Chapter 75: Survival...

Chapter 75: Survival...

Yes, I'm alive!

I'll explain my situation at the end of the chapter, so read the 3k words calmly, I'll be working on the new chapter of 'Son of Agni' later today.

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Location: Asgard / Main Palace.

Pov. Thor.

Having a second wife was definitely not in my plans. While it may be the dream of other men to have a harem, I didn't care much for it as I lived with the 'flow'.

Though I wanted to call it off, Jarnsxa explained to me that our marriage would serve to appease future generations of gods and Jotuns, given that I was now technically a kind of Jotun king.

After thinking about the pros and cons I decided to stay married.

This brings me to another point in particular...

"You knew this was going to happen, didn't you?" I asked.

I was asking this question to my old man, who I held by the collar as he sweated nervously.

There was no way in hell he didn't see this coming.

"Depends on what you mean," said Odin.

I soon felt a pop vein and in response, I shook my old man violently.

"You know very well what I mean!" I said.

It was then that I felt something trapping my arm, when I looked closer I saw some kind of golden rope.

I soon looked at the origin and was a little surprised when I recognized the silver hair and blue eyes.

"Oh? Little Gndul, is that you? You grow up!" I said, giving a small smile.

"Good to see you again, my prince... But please release the all-father!" said Gndul, frowning.

She seems to have become more courageous over the years, as she seems not to be afraid of me like the others.

I then looked around the room at the other Valkyries, who had also cast a magic rope spell to trap me, but it turned out to be useless.

Gndul was the only one close to me.

Anyway, although I wanted to tease the younger Valkyrie at the time, I soon looked at why I wasn't in Asgard, lying in bed with my wife...

Odin.

"Let's be clear, you know damn well I don't like to be left in the dark, I thought you learned that earlier, you should have told me this 'marriage' was likely to happen!" I said.

"But I don't understand why you are so angry! You have two wives and you will live alone with them, sleeping in the same bed! Do you know what I had to do to your mother to get her to forgive me for my adventures?! I guarantee you I couldn't sit down properly for weeks!" said Odin.

... To sit?

No! I won't think about it!

I soon became even more irritated with my old man.

"You're not the one who has to explain a surprise wedding to a pregnant wife!" I said.

I froze...

Oh no.

Pov. Third person. Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

"Wait is Sif pregnant?" asked Odin.

Thor closed his eyes in resignation.

"Yes," said Thor.

Odin didn't seem to understand Thor's change of mood until a knowing gleam flickered in the King of Asgard's eye.

"... You didn't tell your mother, did you?" asked Odin, who seemed to be afraid of the answer.

Thor then placed Odin on the ground and heaved a defeated sigh.

"No," said Thor, whispering only so Odin could hear the answer.

This got a reaction from Odin...

Horror.

"You're going to tell her this very moment! The last time you introduced that grown-up dragon grandson to her, she did that thing that sends shivers down my spine! I still have nightmares!" said Odin.

"And you think I don't remember?! You weren't the recipient of the pain, I was!" said Thor.

Odin looked indignant.

"I was still the target, it's uncomfortable! Also, I must remind you that your mother is possibly the only existence in Asgard who can make you feel pain, the last time you disobeyed her she used me as a punching bag and you felt my pain! So, as my advice, go and warn her!" said Odin.

Thor wanted to reply but soon sighed in defeat, admitting that he now had to speak with Frigg before returning to Midgard.

It was then that Thor turned his back on Odin and looked like he was about to leave the room, which caused Odin and the Valkyries present to heave a sigh of relief...

Until Thor quickly turned and punched Odin in the face, knocking out some of the King of Asgard's teeth in the process.

This elicited a surprised scream from the Valkyries as they saw Odin knocked out on the ground.

Thor looked at Odin's limp body and snorted in amusement in response.

"You might consider marriage, but can't you consider this?... For someone who sacrificed an eye for wisdom, you should sacrifice the other for more prudence," said Thor.

The god of thunder then left the room, while the Valkyries rushed to check on King Odin who was knocked unconscious on the ground.

