Chapter 92. Odin's Coldness! Loki's Proof of Loyalty! The Tesseract!

[The video continued.]

[Although he was hit by the beam emitted by the Gungnir, the thick-skinned Thor managed to rise from the ground.]

[Looking at Loki, Thor shouted with a puzzled look on his face...]

["Why have you done this?"]

[Loki, without hesitation, answered, "To prove to Father that I am the worthy son."]

["When he wakes, I will have saved his life. I will have destroyed that race of monsters. And I will be a true heir to the throne!"]

[Thor was dumbfounded. He couldn't believe that his younger brother would do such a crazy thing for the sake of the throne.]

["You can't kill an entire race!"]

[Looking at his horrified brother, Loki still showed a playful smile on his face.]

["Why not? And what is this newfound love for the Frost Giants?"]

[Giggling towards Thor, Loki's tone was full of sarcasm...]

["You could have killed them all with your bare hands."]

[Facing Loki's ridicule, Thor's face suddenly turned serious.]

["I've changed."]

[The smile on Loki's face suddenly disappeared, and he coldly said, "So have I."]

[As soon as the words were out of his mouth, he swung the Gungnir in his hand and severely whacked Thor with the handle.]

["Now, fight me."]

[Loki hit Thor again and threw him far away.]

[Although Thor was defeated, Loki seemed even angrier. He gritted his teeth and yelled, his voice full of anger and pain...]

["I never wanted the throne!"]

["I only ever wanted to be your equal!"]

Hearing these words, many people in front of the screens fell silent.

"Loki, what are you ..."

Then, Frigga subconsciously extended her hand to the screen in front of her.

But only halfway up, she pulled her hand back, with a look of distress on her face.

Over the years, she asked herself if she had treated her two sons equally and never deliberately took sides between them.

But when she heard Loki screaming at the top of his lungs on-screen, Frigga also began to wonder ... 'Did I really ignore Loki's feelings?'

"Trying to be equal to Thor?"

Odin subtly shook his head, with a hint of pity in his one eye.

'Why should you suffer?'

'Loki, you are pursuing something that you will never get.'

'As a father, I can love you and Thor as equally as possible.'

'But as a King, I can only have one heir. That person will never be you ...'

The look in Odin's eye shifted. It was clear that thoughts were changing in his mind.

'However, to prove to me that he was better than Thor, he went out of his way to kill Laufey, his biological father, and destroy Jotunheim. It seems that ... Loki's loyalty to Asgard can still be guaranteed.'

...

[Thor: Loki, so you're only trying to beat me after all the trouble you've caused.]

[Thor: Why are you doing this? Just fight me directly and be done with it. I'm always up for it.]

[Loki Odinson: Fool, what do you know? Shut up.]

Looking at himself screaming on the screen, Loki's heart was torn, and his fists were involuntarily tightened.

'Equal to Thor?'

This was something almost unthinkable for him in the past.

Growing up, Asgard and everyone thought highly of Thor and looked down on him, Loki.

But now Loki had 'Frostmourne' and 'The World', two rewards with infinite potential. In time, even if he met the 'future Thor' with his Stormbreaker from the previous videos, he could win.

For him now, surpassing Thor wasn't some unattainable dream.

So instead, Loki was able to sink his teeth into it very carefully...

'Why am I so obsessed with being equal to Thor?'

After a moment of contemplation, Loki's mind wandered, and the expression on his face suddenly changed.

"So, from the beginning, it wasn't Thor I cared about, it was ..."

At the same time, the discussion in the chat group gradually became more and more lively.

[Stephen Strange: I've always found it a bit strange that Loki's character changed a bit too quickly in the videos.]

[Stephen Strange: At the beginning of the video, he allowed three Frost Giants to sneak into Asgard, it could be said that ... he just wanted to mess up his brother's coronation out of jealousy.]

[Stephen Strange: At this point, Loki's behaviour was still on the level of pranks and mischief.]

[Stephen Strange: But you see what he's doing now? He's trying to blow up a planet! Kill every living thing on that planet!]

