“So are Fenrir and Jörmungandr also using high-tier avatars?” asked Zero

Hel shook her head and said, “No Jörmungandr seems to be using a mid-tier avatar. As for Fenrir that is his true body although he’s currently unable to use most of his strength.”

“Is it because of Gleipnir?” asked Zero

Hel looked at Zero in surprise as she said, “I’m surprised you know about that.”

“What’s Gleipnir and why are we talking about Hel’s brothers?” asked Azalea

“Ah right I forgot to mention this but Hel’s brothers arrived on this world moments ago. Hel and I went to meet up with them. The good news is they’re willing to join us and the bad news is they want to fight me to prove we’re worth joining. As Gleipnir I read a book on Norse myths that it a ribbon that Odin used to chain up Fenrir until Ragnarök when is said to Fenrir finally break free of it and devour Odin. Hel I think you can probably explain it better than I can so why don’t you and I think you should explain why you really want to ally with us.” explained Zero

“Yes, basically what happened was that Odin received a prophecy from the Nornir 3 goddess of Time and Fate. The prophecy said that Asgard would be destroyed and Odin himself would die by my brother Fenrir. Therefore, Odin sought a way to escape his fate but luckily, my father had gotten Odin’s word he would not harm his children after our mother was killed. Odin in his arrogance took my brother when he was young and sealed him in a cave to be watched by the God of War Tyr. He then had his best dwarven smiths create Gleipnir an unbreakable ribbon that would seal my brother’s power and stop him from growing stronger. Odin lied to my brother and the god Tyr that it was a collar and that if he wore it he could roam free. My brother refused to believe Odin so the Tyr placed his arm in my brother’s mouth and told him to bite it off if Odin lied. As you can guess my brother was sealed in the body of a demigod and Tyr lost his arm due to Odin’s trickery” explained Hel and as she spoke Zero noticed that she squeezed her hand so tightly that her palms began to bleed.

Zero walked over to Hel and grabbed her hand. She was so surprised by Zero’s action that she stopped squeezing her hands. Zero lifted her hand and licked her blood and wounds. Once he finished licking her blood Hel who just realized what happened was surprised and pulled her hand out of his grasp.

“What are you doing?” asked Hel as she blushed

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Zero smiled and said, “I thought it would be a waste to let your blood drip on the floor. Would you like me to deal with your other hand?”

Hel who had stopped blushing shook her head. Zero chuckled as he watched Hel’s various expressions. Yoko and Valna who were behind Zero both had a displeased look on their faces as they watched this interaction. Azalea chuckled when she saw how those 2 reacted while Dahlia’s expression remained the same as she paid close attention to Zero and Hel’s conversation.

Dahlia focused on the importance of the current situation and wanted to pull back the conversation so she asked, “If these chains are unbreakable how did these Nornir foretell him escaping?”

Hel turned to look in Dahlia’s direction and answered, “My father secretly met with the Nornir named Skuld who foretold that if we came to this universe around this time we would find a way to free my brother. Therefore, my father and I came here to find a way to free my brother when we saw Zero’s control of souls and how he could even restore broken souls. So we weren’t lying when we said we would like you to grow stronger to restore my mother but we would also…”

“You’d also like to use my power to break Gleipnir’s seal which I assume is attached to Fenrir’s soul and begin Ragnarök.” said Zero finishing Hel’s statement

Hel nodded confirming Zero's answer and Azalea said, “But your brothers want to fight Zero when we’re dealing with a crisis. Why should we bother helping them?”

“Because we will need my brother Jörmungandr’s ability to avoid this crisis.” said Hel

“Please elaborate.” said Yoko

“My father is the God of Fire and Illusions. He is capable of tricking and hiding from even Higher Deities. With his power, we could successfully hide from these Demon Lords. My father however is currently working on separating our family’s divine realm from Asgard but Jörmungandr is also adept at illusions. So if Zero can get Jörmungandr to join us then we can temporarily hide from the Demon Lords.” explained Hel

“How long is temporarily?” asked Yoko

“We’d have to ask Jörmungandr but I would assume at bare minimum he could buy us 10 years of hiding if he hid all 4 of you. My father should be able to accomplish the separation within 5 to 10 years. With my father and brother working together we’ll be able to hide even from Supreme Deities.” answered Hel

“Okay, then I suppose then our next focus should be on helping Zero win this upcoming battle. Then we’ll hold off on the rest of this conversation and start our prep.” said Yoko who walked over to Zero and stretched out her hands demanding he hand over the child.

“I feel like you have something to say to me but we’ll save that for after we deal with this situation. Here take Avarus.” said Zero as he handed the child over to Yoko

Yoko had a confused look on her face as she repeated “Avarus?” while looking at Zero to explain.

“I decided to name this child Avarus. I’ve been thinking of a name since he was born and it just came to me not too long ago while we were still talking.” answered Zero

“Oh what does it mean?” asked an overly excited Azalea as grabbed Zero's arm

“It’s Latin for greedy. I think it suits the boy perfectly.” said Zero

“I feel it’s a bit on the nose but I like it. So you’re Avarus well it’s nice to meet you my son and I look forward to all the time we’ll spend together.” said Yoko as she smiled down at Avarus

When faced with his mother’s smile the child also smiled and laughed a happy laugh. The baby cooed and turned his head to face Zero and his look of happiness was replaced for a split instant with a look of disdain before returning to normal. Zero looked at the child wondering what would be in store for him as he chuckled.

As Zero was thinking this Hel interrupted his train of thought by saying “I have a plan on how to with my brothers. If you’re willing to hear me out.”