The golden light dissipated.
Heimdall's figure appeared on the platform.
Hawk looked at Heimdall, whose soul returned here, and was initially stunned, then raised his sword-like eyebrow, realizing what had happened.
Heimdall is a life form of the World Tree, but not the phoenix World Tree's life, though Hawk also acknowledges the World Tree and hasn't abolished the Heroic Spirit Hall, just renamed it.
So...
If Heimdall died in battle, his soul could return to the Heroic Spirit Hall, now renamed Bright Dimension, after death.
But that's not the main point.
The main point is that Heimdall died.
Did Thanos come here?
How did I not know?
Hawk's thoughts spun, and his mind instantly descended upon Nidavellir, and his voice sounded in Dwarf King Eitri's ear.
"Eitri."
"... Main God."
Eitri listened to the voice sounding in his ear, was initially stunned, then realized what was happening and immediately knelt down on one knee.
Hawk then asked Eitri whether Thanos came after he left, and after getting the answer, he withdrew his mind.
Alright.
Thanos indeed went to Nidavellir.
But like the original plot, this time Thanos simply went to do business with Dwarf King Eitri.
No massacre, no threats.
Only fine wine.
Known as famous artisans of the World Tree, the Nidavellir people have a craze for wine and love for it in the Main Cosmos is also well-known.
And Thanos was also an old customer.
To put it this way.
The double-edged blade in Thanos's hand is made of Uru Metal, a specialty of the World Tree.
Familiarity breeds trust, when faced with a familiar customer, Eitri had no reason to refuse.
The reason Hawk didn't notice Thanos was quite simple too.
Because Thanos had already left the range of the World Tree before Hawk seized it.
At that time, Hawk was fully concentrated, intensely focused, not paying attention to anything else, with all attention on seizing the World Tree.
But these aren't the main points already.
The main point is that Thanos came, and like the original plot, attacked Asgard's refugee ship, Heimdall's statements after returning to the Heroic Spirit Hall and seeing Odin also proved this point.
Just unlike the original plot.
This time Thanos probably won't be able to collect all the Infinity Gemstones.
After all, the Reality Gemstone and the Mind Gemstone are with him here.
Hawk thought in his heart, then looked at Heimdall who was reuniting with Odin.
At this moment.
Heimdall, just returned to the Heroic Spirit Hall which is now the Bright Dimension, had already learned from Odin's mouth why the World Tree suddenly disappeared.
In short.
The World Tree has undergone a regime change.
But not the Main Cosmos, rather Hawk was the new sovereign of the World Tree before him.
So...
When Hawk's gaze fell upon Heimdall, he knelt on one knee towards Hawk.
"God King."
"Rise."
Hawk looked at Heimdall, calmly uttered, and as soon as Heimdall got up and prepared to speak.
The teleportation platform behind him fell with golden light once more.
The golden light wandered, and when it converged on the platform, a silhouette emerged again.
"Ha!"
"F**k!"
Loki appeared on the teleportation platform, instinctively touched his neck with both hands, and then cursed.
Clearly.
He was still lingering at the moment when Thanos crushed his neck.
But soon.
Loki noticed the two familiar figures and one unfamiliar figure standing on the white jade-paved floor in front of the platform.
The first time Loki appeared on Earth, he was in Manhattan, Hawk was in Queens.
The second time he appeared was recently when he went to Earth with Thor to find Odin.
But at that time Hawk had already gone to Nidavellir.
So...
Hawk and Loki hadn't seen each other.
Hawk glanced at Loki appearing here, slightly furrowed his brow, but soon relaxed.
Loki attempted to assassinate Thanos and failed, getting choked to death by Thanos; his sacrifice to save his brother Thor and the Asgardians met the "Heroic Spirit Hall Admission Criteria," hence he earned the qualification for his soul to enter here after death.
What?
Time God Loki?
That's another parallel universe's Loki, nothing to do with this Loki.
This Loki, in the 616 Main Cosmos, is indeed dead.
Loki's gaze also flowed over Odin and Heimdall, who arrived a bit earlier, before settling on Hawk.
"Who are you?"
"Loki!"
"Loki, this is..."
"My name, Phoenix, Hawk Phoenix."
Hawk interrupted Heimdall, who was attempting to warn Loki, and stared at Loki while looking at Odin beside him: "Don't let him out of the Bright Dimension."
Unlike Hel.
Hel was an uncontrollable factor for him, needing complete destruction to prevent future troubles.
But Loki?
Although Loki doesn't have the strength of Hel, in some ways, Loki is much more annoying than Hel.
