He was imprisoned in Nibelungen for a thousand years, only to find out upon his release that he was

The child was incredibly excited.

"To actually try to control the fate of the world is an utterly heinous crime!"

No wonder her once happy and fulfilling family, with both parents alive, suddenly shattered overnight.

No wonder her parents had long since severed ties with the magic world, only to be suddenly approached by a greedy magician one day.

It turns out that Odin was behind everything!

Foolish Odin conspiracy theorist +1000!

"The truth is... this is it?"

Aozaki Touko was also deeply shocked, her fingers holding the cigarette trembling slightly.

"Frequent interference in human affairs... Lostbelts... Fate... Everything's aligned! If that's the case, then this is truly extraordinary."

If that's the case, then it makes sense.

Odin's intervention in human affairs is essentially an attempt to write his own destiny.

Why would He do that?

Clearly, this is because the Age of Gods operated under the rules of the three Fates from beginning to end, and Odin, for some unknown reason, attempted to do something similar after the Age of Gods.

From a cosmic perspective, isn't so-called destiny just a "quantum record fixed band"? The human history of this world is a "compiled phenomenon" that has already been fixed.

The so-called Lostbelts are nothing more than Odin's privately written "script of fate".

What are the benefits of creating Lostbelts, and what exactly does Odin want to do?

Given the resurgence of the divine rules in this land, could it be that Odin intends to recreate his glorious years in the divine age and break the constraints of destiny that are high above him?

'They all match up? Master, what exactly did you match up?'

At this moment, Skadi was puzzled.

According to her understanding, the modern magic community should still be able to understand the rules of fate in the Age of Gods.

At the very least, the idea that the 'Three Goddesses of Norn' is essentially a mechanical fate device operating in the age of gods will circulate in academic circles.

In other words, when Lu Ming mentioned fate, I didn't need to say it explicitly; a magician of Orange's caliber should already understand.

However, she was unaware of how much strange "intelligence" from Lu Ming was in Aozaki Touko's possession.

Aozaki Touko was unaware that Skadi had just seen through the "destiny" hidden behind Odin.

Skadi was completely unaware that, based on her preconceived information about Lu Ming and her own understanding of the destiny of the Age of Gods, Aozaki Touko had imagined Odin to be in an even more absurd state.

The astonishing intelligence gap between the master and servant sides led them to make diametrically opposed decisions:

"Indeed, we should/should not have chosen the side that opposes Odin!"

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For a moment, Skadi and Aozaki Touko stared at each other wide-eyed.

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"Hmm?" Skadi asked, puzzled. "The situation should be quite clear by now, right? No matter which side we choose, it's..."

“No, no, no, I should be the one saying that.” Aozaki Touko took a drag of her cigarette and said, “Caster, the current situation is clear, and the real target of the investigation has been identified. You don’t misunderstand, do you?”

Skadi: "...?"

Should I understand?

Aozaki Touko slapped her forehead. "Oh dear, sorry, I forgot, Caster, you haven't seen those intelligence records. Actually, those dozens of students in the El-Melloi classroom should have seen these documents..."

After saying that, he was about to take out those "unofficial histories" that were recorded in the records.

“No, no need,” Skadi quickly refused, genuinely not finding any of that misleading information about ignorant humans worth reading.

Just then, the entire underground space of the thermal power plant began to shake.

Haruli looked around anxiously. "What's going on now?"

Aozaki Touko frowned, suddenly remembering something, and turned her gaze to the Berserker Humbaba on Haruri's shoulder:

"Speaking of which, when Odin first attacked, you, as a servant, should still be in this world. However, when Odin started a great battle with another person, the location clearly shifted to another dimension, that is, that other world."

“That’s right, so?” Haruli asked, puzzled.

“There must be some kind of spatial connection between these two worlds, right? Otherwise, such a misalignment would not be possible—at least we here should not be able to perceive them in the other world.”

Orange stubbed out her cigarette. "This medium connecting the two worlds should be..."

"Black mist!?"

Beneath the thermal power plant, the tremors grew increasingly violent. Wisps of black mist began to spread and drift through the shadowy corners.

Haruli's voice trembled as she instinctively looked around nervously, as if the scene of the berserker Humbaba being attacked could be repeated at any moment.

"Consistent with the detection results, it really is a land of the dead..."

Skadi murmured a sigh, raised her wand, put away the "Viewing the Movie" spell, and then pointed it at the darkness before her. In an instant, the power of the primordial runes shone brightly, transforming into a powerful protective barrier.

But she knew that such methods would not work.

Faced with an inescapable fate, all human efforts are futile struggles. This sense of helplessness and experience is probably a common symptom of PTSD for the Nordic gods.

Space suddenly expanded and distorted.

Haruli's tense eyes were fixed on the layers of wiring and equipment in the power plant until, at a certain moment, they blurred and disappeared from her sight.

Thunder roared and torrential rain poured down.

Haluri shielded her eyes from the rain, her gaze sweeping over her surroundings.

The entire structure that could be called a power plant collapsed, leaving only a small patch of charred ruins.

No, it should be said that the power plant in the outside world is still intact, while this power plant in another world has become a tiny, insignificant casualty on the battlefield.

"Even though we've already chosen a subject for investigation, being suddenly dragged into this is a really terrible situation!"

Aozaki Touko said helplessly, "From here in the distance, you can vaguely make out two figures."

They clashed and intertwined rapidly in mid-air, their terrifying divine energy spreading in all directions. Even the slightest bursts of residual power were enough to carve deep ravines and fissures into the earth's surface.

