infinite hero

For the Asgardians, their birth, old age, sickness and death are actually the same as those on Earth, except that their life span is as long as 5000 years.If an Asgardian dies, his body loses color and warmth, and gradually becomes stiff.If Odin had the honor of shaking his Gunnir at the funeral, that body would turn into a ball of silver light and become part of the starlight in the sky.

Not so for the frost giants.

They live in extremely cold places, and their physical fitness is tough; but once they die, the speed of loss of vitality is shockingly fast—their faces will quickly turn gray in the few seconds before dying; and when they die Close your eyes, the body will freeze into ice at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then disintegrate and weather, just like they were originally carved from dry and rotten wood.

In this way, even if Thor wants to take Loki's body back to Asgard for burial, there is no way.In fact, when Odin, who had been waiting for the result on the Rainbow Bridge, arrived, he could only see Thor kneeling on the ground crying, and Loki had already turned into a frost blue ice sculpture with cracks.

Having passed most of his life, Odin has seen countless deaths.On the one hand, this experience brought him a deeper understanding, and on the other hand, it inevitably cultivated a more ruthless and untouchable heart.

However, in the face of this situation, his heart is as hard as he is, and he can't say "the heir of Asgard must be stronger".

Seeing Loki's face gradually collapsed to the point that he couldn't see the original appearance, and looking at Thor whose upper body was almost prostrate on the ground, Odin suddenly felt that he had aged a lot in an instant, and the crutches in his hands had also become thinner. outside heavy.

During this period, Tony, who was originally in the distance, also slowly approached.His and Sid's armors were still connected back to back, and they couldn't walk around on the ground. They could only remain suspended in mid-air, with the soles of their feet about half a foot above the ground.

To put it bluntly, he couldn't believe that Loki was going to die - or die to save Thor - but the fact was in front of him, and he wisely kept silent.

"Thor."

When Odin finally spoke, Loki's remains could barely make out a human figure.

Thor wept bitterly at first; but as time passed, his voice grew quieter, replaced by silent whimpers.If a comparison had to be made, the latter sounds more heartbreaking.Hearing Odin's voice, he only slowly straightened up.

Seeing his son's red eye circles, Odin sighed deeply.

He didn't expect that Thor would fight for Loki's chance to fight, and he didn't expect that Loki would quickly agree to this request; the last thing he expected was that Loki finally gave his life for this possible commutation opportunity!

How to do this?

He never really wanted to kill Loki, and yet Loki was dead.Asgard's throne seems finally to be unchallenged - it's meant to be Thor's, isn't it?

But looking at the current situation, will Thor really be happy to take the throne?If every time he faced the worship of the gods, he would think that the reason why he was able to sit there was all because of Loki's sacrifice, then could he really be his king with peace of mind?

Odin vaguely realized that he was about to face a big problem.Thor's attitude is one part of it, and the unfinished ether is another part——

"Loki is buried in Walter Alheim, and the whole world will become a symbol of his eternal glory!"

As for the ether that cannot be destroyed, let them study it carefully after returning to Asgard!

Two hours later, Asgard, the Golden Palace.

From a distance, the palace is resplendent and magnificent; from a close view, the palace is majestic and majestic.Unlike the common multi-storey buildings on the earth, its number of floors can be counted on one hand, but the height of each floor is amazing.When a gate is as high as twenty people stacked on top of each other, it becomes apparent just how impractical the rest is.

What's more obvious is that the only person who can use the word "impractical" to describe the Golden Palace is Tony.

For example, right now, he is standing on the second-floor balcony on the side of the Golden Palace, almost staring at the faintly undulating mountains in the distance.Of course the scenery didn't offend him, he was just angry about something——

Angry that Sid hasn't woken up yet, angry that Asgard's medical staff won't let him visit him, and angry that he can't do anything!

I have to say that compared to the first two, the last one makes Tony the most angry.He hadn't tried this feeling of helplessness for a long time - when he was a child, after Howard's death, when he had to suppress his inner feelings... none of them could compare to now!