As soon as Thor opened the door to the throne room, he ran into someone...

"Hello, my little boy. Apparently, the mission your father gave you wasn't that complicated, he didn't give me the details, he just told me that you would solve it definitively... Shall we catch up on our conversation? How is Sif?"

His mother.

At Firgg's question, Thor swallowed hard.

"Mother I think you'll need to sit down first," said Thor.

Frigg looked at Thor in confusion, though he soon guided her son to a place where they could talk alone.

- Location: Midgard / Thor's house.

While Thor was updating his mother on how his private life was going; Sif, at the moment, was surprisingly home alone.

"Frankly, Fenrir just saw a wolf, and run off like the horny dog he is What a fine guard dog you are, Fenrir," Sif said, grumbling, as she made dinner for herself and Thor.

Hel was not present, as the queen of the Nordic underworld had to solve a small problem in the underworld; apparently, Nidhogg and Hrsvelgr were about to start a fight, and Hel believed that the culprit was Ratatosk... Again.

That's why the goddess of the dead would possibly not have dinner with them today.

While Sif was finishing her dinner she heard something...

Or rather... She felt something.

The ground began to shake in a rhythm as if it were...

Steps.

Sif frowned and started to mutter as she headed towards the front door.

"I already told Nanna, no Jotun form when approaching the house, we have glass objects at home..."

It was at the same moment that the tremors stopped at the same time that Sif opened the door...

As soon as Sif looked out she got a little surprise.

Enlil did not even look at Enki.

"... Go heal yourself... It's not over yet," said Enlil, narrowing his eyes as he saw the blood and flesh in the water begin to move.

The flesh and blood floating in the water then started to come together and reshape the golden-haired man's body quickly in just a few seconds. This time, the man's eyes began to glow and soon his body was enveloped in black and crimson energy.

When the energy dissipated the man had physically changed, now he had a new right arm made of flesh, not black fire, along with black tattoos.

Enlil and Enki raised their eyebrows in confusion, but soon Enlil's instincts screamed and the Anunnaki sky god created a sword made of wind and swung it horizontally...

Just in time to split the arm of the golden-haired man who had teleported to Enlil in half.

Enki widened his eyes at the enemy's new speed, but soon regained his composure and created a sort of pillar of water, which hit the golden-haired man and sent him flying away.

"Concentrate, Enki! He is coming back!" said Enlil, shouting to his brother, as he assumed a fighting stance.

The golden-haired man soon reappeared next to the brothers, he had no visible wounds from the Anunnaki brothers' previous attacks, which made Enki stare at him in horror.

"In all my years, I've never seen a healing speed of this level, that's... Instantaneous regeneration," said Enki, whispering in contemplation.

Enki's thoughts were soon interrupted by the golden-haired man, who created a sphere of energy that took the form of a sword similar to Enlil's and assumed a fighting stance similar to the Anunnaki god of the sky, which left Enki's brother surprised.

"Is he... Learning?" asked Enlil.

It was then that the golden-haired man swung the new sword, creating a wave of energy that flew towards the twin Anunnaki gods.

The stronger twin brothers then summoned each other's divine power, of the nature of water and wind, creating a kind of dome to defend against the attack.

As the energy wave collided with the dome, an explosion that could be seen from the coast of Anunnaki territory occurred.

This was no longer a battle for divine retribution... It was a battle for divine survival.

- Location: Underworld / Stolas Castle.

Other beings thought that Stolas was complicated.

After all, he was one of the devils who held the rank of 'Prince' of Hell, in addition to being the most 'intelligent' devil and commander of twenty-six legions of Lucifer's army, he must have been someone with a peculiar personality.

However...

Stolas was a simple person.

He liked to 'study' things.

So a 'business partner' was of great use to him.

At this very moment, in a kind of laboratory, full of papers and glass organs, Stolas was sitting in a chair, reading the notes he made on paper and comparing them with other records.

Not far from Stolas was an operating table...

With the body of a giant woman, with animalistic features, dissected.

Stolas didn't even look up and speak.

"Greetings, friend, though your return has been long awaited, I see you are here sooner than I expected," said Stolas.

