Kol Mikaelson – Journey To The Multiverse - Chapter 43

Currently, Kol was floating in the vacuum of space, in front of a bright star, sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, as if in deep meditation.

Behind him was a fleet of starships, a few dozens of them, all of them facing towards him, as if waiting on him.

All around his body was inside a cloud of energy that was constantly fluctuating, changing colors, sometimes red, and sometimes white.

As time passed, the fluctuations became more and more rapid. The color started changing faster and faster, red, white, red, white, over and over again, faster and faster, almost becoming indistinguishable from red or white.

Eventually, it became unstable, “ZNOOO!-BOOM!!”, and exploded.

“FUCK!!”, he cursed in frustration, even though the sound could not travel in vacuum.

But soon, with newfound determination in his eyes, “AGAIN!!”, he closed his eyes and started all over again.

A long time ago, back when he was in his home-world, Kol noticed something.

He might’ve had all the knowledge from a version of Odin, which made him truly exceptional in mystic arts, but if compared to Odin himself, when considering just the mystic arts, Kol wasn’t nearly as good.

The reason for that was simple, because Odin had Odinforce, mystical energy connected to his own life force, while Kol did not.

Until now, he was simply using either the universal energy or the energy generated by the Power stone inside his heart to fuel his spells.

That was why he still needed a chant, or gestures to construct the spell matrices. He couldn’t use it with just his intent, or will, like Odin could.

Of course, since Kol had all the knowledge of Odin, he had the solution to this problem.

However, as stated before, he but had all the knowledge of just ONE VERSION of Odin, and according to it, he first needed to become an actual God and needed the fealty of at least one other God, in order to connect his Godforce with his life-force.

Which meant that he would have to wait for his ‘spell of life and soul concept’ to evolve to the fourth stage.

But Odin in this universe was different, and so was Odinforce. He might’ve been weaker than the one from Kol’s memories, the one from Marvel-616, but he had the answer to Kol’s problem.

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As we all know, Divinity has two parts. First, the rule or authority that exists inside the soul. Second, the Godforce, which is the energy related to the said authority.

For the sake of simplification, let’s call the authority, just Divinity. And the energy, Godforce. Kol’s Godforce is the energy of Power Stone.

Now, according to his memories, in Marvel-616, Odinforce, or Power of the All-Father, was accidentally created when Odin’s brothers, Vili and Ve sacrificed themselves to allow Odin to escape from Muspelheim when they ventured into it unprepared.

Upon their deaths, Odin’s own godly attributes were increased as a result of his brothers’ Godforce and life-force joining together with his own. This allowed him to discover the energy which would later be known as Odinforce.

Later the Odinforce evolved even further when Odin connected it with the Godforce of all the Gods of Asgard.

Later, generations after generations, it would pass from one All-father to the next, constantly becoming stronger and stronger. Even as the other Gods fell, their life-force and Godforce would be added to Odinforce, while their souls, along with Divinity inside, would be guided further to resurrect once again.

Hela was the only exception to this rule because she connected her Godforce with the magical energy naturally generated by Asgard.

Anyway, in this universe, known as the Marvel cinematic universe, the Asgardian Gods did not naturally produce the energy known as Godforce within their bodies to fuel their Divinity and had to either rely on their life force, or the magical energy generated by Asgard.

Which was why they would eventually grow old and die despite not having the ‘Those Who Sit Above in Shadow’ slowly suċkɨnġ them dry.

The Odinforce here was the resulting energy generated when the life force and Divinity of All-father were connected to the life essence and magical energy generated by the landmass known as Asgard.

It became stronger every generation because as the new All-father would inherit it, it would contain the powers of all the previous generations of All-fathers.

Even all the mortal Asgardians had a minuscule amount of Odinforce inside of them here, not just the Gods. This was what allowed them to move on to the afterlife after their death, not the Valkyries, or Hela.

Those few who were magically talented, or those physically more gifted than the rest contained more Odinforce within them.

