Chapter Eighty-Three: Loki, the Temporary God King
Somewhere in the Asgardian Palace, Odin sleeps in a special device, with Loki and the Queen of God by the side of the unconscious Odin.
"I'm not used to seeing him like that." Loki looked at Odin who had fallen into a deep sleep with a complicated expression. Odin is his Loki's father for more than a thousand years, although Odin is only his adoptive father, but family affection is not something that can be ignored by talking, especially since Loki himself is still a guy who cherishes family affection very much, and Loki can't hate Odin after his emotions are stable.
"He's been dragging on for so long, I'm afraid it's ......," Frigga looked at Odin sleeping in the instrument with a haggard face.
Odin's body has long been overwhelmed, and if he had entered Odin's sleep to recuperate earlier, he could have postponed the suppression, but now because of the actions of the two princes, Thor and Loki, the heart has been lost and the dark injury has recurred, and the situation is really not optimistic.
"How long will this last?" Loki thought of the chain reaction caused by Odin's sudden fainting and rushed to a headache: the Frost Giants had declared war on Asgard, and although the two sides were not at war at the moment, war could start at any time.
Loki's concern was that the Frost Giants were attacking while Odin was asleep, and Asgard was vulnerable to the Frost Giants who were in his slumber.
After all, the overall strength of the Frost Giant was similar to that of Asgard, and it was a powerful civilization second only to Asgard in strength among the nine star fields.
"I don't know, this time is different from the past, we are unprepared." Frigga gave a vague answer to Loki's question.
"In other words, the father may be in a coma for a few days, months, or even years...... 'Loki has a complicated expression, he is a frost giant, but Loki, who grew up in Asgard since he was a child, naturally regards Asgard as his home, so he will definitely not allow Laufey to attack Asgard.
"Then why is he lying?" Putting aside the matter of the war with the Frost Giant, Loki's inner questions were not answered, so at this time Loki decided to take this opportunity to ask his beloved mother.
"He hides it from you so that you don't feel different from others. You are our son, Loki. We are your family. We must not lose hope that your father will return to us. And your brother. As Loki's adoptive mother, Frigga naturally knows the root cause of Odin's cheating on Loki, and as a woman, Frigga prefers family reunion, and in her opinion, family harmony is the most important thing.
"Is there any hope for Thor?" Loki remembered what Thor had done after the succession ceremony was interrupted, and that Thor was 'hopeless' from any point of view.
"Your father always had his reasons for what he did." As Thor's biological mother, Frigga naturally has faith in Thor, and her trust in Odin is unconditional.
"Well, I hope you're right." Loki took a deep breath and stood up, the news of Odin's fainting had already ordered a blockade, but this kind of thing couldn't be blocked for long, so he needed to contact the Asgardian Legion Commanders to prepare as soon as possible.
"Loki, take this, and before your father wakes up, Asgard will be ruled by you." Before Loki could leave, Frigga stopped him and walked behind Loki with Odin's Eternal Spear.
"Queen Mother......" Loki couldn't help but tremble violently as he looked at the Eternal Spear in front of him, which was once the symbol of royal power he had dreamed of. But now that the truth is known, it seems like Loki will never get hold of the Eternal Spear.
"Loki, you are our son, and no matter what happens, you are the prince of Asgard." Frigga handed the Eternal Spear into Loki's trembling hands, and the queen turned back to Odin's bed, where she continued to accompany the sleeping Odin.
Loki gripped the Eternal Spear tightly and left the room.
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Although Ying Ao's body has gone through a night's rest, it still can't withstand the teleportation of the Rainbow Bridge, and according to the healer, it would be good for Ying Ao to use the Rainbow Bridge to return to the source star tomorrow.
Siffer, who had been living like a year, couldn't wait for Yingao's body to recover, so he moved everyone to come to the palace and try to persuade Odin to take back his fate.
Although Vandal and the others were extremely unoptimistic about this decision, they reluctantly agreed for the sake of Sever's face and followed Siffer to the palace.
"Father of the Gods, we must speak to you now." Sever, who was concerned about Thor, shouted directly as soon as he entered the palace hall.
However, when the five entered the main hall, they found that it was not Odin sitting on the throne, but Loki. Everyone who saw this scene was shocked, and under the shock of their hearts, everyone couldn't help but put down their right hand that was holding the warrior salute.
Loki sat on the throne and seemed to be on business, and after hearing Shiver's words, Loki looked up and noticed the crowd, Loki said with a little tiredness and relaxation, "My friends. ”
"Where is Odin?" As an Asgardian nobleman whose status is second only to the two princes, Vandal couldn't help but call the god king by his name at this time.
"Father entered Odin's sleep. The Queen Mother feared that he would never get up again. Loki said tiredly, he had been here since he left last night with the Eternal Spear, and the threat of war in Jotunheim was imminent, and he had to hurry up and make all the preparations.
"We want to talk to the Queen of God." Schiffer and the others walked to the throne and spoke.
"She doesn't want to leave her father's side...... Loki said, placing a processed document next to the throne and facing the crowd.
Except for Ying Ao, no one else noticed the tall government documents beside Loki, and the few Asgardian ministers standing quietly on the side.
"What can you say to me, that I will take the throne of Asgard until my father wakes up. I am now your king. Loki stood up with the Eternal Spear in his hand and said with an imposing voice.
Seeing this, the crowd hesitated for a moment, and knelt down on one knee and gave Loki an Asgardian warrior salute.
"My king, we ask you to end your exile of Thor." Shiffer, who was close to his lover, obviously didn't think of any other questions, and asked Loki directly.
"My first edict can't just veto the last edict of the Father of the Gods." Loki snorted softly, these people are still too tender, didn't they see that the other legion commanders didn't ask any questions after he took the position?
Even though Odin issued an edict in a fit of rage, for Loki, who had just taken over Asgard's affairs, it was reasonable that he would not allow Thor to return.
Not only because Thor is still immature now, but also because since Odin also sent Thor's hammer down, then Thor can come back on his own as long as he passes Odin's test, and he doesn't need to talk nonsense at all.
On the other hand, Loki is also selfish, he has to experience the feeling of the king of Asgard, after all, his identity is only temporary.