Devouring World Dragon

Chapter 64 Loki's Confusion

"I used to think that you might not be doing well, but now I think... I was probably overthinking it."

Standing before a majestic, massive underwater mountain range, gazing at the distant peaks, a figure shrouded in a cloak, obscuring their features, spoke softly.

Meanwhile, the "mountain range" that was dozens of kilometers away from him seemed to move in response by chance.

At the top of this mountain range lies the sacred city of Nano, a place where flowers bloom everywhere and millions of people live. Below Nano lies a huge cave, an enormous cave that is astonishingly large, like a whole new world, capable of holding dozens of mountain peaks.

Inside this cave, countless young snake people were struggling to traverse the red stone walls of the huge cave like ants, using ropes and tools in their hands, trying to remove the deep-sea plants and various kinds of mud left on the cave. The more skilled ones were assigned to clean the hundreds of towering white iron peaks in the cave.

These tens of thousands of snake people worked tirelessly, striving to keep the vast cavern clean of any filth, but only the person in the distance, shrouded in a cloak, could truly understand...

What they were clearing weren't caves at all; they were clearly gaping mouths of snakes, and the hundreds of incredibly hard and towering white iron peaks were obviously the sharp teeth of the giant snakes.

The giant serpent, troubled by the fact that its gaping maw had not been cleaned for a long time, was able to keep its teeth clean and new thanks to the help of these serpent people.

There are many similar cases. Over the past ten thousand years, numerous marine species have built cities on the giant serpent's body. As a result, these hundreds of millions of marine species have also taken on the responsibility of cleaning the giant serpent's body.

After all, for this giant snake that couldn't even turn over at the moment, it would be very satisfied if someone could clean its body and get rid of things like barnacles and thick seabed dust that were parasitizing its scales and flesh.

Under the cloaked man's gaze, the vast mountain range in the distance slowly opened its eyes, its calm and cold pupils staring at the uninvited guest. The serpent did not speak, but its immense spiritual power caused the air to tremble, and a deep, majestic voice enveloped the cloaked man.

"Heh heh... Loki, it seems you haven't kept your promise."

The voice was completely unlike that of a human; it sounded more like the roar of a wild beast. Hearing the words in his ear, the cloaked man, or rather Loki, silently raised his head, revealing a tired and weary face.

The ease and carefree spirit of the past had completely vanished from this handsome god of mischief, replaced by a deep sense of being overwhelmed, making him look extremely haggard.

He knew what the serpent was talking about. He had asked Hela to make a promise to the serpent on his behalf, saying that he would do everything in his power to try to release it, however…

He broke his promise.

Not only did he fail to rescue the serpent, but he was also expelled from Assaj.

In the distance, chillingly cold, vertical snake eyes stared at him, and he could only smile bitterly.

"I failed to do what I said I would do..."

"So, what brings you here now? Are you here to persuade me not to destroy this universe?"

As the serpent finished speaking, its deep voice carried a hint of mockery.

He had absolutely no respect for his biological father. In fact, he had no normal ethical concepts at all. For him, the rules and order set up by a group of insects could not restrain him, although he did not deny that he had once been an insect himself.

"What are you doing here...?"

Loki muttered to himself in a daze, then subconsciously looked up. Above him was a vast, deep blue sea... a blue so intense it was almost deathly still.

From here, one can no longer see the vast sky that he once gazed upon from the Garden of Assa.

Only when he looked up could he clearly realize once again:
He was expelled from Assaj.

He was once a frost giant, but he and his sworn brother killed his father, Ymir, the progenitor of the frost giants.

He was once a god, but out of his own resentment, he bewitched the dark god Hodr to kill his own brother.

In this vast world, it seemed there was no place left for him to settle down. He didn't know what to do now. For tens of thousands of years, he had grown accustomed to life in Asgard. In any case, at least he had once strived for this universe. Together with Odin, he created the first humans. Odin gave humans abstract souls, while he gave them material bodies. He went on adventures with Thor, then tricked Thor into fighting those dull-witted giants, while he secretly watched the spectacle from the sidelines.

He loved playing pranks and often angered many gods, but he would always try to make amends for his mistakes afterward. When he was bored, he would go to Jotunheim to hang out with the giantesses, and then he would have several children in a daze. Just like these three siblings, Loki was even drunk when they were born and did not know anything about it when he suddenly had three children.

Some deities felt he was too undignified and lacked the dignity a deity should have, but he didn't care. That was just his nature, and he had long been used to it and had no intention of changing it.

"It's fine as it is."

He once thought that this kind of life might continue until the very end, even though Heimdall, the guardian of the rainbow bridge, always hated him because of his frost giant bloodline, and even though not many gods in the entire Garden of Asgard truly respected him. But he always felt that this was actually quite good.

At least, he has a god-king who treats him like a brother as a sworn brother, a thunder god who has never minded his identity as a friend, and a palace of his own, which he rarely lives in, but at least... it is a home for him.

however……

But after being driven out, he lost his way again.

Where is his home now?
he does not know.

Jotunheim? The underworld of Helheim? Or the human world? Or somewhere else entirely?

he does not know……

Staring blankly at the azure ocean above, Loki's face no longer held the ease and smile he once had. Instead, it was filled with a sense of loneliness, making him look nothing like the once unruly god of mischief.

"I don't know why I came here."

"Or rather... I've always known."

He muttered to himself at first, then suddenly exclaimed that these two short sentences were full of contradictions.

Although Loki spoke softly, the serpent could still clearly hear his murmurs from afar.

The icy snake eyes grew even colder.

"A pointless remark."

Loki heard the serpent's deep, mocking laughter.

"I thought you were worthy of my attention, but I never expected that you are nothing more than a reptile covered in insects, just helplessly lamenting your fate."

“A weak crawler is not worth talking to.”

In the serpent's eyes, Loki at this moment was like a sentimental, resentful woman, lacking empathy, which made him feel very bored.

After saying this, the serpent didn't bother to look at Loki again and prepared to fall into a deep sleep.

Loki didn't show any expression when he heard the serpent's words, but he sighed as if he had something in mind.

"Destiny..."

"Jormungandr, or rather... Meng, in your eyes, what exactly is destiny?"

(End of this chapter)