The Death Knell

Loki sat on the head of the bed, holding Thor's hand on his knee. He seemed to be lowering his head and carefully applying medicine to him, but in fact his eyes were moving wildly.

The injury is very interesting, could it have been the flames that almost cooked Thor?

The evening breeze blowing from the window blew the silk curtains in the room, and the Nordic-style room was covered with large pieces of animal skins, all of which made the aroma of the barbecue even stronger.

What fire can harm the gods?

Thor was unaware of Loki's thoughts. He took off all his equipment and only wore a pair of underpants. He lay down and told Loki the general story of what happened.

After hearing this, Loki raised his head with a strange expression, and looked at Thor as if he was looking at a retarded person.

Those villagers must be very desperate now, right? It's so interesting that Thor can always achieve effects unintentionally that he couldn't even do intentionally...

"Damn it, don't look at me like that!"

Thor slapped Loki on the head. He felt that Loki was thinking about something bad.

His younger brother is good at everything, but he likes to play pranks too much, and he is not as bold as others at all. He hides everything he has to say.

"Don't get angry at me. I didn't teach you to beat the fire with your fists." Loki adjusted his long hair and turned his eyes to the other side: "If Odin is still here, he must know what this fire is."

Thor moved his body towards the head of the bed, supported his upper body on several cushions, and reached out to hook Loki's shoulders.

Thor's thick arms made Loki look like an underdeveloped child.

"We never need him. We can solve everything by ourselves, just you and me."

"He disappeared and I haven't seen him for a long time."

Loki broke free from Thor's arm. He didn't like Thor doing this very much, because it would only make him look too thin and make others laugh.

Especially Sif, that vicious woman, she just changed her blonde hair into black hair, and she always hated herself.

Every time Sif saw herself being hugged by Thor, she always cast a strange look, as if she was silently taunting him.

Thor grabbed a basin from the side and put his hand into the water. He felt that the burning pain was much better. After listening to Loki's words, Thor expressed his disdain:

"That hateful, useless old man..."

"But he is the Almighty God, the father of the gods, and knows almost everything." Loki retorted. He was still quite afraid of Odin: "It's just that he has disappeared now."

"If you disappear, just disappear. The old man knows when to appear so that he can improve himself, but that's all."

Thor knew what Loki said was right, but he just didn't want to admit it.

The Asgardians said that he was inferior to Odin, and he was not convinced. He mastered the power of thunder and lightning, and was stronger, younger, and more courageous than Odin.

What's the use of knowing too much?

However, Odin looked down upon Thor's bravery, which he called recklessness and brainlessness, and the two often broke up because of this.

Loki actually felt the same way. He felt that there was no one stupider than Thor in the entire fairy palace, but he just never said it out loud.

A king needs to be generous and friendly, and both majesty and gentleness are indispensable, so he was very kind to the fool Thor and behaved like a brother and friend.

Loki wants to be the King of Asgard, or King of the Nine Realms, and he always pays attention to his performance.

So when Thor spoke ill of Odin behind his back, he just pursed the corners of his mouth and turned it up slightly, showing an expression that was half-smiling.

This is his attitude. As for whether he agrees or disagrees, let Thor guess.

But Thor doesn't care about his opinions most of the time. He usually just makes high-pitched remarks and scolds and that's it.

What does Loki think have to do with him?

And this kind of ignorance is what makes Loki the most uncomfortable. He even asked Frigga, the mother of the gods, if he was her biological child?

Frigga held him in her arms with certainty, telling him that he would always be her favorite little son.

But just as Loki was dressing Thor's wounds, he noticed that the room seemed to be getting brighter and brighter.

He looked at the lamp on the wall, and then planned to look at the moon outside the window, but when he turned his head, he saw the World Tree burning in the distance.

The ancient tree, which was originally lush and leafy, was now like a torch, illuminating the entire country.

Even the thoughtful Loki almost screamed out in surprise at this moment.

Odin once told Loki and Thor that their powerful country was actually composed of nine kingdoms, which grew on the World Tree.

They are Asgard of the Aesir, Vanaheim of the Vanir, Alfheim where the light elves live, Nithavellir, the forging world of the dwarves, and Humans Midgard, where they live, and Hel, the realm of the dead.

These are worlds actually under the rule of the Aesir.

The Frost Giants' Jotunheim, the Dark Elves' Svartalfheim, and the Fire Giants' Muspellheim.

These three countries are not managed by the Asa Protoss. They are just the defeated ones.

It's just that the environment in these places is harsh and not suitable for the Asa protoss to survive at all. Odin's rule over those three places is more nominal.

