bookbashuk Chapter 82 The Choice of the King and Mordo
Chapter 82 The Choice of the King and Mordo
Stephen lowered his head, the mark on his forehead faintly burning.
Wanda suddenly looked towards the entrance to the secret chamber, and chaotic magic appeared in her hands: "Master, someone is coming."
Mordo emerged from the shadows, looking at the Holy Lord with a complex expression: "The King and I have made up our minds."
The Holy Lord turned to look at Mordo without saying a word; he and the King wouldn't agree to this so easily.
Mordo's voice was somewhat hoarse: "We are willing to stay, but we will not become your slaves. That's our bottom line."
The Holy Lord looked at the faint mark on Mordo's head and laughed, "Suit yourself. In any case, your power is not enough in this timeline."
Mordo took a deep breath to suppress his anger. The Holy Lord was telling the truth, and he couldn't refute it.
"Where is the king?"
"Atrium."
In the Kamar-Taj courtyard, Thor stood with the King, his face ashen. He had talked for a long time with Fury from this timeline and learned many truths about it.
"Thor," the Holy Lord's voice sounded from behind Thor, "you don't look too good."
Thor turned to look at the Holy Lord, his eyes filled with complex emotions: "Who exactly are you? Why is this divine grace in this timeline related to you?"
The Holy Lord didn't answer, but just smiled: "You'll know later. Besides, the information you have now is just what I wanted you to know, and I had Fury tell you."
Thor gripped Mjolnir tightly, realizing that the bull charm on his hammer handle and divine grace were of the same origin: "You can control me through this."
The Holy Lord laughed and said, "You're overthinking it. I'm not controlling you. The Ox Talisman is just a simple power amplification without any marking effect. Besides, with your current strength, you don't need to worry about me controlling you at all."
Thor fell silent. He truly did not feel any sense of being controlled. The talisman was indeed just as the Holy Lord had said, simply amplifying his power.
"Stop with the tricks. What are you going to do next?" the Holy Lord asked, putting down the hammer.
The Holy Lord looked up at the sky, where the sun had already risen fully.
"Go to Wakanda," the Holy Lord said calmly. "What I need is there."
Thor frowned. "Wakanda? What's there?"
The Holy Lord did not answer. He had already absorbed the Mind Stone from this timeline, and the Space Stone and Time Stone were also in his body. Only the Power Stone, Reality Stone, and Soul Stone remained.
"Stephen," the Holy Lord called out.
Stephen approached the Holy Lord: "Master, I am here."
"Where are the other Infinity Stones in this timeline?" Shendu asked.
Stephen was silent for a moment, then formed a magic circle with his hands, closed his eyes, and sensed the power of the gem: "Master, the Power Gem is now in the hands of a collector."
"The Reality Stone was sealed away by Maleski, but Maleski is dead, and the location of the Reality Stone cannot be confirmed at present."
"The Soul Gem is imperceptible; it requires the sacrifice of a beloved person to obtain."
The Holy Lord narrowed his eyes. The changes on this timeline were greater than he had imagined, but the fact that the Power Stone was in the collector's hands saved him the trouble of going to Xandar.
"Can you pinpoint the location of the Reality Stone directly?" Shendu continued to ask.
Stephen shook his head: "The Reality Stone was sealed in a dimensional crevice. The coordinates of the seal were lost after Maleski died, but there's something strange about it."
Holy Lord: "What?"
"After the Reality Stone was imbued with divine power in this timeline, it experienced a brief fluctuation, located in New York," Stephen replied.
"London," the Holy Lord murmured, referring to the place.
He recalled that the Gem had also appeared in London in the Marvel movies, where it was accidentally absorbed by Jane Foster.
"Wanda," the Lord called out.
Wanda immediately went to Shendu's side: "Master, I'm here."
The Lord commanded Wanda: "You and Saul go to London to search for traces of the Reality Stone. Once you find it, do not act rashly and contact me immediately."
Wanda nodded, but a hint of reluctance appeared on her face: "Master, I don't want to leave you."
Shendu patted Wanda's head: "Good girl, only you can do this. The seal on the Reality Stone now requires chaos magic to open."
Feeling the Holy Lord's hand above her head, Wanda immediately smiled with satisfaction: "Master, rest assured, Wanda will definitely complete the mission."
Thor gave Wanda a complicated look, but said nothing and followed her out of Kamar-Taj.
"Stephen, take Mordo and Little King to the Realm of Knowledge to retrieve the Power Gem from the Collector," the Holy Lord continued to command.
Stephen nodded: "Master, the collector is not easy to deal with. What if he doesn't hand it over?"
The Holy Lord sneered, "Then let him disappear."
Stephen understood the Lord's meaning and left Kamar-Taj with Mordo and the King.
Now, only the Holy Lord remains here.
He stood in the center of Kamar-Taj's courtyard, sensing the power within him, attempting to fuse the newly absorbed gems and runes.
A scepter appeared in Shendu's hand. This was a new ability formed by the fusion of the Dragon Talisman and the Space Stone, the Mad Dragon Scepter. Shendu tried to swing it, and the surrounding space rippled. A large number of fireballs flew out of the space without warning.
"Interesting." The Holy Lord looked at the scepter in his hand, his anticipation for the other Infinity Stones in the main universe growing stronger.
Vormir, the edge of the universe.
The figure of Shendu appeared on the surface of the planet, the power of the Space Stone allowing him to appear in any corner of the universe at any time.
"Someone's coming."
A figure draped in a black cloak slowly approached amidst the swirling snow: "It's been a long time since anyone has been here."
The Holy Lord looked at the person before him, whose red skull face was faintly visible beneath his cloak, and who bore a rabbit brand on his forehead: "Is it already night?"
Red Skull was silent for a moment, but to his surprise, the first thing the other person said was to confirm the time: "I know you, I'm waiting for you."
The red skull pointed to a distant mountain peak: "The Soul Gem is there; it requires the sacrifice of a beloved person to obtain it."
The Holy Lord looked at the mountain peak and could sense the aura of the Soul Gem.
"Sacrifice is a limitation for you, but for me it's something I can easily obtain," the Holy Lord said calmly, as the power of the Horse Talisman surged from his body, and the Holy Lord's aura instantly filled the entire planet.
Feeling the presence of the Holy Lord, Red Skull trembled uncontrollably. A sense of submission welled up from the depths of his heart, causing him to kneel down: "You...you are the master of divine grace!"
The Holy Lord did not answer. He raised his hand, and the power of the Horse Talisman enveloped a space. That space began to shake violently, and a blinding orange light instantly filled the space. After the light disappeared, a gem appeared in that space, struggling violently.
Unlike other gems, the Soul Gem possesses its own consciousness and will test everyone who desires it.