Chapter 145 A Moment of Family Affection in Another Universe, A God Who Lost Everything...
Chapter 145 A Moment of Family Affection in Another Universe, A God Who Lost Everything...
Finally, after Ghost Rider swung his chains, opened a portal, and left, Black Widow and Hawkeye still didn't know how he had obtained the Soul Stone.
However, before they left, they seemed to vaguely see a wrecked Yamaha VMAX motorcycle on the altar below the cliff...
After hearing Black Widow and Hawkeye's accounts, not only everyone else, but even Toby remained silent.
Ghost Rider's intrusion is one thing, but the idea of trading a motorcycle for a Soul Gem is something no human could possibly come up with.
But then he thought about it carefully. The condition for obtaining the Soul Gem was to exchange a beloved soul for the Soul Gem, but it didn't say that the beloved soul had to be a human!
Motorcycles are something Ghost Rider loves too!
Moreover, after Ghost Rider activated his motorcycle with Hellfire, the motorcycle itself actually possessed a certain level of intelligence, which met the conditions for exchanging souls for the Soul Gem!
So they actually managed to exploit a bug to get Ghost Rider working...
Toby also said, "I've learned something!"
If he wants to obtain the Soul Stone of his own universe in the future, he might as well try this trick!
However, he doesn't have the ability to imbue an object with a soul, so what is something that he deeply loves but is not related to him?
Wait a minute, there actually is one...
riot:
However, Toby only thought about it briefly and didn't really intend to trade Riot for a mere Soul Gem, unless... he found a substitute for Riot...
If the rioters knew what Toby was thinking, they'd probably be shouting "Wow!"
It's important to know that within the symbiote family, it's usually the symbiote that seeks a replacement for the host; this is the first time we've seen a host seeking a replacement for a symbiote...
After Black Widow and Hawkeye finished their stories and took out the bright orange Soul Stone, it was the turn of another duo to tell their tale.
That is Thor, who upgraded from the god of hammers to the god of axes in this universe, and Rocket, the only survivor of the Guardians of the Galaxy in the Thanos snap incident, these two unfortunate brothers.
Upon seeing Thor in this universe for the first time, Toby couldn't help but marvel at how much a person could change before and after!
The Thor in this universe is filled with various negative auras such as sorrow, loneliness, and death.
This contrasts sharply with the carefree, mindless joy of Thor, who is like a husky in his universe.
However, we can't blame this universe's Thor for being too negative, after all, this universe's Thor has lost everything...
Anyone who has experienced the loss of their father, mother, brother, comrade-in-arms, citizens, country, hammer, or even their physique will become negative...
According to Rocket, their process of borrowing the Reality Stone was incredibly smooth.
Unlike in the original Avengers: Endgame, where they sneaked into Asgard, Odin actually discovered them as soon as they arrived and took them to the palace.
But Odin didn't seem to care about their identity as people from the future; instead, he threw a grand welcome banquet for them.
Rocket originally didn't want to participate; all he wanted was to get the Reality Stone from this universe as soon as possible and then go back to bring his Guardians of the Galaxy friends back.
But when it saw Thor with tears in his eyes after meeting Odin, it changed its mind.
Thor has nothing left in his own world, so what if I let him experience a little more of the kinship he might never have again in this universe?
So Rocket also chose to temporarily put everything aside for Thor and accompany him to the banquet that Asgard held for their prince.
Throughout the entire story, chubby Thor's tears never stopped...
He cried in his mother Frigga's arms...
She cried while hugging her younger brother Loki...
I cried as I toasted with Heimdall, who had defended his duty as a guardian with his last breath...
He cried while singing with the Warriors Four, the heroes of Asgard he had grown up and fought alongside since childhood...
Drunk, he looked down from the high platform at the countless Asgardians cheering his name, and at the still glorious Asgard, and cried, he cried even harder...
Once, when these people closest to Saul died one by one before his eyes, he held back his tears...
But on the day he was reunited with them after their deaths, Saul cried like a child, unable to stop...
He toasted with everyone, one glass after another...
He apologized to everyone, over and over again...
Finally, amidst the long-awaited Asgardian liquor and the cheers of his people, Thor fell asleep with the same contented smile he had when he still possessed everything...
So, Rocket and Thor actually stayed in Asgard for a few days before returning.
The Reality Stone wasn't stolen by Rocket; Odin personally extracted it from Jane's body and handed it to Rocket.
When Odin gave the Reality Stone to Rocket, he also asked Rocket to look after his son from another universe when they returned, since they weren't there.
Thor's mother, Frigga, also instructed Rocket to keep an eye on Thor and prevent him from continuing his decadent and gluttonous ways, and to make sure Thor ate more vegetables...
After giving their instructions, as a token of gratitude, Odin used his divine power to remove the hidden dangers left by the supreme evolution within the rocket, allowing it to retain its current intelligence without having to endure the pain of transformation.
Frigga then gave Rocket a pair of magical prosthetic limbs and earnestly told him that one day he would need them.
Finally, it was Thor's turn.
As their sons, even if they weren't from the same universe, Odin and Frigga naturally wouldn't show favoritism towards one another.
During the few days that Odin stayed with Thor, the Dwarf King prepared a surprise for Thor: Thor's favorite hammer, Mjolnir.
Thor may not be able to take away the kinship of this universe, but at least he can take back his hammer.
Furthermore, since Odin had the Dwarf King reforge this hammer for Thor, who came from another universe, Thor wouldn't need to return it; instead, he could keep it with him forever.
This... is the only solace Thor could take from another universe...
As Rocket recounted this, everyone couldn't help but turn their gaze to Thor, who, after returning from another universe, had once again become taciturn, simply gripping Mjolnir tightly in his hand.
This world is far too painful for Thor, the god...
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