The Ragnarok

 
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"...Surt spreads fire over the whole earth and all things perish. Darkness descends and I can see no more." 


    So ends the witch’s prophesy of Ragnarok, the apocalyptic Battle of the Gods. The prophesy reveals that all Gods, both evil and beneficent, will meet their end on this day. Their demise will ultimately lead to the obliteration of all worlds, both ethereal and material. The Valkyries in Valhalla will be unable to escape the fiery death of Surt’s sword. Giants in Jotunheim, with all of their combined strength, will be helpless against the consuming fires. Those writhing in Hel will rejoice as the flames release them from their eternal struggles. And in Midgard, the world of Man, men, women and children will gasp their last breaths as the conflagration boils the seas and ravages the lands. The End has been ordained, but Loki has other ideas. 

    Loki, realizing that the prophesy slates that the Gods will cancel one another out one by one, knows that he must have some help when Ragnarok comes if he and his Minions are to survive. Believing that a clan of warriors par excellence might be enlisted from Midgard in order to change the outcome of the Battle, he has proclaimed that his Minions must hold a tournament to determine who will join he and his Minions at Ragnarok. An opportunity has been presented to all combatants of mettle and skill. Who desires a date with destiny? 

    The calls have been answered and the weapons have been prepared for battle.  Warriors from worlds unknown gather and an aura of anxiety settles over the lands.  Legends written from ancient scrolls come to life as combatants of eminent strength, agility, and speed war for ultimate supremacy on the blood stained battlefields.   Rumors of a ravishing woman warrior streak through the ears of vying clans, and it becomes every man's dream and fear to play against her.

-LM_Fenris / batstone[IT]