Shadow of the Beautiful World

Thor was walking in the library of the Great Rune Tower.

As the place with the largest collection of books in Asgard, this library has been imbued with multiple space magics, and everywhere you can see are mahogany bookshelves several meters high, filled with densely packed books.

This is the treasury of knowledge of the people of Shenyu, and it is the most cherished wisdom palace of His Excellency Frigga.

When they were young, Thor and Loki would receive the teachings of the queen here. At that time, Thor liked the training ground more than the studious Loki, and he preferred to practice martial arts with his father.

He was not a good student then.

But time has passed, and after experiencing too many things, Thor, who was once reckless, also settled down.

In his heart, he may still be the fearless Thor who holds a warhammer and crosses the battlefield, but from the outside, Thor has matured a lot.

The well-trimmed golden beard and hair, as well as a little vicissitudes brought about by the experience of the world, also added a touch of mature masculinity to him.

Thor looked around the bookshelves.

He held a few entry-level grimoires about rune magic in his hand. It wasn't Thor's whim, planning to learn rune spells.

He just wanted to solve some of the problems he was facing.

Since the last time he experienced Asgard's catastrophe, and was saved by the mysterious rune power in that disaster because he held the Norn Stone with the original rune, Thor has been Some little troubles.

He seems to have activated certain talents.

For those talents that he had never discovered, after falling asleep, the shadow of some runes would shine in his spirit, as if he was calling.

Although, as the son of Odin, he also has a high level of magic control, but it was only practiced for better use of Thor's Hammer.

Thor was never a spellcaster, he was a fighter, and he loved being a fighter.

He wanted to figure out what the jumping runes in his dream meant, but Loki, who was proficient in rune magic, went to the stars, and his mother had a happy chat with Jane, so Thor had to find the answer by himself.

Find answers in books.

He sat cross-legged on the floor of the library, holding an open book in his hand, reading it carefully.

Thor didn't even realize that there was someone not far away who had been watching him.

Sif.

The rare Sif, who is not wearing armor but wearing a robe, hides in the shadow of another bookshelf. She peeps towards Thor. She looks at Thor's serious reading, which really makes Sif feel Surprised.

She grew up with Thor and Loki. In her memory, Thor has never been so obsessed with books.

cough cough

After a few minutes, Sif came out of the shadows, and she walked behind Thor.

But Thor, who was immersed in the knowledge of the pages, hadn't found her yet, which made Sif a little dissatisfied. She coughed twice, which alarmed Thor.

The latter raised his head, looked at Sif who folded his arms, and said:

Sif? What are you doing here? At this point, shouldn't you be on patrol?

Hogan went in my place.

Sif looked at Thor, brushed her long black hair, and said:

I'm not feeling well today.

Huh? Not feeling well? Are you sick?

As expected, Thor has experienced ups and downs in life, and it is quite different from before. If it was Thor before, he would never ask such a topic of concern.

The time Thor spent on Earth has indeed improved his emotional intelligence a lot.

Nothing, just a little tired.

Sif sighed as she sat next to Thor, leaning against the bookshelf.

She looked at the book in Thor's hand, and after a few seconds she sighed and said:

Well, it's actually not uncomfortable. I admit it. I just want to see the first meeting between Jane and His Majesty Frigga. I even want to see Jane make a fool of herself in front of the Queen of Heaven.

Sif didn't hide her thoughts.

She said frankly to Thor:

But I heard what Tianhou said just now. Her Excellency Frigga's words were not addressed to Jane, but to me. I was hiding outside the door at that time, and I heard it very clearly.

Thor, my feelings for you are really not pure.

Sif lowered her head, clutching a strand of her hair, and whispered:

The things that happened to you at the beginning, now it seems that maybe it was more out of jealousy and unwillingness to admit defeat. I have to admit that we grew up together. I know that I will be your wife in the future, and I also try my best to adapt. That role.

But before Jane came along, maybe it was more friendship than love between us.

I lost, I don't love you as much as she does.

Thor looked at the book in his hand. In this quiet large library, he listened to Sif's words. After Sif finished speaking, he grinned and showed a smile.

As before, he put his arm around Sif's shoulder, like a brother returning from the battlefield.

He shook his shoulders and said to Sif:

It's nothing, I don't care.

I will spend my whole life with Jane, but between you and me, there are still thousands of years to get used to slowly. There will always be something like love, cultivated slowly.

He said to Sif:

You can do what you want until I come back.

Go to the battlefield to fight, to pursue the power of warriors, to become the guardian of Asgard, to protect the people, to fulfill your responsibilities, you are free to do all the things you want, and wait for me to come back

After I lose Jane, after my heart becomes empty again, empty enough to accept a second person, we can spend our lives together.

No!

Sif pushed Thor away from holding her shoulder.

She raised her head and looked at Thor stubbornly. The latter felt a sense of crisis. He wanted to stand up, but Sif pushed him to the ground.

Without his divine power, he is no match for Sif at all.

He was stared at by Sif, as if stared at by a she-wolf. The feeling was terrible, and Thor swallowed subconsciously. He said:

Sif, calm down.

I'm calm!

Sif reached out to unbutton her collar, and she said to Thor:

I lost to Jane Foster, but I already know where I lost. I don't want to wait decades before starting. As you said, there will always be something like love after you cultivate it.

Don't wait, let's start now.

No! Sif calm down! I'm still reading! Oh, Odin! Let me go!

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After a long time, the refreshed General Sif came out of the big library while buttoning up his buttons, and saw Jane coming out of the small balcony head-on.

