Before 20th Century/Merciful Hela

This is a timeline of events that occurred before the 20th century in a universe where Hela was banished to Earth.
==667 B.C.==
===December===
====9th====
*A young Hela is licked by Fenris as the two play. Suddenly, Fenris is chained and taken away by Odin, who says that Fenris has the heart of a fighter and a king must tame his threats. He gives Hela a crown.Based on Cate Blanchett's age at the time of filming Thor: Ragnarok, Hela can be approximated to have been born in 679 B.C. The flashback to Hela and Ferris playing in What If... Hela Found the Ten Rings? can be taken to occur at roughly the same age as the flashback to Thor and Loki's childhood in Thor and Sylvie Laufeydottir's flashback in The Nexus Event, as all three flashbacks are meant to indicate how the character arrived at their current philosophy. A weighted average places Hela's flashback on December 9, 667 B.C.
==959 A.D.==
===August===
====16th====
*Subjugation of the Nine Realms: Odin and Hela conquer the Nine Realms.What If... Hela Found the Ten Rings? features an alternate version of Hela's banishment to Earth in which she comes across the Ten Rings, led by Xu Wenwu. Cate Blanchett's age at the time of filming Thor: Ragnarok implies she was banished around 1 A.D., whereas Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings firmly places Wenwu's birth in the 1000s. To best satisfy the two pieces of evidence, it can be taken that the Merciful Hela universe has Hela banished substantially later, compromising the two time periods and placing the episode in approximately 959 A.D. The day Hela is banished is shown to have heavy rains, suggesting it is monsoon season in China, which lasts from May through September, with the heaviest rains from July through October. A weighted calculation using this information places the setting of the episode from August 16-20, 959.
*Upon reaching nine territories, Odin has plans to stop. However, Hela wants to keep going, simply seeing many other places to conquer. Odin argues that there is a time where they must give up the fight. Hela simply laugh at this idea as conquering is all Odin raised her to do. She tells him that without a fight, she is no one.
*Hela then throws Mjølnir at Odin, who promptly catches it, saying no god should have dominion over death who has so little appreciation for life. He then crushed Mjølnir into pieces and strips Hela of her crown. While Heimdall opens the Bifrost Bridge, Odin casts Hela out to Earth, despite her pleas. Odin then enchants the crown before throwing it onto the bridege.
*On Earth, natives of the land fish but are interrupted by the crown, which looks like a meteor. The crown then crash lands. Despite the rain and darkness, Xu Wenwu and his forces find the crown. Xu figures it is from space and looks up towards the sky.
*Capture of Hela:
**Xu looks back at Hela's Crown and hears commotion from his soldiers. Xu turns around and sees Hela walking to the crown. She is soon surrounded by the Ten Rings, earning her annoyance. She asks in mandarin for someone to give her her crown. Xu speaks up, saying he gives the orders.
**Hela eyes the Ten Rings and remarks that she admires a man who tries jewelry. Xu tells Hela that people fear him. Hela says the same as she is the Goddess of Death. She then activates her crown, only to remember she does not have it. As the Ten Rings close in, she tries to activate her Necroswords and finds that she cannot summon them either.
**Hela is then punched, leading her to hit the ground. She wipes her face, realizing she has mortal blood. She feigns helplessness, allowing her to cut her act and punch a soldier. She then fights dozens of other guards, impressing Xu, who traps Hela in nine of his Ten Rings. Hela realizes the rings are not of this realm. Xu replies that neither is she.
**With Hela on her knees, she claims it would be the other way around if she had her crown. A curious Xu releases her and asks her to show him. She walks to the crown, mocking Xu's stupidity in allowing her to get her weapon. She grabs the crown, but is unable to pick it up. She blames it on gravity before trying some more and realizing she is unworthy. She asks Odin to let her lift it, but fails.
