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Norsemen were born along the whale road,
Warriors with blades let blood flow like dew from slaughter.
Do not forget Urd's suffering,
The goddess Saga will tell our tale.
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When Edda met the blond Saga prince, Semonend, at the age of nine, she understood one thing: she would become Saga's bride. Even six years later, on Walpurgis Night, the dark-haired Julius failed to seduce her.
Yet everything veered off its predestined course and hurtled toward a doom beyond redemption. Fate mocked the absurd actors upon its stage, while history's carriage left behind every fool who hesitated.
Planned as three volumes, a trilogy called Edda and Julius:
Volume 1, Saga's Elegy: The End of the Old Order
Volume 2, Valdemar's Horn: The Rosa War of Independence
Volume 3, Aske's Choice: The Civil War of the Rosa Republic
[One-on-one ending, happy ending, the title is the pairing: Edda and Julius]
[Character setup: false princess x foreigner]
[Volume 1's protagonist is Semonend, Volume 2's is Valdemar, Volume 3's is Aske. Edda and Julius appear throughout.]
[Not historically accurate. The timeline and reality are blended, and historical figures serve only as partial inspiration. The actual setting differs greatly from its sources.]
* The story is set in the fictional island of Rosa and the continent of Midtrinian. For the map, refer to Iceland and the wider Mediterranean region, and their relative geographic positions.
* The greatest extent of the Garistian Empire and the Meixina Empire can be compared respectively to the Roman Empire in the late fourth century and the Arab Empire in the mid-seventh century. Their territories wax and wane against each other.
* This story borrows elements from Norse mythology, runic writing, Christianity, and more.
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Theme: Love, war, freedom, and death
What a fat chapter. Simon actually has a grudge against his father in his heart. Those promises are harmful to other people's lives. Simon doesn't want to do it. In fact, deep down in his heart, his brother is still kind. He has never forgotten his child, but the mother who loves him the most cannot get over the hurdle in his heart. Simon is also suffering inside.
"She hopes to find the peace she cannot seek in the irresistible force of destruction, and is waiting for the eternal darkness to grant her relief." "He waited for a dazzling golden light" The author is really good at depicting this kind of eloquent picture. I saw a historical picture shrouded in golden light but also full of gloom unfolding in front of me little by little. This is really an out-and-out epic, as poetic and huge as a poem, passionate and sad. Under the author's words, I feel the cries of living beings, the faith of love, the intertwining of light and darkness all the time. I saw the heavy history, which was the "Praise the Gods, Praise the Saga" in the tavern. The Duke never remembered the humble low-level people, the arrogance, the superiority hidden in the bones of the nobles. What is faith? And what has been forgotten by the people? The painful history books written with blood as sacrificial sacrifices have created people's ignorant dependence. No one doubts the necessity of the ceremony but directly regards it as the only truth. And the fourteen-year-old Ada was sitting in the corner of the tavern, looking sad and sorrowful that was inconsistent with her age. Perhaps this incident had already foreshadowed Ada's fate of being entangled in haze. She lives on the top floor of the castle. She is Princess Ada, the long-haired princess in the fairy tale. But she is not just a princess. She will also go to the back of her brother's back to find a doctor and go through a lot of hardships before she meets a little light. Her brother is kind to her, and Ada's character is destined that she will not be a treacherous person. , So she could only choose to compromise and abandon the way she came, so be it. She had also thought about an ending for An Ran that was good for everyone. Only the closest brother could still see her sister's hidden sincerity at a glance. Maybe like this, even if you close your mouth, it will come out from your eyes. The spring when I was twelve years old was the encounter in the underground library, a library that no mortal could pass through, and Ada was the dragon's treasure. The forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden was seduced by a snake and she finally found a corner hiding a secret in her glass-like transparent soul. The lyrics she hummed softly hinted at reality and allegory, the virtual and the real, the real and the unreal were constantly intertwined before her eyes. The story of Simon Ende is sad. He fell in love with a maid (a bit like dreaming back to Julius' father). Maybe Simon once loved Ada but could not get a true return, but Greta gave him another destination. I think as long as time is willing to wait, they will also have a happy ending. A better ending. The little prince who once watched her grow up licked the wrinkles of the maid who was no longer young, and a new flame was ignited in her no longer young heart. Greta was so deformed but she loved her purely... Greta was a pearl, but she was a pearl that was no longer so bright. The dazzling pearl is really sad. She is a moth that flutters towards the fire without hesitation. After fluttering into the fire, only burnt ashes are left. But even that child has to walk towards the moonlight under the language of divination. The sun that once illuminated others will also disappear under this hazy feudal society. Is prophecy really a good thing when it is going to fall? If so, why do so many new sunshine go into the eternal silence of the night? Maybe there is no absolute way to say this, but there must be a lot of good things that have perished because of "expected good prophecies". And it was his fall that allowed Ada to finally see her heart clearly, her withered heart that had never been put away in a high cabinet. I think when she ran to find Julius with the necklace in hand, that young heart must have been so beautiful and fresh. "I'm here to see you" is really so romantic here. The burning sparks beside the bonfire are fireworks cheering them on. Two sincere and hot hearts finally embrace each other under the