Monsters: Evolving from Titans to Ancient Gods

Chapter 245 Departure

In Valhalla in Asgard, solemn murals depict the great achievements of the heroes, while sculptures stand around holding weapons, guarding these ancient ancestors.

Loki, looking somewhat somber, stood before the sculptures in the solemn hall of Valhalla, draped in a green robe, gazing at the familiar faces before him, a hint of sorrow flashing in his eyes.

Once upon a time, many people here left a deep impression on his memory.

Although he was an adopted son brought back from the territory of the Frost Giants by Odin, Odin treated him as his own son, and he grew up with many of the people depicted in the murals until they parted ways due to certain events.

He chose to rebel due to some issues and conflicts. After failing, he fell into the Rainbow Bridge, pretended to be dead, and never appeared in Asgard again, thus going into seclusion.

Over the years, many major events have occurred in the Nine Realms and even the entire universe, plunging many worlds into war and causing immense suffering to all living beings.

Even Asgard was not spared.

Guided by the voice in his heart, Luo Ji silently returned here and saw those familiar faces once again.

However, those once vibrant faces have now become murals depicting their great achievements, which causes Loki immense pain.

His former friends never understood why Loki, as a prince, would collude with the Frost Giants to attack Asgard, and why he would rather die than accept Thor's forgiveness.

Lumberjack's footsteps echoed in the vast, silent space, and his long, ethereal voice rang out beside Loki, causing him to instinctively turn his head.

Loki's face, which looked much older than Lonzo's, was now tinged with sorrow, and his eyes shone with tears. He spoke, almost trembling, "Father, I'm sorry—"

"If I hadn't chosen to leave and had instead admitted my mistake, would they have been spared from dying with unresolved questions?"

Upon hearing this, Longbo's eyes subtly changed, and he quickly realized that this was the real Loki from this universe, not the Loki Top that spanned the timelines of the multiverse.

At this moment, Loki regrets missing the fact that his childhood friends died because of his escape.

Now, seeing his father, Longbo, appear before him, he instinctively asked for his help.

But Longbo didn't know how to answer him. Although he was very powerful, he had never had a similar experience before.

Aside from encountering a few mechanical monsters on Earth at the beginning, He had a smooth life and didn't know how to enlighten Loki.

After a moment of silence, Luna stepped forward, met Loki's bewildered gaze, and looked at the solemn mural, taking in the scene depicted.

The above records the heroic deeds of the warriors who grew up with Thor and Loki, who died in a major event.

For the warriors of Asgard, it was undoubtedly a glorious death, but for Loki it seemed to be a regret.

"Father—I—" Loki saw that Lombard did not answer and seemed to want to explain something, but the next second he saw Lombard's meaningful eyes.

Loki met his eyes and calmly posed a question: "Loki, do you want to see them again?"

""

Do you still have the courage to see them again?

Loki was taken aback by these words, then hesitated for a moment, recalling the past, before finally becoming resolute, "If I could, I would like to see them again."

"Okay." Long Bo nodded, then snapped his fingers lightly. Everything around him gradually slowed down, and the passage of time became disordered.

In Loki's perception, the surrounding environment seemed to have undergone an astonishing change. Everything was being pulled by some force into countless black lines, flowing towards a huge black hole.

Amidst this astonishing change, he felt an incredible pulling force that he could not resist, even though he had grown stronger over the years. He was directly drawn into it by the amazing suction force.

"Loki, quick, grab my hand!"

When he opened his eyes again, the scene before him was blurry. His brother's urgent voice came to his ears, and a feeling of falling pulled his body tightly, making it hard for him to breathe.

Until the scene before him became clear, and Thor's familiar face appeared before him, his anxious expression made Loki feel dazed again.

At this moment, he was being pulled by the power of the Rainbow Bridge, with only his brother Thor pulling him back, gritting his teeth and resisting the enormous pulling force.

This scene made Loki instantly realize that this was the very moment he chose to leave Asgard and never returned. At that moment, he chose to let go, thus becoming a dead man in the eyes of Asgard.

This sudden change shocked Loki, but faced with the urgent shouts in his ears, this time he did not let go of his brother's hand, but let Thor pull him up.

As his feet stepped onto the Rainbow Bridge once more, Loki still felt a sense of unreality, his eyes slightly glazed, and he murmured, "Father?"

He felt that all of this was related to his father, after all, just a second ago his father had asked him if he still had the courage to see them one last time.