For a few seconds, nothing happened.

Until green particles of dust began to dissipate and revealed the guest...

Loki.

"... Sadistic devil, I see you are as absorbed in your hobby as ever..." said Loki, glancing briefly at the operating table occupied by the dead body.

Stolas looked up from the paper and smiled.

"Ah... Just a specimen that another associate gave to me, he told me that the species name was Lestrigones and they originate from an island next to some human empire, it is a specimen currently in extinction" said Stolas.

Loki grimaced.

"... Douma Valefor," said Loki, with a tone of disgust.

Stolas smiled.

"Indeed. Although he is not very discreet about wild eating habits, he is useful in specimen collection, I have a record of almost every supernatural creature in the world thanks to him," said Stolas, rising from the table.

"I don't have time to discuss the usefulness of you devils, I came here with only one purpose and I want it fast; after all, I left Midgard with an illusion of mine... First of all, where is my part of our agreement?" asked Loki.

Stolas remained unperturbed, but soon opened a desk drawer and took out something, and handed it to Loki.

A whistle.

Loki just raised a questioning eyebrow.

"... This wasn't what I asked for," said Loki.

Stolas just laughed at Loki's lack of faith.

"Don't be like that, the whistle serves to call him from the Familiar's Forest; after all, the biggest dragon in the world needed space, even if it's just a clone made from a mere scale" said Stolas.

Loki just picked up the whistle and then snapped his fingers.

It was then that the Norse god created a magic circle that summoned something...

A wolf that looked scared.

Loki then lightly touched the wolf's forehead and then the canid mammal soon glowed in response, when the glow dimmed the wolf had transformed into a human woman.

"What?! What is this?! Where am I? Who-..." said the woman, until Loki interrupted her by putting her to sleep.

Loi then looked at Stolas, who was looking at the woman in confusion.

" A human? This was the first species I recorded... Why did you bring it?" asked Stolas.

Loki just pointed to an area near the woman's stomach.

"I don't care about the human Just make sure whatever's inside her is alive and they are born healthy and assure me that they will obey me no matter what I order, just like you did with my other son's clone, Jormungand" said Loki.

Stolas understood and then extended his hand to the knocked-out woman, using his unique skill the floor began to change and shape itself, creating a kind of table, where the woman was now lying.

"I'll do as you asked..." said Stolas, nodding slightly.

Loki then turned and started to leave the room, but not before Stolas spoke one last sentence.

"You know... Maybe you should thank Douma, after all, it was thanks to the business transaction between the two of you that you had the opportunity to meet me" said Stolas.

Loki stopped and turned slightly towards the alchemist devil.

The Norse god had a dangerous glint in his eye, but Stolas didn't seem intimidated.

"Beware what you say, filthy bat... Though you were the easiest to contact, I can get another one to do what I want for me," said Loki.

Stolas lost his smile.

"... The same goes for you... I haven't had a Jotun on my dissecting table yet..." said Stolas.

If it were possible, the temperature in the room dropped dramatically.

" Are you threatening me?" asked Loki, rhetorically.

Stolas and Loki just stared at each other, until the devil with the rank 'Prince' of Hell smiled again.

"No I would never harm a prospective customer or business partner," said Stolas.

Loki just frowned and then left the room, but as soon as the Norse god left Stolas stopped smiling again.

"... However, customers come and go depending on demand and supply, while partnerships... It always ends when the interest of one diverges from the other" said Stolas, with a somber tone.

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Well, that and all, peasants!

Hope you enjoyed the chapter, peasants!

Sorry for the delay in posting, unfortunately, due to my private life, I had to leave Webnovel for a while.

Although I value my privacy, it bothers me that I promise to deliver something on a certain day and deliver it much later without explaining why, this goes against my deadlines policy.

In simple terms, someone very important to me had some problems and I had to quit almost everything except my job to help her...

Advice to anyone: avoid living in a rented house if you are not someone who knows you won't be spending a lot of time there, as you may be asked to leave at any time and, within the parameters of my country's law, you have 30 days to leave the property.