Thor's Awakening, Odin's Blessing

Universe, Sakaar.

Inside a cave.

The burning flames beneath the swirling meat rack emitted a fragrant aroma, and in the distance, Horse-faced Thor returned, carrying the unconscious Thor on his shoulder.

Thump!

Horse-faced Thor showed no pity for his past self from two thousand years ago, simply throwing the unconscious Thor to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

"It's happened so much earlier than I remember... As expected, history has been completely changed..."

Recalling the moment he first set foot on Sakaar, Horse-faced Thor sighed inwardly.

In the original history, Beckett did not return so early, nor did his father die so early.

But now, everything has changed.

Everything he knew was changed because of that uncontrollable impulse he had back then.

A butterfly storm is sweeping the future.

This is why he has stayed on Sakaar for so long without leaving.

Besides waiting for his younger self, it was also out of fear.

I'm afraid the future will change again, afraid that my younger self will no longer log into Saka.

People have to go through experiences to grow, even Thor is no exception.

"But..."

"Since history has already been changed..."

"Then, I have nothing more to worry about."

Horse-faced Thor stretched out his hand, and obscure runes appeared in his open right palm.

An inexplicable power surged from his body and acted on the unconscious Thor.

Buzz!

The slightest sound could not escape the ears of Horse-faced Thor.

A blue light suddenly appeared on Thor's unconscious body.

Upon Horse-faced Thor immediately withdrew his hand, stood with his hands behind his back, and quietly absorbed the blue aura that had formed around Thor.

An aged figure gradually detached from Thor's body and opened its cloudy eyes before Horse-faced Thor — Odin, the already deceased Lord of the Nine Realms!

"Has the power I left for Thor been forcibly awakened?" As the last vestige of Odin's will before his death, he felt strange.

"It's you?"

"It is my...father." Horse-faced Thor's voice was calm, without the excitement of seeing Odin again after so many years.

Odin slowly removed the mask from his face with his right hand, and a face that looked exactly like Thor's appeared before Odin.

However, he has a few more wrinkles, a few more gray hairs, and a few more signs of vicissitudes.

"Thor...?"

A hint of confusion flashed in Odin's awakened will, then he understood. "I see, you haven't gone back yet?"

"History has been changed. I wasted too much time on Sakaar back then, and I can't go back."

The middle-aged Thor smiled and explained the reason to his father, Odin.

"You're still too impulsive, Thor." Odin looked at his son's wrinkled face and shook his head with a sigh.

"Perhaps."

The middle-aged Thor remained noncommittal.

There are some things he does without regret, even if he knows they are wrong.

"At least, Mother is still alive, isn't she?" He smiled brightly.

If he hadn't intervened back then, Frigga, who had developed a chronic illness, would have succumbed to it and died when he brought his girlfriend back to Asgard.

In this world, you can only gain something by giving something up.

"So, you want to awaken your younger self ahead of time?" Odin's eyes suddenly turned sharp.

"Yes."

The middle-aged Thor's expression remained unchanged.

"History has already been changed, so what do I have to fear, Father?"

"But you will die, you will lose everything!"

Odin's expression was exceptionally serious.

It is impossible for two Thor to exist on the same timeline at the same time.

If the middle-aged Thor continues to live as Horse-faced Thor and never interacts with his younger self, then the time correction will not kill him.

But now, they've met.

The middle-aged Thor also prematurely activated the last power that Odin had left in the young Thor.

This is absolutely not allowed.

This violates the rules of the universe, and middle-aged Thor will surely pay a heavy price for it.

"I know, Father."

The middle-aged Thor smiled and nodded, but his eyes were filled with sorrow. "But I have nothing left to lose."

Odin died, Frigga died, her brother died, and the Asgardians lost the homeland on which their ancestors had lived for generations.

He, Thor, the King of Asgard, had nothing left to lose.

Rather than spending his long life as "Horse-faced Thor" with unspeakable sorrow, he'd rather fight to the death in the end.

To exchange one's life for a bright and beautiful future for oneself on this timeline.

"The price you'll pay for doing this is far more brutal than you can imagine."

"I know, but..."

"I am the King of Asgard, aren't I, Father?" The sorrow in the eyes of the middle-aged Thor faded, replaced by the responsibility of a king.

Odin's will paused for a moment, then his aged face was filled with a relieved smile.

In this timeline, Asgard has not yet disappeared, and the middle-aged Thor, as king, is already prepared to bear all the punishment for his mistakes.

This is the self-awareness of a king, and also the responsibility of a king.

Odin's smiling will slowly dissipated before the middle-aged Thor, turning into starlight and completely merging into the unconscious young Thor's body.

Rumble...

Rumble...

The muffled thunder rumbled higher and higher, until finally, the entire population of Sakaar heard a thunderous roar that sounded like divine punishment!

Rumble!!!

Lightning flashed and thunder roared from the gathering dark clouds in an instant, alarming the entire Sakaar.

Boom!!!

A sudden, fierce bolt of lightning struck the unconscious young Thor, while the middle-aged Thor put his mask back on, transforming back into Horse-faced Thor.

"Aaaaaaahh..."

With an almost hysterical roar, Thor, now energized by lightning, suddenly awoke, his eyes filled with silver arcs of electricity!

The power of Thor!

Fully awakened!

"Remember, you are the Thor of Asgard."

With a flick of his finger, the middle-aged Thor, now wearing the horse-faced mask, imprinted a mysterious rune seed into Thor body along with the surging power of the Thor.

"I..."

"I am from Asgard..."

"Thor..."

Muttering unconsciously, Thor, as Odin's designated Heir to the throne, repeatedly affirmed his identity.

Odin's blessing prevented the immense energy within Thor from bursting his body.

Meanwhile, far away in Asgard, Hela had just pushed open the doors of her secret prison when a large number of dark clouds, crackling with Flash, suddenly gathered in the sky above Asgard, where the reconstruction project was in full swing...

"It seems my younger brother is quite a handful," Queen Hela sneered, having single-handedly ended Twilight of the Gods, brought about by the Fire Giant Surtur, and greatly enhanced her prestige among the people of Asgard.

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