War of the Gods by Alberick Sy (the mitten read aloud TXT) 📖

Chapter 1
Valhalla

In The Majestic Hall of the great Odin, the king of the Norse gods, we see Odin sitting on his throne, quiet, except for Geri and Freki, his wolves, no one was around

A few minutes passed and Frigg, the queen of the Norse gods enters the hall. As she looked at Odin, there was a concerned in her eyes. "Your Majesty, tell me what's on your mind so that I may be able to help you." said Frigg. "Has Loki done some mischief again?”


Odin replied, "No, it's just that there is nothing to do around here." The same old things everyday. I want something new, some challenge. At that moment, Loki was passing by and heard what Odin said. He had this mischievous look in his eyes and said to his father, "Why don't we invite the Greek god Zeus to have a banquet. It would surely be something new to talk to the other gods other than the same old boring gods here, right?” Frigg was perplexed with Loki's idea. She knew that Loki might be up to something again.


But before she could reply, Odin stood up and said. "YES! A brilliant idea! It would be nice to exchange stories with another deity as powerful as I." Frigg looked worried and saw the impish grin on Loki's face. "Perhaps, we should think about it before making any rash decisions." said Frigg. But Odin was adamant with the idea and sent for Loki to send the invitation to the great king of the Greek gods.

Chapter 2
Loki’s Plan

Loki, the great prankster that he is, has planned to invite Zeus but instead of directly bringing Zeus to Valhalla, he would bring him to the great ocean that surrounds Asgard, the home of the Norse gods, and ask his serpent child, Jörmungandr, to attack Zeus. But Frigg knows that he was planning a prank and forbid him to leave Asgard and Loki gave his word that he wouldn't leave Asgard. And so Frigg went on her way still worried.


It was unfortunate that at that moment, Hermes, messenger of the Greek gods was passing by. Loki, saw the chance to not break his promise and still be able to bring his plan into action. He told Hermes that Odin has sent a request to Zeus to join them for a banquet. Hermes said that he will bring the message right away. Cheerfully leaving without an ounce of idea of Loki's evil plot.

Chapter 3
Mount Olympus

The home of the Greek gods. Sitting on the throne was Zeus, minding his own business, looking at the affairs of the people below. Here comes Hermes, gleefully skipping excited to deliver the message to the great Zeus. "O, great Zeus, Ruler of all..." said Hermes. But Zeus cuts him off and says" can you just go straight to the point? I don't want your very long introductions. It can be a drag listening to that very long line. So? What is it now?"


Hermes replied. "I come bearing an invitation from the king of the Norse gods, Odin. He invites you to a banquet". Zeus stopped for awhile and thought about the offer. There really wasn't much to do and he cannot turn down an invitation from another powerful god. And so he decided to accept the invitation. Hermes went on his way to deliver the message to Odin but was intercepted by Loki. Loki told Hermes that he will bring the news himself. And so Hermes went on his way.

Chapter 4
Misunderstanding

It was after a few hours after Hermes delivered the message when Loki went to Odin and told him that unlike him, he had more pressing matters that require his attention. Odin was furious and decided to ask for an apology or there will be war. Loki presented to bring the message directly to him. He left Valhalla and waited for Zeus to arrive. When he came, he asked his serpent child to attack Zeus to make him think that this was all planned by Odin.


Loki tried to look the hero by telling his child to stop the attack and told him he came to stop the planned ambush. Furious, Zeus told Loki to tell Odin that war was at hand because of that he did. And so Loki's plan worked wonderfully for him. And now, a battle was about to start and Loki was pleased because of the technicality that he didn't break his promise to Frigg.

Chapter 5
The Journey

"The world is experiencing weird weather changes. huge thunderstorms, hailstorms, snowstorms, flash floods are happening all over the world. this is the worst weather the world has ever experienced." The television was blaring in the background. It was impossible to hear because of the strong wind outside the house. "CHRIS! GET YOUR BUTT IN HERE!" Chris' mom shouted.


