Loki is gender fluid?
No problem, Hela's sexual orientation is also fluid.
Originally, Hela was just pursuing him for fun. After all, she was idle in the Underworld alone. Making the little prince of Asgard panic was a fun way to get back at Odin in an unconventional way.
But as soon as Loki started changing, Hela flared up.
Don't forget, Hela is also a pure Asgardian, in her eyes, any Asgardian male would utterly reject the idea of becoming a female. Hela has experienced plenty of this deep-seated machismo.
She isn't aware of Loki's peculiar circumstances in Asgard and his very subtle psychology. So to Hela, Loki's move is like saying, "I'd rather eat shit than sleep with you."
It's a complete denial of Hela's personal charm and attraction, a provocation that no woman could stand, let alone the once immensely proud Asgardian princess. So, Hela became furious.
You've turned into a woman? No problem, I can become a man.
So, when Lady Loki met Hela again, she found that the person in front of her was no longer the cloaked sexy woman, but a male Lord of the Underworld, Hela, in a dark green armor, holding a long spear, and commanding the Army of Skeletons...
Although it's somewhat infringing on Hades, Hela doesn't care at all. Hela, already blinded by anger, is set on killing Loki.
"An angry Lord of the Underworld could cause huge troubles" Loki lamented while sitting on the couch in the reception room, "It won't be small disputes anymore. If caught by him, I'm done..."
Strange was speechless. He said, "You really have no right to say that Thor causes trouble every day. When you do it, it's a shock."
"So how are you going to escape the hunt?" Peter asked.
Loki's tone was very helpless: "I have no other choice. I can only use the divine power in my body to leave Earth and find a place to avoid Hela's pursuit..."
"The Divine Light Power that Thor put in me has a natural guiding function. It will lead me to the place where the Power of Death is the most diluted among the Nine Major Kingdoms. Here, Hela's invasion will not be possible."
"The places where the Power of Death is the thinnest, are the places where the power of life is the thickest. So there, I came to the vicinity of the World Tree..."
"The World Tree is an entity that upholds the Nine Major Kingdoms, it is more of an abstract concept, not an actual tree, and doesn't have a concrete image. Still, there is a place called the core of the World Tree..."
"There, there is a colossal tree conceptualized from the abstract. I followed the guidance of the Power of Light to go down to the tree, and after arriving there, I understood that this is a place Hela can never infiltrate."
Loki sighed again and said, "But as you all know, I can't stay trapped there forever. Even if I can bear hiding for a while, I can't bear to hide for my entire life..."
"When I approached the World Tree, I found that apart from the Nine Major Kingdoms supported by its branches and stems, there's another new branch that condenses an incomparable life and vitality. I knew it could help me resist Hela, so I broke the new branch down..."
"Wait!" Strange interrupted him, he said, "You mean you broke a branch off that tree that holds up the Nine Major Kingdoms????"
"My god! Why didn't Odin strike you with a bolt of lightning?! Aren't you afraid the Nine Major Kingdoms would collapse?!!!!"
Loki glanced at Strange and said, "I am not a magic apprentice who has only studied magic for a few days like you. I am very positive that the new branch is independent of the Nine Major Kingdoms, even if it is broken by me, it will not have any impact on the structure of the cosmos."
"Why did you say you made a big mistake then?" Steve asked somewhat puzzled, "The only thing that could be considered causing trouble, is this, right?"
"After all, nothing really happened between you and Hela. She didn't truly invade Earth. Even if you guys had a chase, it wouldn't be that significant to the whole cosmos, right?"
"This is what I am going to talk about next. Right after I broke that new branch down, things went beyond my expectations..."
Within a mysterious space filled with white fog, a towering immense tree takes root. Its infinite canopy occupies the sky of the entire space, numerous branches stretch out, and each of their leaves is a tiny cosmos. This is the manifestation of the World Tree.
At the base of the gigantic tree, there is a green grassland. There are springs and lakes on the side of the huge tree. The black-haired girl stretches out her hand and breaks off a branch filled with the power of life.
Suddenly, this branch flew out of the girl's hand. After a white light, a handsome man in a white robe appeared in front of Loki.
His whole body was shrouded in a hazy radiance. He gave Loki an ancient Asgardian salute and then said, "Hello, I am God of Light Baldur, you woke me up, what do you need?... Wait!"
The man who claimed to be Baldur suddenly took two steps forward, staring at Loki, his tone was somewhat doubtful: "…Familiar power, are you the New God of Light?"
His initially somewhat cold and aloof expression suddenly softened, and when he looked at Loki again, his eyes showed a tenderness and love that Loki didn't understand.
