Chapter 172 The Origin of Fear
As the daughter of Red Skull, Cynthia Schmidt was born during World War II and is now in her seventies.
Even if Hydra has some inferior human enhancement potions, her combat power is nothing, and she doesn't have the strategic vision and wisdom of the Red Skull, etc.
Even the other leaders of Hydra were annoyed with her. When the Red Skull was at its peak, they were all bullied by him to varying degrees. Naturally, they didn't want to see a second-generation Red Skull come back to power.
At first glance, she doesn't seem to pose a real threat. Perhaps some bad-tempered Hydra leader will try to kill her in private.
But Levi knew that her appearance also meant another thing, that is, the source of fear, one of Marvel's major events!
Odin was not an only son. He had three brothers. Among them, Willy and Ve, like Odin's father Bor, suddenly disappeared at some point in time, and there is no record of them.
But Levi still knew some information about Odin's last brother, the god of fear, Kul.
Nicknamed "The Great Serpent", he was the king of Asgard before Odin. He was so cruel and bloodthirsty that even Odin, who was originally a radical, thought he was too radical.
Odin sacrificed his right eye and hung upside down on the World Tree in an attempt to solve the problem.
However, the World Tree told him that his future son, Thor, would die together with the giant snake, Kul, and this was the solution.
Seeing that the Nine Realms, no, it was the Ten Realms at that time, were filled with resentment due to the giant snake, Odin did not want Thor and Kor to die together, so he rose up in resistance.
Compared to his son Thor, this cruel and bloodthirsty brother should stand back a little.
With the assistance of many gods who were also very dissatisfied with Kor's brutal rule, Odin finally succeeded in defeating Kor and became the new God King of Asgard.
But Odin could not kill Kol, because according to the prophecy of the world tree, only Thor could die with Kol.
So Odin sealed Kor on Earth and forbade Thor and others to enter Earth to prevent the two from meeting.
As expected, some unexpected things happened later.
Cynthia, the daughter of the Red Skull, codenamed Sin, or Original Sin, got the hammer of the Winter Goddess Skadi by coincidence and released Kul.
Kul first gave power to Original Sin, making her the new incarnation of the Goddess of Winter, and then threw seven hammers at the earth in one breath.
Each hammer chose a very strong and capable person, such as the Hulk, to become the hammer user controlled by the giant snake.
The Great Serpent lets them wreak havoc on Earth and spread fear in order to restore its strength. This is the big event - the source of fear.
In the myths and legends of the Earth, the giant snake Kul became the giant python of the mid-earth - Jörmungandr.
Levi also seemed to understand why Odin allowed him to gain the recognition of Meowth Hammer and what kind of hammer he wanted to give him.
He must be hoping that he can avoid the fate where Thor and Orochi perish together. If he can really solve the problem, then the eight hammers that originally belonged to Orochi will naturally all belong to him!
Except for the Winter Hammer, which is comparable to Meowth Hammer, one emits ice and the other controls lightning. The other seven hammers are certainly not as good as Meowth Hammer, but as long as you can get one of them, you can instantly become a top-notch superhero on earth.
Of course, the holder has to be completely controlled by the snake. If the holder has a strong will to resist, such as the Hulk, his strength will decrease after getting the hammer.
Despite this, Orochi's power cannot be underestimated. After all, at his peak, he was an extremely powerful being that even Odin could not kill.
Odin really has a good plan. This way, he doesn't even have to offer any rewards himself.
In comparison, letting Loki get beaten up by myself and playing with Meowth, Meowth and Gungnir, what does it matter?
Even if Odin were asked to give out a few women, I don't think he would care too much.
But the big snake was once the God King of Asgard, a true father-like powerful being. Even though he was beaten up by Odin and was sealed for so many years, he is not so easy to get rid of.
It seems like I have one more reason to look for the Power Stone.
However, Levi was not particularly worried. There were many big guys on Earth. Although other pantheons mostly didn't care much, some of the Greek pantheon, Japanese pantheon, Chinese pantheon, Egyptian pantheon, etc., would occasionally show up.
Especially in the Chinese pantheon, Guan Gong and other gods in heaven basically reside in the Shenmao Bureau.
Not to mention the Ancient One who holds the Time Stone, and a group of Eternals.
What's more, even if the big snake really occupied the entire earth and even spread fear to the entire Nine Realms, the impact on him would be limited.
At worst, he could just take Yali, Justine, Wanda and other girls and leave this world together!
If Odin only wanted to use this little benefit to tempt himself, or use this threat to make himself work hard, then it can only be said that he does not know himself well enough.
However, the winter goddess Skadi also has different origins.
In most worlds, she is a powerful being of the same era as Odin, a god from Vanaheim, and even older than him.
Her father was killed by the gods of Asgard. In order to quell the unrest, Odin finally decided to adopt a policy of marriage.
Skadi eventually married Odin's uncle and Thor's second grandfather, the sea god Njord.
