Hrist

**Hrist** is a Valkyrie introduced in The Reggiesworld Trilogy*.* She is one of the last Valkyries who remained loyal to Odin, despite the defection of many of her sisters who were freed because of Kratos and Atreus. Ruthlessly carrying forth the All-Father's will and vowing to fight for Asgard until death, her tandem with Mist will inevitably clash with the Spartan and his son, making her as well as her sister two major antagonists.

Hrist and Mist are both fought together in the Spark of the World towards the late stage of the book, ambushing the Ghost of Sparta and his son on Odin's orders. Even though the Valkyries proved themselves to be two formidable opponents and nearly succeeded, Hrist ended up shredded and cut in half under the claws of Atreus transformed into a bear. Her death deprived Asgard of one of its last valuable assets before Ragnarök.

## Ragnarök

Hrist, alongside her sisters Mist and Gná, were first seen flying over Asgard's wall as Heimdall allowed Atreus into the Aesirsettlement. She and Mist were later seen instructing Einherjar, and were reprimanded by Odin, who thought their training methods were too lethal.

Hrist and Mist later accompanied Sif to Niflheim to apprehend Atreus after it was discovered that Kratos had killed Heimdall. However, they were taken aside by Odin and were thus unable to assist Thor in preventing Atreus's escape with Odin's mask.

Along with Mist, she was later sent by Odin to the Spark of the World to kill Kratos, capture Atreus, and retrieve the mask as the two gods waited for Surtr to become Ragnarök. The two valkyrie sisters ambushed the duo and proceeded to engage them in battle. Eventually, Hrist and her sister managed to subdue Kratos, forcing the Spartan to give in to his rage to break free. Ultimately, however, Hrist was slain, being torn in half by Atreus in his bear form.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Valkyrie Physiology:**
	+ **Valkyrie Wings:** Hrist possesses a pair of metallic bird-like wings for flight which doubles as weapons thanks to their feathers that can be deployed as slashing weapons and hurled as projectiles.
	+ **Immortality:** As a valkyrie, Hrist is immortal. Only a sufficiently powerful weapon or an extremely powerful being can kill her.
* **Master Combatant:** Hrist, alongside Mist, is a formidable combatant as expected from being a Valkyrie, more so thanks to being rendered corporeal by Odin.
	+ **Glaive Mastery:** As demonstrated during the fight against Atreus and Kratos, Hrist displayed great proficiently with her summoned atgeir, a trait she shared with Gná.

## Appearance

Like all the other Valkyries, Hrist is a very tall and slim female whose most obvious characteristic remains her majestic Valkyrie wings, seemingly made of golden feathers as sharp as razors and as sturdy as steel. While the primary goal of such attributes is indeed to allow Hrist to fly as fast as possible, she does not hesitate to use them as weapons if necessary. All in all, Hrist and Mist are kind of punched out of the same mould: while she is slightly taller, her face remains hidden and protected behind a beautiful, intimidating horned mask likely designed with one purpose: to personify death. While it is true that all the Valkyries wear a unique and intimidating helmet, Hrist’s particularly demoniac mask might be a testament of the darkness and evil who emphasise what the Valkyries have become after serving the All-Father for centuries.

Blessed with exceptional craftmanship and richly decorated with gilding to emphasise Hrist’s high status - while granting her with a very high level of protection, this silver mask nonetheless makes her closer to a demon rather than a benevolent Valkyrie, a feeling accented by the cold, inexpressive golden lips and “eyes” who completely erase what little humanity was left of her. While her face cannot be seen, her rather light outfit reveals a strange purple body reminiscent of the corrupt Valkyries. Even though Hrist has never been cursed by the All-Father like most of her sisters, such skin colour is likely due to the fact that she has maintained a corporal form for a very long time, thus affecting her body as much as her sanity.

## Personality

Hrist was fanatical and completely loyal to the All-father. Like her Queen Gná along with Mist, Hrist's devotion to Odin was so great that while she used to revere the Goddess Freya, she continued to serve the All-father along with Gná.

Hrist had a great deal of confidence in battle but was also rather cruel and aggressive. Moreover, like her sister, she takes enjoyment in bringing pain to others, much like Odin, who was also cruel and sadistic when comes to torture. This was shown as when she was scolded by the All-father for taking her training of the Einherjar too far. Another example is when she brutally punches Atreus while he was being held by Mist.