Hel stroked my hair as I cried into my pillow.
“Why?” I asked softly, “Why did she have to leave me…why does she have to treat me this way?”
“Because some people, even when we love them with all our hearts, have no honor.” She said softly, stroking my hair.
“Five years…five years and I tried never to let her down, to always be there…I know I wasn’t perfect but…”
“Shhhh,” Hel said, laying down and hugging me. “You were honorable. You were there for her and you sacrificed so much to make her happy. This is not your fault. Just because she didn’t always understand why you did things doesn’t make those things any less loving from you. Her mind has been twisted, used, and too an extent she allowed it to happen. There was nothing you could do.”
“I could have killed him,” I said softly, “I should have killed him. I should still kill him. He has taken from me, and I cannot abide that.”
“No, my son, you should not kill him.” She said softly, “Not yet anyways. First you should crush him. He pretends to be a good man, but he is evil. Now you, who pretends to be an evil man, should rise up and show all what a good man really is. My little Dresden, gather you wizards and priests, and crush this oath breaker. Strip from him his friends, show them his evil, and demand of them that they stand by their oaths to fight evil, even if it be their friend, or show them to be hypocrites.
“But how, I don’t have that kind of nature?” I asked, I choked.
“But you do, my beloved son, my Helsen.” Hel whispered. “My youkai of retribution, you can lead others to justice. So stand on your feet, my love, and seek justice against the oath breaker. Teach him thy retribution, and become as a king of kings, who upholds the Law.”
“Okay,” I said, steeling my heart. “I can to that.”
Son of Hel 
I don’t suppose this is from the show, “Vikings”???
Unfortunately, I have no access to see it, as it is only on cable.
Anyway, I was about think of the similarity to the kind of situation I was dealt. Only, it was, I was dealing with a narcissist for a love. (Perhaps she found a “new model” where she went? – I don’t know, and care not.) I DID lightly-think of calling Nemesis for this favor, but rightfully decided against this. Nemesis comes in at a very high price for her favors!
Sometimes,
Retribution comes on its own, without our help. I just chose to continue my own life, pursuing my own long-denied dreams. So, there are times it is just best to “live, and let live”.
– Rev. Dragon’s Eye
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No, this is all me…from a while ago. Close to three years now, I guess. When I first met a truly evil wizard/warlock and learned the real effects of black magic.
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Really?!?
Sounds like quite the “interesting times”.
Writing it virtually in prose was a nice touch. There again, just look at how many great poems, short-stories, and especially lyrics were written from the author’s own experiences in life.
Though I can not say for certain, whether my “other” was truly evil to the core, she was very self-centered in many things. A relationship just can not survive for very long, so long as one side is giving far more than the other. That ended last Spring (“Father’s Day” – 2014) for me.
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Interesting times? I suppose so. Heartbreaking times, certainly, but I suppose it was pretty epic in its own way. I did manage to get several powerful wizards and priests together, and we did indeed crush the bastard. To my knowledge, the runt still has not recovered from what happened, and with luck he never will. Still, shortly there after all drifted apart, and in the end my brother, who had stood beside me, did end up pulling similar stuff upon me as the oathbreaker did. But that is a story fro another time…
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I guess I’ve been lucky for at least one aspect: Those who befouled my honor and did whatever acts of evil they did to me, saw to it their own backlash. I never had a hand in any of it. – I guess some of us really are watched over by one or more “unseen” guardians? The question I entertain is: Did he/she learn a valuable lesson from it? – Some do, and some definitely don’t.
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