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greeting the warm light of a snowy morning as “Ok!”
he did so. He wrenched his window open and Apollo came inside to the surprise and eventual
gazed out into the wintry streets below, where he delight of his hosts. They made merry and ate and
caught sight of a little girl wandering the streets. were happy, until Apollo promised a surprise for them
all to make up for all of his missed Christmases.
“You there,” he said. “I am aware that my attitude has been horrible
“Yeah?” the girl said sweetly, clasping in the past,” he said, understating it quite a bit,
her hands behind her back. but he soldiered on. “I’ve had an awakening, and
“What’s today, my child?” Apollo I mean to make amends. Starting with this.”
asked, beaming down at her. Apollo pulled out the huge glowing buff
“Why, it’s Christmas, Mister!” from behind his back, to the wonder of everyone
“By Jove they’ve done it! They’ve done it, in a present, and without ceremony handed it to
single night’s time! Young lass,” he added, “do you Tiny Ravana, sitting crumpled up by the fire
know Hi-Rez, down the street just past the brewery?” so he didn’t catch a stiff breeze and die.
“I sure do, Mister!” “Give it one patch,” he said. “One patch, and
“Ah, most excellent. Do you know the warrior you mark my words, little Ravana here will be up
buff they have hanging in the window?” on his feet and winning matchups in no time.”
“You mean the one that’s as Ymir looked down at his son and brought
big as me?” she asked. up one great finger to wipe away the icy
“The very same, young lady. I need you to crystals that were forming in his eyes.
go buy it and bring it here. I have plans for it.” “Thanks!” he said.
The girl considered it for a moment, then “This means the world to us,” Nu Wa said to him.
nodded and sped off suddenly on a small Suddenly, Ymir stood up and
cloud of writhing, wolf-headed tentacles. Yes, opened his hands wide.
he had great plans for that buff, as he did for “Group up!” he said, bringing everyone
the rest of Christmas. Great plans indeed. together for one great hug. “Woohoo!” he added.
It was almost an hour later when the knock And from that day on, Apollo was true to his
came upon Ymir’s door. So impatient was Apollo word. He watched his temperament around players
that he knocked a second time, then a third. who weren’t doing as well as him and tried to help
“Honey,” Nu Wa said from deeper in where possible, and he made sure to play for the
the household, “could you get that?” team as well. He had good matches, and he had bad
“I’m on it!” Ymir said. He strode to the matches, but he went home every day with a smile
door and opened it easily, to find Apollo on his face and, more importantly, with friends.
beaming at him from the other side. And it was said that no one knew Christmas like
“Merry Christmas, my dear man!” he said. old Apollo, the brightest star in the city and the sky
Ymir froze in place, literally every Christmas day, night, and Eve from then on. ■
*and* figuratively, at the sight.
“Why, invite me in dear friend,” Apollo By Devon Boyette
said, “invite me out of this dreadful cold.”
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