Asgard

Third Person P.O.V.

Asgard

“You’re late.” A booming voice echoes in the observatory of the Nine Realms

“Sometimes parties can be as burdensome as battles, my friend.” Thor says as he walks closer to the post where Heimdall, the Watcher of Worlds stands, his back straight and holding his sword handle with his two hands.

“Then you are doing one of the two wrongly.” Heimdall says, his stoic face letting escape a little of mirth

Thor walks till he is side by side with his old friend. Heimdall and Thor have known each other for a long time. The Gatekeeper of the Bifrost is the older brother of Sif, and even though he was not an always present member of their “Young gang”, he sometimes covered for them when they got in trouble.

“How fare the stars, my friend?”

“Shining like Always, till they are not... I can see the beginning and the end of millions of stars, and the Convergence is still an event above it all. Few are Lucky enough to feel it, and even fewer are able to see it like me... I’m really fortunate.” Heimdall says in his strong voice.

His Gift gave him wisdom beyond his years. Sometimes Thor feels like he is talking with his Father, but Heimdall is still his good friend.

“I bet it is really beautiful...” Thor comments to please him, but he can’t fake the slight lack of interest in something so... elusive or abstract.

This does not escape Heimdall sight, few things escape his sight... And he has known Thor for longer than many countries on Earth exist.

“It seems that is another type of beauty that captures your full attention.” Heimdall chuckles.

Thor can’t help but smile a little bashful “How is she?” He jumps to the question he came to ask.

Thor needs to commute between Midgard and the other Realms constantly to keep the peace that was shaken by Loki's actions. Sometimes he is held for weeks away from Earth.

He didn’t think much of it initially, but after a little talk, Jane told him that weeks is a lot to her.

“Heh~” Heimdall laughs “Needs a quick Bifrost travel?” He is already grabbing his sword “Your lady is clever. Studying the Convergence as we speak...” He walks to the place where he should put the sword but stops mid-step. “...”

“What?” His change of expression does not go unnoticed by Thor

“I can’t see her...” He whispers, his surprised expression a great contrast with his normal calm face

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Eidolon P.O.V.

After saying my goodbyes to my girls with kisses, on the lips of some and on the cheek of the others, I leave my home and fly straight to England.

I arrive at the location in no time, from above I can see Darcy looking around frantically for Jane. She is accompanied by an adult male, that must be Ian, the Intern, and some random children.

Well, if there are children... Let’s go down with a little fanfare... Maximum Effort!

Thud

Eidolon uses Superhero Landing!

“Wow! It’s Eidolon!” “Eidolon!” The kids exclaim in awe as I slowly stand up, using my powers to create wind to my mantle. All of them are wide-eyed for seeing me, even the Intern... It’s nice to do it for the little ones.

“Oh Eidolon, thank god! Jane disappeared!” Darcy comes to me worried.

“I’m aware.” I admit that I put a little more of a “hero intonation” in my voice. After giving a nod and a thumbs up to the kids I address the issue more seriously “I have some sensors around the area... This place is dangerous kids, you should go back.” I advise

“You had sensors here? Why?” Darcy asks

“For the same reason as you.”

“Oh... Can you find Jane?” She asks me, going back to what is important.

“Yes.” I assure her

“Are you using your powers to find her? Are you seeing her aura?” One of the kids asks excitedly

“No, Eidolon can see the past and future!” Another kid argues.

“Wrong, he is using his super-senses! He can hear her heartbeat!”

What is with those random pieces of lore? Not that they are wrong...

“I’m indeed using my super-senses... But what I’m doing could be replicated by anyone, you know?” I humor them a little while crouching down to touch the ground “It’s possible to track people by their footsteps or smell... If you have some equipment or powers you can see the heat from their body.”

“Ooooh~”  They nod like good little students.

“Jane is not around here, my guess, and probably yours... It’s that she fell in one of those wormholes.” I say standing up “Instead of trying to find her immediately, let’s follow her path.” I talk like an instructor

“Yes, sir!” The kids salute

I walk following Jane’s trail, everyone else following me like ducklings.

