There is a big gap between Mimir's story and the Skadi legend in Lu Xiao's memory.
After meeting Skadi, the King of Frost Giants, in the Marvel world last time, Lu Xiao returned to the real world and specifically researched the myths and legends related to her.
In the original Norse mythology, Skadi is also a member of the giant family and is known as the God of Winter and the Goddess of Snowshoes.
The gods in Nordic mythology are not born with endless lifespan. They need to eat the golden apples cultivated by the goddess of youth Iden for a long time in order to extend their lifespan and stay young forever.
Skadi's father, Sharkey, fell in love with Asgard's golden apples, and conspired with Loki, the troublemaker king, to abduct the goddess of youth and asked Asgard to exchange the golden apples.
Giants who dare to threaten Asgard will not end well, and Sharkey is no exception. Under Loki's betrayal, he eventually died in the hands of the Asgardian gods.
After learning of her father's death, Skadi went to Asgard angrily, which triggered the allusion of Skadi choosing a husband.
After marrying a member of the Asir clan, Skadi was regarded as a member of Asgard in legends, and her subsequent actions are unknown.
'This is already the fourth version of Skadi's story that I know...'
The first is the original book of Norse mythology, the second is the new king of the Frost Giants in the Marvel world, and the third is a purple-haired old man who likes to sing...cough!
Putting back his divergent thoughts, Lu Xiao covered his hands on the permanently frozen ice, closed his eyes and let his soul threads explore deep into the ice.
The bodies of Skadi and Sharkey have long lost their vitality, and Sharkey's soul is also missing. It must have been attracted to Helheim for reincarnation.
But Lu Xiao felt some soul fluctuations from Skati's frozen body.
"Yongzhen, Xiaoyu, take good care of my body."
After arranging his physical body, Lu Xiao entered the eternal ice through an out-of-body experience and submerged himself into Skadi's sea of consciousness.
This special spiritual space is completely dark, without any sunlight or natural beauty, which is completely inconsistent with her title of Hunting Queen.
Lu Xiao searched for a long time in the dark environment, and finally found an autistic woman sitting with her knees in a remote corner.
Her head was completely buried between her knees, isolating herself from the outside world like an ostrich, immersed in a personal world full of sadness and guilt.
"Da~"
Skadi doesn't know how many years she has been in a state of self-loathing. No one has bothered her before, and no one has tried to save her.
Accompanied by a sudden crisp sound, the dark space of the sea of consciousness suddenly glowed with light.
The first thing that was captured by Skadi's senses was the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers. The dark ground was replaced by green grass. Judging from the changes in light and shadow on the ground, the Hunting Queen guessed that she was in an unfamiliar forest.
"……who?"
The heartbroken Skadi slowly raised his head, staring blankly ahead with eyes without any desire to survive.
A strange man wearing a tight-fitting black armor stood in front of him, looking at her with interest.
"Human...kind?"
Perhaps because he had been autistic for too long and had no one to communicate with, Skadi's words seemed a bit clumsy.
"Hello, Hunt Queen Skadi."
Lu Xiao waved a friendly hand to the unmotivated Skadi: "I am a traveler from beyond the Nine Realms, Lu Xiao."
"It has nothing to do with me...leave...my...consciousness."
Subconsciously, he wanted to exclude Lu Xiao from his consciousness, but Skadi was surprised to find that he could not do it. Lu Xiao was still standing in front of him with his old spirit.
The face of the Hunting Queen, who was supposed to be heroic and heroic, was full of despair as she had lost hope in life: "What... do you want to do?"
Stika was not mute to begin with and had no speech impediment. As the number of words she communicated increased, her sentences gradually became smoother and smoother.
Lu Xiao shrugged and said, "I came here to save you, and also to seek your help."
A sneer appeared at the corner of Skadi's lips: "Save me? Save me, this... unfilial daughter who killed her father?"
Since the tragedy, Skadi has locked his soul in eternal ice.
Judging from her obsession and the powerful resentment she exudes now, it would not be surprising if she turned into a wraith.
However, the fact is that Skadi still maintains a normal soul form. Perhaps it is the isolation effect of the eternal ice that prevents her from falling.
Lu Xiao squatted down and looked level with Skadi, who was sitting hugging his knees: "Do you think Sharkey's death is your fault alone?"
Recalling the past, Skadi's soul fluctuations intensified, and he asked excitedly: "Otherwise? If I hadn't been confused by the urge to hunt, how could I not have recognized my father!"
"wrong!"
Lu Xiao interrupted Skadi's self-confession: "If you think about it carefully, is it really normal for a hunting queen to recognize her prey by mistake?"
"Who told you about the eagle? And who was working secretly to mislead you about Sharkey?"
Because the mental shock caused by her father's murder was too strong, Skadi has never thought about this issue carefully, and she puts all the blame on herself.
Under Lu Xiao's guidance, Skadi, who had been self-loathing for many years, was finally able to calm down and think about the truth behind the tragedy of the year.
Lu Xiao persuaded her sincerely: "Patricide is a human tragedy that should never have happened. It is understandable that you will blame yourself for this."
"But who was responsible for Sharkey's death? Was it really you?"
There was more excitement and emotion in Skadi's eyes. She opened her mouth and hesitated for a moment before asking uncertainly: "...Odin?"
"Correct answer."
Lu Xiao helped Scarty sort out the situation: "Let's analyze the causes and consequences."
"Odin has heard about your strength as the Hunting Queen and hopes to marry you and give birth to a stronger next generation of the Asaph clan."
"You rejected him mercilessly in front of many giants and gods."
"As far as I know, Odin is an extremely narrow-minded person."
"The next development is very simple. Odin, who vowed revenge, deliberately spread rumors to attract you, and used magic to blind your perception of Sharkey, which directly led to the tragedy that year."
With Lu Xiao's analysis, Skadi's mood swings became stronger and stronger, and in the end, her eyes seemed to be spitting out fire.
As a warrior, Skadi is not as good at thinking as the wise men of the giant race, but this does not mean that she is stupid.
After getting out of the misunderstanding of drawing a picture as a prison, she quickly understood the original truth.
"Odin! That damn scumbag!"
Seeing that Skadi's fighting spirit was aroused, Lu Xiao's lips curled up into a faint smile, and he took the opportunity to tell Skati his goal.
"The Ragnarok is approaching, and the giants and Asgard are destined to fight a life-and-death war."
"Scadi, Queen of the Hunt, do you want to stay here until the Nine Realms are destroyed, or do you want to join the upcoming battle and shoot Odin's one eye with your own hands?"
'Father of the gods, this pot belongs to you, so bear it honestly.'