Inside was Erin's room as I remembered it before her death, except there was no floor. The furniture seemed to float, stable and motionless in the air... On the bed, bent over her guitar was Erin, working out some new cord combination. "Hey, baby brother, come on in, and let's jam some," she said without looking up. She continued to work the strings of her guitar as I approached. "Erin? Is that you?" She looked up puzzled. "Who did you expect to find in my room, Mikey?" I broke into a run. As I. I had come to love his aftershave, a distinctive blend of smoke and spice that smelled exotic and homely at one and the same time. The plain, silvery band on his left hand was my torturer, tying knots of jealousy and desire in the pit of my stomach each time it caught my glance.Comfortable and lost to my thoughts, my hand snaked down my body, brushing the soft plateau of my stomach as I settled beneath the sheets. I wet two fingers in my mouth, then slid beneath the waistband of my shorts.. .. and it became graphic.She was suppressed. She was a woman who had been in a 20-year marriage without gratification, and me, a man free from one of 25 years and looking. She was not sure; I was not either. Slowly, we teased each other into more.She slowly opened up, and I was most eager. She told me of stolen glances at men, when she shopped, at their crotch, at their butt, at their demeanor ... while I told her of more lurid things ... of my imaginings of young ladies at the checkout counter. These tablets would grant the powers and skills of ancient warriors to those who were worthy of them. And the girl who sought their protection was given a very special power.A brand new power. The power of the Valkyrie! She became a warrior like no other! Wielding both powerful magic and incredible might she rode into battle. Sporting special, not to mention sensual, armor forged by the mighty god of the forge Hefistus himself! With her mighty blade she cut down the very giants and demons she.