Prelude to Twilight of the Gods: Odin's Death

"Cough cough!"

"Cough cough cough!!!!"

The once bustling New York City is now completely reduced to ruins. The aftershocks of energy from the battle between Beckett and Odin destroyed the buildings of this most developed city in the United States, causing countless deaths and injuries.

Odin, meanwhile, lay amidst the ruins of New York, struggling to remove the mask of his Destroyer Armor, coughing up blood continuously for dozens of seconds.

"Father!"

"Father!!!"

Thor, who had been kept at bay by The Other, was now furious and brandishing Mjolnir, ready to join the battle!

He can't do it, he can't just watch!

"Wait, Thor!"

"Do you want to die?!"

"You are no match for Beckett!"

Loki, quick-witted and agile, didn't bother to play the victim. He immediately broke free Avengers the ropes binding him and reached out to press down on Thor's shoulder, who was on the verge of going berserk.

"Don't stop me!"

"Don't stop Loki."

"This is all your doing, so don't force me to kill you." Thor, who was being held down, swung his hammer across Loki's face. The divine power emanating from the hammer sent a chill down Loki's spine.

He had never felt this way with Thor before.

"I understand, I understand Thor. Listen to me, calm down."

"My relationship with Beckett is just a simple transaction, okay?!"

"The people of the Dark Order saved me! They saved me when I fell off the Bifrost! In return, I have to come to Midgard to help them retrieve the Space Stone, do you understand?!"

Seeing that Odin seemed to be really going to die at Beckett's hands, Loki began to panic.

What a joke! The reason he dared to let Beckett in was because he thought his father Odin could defeat Beckett just like he did over a thousand years ago!

So what the hell is this all about now?!

Loki, having miscalculated, was in a state of utter confusion.

Does he hate Odin?

Of course, but he just hated his favoritism, always favoring Thor.

But the spells and combat techniques Odin used in his previous battles with Beckett were telling Loki time and time again that Odin was not biased.

Those were things Odin gave him when he was a child.

Ironically, he still believed that Odin was hiding something from him simply because he was Laufey's son.

Loki licked his dry lips, his heart filled with bitterness.

"My father is dying!"

"Loki!"

Do you understand?!

"If we don't go save him, he's going to die! Die!"

The image of Odin coughing up blood kept flashing before Thor's eyes, and even the once seemingly indestructible man's roar Central City tinged with sobs.

"I know! I know! I know everything!"

"But we can't go!"

"We are no match for Beckett! We are no match for him, do you understand?!"

When an enraged Thor grabbed him by the collar and berated him, Loki retorted with equal spittle flying from his mouth.

"...I really misjudged you, Loki."

Thor stopped roaring and slowly released his grip on his brother's collar. Shaking his head, he turned and left, Mjolnir in hand.

Loki's lips trembled as he closed his eyes, desperately searching for a way to save Odin.

[Back then, how did Father defeat Beckett...?]

[Remember quickly... remember quickly!]

Loki closed his eyes, shutting out all sound, and tried to search his memories. He vaguely remembered seeing relevant records in the secret chamber of Jotunheim.

Thor, wielding Mjolnir, found himself surrounded by an endless Chitauri Army that seemed insurmountable to him alone...

"Attack! We'll exhaust him to death!" The Other, commanding the Chitauri Army, waved his hand coldly, and the fleet swarmed towards Thor.

Boom!

Thunder roared from the heavens, yet not a single dark cloud gathered.

"You have lost, Odin."

With black hair and golden eyes, Beckett slowly landed beside the ruins that Odin had smashed open.

"Cough cough... cough cough..." Odin, his teeth stained with crimson blood, planted the Gungnir in the ground, gripped it, and slowly stood up.

"The Power Stone, the Reality Stone..."

"Thanos, he really goes all out, cough cough..."

Odin staggered, struggling to stay upright.

"Have you thought about how you're going to explain this to Hela in Hell?" Beckett walked step by step toward Odin.

"This new form of power has stable energy and a strong physical body."

"Your progress has indeed far exceeded my expectations."

Odin was still able to stand and talk thanks to the Destroyer Helmet's protection after receiving a punch from Super Saiyan Four plus the Power Stone.

"It's you, you're too weak." Beckett stood before Odin with a cold expression.

Then, he punched Odin's already cracked Destroyer Armor.

Without the power of the Power Stone, and without the surge of energy, it was just a simple fist.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

One punch, one punch, and another punch.

With a blank expression, Beckett poured all the anger that had been pent up in his heart into his fists, stretching his body as much as possible to vent it.

[Beckett, this is the first time I've asked you for help.]

Please, save me.

Please!

Clang!

The Destroyer Armor, which already had cracks, could no longer withstand Beckett's rage, and the armor shattered into pieces, withering away mercilessly like wildflowers on a winter street.

Beckett, who was throwing a punch, seemed to be hallucinating.

He heard Hela's voice, and the image of Hela's disheveled state when she first and last asked him for help flashed through his mind.

Hela...

"Be exiled once more, Beckett!"

Beckett paused in his punching motion, then looked toward the source of the crisis.

Loki, roaring in anger, had somehow fooled The Others and the Avengers, and was floating a kilometer away from Beckett, holding the Space Stone.

Buzz!

The unlocked Space Stone suddenly fired a beam of light!

"It is you who has been exiled." Beckett clenched his right fist, his eyes suddenly gleaming with a golden light that complemented the light emanating from the Power Stone!

Rumble!!!

With a single punch, dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the heavens and earth changed color!

Unbelievably, Loki was blasted directly into the collapsing space!

"No!!!"

"Loki!!!"

Thor, covered in fearless Chitauri and mired in the mud, roared in fury!

However, it turned out that he was just raging incompetently.

After the punch, Beckett remained standing in the same spot, while Loki completely disappeared from everyone's sight.

Snap!

The square-shaped Space Stone landed, kicking up a little dust, but no one dared to reach out and snatch it.

"Now..."

"Your turn, Odin."

Beckett bent down and swatted away all the shattered Destroyer Armor from Odin's body. Then, he pressed his right hand against Odin's head and lifted him up.

"Beckett ..."

"Between us, the enmity is settled." The weakened Odin showed no sign of resistance, but instead smiled and closed his eyes.

"No!"

"No!!"

"No!!!"

"No!!!!"

Thor, far away, was still struggling to make any progress under the siege of the Chitauri Army, and his desperate roars could not bring about a miracle.

As the immense energy surged, Odin's head shattered instantly. The headless corpse, no longer oozing blood, fell at Beckett's feet and slowly transformed into a wisp of wind in the world.

With a blank expression, Beckett slowly withdrew his right arm.

Looking up at the sky, the blood-stained cloak behind me fluttered proudly.

"Hela..."

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