At a certain point, I raise my arm to stop them “Stop. The trail ends here...”

“There’s an invisible wormhole here?” Darcy asks, her eyes anxiously looking forward.

I stare at the empty space with my All Seeing Eyes of God, activating them completely.

“Cool...” One of the kids exclaims

I walk slowly to the empty space while everyone looks at my back without breathing, waiting for me to disappear.

But I walk and walk and nothing happens.

“...” I turn around and walk back to my position before turning around again to stare at the empty space.

“The wormhole is closed now.” I say slowly

“Closed! This is bad, right? Is Jane lost? Forever??” Darcy almost shouts in a worried voice.

“Calm down... Nothing is lost and everything has a way.” I assure her again “I don’t even need the Sword of Actuation for this, but I will use it anyway... Get back.” I warn before taking out my Eldritch sword from my Inventory.

Once again the kids exclaim in awe. “Wow!” Yeah, I know. It’s cool.

Raising my sword with my two hands, I probe the empty air with it. Paying close attention with my All Seeing Eyes of God, I flex the power of my sword where I feel that the anomaly existed before, where space is thinner... The tip of my blade finally sinks into something, and with the precision of a surgeon holding a scalpel, I open the void.

“Whoa!” The kids say by the umpteenth time, but I can’t fault them... it’s really cool. Beyond the open scar in the air, was a storm space.

I use a little more power and my sword cuts the chaos between spaces, finally revealing a dark location beyond there.

“She must be there somewhere... She must have wondered in search of an exit.” I say and then stick my sword in the ground, the thorns of the handle growing in length and holding the gap open. “I don’t think I need to say but... wait here.” I turn to warn them before delving into the unknown using my super speed.

I found Jane Foster very easily, but for some reason, I didn’t find the place where the Aether was contained before. Wait... Those pieces... Did it break?

Damn... this complicated things a little. I gather what I can in my inventory for good measure.

Whoosh Using my super-speed I go back and reappear in front of Darcy and others while carrying Jane.

“Jane! Is she okay?” Darcy gets closer to check on her

“Her vitals are normal.” I say, I already checked. And I can feel and see the Aether too, it’s strange... material and immaterial at the same time. “Let’s wake her up.” I give her a small shock, just enough to kickstart her body.

Jane wakes up with a jump.

“Wha- When- Whe-“

“Calm down, Dr. Foster. You’re safe now.” I put her on the ground, feet first, and supported her till she was okay to be on her own.

“E-Eidolon? Darcy?” She looks around, still blinking owlishly “What happened?”

“You disappeared! You fell in one of those gaps! Eidolon went to get you! Darcy points to the still-open cut in the air “I was so worried... Stupid woman! Don’t you know that you never should wander around alone! That’s how the first victims die in the movies!” Darcy shoots a barrage of words, she is still a little nervous but relaxed visibly already. She is just letting her frustration out.

“Okay, okay! Calm down! That is not important now... I catch the perfect scans of an anomaly...” Jane dismissed Datcy's concerns and started palming her pockets in search of something “Where is my scanner?”

“Here... It was fallen on the ground.” I give it to her, but is broken.

“Oh shit...” She grabs it from my hand at a speed that makes me suspect that maybe she's already “She-Thor”, maybe she is turning on it by being pumped by Thor himself...

I watch her try to fix the thing by... hitting it?

“Give it to me...” I take it from her hand, much more gently than how she did previously, Mama told me to repay people's rudeness with kindness.

With the device in hand, I use Crazy Diamond’s power and fix it. The repair is visible to the naked eye, the thing turns on isntantly

“Whoa, how did you do it?” She asks in amazement, and once again grabs the thing from my hand like I will steal it.

“I have powers...” I say the obvious.

“Thank you, Eidolon. You’re a lifesaver!” She at least can thank me, even though she is not even looking into my overall direction.

“It’s what I do... By the way, why don’t you focus the captor in the front of the device for a more precise scan? I know that this way you would need to point it around to find something, but if you use an inner chamber with reflective material, you would be able to have a more precise reading.” I suggest.

