Crack! Crack! Crack!
Cracks spread across the Crystal Ball, and the divination came to an end.
"Gasp!" Aaron sucked in a sharp breath. After pondering for a moment, he said, "I have to say, this prophecy is important. Extremely important."
"As long as it's useful to Master." The Book of Prophecy heaved a sigh of relief. Most of the news it had given its master in the past had been bad. This time, the news was neither good nor bad; how to make use of it was entirely up to its master.
Hela slowly flipped through the book and asked casually, "What did you divine?"
"A girl, probably a few years younger than me. Her potential is immense, truly immense. In this universe, aside from Jean, she's the second woman I've met who has made me feel threatened."
"The second?" Hela looked at him with a smile. "What about me? Am I, the mighty Goddess of Death, weak in your eyes?"
"Don't misunderstand, Your Highness Hela." Aaron hurriedly waved his hands. "Their potential astonishes me, while your strength makes me feel death itself. Potential and strength are two completely different things. Even if they fully developed that potential, they'd probably only be about as strong as you."
"And then?" Hela asked with an intrigued smile. "After divining all that, don't you have any ideas?"
"I want to find her."
"And then?"
"Protect her." Aaron said this with complete seriousness.
"Huh?" Hela froze for a moment, then gave him a disdainful look. "Knowing you, you're not someone who likes meddling in other people's business. Let me guess, is the Scarlet Witch especially pretty?"
"I'm not that shallow." Aaron declared righteously. "Even if she's beautiful and pitiful, what does that have to do with me?"
"Men are all cheap. We know each