In conclusion, the Odinforce in Marvel-616 was the resulting energy generated when the life-force and Godforce of Vili and Ve were connected to the life-force and Godforce of All-father, along with the Godforce of all the Gods of Asgard. The All-father could use it through its semi-connection with his Divinity.

On the other hand, the Odinforce in this universe was the resulting energy generated when the life force and Divinity of All-father were connected to the mystical energy and life-essence of Asgard itself.

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About seven months ago, Kol met Sif.

Then out of curiosity, he took a look at her biology, as he had decided before during the events of ‘Infinity War’, and immediately discovered the difference between the Odinforce inside her body to the one he had the knowledge of.

So he used the energy of Space and Time to do several spells to investigate further.

Not long after, as the days passed on Nornheim, he started attempting to create his own version of ‘Odinforce’ by trying to combine his life force with the energy of Power stone, which was also his Godforce.

Unfortunately, it proved to be way more difficult than he had predicted and took a lot of time.

Still, he managed to succeed after the next few months of diligent attempts.

Apparently, he could not straight up combine the energy of Power stone with his life force, so he had to divide the ‘Kolforce’ into two different forms.

Its first form was called, The White, which contained all its mystical properties. While creating this energy, Kol had the magic energy in “Mushoku Tensei” novel in mind, and surprisingly, upon its completion, Kol found that it could be used in the same way, through imagination, but a bit easier than in that novel, which indicated that it was a higher form of energy than the one in “Mushoku Tensei”.

When the ‘Kolforce’ was dormant, or unused, The White was just white, but when used, it became colorless.

On the other hand, The Red in dormant form was just red in color, while in an activated form, it became hotter, and more and more destructive, slowly taking on the properties of all the destructive energies that Kol possessed, and even the ones he did not.

Despite the different color schemes and qualities, The White and The Red were just two different forms of the same energy called Kolforce, and could be easily interconverted into each other in their dormant form.

After creating the Kolforce, Kol slowly converted the Solar energy and Omega effect inside his body into Kolforce, and found it surprisingly easy, after all, the Power Stone was an All-energy singularity, not to mention, Kolforce was produced from his life-force.

After the process, Kol felt a little stronger than before, then attempted to add other forms of energy into Kolforce, which again, was easy, but did absolutely nothing.

Seeing such a result, Kol called Sif over and out of curiosity, shared with her his Kolforce, the same way as Odinforce already existed inside her body.

Kolforce soon overwhelmed the minuscule amount of Odinforce in her, and replaced it, thus giving her The White.

After several attempts, Kol discovered that other people could only use The White, and was simply unable to convert The White into The Red, unless they had an exceptionally strong body, like Kryptonians, who had bodies sufficiently strong enough to withstand its destructive nature.

Not only that, but as he guided Sif to get familiar with and use The White more and more often, the overall quantity of Kolforce inside his own body also increased.

Kolforce was energy, but it was also like a muscle that could grow through practice, whether it was him doing it, or someone else.

Which meant that it would become stronger, and by extension, he would become stronger as he shared it with more and more people.

Plus since it was his Godforce, Kol had absolute authority over it, just as Odin did with Odinforce.

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For hours straight, Kol floated in space while trying to combine the two different forms of Kolforce into one, but he failed.

He was missing something vital here.

He shook his head in disappointment, “Sigh!”, then looked down at the star in front of him.

He used the Infinity gauntlet to convert a molecular cloud nearby into this new star, which was a bit bigger than Earth’s sun.

Nidavellir was located behind the ring upon which the planet rotated around this star, and was stationary, therefore, every season, for a few days, there would be night in Nidavellir at the same time as there would be summer season on most of the landmass on the planet.

Kol looked at his arm, feeling the Solar energy rapidly being absorbed inside every cell of his body, then getting suċkėd further inside and converted into the Kolforce by his biological processes, and later being divided into two, one part being absorbed inside his cells, while the other disappearing somewhere inside the body.

He closed his eyes, feeling the serenity of space, this extreme calmness inspired the feeling of extreme freedom, which gave rise to the loneliness that made one feel insignificant. So much quiet that most people would feel terrified within a few minutes.

