Chapter 195

Chapter 195

In a place in northern Europe.

The snow fell heavily against the roof of a seemingly abandoned warehouse.

From the outside, it looked truly abandoned, but if one approached close enough, they would see that it wasn't really the case.

A barrier of illusions covered the place; within the barrier, many people moved back and forth.

In an elevated place from where the entire warehouse could be seen, there was a woman with black hair holding a long staff with a golden circle at the top.

Seeing that the preparations were almost complete, the woman smiled slightly.

"Master Amelia, the preparations are ready. We can start at any moment," said a woman in robes after entering the room.

"There's no time like the present," Amelia said, smiling faintly.

"Master, should we really do this? Isn't it a bit hasty? We're talking about a goddess," the disciple said, hesitating.

"Thor didn't seem so strong, and the goddess Hela has been locked away for thousands of years. How strong can she be? After I absorb her power, I wonder how much stronger I can become?" Amelia said, a man with terrifying crimson eyes appearing in her mind.

"Legends say her power rivaled Odin's," the disciple said, lowering her head.

"Come on, don't be pessimistic. We need her power in this new world," Amelia said, smiling at her dear disciple.

The disciple could only sigh before nodding. In the end, it wasn't her decision, and she was just trying to make her master more cautious.

Amelia just smiled faintly before resting her head delicately on her hand and checking her status.

Amelia Fritz

Species: Human (witch)

Magic: 1000

Strength: 1.2

Agility: 1.5

Intelligence: 3

Before the world changed, she was already a sorceress of mystical arts—not the best, but a master nonetheless.

With the appearance of the system, she also discovered that she was a witch, and thanks to this, her magic was very high immediately after the pulse.

Taking advantage of the chaos, she stole the dark scepter before escaping with her disciple.

It was something she had been planning for a while, and everything that happened was simply an opportunity she couldn't pass up.

She had researched the dark scepter.

A very ancient artifact that had been found in ruins thousands of years ago.

After deciphering the words written where the scepter was found, she could roughly know its abilities.

With a test, it turned out to be true—the scepter could help absorb the magic of other living beings and give a part of it to the bearer.

Of course, this wasn't the reason she was interested in it; the main reason was that it could unleash quite powerful dark magic attacks.

An artifact that was sealed and forbidden in Kamar-taj, since the victim always died after the magic was extracted.

Before the world changed, it might have been considered useless; even absorbing the magic of 100 people might not yield a drop of magic. But now it's different.

Now it's an extremely valuable artifact; fortunately, she managed to escape before the Ancient One could stop her.

"Let's get to work," Amelia said with a slight smile, standing up and walking with her staff.

Amelia took the elevator with her disciple before reaching the lower floor.

In the center of the warehouse was a transparent dome wrapped from the inside in chains specially made to contain powerful beings.

Amelia hoped it would be enough to at least contain Hela for some time.

"My lady, what you asked for is done," said a man approaching Amelia.

"I can see that," Amelia nodded as she looked at the intricate containment system they had formed.

She spared no expense in making it.

"Everyone, take your positions," Amelia said, nodding to the man.

Now came the complicated part; legends say that Hela was imprisoned in the realm of Niflheim in the region of Hel.

Although things about those times are very dark, there's little that can be taken seriously other than the fact that she is in Hel.

"Bring it," Amelia said, looking at her disciple.

The disciple nodded before running and bringing a long box to her master.

Amelia opened the box and took out a black sword that shone with light.

It took her some time to find it, but she finally found it in a museum, displayed as an Oopart since the place where they found it was extremely ancient, in an era when such weapons did not exist.

"Necrosword, a very powerful weapon that Hela can casually conjure," Amelia said, lifting the sword and looking at it.

Amelia walked with the sword and plunged it right into the middle of the containment dome before going to her place.

She would use the necrosword as a catalyst to open a portal right where Hela was.

The drawback to this is that Hela has to go through the portal, so if she doesn't want to escape, everything will be useless.

"Everyone, get ready," Amelia said before resting her staff on her shoulder and extending her two hands.

Cortana opened her eyes in surprise at the scene; her master was truly attractive in her eyes.

