Destroying My Own World

Mykel drank the whole bottle and thought about what he had just heard from Odin. But there was something that had been bothering me since everyone left the hall.

"Loki, are you done eavesdropping? Just come out already," Mykel said as he looked at one of the pillars behind him.

Odin wasn't surprised and neither was everyone in the hall since they could feel his presence even before everyone left. With that being said, Mykel wondered why Odin allowed Loki to stay and then decided to tell everything to Mykel. If Odin knew that Loki was trying to break the rules, he should have prevented that from happening, but the fact he wasn't scared or anxious about it was quite suspicious.

"I was waiting for you to be angry or create a scene after hearing all that, but to see you so calm is rather underwhelming," Loki said as he came out of the pillar and walked toward Jeanne and the others.

Mykel looked at both Loki and Odin's [Story] from the system, and he found out about what they both had been hiding. He found it interesting because he would do the same if he was in their shoes.

"What about you? You're okay to be the scapegoat?" Mykel asked back.

"Scapegoat?" Loki raised his eyebrows and pretended to look confused.

Jeanne and the others looked at Loki who was weirdly standing next to them for no reason. His presence had always made them uncomfortable because nobody knew if Loki was a man or a woman. He was the only one who oozed a mysterious aura and it would be impossible for them to understand what he was thinking.

"Are you sure you want to waste your time denying it? Because soon the gate might be open and you might miss it if you keep playing around here," Mykel said as he looked Loki in the eye.

"Oh? Then I guess I'll play along then," Loki chuckled and walked toward Mykel. "That's right. I'll become the scapegoat since I'm the only one who's capable enough to escape from punishment, especially after I know my life belongs to him and you," Loki continued.

It made Jeanne and the others so confused about what they were talking about.

"What are you guys talking about?" Elena asked and looked at the three of them standing next to each other. "Can you share it with us?" Elena raised her eyebrows.

"We are talking about breaking the Rules of the World, and the one who will do it. Loki here will be the cause of the end of the Norse, and also the end of time for the Gods of Earth," Mykel answered and looked at Elena.

"Wait, what? Does that mean these two are scheming to bring the end of Earth? But why?" Rozan asked as he looked at Loki and Odin back and forth.

"Freedom," Loki answered as he glanced at Rozan. "Humans have free will and all the freedom they can get, but what about us? We have strings attached to our limbs and senses. We are dolls without free will, only our minds are free," Loki explained as he fixed his long hair.

"Our fate has been set, we can only wait until the time comes. I can see the future with my knowledge, but I'm not in it. None of us are in it, a new world will be created, new Gods will be born, and new beings will replace humans," Odin said as he walked back to his throne. "What would you do if you know when you will die, where you will die, and how you will die?" Odin asked as he sat on his throne.

"Can you break fate? That's impossible," Rozan responded as he looked at Odin with his eyebrows furrowed. "If your fate has been set, everything you built and planned, it will be pointless," Rozan added.

"Who said that we are trying to break our fate?" Loki asked with his eyebrows raised. "We are just fulfilling our roles and following the path that has been set for us, but in our own way," Loki continued as he chuckled.

Odin and Loki explained about their scheme that they hid from the other Gods to Jeanne and the others. They both didn't want their lives to be controlled by The Lord because what was the point of having power but limited by rules.

They were in a similar situation as they were in the novel, but this time their situation was more complicated. The Lord could remove their existence whenever he wanted, but they didn't want that so they used Loki as the scapegoat and Mykel as their tool.

"Why would Mykel want to become your tool? That's just plain stupid to think you can use Mykel," Aurea said as she stared at both of them.

"I don't mind," Mykel said as he walked to the table to grab another bottle of ale. "But it has come with a price," Mykel added as he looked at Odin and Loki.

"Whatever price it is, it won't be as bad as being ruled over by him," Odin answered without hesitation. "We have seen you ruled over us in your novel world," Odin continued.

"So you're fine with that?" Mykel asked as he sat down.

"Yes, we will submit to you, but if you accepted your role as our tool, you have to be prepared to fight this battle on your own against those who live in higher realms than us," Odin answered.

Mykel drank his ale and then scoffed as he put the bottle on the table. "I have been fighting this battle on my own. I'm not going to ask anything from you," Mykel said. "So? What do you want me to do?" Mykel asked as he looked at Odin.

"Break the barriers that separate all realms. Once humans could see the worlds of Gods, that's when he will try to fix everything. When the time comes, you will have to fight us, the Primordials, the demons, the angels, and also the humans because your existence has become the embodiment of the end of time," Odin answered.

Mykel scoffed as he smirked and then emptied the bottle, "So you want me to bring the war down here instead of up there? I don't hate the idea."

"Yes, and I believe Lucifer will be there as well so you can hit two birds with one stone. With that being said, you have to destroy all the Pillars of Earth to make it happen," Loki said and sat in front of Mykel. "Since all the Pillars are Primordial beings in this realm, you have to kill them and send them back to the higher realm," Loki explained.

"Before that, I'll have to gather the remaining members that are still missing. I'll tell you when I'm ready," Mykel said as he looked at the demon princesses.

"We aren't in a rush. Take your time," Loki chuckled mischievously. "Now that it's over, I should go. To see what the higher realm looks like," Loki stood up.

"You can do it?" Mykel asked.

"I have been known for being naughty. What's the worst thing that can happen? I have to fulfill my role anyway," Loki answered as he walked away and then disappeared into thin air.

(In a fancy hotel in Norway)

"Miss Sasha is all right?" Danny asked after he saw Gea, Anastasia, and Eun Soo enter the guys' room.

"She's still asleep, and we're not sure when is she going to wake up," Gea answered as she sat on the bed. "Anzel. Are you okay?" Gea looked at Anzel who had been drinking five bottles of whiskey on his own.

"Do I look okay to you?" Anzel asked without looking back and kept staring out the window. "I don't know exactly what happened to Eric and Anderson, but if they both died because of me, I would never be able to forgive myself," Anzel said as he clenched his fists.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"We know that Mykel is different, but who would've thought that he's a heartless son of a bitch. How could he kill people like it was nothing? And how could Jeanne and the others didn't stop him? They're supposed to be righteous characters in the novel!" Luis said and he looked pissed.

"They're Mykel's creation, of course, they would follow him and the path he took. I mean, does that even matter now? We know how powerful they're, and to be honest, their powers are totally different from the ones that we know. Rozan didn't have those dragons in the novel, and Lillith isn't supposed to be alive since she should be dead with Agnez. They're different, and more powerful than we know, so all we have to think about is how to defeat them," Anastasia said as she leaned against the wall near the door.

While they were thinking of a solution, Sasha suddenly entered the room. Everyone looked at her, and they could see that she was fine and somehow didn't have any complications on her.

"If you want to find a solution, we should go to the coordinates that were given to Anzel. There's no other place that can help us, but that place," Sasha said as she stood in front of the door. "Let's just hope that we can gain something and help us to become stronger," Sasha added.

They all looked at each other and then they all nodded in agreement.