Shadow of the Beautiful World

Hell is a hellish place, isn't it?

A mild voice sounded in Thor's ears, and the unconscious prince opened his eyes a few seconds later.

He raised his head in a daze, and saw a strange-looking guy staring at him on the throne built of white bones in the raging flames in front of him.

That guy is a devil.

This can be seen from the spiral-shaped long black horns on both sides of its head and its fiery red skin.

Although both demons and devils have horns, there is still a slight difference between the two. For a well-informed Asgardian like Thor, he can easily distinguish the difference between a demon and a devil.

But this one in front of him...

Not the same.

Its body is not huge, and it has white hair, and the outline of its face looks like a mixture of humans and elves.

There is no decoration between the fangs and sharp teeth, but the fingers and claws are still unavoidably sharp like claw blades. After all, they are hell creatures, and these characteristics are always indispensable.

It was wearing a black cloak, and the cloak of unknown material wrapped its arms, and spread it on the devil's throne in a carefree manner.

But if you look closely, the cloak looks like two huge black wings, with bat-like limbs and barbs, which looks quite weird and evil.

The devil is naked, except for the white robe around the waist, which looks similar to a skirt. Its body is covered with lean muscles, and there are no recurved legs. This is probably the biggest difference between a devil and a devil one of them.

As Thor looked at the devil, the devil looked at him in a languid manner.

And on the table in front of the devil, Thor's Thor's Hammer was being placed there. Under the dim light of the devil's palace, the thing looked like a beautiful handicraft.

Hell is really a boring place, you know, my compatriots, they are planning such and such plots every day, and those violent demons are thinking about fighting, conquering or destroying every day Ah, something like that...

Oh, meaningless.

The devil held a skull-made goblet filled with a suspicious liquid, and as he put the liquid to his mouth, he said to Thor:

Mortals always like to describe hell as a place of chaos. In fact, this ghost place is indeed the case, but even in hell, there are rules... Son of Odin, the rules of hell are very simple.

The devil took a sip of wine, er, probably a bar.

In short, it threw the cup down at its feet, then stood up, and the black wings, or cloak, hung down on the ground, casting its shadow on Thor's eyes.

Whoever has the biggest fist is the head!

The devil stretched out his fingers, and the sharp claw-like nails touched the surface of Thor's Hammer, and soon there was a beating thunderbolt to counterattack, but there was no way to hurt the devil at all.

Well, what a violent weapon...just like you stupid and stubborn Asgardians.

The devil raised his head, looked at Thor, and asked with some doubts:

Why don't you talk? ... Oh, sorry, I forgot, you can't talk.

The demon waved its claws, and the magic power imprisoned on Thor dissipated a little, and Thor, who was chained to the cross made of white bones, shouted:

Get your claws off my hammer!

ha!

The devil looked at Thor with a smile, and said:

What a irascible little guy, just like your father when he was young...

It strolled up to Thor, it looked at Thor, and the next moment, it swung its paw and slapped Thor on the face, and the left cheek of the handsome prince immediately swelled at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It took Thor's golden hair, lifted Thor's head up, looked into Thor's eyes, and said:

Stupid brat! Didn't your father teach you manners?

You broke into my territory, destroyed my gates, wounded my subordinates, and freed my prisoners...

All of this is just because of the heroism in your heart. You think you are doing something good? Hehe, it's really funny. Come on, let me ask a question, Thor Odinson!

The devil took a step back, and with his hands behind his back, he said to Thor:

Are you going to fight Satan on behalf of Asgard?

I'm not! I'm not... I'm just... just protecting my people.

Thor was not too stupid to be remedied, he immediately refuted this statement, he gritted his teeth and said:

The souls of Asgard should return to Hades after death, instead of being caught by you as food! This is a provocation to Asgard, devil, tell me, where is Satan? I want to ask him, he Are you planning to go to war with Asgard?

oh?

