In front of the French windows of Arkham Sanatorium, Schiller put on his goggles and looked at the star that suddenly flashed in the sky. Strange squinted his eyes and also looked up at the sky, saying, "Has she ascended?"
Schiller shook his head and said, "Not necessarily, it depends on her own choice."
"This is a kind of opportunistic way, with only a status but no power. If there is any special ability, it is probably immortality."
"To be honest, I don't understand the principle here..."
"You don't need to understand, you just need to know that this state can only be maintained for a period of ti. Once one of the relationships within it disappears, the status will naturally decline."
"Why did you want her to ascend at that mont?"
"If you can't finish your howork, wouldn't you want to take a look at the answer?"
Strange had no argunt, and Schiller sighed and said, "If you can't take a look at the answer, the dilemma of Asgard is almost unsolvable. Even if you see the answer, how to copy it without any flaws is also a problem."
"Odin has too many concerns, Thor has a mission and the ability to answer, only Loki is left. What she can do and whether she can reverse the inevitable fate of Asgard will be known at the mont of closing the book..."
On the square in front of the gate of Asgard Palace, Thor stood among the people of Asgard, beautiful magic light points floating around the fountain, colorful flowers and sweet and clear spring water were brought up and placed in front of Thor.
Odin stood beside him, raised the hand holding his spear, and between a thunderbolt, a crown slowly descended onto Thor's head. The crowd below erupted in cheers, and the whole Asgard was boiling. They shouted, "New king!"
At this mont, Thor no longer had a proud expression. He turned around, bowed his head and touched his shoulder, and saluted Odin. After Odin turned into a thunderbolt and left, Thor turned his head and looked at the corridor of the palace next to him, as if looking for sothing.
Seeing that Loki did not appear, Thor's gaze was sowhat disappointed. He sighed, but said nothing.
Suddenly, a black shadow flashed past the other end of the corridor. Thor turned his head and saw Loki leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, snapping his fingers at him, and then his figure disappeared and reappeared in the other end of the corridor.
Loki, who had already returned to his male form, had a sly smile unique to the god of deception on his face, just like the pranks he had done before. This was just a joke that had nothing to do with the coronation ceremony, at least that's how Thor saw it.
But many people in Asgard complained. They thought Loki was a white-eyed wolf. On such an important day for Thor, his own brother did not show up, and it was a waste of Thor's usual kindness to Loki.
Standing at the highest point, Thor took in everyone's expressions. He recalled the conversation he had with Loki on the clock tower last night in the evening breeze.
"Why did you give up on ascending? Don't you know that this is a great opportunity? You can beco a being above Space, almost omniscient!" Thor walked to Loki with his weapon, very puzzled.
Loki shook his head and said, "You always think about problems so simply. If this can solve Asgard's problems, do you think the father of the gods can't do it? Extract all the energy of the nine realms, combine them into one, and he can also beco a being above Space..."
"But this is an opportunity for you." Thor earnestly advised, "Your physical condition is not that good, and you have lost your divine power and divine position before. If you can ascend directly, wouldn't that solve these problems directly?"
"When I was ostracized because I couldn't get along with others, did I try to make myself like you guys by any ans?" Loki showed a mocking expression and said, "No, I am not like you. I am not a poor creature who cannot live without honor and a sense of mission."
"I don't need to live in an environnt where everyone praises , and I don't need soone to ask how I'm doing every day and act considerately. I know they have ulterior motives..."
Thor turned around and looked into the distance between the pillars of the clock tower.
Asgard is a floating island in the dark Space, so its sunset is particularly short-lived. This magnificent brilliance itself is the best scenery. Thor asked, "I think you should have seen sothing, so you didn't choose this path..."
"You have a little more brain than usual."
Loki turned his head and said, "I just went up to take a look at the answer. If this is the only way to prove myself, then I won't get anything."
"What is the principle behind this? Why can you ascend by changing gender and asking a few questions?"
"I don't know, because Asgard doesn't have any psychologists. I recomnd you to see a psychologist, because I think you are more seriously ill than I am."
Thor was about to retort, but when he thought that it was Schiller's thod that allowed Loki to glimpse the scenery above Space, he was a little puzzled and said, "Can psychologists do this? Well, I'll go see him another day."
"Are you going to be crowned tomorrow?" Loki turned his head and asked him.
"Yes, it's a bit urgent, isn't it? But the father of the gods told that he might be very busy afterwards and unable to manage Asgard's affairs, so that's it..."
Thor didn't look excited. Loki looked at the brilliance of the sunset gradually being swallowed by darkness in the distance. He slowly said, "I have seen the endless magnificent scenery and the indescribable great brilliance. At the sa ti, I have also seen our inevitable fate of destruction and the bottomless dark end..."
Loki's hair fluttered, and he looked farther away than the distance. It was like returning to that montary glance, and his voice beca distant and vague.
"If this is a disaster that no one can face alone, then we can only stand together."
"It's not because I understand your aningless sense of honor, nor is it because I reconciled with those stupid people who never repent..."
