Marvel: Saint Seiya Starting with the Reality Stone.

His long, gray hair and silver beard hung down in disarray, and the corners of his eyes were deeply lined.

Although his single eye revealed a weariness, there was still an infinite calmness within that weariness, as if he would not panic even if he died right now, with an expression that showed he had seen through everything in the world.

However, this doesn't change one thing.

The once majestic and imposing Father of the Gods now stood hunched over, like an ordinary old man in his twilight years, having relinquished all the sharpness that belonged to a god-king.

Just as Mike was watching Odin, the king of gods, amusing himself in the distance, a word suddenly popped into his mind.

This was no ordinary old man, but an aging emperor nearing the end of his life.

Even in his old age, even as his lifespan draws to a close, the Great Emperor remains the Great Emperor.

However, before Mike arrived, he had no intention of mocking Odin for his teaching methods.

He's not that boring, and he's really not a villain.

Mike came here mainly to present the facts and reason with Odin.

and so!

After walking over to Odin, who was entertaining himself, Mike sat down on the stone bench opposite him, glanced at the situation on the chessboard, and smiled slightly.

"You can't win."

"Your king will die."

"..."

151. You are old and frail, while I am in the prime of my life!

Mike was referring to the situation on the chessboard.

But it also refers to Ragnarok in Asgard.

Odin's life is nearing its end. Once Odin dies, his eldest daughter, Hela, the goddess of death, who is sealed in Hel, will break free and be born.

The moment Hela, the goddess of death, was reborn was also the moment when the gears of Ragnarok, the day of the gods in Asgard, began to turn.

This is inevitable.

after all--

If a father is not kind, he should not blame his daughter for being unfilial.

Moreover, Hela is not simply Odin's eldest daughter; in a sense, Hela is more like Odin's top general.

When Odin was conquering the World Tree, Hela, as his eldest daughter, led her army of the dead to the front lines, making great contributions to Odin's great cause.

It's fair to say that Hela deserves at least half the credit for Odin's grand empire.

But what about the results?

After completing his great work, Odin chose to discard his usefulness, and this "useful" person turned out to be his eldest daughter.

How could Hela not resent, how could she not hate?

Odin, who was sitting opposite him and looked more like an old man or a god-king, was holding his king and thinking about his next move when he heard Mike's words. He shook his right hand holding the king, then grabbed the king's piece and swept it across the entire board, knocking all the remaining pieces of both sides off the board.

next second.

Odin placed the king in the very center of the chessboard, and then his once weary single eye looked up at Mike with sharp eyes.

“Mike Ametra, I’m just old, I’m not dead.”

"I know."

Mike didn't ask why Odin knew his name when he had never met him.

There's no need for that.

Mike smiled slightly, his eyes meeting Odin's single eye: "The wrath of an aging god-king, if it ignites, is truly terrifying."

Just as Odin himself said.

He's just old, not dead. Even if he's about to die, at least he's not dead yet. As long as he's alive, he's still the God-King.

"but……"

Mike maintained a respectful smile for Odin, the King of Gods: "I respect you, Odin, the King of Gods, but I don't think you'd want me to escalate my personal feud with Loki into a feud with Asgard."

Odin's single eye was slightly narrowed, revealing an endless danger.

“Asgard fears no enemy. You can try it, Mike Ametra.”

"That's the situation right now."

Mike's respect for Odin remained unchanged, but his gaze met Odin's without flinching: "As long as you live, Asgard will indeed fear no enemy. But how long can you live? You are old and frail, while I am in my prime. Time and strength are on my side."

For a king, the most terrifying thing is not his own aging, but that the old king has grown old and a new king has been established.

Here, "立" refers to independent standing.

Although Odin considered Thor his successor, did Thor have the strength to support Asgard after Odin's death?

He did not.

Otherwise, Thor would have already defeated Hela, the Goddess of Death. Why would he need to revive Surtur, the fire giant, and use Surtur's power to defeat Hela?

What kind of situation is this?

It was clearly an internal strife within their own country, but the new king introduced outsiders, which ultimately destroyed their nation.

Most importantly, what did the new king Thor do after Asgard was destroyed?

Before Thanos died, Thor was sustained by a kind of obsession, but what happened after Thanos' death? After Asgard took root on Earth, what did this new king do?

He did nothing, leaving everything to the Valkyrie. As the king of a country, especially when the country needed him most, he became a hands-off ruler, turning himself into a fat man.

In the end, he even abandoned his own country and went to wander the universe with a group of orphans, the Guardians of the Galaxy.

and so--

If Michael showed some respect for Captain America throughout the Avengers, then his attitude towards Thor was one of utter contempt.

Because both Saul's character and his actions are incompatible with Mike's own values.

At the very least, he wouldn't resort to outsiders when he couldn't beat his own people, because that would be condemned and leave him with a bad reputation for eternity.

He wouldn't, after destroying his own country, not think about rebuilding it, but instead spend his days drinking and ignoring worldly affairs.

all in all!

Mike stared sharply into Odin's equally sharp single eye: "Odin Borson, you can choose not to give me what you want because you are still alive, but how long can you live? Just remember, after you die, this will no longer be a personal feud between me and Loki, but a feud between me and Asgard. You should know that I am not a good person."

He wouldn't mind wiping out the entire Asgard after Odin's death.

Just as he cleansed the entire Wakanda and Talokan.

Mike wouldn't even have any psychological burden.

The answer is that he has reasons to support him in doing so.

That is--

Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts, and their deaths are not a pity!

After Mike made no attempt to conceal his stance from Odin, the king of the gods, he fell silent and waited for Odin's reply.

Their eyes met.

In the end, Odin was the first to be defeated.

After all, as Mike just said, he is very old, while Mike is in his prime.

The advantage lies with Mike, not him!

Odin sighed again, lamenting the passing of time. His tone was no longer so old, but sharp and resolute, carrying the helplessness of an old father towards his disappointing child: "Perhaps we can have a good talk, Mike Ametra."

Mike smiled.

He finally understood why, in the original story, Hela felt that Loki was more like Odin than Thor after Loki spoke.

Hela was absolutely right.

Loki, being an adopted son, is more like Odin.

Look at these starting stances, they're all so similar.

Perhaps we can talk.

"Ah!"

Mike's mind raced, and he looked at Odin with a bright smile: "Alright, don't say I didn't give Loki a chance. We can talk. If you bring my adoptive parents back to life, I can forgive Loki for killing them. How about it? Can we talk?"

Odin paused for a moment.

"Death is irreversible."

"Ah!"

Mike's smile remained bright, but it was an undisguised, mocking brilliance: "Death is irreversible, so only death can be undone."

His adoptive parents are dead, so the murderer Loki must also die.

Odin's one eye closed.

"Thor will avenge Loki."

"no problem."

Mike didn't see anything wrong with Thor seeking revenge after he killed Loki.

He wasn't the kind of person who allowed officials to set fires while forbidding ordinary people to even light lamps.

He could avenge his adoptive parents, so Thor could naturally avenge his half-brother Loki.

The outcome depends on the means employed.

If he is eventually killed by Thor, he will not blame anyone but himself for being less skilled.

But that's not what Odin really meant.

"Let Thor go this time."

"what?"