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Chapter 95: There are only two words in the plan: speed up!
After hearing what Ron said, Freya's eyes became more solemn. The sword in her hand sank slightly, and she asked in a cold voice:
"What's the meaning."

"Because of you, Balder is now actively chasing death." Ron explained: "Your magic is very strong, this is true. But your excessive protectiveness cannot keep Balder safe. As a prophet who can interpret fate, you should know that any attempt to fool fate will eventually be fooled by fate."

As he spoke, Ron pointed his finger at Kratos.

"You should know where this guy is from, right?"

"...I know." Freya was silent for a moment and then said, "His characteristics are very obvious. Although Laufey's spell protected him for a short time, his true nature was revealed after Laufey's death."

"You know his origins, but you don't know his fate."

Having said that, Ron also asked Kratos: "Can I tell you?"

"..."

Kratos didn't say anything. Ron quickly guessed what Kratos was worried about. So, Ron shouted, "Atreus, come out, don't hide."

"...Uh...you found me?"

Atreus carefully crawled out from the bushes beside the window, with a look of embarrassment on his face.

In response to this, Mimir on the side laughed and said, "Hahaha, you can't even fully control your own breath, do you really think you can hide under the noses of a group of gods?"

It is obvious that Kratos' silence was not because he cared about Ron telling Freya about his own affairs, but because he was thinking about whether he should let Atreus know these things so soon.

Atreus is now in adolescence, which is also the most rebellious period. He doesn't even know that he is a god, but he has already begun to try to go against Kratos. As for the identity of a god... it is no exaggeration to say that Kratos is extremely vigilant and hates it.

"How long can you hide?" Ron blocked Atreus. In Atreus' sight, he could only see Ron and the others talking, but he couldn't hear any sound. This made Atreus feel a little confused.

However, Ron and the others did not pay attention to the boy's doubts. Instead, they stared at Kratos and said:

"Divinity will not remain hidden forever just because it is not noticed. Loki's fate still lies with Atreus. Think about what happened in Greece. Deliberate concealment and avoidance, do you think it can really solve the bad news of fate in the prophecy?"

Kratos remained silent, but his flickering eyes revealed that his heart was not as calm as imagined.

No matter which myth it is, fate is mysterious and unknown. Looking at most myths, almost any attempt to confront fate head-on or even to remove the root of the problem fails.

Cronus, the father of Zeus, was prophesied that his power would be taken away by his own children, so whenever his wife gave birth to a child, Cronus would swallow it to avoid this inevitable fate.

But in the end, Zeus' mother put the stone in his cradle and let Cronus swallow it. When Zeus grew up, he defeated the rule of the Titans and established Olympus.

It is worth mentioning that Zeus’ father Cronus also exiled his own father, and the first generation of God King Uranus became the second generation of God King.

As the third-generation king of gods, Zeus knew the traditions of his family, and he also received a prophecy from the goddess of fate... Among his children, there would be a child with a red scar who would overthrow his rule.

At that time, Kratos did not have a scar, but his brother was born with a red birthmark. Because of this prophecy, Kratos' brother was forcibly taken away.

In order to commemorate his brother, Kratos got a red tattoo on the same spot to tell himself that he had a younger brother. In the end, Kratos also overthrew the rule of the Olympian gods.

Ordinary people may not be able to understand the horror of fate, but being born in the Greek realm, Kratos knows better than anyone the horror of fate and the abomination of the gods.

"Odin already knows the fate of Northern Europe and the catastrophe called Ragnarok," Ron said. "Do you think he will remain indifferent and allow you and Atreus to continue living in peace?"

"...I will protect him."

"How long can it protect you?"

Ron just looked at Kratos quietly: "Can you stay with Atreus forever? Even if you can, do you think Atreus is willing?"

Hearing this, Kratos clenched his fists in dissatisfaction, but did not refute anything.

There are thieves who can steal for a thousand days, but there is no one who can guard against thieves for a thousand days.

"…I need to think about it."

"Don't think about it, just decide as soon as possible."

Ron said, "Do you remember when I told you that Ragnarok began? That's right, it began with the death of the God of Light. And now, Balder has come to us. Having said that, you should understand, right? The loom of fate has begun to turn."

"But this time, the other end of the thread is not Kratos, but... Farbti and Loki."

Fárbauti is the Norse name given to Kratos by his wife Laufey. In Norse mythology, Fárbauti is a lightning giant, the father of Loki, and the husband of Laufey. The meaning of the name is "thug". In the murals of Josseheim, Kratos' name is spelled as "(Fárbauti)" in rune characters.

According to Swedish linguist Axel Kock, Fabti's name means "dangerous blow", which refers to "lightning". This also seems to be a representation of early nature mythology, because it refers to the fire (Loki) being produced by lightning (Fabti) ​​hitting the tree (Laufy).

Although this setting cannot be directly copied to the world view of God of War, it is undeniable that there are more or less some corresponding connections and mappings.

Seeing Kratos's interest, Ron added: "Do you still remember the raven that was hovering around your little home after Laufey's death?"

The raven is the eye of Odin.

Thinking of this, the corner of Kratos' mouth twitched, and then there was a hint of suppressed anger in his eyes. However, as a father, Kratos has now learned to restrain and hide... even if the restraint and hiding are quite clumsy.

"I understand...I'll go talk to Atreus in person."