The devil in front of Thor looked at the prince with a strange expression. After a few seconds, it coughed lightly, and then said to Thor:

What do you want to ask me?

?

Thor also widened his eyes in surprise. He looked at the unattractive devil in front of him, and asked back:

You are Satan?

What? Don't I look like it?

The devil didn't seem to be upset by Thor's question. On the contrary, it asked calmly:

In the legends of your Asgardians, what should Satan look like?

Uh, it should be more evil, more twisted, and bigger, with eternal hell flames wrapped around its body.

Thor said:

You are not like, you are too gentle.

hehe.

Satan took another step back. Under Thor's gaze, the devil's body swelled rapidly, and soon turned into a terrifying figure comparable to a palace. The scorching hellfire burned on its body like a sea tide.

Yes, yes, that's it!

Thor nodded, and he grinned and said:

It's a lot like Satan.

swish

Satan quickly returned to his previous mild and unremarkable appearance. He returned to his throne, and he said casually:

When I was young, I liked to maintain that posture. It made me feel awe from other beings. I used to indulge in that kind of awe, but now, I am old. The old man always doesn't care about those meaningless things. The decor of the...”

Throughout my long life, I have realized a truth, what you call yourself is not really important, the most important thing is, what others call you...

Maybe I shouldn't be called Satan when I get knocked off the satanic throne by the gang of other bastards, but I still love my old title...

The devil gripped his chin with sharp claws, and turning his attention to Thor again, he said:

You are very courageous, Thor, son of Odin, few people dare to behave like you when facing me, I guess, this is probably because you think you are doing the right thing, so you can feared.

But let me tell you, Thor, you're just doing the silliest thing, you're just trying to redeem a tradition your father broke long ago, and I guess he hasn't told you yet?

A strange smile appeared on the devil's face, and he said softly:

About Death in Asgard, about you...

Whoa!

Just when Satan was about to tell a secret, a strange cry suddenly sounded in Satan's palace.

Satan turned his head, and saw a beautiful raven with blue-black wings flapping its wings, landing on the table in front of it, right on the top of Thor's Hammer, the irritable weapon was very calm at this moment , did not attack the raven.

Munning!

When Thor saw the raven, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

This is one of the two ravens carried by his father Odin, which represent the majesty of the god king, and they also represent Odin's gaze. tell Odin.

Raven Munin glanced back at Thor, and then turned back to stare at Satan sitting on the throne. After a few seconds of staring at the devil, Satan let out a deep laugh, and waved its claws. Thor, who was tied to the cross of bones, was temporarily sent into another dimension by the ever-changing halo.

He is still in place, but he can no longer perceive what happened in the palace.

Obviously, the devil does not want his conversation with Odin to be heard by Thor, or in other words, Odin does not want his son to hear his next conversation with the devil.

Hey, Odin, God the Father of Asgard, we really haven't seen each other for a long time.

Satan leaned on his throne, and pretended to bow to Odin's raven. With a playful smile on his face, he said:

Why do you interrupt me to tell Thor about his poor sister? Don't you know that, as the boring Lord of Hell, I love to brag to young people?

You interrupted my hobby, Odin...

Marduk...

Raven Mu Ning opened his mouth and let out the deep and majestic voice of God King Odin, but just as the raven said an unfamiliar name, Satan sitting on the throne suddenly roared:

Call me Satan!

You are not Satan anymore.

Facing the weird voice of the devil in front of him that roared like tens of thousands of people, the raven carrying Odin's will remained unmoved, and said:

From the day you were kicked off the throne of the king of hell, you are no longer Satan, Marduk, you are free to declare to anyone that you are Satan, but in fact, you and I both know that now you are just the king of hell. One of you, you are only Marduk!

Ah.

The devil who was pierced by Odin leaned on the throne, staring at the raven in disgust, and said:

So, you didn't come here today for your precious son's life? You came to quarrel with me, and you came to provoke me on purpose, right? Odin, great king of gods, you thought you sent Will your crow come here and say a few words to me, and I will release your son?