====17th====
*Xu Wenwu ultimately decides to bring Hela in, curious of her nature. She is escorted to Xu's room where he asks her to join him for dinner. Xu plays with his Ten Rings as he waits for Hela to get dressed in a more traditional garment. Upon seeing her, his eyes widen at her beauty.
*The two talk over dinner as Xu proposes an alliance. Hela relates Xu's feelings about her to Odin's as she does not trust Xu would not learn to resent her. Xu says he is not her father. He then shows her the Ten Rings Headquarters and says that he was given a gift and protects people with it.
*Xu then shows her a map of dangerous forces, trying to convince her to join him. Hela is concerned, so Xu takes her hand, saying he does not fear the fight in her. Hela calls him confident, but Xu says he just knows what he wants. The two then lean in close to kiss, but Hela uses the moment of weakness to slam Xu down to the ground and run.
*Escape from the Ten Rings Headquarters:
**Hela then rips her sleeves of and tries to take the Ten Rings but cannot get them, so she is forced to run. Xu soon wakes up, telling his men he wants her alive. Hela jumps across rooftops until she falls through one. Getting up, she notices a being flying around her.
**The being, Morris, comes out of the darkness and starts communicating with Hela, saying he knows how to get out. Hela and Morris then get on a horse and ride out of the headquarters together. Hela says they will follow the stars to the Norse country as their people still follow the Asgardian gods despite it being a years-long journey. However, Morris has different plans and starts leading Hela as The Watcher watches.
====19th====
*By Sunrise, Hela and Morris approach the maze to Ta Lo. Hela believes it to be a dead end, but Morris tells her to go into the forest. Suddenly, the forest reveals the maze, which intrigues Hela, who goes in. A little while in, Morris tells Hela to run. She gets confused but soon sees the maze closing, causing her to quickly go through the maze.
*They just make it out of the maze and into Ta Lo. Hela immediately feels a different energy. Suddenly, Hela hears a voice and is hit by a strong wind. She is then hit very quickly multiple times and looks forward to see Jiayi bending the wind around her. Hela is then knocked unconscious.
*Meanwhile on Asgard, Heimdall realizes that Hela has fallen from his view.
*Hela wakes up and sees Fenghuang flying above her. She then gets up and witnesses the Elder Council of Ta Lo. Jiayi approaches and introduces herself. Hela says her quarrels are with Xu Wenwu, Odin, and his girlfriend, Frigga.
*Hela then asks if any threats to the elder council would be willing to serve her. She steps forward, only to get threatened by the council's swords. She then backtracks and asks to be taught Jiayi's ability. Shunyuan is skeptical of this, but Hela claims that it is good if she were to have the ability because as the Goddess of Death, she could control the underworld by helping them.
*Jiayi is curious and decides to allow it, saying if Hela betrays her, they have measures. Suddenly, Great Protector flies through, acting as a warning to Hela.
*On Asgard, Heimdall approaches Odin, giving him the news of Hela's disappearance. He tells Odin about the Ten Rings, worrying him that their age of peace would be gone soon if Humans have possession of such a weapon.
*Jiayi and Hela watch a man practice his air bending. Hela remarks hoping to do so with knives or fire. She then says there is not a lot of space on the cliff she is standing on. Jiayi says it is because she will be practicing her breathing. Hela asks when they will get to the fighting. Jiayi says that since Hela already knows how to fight, their training will consist of unity and spirit.
*With the two sitting down at a table, Jiayi says that all Hela needs is at her fingertips. Hela simply holds up a piece of paper. Jiayi then talks about Zhe Zhi, the art of making something out of nothing. An unimpressed Hela follows Jiayi.
*Jiayi next has Hela put clothes on a clothes wire. When Hela questions this, Jiayi moves the drapes around her with the power. While throwing the drapes at Hela, Jiayi asks why she wants to learn the ability. Hela says because she wants to overthrow Xu Wenwu. Jiayi pushes further and Hela claims to want to take the Ten Rings for herself and overthrow Odin.
