Alex found himself in what could only be described as hell, bodies coated in blood, Ash and dirt, some with spears standing tall above them, a sea of blood and armour as far as the eye could see.
But there was life among the sea of death, ravens and crows circled above, their talons and beaks shining in the dim sunlight from metal covers, their wings dotted with small shining blades, some birds as large as eagles, truly bizarre.
But it did not end there, there were people, men, women, even children were walking through the dead, searching through them, some stopping to collect what Alex proceved to be trophies, while others stopped to bow, must be showing respect.
Its was then that Alex's view began to move like he was bing pulled backwards, and upon turning around he let out a startled yelp, almost like a scared pup, his body was bare and see through, with his hands and feet wrapped in some strange ropes, all fading in and out of being, but what was pulling him backwards was the strangest by far.
It was a large white wolf, its body as large as a horse, its muscles rippling beneath its winter coat as it dragged Alex forward, the ropes wrapped around its neck and sholders like a harness, then Alex sqinted through the translucent wolf, there was a woman, the same woman from the mirror, her hair matted with blood, her face smeared with Ash and dirt, and her outfit a mixture of rags and red.
Suddenly like a vacuum had opened behind him, both Alex and the wolf were sucked into the blonde woman, Alex's view turning dark.
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Her name was Ranvi, spiritual guide and seer of the raven clan, feared through all of Norway for their connection to spirits and their magics, unlike the warriors from the Eastern part of the globe with their supposed black powder magics, no, Ranvi knew REAL power, but being a seer she was forbidden to take a lover, the thane deeming it a distraction from the spirits many generations ago.
And yet Ranvi still yearned to bare a child, to feel her body swell with life, and if she were forbidden to give birth, then she would seal her child within herself, so she could stay with her child forever, for many nights on the voiage accross the sea to England she had prayed to the gods that this strange land would hold a true magic to make her wish possible.
And as if the gods had heard her pleas, there umoung the ocean if dead warriors, she felt a lost spirit, not of this relationship, or any she had felt before, a true wandering spirit, a spirit who had lived before and so could possibly live again, so Ranvi set to work at once, calling forth Sif to bring the spirit to her.....