On the way, Freya and Poseidon had some time to chat, and Poseidon wasted no time making small talk. He would never admit it, but he had a slight crush on Freya. Hræsvelgr was flying above the two of them.

'' So, now that we are practically close to your wedding venue, you want to tell me about your life?" Poseidon said quietly.

Freya looked at him strangely, "Don't you already know enough? Hell, from what I can see, you know more about my life than I do!''

It was not strange for Freya to think so, since Poseidon apparently knew everything about her life and many other things, such as Tyr being alive and his location.

Poseidon sighed, "It's complicated, but I can't say much about it. Just know that I have no ill intentions about you.''

Freya was still a little suspicious of Poseidon since he seemed to know everything that was going to happen, but she still agreed, '' Alright, I can't believe I'm going to say this since I've known you for less than a week, but I think you're trustworthy. Make sure you don't break my trust.''

Poseidon nodded, ''Thank you.''

Freya accepted Poseidon as an ally. After a few minutes, even Freya was willing to talk, and although she didn't answer Poseidon, she asked him, '' So, tell me, do you have children?''

For the first time since Freya saw Poseidon, this was the only time he was truly smiling, ''I have 2! A boy and a girl! The boy took his mother's genes and is more into strategy, while my daughter is more into combat like me. They are called Minerva and Neptune.''

Freya could feel the love Poseidon had for his children, '' You seem to be a good father.''

"Well, I try. To tell you the truth, I wish I could be even more present, but because of my position as King of the Gods, I had to train to protect my realm. Of course, it seems like the decision was the right one, but still, I lost a lot of precious time.''

Freya's face took on a pained expression. She said in a small voice, ''Yeah, I understand that feeling.''

Poseidon knew she was referring to Baldur, 'What she did was wrong. Of course, it made him invulnerable to almost everything, but it drove him mad with the lack of sensation. But still, I can't judge her too much, since what she did, even if foolishly wrong, was for the good of her son. The result was not good, but the intentions were.'

'' ... You know, it's not your fault.'' Poseidon started to speak.

Freya looked at him, and Poseidon continued, '' I don't know what I would do if I received an oracle that one of my children was going to die... but I can't say I'd do much differently. But that's what they say, we meet our destiny on the path we take to avoid it. At least Baldur, even though a little crazy, is still alive.''

Poseidon knew of a path where Baldur dies and Freya becomes a shell of her former self. '' You still have a chance to mend your relationship with him. Just give him some time and space.''

Freya looked at Poseidon with a strange gaze. He could not make out what it was. '' Thank you. For giving me an opportunity I never thought I would've.''

Poseidon nodded. They spent the next moments in silence. Minutes later, Freya suddenly said, '' We arrived.''

Freya stopped in her tracks and did a few hand gestures in the air. Poseidon knew it was some kind of magic. After a few seconds of this, a whole new place opened in front of Poseidon.

'' Follow me.'' Freya didn't care that much and continued ahead, passing by the place without giving a second glance.

Poseidon knew the backstory a little, so he knew it was painful for her to come back here, '' ... Are you okay?''

Freya stopped walking and finally looked around her. She sighed when she saw the place, '' It was a horrible time, Asgard was waging war against my people. We fought with them until a stalemate happened, but it wasn't enough. Mimir was the one who proposed the marriage between me and Odin... but I also knew it was the only way for the war to truly stop.''

'' I thought at that time if I was the only one suffering, my people would be safe... But I was wrong. Odin never stopped oppressing not only my people but the entire 9 realms. That bastard, for a time I loved him, tried to change, help him, but to no avail... He betrayed me like the others, all for his benefit.''

'' That bastard doesn't even care about Asgard, he only cares about himself.'' Freya was getting agitated and emotional. Clearly, the place and the memories were too much for her. '' I know that this doesn't really matter now that the whole Norse Realm is on the brink of destruction but, at the end of the day, this is something I will have to live on for the rest of my life.''

Looking up, Poseidon made a signal to Hræsvelgr to leave. The eagle noticed and went away, leaving the Gods alone.

Poseidon went ahead and gave her a hug. She didn't reject him.''Everything is going to be okay. Dont care about Odin, or the Norse Realm. You can cry as much as you want.''

And cry Freya did. She cried for a few minutes, then she broke the hug, '' ... Thank you. I needed that.''

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Poseidon nodded, '' Don't mention it. Now, let's get your wings back. They should be here, somewhere.''

Both of them searched the whole place, with Freya saying what happened in each of those places.

'' Here ...''

'' There...''

'' This is where we ...''

After a good 20 minutes, the duo found absolutely nothing. Poseidon started to doubt his memories, ' Am I wrong? Her wings are in another place?'

To be honest, he didn't remember that much about his old life anymore. But, fate was smiling at them that day.

Freya shouted after staring at the place where they literally married, '' Son of a Bitch!''

Before Poseidon could ask what was wrong, Freya punched the ground. And even though she was weakened, it was enough to destroy the ground.

Inside the hole that used to be the place of the marriage between Odin and Freya, now resides a beautiful pair of wings.

Poseidon muterred, '' Beautiful.''

Even though Poseidon was accustomed to wings, thanks to Iris, those are weirdly gorgeous.

Freya smiled at Poseidon, '' They are... Now, give me a second.''

Taking off her clothes in front of Poseidon, Freya didn't even bother to cover herself. Of course, Poseidon didn't bother to look away either.

The naked Freya approached the wings and looked at them fondly, '' Good seeing you again.''

Freya touched the wings and suddenly a bright flash blinded Poseidon for a slipt second. It was enough for Freya to transform.