Tony had never realized so clearly that he had to figure out the Infinity Stones thing!Even if they are far beyond what Earth technology can explain, he must figure it out!

"Mr. Stark."

Just after Tony made a decision angrily (during this period, all the people downstairs who cast strange glances at him were ignored by him, because his armor style was wrong), a voice sounded behind him.When he looked back, he immediately held his breath in his throat—it was the person he was least likely to get angry with, Fairy Queen Frigg!

"Mr. Stark." Frigga repeated.The grief and tears when she first learned the news of Loki's death could no longer be seen on her face, but her voice and demeanor all reflected this point—she treated Sid with great energy. "If you think it's okay, you can go in and see your brother now." When she said "your brother", her expression darkened uncontrollably.

In normal times, Tony would definitely comfort her, even if it was just a slip of the tongue.But right now, he's preoccupied with other things—the Sid and Infinity Stones mess, to be exact. "How's Sid?" he asked impatiently. "Is he awake?"

Frigga shook her head, watching the spark of hope in Tony's eyes ignite and then die out. "But other than that, he's fine," she said emphatically, as if thinking it would make Tony feel better. "In fact, he couldn't be in better health."

"Then why did he suddenly..." Tony racked his brains, thought for a long time, and managed to find a relatively suitable description: "I lost consciousness while standing?"

"I wasn't there at the time, so I can only speculate based on the current situation." Frigga replied softly, "In my opinion, he seems to have fallen into a conflict of consciousness. The ether, or the power gem, must have inspired, Or heightened some contradiction in his body."

"...what?" Tony hated to admit he didn't understand a word.Didn't you say Sid was in good health?What is the contradiction in the body?Or, are those contradictions brought about by the Infinity Stones?

It turns out that Tony's guesses were all wrong.Because Frigga continued: "I think, you must already know that the gentleman inside has no real blood relationship with you."

"Of course," Tony didn't like others to point this out, but he nodded anyway, "Sid told me that he was definitely not from Earth."

Frigga looked at Tony's expression, and was keenly aware that the other party was struggling in this relationship - he didn't want them to be real brothers, but also hoped to maintain the intimacy that only brothers can have.There had to be some twists and turns, she guessed, but it wasn't humane, and they probably had it figured out.

Compared to Thor and Loki...

Thinking of Loki, Frigga's heart ached again.But she concealed this very well, and only continued along with Tony's words: "Yes. And, I must say, that Mr. Stark in it is not recorded in any of the Asgard books. .”

Tony realizes there's supposed to be a big meaning to this, but he can't really get it right now. "What does 'no record' mean?" he pressed. "Good or bad?"

Frigga didn't draw a conclusion right away. "Before answering your question, I think you should be willing to listen to the origin of the universe first."

Tony frowned.He didn't know the connection between the origin of the universe and Sid's strange disease, but he inexplicably believed in Frigg, and felt that the other party's words could be trusted.So he barely suppressed his anxiety and said, "All ears."

At the beginning of the universe, it was just chaos.There is no light, no water, and no living things, and the same darkness is everywhere.

This state lasted for many years.Until the matter in it drifts and coalesces according to their respective properties, becoming clusters of nebulae, planets one by one.Very few of them, under mild or strong interactions, change from elementary particles to molecules, and then from the simplest inorganic substances to the most complex organic substances——

Life appeared.

However, on different planets, life evolves at different speeds and in different directions, and the results are naturally different.

In the simplest example, Asgardians generally have a lifespan of 5000 years, while people on Earth usually only have a lifespan of at most 100 years; After death, it will soon turn into ice powder and fly ash.

This difference is so obvious that it can be seen with the eyes.In essence, it is very difficult-can the Asgardians have supernatural power and extremely long lifespan, can they really beat the people on Earth and completely rule the people on Earth?

"That's why Odin never claims to be the ruler of the Nine Realms." Frigga explained, "He usually calls himself the Defender of the Nine Realms."