“That...” She was answering casually but my words hit her and she raised her eyes to look at me “That makes a lot of sense...” She says in surprise.

People forget that I’m smart.

“This one is good for finding the location blindly, so maybe you should make another one to have a more detailed search and study function.” I give my last piece of advice before turning around to the kids. “Now, boys and girls... You should go back home.”

“Awwww~” Obviously they whine.

“It’s getting late and this place is dangerous... If you are unlucky and fall into a wormhole like Dr. Foster here, you will be in trouble.

“But you would save us, right Eidolon?”

“I appreciate the faith in me... And I would really do everything in my power to try finding you, but is better that I not need to do it, right?” I talk with them in a placid tone, explaining calmly that they shouldn’t put themselves at risk just because of my existence.

There are people like that, you know that? People who threaten to throw themselves from buildings, or even jump for real, just to attract my attention.

“It’s like making a prank call to the firefighters or police officers... The time that I could have saved another person, I was busy dealing with something that could have been avoided by you. If you are careful and not in danger, it’s like you are saving people with me... You will be my heroes.” I crouch down to eye level to talk with them

They laugh a little I as ruffle their hair

“So go home carefully and stay out of trouble for me, deal?”

“Deal.” They answer with nods.

They go back and I wave at them till I can’t see them anymore, after giving them some autographs and pictures so that they can show off to their friends and family.

“Oh look at that... You are good with kids.” Darcy walks to my side and waves to the little brats too.

“More or less...” I answer vaguely

“Do you have children, Eidolon?” She asks in a very casual way, not knowing that this question stings a little.

“...” My silence doesn’t appear to bother her, or maybe she didn’t even notice it.

“You know... I had this weird dream that you and I-“ I don’t what she was saying, but her words are stopped by the arrival of Thor.

I heard almost at the same time he hit the ground. The Bifrost is super fast, it just spawns instantly. Now, this is something that travels at lightspeed. Different from the MCU version, the colors are much more vibrant, it really looks like a Rainbow descending instead of a white light with some glimpses of color.

“Jane!” That’s the first thing Thor says after appearing.

“Hello to you too.” Darcy says sassily at my side.

We watch a sweet moment of “Are you okay?” “Yeah, I’m fine” “I was so worried”. I can only say it’s a little awkward... Like, I know that we need to let them have their moment, but...

“...I hate to step on your moment, but we have a problem.” I say while stepping forward, Darcy just beside me.

“Problem?” Thor turns to me “And hello to you too, my friend. And Darcy... and...” He frowns seeing the intern.

“I’m-“

“He is the intern.” Darcy cuts him off

“Ian, his name is Ian.” I say, making the guy smile brightly.

“How did you know his name?” Darcy looks at me strangely “Can you really read people’s minds?”

Yes “I know a lot of things... And how do you not know your intern's name?” I shot back

“Eh... I thought his first name was ‘Intern’.”

“...”

“...”

“Anyway...” I decide to ignore her for the moment to focus on the more pressing issue “There’s something wrong with Dr. Foster here.”

“Something wrong?” The couple look at me, then look at Jane, then at me again... All the time while showing worried looks

“Something is on her body, I don’t know if is energy, matter, or the two...”

“But I feel... normal.” She checked her hands

“I” 'm not wrong on that.” I say and to reinforce my argument I activate the All Seeing Eyes of God. Yep, I can see it, moving around her body.

Then I reach for my Figner and press on her shoulder strongly, exactly at the moment the Aether was passing there...

Zee Boom

A red omnidirectional blast is emitted from Jane, I was obviously prepared and shielded Darcy and Ian.

That thing can pack a Punch... I wanted to test its strength too, and I’m not disappointed. Thor who was caught by surprise was sent flying some dozen of meters.

“Jane!!” But he recovers fast and runs to the fallen woman “Eidolon, what did you do?!”

