The Bifröst, which used to flow with the brilliant colors of the universe, was now dim. Huge wounds and terrible war ruins had damaged the bridge, and the aftermath of the shattering of time and space had almost completely destroyed this miracle of Asgard.
Not far away, the blind Heimdall stood silently in the ruins facing the Nine Worlds, still loyally guarding Asgard.
On the golden throne, the Lone Raven circled and cried sadly. Finally, it landed on Odin's shoulder and gently patted Odin's shoulder with its broken wings. Odin's body was no longer as tall and firm as it used to be. His face was tired and old. The master god of Asgard looked like a silent old man.
The silk ribbon tied his eyes, and divine blood oozed out from under the ribbon, adding a touch of sadness to the scene.
"Father!" A dark shadow stood beside the stone pillar, looking straight at Odin on the throne. His eyes rested for a moment on Odin's blind eyes, revealing a trace of complicated emotions.
Odin on the throne let out a long sigh. "Loki, are you here to look directly at your father's weakness and spy on his throne?"
There was a trace of pain and resentment in Loki's eyes, but he still replied calmly, "No, my king, I am here to thank you for your forgiveness …"
"I don't want to forgive you … I believe that your heart still burns with the flames of jealousy. Loki, your nature is very dangerous, but Thor convinced me. He tried to prove that you were trustworthy, and he believed that your love for your family was real … "Odin seemed tired.
He lowered his head and said sadly, "Asgard has reached its most dangerous moment, and I also hope that you can get through this with us … Loki, don't let Thor down."
There was a sudden silence between the two, and the atmosphere became a little gloomy and quiet.
After a long time, Odin said, "You have always wanted to know why I adopted you, right? To adopt you, the son of Laufe! "Under the throne, Loki raised his head in surprise and looked at his adoptive father with a somewhat confused expression.
"The war with the Frost Giants has become a memory. Most Asgardians have long forgotten this part of history, but in my memory, the war between us and the Frost Giants, whose civilization had not been destroyed, was once very tragic … They used to have a very powerful warring civilization."
"That's completely different from the barbarian Frost Giants in your memory …"
"Our enemies are very powerful. The Dark Elves continue to sneak into Asgard to cause destruction, the Dark Stars are restless, and the Elves and Dwarves also have other ideas … And the Frost Giants are entangling our army on the battlefield, and the situation has been precarious."
"At that time, our old enemy had a civilization that was not inferior to ours. Apart from the Scourge of Apocalypse, they did not fear anyone."
Odin's voice slowly became low, and his eyes gradually became distant, as if he was looking at the distant history through time. Loki also felt some inexplicable emotions as Odin narrated.
"Is it strange? But my child, you have to know that no civilization is born strong. They all have to go through painful training and desperate metamorphosis until they pay a terrible price and drink the blood of heroes … Only then will they be able to forge a bright glory. This process requires breaking its backbone and torturing the soul of the civilization until it is bathed in fire several times before it can become a great civilization. "
"On this journey, there are those like the Dark Elves and the Frost Giants who have lost in the war and almost become blood-thirsty beasts. There are also those like the Dwarves and Elves who have lost their autonomy and chosen to submit to other great civilizations. There are also those like humans … who are still staggering forward. There are very few civilizations like Asgard that have created such glory."
Odin stroked the blindfold over his left eye, his hands trembling slightly. He could barely hold his scepter. He took a deep breath and said to Loki emotionally, "You may be wondering why I insist on participating in the stupid and complicated entanglements of the human race, and why I'm willing to pay such a heavy price. You think this is why I spoil Thor, but I want to tell you … "
Odin looked at Loki with hollow eyes, causing him to take two steps back in horror, and said word by word, "In my heart, there is nothing more important than Asgard!"
After saying this, Odin seemed to have lost all his strength. He leaned against the throne and stretched out a finger to stroke the head of the crow on his shoulder. The crow cawed twice and rubbed against Odin intimately. "Hedge (thinking) is dead, how can Mulin (memory) live alone …"
Before he finished speaking, the crow standing on Odin's shoulder flapped its wings and returned to the sky, leaving feathers scattering all over the sky, and disappeared in front of Loki's eyes. Loki watched as the crow's soul split into two and flew to the atrium. They hovered over the battlefield of Washington and returned to the bodies of the two crows that had died beside the ancient snake Chen Ang in the past.
