Cul Borson, the Serpent, the God of
Fear, looks back over his long and disappointing life....
As a kid he challenged his younger
brother Odin: Odin can hit him with any weapon of his choosing and
then Cul gets to return the favor. Odin chooses the Hammer of Ivaldi
(as Cul knew he would) but the boy can't lift the weapon and so must
concede defeat; Cul's riposte is to whisper in Odin's ear what their
father Bor really thinks of him, which is more painful than any
physical blow....
Years later with the death of Bor, Cul
claims the throne but Odin opposes him as Cul is evil and beat the
living Hel out of him....
Months ago, Cul was granted one last
chance to redeem himself, as he stood envying Odin for fighting with
his son Thor over the new female Thor....
Weeks later, Malekith tries to tempt
Cul into joining his cause with the promise of Odin's throne. Cul did
not trust Malekith and warned him to leave Asgard alone. Malekith
dismisses Cul as insignificant and departed....
Day ago, Odin dispatched Cul to
Svartalfheim as a spy: he tortured a Dark Elf prisoner into telling
him of the Black Bifrost and how it was powered by crystallized
mushrooms. Cul invades the mushroom mines and kills the taskmasters.
The child slaves rejoice in their rescue by the hero Cul but he has
no concern for them; his interest was in the mushrooms. As the guards
approach, Cul surprises himself by breaking the slaves' chains and
allowing them to escape. Cul, pierced with arrows and spears, keeps
fighting until the slaves saw from a distance a huge explosion....
Days later, as Freyja is making her
heroic stand at the Black Bifrost, the child slaves come to her aid
in the name of their hero Cul Borson....