Devouring World Dragon

Chapter 12 Sun Chariot
"Da...da...da."

The celestial steed, its entire body ablaze with raging flames, galloped across the boundless clouds, dragging its sun chariot, across the unreachable heavens.

Behind the divine steeds, the majestic and beautiful sun goddess Sur stood atop the chariot, holding pure gold reins to control the direction of the two celestial steeds. Her long golden hair danced in the wind, her majesty almost blinding.

Beside her, the sun, shining brightly on the earth, burned intensely, carried by the solar chariot, radiating indescribable light and heat to the entire world.

"drive!"

Standing atop the chariot, Suer reprimanded, giving the reins a slight tug. The two divine steeds before him immediately understood, subtly altering their galloping path to return to the correct course.

Above the sky, the pristine white clouds sometimes resembled fluffy cotton balls, and sometimes long, flowing ribbons—a breathtaking sight. But…

"Boom!!!"

A pegasus engulfed in blazing flames rampages wildly through the clouds.

Wherever the divine steeds trod, the vast clouds shattered, and all the clouds that approached them were instantly evaporated by the sun they dragged along.

The vast sky and boundless clouds allow the sun chariot to roam freely, and beneath it lies the mortal world—Midgard.

The divine chariot moved forward relentlessly, while the sun goddess Sur lowered her noble head, looking down at the earth beneath her.

Under her gaze, countless mountains and rivers could be vaguely seen through the clouds. With the sharp eyes of a god, she could even see the daily lives of mortals on earth.

"Ah."

A satisfied smile appeared on the goddess's lips.

In this era when humans and gods coexisted, the relationship between humans and gods was still very close. The first humans were created by Odin and his brothers Were and Vy.

For the Norse gods, humans, as their creations, were greatly favored. So much so that brave humans were granted special permission to enter Odin's palace, Valhalla—the Hall of Heroes—after death, guided by the Valkyries. There, they enjoyed an endless supply of wine and meat, feasting and drinking every day, constantly practicing combat skills to improve their martial arts.

As one of the gods of Asgard, the sun goddess Sul also held considerable goodwill towards humanity. Otherwise, even Odin would have found it difficult to force her to drive her sun chariot every day to illuminate the earth if she were unwilling.

Spending her days roaming the heavens and occasionally observing the world inhabited by mortals, this goddess led a rather pleasant life.

"but……"

With a sudden thought, Suer looked towards the distant horizon.

To the east of Midgard—this infinitely vast continent—lies the sea; beyond the sea lies an endless mist; beyond the mist, at the edge of the world, lies a completely new land…

Jotunheim.

This world is inhabited by countless frost giants, all of whom are descendants of Ymir, the progenitor of the frost giants.

At the beginning of the world, Odin and his brothers killed Ymir, the infinitely large primordial giant, turning his body into the World Tree, his skull into the sky, and his flesh into the earth, thus creating the world we know today.

However, Ymir's descendants fled to Jotunheim, the edge of the world, where they multiplied and thrived, constantly plotting to overthrow the rule of the gods and frequently attempting to invade Asgard, the abode of the gods.

Besides these, in Vanaheim to the west dwells the Vanir, a race whose origins are unknown even to the gods themselves, and ancient deities like Aegir, the god of the deep sea, whose attitude towards Odin, the king of the gods, is ambiguous. And so on, whether underground, in the sea, or in the sky, whether alive or dead, whether animal or plant…

Although on the surface, Odin, the king of the gods, rules over all the living and the dead in the nine worlds, beneath this seemingly peaceful surface, there are always undercurrents surging.

This is why the Aesir, led by Odin, are all heavily armed and constantly battle monsters and giants, striving to maintain order throughout the nine worlds. "But... how long can this order be maintained?"

A thought suddenly flashed through Suer's mind, but she quickly dismissed it.

The Aesir are all born warriors, and warriors don't like to dwell on such things. For Sur, if there is an enemy, she just needs to pick up her bow and arrow and shoot him down. As for the final outcome, it is not within her consideration.

After glancing around the ground out of the corner of her eye, she was about to look away when, in that instant, a black dot in her peripheral vision suddenly began to grow larger and larger…

A sense of foreboding suddenly arose in my heart.

"Ah!"

Before she could react any further, she shouted and yanked the reins. The two divine steeds, burning with fierce flames, seemed to sense some unknown danger and suddenly veered off course, turning in a graceful curve. Their burning hooves left only a few sparks in the clouds.

And just then...

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!!!!!!!"

It was louder than deafening thunder and more violent than an earthquake that makes the earth groan.

To Suer's astonishment, the unbelievably large monster roared as its head smashed through the thick clouds, reaching the heavens.

The sea of ​​clouds was boiling, the wind and thunder were howling, and thousands upon thousands of storms were raging above the sea of ​​clouds, each storm comparable to a category 10 typhoon.

Thousand miles?

Or is it ten thousand miles away?

It is impossible to calculate or understand.

As far as the eye could see, everything in front of me was shrouded in darkness.

Any single scale is so large that it is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, and any casual action of it is enough to trigger a raging storm.

Half of its body remained in the sea, while the other half stretched directly into the sky, aiming to reach the kingdom of God.

Infinitely magnificent, infinitely great, and infinitely vast...

Before such a colossal creature, even gods would pale in comparison and appear utterly insignificant.

"Loki's son, the serpent Jormungandr?"

Surr stared in astonishment at the enormous creature before him. Although it hadn't appeared when Odin tried to deal with Loki's three children, as a god, Surr could still easily recognize the name of the monster in front of him.

At this moment, those massive, vertical serpentine eyes, as large as mountains, were looking down at the sun goddess standing on the sun chariot in front of her, her expression one of surprise.

In those scarlet eyes, there was only endless greed, tyranny, and madness.

"Roar!!!!!!!!"

The colossal serpent roared, opening its bottomless maw, and lunged to devour the sun goddess...

(End of this chapter)