Kol felt somebody approaching him from behind, so he turned his head to look back.

It was Sif. She was flying towards him from one of the ships.

She now looked completely different from the movies, not only much younger, but her clothes were different too, and on her forehead, she was wearing a ‘star tiara’, similar to the one Wonder Woman wore in another universe.

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This ‘star tiara’ was forged by the Dwarves of Nidavellir to help her harmlessly convert The White into The Red, and then be able to control it.

He also made her a dose of ‘The Elixir’, the same one Qetsiyah took before turning into a Kryptonian.

Besides granting immortality, ‘The Elixir’ could boost the physical potential of an individual to their limit, and even allowed them to improve it further through hard training.

As her body became stronger, Sif, the Asgardian, was well past the minimum requirements to wield the initial stages of The Red, so he asked the Dwarves to forge her the ‘star tiara’.

As she came closer, Kol could feel an invisible force field around her body, which she most likely created by utilizing The White.

As she came near, Kol asked her telepathically, “Why didn’t you use The Red? You should practice it more often since you only just got it a few weeks ago.”.

Sif used The White to reply telepathically, “I tried…”, she grimaced, as if remembering something unpleasant, “Its nature is too destructive. I have decided to attempt its use on land, where possible accidents may be promptly responded to.”.

“Alright!”, Kol replied, “If you say so…”, wondering what she was on about.

“A message transmission was received from Nidavellir. King Eitri has accomplished the task entrusted to him, he has restored the damaged artifact.”, Sif reported telepathically.

Hearing this, Kol raised an eyebrow. This was truly impressive. It was evident by this that these Dwarves would perhaps prove to be more useful than his previous estimate.

This ‘artifact’, they were speaking of was Kol’s location device, the wristwatch which was damaged in his fight with Lucifer.

He had been trying to repair it for a while now, but was unable to even find the issue, yet, after being granted the necessary knowledge, these Dwarves claimed to have fixed it in just a month.

“King Eitri has managed to complete a task of great significance. I believe the Dwarves deserve a reward of equal worth.”, Kol spoke, his gaze distant, as if thinking of something sagacious.

“They would no doubt appreciate your magnanimity.”, Sif nodded in agreement.

But Kol simply shook his head and laughed at Sif’s choice of words, “Magnanimity? Ha! Ha! Ha!”, it seemed she still subconsciously considered Nidavellir a territory of Asgard, “No! This is not an act of altruism. I am their King, and they are my people. Their prosperity is my prosperity. Perhaps it may be called ‘investment’. But this reward simply shows my approval of their work. Nothing more.”.

Kol wasn’t much worried about Sif’s loyalties. He planned to have no conflict with Asgard, plus she was a quick learner.

Kol glanced at the fleet of starships, his gaze penetrating inside, looking at those working there, observing them, scrutinizing them.

The Rock Trolls had no knowledge of how to operate spaceships, they were mostly barbarians. So these few soldiers were those who surrendered after he wiped out most of the organization known as The Confederacy.

All these ships were also mostly seized from them, plus a few Kree vessels with their captains who thought they were bad.

Just one look was sufficient enough to learn everything he wanted. As Kol floated past Sif, he nodded his head and praised, “Impressive!”, showing his appreciation for her diligence.

She indeed possessed the talent to be a good general.

In response, Sif raised her ċhėst high in pride with a small smile on her face.

“Now we can finally begin.”, Kol continued.

“Begin… what?”, Sif asked, quite confused.

“War!”, Kol declared, “It is time for a battle.”, that little excitement in his tone could not be well hidden.

Hearing this, Sif’s expression instantly changed, thinking of something, she became solemn.

Lady Sif wasn’t some naïve idiot, she was just too greatly loyal to Asgard, which was why she held hope until the end. But when Kol showed up in Nornheim, it had to be the objective of her mission.

So she tried to contact Asgard, again and again. She shouted out to Heimdall with everything she had, but as always, without getting any response.

So in her desperation, she tried to find a way off Nornheim.

