š Chapter ā The upcoming battle
And as soon as Odin stepped out from behind the rockā¦
the horse saw him and immediately assumed a fighting stance!
When Odin saw this, he chuckled softly, raised his hand toward the small pond between them, and said: "There's no need for all this worryā¦ I came to show you my pond, not to harm you."
As soon as the horse heard this, it looked closely at Odinā¦
and slightly reduced its hostility.
But it did not fully back downā¦
It stomped the ground in a threatening manner, as if the land belonged to it.
Odin looked at the horseā¦
and couldn't help but be surprised, then shook his head at its behavior.
When the horse saw Odin's reactionā¦
it stopped what it was doing.
It realizedā¦
that it could not threaten the person in front of it, nor defeat him.
So it lowered its head in regret and looked at the pondā¦
as if bidding it farewell.
Odin looked at it and said: "If you wish to approach the pond, I will not stop you."
As soon as the horse heard this and saw the sincerity in Odin's eyesā¦
it began to walk slowly and cautiously toward the pond.
It kept glancing at Odin every few stepsā¦
until it finally arrived.
And as soon as it reached the pondā¦
Odin smiled coldly.
And waved his hand.
In that very momentā¦
the horse felt danger!
But before it could fly away or escapeā¦
a terrifying force surrounded it, and it lost consciousness instantly.
Odin looked at the horse lying on the ground coldlyā¦
then let out a faint, sinister laugh and said: "Did you really think, horse, that you could dare drink from this pond I worked so hard to find? How dare you?"
And as soon as he finished speaking, he stomped the ground heavilyā¦
sending the unconscious horse crashing into the rock it had been hiding behind!
At that momentā¦
Hades and the others appeared, shock evident on their faces.
Hades looked at Odin in confusion and said: "Why did you do that? I thought you would try to tame it with kindness and honestyā¦"
Athena then continued: "I didn't expect this level of cruelty from you."
Odin looked at them and shook his head, saying coldly: "I don't have time for these emotionsā¦ or for such naĆÆve methods."
Then he added: "I will simply take control of its mind, dominate it, and feed it my energyā¦ this is better than building stupid trust."
Before his siblings could respondā¦
he smiled and said: "Go, Poseidonā¦ and transport this lake to the village."
Then he added: "And make Freya responsible for itā¦ she possesses life energy and can handle the power of this lake properly."
Poseidon looked at Odin and noddedā¦
then carefully used his power to move the lake without spilling a single drop.
After that, he vanished, taking the lake with him.
Odin looked at the others and said: "You all leave as wellā¦ and prepare."
Then he added firmly: "We will soon begin controlling that cubeā¦ and forging a weapon for Asgard."
As soon as Odin finished speaking, both Hades and Athena sighed, then disappeared from the place.
Odin turned to Hela and said calmly: "When we finish building this weaponā¦ it will be given to you. You are the only one with enough power to control it."
Hela smiled slightly and said: "Thank you, my rulerā¦ I will never forget your favor."
And as soon as she finished speaking, she too disappearedā¦
leaving Odin alone with the unconscious horse.
He looked at it and let out a light laugh: "You will become a special creatureā¦ and you will fight alongside me in my coming battles."
He raised his handā¦
and the horse rose high into the sky until they reached a dark caveāthe raven breeding cave.
He gently dropped it there, then began feeding it his energy, saying in a low voice: "Go again to the continent of Miraā¦ the ravens there are not enough for me to see everything."
Suddenlyā¦
dozens of red eyes appeared inside the cave.
In an instant, swarms of ravens burst out, cutting through the sky like black shadowsā¦ heading toward the continent of Mira before vanishing eerily.
š On the Continent of Mira
Lilith was flying through the sky, heading toward the human empire, trying to find the reason behind the sudden movement of the dragonsā¦
but she suddenly stoppedā¦
then quickly turned back, as if she had sensed something unnatural.
In the same skyā¦
an angel sent by the Archangel was also flying, tracking events inside the empire.
But before he arrivedā¦
he felt a strong demonic aura.
He paused for a moment, then smiledāa mixture of excitement and anger.
He summoned his glowing swordā¦ a blade blessed by heaven to shine even in the darkest darkness.
And he immediately rushed toward the source of the energy.
On the other sideā¦
Lilith sensed his angelic aura.
She laughed softly and pulled out a strangely shaped scythe, surrounded by dark energy.
She thought quickly: "Not hereā¦ I don't want to attract the dragons' attention."
Then she turned away and left the continent of Mira.
But the angel understood her intention immediatelyā¦
and followed her from a safe distance.
Both of them knew the truthā¦
āļø The battle is comingā¦ but not here.
(Author's Note):
Hello everyone! Thank you for your continuous support of this novel; your comments and interactions mean the world to me.
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