I'm a hero in Marvel
Chapter 46: Prince of the Frost Giants
Frigga stood up from the cradle and saw her husband Odin walking slowly towards her. She knew this war was unusual.
In the years of fighting with the Frost Giants, the God Realm has endured a lot of suffering. Although the Frost Giants are not well educated, they are born with the powerful frost magic, and almost every giant born is a strong one.
Therefore, although the number of frost giants is small, it is extremely difficult to deal with them. This war is the largest conflict in many years.
Odin once said that as long as they won this war, Asgard would have at least several decades, or even hundreds of years of peace.
Odin did not look like a triumphant king. A corner of his helmet was missing, and his armor was covered with traces of battle. There was still unwashed blue blood on his lightning scepter, which was from the frost giant.
Frigga frowned and said, "Odin, don't wake Thor." She gently drew a line in front of Odin's feet, and a golden line appeared, reminding him to be careful not to disturb the child.
Odin stopped helplessly: "Our child is not that fragile, Frigga. He won't be scared by the smell of blood."
"Growing up smelling blood, I don't think it's good for a child's growth. He will become very violent." Frigga did not give in. She walked in front of Odin and motioned him to stay away from Thor's cradle.
At the same time, Frigga casually set up a magic circle for Thor's sleeping area to prevent disturbing him. She looked at Odin, who was in a mess, but was fine after magic testing, and she smiled slightly.
"Yes, we won." Odin did not look happy, which puzzled Frigga. She asked, "What's wrong, my majesty?"
"It's just a small problem, but I have to face it. I don't know whether I should kill her, but when I saw her, I really couldn't do it." Odin's voice was hesitant, and he stretched out his left hand, which had been covered by his cloak.
In the strong and powerful arms, a quiet baby is sleeping. She lies quietly in Odin's arms, sleeping peacefully, very cute.
"Oh my God, what is this?" Frigga felt a familiar feeling from the child.
"The prince of the Frost Giants, and also my niece." A look of reminiscence flashed across Odin's face. "This is the child of my sister and the Frost Giant."
"I don't know whether I should kill her. Because of that damn political marriage, my sister married Laofei. Her birth was a mistake! But I don't know what to do." There was hesitation in Odin's eyes and lightning flashed in his hands, as if he was ready to destroy this young life at any time.
Frigga quickly took the baby from Odin's arms and glared at him sternly: "Don't touch her! Look, what a cute little angel!"
The baby girl woke up due to Frigga's action and opened her big eyes, which were clearly black and white, revealing the innocence and cuteness unique to babies. She was not afraid of strangers at all. Frigga gently teased the baby girl's cheeks with her fingers, and she giggled and grabbed Frigga's fingers and tried to put them in her mouth to suck.
Frigga immediately fell in love with the baby girl: "You can't touch her, Odin. Since Asgard has made a mistake, it shouldn't do it again! Do you really want to kill your niece?"
"But she is the descendant of the Frost Giants after all. If..." Odin was still a little hesitant.
"No ifs, Odin! From today on, she is our daughter." Frigga kissed the baby girl, obviously loving her very much, even more than her naughty son.
"But how do you explain the sudden appearance of a daughter?" Odin looked at Frigga's determination and knew that he could not change her decision. Moreover, Odin could not kill a baby, not to mention that she was the only blood of his sister, who had passed away. Was he going to kill her daughter as well? Odin was not that cruel.
Frigga kissed Odin's cheek and said, "Odin, you must be tired after so many years of fighting. Come live with me in the summer palace for a few years. Even gods will get tired if they stay away from all this trouble. You are tired, and Asgard is tired too. After the war, everyone needs a rest."
"When we come back from the summer palace, we can tell the people of Asgard that we have a second child!" Frigga whispered her plan.
Odin glanced at Frigga, then looked at the sleeping Thor and the laughing baby girl. Finally, he nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you, Frigga."
Frigga hugged Odin and rested her head on his broad shoulders: "Have you decided on a name for this child?"
Odin nodded: "She will become the most dazzling goddess in Asgard. I will name her Loki!"
Note 1: In the Norse story, Odin and Loki's biological mother had an old relationship. I have adapted it here and changed Loki's biological mother to Odin's sister.
