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This is his job.
As night fell, three figures suddenly appeared in this quiet place.
These are three goddesses who look very similar, yet their differences are quite noticeable. They share the same name, but each has their own distinct self.
The eldest sister, Urd, had braids of medium length, a melancholic and somber air, and a dark complexion. Her eyes were like a well-aged wine, seemingly holding countless stories from the past.
The second sister, Willdandy, has long, flowing hair and an elegant, noble air. She is in the prime of her life, her gaze fixed straight ahead, firm and spirited.
The younger sister, Shikodi, wore her hair in braids, appearing playful and lively. Her face was hidden under a veil, making it difficult to see clearly, yet she resembled her two older sisters.
They are the three Fates in Norse mythology.
The only puzzling thing is that in this era full of dragons, in a world where dragons are used as a metaphor for mythology, the three goddesses are all human rather than dragons.
When they arrived, the atmosphere in the air suddenly darkened, and the atmosphere around the World Tree Yggdrasil also became somber.
"You've arrived." The giant Mimir, also known as Wang Anzhi, looked at the three goddesses who had arrived, showing little emotion.
"We have come by the orders of His Highness Nidhogg," said the eldest sister, Urd, who took the first step. Her dress, as dark as night, seemed to have been swept away by a strong wind, making her appear unsteady on her feet.
Even though the White Emperor is "dead" and stripped of all her power, she is still a supreme being, not someone that ordinary dragons can offend.
Verdandi quickly stepped forward and explained, "Your Majesty Yggdrasil, we have come to seek your answers about the future, just as we have in the past."
Verdandi's words received no reply, as Urd was about to be blown to pieces by the gale, her naked body appearing haggard yet beautiful.
The younger sister, Skadi, was too frightened to speak and hid behind the giant Mimir. Legend has it that the White Emperor was an extremely tyrannical emperor whose capricious nature was unacceptable even to the dragon race itself.
But she always remained gentle towards her only brother, Mimir, perhaps out of guilt.
Mimir looked at the youngest goddess and remembered the identities of the three of them.
The birth of dragons is often accompanied by twins. In addition, single dragons are ridiculed by everyone in this era. Future family planning is completely impossible in this ancient era.
The three goddesses of Norn share a single body; they are both singletons and triplets.
In the past, Skadi, the youngest goddess, was not allowed to appear and was imprisoned in a cage of consciousness. Norn wanted to try to follow the dragon tradition and pretend that he was a twin.
Unfortunately, the secret was eventually exposed. No one could hide a secret from the Black Emperor Nidhogg. The three Norn goddesses had their secret discovered by the Black Emperor when they met with him.
Surprisingly, Nidhogg did not punish them. Instead, he assigned them to guard the Fountain of Life, another exit of the World Tree, as another jailer for the White Emperor.
From then on, Skuld was able to have her own form.
As a reward, they were allowed to obtain the authority of the White Emperor.
It's no wonder that Yggdrasil was so indifferent to the three sisters; if possible, she probably wouldn't hesitate to use her sword against them.
The giant pondered for a long time.
Only then did Urd, the goddess who held sway over the "past," kneel down, her frail knees yielding to the emperor's majesty.
"Your Majesty Yggdrasil, please forgive my rudeness."
Verdandy's smile gradually faded, but she still had to wear a bright smile. The three sisters were in fact the same person, and the humiliation that Urd suffered was also the humiliation that she suffered.
But they had no right to resist.
The three exits of the World Tree are guarded by the wise giant Mimir, the three goddesses of the Fountain of Life Norn, and the Black Emperor Nidhogg at the northernmost point.
Only by obtaining all three keys can the White Emperor Yggdrasil escape his prison.
Mimir, of course, needs no introduction. He is the White Emperor's brother, and his sole purpose in being here day after day is to humiliate the White Emperor's noble dignity.
His existence as a key is naturally irrelevant.
Needless to say, the Black Emperor Nidhogg is the one who truly guards the White Emperor, serving as the last chain for the White Emperor's escape. He doesn't trust anyone.
The significance of the three goddesses of Norn is different from that of the two mentioned above. Their sole purpose is to serve as "priests" and continuously share the White Emperor's remaining, inalienable power.
This was to allow Nidhogg to completely kill his great enemy over six thousand years.
This was also His final act of respect for the White Emperor.
Kill them all.
Therefore, the three goddesses of Norn, who pledged allegiance to the Black Emperor but were priests of the White Emperor, were naturally caught in a lose-lose situation, offending both sides.
Every time the White Emperor uses his authority, he is met with such humiliation, and the Black Emperor always makes them come here to bear this humiliation.
Yggdrasil, observing the three goddesses' respectful demeanor, felt a surge of boredom. She glanced at her brother Mimir and scoffed at herself:
“Mimir, look at the state I’ve fallen into. I can only lose my temper with three little kids.”
The three goddesses of Norn looked at each other, none of them daring to speak. They were probably four thousand years old, not inferior to the four monarchs of the new era, but still juniors in front of the White Emperor.
