Reborn By JustBored21

Chapter 71

"Well, I must say that I am surprised to see you here," Hela said to Odin, speaking as if she was discussing something as simple as the weather. "oh, and here we have step-mummy." She said as her gaze shifted to Frigga.

"Stepmom?" Thor asked, but was ignored.

"Hela." Frigga greeted her in a neutral voice. "It's good to see you again."

"Hmm, if only you meant it, I'd be so touched." Hela said with a mocking smile on her lips before she looked at Thor and Loki, both of whom had moved so they were now standing in front of Frigga, dressed in their full Asgardian clothes.

"I am Thor, son of Odin." Thor spoke first.

"Really?" Hela asked in a surprised voice, raising an eyebrow questioningly. "You don't look like him." She said as she looked back and forth between Odin and Thor.

"Perhaps, we can come to an arrangement, one that doesn't involve us fighting to the death." Loki suggested, sounding far more calm than he actually was.

"You sound like him." Hela said in an amused voice.

"Hela," Odin began. "please, I-"

"I thought that when your 'little' spell would be broken, that you would be dead." Hela interrupted. "Now, don't get me wrong, I am more than happy at the opportunity to witness your death, but that doesn't mean I don't wish to know why."

"Daughter," Odin spoke, a tried look on his face. "you are looking-"

"Well?" Hela interrupted in a cold voice, "Is that what you were about to say? Or perhaps 'good'? I'm sure I look quite good for someone has spent that last - I don't know how many - year away from her home. You didn't answer my question, Father, how are you still here?" she all but demanded to know.

"That particular miracle is thanks to this young idiot." Odin said as he gestured to Harry.

"Fuck you too, old man." Harry growled at him as he forced himself to stand up. He was breathing heavily, he could heal and recover from nearly anything in seconds, but giving his own life force was quite draining.

"Oh, hello handsome," Hela said, a slight purr in her voice. "and who are you? You're not Asgardian, that much I can tell. But you're also something else, I sense a lot of power in you."

"You'd sense more if I didn't just spend a ton of it trying to keep this idiot alive," Harry said as he gestured to Odin, "you're welcome for that by the way." Harry added. It was only through pure willpower that he resisted the urge to sit down, no matter how tempting it was.

"And I am rather appreciative, but why would you do that?" She asked curiously.

"I'm a father," Harry replied. "I'm by means an expert, but I do know that parent need to face up to the consequences of what they do their kids. Death is an easy way out." Harry said, glancing towards Odin before turning his gaze back to Hela. "I am seriously hoping that we can just work through this in a civil way, without violence." Harry said before he paused and looked around, reminding himself that he was surrounded by Asgardians. "Okay, as I just said that, I realised how unlikely that is. Still, I'm hoping we can at least try here." He added with a small shrug of his shoulders.

"Tempting," Hela said in a voice that made it clear that she thought it was anything but tempting. "however, I have a better idea." She said before she rubbed her hands over her head, her long dark hair was replaced with a helmet that had several spikes of various sizes sticking out.