“Calm down, I just pressed the thing inside her... It seems that is trying to protect the host. Like a parasite.” I explain myself, I can understand his anger “Good parasites don’t want the host to die early.”

I walk back to them, but after some steps, I notice that Darcy is still glued to me...

“...” I look down at her with questioning eyes.

“He-he.” But she only shamelessly continues to hug my torso. “If something happens, this is the safest place.”

Okay then, I can ignore that... her boobs are very big too.

Thor checks on Jane one last time before making his decision “We should check it on Asgard.” And raises his hammer to the sky

“Wait-“

Zwwwouun

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We reach the Observatory of Heimdall in no time, oh... he is not black. Comic-based again, I mean... Black Vikings? Well, the Nine Realm is full of the most diverse races.

I have something more important to deal with...

“Wow! We should do that again!” Jane exclaims like a little child before spotting the stoic face of Heimdall

“Welcome to Asgard.”

“That was dope! And this is a lot of gold!”

“Darcy?!” Jane turns faster to see Darcy in my arms.

Yep, this is why I wanted Thor to wait a little.

I sigh and put back the Sword of Actuation that I also took in a hurry. During the travel, I took the opportunity to see if the sword could absorb some of the Biforst powers... The many mouths and noses sucked the energy of the Bifrots and now the eyes shine in a Rainbow light.

Interesting... I put it away before anyone noticed it.

“She was too close to me I was afraid of her being thrown off somewhere in the Nine Realms, so I pulled her closer.” I explain after my sigh. This is an oversight on my part.

“I’m sorry, my friend. I didn’t think...” Thor apologizes, he was just too eager to bring Jane here

“It’s okay, I should have dealt with it... But in that split second while retrieving my sword, sending a message to my people, and having Ms. Lewis in my hands, I ended up pulling her closer instead of pushing her out of the reach of the Bifrost.”

“C’mon guys. I’m really not invited to the party? What’s the problem of me coming?” She looks around playful annoyed

“There’s no party... I put you in Danger...” I say

“In truth, there’s a party...” Thor says slowly

“See?” Darcy slaps my arm “Let’s chill and go with the flow... Please don’t send me back! This is the coolest thing to ever happen to me!” She suddenly begs desperately

“...”

“...”

“...”

After looking at each other for a moment, I sigh.

“You are my responsibility... Stay close. I will guarantee your safety.” I declare strongly

“Yes, Sir.” She salutes eagerly like the kids earlier.

After saying our goodbyes to Heimdall, we walk that shiny bridge to Asgard

“Despite the circumstances... I Always wanted to show you Asgard.” Thor says to Jane as he carries her in his arms all the way through the bridge.

She smiles shyly at him and the two continue to flirt as me and Darcy stare at them with dead eyes.

“This is disgustingly sweet... It almost distracts me from my intrusive thoughts telling me to jump over the edge and into the void.” Darcy comments.

“I know how you feel... Do you want to jump? I can catch you...” I say to her

“Really??” She looks excited

Our conversation makes Jane look at us and frown

“Darcy... Why are you in Eidolon’s arms? Stop throwing yourself at him, you can be bothering him and he is too nice to say something.” She says directly. I’m not giving Darcy a princess carry, more like a toddler carry because she is sitting on one of my forearms while I support her.

The walk on this bridge is very long...

Jane has a strong personality, not gonna lie. It’s not for nothing that she ended up being a Thor too.

“Stop trying to destroy my moment!” Darcy exclaims defensively while hugging me tighter “You have your beefcake superhero, so why can’t I have mine?? Mine is dark and cooler...” She brags

“Thanks.” I say to her and then address Jane “Don’t worry, Dr. Foster. I can feel people’s intentions and I wouldn’t like a woman with a hidden agenda or bad intentions doing the same, but Ms. Lewis is just being playful... Almost innocent.” It’s always about intention.

“You will see the innocent when I suffocate you with my boobs.” Darcy whispers in my ear and hugs my head to show the goodies

“...almost.” I repeat myself with a deadpan expression., ignoring the sizeable breasts pressing against the side of my head. She is really stacked.

