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Chapter 8 - Face the Truth

The city and castle of Arendelle were now seen in general from the sloping path climbing along the first cliff overlooking the fjord. The end of the day was already beginning to show its first signs with the sky gradually becoming red with the characteristic red of the beginning of twilight. Anna could see all this, sitting on her horse galloping on the trail, followed by Sven carrying Kristoff and Olaf. All hoped to return in time, and hopefully, before the monsters reached Arendelle. Anna preferred not to imagine the worst and concentrate her look on the way forward. Every second counted, and they knew it.

They galloped for nearly an hour on the trails through the pine forest stretching for leagues. They finally reached a more remote corner of the forest, a sort of small valley isolated from everything, rocky and deserted at the foot of small hills in the middle of the forest. Without losing a moment, Anna and Kristoff jumped to the ground and rushed into the middle of this little valley, which seemed yet empty of any living presence.

- "Hey, it's me, Kristoff! ... Please show yourselves, we need help!"

Suddenly, a sound of rock began to ring all around them. The dozens of little round rocks all over the place began to tremble, then began to roll towards the couple from all directions. Sven and Olaf had to avoid many of them to avoid being hit. Kristoff and Anna did not seem surprised by this phenomenon, and for good reason, they knew what it was. What appeared to be small rocks turned out to be little humanoid creatures with pointed ears and big noses, a rock skin, and dressed in tribal-looking clothes made of foliage and moss. The rock trolls, the family that had adopted Kristoff and Sven when they were little.

- "Kristoff is back home!" exclaimed Bulda, the troll female who had been a bit of the adoptive mother of the young man. All the other trolls exclaimed at the same time, in a din of joy and clapping hands. Kristoff did not have time to react, as already several trolls came to him to hold him tightly.

- "And he brought Anna!" said another troll named Cliff, which added to the joy of the whole community. Anna was happy, of course, to see her troll friends again, but unfortunately seconds was very precious and the situation very dramatic. She wanted to speak, but already, Cliff was faster and took her by the hand a little quickly.

- "So, when is the wedding? I hope you do not come announce that it is canceled?"

- "I ... well ..." stammered Anna, but Bulda took the floor.

- "It's true that Kristoff does not look like this at first, but he's a very clean and disciplined boy." she said, laughing and pinching Kristoff's cheeks, which could not speak even if he tried. The little trolls went to see Olaf and Sven, some clinging to the reindeer antlers and almost making him to lose his balance. Olaf seemed delighted to see the trolls again and laughed with them insecurely as he knew how to do it so well. Kristoff quickly lost patience, and while remaining calm, restored a little order among his adopted family.

- "Okay, okay, please .... Listen, I too am very happy to see you again, really, but we have to talk to Grand Pabbie now."

- "Oh, that may be complicated." Bulda answered in a slightly embarrassed tone. Anna raised en eyebrow.

- "But .... We absolutely must! The survival of Arendelle, the country, maybe even the world, is at stake!" Anna said with a worried and insisting tone. The trolls quickly noticed it and showed less joyful and more concerned faces.

- "What's wrong with Grand Pabbie?" Kristoff asked, equally concerned.

- "Well ..." Bulda continued "... We don't really know ourselves. For some time now, he has spent most of his days in the sacred cave, never saying what he does in."

Anna did not know much about this cave, but Kristoff had already seen the entrance only. This cave was a sacred place for trolls and was absolutely forbidden to strangers. Kristoff has never been allowed to go inside. He thought it contained a huge treasure, or forbidden and powerful magical knowledge that only Pabbie could be able to understand.

- "Pabbie can sometimes be solitary, but also leaving the trolls in ignorance ..... I don't like that ...." said Kristoff frankly more worried than before.

- "But a few days ago ...." Cliff suddenly added as if revealing a secret "... As I passed near the entrance of the cave, I heard him mumble incantations, and I saw gleams of magic against the walls ...."

Pabbie performing magic, out of sight and alone in the sacred cave. Kristoff did not really like that, just like Anna. But however, the seconds passed and the couple should not lose a moment.

- "Bulda, I'm sorry, but we have to see Grand Pabbie." Anna insisted. The female troll looked sorry for the couple, and looking back, she sighed.

