As she promised, Merlin left not long after her chat with Hel to go watch the fight between Ban and Meliodas, but before she did that, she left me with a huge pile of books and others old scrolls that contained information on the Asgardian people. She only left me with one warning on the books, "Remember Janis, next to nothing is known about this topic, so most of what is in there will be myths and speculations; take everything you read with a grain of salt." I took that into account and quickly realized that if something seemed extremely farfetched, then it probably was. Hel was a ton of help as I sorted through the vast amount of materials; if I was ever in doubt about any of the information I came across, she was able to confirm or deny it. The more I searched, the less hope I felt. A

