Eira Thornton

"'I know. You're too stubborn to die.'"- Eira's last words to Thor

Enforcer of the Æsir Gods, Eira Thornton is one of the three main characters featured within Gods Rising: Ragnarök.

Personality
Eira is rather brash compared to the other successors. When we first meet her, she would rather jump to conclusions than sit back and listen to others, as seen when she immediately accused The Vanir of kidnapping her adoptive sister, Briar. Throughout the story, she was seen asserting herself into Simon's life, deeming herself his best friend. In reality, this assertion was an extension of her innate need to be liked.

While she would prefer to go in guns blazing, she has shown restraint before and during Henry McLoughlin's trial. She got permission from Simon to show Henry Asgard with Rose Andrews, in an attempt to persuade him to join the Æsir. During the trial, she was shown believing that Henry did not kill the goddess Iðunn. She also showed restraint during the final battles, planning with Kanri instead of rushing in to destroy Surtr.

Appearance
Eira is a rather muscular girl, stemming from her interest in baseball. She stands taller than a majority of the female successors. She dresses much like how her predecessor dresses in modern day, with flannels and jeans. Her eyes are lake blue. Her long curly ginger hair has stayed relatively the same length since Elissa Cain has joined the successors. She has a fast metabolism, retaining a thinner body build.

General Abilities
Natural Strength: Eira has natural strength from her daily exercise, and baseball games.

Linguistics: Like all successors, Eira has a natural understanding of Welsh and Nordic languages.

Enhanced Durability: Eira shares enhanced durability with other successors

Immortality: After Thor died, Eira inherited his immortality.

Divine Abilities
Divine Strength: Eira is stronger than the average god, being the successor to the god of strength.

Divine Weather Manipulation: As goddess of storms, Eira can control all weather.


 * Electrokinesis: Eira has divine control over all lightning and electricity.
 * Lightning Bolt Projection : Eira can project and fire off bolts of lightning
 * Sky Manipulation: Eira can manipulate the sky
 * Sky Energy Manipulation: Eira can manipulate the energies within the sky
 * Storm Manipulation: Eira can generate and create storms

Atmokinesis: Eira can control the wind and the air.


 * Flight: Using atmokinesis, she can make herself fly through the air.

Divine Items
Mjölnir: Thor's hammer, made by Eitri and Brokkr. After Ragnarök, it was said Magni and Modi would wield the hammer.

Jarngreipr: The divine iron gauntlets of Thor.

Megingjord: The divine belt of Thor, said to give him his strength.

Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr: The two goats of Thor, said to pull his chariot.

Love Interests:
Elissa Cain: Elissa was introduced to Eira off screen, but they have developed many of their feelings on screen. Eira constantly made excuses for herself to take successors to the infirmary, trying to see Elissa more. In due time, their friendly relationship became a more flirtatious one. Eventually, the two found comfort within each other when the successors had to evacuate to Vanaheimr. Eventually, after The Twilight of The Gods, Eira helped Elissa open her therapy clinic to help successors struggling with PTSD from the war or from losing their gods. In the short story, Eira and Briar: Trials of Mars, she was chosen as the third member of Eira and Briar's quest from the Roman God, Mars. When Eira was requested Elissa accompany them, the girl was described to be "blushing bashfully". After the three trials, Elissa and Eira entered a romantic relationship.

Friends
Simon Reinhardt: Simon was the first person Eira became friends with, asserting herself as his best friend. She helped him rule Asgard as an unofficial queen and eventually his main enforcer.

Margaret Winchester: Maggie and Eira started off as enemies, due to her believing them to be the culprits of the kidnapping of her adoptive sister, however the two grew rather close. During the final battle with Surtr, Eira was seen saving Maggie from the lava threatening their lives.

Virginia McKinney: Virginia and Eira were introduced to each other when Modi and Magni arrived to Asgard for the first time with their sister Thrud. The two formed a close relationship off screen, Virginia referring to Eira as "Auntie E".

Yang Li: Yang and Eira were seen having a friendly relationship, with Yang telling Eira she deserved to be Thor's successor.

Kanri: Kanri and Eira also had a friendly relationship, Eira being one of the ones to tease Kanri about her feelings for Simon, and vice versa. The two led the successors to battle during Simon's Coma.

Family
Briar Kennedy: Briar and Eira met at their shared orphanage when the two were younger, and became best friends, glued to the hip. When the time came for them to be adopted, they just so happen to be adopted by the same parents. Briar at school became a social recluse, while Eira became fairly popular. The two of them still remained fairly close, heading into their ascension to godhood. The two remain fairly close, after everything they've been through together

Sierra and Brandon Hart: She holds resentment for the neglectfulness of her adoptive father, and pity for her adoptive mother, who was heavily abused by her husband.

Gods and Goddesses
Thor: Thor and Eira had a very friendly relationship. Thor thought of Eira as family, and so did Eira. The two saw each other as siblings. He was very proud of her accomplishments, telling her this in his dying breath. Eira would never accept his hammer as hers, and continues to call it 'his'.

Odin: Odin and Eira didn't talk much, but Odin still thanked her and said he was proud of her accomplishments like Thor before he died. Eira held high respect for the former all father.

Loki: Loki and Eira were friendly with each other, but did not know each other much past Briar telling Eira about her god.

Enemies
Surtr: Surtr and Eira have been enemies since his first assault on Asgard, knocking him back with Mjölnir. They continued to fight during the attack on Jötunnheim, and eventually she helped Margaret and Simon destroy the Fire Giant during The Twilight of The Gods.

History
Eira grew up in an orphanage in Austin, Texas with her friend and later adopted sister, Briar Kennedy. The two first met when Briar pranked Eira and the girl was impressed. After that, the two became best friends. Later on in their life, they were adopted by Sierra and Brandon Hart. The couple was loving at first, but eventually the two became abusive by neglecting their new daughters. Eira eventually joined a baseball team, keeping up her grades to make sure she could still play. Eira and Briar got into many misadventures during their youth due to the latter's mischievous personality. In highschool, Briar was constantly bullied which caused Eira to get into many fights, and many threats of expulsion.

Gods Rising: Ragnarök
Eira was chosen by Thor, the God of Thunder, Lightning, Strength, and Storms. She was heavily excited over her being chosen by the god of thunder, despite not understanding it and not deeming herself fit. She asserted herself as Simon's friend, attempting to help the socially inept boy become a fully realized king. When Surtr first attacked, she helped him make the giant bleed. Eira trained excessively with Thor during her off time, but also took the time to hang out with her friends and such. She fought against the Jötunn when her sister was kidnapped, along with Aviva Joy. Thor eventually died in her arms, after being impaled by Forseti, who was bitter at Thor not leaving the gods with him, since they both accepted their role in Ragnarök. After this, the feelings of not being the best fit for Thor caught up to her, and she dragged herself down in front of Yang Li, who said that no one else could take Thor's place better than her. During The Twilight of The Gods, Eira saw Kanri as a better fit for successor of Thor and tiredly and painfully begged her to take her place before the final battle. Kanri declined and lifted her spirits.

Eira eventually helped Margaret and Simon destroy Surtr during The Twilight of The Gods. After the battle, Eira and Elissa opened Elissa's therapy clinic, and after Eira travels to earth to think about how far she has come from where she started.

Gods Rising: Sword of Freyr
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