Prologue
"Loki Laufeyson, you've committed a number of atrocious crimes both in Midgard and Asgard. Those crimes are worthy of immediate banishment from Asgard!" Forsetti thundered, glaring down at the indifferent face of the accused god of Lies. Loki didn't look phased by the angry speech, if anything he wanted Forsetti to hurry up and decide on his punishment so he didn't have to endure the dullness of his voice any longer than necessary.
"However, I wish you not exiled, but redeemed" Forsetti continued his speech after a short pause, his voice regaining the usual monotone quality, showing that all the anger has been banished from his system. Loki perked up, finally looking up at the god of Justice, curious to hear what he had in mind. However, a nagging feeling of mild annoyance tugged on his gut, letting him know that whatever it was, he was very unlikely to find it pleasant.
"Your punishment will be as such- you, Loki Laufeyson, will be sent back to Midgard and will have to be there for twenty Midgardian years. You are going to have to obey every Midgardian law as failure to do so will result in immediate banishment from Asgard. Do you wish to accept our terms?" Forsetti finally asked, looking straight into Loki's icy blue eyes. The god of Lies had a sudden urge to laugh at Forsetti's naivety- only twenty Midgardian years? That was hardly any harsher than sending him to his room to keep him under house arrest.
"I agree" Loki nodded with a pleasant smile and Forsetti smiled back, which made Loki's skin crawl as his smile meant nothing but bad news for himself.
"Very well Loki Laufeyson, as of now and for another twenty Midgardian years your home will be in Moscow, Russia. Also, I may have failed to mention this before- you will not be able to maintain your current form during your temporary banishment from Asgard."
That caught Loki's attention and his eyes narrowed as he was now alert and unsure of what to expect.
"And what do you mean by that?" he enquired, trying his hardest to keep up the nonchalant façade.
"You will have to maintain a form of a Midgardian creature, something that they call a cat."
Loki's façade shattered under the weight of the other god's words. Him, Loki, the god of mischief and lies to be turned into a lowly Midgardian creature?!
"I beg your pardon?" Loki half growled when he finally regained his ability to speak. He was very angry and Forsetti could see that; it was obvious that the other god enjoyed seeing Loki display such strong emotions.
"Where there is bad, there is also good. I still do not believe that you are evil to the core of your being Loki Laufeyson, and if you can display such powerful negative emotions, I am sure that you can also express positive emotions, maybe even to a greater altitude. Be gone now and remember to what you've agreed to. Heimdall will always be watching you, so remember everything."
Forsetti nodded at the guards and they led the stunned god away. He still could not believe his ears. Although now, there was no more need to muse over their deal- it was now done and there was nothing that he could do about it anymore other than trying his best to endure the twenty years. And with the last, small sigh, Loki Laufeyson was gone.
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A/N: hey guys this is my first Loki fanfic so I hope the prologue wasn't too horrendous ^-^ I'll be improving as I go along so the story will definitely get better : ) review please to let me know what you think! : )