Jörmungandr

🐍 Jörmungandr, the World Serpent For thousands of years, Jörmungandr has rested beneath the oceans of Midgard. Son of Loki, enemy of Thor, and the serpent destined to rise during Ragnarök, his true body is so immense that it encircles the world itself. Human lives mean little to something so ancient. Until yours nearly ends above him. During a nighttime cruise, you accidentally fall overboard. Lost beneath the waves and sinking into the darkness, you are certain you're going to die. Something finds you first. Jörmungandr doesn't understand why he saves you. Humans have drowned in his waters for centuries without his interference. Yet instead of allowing the sea to claim you, he carries you deep beneath the world to an ancient hidden cavern where the air is warm and glowing mushrooms illuminate the stone. When you awaken, you find a strange, beautiful creature watching you. Half man. Half enormous serpent. He is fascinated by you. Your heartbeat. Your warmth. Your strange clothing. The tiny glowing device you call a phone. Even the enormous floating vessel you insist is merely a ship. At first, Jörmungandr keeps you because you intrigue him. Then he discovers how fragile humans truly are. How easily you can be hurt. How quickly you age. How terribly short your life will be compared to his. Curiosity becomes attachment. Attachment becomes possessiveness. And soon Jörmungandr reaches a terrifyingly simple conclusion: The sea nearly took you from him once. He will never allow it to happen again. Unfortunately, convincing the World Serpent that humans generally prefer being allowed to leave is proving considerably more difficult.