It’s just that Skadi originally wanted to find a young and handsome man. After all, this is essentially Asgard’s compensation to her.
But she was tricked by Odin and ended up finding an old man.
Moreover, there is a serious conflict between their priesthoods and abilities, and their married life is not happy. The violent goddess of winter has caused great damage to Asgard.
So Odin stole the Winterhammer and issued a special spell - "Only those with hatred in their hearts can lift it." In this way, if Skadi finds it again and can lift it, it means that she still has a strong hatred for her father's death and Asgard, and Odin can legitimately solve this problem permanently.
But no one knew whether Skadi was completely disheartened or had seen through Odin's plan. She didn't even go to find the hammer. Instead, she found an excuse to divorce and went to live in seclusion in the underworld of Helheim.
Her hammer eventually fell into the hands of the snake.
Betrayed and beaten by his own brother, and having his position as God King taken away from him, of course the Great Snake could lift it.
In some parallel worlds, Orochi might follow the connection of the hammer and capture Skadi as his little sister.
In some parallel worlds, this Skadi may have another identity. She is not a Vanir, but an Eternal.
When the Eternals collectively evacuated the Earth, some chose to stay, and some joined other pantheons.
For example, Angela changed her name to "Tina", joined the Greek pantheon, and became Athena's representative on Earth.
This Skadi was absorbed by Asgard and became one of its members.
By the way, there was also an Eternal who ran away and ended up having two children.
One of them is Star Fox - Eros, and the other is Thanos - Thanos. Thanos can actually be barely considered to be of Earth descent.
If this Skadi was an ordinary Vanir, then she would not be particularly meaningful to Levi. Her strength at her peak might not be much stronger than that of the current Frost Giant King - Laufey.
But if she is an Eternal, it will mean a lot to Levi.
The energy controlled by the Eternals is called cosmic energy. The cosmic rays that are everywhere in the universe can replenish their energy and store it anytime and anywhere.
As for immortality and fasting, they are also basic operations.
It can be said that once the replication is successful, Levi will no longer need to eat from then on, and theoretically, as long as he absorbs the rays in the universe, he can become infinitely stronger.
Coupled with the power of faith and the gift of strength, etc., perhaps he is still far inferior to Odin in terms of pure strength for the time being, but in fact he will become a more true god than the other.
Moreover, I wonder if his ability to absorb fear can be effective when he is facing the big snake that is spreading fear?
Although Levi thought a lot, in fact, the time it took for all the above thoughts to roll through his mind was less than half a second.
Therefore, while deliberately showing his surprise, Levi immediately turned his head and looked at Loki with a slightly weird look.
"Loki, I suddenly find that you, the God King of Asgard, are quite interesting."
Although the bar is a closed space and Odin's crows should not deliberately chase in, Levi still subconsciously felt that the old guy was probably still observing them secretly.
Well, of course, it is also possible that he was discussing this with Ancient One.
When Odin sealed the Serpent on Earth, Ancient One had not yet taken office, but if the Serpent showed up now, it would naturally become the joint responsibility of him and Odin.
Or even if the original sin is killed now, the problem cannot be solved fundamentally. She is just a errand boy.
Even if she hadn't, someone else would have found Skadi's Winterhammer.
Most likely, after being imprisoned for so many years, the snake has accumulated enough strength and does not intend to hide any longer.
And to be honest, the large population in today's society is actually of great benefit to him as the God of Fear.
During the peak period of the Great Serpent, the entire Asgard had perhaps 100,000 people in total, which would be the population of a town in China.
The population of other places like Vanaheim is not large, and the Great Snake relies more on its own strength rather than the power of fear.
But now there are so many billions of people on Earth, and there are so many things he can do using the power of fear.
If he is given enough time, it is not completely impossible for him to return to the top or even reach a higher level.
However, Original Sin has just appeared, and it will take a long time for her to obtain the Hammer of Skadi. There is no need to rush. After all, Odin will support her even if the sky falls, and she has never promised him anything.
Loki was suddenly a little confused: "What do you mean?"
Even though they had only known each other for a short time, he felt that he had a general understanding of Levi's character. His compliment now was definitely not a good thing!
"Have you heard of the Midgard Serpent?"
Although he was a little confused for a moment, Loki still nodded. He was not the uneducated Thor.
"Although there aren't many records of him in Asgard, I do know him."
And he was deeply impressed by it, not only because it involved Thor's death, but he also felt Odin's fear from the records.
Levi couldn't help but smile: "Then you should know that if the big snake breaks the seal, his first target for revenge must be the Asgard. How will you, the newly appointed God King, resist him then?"
Loki was suddenly shocked and angry: "What?"
Then his first reaction was that he was tricked by Odin!
Odin first exiled Thor to Midgard, and then he entered Odinsleep, which allowed him to take over the position of Kungunir and the God-King of Asgard. Soon after, the serpent showed signs of revival.
How could all this be such a coincidence? He deliberately left himself a mess!
(End of this chapter)
