Yes.

“Done for a price!” Damian nodded expecting as much before asking, “What is it?” Hela smirked adjusting her position on her throne before pointing at him simply spoke, “You. A like for like trade; you stay and Senua gets Dillion’s soul!” Senua looked over to Hela who now bringing up Dillion’s soul to lure her in caused Senua to look over to Damian unsure whether she could agree to this, Damian seeing this asked, “What do you want me for?” she smirked before winking, “I can think of a lot of things I could want you for but for now I need a diplomat to discuss peace terms with the other Northern Isu, until I am ready to destroy them. Do this and you will be free after Ragnarok has finished as a god, the only other one left” “I doubt that very much Hela... I know you!” she nodded before handing him a solution, “This solution will break the shackles that once prevented your abilities from being used; as much as I fear what you can to me, I won’t lie or withhold anything from you.” Damian nodded before looking to Senua, Senua looked conflicted at the choice, Dillion was right in front of her but Damian was her friend, “You have an family!” and smashing the communicator Damian stated, “And now I can be free from my past. Take it!” Senua nodded and smiling to the other woman Hela simply replied, “Go then Senua and never return, Damian drink it and get some rest, I will brief you later!” Damian looked to Senua who hugging him met his words of comfort, “I’m sorry Damian” “Don’t be, you’ve spared me from a burden now go and enjoy life. Just promise me one thing!” she nodded and feeling his hand on her shoulder he sincerely spoke, “Look after Triss for me.”

“Persephone what’s Ragnarok?” Triss queried and trying to find the best way to explain it began, “Every couple Decamillennium’s the North enters this cycle where a war takes place with Hela who leads her army to wipe out the other Isu leaving only a small number left, they will then start to rebuild in a more evolved state until the next cycle. Odin, Freyja, Loki, Tyr; all of them are wiped out and every time they try to fight back and stop their foretold deaths. Only Hela survives each cycle with her army and no one knows why. We have tried countless times to help stop this but they have refused and we are no closer on finding out why this happens!” “Damian is going to die?” “I sense he will be her ally in this war but knowing him he will fight her every step of the way or even ask her to end the South. We have been left untamed and poison seeps through our lands. The thing is does Hela realise what stands in front of her?” “What do you mean?” Keira growled still angry at him choosing them over his family, “You see, Hela can’t be killed but as you will see, her body decays which shows weaknesses and he is the personification of decay and suffering. Perhaps she fears this outside interference, the stories never mention the south and the story acts as her literal plan, Zantano is smart and could find a way to stop it, he just needs a reason to!” and shrugging Hades replied, “Or not to!”

“So what do you want?” Damian grumbled stretching as he adjusted to feeling his abilities return and his full strength, “I simply want to extend a truce. I won’t start Ragnarok if they stop harassing me and sending spies in to see my plans. It will prolong their existence but let them know I am still serious and will still end their existence when the time comes” he nodded before being handed the proposed agreement asked a question bugging the South for years, “But why?” “Why what?” “Why kill them? What have they done to deserve this?” “It’s a must. You see what Loki does and how Odin is selflessly overconfident in his ideas and beliefs, he would believe in his own ideas failing to take over peoples considerations. This is the start of the plague that plagues the South!” he nodded before understanding it spoke, “So this acts as a reset button but how can they learn from this if they are always getting reset when it starts to happen, they need to live to understand!” “And do what? The South sought this and now they are ruled by an tyrant!” “That’s because Zeus has never been replaced. The South has been untamed for too long, why not them?” “It is not my concern and neither is it yours. You have an job so do it. Also take this!” he looked at the badge before sticking it on mocked, “Your emblem?” she shook her head before simply replying, “A camera to keep watch on you. You maybe in my servitude but it doesn’t mean you will be loyal to me. Now go to Asgard and meet with Freyja and don’t come back until you have this business done.”

