Chapter 259

While Emma was finding her sisters, Damian was lying on Hela's bed, his head resting in her lap.

"Aren't you supposed to be playing hide and seek?" Hela asked, looking at him as her hand subtly played with his hair.

"I am playing. I know my daughters; they usually look for their sisters first and then for me last."

"I've roughly calculated how long it takes her," Damian said, quite relaxed.

"And why are you in my room?" Hela asked, looking at him.

"Oh? Your room? I'm glad you're claiming it," Damian said, sitting up and leaning closer to Hela before laying his body over hers.

"That was just a poor choice of words," Hela said, turning her face to the side.

"Stay here and live with us," Damian said, cradling her face.

"Do you want me to sleep in your bed along with the rest?" Hela said, teasing him.

"Eventually, it could be," Damian said, smiling as he caressed her cheek with his thumb.

"Maybe if I'm satisfied with your punishment for Odin... I might consider living here from now on," Hela said, smiling slightly as her legs wrapped around Damian's back.

"What do your legs mean? Don't try to seduce me now; I'm playing with my daughters," Damian said with a serious expression.

Hela could only give a small laugh at seeing him act that way.

Damian smiled as his thumb briefly caressed her lips before tilting his face and kissing her.

Before things could heat up, both of their eyes turned to the door, sensing three small presences.

"Looks like they found you," Hela said, teasing.

"It was faster than I thought," Damian said, a bit surprised.

"Let me handle it," Hela said with a somewhat amused expression, surprising Damian even more since she usually wasn't like that.

A black mist emanated from Hela's body, covering the entire room, an utterly terrifying darkness with not the slightest bit of light.

Even Damian couldn't see anything with his eyes; he could only use his other senses and magic to know where things were.

"Let's see their faces," Hela said, hearing the sound of the doorknob turning.

....

In the palace, Emma walked as if she were sleepwalking, her eyes straining to detect where her father was.

Alice and Ivy followed behind casually, chatting.

Suddenly, Emma stopped in front of a door, and the expressions of Alice and Ivy immediately changed upon seeing which door Emma had stopped at.

"Hela's room," Alice said, looking at the door.

"Is Daddy inside?" Ivy asked, looking at Emma.

"Yes," Emma nodded.

"We've never been in Hela's room," Alice said, looking at the door thoughtfully.

"Are you scared?" Ivy teased.

"Of course not, Hela is pretty nice," Alice said, looking at Ivy.

"Then let's go in," Ivy said, reaching out and slowly turning the doorknob.

Pulling the knob, the door opened slowly, revealing absolute darkness that puzzled them.

They had never known darkness, as even at night, they could see clearly.

"On second thought, I think Daddy isn't here," Emma said, looking inside from over Ivy's shoulder along with Alice.

"You're right; I don't think Daddy is here," Ivy said, quickly closing the door.

The three girls stood in uncomfortable silence, looking at the door.

"I'll go first," Alice said suddenly, getting serious as her whole body began to glow intensely.

She was the oldest sister, so she had to take the lead. Her hand slowly extended before grabbing the knob and starting to turn it slowly.

Looking into the absolute darkness of the room, Alice swallowed hard before taking the first step inside.

The energy in her body emitted loud buzzing noises, showing her nervousness as she entered, her energy failing to illuminate the entire room.

Emma and Ivy could only follow their sister, gripping her clothes tightly.

Suddenly, Alice felt a tug on her clothes and turned around to see, to her surprise and horror, that neither Emma nor Ivy were there.

"Emma! Ivy!" Alice immediately shouted as the light in her body started to go out of control, glowing intensely.

The darkness seemed to falter with the intense light emanating from Alice before starting to break, revealing a very different scene.

Alice finally saw her surroundings clearly, and the first thing she saw was her sisters in Hela's arms.

But Hela didn't have a very good expression since Ivy had reacted instinctively and punched her.

"Daddy," Alice said, instantly appearing next to Damian and burying her face against him.