To this question, Tony's answer is undoubtedly no.But when he got here, he still couldn't hear what it had to do with Sid.

Frigga seemed to see Tony's impatience. "In chronological order, life appeared late in the Atrium. When the Atrium people gradually developed their science and technology, the life civilizations on other planets had already surpassed this level for hundreds or even thousands of years."

"What did we miss?" Tony finally heard something.

"I don't think that's anything particularly important," Frigg said, shaking her head, "but they're not negligible for the history of the universe."

"They?" Tony caught on to the end of the line. "Are you talking about six infinity stones?"

"Yes, that's right." Frigga nodded, her face filled with sadness, "I must say sincerely, every Infinity Gem is covered with countless blood, tears and bones."

Strength, needless to say, the war between Asgard and Walter Alheim has already demonstrated this point; soul, needless to say, blood sacrifices have been sacrificed to it for thousands of years, if not [-], there are eight thousand people; heart, quite unfortunate , most of the casualties from this gem have been relocated to its original owners, the Chitauri; the reality, in fact, is that it is setting off an undercurrent of feud between the Kree and Xandar!

"You mean, there are two groups of people looking for the Reality Gem?" Tony grabbed what he thought was important.But Kri and Xandar...fuck no one has heard of it, fall!

"At least two dials." Frigg corrected the detail. "The war between the Cree and Xandar has been going on for thousands of years. The previous time, the Cree suffered a disastrous defeat, and their leader Supreme Intelligence died. However, I heard that recently they have A new leader, Ronan the Accuser. He belongs to the radical faction of the Kree, and he has no time to think about destroying Xandar."

Destroy the planet?Tony took a deep breath.This guy named Ronan sounds worse than Loki! "I don't think it's easy to implement." He said objectively.

"It's really not easy." Frigga showed a small and short smile, which was fleeting, "But I heard that he seems to have found a strong foreign aid."

Tony suddenly felt that there was something wrong with this logic. "Wait, if Ronan gets the Reality Gem, what foreign aid does he need?" he said, and then he came up with what he thought was the most likely assumption: "Unless Ronan has no idea what he's looking for right now. !"

Frigg nodded approvingly. "You guessed right."

"Wait a minute..." Tony thought of another question, "You know it, but you don't plan to take care of it?" This is not in line with Asgard's style!

This time Frigg gave a wry smile. "War against our will. Of course we would stop it if it could be done."

"You mean..." Asgard can't control it?Tony almost said the second half of the sentence, but thankfully he swallowed it back.In front of the lady, he was embarrassed to speak too bluntly.

But Frigga is clearly aware of this gap in strength. "We already have a Cosmic Cube. We must take good care of it and keep it from falling into the wrong hands. If the Aether can still be spared, neither can the Cosmic Sphere. If we send troops to Cre Or Xandar, the remaining troops are not enough to maintain the defense of Asgard."

Tony nodded.The consideration was very practical, and he could understand it. "There are two more pieces? Where did the time and space go?"

Frigg shook her head. "Both of these gems haven't appeared in a while. But," she said slightly sadly, "there is a connection between the six Infinity Stones that we can't explain. Right now, there are three that have appeared, and one very It may be found soon. Then the remaining ones..." will definitely not be able to hide for much longer!

Tony not only heard the implication, but also made a bold guess. "If you can gather all these six infinite gems, wouldn't you be able to..." Dominate the universe?

Before he could finish speaking, Frigg interrupted him hastily. "No, that would be a tragedy for the entire universe!"

Seeing her obviously pale face, Tony took back his divergent thoughts with interest. "I just said it casually." He clarified that he didn't have that intention, and asked again: "You mean that the six Infinity Stones are all extracted. What about the Cosmic Cube?"

"This is exactly what I want to tell you at the end." Frigga's expression eased, "No one knows where the Cosmic Cube came from. Before it first appeared, no one had heard of this thing; and After it appeared for so long, no one claimed that he made the Cosmic Cube."

Tony was confused. "Did it just pop up by itself?" That's not logical!

