There was a sound of water coming from the west of the shoal, and Badr finally swam from the lake to his destination.
"I knew that attacking this big snake would lead you out. You know how much time you wasted on me..."
Before he finished speaking, Balder saw Freya standing next to him.
Freya whispered with relief: "My child."
Badr tilted his head in confusion: "Mother? Are you... related to these outsiders?"
"No." Freya smiled softly: "I'm here to see you."
"I know you can't forgive me yet, but I hope you can calm down and listen to my explanation."
"calm?"
Badr came back from his shock, with a sarcastic smile on his face: "You want me to calm down?"
"No, no, mother, I have always been calm. You are the one who is not calm."
Badr pointed at Freya mercilessly and said: "It is your never-satisfied sense of security that has harmed you, and also caused me to live like a monster!"
Freya's expression showed obvious fluctuations, and Badr's words were like a sharp knife piercing the weakness deep in her heart.
Shortly after Baldr was born, the relationship between Freya and Odin took a turn for the worse.
Freya from the Vanir Clan made a huge sacrifice for her people, but her behavior was not understood by most of the Vanir Clan, who considered her a traitor who abandoned her people and a coward who knelt before the enemy.
After marrying Odin, Freya never returned to Vanaheim because her hometown no longer welcomed her.
Asgard became her new home where she placed her life.
Fortunately, here she has a loving and considerate husband and their newborn child, Freya convinced herself to accept this new life.
But there are limits to self-deception.
The revelation of Odin's true colors made Freya feel even more disgusted, and she made up her mind to leave Odin and live alone.
Before leaving, in order to ensure that her only sustenance in life would not be harmed, Freya set a curse on the young Baldr.
She traveled through the nine realms to convince all creatures in the world to swear an oath not to kill Baldr.
Almost all creatures in the nine realms made a vow to the kind and pitiful Freya, but only one mistletoe, which was too weak to hurt anyone, did not make a wish.
Afterwards, in order to eliminate hidden dangers, Freya destroyed the first mistletoe in the Nine Realms to ensure that her son would not be killed by anything.
But what Freya didn't know was that before she eradicated the mistletoe, a dwarf blacksmith used the mistletoe as one of the candidate materials and plucked part of it in order to make green arrows.
This dwarf blacksmith is Sindri, and the mistletoe arrows he made are now lying in Lu Xiao's personal space, waiting to be fired at any time.
Freya's spell can protect Baldur from being killed by anything except mistletoe, but as a price, this spell deprives Baldur of all touch.
He can't feel the pain of injury, the coldness of snow, the heat of fire, the beauty of women, the taste of fine wine and food, and all the pleasures in the world have nothing to do with him.
The joyless life made Baldr feel like he was living like a rune construct. Even Odin could not break the spell that Freya had set with so much effort.
After leaving Asgard, Freya had no chance to see Baldur again.
Baldr has lived with Odin since he was a child. Of course, the father of the gods instilled many views of hatred against Freya.
Baldr is not stupid, he knows that Odin is slandering Freya, but his words do contain a large part of the truth.
Freya was indeed the culprit who caused him to lose consciousness.
"It was you who ruined my life. In the name of 'I am for your own good', you regarded my life as your spiritual sustenance."
Badr shouted angrily: "I am an independent existence! I am not a tool for you to seek self-satisfaction!"
There was a discussion, and Lu Xiao, who was watching, thought there was nothing wrong with what Badr had said so far.
Many parents think that what they do is for the benefit of their children, without considering the children's own feelings at all. They just impose things on their children that they were unable to do in the first place, hoping that they can achieve the dreams that they have not been able to achieve.
This is just a kind of self-satisfaction, treating children as victims of realizing one's unfulfilled ideals.
Freya is a typical example of this kind of self-satisfied parent.
Because I lack a sense of security, I want you (Badr) to live in the safest environment. Even if you lose everything, as long as you save your life, you will win.
Lu Xiao didn't want to get involved in the family dispute between Freya and Baldr, he just took a fancy to Balder's strong supernatural power.
Perhaps he saw his past and future from the relationship between Baldur and Freya, or perhaps he wanted to repay Freya for helping him when Atreus fell ill.
When Freya was desperate and ready to pay for her mistake with her life, Kratos stood up in front of Balder.
"Revenge will not bring you peace, believe me, I know better than anyone."
Badr, who was so angry that he could no longer listen to anyone's persuasion. The long-awaited revenge was just around the corner, and he couldn't wait to fulfill his long-cherished wish for many years.
Balder looked at Kratos with a cold smile: "Go away, I will solve the family problem first and then complete Odin's mission."
"Kratos."
Lu Xiao stopped Mr. Kui who was about to stop Badr: "You go and do your own business first, and leave this to me."
Mr. Kui frowned: "You? Mortal, Baldr's divine body is immortal, can you do it?"
Lu Xiao shrugged: "At least I can guarantee that I won't die in his hands, don't worry about me."
After taking a deep look at Lu Xiao, Kratos finally nodded in agreement: "Don't be brave, save your life first."
Seeing that his mission target was planning to leave, Badr punched Kratos: "Want to leave? I allow you to leave..."
"clang!"
Badr's fist hit a small black buckler, and Kratos and his son took the opportunity to enter the nearest World Tree teleportation channel.
"All right."
Badr smiled instead of getting angry: "'Traveler,' I still remember you, and I hope you can really realize your bold words."
"drink!"
With a sudden increase in force on his hand, Bader pushed Lu Xiao out of the place.
"Stop!"
Freya stood between Badr and Lu Xiao: "Stranger, I don't need your help! Let him..."
"Shut up."
Lu Xiao created a space passage under Freya's feet, and Freya, who was so excited, fell down without checking it.
The other end of the passage was near the body of Saumur in the far north. Lu Xiao threw Freya over and had a heart-to-heart talk with his stepson Thor.
"The spoiler has left, let's get started."
Balder showed his usual sinister and eccentric smile: "Very good, mortal, I want to see what qualifications you have to stand in front of me and speak nonsense."