Unfortunately, it was far from the glorious realm of the past and was just a barbaric land now.

When she was almost at her breaking point, Kol discovered her plight and took some time out of his work to help her figure things out.

He explained to her the situation of Asgard. The war with Hela, and then the slaughter led by Thanos, all the while showing her the visions of the actual events to help her understand the situation better.

As a result, Sif became incredibly angry, then sad, and then pleaded to him to bring her to her people.

So Kol reminded her of her inability to be of much help and offered a deal.

He showed her the Infinity Gauntlet and offered to resurrect the Asgardians slaughtered by Hela and Thanos if she served him unconditionally as his General for two years.

It was an obvious choice.

Now seeing her reaction, Kol asked, “Do you disagree? I want you to express your opinions without worry… Be blunt!” while observing her with scrutiny.

So Sif replied, “As a warrior, I am grateful to you to still deem me worthy enough to entrust with such responsibilities. It bestowed me with a sense of purpose again, after…”, she paused, remembering her banishment, and the fate of Asgard.

Then she shook her head and was about to continue, but then her expression showed struggle, hesitation, unable to decide whether to continue.

When she glanced at Kol, she found him waiting patiently, observing her without any expression, unamused.

So she continued, “Actively seeking war has never ended well for anyone… Nornheim required a ruler to establish order. King Eitri submitted after you used the Infinity glove to revive his people… But this time… This war would only cause needless death and destruction. One I am much too familiar with.”.

“So you wish to not participate? Or… departure?”, Kol asked, “I know we had an agreement, but… the best and the most essential weapon to take in any battle is the reason why. If you participate in a war you don’t believe in, you’ll fall, no matter how good of a warrior you are.”.

But Sif replied without hesitation, with determination in her tone, “I, Lady Sif of Asgard am not so easily fell. I have sworn an oath and shall see it to completion, even if this war is to be waged for unjust reasons.”, towards the end, her voice became low, as she avoided looking at him.

Seeing her reaction, and hearing her opinions, Kol sighed and shook his head in disappointment.

He exclaimed firmly, “Sif!”, making her look at him. Then looking straight in her eyes, he asked, “Do you take me for some foolish prince seeking war only to satisfy his own vanity?”, in an accusing tone.

She tried to defend, “I… I do not…”, but was interrupted.

Without letting her finish, Kol continued, “There are too many worlds out there. Too many adventures to seek. Yet I’m here, in this one, not just for my own amusement, but because I AM NEEDED.”, he spoke firmly.

Then continued, “Granted it is not an act of pure selflessness or true righteousness… You know I’ve died many times? I cannot truly die, so I always come back, but each time, right before I close my eyes, I cannot help but ask myself the same question. ‘What have I left behind?’. Even though I know it’s not really death, in the true sense of the word, but it’s like an instinct that I can not control. I believe it’s a trait shared by all self-aware life forms. To wonder about the significant impact of their lives on the world at the very end.”.

And continued, “At the end of the day… no matter how mighty one becomes, they are still insignificant to the world if they make no real difference. A person’s greatness is measured by the changes they’ve managed to bring, not by how heavy a load they can lift.”, his gaze seemed distant.

Then he turned to look at her, and continued, “And that is the reason why I wage wars. I conquer what is hopeless, those that have lost their way, and those still suffering needlessly. Under my rule, all are truly equal. They prosper and thrive, and have been granted all the opportunities to achieve their dreams and aspirations.”.

Hearing this, Sif was in a daze, her eyes were unfocused, as in deep thought.

But Kol was done talking, so he commanded, “Go and prepare the ships for battle. I’ll be resting in Nidavellir. Send a message when you’re ready. We’ll unite on Nortica. I wish to inspect the Rock Trolls, to see if they are ready to join us in the next battle.”.

‘Nortica’ was one of the two new planets that circled the new star near Nidavellir created using Infinity gauntlet. The second home to Rock Trolls. The other one was not yet named, but Kol knew in his heart that it shall be called, ‘New Asgard’.