No one could have guessed that Lucifer's "nightmare" would drag on intermittently for two years.
Neil stayed by his brother's side, missing Nick and the others' spaceship training program and the grand adventure Morgan and the others had dreamed of.
In the two years since Alvin disappeared, humanity had thrown itself into expansion as if it had been pumped full of adrenaline.
The war between Hell and the Underworld was over. Their resources began pouring into Earth, helping it expand rapidly across Nidavellir.
The war with the Insect Race had lasted for over a decade. Those Bugs, impossible to wipe out or kill for good, were a headache for every species in the Solar System. But more than a decade of brutal fighting had also forged a huge number of exceptionally fierce warriors.
From the moment Alvin disappeared, Fox had taken his place as the one responsible for being their "trump card."
The demigod Assassin led Assassin's Creed and the Demigods to Nidavellir, where they waged a grueling war of attrition against the Insect Race. They did their best to eliminate the Bugs' fighting strength, giving the Solar System some breathing room after Alvin's disappearance.
The reason Fox had ignored the future Neil when he returned to Earth, claiming to be her son, had nothing to do with her resenting him for taking Alvin away. It was because the Allied Forces on Nidavellir needed someone with enough authority to keep the situation under control and put everyone at ease.
Who could be a better choice than Alvin's wife?
Not even Hela, who was a wife in all but name, could do the job...
The stubborn Dwarves had lost even their own Royal Palace, but they were still the warriors who knew Nidavellir best.
Without Alvin to keep them in check,