Chapter 74: God of Exile! The Glory of Asgard Reappears!!! Shaking The Myriad Worlds!
『 The Void, this is the end of time!
The Time Variance Authority prunes branched timelines, and all people and objects are dumped into this temporal junkyard.
But as more and more people and objects accumulate, it will eventually be swallowed up, and Alioth is the terrifying entity responsible for devouring everything here!
Within the purplish-black cloud mass, which seemed to swallow the entire world, a pair of eyes glowed with an eerie crimson. It opened its massive maw, devouring everything in its path!
Loki had no time to worry about the ridiculous notion that the Time-Keepers were lizard robots.
He stared blankly at everything before him, a faint sense of collapse in his heart.
As the God of Mischief, seeing the bizarre shapes before him, and even an Alligator Loki, Loki couldn't hold it together. He was about to question them loudly.
But he was dragged away by several people before him.
After reaching a safe cellar, the group began to introduce themselves to Loki.
Old Loki, Kid Loki, Boastful Loki, and Classic Loki.
Kid Loki said he killed Thor, which led to his pruning.
Boastful Loki claimed he defeated the Avengers and collected all six Infinity Stones.
"Roar—", Alligator Loki, who was pruned for eating the neighbor's cat, let out a low growl.
"He's saying you're a liar," Classic Loki translated, and the man and alligator instantly started fighting. And Classic Loki slowly began to tell his story.
His experiences were the same as Loki's until the very end, when Thanos was about to kill him, he tricked Thanos with magic.
After that, he lived in seclusion on a desolate planet.
A long, long time passed like this, and Classic Loki gulped down wine.
"Then... how did the Time Variance Authority find you?" Loki asked in a low voice.
"...To be honest, I missed my brother." Classic Loki's face showed a hint of remembrance, "I wondered if he missed me, if anyone would miss me."
"But as soon as I left that planet, the Time Variance Authority came," Classic Loki chuckled helplessly.
After hearing everyone's stories, Loki had an idea. The only way out now was to gather the help of the Lokis and defeat the demonic cloud Alioth.
Then return to the TVA to find Sylvie for help.
But the four Lokis looked at each other and mocked Loki.
Loki was helpless and could only leave on his own, but when he opened the manhole cover, he found it surrounded by countless Lokis.
Meanwhile, Sylvie also learned that Loki was not dead. Before the Time-Keepers arrived, she voluntarily pruned herself! 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Thor Odinson: "Ah, ah, my eyes! What did I see, Loki, so many Lokis! Alright! My brother, I admit you win this time!" ]
[ Thanos: "I think it's because that guy is too good at surviving, which is why so many Lokis have accumulated here." ]
[ Anti-Spiral (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann): "Alioth—a strange life form, its origin cannot be discerned." ]
[ Saten Ruiko (A Certain Magical Index): "So the biggest problem now is that cloud, right? It looks very difficult to deal with." ]
[ Doctor Strange: "Not difficult to deal with, but extremely terrifying. This guy might be even harder to deal with than Dormammu." ]
[ Beyonder: "Dormammu? That big meat target? The Dark Dimension Lord, the Dimension Eater Dormammu, isn't unique; there's one in every universe. With that, how can he fight Alioth, who ended the multiversal war?" ]
[ Kang the Conqueror: "As expected of you, you know too much. I wanted to be a riddle man." ]
[ Aqua (KonoSuba): "Riddle man, get out!" ]
[ Galactus: "So... hungry, temporal life, want to eat." ]
[ Death: "You're still the same, Galactus." ]
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〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-616〜
Thor nearly fainted upon seeing so many Lokis. If so many Lokis encountered him, he would gladly commit suicide!
And no matter which Loki it was, Thor wouldn't believe a word.
Classic Loki missed him? If he missed him, he'd bark like a dog!
Asgard—
Odin frowned.
Alioth... is somewhat similar to the God Tempest?
Odin observed the screen.
A mature God Tempest could extinguish stars like blowing out a candle. Its lightning could easily turn planets to dust, and its thunder could make black holes tremble.
Through brief observation, Odin knew their essence was different; Alioth was something far more terrifying than the God Tempest.
"...Loki is in trouble."
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Everyone raised an eyebrow. They had originally thought that pruned individuals were erased and vanished from various timelines.
Now it seemed that wasn't the case; they were exiled, so to speak?
However, with that all-devouring monster, it seemed to count as truly pruned.
So, what made everyone curious was who placed this terrifying monster here.
And what fate awaited Loki?
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『 Loki was forced back by a group of Lokis, among them President Loki, who wanted to win over Loki and the others to recognize him as President.
But unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the Loki behind him aimed a weapon at his neck, making President Loki curse loudly.
