[Comprehensive] Science and Magic

Just can't resist the absolute power.I kept hoping to avoid this, but once again fate proved its strength. "

Saul pressed, "What fate?"

Odin didn't answer, he turned and went to get a book from the shelf.He spread the pages of the book before continuing: "Now, it's time to tell you this story."

"There are things that date back to before the universe was formed. When the universe was first born, it was just nothingness. Then, as we know it - the Big Bang happened." Odin touched a page of the book and instantly appeared in the air virtual projection.

Laura was taken aback.The projections in the air are exactly six gemstones of different colors.

Odin continued: "The Big Bang brought six elemental gems, which traveled through the original universe. Each Infinity Stone controls a cosmic original attribute, the blue Space Stone, and the red Reality Stone , the green Time Stone, the orange Soul Stone, the yellow Mind Stone, and... the purple one."

Odin looked at Laura.

"—Stone of Power."

"Father, do you mean—"

Odin looked at Laura, and said slowly and word for word: "But there has always been another saying. There are not only six gems produced by the Big Bang, but there is also a seventh one - the Stone of Self. No one knows what the seventh gem looks like, and we can't even tell if the seventh is a gem."

Laura felt that every word Odin said meant something.Odin was still looking at her, as if he wanted to take a closer look at her and see her thoroughly.Laura's heart was beating fast and her throat was sore - what did that mean, it meant she was -

"The function of the six gemstones is easy to see from the name, but what does the stone of self mean? Does it refer to the self-awareness of the universe?"

Sol's question brought Odin back to his senses.He withdrew his gaze from Laura, turned back a few pages of the book on the table, and said, "This involves another kind of legend. It is said that when the 'self' appears, no matter what the other six gems are, Wherever he wanders, he will return to his 'self' on his own initiative. Together, these seven fragments will produce a super-cosmic creature who can destroy the entire universe in an instant if he chooses."

There was silence in the library.Laura looked at the image created by Odin: planets were devoured one by one, and the universe turned from light to darkness in an instant.It occurred to her that she had devoured a city on Earth...

Laura said tremblingly, "So...it's me, you think I'm that 'self,' don't you?”

"No, my dear Laura." Frigg hugged her emotionally, "You are my niece, my sister's child."

Odin shook his head.He had a compassionate expression on his face: "Shortly after you were born, the high priest of Vanaheim predicted that you would bring disaster to the Nine Kingdoms. They believed that you were inextricably linked with 'self', once you let Absorbed the other six gems—"

"No, father, they must be old and confused." Thor interrupted Odin: "Laura has been saving the world. She joined the Avengers on Earth, and she has been in Asgard. Do us a favor—"

"Once the seven pieces come together, the omnipotent power will overwhelm even the best of hearts in an instant!" Odin exclaimed. "Laura is what she is only because we sent her to Earth!"

"Look at Loki, have you ever seen him have any compassion for the people in the courtyard? Even you," Odin reached out to stop Thor's words, "even you and I, when facing the people in the courtyard There is a lofty attitude. In the eyes of super-universe creatures, you and I are both ants. Letting Laura grow up in Asgard is definitely not a good choice. I will seal Laura's godhead and send her to the earth. Let her experience the short life of the Zhongting people, who are only a hundred years old, and try to make her understand the meaning of life. For now, my decision is correct. Otherwise, it will not be just a table that is broken today, but the entire Aspen Gad."

Chapter 53

"I do not know……"

Laura wanted to say "I'm not going to destroy the world", but she remembered what she did when she couldn't control herself.There was a beast inside of her that wanted to devour everything—and those gems—

The other Laura couldn't be sure, but the one on Loki's scepter was definitely on the same front as the beast in her heart.

Thinking about this, Laura changed her words: "I will try my best to control myself."

