Counting Eirs

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Golden Timeline Offshoot: She licked her lips, feeling the new power coursing through her veins. She shuddered in ecstasy, a toothy smile dancing on her face. Her skin slightly less pale now, but features still gaunt and hollow, "Ah... yes. Good."
Her fingers caressed Hunter's cheeks as he slept on the ground, unconscious but overall unharmed. A whimper came from the shadowy corner of the room as Aria huddled in the arms of her mother and her sister.
"Oh, don't worry, child." she soothed the girls, "Your daddy will wake up soon. I just came to pick up my property. And I have. Therefore, I bid you farewell, Lindholms. You won't see me in this timeline any longer."
She left the modest bungalow with a swish of her robes. Grass tickled her bare feet as she passed by a small grave. She paused, giving a disgusted sniff as she looked down upon it, "Good riddance, stupid rabbit." Light and shadows bent around her as she folded into herself.
The scratching sounded above the waves from the lake. She was counting something else now.
Two.
Golden Timeline Offshoot: Hunter gasped as he felt something leave him, his wrists glowing right where Eir's eyes were embedded. He couldn't see through the harsh light, except for a cold grey glare and dry lips smiling at him. It happened for a few seconds, then everything disappeared and went back to normal.
"What the Hel was that, Eir?" he exhaled, utterly confused. He was greeted by silence.
"Eir?"
There was no response. Instead he heard a scratching sound.
Twenty one.
Modern Timeline: He turned the device off with a snap, pulling at his tie tiredly. It was a long day at the hospital. But he couldn't be too upset. The voice in his head had disappeared, and it hadn't come back at all in the past three months.
153.
Golden Timeline Offshoot: She was stronger now. He barely noticed her plucking the power from him as he went home for the day. He only became aware of it ten minutes later, when she didn't reply to him and he saw the scars on his wrists had disappeared.
499.
Blakkey Timeline: How do you think Goat Dude is?
Hunter looked up from the notebook that Milae had given him many years ago, rifling through its information. It had proven itself true and useful, and he would reference it every now and again during his medical visits, “Huh,” he mused out loud. There was no one around them to hear, “What’s with the sudden concern?”
Eir shrugged and rolled her eyes in her mental space. Just making small talk, ya dweeb.
He grinned to himself, gathering the papers together and stuffing them in his bag, “I’m sure he’s fine.”
Hmph… Top Bitch is looking for him though. I’d be worried, still.
“Yeah…” he stood with a sigh, skirting around food stalls and heading down an alley to his inn. He was done his duties for the day, and wanted to get plenty of rest before he headed back to Yrus.
The shadows grew longer as the sun set, and he hurried back. He felt… apprehensive, for some reason.
What’s with you?
“I don’t know… I’m… It’s weird, it feels like…”
Something passed behind him quietly, and he whirled around in a panic. He saw nothing.
Huh… Eir narrowed her eyes, shifting around inside him, You’re right… It feels like when we met…
“Hello, darling.”
Hunter turned in a rush, and was greeted by a woman with long, brown locks and piercing grey eyes staring down at him. He stood at six feet tall, so to have someone tower over him like he did with Akkey and Aria was slightly unnerving.
Immediately, he was flung back to his mental space, switching places with Eir. His skin bristled and he could feel Eir putting up all physical and mental barriers that they were both capable of.
“Frigga.” Eir snarled. Muscles tensed as she tried to find the quickest escape route possible.
“This is how you greet me after 15 years apart?” the All Mother sighed tearfully. She was well on her way to her former glory, striking and beautiful and terrible. She wasn’t even halfway close to her original power, but it was enough for now. She stood taller and seemingly glowed brighter.
Frigga pulled back, revealing the palms of her hands, “I am not here to harm Hunter, darling. You know that I can’t; my granddaughter will have my head.”
She shook her head and smiled gently, “No, I’m here for you. To take you home with me.”
“Home?” Hunter heard this word ring harshly in their shared mind, biting with fear and hurt, “You are not my home. You are not a Mother. You are a tyrant, a monster, a fucking bitch.” Eir spat the last word out, slowly inching backwards.
“You hurt me so,” she smiled sadly, “I am your home, sweetheart. You belong to me. You came to me on your own.”
Again. Hunter saw the memories that popped up the first time when they met Milae. They would show up every now and then in the past years, confusing both him and Eir. But now, it seemed to fizzle a little more in clarity.
He saw Frigga through Eir’s eyes. The goddess was flanked by two other Eirs, staring up at her silently as the contract was forged. Elohim, essaim.
“Please… My soul is yours, just make sure Milae is safe…”
“Of course, darling. He will survive. So will you, for now. But when the time comes, you will serve me,” Frigga placed a comforting arm around each Eir by her side, and repeated herself, “You will serve me.”
Hunter heard the words a third time, but now it came from the present, from the physical world.
“You are mine, Eir. You are aligned to me.” Frigga raised her hand, and pulled.
Hunter went blind for a second as he snapped back in place, returning to his body and in full control. All his defenses were down, yet he was fine, he didn’t hurt anywhere. Frigga had disappeared, the sun had completely set. It was quiet in the alley. He searched his mind in confusion.
“…Eir?”
There was no answer.
Category:BOTGD 2
Category:Events
Category:Act I
Category:Frigga
Category:Hunter Lindholm
Category:Eir
Category:Greed