Zantano’s boots landed with an clunk and looking up at the superstructure he nodded seeing the warriors with their weapons sheathed glaring at the god who simply laughing walked past them ignoring their stares seeing the items that he touch begin to decay and rot. He continued to walk to the main feast room where the Northern Isu looked at him and Thor clutching his hammer not backing down to him, “An Isu of the Underworld and an Southerner to!” Zatano nodded acknowledging the hostility but attempting to maintain a cordial attitude, “My name is Zantano-Thanatos, a diplomat from Helheim; I believe I have an appointment with Freyja is it?” “Oh really? And maybe I say stick it up your arse!” Thor growled Zantano stared at him not standing down, “I’m trying to help you all!” “By not starting this. We won’t fail like before!” Zantano looked around and shaking his head spoke, “You don’t realise how unready you truly are” “I will smash their heads in my hammer by myself if I must!” and studying it Zantano simply chuckled, “rare Metal?” he nodded waving it around and simply laying his hand out flat Zantano asked, “Would you let me show you an demonstration!” Thor hesitated but Tyr interested by Zantano’s offer urged the Isu to go through with it, “Fine but you won’t be able to...” he failed to finish his sentence seeing as Zantano lifted it and spoke, “Everything has a weakness and everything decays... your hammer is metal and Metal rusts eventually and becomes brittle” Thor watched in horror seeing the hammer begin to lose it’s colour and watching the handle splinter and crack, Tyr was memorised by what he saw, “Wow, what else can you do?” “A lot but let me tell you something my gift can help destroy you but also kill Hela, she is merely flesh and bone and from her already decaying state, it shows her weak she really is... now if you will take me to Freyja I would be more than happy!” Tyr nodded but being pulled back Thor swung for the Southerner who rolling out of the way landed an solid fist to the others face not noticing the figure leaping from the tallest tower and landing in the nearby water rushed up to push both apart, “Zantano, the Völva’s have been expecting you!” “And so is Freyja...”

“I have brought him!” Odin spoke nudging the Southerner forward, the Seer’s stopped and almost looking like they were looking at him from behind their blackened headdresses rushed towards him, grabbing and poking at him feeling the body of him and sniffing shivered in ecstasy, “That’s him, that’s him. The Isu made from ****, shouldn’t exist but yet walks these domains. Tell me can you cause decay with your touch?” “Yes, I suppose you could explain it like that” “Can you cause torment and suffering merely by touch and is immortal?” “Yeah... sort of; when I die which is incredibly difficult to do my mind is wiped of memories and I start again. They raised their hands up before cheering cried out over and over again, “Hope! Hope! Hope! Hope!” “Then it’s true, the independent variable that wasn’t previously here!” the lead Volva walked forward and crushing the badge that clung to the man’s chest spoke, “You can end the cycle” “You, I will offer you anything you could ever dream off if you do!” the Volva shook her head before stating, “It doesn’t work like that Odin, he will be given a choice and will have a reason to keep fighting!” “What is this reason?” she looked to him and remaining silent for a time changed the subject to how, “He is dead meaning the cycle ignores him, it doesn’t detect him as a living being and his power... the power is Hela’s one weakness, decay... her body suffers from it and with each cycle more it consumes her...” Zantano nodded before commenting, “I wondered why she looked different from the last time I saw her” “When will this happen?” Odin spat trying to **** the issue!” “To be fair Odin, if they don’t know what this potential reason could be how are they going to tell us a when...” he nodded before pleading, “Whatever the reasons are for continuing it please think of how many will die if you don’t stop it!” he was pushed aside by the Volva’s who tapping Zantano’s shoulder spoke, “Do what you must; go now; Freyja waits for you at the tower next to us” Zantano nodded before taking his leave spoke, “I know why it happens and seeing how the south has turned out without this I can understand a necessity for it however I don’t want to wipe and whole civilisation out unless I have to. It’s not for morality reasons but because it’s just sooo messy afterwards.”

