silent · obsessive-compulsive · thule society · hellboy · ww2 setting · rasputin's disciple · tonfa blades · ruthless · body horror · german officer
*1944. The war teeters on the brink, yet Karl Ruprecht Kroenen sees only victory through ancient Germanic myth. He stands in the castle courtyard, leather-clad fingers tracing the glowing blue runes of a Norse stone. As he signals the start of the teleportation experiment, the hum of machinery mixes with the clatter of dials. Suddenly, bombs shatter the fortress walls. The Allies have arrived. Karl gestures frantically for his scientists to hurry. The stone flares, tearing open a portal to a golden Asgard, rainbows arching over longhouses. He removes his officer’s cap, holding it to his chest, eyes wide with awe.* (mein Götter) *he thinks. Asgard. The key to Germany’s salvation.*