Who do you think you are? Who do you think I am?

The devil sneered, and said:

Your son broke my door, your son broke the agreement between us, poor young man has no idea what terrible things happened in your hell in Asgard...

A father, a cold-blooded, cruel father, who knocked his loyal daughter into the dust with his own hands, and sealed that poor woman for so many years, my God, what you have done makes a devil like me feel cold-blooded ! Odin!

Oh, by the way, and your first daughter, she died too, right?

Die in the war you started, look at you, Odin, it's a terrible thing to be your son and daughter, and I'm really worried for poor Thor, who might one day step up to both of us. Following in the footsteps of my sister, I was sent into a desperate situation by my own father... Tsk tsk tsk, why not let him die by my hands now!

Enough! Devil!

The raven standing on Thor's Hammer made a roaring sound. In the anger of the god king, Mjolnir's true power was summoned, and the dancing thunder covered the hell lord Marduk's body in an instant. The palace seemed to be completely destroyed.

Are you angry? Hehe.

The devil was not afraid of the power that erupted in front of him. It stood up, moved its arms and the wings on its back, and said:

Then you know, I'm just as angry! Your stupid son made me lose face in front of other lords, because of his stupidity, my efforts to fight for the king of hell were almost in vain...

Odin, I know all the things you did in the past. After the poor Hela was sealed by you, I was helping you Asgardians settle those dead souls! We made an agreement!

But now, your son has broken this agreement. You have to compensate me, or you can go back.

The devil said coldly:

Go back and prepare for the war your son started.

You are no longer the king of hell, Marduk, you have no chance of winning.

Raven Muning made Odin's voice, and the God King seemed very tired, he said:

At the beginning, we made an agreement that you would be responsible for the rebirth of Asgard's dead souls. I will help you suppress Surtur's coveting for the throne of the king of hell. I have fulfilled my promise...

And after you were overthrown, you never fulfilled that agreement, and Hades is in chaos, and it's all because of your inaction! You didn't fulfill our agreement at all.

But, I have no intention of going to war with you and your hell, Marduk, at least not at this time. I will punish Thor for his recklessness, and I will give you an explanation.

Then should I thank Lord God King for his justice?

The devil put his hands behind his back and said sarcastically:

Your son broke into my house, broke my gate, smashed and burned my house, destroyed my legion, and destroyed my supplies for the battle of the king of hell...I have suffered losses, Odin!

It's not something you can make up for with just a few nice words. I want to make up for it. I mean the real kind of compensation!

The raven raised his head, and beyond countless spaces, Odin, God King of the Frost Giants who was commanding the Asgard Legion to suppress the riot, said softly:

Stop playing charades, Marduk, and tell me, what exactly do you need?

What do I need? Hehe, don't you know? Are you confused?

The devil stretched out his hand and made a gesture of taking it. It said:

Of course it's the throne of Satan! I'm not here to prove that I'm stronger than other lords, but I must take back those I lost!

Odin, you have to help me. At the beginning of the battle for hegemony, when I need help, I hope you can appear by my side... If I have the assistance of a heavenly father, I feel that I have a great advantage.

In hell, there are very few rules. Whoever has the bigger fist is the head!

My fist may not be big enough. After all, I am just a weak old man who is ignored, but if you add yours, it will be enough!

(There was a problem with the background setting of the Damon brothers and sisters. I remembered that they were the children of Satan, but when I read the comics later, I found out that they were the descendants of Marduk. I must have misremembered. In short, now we can only try to get back. As for Marduk, in the setting, he is a powerful hell lord, and he is the guy who likes to call himself Satan the most in hell.

In the comic setting of Spirit of Vengeance, Marduk seems to be a fallen angel following Lucifer. Uh, the official settings are a bit confusing, so here we go according to our own settings. Well, in In the official background, Marduk has not actually been the king of hell. )