[Stephen Strange: Is this ... still the same person? This is simply degenerating into ... Uh, I'm sorry.]

[Loki Odinson: You might as well say that I am a monster!]

[Peter Parker: Mr Loki, I don't think Doctor Strange meant that.]

[Thor: I think it's a bit strange, too. Loki usually likes to cause mischief, but he's killed less than a fraction of the people I have on the battlefield. Why is he suddenly doing things like destroying planets?]

[Thor: Or ... the Loki on-screen is just trying to trick us.]

[Nick Fury: This isn't a trick. It's clear from the video that Jotunheim is about to be blown to pieces!]

[Nick Fury: This weapon is terrifying. How great it would be if Earth had one ...]

[Tony Stark: If Earth had one?! Seriously? I think S.H.I.E.L.D just wants one for yourselves, don't you?]

[Nick Fury: Stark, as a weapons designer with one of the best minds on the planet, aren't you interested in this level of ultimate weapon?]

[Tony Stark: Cut the crap, I've been out of the weapons manufacturing business for a long time!]

[Wanda Maximoff: Mr Fury. What are you doing? Are you asking Stark to make weapons for you?]

[Wanda Maximoff: Don't you know how many innocent people were killed by the weapons he invented?]

[Nick Fury: That's not what I said.]

[Wanda Maximoff: Now that Stark has finally turned away from evil, why are you trying to lure him back to that sinful path?]

[Tony Stark: ... (-_-) I have things to do, you guys talk, goodbye.]

[Stephen Strange: Don't digress. My question is really just one, why did Loki change so much?]

[Natasha Romanoff: Well ... I think I can answer that.]

[Natasha Romanoff: Loki's character started to go wrong, supposedly, when Odin revealed his origins.]

[Loki Odinson: ...]

[Master Mordo: That's right! Odin said that he was his adopted son, taken from Jotunheim. And he was actually a Frost Giant!]

[Thor: Shut up! Wizard, you have no right to talk about my brother!]

[Master Mordo: Haha, your father was the one that said that. If you have a problem, go to Odin!]

[Thor: Damn it ...]

[Stephen Strange: I see. No wonder Loki made such a choice.]

[Peter Parker: What? Doctor Strange, what are you talking about? I don't understand.]

[Stephen Strange: Don't you think it's strange? When Thor arrived in Asgard through the Rainbow Bridge, he became the number one threat to Loki's throne!]

[Stephen Strange: Well, it can be said that if Loki wanted to keep his throne, the first thing he needed to do was to kill Thor!]

[Thor: Hey! What are you talking about? How could my brother kill me? Besides, if Loki wants the throne, I'll just give it to him.]

[Stephen Strange: How can it be that simple? Even if you agree, no one else in Asgard would agree.]

[Loki Odinson: Heh, that's right. Look at me in the video. A King in name, but in reality ... everyone under his rule is traitors!]

[Stephen Strange: So that's why ... Loki's throne will never be secure as long as Thor is alive in Asgard.]

[Stephen Strange: But faced with this situation, Loki left Thor behind and rushed to the Rainbow Bridge to destroy Jotunheim!]

[Stephen Strange: Why is it so important for him to destroy Jotunheim? Even more important than the throne, and more important than Thor?]

[Peter Parker: This place ... is supposed to be his old home, right?]

[Loki Odinson: Shut up, mortal, don't make me angry!]

[Natasha Romanoff: I think ... I understand, too.]

[Natasha Romanoff: This poor guy is trying to prove his loyalty.]

[Stephen Strange: Yes! You are absolutely right! That's why ... Loki would do such a terrible thing!]

[Loki Odinson: ...]

[Natasha Romanoff: This kind of thing was common among spies back where I came from. Members had to do some very difficult and extremely dangerous things to prove their loyalty to their organisations.]

[Natasha Romanoff: But I have never seen anyone as extreme as Loki.]

[Peter Parker: Ah, prove it? Prove what?]