Loki was lost in thought until a sharp pain shot through his face. Thor punched him in the face, pulling him back to reality. Before Loki could react, Thor punched him again.

"Do you know what you've done?! You dared to collude with the Frost Giants to sabotage Asgard!"

Thor raised his fist high, his face full of anger and confusion, and the rage in his eyes was almost burning.

However, the next second, Loki, having regained his senses, suddenly stepped forward and hugged him tightly, abruptly extinguishing his brother's anger.

"I'm glad to see you again, brother." Loki's bruised and swollen face showed a sincere smile, leaving Thor bewildered and at a loss for words.

Soldiers clad in golden armor approached from afar, weapons in hand, and surrounded Loki, the prince who had colluded with the frost giants.

But when Loki saw those familiar faces, he smiled broadly.

"Thank you, Father—"

".——."

Inside the palace in Asgard, Lunaeber watched this scene clearly, his eyes remaining unchanged.

All of this was done, of course, though I couldn't offer Loki proper advice based on my own experience.

But it doesn't matter, Lunapoleon simply sent Loki from the future back to the time when he felt immense regret, giving him a chance to choose again.

Longbo thought to himself, "This can be considered fulfilling my responsibility."

He withdrew his gaze from the past and looked at the new god-king beside him, who was strong, had a head of white hair, carried a battle axe, and exuded an aura of decadence.

"What do you think, Thor?"

Old Saul stared blankly at the scene, his vision gradually blurring in his remaining eyes, his throat bobbing as if he almost cried out.

As one of the most powerful beings in the universe, he naturally sensed the changes in Valhalla. He felt his father awaken and then leave.

He also noticed that his long-lost brother was there, but at first he didn't react much, fearing that it was just a dream and that his reckless behavior would shatter it.

It wasn't until this moment, when a noticeable time fluctuation occurred here, that Thor realized the changes in Valhalla were not just his imagination.

Now, Thor has gradually sensed that the timeline of this universe is changing. The changes caused by Loki's return are gradually spreading, and a brand new future is replacing and covering the original timeline.

This caused Thor's remaining eye to widen in disbelief. "Father, you didn't just put Loki back into a completely new parallel universe, but actually inserted him into the past timeline of this universe?!"

"That's right." Longbo nodded.

The difference between putting something into a new parallel universe and manipulating something in the original universe is enormous, and the difficulty cannot be generalized.

Even someone as powerful as Thor can now sense that his memories are being altered by changes in the timeline, with additional memories of himself and Loki after that day.

Looking up, the entire Asgard had undergone a dramatic transformation. The once sparse population had gradually increased, and the town had lost some of its twilight, decay, and ghost town feel.

Not only in Asgard, but throughout the entire universe, much of history is rapidly changing and being altered. Many people who should have died have come back to life and have corresponding life trajectories, while many living people have disappeared.

An astonishing change then occurred, and the vast majority of people in the universe were unaware of what had happened.

But Thor, as one of the strongest beings in the universe, clearly knew what was happening here.

He gazed out of Valhalla, where his brothers were running towards him, seemingly trying to ascertain something.

Thor looked at Lonzo again, his eyes filled with even greater shock. He realized that as he grew stronger, he seemed to understand his father less and less.

"Click—"

Under Thor's watchful gaze, cracks appeared in one of the Time Stones in Lombard's hand, and its light gradually dimmed, clearly indicating that accomplishing all of this did not come without a price.

Longbo glanced at Thor and noticed that his appearance and demeanor no longer reflected the dejected look he had had not long ago, so he did not linger.

He reached out and patted Thor on the shoulder, then vanished from Valhalla in Asgard before Loki could return to this universe.

Compared to Loki, who seems cunning but is prone to getting stuck on trivial matters, and Hela, who is easily driven to extremes by disagreements, this is a stark contrast.

Although Thor, who seems carefree and unwilling to think things through, is often confused, he is quick to figure things out and move on. Compared to the other two, he is actually more worry-free.

In other words, in Hela's eyes, Thor and Loki are a pair of brainless and unhappy brothers.

So in Longbo's eyes, Hela and Loki are the real brainless and unhappy ones.

..

When Lombard reappeared, he was greeted by a shattered battlefield in New York, where the battle had essentially come to an end.

The mad Titan Thanos and his army have been destroyed by the power of Asgard and Hela, and the entire battlefield is now littered with deformed corpses.