- "I know, and I'm really sorry, but we can not ...."

- "It'll be alright, Bulda. I was just waiting for them." suddenly made a grave and wise voice, which immediately attracted the attention of all. Leaving the entrance to a cave, an older troll, with a wise and old face, and a more complete outfit, a crystal pendant and a headdress on his head, came forward calmly among all the trolls who moved on the sides to let him pass.

- "Grand Pabbie ...." Anna smiled. Pabbie bowed respectfully to the princess, and also to Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf. Pabbie cleared his throat as she looked at Bulda, and she understood his attention.

- "Well, now everyone move. Come on, come on, the king needs to talk to the princess."

The other trolls all obeyed and moved away. Olaf and Sven also chose to stay behind, with the little trolls. Anna and Kristoff stayed on one knee to put themselves one step closer to the old troll, who stared at them first silently.

- "Grand Pabbie, I ...." Anna wanted to speak, but the old troll gently raised his hand, making him understand that an explanation would be useless.

- "I know why you came ...." he says "... and I think I can help you ..... Follow me."

With these words, he turned around and began to walk slowly towards the sacred cave. First hesitant given the symbol that this cave represents for trolls, Anna and Kristoff decided to come anyway. On arriving at the entrance to the cave, Pabbie turned to them, however.

- "What you are about to see, no human had ever seen it before ...." the wise troll said in a rather enigmatic tone. Anna and Kristoff felt chills running through their bodies. They then entered the thick darkness of the cave.

- "How do you do to see in this darkness?" Anna asked. Pabbie chuckled.

- "Oh, nothing more simple, my dear." he said with a malicious smile. He suddenly raised his arms, and the second that followed, flaming torches hanging on the walls of a rocky corridor flared up as if by magic. Anna and Kristoff were surprised at the moment, but also amazed. Despite his very advanced age, Pabbie remained very powerful in the use of magic. The path of flaming torches plunged deeper into the depths, revealing the path to follow.

-"Come with me." Pabbie said as she walked again. As they walked, the couple could see that the walls of the cavern looked really old, eaten away by weather and humidity, but still very solid. An aura almost mystical impregnated the air, they could feel it. At times, Anna and Kristoff even had the impression to hear .... Yes, like echoes ..... echoes of voices in the air, guttural songs, a little like the old vikings chants, accompanied by other echoes, of drums, jouhikko and tagelharpa,....

Anna shudders, a little fear, but also with fascination.

- "Here, the past remains and is one with the present and the future." describes Pabbie while walking. The end of the rock corridor led them to a room of very large and round appearance, also lit by torches. But what caught the attention of the couple was what is on the walls of this room. Rock paintings, some of very worn and old appearance, almost covered the entirety of the walls. Anna and Kristoff took a few steps in the middle of the room, speechless and round-eyed. Most of these paintings seemed to tell a story of the past, and a lot showing the forms of giant creatures within them.

- "It's ..... It's incredible...." Anna could not say anything else. Kristoff did not even speak, too stunned. Pabbie stepped forward to the main wall and, like a storyteller, began to speak, designating the first painting showing several confronting monsters.

- "A long time ago, long before the human race was born, the titans were fighting each other in a eternal war. Two clans had formed: the guardians, chosen by Mother Nature herself to defend this earth and its forms of life.... And the destroyers, greedy for blood and violence, obeying nothing and living only to spread chaos.... Among the guardians was their king, a unique titan, perhaps even the very firstborn, who was later named Godzilla."

Pabbie showed a rock painting depicting the giant lizard so terrifying and powerful, before speaking again.

"When humans began to spread around the world, the titans disappeared, mysteriously. But these times of peace did not last, and one day the destroyer titans resurfaced. They devastated whole countries for the simple pleasure, destroying thousands of lives.... Alerted, the guardians also came back, and the war resumed...."

Pabbie continued in his summary that Anna and Kristoff listened with the greatest attention. Then Pabbie showed another rock painting, which caught the curiosity of the young princess. Human forms with helmets, on drakkars, trolls, and also Godzilla, all seeming to form a single group, and standing in front of other giant monsters.