He even mocked Alligator Loki, who immediately bit off President Loki's arm.
A battle among the Lokis was imminent, and the scene was chaotic!
Classic Loki, meanwhile, cast magic to create several duplicates, then led Loki and the others away from the battlefield. 』
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〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-616〜
Asgard—
"What a disgrace to Asgard,"
The gods covered their faces, unable to bear watching.
One Loki was enough; now the entire screen was filled with Lokis, which was truly upsetting.
Loki, Odin's second son...
When would he ever grow up? After seeing all this, would he gain any insight? That evil, hateful fellow.
The God of Stories... the gods shook their heads, dismissing it as a joke.
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〜A Certain Magical Index World, Academy City〜
"It feels like street thugs fighting,"
The Railgun quartet looked at each other. Although they didn't say anything, they somewhat disliked the character of Loki.
As the myths say, he is the embodiment of mischief and lies, a symbol of human fear and loathing.
Ruiko hesitated to speak.
Perhaps humans and gods are the same; they both grow through continuous hardship.
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『 "Damn beasts!" Classic Loki cursed loudly.
"We lie, we deceive, we kill everyone who trusts us, for what?"
"Power, glorious power, glorious purpose!"
"We can't change, we are villains, every version is, always will be. Whenever anyone tries to turn over a new leaf, they are sent here to die," Kid Loki also cursed. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Saten Ruiko (A Certain Magical Index): "Is this Loki's destiny?" ]
[ Loki ⦍God of Exiles⦎: "That's right, the fate of every Loki has been decided long ago. Anyone hoping for us to change should probably first check whether the Time Variance Authority agrees. ]
[ Uesugi Erii (Dragon Raja): "...Little monster." ]
[ Merlin (Type-Moon): "Destiny steers in a different direction from hope, and one is powerless to change it. Be it god or human, it is always so." ]
[ Jotaro Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure): "Destiny doesn't allow us to make other choices; we can only move forward bravely!" ]
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〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-????〜
Time Variance Authority—
A surge of powerlessness and anger rose in Loki's heart.
"Yes, why couldn't he be a good person?"
"Why, if he deviated from destiny, should he be arrested and reset?"
He was a god! A god's destiny could only be controlled by himself!
And Sylvie...
He would definitely destroy the damned Time Variance Authority and change their destinies, Loki secretly swore.
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『 Pruned Sylvie, following the guidance in her heart, quickly found Loki and the others watching Alioth.
Loki's face showed joy as he introduced Sylvie to Classic Loki and the others, telling Sylvie that they planned to defeat Alioth with force.
But Sylvie immediately denied it. With force? Even if all the Lokis were brought in, it wouldn't be enough for Alioth to eat.
Only through possession magic could they enter Alioth's interior.
And this task had to be completed by her and Loki together!
Before the battle began, Sylvie handed a TemPad to Loki, telling him to use it in times of crisis, but Loki loudly refused.
"I'm staying!"
"Loki, I'm not sure if this will succeed," Sylvie said in silence.
"If you go, I go!" Loki directly handed the TemPad to Mobius, and Kid Loki also gave his dagger to Loki.
Classic Loki and Alligator Loki also offered their blessings to the two.
Lightning swept across the land, bringing divine punishment, and endless black mist seemed to swallow this world!
The ominous disaster twisted and made hearts tremble!
Dark crimson revealed a desire to devour everything!
Loki and Sylvie couldn't help but swallow hard at this moment. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Itadori Yuji (Jujutsu Kaisen): "Will they win?" ]
[ Kenjaku (Jujutsu Kaisen): "Guaranteed death." ]
[ Hanma Yujiro (Baki): "How does an ant control an elephant?" ]
[ Beyonder: "Do these two people really think they can deal with this monster? I think they should first figure out how to feed it enough." ]
[ Thor Odinson: "Damn Loki! It doesn't matter if you die, just don't take my sister with you!" ]
[ Magneto: "Perhaps gathering all the Lokis might be possible, but Lokis are like a plate of salad; no one trusts anyone. Once the only chance is used up, they can only wait for death." ]
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
The power gap was too great...
Although no one knew Alioth's exact strength, it was clear that an entity capable of residing in the Void and devouring all temporal anomalies from all timelines had already demonstrated its terrifying power.
The Time Variance Authority's ability to lord over billions of lives might be due to Alioth.
No one held any hope for the two.
And the facts were just as everyone expected.
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『 As the disaster approached, the two immediately took action. Loki was responsible for attracting, while Sylvie was prepared to possess at any moment!
In the blink of an eye, the black mist had already swallowed half the world, plunging it into darkness.
