CHAPTER 194

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[Alex Walker POV - Hel's realm]

Three more minutes, and I would be able to actually do something beyond healing them, and distributing potions to keep them on the battle.

I was already nervous, or rather desperate to go out of this fucking dimension, to kick Hela's butt to the afterlife, this time, permanently. No sealings like Odin had done, which was possibly the most stupid decision in his life, not only did that increased her rage for him over the years, but it was basically a fucking time bomb waiting to explode the moment he perished.

The worst part? The absolute moron had not prepared anyone to deal with Hela like I understand you can't bring yourself to hurt your daughter, though I'm pretty sure my reasons are vastly different to that of Odin's, the point was that in a way, I could understand his reasoning.

But only partially.

If he didn't want to deal with the consequences of his actions, he should've prepared Thor for it.

Heck, even Loki.

But no, he went with the old, let's just fake till I make it.

Which had royally fucked us all so far.

Pun not intended.

[2 minutes left in Hel]

One hundred and twenty seconds away!

I can barely contain my excitement.

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[Odin Borson POV]

I hated feeling this weak.

Not because of power, but because I refused to help my people by fighting my own daughter.

When did I become such a coward.

Even now, instead of going to battle Hela like any battle forged warrior should, I was waiting for Alex to break out of Hel, counting the seconds like a damsel in distress.

Like a child.

"Nothing will ever be the same," Frigga spoke, her tone cold and distant. It pained me to hear her speak to me like that, but I knew I deserved such treatment, I had lied to her, for thousands of years.

"I know," I nodded.

"You don't, not really," Frigga replied, her cold and distant gaze on me, "This little secret of yours, could've killed us, Thor, Loki… and then wage wars around the universe, claiming billions of lives every single day, all because you couldn't have an ounce of common sense. I could've helped you, maybe I wouldn't have understood you, but I would've tried, now… it's too late for me to even try."

"I know," I repeated, as Frigga returned to her meditation, seeing what was happening in Asgard.

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[Thor Odinson POV]

Our battle continued in a never-ending cycle damaging Hela, only to see her recover whatever wounds we had inflicted in a matter of seconds, sometimes some wounds just instantly healed.

To top that, this battle had shown me I was severely lacking in the hand-to-hand area of combat.

It had become harder for me to strike her with my bare hands, but if anything, this battle was helping me connect to my godly realm in a more intimate manner.

Before today, Mjolnir was always my focus point to call forth my powers, and unfortunately, as Hela had said, I had grown dependant on Mjolnir and how easy it made for me to summon my lightning.

Thankfully, I was not alone in this battle anymore.

Without Mjolnir, I was not sure how long could I last.

A few minutes tops before she pierces like a training dummy.

{Any idea how to stop her regeneration? Otherwise, we'll be here, forever,} Bucky asked, firing a few shots at Hela, who not only parried the bullets away but in kind sent a flew blades his away, thankfully, Bucky had a few of Alex's golems around his general location, serving as shields when needed.

{None at the moment,} The Ancient One replied, creating hundreds of illusions of herself, each illusion summoning bright orange chains, binding Hela momentarily.

"This is cute, darling," Hela chuckled, looking at the chains around her, before breaking the chains as hundreds of swords emerged from her body, "But you aren't the first Eldritch sorcerer, or in this case, sorceress I have battled in my time, so far, you, like them, leave much to desire."

Growling, I ran towards her, concentrating on charging as much power as possible in a single point, before releasing a massive lightning bolt that struck Hela from the heavens.

"As I said, cute," Hela smiled, as the smoke cleared, one sword pointing at the sky, with the very ground beneath her burnt to a crisp, "The more I battled you all, the more I adapt, or have you forgotten who I am? I have battled more wars and enemies than anyone in existence, and spoiler, I have yet to lose." 

I blinked, realizing what she had done, she had used her blade and body as a lightning rod redirecting the power of my lightning to the ground beneath her, effectively neutralizing most if not all damage from my attack.

{I swear to God, if she compliments herself again, I will shoot myself and end my misery,} Bucky complained, and he was right, and people said I was too egocentric, ha! Meet my sister!

"Thor take this," Sif said, drawing my attention before tossing me a common Asgardian long sword.

I swung the sword a few times, familiarizing myself with the weapon before I smiled, it was no hammer or axe, but it would do.

"Yes, please, use a weapon, without one darling, no offense, you are pathetic," Hela chuckled, plunging both of her blades in the ground, before summoning two bigger, meaner-looking ones, "As much as this has been a party by every Asgardian definition of the word, I am remarkably tired of this charade, I have a throne to sit in, and a few thousand traitors that decided to run out of the planet, instead of staying to kill, so as you see, I'm behind schedule as it is."

But before she could move, someone appeared behind her, grabbing both of her arms before pulling them back, that someone was my brother!

"Alex!" I beamed, seeing the look of confusion on dawn Hela's face.

"How did you escape Hel in such a short amount of time," Hela asked, as Alex tightened his grip on her arms pulling them back, even more, filling the entire area with bone cracking sounds. "You should've been trapped there at least for a few extra hours!" she added.

Alex smiled, moving his head close to her ear as he whispered, "Fuck you, that's how," then, with that said and done, he released Hela, pushing her ever so lightly, somehow making her stumbled a few steps forward, before he plunged his entire right feet right through her, impaling her, from her spine to her chest in a bloody mess, his foot right between her breasts that now were coated in blood. "As you can see, those two hours in Hel did wonders to my rage, so excuse me if I don't treat you gently." 

It was clear to see, for and anyone near? Alex was beyond pissed.