"Since you sincerely wish to join me, I will accept you!"
Michael smiled and accepted Hela's allegiance.
However, to be safe, Michael also directly extracted a trace of Hela's soul origin.
With this trace of her soul's origin, even if Hela grew to be more powerful than Michael, Michael could end her life with a single thought!
Michael didn't slowly influence her using soul magic, like he did when subduing Dr. Blue and others; there was no need for that!
Firstly, Hela submitted willingly, so she was mentally prepared. Secondly, taking a trace of Hela's soul's origin would ensure her complete obedience and prevent any thoughts of rebellion.
There's no such saying as 'employ no doubters, doubt no employees'.
In Michael's view, the larger the power, the more it requires absolute control.
As long as the stakes are strong enough, there's no such thing as absolute loyalty.
"Rise."
Looking at Hela before him, though secretly pleased, Michael was still a little unaccustomed to Hela prostrating herself before him.
"Thank you, Master!"
Hela stood up, calling out with joy and respect.
At the same time, feeling that Michael held a trace of her soul's origin, Hela felt much more at ease deep down.
After thousands, almost ten thousand years of imprisonment, Hela was no longer the Hela of old, who was once high-spirited and looked down on everyone. Her recent experiences with the Soul Stone, and witnessing Michael's power firsthand, had profoundly changed her perspectives.
The current Hela, her arrogance worn away by millennia of imprisonment, was like a peerless sword sheathed, no longer revealing any sharpness, yet its inherent keenness was not diminished in the slightest.
In fact, it might even be sharper! The current Hela no longer pursued her former ideals; instead, she was more willing to follow a truly peerless powerhouse.
Undoubtedly, Michael absolutely fit this description!
"Don't call me Master; I don't particularly like that title."
Michael shook his head, "For now, just call me Sir!"
"Yes, Sir!"
Hela responded obediently...
"Is there anything... you particularly want to do now?"
Michael asked Hela with a smile.
Michael handed the Soul Stone to Hela.
Since he had taken a trace of Hela's soul's origin, Hela was naturally one of his own.
Michael was very good to his own people.
Look closely at Skye, Samuel Sterns, Hulk, and the others... his true inner circle, they all have 'divine equipment'!
In this regard, Michael was not stingy with his own people at all... As Hela was known as the 'Goddess of Death', Michael decided that the Soul Stone was clearly a better fit for Hela.
Michael was not afraid that Hela, after fully mastering the Soul Stone, would retrieve the trace of her soul's origin that Michael had taken, nor was he afraid of Hela rebelling.
Judging from Michael's increase in power and his control over the mutated gem, the tier of the mutated gem is at least on par with the tier of the entire Marvel Universe.
Let alone a mere Soul Stone; even if all the Infinity Stones were gathered, it would be impossible to retrieve the soul's origin that Michael had taken from him.
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