Sif nodded to Jane with a smile on her face, and the two girls who knew each other chatted for a while, and then Sif left the Great Rune Tower. She still has patrol missions in the afternoon.

Jane watched Sif leave with a strange expression.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but she always feels that when Sif talks to her, there is always a sense of provocation.

A few seconds later, Thor, who was rubbing his waist, also came out of the library with a few books in hand. At this moment, Jane's dazed eyes immediately became sharp.

She stared at Thor without saying a word, who lowered his head in embarrassment.

He muttered, as if explaining, and said:

I'm not her opponent. I was forced. You have to believe me that Sif is a little bit out of her mind. Maybe we should go back to New York now.

Looking at Jane's colder eyes, Thor was quick to change the subject, and asked:

Jane, how are you talking with the queen mother?

fine.

Jane said in a cold tone:

Your Excellency Frigga talked with me a lot. About the past, she checked the patients for me and asked me to stay in Asgard for a long time. She will find a way to treat me.

in addition

Having said that, Jane's tone was also a little helpless, she said to Thor:

The Queen of Heaven also did a fortune-telling for me, but the result of the fortune-telling was very strange. The Queen of Heaven said that my fate has changed. She said that there are unknown things waiting for me in front of me. know what that means.

For divination.

Thor helped Jane to her room, and he said:

I've also seen my mother's fortune-telling. Although she is the best fortune-teller among the stars, she can't guarantee that the results of every fortune-telling are correct, and it is complicated to interpret the prophecy. Maybe my mother will wait a few days. would come to very different conclusions.

Anyway, you should have a good rest first, and I'll go and have a chat with the queen mother.

After sending Jane to the room, Thor quickly left the room before Jane questioned him and Sif.

After a while, he came to the small terrace, where his mother was still sitting, staring at the basin of water in front of him without saying a word.

Mother.

Thor walked into the terrace, he sat beside the queen, he looked at the basin of water, there was nothing in it.

He whispered:

I heard from Jane that you did a divination for her?

right.

Tianhou stretched out her hand and lightly tapped the basin in front of her, and the calm water immediately became turbid. She looked at Thor, and she said:

This girlfriend of yours is a little unusual.

Um?

Thor's eyes widened as he explained:

Jane is just an ordinary person on Earth, and her ancestors haven't experienced any strange events. To be honest, I hope Jane is a superhero or something, so that she won't suffer from such a serious illness.

No, you don't understand me, Thor.

Tianhou stretched out her hand and patted the silly son's head, she said:

I mean Jane Foster's future, destiny, do you understand?

Fate is like a long river, whether it's people on Earth or Asgardians. Personal struggle and hard work can only change this river a little, but it can't affect the final direction of the river.

But Jane, the river of her fate has been diverted, completely deviating from the normal track, leading to an unknown future.

I can't see that future clearly, but I can be sure that Jane will not die from the cancer in her body, and the story between her and you is far from over

Hearing Tianhou's words, Thor's eyes flashed with joy.

He said to the queen:

You mean, will Jane be cured? Can you cure her?

I have no idea.

Tianhou said frankly to her son:

I don't know if I can cure Jane Foster. After all, the cancer in her body comes from unknown things, but I will try my best to help her.

I can feel, Thor, helping her is helping you. Although I don't know where this feeling comes from, but for a fortuneteller, I am more inclined to obey the arrangement of fate.

All right.

Thor nodded.

He took out a USB flash drive from his pocket and put it in Tianhou's hand, he said:

I'm going home on this trip. Besides Jane, there is another thing, the queen mother.

An old friend of mine told me a terrible secret. There are a large number of Skrulls on the earth, and they are planning to instigate chaos and war on the earth.

Skrull?

Tianhou's expression immediately became serious.

Obviously, she also knew what kind of a bunch of Skrulls they were.

She looked at the USB flash drive in her hand, and then tapped her magic staff. A moment later, a rune witch sent Tianhou a device to read the USB flash drive.

The Asgardians have similar technology, although they rely more on the strange combination of magic and technology.

Frigga inserted the USB flash drive into the unique device, and viewed the files sent by Fu Rui through projection.

The more I looked, the more gloomy Tianhou's expression became.

After a few minutes she said to Thor:

Your friend asked us to help him?

right.

Thor nodded and said:

Nick Fury told me that he already has a hunting plan for the Skrulls, and he has also found many allies, but he wants to launch an eradication operation against the Skrulls on a global scale at the same time. We need the support of the Asgardians.

Only our elite soldiers can guarantee that in most cases, the disguised Skrulls can be completely suppressed. And it's not just Asgard, Fury also sent a request to the followers of the supreme mage, He wants to make sure that the operation is foolproof.

Tianhou nodded slowly.

She thought for a moment, and said to Thor:

Your friend's caution is commendable. Although Asgard has never had contact with Skrulls, we also know the evil nature of Skrulls from the change of stars.

The earth with them will never be peaceful. Before your father wakes up and God's Domain is complete again, we and our people will still live on the earth. We also have a responsibility for this world that accepts us.

Showing strength and intimidating Xiaoxiao is also a necessary part of entering the new environment! This world is not peaceful, we have to draw out our swords, warn those coveting eyes in the dark, and tell them that we are not easy to mess with!

Tin Hau flicked her fingers, and she said:

Go to Heimdall and answer your friend's call!

If the Skrulls intend to disturb the world, if those wicked lunatics desire war, then we Asgardians, join their war!

For God's Domain fighters who have experienced many battles, it's nothing more than a small fight.