Chapter 967: A Big Deal.
Everything was according to plan. Several years of planning had not been in vain. The death of Vali, Odin’s bastard son, a son he came to like a little more than the others due to his nature being an exact copy of Odin himself.
The man was the exact copy of Odin when he was younger, and the God favored him because of this, even though he was not a full God but a Demigod.
His was a death she caused after several manipulations, and she even kept his Soul just to rub this feat in Odin’s face.
Years of planning that led her to steal various exceptional Beings from other Pantheons. Even now, Leonidas, Julius, and Vlad were not the only exceptional Souls she had.
She had made several backup plans in case the war did not go as planned, since any caution against Odin was never too much.
Everything was according to her plan. Even the possibility of becoming incapacitated due to the summoning of The End Dragon. Everything was according to her plan… But… He wasn’t.
Hela glanced sideways at Victor while biting her lip in frustration due to the recent news.
The other Beings of the Pantheon had disappeared… The Light and Dark Elves, The Ice and Fire Giants, The Dwarves, The Hidden Faeries, and even Freya, who had fled the battlefield, leaving Odin at her mercy.
All these individuals vanished as if they never existed, and even with her preparations, she couldn’t do anything about it.
What should she do? Speak to The Assembly of Supernatural Beings to condemn Victor? Okay, let’s suppose she did that, and by some Divine Miracle, they listened to her… What could they do against Victor?
Kill him?
Hah! If it were that easy, several powerful Beings would have done so in the past! Although Beings like Shiva or perhaps Kali could fight against him… What should they do about his Faction?
A whole Faction of True Dragons, by the name of The Dragon Nest, was quite obvious what awaited them in the face of this action.
If the Supernatural World attacked Victor, they might even defeat him, but the losses would be immeasurable, and it would only weaken the entire Supernatural World. It was a luxury they couldn’t afford now due to the Sector’s imminent evolution to a Higher Level.
Therefore, this scenario was completely unrealistic. Not to mention, she wouldn’t do it even if she could.
Hela may be many things: manipulative, a traitor, a petty woman, and someone who held grudges very easily, but she was not ungrateful or a fool.
Victor had helped her. TWICE.
First, he fixed her damaged vitality, something she already knew would happen when she summoned the Dragon of The End, a powerful being she would use as leverage against Odin and initially would have more participants in the war. But this changed when Victor helped her for the first time by restoring her vitality.
Due to his help, she didn’t need to use all the favors of the End Dragon.
Frigga’s death may only be seen as a small matter for the powerful, but it was still a favor.
Either way, the reward of freeing him from his prison still allowed her to use the Dragon once more, something that also took her by surprise when the End Dragon first spoke to her.
There were two things Hela did not foresee in this war: the intervention of an anomaly like Victor and the possible destruction of her Pantheon caused by her irresponsible actions, which was the second thing Victor had done to help her.
Initially, she planned to wage a war of resistance, at least until she regained some of her vitality to summon her most powerful weapons, but in the end, it proved unnecessary.
Despite all the setbacks, her plan could be said to have been a success. She defeated Odin and captured all his children, even her useless father.
Hela was the victor. But when she was about to make war plans to subjugate the other Races and Freya, who fled, she discovered they had disappeared.
The places that were once home to these Races were completely uninhabited as if everyone had moved away.
She didn’t need to think twice to understand that this was Victor’s doing, specifically his Faction. She didn’t doubt this fact. If he was able to ignore the powerful senses of Beings like the Beasts of The End, it would be very easy for him to do the same with his subordinates, right?
So, while she was busy subjugating Asgard, Victor’s forces kidnapped all the other Races. Hela effectively owned a land without inhabitants now, where only the slaves she captured in the war existed.
She won… Yes, she had won. But it was a bitter victory that she couldn’t be happy about.
“So, this is what he meant when he asked me not to target the other Races.” Hela thought as she remembered Victor’s words.
“Haah…” Hela leaned back in her chair as she sighed. She was tired, not physically, but mentally.
She pondered on what she should do now. It was not like she wanted to rule over these useless Beings since she just wanted revenge, and she had achieved that. The latter part of the plan to subjugate the other Races had mainly been to stroke her ego. She wanted to show everyone who mocked her how superior she was.
But she couldn’t exactly abandon the Pantheon. After all, even if they didn’t receive as many Souls as before, they still received Souls, and if she abandoned the Pantheon and left it unadministered, the Primordials would come knocking at her door. She knew very well that as long as something threatened The Balance, the Primordials had every intention of interfering.
