At the Well of Urd

The gods are parasites. The cosmos is dying. And the cure might be worse than the disease. For ten thousand years, the Norns—Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld—have woven reality from their dwelling beside the Well of Urd, sustaining the cosmic tree Yggdrasil and the Nine Realms it supports. But when Urd begins to unravel the threads of fate, she discovers a devastating truth: the gods who claim to protect existence are feeding on it. Odin, Thor, Freyja—all of them parasites, draining life from the very fabric of reality to fuel their immortality. The only solution? Sever the connection. Let the gods die. Let the cosmos collapse. But consciousness—once awakened—doesn't surrender easily. And neither do the gods. What follows is a metaphysical reckoning unlike anything mythology has dared to explore. Urd's rebellion fractures the Norns themselves. Verdandi clings to duty, convinced that order—even corrupt order—is better than chaos. Skuld sees futures unraveling faster than she can weave them. And the gods? They're not going quietly. As Yggdrasil begins to rot and the Nine Realms destabilize, the true cost of freedom becomes clear: liberation requires destruction. And not everyone—god or mortal—will survive the transformation. "At the Well of Urd" isn't about gods and heroes. It's about the moment consciousness recognizes its own cage. It's about systems so entrenched they feel inevitable—until someone dares to ask: What if we just stopped feeding them? Perfect for readers who loved "Circe" by Madeline Miller, question the systems that shape our world, see mythology as psychology, and want fiction that transforms, not just entertains.