Thor and Jane laugh at my and Darcy's antics, and we talk about some light things before we can finally see Asgard clearly.

“Wow! What? It’s an island?! Flat-earthers would have a field day with those images.” Darcy starts taking pictures with her phone.

“How is that possible?” The more scientific mind of Jane Foster looks at the sight that defies everything she believes with shock.

“Magic...” Thor says in a not convincing tone.

“Yeah, but how Magic do that!” She points at the floating Asgard and makes a circle with her finger.

“...more magic.”

“...” Now Jane is almost glaring at him.

You can’t blame the guy, he doesn’t look like the type that studies magic. He uses what he can naturally.

“First the gravity Fields don’t converge in a single point in the center... it’s all uniform in all territory, with the gravitational field lines parallel with each other.” I activate my All Seeing Eyes of God and start explaining. “Asgard is not big too... Like a big city, so it’s not like it needs to collapse in itself and make a ball.”

“You can see even gravity force with your eyes?” Janes asks me shocked.

“Yes.” I can see much more than that, my dear. I just checked a lot of things in Asgard, by the way.

“I would give everything to have your eyes...” She whispers while looking at Asgard again.

“I can share... temporarily.” And with those words, I share my vision with all of them. Their eyes change like mine, glowing completely blue and with the intricate patterns that are already well-known around the world.

I felt some resistance with Thor, but it was not a problem in the end. Maybe because he didn’t see it as a threat.

“Ooooh~ So many colors~” Darcy coos while enjoying the change of scenery.

Jane, again, is a more inquisitive mind.

“Eidolon, what that Orange means?” She points “And those lines? And that cloud that just disappeared? And those wisps?”

I patiently explain everything, about the many forces of the universe, people’s vitality and thoughts leaking, the magic spells around Asgard, and the invisible connection with Yggdrasil.

“Yggdrasil is in a Pocket Dimension behind the Royal Palace. It’s impressive that you can see it, my friend.” Thor praises

“It’s not that well hidden. I guess you guys don’t mind that much...” I answer humbly “... and is not a force that is easy to hide.”

When you siphon energy for something is impossible for you to hide it completely. To use the Bifrost, they have no choice but to allow some weak points...  My paranoid mind is almost itching, but I’m already used to it.

My many Hidden facilities under the world are also being cloaked half-assedly... To my standards. It would not be strange if smart people find it if they put their minds to it.

But then I would detonate the whole place.

As we continue talking, we finally reach Asgard.

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Third Person P.O.V.

Earth/Midgard, S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Helicarrier

Nick Fury was having a talk with Agent Romanoff in his office when suddenly two visitors just popped off thing air.

The click of the gun’s safety locks interrupts the talk as the two agents point their weapons to the intruders.

“Calm down.” Huntress says while raising her arms, it’s a novelty to her to do this that easily. She needs to remember herself she is bulletproof now.

“Chill out and stop pointing those things at me... You don’t want no one getting hurt.” Lady Jade is not so diplomatically. A fiery green finger slowly inches close to the gun that Black Widow is pointing at her, intending to melt it like an ice cream.

Black Widow takes her gun away fast enough to not lose it.

“Good girl.” Shego smirks sardonically

“...”

“Do all of you from your group like to do these kinds of entrances? Can’t you call beforehand?” Fury says annoyed while sitting down again, but not letting his guard down.

“Just keeping tradition.” Shego shrugs while unceremoniously also sitting in a chair and even putting her feet on Fury’s desk. She knows how to play the game of power too “After all, the guy is not around.”

This makes the eyebrows of the agente shoot up

“Where’s Eidolon?” Natasha asks

Shego glares at her “It’s Sir Eidolon to you. Or Lord, or God...” She spats

“Can I call him Daddy Eidolon?” Natasha shoots back with a sultry smile

“Okay, stop that. Let’s deliver the message so we can get out.” Helena interrupts Shego when she is about to give her response. “Eidolon went to Asgard.” She says to the two agents.

