Everyone present looked at each other.
"I suddenly remembered I have other arrangements, so I won't chat for now. We'll talk later." Coulson said, then quickly led his team away.
Seeing this, the others also found excuses to leave.
Although this crisis started quite dramatically, it was good that the matter was resolved.
They needed to go back and process the massive amount of information they had received. Then, they would carefully consider how to interact with Aaron in the future.
Would it be as equals or kneeling down...
Odin spoke after a moment of daze, "Since the God has been dealt with, I'll also take my leave. The banquet still needs someone to host it."
"Thor, Loki, you escort this alien with Aaron, the others follow me."
Odin nodded at Aaron. Then he summoned Heimdall to open the Bifrost Bridge and left.
"Uncle, how should she be handled?" Loki asked with a fawning smile, sidling up.
This was the real powerhouse!
Aaron did not refuse Loki and Thor's goodwill. He glanced at Mantis and approached her amidst her fearful gaze. He reached out and touched the antennae on her forehead.
Mantis shyly retreated.
"Thi... this can't be touched."
She looked at Aaron with a mix of fear and curiosity. "Wh... what did you do to Master?"
She vaguely guessed what Aaron had just gone to do.
But she didn't understand why they came here to find someone, and it turned out like this?
"Him? He has completely merged with nature."
Aaron raised an eyebrow. "You could say he has achieved the Eternity he's long awaited."
His entire body was everywhere, how could that not be Eternity?
Loki and Thor's lips twitched slightly.
Only an idiot would believe such a clumsy excuse.
However, Mantis jumped up happily. "Really? Master actually achieved Eternity and fulfilled his greatest wish."
"..."
Loki slapped his forehead.
There really was an idiot!
Aaron was not surprised by Mantis's reaction.
She had never been in contact with outsiders, having been brought back to the planet by Ego and raised there since childhood.
He used her ability to help him sleep.
A nominal assistant, but in reality, she was Ego's pet.
A pet, besides helping with sleep, doesn't need independent cognition or values. So now, she was actually similar to a newborn baby.
If someone sold her, she wouldn't just count the money for them but would even say thank you.
However, her ability was quite excellent.
Aaron reached out and lightly drew a line on her arm.
"Ah!"
"Is this... my blood?"
Mantis didn't understand Aaron's action. "Are you trying to hurt me? But I don't feel like you intend to hurt me."
Mantis possessed the psychic ability of emotional empathy. By touch, she could sense the other party's emotions and detect whether they harbored any bad intentions. But she might not fully understand what a bad intention was.
Aaron didn't speak. He took her blood, then gently pressed, and the wound instantly healed.
Mantis couldn't help but widen her eyes, constantly gesturing at the healed spot. "Wow, your hand is so amazing, it can heal my injury in an instant."
Facing Mantis's praise, Aaron didn't take it to heart. He melted the blood with a flick of his hand.
[Emotional Empathy: You can clearly perceive the other party's emotional state through touch, and you can also share your own emotional state with them.]
[Mind Control: Detected similar ability. Fusion completed. You can forcibly control a target's mind through touch, causing them to fall into a deep sleep.]
Compared to emotional empathy, Aaron valued Mind Control more.
It was important to know that he had obtained Psychic Power from Ego as well as Warlock's eye. He could forcibly control anyone below the Godking level.
However, after acquiring Mantis's ability, it could be further strengthened.
As expected of the strongest close-range support in the MCU.
She didn't act often, but when she did, she controlled Ego in his Planet state and Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet. Both times, she made a huge contribution.
If it weren't for Star-Lord's punch, the Infinity War would probably have ended right then and there.
But there are no ifs.
It's worth noting that in another Universe, when the Illuminati with Professor X faced Thanos, they could only rely on the Book of Vishanti in the end. This shows that in terms of hard control, at least against boss-level entities, Mantis might not be inferior to Professor X.
"I can feel you're very happy."
"Why? Is it because of my blood? Or because you healed me?" Mantis was a bit confused.
"Because your Master gave you to me."
Aaron blurted it out, and Mantis actually believed him.
She didn't refute, just lowered her head, a little sad. But she quickly returned to normal. She didn't even understand what sadness was as an emotion. Everything she did was an imitation of others.
Thor walked over, looking confusedly at Mantis, and pointed to his own head.
"What exactly is her situation? Is there... something wrong here?"
Mantis didn't feel this action was an insult to her. She even touched her own head, seemingly very puzzled.
Aaron said, "Her? She's Ego's daughter, a tool for sleep, or perhaps a pet?"
"Ah?!"
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Odin was distracted the entire way back to the banquet.
Frigga, who was waiting at the banquet entrance, saw this and anxiously inquired about the situation.
Odin mumbled, "Perhaps we were all wrong."
"That prophecy wasn't about Surtur destroying Asgard, but Aaron destroying Ego's Planet."
"This is indeed the twilight of the God, but it is the twilight of the Celestials."
"Aaron... he killed a Celestial."
This familiar scene made Odin question the prophecy's authenticity.
It was the same castle, the same Fire Giant and the huge sword.
The same giant sword plunged deep into the Planet's core.
Then, with a bang, it shattered into pieces, turning into cosmic dust.
Aaron's displayed power was even greater than Surtur's in his peak.
Odin had no confidence whatsoever in defeating Aaron. Even if he sacrificed his life, he would have no chance of winning.
Frigga was quite puzzled after hearing this. "He killed a Celestial? Isn't he also a Celestial?"
Odin shook his head. "Aaron refused Ego's proposal to take him away, which made Ego furious and want to forcibly take Aaron."
At this point, Odin couldn't help but feel fortunate. Fortunately, the first time he approached Aaron, he didn't use force. Otherwise, Asgard might have been the first Ego's Planet.
However, recalling that scene just now, a question arose in Odin's mind.
Frigga noticed his abnormality and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I'm thinking... I might have guessed wrong."
Odin glanced at the still bustling and lively banquet hall and slowly said, "I used to think Aaron might be the son of Bor, or perhaps an Asgardian from another Universe."
"But just now... when I saw the sword in Aaron's hand, I considered another possibility."
"What possibility?"
Odin hesitated, opening his mouth several times only to close it again, as if the words were difficult to utter.
"You say... is there a possibility that Aaron is not my brother, but my uncle?"
"Ah?"
Frigga was shocked.
No way, was he going to evolve from a younger brother-in-law to an uncle?
Then what would Thor and Loki call him? Ancestor? Grandpa?
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