The stars are the eyes of gods which stare impassively as Modi looks to enter Valhalla before dying. He goes back to town in hopes of finding anyone whom could help him to Asgard. He destroys the idols he and his pop'd made to Thorr, then uses the stones to fight more giants as the mtn town people watch and decide whether they believed Modi when he declares he is mortal. After beating the giant he q's the men on why they still worshipped the gods, everyone seeing the Valkyries come down and straight up kill a guy to go to Valhalla, despite he having about a week left of life, and his wound tis actually, only a scratch!
The men now hastily wish to follow Modi as their leader, months going by where men came and died, til Asmund, 1 of the 1st to join, notices a raven also following and watching during fights, and they never failing, despite the men they lost once in awhile, so Asmund decides its Modi's good luck raven. Asmund, Loker, and Eyjolf stay loyal and stuck to their goal, they being met by what Asmund thought was a raven til it spoke, Modi offering him food after learning he was cursed, in return the bird told him a possible entrance. They reach a temple untouched by the frigid snow, Modi feeling like they were close. Inside are ladies in a pool inviting them in, the trio noticing the raven hadn't been around, since the other bird's advice.
Modi wanders nearby, looking for the guide, then hears a baby which grows when he looks at her. She tells of her mother and he being her pop, he asking about the entrance to Asgard. She instead starts looking viney with roots and some horns, wanting to ease his pain, he getting swallowed by the tree as his men are dying and dead at the baths. Asmund is struggling on the ground near Modi, he planning to help him, but the Valkyries come again, this time arguing amongst themselves on how killing the human's before their time perhaps wasn't the way, but Asmund still being killed without honor, this spurring Modi into flexing his own strength and breaking free of the magical witch tree. 1 of the valkyries is turned human and ready to fight, Modi egging her on. Another decent pull into reading more!