Chapter 203: Loki's Role
When Oaks first heard about the existence of Baldur, the God of Light, he wondered why there was no God of Darkness, Hoder.
Now he finally understood—
For two thousand years, Asgard had been secretly maintaining Baldur's soul, but it also preserved the remnants of Hoder's soul.
Although it was different from the legends, Oaks was not unfamiliar with the concept of the God of Light and the God of Darkness coexisting.
It was like Banner and the Hulk.
Except that they were more thoroughly separated from each other.
Apart from their identical appearance, Baldur had golden hair while Hoder had black hair, Baldur had golden eyes while Hoder had black eyes, and their powers were completely opposite in nature.
"Um... everyone,"
The atmosphere was incredibly tense, but Jane Foster quietly raised her hand.
"What is it?"
Odin couldn't afford to show any special attitude towards his son's troublesome girlfriend at the moment. Any information about Malekith was crucial:
"If it's information about his lair, it couldn't be better—once Asgard regroups, we will crush them again just like we did five thousand years ago!"
Terror emanated from Odin's one-eyed gaze.
"This time, they won't be able to linger on!"
"Malekith wants to unleash the Aether."
Jane shook her head nervously.
"But it's not in their lair, not just in Asgard or any one world—"
"He wants to destroy everything!"
"Destroy everything?"
Thor, who had already calmed down and was helping Frigga up, furrowed his brow upon hearing this.
"How can he destroy everything? Is he capable of that on his own?"
His expression suddenly darkened.
"Or... Hoder?"
"No, I saw him appear on Earth."
After recalling the images she saw in her mind, Jane's tone was filled with confusion.
"But what is he doing there?"
"The convergence."
Odin paused and his aged face was filled with seriousness.
"Malekith intends to release the Aether at the convergence point of the Nine Realms. The unique structure of the nine worlds will enhance the power of the Aether—
The power increases exponentially with the number of interconnected worlds."
He glanced at Jane.
"In your Earth's terms, it would be described as exponential growth."
"This... It's enough to affect the entire universe!"
As an excellent astrophysicist, Jane immediately understood the severity of the situation.
"But the convergence should be for a short period of time. Can he really make it to the convergence point with pinpoint accuracy?"
"He can definitely do it with Hoder's protection if no one stops him."
Oaks took a deep breath.
"My King, I should return to Earth. Malekith's conspiracy must not succeed!"
"Father! I will go to Earth as well!"
Thor looked at the anxious Jane and then turned his determined gaze to Odin.
"And my elder brother, there must be a way to save him, right?"
Unlike Loki, Thor respected and admired Baldur—
The fact that Baldur could wield Mjolnir like a toy and his presence was essential for Thor and Jane to be together made him indispensable as the king.
"Baldur/Hoder's body is almost immune to physical attacks, except for one exception..."
This time, it was Frigga who spoke up. She was the one who blessed Baldur and sealed Hoder, so she played a major role.
She looked at Oaks and communicated with him secretly.
Oaks blinked and nodded slightly, and then he bowed slightly to Frigga.
"Thank you for your trust, Queen."
"You are Asgard's benefactor."
Odin looked at his queen and finally gave a slight smile.
"Go ahead and do it. During the convergence, I allow you to use the power of Asgard on Earth. Once we eliminate Malekith, Hoder's remnants will never awaken again."
"But the Bifrost can't be used for now."
Loki's chilly voice surprised everyone, and their expressions turned grim.
Indeed, the Dark Elves' flagship had bombed the Bifrost control room, and the situation seemed much worse than expected—
Heimdall had not yet restored the Golden Palace's defense, let alone open the Bifrost.
There was not much time left until the convergence, and although they could theoretically travel directly from Asgard to Earth at that time, it would be too late.
Moreover, using the Tesseract at this moment was not advisable—
No one knew what would happen if they opened the portal during the convergence.
As for the Dark Energy, even though Odin could go all out now, the Dark Energy of Asgard had been depleted during Thor's last journey to Earth.
The current Asgard was unable to send anyone away!
"Loki!"
Just as Odin and Frigga felt helpless, Thor suddenly patted his brother's shoulder, who had a strange expression on his face.
"I remember you have special means."
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"You... have control over several special spatial passages that lead to other worlds, right?"
A smile slowly spread across Thor's face.
"We used these passages when we were kids, and we also went to Earth... It's been over a thousand years, but they should still work, right?"
"..."
Odin and Frigga exchanged a glance and saw the mixed emotions in each other's eyes. Did they really sneak out and play like this when they were children?
"What a joke... I only know one passage that leads to Jotunheim!"
During the rebellion, Loki had used that passage to quietly invade Asgard with the Frost Giants.
"Midgard is the 'middle courtyard' and the center of the Nine Realms. They all revolve around it in the structure of the 'World Tree.'"
Odin looked at Loki with a gaze that held different implications.
"So, theoretically, all the Nine Realms have spatial passages that lead to Midgard—
It's just that they are hardly known to anyone."
Loki snorted but didn't say anything or argue.
"Go ahead, my son..."
Odin looked at Frigga, who was somewhat surprised, and nodded slightly.
"As a prince of Asgard, whatever you do will be remembered by all Asgardians!"
"..."
Loki slowly turned around and seemed somewhat incredulous.
But then, he still showed a sarcastic smile.
"I don't care what I do, it won't be for you."
He turned and walked away.
"If we need to gather an army, it's better to do it quickly."
"We four are enough."
Oaks's voice came, causing Loki's figure to pause slightly.
"Me, Thor, Dr. Foster, and Loki. The situation is urgent, and we won't lack fighting power if we meet up with the people I arranged at the convergence point on Earth."
"Very confident, Druid."
Loki turned around again, glanced at Frigga, and then swept his gaze from Odin.
"Then let's go."
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