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The dazzling rainbow light faded.
Thor saw the black raven flapping its wings and landing on Odin's golden-armored shoulder, cawing a few times.
At this moment, he had only one thought.
That was indeed his father's raven, he hadn't been mistaken.
But how did this broken bird get here?
While he was puzzled, he suddenly saw Odin looking over.
Thor's heart trembled, not daring to meet those fiery eyes.
However, avoiding the gaze didn't mean Odin would let him off!
In the next second, a voice filled with disappointed anger rang out:
"Thor"
"Do you know you almost got your warriors and your brother killed?"
"If it weren't for your brother crossing the space at the speed of the Bifrost, you'd all be dead!"
The two ravens shared their vision!
Odin had already seen everything that had happened here through the raven on his left shoulder in Asgard.
Balder's casual display of power had shocked him.
And Thor's brainlessness had nearly blown his top.
Both were his children, yet how could there be such a difference!
A few more seconds and he'd have been collecting Thor and Loki's bodies!
Thor had landed by now.
He had wanted to say something.
But the word 'brother' left him utterly dumbfounded.
Loki was similarly stunned, his mouth agape, not understanding when he gained a brother!
And such a strong one!
Unlike the two brothers, the Warriors Three felt something shatter in their minds, followed by a rush of sealed memories.
Their expressions changed instantly, and they knelt before the once-considered stranger, Balder, without hesitation!
Odin sighed.
Unlike other Asgardians, Thor and Loki could freely enter the depths of the palace, often visiting the perpetually sleeping Balder as brothers.
The memories were deeply ingrained and emotional.
So he had to seal their memories with stronger methods.
As to why he did it...
He feared that if Ragnarok came and this child remained asleep perhaps this way, they could escape calamity and leave a seed for the Aesir gods.
Sighing, Odin casually waved his hand.
Immediately, complex runes appeared in Thor and Loki's eyes, then shattered.
In an instant, their sealed memories returned.
Thor was stunned at first, then joyfully laughed, looking at Balder:
"I didn't expect you'd grow so much!"
"Good brother, let me give you a hug!"
His words were full of emotion, with no sign of time creating a gap.
But Loki's expression was more complicated.
He understood what this meant, feeling the absurdity of fate.
He had spent every day trying to outshine Thor, almost dying today for it.
But it was all meaningless.
He felt a bit lost and unwilling... but it turned into a sense of relief.
The gap was so vast, he couldn't even get angry.
Just then, a dissatisfied voice suddenly rang out.
"Thor
"The one standing before you is the true Lord of Asgard; you better recognize your place."
"Speak disrespectfully again, and I'll kill you!"
Thor shrank his neck in fear at the unrestrained killing intent.
Turning to look, he finally noticed a cold-faced woman standing behind Odin.
He had a feeling that if he really did what he was told, this woman would indeed kill him!
"Who is this...." Thor asked awkwardly.
"She's your sister."
The answer came not from Odin, but from Balder.
Thor was stunned again, then started patting his head hard, thinking maybe his sealed memories hadn't fully returned.
Balder shook his head helplessly.
Although this might not be the cinematic universe, Thor seemed equally foolish.
Forget it, let Odin deal with this headache.
Little did he know his father had the same thought at that moment.
But aimed at himself.
Balder decided not to explain to Thor, turning to Odin:
"Father, you go back first. If you have anything to ask, you can ask Hela."
"Aren't you coming with us?" Thor scratched his head in confusion.
Balder smiled meaningfully:
"An important friend is coming over; I need to greet him."
Hearing this, Odin nodded.
He seemed to understand something, glared at Thor, who was about to speak, then summoned Heimdall to open the Bifrost and took everyone away.
The cold wasteland became quiet again.
Balder looked into the distance.
The Frost King, who never gave up, had long since hidden deep underground.
With the death of the ice dragon and so many of his people, he didn't even dare to make a sound.
He didn't dare to protest against Thor breaking the agreement between Asgard and Jotunheim.
"Such a coward."
Balder sneered but didn't intend to kill him off completely.
Then he turned to the empty void and said with a smile:
"Hiding in the mirror dimension to spy isn't something a proper sorcerer should do."
"Isn't that right, Supreme Sorcerer?"
Hearing these sarcastic words, the Ancient One in the mirror dimension couldn't help but twitch her mouth.
After cursing me, you ask for my opinion—how rude.
Sighing, she stopped hiding.
Opening a portal, she stepped out of the mirror dimension with a smile:
"The newly ascended Aesir god power is indeed impressive; you nearly froze an entire planet in one breath."
"So... should I congratulate you on becoming a Dimensional God, or praise Odin for hiding it so well?"
Balder immediately smiled:
"You're too modest, Sorcerer Supreme."
"Dormammu has been the lord of the Dark Dimension for so many years, yet you've stolen from him to the point of madness, and he can do nothing but curse."
"So... my power is certainly no match for the Sorcerer Supreme's."
The Ancient One lowered her eyes, smiling:
"Can I take this as an invitation?"
Saying so, she raised her head again, a blood-red dark symbol gleaming on her shiny forehead, radiating powerful waves!
Balder slightly raised his head, his smile widening at the sight:
"Of course, it's up to the Sorcerer Supreme to interpret it."
As he finished speaking, a seven-colored halo lit up behind him, causing the space to tremble.
Meanwhile, thousands of meters underground, Laufey was nearly scared out of his wits!
He swore he had never felt such terrifying auras in his life, and there were two!
If they fought, forget himself!
Even Jotunheim's existence would be questionable!
Thankfully, just a dozen seconds later, the aura that made his soul tremble suddenly disappeared.
Even so, the Frost Giant King didn't dare make any move.
He continued to play dead in the dark like a mouse.
Above the icy wasteland.
The mirror dimension flickered in and out of view.
Half an hour later, the sound of shattering suddenly echoed.
Balder and the Ancient One reappeared from the broken mirror dimension.
Both looked immaculate, with calm expressions.
There was no sign that they had nearly shattered the solar system within the mirror dimension earlier.
"Then I'll leave the rest to you, Sorcerer Supreme." Balder thanked politely.
"This is my job, no need to be polite."
The Ancient One smiled and nodded, opened a portal, and left without another word.
But as soon as she returned to the secret chamber of Kamar-Taj, she collapsed, unable to maintain her composed expression. Cracks appeared all over her body!
Filled with seven-colored energy, constantly obstructing her body's repair!
"Just an incarnation is this powerful, forcing me to use the power given by the Great God Eternity to barely match him."
"No, he clearly didn't use his full power at the end, so this was actually sparing my life."
"So this is the power of a god who can freely enter the real dimension, truly terrifying."
The Ancient One smiled bitterly while using the remaining dark power to repair her body:
"If he wanted to meet the Great God Eternity, he could have just said so, why fight?"
"Looks like I'll have to borrow some dark energy from Dormammu again."
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Stones.....?