"Time loop."
Allens activated his temporal control once more. The flow of time rewound—reversing everything. The shattered palace restored itself, Odin stood unharmed, and Allens' wounds vanished completely.
But deep down, Allens knew… this would be the last time he could perform a time loop.
Swish.
They were back in Odin's Palace. The All-Father appeared again, his single eye burning with fury. Though his divine energy had weakened somewhat, Odin's overwhelming presence still made the air tremble.
"Allens, are you still struggling?" Odin's voice echoed like thunder. "You've already failed once."
Odin's tone was cold and merciless. Having perceived the time loop, his soul was unaffected by its effects. The memories of their previous battle remained crystal clear in his mind.
Allens had been testing Odin's power—but Odin had been testing Allens' as well.
Now, both combatants knew each other's strengths. There would be no more holding back.
Whoosh!
A meteor streaked across the sky as Odin raised the Eternal Spear—Gungnir. The divine weapon dissolved into countless glowing runes that wrapped around his body, making Odin shine like a blazing golden sun.
"Destroyer!"
With a surge of divine power, Odin opened a spatial rift to his treasure vault. From within, the Destroyer Armor—guardian of Asgard's vault—strode forward and fused with him. Odin's already imposing form became even more majestic and unstoppable.
"Supersteel Battle Suit!" Allens countered sharply.
He tapped his wrist device, and countless nanobots swarmed from his body, forming a golden armored suit around him. His mechanical eyes flared with a dazzling golden glow.
Boom! Boom!
Two titanic forces collided—divine power against divine power.
From Odin's eyes burst searing beams of energy, melting the armor on Allens' chest, while Allens countered with a fierce blow that struck Odin's head.
Both were sent flying backward. Allens quickly stabilized himself midair as golden propulsion flared from his hands and feet, activating his suit's balance system.
Odin, on the other hand, only staggered a few steps back—the Destroyer Armor's defense rendered him nearly impervious to energy attacks.
"Brilliant, Allens," Odin's voice resonated coldly through the helmet of the Destroyer. "But no matter how you struggle, your fate is already sealed."
Divine energy gathered within Odin once again as the air around him rippled. A massive spatial rift opened behind him—revealing Asgard's vault of treasures.
"Intelligent Allens," Odin continued, his voice heavy with divine authority. "I care not what the Avengers of the future may do—even if they recklessly open doors to the multiverse."
"They can destroy their own era as they please. But this… this is my time—the time of Odin, All-Father of Asgard! And I will never allow anyone to bring about Ragnarök before its destined hour!"
He thrust his hand into the rift, and from his treasury emerged a golden glove encrusted with powerful energy—the Infinity Gauntlet.
"The Infinity Gauntlet," Odin murmured with pride. "Given to me by that future Captain America... wait—" His expression darkened. "This… this is a fake?"
A dangerous glint appeared in Odin's single eye. The treasures within his vault were spoils from countless victories across the Nine Realms. Each artifact carried the weight of his glory.
But as he grasped the Gauntlet, it shimmered—and transformed into a cold mechanical arm. Odin's eye widened.
"You…" he growled, realization dawning.
"My Gauntlet has been replaced!"
His anger exploded as he reached deeper into the vault.
"The Casket of Ancient Winters—gone! The Eye of Agamotto, the Eternal Flame—all gone!"
For the first time in eons, Odin cursed aloud.
The theft of Asgard's most sacred relics was an unthinkable insult.
Every artifact in the vault had the power to shake the Nine Realms. The Eternal Flame alone could resurrect the dead and turn its wielder—if merged with Surtur—into a being of godlike power.
"Looking for these, All-Father?" a mocking voice rang out.
Allens smirked, raising his right arm.
"Sorry, Odin. The Infinity Gauntlet belongs to me now."
The true Gauntlet materialized on his hand, glowing with ominous light.
"In the name of Odin Borson and the power of the World Tree," Odin intoned fiercely, "I command the weave of time itself—end this loop!"
Rage and divine might filled his form as his spirit expanded, towering over Asgard like a cosmic giant. He clenched his fist—and the time loop shattered around them like fragile glass.
"Damn you, Allens!" Odin roared. "I'll drag your soul to Hel myself—feed it to the demons and let it be devoured for eternity!"
Breaking the time loop consumed immense power. Sweat glistened on Odin's brow—his body aging slightly under the strain. Yet his divine fury remained undiminished.
"Bifrost Scepter!"
Odin raised his hand again. The Bifrost Bridge—the rainbow path of Asgard—contracted and condensed into a radiant staff. The space around him warped as he wielded the scepter, its top crowned with a gem that pulsed like a single glowing eye.
"The power of the Bifrost…" Allens murmured, eyes narrowing.
He could sense the energy signature—one he knew all too well.
Embedded within the staff's core was a familiar power.
Odin smiled grimly. "The Space Stone… has returned to its rightful place."
He swung the scepter, and a beam of rainbow energy pierced through space itself. Across the Nine Realms, deep within a S.H.I.E.L.D. base on Midgard, the blue Tesseract vanished—ripped from its containment chamber.
"As expected of the All-Father," Allens muttered, eyes glowing. "Truly formidable."
But he was not one to retreat.
"J.A.R.V.I.S.—condense the Super Energy Core."
At his command, the nanocore within his armor flared to life. A network of pulsing energy nodes ignited, glowing brighter and brighter.
Allens extended his left hand.
An ice-blue superpower core, glimmering like a crystalline stone, materialized in his palm.
Click.
The crystal fitted perfectly into a groove on the Infinity Gauntlet. Then, in his left hand, another core—this one blazing with lightning—began to form.
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