Eris the goddess of chaos, a beauty that was rivaled only by the goddess Athena. With her long dark silky curls perfectly crafted, looks that Eris had been working on by studying Athena herself. One of the benefits of being the goddess of chaos, she’d been adjusting her looks since the beginning of Olympus itself. Eris made her eyes unique by making them golden colored and more rounded, her nose more defined and made the bridge of her nose level instead of dipping down like Athena’s nose, finishing it off with a squaring and balanced tip with proportional wings. She then spent an exorbitant amount of time creating her lips seeing that Athena had very chiseled and smaller lips. Eris decided to go with very plump beautiful lips, the opposite of Athena’s however, not overly large but slightly larger than Athena. Then she focused on her cheeks and chin. Starting with the chin, she hated Athena’s boney pointed chin so she softened it by curving her cheeks into it. To finish up her cheeks - instead of having prominent cheeks she chose more luscious cheeks that accented her full lips.

Being the goddess of Chaos and discord, she hadn’t much to do ever. Eris always tried working with the other gods and goddesses but having a son who spread strife and being the goddess of chaos and discord pretty much none of the others were willing to work with her. Eris and her sister Harmonia got along well enough, from time to time they even worked on a few projects that taught the humans that followed their pantheon the reasons for harmony and discord. But most of the time Eris was left to her own devices. This is basically was one of the causes of the Troy incident, that everyone gets all hung up about. Eris didn’t care too much about things like that, she was more concerned about what she was going to do next.

Now having been bored for centuries since the majority of mankind has stopped worshipping the Greek Pantheon. She began working on a project that she believed could in fact bring humanity back to their local pantheons before it was too late for the smaller pantheons. So she decided to try this plan as a last ditch effort to bring back worshippers to her and The Pantheons. she went out and headed toward the North Sea. As she went Eris began going over her looks again and adjusting a few things she softened her nose a bit to be less Greek and enlarged her breast and tightened her ass as ancient Greek females were smaller on average than Norse females, but had a curvier ass and sharper nose she did all of this to try to not stand out as much in this new day and age. Since once she got to the North Sea she was going to be causing enough of a scene, till her target welcomed her in. Finally making to the North Sea Eris landed on the beach and looked around to see what the locals were wearing and stepped around a building and changed her clothes into a form fitting set of dark yoga clothes. If she hadn’t been in such a rush she may have noticed that they were too form fitting, they looked more attuned to painted on then worn materials. Eris walked out to the farthest point in the area that reached out into the Sea and began to sing.

Oh, through the sea;

Oh, Valhalla let me be;

A travel by the sea;

May Aegir guide be thee;

Odin see me through;

May the Valkyries fly true;

May the Morgans pass on by;

To Ragnar let us go;

Oh, through the sea;

Let our lands be free;

Have the seers promise be true;

For honor we do;

For Valhalla, Valhalla we go;

For Valhalla, Valhalla be strong;

For Valhalla, Valhalla be true;

With my axe;

With my blade;

With my sledge;

Let me shed;

With my land;

With my love;

With my glory;

Let me sow;

For my people;

For my men;

For my Gods;

Let me harvest;

By Valhalla, Valhalla we can go;

By Valhalla, Valhalla we be strong;

By Valhalla, Valhalla we be true;

Eris sang this song in old Norse then an Old Gaelic derived from Norse followed by Pictish then finally Irish. She followed this trend for three times a day for days. Walking out to the farthest spot on a pier and sang at the sunrise, and again at mid-day, and a final time at sunset. Each day a group of people would begin to gather.

Speaking in murmurs the crowd almost always the same way; “do you think she’s a celebrity?”

“Nah, she is one of those Got Talent people who got the buzzer, sorry sap thinks bein’ out here will get her back on.” A village idiot says

“Are you mental with a voice like that? She could tell that thick, asshole, with all the money to fuck a cow, and that judge still give her the golden buzzer.” An intelligent bloke stated

“Then why she here singing eh?” The village idiot asks.

“That’s simple, she’s one of them Amish types no technology ya know.” The intelligent bloke answered

They went on like this for three days Eris showing up singing. The same song in each language, then by the second to third round spectators begin gathering. Then on the beginning of the fourth day as Eris begins her sunrise session. A man was waiting for her this time, the man was facing away from her facing the ocean. This man was definitely from a time long past, he was nothing like the humans around now even being a fishing and ocean fairing area. He was built better than the Spartans of old, his hair was long and tied in a hemp rope knotting every so often. His neck was very muscular being at least twenty, twenty and a half inches, seeing this made her purr a bit like a cat. His shoulders were broad and pulsed in time with the waves. Along with the thick muscles where the wave went up his back even through the clothes he was wearing. As he stood up from the wooden keg Eris could see the leg wrappings and his leather shoes which were quite different from the Greek thong sandals that she and the Greek Gods wore this pleased Eris. However, she realized something once this man was fully standing he had been sitting. Now that Eris had not even noticed this; all the while, he was sitting he was already at least five foot ten. Now, he was an easy seven foot tall. She then noticed the keg sitting on the pier she hadn’t seen there because of the cloak he wore. She then concluded this had to be him being able to see muscles ripple through an easy two layers he was no mere human.

