The Red Queen (Editing)

Ragnarok

His men shouted their war cries, banging their weapons on their shields. They brought a ram for the door to the front of the army. You saw King Olaf sitting on his throne, watching the whole scene.

Then, they began to push the ram. "FORWARD!" You heard Bjorn roar.

"ARCHERS!!!" Ivar roars. "LOOSE!"

Arrows flew down at the people running to the gate. Ivar kept yelling orders as the ram connected with the gate. They thrived to break it down, hitting it over and over again as you helped the archers shoot at their men.

You would help Bjorn, soon enough. If you still had the courage to betray the love of your life.

"SHOOT THEM!" You shouted, seeing the gate was the break soon enough

"WELCOME HOME, BJORN!" Ivar roared as the eldest son of Ragnar helped try to break the gate. "WELCOME HOME! LOOSE!"

A woman dared to shoot at your husband. You went to shoot her as well but the shield wall that she hid behind managed to protect her.

You heard a horn blowing nearby as you realized they were attacking the west wall as well.

You shot arrow after arrow but the forces of Bjorn were great. If you had the proper amount of men, maybe you could have a better chance of beating them but you knew the chances were slim to none.

His men brought ladders and set them up against the wall.

They were coming...

"SHOOT THEM!" You ordered, abandoning your bow and taking out your sword, grabbing a shield as you prepared to fight.

"No!" Ivar shouted as he moved toward you.

"What do you mean?!" You asked

"They will get over this wall soon enough. Move to the west wall to help there!" Ivar ordered. "You have a better chance at surviving."

Your only thought was of Yrsa and Ivar. If Ivar were to be killed and you were to stupid to listen and died as well, Yrsa would be an orphan. So, you listened, placing a kiss on your lover's lips.

"I love you." You whisper

"I love you to. Now go, my darling."

You nodded, quickly running down the stairs and rushing to the west wall.

-

When you got there, you saw Harald and Hvitserk were attacking with their own forces.

You ran up into the tower and began attacking the men that had been able to get over the wall. You slashed and stabbed until you reached where Harald was trying to climb.

You killed the man beside him, ripping your sword out of his heart before you went to attack Harald, managing to get the sword out of his hand.

With no other choice, Harald was forced to jump off the tower. Sadly, he had managed to remain alive.

You saw Hvitserk had also climbed down the wall to survive.

"LOOSE!" You ordered, the archers quickly firing their arrows down at the enemy.

"DO NOT LOSE COURAGE! ODIN, OUR ALL-FATHER IS WITH US! HE WATCHES THIS MIGHTY BATTLE WITH THE REST OF THE GODS, WAITING TO SEE WHAT GREAT WARRIORS HE WILL TAKE TO VALHALLA! ARE WE AFRAID TO DIE?!" You roar

"NO!" Your men answered

"I CANNOT HEAR YOU!"

"NO!!!"

"THEN FIGHT! FIGHT FOR KATTEGAT! FIGHT FOR YOUR GODS!" You roar

-

Looking to the north wall where Ivar and Bjorn were fighting, you saw that your plan was working. The fire and smoke was large meaning that Ivar was using fire to kill the men using the ram. But you froze when you saw the ram go through the gate.