“Tell me where Óðr is. I must know what he is up to!” the Queen spat storming back and for the balcony, “My queen, you know what is he doing... just like all the other times he leaves you knowing you get worried and then return after you threaten to divorce him... he is probably with the others as per usual!” “That’s it I want him gone. Tell him I want him out of my life permanently!” “My queen...” “What?!” “You said this last time and when he comes to see you; it’s almost like he has some sort of control over you!” “Not this time!” the servant went to respond before looking back gasped seeing the ghost like giant behind her and turning to join her shocked servant watched as the metallic boots walked forward towards the duo, “My queen, it’s an honour to meet you!” it was almost amusing seeing him bowing to her however she nodded appreciating his respect to her, “Who are you? I don’t recall ever meeting you before.” “My name is Zantano’s-Thanatos, god of punishment, **** and decay; grandson of Hades and Persephone and now diplomat for Hela!” she nodded before explaining to her assistant, “Aah an Southerner. All with fancy titles but I have heard of Hades and Persephone. Tell me why are you soo far North?” “It’s a long story, a story for another day but I was helping an human get her lover from Helheim. I have an unfortunate previously meeting with her so thought she would listen to me” “Wait... you were the boy Hela kidnapped?” Zantano nodded before confessing, “Alas I don’t remember what happened but it did happen.” she nodded before questioning, “So you have come to talk diplomacy?! Fine... what does Hela offer?” Zantano handed her the document and smiling now focused on her features saw she was middle aged and saw her light freckles and she had warm welcoming brown eyes and her dress was figure hugging but yet still showed off her position; her jewellery was basic and on her shoulders was a fur lining that went around her neck and handing the document to her spoke, “It’s an extension to the current peace keeping providing you stop sending spies to her fortress. I don’t mind saying this but it is a bunch of bullshit. She is still planning to destroy and you aren’t able to stop it... unless you outfit think her!” “Why are you telling me this?” “Because I am trying to help you survive the impossible.” “Why should we trust you?” “Odin will explain why... but perhaps I could do something to help you trust me; how about I find Óðr and sort it for you. You could then worry about other business” she contemplated it before nodding asked, “At what cost and no despite the rumours that Loki and Thor have shared, I don’t sleep around!” “No I would never assume as such. Just let me explain my ideas and get to know me before judging what type of person that I am!” she once again offered her hand out and taking it he placed a slight peck on it before saying, “I won’t be long. One way or another he will speak.”

“Got your claws into another one is it?” Thor mocked trying to fix his hammer and laughing Freyja mocked, “What’s wrong Thor? You little hammer is crumbling just like your masculinity!” Loki bellowed out in laughter before Thor replied, “No... I was interested because you seem to have that lift in your stride and those watering eyes that almost look like tears now he has gone!” “Hear this Thor, I do not have an crush on him; I’m just grateful that he is going to help sort Óðr out for me.” “Yes because you can’t do it yourself...” Loki spoke trailing off to which the queen snapped back, “He wants to earn my trust, this is the start of it” “The next step includes Freyja opening her legs and his cock goes to town on her!” Thor once again mocked she growled attempting to draw her axe but feeling the cloaked man push them both apart snapped, “Both of you stop. I need you to stop!” “Odin I was joking!” Thor retaliated but pushing them further apart Odin spoke, “I need you to stop, please!!” “Okay father but why?” Odin looked down before placing his hand onto Thor’s shoulder tried to explain without revealing what he knew, “We need Zantano here, so if he likes Freyja for company then so he it!” Freyja turned to him and glaring spat, “What did you say? Bargaining me off to him?” Odin shook his head before walking to the edge of the table furthest away from the others encouraged her over, “No never, walk with me and I will explain everything” she stood her ground before snapping, “Did you make an deal with him like the others?” “No, let me explain it in private to you” she sighed before nodding spoke, “Fine, got nothing else to do before he returns anyhow!”

“So he will have reason to side with us and a choice to make... he is the natural opposition to Hela and thus can stop her and not being accounted for in the story means he could possibly find a way to stop Ragnarok?” Freyja questioned checking everything was correct and nodding Freyja laughed before commenting, “You think I am going to fall for that?” “You don’t... Volva have claimed something will happen naturally or not. We don’t know the reason it could be power, money or another. I just want everyone to keep him on our good side until we find out what...” “Of course, but don’t expect me to serve him just to save us; whatever happens-happens!” he nodded before comforting her stated, “Whatever else happens in the future, Óðr will be dealt with.”