Starting as a Class Five Mutant-Chapter 585

"Thor, what's going on? Where... are we?"

Queen Frigga's voice trembled with uncertainty.

As she spoke, she suddenly noticed something, and froze.

That being in the distance, radiating with blinding light—yes, he was already shocking enough—but what truly caught her attention was what lay beneath them: the vast realm of Asgard.

Then came a cry of disbelief.

"Asgard?!" Loki stared wide-eyed.

Wasn't Asgard destroyed? How could it still exist?

Was he dreaming? Or was this some kind of illusion?

Frigga and Odin were just as stunned. Their hearts raced with a flood of impossible emotions.

As their minds reeled, Thor quickly stepped forward and began explaining, "Father, Mother—here's what happened..."

With his calm recounting, the three slowly began to grasp the situation.

But instead of easing their hearts, the truth shook them even more.

The creation of Asgard? The resurrection of every Asgardian?

The Creator of the universe?

"A god... You mean the 'great deity' you once mentioned is this Creator?" Loki's voice trembled.

He gazed at the luminous figure in the distance, his expression overwhelmed.

Beside him, Odin and Frigga did the same, their eyes filled with awe.

Then Thor dropped a bombshell.

"He's the Creator God of another universe, but also—Balder! The God of Light from Asgardian legend!"

"Father, do you remember the stories you told me when I was young? About my amazing little brother? I thought you made those up... but they were true!"

"I really do have a brother—and he's this powerful! The Creator of the universe!"

"This is unreal! Who could've imagined that Asgard had a Creator God? I never would've believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes!"

Thor grew increasingly excited as he spoke.

But everyone else—Black Panther, Natasha, the Asgardians—were completely stunned.

"Brother?!"

"The Creator God is... Thor's brother?!"

Mouths dropped.

Though they had vaguely heard Thor refer to him that way earlier, none of them had taken it seriously.

Now, it struck them fully.

Asgard... had a Creator God?

Heimdall and the other Asgardians were in disbelief.

Meanwhile, Odin, Frigga, and Loki's emotions were also surging chaotically.

"Balder..." Odin whispered. His expression went distant as he drifted into memory.

A vision surfaced in his mind: a flawless infant bathed in divine light.

That child, the moment he was born, grew swiftly into an adult, possessing godlike wisdom and unimaginable power.

That power... had even made Odin feel suppressed. It had sparked an instinctive wariness in him.

The boy was too perfect—like a true god, without flaw.

But perfection, perhaps, was a curse. It didn't last long before the boy turned into light and vanished—completely and inexplicably.

That moment had been long ago... yet Odin remembered it vividly.

As he stared at the radiant figure in the distance, the two images began to overlap.

"That's... Balder?"

Odin could hardly believe it.

Even if he came from another universe, this was still Balder. And that alone left him shaken.

After a long silence, a question surfaced in his heart.

Where was this universe's Balder?

If the one from another reality still existed, then their own Balder should too.

He sighed and said, "Our Balder disappeared long ago. He turned into light and vanished. Even I don't know where he went."

Thor blinked in surprise. After a moment of reflection, realization dawned.

This Balder was indeed his brother—but from another universe. He wasn't his Balder.

That thought stung.

A faint bitterness rose in his chest, tinged with envy.

Staring at the divine figure floating in the air, Thor muttered defiantly, "I don't care. He's my brother."

Hearing this, Odin and the others were momentarily stunned. But despite their helpless smiles, they couldn't deny it.

In a way, this being was Balder—no different from the one who had once existed here.

Frigga's eyes welled with emotion. Her face flushed with joy, her eyes red, almost on the verge of tears.

Then Loki muttered, "But what about our Balder?"

He wasn't the only one wondering—Thor, Natasha, and the others were asking the same in their hearts.

At that moment, Syd—hovering in the distance—fell into contemplation.

One of his purposes in coming to this universe... was to find out what really happens when Balder reaches 100% progression.

And now, he was starting to understand.

"So this is what happens at 100%..."

In other universes... fragments of himself had appeared?

Wait—no, this wasn't just "fragments of information." Based on what Odin had said, he had actually existed here once.

A trace of doubt flickered in Syd's eyes.

Could it be... their memories were altered? Fabricated?

To confirm it, he quietly activated the Time Stone, rewinding the past.

The power of time surged.

Brilliant light shimmered.

And within that light, he saw it—the birth of an infant bathed in divine radiance.

Syd's eyes widened in shock.

This... wasn't a fake memory?

This had really happened?

As he watched further, more pieces came into focus.

This version of Balder... wasn't truly him. At best, it was an information-based projection—carrying fragments of his consciousness and a sliver of his power.

He watched as the glowing figure vanished into light, confirming his conclusion.

"Not even a proper parallel version... just an echo."

Syd exhaled in relief.

If this had been another full incarnation of himself, things would've been... complicated.

Thankfully, it was just a projection—harmless, just a ripple of his presence across the multiverse.

But just as he was thinking that...

His mind suddenly paused.

A thought struck him.

(End of Chapter)

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