Abandoning the Death and Rebirth Cycle of this Sector, now that the Asgardian Pantheon was one of the 3 main Hells of this Sector, was a big no.
Thinking about what to do, Hela contemplated silently for a few minutes until a decision was made.
“That’s it… I will auction off the Asgardian Pantheon.”
She would keep things running until then, and when she auctioned off the Pantheon, she would only sell the lands. All the treasures and Gods were her property.
Hela didn’t even blink when she made this decision. The reason for this was quite simple. It was not the Dimension that made the Asgardian Pantheon; it was the Gods within it. If she sold this Dimension, she would just be getting rid of more problems she couldn’t handle.
“Although it’s a pity to lose the resources of the entire Pantheon… But as long as I’m ruling, I can allocate those resources to a safe place and effectively make this place just a large piece of useless land.” The plan in Hela’s mind began to take shape. She had no interest in being a God-Queen; it was too much work. Now that she had achieved her revenge, she merely wished to enjoy it… Slowly and deliciously, as if savoring a dish made by the world’s most successful chefs.
After all, there was nothing more delicious than sweet revenge served with the sauce of those who hurt her.
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The events of the Asgardian Civil War only came to be known to the entire Supernatural World two months later.
During all that time, Asgard had been closed, and no one knew what had been happening there. Only a few selected ones knew more or less what was happening, but they didn’t have a complete report. They only had theories of what could be happening, considering the Demon War that occurred, which made Hela destroy the Bifrost with The Dragon of The End.
After all, few had people as capable of infiltration as Victor did. It’s not like they didn’t have skilled infiltrators, but few could ignore the defenses of a whole Pantheon and ignore the senses of The Beasts of The End.
It was worth noting that the world was shocked. Once again, a Pantheon had been brought to destruction… At least, almost destruction. Unlike the Greeks, where so many Gods were killed in the conflict of the civil war, the casualties of Asgard were minimal, at least if you ignored the Races that lived there, like Elves and the Dwarves.
Practically all Mortals of the Nordic Pantheon were killed, and all that remained were the Gods… A statement that led to the skepticism of many powerful Beings.
After all, they knew that the winner was the one who told the story. Even though Hela claimed to have eliminated all Mortals, many didn’t believe her until they had proof.
A Meeting of Supernatural Beings was immediately convened by other God-Kings, and this time, even Indra himself attended. The God of The Skies was concerned that this wave of Pantheons falling would spread to them.
A warranted concern considering that, in less than a decade, three Pantheons had ceased to exist.
The Greeks, The Norse, and The Egyptians. Three Pantheons with thousands of years of history fell in less than a decade! This was ridiculous, and you know what was worse this time?
Victor, The Almighty Chaos Dragon God, hadn’t been involved… A fact that slightly shocked some Gods like Shiva.
After all, this man seemed to be involved in every large-scale conflict that occurred since his existence began to become more evident.
Suspicions were hovering in the minds of the wisest, and they couldn’t help but look at Victor with suspicion. After all, he was responsible for the downfall of two Pantheons.
Therefore, even though he apparently wasn’t involved, the wisest wouldn’t dismiss this possibility until they had definitive proof.
Proof that could very well have vanished now that two months had passed since the incident. Damn, they only knew this happened because Hela had ‘kindly’ told everyone what happened with realistic images of her actions, images that were clearly edited. After all, she hadn’t shown herself using The Creature from The Abyss or The Minions of The Abyss.
She only showed herself summoning the heroes, the war, and how she ‘heroically’ defeated the great old evil one.
The video was so edited that it was obvious to everyone, and that was the reason Hela showed it as well. She was saying: I destroyed a Pantheon, what will you do?
A clear disrespect to everyone, but a disrespect they didn’t know what to do about. After all, they had no authority in said Pantheon.
The only ones who could speak for the Asgardians were the Asgardians themselves… Beings who became Hela’s lapdogs if the way the bodyguard next to her was any proof enough.
The once mighty Thor was on all fours like a dog, and a leash was around his neck, clearly demonstrating his new status.
Seeing such a powerful warrior in this state was more than enough proof for everyone present. Asgard was no more. And everyone had to accept that.
Subtly, Shiva, Indra, the Heavenly Father, and the God-King of the Celtic Pantheon looked at Victor, who was wearing a completely black suit with his hair slicked back, his Horns fully on display, along with his Draconic Eyes, clear proof of his status as a True Dragon. By his side, different from the first time as it wasn’t Scathach who was accompanying him, was a beautiful woman with long white hair, White Horns, and Draconic Eyes the same color as his.
