Neque enim lex est aequior ulla, Quam necis artifices arte perire sua*
He supposes that humans saying is right, if you plot someones death, in the end, you'll be the one dying. Being mastermind of many plans, he somehow manages to screw them up in the end, pity, really.
Loki smiles, he knows he's a good warrior, equal to Hogun and Sif. He can fight, he always knew how, he trained just like Thor, the only difference is that no one seen him train. He had his chambers for that.
Thor is genuinely surprised when Loki manages to avoid his blows and knock him on his back, He feel the cold from the icy trees that sprung towards Jotunheim and realizes that his brother is as skillful as he is, so he decides to show no mercy.
Several days in Midgard and he thinks that perhaps, he was wrong about Loki. About life itself, since all he liked was war and all he did, is dragged his brother in battles with him.
He knew Loki is cunning and mischievous, now he knows that Loki also fit warrior that can easily kill any if not all of Warrior Three and Sif.
-All I wanted is to be your equal- he screams at his brother, and sees that Thor still doesn't understand his words.
"Hel with it, time to destroy Jotunheim"
He pushes his brother towards the bridge, and smiles when he hears the screams of dying Jotuns.
He signs thought, because the "time for plan to fall apart" started sooner than he though. Thor swings Mjolnir and Loki looses his breath when the hammer struck his chest. He absently counts the broken ribs, and thinks that he still has the chance to win.
However Thor doesn't fall for his copies and hits him with hammer again, now Loki knows that he has no more ribs to break.
Thor sees his brother falling and finally understands that he went into "anger overload"yet again. He remembers, that just because his brother can fight, he is still much more fragile than even Sif.
So he stops his attacks and puts his hammer on his brother chest.
Loki tries to breath, but it's impossible with broken ribs, punctured lung and Mjolnir on his chest.
Loki smiles, he always smiles, however people usually think that he smirks, but he knows that it's a smile.
He smiles, because Thor has no idea that he's killing his "brother".
He tries to cough but only blood comes out of his mouth. The weight is suddenly lifted, Thor tries to destroy the Bifrost. Pity, Loki thinks, he destroys his chance to see that human women, and for what? For a race of Asgard enemies? It's funny, that Thor has no idea that he's saving monsters among which is also his brother.
Thor hates Joduns, always had, always will. Yet somehow he can't bring himself to destroy them all, even thought a week ago that was exactly his plan.
Loki, he thinks, always carried out what others couldn't, so why is he so angry with his brother?
Maybe Loki was right, he needed to be left in Midgard, to learn the lessons of patience and maybe wisdom.
It's not for sending after him Destroyer, Loki couldn't kill him, never could.
Odin wakes up and assets the recent event, he hears Loki screams "I wanted to be your equal, so father would love me. I never wanted the throne".
Frigga is crying besides him, he knows that he ignored her words for many years and now it's too late to show his adoptive son that he really cares.
-I told you, how many times in the last centuries, have I told you to love him?
Odin is quiet, he suddenly understands why Frigga stopped looking into her mirror, why she rarely talked about future.
-Just go, and tell him how disappointed you are, so he may finally leave this retched place!-the goddess never screamed before, and Odin is scared that she may fall into the god-sleep because of broken hearth.
-Is she talking about Thor or Loki?-ask Hogun in the healing chamber.
-She speak of Loki, -answers Heimdall.-For I finally know why he had betrayed us.
Loki tries to stand, he only manages to sit up and take a deep, painful, breath. Thor almost done with destruction of Bifrost, and Loki finally stands up. He knows that Odin woke up and it's just a matter of time before he'll be here. So he must not waste that time, Jotunheim is almost destroyed, only a hundred or so frost giants left.
-You a fool, Thor, ignorant, self-absorbing fool.
He launches at his brother and feels the air leaving his lungs, Bifrost explodes and he is falling desperately wishing for the darkness to come.
As usual, Loki dryly thinks, you just has to do everything yourself, even loose consciousness, but before he has the chance, he is pulled out of the void by Odin.
-Loki, -he must be dreaming, because Odin's voice is cracked with emotions.-What have you done?
-For you, Aldaföðr, I done all of that for you!
He can see that Odin is disappointed, and angered and something else, but he can't place his finger on what it is.
Loki smiles, sincerely this time, blood drips from his mouth.
-Loki, for your deeds...
-Too late, Odin, -Loki feels the need to laugh, but it's too painful.-You are too late, your son already banished me, with death.
Thor's eyes are open wide, never before had his brother called All-father by his name, nor had he called Thor himself anything other than brother.
Smile fades from Lokis' lips when he sees Thor starring at him with bewilderment and horror, he knows he's dying, he raises his hand to his eyes and sees what made Thor look with such horror at him. His hand are blue, so, he guesses is his face, he falls and no one catches him, the last thing he hears is a choked "Jotun"from Thor when his head collides with the cold stone of the bridge.
Nor is there any law more just, than he who has plotted death shall perish by his own plot.