Wake Up Jormungand
Wolf Sherman
- SynopsisJormungand,
- was
- one
- of
- the
- three
- children
- of
- the
- god
- Loki
- and
- his
- wife,
- the
- giantess
- Angrboda.
- But
- that,
- was
- ancient
- history.
- And
- Myth.
- Totally
- unreal,
- unproven,
- Myth...PrologueRubbing
- their
- arms
- and
- hands
- in
- turn,
- hoping
- to
- warm
- up,
- colourfully
- dressed,
- however
- awkwardly
- for
- a
- summery
- climate;
- hurried
- tourists
- all
- bolted
- from
- the
- airport
- exit
- towards
- the
- idling
- and
- waiting
- tour
- bus,
- dragging
- their
- wheeled
- suitcases
- behind
- them.
- None
- of
- the
- tourists
- were
- dressed
- the
- part.
- What
- had
- been
- advertised
- as
- 'the'
- summer
- holiday
- with
- a
- myriad
- of
- sun
- drenched
- excursions,
- was
- nothing
- like
- the
- unexpected
- biting
- cold,
- and
- an
- alternating
- mix
- of
- rain
- and
- sleet
- that
- greeted
- the
- holiday
- makers
- and
- blanketed
- the
- old
- city.
- The
- ancient
- landmarks,
- shopfronts
- and
- narrow
- streets,
- all
- alike,
- were
- systematically
- covered
- in
- layer
- upon
- layer
- of
- fine
- powder-like
- ice,
- turning
- the
- popular
- tourist
- destination
- into
- an
- unusual
- winter
- wonderland.
- Residents
- of
- the
- old
- city
- woke
- up;
- having
- done
- a
- perplexed
- double
- take
- outside
- after
- windows
- had
- flung
- open,
- and
- decided
- to
- jerk
- the
- shutters
- and
- windows
- closed
- again
- as
- the
- icy
- breeze
- washed
- into
- their
- homes.
- In
- other
- parts
- of
- the
- world,
- what
- used
- to
- be
- endlessly
- freezing
- winters,
- had
- for
- a
- while
- stepped
- back
- and
- allowed
- for
- blossoms
- to
- be
- announced
- prematurely,
- and
- cargo
- ships
- sat
- waiting
- at
- the
- docks,
- six
- feet
- higher
- than
- in
- the
- past,
- hiding
- the
- previous
- lines
- of
- saline
- erosion
- on
- barnacle-covered
- nearby
- jagged rocks.
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