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Truly Divine

by Onomonopia

Chapter 3: Thor

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Celestia and Luna weren't capable of comprehending what they were looking at.

For hours they had fought alongside Cadence and Shining Armor, along with the Crystal Empire forces, against the onslaught of the titan army. A dozen titans had attacked the Empire and forced them into the fight of their lives, forcing them to unleash more of their magical power than they ever thought they could. But it hadn't been enough. The titans had pushed them further and further back until they were right at the walls of the empire.

Then the sky opened up and lightning had descended upon the titans, followed by a being that looked similar yet was so different to the princesses. That being then annihilated the titan army in a little under ten minutes with a hammer that could smash through the titans almost as if they were made of glass. So as the princesses watched, slacked jawed and amazed, the being with the hammer decimated a force that was the princesses had thought to be unstoppable.

"Sister...do you have any idea what that is?" Luna asked her sister from the top of the Crystal Empire walls, staring down at the being in the red cape with the winged helmet that was kicking around what remained of the titans like they were toys.

"Whatever it is it is incredibly powerful, sister. Far more powerful than anything I have ever seen in my entire life," Celestia whispered in a scared tone as the being lifted the body of a titan with one hand and hurled it over the horizon, getting Celestia to widen her eyes even further.

"I don't even think Discord can match it's power," Cadence said from behind the two of them while Shining Armor stared in awe. "But whatever it is, it helped us defeat the titans that were invading my home. So maybe, just thinking out loud, it's on our side?"

"There is only one way to find out."

Celestia and Luna extended their wings and descended towards the caped being, trying to get a reading on him as they did so. As the two of them got closer they both became aware of his power, which felt somewhat magical, but so much more. They gently landed on the grass behind the being and cleared their throats to announce their presence, not wanting to get closer than they had to. The being turned around to glance at the two, before he smiled and waved to them.

"Greetings, alicorns!" the being said in a tone filled with mirth and power, one that made the princesses back away from him slightly.

"You...have heard of alicorns before?" Celestia asked in a tentative voice.

"Of course. Asgard is home to many miraculous forms of life. I have seen unicorn, pegasi and even the occasional alicorn in my land. Of course, those ones do not speak!" the being laughed before he walked right up to the two princesses, who realized that he was a full head taller than them. "Greetings, rulers of the land. I am Thor. God of Thunder."

"Um, greetings, Thor. What brings...a god...to our land?" Luna asked, her words picked very carefully. She wasn't certain if the being before her was a god or not, but when she took a moment to glance around at all of the decimated titans, she found that the idea was not impossible.

"I came to answer the prayer of one of your foals," Thor replied as he walked towards another titan's body, lifting it with one hand and chucking it off into the distance. "Her prayer was so intense and so sincere that I heard her desperation all the way from Asgard. I would have been here sooner, but the All-Father has been difficult as of late. But all that is of no importance now! For Thor is here to aid thee in thy hour of plight!"

"I...see," Celestia said before flashing a look at Luna, one that Luna had come to learn meant that Celestia was out of her depth.

"Um, Lord Thor..."

"No need for such titles. Thor will suffice," Thor corrected.

"Alright then Thor, as I do not wish to waste the time of one of such...stature, I will say that this is not the only place where the titans have attacked," Luna began, using her horn to create a map of Equestria. Thor raised an eyebrow with a smile at her display of magic, before he waved a hand through the magical map. "There have been titans attacking Ponyville while we-"

"I am aware of such attacks. I dealt with those titans before I arrived to save thee," Thor informed the princesses, who eyes went wide at Thor's words. "I have also defeated those that attacked your cities and towns here, here and here," Thor continued as he pointed to numerous different towns and cities, getting the princesses eyes to widen even further.

"However, I was not aware that there were titan attacks along the cities at the coast. I shall dispose of them with haste," Thor decreed before he backed away from the princesses and began to swing his hammer, causing a massive gust of wind to nearly knock the princesses over. "We shall rejoin where Autumn Breeze first prayed for my aid. Until then, fare thee well."

Thor then threw his hammer skyward while still hanging onto the grip, ripping himself from the ground and hurling him up into the sky. The princesses watched him go until he was gone from their sight, still trying to process what they had just witnessed. Cadence and Shining Armor walked up behind the two princesses, who turned to see that the two were waiting for an explanation.

"Celestia. Luna. Who was that?" Cadence asked. Celestia took a long sigh after that question was asked, as if she herself was not sure of what she was about to say.

"That, my friends, was Thor. A god. Father help us all."

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Thor could hear the roaring of the titans before he saw them. The might of Mjolnir drew Thor to where the titans were ravaging a city by the sea. Thor counted three as he broke through the cloud cover and descended, narrowing his eyes as the monsters looked up to see his arrival.

The titan he was flying towards opened its maw and unleashed a beam of pure magic towards Thor, with enough force to destroy a mountain. Thor smirked as Mjolnir pierced through the magic and rocketed Thor right into the face of the titan, not at all slowed down by the magical force. With a bellow Thor thrust Mjolnir threw the head of the titan, breaking it apart in a single hit and raining crystal shards down upon the city below. Thor then slammed his boots into what remained of the creatures face, driving it into the streets and crushing its throat with his godly strength.

"Why is it always giants?" Thor asked as he turned towards the other titans, who were lumbering through the streets towards where the god had struck down the first titan. "I have wrestled stars, fought black holes and waged war with those that could devour worlds. And yet I am always brought back to giants."