light of each other. Julius represents "youth and nobility", but the child who represents "Julius" has already left permanently on the ship, and now this "child of a nobleman and a maid" is also named Julius. Maybe his fate has been named absurd from here on. The absurd and strange beauty, he has been so incompatible with the name "Julius" at this time. The underground shadow hidden under the noble light will produce unpredictable results, mixing love and hate, intertwining romance with pain, "Julius "This name became a strange prophecy in his life, so he rebelled and chose to be loyal to his beliefs because he could not completely become either party. He decided to become a unique pagan. He wanted to find his own beliefs and a heart that had never been full. Heart, with a name that has a bit of a "curse"(?) Meaning, he wants to find the eternity that belongs to him. He is not afraid of life and death, nor is he afraid of dying in the woods where no one can find him, but Julius probably never expected that he would meet his "treasure" at the age of fourteen. He once had no fixed place and no one to rely on, but Ada became a beacon that illuminated the path of his life. With the lighthouse, the fog dissipated, and he found the way to move forward. What a beautiful two-way redemption. Ada achieved his light and his meaning in a certain way. To a certain extent, it became his "belief", so he became a "person", had a "real sense" and a "heart". He began to no longer care about death, because he had something he wanted to pursue, and there was a burning fire in his life. The beautiful princess brought him salvation and also made him mature. But because he is used to being alone, the process of following the light of fire must not be accomplished overnight. He will also hesitate, and his tacit silence will lead to the inevitable direction of the stock market. Their strength can only be regarded as that of a small fly shaking a tree, and they cannot resist fate. The torrent of fortune and the coldness of the system, but people's hearts are warm and soft. When they touch each other, the soft and soft atmosphere cannot be deceived. What does love breed? It is like a difficult problem that has been difficult to understand through the ages. It breeds softness and courage. The adult night was so romantic. The teacher also used many deep details to show the lingering romance, kissing and touching, melting into each other's hearts bit by bit and finally merging into eternity. It is that kind of soul fusion. I took over your love and loved you even more from now on. But, such a beautiful dream was torn apart by the cruel reality. Not only were they involved in each other, they could ignore worldly feelings. There are too many things, but Ada cannot abandon them at will. She has her love, but she also has concerns that cannot be ignored. This may be the desolation and helplessness of social civilization. They embrace each other in this dark night, but cannot escape from the day. She has her own life, and as a "god soul" she may not be destined to be free. She has no choice but has to bear this suffering for life after life... Ada is really pitiful... Maybe gods are destined to suffer when they are born. Ada and Julius still have different beliefs... It's really helpless. They clearly love each other but can't choose to stay together. Do they want to become strangers when their love reaches its peak? This is too cruel. Ada has no choice and no way to give up everything to Julius. Love, but Julius also felt painful for such tortured love. This matter has never been the same in ancient times. Even when Ada was imprisoned, she still cared about the boy's well-being. They had already become a ray of each other's soul without words. They really loved each other... They really felt sorry for both of them.
Suddenly I thought about what I said before that Yuri's family was exiled, and I had a bold idea. What does Saga look like in the eyes of the outside world? Savage land? It's still the original prison. What is it that has allowed their country to survive all these years~
Seeing that there are only two chapters left here, I'd better stock up and read it again. This chapter has a lot of information. This novel was recommended by a friend and said it was very healing. Oh wow, it's really a liar. It's still quite effective. One thing to say, up to now, my biggest feeling is that the author has a lot of knowledge and reading, and he is also very talented, just like the ballad sung by the bard in the previous article. To be honest, if you didn't read the back part, you wouldn't know it was written by the author himself, which is quite shocking. The plot and characters are well controlled. There were some hidden lines buried before, and you may not be able to see them unless you read them carefully. But when you look at them later, you can see that the thinking is really delicate. Some of the descriptions of the scenery really fit the development of the plot, such as the palace used in the blood contract ceremony. The design of the palace - rows of giant stone pillars pressing down from the top of the head, gives people the illusion of being trapped in a prison of fate. The decoration in other parts of the palace is also majestic and depressing. If the ceremony is completed, this will indeed become a prison for Ada, and she will be trapped in this situation forever. And the scene of Ada returning home on the night she parted with Julius also hinted that she seemed to be about to enter a not-so-good stage. The border between the wilderness and the dense forest is dark and quiet, as terrifying as death. The weakness of powerlessness is infinitely magnified. The dull sound of footsteps falling on the ground, the unsettling movement, all of this is foreshadowing the rest of the story, where Ada falls into house arrest, and the king and queen of Rosa approach death. The characters in the article are also well controlled, such as the kiss on Valpus night, Julius's attack, Ada's retreat, Julius's refusal to give in, and the girl's addiction. Really, what I saw was very impressive. A person like Julius would indeed do such a thing. The author brought the characters to life very directly. There are many, many more. I have to say that although it is still quite good, I am very grateful to my friend. I actually quite like Orz with such a setting.
