Shadow of the Beautiful World

I know your secret. You were intercepting the dead souls of Asgard some time ago, and you also deceived Thor and my brother.

In the castle on the edge of hell, Loki, who put on his cool prince costume, stood under Liana's throne, and he said to Liana who was sitting on the throne:

That day I saw Thor being tricked into Satan's hell by you.

Rocky says:

Thor may not be able to see through these plots, but you can't hide them from me.

so what?

Under the throne of the border queen, two fierce and huge hellhounds kept baring their teeth at Loki, while Queen Liana curled up in the throne and looked lazily at the prince in front of her.

she says:

With all due respect, little prince, this matter is over, it was over a few months ago, and everything is settled.

And you're wrong. I didn't trick the brave Thor into Satan's hell. It was his own decision. He was provoked by a cunning demon lord, and he couldn't bear that kind of provocation.

While I also deeply regret this, at the end of the day it was not my fault.

Liana reached out and stroked the pet at hand, she looked at Loki, at the second prince of Asgard who came to visit suddenly.

After a while, she said again:

But you could have directly told your father about this and led the Asgardians to question you, but you didn't.

Can I understand that you are not very angry about this matter, you just use it as a bargaining chip?

So, Your Highness Loki, what do you want from me?

Who says I'm not angry?

Loki stood in the devil's castle with his hips akimbo. He pretended to be angry and said:

You cheated my poor brother into exile and I want justice for him as a brother but as you say it's been going on for too long and there's not much going on now Watching it.

So I am willing to give up the right to sue and ask for compensation instead!

He reached out and caressed his exaggerated golden horned helmet, and said:

My stern father won't allow us to use the Rainbow Bridge to see Thor, and my poor mother sheds tears every day for missing her son, and I must go see him.

Bringing back the news that he's safe will give my mother some comfort

It's so hard talking to you!

Sitting on the throne, Liana straightened her body, looked at Loki with dissatisfaction, and said:

If you have something to say, don't beat around the bush again!

Well, the irascible queen.

Loki pouted, and said:

You and my brother are really similar, especially in terms of temper, they are almost carved out of the same mold, so let me just say it straight.

I want the right of passage to the border of hell!

The Prince of Asgard stretched out his hand and said to the Border Queen:

A road that allows me to lead to the present world of Midgard without being seen by His Excellency Heimdall. In exchange, I will completely forget about this matter, and no one will ever mention it again.

take it!

Liana stopped bargaining with Loki.

She doesn't like to deal with these guys who have to go around several times when they say anything, and she also hopes that the incident about Thor will be over quickly.

She threw out a black badge with her mark on it.

Loki took it in his hand, and the prince was quite straightforward. After achieving his goal, he gracefully made an Asgardian courtesy to Liana, then turned and left.

Liana looked at Loki's golden horned helmet with two slender curved horns on his head. At the moment Loki was about to walk out of the palace, Liana suddenly asked:

I almost forgot, maybe we should sign a contract, as far as I know, at least in terms of keeping promises, your reputation in Asgard is not very good.

Loki's expression changed.

Hell, the rumors of those hell creatures are really unreliable, who said that this queen has no brains?

Isn't that smart?

Ten minutes later, under the escort of several revenant warriors who obviously had the characteristics of Asgardians, but wore skeleton armor with the logo of the border of hell, Loki passed through the passage between the border of hell and the human world.

Standing on the land of Midgard in a way that does not disturb the gatekeeper.

He called out the magic pocket watch and looked at the time. It was 1 hour and 30 minutes before the shift of the tower soldiers who guarded him.

That should be enough for him to complete the expedition.

Loki is a rare and knowledgeable guy among the Asgardians. He has a strong curiosity about everything unknown.

He took out the map he found in the ruins of the collapsed Hades from his pocket, carefully identified the location, and then took out his modified fruit phone, and skillfully searched for Midgard in the search engine. Current world map.

