CHAPTER 77

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I continued to study the runes at the cave for hours.

Noticing a few discrepancies in some of the runes, it seemed whoever made the cave as a teleporting post was not exactly well versed in magic.

For one, if anyone with a below-average amount of mana tried to open the portal, well, let's just say not all of him or her would have arrived at Asgard. The portal was so poorly done, that it would activate regardless if the user used the right correct amount of mana or not.

Perhaps they did it in a rush, perhaps whoever did the portal was just running away from something.

Beyond that, the portal was seemingly functional to the best of its broken capability.

As long as the user had a decent amount of mana to compensate for the poor craftsmanship of the portal, the gate would open.

Now the question was, should I open the portal to Asgard, or wait for a bit.

It was a tough decision, for one, I had no idea how was Asgard's policy against visitors.

And considering they had beings like Odin, Thor, Loki, and Frigga defending the place, the last thing I wanted was to start up a fight I knew I couldn't possibly win by appearing out of nowhere.

But on the other side, the upside was so good, it was worth the risk to some extent.

Sighing, I started to weigh my options on a mental scale.

"Going would really open a path for me," I muttered, as I looked at the runes again. "But depending on who I meet first, a fight will be imminent, I mean, Thor is on his idiot phase, he learns to have a brain after the events of Thor, but right now, all he is... Is a muscle head, with serious testosterone problems."

I could always outsmart him, he was all brawn, all I need is him rushing at me without a care for the world, and me opening a portal to the north pole.

"Fuck it." I sighed, sometimes in life, you had to take a risk.

Reading the runes out loud, I infused the place with my mana and this time allowed the place to do its intended work.

The process was painfully slow, which practically erased the possibility this portal was done as a rushed job to escape something. I mean, what is the point of making something fast to escape something if the portal takes a minute to do its thing, you might as well kill yourself and save the enemy the trouble, as a professional courtesy.

Eventually, the portal engulfed my entire body on dimensional magic, finally pushing me out of the cave.

It was somewhat painful, another defect I had just found.

The portal was actively hurting me, taking bits of my hp, not enough to be a concern, but enough to know anyone below level 50 would've died in three seconds or less.

[-2500 HP]

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Two minutes later, the cave finally teleported me to Asgard. The middle of it, like right on the plaza.

As one would expect, the soldiers that were patrolling the place raised their weapons at me, which was totally understandable, I would've done the same if someone popped into my living unannounced.

"I come in peace?" I offered with a small smile.

"In the name of Asgard and the All-Father, freeze!" A soldier barked. [Harald Eindridisson LV 60]

"Sure." I nodded.

"Who are you?" A female soldier asked. [Asgerd Gæirmundottir LV 62]

"I am a human, I come from earth, or Midgard as you guys know it, and I want a meeting with the All-Father, if he allows it, of course," I answered as the soldiers started to circle me, I knew this strategy, now if I made a move, they had the tactical advantage.

"How did you enter Asgard, human?" a new soldier asked, [Hrodi Vegeirsson LV 59]

"I found a portal on earth, and well here I am," I replied, so far I had no reasons to withhold information.

"You will come with us." Asgerd Gæirmundottir said, with a tone of finality.

"Sure." I smiled. "Lead the way."

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Understandably they took me to a small cell, one normally used for small offenders as they sorted out what to do with me, I stayed out of my own volition, even without magic breaking out would've been a piece of cake, but I wanted to show them I honestly came in peace.

"So, you are the human that appeared in the plaza." I heard a feminine voice say in a commanding tone. 

"Yes, that would be me." I nodded, turning to meet my visitor.

[Sif - The Nordic Goddess of War - LV 139] She was mesmerizingly beautiful, there was a veil of danger around her beauty that made her all the more attractive, it was shocking really.

Huh, I expected that level to be a bit higher, it's high nonetheless.

"Why have you come to Asgard?" Sif inquired, taking a seat outside my cell.

"To talk with the All-Father," I answered.

Sif stared at me as if trying to see if I was lying. "Why?"

"I want to form some friendly ties with him, and maybe get to know this place," I replied looking around. 

"I say we let him battle his right to speak with my father." I heard someone shout, as he came into my cell. I didn't even need to see who it was to know it was Thor.

"Battle, huh?" I hummed as Thor came into view.

[Thor Odinson LV 267]

Well, that was problematic if he wanted to fight me.

"Yes, after all, only the mightiest warriors get to see the All-Father." Thor grinned, his hand going to the hammer hanging on his waist.

"And let me guess, you want to fight me?" I asked with an amused tone.

"You guessed correct human." Thor nodded with a smile.

"Sure, sounds fun." I smiled, I was about to get my ass kicked, but I would learn a trick or two, besides, if this helped me get a meeting with Odin, so be it.

"Huzzah!" Thor grinned as Sif facepalmed.