HBWnovel Chapter 278: Illusions of Greatness
Chapter 278: Illusions of Greatness
Chapter 278: Illusions of Greatness
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11th February 2013, Sayre Manor
(Loki Odinson POV)
Loki was flabbergasted. No one was supposed to know anything regarding the Odinforce. It was Odin's and his alone. Any attempt at deciphering its secrets was met with an immediate and often fatal retaliation from the All-Father. How did the Morrigan know as much as she did? No matter how powerful she was, she can't have discovered all of this without the King of Asgard knowing about it.
Seeing him think so hard that steam was nearly coming out of his head, the Morrigan chuckled, "Don't worry you pretty little head about it. One day you'll get to sit on the adult table. Unfortunately for you, you've still got a long way to go."
Loki glowered at her. How dare she look down at him. In response to his probably frightening glare at least to Loki the woman burst into laughter, "Oh, that's so cute. Now, come along, let's go see your brother."
"Wait, what?"
The Morrigan turned around, her eyes practically twinkling in amusement, "Didn't you know? I'm Thor's new teacher now."
Gaping at the woman, he tried to say something but was absolutely flabbergasted by the woman's statement, and nothing came out. How in the nine hells did Thor manage to get the Morrigan as his teacher? It's not like he even needs it; he doesn't even use magic. Their mother had tried for centuries to get him interested in the magical arts but to no avail. The God of Thunder had tried it for the Frigga's sake, but he had no talent in the arts.
Thor had decided not to explore the field beyond the basics, preferring the arts of battle which he was extremely talented in. Yes, Loki would never deny that Thor was an exceptional warrior like no other, but he was also wary of exploring things that he is not an expert in.
The Morrigan was without a doubt an expert in the magical arts, and Loki had no idea what she was supposed to teach Thor in the first place. How had Odin managed to find such a fearsome woman to be Thor's teacher in the first place?
The Morrigan was a figure that's shrouded in mystery and various tales. Very little was known of her, beyond her terrifying accomplishments, which unsettled the God of Mischief when he learnt that she wasn't just a tale used to frighten children.
So, Loki doesn't think that the Morrigan would obey Odin's commands just because he was a king, which means that there was a mutual agreement between them, one that no one knows about. How interesting. At first, Loki had thought that the Morrigan was speaking to him as the protector of Midgard, not Thor's teacher. He could use this. He just needed to know the details of the deal between her and Odin.
The God of Mischief put his usual charming smirk on his face and spoke up, "I am curious about your deal with my father"
The green-eyed woman snorted, "Your attempt at gathering information is very direct and juvenile. From Thor's tales, I thought you would be a man whose cunning is unmatched in the universe. It seems that he was mistaken."
Gritting his teeth at his attempts being so obviously rejected. He had successfully fooled buffoons like Thor for so long, that his skills have gotten rusty. His years in prison with almost no contact beyond his mother, that he refused to upset in any way, didn't help either.
"Yes, you know as much as I do that Thor hadn't even tried to use his powers to their full potential, and in a way, you haven't either."
Loki sneered at the woman, "I have trained for centuries to perfect them."
"You have trained to use them as an Asgardian warrior would. You are not an Asgardian warrior, Loki. Your birth origins aside, you were always different. You wanted to use your mind where others simply wished to solve their problems by fighting. You sneer at the thought of honor against victory. You're practical and intelligent. And yet you approach the arts of battle as if you are an Asgardian. You are not, and you need to take advantage of that. It's not your fault, really. You haven't been taught any differently."
Enraged at the thought that the woman deemed his mother to be an unfit teacher, "Watch your mouth wench. My mother was the one to teach me how to use my magics."
Immediately, Loki couldn't breathe. He felt as if he was being suffocating from the immense pressure of the being in front of him let out. He felt insignificant, small, weak. He hated it. He had forgotten who the woman in front of him was, that behind that kind smile, that lovely face, a powerful monster was hiding. The bringer of Death, they called her. And he could understand why. Was she toying with him during their fight in New York?
The woman's green eyes glowed, "Do not forget yourself, Odinson. I will not tolerate any insolence, do you understand?"
Loki frantically nodded and the pressure immediately disappeared as if what just happened was a short dream. The woman smiled and continued as if she hadn't scared the nine hells out of him, "Now, don't misunderstand me; I was not insulting your mother. You were taught her magics and you reveled in her illusions. What you haven't done was make them your own. You are casting magic as Frigga's student, not Loki Odinson. People often forget that magic is a journey of self-discovery, one that you haven't even begun. You have been taught the basics well, but you haven't learnt to make them your own."
That somewhat made sense, but something still irked him, "How do you know all this? You have no access to the Odinforce."
"Magic is energy, no matter what source it comes from. Some rules might differ between systems, but the principle is the same. No one has ever become powerful with the powers of their teachers. You haven't even explored your domain, your connection to the Odinforce, so to speak."
That didn't make any sense, "I have no divinity. Only Thor was granted a domain in the last thousand years."
The woman smirked, "Is that so? I can feel your connection to the Odinforce, so you do have a domain, whatever that may be. Your father called you a God of Mischief. You should explore this further."
Still confused Loki asked, "How do I do that, exactly?"
Before she could respond, the God of Mischief heard a thunderous boom, and watched as a gigantic beam of lighting gathered in the cloudy sky and fell into the forest far away. The Asgardian was blinded by the attack. He turned to the Morrigan for an explanation and found her looking at the forest with a slight smile, "He's getting better."
Wait what? That was a bolt of lightning, one of Thor's main attacks. Was Thor the one who cast this? His brother had never showed this level of power before. It can't be him, it just can't.
He turned to his companion, hoping for her to deny his suspicions. She just shrugged, "What can I say? Your brother flourished under my tutelage."
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