American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 297 The Great Transfer to Asgard

Seeing Steve like this, Tony's chest heaved violently, his eyes filled with anger and confusion.

"You're always like this," Tony said in a slightly hoarse voice, "always stubborn, never willing to compromise. What do you think your sacrifices will change? Huh? Like Rune said, this universe is about to die. Steve, do you even know what death means?"

"Of course, I know very well," Steve said softly. He had actually experienced death many times in his life, but only two were the most unforgettable. One was when he fell into the sea and was frozen after a fierce battle with Red Skull, when Captain America's body died once. The other was when he watched Peggy Carter die, which was the time when his heart died.

This time, Steve decided to work with the humans to change everything, and if they couldn't, they would go to hell together.

So he looked at Tony: "Maybe you're right, Tony, but if even I give up, then this world has no meaning."

"What about Clark?" Tony's eyes widened. "What about that kid? You just abandoned your apprentice, abandoned your comrades?"

And then irresponsibly make meaningless sacrifices?

Speaking of Clark, Steve fell silent. He truly loved the boy; Clark's strength, Clark's heart of gold, all convinced him that Clark would make the world a better place. But whether Clark would turn to the right path after his own death, whether he could stand firmly on the side of humanity—he didn't know.

Steve remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "Consider it...consider it the last lesson I taught him. Clark isn't from this world; he doesn't need to bear any responsibility for it."

Tony punched Steve in the face. His eyes were bloodshot, and he was seething with hatred, but he couldn't say anything more—regardless of whether he had the title of Captain America or not, he was incredibly stubborn.

"Okay, then I'll join you—"

"No... Ouch—." Steve covered his cheek. Stark hadn't held back at all in that punch, and Stark was currently wearing the Symbiote armor, so the former Captain America's face swelled up instantly. But he still interrupted Tony, stood up, took a step closer, and put his hand on Tony's shoulder.

"Tony, you're smarter than me, and you're more adaptable. You'll find a way to survive, and you can rebuild everything in another world, on Rune's ship," he said, his blue eyes fixed on Tony. "But my duty is here, on this earth."

Tony gritted his teeth, swallowed his tears, and then slapped Steve across the other cheek: "You're a damn stubborn old man!"

In the time that followed, Tony had to focus on developing armor for Steve, hoping to improve his chances of survival by any means necessary. At the same time, he and Steve also needed to work on the mindset of some people—like Spider-Man, who also wanted to protect the Earth alongside Steve. However, Spider-Man was a highly talented scientist, and Tony and Stark agreed that Peter could make a greater contribution to others in another universe, rather than simply dying in this battle.

Daredevil, Black Panther, and others also decided to stay on Earth with Steve, to live and die alongside other ordinary people, and to give up their spots to other ordinary people.

Meanwhile, with the help of Dr. Banner and others, a small artificial star appeared on top of all the planets in the space explored by Rune. This technology, derived from Doctor Octopus's technology and perfected by other scientists, was successfully applied to another universe using some materials provided by Rune.

This is a miracle, a miracle unique to the scientists in this Marvel Universe.

And now, it's the magicians' turn.

"Has everyone been moved?" Rune asked, and Odin nodded.

Led by Odin, Rune arrived before the phantom of the World Tree.

"The World Tree—this great being is far more complex than it appears." Perhaps sensing the disrespect in Rune's heart, Odin gave him a wary look, then said softly, "It is a vast system connected to reality. On the World Tree, the ten realms, including Asgard, are universes of infinite size, and the branches of the World Tree pierce through every star and every being in these ten universes."

It has traversed all the stories.

So, the place where Loki, the god of stories, ascended to the throne was the core of the World Tree?

It's unclear what Rune was thinking, but Odin's eyes were filled with nostalgia: "Strictly speaking, he is also my ancestor."

Odin's mother was a descendant of Ymir, and the World Tree grew from Ymir's body, so there is some truth to his words.

"Alright, then what do we need to do?" Rune straightened his posture and asked solemnly, while Odin glanced at the World Tree with regret.

"We must remove Asgard from the World Tree," Odin said, then he raised Gungnir high, and divine power poured out like waves on the sea. His voice was no longer ordinary words, but the most primordial script—Rhun.

Under the divine word, Asgard experienced unprecedented shaking. This continent was not a sphere like Earth, but rather the Earth as envisioned by flat-Earth conspiracy theorists. Therefore, after severing its connection with the World Tree, Asgard began to teeter on the brink of collapse, but was then supported by Odin's divine power.

The terrifying weight made Odin's face flush red. He looked at Rune and said, "That's enough."

Rune nodded and began chanting the incantation, and then the sky cracked open.

It wasn't shattered, but rather stretched open, as if two giant hands were tearing open the curtain of reality, revealing the phantom of another world—a place almost entirely dark, but within that darkness, two faintly visible bright spots radiated the light of hope—that was the location of the planet created by Ego and Rune.

Other alien races, including the Kree and Skrulls, now inhabit Ego's body. If it weren't for Rune taking the lead and having the leaders of alien races such as the Gladiators sign a peace treaty, these people would probably have been fighting each other long ago. Fighting each other would be one thing, but Rune was afraid that their fighting would displease Ego.

Ego was no hero. He was enraged simply because someone stole the soil from his body and tried to cultivate plants on it, not to mention that the alien races fought each other and directly damaged Ego's body.

At this moment, the mage group led by Frigga chanted spells to share Odin's burden, while the other Asgardians looked at the place where they would live in the future with anticipation and fear. Even Loki stared blankly at this brand new universe.

Where is Thor? Is Thor in this universe too? No! Thor would be better off dead in this universe. A complex mix of emotions welled up in Loki's heart, while Rune, standing nearby, glanced at Odin and shouted with a smile, "Towards the New World—"

Let's go!

Although Odin's forehead veins bulged, upon hearing Rune's words, he still laughed and began to sing Asgardian songs. He sang of battle, of fine wine, of victory and death, and the Asgardians around him abandoned their unease and sorrow. They joined Odin in singing, singing of the good old days and of their aspirations for the future.

With the combined power of gods and magic, Asgard passed through the dimensional rift and entered another universe.

Finally, Odin's single eye slowly closed, his divine power almost exhausted, while Rune frowned, his head aching from the massive depletion of magic.

"Did it work?" Frigga asked softly.

Rune nodded.