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The man turned to Eris and in a deep raspy voice called out, “Heil eris, hví hafþúr köllumk mik hí?” (Hello Eris, Why have you called me here?) he began as he saw her. Her beauty was amazing almost Norse but more breathtaking. Aegir reached into his cloak and pulled a small four legged stool and set it down then picked up the keg and sat it on the stool then pulled out two cups and a small spout. Aegir tapped the keg and filled the two cups and handed one to Eris.

Smiling looked at Aegir and the cup he proffered she carefully studied his aged and stoic face. He had a large scar over his right eye, she could tell that even his eyelid had been scarred but not nearly as bad as the rest of the scar was wider. This was not a recent scar but it definitely wasn’t as old as most of the scars on his forearms which had faded much more than this on his face. Aegir had a beard that covered most of his face and made his mouth almost impossible to see. The beard came down and was also tied by hemp rope which had ten knots evenly spaced. At the end of his beard was an iron clasp that had a Norse Rune engraved on it. Looking at his clothes Eris noticed that he wore simple clothes a white tunic that was three sizes to tight and came down to his knees. He also had simple brown trousers that covered his legs and leg wrappings that started at his knees and went down into his leather shoes as his shoes came halfway up his calves and were showing their age. She took the cup and together raised it and then brought it to their mouth and drank.

Taking in this large man Eris answered; “Aegir, ek köllumk þú hí fyrir tímir. en minn norse er bitr líta bitr ór búss á stórrrinn vatn, knáttvérr nýtatt annarr tunga?” (Aegir, I called you here for a time. but my Norse is a bit like a bit of wood on the large water, could we use another language?)

Aegir broad stoic face scrunched up for a second then visibly loosened up answering Eris he said; “I might be aged but I to can adapt where needs arise.”

Eris stood befuddled not sure what he was trying to imply then shook her head she exhaled took in a breathe then simply said; “Aegir I do not know what you think I am trying to imply but I just want to stop us from being like Ashur, Marduk, and Ishtar. Even the people of Christ are drastically dropping even now. The true followers are less than 70% and I am not going to even credit the entertaining sight of the so called “New Druids.”

Aegir was confused as to what Eris was talking about, he knew that the Norse pantheon was not nearly as strong as before heck his powers was constantly in flux even now. However, he did not notice any major loss he knew that The Roman pantheon was almost gone but how was he able to help. Besides The oldest religion since 4500-year gap is that Mormon one and Yahweh, Odin, and Zeus have been playing that damn Ur game or was its Royal Game of Ur. humph, it doesn’t matter. Either way, he is just one God of an ever-shifting Pantheon that for some reason the humans of today, seem to love writing about. So, he did not see too much of an issue. Except when his responsibilities and powers keep shifting. Okay, let’s hear this woman out; “Fine, what are you proposing?”

Eris having anticipated this line of questioning began lining up a series of statements to be followed by her proposal that went something like this; “Firstly, let me ask have you been paying attention to the humans? Simply put, they are going through another humanist stage. To return to us, they need one of two things an epic level plague, which I was against the last one. Even if it was entertaining to watch some of the other pantheons explain that away. The other option being another round of technological discoveries given by multiple pantheons at the same time being the same discovery that would jump the humans by leaps and bounds. However, that is almost impossible now being that our pantheons would need time to discover it ourselves and most are too weak to try or have just given up. My proposal is drastically different as I am Chaos and Discord, I think we should create a paradox of sorts let the humans try to explain it out.”

Aegir could understand where she’s coming from, most pantheons during the plague was devastated. None of the Pantheons knew where the plague came from. To this day nobody knows for sure where it came still, to try and figure it out Odin, Zeus, Yahweh, and a few others decided to team up. Being the strongest three besides Jupiter, Allah, and Ra they all agreed to try and figure it out but nobody could 9 Gods and Goddesses and they could not agree on a damn thing only Odin, Zeus, Yahweh could agree it wasn’t from this earth. Allah tried to blame the serpent, Ra blamed the Jews, Jupiter tried to blame Pandora and her box. However, Odin, Zeus, and Yahweh were not convinced on any of those being the culprit. The other Goddesses and Gods just blamed each other for the plague since it did not affect them, they did not care. Ever since then, these three would meet up every century or two and play games that humans create and talk.

Aegir decided to ask; “what is this Paradox you wish to create?”

Without hesitating Eris stated simply and firmly; “A child of which you would be the Father and I the Mother. This should create a simple Paradox one that would be born of two Gods in two different Pantheons, that humans believe to be nothing more than Mythologies. On top of which since the child will be of two different Pantheons which will make the child a mortal since no Pantheon will recognize the infant. Thus, the divinity will be severed. Yet the child will have godly abilities. You see this is simple. Yet for the humans, this will be an impossibility.”

