99: The time has come!!
Standing calmly in the desert somewhere in Ohio—though he said it was calm, Brunhilde's eyes were filled with unprecedented apprehension.
A little unspeakably looked in the direction of the immortal monastery behind him - it was obviously the ashes that resurrected his long-dead self, but now he is carrying out the most despicable "betrayal" of his former self...... This strange sense of disparity caused Brunhilde's heart to be depressed, and this repression did not come from anywhere else, but from Brunhilde's deep self-blame...
But having made his choice, Brunhilde will not change it.
Looking at the sky, if Brunhild remembers correctly, today is the time to return to his homeland...... Asgard, that's Brunhilde's hometown. Likewise, it is the place for which Brunhilde fought and gave his life......
Just as Brünnhilde was still reminiscing about the past, the clouds in the sky suddenly appeared strangely distorted - and Brünnhilde knew that it was not the clouds that were distorted, but the sky above Brunhilde's head that was distorted! The distorted space produces a prismatic texture, and when the Asgardian sunlight shines through this distorted space into the world, it is disintegrated into rainbow-like pillars of light.
Looking at this dazzling rainbow pillar of light, there was not the slightest fear in Brunhilde's eyes. On the contrary, there was a slight mist in the azure eyes. Mixed in the confusion, Brunhilde's eyes were also full of nostalgia...... How long has it been since you saw this brilliant rainbow bridge? … Actually, it didn't take long at all, right?
Brunhilde's memory was stuck in the moment before he died in the abyss of the Nine Realms, that is, the moment before he was cut into pieces of flesh by Hela. When she saw the world again, she was already in the fireless sacrificial ground. Hela had been imprisoned for 5,000 years, and these 5,000 years had made Hela's hatred for Odin grow to the point of no return. And the same 5,000 years, these 5,000 years are more like a sleep for Brunhilde......
But why does it feel like so long? Brünnhilde's eyes were slightly puzzled. With a spot of light like molten iron on his body, Brunhilde couldn't help but clench his fists...... It was an inner torment.
Finally, under Brunhilde's complicated gaze, her body was completely enveloped by the Rainbow Bridge. It may seem slow, but it's actually just a matter of seconds. When Brünnhilde was swallowed by the rainbow, Thor stared at the pillar of colorful light that filled the sky, and Thor's eyes widened suddenly—he was all too familiar with the color.
That's the Rainbow Bridge, it must be the Rainbow Bridge! But why is the Rainbow Bridge here again? Loki should know that Hela and the monster known as Ash are on this planet! Thinking about it, Thor's face was full of solemnity. Throwing the bricks aside, Thor rushed to the place where Thor's hammer had fallen despite the puzzled eyes of his fellow workers.
Again, on the other side, but that's further away. I felt the dark ring on Brunhilde's body and now it was even more distant, on the other side of the sea of stars. A smile also rose on the face of the fireproof woman who sat quietly on the stone steps of the sacrificial ground, staring at the ashes. Looking at the smile on the face of the fireproof woman, Hela's face was full of disgust...... Although the firefighter has never provoked herself, but for some reason, Hela is naturally a little repulsive to the fireproof girl.
It is not necessarily yourself who knows you best, but your enemies. I don't know who said this, but there is some truth - although Hela doesn't dare to say that she definitely knows her better than Fireproof, Hela is sure of one thing, that is, whenever Firefighter laughs, it is definitely when her heart is full of dirty water again......
Just when Hela was still leaning on the wall next to her with cold eyes, thinking about whose child was so unlucky to be targeted by the fire prevention girl, the fire prevention girl on the side also slowly stood up, walked down the steps, and walked to the center of the sacrifice ground.
And in the center of the sacrificial ground, Ash was sitting there in silence, his eyes full of lonely calm. He's been sitting here for a while, almost three days in Earth's time...... Or rather, Ash had been sitting here since McRae and the others had chosen to leave—as if waiting for something.
Hearing the footsteps of the Firefighting Girl, Ash looked at her with a somewhat tired gaze. This exhaustion is not physical, but mental...... The Age of Fire is over, and he finally gets a few friends, and even a clansman who can empathize with him...... But in the end, they all left the place...... Or even betrayal!
This feeling of losing and regaining, and losing after gaining, made Ash somewhat understand what it meant by "exhaustion".
Facing the ashes' eyes, the firefighter nodded calmly.
"Lord Ash...... The time has come. ”
Hearing the words of the fireproof girl, Ash's eyes were slightly stunned, and then he subconsciously looked at the dusty Gangnir who had fallen in the corner...... He sighed, then slipped it into his backpack. As Gungnir vanished, Ash's gaze turned from exhaustion to cold and stiff...... With the sound of armor, Ash stood up.
And as the ashes rose, the darkness of the sacrificial arena fell into a sickly dead silence as if it had been suspended by time—a needle drop could be heard. The sounds of devouring each other's flesh in order to revive the remnants of the souls quickly disappeared in an instant. A moment later, one after another hungry, bloodshot eyes lit up.
Through the gaps in the armor, the ashes also revealed a cold coldness.
In the Age of Fire, the fate of the betrayer is equally tragic. Their eyes were crushed, their teeth pulled out, their jaws shattered, their noses cut off, their limbs severed, soaked in honeypots—and all the holes in their bodies were sealed with silver wax and hung on the walls for birds to peck at.
Ash couldn't understand the pain, because Ash didn't feel pain. Even if it was pierced through the heart and cut off the head. At most, it's just a moment of rest, and then a rebirth by the fire...... But that doesn't mean Ash can tolerate betrayal......
"The time has come!!