Chapter 261: The Truth is a Trinity God
Odin's summoning ritual had succeeded, bringing two additional figures onto the battlefield.
It was these two figures who had projected Gungnir—the genuine article.
And only the true Gungnir, wielded by its master Odin, could unleash its full power.
Therefore, these two figures were indeed Odin himself!
"Are these clones?"
"They don't appear to be."
"Was that summoned through a ritual, bringing past versions of oneself here?"
"Can two independent individuals from different time periods coexist simultaneously?"
"What do you mean two? Look carefully—it's three!!!"
The gods were also stunned. In this world, if one summoned their past self and the living self existed in the same timeline and met, they would be forcibly merged into one.
Yet, before them stood three Odins.
Moreover, these three Odins had slight differences.
Aside from the original, the two summoned Odins were not one-eyed. Had they been summoned from a time before Odin sacrificed an eye to gain the wisdom of the Runes?
"Are they clones?"
"Probably not, because no matter how you look at them, they're the genuine Odin!"
Hermes shook his head in response to Adamas' stunned murmur.
"B-but, aren't people from different eras not supposed to meet? They can't exist simultaneously—they should merge into one!"
The God of War Ares was utterly bewildered.
If that really was Odin, the fact that he could break such a fundamental law of the universe was simply unbelievable.
"More importantly, the deceased Odin was originally summoned by the Akashic System. The soul of Odin that existed in history is no more—he shouldn't be able to summon his past self!"
This was why Hermes found it so perplexing.
Just how had this person managed to create one more—no, two more versions of himself?
"How interesting. It seems the rumors I once heard must be true."
The one who spoke with amusement was Buddha.
"What rumors?"
Ares pressed for answers, but Buddha remained silent because someone else would reveal the truth—the host Heimdall, who also appeared to know something.
After all, Heimdall was also from Norse mythology. Though he possessed little power himself, this guy knew quite a few secrets.
"I never thought those rumors would turn out to be true. These two must be Lord Vili and Lord Vé,"
Heimdall's words left most gods and humans present confused.
Calling these two Odin look-alikes Lord Vili and Lord Vé?
Were these two not Odin? Were they merely look-alikes?
Could they possibly be Odin's twins? No, triplets.
Well, that might actually be the case, which would explain why Odin's summoning didn't trigger a forced fusion into one entity.
Suddenly, one of the gods remembered something.
"I recall now! It's been so long, I almost forgot—Odin's full name is actually Odin Vili Vé!"
It had been too long, and everyone had been calling him just Odin.
Now it appeared this name was clearly added to commemorate those two brothers.
Obviously, these two brothers had also died long ago.
Then, Odin's actions on the scene confirmed this possibility.
Odin said to the two identical figures: "Long time no see, Vili, Vé."
"According to legend..."
Host Heimdall began to narrate the Norse secrets he knew.
Legend has it that the primordial giant Ymir of the Norse realm was actually killed by three brothers, because someone heard the commotion of battle and heard Ymir swearing to kill some three brothers.
However, the strange thing was that no one knew who these three brothers were, but they only knew that the first person to appear beside Ymir's corpse was Odin.
He held weapons and was covered in wounds, so people suspected he had killed the primordial giant Ymir.
But at that time, neither the giants nor the new generation of gods quite believed that Odin had done the deed, and Odin never explained anything, remaining silent all along.
After the death of the primordial giant Ymir, Odin began to raise his banner, completely separating from the giant race and establishing independence.
Therefore, witnessing the great achievements brought by Odin, many gods began to believe that Odin had killed the primordial giant Ymir...
Speaking of which, why not consider that Odin's two brothers killed the primordial giant Ymir?
This is indeed a rather peculiar point, because the gods have never seen Odin's two brothers, and Odin's mother only gave birth to him alone.
Even gods from the same era as Odin, who grew up with him, have never seen his so-called two brothers.
However, Odin is quite strange—sometimes he inexplicably talks to himself as if conversing with the air.
"Odin is not wrong; he truly never had any brothers."
Such a voice suddenly sounded behind the Valkyrie Brunhilde, startling her as she turned to look. There stood an exceptionally tall old man.
If it was this old man speaking, it must be true, for he is of the Giant Clan, and his name is Mímir.
Although he is of the Giant Clan, he stands on Odin's side—it was he who granted Odin the wisdom to use magic spells, allowing Odin to drink from the Well of Wisdom. He was later beheaded during the godly wars but was resurrected by Odin at great cost.
"Huh? Then who are those two who look exactly like Lord Odin?"
Hlökk, the eleventh Valkyrie, asked in confusion.
"That is Odin," the God of Wisdom affirmed with certainty.
"But that can't be right. Lord Odin calls them Vili and Vé."
"That is correct, and it is not wrong to call them that. Odin is simultaneously Vili and Vé, Vili is simultaneously Odin and Vé, and Vé is simultaneously Odin and Vili."
This string of words left Hlökk utterly bewildered—what kind of logic was this?
"Now that the three have appeared simultaneously, this is the true and complete Odin!" he added.
"I don't understand," Hlökk shook her head.
Brunhilde, however, seemed to have grasped something, though she found it hard to believe.
"Could it be—!"
Odin's situation might be similar to that of her sister, Hrist, the second Valkyrie, who is the only one among the Valkyries to possess two titles: the Agitator and the Roarer.
As for Odin, he might be—
"Trinity!"
This must be the truth!