"At first, while the Vikings, your ancestors, had just colonized Norway, the trolls and humans were at war because humans wanted to own the wood of our forests. And one day, destructive titans rushed to the shores, killing and destroying everything in their path without the slightest pity. The humans and the trolls then decided to ignore their quarrels and made an alliance against this new enemy. It is my own ancestor, the former king of the trolls, who sealed this pact, with the greatest king whom the Vikings knew, and he is still knew in your history as one of the greatest warriors of all time: Ragnar Lothbrok himself. But in spite of the ferocity of the Viking warriors, allied to our magical powers, we lost all the battles against these infernal giants, only one of whom was strong enough to devastate an entire army. Everything seemed lost, when from the depths of the ocean, Godzilla made his appearance ... The king of the titans, one after the other, killed the other titans without the slightest hesitation, making them roll back to the ocean. Finally, we were victorious, thanks to the divine intervention of this god we did not know. Having completed his work, Godzilla disappeared as quickly as he appeared. Despite the victory, our people had suffered badly and lost a lot. Our alliance remained, but our peoples swore to keep the history of the titans inside this cave, which humans entrusted to our protection. Since then, my people have been watching over these vestiges of the past, waiting for the day when someone would be worthy to contemplate it."

The magic cloud created by Pabbie in the cave had shown some images, from the past .... The Viking and Troll people sealing their pact.... Godzilla killing the evil titans and saving the Norway.... Vikings dancing and singing during rites around great fires and celebrating idols of wood and stone in the image of Godzilla. One of these Vikings, wearing a large bear skin covering his shoulders, was standing and hitting a drum while dancing. Beside him, a woman, in a white robe and white painted face, carrying several bone pendants, and wearing a reindeer cap on her head, held pieces of bone and gently struck them against each other, while singing in a mysterious and beautiful voice in the ritual language of the Vikings, while another Viking was scarifying a goat by cutting the throat and let the blood spread on the ground..... The trolls and the Vikings, together, drawing the paintings on the walls of this cave.... During the explanation, the atmosphere of the cave was heavier, more mystical, and the echoes of singings seemed to be much more present. Outside, a flash of lightning exploded in the sky, announcing the arrival of a possible storm, surprising Anna and Kristoff on the moment. Grand Pabbie stopped his resume and took a breath after talking so much. The atmosphere of the cavern then seemed to calm down little by little. Anna and Kristoff had lost nothing of what he had said, and was even more stupefied than before. It took a few moments for their minds to process all this information.

- "Godzilla defended our land ....." says Anna still in shock. Pabbie confirmed with a nod.

- "If our kingdom exists today, it is indeed thanks to him." said the old wise troll. Anna and Kristoff felt stupid about Ishiro, who had been trying to warn them from the beginning.

- "But .... How can we defeat this titan, Leatherback?" Kristoff asked. Pabbie then made another revelation to the couple.

- "Leatherback and Godzilla are not the only ones now .... Other titans have awakened."

Anna and Kristoff's hearts jumped. Pabbie waved her hands, creating a kind of reddish-brown magic mist over him, which took the form of two distinct creatures that the couple had never seen. The first looked like a dragon with outstretched wings and a pincer-shaped tail, and the second was humanoid, a kind of mane around the head, a bushy tail and pointy ears similar to that of a dog.

- "This one's called Otachi," said Pabbie, showing the roaring dragon shape "nicknamed the Sea Dragon. A destroyer, like the one you call Leatherback. " then he designated the other form "and this one is named King Shisa, or King Caesar according to the languages, nicknamed the Lion-Ape King. But doesn't know if he's a destroyer, or a guardian."

Two other titans roaming the world. Anna and Kristoff felt even less reassured. But despite the fear, the young princess was not determined to give up.

- "There is necessarily a way to beat them."

- "I admire your determination, Princess Anna ..." said Pabbie not really confident compared to her ".... But even the most powerful of our magic could do nothing against these creatures."

Anna and Kristoff looked at each other, worry being read on their faces. The couple remained in the middle of the cave, silent and with only one thought in mind: what to do now? Grand Pabbie also seemed to think of a solution to help the young couple, and after few minutes, seemed to find one.

- "I have an idea, listen well ...."

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