Thor chucked Mjolnir towards one of the advancing titans, shattering the titans knee and causing it to collapse to the ground in front of Thor. The monster roared at Thor as it reached out a hand to grab hold of the god of thunder, but Thor simply smirked before he extended his hand and called Mjolnir back to him. Mjolnir crashed through the back of the titans head and burst through its forehead to return to Thor, who turned towards the final titan with a smirk upon his face.

"But while tall and made of crystal, these foes do not posses the same challenge of the Frost Giants. I am almost disappointed," Thor lamented as he began to swing his hammer once more, causing lightning to crackle along Mjolnir. The final titan started to back away from the god, having seen what he had done to its brethren, but that action got another smirk out of Thor.

"Nay. There is no escaping my wrath."

Thor thrust his hammer into the sky, summoning thunder clouds which roared overhead in a fury of lightning. Dozens of bolts came raining down onto the god of thunder, striking Mjolnir and charging it with the power of the heavens. Thor then pointed the hammer between the titans eyes and a moment later a blast of lightning far more powerful than any that had come before it tore the head off of the crystal being, leaving a smoking stump where its head used to be. Thor watched the creature fall over and collapse into the city, before he turned to see the citizens of the city looking at him with shock and awe.

"Are all of thee unharmed?" Thor asked the ponies, who couldn't even muster the will to respond to the being that called down the heavens. Thor raised an eyebrow at the silence by the ponies, but with a shrug he turned away from them and began to spin his hammer.

"Wait!" a voice called out, getting Thor to turn back to the ponies once more. A foal, one smaller than the one that had prayed for him, walked to the front of the crowd. He stared up at Thor with wide eyes, as if he was trying to take all of Thor in and couldn't.

"Yes, little one? What do you require of Thor?"

"I-it's just...the princesses struggled to bring down one of these titans. Our magic and weapons have no effect. But you...you defeated three of them like they were nothing," the foal stammered out, getting a smile to cross Thor's face. "And the princesses are the strongest beings in the land. So what does that make you?"

"A god, little one. I am a god."

Thor then hurled Mjolnir and took to the skies once more, leaving an awestruck crowd of ponies to watch the divine being ascend into the sky. And as he vanished in a flash of thunder, smiles began to cross their faces. Smiles they hadn't had in so long.

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Autumn held up a cup of water to her mother, who drank it down in a heartbeat before she returned her focus to the pony she was bandaging. Autumn raced off to get another drink for her mother, before the sound of thunder rumbling overhead turned her and every other head towards the sky. A moment after the thunder rumbled Thor descended down from above, landing hammer first into the ground in the center of the town.

With cries of joy all of the ponies in town that weren't too wounded to walk or helping those that were went over to Thor, who towered over the ponies by a good four feet. He smiled to them as he waded through the crowd, all of who made room for him when he got close. Despite the amazement and respect they had for him, none of the ponies wanted to get too close.

Thor spied Autumn and waded over to her, watching with interest as the filly raced a drink of water to her mother before looking over to Thor. She gazed at him with awe before looking back to her mom with uncertainty. Thor walked over to her and sat down inside of the tent with Autumn and Summer, despite that he barely fit inside of the tent.

"Greetings, young Autumn Breeze. I hope that you are well?" Thor asked Autumn, who moved closer to her mother while giving Thor a hesitant smile.

"H-hello, Mr. Thor," Autumn managed to stammer out.

"Thor is fine, young one. I have come to inform you that I have answered your prayer. Your home of Equestria is no longer in danger from the titans that have plagued your lands," Thor said to Autumn, whose eyes went wide with surprise the same way her mothers did. "I have flown across the entire land three times and have found no trace of their evil. You will no longer have to fear their wrath any longer."

"Thank you," Autumn said in an awed tone, while the ponies that had been listening outside of the tent began to cheer and celebrate what Thor had said. Thor made a motion like he was about to get up, but then a thought came to him and he sat down once more, a concerned expression upon his face as he rested a hand on the handle of Mjolnir.

"Young Autumn, daughter of Summer, may I ask thee a question?" Thor asked, waiting until Autumn nodded before he continued. "While I am glad to have aided you in your hour of need, I only heard of your prayer because I was listening for any cries from help. And in your prayer I heard no mention of any of the gods of your world. Forgive me if I am intruding, but why did thee not pray to thy gods?"

"Um, we don't have gods," Autumn replied to Thor, who let out a small sigh at her words before nodding for her to continue.

"If I may interrupt, Lord Thor," Summer Sky asked with trepidation, waiting until Thor smiled and nodded to her. "All we've ever had is the princesses to protect us, to look out for us. And then Twilight and her friends showed up. They protect us the best they can, but some times, like recently, it's not enough. Aside from Discord, who we can't rely on, Equestria has never had...gods. Nowhere in the history books is there even a mention of them."

"I see. That troubles me," Thor muttered to himself before he rose to his full height, the wings of his helmet ripping through the top of the tent. "I will go speak with Celestia, ruler of the sun, and Luna, ruler of the moon, on this matter of the lack of gods on your world. I thought that after Gor I had solved this issue, but it is clear that I did not try hard enough."

Thor walked out from the tent and started to swing his hammer, building up enough speed to create a small whirlwind.

"Thor!" Autumn cried out, getting Thor to look over at her with interest. "Thank you...for answering my prayer! But what will you do after this?! Will you go back to...As...gard?"

"Nay, young one. Until I can ensure that your prayers never go unanswered again, Equestria is where I shall stay. For there is nothing worse than the prayers of a child that go unanswered. Until I know for certain that you are safe, until I have truly answered your prayer, then I cannot leave. You have the word of a god," Thor comforted her before he hurled his hammer into the sky and sailed into the clouds, leaving Autumn with the flower of hope blooming in her heart.

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