"But because this is also my ho, and no one can use any reason to drive away from here. Asgard is my eternal hotown, past, present, and future, always the sa."
"No matter who rules this land, no matter what ridiculous trend will arise on this land, no matter what they blindly follow, I will fight for it..."
Loki turned to look at Thor. On top of the lonely clock tower in Asgard, in the beginning of the night when stars were descending, the young prince's voice drifted away with the wind, getting farther and farther.
"...New king."
The stars in the night sky beca brighter and brighter. Among them, a planet hidden in the darkness was bustling with crowds celebrating the festival. When the night and starlight descended together, the familiar sound of bells rang through the streets and alleys. The warm light shone through the shop windows, and tonight was Christmas Eve.
"Hey, my Christmas gift is a reindeer sweater!" Peter happily took out the sweater from the box, compared it to himself, and said, "I love this style, and I love this color too!"
"A light green reindeer sweater, what are you doing, Schiller? This is simply a cult! Reindeer sweaters should only co in red and green, blue is already my limit!" Steve looked at Schiller and said.
"Don't be like that, Steve. This color is very popular lately. My classmates are all wearing it." Peter ran to the bathroom with the sweater, excitedly. He really suited light colors, and his youthful and energetic temperant made the reindeer on the sweater look much more vivid.
He smiled brightly and then pointed to the box on the coffee table and said, "Doctor, take a look at what I got you. You'll definitely be satisfied!"
Schiller's gaze fell on the box. The gift box was not the usual Christmas packaging color, but a light blue color like ice and snow. Schiller opened the box and found a sowhat unfamiliar component inside.
Before he could ask, Peter walked over, picked up the component, and explained to him, "Doctor, I noticed that you've been carrying that umbrella around a lot lately, so I made a modification to turn it into a super umbrella."
"You see, this is attached to the tip of the umbrella. There's a cooling system here that keeps the area under the umbrella surface within two ters cool when you use it in the sumr, and it can generate heat in the winter..."
"Most importantly, a nanoscale freezing gun has been added here, the sa blueprint that Dr. Connors ca up with before. I used Mr. Stark's new nanotechnology to fold it up and put it into this component..."
"As long as you attach it to the tip of the umbrella, it will extend a sensing device through the umbrella tube. You just need to gently squeeze the handle to launch an ice bullet."
"This... " Steve looked at the thing and said, "I can understand you adding a winter and sumr air conditioner to the umbrella, but adding a nanoscale super freezing gun to it seems a bit..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Schiller had already walked over with the umbrella and said, "Co on, let's try it on. Peter, I really like this gift. You're much better than soone who just gave an apple pie..."
As he spoke, his eyes kept glancing at Steve. Just then, the sound of the ch's clacking and jetting ca, and Stark landed outside the balcony with snowflakes on him. He said, "Why are you only coming now? We've already exchanged gifts."
"Sothing ca up with the mutants. They've set up their own lab and want to give them so technical guidance."
"How are they doing?"
"What else can they do? They're celebrating the festival just like us. They keep saying that mutants are not ordinary humans, but when it cos to Christmas, they're still buying decorations to hang on the Christmas tree and making the classroom look fancy..."
In the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, Polaris picked up her backpack and walked out of the classroom, eting Charles who was heading towards the classroom. Charles smiled and nodded at her, "Oh, Lorna, are you leaving? Say hello to your father for ."
"Oh, yes, rry Christmas, Professor." Polaris seed a little distracted, but Professor Charles didn't mind and said to her, "rry Christmas, Lorna."
Polaris hurriedly left the school and returned to her room at the Brotherhood of Mutants base. When she opened her backpack, she took out a red gift box with a dark green ribbon tied around it.
Polaris lifted a corner of the gift box and found a reindeer sweater inside.
She took a deep breath and whispered, "Why do I want to give Magneto a gift? He's Magneto..."
She paced around the room with the gift box, talking to the air at tis, and fiddling with the ribbon at other tis...
Polaris had a very complex expression, seemingly resentful, regretful, fearful, and conflicted. Suddenly, she showed a thoughtful expression, as if she had made up her mind.
In another room not far away, Magneto Erik changed out of his black armor and hung his cloak on the wardrobe. He was wearing a striped sweater that was as common as it could be. The electromagnetic force around him made the fluff on the sweater stand up straight, making him look like a hedgehog.
Erik sat on the piano bench, leaning against the backrest, squinting his eyes, as if dozing off.
On the piano in front of him, small planets floated above the keys.
As the planets fell, the familiar sound of bells rang through the keys. The monosyllabic lody sounded a bit lonely, but it beca the best lullaby.
Erik closed his eyes, and as his breathing beca heavier, the magnetic force that surrounded him dissipated. The upright fluff smoothed down.
After the Christmas Eve bells rang, those small celestial bodies surrounded him, as if celebrating the holiday with him, and as if weaving a cradle for a sleeping child.
When the starlight went out, Erik fell asleep.
Therefore, he did not see the window open, and a red gift box with a deep green ribbon flew in. The words on the note were clearly visible in the moonlight - "rry Christmas - Professor X."
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