Aegir could not refute the logic in her statement this child could bring about an interesting era one of Pantheons re-emergence or one of human arrogance. Either way, she was right beside a little spelunking would be fun. Especially with a Greek Goddess I have never done that many women from the land but a Goddess of another Pantheon. He was fairly sure none have done that deed. Aegir looked Eris over carefully making sure this wasn’t a trick of Loki’s remembering his last two major tricks one being with the dwarves and Thor, the other with Baldur and Hod. Being cautious, Aegir asks two simple questions which Aegir thinks will be sufficient to quell his suspicions; “Why a child, and why me and my Pantheon?”

Eris was slightly surprised at these questions she had expected similar questions, but she thought Aegir was already convinced. She thought for a minute then realized why so answered honestly; “You and your Pantheon are easily explained. Our head Gods are friendly as much as I love to cause Discord, I am not suicidal yes doing this will cause some discord but not my death. Also, a child because any artifact will just be shoved in a closet and ignored. However, a human child could also be done the same but I am hoping the Chaos from me and your very specific abilities will transfer in such a manner that will give the child key or a hand to leverage his safety yet keep him in the limelight. Now I can’t guarantee his abilities nor that the child will even have any but I know this is the best course of action.”

Aegir nods his head respectfully and asks one more simple question; “Does anybody know of your actions?”

Eris shook her head; “If I did there is no telling what they would say, I know they would not approve especially myself having another child. Afterall, it is Zeus that is always impregnating human women causing demi-gods. Those children always wreak havoc on the planet what would another of mine do? I am sure they would say to that effect.”

Aegir laughed wholeheartedly, which caused a bunch of tearing noises and Eris could see one such tear to appear on his sternum but she was positive multiple others were present too. Aegir took several seconds to catch his breath and control his laughter. Finally, he was able to say; “Ey, that is true he loved to do such acts but so did Odin hiding himself usually in what is now Germany as Wodin the hermit. He’d spelunk away to his heart's content and soon after Thor or Tyr would have to spend time “training” for a few years on Earth as his children would either go on a trip to Yggdrasil or well you remember Adolfus several countries got involved on that one however Tyr hasn’t been the same for quite sometime and Thor is just getting stronger by the day.” thinking for just a couple of minutes more Aegir finally said; “Okay, I agree but I am going to be blunt it is for two reasons.”

Eris was happy to hear that but also was curious and decided to ask; “What are your reasons?”

Aegir smiled widened to the max and his eyes got smaller he then said flatly; “One I am tired of our powers changing due to Diskey and two I want to know what a Greek Goddess sounds like.”

Happy with this conclusion Eris and Aegir continued drinking and talking till the keg was empty. At which point Eris gave back her cup to Aegir he took it and the spout and put them away. Eris grabbed Aegir’s hand and lead him back into town where they spent the next several years acting as common humans and spelunking nearly every night except when they had to go fulfill their Godly duties. Eris finally got pregnant and went through the entire pregnancy with absolutely no complications Aegir stayed with Eris through the whole pregnancy in Scotland where they were living as common humans. When it was close to the due date Eris decided to ask Aegir; “Should we raise the child or leave it with the humans?”

Aegir actually found himself slightly torn; “I am actually not sure if we raise the child then the child will have a better grasp on the abilities. However, then the Gods and Goddesses will more easily discover what we have done. This will definitely cause the more aggressive and malevolent ones to either attack the child or do the same. Which could be counterproductive to what we are wanting to do.”

Eris nodded in agreement; “I see then we will leave the child in the hands of the Mormon people. No matter what Yahweh will protect the child, probably better than we can since Yahweh still has the largest following.” Aegir stayed with her until the due date but something strange happened as Eris went into labor.

Aegir got Eris into the local hospital while getting her checked in Eris began to go into labor her water broke at the hospital and screamed worse than most women. The nurse seeing this got two others and got her moved fast once in a room they tried to get Eris to change clothes but she was just in too much pain. So, the nurses asked if they could remove the clothes for her and she agreed while they were doing this as fast as possible Eris turned to Aegir and stated; “this is your fault you ass Aegir.”

Aegir smiled and stated calmly; “Remember, Eris it was your idea.”

Then the nurse removing Eris’s pant noticed and flatly and coldly asked both; “Have you been drinking through your pregnancy?”

Eris not giving two shits about this human and being in more pain than even when she gave birth to Strife growled; “First off, FUCK YOU HUMAN. Secondly it would not matter even if I had I AM ERIS.”

Hearing this response the nurse helped finish removing Eris’s clothes and left the room promptly. Then reported her findings and the pants to be tested. Six hours later a baby boy was brought into this world the boys name was Richard that was the last thing anybody heard from the woman Eris before she disappeared along with a man named Aegir leaving behind a birth certificate form with only three things filled in. First Father’s name AEGIR Second Mother’s name ERIS child’s name RICHARD.