Chapter 1286
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Chapter 1286 The Origin of Twilight
Asgard.
“I think after Loki returns to Asgard, he will definitely come looking for you again…”
Lin Qiye, who was talking to Si Xiaonan, suddenly seemed to sense something and his expression changed.
“He’s been discharged?! How is that possible?!”
Lin Qiye’s eyes were filled with disbelief.
“What did you say?” Si Xiaonan asked in confusion, seeing Lin Qiye’s sudden change in expression.
Lin Qiye didn’t answer. He immediately turned to look beside him. At that moment, the void seemed to be twisted by an invisible hand, curling into a vortex, and a figure slowly emerged from it.
It was a handsome man with golden hair and blue eyes. He carried a harp on his back, and his elegant Western court attire gleamed in the sunlight. He stood tall with his head held high, the smile on his lips growing more pronounced.
“Bragi!” Lin Qiye called out.
“Qiye, I’m healed!” Bragi smiled as he stepped forward, giving Lin Qiye a big hug. “Thank you, I’m well now!”
“No… this is impossible!” Lin Qiye pushed Bragi away and asked in confusion, “I didn’t completely cure you. Your illness… how did you get discharged?”
Lin Qiye knew very well that Bragi’s treatment progress was so high only because he had led him to believe that Idunn was still alive. With this change in mindset, his condition naturally improved, but the root of his illness hadn’t been cured at all.
His illness was essentially two different souls housed in one body, alternating and inseparable… Before resolving this issue, Bragi shouldn’t be considered completely cured, and his treatment progress certainly couldn’t reach 100%.
Just like Merlin before, although his own consciousness had long recovered, his treatment progress could only be maintained at 99% until Lin Qiye extracted the last trace of the otherworldly soul before his discharge. By all logic, Bragi shouldn’t have been able to cross this threshold. According to Lin Qiye’s estimation, reaching 95% treatment progress would already be the limit for him.
Now that Bragi had walked out of the hospital on his own, it completely overturned Lin Qiye’s understanding.
“The fact that I could walk out means I’m already healed,” Bragi patted his chest and smiled.
“I know you wanted to give me a surprise. Your kindness, I, Bragi, will remember forever. In a moment, I will bring my wife to properly thank you!”
“Wait! Bragi…”
Before Lin Qiye could finish speaking, Bragi’s form transformed into a streak of light, rapidly disappearing into the horizon.
Although Bragi wasn’t skilled in combat, he was still a major god. When he exerted his full speed, Lin Qiye simply couldn’t catch up.
Watching Bragi’s figure disappear into the distance, Lin Qiye’s expression turned extremely grim.
“This is bad…”
“Qiye, what’s going on?” Si Xiaonan asked in confusion. “That man just now… why does he look so much like Bragi, the rumored missing God of Poetry and Music?”
“I’ll explain later!” Lin Qiye suddenly turned his head and looked solemnly into Si Xiaonan’s eyes. “Xiaonan! Quickly tell me where the Goddess of Youth Idunn lives!”
“What?”
“Idunn! I need to know where she originally lived!”
“…I understand, follow me.”
Si Xiaonan nodded and quickly led Lin Qiye in a certain direction. As an agent who had lived in Asgard for several years, she was very familiar with the place.
Number 27, who was hiding in the house, hesitated for a moment before transforming into a wisp of smoke and following Lin Qiye, curling into his lungs.
“Why did you come?” Lin Qiye asked in a low voice.
“Thor and the others will be back soon. Staying in the room would risk exposure,” Number 27 said flatly. “Besides… being by your side, I can help save you in critical moments. Consider it payment for you saving me before.”
Lin Qiye didn’t say anything more. At this moment, his mind was focused only on Bragi, who was soaring toward the clouds.
The current Asgard was no longer the Asgard that Bragi knew. If the Norse gods noticed that Bragi, who had been missing for a hundred years, suddenly appeared, they would certainly become suspicious and question where he had been all this time.
Moreover, Asgard was now caught in the struggle for the throne between Thor and Loki, a tense and critical period. No one knew whether Bragi’s appearance would stir up the situation. Add to that an impending Ragnarok… the current situation had completely spiraled beyond Lin Qiye’s control.
He needed to find Bragi quickly and keep him close, otherwise there would certainly be major chaos.
…
Meanwhile.
Asgard, the valley.
Verdandi, the Goddess of “Present,” and Urd, the Goddess of “Past,” stood at the edge of the cliff with solemn expressions, seemingly still pondering the matter of Ragnarok.
Skuld was lying on the lawn, rolling around aimlessly, her colorful braids stained with the fresh green grass, emanating the fragrance of soil.
“Sister, I want to go play with the bandaged cutie~”
Skuld approached her two sisters, looking at them pleadingly.
“No, Skuld.” Urd shook her head repeatedly. “Asgard is now shrouded in the shadow of Ragnarok. You cannot leave us and act on your own… Besides, that man is chosen by the gods of Great Xia. It’s not good for you to be too close to him.”
“Ah… but… big brother is very nice, he has saved many people.”
“This isn’t about whether he’s nice or not…”
Urd said halfway, then sighed deeply and shook her head helplessly.
Verdandi remained silent for a long time, then turned to look at Skuld beside her. She reached out to stroke her head, her eyes filled with complexity:
“Actually… letting Skuld go with that man might be a good thing.”
“Why?” Urd asked in confusion.
“If it’s truly as she prophesied, then this Ragnarok will be even more terrifying than the mist from a hundred years ago… Even we might not have the confidence to survive it, isn’t that right?”
“You mean…”
Verdandi stared at the distant edge of the forest, where Asgard was faintly visible, lost in thought.
Just then, Skuld, who had been contentedly enjoying Verdandi’s caress, suddenly opened her eyes and quickly got up from the ground.
“What’s wrong, Skuld?” Urd asked.
“Found it…” Skuld murmured, looking into the distance.
“What?”
“Sister, the red source in the twilight… I see it.” Skuld stretched out her hand, pointing in a certain direction. “He’s there.”
Hearing these words, both goddesses’ expressions changed simultaneously.
“What did you say?!”
