The Rise Of A Warrior And More.
Winter came earlier than expected and it caught King Odin by surprise. He gathered the elders of his clan and suggested that they cross the sea to where surviving would be easier.
"Aren't we tired of moving? We have a home, a place where our forefathers settled. The Volsung clan came and drove us out, they took our homes. We became scavengers and migrate here and there to survive. I and my family aren't going anywhere, it is either we die here or return home", one of the elders poured out his mind with so much anger and left their midst.
Everyone murmured and Odin felt sad.
"Can I have your attention, everyone?", He said and everyone was silent.
Odin continued, "I understand how hard it is for everyone, no one wishes to return home more than I do. My wife will put to bed anytime soon and it's a shame that it won't happen in our home".
"Crossing the sea to the other side where the temperature is lower is our only option or we freeze to death here. Staying alive is the only way we can claim our homes back and returning home now wouldn't be different from freezing to death".
The elders murmured among themselves and agreed to embark on the journey.
They had three boats, the only things they left their kingdom with aside from the clothes and weapons they were carrying when the Volsung attacked.
"We need to do some maintenance on the boats before sailing, we must be prepared for the worse. Let's Begin work", he ordered and they all set to work.
A week passed and they set out immediately after completing the repairs.
"My water just broke, summon my husband", Agnes told one of the girls helping her while preparing soup for the men rowing the boat.
The young girl ran out screaming, "Agnes water just broke" and there was confusion on the boat.
The women ran to her aide while the men remained in their position. Odin joined Agnes and stood by her side till she put to bed.
"It is a boy, our future King has been born", one of the women shouted joyfully.
Joy filled Odin's heart and he couldn't hold back the joy. Immediately after cleaning Agnes and the baby, he retired to his room to be with them.
The next day, Agnes was fit to move and Odin introduced his newborn to the rest of the clan.
"I am happy to be a father after many years, the gods have blessed us with a son and he shall be called Theycallmedan. He will rule over nations and his offspring will spread across the face of the Earth as Kings and Queens," Odin raised his son to the sky and as the people shouted with joy, it began to snow.
Agnes returned with the baby and Odin joined the men encouraging them to row faster. He looked at the other boats behind and encouraged them to keep up.
They arrived on the other side weeks later and settled in the woods close to the shore.
Life began for them there and Theycallmedan began to grow stronger and more intelligent. The clan didn't stop moving around due to attacks and climate change, the migration helped him to learn the cultures of different clans, and he studied their military style and politics as well. As he approached his mid-teenage years, he was strong enough to take on 10 boys of his age.
A day wouldn't go by without him getting a compliment about being the true son of his father.
On his twenty-third birthday, they were about to sail when he called his father.
"The clan is exhausted from moving around, we have to make a new home", he told his father.
"Our forefathers were great warriors and we were feared across the world. They made lots of enemies and that's why Kings chase us out of their lands, everyone sees us as a threat. I am getting old and can't wield the sword as I will do many years ago. The injury I sustained from the last attack hasn't healed and if not for you, we could have become slaves. The leadership of the Pantoran people is on your shoulders", Odin replied.
The people migrated again as usual but Theycallmedan didn't go with them. He took a boat with some people and sailed to Pantoran.
On his arrival, he was shocked to see how beautiful the kingdom is.
"Is this ours", he asked Magnus, one of the elders who volunteered to go with him.
"Yes, this is our home. The tower over there is the palace, your parents used to live there", he replied.
They were still talking about their plans on how to gather information in the kingdom when some Volsung soldiers arrived at the shore.
"Who are you strangers and what is your mission in Volsung", the commander asked.
"We are traders on our way to Pantoran and our map led us here", Theycallmedan replied.
The commander laughed and his soldiers joined him.
"Looks like you haven't been here in ages, this land now belongs to the Volsung. The Pantoran cowards fled", the commander replied.
"We shall return but before we depart, I have a gift for you", Theycallmedan to the commander as he approached him.
He got close to him, removed a knife from his robe, and slit his throat as he screamed, "We are not cowards".
The soldiers tried attacking but they were too weak for Theycallmedan.
"This wasn't the plan but we may not have a better chance to get this done if we let this pass", Theycallmedan said to the men with him.
They collected the armors and weapons of the soldiers and went into Pantoran city.
He was surprised to see people suffering, a lot of Pantorans who didn't escape were used as laborers.
"My father never told me that there were Pandora's left in the kingdom", He said to Magnus.
"He must be shocked to know as well", Magnus replied.
Theycallmedan secretly met the Pantoran's who were laborers and knowing that King Odin's son was brave enough to fight for them made them hopeful.
He continued meeting them until they came up with a concrete plan. Theycallmedan met with the kingdoms that weren't in good relationship with Volsung, he requested help and they agreed to support his quest.
On the night they were meant to strike, the Volsung governor got the news of his dead commander and he requested that the kingdom defense be doubled as he sent the news to the King in the Volsung kingdom.
It halt their plans and Theycallmedan came up with another plan.
They decided to attack Volsung kingdom instead of the soldiers in Pentoran since the King had deployed more of his soldiers to secure Pentoran.
Things went as planned, Theycallmedan conquer every challenge he faced in Volsung and captured the kingdom. The king pleaded for his life and in exchange for that, he ordered his soldiers to evacuate from Pentoran.
They all did and Theycallmedan reclaimed the Pentoran kingdom. He sent a messenger to bring his parents and they were happy to return home. The news traveled across the world and Pentoran citizens started returning and they became the strongest kingdom among the Vikings again.
He ruled the people and they never fell to war again, he was later crowned as the King when King Odin decided to step down since he was too old to rule.
This is an entry to celebrating Theycallmedan birthday, thanks for reading.
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