In Odin's Palace of Asgard, Allens sat upon the throne of the All-Father. The Odin Lock — an artifact crafted from branches of Yggdrasil, the World Tree — bound his body tightly, sealing all his abilities. Gungnir, the Eternal Spear, was still impaled through his heart. Everything appeared exactly as Allens had foreseen in the future.
All of his powers had been stripped away by Odin. At this moment, Allens looked frail, even weaker than an ordinary human. It seemed he had once again lost everything, just as he had in the previous timeline. But… was that truly the case?
"J.A.R.V.I.S., the mechanical watch you made is four seconds slow."
Allens' eyes were cold and ruthless, yet tinged with a playful glint. The moment he spoke, J.A.R.V.I.S.'s calm voice echoed in the hall.
"Sir, my apologies. A nano-component is misaligned, causing the watch to run four seconds slow."
As the words fell, the entire Odin Palace began to distort. Time itself started flowing backward, and in an instant, Allens returned to the moment before Odin's arrival. Everything — Odin, the throne, and the destruction — vanished like an illusion.
Swish.
Odin reappeared before Allens once again, his single eye glowing with divine light. Yet, compared to before, the God-King's power seemed… diminished.
"Great King of Asgard, Father of the Gods, Your Excellency Odin," Allens said with his usual calm smile, "I, Allens, offer you my most sincere respect."
It was the same greeting as before. But Odin, standing across from him, frowned deeply.
"My divine power… has weakened? When?"
Odin's control over his divine energy was absolute — down to the molecular level. Any fluctuation in power was as clear to him as daylight. The realization made his expression darken.
"Things seem to be getting… troublesome."
As the All-Father, Odin had seen countless extraordinary powers in his life. Though surprised, he remained composed. With a simple gesture, the Odin Lock once again wrapped around Allens, binding him tightly.
Then Gungnir, the Eternal Spear, shot forward, piercing Allens' heart. Odin's divine aura erupted once more as he began his solemn incantation.
"In the name of the Father — I, Odin Borson, All-Father of Asgard, strip from this being all his abilities, divine power, godly body, and the endless wisdom and knowledge he possesses…"
As Odin's words echoed, divine energy surged through the hall, forming golden runes that burned into Allens' body, weakening him again until he was as powerless as a mortal.
"J.A.R.V.I.S., the mechanical watch is four seconds slow."
The corner of Allens' lips curled into a smirk. The moment he spoke those words, time rewound again — and in the blink of an eye, Odin vanished, only to reappear moments later.
"Great King of Asgard, Father of the Gods, Your Excellency Odin, I, Allens, offer you my most sincere respect."
Allens smiled faintly, repeating his greeting. But Odin's face had grown noticeably gloomier this time.
"Hmph. What's going on? My divine power has diminished even further."
A deep light flashed in Odin's eye. He could feel it clearly — his power had been reduced by one-tenth. For Odin, whose divine might was said to be limitless, this was unthinkable. Normally, only when he unleashed the most destructive spells would such depletion occur.
Yet even with a tenth of his power lost, the God-King of Asgard still stood among the most powerful beings in the cosmos.
"In the name of the Father…"
As before, Odin began his incantation — his divine vow that even Thanos himself could not withstand.
Swish.
But the result was the same.
As Allens uttered his trigger phrase, time rewound once more. The two of them returned to the very first moment of their encounter.
"My divine power… halved?" Odin's brow furrowed deeply. "So that's it… you control time magic."
Odin's single eye glowed sharply. His energy had been reduced by half — a terrifying loss. Even for a being of his level, it was draining him toward exhaustion.
"As expected of a God Father-level being," Allens said, smiling as he rose from the throne. "You discovered the time loop I set up so quickly. When Doctor Strange battled Dormammu, he had to repeat the cycle thousands of times before Dormammu realized it."
Allens' tone was filled with admiration. When he had repaired the mechanical watch earlier, he had secretly activated his temporal control ability — establishing a trigger condition. Whenever he said that one phrase, the time loop would reset automatically.
He had created a miniature time loop within Odin's Palace. Whenever Allens suffered irreversible damage, time would rewind to a moment before danger. Like an ouroboros devouring its own tail, the timeline had already cycled twice.
"Boy of Midgard," Odin said gravely, "I must admit, you have truly astonished me."
With a wave of his hand, Gungnir, the Eternal Spear, flew back to him from the void. Now that he understood Allens' trick, Odin refrained from casting more of the high-level divine magic that was draining his power.
As the All-Father, Odin still had absolute confidence — even with only half his strength, his raw might alone could destroy Allens.
"In my name… pierce the heart of Allens!"
Odin's low command resonated like thunder. The Eternal Spear blazed with divine energy, transforming into a golden meteor that shot toward Allens at near-light speed. Even with his psychic reflexes, Allens couldn't react in time.
The spear struck true — Gungnir pierced through his chest once again.
Swish!
A golden blur followed — Odin appeared before Allens instantly. His right hand, encased in gleaming, scale-like armor, drove forward with tremendous force, slamming into Allens' abdomen. The impact left a deep fist mark as Allens' body smashed into the wall, embedding him within it.
Odin stood before his throne, his one eye gleaming coldly.
"Allens," he declared, "I will send you to the abyss of Asgard."
Even weakened, Odin's divine might was overwhelming — enough to destroy ten Thors without effort.
"Hahaha! Odinson, show me the true strength of a God Father!"
Allens' laughter rang through the hall — wild, exhilarated, and tinged with madness. For the first time, he was truly fighting a being of the God Father level. The Ancient One had never unleashed her full strength — but Odin would.
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