The Rise Of A Porter

The moment Arnold stepped into the domain, he was greeted by the sight of Talos already preparing for Thor's resurrection.

'At least he is aware of what I want from him.' Arnold placed the Mjolnir in his inventory and walked over to them.

"Master," Talos mumbled before respectfully bowing before Arnold.

"I see you were quick to catch on," Arnold replied before Squatting down to examine the corpse. 

He had unintentionally done quite a number on Thor. There wasn't a single place on his body that wasn't drenched in his blood. Killing Thor in such a manner was not an easy feat for anyone, but Arnold had made it seem too easy. 

'If it hadn't been for the armour, I would have been the one laying dead.' Arnold shook his head, 'Nah... it isn't that easy to kill me with all those overpowered skills I have... but he could have forced me to fall back and recover. His skills are frightening. I would rather have someone of his skills on my side than standing against him.'

Arnold then got up and shifted Thor's corpse to where Sif's corpse was. If he wanted to have any chance of negotiating with Thor, then it would have to be through Sif.

Thankfully, since he hadn't resurrected Sif, the negotiations would proceed quite smoothly. Either that or Thor would lose his crap and start fighting with him. In other words, what they were going to do was like dancing on a double-edged sword. 

But Arnold knew the worth of Thor thus resurrecting him was worth the risk. Heimdall had already informed him all about Thor and his strength was something Arnold could not take lightly. At first, he thought Heimdall was simply saying those things out of his loyalty to Asgard. 

However, the moment the two of them clashed, Arnold realised if anything Heimdall had been playing down on Thor's skills. Even though Arnold successfully wielded Mjolnir before taking out those forgotten gods, it was nowhere near the level Thor could use it. 

'It is to be expected though. After all, the weapon was made for him and him only. I don't think I would ever be able to bring out the true strength of the hammer by myself.'

"Master. shall we proceed?" Talos asked respectfully

Arnold nodded and a moment later everything was set into motion. It didn't take long for Talos to resurrect a god again. He had gotten used to doing all that, neither did he question Arnold anymore. On top of all that, resurrecting a dead god who resented his master was becoming more and more like a hobby. 

A moment later, Thor was restored to his former glory and his reaction was as expected. Shock, rage, surprise... he was feeling too many emotions at the same time. But he soon got calm as he realised what had happened. 

He had expected Arnold to do something like that. If he was in his shoes, he would have done the same. But now that he had been resurrected like a summon, he felt a bit weird. Thor was shocked that he was back and happy being alive at the same time. 

Apart from that, there was an unadulterated rage in his eyes as soon as he saw Sif's corpse right next to him. The momentary fit of rage passed quickly as sadness washed over him. 

He bent on his knees and began caressing her affectionately. For some reason, Arnold turned around to face away from both Thor and Talos. His master might not have wanted them to notice, but Talos already knew Arnold was moved a bit by their love.

'It would appear you are not as cold-hearted as you want everyone to know, master.'

Talos let out a smile which quickly disappeared when Arnold turned around. A few seconds later, thor got back to his feet and looked Arnold straight into his eyes. 

"What do you want?" He asked Arnold with a respectful, yet authoritative tone.

"I think you already know. If you didn't we wouldn't be standing here having a conversation." Arnold replied with a similar tone. 

Thor nodded, he wasn't a fool. Arnold had already made him an offer even before they exchanged words. That was the reason why Arnold had him resurrected next to Sif. 

Since Arnold had left Sif's body untouched, she could be 'truly' resurrected by using the way the gods usually resurrect themselves. 

"I will help you. But I will not rebel against Asgard. Not even for Sif." Thor made his stance clear.

His love for Sif was unquestionable. But so was his loyalty towards his people. He would not kill the Asgardians, even if it meant he would lose Sif forever. Arnold was a bit taken by surprise but it only lasted for a moment. Thor was their prince thus it was obvious that he would try to protect them even in death. 

"Fine by me. I wasn't planning on attacking Asgard either way." Arnold shrugged his shoulders, "The ones I want are the Olympians and Loki. If you can help me with them, I swear in the name of my dead... sister. I will not resurrect Sif or make her my servant."

"I have my own score to settle with Zeus and Loki. So I will gladly help you out. As a reward for helping you, you will hand over Sif to me and I'll have her resurrected through... holy ways."

"As long as you are willing to work with me in taking my revenge, you will get what you want." Arnold nodded and offered Thor his hand.

Thor stared at him for a while before excepting the deal. He would have made a deal even with the giants if it meant he could have his Sif back. But on top of that, after losing Sif, Thor had come to realise the pain and anger Arnold would have gone through after losing his sister.

'It is a bond formed out of grief,' Talos thought to himself, 'one which would not falter easily. Master sure knows who to press their buttons.'

At that moment, a notification flashed in front of Arnold's eyes...

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You have obtained a new summon:

• Thor (Norse god of Thunder and the Prince of Asgard).

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