Human armies are everywhere outside New York, and nearly 99% of the world's nuclear weapons are aimed at this place.

Amidst the shattered battlefield, Hela abandoned the blonde woman whose limbs were on the verge of death. Although this woman, who looked like an old lady, possessed power derived from the Infinity Stones, she was still far inferior to Hela herself.

Hela now possesses five Infinity Stones and is just one step away from obtaining the final one.

She walked through the ruins toward Doctor Strange, her steps casual, but her eyes filled with anticipation, like a victor preparing to open a treasure chest that belonged only to her.

Ahead of her, Doctor Strange was too lazy to run away; after all, he couldn't possibly escape from a human who possessed five Infinity Stones.

Even if Hela obtained all five Infinity Stones, it would be impossible for her to take the Time Stone from him.

After all, the magic of Kamar-Taj comes from various dimensions, while the magic that protects the Time Stone comes from the Vishanti of the Light Dimension.

Even other gems cannot break through it.

Just as Hela approached, time around her slowed down infinitely once again, and Lombard's figure appeared before her eyes.

His arrival caused Hela to composed herself somewhat, and she nodded to Longbo: "Father."

"Now only the Time Stone remains. We will soon be able to obtain all six Infinity Stones and deliver them to you."

In the distance, Loki turned his head upon hearing this, gazing at the scene in deep thought.

Longbo looked at the five Infinity Stones embedded in the Destroyer armor by Hela and nodded slightly.

"Well done."

Lombard gave it a very good evaluation, then turned to Doctor Strange and, with a wave of his hand, used his own power and the power of the Infinity Stones to summon the Time Stone from his body.

Hela paused for a moment upon seeing this, a hint of hesitation flashing in her eyes, but the next second she felt a sense of guilt because of this hesitation.

She quickly calmed down, lowered her head slightly, knelt on the scorched earth, took the remaining five Infinity Stones from the Destroyer armor, and controlled them to fly towards Lunabrück.

However, when the Infinity Stones appeared before Lombard, he simply waved his hand and pushed them back along with the Time Stone in his hand.

"I don't need them anymore."

Seeing Hela's puzzled and shocked expression, Longbo slowly stepped forward, walked to Hela's side, and said, "Hela—"

"I am here, Father." Hela quickly regained her composure as the perfect heir, respectfully awaiting Longbo's orders.

All around, Asgardian soldiers, having finished their tasks, gathered around and, without hesitation, knelt on the scorched earth.

Thor and Loki exchanged glances, then stepped forward and knelt down at the front of the line.

Lunapoleon clearly sensed the state of the Asgardian soldiers and felt that now was indeed the right time, so he made his voice resound in everyone's ears.

"Hela, you have proven your talent in this war. You have shown everyone that you are qualified to become the next God-King."

As soon as she finished speaking, Hela looked up abruptly, her eyes filled with doubt and hesitation as she gazed at Longbo: "Father, what are you saying?"

"You are still in your prime, why appoint the next God-King so early?"

Hela harbored such ambitions and believed herself to be the most qualified. However, she never imagined it would happen so soon. What she thought was a casual action turned into a stepping stone for her ascension to the throne, catching her completely off guard.

Faced with Hela's doubts, Lombre calmly answered, "Hela, I am about to leave this multiverse, and this projection will go with me. Therefore, Asgard needs a new God-King."

"And you have proven that your power is enough to give Asgard absolute authority over the universe. With the Infinity Stones, anything is possible."

Upon hearing this, Hela's expression shifted inscrutable, and she hesitated again: "Without you, we don't know what to do."

To this, Longbo remained calm, gently conjuring a crown representing the throne of a god-king from his palm, slowly replacing the ferocious crown on her head, and whispering, "Just follow your will."

"Whether through conquest or intimidation, your will is the direction Asgard will take, and the land of Asgard will give you an inexhaustible source of power."

Finally, Hela nodded: "I understand."

As Longbo placed the crown on Hela's body, soldiers in golden armor around her celebrated the birth of the new queen with an ancient ceremony.

At this moment, Longbo's figure gradually faded under everyone's gaze. Hela watched her father walk away into the distance, her brows furrowing slightly as she asked, "Father—will you come back?"

Luneburg did not provide an answer, but instead showed her a scene where in other universes, other Odins sat on their thrones.

Those faces seemed to be affected by something, gradually regaining their youth and changing towards the same appearance—