But he's full of tricks, belonging to those who can't kill you but can annoy you.
So...
Hawk neither wants to kill Loki nor see Loki come out and annoy his Phoenix World Tree, so the best result is to let Loki stay in the Bright Dimension.
Asgardians deal with their own issues.
It's only natural.
Hawk explained this to Odin and, just in case Loki went out to annoy him, directly used the name of an oracle to prevent Loki from leaving.
Loki cannot leave the Bright Dimension by any means.
As Hawk introduced himself, Loki was first stunned, then his eyes lit up. He looked at Hawk and said his second sentence.
"You're Hawk, quick, Thor is in trouble, he needs your help."
"Impossible."
"What?"
"I can't leave at the moment."
Hawk spoke honestly.
If he wanted to leave, he would have done so already. Only when the Phoenix Divine Domain condenses and ensures that the Main Cosmos can no longer invade his Phoenix World Tree will he leave here and return to Earth.
Before then, Hawk will not leave.
"Thanos' next target is your Midgard."
"Doesn't matter."
"What?"
"If he goes, he goes."
"Thanos will destroy your Midgard, he has already slaughtered Sandaar Star."
"Whatever!"
Hawk remained calm, glancing at Loki, not accepting Loki's provocation at all.
If this had been said by Gwen.
No doubt about it.
Just a word from Gwen, and even if Thanos managed to enter the atmosphere, it would count as his loss.
But as of now?
Anyway, since Gwen has already left Earth, he no longer has that feeling of excitement when finishing tasks quickly to return home to Gwen.
That's also why he doesn't have the urge to want to finish things quickly and go back.
Gwen is no longer here.
Whatever happens, happens.
Anyway, Thanos can't possibly destroy the Earth, and as for Thanos wanting to implement his 'half the quantity of life' theory, let him do it.
It boils down to one saying:
If heaven wants to rain, and mothers want to remarry, let it be, it's none of my business.
Loki, seeing Hawk's expressionless and indifferent face, was shocked.
"Aren't you one of Midgard's Avengers?"
"Your brother is, I am not."
Hawk never joined The Avengers.
Of course.
Both Tony and Captain America invited him, but Thor vetoed it.
For two reasons.
One was his lack of desire to join, and the other was that Hawk was under twenty-one, and Hawk insisted on following the law, so Thor thought having Hawk join The Avengers before he turned twenty-one would make their drinking sessions much less enjoyable.
Once Hawk turned twenty-one, he got busy with getting married, then went on his honeymoon, and by the time he came back, Thor was still not back on Earth, and then time advanced to the present.
So...
Hawk is not an Avenger.
Loki was shocked to hear Hawk's confession about not being an Avenger.
After finishing speaking, Hawk didn't bother with Loki but turned to Odin, inviting him to leave the place and chat elsewhere.
Once he and Odin had left, Heimdall then told Loki that the World Tree had changed regimes, and Asgard had become the old dynasty.
Upon hearing that Odin had become the God of Light and Frigga the Goddess of Darkness,
Loki was first stunned, then looked at Heimdall.
"Who did you say, Mother, where is Mother?"
"She's..."
Heimdall turned his head, just about to speak, when he felt a strong wind rushing past. In an instant, Loki had turned into a shadow, running towards where Frigga was.
Standing on a grassy cliff in the Bright Dimension, Odin looked down, found Frigga, and then saw Loki embracing her tightly.
"Back then, Loki drove me away, blaming me for not protecting Frigga well."
"Although Frigga is not Loki's biological mother, she indeed gave Loki maternal love."
Beside him, Hawk watched this scene and said, this was another reason he didn't kill Loki outright like Hel.
Because a boy who genuinely loves his mother is not inherently bad.
If Hel is a sociopath, then Loki is the mischievous child who, because he loves his mother and wants her attention, often acts out to gain it.
Even if many things he does are wrong.
But...
Even when scolded by his mother, he feels quite happy.
Simply put.
When Dad scolds him, he talks back.
When Mom scolds him, he lowers his head and says nothing, maybe just to let his mom scold him a bit longer.
It may seem a bit masochistic.
And indeed, it is quite masochistic.
Hawk looked down, seeing Frigga proud as Loki earned qualification to the Heroic Spirit Hall from his brave time in battle, while Loki's face showed a silly smile as his mother praised him.
The next second.
He shifted his gaze, looking to Odin beside him, stating his second purpose for finding Odin.
"I want to bring back my Gwen, is there any way?"
"..."