The world-devouring dragon

"Crash..."

Along the rocky coast, the endless blue sea never calms down. The waves are rolling uneasily and constantly beating against the rocks along the coast.

On the coast, a blond girl wearing a thin dress was sitting on a rock, with her bare feet, holding a ram's horn in her hand, and playing calmly.

"Woo..."

The whimpering and low sound is accompanied by the waves that are constantly lapping against the rocks. The penetrating tone appears ethereal and beautiful amidst the accompaniment of the waves.

In the moist and salty sea breeze blown by the waves, the girl's dress was lifted slightly, and her long blond hair was blown away, making her look even more ethereal and refined.

This flute-like instrument with several finger holes punched out of a ram's horn was originally used by shepherdess to call their flocks. In the end, because of its low and melodic sound, it became a kind of musical instrument among the Norse people. Favorite musical instrument.

And this girl is the best at playing the ram's horn on the entire Rogna Island.

Almost everyone on Rogna Island would admire her after hearing her playing: "This is a beautiful melody that even the gods will be moved by."

But what makes almost all the young men on Rognar Island heartbroken is that such a beautiful girl got married to someone else a few months ago. However, at this moment, the newly married girl was playing a musical instrument on the beach, with a hint of sadness in her low tone.

After a long time, the tone gradually stopped.

Gently putting down the ram horn in her hand, and then looking at the endless vast sea in front of her, the girl stared intently into the distance, as if expecting something.

"Moo..."

At this moment, accompanied by the lowing of cows, a middle-aged man driving a herd passed by on the trail not far from her.

Looking at the girl on the beach, the unshaven middle-aged man shouted loudly at her.

"Lina! Are you still waiting?"

Hearing the sound, the girl immediately turned around and looked at the middle-aged man in front of her, with a smile on her face.

"Uncle Trev."

The middle-aged man named Trev looked at the girl he had watched grow up in front of him. Although his face was full of smiles, the deep sadness between her eyebrows was... There is no way to go.

Kyle has been going to sea for several months. Almost all the people who went to sea at the same time as him returned with full loads of food within a month. Only Kyle and Old Buz did not come back. Everyone knew that they were probably in an accident and would never come back, but Lina was the only one who didn't want to believe it and chose to continue waiting.

And by this time, it was already autumn in the blink of an eye.

Thinking about it, Trev sighed slightly, and then continued.

"Lina, Kyle has been at sea for several months, maybe..."

Halfway through the words, seeing the sadness between Lina's brows in front of him getting even worse, Trev immediately reacted and then changed the subject.

"Actually, that kid from Bertin has always liked you. He said that he can marry you at any time as long as you want... If you think that kid from Bertin is too irritable, then Ella can do it too. This kid is steady and down-to-earth... …”

When talking about Bertin, seeing Lina's unmoved face, Trev quickly changed his words.

"Uncle Trev."

However, Lina interrupted Trev directly.

Trev's voice stopped suddenly. Under his gaze, Lina just shook her head calmly and said.

"I have decided that I will continue to wait for him."

Her voice was clear and gentle, but she seemed very decisive at the moment.

Trev opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

"What if Kyle still doesn't come back?"

"Then I will continue to wait."

"What if Kyle might never come back?"

"Then I will wait here for him forever."

Lina's decisive and stubborn voice reached Trev's ears.

Trev looked at her stubborn expression in astonishment. In the end, he could only sigh helplessly and drove the cow away.

After Trev left, a sad look gradually appeared on Lina's face. She lowered her head and held the ram horn tightly with her slender white fingers, which had turned red without realizing it.

…

The next day.

Inside the only temple on Rogna Island.

Inside the temple, the statue of the handsome god of the sea, Njord, is enshrined at the top. Even the other gods have to succumb to it, while the old prophetess is sitting quietly inside the temple. , muttering something that no one else could understand.

Beside her, Lina was begging bitterly.

"Grandma Karin, tell me, what happened to my husband Kyle?"

In the Norse people's concept, the female prophets in the temple have the power to communicate with the gods and the souls of the dead. Therefore, Lina had no choice but to seek help from the female prophets on the island. However, Grandma Karin, who had always been submissive to her in the past, was silent now and refused to speak no matter how much she begged.

In desperation, Lina had no choice but to leave.

"Squeak..."

When she heard the sound of the door closing, the words that the old-looking prophetess was mumbling to herself suddenly came to an abrupt end. Then, the temple fell into a dead silence.

After a long time, a curious voice suddenly came into the ear of the prophetess.

"Why didn't you tell her?"

The female prophet did not show any surprise at the sudden sound beside her. She was already used to these dead souls and elves appearing from time to time.

she sighed.

"If Lina knew that her husband had gone to the land of death, wouldn't she faint?"

"Did her husband get caught in a storm?"

The elf said in surprise.

"If it were just like this, I wouldn't have such a headache."

The prophetess smiled bitterly.

"But the problem is, Kyle died at the hands of Jörmungandr, the son of the god Loki, and was swallowed directly into the belly of the giant snake... If Lina knew about it, why not avenge her Kyle? "

"But that is the son of a god. Who can defeat a son of a god? What's more, Lina is just a weak girl. If she really has a stubborn temper and goes to sea, I'm afraid she won't be able to see Na Ye Meng. Gad, that’s it…”

The prophetess was talking nonchalantly, and suddenly...

"Crack!"

Outside the door, there was the sound of something falling to the ground.

The crisp sound immediately woke up the prophetess.

The prophetess was startled and turned her head to take a look, only to see the ajar door of the temple. Lina appeared outside the temple at some point in a daze.

And at her feet, the ram's horn that slipped from her palm rolled on the ground.