What used to be a ' witch of the woods', now is the Queen of the Valkyries.

Freya had the same dignified air that Poseidon had. She looked at him, '' I'm back at full strength.''

'' That's good to hear.''

Freya landed near Poseidon, '' Now what?''

'' We regroup with your brother, bring the people here to Midgard, and then go to Asgard. I - We have things to do there.'' Poseidon told Freya some parts of his plan. To be honest, he only didn't mention the last part of it because it was simple. They would leave the Norse Realm at the end.

'' No problem. Here, take those back.'' Freya passed Poseidon his metal wings back.

Poseidon took it and put it on him. '' Let's go.''

Freya took flight while Poseidon looked at her, ' I wish I could fly like that.'

Sighing, Poseidon jumped as high as he could and started to 'fly'. Freya, Poseidon, and Hræsvelgr were flying side by side. Well, Poseidon was floating.

It didn't take long for them to reencounter Freyr. It seems that he managed to make everyone ready to leave.

When Freya landed in her Valkyrie Queen form, everyone around her looked at it with awe and reverence.

''It's the Queen!'

'' She's back.''

Freyr too was dumbfounded. While he believed what Poseidon said about the wings being there, it was still quite a shock to see his sister like that again. He approached his sister, '' ... It's good to see you again. I mean, the real you.''

'' It's good to have my powers back. Are you ready to leave?'' Freya didn't care about the reverence of others and only wanted to do what needed to be done. ' Get them to Midgard and then go to Asgard.'

'' Do you think the others finished what they had to do?'' Freya asked Poseidon about the others. Some of them had difficult tasks, such as finding Tyr. Because Poseidon only gave them the which of the 9 realms Tyr is and not the exact location.

'' I honestly don't know. I think some of them already were back at Laufey's house.'' If he were to bet, Poseidon would bet that Brok and Jörmungandr were already found.

'' Let's hope we finish all on time. We still got 4 days and a few hours until the Norse Realm is destroyed.'' Freya wasn't going to say, but she was a little bit anxious about the destruction of the Realm.

'' We will.'' Poseidon reassuderd her.

Freyr approached Freya and Poseidon when he notice the duo stopped talking, '' We are ready to leave.''

Poseidon nodded and rang the bell Ratatoskr gave him. Seconds later, the squirrel appeared in front of him.

Ratatoskr was going to ask ' what happened now?', but when he saw the number of people behind Poseidon and Freya, he just sighed.

'A squirrel sighing was quite nice.' Poseidon gave a small smile, '' Hey ... how about a ride?''

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After getting the one thousand survivors of Vanaheim, Poseidon said to Ratatoskr, '' Wait 5 minutes. We need to go to Asgard, but also we need to check the progress of our plan.''

Ratatoskr immediately said, '' You know how chaotic the Nine Realm is right now? I'm almost at my wit's ends trying to calm and tell people about getting out of the Norse Realm.''

When Ratatoskr was about to continue, Poseidon interrupted, '' I know it must be difficult, but we really need your help. It's just 5 minutes, and when we finish our thing with Asgard, I will resolve your problem with Ygdrassil.''

Ratatoskr knew the best option for all survivors to leave the Norse Realm was through Poseidon. '' You have 5 minutes. No more.''

5 minutes was the limit to Ratatoskr.

'' No problem.'' Poseidon then turned around and saw Freyr and Freya arranging for the survivors to rest around Laufey's house, for protection and such. Midgard was officially the most protect realm across the 9 realms right now, and the residents of Vanaheim were tired. ' I can't imagine how the people of the other realms were doing.'

If only one thousand survived in Vanaheim, the other realms weren't doing better.

Poseidon approached Freya, '' How are they doing?''

'' Tired but alive.'' Freya was looking over her people like a hawk.

'' That's good. I'll go check inside the house and see how's back.''

Freya nodded at Poseidon, '' I'll be waiting for you. I don't know what you need to do in Asgard, but ill go with you.''

Poseidon then went away.

Freyr noticed the way his sister looked at Poseidon was different. He smirked and tease her, '' So you like him or something?''

To his surprise, Freya nodded, '' To be honest, he's the best God I came across in a long time. Odin is trash compared to him.''

Freyr scratched his head. He didn't expect she would admit so easily. He then noted something, '' Hey! I'm also a God! Are you telling me he's better than me?''

Freya refused to answer. She turned around and went to talk to Ratatoskr.

Freyr was shocked, '' Sis! I'm the best GOD here!''

It was honestly quite amazing the siblings were able to joke around with the incoming destruction of their Realm. But the atmosphere around them made the survivors relax a bit.

Freya arrived in front of Ratatoskr while ignoring Freyr, '' I didn't have the opportunity to talk with you alone. I'm sorry for how everything turned out, but I'm happy you're okay.''

While it wasn't mentioned much, Ratatoskr was practically friends with everyone. He was neutral when it came to Asgard, but he would always help in secret the other realms. Freya and the squirrel are good friends, but Ratatoskr didn't talk much to Freya since she was exiled to Midgard.

So, even though Ratatoskr was happy to see Freya again, he was quite sad about all that happened to her, '' Don't need to say sorry. I should be the one apologizing. I should've visited you -''

'' Odin was watching me. If you visited me, you would've incurred his wrath. You couldn't do anything about that.''

'' I could've sent one of my aspects, but I was a coward. I'm sorry.''

Freya patted Ratatoskr, '' I would never blame you for that. Im just happy to see you again.''

Ratatoskr and Freya then started to catch up, ignoring Freyr who was beside them.

' Did they just forget about me...?'