Chapter 1199: Be polite when talking to your brother-in-law; principles are in her belly.

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As darkness encroached, this realm manifested by the Primal Stone gradually became Aaron's territory, and the falling meteorite rain vanished into nothingness.

Soon, cracks appeared in the void, and the spatial shackles crumbled inch by inch.

Aaron roughly estimated the remaining magical energy in his body and immediately manifested his phantom on the Rainbow Bridge.

"Water Mirror!"

Three giant magic circles, one red, one blue, and one yellow, lined up and blocked Hela's path.

The moment the magic circle was formed, the time freeze was lifted, and Surtur's Twilight Sword pierced down.

puff!

The sword tip, positioned in the center of the triple magic circle, deflected in an odd direction and plunged into Surtur's chest.

Surtur stared in astonishment at the Twilight Sword on his chest, then stumbled back several steps.

"Host has triggered a new mission. Please check the mission panel immediately." The system's voice suddenly rang in Aaron's mind.

"Open the task panel."

[Defeat Surtur and stop Ragnarok;]

The reward for completing the task is 5000 magic points; there is no penalty for failure. Do you accept?

"Accept." Aaron made his choice decisively. Since his identity had already been exposed, he might as well go for something big.

Moreover, since Surtur had bullied his woman and child so much before, he still had to take revenge.

"You?" Hela paused, a smile playing on her lips. "You've come at just the right time! Right on cue!"

Aaron remained noncommittal, and just as he was about to say something, he stumbled and almost fell.

Hela instinctively reached out to help him, but seeing Aaron regain his footing, she subtly withdrew her hand. "What's wrong with you?"

"To cure your aftereffects," Aaron forced a smile. "The price was very high, but at least I made it in time."

At the same time, a Kamar-Taj-style portal appeared on the Rainbow Bridge, and the Spectrum stepped out with a solemn expression.

The thought entity looked at Aaron, somewhat helplessly extending its right hand and transferring some of its magic power into him.

"How could this happen? We were supposed to be home soon."

"Plans can't keep up with changes."

If I had known sooner, I wouldn't have waited this long. Who would have thought she'd kept it a secret until now!

"Get ready! You can feel it too, right?"

"At least three, maybe four, five, or even a whole bunch, they're coming soon."

But none of that matters. If he can't even protect his own woman because of fear, what kind of man is he?

"That's true." The thought entity nodded in agreement. "I'll go over there first. You can handle things here."

"Of course, I might not be able to defeat the other Heavenly Fathers, but Surtur... he was unlucky to run into me, and I was lucky to run into him."

The thought-provoking entity chuckled softly, then opened the portal and stepped inside.

“Aaron.” Thor looked at him with some surprise. “You, him, what are you talking about?”

“I can understand a little bit,” Loki forced a stiff smile. “The sky is falling, isn’t it?”

"Was that the magic circle from earlier?" Hela realized, her brows furrowing deeply. "Your identity can't be hidden anymore?"

"Roughly the same!

But it doesn't matter anymore. I've been hiding it for so many years, I'm tired enough.

Suddenly, I felt a great weight lifted off my shoulders.

"This is no joke, how could you be so hasty?"

"Then what do you want me to do?" Aaron asked excitedly. "Thanos has been waiting outside Asgard for a long time to steal a Space Stone."

"With the four Primal Stones—Power, Space, Reality, and Soul—in his hands, I can defeat him even without using methods that conceal my identity, but it will take time."

"He used the Space Stone to seal off space, thus locking away space-based magic."

It's okay, I can keep him at bay. As long as I accumulate enough power, I can break through space.

But what about Asgard? Can the three of you defeat Surtur?

"As that sword was pointed at you, several celestial bodies were hurtling towards the spaceship Wanda was on."

"Save you or save her? Save an ordinary person who can't even master magic, or save a Heavenly Father who controls the underworld and the power of death? It's not a difficult choice."

"But if this Heavenly Father is affected by the power of prophecy, resulting in a lack of divine power, constant weakness, and even the child in his womb may be in danger, then it will be very difficult to choose."

