Valkyrja

~Poetry Commission for TheFinalHikari~

Valkyrja

The valkyrie –
the goddess who chooses the souls of fallen warriors
worthy to fight alongside Odin in Ragnarok, the final battle
to decide the fate of the world –
descends from the heavens into the world of the mortals,
in search of brave soldiers to enlist in the divine battalion.

The battlefield below is strewn with soldiers defeated in combat.
Most have already perished, being deemed unworthy and having descended
to Nifleheim, the realm of punishment for the wretched.
One valiant fighter, however, is still alive, but on the brink of death.
Laying on the ground mortally wounded, he stares at the sky,
as rays of ethereal light pierce through the dark clouds.
The goddess flies to the dying warrior.
Simply by looking at him, she can see that
beneath this young man's frail exterior
lies the soul of a true warrior.
She reaches out her hand to the soldier.

"You have fought well, o noble one.
The great Odin has deemed you worthy of fighting
alongside him in a great battle.
Will you join us?"

The warrior accepts the maiden's invitation,
and he ascends into Valhalla with the valkyrie,
where he will fight a glorious battle in the
name of the gods.