Shadow of the Beautiful World

Beyond the valley of the Fountain of Wisdom, all anxiously await Thor's return.

Only little Rocky sat cross-legged on the ground in the distance, holding a pen in his hand, and was writing the last paragraph of his story. He wrote:

Thor hesitated. Facing the truth of the origin of the stars, he didn't know why this truth was unfolded from the perspective of his friend Merlin.

But there is no doubt that Merlin is closely related to this secret.

This made Thor hesitate. He knew that once he got deep into it, he would have no room to turn back.

What are you writing?

Little Hella suddenly poked her head out from behind Little Loki, looking at the tome in his hand, Loki turned his head and gave her a hard look, and then made a silent movement.

He grinned, took another look at the valley in front of him, and continued to write:

The former Thor hesitated for a long time, and finally, he made up his mind that he must go deep into it.

If this truth is enough to save his imperiled hometown, if this truth can help his friends, if the knowledge he acquires can do salvation and justice, then he is duty-bound.

Thus, the one-eyed Thor stretched out his right hand, and with the silver-white mechanical prosthetic limb, the truth of the origin of all things, that is starlight, appeared before his eyes.

Wow he's freaked out!

The records of the God of Little Stories are somewhat exaggerated.

In fact, Thor didn't get frightened by what he saw after turning away the starlight.

Of course, it's natural to feel spooky.

The picture in front of Thor's eyes began to rotate again, but the angle of view kept shrinking. Standing from the flame, the strange man holding the baby shrank upwards.

The perspective turns to the entire earth, and then jumps into the stars in the blink of an eye.

It became faster and faster, and after a few seconds, Thor saw the scenery at the end of the stars.

A place of twinkling starlight.

He saw the gambling table with dancing stars, and all kinds of guys sitting on the gaming table.

He saw the dice being rolled, saw their stakes, heard their words.

He also saw the process as the stars were being reshaped.

The elders of the universe found an abandoned cosmic furnace, and the Overlord used his own power to shape the stars bit by bit, just like building sand castles.

It's like a bear kid playing with mud.

There are others helping.

Thor's perspective changed rapidly, and he finished watching this unusual Genesis in its entirety.

He saw the Overlord with a cigar in his mouth, throwing the just-made pocket universe into nothingness, allowing it to develop and grow, and tricking Death into this game like a fraud.

That guy wants to use the power of the God of Death to shape the balance of life and death in this piece of stars, so that the evolution of the stars can be completed.

This is a game at stake with a universe.

And there is only one chess piece on the gambling table, Merlin.

He saw Merlin's birth and growth, saw Merlin being involved in the story of development, and saw Merlin fighting wits and bravery with those guys beyond the stars.

He finally understood why Merlin had to fight against the whole world alone during the Battle of New York, and why he had to put up such a big battle after the guy was resurrected.

This silent star records everything.

Now, it presents everything it has recorded to Thor without reservation.

He finally knew what kind of secret Merlin, who had become more withdrawn since his rebirth, was carrying forward.

He is not fighting for himself.

After the Great War in New York, he was already free.

He has escaped from the game of the gods, but he has not chosen to give up, and he continues to fight those who regard the stars as playthings.

That person almost carried the whole world on his shoulders.

And a wave of anger also sprouted in Thor's heart, burning like a ignited flame.

His life like this is illusory, and the relatives, lovers and friends he cares about are just a side-scrolling pastime of a game.

Those haughty gods shaped them, moving them around as pawns on a chessboard.

But they don't care what they think at all.

Including Thor himself, is also regarded as a prop that can be sacrificed at any time.

It's fine if you don't have sanity, but every life living in this dream world has its own thinking. Once you have the feeling of existence, who can tolerate your existence as a joke?

Now, the end of the game is coming.

Merlin tried to ignite the cosmic furnace first, so as to set a trap for those gods and launch a deadly counterattack.

So he, Thor Odinson who already knew everything, how should he choose?

Conform to fate and die peacefully like a tool man?

Or together with Merlin, overturn this table, pull those cloud gods into the earth, press their proud heads to the ground, and let them listen to the angry roar of this world?

crash

Blue lightning splashed in Thor's eyes, and he clenched his fists.