Note 2: In the Norse story, Laufey is the name of Loki's mother, and his father is called Farbti. But in the well-known Thor movie, Loki's father is set to be Laufey. Here, I follow the Marvel setting so that everyone can get used to it.
Asgard's summer palace is a place for the king and queen to relax, just like the emperors in the human world have more than one palace.
Odin and his ancestors did not always live in the fairy palace of Asgard. This palace is not only Odin's residence, but also the core of Asgard's power.
In the palace, Odin needs to handle government affairs, deal with various trivial matters, receive messengers from other gods, and maintain the balance between the gods. These are his responsibilities. Therefore, living in the fairy palace, Odin must always maintain a highly tense mental state. Even for a person who can live for 5,000 years, such a busy and fast pace would be unbearable.
Therefore, the gods have their own ways to relax, such as drinking and moderate fighting. But these are mostly male activities, or more accurately, the pastimes of those rough and aggressive people.
Odin's wife, the Phantom Queen Frigga, did not like this. Drinking a lot or watching gladiatorial fights were both extremely boring to her. Frigga was a goddess who was proficient in magic, and knowledge was the foundation of becoming a magician. Her rational thinking made her instinctively dislike drinking, and even more dislike watching violent gladiatorial fights.
She would rather take care of the magic herbs she planted in the garden and read various books that can increase her knowledge. This is the life she enjoys. After the Frost Giant War, Asgard ushered in a long period of peace, and the tense nerves were relieved. As Frigga said, Odin needs rest, and Asgard also needs rest.
At this time, Asgard needed to be governed by inaction. So, Odin followed Frigga to the Summer Palace, a smaller and more exquisite palace, to start his rest time.
Except for the puppet servants made by Frigga, no outsiders are allowed to enter the Summer Palace. Compared with the Fairyland Palace, it is more private for the family and more like a real home.
At the age of eight, Loki has grown into a lovely little girl, with long black hair as quiet and charming as the night sky, and a pair of gem-like blue eyes, which makes her unique.
"Mother, how do I read this passage?" Loki sat quietly in Frigga's arms, holding a thick book, pointing at the words she couldn't understand and asked.
This is a book about phantom magic. For a child of Loki's age, such a boring book should not be welcomed. However, Loki is deeply immersed in this ocean of knowledge. For her, wasting time on meaningless play is far less interesting than swimming in the world of knowledge.
Frigga stroked Loki's long, smooth hair and asked lovingly, "Loki, you've been reading for a long time. Do you want to take a break?"
"I'm still very energetic!" Loki rejected Frigga's suggestion and continued to pester her mother with questions.
Just as the mother and daughter were talking in a low voice, Frigga's eldest son, Thor, the eldest prince of Asgard, walked in. He was much stronger than the average eleven-year-old child, and even in Asgard, he seemed stronger than the little gods of the same age.
From a distance, Loki could smell the strong odor of sweat and the disgusting stench of mud. As expected, Thor strode into the palace with the appearance of someone who had rolled out of a mud puddle, and the wet mud dripped onto the floor, making a clattering sound.
"Thor! Where have you been?" Frigga was surprised to see Thor's appearance. He now looked more like a beggar than a prince.
"I made a bet with Sif and the others that I can defeat the giant salamander in the mud puddle! Look, I won, and this is my trophy!" Thor showed off by pulling out an exquisite little sword from behind him. The sword did not look like the weapons made by the dwarves commonly seen in Asgard, but more like a product of the elves, small and exquisite.
However, because Thor was covered in mud, this supposedly exquisite little sword was also covered in mud and water, completely losing its original appearance.
"Loki, this sword is for you!" Thor walked towards his sister generously and handed the sword covered with smelly mud to Loki.
Loki's jewel-like blue eyes examined the mud on the sword and said with disgust, "How disgusting." She waved her hand gently, and the weak magic lifted the sword in Thor's hand and pushed it away, but she did not throw it away directly. Instead, she used magic to place the sword on a table far away, making sure that at this distance, she could not smell the smell.
Then she glanced at Thor again and whispered to Frigga, "Thor stinks! Can you give him a bath?"
"What?" Frigga looked at Loki, a little confused. Then Loki quickly explained what she meant by taking a bath.
