ÚLFHEIMR
THE NORDIC KINGDOM

EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK

2 (Tveir)
Sunnudagr, 2 Gormánuðr (Sunday, October 28)

Tvíhvítrúlfarnir í stríð
(Twins to War)

Svá beit þá sverð
ór siklings hendi
váðir Váfaðar,
sem í vatn brygði;
brǫkuðu broddar,
brotnuðu skildir,
glumruðu gylfringar
í gotna hausum. 

Hákonarmál 5

Then the sword
in the sovereign's hand
pierced through armor
as though thrust into water.
Spear-shafts rattled,
shields shattered,
swords crashed down
into the skulls of men.

The Song of Hákon 5

“For those joining us now, the Úlfheimr regime, led by the Håkon and Olav brothers after their father, Hákon VI, tragically died in an unfortunate accidental plane crash on Saturday - which raises serious questions about the level of training of male pilots in the kingdom by the way - has launched an unprovoked attack against the Middle East, savagely slaughtering an estimated 100 million civilians, Moslem and Jewish alike and primarily defenseless women and little children. We warn you that the death toll is very conservative and expected to significantly rise in the coming days. President Obama - the first transgender woman of color commander in chief in U.S. history - has condemned the invasion in unequivocal terms, referring to it as another holocaust threatening the very heart of democracy.” The SVT Muslim anchor - probably female although it is difficult to assess gender through a burqa - is reporting in English rather than the usual Arabic or Persian for maximum worldwide reach. She has great difficulties hiding her excitement. Despite the very close cooperation between the Swedish Caliphate and Israel, she despises the Jews as much as the Jews despise Muslims. The death of her own people is completely irrelevant as long as so many infidels have been killed. 

Another presenter takes over and dramatically declares, “we are now going to our special envoy reporting live in the war zone. Over to you Nadira…”

“Thank you Rashida! Here are some footage of the destruction taken only a few minutes ago exclusively for our diverse viewers all over the world, at great risk to our crew…”

The images shown to the world are shocking. Babies baked alive in ovens, pregnant women disemboweled, men burned alive, bombed hospitals, toddlers buried while still crying and calling for their mother in leveled daycare centers… Never ending minutes of unspeakable horror. None of it is real however. All archived footage of previous wars involving Israel, Palestine and DAESH, enhanced for effects by Artificial Intelligence. All courtesy of Disney’s studios now specializing in state propaganda after a dozen bankruptcies producing entertainment children had no interest in whatsoever. The media company’s last and final flop recounting the story of a super hero bringing social justice to the world, and featuring a transgender black women in a semi-vegetative state due to brain damage following a vaginoplasty going terrible wrong leading also to the amputation of all four limbs over an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection contracted from the toxic male neighbor who refused to get a vaccination. SVT, in the like of all state and corporate media - often one and the same - had a long history of willfully and deceitfully providing misinformation and disinformation the a gullible public. Including one of the most ludicrous claims in human history, at Swedish taxpayers’ expense at the time, that the first Swedes were black. Part of the long psychological warfare operation designed to replace native Europeans and to justify open borders with Africa and the Middle East. One of the SVT so-called journalist has come back on the screen, in a close shot, in an attempt to convey the seriousness of the situation. Although dramatic facial expressions are difficult to detected when the entire face is covered by some sort of hijab.

She continues: “The United Nations have conveyed an emergency meeting in order to…”

The programming is suddenly interrupted, with no warning. The SVT feed instantly replaced by a broadcast error screen and associated distinct sound. The entire grid in Sweden seems to have failed, and the country has been plunged into darkness. 

All 349 members of the Riksdag are in attendance, including Sweden’s Prime Minister, Raheela Mahomed, but excluding Takiyah Atiyeh, the justice minister, who is attending an emergency meeting offsite. The members of parliament are caught off guard by the sudden power outage. They had been preparing an unanimous motion to condemn Úlfheimr for its attack on Israel and Palestine overwhelmingly targeting women of color and varied gender identities. Some bickering over wording not being sufficiently inclusive has gotten the parliamentary session to run unusually late into the evening. The politicians of the uniparty, جامعهٔ مدرسین حوزهٔ علمیهٔ قم (Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom), expect the lights will come back up at any moment. Worst case scenario, there should be backup generator power kicking in shortly. Some are using the light on their personal devices. Others are just waiting, making small talk nervously. From looking out of the windows, some politicians realize all of Stockholm is pitch black. There is no moon or starlight either, due to a thunderstorm brewing over the city for the past few minutes. Particularly unusual at this time of year. Suddenly, lighting hits the highest point on the northeast side of the neoclassical Riksdagshuset, built in the early 20th century, with a screeching sound from above but that seems to be coming at the same time from the entrails of Abrahamic hel. The statute at the top of the building overseeing the baroque revival style facade, in the form of a female figure personifying Moder Svea (Mother Sweden), and one of the symbols of the Swedish nation sculpted by Theodore Lundberg, slowly leans forward and breaks at the knees with a threatening sound. It then collapses at the feet and falls, head first, right in front of the edifice, shattering on impact and sending debris that block Riksdagshuset’s oversized main entrance and exit. Within seconds, a fire has broken out, quickly engulfing the building with thick black smoke. Panic immediately ensues. The politicians are rushing towards the exits. Lightning hits again. And again. And again. More blazes erupt throughout the building with floors, art nouveau ceilings and walls now starting to collapse in complete cacophony and in clouds of dust, burying both the concrete stairs as well as the exits and trapping the occupants in the inferno. They are running erratically, like Halal chickens after their head has been cut off. They step on each other,  get entangled in their burqas and chadors, fall and trample one another, blinded by smoke and panic. Soon, their skin starts to melt and burn in the heat of the hellfire, in grueling and unbearable pain and horror. The men and women of the illegitimate government and occupying force attempt one last prayer to الله, begging for mercy. Not understanding, though, that their god is impotent faced with any of the Æsir. 

Þórr einn þar vá þrunginn móþi. Then rose up Thor, in swelling rage.