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Chapter 803 Changing Karma
Asgard has a Prophecy considered taboo, which is that the previous God King Great Serpent *Kurse* will make a comeback and perish together with the current Crown Prince of Asgard.
Prophecies were said to be unbreakable. Odin, desperate to save his Child, exhausted every method he could conceive, even sacrificing his Single Eye to the World Tree, yet he remained powerless to alter the Prophecy.
This was because the Karma carried by this Prophecy had already been set, a destined event.
It's akin to conceiving an intriguing plot and writing a novel around it. While you might not control every subsequent event in the narrative, that core, interesting plot point is guaranteed to unfold.
However, the current situation was now disrupted. Yang Le had brought about the Result prematurely, intercepting the unfolding Cause.
You might find this far-fetched, but triggering such an Effect is actually extremely demanding.
Not just any object from the Future can influence Karma; it must be something integral to the karmic cycle itself.
After the Sky Hammer was struck by the Time Ray, its inevitable Outcome, barring external interference, was singular: the Death of its Master, *Kurse*, leading to its Energy Source depletion and transformation into a mere Stone.
Thus, its fate represented the Prophecy's intended Normal Result – the Death of *Kurse* – unlike other Sky Hammers destroyed in Battle, a form of damage that wouldn't impact the overall Karma.
Only this specific form of destruction signified the End of Karma. Due to the intrinsic link between Prophecy and Time, this Sky Hammer, appearing in an anachronistic Time due to Yang Le's oversight and sheer chance, acquired the Effect of intercepting Karma.
The interception of Karma implied that the Prophecy itself was affected, even potentially shattered.
This seemingly insignificant Stone, easily overlooked by the Roadside, had unexpectedly become the linchpin to unraveling the Prophecy.
On Earth in the present day, aside from Yang Le, who is attuned to Time and the very agent of this disruption, perhaps only two others could perceive this shift.
...
"Hmm?"
*Kurse*, deep in Meditation for the final time before the decisive Battle, suddenly frowned. He was channeling all Power within his Body, preparing for the imminent clash.
Logically, this should be his most vulnerable moment, his Spirit intensely focused inward, diminishing his Perception of the external world. Thus, *Kurse* required Loki's protection against any Sneak Attack.
Yet, at this very moment, he sensed subtle shifts in the external world. It was... how to describe it? A Feeling of immense Burden lifted, as if unseen Shackles had vanished.
Why this Feeling? What could be the cause?
"Could it be?!" *Kurse's* Eyes snapped open, and immense Energy erupted from his Body, blasting skyward and scattering the Dark Clouds overhead.
"Father?" Loki was startled, thinking someone had bypassed her Perception and launched a Sneak Attack on *Kurse*. Before she could Ask, the world-altering Energy dissipated.
"Hahahaha!"
*Kurse* threw back his Head and roared with laughter, a sound bordering on madness. He nearly collapsed, bracing himself against the Ground with one Hand to remain upright.
After a time, under Loki's bewildered Gaze, *Kurse's* laughter subsided. He wiped Tears from the Corner of his Eyes, remnants of his outburst, and then rose, steadying himself with his Hammer.
Loki seized the moment to Ask, "Father, what has occurred?"
"A wondrous Thing, my Child." *Kurse's* Smile was irrepressible, his very Temperament transformed.
If the former *Kurse* had been as somber as a Viper, he now radiated the majesty of a soaring Jiao Dragon. Loki was intensely curious about what could have wrought such a profound change in so short a Time.
"The Shackles that bound me are gone." *Kurse* clenched his Fist, feeling the Energy flow within his Body become smoother, his Body moving with the effortless grace of a well-oiled Machine.
"Though I know not how, the Prophecy that has held me captive for millennia has vanished. Do you comprehend what this signifies, Child?"
Loki remained silent, understanding that *Kurse* needed a listener, not an echo chamber. She inclined her Head slightly, a gesture of rapt attention.
"It signifies that Asgard shall face my Rage!"
