weeks later

Every day she would visit the grave and sit there for hours ignoring her duties as the future Freu more often than not. Originally Alfhild would panic not knowing where she was but finding her in the same place every day now Alfhild took it upon her to in place visit Lagertha who took no interest in what was going to be expect of her. “Lagertha… it’s not going to change no matter how much you want it to” “Leave me to spend time with him. At least Sigurd and Ragnor aren’t worrying about me spending too much time with him” Lagertha snarled and sighing Alfhild replied, “Serve in his name, be like him and bring his ideas to the clan. Don’t waste away stuck in the past” “Leave me alone Alfhild. I will stay remember the clans mistake whilst you act like everything is fine” “It’s not like that… we just have to carry on” Lagertha glared at her and dismissing her spat, “Don’t come back here. Ever! Guards!” Alfhild sighed and nodding reiterated, “Just remember what I said!”

More time passed and the Clans issues simply didn’t phrase her. She continued her visits and talking to the grave finding comfort from the other troubles. Alfhild had tried to continuously to talk her out of this and to help deal with the clan issues, mainly being caused by her husband and Erik but not caring she would simply say, “It’s your problem not mine!” Torvi herself saw her sister deteriorate mentally before her hoped something would change it. Something did happen nothing Lagertha would explain other than “the gods smiled down upon me.”

The day

“Another argument about land?” Erik facepalmed realising another one of his “ideas” had failed, “It wouldn’t have been an issue if you didn’t try and cheat them in the first place and then failed to defeat the band of warriors!” Alfhild fired at him, “Leave him alone. At least he tried to do something unlike Sigurd!” Ragnor yelled and shaking her head Alfhild replied, “Go on. Why don’t you go and bend over for him Ragnor… all you ever do is repeat what he says” “Repeat!!! Repeat! He is the only one who coming up with ideas!” “And where’s your mighty idea?” Torvi fired back. The room looked over Lagertha who being escorted by her personal guard Alfhild growled, “Got nothing to say?” “Why would I?” “Because very soon, it will be as much your business as it is mine!” Ragnor fired at her but shaking her head looked down disheartened when Erik growled, “It’s about time you move on and forget that dog. You need to get it together and help; you’re useless like this!” Lagertha hurried to the door and hearing her cry as she rushed out the room continued with the argument, this time with the added content of his latest comments.

Lagertha whimpered crying over the grave as she laid next to the mound, “I… I can’t keep doing this. Even my sister doesn’t understand; I need you Ernak just like you needed me… I… never mind” she trailed off signalling for guards to leave her and them reluctantly leaving left her to mourn. After 10 minutes and calming herself down she sat up to wipe the tears from her face, gasped when she saw the fingers poke through the mound, moving as if it was trying to break free. Lagertha looked over to the vacant guard positions and rubbing her eyes gasped seeing she wasn’t imagining it. Lagertha scrapped and pulled the dirt away not sure of what she thought; just hoping she hadn’t gone insane.

Five minutes later and grabbing the hand pulled Ernak free from dirt cried in disbelief to see him sit up and hug the whimpering woman, “Ernak how?!” Ernak sheathed the bow practically falling out of the hole said, “Lagertha, my love!” she pulled him up now feeling he was in fact real, “How!” he paused for a moment before asking, “I died on the battlefield didn’t I?” “Yes. We buried you, the stables and your house is Torvi’s, I had the rest!” “Makes sense now!” Ernak muttered thinking of how to explain it, “I’m a god… God of decay, Logos. I didn’t know this because my memories or god blood was not awake… my “****” was the trigger for it and that part of me saved me. It needed my **** to trigger its powers. My heart doesn’t beat and my pulse is 0 but that’s because Logos’ body was the same. I wasn’t dead just in a deep sleep experiencing his memories and learned of what I must do next! Whilst the Bow healed me!” “What visions?! This doesn’t make sense!” Ernak knelt down and starting to cover the dirt back to replied, “Help me and then we can go somewhere private” she nodded kissing his cheek which caused the man to blush as they focused on the new task.