"Girl, why are you scared in your own house?" Damian said, laughing softly before crouching down and kissing Alice's cheek.

"Oops," Ivy said, finally withdrawing her fist from Hela's face.

Hela just gave her a look before putting both girls on the ground.

She grabbed them to give them a scare but ended up getting hit, making the situation a bit awkward.

Damian could only shake his head at the situation, guessing he shouldn't have let Hela scare them. Still, it was unusual for Hela to do such things, so he finally let it slide.

Suddenly, Damian felt several impacts on his back before turning to see Emma smiling at him.

She had taken the opportunity to shoot him.

"I won," Emma said with a smile.

....

The next day.

After breakfast, Damian walked with Hela to the entrance of the palace.

"How about it? Nervous about going back to Asgard?" Damian asked, looking at her with a slight smile.

"Not really, that place isn't Asgard to me anymore," Hela said indifferently.

"How harsh," Damian said, joking with a smile.

Suddenly, in the distance, Thor and Frigga were approaching.

Ophelia had sent them a message saying they would meet in front of the palace.

"Hello," Damian said with a slight smile.

Thor and Frigga greeted briefly before falling silent.

Damian didn't prolong the conversation unnecessarily and began to guide them directly to the elevator.

He quickly pressed the button for the prison before the elevator started to descend.

Upon arrival, Damian led them through several cells until they reached Odin's.

Thor and Frigga immediately frowned upon seeing the cell completely dark.

When Damian turned on the light, they almost ran to Odin upon seeing him kneeling and chained.

Damian pretended not to see their looks before releasing Odin's chains.

Odin had an indifferent look when his chains were released; he stood up calmly despite Thor and Frigga's attempts to help him.

Thor and Frigga only wanted to ask if he was okay, but it wouldn't sound very good next to Damian, so they had to keep their questions to themselves for now.

Damian turned to look at Hela and saw that her gaze was not on the trio, but rather slightly turned to the side. Her expression was one of total surprise, and she seemed to have frozen while watching.

Damian wrapped his arm around her waist, bringing her back to reality. Frigga wasn't foolish; if she noticed something suspicious, she'd probably pursue it to the end.

"Then let's go," said Damian, seeing that the group seemed ready. They quickly left the palace and arrived at the garden.

"Let's stop here. I'll send you to Asgard as per the agreement. As you know, Hela will go with you, so I hope there won't be any issues fulfilling what you promised," Damian said, looking at the trio.

"Be careful," Damian said, smiling at Hela while gently pinching her waist.

Hela just gave him a slight smile before standing on tiptoes and giving Damian a quick kiss, then approached the group, stopping a few meters away from them.

Odin couldn't help but look away, feeling very uncomfortable seeing Hela act that way.

Damian just smiled, seeing that Hela had stood next to Odin's ghost and seemed to be playing, trying to touch it.

He could only subtly shake his head before waving his hand, causing the Bifrost to fall upon them and take them away.

Finally free from that matter, Damian suddenly appeared in Nate's room.

As he expected, Natasha was already there, casually breastfeeding him.

"What's going on here? Those are mine," Damian said, frowning.

Natasha just chuckled softly upon seeing and hearing him.

"I'm afraid you'll have to share for the next year," Natasha said, smiling.

"Hm, I don't like sharing," Damian said, coming up to Natasha and hugging her with one arm while looking at Nate.

They really looked alike; right now, his eyes were closed, and he seemed to be falling asleep.

"Did Hela go with Odin and the others?" Natasha asked casually.

"Hm, I suppose you heard the Bifrost," Damian said.

"Yes, it's not exactly the most subtle way to travel," Natasha said, laughing softly.

"Almost everything in Asgard is ostentatious, so what did you expect?" Damian said, resting his head against Natasha's.

....

Hela had just been absorbed by the Bifrost along with her 'family.'

Her eyes looked at the magnificent colors of the Bifrost carrying her, feeling nostalgic.

