1 Fusion

This is an AU

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(Odin POV)

How weird. Again I am reborn. Again I am to live for the pleasure and enjoyment of 'Those Who Sit Above in Shadow'. For them to feast off the energy released by Ragnarök, and cause the cycle to continue. I can feel that it is time, time for me to be born again. I sometimes wonder, what I did to deserve to be the only one that remembers this fact. 

But something happens. I suddenly feel the energy entering my soul. Something is trying to ... take over. This creature, akin to a newborn is trying to take over my body. Does he not know who I am? I am Odin! And I will not be taken over by a brat of your size and power!!

Using the knowledge of my past, which shouldn't be something I remember right now, I focus my will and squash this energy that wanted to take over. Now, defeated the energy simply floats there. Before it can dissolve or fly off, I do what seems natural at this moment, I absorb it in its entirety. 

I can feel the energy entering me. I understand what this was. This was another soul. But not from this universe ... no! I see knowledge, meta-knowledge. Stories, comics ... no, impossible! I ... I am ... not real?! No, that's not right. I am real, but there were stories told about me and this universe. I see. How marvellous and deeply disturbing. But there's more than that. I can see wishes ... and ... Essences? What is this?

The Essence of ... the Blank? And Essence of the King ... I see. These are powers or abilities that were granted to this soul after it died. I assume this wasn't how it was supposed to go. Now I am left with the power of this soul as well as all its knowledge and these other two abilities. I see. Things will change from here on out. I will make sure that they change. I will not allow Ragnarök to repeat itself. I will destroy the cycle and 'Those Who Sit Above in Shadow'. I will become the strongest Odin there is. 

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I was born the son of Bor Burison and the giantess Bestla. Nothing has changed there. I am the younger brother of Cul and the older brother of Vili and Ve. Unlike some other incarnations, I didn't just train to become a strong fighter. In my youth and teenage years, I learned what I could from my father Bor and my mother Bestla. Asgard was already created and the realms were somewhat established. I could see that war was still on the horizon but for now, I still had some time to prepare for what was to come. 

I know that my brother Cul is going to do whatever he wants. As the Asgardian god of fear, he will seek to spread that fear across the cosmos and if the last times are to be believed, he will start with Aesheim (the future Midgard) and spread fear from there. 

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I will need power and there is something that I came to realise. These boons or abilities that I got after absorbing the soul of this other reincarnation, these two 'Essences', are great powers that will allow me to break free from the cycle. What these two Essences bring me, simply came to me with time. I came to understand the unbelievable potential that I now had.

The Essence of the Blank was, as the name suggested, a blank piece. It granted me unlimited potential to write my story and grow more powerful without a limit. I will be able to learn anything I desire or deem necessary for my growth and the future of Asgard. It is an unbelievable power to have and I am grateful. But what seems to be even more fitting is the second Essence. 

The Essence of the King. This marvellous power grants me various boons, such as Endless endurance, stamina, and immunity to pain. it is this that has stopped me from falling asleep. I never tire, at all. Perfect memory with infinite storage. Immense skill in conducting war on a strategic and tactical level. I also know that my will has grown boundless and I will never give up or cower. I seem to have the charisma of a king, which seems fitting. I am skilled in economics, logistics, politics and martial arts in general. 

But probably the most impressive and powerful ability is the signature bloodline with several benefits up to my discretion which I can choose to pass on to my descendants. I have thought long and hard about what this bloodline ability should be. I know that my bloodline ability has been influenced by this universe and the fact that I am an Aesir. I knew that there was a limit to what this ability could be and I wanted something that was balanced and useful. 

I settled with adaptability. I wanted to have a bloodline ability that would be versatile and adaptability was my best option. I didn't know to what extent this bloodline ability would manifest since I am a special case among my 'race' or 'species' since I am just above the peak of your species in ability. This is thanks to the Essence of the King. But due to the Essence of the Blank, I believe that for me this bloodline ability could evolve or grow more powerful as time passes and I make use of it. 

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I made use of my talents and learned any martial arts that was available in Asgard. My training began with my 10th name day. My father Bor was pleased with this and my mother Bestla was pleased with my interest in magic, runes and other knowledge like tactics, economics and history. I had a plan for this new life. I couldn't allow myself to be weak or caught off guard because I lacked knowledge. The sacrifice to Yggdrasill was something that I knew about, thanks to this 'meta-knowledge'. I would make use of it, but not yet. 