“Start from the beginning” Lagertha stated and nodding Ernak replied, “This bow, is not mine… it’s my mothers” “Your mother?” “Yes not the one that gave birth to me but my god mother; from a those years back. It has healing properties and showed me memories; Artemis explained the first part of my memories as a child and trained me in the abilities that it possessed. It’s why I have the best tracking ability and never miss a shot using it. Towards the end of the fight Artemis explained that her memories are running out and eventually her son, who later possessed it memories would start but to do this requires “a transition” that came in the battle where I “died.” When I died I thought I was on the way to Elysium or some sort of afterlife instead I was met by Logos standing opposite me, I grabbed the bow that floated in the air almost telling me to grab it but as I did… the memories started” “What memories exactly? And why were you asleep soo long?” “The bow automatically healed me and the sleeping state is to allow the remembering stage to go a lot smoother. I’m virtually up to the end of the bow’s memory branch. The memories are long to explain but I can summarise them if you seek?” She nodded to which he began, “My mother is Artemis the goddess of hunt and father is Thanatos the god of ****, 2 lonely gods who found love at the end of the world. From this communion twins were born, a boy and a girl. The sister was accepted and was deemed a “good Isu” or to you gods but the son… he was deemed bad, corrupted, a fault because he didn’t understand the “laws” of the gods. He stood up for the humans and opposed the “corruption” in the gods world. Nevertheless he was picked on and bullied for it and eventually after some more bad things he was exiled…” “Bad things? Like what?” “Fought against the gods, hunted the abusing Isu, “corrupted the virgin goddess Athena” and then had a relationship with Zeus’ wife; Hera” Lagertha chuckled before asking, “Did a lot I see… where did he go?” “I don’t know, the memories ran out there and I was left with a destination. A place to go next. I have to assume to these lands. How else would it explain me!” She pondered it before asking, “The trauma from your wounds… how do we know this is legitimate and not just from the extent of your injuries. I believe you just… prove it for your own validation!” Ernak nodded taking her hand in his, “I know what you are trying to say, honestly. Well here it goes!” he rolled his sleeves up to reveal his bare arm and seeing how it was now tougher than before, something that Lagertha was poking her finger at, fell back in shock when he raised the bow and saw the golden lines now run up his skin and more importantly how the bow reacted in his hand. “It’s… true” Ernak smiled which she had now stopped staring and studying the lines asked, “Bully? The same as you?” Ernak nodded regretfully as he said, “Yes, to remember our “past” we must relive it. Zeus defeats his cannibal to save his family, Persephone kidnapped, Hera **** into marriage. Mine was bullying… tide must have turned if I am here now” she nodded feeling the warmth from his body still didn’t understand how she felt no pulse, “So are you dead or…” “Basically I’m alive; just without a few human quality’s” she nodded looking out to village asked, “I’m going to assume you aren’t coming back to the village with me?” “No. I must get the artefact; finish the joining and then I will!” she nodded pulling him into an hug but kissing her as his hands held her waist she smiled lightly rubbing her hands over his chest and smiling pushed him backwards against the tree and kissing him asked, “And what if I don’t let you?” “Don’t know what would happen to me if I don’t complete it!” she sighed before nodding said, “Then make it up to me!” he blushed again before holding her head in his hands kissed her passionately relaxing more when he felt her arms wrap around his neck and smiling she muttered, “Missed this!” “Not as much as I have missed you!”

Moments later throwing her dress to the floor she grinned at Ernak who staring at her bare chest, pulled his head to it, sucking the nipples she moaned using her spare hand to undo his belt and pull his trousers down to grab his hardening shaft moaned when his tongue massaged her nipple. He feasted on it as slowly jerked his shaft with her right and smirking teased his hole, slipping the odd finger inside it with her left grinning as his cock shot into life more enthusiastically before pulling out she muttered as she bent over, “Ready for me?”

He grinned as he stared at her butt and slapping it gently watching it jiggle muttered, “Features of a goddess” she smirked before looking back as she lightly shook her butt for him, “Better than what is her name… Aphone? No Aphrodite?” “Definitely and it would piss her off knowing I had refused her again!” she chuckled spreading her cheeks for him to enter, “Yes in my arse. Fuck my tiny hole” she panted feeling his cock **** it’s way inside throbbing

Lagertha giggled as she laid next to Ernak who wrapping her cloak around her body kissed her enjoying their close proximity, “You will be leaving soon… won’t you?” Ernak nodded before calming her down said, “It won’t be long… I just need to finish this. Then I will be back… permanently!” she nodded sitting up nodding a second time trying accept what was said to her, “Do you need anything?” “Just the basics; some resources and bedding luckily enough my sword and axe was buried with me” she sat up and contemplating it once again said, “I’ll take care of it and meet you by the old fishing spot… will you be alright alone?” “My main concern is you. Will you be okay until I am back?” “Yes. You’re alive, my prayers were answered” he nodded feeling her climb back on him and sliding his cock back in she ordered, “One more time… well for now!”