Everyone present exchanged glances.
"I just remembered I have other arrangements, so I won't chat any longer. We'll talk later."
Coulson finished speaking and quickly led his team away.
Seeing this,
the others also found excuses to leave.
Although this crisis was quite abrupt, it was good that it was resolved.
They needed to go back and process the massive amount of information they had received.
Then they would carefully consider how to interact with Aaron in the future.
Whether to converse as equals or on their knees… "Since the Celestial has been dealt with, I'll take my leave as well. The banquet still needs someone to preside over it."
Odin spoke after a moment of daze, "Thor, Loki, you two escort this alien with Aaron. The rest of you, follow me!"
Odin nodded to Aaron,
then summoned Heimdall to activate the Bifrost and departed.
"Uncle, how should we deal with her?"
Loki sidled up with a fawning smile.
This was the real powerhouse!
Aaron did not refuse Loki and Thor's goodwill. He glanced at Mantis and approached her under her frightened gaze.
He reached out and touched the antennae on her forehead.
Mantis shyly retreated.
"This... this can't be touched!"
She looked at Aaron with a mix of fear and curiosity.
"You... what did you do to Master?"
She vaguely guessed what Aaron had just done.
But she couldn't understand why they had come here to find someone, and now things had turned out this way.
"Him? He has completely merged with nature."
Aaron raised an eyebrow, "You could say he has fully achieved the eternity he longed for."
His entire body was everywhere; how could that not be eternity?
Loki and Thor's mouths twitched slightly.
Only an imbecile would believe such a clumsy excuse!
However, Mantis jumped up happily.
"Really? Master actually achieved eternity, fulfilling his greatest wish!"
"..."
Loki slapped his forehead.
There really was an imbecile!
Aaron was not surprised by Mantis's reaction.
She had never interacted with outsiders, having been taken by Ego to his planet and raised there since childhood.
He used her abilities to help him sleep.
Nominally an assistant, she was essentially Ego's pet.
A pet, besides helping with sleep, didn't need independent cognition or a worldview.
So now, she was actually similar to a newborn baby.
If someone sold her, she wouldn't just count the money for them, she'd even say thank you!
But her ability was indeed excellent.
Aaron reached out and lightly drew a line on her arm.
"Ah!!"
"Is this... my blood?"
Mantis didn't understand Aaron's action, "Are you trying to hurt me?"
"But I don't feel like you intend to harm me."
Mantis possessed the psychic ability of empathic resonance, allowing her to perceive others' emotions through touch and detect whether they harbored bad intentions.
Though she might not fully understand what a "bad intention" was.
Aaron said nothing, took her blood, and then lightly pressed, and the wound instantly healed.
Mantis couldn't help but widen her eyes, constantly gesturing at the healed wound.
"Wow, your hand is amazing; it can heal my injuries in an instant."
Aaron didn't take Mantis's praise seriously; he melted the blood in his hand.
[Empathic Resonance: You can clearly perceive the emotional state of others through contact, and also share your own emotional state with them.]
[Mental Control (Psychic Power): Detected similar ability has merged. You can forcibly control the target's mind through touch, causing them to fall into a deep sleep.]
Indeed!
Compared to empathic resonance, Aaron valued mental control more.
It was important to note that he had acquired Ego's psychic power, as well as the psychic power from the Eye of Agamotto.
He could forcibly control anyone below the Skyfather level.
However, after fusing Mantis's abilities, it could be further enhanced!
She truly was the strongest close-range support in the MCU.
She didn't act often, but when she did, she controlled Celestial Ego in his planetary state and even Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet.
Both times she played a crucial role.
If it weren't for Star-Lord's punch, which was like a mortal's despite his divine body,
the Infinity War might have ended directly.
But there are no "ifs."
It's worth knowing that,
in another Illuminati universe, when the Illuminati with Professor X faced Thanos, they ultimately had to rely on the Book of the Vishanti.
This shows that, in terms of hard crowd control, at least against boss-level entities,
Mantis is probably not inferior to Professor X!
The number one close-range hard crowd controller!
"I can feel you're very happy."
"Why? Is it because of my blood? Or because you healed me?"
Mantis was a little confused.
"Because your master gave you to me."
Aaron blurted it out, and Mantis actually believed him again!
She didn't object, just lowered her head, looking a little sad.
But she quickly returned to normal.
Because she didn't even understand what sadness was.
Everything she did was an imitation of others.
Thor walked over, looking confused at Mantis, and pointed to his own head.
"What exactly is her situation? Is there... something wrong here?"
Mantis didn't perceive this action as an insult; she even touched her own head, seemingly very puzzled.
"Ah, her? Ego's daughter, a tool for sleep, or perhaps a pet?"
"Ah?!"
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Odin was completely distracted on his way back to the banquet.
Frigga, who was waiting at the banquet entrance, immediately asked about the situation when she saw him.
Odin muttered, "Perhaps we were all wrong..."
"That prophecy wasn't about Surtur destroying Asgard, but Aaron destroying Ego's planet!"
"This is indeed the twilight of the gods, but it is the twilight of the Celestials!"
"Aaron... he killed a Celestial!"
The déjà vu made Odin question the prophecy's authenticity.
It was the same kind of castle,
the same Fire Giant and Sword of Doom.
The same giant sword plunged deep into the planetary core.
Then, with a bang, it shattered into pieces, turning into cosmic dust.
Aaron's displayed power was even greater than Surtur's at his peak.
Odin had no confidence whatsoever in defeating Aaron.
Even if he sacrificed his life, he wouldn't stand a chance.
Frigga was quite confused after hearing this.
"He killed a Celestial? Isn't he also a Celestial?"
Odin shook his head, "Because Aaron refused Ego's suggestion to take him away, which enraged Ego, who then tried to forcibly take Aaron."
At this point, Odin couldn't help but feel fortunate.
Fortunately, the first time he approached Aaron, he didn't resort to force.
Otherwise, Asgard might have been the first Ego's planet!
However, recalling that scene just now,
a question arose in Odin's mind.
Frigga noticed his abnormality, "What's wrong?"
"I'm wondering... if I might have guessed wrong."
Odin glanced at the still bustling and lively banquet hall and slowly said:
"I used to think Aaron might be Bor's son, or perhaps an Asgardian from another universe."
"But just now... when I saw the Twilight Sword in Aaron's hand, I considered another possibility."
"What possibility?"
Odin hesitated, opening and closing his mouth several times, seemingly finding it difficult to voice his thoughts.
"You say... is there a possibility that Aaron isn't my brother, but my uncle?"
"Ah?!"
Frigga was greatly surprised!
No way, was he going to evolve from a younger brother-in-law to an uncle?
Then what would Thor and Loki call him? Ancestor? Grandfather?