She was Violet Snow, or more precisely speaking, Violet Elderblood, First Wife of Victor Elderblood, and, as they themselves announced, his Empress.
Yes, in less than two months, their Faction was completely established, and Victor had subsequently changed his surname to Elderblood.
He had become Emperor Victor Elderblood, Progenitor of Chaos Creatures, First of His Name.
It was a rather extravagant Title but one that suited Victor quite well. After all, despite being the Progenitor of Blood Dragons, he was also a God of Beginnings. Thanks to this Divinity, he could initiate any new Race if he so desired. And as a God of Negativity, which represented every Negative Aspect of Divinity, he literally had no limitations when creating a Race or even altering an existing Race.
If he so wished, he could create both a Race that came from the Negative Aspect of The Balance, and from the Positive Aspects. Some Ancient Gods even suspected that he could mix both sides of The Balance to create Beings that represented both sides of the scale.
After all, his Divinities enabled him to do so, but whether he could or not was an unknown question.
His Powers were not just limited to that. Some Gods more versed in the Soul knew that if he so desired, he could completely change the Soul of a Being, capable of transforming the Soul of an ant into that of an ordinary Human, or an ordinary Human into that of an ant.
He had no limitation in this. As long as there was a Soul, he could completely alter the existence of a Being.
The description that Mortals often spoke of GOD was slowly becoming the image of Victor, all thanks to his Divine Authorities.
Therefore, Elderblood was quite a fitting name since he could control and create all creatures with blood. Not to mention that essentially, in the near future, all Mortal creatures would have some of this man’s influence in their bodies.
Not only Shiva, Indra, and the God-King of the Celtic Pantheon were here. Amaterasu and Haruna were also present.
But they were being ignored. The reason for this? The Horns proudly adorning their heads. They clearly belonged to Victor’s Faction. If the Horns and Draconic Eyes weren’t proof enough, the way they sat next to Victor was more than enough.
In terms of influence, Victor had the most Authority here. And as his Empress, Violet carried as much Authority as he did.
“That was quite a remarkable display, Lady Hela.” Victor spoke with amusement as he looked at the image of Hela’ heroically’ defeating Odin.
Hela refrained from rolling her eyes at Victor’s words. Although they didn’t have a very close relationship, they had exchanged conversations and experiences in the last two months. He even suggested making the video that he miraculously had possession of.
It was a video that had recordings of ALL the events of the war from different angles. Even one of the recordings displayed her directly face to face, and she clearly hadn’t sensed anyone in front of her at that moment of the recording.
It was only when Hela saw this video that she understood that she clearly underestimated Victor much more than she should have. Make no mistake, after the events of the ‘future’ Victor, she made a point of assessing Victor as highly as possible with her understanding of Powers and Creation.
But even so, she completely underestimated him. It got to the point where she was just beginning to think that he could do whatever he wanted because he was Victor.
Unknowingly, Hela was starting to be infected with the same symptoms that Victor’s Wives had. What was this symptom? It was a simple phrase that said, “First time? Don’t worry, you’ll get used to it.”
Victor was that abnormal.
“Now, what is it that you want? As the conqueror of an entire Pantheon, you have the respect of everyone here, so even though you’re not exactly the Leader of the Norse, you can make a request.”
Victor’s words were not a lie. Despite the initial shock, the respect that Supernatural Beings had for Hela only grew. After all, in this world, what mattered most was strength.
And a woman capable of commanding three End Creatures deserved that respect.
Victor clearly took command of the meeting, a gesture that no one spoke against. In the past, it was Shiva who did this. After all, they were the STRONGEST, but now that Title was in the hands of Victor, even if the two hadn’t fought to prove who was the strongest or not. However, in terms of Divine Authority, Victor was superior to everyone here.
Not to mention that no one doubted that he could defeat Shiva. After all, he was Victor, right? An Abnormal Being.
“I want to sell The Dimension of The Norse Pantheon. Those who present the highest bid of Artifacts and precious materials will receive from me the key to the entire Norse Pantheon.”
As if a bomb had dropped into everyone’s minds, she declared her intentions. Everyone was very shocked by this.
Hela once again felt the urge to strangle Victor. His shocked reaction was the same as everyone else’s! It was as if he didn’t know anything! Seriously, he was an outstanding actor!
Even his Wives didn’t lose to him in acting because clearly, everyone related to Victor knew her intentions.
“That is…” Victor coughed slightly to indicate that he was recovering from the shock. “That is quite surprising…”
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