"In this desperate situation, since I want both, I have no choice but to freeze time first and then break space."

Although the magic was completely evaporated, at least I achieved my goal.

As for the consequences... nothing is worse than failing to protect your woman and children.

"hehe!"

"A woman?" Thor looked at his sister with a bewildered expression, then, unsurprisingly, noticed her slightly protruding belly. "A child?"

So...you two are having an affair? And you even have a child together?

"Idiot!" Loki cursed speechlessly, "A brainless idiot."

In this situation, at this very moment, you're speaking such blunt truths, and in such a vulgar way.

They either feel like they're itching for a beating, or they feel like they're living a long life.

Aaron raised his right hand and waved it gently.

Snapped!

Thor covered his left cheek, wanting to question him, but was silenced by Aaron's sharp gaze.

"Children should refrain from interfering in adults' affairs."

“I am over a thousand years older than you,” Thor said weakly in a low voice.

"Then what should you call me?"

"Uh...brother-in-law?"

"So be polite when you talk to your brother-in-law, or I won't mind letting you know what real magic is."

"Who is it?" Surtur's voice suddenly rang out, followed by the whooshing sound of the Twilight Sword cutting through the air.

Aaron rubbed his spatial ring for a moment, then took out a black wand. "Palmtops of Protection!"

The tip of the wand emitted a holy white light, forming a huge protective shield that protected the entire Rainbow Bridge.

The Twilight Sword struck the protective shield, creating ripples of transparent light, but the red-hot blade continued to slowly press downwards.

“Hahaha…” Surtur laughed mockingly, “No matter who you are, you cannot stop the end of Asgard.”

"is it?"

Aaron pushed with all his might, and a dragon-shaped guardian spirit flew out from the tip of the wand.

The silvery-white giant claw struck the Twilight Sword, pushing it outside the protective shield.

"It's no use, mage."

Ragnarok will grant me immortality, and my power will be limitless until Asgard is destroyed.

“Endless.” Aaron looked at him with some surprise. “I like this word. It’s wonderful.”

Surtur paused for a moment, thinking that Aaron probably had some serious illness.

But at the same time, his heart skipped a beat. That look... it felt like he was being treated like a dish. No, that's not right, it was more like being treated like an extremely sumptuous feast.

"Insanity!"

Surtur felt deeply insulted and pointed the Twilight Blade at Aaron, unleashing a fierce burst of high-temperature flames from its tip.

The guardian spirit hovered and danced within the silvery-white barrier, struggling to withstand the onslaught of the raging fire.

“This magic is very powerful,” Loki commented sincerely, then changed the subject, “but it probably won’t last long. Surtur has hardly consumed any energy, but you are different.”

“I know.” Aaron took out a white wand and began chanting incantations.

"Ultimate Protection!"

"Impregnable!"

"Resist the enemy!"

One after another, blue and white orbs of light merged into the guardian's body, and the silver-white dragon immediately grew stronger, its defensive power also becoming more formidable.

“This should buy us a little time.” Aaron slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, put down his two wands, looked at Hela, and lingered on her stomach for a few seconds. “Don’t you think you owe me some explanation?”

"Explain what?" Hela asked knowingly.

"When? I don't remember us..."

You have to let me know how I suddenly became a father, right?

"The night I left, I slept with you, and I even asked Wanda for help."

Hearing this, Aaron pursed his lips.

No wonder, I felt something was off when I woke up that morning, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

"Logically speaking..." Aaron said, slightly embarrassed, "If a stranger were in my bed, I would definitely be able to tell. How did you manage to do that?"

"Am I an outsider?" Hela asked with amusement. "One of your ancestors made a pact with Asgard thousands of years ago, a pact of marriage."

"It just so happens that you've arrived, and I'm the only suitable member of the Asgardian royal family."

Aaron blinked blankly, then said, both amused and annoyed, "So, Horn betrayed me thousands of years ago?"

"That's a rough way to understand it."

"This is not fair; he did not obtain my consent."