"Whether it is or not, it looks like it is," Frigg said. "From a long time ago until now, it has always been the Cosmic Cube, and it has never changed."

If it was just a rough guess before, now Tony feels that he has a deep understanding of what frigga said about "no record" is a bad situation——

The origin of the Cosmic Cube is a mystery, and Nashid's origin is obviously also a mystery!Since Sid has never shown any understanding or manipulation of the Cosmic Cube, the maker of the Cosmic Cube should, probably, possibly, not Sid, right?

Tony swears, he didn't find this conjecture a good idea at all, so he dismissed it as soon as it came out. "Can I understand it this way," he began to think in another guessing direction, "The Cosmic Cube has never changed, so no one has ever successfully imitated it?"

"Of course." Frigga replied, "Where is its limit, no one knows, and naturally it is impossible to copy."

"That is to say, the Cosmic Cube is more powerful than the Infinity Stone?" Tony asked with certainty.

Frigg shook her head. "I don't know, and I hope I never know the answer to that question," she mourned.

This attitude made it clear that he didn't want anyone to really experiment and prove which one was stronger, but Tony felt that according to the current development trend, Frigga's wish could only be a good wish.But to Frigga, he couldn't say a single word of these realistic words. "Well, I know all of this," he nodded scribbled, "but you haven't said, what's the 'contradictory' in Sid's body!"

"Once again, no matter what opinion I express on this, it's just my conjecture." Frigg reiterated the premise she said just now, apparently cautious enough.

"Just say it, it's better than I don't know anything!" Tony promised immediately.

Frigg stared at him for two seconds before speaking again. "You and I both know that Mr. Stark suddenly appeared next to the Cosmic Cube one day. This may imply some kind of connection between him and the Cosmic Cube. The Cosmic Cube is a powerful object, there is no doubt about it. Then as an inference, Mr. Stark Jr. may also have some amazing strengths."

of course?Seeing the sound of the wind and hearing the soul of the water are indeed amazing advantages, aren't they!Tony nodded vigorously, his ears almost pricked up.

"At the same time, the Infinity Stone is also a very powerful object." Frigg continued. "At this time, we can make some speculations again—assuming that two people who are equally powerful and who also want to be king meet, what will be the result?"

There is no room for two tigers in one mountain!

Terrible images such as "You die and I live" and "We die together" flashed through Tony's mind, and cold sweat broke out on his temples in an instant.Jarvis had told him before that Sid's brain hot spot area was too large, could it be the so-called "a war broke out in his mind"?

"If you think so, please tell me that Sid has won!" Tony barely paused when he said this, which showed how he was feeling.

"I told you the result just now." Frigga could not help but smile when she heard the nervousness.

"But," Tony said, of course he didn't have amnesia, "Sid isn't awake yet!"

Frigg nodded. "Indeed not. Because we still don't know the difference between victory and defeat. From the perspective of physical condition, I am sure that Mr. Stark is very good. But if I have to discuss thinking, I can only say that I also Can not be sure."

Tony could only stare blankly.The key is thinking!Is a healthy vegetative person the result he wants?

"The current plan is to wait for little Mr. Stark to wake up." Frigg said. "Don't worry...he'll open his eyes soon, if I'm not mistaken."

Tony nodded, still a little worried.Because he couldn't help imagining now that Sid didn't know anyone when he woke up. "Will there be any aftereffects?" he asked. "I mean, every possibility you can think of, good or bad, I want to know."

Frigga stared at him and asked softly, "Are you planning to prepare for all possibilities?"

Tony found it extremely difficult for him to nod his head. "It used to be. But now," he admitted dryly, "I only hope for one possibility, the best one."

"I think, if Mr. Stark wins in this situation, there will be some incredible changes." Frigg said.Seeing one of Tony's eyebrows raised high, she hastily added another sentence: "According to the usual saying, it means becoming stronger!"

The arch of Tony's eyebrows finally eased a little, but not completely. "I hope so." Now we can only hope that Sid can completely subdue those two infinite stones, right?