Chapter 282: Welcome To Asgard
Chapter 282: Welcome To Asgard
"Well, how should I answer that?" Thomas hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to say, but eventually decided to show him, "Why don’t you come with me to find out the situation?" He ultimately decided to bring Jane, Sharky, and their children, Ethan and Maria, back to Asgard.
Sharky noticed the curiosity of Ethan and Maria, and he agreed to it. "Heimdall, open the Bifrost," Thomas shouted, a minute later, a beam of light shot down from the sky once again, and the five of them were transported to Asgard.
Only Jane’s intern was left on the scene. Darcy Lewis stared at the sky where the light came with envy. She also wanted to go, but she knew that none of the superheroes earlier would want to bring her.
On Asgard, Thomas, Jane, Sharky, Ethan and Maria come inside the hall where Bifrost and Heimdall are.
"Welcome to Asgard!" Heimdall said with a serious face, then looked towards Sharky, clearly surprised. "Who are you? Why haven’t I seen you before?"
"Well, you can’t see every place in all nine realms, just like when Jane disappeared, and you didn’t know where she went, think of me like that," Sharky chuckled as he, with his children, followed Thomas.
For the first time, Sharky witnessed the glory of Asgard. He saw many beautiful ladies walking about in the distance, and the buildings were all adorned with gold and painted in white, radiating grandeur.
Thomas didn’t take Sharky for sightseeing; he led him directly to the palace, where he ordered some guards to bring medics and took Jane into the sickbay.
Asgard had many excellent witches who had mastered healing spells and possessed a modern understanding of the human body. Thor’s mother was one of them.
"What is happening to Jane?" Thomas asked the witches who were examining her, he cared about her.
"We don’t know yet. The energy coming from her body is totally different than what a Midgardian should possess," the witch said solemnly.
As Thomas was about to ask another question, a stern voice interrupted him. "Did you not heed my word? Why are you still doing whatever you want like this?" Odin said as he entered the sickbay.
"She was sick, Odin Allfather! She needs my help!" Thomas said confidently.
"She is mortal! She is sick! But nonetheless, she is not welcome in Asgard. You need to feel proud, that even being a mortal you are inside Asgard."
"But that doesn’t mean that any mortal can come inside Asgard. Bring her to Midgard immediately!" Odin said rudely.
"No, Odin Allfather, Midgard has no solution to her problem, and she is my lover," Thomas said, he didn’t want to send Jean to Midgard now.
"This is not my problem, Midgard people have their own problems, I don’t care about them, if you care about them, you can also go back to Midgard, there is not so much use for you," Odin shouted, as he was going to send back Jean to Midgard.
"I am sorry, but I’ve always thought that Odin was a wise and calculative god. But my first impression is not that good. All I saw just now was arrogance," Sharky said casually.
Odin never expected to hear such words from a Midgardian and grew furious. Thomas was equally surprised because he had never seen anyone go against his father like this before, at least not besides him and Loki.
As Odin was about to confront the one who had taunted him, he noticed Sharky, and his expression changed from anger to confusion, then gentleness. "Why didn’t you tell me you brought Sharky?" Odin asked Thomas angrily. "You are welcome here, Sharky."
"So, Sharky, just for you, Jane will stay here to be cured," Odin changed his decision. He also noticed that some guards had approached Jane, but a wall of red particles was created as the Aether inside Jane’s body recognized them as a threat.
"Stop, retreat!" Odin ordered the guards as he recognized the red particles that had attacked them.
"This is impossible!" He said as his expression became more serious.
"The energy inside her body was trying to protect her!" The witch who had diagnosed Jane earlier said in fascination.
"No, it was trying to protect itself," Odin said with a knowing look on his face. Then he turned towards a maid.
"Prepare a grand welcome for my son-in-law," he shouted, and everyone started preparing a big buffet, even though they didn’t quite understand what had just happened.
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In the grand hall of Asgard, a lavish feast was in full swing.
Odin, the Allfather, stood at the head of the table, his regal presence commanding the room. By his side was Frigga, the queen, radiating warmth and grace, and in her arms, she held a two-year-old child, the newest member of the royal family.
Sharky, a guest from Midgard, stood beside Odin with his children, Ethan and Maria. Ethan looked around the grandeur of Asgard in awe, while Maria was filled with a sense of wonder. Sif, the fierce and loyal warrior, stood nearby, her usually confident demeanor giving way to a hint of shyness.
As the festivities continued, a familiar face appeared in the crowd. Loki, the mischievous god of mischief, had been released from his confinement and was observing the gathering with a curious expression, uncertain of how he would be received.
It just happened, when Loki was thrown in the prison, after attacking Midgard. But Frigga started crying for her release, and she pleaded many times to Odin. Since, from her all son, only Loki was alive, even it was adopted.
Odin was strict, but when Astrid was born, his strictness started turning gentle, and on the birthday of Astrid, he succumbed to his wife’s demands.
Then Loki was released from the prison, but he was still in trial period, if he made any single mistake, he would again be thrown back in prison.
Three of Asgard’s mightiest warriors, Fandral, Volstagg, and Hogun, were seated at a table, feasting and regaling the crowd with tales of their heroic exploits. They laughed heartily, their voices carrying through the hall.
