Valkyries
01 Aug 2023Wild Jim Gruden
Some people laugh when I tell them about the Valkyries. They are just myths from an ancient pagan religion. They don't exist.I say, how can they not exist? Okay, maybe that is more of a question. But, damn, all of our technology has made putting an end to people on a large scale so much easier than it was before humans were able to leave Earth. All of our battling and fighting and wholesale ass-kicking of one another, has brought the Valkyries out of the dark ages and into the present. And, man, do they have a lot of work to do. In fact, they are probably overworked.
"You think they are gonna take you to Valhalla?" That's what people say to me.
I never said they are going to cart me off! Taking the chosen to Valhalla is only part of their job. They protect those that prove themselves worthy and punish those who are unworthy. They are god damned war angels and their hand can hold off death or it can ram death down your throat if you piss them off. So yeah, I want them on my side.
They are real. I have heard their war cries in the rending of metal when ramming the Gatecrasher against another ship. I have seen their fury in the heart of plasma explosions. I have heard their whispers, which give me strength to fight on when exhausted. I have felt their protective hand in deflected lasers and shrapnel as others around me fall. Because of these things, I know I am favored. At least for now.