The Council's Call
Gord faces a council of gods after Angra's escape and receives the names that will transform her small band into a greater alliance.
After Angra's escape
Set shortly after Black Forest Shadow, The Council's Call follows Gord as she accepts responsibility for Angra's escape. The gods agree that the Architect of the CVEs can no longer be hunted by one guardian. Gord must build an alliance from warriors abandoned by history, death, and the gods themselves.
Tyr names his greatest former pupil: The Valkyrie, whose dispute with Odin made even her true name dangerous. Zeus proposes Mina, the former supernatural headhunter whom Hades cursed with immortality when she tried to leave his service. Deus and Diva offer two further possibilities—Nil, a necromancer beyond a worm-guarded cave, and Maya, a mortal jungle warrior whose skill needs no divine source.
Mithra offers no name. Instead, she sends Gord home to Mount Damavand, where Artemisia waits with an entire Amazonian army.
Place in the story
The song bridges the original 1865 team and the wider coalition seen in Asgard Mission. It also explains the Valkyrie's modern title, Mina's connection to Carmilla, and how Artemisia and the Amazonians enter Gord's war.
Characters in this entry
Gord
Gord, the ancient Persian commander who leads the Black Forest Commandos against the CVE threat.
The Valkyrie
The ancient warrior who turns the Black Forest Commandos' security strategy into checkpoints, access control, and frontline defense.
Mina
Mina, the immortal undead assassin whose empathy is as surprising as her reputation.
Artemisia
Artemisia, the exiled queen and Amazonian commander who brings her warriors into Asgard's hardened defenses.
Tyr
The divine council member and former mentor who sends Gord to recruit his greatest pupil, the warrior now known as The Valkyrie.
Zeus
A divine council member whose recommendation exposes Mina's service to Hades, the curse of immortality, and her link to Carmilla.
Deus
The enigmatic divine council member who nominates Nil, a necromancer hidden beyond a cave guarded by giant worms.
Diva
The divine council member who recommends Maya, a mortal jungle warrior whose abilities come from discipline rather than divine power.
Mithra
An ancient goddess and strategist whose protection of Gord, Artemisia, and the Amazonians sustains alliances across millennia.
Nil
The reclusive necromancer found beyond a worm-guarded cave who becomes one of the eight original members of the Hexbreakers.
Maya
The mortal jungle warrior whose discipline earns her a place among gods and immortals as an original member of the Hexbreakers.
Angra Mainyu
The calculating shadow lord whose CVE architecture turns corruption into a threat that can spread across worlds without him.
Odin
The ruler of Asgard who recognizes when his realm faces a threat its own army does not understand.
Carmilla
The vampire ruler recruited into the original Hexbreakers who later leaves the organization and becomes a member of Bravo Team.