Let's go back to six months ago.

Asgard, the Golden Palace, Odin's Library.

"Listen, don't make any noise, and don't let anyone see you, or you'll be waiting to be thrown into the stove by Volstagg tonight, understand!"

"Meow~"

After Loki found out the information about the Cosmic Rubik's Cube and gave it to Lingxing, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from the corridor outside, and hurriedly walked out of the library as if nothing had happened.

"Loki? Why are you here, do you say-"

When he heard this voice, Loki was already thinking about how to betray the cat and Red inside, after all, their alliance was not so strong......

"Could it be that you are learning how to govern the country in the library?"

Standing in front of Loki was his mother—or adoptive mother, Frigga, the mother of the gods, Odin's wife looking at Loki with tender and doting eyes.

"Uh...... Well, that's right. ”

"Sure enough, unlike your brother, you have loved reading and learning magic since you were a child...... It's just that this kind of ingenuity is often used for pranks. But it seems that you have finally grown up and become aware of your responsibilities. ”

Frigga really regards Loki as his own, whether it is magic teaching or love, and receiving her approval makes Loki's heart feel extremely warm, but he soon realizes that something is wrong.

"Wait, Queen Mother, shouldn't you be with your father and the king—"

"That's why I came to you."

Frigga seemed so happy that she didn't notice that Loki had secretly put a magic lock on the door to the library behind her.

"Your father has woken up."

——

When Loki walked to the main hall and saw the gray-haired one-eyed old man on the throne where he had only been sitting for a few days, his first reaction was a little apprehensive, but he still controlled his mood and smiled joyfully.

"Father, it's a relief to see you awaken safely from Odin's sleep."

"I've seen what you've done during your time on the throne, Loki. About the mortal who picked up Mjölnir, about Sif's marriage contract, about the diplomatic ...... with Jotunheim"

When he heard Odin's deep voice, Loki felt his heart beat almost half a beat slower, and the knuckles of his fingers that grabbed Odin's spear turned a little white.

And Odin slowly stood up from the throne, walked up to Loki step by step, and then stretched out his hand to him—

Gently but forcefully patted him on the shoulder.

"You're doing a great job, Loki, and to be honest, it's far better than I thought it would be."

Hearing Odin's praise, Loki was stunned and looked up at his adoptive father, he had forgotten that this was the first time in many years, not watching Thor accept the compliment, but getting Odin's approval.

"You did not become jealous of the warriors who could lift up Mjölnir, but you used marriage to win them over...... That's a good strategy. Although it is a pity that the fate between Siif and Thor was missed, a warrior who can lift Mjölnir must be someone with an honest and kind heart and strong potential, and perhaps it will be a good place for Sif. ”

Odin looked at Loki with admiration and smiled brightly, and at this moment, Loki even felt that the succession to the throne was no longer important.

Isn't that what he wants, to be treated fairly like Thor, to prove to Odin that he is his proudest child.

Unexpectedly, by chance, what I wanted turned out to be right in front of me.

"When Thor regains his powers, he will be proud of you as a brother."

At this moment, the smile on Loki's face froze.

"Haven't Tor and Thor been banished, and his divine power has been taken away by others......

"Oh, that's just a hammer, and Thor isn't the god of hammers. What should be his will always be his, how could the future king of Asgard only rely on external objects to gain power, and when he understands this, he will naturally be able to return. ”

Perhaps it was because he was happy to see his adopted son grow up, or perhaps because he had just woken up from a dangerous hibernation and was in a good mood, Odin didn't notice it for a moment and said what he really said.

Loki unconsciously took a step back, his head down, his mind haunted by Odin's words.

What should be his will always be his.

The future king of Asgard.

"What about me? Father. ”

After a moment, Loki looked up again, his eyes glazed over to Odin.

"As you said, we were all born kings."

"Oh, of course you will also become a wise monarch, and you and Thor will definitely lead Jotunheim and Asgard to protect the peace of the Nine Realms in the future......"

"Nope! That's not what I wanted, and sure enough, I was in a no-brainer race from the start! ”

Loki's eyes were red, and he roared at Odin in a voice that bordered on roaring, as if it were a recreation of the scene before Odin went to sleep.

"Calm down, Loki, that's not what your father meant."

Frigga on the side hurriedly came out to stabilize Loki's mood, but at this time, a small bag pinned to Loki's waist was lit up with red light, and Loki's anger and unwillingness that had been suppressed for countless years had also taken over his reason, and he brandished Odin's spear and pointed at Friggia.

"Are you too, Queen Mother, do you also prefer Thor to me, the Frost Giant monster!"

"Enough! Licentious! ”

Cracking sound!

In Odin's shout, Gunnir sent out an arc of electricity that forced Loki to let go and half-kneel. And the Eternal Spear quickly flew back into its original owner's hand.

Odin took a deep breath, he had just recovered from his hibernation, and he didn't want to get too emotional.

"I'm sorry, Loki. We should have told you about your background sooner, but we are here to protect you, and you will always be ...... What is it? ”

In Odin's astonished gaze, a red ring floated from behind Loki's waist and came to Loki, shining rhythmically like a beating heart.

Odin frowned, looked at Frigga for a moment, and then said in a low voice.

"I can feel that this is a very strange and dangerous energy...... And there's the breath of another dimension, and the fluctuations that can shake even the emotions of a god, where did you get this, Loki? ”

But Loki didn't answer Odin, he just stared at the red light ring. Although Red didn't explain the effect of the ring clearly, as the best magician in Asgard, he had already understood a lot just by touching the blood magic on it.

About what this ring will bring and what it will cost him.

"Away from it, I seem to have seen a prophecy related to it during Odin's sleep just now, maybe I need to go to the waterhole of Vision to recall the meaning of this prophecy......"

Odin stepped forward and reached out to grab the ring, but his hand swung into the air, and then Loki and the ring disappeared from the spot, and a few meters away, Loki, who was already holding the ring, reappeared.

"There is no need, Father. I know what it is-"

Before Odin and Frigga could stop him, Loki had slowly taken the light ring in his hand.

"This is my anger."