The giant Mimir remained silent, knowing that his sister simply wanted to lament her worse fate than before.
Indeed, how many people could bear such a dramatic fall from grace? From a high-ranking emperor to a penniless prisoner.
That was too embarrassing.
In fact, Mimir knew that the White Emperor did not actually dislike the three goddesses of Norn, who had also been with him here for more than four thousand years.
When an ordinary person raises a dog, it eventually becomes like family.
Not to mention someone who has been with her for four thousand years.
Of course, Mimir knew in his heart that in the White Emperor's eyes, the three goddesses of Norn were not much better than a dog.
Although they are a second-generation species, they are second only to the Elders and the Four Sovereigns among all dragons.
Chapter 91 New Era
"I agree, you can continue!"
Yggdrasil was somewhat bored. Of course, she could do whatever she wanted with the three Norn goddesses in front of her, even if she was imprisoned.
However, they were powerless against the Black Emperor behind them.
She knew that if she couldn't meet their demands, then the Black Emperor would be next.
She wasn't afraid of Nidhogg, but she didn't want to see the Black Emperor again before she died, and didn't want to dampen her already waning interest.
She didn't care why the Black Emperor wanted to use her power.
The ending was already predetermined; Nidhogg was destined to die on his throne, all alone.
Unlike her, at least she had a younger brother to keep her company.
After receiving permission from the White Emperor, the three Fates seemed to have become clearer in their hearts, and their spiritual status was elevated.
The three of them received clear instructions: they were to see if the future of the legendary "Ragnarok" had changed.
This has been Black King's mission all these years.
He made many changes, replacing the old council of elders with four monarchs and abolishing the supreme high priest.
At the same time, instead of letting the four monarchs rule over all the dragons, they were divided up in different places. The four monarchs were left in Europe, the council of elders was sent to the eastern end of Asia, and the rest of the dragons also had their own affiliations.
In short, they rejected all the usual tactics that would force them to submit to each other.
As a result, even the Dragon King had few loyal offspring to command.
On the contrary, it was humanity that finally emerged from its confinement in Africa during the White Emperor era and officially began to spread throughout the world.
The only exception is the Presbyterian Church located in the eastern part of Asia, where these people have other ideas and have re-cultivated a group of "humans" that belong to them alone.
The Black King underwent many changes, but still could not escape his predetermined fate.
Every time He sent the three goddesses of Norn to the White Emperor to seek answers, the result was always destruction and death—not only His destruction and death, but also the destruction and death of the entire dragon race.
Among the dragons, the Black Emperor holds supreme imperial power, while the White Emperor possesses the purest and most perfect divine power; He is the priest of all dragons.
Like the emperor and the pope of Rome, the two had unique insights in their respective fields.
Although the emperor was able to suppress the pope, he still needed the assistance of "divine authority".
Will this time be an exception?
The giant Mimir looked at the three goddesses, but unfortunately they didn't like to dance like the junior sister he remembered.
Instead, he took out a spinning machine and hummed a lullaby softly.
As the ballads were sung, the spinning wheel of fate began to turn.
Wang Anzhi stared intently at the lines spun by the loom of fate.
Urd weaves, and fate moves from the intangible to the tangible. Verdandi selects the right threads and discards everything that is not conducive to the Black Emperor. Skadi makes the final cut, and from then on, the ending of fate begins to unfold.
When the result came, unsurprisingly, nothing changed. The Black Emperor died on his throne, the sky was a deep, blood-red color, and torrential rain poured down, every drop of water crimson, flowing continuously down the mountains.
The outcome remained unchanged, and the three goddesses of Norn all paled slightly.
They were already anticipating the Black Emperor's wrath when they returned to see him.
These three goddesses have experienced so much of this that they've become quite experienced in it.
"May I take a look?" Wang Anzhi asked, looking at the lines of fate tightly gripped in Shi Koti's pale hands, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
Although he was the younger brother of the White Emperor in this era, it was clear that he was completely unfamiliar with the power that belonged exclusively to the White Emperor, having had his authority swallowed up by the White Emperor from birth.
Now that she is imprisoned, the White Emperor is no longer able to use this power that belongs exclusively to her.
Wang Anzhi himself naturally had no chance to see it.
As for the wise giant Mimir in his memory, he was never particularly interested in anything.
Upon hearing his words, Skuld instinctively wanted to refuse, saying, "This is to be presented to the Black Emperor."
“Show him, is my brother inferior to Nidhogg?” Yggdrasil’s authoritative voice brooked no refusal.
Since she has agreed to allow these three goddesses to exercise her authority, then they are her subordinates.
In the past, during the era of the Elders, they were all required to belong to the priesthood and had no right to refuse the White Emperor.
And now, it's the same.
Skadi's hands trembled as she tried to refuse. Young and unaware of fear, she loathed the White Emperor who stood high above her.
She's already a prisoner, so why is she acting so arrogant?
But her sister Verdandi tugged at her pale sleeve.
Skuld finally came to her senses and realized what a violent being she was facing.