Of course, as Loki and Thor grew older, they also learned that there were more planets in the universe, and the ancient legend gradually became regarded as an old man's story.

Each of these nine kingdoms is an independent planet, and they are all lands conquered by Baoer or Odin.

But they still don’t know that even Frigga, the mother of the gods, was snatched away by Odin’s army.

Loki had often thought before that the theory of the universe seemed unable to explain the existence of the World Tree.

It maintains the connection between nine different planets, and the nine different planets that are far away from the infinite sea of ​​stars seem to form a tight aggregate.

In particular, Asgard and the Underworld are more like flat continents floating in the universe. Loki is not sure whether they are considered planets.

And now, the tree that is said to house the nine worlds is on fire, and it doesn’t look good...

"Thor?"

"What's wrong?"

Thor replied drowsily that Loki's bed was too soft and had a reassuring smell. Coupled with the icy coldness of these medicines, it was so comfortable that he almost fell asleep.

At this time, he had his eyes completely closed and squeezed out a few words from the corner of his mouth.

"Look out the window, my brother."

Loki helped Thor up from the bed, pulled his upper and lower eyelids open with his hands, and asked him to open his eyes and look outside.

"Odin's Beard!"

Thor's sleepiness disappeared instantly. He climbed out of bed, lay shirtless on the balcony, and looked towards the direction of the World Tree.

The World Tree is located at the edge of the kingdom, and the closest place there is Odin's old residence, Valhalla Hall of Valor, where the heroic spirits now live.

"Loki, go get your horses ready, we have to go take a look."

Thor said as he hurriedly put the equipment on his body.

Loki looked like a fool again. He raised his hand and recited a spell. The silk pajamas on his body instantly turned into a dark green and black robe, and he floated on the spot.

"Wouldn't it be better for us to fly there?"

Thor is extremely thick-skinned and was not embarrassed even after being despised by Loki.

I didn’t expect this!

I didn’t expect it to be normal!

Just have a smart brother to think about it!

He picked up the hammer and Loki and flew towards the World Tree, flying quickly through the red sky like two moths eager to pounce on the flame.

But they couldn't get closer, because the closer they got, the higher the temperature became, and the air currents caused by the heat blew the two of them swaying in the air.

The World Tree was larger than any palace known to Thor, and the heat generated at this time was equally astonishing. It was that terrifying flame, but it somehow spread to the fairy palace.

Thor was okay, he was strong, but Loki seemed a little unable to open his eyes in the smoke and heat.

Thor could only take him to land first and find a suitable angle to walk over.

"That doesn't bode well, does it?"

Loki, hiding behind Thor, using his brother to shield himself from the hot wind, asked loudly as the sound of burning trees echoed almost through the sky and earth.

Like countless termites eating away at the big trees, the plants in front of them howled.

"Only a madman would think this is a good thing." Thor frowned and looked at the scene in front of him. Everything he looked at was red. How to save this fire?

He began to think anxiously, but the surrounding environment was too hot. The more anxious he was to think of a solution, the more impatient he became.

"You won't try to beat the flames with your fists this time, will you?" Loki asked. He felt that his hair was going to be frizzy. They couldn't solve the situation here at all and had to call someone.

Thor shook his head first. He looked at his hand that was wrapped like a bear's paw. Even if he wanted to, he couldn't hit it.

Just after Loki felt relieved, Thor added another sentence.

"When I pee on the tree, the flames will know who is more powerful!"

Loki covered his forehead. Did he feel that his horned crown was a little tight? Why do you feel like you have a headache?

And he knew Thor meant it.

Thor stepped forward against the heat wave and planned to use his restrained hands to undo the belt. Regardless of whether the flames would burn his hair, he just wanted to take out the dick and pee.

"Look at this move! Damn flames! Are you scared?! I am Thor! I order you to extinguish it!"

Loki saw no sign of the flames going out, and there was no way he could ask Thor to pee into the fire. Even the God of Thunder couldn't extinguish a fire with urine.

What's more, the diameter of the World Tree is thousands of meters, and the heat will melt Thor's birds. Then Odin will definitely scold him for not taking good care of Thor when he wakes up.

He quickly grabbed Thor, pulled on his belt, and stepped back a lot.

But just this retreat made his field of vision a lot wider.

He saw that he and his brother Thor were not alone here, there was also a stranger on the other side of the burning trunk of the big tree.

The man was wearing a very ordinary Asgardian robe and was holding a long metal drill in his hand. There was something on the drill, as if he was grilling meat with the World Tree?

When Loki saw him, the man seemed to have seen them too, looking at them with his one eye and showing a strange smile.