"This can't be!?"
Thor looked at Alaric, who held Mjolnir with one hand on the opposite side, and slowly knelt down in disbelief.
Even the drunkenness all over his body was completely awakened by Alaric's hand!
This is Mjolnir!!
Even at this moment, Thor couldn't summon Mjolnir back!
The light in Thor's eyes faded, and he couldn't accept the scene before him!
This is the Mjolnir that no one can lift except Odin and him!
Mjolnir is even the symbol of the next King of Asgard!
At this moment, Thor even doubted whether Alaric was an Asgardian!
...
"Poof!"
"Poof!!"
"How is this possible!?"
"He actually grabbed Mjolnir with one hand!?"
"Isn't he an Earthling!?"
"Odin is witness! I must be drunk!!"
...
"Poof!"
When Loki saw this scene, he was terrified!
His eyes were about to pop out, staring at Alaric in disbelief!
He wondered if he was drunk and hallucinating!
Loki stared at Mjolnir, convinced it was the same hammer that even he couldn't lift!
But how was this possible?
Could Alaric really be his father Odin's blood brother!?
Only, for some unknown reason, he had been exiled to Earth and now returned to Asgard!?
But didn't he say last time that he was a mage from Kamar-Taj!?
Wait a minute!
Does that mean that after Odin's abdication, Alaric, his newly recognized uncle, would take the throne of Asgard!?
What should I do then!?
If Alaric could hear Loki's thoughts at that moment, he would definitely give him a thumbs-up and say: worthy of you!
Besides Loki, the four warriors, Sif and the Warriors Three who had fought alongside Thor in the north were equally shocked.
"I must be dreaming!"
"Why him!!"
"Thor…"
"What should we do, what will happen to Thor!?"
They gaped at Thor, who was kneeling on the ground, lost in thought, full of worry.
Odin had once said that whoever among Loki and Thor could lift Mjolnir would be the next King of Asgard!
Since Thor had succeeded, they had believed for years that Thor would become king!
However, now they began to doubt their own belief.
Did Odin intend for Alaric to take over!?
...
"Alaric actually managed to stop Mjolnir?!"
Frigga was also shocked by Alaric.
Could it be that Alaric was now as strong as Odin?
It seemed that what Odin had said was true: Alaric had mastered a mysterious power no weaker than Odin's!
"That's Oshtur's child," Frigga said emotionally.
The Elder Gods are powerful, and Oshtur even more so, there was no doubt about that.
Even in the future, Alaric would grow to the level of Oshtur and Agamotto and fully embody himself as an eternal being!
And when she looked at Thor again… for the first time, Frigga, like Odin, became worried.
It should be known that Frigga was the most powerful sorceress in Asgard, a witch capable of seeing the future!
Just as Odin could perceive his own destiny, Frigga could see hers.
That's why Frigga wanted Thor to mature and grow stronger as soon as possible.
Both in strength and in heart.
"Queen of the Gods, what child?" Jane asked suspiciously, turning around.
A moment ago she was focused on Alaric and only heard fragments.
"I said, call me sister!"
"Yes, sister, Queen of the Gods!"
...
Here, Mjolnir was constantly trembling in Alaric's hand, trying to break free and fly away.
"Disobedience?"
Alaric silently activated rune magic and established a connection with Mjolnir.
The head of Mjolnir was forged from the core of a dying star, and the handle was made from the wood of the World Tree, Yggdrasil.
And since the runes of Yggdrasil originate from the World Tree, Alaric could restrain Mjolnir with rune magic and earn its recognition.
After activating the rune magic, Mjolnir immediately calmed down and acknowledged Alaric as its new master.
"What's wrong with you? Won't you fight without Mjolnir?"
Alaric tossed Mjolnir up and down as he asked Thor.
"How did you do that?!" Thor roared, unwilling to accept it.
"It's easy to lift Mjolnir, I'm your uncle after all~" Alaric joked.
"Are you really my uncle!?"
Thor took it to mean that Alaric was Odin's blood brother, his uncle.
"..."
Alaric silently looked at Thor, seeing how simple, kind, and childlike his eyes were…
Forget it, no need to scold Thor.
To Alaric, bullying honest people made no sense.
Alaric suddenly threw Mjolnir into the air.
"Come, as long as you defeat me without Mjolnir, you will regain Mjolnir!
Otherwise, you will lose it forever!!"
Alaric threatened Thor.
"I will definitely defeat you! I will take Mjolnir back!!"
As soon as he heard he could reclaim his hammer, Thor reignited his fighting spirit, stood up, and stared firmly at Alaric!
For the sake of the hammer!!
Thor charged toward Alaric!
"Good momentum."
Alaric, who had accurately judged Thor, also attacked.
To avoid bullying Thor, Alaric didn't use the power of the Vishanti but fought relying only on his own powerful divine body!
Boom!
With one blow, Alaric forced Thor to take a step back.
"So strong!"
Thor was surprised inwardly and became more cautious.
Although Alaric mocked Thor as a hammer god, who couldn't fight without his hammer, that was only because Thor couldn't fully use his thunder power without it; in basic combat, Thor was still very skilled.
After all, he truly was a powerful warrior who had gone through hundreds of battles.
However, despite that, it was still not enough against Alaric's perfect mastery of the ancient techniques of Kamar-Taj.
After only a few moves, Alaric knocked Thor down.
"Not enough, come again!" Alaric shouted.
"I won't lose!!"
Thor stood up and attacked again!
"Thor, come on!!"
"Thor, you're the strongest!!"
"Thor!"
...
Everyone around was cheering for Thor! Constant encouragement.
Loki clenched his fists, equally full of anticipation.
Even without the hammer, you're still an Asgardian!
It can't be that you can't defeat an Earthling!
You are a god!!
But unfortunately, Alaric was also a god, and of a very powerful lineage.
Frigga shook her head and sighed, Thor would definitely lose.
However, Frigga greatly liked Alaric's approach.
It was time for Thor to realize his shortcomings.
Mjolnir was meant to help Thor better control the thunder power within him, not make him dependent on the hammer.
"Is that all you've got?"
Alaric looked down at Thor, who was gasping on the ground, with disdain.
Thor clenched his fists, unable to talk back.
"What kind of god do you call yourself?"
Alaric spread his arms and slowly floated upward.
At the same time, powerful lightning ignited around him.
"Lightning… God…"
As if looking at a deity, Thor stared at Alaric in awe and murmured.