"Sebastian, you know that since the hammer of Thor was broken, I have never had any weapons that suit me properly. I originally wanted to go to Nidavellir to make a weapon for myself, but now it seems that since you have this ability to forge such incredible weapons, there is no need for me to go to those dwarves anymore."
"Prepare the materials yourself, and I can make you a weapon. Just one weapon only."
Hearing what Sebastian said to him, Thor smiled brightly and said with genuine enthusiasm, "You can use the things in Asgard at will. Just take whatever materials you want or need. Just tell me later what you have used."
Sebastian looked at Thor carefully. He looked him up and down with scrutinizing eyes, and suddenly asked in a serious tone, "What did Odin say to you before he died? What were his final words to you?"
After hearing this question, Thor's smile became even more foolish and somewhat evasive in nature. Without saying anything in response to Sebastian's question, he turned around sharply and looked directly at the Berserker army that was advancing toward them. He took the battle axe made of fine steel that was handed over to him by Heimdall. Without any hesitation whatsoever, he rushed towards the Berserker army with determined aggression.
Thor charged forward like a chariot breaking through enemy lines. He tore through the undead hordes with brutal efficiency. Those undead Berserkers were not truly indestructible beings. Once their skeletal bodies were completely destroyed and shattered into pieces, they could not rise again to continue fighting.
Thor's target was Hela herself, so he did not tangle with the undead Berserkers for very long. He broke through their blockade forcefully and charged directly into the palace grounds of Asgard without stopping.
As Thor passed by Fenris, the resurrected giant wolf tried to stop him in his tracks and attack him. But Bill, wielding his Black Thunder hammer with devastating force, sent Fenris flying backwards through the air. Bill followed after the wolf immediately, pursuing Fenris to open a second battlefront away from the main conflict.
The Hulk had been ready to proactively intercept Fenris himself. He watched with displeasure as Fenris disappeared from his sight, taken away by Bill. Displeased and irritated by this, he swung an undead soldier that he had grabbed. He slammed it into the ground several times with tremendous force, and then tossed its broken body into the water below the Rainbow Bridge. The Hulk then intended to join Thor in the fight against Hela inside the palace.
But at this moment, heavy footsteps sounded ominously from within Asgard. One after another, massive and chilling undead warriors emerged from the depths of the palace. These enormous figures radiated an aura of cold death. The leading undead warrior was clad in thick ice armor and wore a crown upon his skeletal head. He slapped Hulk with tremendous force, sending the green giant flying backwards as Hulk attempted to charge into the palace grounds. Hulk smashed through dozens of undead soldiers in his trajectory, bouncing several times violently on the Rainbow Bridge before finally coming to a stop.
Shaking his head to clear it, Hulk climbed up from the Rainbow Bridge where he had landed. He looked at the towering undead warriors who had already left the palace and were now standing before him. He roared with fury and anger, and with a surge of incredible strength, he charged at them like a madman who had lost all sense of reason.
At the same time, Hogan, one of the Warriors Three of Asgard, casually smashed an undead soldier to pieces with his mace. He then shouted to Sebastian, who was not far away from him, "Sebastian, those undead warriors were likely Frost Giants in life! They were probably warriors and knights of Jotunheim! And the tallest one wearing a crown on his head must be the former Frost Giant King himself! After their death in battle, Hela must have transformed them into her own undead warriors using the Eternal Flame!"
Hearing Hogan's words and understanding the implications, Sebastian nodded calmly and said with confidence, "Do not worry about them. As long as they remain undead creatures, there will not be much of a problem for us to handle."
With that declaration, Sebastian raised his wand high. A wisp of silver-white light emanated from its tip and began to grow in intensity.
"Expecto Patronus!"
The silver-white light mist first transformed into a silver-white raven with brilliant golden pupils that gleamed with power. Then it radiated a powerful and overwhelming light. It quickly transformed into a giant silver-white bird resembling a phoenix in its majestic form. The Patronus hovered in mid-air, radiating brilliant light that seemed to purify everything it touched. The undead soldiers and undead warriors who were exposed to the light of the Patronus began to melt away rapidly. They dissolved like ice and snow encountering flames, dissipating into smoke and nothingness.