Ouch!!! So romantic!!! Scream!! Ps: How come Yuri is so good! Self-taught without a teacher! Hey hey hey
Chapter 24! Why is there only 24 chapters! Not enough to watch at all?(ToT)/ It's been a long time since I've seen such a satisfying article. My wife's writing style is so good that I'm at a loss for words. The thick history is unfolded from Ada's perspective and she is so good at writing it : D Please update, why does it look so good! (Screaming) I really want to see what happens next! (Inspired by the comments, I listened to Skellig and the soundtrack of He is a Dragon when I watched it~ It's really an experience (^o^)/)
Epic - this is my evaluation after reading this article. My wife has an extremely rich reserve of knowledge. When reading this article, it always gives me the feeling of reading the legend of King Arthur and the poetry of Gilmesh. In addition, I read the text with medieval music, which made the experience even better. The themes of the Middle Ages were nothing more than nation, faith and gods, as well as conquest and violence. And these are all vividly displayed in this article: the victory of the God of Love over the God of War, the closed and limited Rosa, the Saga royal family who married close relatives, gods and runes, fate and destruction... What surprised me the most was the relationship between Ada and Julius. The youthful love between a boy and a girl has been extinguished by fate before it takes root and sprouts, but the seeds are planted in the heart. Julius is a completely different person from Ada. If Ada is a martyr who peered into fate and accepted it, then Julius is a brave man who cannot be defined. They are all products of that romantic world of swords and magic, but they have taken different paths because of completely different beliefs. In fact, I was a little relieved when my brother killed Ada, because Ada finally left this cage, because she no longer had to compromise for this precarious royal family, because fate gave her a more difficult but broader road. My wife's ability to describe the world is so profound that I have never seen before. She doesn't need long narrations or too many words. It's like recording an epic, hiding everything in daily life and details. This huge world naturally flows into the mind along with the characters. Let's talk about the Sakya royal family. The tragedy of the Sakya royal family actually gave me a sense of comedy-like absurdity due to the overly intense dramatic conflict. The king is just a puppet who shows off his power to others, but his brother chose to give up everything and resist everything because of the collapse of his worldview. Although reckless, there is actually something absurd about it. If he was truly a brave man, why did he remain silent on the matter of Guerrera? How is his control, anger and revenge against Ada different from his cowardly father? The queen is even more ridiculous. She is too dependent on her husband. She is a good wife and a good mother. Her death may be the beginning of Simon's real madness. An epic, a human story written with gods and fantasy, using complex and colorful group images to build a world. Just like what my wife wrote, this is a story about war, love and freedom. Looking forward to my wife's follow-up!
Ah??? Gone!?? All gone!!?? This chapter was so shocking to read in one sitting. I read it several times. My wife is so amazing! The continuous accumulation and explosion of emotions blends into mythology and strong "human nature" like a mural. This sense of impact and epicness is really so strong that I am blown away!! Simon's collapse after the collapse of his worldview is vividly described. The king was weak and could only be a puppet when facing the invaders, but he was still arrogant and domineering towards his son, just like Simon was extremely cowardly towards his father but full of control over Ada. Carefully recalling the collapse of Simon has actually been hinted at, from Asker to Greta to Ada and the truth of history, and finally the death of his mother. The intervals between the blows became shorter and shorter, and the impact became stronger and stronger. My wife's grasp of this rhythm is simply too good! Everything has its traces and everything is irreversible. This is probably fate. Although the relationship between Ada and Yuri is the main line, the entire world view and the descriptions of the supporting characters are also impeccable. It is not just a simple romance. I am so happy to see such a treasured text. TUT Is Ada in a coma and faking her death? Yuri's contract should be able to sense Ada's condition, and will he come to save her? After Semon killed the envoy, he would have to face the wrath of the invaders. Now that the royal family is in decline, how can he counterattack by directly killing Ada? Although he used to be a villain before, he now has a sense of being a hero. I'm really looking forward to the future. Ma'am, I'll update soon!!
In fact, in reality, many people have the same scruples as the heroine, but Yuri is rare!
An emoticon comes to mind *Gandalf holding a gun* "This thing still works!"