Dazzling electric arcs danced on Thor's skin. He looked at the light that was still emerging in front of him, at the secret that originated from the world, that almost absurd Genesis.

Does this issue still need to be considered?

What would a true Asgardian do in the face of a war to protect themselves and the world?

The enemy is there!

That's it!

It's the same thing if you can beat it, but if you dare to fight it

That's another story.

Thor, who has gone through vicissitudes, never gave up fighting. Even when he was a Rayman, he was using his own strength to maintain his own principles.

He just changed his way of fighting.

He has always been a fighter!

Warriors don't back down.

But there was one last doubt in Thor's mind.

In the shining starlight of the World Tree, he raised his head, looked at the different starlight above his head, and shouted:

Why does it have to be me?

It doesn't have to be you, don't be so proud, Asgardian.

The voice of the giant Mimir answered Thor's question.

In the reverberation of starlight, the giant appeared in front of Thor's eyes. Its appearance changed rapidly, and the light as dim as a black hole formed a humanoid body.

In the body of the black hole, there are various celestial bodies and stars.

Stars, supergiant stars, red dwarfs and other shapes illuminate this peculiar sea of ​​stars, and the tulle of nebula shrouds this human figure.

There is a light blue face on His cheeks, and the facial features can be vaguely seen.

He said to Thor:

Any life that can enter the Fountain of Wisdom can get this opportunity, but those people before you didn't have the opportunity to see through the secret. I guess, you must be wondering who I am.

The weird star life looked at Thor, he paused for a few seconds, and said:

I am eternal.

???

Thor's eyes widened.

What is in front of him is one of the five great gods of the universe?

No way

Don't be so surprised, Thor.

Eternity slowly picked up a cluster of starlight, and he said:

In this deformed universe, I am not as powerful as in other universes. What I project here is only an insignificant phantom, just like my other companions.

We, the incarnations of cosmic power, shouldn't be involved in the evolution of stars, but this universe is an exception.

You have already known the cause and effect of its existence, and you should know that once the cosmic furnace is ignited, our incarnations of the false age will also be annihilated along with the flames.

But since it has already been born, who would like to dissipate in such a vague way?

Eternity shrugged humanly, looked at Thor, and said:

The Supreme God, the giant beasts have already stood by Merlin, and the raven promised them a long-lasting future.

Death chose Thanos. She can't tolerate that in the next era, another truth of death will replace her. Women are always so emotional. She would rather fight with those outer gods than lose her face. .”

And Tun Xing is a bastard. He reached an agreement with the Outer God, trying to use the demise of the false era to push his precious daughter to the throne of the supreme god in the next era.

But it's ironic that sweet little Ganata doesn't seem willing to abandon her friends for her own sake.

What a nice girl.

Eternal sighed.

He looked up at the sky full of stars, and he said to Thor:

Infinity and Annihilation are unwilling to participate in this mess. They can see it openly, but I am responsible for maintaining and supervising the normal order in the universe in the main universe.

I have a stubborn pursuit of order, which is my nature.

No matter how bad the order is, it is better than the collapse of the era. Although I don't approve of Raven's efforts to fight back, I occasionally imagine what the order in a deformed universe would look like.

After all, the form of this universe is something I have never seen before.

He bowed his head, looked at Thor, and said:

You are a warrior shaped by the raven, who interfered with your destiny from the very beginning.

You were sent here by him as an invitation from him.

That cunning creature probably guessed that drinking the 'fountain of wisdom' would allow him to communicate with the stars and all things. He is using you as the messenger to invite me to join this battle.

I don't hate it that way

The Eternal God chuckled, causing the stars to tremble endlessly. He looked at Thor, and he said:

Then, Thor Odinson, let me ask you, you already know the ultimate secret of these stars, the real 'Ragnarok' will come to this universe, facing the end of a false era, how would you choose Woolen cloth?

Thor was silent for a moment.

He raised his head, and when the rune power of the World Tree was added to his body, he said to eternity:

The Outer Gods sit on the clouds. They sit and watch all things wither and flourish, and draw strength from it. Every reincarnation will make them stronger.

They shaped this world, they shaped us, they shaped everything as creators, but they also coldly demanded that all things go to death, so as to shape the next bright era.

All things do not always obey.