An investigation also needs to be conducted at the right time and in the right place; the current situation is too dangerous.

"Tsk, Caster, can you teleport us to safety as quickly as possible?"

The application of magic to space. For modern magicians, this is usually considered a realm close to magic. But in the distant age of gods, it was merely a common technique.

"It is possible."

Skadi said.

She was also eager to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible. A supreme destiny, disguised in a different guise, was about to enter the fray to deal with another unknown end-device. Neither side was someone she could easily get involved with.

However, given the choice, Skadi would rather submit to fate and stand on its side, after all, she is not Odin of the past, or any other warrior who knew her fate yet still tried to struggle and resist.

Those are ultimately narratives of heroes, and she is not a hero. Perhaps in some "what if" scenario, she would survive Ragnarok and become the queen of the icy world, bearing everything alone, but this version of her is not.

"—!"

Just as Skadi and the others were preparing to evacuate, the spatial disturbances suddenly became violent. Even the primordial runes flickered and shattered after a second or two. This greatly surprised Skadi herself, the caster.

"Could this interference be...!?"

The broad figure of a heavily armored knight riding an eight-legged warhorse flashed by.

Is it Odin? No, more accurately, it's the destiny hidden behind Odin.

Skadi was utterly bewildered. Her beautiful eyes darted to the battlefield on one side of the sky.

Suddenly, Odin, who was engaged in battle with Lu Ming, released the Eternal Spear from his hand, which transformed into a shooting star in mid-air.

It then began to rapidly split and replicate, becoming one, two, a thousand, ten thousand dazzling and terrifying streams of light.

Each copy of the Eternal Spear (God's Declaration) is equivalent to a terrifying weapon capable of sweeping away all legions.

A terrifying barrage of countless military-level magical artifacts blotted out the sky, covering most of the targets, including Lu Ming.

Skadi was taken aback.

The divine declaration flying toward her, transmitted through runes, faintly revealed its chilling words: "The remnants of the divine age must not be reproduced in the mortal realm."

What the heck? You mean I've also entered the kill zone?

Skadi was taken aback and looked completely bewildered.

Then she suddenly realized that, according to the script of fate, the role of these gods should have ended long ago in the Age of Gods.

How can actors who have already finished filming return to the stage? Fate will certainly show its displeasure.

But fate, can't you be a little more lenient? Can't you see that I originally wanted to be on your side? Can't you show some compassion?

At least don't make it so much like a human-machine interface.

Wait, I almost forgot, the Destiny Device really is a human-machine interface!

"We've been disrupted, and it's too late to come down now. We must stay put and hold our ground."

Skadi sighed softly.

"Seriously? Are you kidding me? You think the few of us can handle an attack from a god-level being?"

Aozaki Touko exhaled a white smoke ring and began to complain.

Even with divine Servants by their side, the power of ordinary Spirit Origins, limited by their own strength, is vastly different from the output of a true main god. In fact, sometimes they are not as reliable as those top-tier Servants.

Boom!

The sky roared again, and countless blade beams burst forth, followed by thunderous explosions. The density of the terrifying barrage of incoming beams of light instantly decreased significantly.

"He saved us! He really is a good person!" Halluri exclaimed.

"Stop standing there yelling. Hurry up and take this opportunity to escape!" Aozaki Touko urged.

Everyone quickly sprang into action. Skadi followed beside her, shaking her head. Haruri was almost completely bewitched by the End Device.

A sudden rumble of thunder echoed in all directions, followed by a thick, billowing black mist. The mist grew denser and thicker, and a chilling, piercing air lingered around.

The group focused their attention. A terrifying legion of countless undead skeletons emerged from the mist, slowly forming an encirclement from the direction they had fled.

"We've just escaped one danger only to fall into another. This is going to be another fierce battle," Orange sighed.

Harulli's eyes lit up, and she pointed ahead, "Look over there, there are people there!"

As everyone looked over, they indeed saw a blonde girl holding a long spear, facing the army of the dead alone, and coldly declaring: "Don't be too arrogant, the underworld is my courtyard!"

The fluctuations of ancient power slowly spread in all directions, yet irresistibly penetrated every corner of the underworld army.

Then, an unbelievable scene unfolded.

The moving skeletons and the screaming, gnawing corpses, under the influence of ancient power, all turned to ashes and disintegrated silently, dust to dust, ashes to ashes.

It was as if they had experienced a trial personally presided over by the goddess of the underworld, and the result was beyond question.

"This power of equity is... that of the underworld god from other mythologies!" Orange exclaimed in surprise.

Haruli was speechless with shock. "Could it be that gods are everywhere in this world?"

"do not know!"

Orange said, "Anyway, this is a good thing!"

Judging from the current situation, the other party is unlikely to be an ally of Odin. Therefore, there is an opportunity to form an alliance.

Skadi nodded in agreement.

She had no objection to avoiding the machinations of fate while also not joining the ranks of that mysterious and unknown end-device.

......

Not long ago.

"You gloomy woman, you're something else!"

Ishtar clapped her hands excitedly. This was the first time she had ever spoken a good word for her arch-enemy.

Just now, Ereshkigal successfully restored some of his powers. Although he himself stated that he has not yet fully recovered, having only regained about one-third of his powers.

However, for Ishtar, this was a tremendous and invaluable development!

“Great, now it’s my turn!” Ishtar exclaimed, her face beaming with anticipation.