[Natasha Romanoff: He wanted to destroy Jotunheim, home of the Frost Giants, to prove that he, Loki, is a true Asgardian. Not a monster like the Frost Giants!]

[Wanda Maximoff: That's crazy! How can blood change?!]

[Natasha Romanoff: Yes, it's crazy. But also, very sad ...]

[Natasha Romanoff: For this, he even killed his own biological father!]

[Master Mordo: What a terrible person!]

[Thor: No way! Loki, he actually ...]

In a small town in New Mexico.

Looking at the constantly rolling messages at the bottom of the screen, Thor's eyes looked dull. His breathing was stagnant, and his mind was a mess.

Having been exposed to a bunch of such appalling information in a short period of time, Thor, who was not very bright in the first place, simply felt that his mind was no longer enough and his mental capacity was even lower than he imagined.

'Prove?'

'Prove what? Loki is the brother I grew up with. Does this need to be proven?'

.....

At the same time as the heated discussion in the chat group, the battle between Loki and Thor on the screen also turned heated.

[The two fought their way from the hub of the Rainbow Bridge to the exterior.]

[By accident, Loki slipped from the Rainbow Bridge, and he could only grab the edge with both hands, which prevented him from falling into the vortex below.]

["Brother, please, help me~~!"]

[Loki, clutching the edge of the Rainbow Bridge, looked up at Thor on the bridge and let out a pitiful cry for help.]

[Look at this image of his brother, Thor lightly sighed and crouched down to reach for him.]

[But when he grabbed Thor's hand, Loki's body disappeared!]

[Thor was surprised. Looking back, he saw Loki grinning behind him, holding up Gungnir and stabbing him.]

["Ah!"]

[With a shout, Thor had been stabbed in the stomach with the Gungnir.]

[It seems that the injury wasn't light. Thor helplessly collapsed on the Rainbow Bridge.]

["Hahaha."]

[With an arrogant laugh, Loki's body suddenly manifested into dozens, surrounding Thor from all sides.]

"Ooh!"

In the otherworldly live streaming room. Young Wanda let out an involuntary gasp.

'Is that big guy going to lose?'

At this point, Loki, who was standing on the side, sighed in a low voice.

He could clearly see that the self on-screen couldn't fully exert the power of Gungnir and was even subconsciously holding back against Thor.

'How can you win a fight when you're not as strong as you actually should be?'

.....

[The video continued.]

[After changing forms again, dozens of Loki simultaneously raised their Gungnir and stabbed at Thor, who had fallen to the ground.]

[Just then, he heard a roar...]

["Enough!"]

[Thor didn't even stand up. He was just lying on the ground, holding up Mjolnir. The terrifying lightning surged in all directions like a mountain.]

["Aaaah!"]

[The countless illusions of Loki were instantly swept clean by the thunder that swept in all directions.]

[The only surviving body, which was struck by lightning, flew out and landed on the Rainbow Bridge in a mess.]

[Thor stood up, holding Mjolnir, and walked towards Loki with ease.]

[The wound from Gungnir's stab earlier didn't seem to have affected him at all.]

Seeing that, Loki's eyes dimmed.

This was the divine body of the God of Thunder.

Even Gungnir couldn't fatally injure him.

'Truly terrifying!'

'How in the world could there be such a strong body?'

[The video continued.]

[In order to prevent Loki from escaping, Thor placed Mjolnir on his chest.]

[Unable to lift the hammer, Loki had to lie on the Rainbow Bridge and curse...]

["Look at you! The mighty Thor, with all your strength, and what good does it do you now, huh?"]

["Do you hear me, Brother? There's nothing you can do!"]

[Hearing Loki's ridicule, Thor's expression looked determined.]

[When the right hand was stretched out, Mjolnir automatically flew off of Loki and into his hand.]

[Then, Thor raised Mjolnir with all his might and smashed the Rainbow Bridge!]

[There was no longer any way for him to stop the Bifrost.]

[In order to save Jotunheim from being completely destroyed by the colourful ray of the Bifrost, he could only destroy the Rainbow Bridge!]