Odin looked at her seriously.He said: "I know you don't want to destroy the world, because you already have a bond in this world. In fact, no one has ever tried to use two Infinity Stones at the same time-although, as far as I know, there are some Few people are chasing the power of the gems, trying to collect them all - but that is not a wise choice. For you, the situation is different: according to legend, sooner or later all the infinity stones will find you and be absorbed by you , become one. Just because you can control the energy of the power stone today doesn't mean you can control the others smoothly. It is never a good thing to have energy beyond your control, and in that case, you may lose yourself completely —No, I was wrong. You may lose entirely that part of yourself we want you to keep."

Saul frowned and said, "Father, what shall we do then?"

Odin pondered: "It's useless to run away blindly. Before the fate comes, all we can do is prepare as much as possible. As you all know, the Cosmic Rubik's Cube is in my storage room, and the space gem is in it. Instead of sitting still and waiting to die, it is better to take the initiative."

Frigga tightened her arms around Laura's shoulders.She said, "Odin, are you sure now is the time to—?"

"I can't be sure of anything, my queen." Odin shook his head, "Unfortunately, I am not omniscient. But since fate is inevitable, rather than being suddenly attacked by gems without warning, I hope Laura can I have always had a clear and firm will, and I think it may be a better choice to actively absorb and control the energy of gems. Maybe the greater Laura's ability to control, the more likely her 'humanity' will win when encountering variables, no would be so easily destroyed by the Almighty."

The progress of absorbing space gems is extremely smooth.The hands strengthened by the power gem easily crushed the cosmic cube wrapped in the space gem, revealing the true face of the space gem inside.

Such a pure blue reminded Laura of the triangular reactor that often appeared next to her head a long time ago.

That seemed to be a thing of the past life.

She also promised him to have breakfast together.

When the space gem gradually disappeared into the palm of her hand, Laura thought vaguely.

A more abundant energy circulated around her.Laura felt that this feeling was familiar. The new element used in the reactor in Tony's chest was from the same source as this energy... Howard Stark is indeed one of the smartest people on earth...

But it's not just this.She felt that she had controlled a similar energy fluctuation, but it was much weaker... What is it, about space?

She remembered.It is the wizard's spell "Apparition".

Loki once used the space gem to create a wormhole that allowed the Chitauri army to go straight to the earth, and isn't apparation just another type of space transformation?It's just that it requires far less energy and is more constrained.

This familiarity made Laura slightly relieved.This is an energy that can be controlled by her, and there should be nothing wrong——

Sometimes Laura wonders if that's the way things are in this world: When you're ready for trouble, it's just a slight tickle; when you think you've got it over, It will catch you off guard again.

In Odin's shocked look, the space gem teleported her from Asgard's storage room to an unknown place.It was pitch black here, except for a strange red light shining in the gap of a boulder.

Laura approached cautiously.The substance that exudes red light flows between the cracks of the rock like flowing water.

What is this?

The Space Stone would never have sent her here for no reason.Just as the Power Stone exhausted its last ounce of autonomy to come to her, could this red, flowing substance be another Infinity Stone?

Odin only said that no one can be sure whether the "self" is a gem, and the "self" may of course be a liquid-but red is the color of the real gem.

A gust of wind blew, and Laura's hair flew.

How can there be wind in this place?

"Laura darling, if you don't get up again, I'll bet they all know how hot we were fighting last night."

Someone is talking.Laura opened her eyes, and Tony's face came into view.He was wearing a racerback, a bit of shaving foam remained on his lips, and his hair was unkempt.He was bending over himself, a mischievous gleam in his warm brown eyes.

"Of course I don't mind what they think at all - but I don't want my dear fiancée to be humiliated again at the breakfast table."

Laura felt that something was wrong. This situation was similar to that of a sleep-deprived person who suddenly had enough sleep and couldn't tell what night it was when he woke up.But seeing Tony's mood overshadowed everything.Excitedly, she put her arms around Tony's neck, chasing his lips like a desert traveler seeing an oasis, almost bringing Tony to the ground.

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