*When Jiayi keeps pushing, Hela says she wants to then use her power to take over the universe. Jiayi soon covers Hela with the drapes and asks what the plan is after she conquers the universe. Hela gets up as she is overcame with memories of what has happened. She tells Jiayi it is enough.
*Hela angrily punches the drapes into the air and calms down, telling Jiayi she wants freedom from control. Jiayi tells her they are ready to begin.
*Hela uses bamboo to practice against Jiayi. Hela soon starts making progress in controlling the flowers but becomes frustrated when she sees Jiayi do it better.
*Hela folds the paper in a much more elegant way than before.
*Hela and Jiayi fight in hand-to-hand combat at night.
====20th====
*Hela fights Jiayi with bamboo but gets her weapon stripped. Hela then elegantly steals Jiayi's and uses it. Jiayi tells her it is not bad, but she still needs time to learn. Jiayi then pushes Hela to the ground with her powers.
*Through practicing, Hela masters her ability and controls many petals at once.
*Hela meditates on a rock until she sees the Bifrost Bridge in the distance, realizing it is her father. She retrieves Dragon Scale Armor and weapons, but is met by Jiayi, who says her training is far from complete. Hela says that she has to stop Odin, but Jiayi claims that the Ta Lo Armed Forces are guardians, not fighters. Hela simply says that is the difference between them.
*Jiayi says she will walk this path alone. Hela simply tells her that Odin chose a path for her and the only way to choose her own is the take care of him. She then walks past Jiayi, who secretly smirks.
*Battle for the Ten Rings:
**At the Ten Rings Headquarters, the Ten Rings battle the Einherjar. Xu Wenwu uses his Ten Rings effectively as Odin watches. Xu tells his men to fallback as he continues fighting. Sensing someone behind, he throws a ring, only to find it is Hela.
**The two then team up to fight as Xu uses the Ten Rings to clear the Einherjar, revealing a path to Odin. The All-Father sees Hela and says he thought she was dead and he has come to avenge her. Hela wants none of his words and stands her ground. Odin says the Ten Rings do not belong on Earth and wants to take them and bring Midgard under his control, but Hela refuses.
**Hela then gets ready and tells Xu they need to separate Odin from Gungnir. Odin fires Gungnir at them, but Xu shields them with the rings. Xu then hits Odin with the rings before ricocheting them back to himself. Hela then faces off against her own father as Xu supports her. Hela soon takes Gungnir out of Odin's hands, leading Odin to kick her away.
**He summons Gungnir back and slices Hela's weapon in two. They fight some more as Xu repeatedly tries to get Gungnir away, to no avail. Odin soon uses the Ten Rings to set off an explosion. With Xu down, he attempts to kill him. However, Hela kicks Gungnir out of Xu's direction, allowing Xu to kick Odin and send Gungnir to Hela.
**Odin punches Hela and regains Gungnir. As Hela gets up, she sees knives in front of her which are caught on fire. She uses her wind warping ability to send the knives at Odin, allowing them to double team the All-Father. Hela then uses the same move she did on Jiayi to grab Gungnir out of Odin's hands. Xu then punches Odin in the face with the rings, knocking him to the ground.
**Hela gives Odin her hand, showing mercy. However, Odin lunges at his daughter and strangles her, angry that she would pass up a chance to end a life. Hela tells him that no god should have dominion over death who has no appreciation for life. These words help deem her worthy of her crown once again.
**The crown lands on Hela's head as she gains her powers and suit back, this time in white. She then easily absorbs a blast from Gungnir and redirects it back at Odin. Hela then takes Gungnir and approaches Odin, who says he sent her to Midgard to learn to grow and she has eclipsed his expectations. He willingly gives her the throne.
**Hela tells him she will rip apart his empire and have them learn freedom. Hela and Xu join forces to become liberators of the cosmos.
==References==
0Before 20th Century/Merciful Hela