In an instant, all but a few undead warriors who had managed to hide within the depths of Asgard were annihilated completely by the purifying light of the Patronus. The Rainbow Bridge was cleared of the undead threat.
"I will leave the rest of the cleanup to you all. I must go check on Thor and see how he is faring against Hela."
With a flick of his wand, Sebastian's voice rang out clearly. He ignited the giant silver-white Patronus bird with his magic. The Patronus instantly transformed into a silvery mist of light that wrapped around Sebastian's body. It carried his physical form as it flew directly into the palace grounds of Asgard.
As he traversed the palace grounds of Asgard, Sebastian could clearly sense the Authority of Death within the palace. This Authority was spreading outward, radiating from the palace towards the entirety of Asgard. If the Authority of Death were to fully permeate Asgard, Hela would likely have completely seized the power of the God-King and become the true Lord of Asgard.
At that point, any attempt to kill Hela would require the complete destruction of the entire realm of Asgard itself.
The Patronus carried Sebastian deeper into the palace. Along the way, Sebastian could sense that the environment was becoming increasingly hostile to his Patronus. Outside on the Rainbow Bridge, the Patronus could suppress the undead easily. But within the palace, Hela's Authority of Death overwhelmed the Patronus completely.
Sebastian emerged from the silvery mist. He waved his wand and dismissed his Patronus. Since it was being restrained here, there was no need to use it any longer.
Following the sounds of battle, Sebastian quickly located Thor. He was being brutally beaten by Hela in the throne room.
Thor's body was covered in sword wounds. His right eye had been destroyed by one of Hela's blows.
Bang!
Hela kicked Thor across the room. He collapsed beside Sebastian, gasping for air. The pain and exhaustion made it difficult for Thor to continue fighting.
"S-Sebastian, please help me," Thor gasped out desperately. "I am no match for her at all. Without Thor's hammer in my hands, I cannot summon thunder properly, nor can I use my divine power as I should."
Hearing Thor's desperate plea, another version of Sebastian emerged from Sebastian's body. This duplicate performed a gentleman's courtesy bow to Hela in a mocking fashion. Then he waved his wand and engaged Hela in direct combat, preventing Hela from immediately coming forward to finish off the wounded Thor.
The real Sebastian squatted down beside Thor on the floor. While using his wand to heal Thor's wounds with healing magic, he said to Thor in a calm but pointed tone, "Thor, do you remember when you were on Sakaar in the Grandmaster's arena?
At that time, you unleashed a force of thunder that was countless times more powerful than anything you had done before. You even defeated the Hulk with that incredible power. Did you have Thor's hammer in your hand at that time when you did that?"
Sebastian's words immediately calmed Thor down and made him think deeply. He looked at Sebastian with his only remaining left eye, as if he was seriously thinking about something profound and important.
Seeing that his words were having an effect, Sebastian stepped forward and spoke again with greater intensity. "Thor, I just heard Hela call herself the Goddess of Death. And we all know Loki is the God of Trickery and Mischief. So what kind of god are you supposed to be? Are you the God of Hammers?"
Sebastian's voice grew more passionate as he continued. "Although Thor's hammer has been broken and destroyed, you still have an unhealthy attachment to it in your heart and mind. Now is the time to let go of Thor's hammer completely from your heart. You must feel your true power within yourself. And then you must tell yourself, tell me, and tell Hela exactly what kind of god you truly are!"
As Sebastian's voice fell silent, thunder suddenly exploded across the sky above Asgard. Lightning flashed brilliantly above the palace. Thunder roared with tremendous power and authority. Thor, now surrounded by crackling bolts of lightning and electrical energy, slowly stood up from the ground where he had fallen. His remaining eye glowed with pure electrical power and divine authority.
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