“Because of the Convergence?” Fury asks

“Yes. I don’t know the details, but there are problems on the other side that he will take care of, and we should take care of things on this side.” Helena explains “Did you all find Dr. Selvig, we should start building the place to concentrate the Convergence in a single location...”

Fury and Natasha look at each other for a moment before Fury says in a strange tone.

“Yes, we found him.” And he turns the screen of his computer to show Dr. Selvig...

Running naked around the Stonehenge like a lunatic while carrying some equipment and shouting things like “I’m trying to save you all!” to the police pursuing him.

“Yeew, why did you show it to me???” Shego says grossed out, almost puking.

“If I saw, you should see it too... Saving the world is a dirty job.” Natasha pokes the green woman.

“And you know a lot about dirty jobs, right? Black Widow...” Shego fires back, without a filter like always.

“...” Natasha glares at her like she is a second away from pulling her gun and blasting Shego’s smirk off her face with bullets.

Helena shakes her head at the two and addresses Fury “Even if the scene is... unpleasant... It showed that the man already predicted the Convergence alone, this is a good step.”

“I agree... Do we have your cooperation?” Fury asks

“We will give Dr. Selvig the data that we have.” Helena nods.

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Svartalfheim

A “controlled chaotic situation” is happening in a black place in this dark realm.

“You are leading us to our doom, Malekith!!” A blue-skinned woman with pointed ears, and wearing fancy clothes shouts as her arms are held by strong men seemingly from the same race.

This is Alfyse, the Queen of the Dark Elves, who right now is on the receiving end of a Coup.

“I’m leading us to a new era.” A dark elf male in armor and regal features, that are marred by the half-burn part of his face speaks. “We will not be bound to this dark place... When darkness spread everywhere.” He opens his arms in a grandiose gesture

“You madman! We don’t have the forces to accomplish such a feat!” Alflyse shouts as the soldiers struggle to keep her down. Her royal blood makes her stronger than most of her race.

“But the means presented themselves to us... The Nine Realms are in chaos and the Convergence approaches. Isn’t this a sign that is the moment?” Malekith talks with a crazy smile, closing his eyes like is bathing in the darkness of the providence of his destiny

“You’re totally wrong! The battles are already ending and the Realms are falling into peace again... The Convergence is off in its timing. THIS is the sign that we shouldn’t do it now!” She tries to argue

“Hmpf! It’s already proven that the heart of rebellion beats all around the Nine Realms... They are defeated? Yes. But this is even better for us... When I save them from the clutches of the Aesir, my superiority will be incontestable!” He clenches his fists.

This is really his moment. Like the Nine Realms, everything else is aligning with him to conquer every that he deserves, that is his right!

“Malekith, you scum!” The queen shouts in anger, finally noticing that is impossible to argue with this fanatic.

“Take the queen back to her quarters.” He dismissively waves his hand to the soldiers “Don’t worry, I will release you when we win.”

He looks at the distance, not even giving her an inch of his attention “Then you also shall acknowledge my superiority.”

Queen Alflyse is dragged away, but she fights every step fiercely, raining curses at him and at his men. She is not any fragile monarch, they are not as such in the Dark Elves, they are a very belligerent race, but she can be considered a pacifist when compared with Malekith.

“She will understand eventually...” Malekith repeats to himself, not once thinking that he is wrong

“My lord...” And Soldier approaches and kneels down to him “The preparation to create the Kursed is complete. We are just waiting for you to start the ritual.”

Malekith reveals a sad expression. “What a great sacrifice those proud Warriors of our race are ready to make... It fills my heart with both joy and sadness.” He really appears to be grieving for them, empathizing with their horrible fate.

But this is just another taboo thing that he is doing that goes against the Laws of the Nine Realms.

“I can’t sacrifice any less...” His hand reaches to touch the burned part of his face “Prepare the travel to Alfheim, we are going there when we finish the ritual.”

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Asgard

Thor, Eidolon, and Darcy watch from the side as the Aesir healers from the Royal Palace walk around Jane, who is lying down in a machine that she is arguing about how it’s called.