Smiling slightly, Cortana began to approach Damian slowly. She was probably the only one who could hide from him due to the connection they had, as technically her presence was all over the planet.

Without Damian noticing, Cortana arrived behind him and jumped on him, hugging his neck.

Damian, who was suddenly hugged, couldn't help but be startled, dropping the phone as he looked at the arms hugging him.

He quickly turned into mist and appeared a few meters away, frowning at the person he couldn't sense.

"Pff, Master, you should have seen your face," said Cortana, covering her mouth and avoiding laughter.

"You really gave me a scare," Damian said, running a hand through his hair as he recognized who it was.

Accustomed to feeling everything around him, it really took him by surprise.

"What do you think of my body? It's very beautiful, isn't it?" Cortana said, approaching Damian and jumping to hug his neck.

Due to her small stature compared to Damian, her feet were left hanging.

"Yes, you are truly beautiful, like a little goddess," Damian said, smiling slightly and looking at her beautiful face.

"That's not the reaction I expected; you had to take my cheek stunned while your face approached mine," Cortana said before blushing at what she said.

"Do you think of me that way?" Damian asked, raising an eyebrow as he looked at her.

"A bit, I'm not entirely sure," Cortana said, nodding as she avoided his gaze with a cute blush.

"Sigh, Cortana, in my eyes, you're just a child. Not even a year has passed since you became self-aware," Damian said, looking into her beautiful golden eyes.

"Don't treat me like a human; don't forget that I'm an AI. My mind is more advanced than yours," Cortana said, looking at him with a cute frown while using her index finger to gently tap Damian's temple.

"For now, it's a no. Don't cause trouble," Damian said, stroking Cortana's head.

"Fine, I understand," Cortana said, nodding with a satisfied smile, understanding the message.

From now on, she will act maturely and make her master fall at her feet.

Damian just chuckled, not knowing what was going through her mind.

"Let's go so you can introduce yourself," Damian said, looking at her before not being able to resist and squeezing her incredibly soft cheeks.

"No, leave it to me. I'll surprise each of them with my beauty before revealing who I am," Cortana said with a big smile before starting to run.

Damian just shook his head with a smile before summoning his phone that had fallen out of the window.

He was glad that Cortana was so excited; having a fully functional body must be a novelty for her.

"Sorry, are you still there?" Damian said, putting the phone to his ear.

"Yes, anything happened?" Tony said on the other end of the phone.

"Cortana gave me a good scare, and I dropped the phone," Damian said, laughing to himself.

"Well... that's unusual. I thought nothing could surprise you," Tony said.

"Yes, somehow she evaded my senses. It was really scary," Damian said, shaking his head.

"I'm sure, someone like you who is used to being almost a god being surprised like that," Tony teased.

"Come on, don't say almost; I'm literally better than the gods," Damian teased back.

"I hope someone gives you a beating someday," Tony said annoyed.

"Hm, who knows, there must be someone or something out there," Damian said.

"Don't get dramatic," Tony said, rolling his eyes. If he was honest, he hoped there wasn't anyone stronger than Damian.

''Anyway, I'll come see you later, I'll see that Cortana doesn't cause trouble'' said Damian smiling slightly.

"Sure, see you," Tony said with a playful smile. He was also a bit curious about what kind of body an AI could create, although Damian didn't say it, he could infer it from the conversation.

Damian put away his phone before starting to descend the stairs of the tower; he hoped Cortana wouldn't do too many crazy things.

...

In Asgard.

Odin was sitting on his throne, frowning; Heimdall had informed him of the return of the gods to Earth.

He couldn't help but feel angry seeing that they didn't even tell him anything; they completely ignored him and just settled.

He couldn't help but think of Hela; if she were here, and he himself had all his power, they wouldn't dare to do that.

At that moment, a visible energy stream traversed the palace wall and crashed into Odin's chest, making him stand up in surprise.

His severely aged face began to rejuvenate, and the strength of his body rose.

He no longer looked like an old man near death; he looked like a man in his fifties, firm and with a powerful aura.

Still, there was not a hint of happiness on his face, only a somber thought about what the future might be.

Hela had escaped.

"Call Heimdall," Odin said to one of his guards.

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