“Odin didn’t even ask for my consent,” Hela snapped angrily, then chuckled. “In a way, I’m a little luckier than you; I knew about this engagement a long time ago.”

"When we first met, I intended to kill you, but I failed."

As you know, things turned out differently, and I ended up living at my fiancé's house.

"But at least you're a sensible person!"

"A wise person? A wise person is one who watches their fiancé bring home one different woman after another to live with them long-term?"

Ah this...

Aaron felt inexplicably guilty, but then he thought, what did he have to be guilty about?

He himself was unaware of the marriage agreement, and Hela never mentioned it from beginning to end.

He was deceived for so long, and was even slept with by someone without knowing what was going on. It seems like he's the one who suffered the loss!

Do you feel like you've been taken advantage of?

"Yes, no, it's not." Aaron hurriedly waved his hand. In principle, he was definitely aggrieved, but right now, principles were stuck in Hela's stomach.

"Okay! You're not an outsider, but I should still be able to tell."

And...you got pregnant in just one night, isn't that too much of a coincidence?"

"A marriage contract is a legal agreement, and I also found the goddess of fate and received her help."

My intention was to find a worthy successor for my kingdom.

"A kingdom? An heir?" Aaron suddenly understood. "You mean you want my son to stay in this universe..."

"To correct you, she is a girl."

“That’s even more unacceptable. My daughter can’t stay in this universe and eat meager meals with you,” Aaron said seriously. “Would you like to come home with me?”

"Can we still go back?"

“Not sure,” Aaron said, glancing at Surtur, “but it’s not like we have no chance at all.”

"What if I don't want to?"

Aaron grinned. "You can't beat me."

“I don’t think so,” Hela said with a sneer. “Want to give it a try?”

"Calm down, calm down," Thor immediately stepped in to smooth things over. "Now is definitely not the time for infighting!"

"If you didn't have this child in your belly, I could just knock you out and take you away."

"No doubt about it, you'll be at your weakest during Ragnarok, and I have the ability to seal you away," Aaron said bluntly, then took a deep breath. "But using force now wouldn't be good for the child."

"Just tell me! What do you want in order for me to come home with you?"

Hela smiled mockingly and said with practiced ease, "Kneel down."

Aaron rolled his eyes speechlessly, thinking to himself, "Just as I thought."

Today she's going to fulfill a 'wish' that she hasn't been able to achieve in the past few years, and she's really got it figured out.

"These are your terms?"

"Yes."

“Okay.” Aaron immediately snapped his fingers and drafted a very simple magic contract on the spot. “To prevent you from going back on your word, I’ll kneel down after you sign it.”

Hela paused for a moment, and then she actually started to regret her decision.

She hadn't expected Aaron to be so serious, even bringing out the contract.

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The defensive barrier was starting to give way, and the guardian spirit had become much more transparent, on the verge of disappearing.

“You have a little time to think it over,” Aaron said with a smile, then pointed his wand at the sea beneath the Rainbow Bridge.

The endless seawater was drawn up by the magic wand, condensing into a rotating column of water that rushed towards Surtur.

puff!

Surtur's chest flames were extinguished, releasing a large amount of white steam.

But then even more intense flames erupted from his body, and he stood there unharmed, enduring the water jets without flinching.

"Is that all you've got?" Surtur chuckled mockingly.

“This amount of water is too little; it’s practically useless,” Thor said with a stern face.

“Surtur’s flames aren’t ordinary flames either; ordinary water would hardly be effective,” Loki added.

"Shut up, my magic power is severely depleted right now, I need time to recover." Aaron said irritably. When he blocked Surtur's sword that was about to stab Hela, he used the vast faith accumulated by the divine kingdom to restore his magic power.

But he has barely rested since then, and his magic power is not recovering as fast as it is being consumed. If the thought entity hadn't given him half of its magic power before leaving, he wouldn't even be able to defend himself effectively.

"Besides, I was just testing the waters."

"If you two can see it, do you think I can't?" Aaron said meaningfully, then slightly reduced his strength, adjusted his hand gesture of waving the wand, and incorporated a spell with a green glow into the water column.