novelhk Chapter 208 Mr. Odin, this isn't One Piece, don't randomly claim sons!
Chapter 208 Mr. Odin, this isn't One Piece, don't randomly claim sons!
Chapter 208 Mr. Odin, this isn't One Piece, don't randomly claim sons!
"Become my son!"
Rune stared wide-eyed at the guy in front of him in disbelief. What did this mean? Although you do have a white beard, this isn't One Piece, and there's no Fang Pisi here.
"Are you serious?"
"Of course!" The guy smiled shamelessly. "After becoming my son, you will become the first in line to the throne of Asgard. All the beauties of Asgard, all the magical knowledge, all the precious materials, and so on, will be yours. Don't frown."
I'm not kidding, you really just need to nod.
"What about Thor?" Rune stared intently at Odin. He already knew Odin's personality to some extent. This man was used to giving orders and not questioning them, especially when it came to the safety of Asgard or the succession to the throne of the gods. His attitude was particularly tough, as evidenced by the fact that he stripped Thor of his divine power and banished him to Midgard.
Most importantly, Odin was wise and extremely arrogant; he hid the Tesseract on Earth in ancient times to prevent its misuse.
He also secretly made an agreement with the Tenth Realm to have those angels hunt down the Asgardian scum who had trespassed into Midgard and wreaked havoc on humanity, but he was also arrogant enough—in fact, he was very similar to Rune in this respect.
Odin stopped waging wars for the same reason that Rune let Naboo go—Naboo could no longer pose a threat to him and still had some value to him.
What could possibly make a man like this willing to give up Asgard?
Could it be the Great Event of Fear? According to the prophecy, Odin's son will be killed by the serpent after taking nine steps. With this terrible prophecy, Odin is indeed willing to take another child and make him his heir—after all, you will die in the battle with the serpent, so giving you an endless pancake before you die is not unreasonable.
However, this idea was quickly rejected by Rune. The observer in this universe was already dead, which meant that the Great Event of Original Sin had ended, since the Great Event of Fear Origin occurred earlier than the Great Event of Original Sin.
Rune mentally reviewed the major events of the future and found the answer within them.
In the near future, a major event in the Secret Wars is about to occur. In this event, the multiverse is collapsing, and Earths in different universes begin to collide with each other, leading to their destruction. This is not as simple as Earths from multiple universes colliding with each other; the Earth collisions are merely the surface. In essence, it is the Beyonders attempting to destroy all reality—because they have detected an existence that threatens the entire universe.
The Secret Wars event is one of the most epic events in Marvel history. The Original Sin event is actually the prelude to the Secret Wars. Rune didn't even have the idea of participating in this event—even with his current strength, he would be wiped out if he participated in this event.
Even though he was almost certain of the answer, Rune still decided to test the waters.
"You also sensed the terrifying tremors deep within the multiverse?"
Odin's expression froze immediately, but he eventually nodded.
"A terrible upheaval is taking place in the multiverse." He gazed into the distant starry sky, where something terrifying was brewing. Even Odin, a being of the highest order, was terrified by the tremors emanating from the depths of the universe. Sometimes, he truly envied those ignorant mortals—unaware that annihilation was imminent, perhaps already well-fed and watered, eagerly awaiting the sun's daily rise.
Odin turned around and said coldly, "To escape this terrible catastrophe, I traversed every corner of the galaxy, even visiting that mad Titan. They were aware of it long ago, but there was nothing they could do—"
"So, you saw me?" Rune asked in return, having already basically guessed it.
"That's right!" Odin opened his single eye wide. "I promised those Avengers that I would help them with all my might, so my will follows them. I see you, Rune, mage from another world, unaffected, possessing the greatness of darkness. I need your help."
"Hmm, and the way they ask me for help is by asking me to be their son?" Rune scoffed. What kind of robber logic is that?
At this moment, a man emerged from the void. He possessed a powerful aura and held a long-handled hammer, which, though called a hammer, was actually more like a hybrid weapon of an axe and a sickle.
When he looked at the man, a sense of fear inexplicably welled up in Rune's heart. It appeared without any basis, but it made him realize the identity of this stranger.
"Should I call you Great Serpent?" Rune asked warily, looking at the man. "Or should I call you Kur?"
The serpent chuckled, its gloomy eyes fixed on Rune. "Call me the Serpent. I loathe the name Kur Borsen. Oh, and don't be sad about that, my brother, Odin Borsen. I can tell you very clearly, the reason I loathe the name Kur Borsen is because of you! Your betrayal has brought shame upon the Borsen name!"
Odin scoffed, "I'm not saddened by this; I only think you deserve to die!"
The Great Serpent, whose real name is Kur Boulsen, was the former God-King of Asgard, the God of Terror, and the man who tore Captain America's shield apart with his bare hands.
He triggered the Great Event Fear Roots and perished alongside Thor in the final, terrifying battle.
When the Serpent King was in power, he was obsessed with instilling fear in others and put it into practice. Even in the eyes of the young Odin, the Serpent was indeed too crazy at that time. You have to know that Odin was also a ruthless guy at that time. He showed no mercy to his enemies. You can imagine how cruel the Serpent was at that time.
Ultimately, Odin chose to seek answers from the World Tree, for which he had to sacrifice his right eye. However, the answer he received was that Khur could only perish together with Odin's son. Unable to kill his brother, Odin had no choice but to defeat him and seal him deep in the ocean of Midgard, and then inherit the throne of Asgard.
As for why the serpent could be resurrected, the death of the Asgardian gods was not a true death; they simply went to Valhalla. The fact that Odin died and was reborn during Ragnarok also illustrates this point.
Rune stroked his chin. It seemed the situation was indeed very dire. Even Odin had to ask his brother and enemy for help. And most importantly, it seemed the serpent was actually willing to help Odin—even though the two of them were currently bickering.
"Ahem," Rune coughed lightly a few times, "Regarding this multiverse catastrophe, I actually have some immature but absolutely safe escape methods."
Both powerful beings at the level of Heavenly Fathers looked at Rune at the same time.
"explain!"
"Speaking."