FICTION
floor and looking almost upset.
talked. He laughed to himself
now realised why we got you to
He spoke “Anubis sent you, didn’t
under his own breath, spinning
help us with retrieving my lost
he. I honestly thought that if
round and kicking Loki square
artifact.” His lips parted to reveal
he sent anyone, it would be his
in the jaw behind him. “You are
a toothy grin. “Us Egyptians
lackey woman Neith.” He smiled
getting lazy, oh mighty trickster.”
are unaccustomed with your
Norse ways of doing things, for
maliciously. “Shame it isn’t really,
He laughed quietly and shortly in
we could not find the door to
agreement, clutching his chest in
Loki’s room. I appreciate the
At the last moment, Ullr noticed
pain and looking quite fragile. “I
help, though your services must
that Loki’s mouth was not
am getting lazy, yes. I have been off
end here. Hand over the box.”
moving whilst he
of my game recently and each fight
I will feel bad for hurting you.”
seems to be taking its toll on me.
Loki pleaded “No, don’t do it. For
Although I beg one thing of you;
the love of all you hold dear, don’t
don’t let Anubis have that box.”
give him that box. With that he
can revive a god so powerful that
Looking sceptically at Loki,
when they killed him they chopped
“Why are you so intent on
him into pieces and spread his
him not having it? It is his
body across the whole world!”
father’s after all.”
Anubis laughed, though it
“You really are blind... You
was a frightening laugh that
don’t know who his father is,
seemed to echo for far longer
do you?” He looks up towards
Ullr’s quizzical face and scoffs.
“Of course not, otherwise you
than it should. “You know your
Egyptology, trickster. I am almost
sorry I have to do this now.”
wouldn’t let him have it. Anubis’
father is...” He paused and stared
Stepping into the room, Neith
at the door to the room. An
aimed a single, glowing shot at
unnatural darkness swept in and
Loki whilst Anubis simultaneously
blotted out what light there was.
aimed his staff at Ullr. “Sleep well,
This darkness seemed to move
oh Glorious One.” A faint hint of
and writhe like a living thing, yet
a smile on his canine lips. And
it all emanated from one of the
with one small thrust, a bundle of
things in the doorway; Anubis.
bandages erupted from his staff
and all Ullr could see was black.
In that echoed voice of his, Anubis
spoke. “Why thank you Ullr, you
By William O’Hara
Artwork By Zennore Chang
have done well. I hope you have
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