City of Iron

[icaruslived]

It was called Fenris, and it stank.

It stank of blood, and sulphur, and, of course, the iron, the ever-present iron, forged and hammered to stand strong and stark. It jutted, tall and defiant, a cold, sprawling, metallic blotch on one edge of the grand Lake Bifrost.

Once, the iron had simply been the cheapest building material around, brought

Comments

[rayaso]

What a great idea, and so well written! I enjoyed it very much, and had no idea how it would end.

[icaruslived]

Thankin' you very kindly! We also enjoyed creating the places for you all :D

[alycewilson]

Interesting creation story. I love creation stories. :)

[icaruslived]

They are so super neat, aren't they? They tell us so much about how the people see themselves and their history and their place in the world...

[dmousey]

Once I started this I could NOT stop. I am in awe of the imagery and imagination in this. Awesome read!Thanks for penning this! :)

[icaruslived]

Thank you for reading it, and for liking it, and for commenting on it! :D

[cheshire23]

This is beautiful! I love the embrace at the end - it wasn't what I was expecting at all but it's perfect.

[icaruslived]

What were you expecting, out of interest?

[shimmerdream]

This was lovely, I really enjoyed it.

[icaruslived]

Thank you so much! It's really good to hear that people are enjoying the things that come out of the other side of my keyboard :D