Chapter 132: Night with the Apostles

    Chapter 132: Night with the Apostles

    The banquet lasted for quite a while and as expected of an Asgardian feast, everyone was quite loud and a couple of bodies were tossed here and there.

    Benjamin also met up with Sif and exchanged a couple of drinks and before they could continue their party elsewhere, Benjamin caught sight of a lonely figure standing on a balcony away from the noise of the banquet.

    Benjamin turned to Sif with an apologetic smile.

    “Sorry, let’s continue another time.”

    Sif also saw what he was looking at then looked back at Benjamin dubiously.

    “Don’t tell me you’re gonna lay with the Goddess of Death?”

    “I’m not!”

    Sif sighed.

    “Guess you are. Well, it’s only a matter of time. At least you’re not targeting Lady Freyja.”

    “...”

    Benjamin was speechless.

    Sif laughed.

    “Well, enjoy the bosom of Death! I’ll go back and feast some more! Hey Thor! Don’t touch that! That’s mine!”

    Benjamin shook his head and then grabbed a bottle of wine and two glasses before looking for Hela.

    After a few minutes, he found his way to the balcony where Hela was.

    “You did good back there.”

    “Hm?”

    Hela turned and saw Benjamin handing her an empty glass and holding a bottle of wine.

    “When you were battling with Valkyrie. You did a good job holding back.”

    Hela rolled her eyes.

    “I’m just saving time. If I killed the girl, things would’ve gotten more troublesome.”

    Benjamin chuckled.

    “Indeed it will.”

    Well, if she really meant to kill Valkyrie, Benjamin would’ve intervened.

    Hela didn’t say anything else and simply grabbed both the glass and bottle of wine before pouring herself a drink.

    As she drank, she glanced at the rowdy banquet outside.

    Benjamin poured himself a drink as well and asked.

    “You sure you don’t want to join?”

    “Please. They’re probably waiting to get rid of me.”

    Benjamin shrugged.

    “Looks to me you already did the job for them.”

    “...What do you want?”

    Hela frowned.

    Benjamin smiled.

    “You know, I’ve been with Mors long enough to know she wouldn’t just explain things to you without reason...you asked her, didn’t you? About Valhalla.”

    “...”

    Hela was silent as she took another sip of her drink.

    “So what if I did?”

    “Nothing. Just curious why.”

    “...”

    Hela didn’t answer for a long time and instead, the two simply drank under the night sky.

    It was only when they had nearly finished the bottle that Hela spoke first.

    “Do you know why I’ve been called the Goddess of Death?”

    “No, not really.”

    “It was when Odin was waging wars left and right. I was there, right by his side, fighting his wars...killing his enemies.”

    Hela looked down and watched the noisy and lively banquet outside as if thinking how different the times were now.

    “The Odin back then was different. He would stop at nothing to become the sole ruler of the Nine Realms. Nothing’s wrong with that. After all, a ruler has to conquer. So I didn’t complain and did as he ordered. Where he pointed, I killed my way with my army and when my army fell, I would use dark magic to raise them back from death. It was then that people have started calling me the Goddess of Death.”

    Hela took another swing from her glass and downed the wine.

    Hela then woke up. Seeing Benjamin helpless face, she chuckled.

    “Don’t think too much of it. Just be glad you were able to sleep with me.”

    “...”

    Hela sat up, revealing her naked body without any signs of trying to hide it. Instead, she closed her eyes, feeling the power of Death in her.

    Soon, she opened her eyes with a hint of excitement.

    “Good! Just a few more times and I can open the path to Valhalla!”

    “...Why do I feel like you’re treating me like some kind of Divine Elixir?”

    Hela shrugged.

    “Cause you basically are. At least you enjoy it as well. After all, there are less enjoyable ways I can extract your essence.”

    “...”

    Benjamin shivered a bit.

    He couldn’t help but thank his Ultimate Stud System. If it wasn’t a Stuf System, he might’ve been dissected by his girls instead.

    [...]

    The System was speechless.

    After Selene woke up, the three got dressed and went to look for Thor and the others to say goodbye as they were going to Omnipotence City next.

    When Sif saw the three of them, she smirked and stretched her hand to Thor.

    “I win.”

    “Ugh.”

    Thor groaned and handed over a pouch to her.

    Benjamin was speechless.

    Did these two...bet on them or something?

    At the side, Valkyrie was looking at Benjamin like she was looking at a monster.

    “...I wonder what my sisters in Valhalla would think if they knew a human of Midgard laid with the Goddess of Death...”

    “...”

    Hela sneered.

    “You can ask them yourself when I open the path to Valhalla.”

    “Huh? You can do that?”

    “Not yet. I’m working on it.”

    “...Are you really bringing me when you do?”

    Hela shrugged.

    “If it means you’ll shut up about revenge and all that, why not.”

    Valkyrie fell silent for a moment before nodding.

    “Then...I’ll thank you in advance.”

    Hela waved her hands, clearly not caring about her thanks.

    “Anyway, we’ve stayed long enough. Let’s go.”

    Benjamin nodded then turned back to Thor and the others.

    “Then, we’ll be going now. Just call out my name if you need anything.”

    Benjamin, Hela, and Selene then walked towards the Bifrost where Heimdal was waiting for them.

    Heimdal looked over to them and spoke.

    “I hear you are going to Omnipotence City?”

    “Yeah. Can you give us a lift?”

    Heimdal nodded.

    He then stabbed his sword in the middle of a pedestal and turned it.

    Instantly, the whole room seemed to rotate and turn.

    Soon, a rainbow light appeared on one side.

    Before Benjamin and the others stepped through it, Heimdal’s voice sounded again.

    “Be careful. There is a great darkness clouding my vision in Omnipotence City.”

    “...Wow, a cliffhanger, really?”

    Benjamin was speechless when he heard Heimdal as they were sent off in a rainbow light off to Omnipotence City.