Chapter 26 — The Forge of Souls
It's only been two days since the Hulk awakened the Core of Rage. But the changes were felt by everyone. His body became even denser, his movements calmer, like an animal that has stopped being hunted.
Loki's family name returned to the surface, but the Hulk remained in the dungeon — near the heart. He felt that the forging of a new path would begin here.
The Soul Forge is activated…
Provide materials soaked in memory.
He put it in front of him:
— A fragment of Grimard's armor.
— The chains of slavery that he has worn since childhood.
— The fang of a monster from level 49.
— A fragment of a magic core collected before Loki's family.
The materials have been accepted.
The creation has begun…
A circle burned out by scarlet rage broke out around him, and souls began to sparkle in the air—the dead, the forgotten ones who saw chains as a symbol of slavery. But now he's going to give them a new name.
The Hulk clenched his fists.
"I'm not forging weapons. I create hope for those who have never known it.
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An hour later.
An axe appeared in his hands. Huge. Almost taller than a man. Its blade shimmered with red light, and the handle was engraved with chains that seemed to be bursting.
A legendary weapon has been obtained: "Breaking the Shackles."
Effects:
– Damage to binding, limiting, and controlling targets +300%
– Passive: "Voice of Freedom" — the allies next to the Hulk become immune to fear, control and submission.
– Active: "Release Rush" — Once a day, the Hulk can unleash rage to break through any defense, physical or magical.
He raised the axe above his head, and a wave of power swept through the dungeon. The chains that once held him shattered into dust. Everyone who was nearby felt the vow.
You've become someone who can break the chains of others.
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Return to Orario.
"Is that... him?" — Finn even narrowed his eyes when the Hulk passed by.
"He's not just a Hulk anymore,— Gareth said. "Now he's... a symbol."
Ais came closer.
"What would you call it?"
"It doesn't matter," the Hulk replied, lowering the axe."The main thing is what it will be used for. And I will use it to break the system in which children become slaves and power belongs only to the gods.
Loki looked at him with narrowed eyes. And for the first time, she didn't say anything.
Because I knew that a new time had come.