A battle raged between two sides. On one side, there was a force made of pure physical strength and countless thunderstorms. On the other, energy, cold snow, and a mysterious, magical green energy with traces of a reality that seemed to vanish and reappear as if it were an illusion. The fight intensified, becoming more and more powerful, while far away, at the center of this great realm, there seemed to be another distant confrontation.
In one of the towers, which had a multicolored bridge that seemed mystical and spatial, a strange scene could be seen. A wooden clock box leaned against the side of the tower. The box looked old and emanated a soft magical aura. Strangely, it had arms, hands, and a small face in the form of a clock where the time would be displayed. Inside this clock box sat an individual dressed in dark clothes, covered by a thin mist, eating a pistachio éclair and drinking a bottle of cold water. He appeared to observe the fight carefully, trying to understand each trace of energy, style of combat, ability, and even the difference in power between him and the beings in front of him. Some of these beings, he knew, were not yet at the peak of their power—let alone the peak of the universe.
**MC POV**
I watched the fight as I took a deep breath, recovering from all the exhaustion. The way I was saved from the previous extremely powerful attack was by using my special method: the death-saving function of the silver key of Horologium. In a situation of death or extremely fatal damage, as long as it hasn't been used that day, the power of the key and the world of celestial spirits would envelop my body. Time and space would stop, and my body would be sent into the spirit's world, into another dimension. The function is flawless, and that's how I survived. Of course, it's not a 100% safe effect, since I can only stay in that place for a few seconds, and I would only be able to relocate to a position close to where I was previously. This means if I don't have a way to protect myself or escape after returning to the normal world, I will die just the same. I could have used Kai Kai instead and had Wook protect me in time, but that would have been a more unstable strategy, and Loki could have had time to use a trick or become suspicious that I disappeared without "dying." Moreover, I could do what I'm doing now.
"Indeed, the power level is different... and they don't seem to be trying to kill each other since I don't feel a murderous intent. This means the power, at some level, is contained." I sighed calmly, a bit powerless, and continued watching. But it was at that moment that I felt a gigantic power emanating from the center of Asgard, along with the sound of ravens and rams. The sound was loud and radiated a gigantic and oppressive aura of power. Feeling this, I furrowed my brow and grabbed my silver key with my left hand.
"Horologium, I'm going to remove you from here, okay? Thanks for the help."
"Of course, master. It is always my pleasure to serve you," he replied in an elegant and gentle tone, like a butler or something similar. With a turn of the key, I closed the gate to the celestial world. A soft light enveloped him, making him vanish from the spot. After that, I stored the key on my belt and placed my right hand on my forehead. With my eyes closed, I focused on the earth and, more specifically, on where I had previously left. Soon, I felt my connection to space, time, and other dimensions and immediately spoke.
"Kai Kai." Without hesitation, my body disappeared from this dimension.
As if by coincidence, as soon as I vanished, a colorful and magical energy enveloped the entire area, causing the two gods to stop moving. This energy seemed to wrap around the region where I had disappeared, seemingly trying to figure out if anyone was still there or who and how the person had vanished. However, after a while, it seemed to give up, and the being at the center of this energy finally became visible to all.
Above a grand chariot drawn by divine rams, a man with an old but dignified and powerful appearance, carrying a staff, appeared and looked at the two others. His eyes radiated a strong and wise energy.
"My sons..." When he spoke, the two gods did not dare to move any further, showing respect and even a trace of fear toward the elderly man.
"Father of all," they both said, bowing slightly. The god Loki seemed slightly resistant to bow, but still did so, trembling at the man's power and showing respect for someone so important in his life for so many centuries.
"Let's end this foolishness and expel the ice giants. Other decisions will be made in the future," he ordered, leaving no room for speech, not just for his sons but for all of Asgard.
## 🗒️ Answer
**MC POV**
Returning to Earth…
My body was transported to a building a bit farther from the previous fight.