[Seeing that, Loki loudly exclaimed and even rushed up while holding up Gungnir.]

[But just as Loki charged up behind Thor, he swung the final blow of the hammer, just in time.]

[Boom!!!!!]

[Deafening roar sounded, and the sky and earth turned white in silvery brilliance.]

[A bright light pierced the heavens, shining so brightly that one could directly look at it.]

[At the place where the Rainbow Bridge crumbled, countless raging streams of energy condensed together, turning into a huge silver ball of light that expanded wildly within moments, and a powerful shockwave rushed out and swept around.]

[Under the silver ball of light, the hub of the Rainbow Bridge instantly fell apart.]

[And the seven-coloured beam of light, which was enough to destroy a planet, finally stopped.]

[Blown far away by the blast of the Rainbow Bridge, Loki and Thor were about to fall into the endless void below the Rainbow Bridge.]

[But just then, an arm suddenly reached out and grabbed Thor's leg.]

[And Thor grabbed the Gungnir in Loki's hand, and the two were instantly linked together.]

[The man who appeared just in time was none other than Odin, the God-King.]

[Looking at Odin standing on the edge of the broken bridge, Loki shouted with tears on his face...]

["I could have done it, Father!"]

["I could have done it!"]

["For you! For all of us!"]

[Looking at his appearance, Odin's expression was complicated, but he finally whispered.]

["No, Loki."]

[This statement was tantamount to dismissing everything Loki has done.]

[He went to the lengths of killing his biological father Laufey and trying to destroy all of Jotunheim, all to prove his loyalty to Asgard.]

[And what he ultimately wanted was Odin's approval.]

[But now, with Odin's negation, everything has lost its meaning.]

[Loki's expression was instantly dull. His eyes changed from sadness to despair as he gradually loosened his grip on Gungnir.]

[Seeing that, Thor shouted, "Loki, no!"]

[But Loki eventually let go, and his body fell beneath the Rainbow Bridge and was sucked in by the vortex of the galaxy, disappearing completely.]

[Then, the screen went dark.]

'No, that universe's self died in such a stupid way?'

Loki's eyes widened, and his mouth was slightly open. His mind was utterly shaken.

Even though he saw himself being strangled by Thanos before, it didn't give him such a big shock.

Being killed by Thanos was at least a worthy death.

And the suicide-like death in front of him now only gave Loki a feeling of utter terror.

Surely, all that this other-universe self had done was to seek the approval of his father!

He wanted to prove to Odin that he was as good as Thor, or even better than Thor!

Therefore, this Loki simply chose to die after being denied by Odin.

'This is my life?'

'To live in order to seek the approval of others? And die?'

'That's so pathetic!'

Just as Loki practically doubted his life, the screen suddenly lit up again.

[Jane Foster's mentor, Professor Erik Selvig, entered an underground passage.]

[There, he met a black man with a bald head and one eye.]

Seeing that, Fury, in S.H.I.E.L.D's office, sat up straight in his chair.

"That's ... me?"

At that moment, Fury suddenly felt a twinge of uneasiness.

It was as if this video was going to cause him harm!

["So you're the man behind all this?"]

[Professor Erik walked towards Fury with a self-deprecating smile on his face.]

["I was thinking, they're taking me down here to kill me."]

[Fury calmly said...]

["I've been hearing about the New Mexico situation."]

["Your work has impressed a lot of people who are much smarter than I am."]

[Professor Erik spreads his hands, "I have a lot to work with."]

["The Foster Theory. A gateway to another dimension. It's unprecedented."]

[Suddenly, he noticed a slight change in Fury's expression. Professor Erik doubtfully asked...]

["Isn't it?"]

[Fury walked back to a suitcase, talking as he walked...]

["Legend tells us one thing, history, another. But every now and then, we find something that belongs to both."]

[Looking at Professor Erik, Fury gently opened the suitcase.]

[Inside, there was a blue magic cube, which constantly glowed with a strange light.]

Seeing that, several people in the otherworldly live streaming room exclaimed...

"Isn't that ... the Tesseract?"

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