Facing the gazes of his two adoptive younger brothers, Hela frowned and asked the Ancient One, "Why?
As long as Odin wasn't dead and gave up his Godhead, he'd be free too!"
The Ancient One smiled and shook her head. "Odin has lived for 5,000 years. How long could he live without his Godhead?
Every choice comes at a cost...
'Freedom' is no exception!"
Hela glanced at the still-unconscious Odin and said, her emotions tangled, "I hate this place..."
Frigga looked at Hela and called out helplessly, "Hela~"
Seeing her mother's sorrowful expression, Hela waved a hand and said bitterly, "Why me? Once, I wanted so badly to sit on that Throne.
I thought I could lead my army to the edge of the universe...
And now you're telling me it was all a 'misunderstanding'..."
Alvin did feel that treating Hela this way was a little unfair...
It had taken her a long time to change her mindset. She'd even destroyed her own Godhead twice, just to sever her ties with Asgard...
And now, after a single remark from the Ancient One—"Asgard needs a free soul"—she was supposed to forget everything and "give her all" for Asgard...
That was a little too cruel!
Hela had already "died" twice trying to escape her past!
The Ancient One wasn't trying to force Hela to give an answer right away...
She'd only offered a suggestion. In the end, what happened was up to the people of Asgard themselves.
Frigga understood Hela's feelings just as well...
As a mother weighed down by guilt, she found it hard to force Hela to take over Asgard.
While everyone stood in silence, Loki stepped forward, his expression strange. "Is this 'King' the King in name only, or the King in practice?
Are we using this 'King's' free