Chapter 704 - Target— Odins Vault (1/2)
”You seem to dot over your women a lot. Even that Asgardian when she clearly does not need such considerations,” Morgan and Nik sat on an isolated seat in a nearby park while the street lamp buzzed slightly with a flickering glow.
”Hmm? Is there a question?” Nik inquired.
”No, there is not.”
”Then here's one,” Nik leaned back against the height of the bench, ”You called Pickle a Klyntar. You must have quite a bit of knowledge about the symbiotes.”
”I...” Morgan looked a little bit distant, ”I majored in identification spells under Merlin's mentoring. Merlin, unlike the legends, was not a man that anyone should leave their daughter with. He was cruel in more ways than necessary but it was because of him that I have my current capabilities.” Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click #%E2%80%94-odin's-vault_52405640831760653 for visiting.
'Um, so we are sharing our life experiences now?' Nik looked doubtful while Morgan continued, ”I came into contact with the spells related to time using my identification spells. And once I mastered the ability to bend the flow of time, I saw them... two dragons formed from a long-forgotten realm, Living Abyss. These two were the pinnacle of darkness that Earth had seen. In some way, the era of destruction brought by these two dragons was far greater than I could ever achieve.”
'So... that's why she's sad? Bested in not having the darkest reign of human history?'
”The worst part is, these two dragons appeared long before I was born and I still couldn't replicate their glory. Unlike your... Pickle, those two did not need to be bonded with anything. They were full. Complete. Destructive. But, one of them caught the attention of the Asgardian God— Thor, who blasted the black dragon and until now, the dragon remains encapsulated in ice.”
”So, no, I am not aware of the world of Klyntar, but I am knowing of the fact that these creatures are far more dangerous than the current generation can imagine and yet, without their ability to connect to the hive mind, these goops are not all that dangerous in a sense.”
”Hive mind?” Nik pushed further, slightly aware of the answer already.
”Once Grendel, the black dragon, was defeated, it remained in ice but the authoritative figure of the mortal world soon found the hibernating Klyntar and extracted a few portions of the living abyss. It was during the War of Vietnam when the soldiers bound with klyntar part of Grendel were let out. As you would expect, these soldiers went out of control and I took the chance to study eleven of them, realizing that every separated portion of the living abyss is a creature of its own right and its consciousness is connected to a network known as the hive mind.”
”The hive mind is where I made contact with the creator of the Klyntar race... the god of Symbiotes, in your word. As terrifying he may be, and even with his ability to control any Klyntar from the hive mind, he is still weak. Far too weak to commit anything substantial. Maybe that's why you could sever the connection of other klyntars with the hive mind?” She looked towards Nik for answers. Seeing that she wasn't stingy in explaining stuff and even became patient with him during private moments, Nik nodded as he recalled the time when he tried to read the mind of one of the symbiotes and found himself facing that terrifying entity.
”He called himself Knull,” Nik spoke up as Morgan nodded.
”I don't know if it was his weakness that assisted me but severing the connection was rather simple. All I had to do was destroy their consciousness completely,” Nik stated as Morgan frowned, ”Then... those sections of Living Abyss on that mother-daughter pair...”
”Is connected to their own consciousness,” Nik replied, making Morgan's eyebrows rise as she glanced towards Nik, slightly impressed.
”Then what about the one bonded to you. That one seemed rather lively,” She looked to her left as Nik whispered, ”She's special. And Loki is here, too, so we'll talk later.”
As expected, accompanied by a golden glow, Loki appeared with a flamboyant smile on her face and her dress a bit tighter than usual. Unlike Morgan, Loki had fairer skin and more mischievous features than the somber-looking and stoic Morgan.
”She cannot see or feel my existence. Don't react to my words. When she will teach you her Sorcery, I will inspect if she is even teaching you sincerely, as a form of my own sincerity. Then, we will discuss my collaboration with you,” Morgan continued to sit while without any change in expression, Nik stood up and grinned, ”You're here.”
”Hmm,” Loki leaned forward while sniffing deeply, ”I feel quite lacking... was I not good enough that you smell of different women every night we meet?” This was her usual greeting but even when acting like a pervert, Loki made Nik feel as if he was a pervert.
”And you... showered before coming here,” Nik shrugged, ”Oh, before we begin, I want to change the terms of our agreement slightly.”
Loki's expression fell slightly. Nik still detained her Chitauri scepter but now, Nik had proven to be an integral part of her plan in conquering Asgard. She especially needed his ability to seduce even goddesses to be put into good use.
”What is it?” She inquired as Nik sat down and patted the area next to him.
Taking a seat quietly, she waited for Nik to continue.
”It's just that my interest in Kamar-Taj has waned quite a bit. This does take away my incentive to assist you and even if you are teaching me a lot about the general concept of spells, let's face it, I was already able to slightly manipulate time while the lessons itself number to three.”
To Nik's words, Loki furrowed her brows and inquired slightly, ”And? What do you want now?”
”That's the thing. You won't reveal the treasures of Asgard and I don't know what should I get in return, which makes this entire process a moot point,” Nik smiled as Loki stirred up with a smile, ”I would say that Asgard has never seen a treasure as valuable as me.”