Two Sides of the Same Coin

by demonfancypants

When one anti-villain takes pity on another, two misunderstood souls find a friend in one another. Kurda meets Loki - a result of a random idea and having too much time on my hands

1. Chapter 1

After a while, with eternity stretched out before you, you forget what time is. Moments fade into hazy moments and what could be a second or could be a year passes without event, and therefore without notice. Kurda Smahlt's eternity had been long and that was all he knew.

There was no physical sensation in the Lake; no wind or warmth, no chill, no sound, no smell, no sight. Kurda would have welcomed anything, even pain, to relieve the nothingness.

He could remember events from his life; remember them with clarity that his memory had never possessed in his years alive. It was like watching a film, seeing his mistakes and his regrets and the moments of despair and shame played again and again before his eyes. He could feel the grief and heartache tearing his soul, ripping and clawing it right down to the raw nerve, over and over, never ending. The Lake of Souls was merciless and eternal; there was no hope and no relief.

…And then suddenly he was alive. …