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Chapter 404-405 New Umbrella (Part 1)
🕑 Added 2023-07-14 06:40:50 +0000 UTCIn DC World With Marvel Chat Group : Table of Content/Chapter List
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In Asgard, the celestial palace, in Loki's bedroom, Thor was looking at his brother Loki with anger on his face, while Loki was admiring his newly crafted crown without a care in the world. Thor spoke with a heavy tone, "Loki, do you really know what you're doing?!"
His chest rose and fell as if he was holding all his anger in his chest. He waved his arm and spoke in an extremely perplexed tone, "You know what they're going to do! You know they're leading Asgard to destruction, yet you still choose to stand with them!"
Loki sat on the carpet by the window, playing with the shiny and magnificent crown in his hands, and casually said, "Yes, until recently, I realized that I have been wasting my time."
"Thor," Loki looked at Thor and said, "I realized that instead of waiting for you to learn everything a king should learn, I'd rather do it myself."
"You..." Thor couldn't finish his sentence as Loki placed the crown aside and stood up, walking towards Thor and looking into his eyes. "What are you angry about, Thor?"
"Thor, you always said that you would pay any price as long as someone could save Asgard. But now that it's about the throne, you're reluctant to do it?"
Thor looked at Loki's gem-like eyes with a cold expression and said, "Do you really think you can save Asgard with those crazy warmongers?"
"Loki, haven't you already seen the view above Space? Haven't you already decided to stand with me?"
"Before, I did think so. But Thor, do you know? I have never received so much praise as I have in recent days..."
Loki turned around and started pacing in the room, tilting his head back with a look of enjoyment. "Those are all the things I have longed for but couldn't get...everything comes so easy to you, so you can naturally give them up, but I can't."
Thor wanted to say something reproachful, but he couldn't. He now understood that Loki lacked too much love, not only because of Odin's failure as a father, but also his own failure as a brother.
Thor couldn't say, "Do you really think they're praising you?" because he knew that with Loki's intelligence, he couldn't possibly not know that it was fake, but even if it was fake, he was still chasing after them.
So who caused all this?
Whenever Thor thought about this, he felt both pain and helplessness. He knew that Loki's actions would lead Asgard to destruction, but he couldn't bear to burst Loki's self-deceiving illusion.
If he didn't give the throne to Loki and fight him to the end, perhaps Thor would have a chance to truly save Asgard, but the cost would be that he had to abandon his own brother, destroy everything he had, and not even allow himself to have a beautiful dream.
Giving the throne to Loki would destroy Asgard, but at least he would have everything he wanted before he died: the praise, honor, enthusiasm, and the position of the father of the gods.
Loki or Asgard, who should he choose?
When Thor thought about this question, he suddenly realized that his first answer surprised him...
The scene of Thor walking out of Loki's bedroom with a gloomy face was seen by more than one Asgardian, and everyone felt the tense atmosphere of an impending storm.
Every Asgardian knew that both princes were already adults, and Odin was old. In the next period of time, the murky clouds of succession would always be hanging over Asgard.
But no one expected that the first thunder under the clouds would come so soon.On a calm night in Asgard, just like any other, sudden sounds of war, battle cries, and bursts of divine power erupted throughout the nodes of Asgard, disturbing not only the birds that were sleeping, but also all the Asgardians.
The Asgardians who were awakened by the sounds and saw the flames outside their windows knew in an instant that Loki was staging a coup.
Everyone knew that the young prince would not wait too long. Odin had fallen into a deep sleep after Thor's coronation, and nothing could wake him up. The old warriors who had fought alongside Odin in his conquests would not be satisfied with a new king who was content with maintaining the status quo and not expanding their power. Despite his strength and authority, they would prefer a puppet who could be easily manipulated.
Loki, a pitiful figure with no fatherly attention, brotherly love, friends, or support, except for his noble bloodline, would never become a father of the gods like Odin, even if he wore magnificent armor, a sparkling crown, and sat on the highest throne.
The sound of horses galloping through the sky was like thunderbolts exploding in the ears, and the dust kicked up by low-flying horses swept over the rooftops, creating waves under the moonlight. The warriors on horseback, holding sharp spears with blinking tips, were terrifying to behold.