"No problem, but I have to talk to him later." Ron pinched his waist and said, "It's not that I don't trust you, but I believe that your ability to express yourself in words will make Atreus feel uncomfortable. Moreover, it is necessary to let Atreus know that gods are often used as stepping stones."

"……it is good."

Kratos nodded in agreement, then stood up and walked towards Atreus, his eyes filled with some complexity and fatigue.

"Child, let's talk..."

Watching Kratos leave, Ron nodded, then looked at Freya who had been waiting for a long time, and slowly told Kratos... or the Greek gods, about the many efforts they had made to resist the fate of death.

From Uranus, the king of heaven, Kronos, the king of Titans, and Zeus, the king of gods, to Kratos.

Almost everyone who tries to resist fate and play tricks on it is played tricks on by fate.

"As a prophet, you should know this very well, Freya." Ron said:
"Anyone who tries to fool fate will be fooled by fate. And the moment you see the future itself, the future has already changed accordingly because of your observation. So how can you be sure that you see it yourself, and not what fate wants you to see?"

"It's easy to say, but how can you understand the despair of a mother who just gave birth to a child and saw him die before he could even grow up?"

Freya came in front of Ron, with the Valkyrie sword pressed tightly against Ron's neck.

"And now, I heard it... Tell me, who is Loki? What does the Ragnarok you mentioned have to do with Balder!!"

"I really don't understand it."

Ron nodded in agreement.

After all, when other people die, they really die on the spot. If they are unlucky enough to meet Kratos, they will be torn into pieces by their bare hands on the spot.

But Ron is different!

"You may not believe it, but I have a job. Even if I get sent off, it will only speed up my reincarnation to the next life where I can have a lot of fun. When OAA comes, I can only change my gender and let me choose from many options such as pure love strategy, hypnosis, time stop, female dominance, Ahegao, instant fall, female fall, contrast, minotaur, etc. To be honest, I have thought of the entries. I don't care about other things, but I must have over-the-knee socks."

"......?" Freya didn't understand for a moment. Although there are indeed many cruel and fancy things in Norse mythology, the main thing is Loki. The main god with a positive image like Odin is still a very positive image in the creation of the martial Vikings.

And, God of War is a game for the general public after all. Although the game is rated M because of the blood and violence, it is also mainly focused on swear words and blood and violence, rather than 17+ and R18g. Because there are too many elements, Freya couldn't understand what this meant for a while.

Ron did not take Freya's threat seriously, because he knew very well that Freya would not attack him before he told her about Balder's death.

Thinking about it, Ron said:
"You can understand it as something that happened in other Norse god realms, or you can understand it as a prophecy. Simply put, the beginning of Ragnarok originated from Loki killing the god of light Balder."

"Impossible." Freya narrowed her eyes and looked at Ron and said, "No one can hurt Balder, not even Odin! I taught him magic, and I know the limits of his abilities. Unless someone reveals the weakness of magic..."

Without thinking too much, the Achilles' heel Freya was talking about was mistletoe. And because of Ron's words "You don't want Balder to know about the mistletoe, do you?", Freya now really wanted to kill Ron.

Because Freya was sure that she had never told anyone about this weakness even once. In other words, at least kill Ron... and then kill Kratos and the others... No, there was no need to kill them. Just make them swear an oath, and everything would be restored to its previous foolproof state!
but……

"Do you think this is possible?"

Ron looked at Freya and said, "You can destroy all the mistletoe within your sight, but you can't stay with Balder forever. No matter what you do, it will be useless. Why don't we look at the issue of Balder's death from a different angle?"

"What angle?" Freya asked coldly.

"Put the sword away first."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Freya put away her sword. Then, Ron said, "The beginning of Ragnarok began with the death of Balder. It was also from here that the Nordic countries began to rush towards destruction."

"But let's look at it from another perspective. Balder's death is just a wedge, but this wedge itself is actually not important. It may be unacceptable to you, but for some people, they are just afraid that it will affect themselves, that's all."

"So? What do you want to say?"

Freya stared at Ron. In response, Ron said calmly, "So let's jump directly to the end, fast-forward Ragnarok to the end, and team up to kill Odin, right?"

Hearing this, Freya's eyes flickered a few times. After a moment, Freya said coldly: "Don't you think this is a bit wishful thinking?"

"Is it really wishful thinking?"

Ron asked back: "Although Odin is the king of gods, those who oppose Odin have never disappeared. As the former king of the Vanir, you should know all this."

"It's different. The Odin of today is no longer the Odin of the past. He is more powerful, cunning, vicious, and treacherous than before!"

"What does it matter?" Ron pointed at Kratos who was whispering to Atreus in the distance and said:
"Excuse me, although Odin is powerful, as the king of gods, his power and authority are far inferior to Zeus in Olympus next door. And the Spartan ghosts who killed Zeus and slaughtered the entire Olympus are on our side. There is only one Odin, what is there to be afraid of?"

"Besides, are you willing to maintain such a twisted relationship with Balder forever?" Ron said:
"You stubbornly believe that everything you do is for Balder's own good, but Balder doesn't think so. Let's change our perspective. In fact, Balder's ideas are easily satisfied. He follows Odin now, but is he really loyal to Odin? No. When you were exiled, he chose to follow Odin only because of his hatred for you. Therefore, killing Odin is not something that he cannot accept."

"I bet he would be willing to be the first to attack Odin if the seal on him was removed as a reward."

Ron gushed on: "We just need to detonate Ragnarok in advance, so that all tragedies can come to an end before they begin. This is good for all of us, isn't it?"

(End of this chapter)