A few minutes later, he confirmed his destination.

Norway

Loki stroked his chin and said:

This seems to be the gathering point of the ancestors when they first arrived in Midgard. The place of the gods of the Norse mythology that has been circulated in the world seems to be there too. Is this a coincidence? It doesn't feel like it.

Loki took out a cane with runes engraved on it from his waist. He felt the magic power of the earth, and then curled his lips in disdain.

Sure enough, it is a remote place, and the concentration of magic power here is not even one-third of that of Asgard.

No wonder the life that lives here is so weak.

But as the magic master of Asgard, as the most outstanding student of Frigga, Loki quickly found the frequency of releasing magic accurately in the magical environment on the earth that is different from Asgard.

His fingers shook the top of the short staff in his hand, and in the jump of the shining runes, a colorful light curtain appeared in front of Loki.

The rune magic used by the Asgardians is different from the magic of the earth wizards in terms of casting methods and power systems.

But for people other than wizards, the light and shadow produced by rune magic when released is obviously cooler than the light thrown by wizards' little wands.

The effects of light and shadow and magic stick are perfect.

In short, Loki slightly changed his appearance in the flash of the constantly beating runes.

He dressed himself in a light-colored suit, paired it with a dark coat and a long gray scarf, and looked like a handsome and successful young man.

It has to be said that although the brothers Loki and Thor have completely different personalities, they both have extremely perfect appearances.

Thor is in the style of a tough male god, while Loki, this guy is in a feminine and neutral style.

But they are all the kind of handsome men who are enough to make the girls on the earth scream.

hum

During the shock of magic power, Loki came from the deserts of North America to the ice and snow of southern Europe. His grasp of the teleportation point was extremely precise, and it landed almost perfectly on the location marked on the map.

Here is a deserted strait, and Loki is standing on the green grass of the sea cliff.

There are waves on the sea in the distance. On the blue sea and blue sky, there are white clouds and sunshine intertwined. Although this undisturbed coast is desolate, the scenery is really good, and it can even be compared to the scenery of Asgard.

it's beautiful

Loki is the best dramatist in Asgard. He is a person with rich inner feelings. He stands on the edge of the sea cliff and looks at the seagulls flying on the sea.

A smile formed on the corner of his mouth, but it was fleeting.

He hadn't forgotten what he was here for, and time was running out, so he couldn't waste any more.

Then let me take a look.

Loki cast a spell on his eyes, and he looked at the sea in front of him. Under the beautiful scenery, a shadow that cannot be ignored is standing under the sea.

Under Loki's gaze, above the underwater shadow, densely packed interlaced runes refracted a gloomy light in the water light.

There really is something here!

And it still looks like something amazing.

Loki's expression became serious and serious. He had only seen such a large-scale rune seal in his father's treasure house.

This super-large-scale seal is often used to protect valuables, or to expel dangerous enemies.

And among those jumping runes, there are also some golden streamers shaking like lightning, which are the power of divine words.

This is the seal left by my father himself. What is there?

Loki felt that he seemed to have discovered something extraordinary. He was sure that as long as he dared to touch the seal in front of him, the next moment, the gatekeeper Heimdall would appear by his side and take him back to Asgard.

But it also made Loki even more curious.

As he himself said, it was difficult for him to resist the temptation brought by such a secret.

After a moment of hesitation, Loki looked left and right, then closed his eyes, and released a weird magic.

In the icy water below the strait, a fish wagging its tail suddenly froze for a moment.

The next moment, a gleam of wisdom appeared in the fish's eyes. It swung its tail and deftly dived into the deeper water.

Soon, the fish stopped outside the invisible huge seal.

Loki's consciousness resides in this unobtrusive creature, he penetrates his consciousness outward, following the frequency of seawater fluctuations, trying to penetrate into the seal in front of him bit by bit.

Rocky is careful, as focused as a bomb disposal expert.

