Asgard, the Martial Arena.
This was a place built for combat, and one of the most exciting attractions Asgard had to offer.
Every day, young warriors came here to test their skills against one another.
The tiered seats around the arena were never short of spectators, nor of thunderous cheers.
Thor had fought Lin Feng here once before, though he had been no match for him.
And today, Thor was back in the Martial Arena.
This time, his opponent was Hela, dressed entirely in black...
No, not the comic-book Hela who had set her sights on Lin Feng's soul and crossed paths with Old Thanos. This was the Hela who had fought Lin Feng for the Cosmic Cube.
Last time, Loki had tricked Lin Feng and brought the Time Variance Authority to him, along with Old Thanos.
The moment the fighting started, Loki saw which way the wind was blowing and fled. But when he returned to Asgard, Odin, Frigga, and Hela were already waiting for him...
Loki was stunned. He had barely sent Lin Feng away before Odin showed up.
As Loki saw it, even with Frigga there, they should not have been able to break that spell so quickly.
His first thought was Lin Feng.
But Loki was overthinking it. Lin Feng had done nothing. The spell the Time Variance Authority had taught Loki simply seemed to have a time limit.
When Lin Feng appeared before the Time Variance Authority team, the spell began to weaken rapidly. Loki just did not know it.
Clearly, the team had never intended to work with Loki as an equal. They had set him up too.
On Blue Star, the weakening spell, combined with the Ancient One's help, could no longer suppress Odin's divine power, even though they still had not figured