*Kurse* spread his Hands wide, and a Gale instantly enveloped him, yet the King, now radiating power, stood unmoved. Purple Thunderbolts crashed from the Sky, and in that moment, he truly resembled the Shadow of the former Asgard God King.
*Kurse* was prepared. Freed from Restraint, he discarded the convoluted Methods he had previously conceived. His Revenge upon Asgard must be executed with a Method befitting a King.
He will proclaim to the Nine Realms the Return of *Kurse*, a true Return!
...
Simultaneously, on the Rainbow Bridge leading to Earth, Thor, piloting his War Vehicle, also sensed a faint Unusualness.
Thor didn't dismiss this Unusualness. He turned to Odin, mounted on his Eight-Legged Steed, and voiced his Inquire.
"Father, I sense something amiss."
"What is it, Thor?" Odin dared not dismiss it. Thor was, after all, the Child of Prophecy, and Odin, consumed by paternal anxiety, could not afford the slightest oversight.
"I can't say exactly, just... lighter." Thor rotated his Shoulder. "Like shedding Training weights, an inexplicable lightness."
The others nearby exchanged puzzled glances. Weights removed? On the march to the Battlefield, what Nonsense was this?
Odin, too, was perplexed. He lowered his Head, closed his Single Eye, and pondered. A possibility, unbidden, surfaced in his Mind, so improbable it seemed the thought of a Madmen.
As the God King of Asgard, he possessed unique Abilities, including the capacity to perceive Things beyond conventional Means.
Even with an Answer, Odin hesitated to Believe. He Inquired of the World Tree once more before daring to accept the Message as truth.
"The Prophecy... is broken?"
With these Words, Odin exhaled a long breath, as if expelling millennia of shadow from his Heart. At that moment, Odin finally cast off the Stone in his Heart.
"What?" Thor stammered, thinking he'd misheard.
"I said, the Prophecy is ended!"
Odin's Sound resonated, carrying his declaration to every Ear present.
"The Prophecy concerning the Crown Prince is shattered! Champions, disregard my initial orders! Upon sighting *Kurse*, unleash a full Charge!"
(End of Chapter)
Asgard has a Prophecy considered taboo, which is that the previous God King Great Serpent *Kurse* will make a comeback and perish together with the current Crown Prince of Asgard.
Prophecies were said to be unbreakable. Odin, desperate to save his Child, exhausted every method he could conceive, even sacrificing his Single Eye to the World Tree, yet he remained powerless to alter the Prophecy.
This was because the Karma carried by this Prophecy had already been set, a destined event.
It's akin to conceiving an intriguing plot and writing a novel around it. While you might not control every subsequent event in the narrative, that core, interesting plot point is guaranteed to unfold.
However, the current situation was now disrupted. Yang Le had brought about the Result prematurely, intercepting the unfolding Cause.
You might find this far-fetched, but triggering such an Effect is actually extremely demanding.
Not just any object from the Future can influence Karma; it must be something integral to the karmic cycle itself.
After the Sky Hammer was struck by the Time Ray, its inevitable Outcome, barring external interference, was singular: the Death of its Master, *Kurse*, leading to its Energy Source depletion and transformation into a mere Stone.
Thus, its fate represented the Prophecy's intended Normal Result – the Death of *Kurse* – unlike other Sky Hammers destroyed in Battle, a form of damage that wouldn't impact the overall Karma.
Only this specific form of destruction signified the End of Karma. Due to the intrinsic link between Prophecy and Time, this Sky Hammer, appearing in an anachronistic Time due to Yang Le's oversight and sheer chance, acquired the Effect of intercepting Karma.
The interception of Karma implied that the Prophecy itself was affected, even potentially shattered.
This seemingly insignificant Stone, easily overlooked by the Roadside, had unexpectedly become the linchpin to unraveling the Prophecy.
On Earth in the present day, aside from Yang Le, who is attuned to Time and the very agent of this disruption, perhaps only two others could perceive this shift.
...
"Hmm?"
*Kurse*, deep in Meditation for the final time before the decisive Battle, suddenly frowned. He was channeling all Power within his Body, preparing for the imminent clash.