Loki didn't understand who he was. Just as she was about to ask, Baldur gazed at her somewhat nostalgically and said, "I didn't expect that the newly forged God of Light would be the little princess of Asgard..."
"Have you heard my name, Your Highness?"
Loki shook her head, and Baldur let out another faint sigh, saying, "I am your brother, Odin's true eldest son, once the God of Light..."
"But, I am not Odin's biological son, but a new branch he broke off from the World Tree."
Baldur's tone carried the inflections of ancient Asgardian, his voice undulating as if reciting a grand epic.
"On the day the great Lord of Asgard ascended to the throne, he made a promise to his beautiful fiancee, on the day they were to wed, he would break off a new branch from the highest tree in the world as a gift to celebrate their marriage..."
"On their wedding day, Odin came to the World Tree and made a wish for it to grow a new branch as a gift for the Queen of Gods. The World Tree fulfilled his wish, and hence, I was born..."
"He broke me off the World Tree, decorated me with nine beautiful flowers grown in Asgard into a garland, and placed it on the Queen's head, symbolizing their enduring love and the shared responsibility and honor of ruling Asgard..."
"The Queen was very moved and told the Divine King, 'This garland embodies the Asgardians' wishes for love; it should be our first child.' Thus, Baldur was born from the new branch of the World Tree and became the oldest son of the Divine King..."
"I am the personification of the life and vitality of the World Tree, representing the joy of spring and birth. Hence, I became the God of Light in Asgard, presiding over all light and new life."
Speaking to this point, Baldur's tone gradually grew somber, like a joyous melody approaching its end.
"Odin once promised me that he would bring vitality to every corner of the cosmos, that the World Tree's branches would take root in the Nine Major Kingdoms, allowing all life here to have spring."
"But as Asgard's wars increased, it brought not vitality, but destruction. Life became less and less while the power of destruction grew more and more, steadily corroding me, making me weaker..."
"The Queen was deeply saddened by this, for she foresaw that the day Asgard would be crowned in the entire cosmos would be the day of my death."
"My weakening and the Queen's tears caused Odin to waver. He began to reflect on the meaning of this war and destruction, so he ceased his conquests and planned to rule the Nine Major Kingdoms by peaceful means..."
"But he was still unable to prevent the arrival of the final war."
"Hela, my sister and the princess of Asgard, lost her mind in the unending wars, believing that only destruction is the ultimate answer in the cosmos..."
"She waged a fierce war with Odin, and the power of destruction from that war was the final straw that crushed me. I lost all my strength, turned back into a branch of the World Tree, and returned to my origins."
"The Divine King and Queen were heartbroken. They could not explain to the people of Asgard where the eldest son and heir, whom they held so many expectations for, had gone. So they suppressed Hela and erased my existence."
"Only a few individuals unaffected by Odin's divine power still remember my existence, and you... As the princess of Asgard after Hela, controlling a power entirely opposite to that of your sister, it is a new Power of Light."
"On the World Tree, I was briefly affected by the aura of this power, and the moment this Power of Light truly touched me, I was awakened once again."
"Your Highness, whoever holds the Power of Light, is destined to be the new ruler of Asgard."
"Before, as the possessor of the Power of Light, I was the heir to the throne. Now, you possess a new Power of Light, which means you will be the next Divine King..."
As Loki looked into Baldur's eyes, full of gentleness and love, she suddenly felt a sense of destiny, as though everything was a well-arranged coincidence.
Once, Odin came to the World Tree and broke off a new branch. In the vibrant Asgard, Baldur became the eldest prince and heir, bringing life to the Nine Major Kingdoms.
The next child, Hela, became the culprit that killed her own brother. She became the opposite of life and vigor, embodying death and destruction.
And now, Thor, who wields the new Power of Light, has become the rightful heir to Asgard.
And she, due to a series of coincidences, has become the princess. So, will she too have to kill her own brother using the power of Death and Destruction?
Why does everything seem like a predestined cycle?
Why, whenever there's a vacant position in this story, a series of coincidences push an appropriate person into that position?
Loki wondered, are continuous rebirth and destruction truly Asgard's inescapable destiny?
Just as Loki was pondering this question, Shiller interrupted her, asking: "So, what kind of trouble have you caused?"
Loki slowly said, "Baldur discovered the aura of death left on me by Hela. He thought Hela wanted to kill me, so..."
The four people sitting on the sofa simultaneously looked at Loki. In a rigid tone, Loki said, "The God of Light and the God of Death...are at war because of me."