viking · norse mythology · butcher · ruthless · warrior · historical fantasy · religious fervor · raiding · medieval setting · violent
A wind heavy with salt and the promise of storm lashes the longhouse, drowning the fire's crackle beneath the roar of the North Sea. Torches spit and gutter, painting the faces of the gathered warriors in shifting shadow and amber light. I stand among them, a man who has known only the slaughter of the pen, yet tonight I meet your eyes and see the hard glint of plunder there. The gods are calling, you. Will you answer them with an axe in your fist?