As the light shimmered, the Asgardian fleet rose up without command, and when the horns sounded, the entire city was filled with warriors clad in golden armor.
In front of the long bridge leading to the palace, Loki, wearing magnificent armor, led a group of men towards the palace guards. The guards stood silently with their spears crossed, blocking the entrance to the bridge, and showed no sign of yielding even after seeing Loki.
For the first time, Loki did not carry his magic staff but held a spear like any other Asgardian warrior. He slammed the spear heavily on the ground, raising a small cloud of dust that stained his golden boots, and said, "Move aside."
The guards did not move, and Loki seemed to feel embarrassed. He raised his voice and said, "I command you to move aside as the prince of Asgard and the future king!"
The guards remained motionless. Loki closed his eyes and sighed, then waved his hand at the people behind him.
In a burst of blood, two tall figures fell. Loki remembered the time when they had knelt before him, calling him "Your Highness," but this time they said nothing and died in silence in the tumultuous night of Asgard.
Unfortunately, Loki was not like Thor, who would feel remorse. Loki's expression remained unchanged as he stepped over the bodies and walked towards the palace. His hair fluttered in the Asgardian night breeze like a black wave, and his gem-like eyes shone brighter than the jewels on his crown in the reflection of the palace's glass.
The sound of his boots on the steps was more deafening than gunfire. However, at this moment, Loki took a deep breath and stopped before the first step of the palace.
"Your Highness, you cannot retreat now," a bearded general behind him said in a low voice. "This is the territory of the palace, and anyone who trespasses is punishable by death."
"Don't order me," Loki gritted his teeth and took a deep breath before taking one step after another towards the palace gates.
At that moment, countless palace guards appeared, and the two sides immediately engaged in a deadly battle. The generals on Loki's side shouted, "Protect the prince! Protect the prince!"
Loki also joined the fight, but in a corner where no one could see, his face showed extreme disgust.
Just then, a thunderbolt from afar landed in the middle of the palace. In the moment when the light shone, everyone stopped fighting and looked silently at Thor, who had just arrived."Loki, stop! Leave! I won't blame you," Thor spoke up.
As he raised his hand, several thunderbolts cleared the area, and the people around, fearing the new king's divine power, left. Only the two brothers remained in the entire hall, but Loki knew that the people did not leave; they were only watching everything from outside the hall's doors.
Loki gave a contemptuous smile and looked at Thor, saying, "Leave? Where should I leave to? Leave the palace? Leave Asgard? Or leave the Nine Realms?"
"This is not just your home!" Loki gritted his teeth and spoke each word distinctly. "Thor, no one has the right to make me leave here, including you and Odin!"
Hearing him call the father of the gods' name, Thor understood that today might not end well.
He waved his hand, and a long spear made of golden thunderbolts appeared in his hand. Thor held the weapon and said, "Take out your real weapon. Let's fight. If I lose, the throne will be yours."
Loki said nothing. He took out a staff that Thor had never seen before. In an instant, magic light and thunderbolts shone together.
Loki floated into the air, and the gem on top of his staff emitted a dazzling light. A magic shield attached to his body, and as soon as the shield took shape, a spear with unbeatable thunderbolt power stabbed towards him.
The magic shield shone for a moment, and then Loki, with a mocking smile, suddenly disappeared like a phantom, and another figure appeared behind Thor.
But Thor remained calm. He turned around and swept his spear. Loki condensed a magic shield on his arm and withstood the attack. At the moment he was knocked back, he released two huge magic sword auras.
Thunderbolts followed closely, and Loki's figure flashed repeatedly. The golden thunderbolts and purple magic light fought fiercely in the sky above Asgard.
Just as Thor pierced Loki's magic shield with his spear again, Loki's face darkened as he said, "Enough!"
His voice echoed in the night sky of Asgard, and all the people of Asgard could hear it. At that moment, Loki's figure slowly began to change, and his form gradually shrank, and his hair grew longer.
A female figure appeared in the magic light, followed by a shining halo. Loki's pleasant voice sounded across from Thor, "Although I am no longer the only one above space, the power of the peak of space is enough to deal with you."
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