~~~Azrael Jaesyrian, Xandar, Royal Zoo~~~
~~~March 3, 1943~~~
Ever since I came to this universe, whatever the damn reason for it, I knew the tribulations would be great, very great, ruling a kingdom was no easy task, even with the help of people like Isabella, Valka, or the presence of the Ministers. Who were the fundamental pillars that kept Xandar standing, if it was already complicated many times to be in charge of an entire kingdom and more than forty million people.
Now add to that the fact that to rule, guide, and protect a kingdom in a universe where the word powerful attracts hidden dangers as moths like light, we have as a result more worries, more anxiety, and more paranoia.
I had always held the idea that men plan but gods laugh, that was a phrase much used by the Westerosi, it was a clear indicator that no matter how much power someone had, any god could destroy or change their path at a moment's notice.
And with me, boy did they mock me to my face, first they ripped me from my home world and threw me into a fantasy medieval world, and fifteen years later, not only did they throw me into a much more dangerous place, but they also took everything I had built and threw it into a cosmic blender, resulting in this what we have now.
A kingdom, a cherry on the cake, shiny, juicy, and attractive to many in this universe, because just thinking about the beings that existed out there gave me chills, Beyonder, the Phoenix, Lady Death, Kang, Galactus, Dormammu, Mephisto, the Celestials and who knows what other beings more, who just by thinking about it, could destroy a planet, and not mention those I do not remember... Or those who were yet to be born.
Scarlet Witch, Franklin Richards, Jean Grey, just one of these three mentioned could unleash massive destruction, with no measures that could be done to prevent their damage... Unless action was taken before or hours after they were born, which would make them lean to the affairs of Xandar, but that would be in the future.
For now, I was worried about the situation with Asgard, god, I liked Thor, a... god who had lost everything, the story of Loki, his redemption as the one who God of Stories was a great thing to see, but... Now we were enemies, and I knew we were in a race against time, I had full confidence in the power of the Warden, the Wither, and Endoxes, the experience with Odin was a clear demonstration of that, but.
If we would face something that could stand up to the heavyweights of Xandar, it would be necessary to entrust us to others, because while I did not remember many things, I did remember a large number of weapons or artifacts that existed and that could represent an easy way out for Xandar to any conflict.
Unfortunately, past events had made me realize that even as powerful as Xandar as a whole was, this was still not enough to face what was coming, and if for the time being I had to create alliances, as was the case with Kamar Taj and Ancient One, then I would do so as many times as necessary if it meant the survival of all that I had built.
"If you continue to be absorbed in your thoughts, Valka will think you are a Golem instead of her husband," Isabella, my beautiful wife, said softly as she continued to sit in a comfortable armchair outdoors, we were both in the compound of Morghul, Valka's dragoness, the place where the dragoness rested when she was not beside Endoxes.
"I'm just thinking, this world... This universe, is different from the one we are used to, we can no longer impose our will as aggressively as before, and we have to be careful, or at least for now, if not for the Totem, I would be dead, Xandar would certainly have entered a stage of chaos, and that was only due to the arrival of a small group from an alien kingdom," I told her, while I knew she did not know everything I kept in my mind, I did know that she was smart enough to realize that Asgard was not the only kingdom of the stars.
"That man... Phastos, the last time I visited him in his lab he explained to me that it is possible to create these... Ships, with which we will be able to go to outer space, and even be able to defend ourselves in the stars from those enemy ships, he commented something about making the ships with Netherite, and that with the Redstone, creating weapons will be simple."
Phastos has been an engine for everything that Xandar urgently needs; communications, transportation, security, and technological advances, at this point, all the City-states of Xandar had instant communication with their sisters, the remodeling of the trains connecting the City-states of Xandar was in full operation, and it was expected that by the end of the next month all the trains would be renovated.
Not only that, but the dome, or the dome that started as a theory using the command blocks, was now a reality, and only four days ago the last uncovered part of Xandar, which was the most remote part of Sothoryos, was already under the protection of the command blocks.
The test phase had been a success, since even a joint attack between the Warden, the Wither, and Endoxes was used on a part of the Pacific to avoid damage, and the result was more than promising because the attack attenuated the dome at no time.
According to Phastos, the command blocks expelled an amount of cosmic energy capable of vitalizing a planet the size of Australia and turning it into a livable environment, as if it were the fire of the Phoenix. However, Phastos had not yet been able to find the source of this energy. How the command block could contain it and use it as it pleased, since it practically played with its environment, so much so that it could influence space-time, and according to Phastos, that was what allowed the command block to practically play with the laws of physics.
"ROOOAAAAAARRR!"
A roar broke the ancient tranquility of the enclosure, and at the same time a large shadow covered us, it was not necessary to raise my head to realize who it was, even before seeing Morghul's silhouette, a series of noises were heard in the distance, possibly being the other dragons welcoming their companion.
Morghul circled the huge enclosure twice, its ash-colored scales made it appear to glow silver in the sun's rays, and its long neck, resembling that of Caraxes, Daemon Targaryen's dragon, moved with a grace not befitting a creature of its size.
We didn't have to wait long, Morghul landed with a loud thud that sent a small tremor, the earth where her powerful paws made contact with the ground sank, and no doubt the ground and grass would have to be repaired later.
But that was already someone else's concern, right now, I was watching my wife climb down from her dragon, Valka was wearing light armor over her riding suit, with her long black hair tied in a long braid, and just like me, several bells hung from her scalp.
"Ohh, stop!" without warning, the wolves pounced on her and began to foul her face with saliva, from the licking on her, forcing her to stand stable unless she wanted to be knocked down, the wolves had never stopped growing, something that surprised me, even Valka and those who came from Minecraft, because wolves never grew this big.
But here they were, almost reaching eight feet tall, yet behaving like puppies. "ROOAAR!" Morghul did not like to share her rider's affection, and with her great roar, she made her presence known to the wolves. Urging them away from Valka, only for them to howl at him in response, but pay no heed to her.
"Iōragon arlī!" In the end, I had to intervene, forcing the wolves to move away and give Valka room so she could get to us. "Hahaha, they're getting bigger and bigger, they won't fit in their chambers in Ischyros anymore," Valka commented with a chuckle as she wiped the drool off her face with a wet rag passed to her by a servant, then reached me and kissed me on the lips, then kissed Isabella.
"How was Japan my love?" Isabella asked Valka, our relationship did not consist of me being married to Valka and Isabella, but the three of us were married to all three of us, which provided a huge level of trust between the three of us, at the same time making us closer.
"Japan was good, as of today, I can tell you that Xandar, not just completely control Japan..." Whatever Valka was going to continue saying I missed it, as I felt a great amount of energy rushing towards Ischyros, something I had kept 'on' constantly was the 'radar' that the block of structures offered me, and so I could be alert of everything around me, one could never be unvigilant.
As Alastor Moody used to say; 'Constant vigilance'.
My reaction of looking skyward intently caught the attention of Valka and Isabella, just in time for them to see a huge bolt of colored lightning fall from the sky and crash into the dome several kilometers high, the collision between the two forces sent ripples spreading throughout the dome around Xandar, and for a moment, I thought the dome would fall.
However, the dome held, until the Bifröst, because I was sure it was the Bifröst, retreated. "Contact me with Phastos, and have him get him to initiate the construction of the Ranger golems," I said to Onno who was standing next to me, who did not hesitate to leave to do as I asked.
If Asgard wanted to play, Xandar would take it upon himself to win the game.