"Why did you use the large-scale freezing spell on Muspelheim?" asked the God King, Odin.We were currently in the throne room, which was mostly empty except for me and him.
"Of course, it was to clear the Fire Giant hordes. They were planning to attack us."This was not a lie—they were indeed planning to attack us, launch a surprise assault.Of course, I had seen it long before, but hey, they can still be used as an excuse, right?
As for how I saw them? Through my very own all-seeing eye.A much better version compared to Heimdall's. I had Raph enhance every aspect of it.Now it could even see through stuff like Time, Fate, Destiny, and much more—and it was completely controllable too.
"They were simply some fodder who came for probing, and you froze a fifth of Muspelheim for it," Father quipped back at me. Then he sighed."Well, at least the Eternal Flame has been confiscated from them. They won't be able to cause chaos without that..."
"You know I did it for a reason, right? You say we can't treat the Nine Realms like we do the outside universe, but even here, I consider the giants as exceptions.The Frost Giants and Flame Giants are better off dead—or at least, the fewer there are, the better."I shrugged. The giants were one big nuisance. Everything troublesome in Norse myth had to have a giant being involved in it.
And even without their secret ploys, they just outright declared war upon Asgard every few centuries. So you can see my point...
"Fair enough... You plan on staying here now or going back to lead Asgard's banner in the next campaign?"Father asked, his face ever stoic.Sometimes, I really think that he just wishes for me to overwork to death. Maybe this is his way of suppressing me...
"Hahhh, let me just be here for a while. I'll skip this one. For the next one, count me in.Though, I would recommend Hela—she's been quite excited lately, even suggesting that instead of coming back to Asgard, we can just attack a few more planets first...She would definitely be pleased to lead our armies."It was a perfect win-win. Hela got more killing, and I got more rest time.
Then, after a few months of enjoying my life, I had to return to fight more wars...
And such a cycle continued for the next three centuries.
Until one day—an unexpected event happened.
I came into possession of a map. A map that contained a secret—one of the universe's greatest secrets.I looked at it with a smirk, and of course, I decided to hand it over to my father.
'Finally... The time has come...'Soon, everything would change—at least for Asgard, that is.And I could live more freely. No more do I have to hide everything, and I can customize Asgard as I wish...
As some of you might have guessed—yes, it was the map of the Soul Stone, in case you were wondering.The final piece was here, and Daddy's warmongering days were over.
But this also made me realize one thing...
'Damn, he really did make me work like a mule. I managed to finish the entire conquest arc of Asgard 1200 years before it would have originally finished,and all this is thanks to my mass destruction spells... Megumi-chan was right all along, explosion is the one true way.'
Yes, I was only 800 years old now, and the peace which should have come around when I was 2000 years old... had already arrived.
"Heimdall! Bring me to Asgard!" I shouted, looking upwards.
Then I turned back, looking toward my forces behind me.
"Brynhild, lead the forces while I am gone. No need to make any moves—just stand here and remain on guard.And Freyja, come with me."I gave my orders, to which Brynhild fell to one knee and agreed. Freyja joined me by my side, and soon, the Bifrost descended.
And I was back to Asgard.
"Hello there, Heimdall. Would talk to you more later—got some urgent business with Father," I said hastily.Then pulled Freyja up in a princess carry—to which she was already too used to, to act strangely.And then, I flew toward the castle.Within moments, I had reached the court of Asgard, where Father was sitting on his throne—like always.
"Greetings, Father. I returned this time in haste to inform you that in this conquest, I managed to procure a rather significant map...A map which shows the location of the strongest of the Infinity Stones... the Soul Stone," I said in an excited tone.
The mention of the Soul Stone excited even Odin.After all, it was just that legendary, and he had been after the Soul Stone for quite a while now.
"The Soul Stone? Good... Excellent work, son. This would make our conquest much easier.Once we have all the Infinity Stones, the universe would be ours for the taking..."Odin's excited musings soon reached my ears. But then, he continued:"Go and collect the Soul Stone, or at least confirm that it is indeed there."
My face fell a bit, but I ensured that he did not notice anything."Yes, Father. I will do my best," I replied and took the map into my hand again.
Then I turned toward Freyja."Let's go, dear."
And this was how I, the model worker of Asgard, got landed with yet another job.But it was not an easy job.
So first, I took the best ship of Asgard.Then I ordered Heimdall to deliver us—along with the ship—to the space area which the map specified.
Now, don't ask me why, but for plot reasons, Heimdall couldn't send us directly to the planet of Vormir.Well—even if you ask, I won't tell.But here we were, in the star field where Vormir was located—in a ship, alone.Just me and my favorite woman.
Of course, the first thing we did was what any sane man would do: we fucked.The Soul Stone could wait for later.I had more important things to do before that.
And after days of hard work, it finally came to an end.
Yes, this was an average session. We could even continue for months or years straight if we wanted to—but not the time now.
"Haaahhh... hahh... that was awesome...We should have longer sessions more often. Just one night simply isn't enough..." said Freyja, a dreamy look on her face.
"As if I would ever say no to that... Beat me up if I ever say no to that, okay?" I chuckled.
"With pleasure. Now I half wish you even reject the next session—beating you is equally fun, if not more."A blooming smile blossomed on her face.
"You're a vicious woman..." I sighed.
"Said the vicious woman's lover," and her laugh continued.
"Anyways, let's go get the Soul Stone..." I continued with a passive face, suppressing my emotions.
'Raph, should I really do this? Life might just take a turn for the worse after this...'
[Master, we have thought about it long enough.... So do it without hesitation. It's time to end it.]
'Yes, you're right.'I nodded—this time with conviction.
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R.I.P. Freyja, your contribution for the soul stone would be remembered.
I took a bit of lesson from my Naruto fanfic, and decided to kick things up a bit in this one, it was becoming a slow and boring read.
And, one more question, how was this chapter? like grammar and Flow, the chat GPT chat I used for minor editing, reached it's max capacity, so I had to re-train a new chat, so here we are....