Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 282 Death of Loki

Zeus used the sword of war to slit Fenrir's mouth, then flew into the sky and opened his huge hand to grasp Fenrir from afar. Instantly, lightning bolts transformed into chains, binding Fenrir firmly to a giant rock and completely immobilizing him. Seeing the situation was dire, Jormungandr had no choice but to retreat temporarily. Zeus belatedly tried to control the lightning bolts to capture him, but unfortunately, the beast escaped in the end.

Meanwhile, Hela, the goddess of death, had already been controlled by Odin, who had arrived at some unknown time. At the same time, Loki was also captured by Odin. Seeing that the battle was over, Zeus withdrew from the battle and transformed back into a perfect male figure as beautiful as a marble sculpture, landing majestically in front of Odin.

"Alright, now what do you plan to do with them?" Zeus asked bluntly. He needed to force Odin to give a clear answer regarding their cooperation.

Odin threw Loki at Zeus's feet and then turned to say, "You help me execute him, I... can't bring myself to do it."

Seeing Odin's indecisiveness, Zeus couldn't help but sneer, "Is it just another laughable display of emotion? Odin, you'll die a horrible death sooner or later because of your soft heart."

Odin retorted, "I haven't seen you, so cruel, defeat us with your ruthlessness either."

These words immediately created a tense atmosphere, with both sides exchanging barbs. However, the two god-kings, having seen much of the world, did not resort to violence due to a momentary exchange of words. Instead, they remained silent to avoid further conflict. Zeus then stepped on Loki's head, unleashing his thunderous power to pierce Loki's divine essence. Unexpectedly, Loki was even more ruthless. Before Zeus could act, Loki silently detonated his divine essence and all his divine power. Zeus and Odin were instantly engulfed in flames, but the power of the explosion was insufficient to even break through their protective divine power.

As the flames subsided, Zeus looked at Loki's mangled body and chuckled, "He was clever enough to commit suicide and give himself a quick death. It's just a pity, though. I was planning to give him a good dressing down. What are you going to do with that beast and Hela?"

Zeus then destroyed Loki's remains and pointed to Fenrir, who was bound, and Hela, who was in Odin's hands.

Odin thought for a moment and then slowly said, "Imprison them. As for Helheim, leave it to Hades to manage."

Zeus spread his hands in disbelief and exclaimed, "Just like that? These two are accomplices of a traitor!"

Odin shouted in an unquestionable tone, "This is my decision, and don't try to play dumb after getting the benefits. You've always wanted to release the giants and undead from Helheim, haven't you? Now I'm letting Hades return to Helheim to regain control of Helheim, and I'm handing over one of the nine worlds to you. Now, either you agree to my judgment and grant me one condition, or I'll pass these two hot potatoes to you and hand over Helheim to the Valkyries to manage. The choice is yours."

Zeus could only helplessly wave his hand and say, "Fine, fine, you win. I agree to your judgment, but what is your other condition?"

Odin continued, "Release Prometheus. We need manpower right now; every extra soldier means a greater chance of success."

Upon hearing the name Prometheus, Zeus instantly showed an expression of disgust, as if he had swallowed a dead fly. However, after weighing the pros and cons, he still agreed, "Alright, I will release that shameless scoundrel. So, what do you plan to do next?"

Odin sighed and said, "I will gather all known gods of faith and all the fighting forces in the divine kingdoms. This time, we must mobilize all our forces again to surround and kill Nidhogg in the prime material universe. And this time, he will not be so lucky as to fake his death and escape."

Zeus nodded in agreement to the plan, then pointed at Fenrir and said, "My lightning chains will disappear in a few days. If you want to imprison him, I advise you to send someone to seal them away quickly. Well, I should go now. As for Prometheus, I will release him when I return." With that, Zeus vanished from the spot.

Odin then imprisoned Hela and sent Tyr, the god of war, and Thor, the god of thunder, with magical chains forged by the dwarves to Muspelheim to completely seal Fenrir. However, Jormungandr unexpectedly returned and launched a surprise attack. Fenrir almost broke the seal, and Tyr, in his attempt to seal Fenrir, had his right hand bitten off. Because Fenrir's wolf fangs were enchanted with special divine power, Tyr could not use his divine power to repair his bitten right hand and ultimately became a crippled god with only one arm.

Thor fought Jormungandr for hundreds of rounds before finally forcing Jormungandr to retreat. Fenrir was then successfully sealed away. The magical chains forged by the dwarves continuously drained Fenrir's divine power, making him increasingly weak. Moreover, it was difficult for any external force to break the seal, not even Jormungandr could do so. Therefore, Fenrir was essentially unable to escape his sealed state.

However, because of the heavy losses in that great battle, Muspelheim became a chaotic land of mixed lightning and fire, and the fire giants living there suffered greatly from then on, but dared not speak out against it.

Meanwhile, on Mount Olympus, Zeus walked heavily to a small peak that branched off from Mount Olympus. There, a naked man was firmly chained to the rock face by the same magical chains. The chains drained all the divine power from his body, leaving the man's face filled with pain and sorrow.

Zeus glared furiously at the traitor before him, his once most trusted brother, Prometheus! Years ago, Prometheus had coveted the eternal fire of Mount Olympus, attempting to steal it and plunge the entire mountain into destruction. Fortunately, Apollo, the sun god, discovered Prometheus's plot in time and subdued him. Otherwise, if Prometheus had succeeded, all of Olympus would have been destroyed, frozen into a dead zone. Giants, unlike Titans, would have perished if frozen. Therefore, Zeus naturally harbored deep resentment towards Prometheus. By lineage, Prometheus was Zeus's brother, a giant created by the twelve Titans, Zeus's cousin, yet he had betrayed him! This gradually transformed Zeus's disappointment into rage, much like Odin's ruthless killing of Loki today.

For years, Zeus had been tormenting Prometheus on this mountain to vent his anger. There were all sorts of cruel tortures Zeus had used, from being torn to pieces to having his soul burned.

Zeus even commissioned Loki to create a giant eagle named 'Vedflnir' to devour Prometheus's body every day, slowly consuming his divine power and divine essence. However, for some reason, this giant eagle hasn't returned for a long time since its last visit. Loki said at the time that the giant eagle had absorbed too much divine power, and Loki locked it in the void for safety reasons. But now, it seems that Loki is probably transforming that giant eagle into some kind of incredible monster.