Logically, this should be his most vulnerable moment, his Spirit intensely focused inward, diminishing his Perception of the external world. Thus, *Kurse* required Loki's protection against any Sneak Attack.
Yet, at this very moment, he sensed subtle shifts in the external world. It was... how to describe it? A Feeling of immense Burden lifted, as if unseen Shackles had vanished.
Why this Feeling? What could be the cause?
"Could it be?!" *Kurse's* Eyes snapped open, and immense Energy erupted from his Body, blasting skyward and scattering the Dark Clouds overhead.
"Father?" Loki was startled, thinking someone had bypassed her Perception and launched a Sneak Attack on *Kurse*. Before she could Ask, the world-altering Energy dissipated.
"Hahahaha!"
*Kurse* threw back his Head and roared with laughter, a sound bordering on madness. He nearly collapsed, bracing himself against the Ground with one Hand to remain upright.
After a time, under Loki's bewildered Gaze, *Kurse's* laughter subsided. He wiped Tears from the Corner of his Eyes, remnants of his outburst, and then rose, steadying himself with his Hammer.
Loki seized the moment to Ask, "Father, what has occurred?"
"A wondrous Thing, my Child." *Kurse's* Smile was irrepressible, his very Temperament transformed.
If the former *Kurse* had been as somber as a Viper, he now radiated the majesty of a soaring Jiao Dragon. Loki was intensely curious about what could have wrought such a profound change in so short a Time.
"The Shackles that bound me are gone." *Kurse* clenched his Fist, feeling the Energy flow within his Body become smoother, his Body moving with the effortless grace of a well-oiled Machine.
"Though I know not how, the Prophecy that has held me captive for millennia has vanished. Do you comprehend what this signifies, Child?"
Loki remained silent, understanding that *Kurse* needed a listener, not an echo chamber. She inclined her Head slightly, a gesture of rapt attention.
"It signifies that Asgard shall face my Rage!"
*Kurse* spread his Hands wide, and a Gale instantly enveloped him, yet the King, now radiating power, stood unmoved. Purple Thunderbolts crashed from the Sky, and in that moment, he truly resembled the Shadow of the former Asgard God King.
*Kurse* was prepared. Freed from Restraint, he discarded the convoluted Methods he had previously conceived. His Revenge upon Asgard must be executed with a Method befitting a King.
He will proclaim to the Nine Realms the Return of *Kurse*, a true Return!
...
Simultaneously, on the Rainbow Bridge leading to Earth, Thor, piloting his War Vehicle, also sensed a faint Unusualness.
Thor didn't dismiss this Unusualness. He turned to Odin, mounted on his Eight-Legged Steed, and voiced his Inquire.
"Father, I sense something amiss."
"What is it, Thor?" Odin dared not dismiss it. Thor was, after all, the Child of Prophecy, and Odin, consumed by paternal anxiety, could not afford the slightest oversight.
"I can't say exactly, just... lighter." Thor rotated his Shoulder. "Like shedding Training weights, an inexplicable lightness."
The others nearby exchanged puzzled glances. Weights removed? On the march to the Battlefield, what Nonsense was this?
Odin, too, was perplexed. He lowered his Head, closed his Single Eye, and pondered. A possibility, unbidden, surfaced in his Mind, so improbable it seemed the thought of a Madmen.
As the God King of Asgard, he possessed unique Abilities, including the capacity to perceive Things beyond conventional Means.
Even with an Answer, Odin hesitated to Believe. He Inquired of the World Tree once more before daring to accept the Message as truth.
"The Prophecy... is broken?"
With these Words, Odin exhaled a long breath, as if expelling millennia of shadow from his Heart. At that moment, Odin finally cast off the Stone in his Heart.
"What?" Thor stammered, thinking he'd misheard.
"I said, the Prophecy is ended!"
Odin's Sound resonated, carrying his declaration to every Ear present.
"The Prophecy concerning the Crown Prince is shattered! Champions, disregard my initial orders! Upon sighting *Kurse*, unleash a full Charge!"
(End of Chapter)