From a distance, I could see the aftermath of the battle and events in two different corners. The transport marks of Asgard were inscribed on the ground; one part was destroyed by a powerful burst of hot and destructive magic, and another was a large crater made by my wook.
In the middle of this field, surrounded by burn marks left by lightning, I saw some pieces of metal from the Destroyer. Seeing this, I was somewhat tempted to collect a few pieces.
Without hesitation, I used Kai Kai again to appear at the site and grab some of the metal. I didn't take all of it, but I did want to collect a few. After all, they were made from Asgardian metals and enchanted with Asgardian runes, making them very useful materials.
However, upon returning to the building, I felt a strong weakness start to creep into my body, and the system's message came, explaining the reason for this:
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Hearing this, I understood and used Kai Kai to return to my hideout.
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Upon returning to the hideout, I entered a room that would be mine. I positioned myself in the middle of the room, sitting in a lotus position. I deactivated my divine power and removed my mask and hood.
Taking a deep breath, I looked at the system notification.
**Mission III: First Contact with the God of Asgards.**
**Objective**
A - Disrupt and prevent the Destroyer from causing too much damage until Thor's "Awakening" begins.
B - Go to Asgard and prevent Bifrost from taking too much damage or from destroying other worlds (Defeat the frost giants on the bridge and delay the god Loki until Thor arrives).
**Rewards for completing the first objective:**
Ice Make Magic Static (Gray), Arcanine (Pokémon). Completed, reward ready to claim.
**Rewards for completing the second objective:**
Ice Make Magic Living (Animals and Roses {Lion and Ultear}), random combat art box. Note: The second Fairy Tail magic relates to the previous reward's magic, not as a continuation but as another form of the same type.
**Description:** The time to face higher-ranked beings has arrived. Your mission is not to defeat them, as that is still beyond your current power level, but you must work hard to stop and delay them for a while.
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Upon seeing the rewards for both magics, I smiled happily and was quite satisfied, but before claiming them, I opened the martial arts box.
Opening the box, a martial arts book appeared.
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Seeing this, I smiled with great joy. It's unnecessary to say how powerful this martial art is—versatile, strong, and extremely useful in combat, movement, blending with energies, and even secret weapons. A reasonable complement to the arts I currently have, like Zodiac assassin, Resident Evil weaponry, Goku's powerful and versatile combat, Wind and Cloud swordsmanship. Another sword art would be interesting, but I appreciated the one I received.
Nonetheless, I decided to claim the first rewards.
Upon seeing the magics, I smiled even more. For starters, another energy-based ability is something I truly want and appreciate. After all, I only have a crude usage of internal energy techniques, magoi, and light spear magic, so an ability as diverse as the Fairy Tail ice make magics was something I adored.
Ice magic is incredibly powerful, useful for defense, offense, imprisonment, and other versatile uses. The fact that I got three magics was even more satisfying, and I started brainstorming ways to use them.
But I calmed myself and spoke to the system.
"Claim the reward."
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As soon as it said this, my body seemed to vanish from its previous position and appeared in a realm of absolute ice. In this place, I could feel my blood and bones freezing. All around me, there was nothing but snow and ice, with huge storms covering my surroundings. But I didn't worry. Instead, I closed my eyes.
As soon as I did this, I felt energies entering my system. My internal energy began to take on new forms. A cold aspect was being inserted into its spectrum, and my energy was increasing in both quality and quantity to a considerable degree.
Within my body, in my Dantian, my internal energy took the shape of various animals made of ice in a light blue color—tigers, panthers, eagles, rabbits, birds, serpents, dragons, gorillas, and others. Then, a slightly more crystalline blue appeared, taking the shape of non-living objects—swords, spears, arrows, hammers, shields, axes, prisons, cannons, fists, and others. Then, a slightly pinkish blue emerged, transforming into roses, then entire rose gardens.
Time passed, and memories began to flow into my mind, wrapping around my body and energy, gently depositing the knowledge into my essence.