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The Well Of MĂmisbrunnr.
The Well Of Mímisbrunnr.
The three wells of Yggdrasil known as Mímisbrunnr, Hvergelmir and Urdarbrunnr were not to be trifled with, They contained powerful waters that connected with the cosmic energy of the universes and for those who were aware of Yggdrasil's wells knew the liquid came with a sacrifice. Odin had heard of these stories of Giants, Aesir and Vanir that came to the well, speaking to the Guardian, Mimir as he shared the sacrifices that would be needed. Some would accept the terms for one glass of water while others would turn and away walk away, unable to meet the demands. However, upon this day a man in walked towards the guardian, Mimir and would say: " I wish for one glass of Mimisbrunnr's waters."
The guardian, Mimir, looked at the young King, for he knew who he was and said Mimir: "For one glass, Odin, King of Asgard, it will require one of your eyes to be thrown into the well. Once this is done, the cosmic energy that fills these waters will come to life and be ready for you to drink. Then you will find enlightened. Do you, Odin Borson, accept the wells demands?"
Odin knew that a sacrifice would be required, he was just unsure what it may have been until now. He stared at the guardian for a moment. The king took a deep breath as his words followed. Odin: " I accept." Another short moment was given as the tension grew between them both. Odin, breathing slowly but steadily as he tried to compose himself would bring his right hand to his eye, stopping inches away. It wasn't an easy choice to make but as he looked at his blurred fingers that inches away, he took one final breath before the sudden strike of his fingers gouging at his eye.
The pain was immense as he had a firm hold of his eyeball within his fingers and pulled it out from its socket. A firm yank was given and there, before Mimir, with the stains of blood on his fingers was an eyeball resting in Odin's Palms.
Mimir saw that the sacrifice was made and said nothing towards Odin, instead he gestured with his hand to throw the eyeball into the well.
Odin did just that and as he did, the eye 'plopped' in sound that echoed out before an aura of purple and blue energy was released in form of light from the dark well. Mimir would pull up the bucket that glowed and once high enough, use a horn to scoop up a glass of water and pass it to the King.
Odin stared for a moment before his stained red hand reached out for the horn as the water, flowed with this purple and blue energy. He closed his eye and then drank the first sip as omniscience flowed through his body.
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