"I'll be out for awhile. You're all alone until I get back. so please, stay in the house". "Ok mom!". Chris blurted. "I wish the storm continues, I don't want to go to school tomorrow. I still haven't finished enjoying my vacation." Chris thought. "Oh man! I wish I was taller". Standing at 4'11" it was clear that the hormones hasn't kicked in yet. "Tomorrow is the first day of school he'll be in eight grade. Yeah, I know, my little man. can't believe he'll be 13 soon." His mom talking to someone on the phone earlier. He started thinking about how fast time really flew by. As he slowly dozed off.


BOOM! The thunder was so loud, it startled Chris and lost his train of thought. The lights went off. There was still light out but it was starting to get dark. He started wishing his mom was beside him. BOOM! Thunder hit again. But this time it sounded like it was close. He looked outside and saw a huge hole. He got scared but at the same time curious. So he went out to take a look. As soon as he stepped out, BOOM! Another lightning hit. But this time on their roof and something hit Chris on the head and he lost consciousness.

Chapter 6
Quest

"Wake up, my child. Are you ok?" a soft voice spoke. "Who are you?" Chris asked while holding his throbbing head. "I am Frigg, Queen of the Norse gods. You are in Asgard."
"Asgard? Wait? Queen of the Norse gods? Am I dreaming? How'd I get here?" asked Chris. "I have the power of prophecy and I saw in my vision that only you can save your world from being destroyed and stop the war of the gods." Frigg said. Chris looked around and saw his surroundings for the first time. It was beautiful.


Frigg interrupted his sightseeing as she explained what happened and she asked Thor, the god of lightning to accompany him on his quest. He was still confused and still unsure if everything was real. As they were walking towards Mount Olympus, they were blocked by Heracles, A Greek hero and said to be the strongest man in the world. Thor asked Chris to hide while he took care of Heracles. Chris tried to tell Thor that maybe he can talk to Heracles but he attacked first and Heracles countered with a punch.


The force was so strong that it created shockwaves and flung Chris to the ground. This really annoyed Chris but an incoming punch from the 2 strong men told him that another shockwave was coming and so he hid behind a big rock. The shockwaves kept coming and Chris felt powerless to stop them. So he did something unexpected.

He sang.


It was almost like a yell because it was hard to keep calm and sing quietly while a fight is happening. Actually, no one might be able to think about singing while a fight is going on. But he did. He didn't know where it came from but he just sang. He didn't notice that the 2 men stopped hitting each other and started laughing. They weren't laughing at his singing. They were laughing because they never imagined that the greatest fight of all time is happening right in front of someone and all he could do was sing.


Chris was startled when Heracles tapped him and saw the both of them smiling. He was still confused but he was glad all that stopped. Heracles told them that he wasn't out to fight. He just wanted the war to stop too. And so now, the 3 of them went on to continue their journey. They didn't know that they were being watched by Loki who shape shifted into a crow.

Chapter 7
An Unlikely Hero

Loki knew that this kid might just foil his plans. He was also bored and wanted some mischief and he doesn't want it to end so abruptly. So he decided to call upon his wolf son, Fenrir, to stop them from getting to Mount Olympus. Thor and Heracles faced Fenrir but they didn't realize that Loki had other plans. He kidnapped Chris by putting a spell on him to make him sleep. While the 2 were fighting Fenrir.


Unfortunately for him, he was seen by Apollo god of the sun and Artemis goddess of the moon, and he was chased. He had to let go of Chris because it was hard to run while carrying something. Chris wakes up and sees this beautiful woman standing in front of him. He asked him her name. "Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love and beauty." And all Chris could think about was how beautiful the woman in front of him. Aphrodite asked why he was there and so Chris told him the story.


After hearing this, Aphrodite decided to escort him to the place where the battle was taking place. She offered her hand to help him get up and he blushed as he grabbed her hands. Together, they went straight to the battleground where all the other gods were present, ready to fight for their King. Aphrodite tried to speak but no one listened. "HALT! OR BE DESTROYED!" shouted Chris. And everyone stopped for awhile, looking at him.


Then they laughed. They all laughed so hard and you can see some of the gods falling from their horses. Some rolling on the ground. It went on for awhile until they had their fill. They decided to listen to the human who boldly commanded them to stop. And Chris told them everything. How Loki tricked everyone to fight. All eyes turned to Loki and he tried to run.