When the end comes, a reckless man like me will raise his head and ask why the Creator is so cruel?

Thor clasped his fingers tightly, and the blue thunder light splashed, and the power in the Odin bloodline inherited from ancient times in his body was also activated bit by bit, turning into dancing thunder light to bless his body.

His voice became high.

The Creator's answer is not important. What is important is that even if the shaped creature chooses to resist, it dares to resist.

After rebellion, there is real freedom.

The gods who sit on the clouds and look down on all living beings don't care about it, which is the only thing that these beings we regard as victims have.

If they want to take it away, we will resist!

I've failed so many times, I just know what it's like to fail.

To be honest, I don't know how to become the wise and powerful person in Merlin's prophecy.

Thor bowed his head, and he whispered:

It's like being in the shadow of your own greatness.

But for your previous question, I already have an answer...

I will fight! Fight with the others until we fall!

Are you satisfied with this answer?

Thor looked at eternity, who was silent for a few seconds, and replied very bluntly:

To be honest, I'm not satisfied.

If Raven was here, he would probably say something more reasonable than you, but how can I ask for more from a multi-dimensional phantom?

Eternity laughed and said:

That's it, you will fight for me, Thor Odinson.

Together with Raven, let's wave our weapons to the Outer Gods!

In the name of eternity!

hum

The starlight of all things suddenly dispersed, and the light that made up the eternal body also fell on Thor's body like flying light feathers, and an indescribable force poured into his body.

In an instant, Thor's body was crushed and turned into flying stars, and reshaped in another form in the next second.

The swaying starlight on this side also died in the shattering.

When Thor opened his eyes, he was lying in a valley full of singing birds and flowers, and in front of his eyes was a pool of blue spring water.

He looked into the fountain and saw his face.

But the long blond hair has turned gray, and there are no more eyes in the eyes, replaced by a pair of eyes shining with dim starlight.

The light of the original rune forms a blue arc of light outside Thor's body, and his body is filled with power that has reached the ceiling of this universe.

That is the power of terror.

But with Thor's physical fitness at this time, he can only use it to fight once at most.

Only one time.

enough.

Thor stood up and brushed his long gray hair. He already knew everything, he already knew his future, and he already knew the real Twilight of the Gods.

That will be the last battle.

swish

With a thought in Thor's mind, he disappeared into this strange valley and appeared beside the people outside the valley.

Even the keenest Heimdall couldn't catch Thor's appearance.

Jane and Sif cheered, holding Thor's arm from left to right. They noticed Thor's eyes, and they were about to ask, but were interrupted by Thor.

The Eternal Rune King turned to look at his brother.

He said to Loki:

What did Merlin tell you?

That's what he said, ahem.

Little Rocky seemed to have anticipated the development of everything, and he was not surprised at all when his brother became like this.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Little Loki coughed twice, imitating Raven's tone, and said to Thor:

If you want a person with great prospects to willingly join a battle with a high probability of death, you must let him know the meaning of his battle.

Instead of me saying this to him, let him see it for himself and make his own decision.

Thor has created miracles in countless worlds. I believe that he can also create miracles in this world. Whether it is the Rune King or the Eternal Thor, he can be the best help.

But if Thor came to his aid in a mortal body, I would not refuse either.

Little Loki raised his head and looked at Thor.

With a vivid voice, he uttered the last words that the raven entrusted to him, he said:

Because this final battle has nothing to do with strength.

As long as you don't want to lead your neck to kill, sit and wait to die, as long as you dare to resist the crazy creator, then everyone can become a hero.

After the little Loki finished speaking, his eyeballs rolled around flexibly, and he stretched out his hand to Thor, looking like a little adult, he said:

Welcome to this hopeless 'Doomsday Resistance' organization, brother.

Thor stretched out his hand and held it with Little Loki, he said softly:

Then, it's an honor to fight with you, brother.

The two brothers laughed at the same time, attracting the curious attention of others. Thor closed his eyes, listening to the sound of the distant stars, he stretched out his hand, covering everyone with the light of runes.

It was a magical power. It was no longer the runes that were mobilized, but those runes clustered around Thor, scrambling to serve him.

He said:

Come on, let's go back to Asgard.

Defeat the big snake, and then, let's prepare for the final 'Twilight of the Gods' together.