She thought she would never see those colors again.

They quickly arrived at the hall where the Bifrost is controlled. Looking ahead, she saw Heimdall.

The whole situation seemed so familiar, it really was as if nothing had changed.

"Let's go to the throne room, I want you to tell me what that man's deal was," Odin said, starting to walk and ignoring Hela.

He needed information before deciding what to do.

"I'm afraid that's impossible; you are retired now, you are no longer the king of Asgard," Hela said, stopping Odin. She had to admit she really enjoyed saying that phrase.

"What do you mean?" Odin said, frowning before looking at Frigga.

"Do you remember all the worlds we conquered? Well, it was Asgard's turn. Right now, it's under Madripoor's control, and I am the supervisor," Hela said with a big smile, seeing Odin's expression change.

"Show him the agreement," Hela said, looking at Frigga.

Frigga could only sigh before pulling out the documents and handing them to Odin.

Odin's one eye widened in surprise upon seeing the clauses for his release. He spent several seconds just staring at the paper, not knowing how to react.

Suddenly, his eye looked at Thor and Frigga in an inexplicable way. He felt anger at how they had sold Asgard, but finally seemed to deflate and said nothing.

He just sighed before handing the paper back to Frigga.

His face seemed to lose all its energy as he started walking back to the palace alone.

"It seems the news didn't sit well with him," Hela said, chuckling softly.

"Hello, Heimdall, it's been a while. Are you still spying on people?" Hela said, greeting Heimdall.

Heimdall just looked outside without bothering to respond.

"I must say I missed the particular smell of Asgard, feeling the energy swirling around you," Hela said, taking a deep breath as small currents of energy swirled around her.

Looking at the Rainbow Bridge, Hela approached, touching it with her hand. The energy of Asgard flowed intensely through her.

"It seems someone did remember me," Hela murmured, smiling slightly.

Standing up, she started walking along the long Rainbow Bridge.

"She has changed a lot," Heimdall said, frowning slightly.

"Her connection to Asgard has become stronger than back then," Heimdall said.

"Yes, she has changed quite a bit," Frigga said, sighing. Her husband didn't seem to be in a good mood. She could understand it, given what they had to pay for his release.

"Why the frowns? She is not our enemy; it's better not to have a tense relationship with her. Remember, she is in charge of Asgard," Thor said, sighing before spinning his hammer and flying to Asgard.

Hela crossed the bridge and reached the city. People looked at her curiously before greeting her with a smile and continuing with their business.

Hela was quite impressed with this as in the past, Asgard wasn't so peaceful and orderly.

People weren't so friendly, and everyone seemed to live as they could. People fighting in the street wasn't unusual, and often someone ended up dead.

There was no trace of that, and in fact, the current situation reminded her of a lot of human cities.

Hela wasn't sure how to feel about it; the Asgardian soldiers in the past were fierce, and ruthless, even if they only had their last breath, they made sure to make their opponent pay.

Now she sees an Asgard like this, and her thoughts start to clash. Before, she considered kindness a weakness.

But if Damian taught her anything, it's that this is not the case.

As she walked towards the palace, no one recognized her, which made her finally have no choice but to accept that she had really been erased from history.

She easily snuck into the palace without the guards noticing. She didn't want to start a fight when she wasn't in a good mood; she might end up killing the guards.

Entering the palace, she noticed everything was still the same. Trusting her memories, she quickly descended to Odin's treasure vault.

Walking among the treasures, Hela couldn't help but scoff, seeing that many were quite pathetic.

Hela reached the middle of the vault and started examining the floor. She crouched down and began feeling around as her frown deepened.

"It's no longer here," Hela murmured in annoyance.

Her arm extended, and a spiked mace appeared in her hand.

Hela quickly smashed it forcefully against the floor, cracking the entire floor.

After a few blows, the entire floor in a small area collapsed.

Hela looked down and only saw darkness, but seeing that the place was hollow, she knew it was the right place.

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