Escape from the Ten Rings Headquarters/Merciful Hela

The Escape from the Ten Rings Headquarters was Hela's successful escape from the Ten Rings's base with the help of Morris.
==Background==
Hela served Odin as his personal executioner, as the two embarked on a ruthless conquest of the Nine Realms, building the empire of Asgard. However, Hela's bloodthirsty admitions kept ramping up and as Odin decided to stop his conquest at the Nine Realms, Hela desired to rule over the entire cosmos. This led to a confrontation, in which Odin took away Hela's power and banished her to Earth, enchanting her crown so only the one who truly knows mercy can wield it and sending it to Earth as well. Hela and the crown landed in China, where they were found by the Ten Rings army, led by Xu Wenwu himself.
In order to get her crown back, Hela confronted the Ten Rings, being able to hold herself in a fight with them even without her powers. However, as she managed to take out numerous warriors, Wenwu joined the battle and was able to subdue Hela with the power of his rings. Wenwu recognized that Hela is a formidable opponent, while she insisted that if she had her crown, she could easily make him and his army kneel before her. Intrigued by Hela's determination, Wenwu liberated her and let her get her crown back, but she was unable to pick it up beacuse of Odin's enchanetment. Realizing how powerless she was, Hela yielded and allowed herself to be captured and brought to the Ten Rings Headquarters.
==Escape==
With Hela being a captive at their base, Xu Wenwu approached her with a proposition to form an alliance, as he wanted to combine her strength with the might of his rings to protect his lands. Hela opened up about Odin who only viewed her as a monster to be tamed, but Wenwu comforted her, assuring her that he is nothing like her father. As Wenwu assumed that something romantic was blossoming between them, he moved for a kiss, but Hela used the opportunity to smash his head against the table and knock him out. Hela then tried and failed to steal his rings, before she was spotted by the guards, so she had to flee.
While running through the rooftops, Hela fell down and encountered a Dijiang named Morris and realized that he knows a way out. She then stole a horse and rode away from the headquarters with Morris, planning to reach Norway where Asgardians are honored as gods, although it would be too long of a journey. Hela insisted that she was in need of warriors who could take up arms in her name, and Morris assumed that Ta Lo warriors fit the description. Morris guided Hela to the gateway between worlds and she made her way through the bamboo forest before the foliage started closing in, threatening to crush her. Once she reached Ta Lo, Hela was suddenly attacked by an invisible force that knocked her unconsious, and at that moment, Heimdall lost sight of her.
==Aftermath==
Hela woke up, being surrounded by the Elder Council of Ta Lo and Jiayi who brought her in, assuming that she might be a threat. Hela assured them that her only goal was to bring down Xu Wenwu and Odin, before unsuccessfully trying to get the Ta Lo warriors to fight the Ten Rings with her. She managed to convince Jiayi to teach her the Ta Lo's technique and she agreed, which made Hela change her worldview. Meanwhile, Heimdall reported to Odin that he lost sight of Hela, informing him about Wenwu and his rings that could bring down a god. Odin concluded that a weapon of such power is too dangerous in a human's hands and decided to take action.
Odin and the Einherjar descended on Earth to battle the Ten Rings, and when Hela found out about it, she rushed in to stop her father. Hela joined forces with Wenwu to fight Odin, and although he was able to bring them down, Hela's training with Jiayi allowed her to learn true mercy, so she was worthy of wielding her crown. As her power returned to her, Odin fell to her knees and recognized her strength, giving her the throne of Asgard. Together with Wenwu and the combined armies of Asgard and the Ten Rings, Hela embarked on a new journey to undo Odin's empire and bring peace to the universe, protecting it from those who wished harm on others.
==References==
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