I trained in the sword first. Due to my talent, I was quickly able to grasp the use of the sword and grow very skilled in using it by the end of the first week. After one month, I could handle myself well against the instructor. I continued with another weapon after the second month. After two months of training with the sword, I was the most skilled swordfighter, second only to my father Bor. 

So after two months, I began to train in the use of the spear. The process repeated itself again and again. I would take up a new weapon, learn the basics for a few days, begin sparring for the rest of the month and by the end of the second month, I would go to the next weapon. I was like a well, that had no bottom. There was no limit to information or knowledge that I could fill my head with. 

I learned the basics of magic from my mother Bestla. She was skilled but not the best magician out there. My father Bor didn't really respect magic and wasn't happy that I wanted to learn about it. That didn't matter to me. Thanks to my charisma and my progress in the arts of war, I was able to convince my father to ask certain sorcerers from across the realms to train me. Not many were willing to come to teach me though. Asgard wasn't yet the sole ruler of the 10 realms. 

But there was a female elf from Alfheim, home to the light elves and a dwarf from Nidavelir who were willing to teach me something. This request from me wasn't just a childish wish. It was calculated. I knew that the Frost Giants would cause problems as well as the Dark Elves. And Asgard would fight wars against them in the coming millennia many times. So for me, who will one day be the King of Asgard, to have been taught by a light elf and a dwarf, will create a bond. 

So I began to study the magic of Light Elves. The sorceress they sent to teach me was quite a powerful one. I knew from the first few years, that this wasn't one of these ... movie universes. The power of this universe and its inhabitants was very high. I learnt elemental magic and light magic from the Light Elf. That wasn't very surprising, but what was interesting was what she told me about the different dimensions that were home to sometimes powerful creatures who held tremendous powers. And these creatures sometimes allowed us to use their magic.

This information wasn't interesting in itself, since I already knew that. But what was interesting was that she knew about it as well and had access to such a dimension. The leaders of Alfheim apparently had to be an elf, preferably female, who had a very strong connection to this dimension. The dimension was called Eilom. It was a dimension that represented nature and light as well as life to a degree. It made sense and I appreciated the lessons, but I wasn't interested in binding myself to such a dimension. I knew that there was always a price to pay and instead of just asking for power, I was more of a taking or developing power for myself. 

This might not be quite accurate of course, since I will visit Yggdrasill in the future and ask for wisdom and knowledge of Runes. But that is something that we won't talk about right now. 

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From the dwarf, I learned the basics of smithing and also a bit enchanting. I loved to do that, to be honest. I noticed certain likes and dislikes that stem from the soul I absorbed and that combined with me. I might have gotten more ... human. Not in power or anything like that. But my disregard for anything and anyone that is far weaker than myself, has considerably lessened. That is why I never saw the dwarf or the light elf as less than me, even though they were weaker than me. I saw them as masters in their respective crafts and appreciated their work. 

I will see whether this is something positive or not. My wish for bedding multiple women, which is something I had in my past incarnations, is also gone. I seem to wish for true love and a monogamous relationship. This might be a weakness in the long run because I know that for the sake of the realm, you sometimes have to ... well now that I think about it. If I have to marry someone for political purposes, then I will consider myself weak. I have to grow stronger!

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That is how my youth and teenage years passed. I trained, studied and spent time with my mother Bestla and my two brothers Vili and Ve. My brothers seem to idolise me instead of Cul, which I can understand since Cul gives off a creepy feeling or aura that makes others not want to stay too close to him. Whereas, I seem to exude this confidence as well as charisma that pulls people in. I can see the jealousy in my elder brother's eyes and the intentions of my father Bor. 

My father has taken me to more delegations and political talks over the past weeks, than normal. My training seems to be the top priority for him at this point in time. He told me that he believes that war is on the horizon. War with the Frost Giants. As I grow older and reach adolescence, my father takes me on more of these meetings in other realms, to show me the ropes. He seems to see me as the future King instead of Cul, which I can understand but still find surprising. Bor doesn't even try to shape Cul into anything but a tool to fight for Asgard. 

Well with war coming, I need to increase my training. I still have a long way to go.