"They returned to the embrace of death …" Odin said with a hint of sadness, "A long time ago, when Asgard and the Frost Giants were in a stalemate, they guided me to the World Tree, the miraculous place where the Nine Realms converge, in front of the Spring of Wisdom. I paid the price of an eye to the World Tree to pray for the wisdom of defeating the Frost Giants. Then I successfully defeated Laufy … He also took away one of my eyes.
"So when I saw you, I felt a voice telling me to leave him behind. This is your sin and love, so I adopted you as my son. At first, I just believed in the guidance of wisdom, but then I slowly realized that Loki, my son, you are so excellent. I saw my own shadow in you … You have the blood of Laufy, but you also have the love of Asgard and my soul.
"I thought I would always be proud of you …
"The prophecy told me that you would bring dusk to the gods of Asgard. You would let your father and brothers fall forever … But this is only one side of the prophecy. Many people will never know that the prophecy is always a mixture of good and evil. You can be the son of dusk and bury the gods. But you can also be my pride and protect Asgard and Thor because of love.
"My dear child, I have to admit that there was a time when you made me confused. I didn't know how to face you, your kindness and malice, the jealousy and love in your heart. I tried to test you, but this made us drift further and further apart. I was very happy with Thor's firm protection of his family, but when it comes to you, I don't know what to do. "
Loki tilted his face slightly, preventing Odin from looking at him.
"I felt that fate had come to me. One day, at dusk, I came to the Fountain of Wisdom. This time, I did not pray for strength and wisdom. I even threw Gungnir on the ground and prayed only for one answer from the World Tree — love and redemption!"
Loki suddenly saw the souls of two ravens hovering between him and Odin. Even though he was a god who controlled illusions, he could not stop himself from falling into the darkness. In the deep abyss, he saw the huge World Tree, the tree-like cosmic structure that connected the Nine Worlds. It let out a loud wail in the raging fire and war, and then suddenly collapsed.
From the fallen roots of the World Tree, a ferocious black dragon flew out. He gnawed at the foundation of the universe, with the bodies of the Asgardian gods hanging on his wings. He rose from the fire. He was covered in huge iron armour, and his body was burning with lava and fire. Death circled his wings, and countless poisonous snakes crawled out from behind him, turning Asgard into hell.
He saw Odin being pounced on by a huge demonic wolf, which tore at his flesh and blood. Gungnir fell to the side. He saw Thor rushing forward in grief and indignation, picking up Gungnir and piercing the heart of the demonic wolf, but it was too late. Odin collapsed in a pool of blood. Dusk fell. For some reason, Loki burst into tears.
He saw the snake wrapped around Thor, making him unable to lift his hammer. Thor broke free from the snake and threw Mjolnir at the head of the snake, but he was bitten by its poisonous fangs and fell into the abyss together with the snake.
Finally, the black dragon flew to the top of the World Tree. Facing the collapsed universe of the World Tree, it roared at the sky and tore the earth of the Nine Worlds apart. As darkness enveloped the earth, the black dragon twisted into the appearance of a man and laughed in the Dusk of the Gods. Only then did Loki see his face clearly …
It was the ancient snake Chen Ang. His unique temperament was different from that of the Apocalypse. It was easy to tell them apart at a glance.
"I gave up my other eye just to end the Dusk of Despair …" Odin sighed. "Unfortunately, I was still wrong!"
"Why? Didn't you kill him? "Loki suddenly looked up.
The souls of the two ravens once again brought Loki to a void, and everything they saw after they died as ravens was repeated. This time, Loki finally saw it. In the depths of the universe, four terrible existences with the deepest shadows had descended …
"War, Famine, Plague, Death …"
"These four disasters descended on the Nine Worlds in a long cycle. They are known as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and this disaster is also known as the Apocalypse."
"Now they have descended again!" Odin sighed deeply.
The body of the ancient snake Chen Ang, controlled by the Apocalypse, welcomed the four terrible disasters outside the solar system. Famine merged with him and flew towards Asgard with a huge comet. War fell to Earth with the plague, but when it brushed past the moon, it attached itself to the moon. Only death intertwined with a huge planet in outer space.
Loki saw a huge black dragon open its eyes in Asgard. On the top floor of the Stark Building, a dark soul was suddenly struck by a silver light. A race with powerful psychic powers, their kingdom made of crystal was surrounded by the shadow of death. Another group of humans, the ancient and angry Atlantean civilization, suddenly found themselves infected with a strange virus.
The great darkness came like a tidal wave, and Loki was so afraid that he could barely breathe. He could only watch as the thick shadow spread across the entire universe.
"Is this the end of the world?" Loki never thought that he would one day despair because of destruction.
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