Damián went out into the garden for a walk after breakfast.

Seeing him, Sassy quickly ran adorably towards him before walking beside him.

"How are you, girl?" Damian said, smiling as he scratched the top of her head.

Sassy gave gentle roars as if communicating.

Damian chuckled softly upon hearing her, as even though she couldn't speak, she could clearly understand what she wanted to say.

"You're a lazy one," Damian said, laughing. Sassy was probably the most relaxed in the family, just eating, napping, or playing.

"How about we go hunt something?" Damian said, giving her a smile.

Sassy roared softly as she nudged her head against Damian's chest, indicating for him to hurry up and go.

Damian scratched behind Sassy's ears with a smile before teleporting them both to various mountains in the northern Nordic countries.

Looking around, the wildlife had truly flourished, and he could hear many animals in the surroundings.

"Alright? Smell anything?" Damian asked, looking at Sassy who had her nose up while sniffing.

Sassy shook her head, looking at him.

Damian didn't find it too strange; the smell wasn't exactly a tiger's best sense.

"Then let's just walk and see what we find," Damian said, smiling without finding it a problem.

Damian played with Sassy, running through the mountains and leaping from side to side in search of prey.

Occasionally, large birds flew overhead.

Despite his power, Damian was still somewhat amazed to see birds with several meters of wingspan passing by; the world was definitely not the same anymore.

Suddenly, Damian stopped and looked at a plant on the ground with doubt.

Although he wasn't a plant expert, he had a great memory and was sure he had never seen a plant like that before, especially one with a slight magical trace.

Damian bent down and examined the plant carefully before starting to search for its description on the internet. As expected, he found nothing similar, so it could be a plant that was extinct and magically revived or even a new species also due to magic.

Looking at the flower, he tried to use his system administrator rights to find out what the plant was.

(Unknown plant: Ingesting it directly will increase Magic, with no effects on individuals with more than 10,000; the less magic one has, the greater the effect)

Damian looked at the plant with interest; he hadn't thought that this kind of thing would also happen. He supposed that many animals that had evolved more rapidly must have done so by consuming plants similar to this one.

Damian unearthed the plant with a base of soil before storing it; he planned to plant it at home.

Turning his head and looking at Sassy, who was just wagging her tail and looking at him, Damian smiled before continuing their walk.

As they moved through the mountains, they saw several rabbits and birds; some were considerably larger, while others looked quite normal.

They saw foxes the size of calves and wolves the size of tigers; the animals had really grown and become powerful.

He was somewhat curious as to whether any of them had attained intelligence at the level of a human and accessed the system.

Despite seeing those types of animals, he would really feel uncomfortable eating carnivores, so they just kept looking for something like an elk, a lamb, or a deer.

He also didn't want to scan the surroundings since it would make it a bit boring.

As they made their way to the foot of the mountain, they finally saw several tracks, but they were mixed with human footprints.

These footprints made him wonder if most animals had already been hunted.

Still, he found it hard to believe; there were no traces of modern weapons, and at this point, most powerful animals were completely immune to low-caliber weapons.

Damian looked at Sassy before starting to follow the tracks; neither of them hid the sound of their steps.

Upon reaching the end of the tracks, they saw several soldiers surrounding the body of a large ram. The soldiers had entirely black daggers in their hands and seemed to be deciding where to start skinning the corpse; it must have measured around 2.5 meters in height, and its horns looked really sharp.

Sassy immediately growled at the group of soldiers as she moved forward to snatch the prey; lately, she had eaten much fish, and seeing the ram made her mouth water.

The soldiers immediately became alert and looked towards the growl with their weapons ready; one of them immediately ran back, and Damian supposed he was going to alert his companions.

Several pulled out swords, axes, or spears that were made of the same material as the daggers, entirely black, and only when the sun shone could some light be seen.

Sassy growled before lunging toward the soldiers; they only saw a vague shadow before realizing that the giant tiger was already among them.

Sassy wasn't too harsh either and just sent them flying with a slap without even extending her claws; it was more of a game for her than anything else.

Several soldiers quickly reacted by attacking her, but Sassy was too fast; in moments, she moved multiple times and knocked down all the soldiers before giving a victorious roar.

Damian smiled slightly looking at Sassy; he still remembered when she was a little cub.

Before the world changed, she was already quite strong thanks to Damian's feeding; after the world changed and with the new diet of mutated creatures, her strength had increased a lot.

Sassy

Species: Albino Siberian Tiger (Mutated)

Magic: 10,000

Strength: 500

Agility: 800

Intelligence: 2

(A Siberian tiger found by King Damian and fed with magic from a young age, giving her incredible potential, unfortunately, her potential has not yet been fully realized)

Damian smiled slightly; perhaps he should let Sassy out for a while to see if she could keep getting stronger; she had grown really spoiled.

Sassy approached the large ram before biting its neck and starting to drag it as she walked towards Damian.

At that moment, there was a sonic boom as a giant spear shot towards Sassy at full speed.

Damian immediately frowned and appeared in front of the spear, grabbing the tip with his hands before crushing it.

