title: Vitki Musings: Runes, Seidr and Esoteric Asatru: Thoughts of a Norse Sorcerer or Shaman
author: Kurt Hoogstraat
description: Kurt Hoogstraat is a 50-something Vitki, living in the suburbs of Chicago. He is an ordained gothi and a certified core shaman of the Norse path.
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  ## The Story so Far—  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  In the MMORPG Cross Reverie, Takuma Sakamoto was lauded as the Demon Lord, a
  being of overwhelming power.
  
  
  
  
  
  By defeating the 《Demon Lord of the Mind, Enkvaros》, faster than anyone else
  in the game, he had acquired an extremely rare item: the 《Demon Lord’s Ring》.
  It was one of the ultimate pieces of equipment found in Cross Reverie, able to
  reflect all types of magic.
  
  
  
  
  
  Takuma called himself “Diablo,” and turned his own personal area in the game
  into an elaborate dungeon where he acted as its boss. Acting like a Demon
  Lord, he would entertain any challengers who came to face him—and then destroy
  them.
  
  
  
  
  
  And then, one day—
  
  
  
  
  
  Takuma was summoned to another world that was almost exactly like Cross
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