Harsh Training (II)

"How did it go?"

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"I don't know. I don't know what to think," Loki replied. All this information was too much for him to digest.

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"Tell me your first instinct—your very first thought."

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"It was... all caused by me. If I hadn't acted selfishly, perhaps Mother could have been saved. Father wouldn't have died so early, before Thor was ready to inherit the throne. I was the reason Thor eventually gave up on reaching out—and the reason Asgard was destroyed."

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"You think too highly of yourself. Most of the tragedies that occurred were caused by your father's actions and fate. However, you are responsible for your deteriorating relationship with your family and countless other atrocities," Ian calmly pointed out.

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Loki was silent for several seconds. "Then what should I do?"

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"See a psychologist."

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"What did you say?"

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"I didn't stutter. Whatever deep-seated psychological issues you have, they can't be resolved in a single day. So, you need a psychologist."

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"Are you serious? You expect a god like me to see a psychologist?"

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"Why not? I've seen one. There's nothing embarrassing about it," Ian replied. "If you're worried about having a 'mortal' as your doctor, I know an artificial intelligence that specializes in mental health. I can let you use it."

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"Absolutely not. I will never do such a thing."

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Ian shrugged. "I only wanted to give you the illusion that you still had a choice. It seems that isn't necessary anymore."

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"You!"

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"Come with me for the next stage of your training," Ian ordered, opening a portal to the Mirror Dimension.

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Loki was stunned by what he saw in the Mirror Dimension—a colossal tower that reached into the clouds.

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It was so magnificent that,