Excerpt from a 1960 encrypted file: “Níðhöggr Ingebretsen was a Scandinavi

Excerpt from a 1960 encrypted file: “Níðhöggr Ingebretsen was a Scandinavian-born tier 7 magician that served as acting lieutenant to an Andolucian covert operations cell based in Basilica, Haurent. The cell was lead by the infamous operative mage Lafayette Hajjar, and he was known informally by all relevant members as her second in command, carrying out numerous assassinations under her direction. Certain agents have posited that their relationship was more than professional, a claim that both Hajjar and her handler have denied. He served in her unit for approximately seven years. On January 15th, 1959, Ingebretsen and Lafayette Hajjar were engaged by the tier 12 magician [NAME OMITTED] during a routine package drop outside the Andolucian embassy in Haurent. Both were grievously wounded during the battle by [NAME OMITTED], whose unprecedented ability to [REDACTED] enabled them to violently incapacitate both agents. The fight mainly took place upon the frozen lake surrounding the embassy, and as a result, the water was heavily contaminated by demons drawn up by the magical energy of the participants. Analysts surmise that Ingebretsen fell through the rapidly thinning ice at some point during the engagement. Hajjar, who survived the battle, testified that they had become separated due to poor visibility from weather conditions on the battlefield. When finally relocated, she reports that he was found facedown, half in the water. Although alive, demons had visibly eaten away at roughly three-quarters of his body–during her debriefing, Hajjar described the damage as catastrophic and beyond medical help; they had burrowed into his chest cavity, adhered to large patches of exposed epidermis, and reportedly were forcing their way out of his left eye socket when she found him.  Nonetheless, Ingebretsen was said to have recognized her, and although badly damaged, managed to communicate a request for a mercy kill. Hajjar reports that she took out her sidearm with the intention of shooting him in the head, but suffered a crisis of conscience and instead moved in pursuit of the fleeing [NAME OMITTED], leaving him on the ice. Ingebretsen’s body was subsequently never found–authorities arriving on scene in the immediate aftermath recovered several of his fingers and a number of teeth, but little else. It’s been presumed that he was dragged into the water by the accumulation of demons. The Andolucian intelligence bureau officially lists Níðhöggr Ingebretsen as deceased, but like most of its drowned operatives, it holds out the hope that he will resurface as an amalgam in one of their regular-interval summonings and return to active duty. Lafayette Hajjar reports that his last words to her as she held him on the ice were a barely coherent, "It hurts.” “ -- source link

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