runa pouted cutely.

She didn't care about the others, but Ivar and Halfdan treated Soren normally so she wanted them to get along.

She was sad for Soren, as he was trying to kill his only family now.

"Whatever."

Soren just shrugged.

Truthfully, he didn't care about his brothers and father even before that day.

"After killing them, I will found a kingdom just for the two of us, Runa."

Soren said with a smile.

He really wanted to make a family and live happily with Runa after that.

Runa stared at Soren's beautiful and unique dark green eyes.

There was only love for her inside them.

She fell all over again for him.

"Yeah! We will always be together like that!"

Then she sealed his lips or rather ravaged his lips.

Soren held her tightly and kissed her back deeply.

Fortunately, no one was around to hear the strange sounds.

Like that, they had a wonderful night together.

The next day, Soren Ragnarsson and Runa Uffidotir would die at the hands of Wessex's king, Alfred and Ubbe Ragnarsson.

This news would send a huge tremor on all continents there.

The people of Britannia continent were overjoyed by the death of one of the most dangerous vikings and the son of Ragnar Lothbrok, their nemesis on top of that.

As for the people of the Vikings' continent, they were extremely angry but a little relieved.

Though Soren was quite 'peculiar', he was nonetheless one of the sons of the legendary king Ragnar Lothbrok.

They all wanted 'revenge' on him. It was also an opportunity for them to invade and conquer Brittania.

Truthfully, they just wanted another reason to invade Britannia.

Thus, the second golden age of Vikings started one year after Soren's and Runa's deaths.

In the same year, Orion Kenway gained the memories of Soren Ragnarsson.

Be it people from Britannia or the Vikings, they were all sure of one thing.

This second golden age of wars would be more brutal and violent than the first golden age in Ragnar's era.

The sons of Ragnar Lodbrok would be at the center of the upcoming c*****e, including Soren.

***

"Njord Wind: Blades!"

Boom!

Spurt!

"Dammit! It's never-ending"

Orion complained while killing monster after monster.

Thankfully, he had a good sleep so he was in good shape.

But he wanted to preserve his mana for the guardian panther.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Groowwwl!

A panther jumped at him from behind but Orion dodged it.

Then he gave a roundhouse kick in the panther's face.

Bam!

The panther crashed toward the ten others.

"Njord Wind, Air Blast!"

Boom!

Splat!

Chunks of flesh fell on Orion, but he didn't care.

Swish!

He swung his axe at another panther's face but...

Crack!

The rusty axe broke suddenly.

"f**k!"

Bam!

Kicking the panther in the face, he jumped back.

But another panther jumped at the same time.

"Weak."

Orion muttered and threw the broken axe at full speed.

Whooosh!

Spurt!

The panther died with a hole in his head.

Thud!

"Ah...ah...ah..."

Orion landed smoothly on the ground but he was getting tired now.

It was an hour he was fighting after all. Moreover, his body was very weak.

Growl! Growl! Growl! Growl!

Orion stared at the new group of four panthers calmly.

Now he had only his rusty sword in his hand.

Gripping the handle of the sword with both hands, he swung.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

He moved his sword at tremendous speed.

The panther could only see the afterimage.

Growl!

"Arrgh!"

Orion let out a groan as a panther scratched his side deeply.

Swish!

Looking around him, he noticed that he was completely encircled by at least twenty panthers. They were the last.

"Ah...I have to finish the small fry."

Orion said that and channeled a tremendous amount of mana.

SWOOOOOSH!

Dark green wind swirled at astounding speed around him like a tornado.

Then suddenly, wind left his body and swirled around his rusty sword.

Crack!

The sword was slowly breaking apart from the sheer pressure of the wind.

But Orion didn't care, he had finished his preparation now.