And at the moment when his consciousness had just penetrated into the seal, a strange force was like a hunter with sharp eyesight and quick hands, fastening Loki's sane mind.

Who are you?

A woman's voice sounded in Loki's heart, making him a little flustered, but he quickly stabilized his mind.

The woman's voice was hoarse, it sounded weak and tired, but it had a special charm.

When the voice sounded, a female image in the dark appeared in Loki's mind.

Well, it seems like a mature and lonely big sister.

I am an explorer.

Loki responded cautiously:

I'm from Asgard, ma'am, I found a map to this place in the collapsed underworld. Are you the death god of the Asgardians?

grim Reaper?

The big sister let out a slightly sad chuckle in the dark, and she said:

Yes, I was called that once.

Then what happened?

Loki was overjoyed, his guess was confirmed, the god of death has not fallen, she is still there.

So he asked again:

Why did the underworld collapse? Why did the god of death disappear? Also, what is the relationship between you and Odin? Lover? Or

Odin

The elder sister seemed sad when she pronounced the name, and after a moment she replied:

Don't guess, explorer, I am Odin's daughter, and my name is Hela

!!!

Loki's mind was shocked, as if he had been hit hard on the face with a stick, the handsome prince was completely dumbfounded.

Odin, his father, and another daughter?

Moreover, Odin personally sealed his daughter in Midgard, a place where no shit.

What kind of divine development is this!

Why hadn't he heard about it at all?

You seem shocked.

Big sister Hela sensed Loki's emotional changes, her voice changed a bit, and she said:

What? Haven't you heard my legend in Asgard? Don't the troubadours no longer tell the epic about Hela's conquest of the Nine Realms?

No, I haven't heard of it at all.

Loki answered honestly:

No one in Asgard has ever heard of a person named Hela. We don't even know the name of the god of death. It is rumored that it will bring terrible disasters.

No one has heard of me?

Hela's will became sluggish, and she asked hurriedly:

No one remembers me? Are you sure? The mural in the main hall of the Golden Palace clearly has my epic poem on it. I watched it complete with my own eyes. It is my favorite mural, but did you tell me?

The explorer answered my questions honestly!

Hela's voice was no longer gentle, like thousands of sharp swords piercing Loki's mind, making the second prince feel pain.

He gritted his teeth and said:

I didn't lie to you, Your Majesty Hella, I didn't

Before I was born, there was no legend about you in Asgard. I don't know what happened, and I don't know who did it, but there is nothing, and I don't need to be involved in this matter. lie to you.

no no!

The elder sister's tone became painful, she muttered to herself in the dark ocean:

Not only did he expel me, he not only sealed me, he also made people forget me, he erased everything about me, just like poor Angela.

Odin! You vicious and cruel father, you shameful beast!

Loki felt a little upset when he heard the god of death, who claimed to be the daughter of Odin, scolded his father. He whispered:

Maybe it wasn't made by Odin. Although he is a little colder, he is a qualified monarch. Maybe you remember wrongly. I pass by the palace of the Golden Palace every day, but there is no such thing in that palace.

Do you pass by the Golden Palace every day?

Hela interrupted Loki's words, and she tightened her sane fingers at this moment.

An extremely corrosive and extremely sharp force entangled Loki's will, like a sharp knife that could not be triggered. The force was so overwhelming that Loki couldn't even withdraw his own sanity.

this

This is the power of Godhead!

There is an Asgardian god with a godhead sealed here, hell!

Hela still asked in a deep voice:

Then you must not be an explorer, say! Who are you!

Are you a dog leg sent by Odin? Just like the damned traitor Heimdall!

Okay, relax, sister! Sis!

Loki yelled:

I'm Loki, the second son of Odin and Frigga, um, the third son. I'm your younger brother by blood. We are a family.

You? Brother?

Hella also seemed to be taken aback for a moment, but she quickly responded:

No.

you are not