With overwhelming divine power, Loki and Sylvie were as tiny as fireflies before it. Alioth didn't even bother with Loki, turning to devour Sylvie instead!
The black mist formed a giant mouth tens of thousands of meters wide, lunging towards Sylvie. Thunder roared, and winds howled!
In the face of absolute power, Sylvie couldn't even resist, only watching helplessly as the black mist closed in on her.
The moment it touched her, Sylvie would vanish forever from the river of history; all her traces would be utterly devoured.
"No! Over here!!!" Loki screamed, but like an ant, he drew no attention. 』
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
"It's over. Is this Loki's end?"
No, given Loki's character, perhaps he would continue to survive after Sylvie's death.
Everyone shook their heads in disappointment, and many even guessed that Loki got lost in this Void, deceived himself, and eventually became the God of Stories.
But...
The next moment, a dazzling light shone through the screen, and everyone was startled.
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『 Just as Alioth was about to devour Sylvie, a dazzling green light illuminated half the world!
A powerful and terrifying magical energy instantly made Alioth change its target and rush towards the source of magic behind it!
What happened...?!
Loki and Sylvie simultaneously looked behind them, and the sight before their eyes froze them in place, unable to recover for a long time.
Classic Loki's lonely figure stood in the center of the wilderness, terrifying magical energy erupting from his body!
Divine punishment descended from the sky, booming thunder reverberated through the clouds, and high towers rose from the barren earth!
That was... the homeland Loki would never forget. 』
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〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-616〜
Stark Tower—
"Th-that's...?!"
Thor suddenly stood up, his pupils constricted to pinpricks.
His scalp tingled, and his fingers trembled as he pointed at the lightning and the rising buildings on the screen.
"No, impossible... how could Loki that guy...!"
Thor was dumbfounded, and a never-before-felt pang of bitterness rose in his heart....
Asgard—
The gods, who had initially felt shame and disgrace for Loki, gradually became serious.
They looked at the increasingly familiar scene on the screen, a hint of surprise appearing on their faces.
"Loki,"
Odin's aged face showed a smile.
He loved his children no matter what, and he was deeply proud of them.
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『 "Come on!" An ancient and solemn voice echoed in this despairing world!
Behind Classic Loki, the majestic Asgard rose from the ground!
Every blade of grass, every lifelike building here, Classic Loki had never forgotten!
This is magnificent and grand! This Asgard that he loved so dearly!
On this barren land, the glory of the Golden Realm was rekindled, and the honor of Asgard was written here by one man!
This was the strongest sorcerer of the Nine Realms! This was Loki, the God of Exiles!
"ROAR—!!!" Provoked, Alioth roared, and the terrifying black mist formed a huge mouth, devouring Asgard!
Where the black mist passed, not a blade of grass grew.
Classic Loki's magic rapidly depleted, but his face was filled with joyous and triumphant laughter!
The continuously manifesting Asgard fought against Alioth. Classic Loki knew very well.
He was about to meet his death...
This was the first transcendent life to break free from the shackles of the timestream! A supreme being!
The power accumulated within Alioth was simply too immense!
It was like a monstrous abyss beast, sweeping away everything in its path, unstoppable!
That's right, he was finally going to die!
Enough... he had lived too long.
He had already seen through the mundane world and lived in seclusion, but the fire of longing for his homeland, for his family... for Thor, had never extinguished...
He could never forget those he loved!
"HAHAHAHAHA! THIS IS A GLORIOUS PURPOSE!!!"
Classic Loki laughed loudly, calmly embracing death.
Rather than changing everything, it was more about writing a final period to his once glorious purpose!
He no longer had to fear the judgment of fate and solitude; he no longer had to flee everywhere!
With Classic Loki's help, Loki and Sylvie successfully possessed Alioth. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Barrage〜
Asgard rose from the ground; Loki had never forgotten Asgard!
Everyone's scalps tingled as they watched Classic Loki, fighting for his destiny, in awe!
That's right, as he said, this was a glorious purpose!
Classic Loki no longer had to fear the judgment of fate and solitude!
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〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-616〜
Stark Tower—
Thor stood frozen, tears unknowingly streaming down his face.
Loki... that was his good brother Loki!
He had never forgotten Asgard, never forgotten his family, and never forgotten him!
What followed was immense sorrow...
Loki chose to live in solitude to avoid death, but he, his brother knew nothing.
"Loki, I'm proud of you,"
Thor mumbled sincerely and unconsciously.
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『 And at this moment, Loki and Sylvie, having possessed Alioth and broken the barrier of the Void, met the final mastermind here.
Transcending the quantum realm, conquering all timelines, and creating the TVA to become He Who Remains!
Kang the Conqueror—! 』
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