Light footsteps were heard in the distance as a woman with long black hair appeared.

"Huh?" both Damian and Hela said upon suddenly encountering each other.

Hela's eyes gleamed slightly as she looked at Damian; suddenly an impulse within her made her lunge towards Damian while creating a simple sword.

Damian looked at Hela, who was attacking him before also creating an energy sword and clashing with her while reinforcing his body with magic.

The floor broke around them as Damian was forced to retreat forcefully.

He couldn't help but be surprised for a moment because even though he wasn't giving his all, he could definitely take a hit from Bruce calmly.

Looking at Hela's small fist wrapped around her sword, he couldn't imagine how her body, without being reinforced with magic, could have that kind of power.

Damian quickly reinforced his body to its current maximum capacity, causing some glow to emanate from him.

Hela lunged at him again when she saw him retreat, but this time, she was the one forced to step back, leaving deep marks on the floor. As she suddenly stopped, her sword made a faint sound before a large crack opened in it.

She only looked at her sword for a moment before tossing it aside and conjuring another one.

Damian looked at Hela with a bit of surprise; he could withstand an attack with all her strength, although he knew she was strong, he didn't think she was that strong.

Hela's leg muscles suddenly tensed before she destroyed the ground around her and appeared in front of Damian in an instant.

Damian only managed to put his sword in front of him to defend himself before being sent flying through several trees and crashing into a mountain in the distance.

The earth trembled, and many birds flew away due to the loud noise of the impact.

Unexpectedly, Hela stood still for a few seconds before running after him. A couple of jumps, and she arrived in front of Damian, who had already emerged from the crater he fell into.

"I must say I've never been hit so hard," Damian said, gently patting his shoulder to remove the dust.

"A martial art?" Damian asked, raising an eyebrow.

"You have good eyes," Hela said, nodding as she conjured another sword.

Damian couldn't help but curse in his mind; apparently, he couldn't keep up if they only fought with their physical abilities. In the end, he could only dispel his sword before summoning his seventh familiar, Kiffa-Ater.

His sword could manipulate gravity.

Hela, seeing the golden sword with a strange appearance and feathers, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"It looks of good quality," Hela said, almost mocking before lunging toward Damian; once again, the ground around her exploded.

Damian just smiled slightly before spinning his sword to make contact with Hela's. At the last moment, Damian increased the gravity of his sword, making its weight increase dramatically.

At the moment of contact, a large shockwave appeared, knocking down the trees and the ground.

Damian quickly decreased the gravity on his sword before going for another attack.

Seeing this, Hela could only grit her teeth before clashing again.

Both clashed several times, destroying the landscape around them. In one last clash, Hela was finally repelled several meters away, and her breathing accelerated.

Looking at her closely, large amounts of steam were coming out of her body, and her forehead was full of sweat.

"Your martial art is truly impressive; on the other hand, it seems it's not so easy to use," Damian said, looking at her slightly trembling muscles; he was sincerely impressed. He had never learned any kind of martial art, just how to avoid being hit and how to hit your opponent.

"Tell me... what is that sword?" Hela asked, clearly the reason for her defeat.

"One of my familiars; in simple words, as I grow up, my race bonds with certain magical creatures, and this is one of them," Damian said, making his familiar return to his body.

"You're strong," Hela said, nodding as she looked at him.

Hela fought Damian so that both would know where they stood. In her opinion, respect comes from strength; only by showing him how strong she is and her knowing how strong he is can they communicate.

"You too; now that we've tested each other's strength, how about we talk?" Damian said, waving his hand and causing two seats to appear in front of each other.

Damian sat comfortably and just looked at Hela, who seemed a bit surprised by his words, but still gave a slight smile before sitting confidently.

The way Hela sat like a queen, Damian almost thought she was the one who had pulled out the chairs and invited him to sit down.

At that moment, silent steps began to approach before Sassy jumped next to Damian.

Damian smiled affectionately before rubbing her ears for a while.

Sassy let out a powerful purr as she rested her chin on Damian's leg.

"I remember I also had a pet; her name was Fenrir," Hela said, putting on a nostalgic expression for a moment.

"She's not a pet; she's more... part of the family," Damian said, looking at Hela.

"My mistake," Hela said, raising her hands with a slight smile.

"Perhaps I would share that feeling with you, but I don't know what a family is," Hela said indifferently.

"Hm, speaking of your story, I really can't imagine banishing any of my daughters for thousands of years to a lonely place," Damian said, nodding seriously.

"You didn't have to say it either," Hela said, looking at Damian without words.

"So I guess you're seeking revenge," Damian said.

"That's right, and it just so happens that you have something I need," Hela said, giving him a bloodthirsty smile.

"The Bifrost," Damian said without any doubt.

A proud and arrogant woman like Hela would never ask for help to do what she wants.

"That's right; you don't know how surprised I was the first time I saw the Bifrost being used from a place other than Asgard."

"It's a shame I couldn't see my father's expression at that moment," Hela said.

"So I suppose you want me to allow you to use the Bifrost to return to Asgard," Damian said, nodding, finding Hela's resentment not strange at all.

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