Chapter 316: Rematch

Chapter 316: Rematch

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13th May 2013, Svartalfheim

(Jasmine Sayre POV)

Slowly, Odin gathered himself and stood up on his own, "This is a momentous day for all of us. Asgard is free, we are all free, in this life and the next, we will remain free. And for that, Morrigan, you have the eternal gratitude and allegiance of Asgard for this lifetime and any future other. We will forever be in your debt."

I gave him a warm smile, "I was not the one who came up with the plan. Your son did, I just executed it."

"It doesn't matter who came up with it, what's important is the outcome. And you have fulfilled your side of the bargain. It's only right that I do the same."

Before he could do anything, he was stabbed in the heart from the back, with a black sword that seemed to swallow the night itself. Odin froze in disbelief at the attack and fell as the hidden attacker revealed himself.

I snarled the moment I recognized the man. How could I not; he was my worst enemy, after all, "Entropy!"

The cosmic entity gave me a malicious smile, "Well hello there, Morrigan. Did you miss me?"

He looked slightly different than he used to be. He still wore this black suit, he was still so pale that I would have mistaken him for a vampire, and he still had the obnoxious smug smile on his face that showed how superior he thinks he is compared to us. To be fair, he was, by definition, more than we could ever be. After all, he's a multiversal cosmic being that is the living embodiment of one of the most powerful concepts that have ever existed.

What was different though, was his nature. His body was far more natural, more stable for the lack of a better word. When we had fought, he was leaking power everywhere, obviously not used to the fact of having an avatar that exists and perceives only three dimensions with a linear perspective of time. He obviously looked more in control of his aura, probably from years of experience reining himself in.

Thor ran towards his father who I seriously didn't know if he was still alive. Technically, Asgardians, especially the All-father, could survive such wounds if they are treated correctly, but I wouldn't hold my breath. This was Entropy, a cosmic entity of all things, an endless being of power who is only constrained by his mortal form. If he wanted Odin dead, he would be dead.

Immediately, I created a convergence portal underneath the king to the healing chambers in Asgard. It was the best I could do considering who I will have to face. I telekinetically pulled Thor back to stop him from acting foolishly and attacking my opponent. No, he was currently Asgard's heir, and with how unknown Odin's situation is, he needed to stay alive to have any hopes of keeping the nine realms' stability.

I telekinetically grabbed the shards of the Odinsword and summoned them to me. Entropy's eyes widened as he realized that it took me very little time to dispose of his mind-controlled army.

I grabbed the Odinsword and started shaping the very properties of the Uru metal. It was a skill of genuine molecular manipulation that I gained when I performed the ritual for a cosmic core. It was just natural to shape matter like clay, and I barely fought before doing the same. The Odinsword had broken, but it was not lost. Its identity as the strongest weapon in Asgard's history, as a channel of the immense power of the space stone, remained. I could still feel the remnants of the phoenix flames of destruction and rebirth in the metal, and it welcomed me as its master. In what felt like hours but was probably seconds, the sword shards in my hands had turned into a staff with the space stone at the top of it.

It wasn't the best I could have done, and I would probably need to make a few adjustments afterwards, but it will do for now. I tapped my staff on the ground and the space stone glowed. Thousands of portals opened underneath every single living soldier to Asgard. Even the bound Hela was sent to the dungeons.

I have to say, I can see why people would seek the stones so. The power they granted felt infinite. The stones' name was justified in that.

I smirked at the slack jawed expression on Entropy's face, "You're different"

I frowned at his answer not understanding what he was getting at, "Yes, I am."

"No, you don't understand. You're not supposed to be like this, to have this control or power. Shaping Uru like that is not something that you could do. Even the stone, the way you use it is too precise, too controlled. What have you done, Morrigan?"

For the first time, Entropy looked slightly wary of me. Did I not perform the ritual for a cosmic core in the former timeline? Again, I didn't see how that was relevant to the current situation and grinned at my opponent, "You're not leaving with that stone, Entropy."

Seeing my challenge, he nodded resolutely, "Then come take it from me. Our last confrontation ended in a stalemate, and I believe I am due a rematch."

I channelled my Death Sight and saw the battlefield ahead. I was still slightly wary of the use of my death powers. I remembered how much I changed the last time I used it, but this was a desperate time. As expected, I saw nothing when I looked at him. I couldn't kill him, after all, he's an avatar of energy with the cosmic entity's consciousness, not the entity. Not that I would be able to kill a cosmic entity anyway. They were concepts given consciousness and form. They were not alive in the broad definition of the term.

I still remembered the main weaknesses that the Entropy avatar had. The first weakness was that he was a creature of pure energy, should I drain it somehow, it should kill him and leave the actual entity outside of the universe to be dealt with by his peers. There was also the fact that he was bound by a linear perspective of time. I could trap him in a time loop like I did the last time, but he would see such an attack coming.

Slowly, a plan came into mind, and I looked at using my Death vision to approve its viability. When I got the result, I grinned. He did play with me last time and it's time to make him pay for it. The game is on.

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