It tried to escape, but was firmly locked by the flames around Mavuika.
Mavuika reached out, and the three-colored flames transformed into a chain, wrapping around the Aether Particle and slowly pulling it in front of her.
The Aether Particle struggled continuously within the flame chain, attempting to resist, but ultimately could not escape Mavuika's control.
The scarlet Aether Particle gradually became docile, slowly rotating in Mavuika's palm, emitting a soft light.
Moreover, under the scorching heat of Mavuika's flames, the scarlet particle energy fluid surrounding the Aether Particle was gradually burned away, revealing the core within.
It was a thumb-sized gemstone, irregular in shape, and entirely scarlet, just like the Aether Particle.
"This is..." Mavuika looked at the gemstone in her hand, feeling that it was different from the Aether Particle.
"The Reality Stone." Odin put away the Eternal Spear, walked to his daughter's side, and looked at the gemstone, a flash of complexity in his eyes.
Mavuika looked up at her father.
Odin continued to explain: "At the beginning of the Universe, there were six Infinity Stones, refined from the essence of the singularity before the Big Bang, possessing unimaginable power."
"This is one of them, possessing the power to rewrite the laws of reality."
"Rewrite the laws of reality?" Mavuika was stunned after hearing this, then asked with some confusion: "Then Malekith..."
Having just fought a great battle with Malekith and defeated him, Mavuika was somewhat puzzled. In the recent battle, although the Aether Particle was strange and powerful, it clearly had not reached the level of arbitrarily distorting the laws of reality.
Otherwise, Malekith would not have been defeated so quickly, and Mavuika might not have even been able to win against him.
Seeming to see her daughter's confusion, Odin smiled and said: "Although the Infinity Stones are powerful, it is very difficult to fully utilize their abilities."
"It is already not easy for someone like Malekith to unleash a portion of their power, and overusing them might even lead to backlash, causing unpredictable consequences."
"I see." Mavuika nodded in realization, then looked up at her father: "Then it needs to be properly kept; this kind of power is too dangerous."
Odin nodded: "After the war, store it in the deepest part of the vault and apply the strictest seals."
Then Mavuika turned to look at the Dark Elf fleet that was still putting up a desperate struggle below.
A flash of coldness crossed her eyes, and she raised the sun-blaze thousand suns in her hand again, the three-colored flames condensing into a huge beam of fire, blasting towards the dense fleet.
"Boom—!!"
The flame beam passed through the Dark Elf fleet like a hot knife through butter; wherever it passed, warships exploded and disintegrated, turning into fragments and flames across the sky.
The Commanders shouted desperately for a retreat, and the warships desperately turned, trying to escape this airspace that had suddenly turned into purgatory.
Mavuika controlled the flame beam, sweeping back and forth through the fleet, and no warship could withstand her attack.
The Dark Elf fleet collapsed.
The remaining Dark Elves fell into complete despair, driving their damaged aircraft in all directions, trying to escape Asgard's territory.
Asgard's warriors seized the opportunity to launch a final charge, and with the coordination of the aerial fleet, annihilated the remaining Dark Elves.
This sudden war finally ended with a complete victory for Asgard.
Sunlight pierced through the clouds, illuminating the land that had just experienced the flames of war; the haze brought by the Dark Elves was completely dispelled, and the air was filled with the scent of victory.
When the last Dark Elf soldier on the ground threw down his weapon and knelt to surrender, when the last Dark Elf warship in the sky dissipated into points of light, and when the sunlight once again shone unobstructed on the golden land of Asgard...
Cheers finally erupted.
The warriors held their weapons high, shouting the names of Mavuika and Odin, and the citizens also walked out of the shelters, cheering and jumping, tears and smiles intertwined as they celebrated this hard-won victory.
"Asgard! Asgard! Asgard!"
"sun goddess! sun goddess! sun goddess!"
The cheers were like a tide, one wave higher than the next.
Warriors knelt on the ground with tears in their eyes, civilians hugged and wept, and even Odin looked up at his daughter, the sun reflected in his eyes, a gratified smile on his lips.
Mavuika slowly descended, the light gradually converging.
She landed on the square in front of the Golden Palace, on the land that had been ravaged by war but was recovering rapidly.
Her face was a little pale; the consumption just now was too great, and even with the support of the Eternal Flame, covering the rules of the Resurrection Poem on such a large scale was a heavy burden for her.
But she stood very steadily.
Hela walked over from a distance, her armor shattered and covered in blood, but her eyes were bright.
She walked to Mavuika's side, was silent for a few seconds, and then said: "You stole the limelight again..."
"But well done, sister."
Mavuika turned to look at her and smiled: "You too."
The sisters stood side by side, looking at the Asgardian warriors clearing the battlefield, looking at the setting sun in the distance, and looking at this scarred yet still beautiful kingdom they protected.
Odin walked behind them, his voice gentle: "Go, see your mother and younger brothers; leave this to me."
Mavuika and Hela nodded and turned to walk towards the Golden Palace.
On the way, they saw the warriors who had been "reborn" with the blessing of the Resurrection Poem, helping to treat the wounded, collecting the bodies, and repairing the buildings.
When they saw the sisters, they stopped their work one after another and bowed, their eyes full of reverence.
And in the depths of the Golden Palace, Frigga held Thor and Loki, standing at the door of the bedroom, smiling and waiting for their return.
Thor waved his little hands in his mother's arms, babbling, while Loki opened his ice-blue eyes, curiously looking at the two sisters who were covered in blood yet radiant.
Mavuika walked over, gently touched Thor's soft golden hair, and then looked at Loki, reaching out to touch the ice crystal on his forehead.
The baby grabbed her finger and giggled.
Hela stood a little further away, looking at this scene, the expression on her face complex.
The setting sun sank completely below the horizon, and the starry sky of Asgard lit up, clear and quiet.
The war was over.
The threat of the Dark Elves was completely eradicated, the Reality Stone was sealed, and no one in the Nine Realms dared to challenge Asgard's authority anymore.
Asgard's prestige reached its peak at this moment.
The conquered races of the Nine Realms, who had originally had some dissatisfaction and resistance, completely let go of all dissenting thoughts after witnessing Asgard's strength and Mavuika's divine power, and one after another sent envoys to Asgard to express their submission and awe.
Mavuika stood beside Odin, with Hela, Frigga, and the young Thor and Loki gathered around, while Asgard's warriors and citizens cheered.
The haze of the Nine Realms completely dissipated, and a brand new, more glorious era was slowly unfolding under the leadership of Asgard.