Kakera #2 ↻ text

[wittlich]

[Shortly after Loki's post, a text feed pops on the network.]

Hello, fellow travelers. I have a question for you, if you care to answer. Interpret it as you wish, however I will not deny it is inspired by our recent encounter with the one called Loki.

Can you kill a god?

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[gameplaying]

Do you think they'd be trying so hard to avert Ragnarök if they couldn't die? The gods of this realm, of this Asgard fear Hel as much as any mortal.

They can die.

[wittlich]

An excellent point. It seems their bark is more dangerous than their bite.

[If NPC Loki telling her off for not mixing up legends is any indication...]

[gameplaying]

[ it's true of the æsir of his realm, too, and it's all there in the myths and legends. balder would die, and rangarök would come; then, too, would odin die, and thor, and loki himself amongst others.

and yet somehow, the mortals always believed the gods to be immortal. that they would be reborn speaks of an unending circle of life, but hel still houses those gods that fell before ragnarök, and would house those who fell after.

(those that didn't go to valhalla, naturally.)

it's not something he has any interest in pointing out — the illusion of immortality is a pleasant one, after all. ]

That much is obvious.

[ a reliance on mortals for the continued survival of asgard hardly speaks of strength, after all. ]

[wittlich]

Not to everyone. I've not had the chance to personally interact with Norse gods prior to being stuck here.

[gameplaying]

You're here. That's why it's obvious.

[wittlich]

I'm afraid I don't quite understand.

[gameplaying]

They call themselves gods even as they themselves call upon mortals.

How much do you think them capable of if they're incapable of saving their own realm?

[wittlich]

Ah, I see. Another valuable point.

However, in my observation of the network, there seems to be more than just regular mortal humans here. Implications from gods needing help from them, aside, I've seen quite a few who claims to be nigh deistic beings themselves.

[oh if she only knew who she was talking to]

[gameplaying]

Oh, I'm quite aware there are those who aren't mortal, but the vast majority are — and from Midgard at that.

[wittlich]

Midgard? The human realm?

[gameplaying]

The human realm.