She flicked her fingers lightly, and a ball of water element appeared out of thin air, then quickly wrapped around Thor and began to spin him, the whole process as if he was thrown into a washing machine.
Loki quickly used the water element to wash Thor clean, and the dirty mud was washed out of the window and fell into the river outside the palace. Thor experienced a baptism like being stirred by a washing machine, and at this moment he couldn't help coughing. However, his whole body, from head to toe, from clothes to hair, was brand new. Because Loki used the water element to bathe, there were no water stains on Thor's body, but his skin turned red due to the intense friction.
Loki finally breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that she had not dared to breathe since Thor came in. Frigga touched Loki's head with a mixture of anger and amusement: "He is your brother, you shouldn't treat him like this."
"But he stinks!" Loki said seriously, taking a closer look at Thor and the elven sword on the table in the distance. She whispered in Frigga's ear to make sure Thor couldn't hear: "And Thor is too stupid! The evil giant salamander is a difficult monster to deal with, as written in the book. Even Asgard's elite soldiers need to form a team and develop a strategy to deal with it."
"An elven hidden blade is not worth the risk, he is so stupid!" Loki complained to Frigga quietly. She looked at Thor who was still coughing.
Frigga stroked Loki's little face: "Thor wanted to give you a gift to make you happy." Despite this, Loki still insisted: "But he is really too stupid."
……
"It's about time we return to Asgard, Frigga." Under the cover of night, Odin sat in a chair beside the fireplace, looking at the blazing fire.
"I'm a little worried, Odin." Frigga walked up to Odin with a worried look on her face.
"What are you worried about?" Odin embraced her gently.
"Loki is so outstanding. Her magical attainments are far beyond her peers. Her gem-like eyes are as deep as blue magic stones. You know why I have never let her leave the summer palace." Frigga hugged her husband and expressed her concerns.
"She has the blood of Asgard and Frost Giants. She has the advantages of both races but no obvious disadvantages. The more outstanding she is, the more attention she will attract. You know what this means." Frigga patted Odin's shoulder.
Odin nodded slightly. Loki's control over power was not enough at the moment, and she could not control it at will. It would be troublesome if the power of the frost giants was accidentally leaked. I'm afraid she would have to wait until she reached adulthood before she could truly control it.
Odin nodded and said, "I will find a way. The Phantom Cloak given by the Vanir is still in the treasury. It is a divine weapon and may be able to help Loki."
"Why did I become like this?" Loki was not satisfied with her new look, so she put on the phantom cloak given by Odin. This artifact made her original appearance invisible.
Originally a beautiful girl, but now she has become an ordinary boy. Loki doesn't like this and asks her mother Frigga about it.
"Because you are amazing, baby." Frigga kissed little Loki. "You are much better than ordinary children, even if they are gods."
"Isn't this good?" Luo Ji was confused.
"Of course not, my little Loki. But this will cause a lot of trouble, especially for your brother Thor." Frigga explained patiently. Because she couldn't reveal the truth, she couldn't tell Loki in order to hide the aura of the Frost Giant in her.
"For Thor's what?" Loki still didn't understand.
Frigga smiled. She and Odin had discussed how to find a suitable excuse to tell Loki. They regarded Loki as a child, perhaps because of her cute appearance and angelic temperament, which made people unconsciously relax their vigilance. They did not expect that today's poor excuse would have such a great impact on the future.
"Because you are so outstanding, even smarter than Thor. Do you know what this means to a girl?" Frigga asked Loki.
Loki shook her head, not understanding what was wrong. Frigga continued, "Because of Thor's identity, he is the prince of Asgard and the future king of the gods."
"He must be better than other children of his age, otherwise he won't be able to convince others." Frigga thought Loki might not understand, so she changed her words in a way she thought Loki could understand.
"As a younger sister, you are too good. Thor will appear to be useless. Just like the magic you performed that day, your magic control level is close to that of many adult gods. No one has ever been able to do this at your age."
"So, am I going to be the foil for that big fool? He is so stupid, why doesn't he let me be the king of Asgard in the future!" Loki pouted in dissatisfaction.
"Silly child." Frigga smiled and said, "There has never been a female king in Asgard. Considering that Thor fought with the giant salamander to win the elven hidden blade in order to please you, you should give in to him occasionally!"
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