CHAPTER 188

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[The Ancient One POV] 

With Loki and his greedy little hands out of the way, there were no more obstacles in our way to ensure our victory.

"Where were you?" Sif asked as I teleported back to the evacuation zone.

"Dealing with the problem child," I smiled, knowing I didn't need to elaborate any further.

"Loki," Heimdall and I said in one voice.

"What did you do with him?" Sif asked.

"I teleported him to a dimension without mass, meaning he will be eternally falling, at least until I decide to release him," I replied with a small smile.

"Remember me not to make an enemy out of you," Sif chuckled.

I chuckled back.

"So, how's Thor?" Sif asked, turning to look at Heimdall.

"They just arrived at the location he selected, the battle has yet to start," Heimdall informed, concern lacing his tone.

I looked at him, and the people coming to be evacuated, we had barely evacuated around twenty percent of all of Asgard, the rest, according to my estimates, would take an hour or so.

Meaning Thor had to battle his sister for an hour without losing.

{How's everything going?} Alex asked.

{Good,} I replied, for the time being, that was the truth.

{I'm glad,} Alex sighed, letting out a breath he probably didn't know he was holding.

{How long till the seal breaks?} I asked.

{One hour and thirty minutes,} Alex replied, {I can however if you guys need, send my golems to Asgard, they should buy us time should we come to need it.}

I nodded, taking note of that, {Be ready to send them, just in case.}

{I will,} Alex replied without missing a beat, {By the way, be on the lookout for Loki, this is the type of opportunity his greedy ass would not let pass by.}

I laughed, {Already taken care of, Mr. Walker, he's currently falling into the void, and will continue to fall, until I feel like releasing him, from that dimension.}

Alex laughed, {Oh my god, you are my idol.}

{I know,} I chuckled, {I am the best, no need to say it out loud.}

{Humble much?} Bucky snorted.

{What can I say? Mr. Walker recognizes greatness when he sees it,} I smiled.

{He does, I mean, look at his girlfriend,} Sif joined to the conversation.

{I almost miss Thor,} Bucky sighed.

{I heard that! And will never forget that!} Thor replied with a teasing chuckle.

{Thor, keep your head on the battle please,} Alex scolded.

{Sorry,} Thor replied.

{By the way, the east side of the capital is fully evacuated,} Bucky informed.

{The center still has people ranging in the thousands,} I reported, {We just have to keep this pace on, our main objective is ensuring the people's safety.}

{Exactly,} Alex agreed, {By the way, Golems are ready for deployment, so awaiting for command.}

{I still don't understand why she sealed you if said seal doesn't do shit,} Bucky commented.

{To avoid fighting Thor and Mr. Walker at the same time,} I replied, the seal was not meant to actually seal him, but to limit his interaction with this battle as little as possible, as experienced as Hela was, not even her had the power to take on Thor and Alex at the same time, especially considering Alex is stronger than her.

{By keeping me here, she has a better chance, granted, I don't think she was aware her seal would only last two hours, I think she was expecting a bit more time, sealing wise,} Alex sighed.

{I agree,} I nodded, {She must have assumed the Lamp of Hel would seal you for at least a day, sadly, she miscalculated by a big margin, which works for us.}

The good thing about fighting people stronger than you, or with big egos was that they always overestimated your capabilities, in turn giving you a great tactical advantage.

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[Thor Odinson POV]

I stood face to face with Hela.

"Are you ready?" Hela smiled, "This is getting rather boring, all the walking, all the talking, at least you got rid of the little roach that had been following us for a while, for a moment I almost thought you wanted to assassinate me by stabbing me in the back, but that didn't feel like you." she reasoned with a sigh.

"No, that was Loki, our younger brother," I replied, tightening the grip on my hammer, "He wants the crown, just you like, but for different reasons, for Loki, getting the crown will prove he has a place in this world."

"Oh, the little frost giant," Hela chuckled, "I had almost forgotten about him,"

Little frost giant? "What did you say?!" I asked.

"Oh, you didn't know," Hela sighed, cocking her head to the side ever so lightly, a sadistic smile perking on her face. "Loki isn't our brother, he's but another trophy the old man collected to stroke his ego, the prince of the Frost Giants, funny isn't it? In a way, he was born to rule, but Father took that from him, like he took it from me."

"You lie!" I barked, I refused to believe that!

"Am I?" Hela smirked at me, "Do you really believe after meeting me, such a thing to be out of Father's modus operandi? I mean, really think about it, he sealed his only child in a world of suffering for thousands of years, his heir before you came, do you really think of him not being capable of such cruelty? I assure you, taking the little frost giant is one of the easiest to swallow things he has done in his lifetime, believe me, I learned from him how to be how I am,"

I… could she be right? I… I just couldn't bring myself not to believe her, after everything I had discovered from father in the last few hours, anything was possible with him.

Hela grinned, "And there it is, the look of shock realization in your face, finally understanding how big of a monster our old man is."

"Be that as it may, it all ends now, I will burn the lies that Father has fabricated," I declared, getting into position to start the battle.

"And just like that, you are way better than Odin himself, but sadly for you, I'm better than you," Hela shot back, summoning two long swords from her helmet.

Father may have started this, but I will finish it, no more his sins would haunt the people of Asgard. For I was now the King, one that aimed to be better than those that came before me.

"We'll see," I roared, dashing towards her, clashing my hammer against her sword, creating a massive shockwave of electricity around us.

"That weapon was mine before it was yours," Hela grinned, her blades clashing with Mjolnir, our faces inches apart, "You will never defeat me with that."

I said nothing, blasting her away with the clap of the thunder, for, in the end, nothing mattered, for I would do what I must.