“Is this a Quantum Field Generator?” Jane asks as she fails to be still to be scanned

“It’s a Soul Forge.” And the healer answers with a professional voice.

“Does this Soul Forge transfer molecular energy from one place to another?” Jane asks

The healer pauses, surprised that she gets it right “...yes.”

Then Jane whispers in the trio's direction “It’s a Quantum Field Generator.”

“Same thing, different principles, different names...” Eidolon comments “The Soul Forge is created using magic, but is said that advanced enough technology is not different from magic.”

To the side, his super senses can hear the healer giving some bad News to Thor.

Suddenly the doors of the infirmary are open and two individuals enter.

But those are not just some individuals...

“What is the meaning of this?” The man that anyone can guess who he is asks in an authoritative tone

“Father... Mother...” Thor says while approaching Odin, as the healers move away.

“Father? Mother?” Jane sits up with wide eyes while eyeing the King of Asgard and his queen. Probably that is not how she imagined meeting her boyfriend's parents would go.

Eidolon is another that is looking at the newcomers carefully.

The All-Father, King of Asgard, and Protector of the Nine Realms, Odin Borson is an imponent figure of 6’9” feet(2,06 m) of muscle, clad in golden armor. If not for his aged features and white beard, one would not think that he is an old man.

Hector has seen bigger in the One Piece world, but only the Ancient One even gives the same feeling that Odin gives.

‘I can’t win...’ He accepts reality fast.

There’s no way to win against this guy, it’s the single and first thought in his mind. Even when he knows that Odin is old and can’t use much of his power before falling into his famous Odinsleep, even with the millions of miniaturized weapons of mass destruction in his inventory, or with all his Hax...

He can’t win.

Finally, he is face to face with the ceiling of this Multiverse.

‘That’s is what a god should be, all-powerful... Whatever bullshit excuse writers come to make this guy lose... Hmpf.’ He scoffs in his mind and doesn’t complete his thought.

The Ancient One is similar, but he is too friendly with Hector to give this oppressive feeling. And the Ancient One is human, maybe with a Lucky strike, he can be taken down.

Hector always says “If the opponent is not overwhelmingly superior, I can find a way” and now he finds the living proof of this statement.

‘Well, not like I’m out of options either... I can jump universes and even use the 100-year Bazooka Ammo. Future Hector can probably wipe the floor with all the Panthoes of gods if my progression in power is anything to go by.’

He is not out of options either, he is never out of options. There’s always a way.

Frigga, or Freyja, does not look as impotent as her husband. She looks regal yes, but incredibly approachable and gentle, especially when compared with the hard-faced Odin. But that doesn’t fool Hector either...

‘She is strong too...’ He thinks ‘Well, Vikings, duh’

Maybe is not a healthy mentality to Always simulate how to defeat people that you just met, but this is how he is. ‘I can defeat her... It seems Thor and Odin are a cut above the rest. I’m strong already...’ It’s a humbling experience to meet Odin, but he can’t deny that he has come a long way already. It’s not that he is weak, it’s Odin who is absurdly powerful. ‘And to think that Thor has even more potential... How strong is Rune King Thor for real?’

As he is thinking that, Thor is explaining the situation to his father and mother.

Different from the movie where Odin is harsh and dismissive of Jane's existence, the All-Father listens patiently to his son's explanation before grabbing Jane’s arm.

Once again that red blast of energy is emitted from her, but Odin easily dispersed it like it was just a breeze.

“It’s the Aether.” Odin's aged voice echoes and he exchanges some glances with Frigga. “How did you find it?” He asks Jane, but the poor woman is a little overwhelmed to answer coherently

Thankfully Eidolon steps up to the rescue. “Allow me to answer that...” He gives the two a respectful nod of his head.

He is not gonna kneel or anything, but like with the Ancient One, he respects Odin.

He is older, his friend Father, strong, and kept Earth protected for years without asking for anything in return. Any of those things are enough to make Hector respect the man.

“And you are...” Odin talks like he doesn’t know Eidolon.