Guests from realms near and far turned their attention to Sharky and his children. Whispers of curiosity filled the air, and a ripple of excitement passed through the crowd.
A group of Asgardian revelers approached, and they greeted Sharky, Ethan, and Maria. "Welcome, travelers from Midgard! Your presence adds a spark to our festivities."
Others joined in, extending warm congratulations. "Hail to you, Sharky, Ethan, and Maria! May your time in Asgard be filled with joy and celebration," another guest cheered.
Volstagg, Hogun, and Fandral, the trio also noticed the presence of Sharky, Ethan, and Maria.
Volstagg boomed with laughter, "Sharky! It warms my heart to see you again. Remember the time we faced those challenges together?"
Fandral, also joined the conversation, "The hero from Midgard! Your courage in times of need is etched in our memories."
The Asgardian guests continued to offer greetings and congratulations. Sharky, Ethan, and Maria found themselves enveloped in the warm embrace of Asgard’s hospitality.
Thomas arrived near Frigga. Although he was a known person in Asgard, after getting power from the God of Thunder.
But still, no one sees him as an important person. And Thomas also realized that he was not so welcome by Asgardian.
Before today, he didn’t care about this, but seeing the hospitality Sharky received, today he felt very bad.
And decided that he will return back to Midgard with his lover, after she recovers.
"Queen of Asgard, this is Jane Foster," Thomas introduced Jane to Frigga. "And Jane, meet her, Queen of Asgard, Frigga."
"What a beautiful girl. You have made a good choice, Thomas," Frigga praised Thomas for his choice, but beneath her exterior, she felt a hint of sadness as she thought although Thomas had gained Thomas’s powers, he was still not his son.
But soon, her sadness vanished, thinking that Thor would not return. In the whole of Asgard, only Frigga loves Thomas.
"You’re still an idiot, and you’re not even slightly worthy of my throne. I will not retire from my throne until I find someone worthy."
"If Astrid is not the girl, I have already made her the Asgardian King. Well whatever, I only believe that my son-in-law will give a grandson to me, so he will become the heir of Asgard." Odin once again scolded Loki. But his expression quickly softened as he noticed the two-year-old child in Frigga’s embrace.
"Let it go, dear. It was all destiny. We can only hope that Sharky gives us a good grandson. But still Astrid is also cute. We should also be happy for Sharky, as he has given us such a wonderful granddaughter," Frigga comforted Odin, also praising Sharky for giving them a great granddaughter. After all, Astrid was born from the union of Sharky and Sif.
"Frigga, what do you say, we should have brought her, and made her the wife of Sharky, so she can also give us a few grandchildren," Odin thought something, and asked her.
Frigga became silent hearing it, she knows what her husband is asking. She was his first daughter. But she is also an angry girl, and after thinking about the relationship between the father and daughter. She shook her head.
"We will think about it later, my dear," Frigga said.
"Ok," Odin nodded.
But after hearing that, she also realized that it would be a good decision. Well, she will think about it later.
Meanwhile, Sif is talking with Sharky.
"My dear, as you can see, I have come to ask for permission to leave Asgard," Sif explained her situation. Odin Allfather hesitated for a moment, but in the end, as they all loved her. So they gave her permission.
"But before I could return, they discovered I was pregnant and soon going to be the mother of your child. So they stopped me for my own safety. I hesitated a little, but it was for our child’s safety, so I agreed," Sif pointed towards Astrid, who was still playing in Frigga’s arms and was now tugging on Odin’s beard.
It was an embarrassing moment for Odin, but instead of resisting, he let Astrid play with his beard. His eyes held a gentle and loving look as he watched his granddaughter.
Thomas felt envious. Since the time Sif had mated with Sharky and given birth to Astrid, he had heard many times from Odin, Sif has gotten a good husband.
While he, even after getting the power of Thomas, was not so respected inside Asgard.
Meanwhile Loki became a little angry after hearing his father scolding.
But he knew, if he did not provoke his brother Thor in attacking Jotunheim, then his brother would be alive.
And again if he had not sent Destroyer to kill Thomas, then his father would not have become angry with him.
And then, he makes the third mistake, by attacking Midgard again with the Zerg Race.
If his father had not become soft after the birth of Astrid, then he would still be in prison.
Moreover, the destroyer even attacked the Sif. Which makes Odin more angry.
It was because of Sharky, Sif is still fine.
He still didn’t know how his father Odin had accepted the Midgardian child.
"You really nailed it, Sharky. You’ve proven that you’re a good friend of ours," Fandral exclaimed, thumping his hand on Sharky’s shoulder.
"Yes, Sharky, you’re truly amazing, brave, and daring. It’s evident by how you dared to make Sif the mother of your child," Volstagg praised, giving Sharky a thumbs-up.
Hogun was also amazed, saying, "I’m still amazed at how you tamed a bold warrior woman into a shy maiden."
Sif blushed bright red as a tomato upon hearing all of this. Maria and Ethan observed everything in amazement, trying to comprehend that everyone here had a minimum of 1,000 years of life.
They also glanced at their new mom, Sif, who was over 1,000 years old, and noticed their third sibling. They knew that since Astrid was granddaughter of Odin, she would not live with them.
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