American Comics: The Matrix

Chapter 462 Mjolnir should be proud of me

Chapter 462 Mjolnir should be proud of me
Although it was expected, Bant was already getting a little annoyed.

He turned his head and saw Mjolnir lying quietly on the lawn not far away, and walked over.

Come to think of it, he himself had forgotten whether he had ever tried to lift Thor's hammer, but he never cared about it.

He is the king of Sakaar, the master of the Celestial Energy Dimension, the founder of the Celestial Guild, and the ruler of the Nine Realms. Is he really going to give up everything just because a hammer doesn't approve of him?

In his universe, everyone trusts him, and he solves all dangers and troubles. The Sakar people pray to him when they are in despair.

Would he abandon all of this because of the rejection of a hammer?

Thor watched as he approached Mjolnir step by step, bending down and half-squatting to grasp the handle.

A guess arose in my mind.

"Thor, you said Steve lifted Mjolnir, so he is the king. If I lift the hammer, shouldn't you pledge your allegiance to me?"

To Thor's astonishment, Bant casually lifted Mjolnir up.

There were no thunderclouds.

There were no earth-shattering phenomena.

It was as if everything was perfectly logical, as if it were meant to be.

And that is indeed how it should be.

Because he is the king!
Mjolnir doesn't need a ridiculous hammer to validate him; on the contrary, he should be honored to have stayed in his hands.

Bant raised the hammer at Thor, who remained kneeling, tears welling in his eyes as he looked at Mjolnir, his hands raised as if to lift it up.

Cloudless.

The afternoon sun shone down on the two of them, as if they were being crowned.

"Thor Odinson, I command you to break free from the spell, to see the misery of this world with your eyes, to hear the silent wails of life with your ears, and then to seek the answer within your own heart."

"Yes……"

Saul lowered his head and wept as if an invisible shackle had been broken. He was both happy to be freed and regretful for the past.

Was Hydra right or wrong? Was Steve Rogers' actions right or wrong?

Actually, he already had the answer.

"Father of the gods, God of all gods!"

"But I still have a question, and I hope you can answer it for me."

he begged.

"Please tell me, why do gods exist?"

He was puzzled and anxious because he didn't know if gods were truly worthy of being worshipped by mortals.

He once triumphed over the Godslayer wielding the Black Death Sword, but he also lost.

It was because of Ger that he fell into yet another level of self-doubt.

He doubted the value of his own existence and the divine itself, just like Gol and his family. How many people have lost faith in the divine in their daily prayers?

The Godslayer, Ger, is a pitiful and tragic figure.

He was born on a desolate planet.

The land there is barren and uncultivable, prone to earthquakes, and food is scarce, while wild animals are extremely fierce.

It was as if the land had been abandoned by the gods.

During the time of his birth, the planet was experiencing a rare drought. The scorching sun baked the earth into a desert, vegetation withered, and water sources dried up.

His people, having no other choice, prayed day and night for the mercy and salvation of the gods.

But no one responded.

His father told him that as long as he prayed sincerely to the gods, he would be saved. But in the end, he starved to death because he had to offer his meager food to the gods.

His mother told him that if he had a devout faith in the gods, he would receive their blessings, but in the end, those blessings would become the blessings of wild beasts.

His wife told him to respect the gods and accept the fate they were given, but she herself fell off a cliff while pregnant, losing both her and her unborn child.

He has other children.

They all starved to death. In that hellish place, he pleaded with the so-called gods countless times, only to be met with death.

So he began to question whether the gods really existed, and when he raised this point with his people, it caused panic among them.

They believed that the tribe was brought into trouble because the Gel were not devout enough to the gods.

He was expelled.

Until one day, the gods actually appeared before him.

The golden god who fought against Nar was no match for him and sought help from this mortal.

How ridiculous!

He begged thousands and tens of thousands of times, but received no mercy from the gods, who instead wanted him to help them.

So Gol raised Nar's Black Death Sword and slew the god, thus embarking on a path of constantly destroying gods, until the three Thors of the past, future, and present defeated him together, bringing this all to an end.

But it was precisely because of Ger that Thor's heart began to waver again.

He began to doubt the value of the gods.

They question whether gods truly have a need to exist and whether they are truly qualified to be called gods.

Sometimes you'll find that mortals who have worshipped gods for generations actually live better lives if they lose their gods.

"Then, Thor."

Bant asked, "Why do mortals exist?"

Thor was taken aback.

He always pondered matters of the gods, but never considered the issue from a mortal's perspective.

"Ordinary people do not possess value because they believe in gods, nor does the reverse apply."

"You can only find meaning and value after you have existed."

No one is anyone's appendage.

If gods are merely myths created by mortals, then everything naturally revolves around mortals.

But if gods truly exist, and are essentially just another level of life, then the value of any life should not be determined by others.

Bant walked toward Thor with Mjolnir in his hand, the hammer getting closer and closer until it touched Thor's forehead.

Cold.

"Whether you become a god who responds to mortals or an arrogant god is your choice."

Thor understood.

At that moment, he suddenly felt that Mjolnir, which was pressed against his forehead, seemed to have lost its weight, yet also seemed to be heavier than before.

He had understood what it meant to be a king, and now, under Bant's guidance, he understood what it meant to be a god.

Mjolnir has accepted him again.

"I'm going to find Steve right now!"

He suddenly stood up and turned to leave.

Bant stopped him.

"Now is not the time. Steve Rogers betrayed you, don't you want to see how he feels about being betrayed?"

Thor left.

Bant told him to pretend nothing had happened and to stay with the Snakes.

"In that case, Vision and Thor will both be on our side."

He had previously dealt with Vision, dragged him back, and then deleted the virus from the other party's program.

However, to avoid being discovered by Dr. Zola, he put on a disguise.

"Next up is Doctor Strange. The Dark Dimension? I wonder if Dormammu is dead or not," Bant thought to himself.