But the Hero plays around “Eidolon, a friend of Thor. It would be more accurate to say that whatever is inside Dr. Jane Foster, found her instead of the other way around.”

Eidolon removes something from his inventory “I took this from where she was unconscious. It seems to be the containment of the Aether, as you called it. I don’t know if the Aether is alive or is sentient, but I guess it used the last remaining of its strength to break free and latch on Dr. Jane Foster, now it’s sucking her vitality.”

He then uses his powers to try to restore the Aether chamber, but it’s obvious to see that many parts are missing. “I think the rest become Dust and scattered on the wind.” It was probably obliterated even more mercilessly because he didn’t find it with his powers.

Obviously, he is keeping a piece to study, but even so, the Chamber is no more.

“Your guess is the most correct.” Odin nods to the hero “I’m gonna take it and see what I can do.” The All-Father takes the destroyed chamber from Eidolon’s hands

“You know about the Aether? You didn’t look surprised...” Frigga suddenly asks Eidolon, her eyes looking at the hero with interest.

‘Oh yes, those people are really old and wise... I should put more effort into acting.’

“My face is naturally calm... And yes, I read about the Aether, I went to the libraries of the Sanctom Santorums of Earth.” This much he can reveal.

“Oh, I believe Yao is the actual Sorcerer Supremer, right? I met him centuries ago. How is he?” Frigga nods in understand and asks with a smile like an auntie asks for News of some distant relatives.

“The Ancient One looks good. I have tea with him sometimes.” Eidolon answers truthfully.

“He really loves his tea, that one.” Frigga smiles amused

“A good man that one.” Odin also says his piece with a nod. A praise from the All-father is something that one not easily receive, but that doesn’t surprise Hector.

Yao, the actual Sorcerer Supreme, is probably only surpassed by Agamotto and Dr. Strange in the future.

Frigga notices the confusion in the faces of Jane, Darcy, and even Thor about the talk and smiles before saying.

“I guess we should explain all about the history of the Aether...”

What comes later is the power couple of Asgard taking turns explaining everything from the war against the Dark Elves at the time of Odin’s Father, Bor. To the power and origin of the Aether. It came from before the known universe, birthed in darkness...

‘Instead of an Infinity Stone, this is giving me Knull vibes...’ Hector thinks secretly ‘There’s isn't something called All-Blood? That is like the spear version of All-Black, Knull’s necrosword?’

The pieces start falling into place in his mind. This Aether, as predicted is not the Infinity Stone, it’s simply a material to make the All-Blood.

He decided here and now... He is not gonna let anyone take this, his mind already figuring out plans for the Aether falling in his hands in the end.

“That is mostly all.” Odin finishes his story

“Wait. Aren’t we forgetting the most important part?” Jane suddenly says, a little nervous “How do we take this from me? It’s killing me, right?”

“There’s no way to do it now.” Odin says in a non-nosense tone “But I will find a way.” And he turns on his heels and walks away. It seems as a King, he has no time to waste by consoling other people and jumping directly to solve the problem.

Frigga steps up to that role.

“Don’t worry, my dear.” She takes Jane’s hands onto hers and smiles gently, calming the nervous woman “We are gonna find a way. For now, you all should enjoy Asgard hospitality.”

“That’s right! Not only are we celebrating the Convergence, but also the end of the rebellions!” Thor exclaims, jumping into the opening his mother gave him. He wants to calm down Jane, so it will be for the best if he acts like he is not nervous.

Darcy finally decides to say something now that Odin is not here “As festivity, you mean fighting and drinking?” She jokes, and the stereotype of Vikings is still strong in her mind.

But Thor didn’t notice her sarcasm or maybe didn’t care. He hooks an arm around Eidolon’s shoulder and smiles widely

“Exactly, and you my friend... You’re not leaving this place before you pass out drunk and enter into a brawl!”

Hector finally remembers where he got himself.

“Oh no.” He deadpans making the rest laugh. He doesn’t think the ‘I have no enemies’ explanation will save him this time.