A/N~ I'm sorry, my Muse made me do it. I Want to shout out my wonderful Beta Lady Lanera for helping me with this and egging me on to write it. She has also given me permission to let y'all blame her for the destruction of your feels. :)
The smell of the ocean greeted Thor. The salty wind whipped at his face as he carried the last piece of wood through the portal that was held open by the wizard named Wong. "This is the last one," he declared somberly. With a nod from Wong, the portal closed behind the Asgardian king.
Paying no more attention to the other man, Thor set the long length of wood down next to the others he had cut down with his newly forged ax. He had a job to do. A very important one that he never hoped he would have to do. Kneeling next to the pile of chopped logs, Thor gathered them and began to tie them together with the vines he had also harvested from the forest.
When the last knot was tied, he rose and turned back to Wong to take the body wrapped in his crimson cloak. Brother.
Loki felt so small in his brother's strong arms. Thor carried him to the freshly-made pyre, gently laying Loki down atop of it. Thor looked down at his troublesome brother and closed his eyes as he drew in a slow breath. He tucked a loose lock of raven hair behind Loki's cold ear.
"I swear, brother," Thor said aloud, "if this is another illusion, if you make me mourn for you unnecessarily again, I will kill you myself to make sure you do not return." he drew in another sharp breath as the finality and reality settled in. "The next time we meet, it better be in the halls of Valhalla." He gently placed a kiss on his brother's forehead before he stood once more.
Thor moved to the edge of the cliff that overlooked the ocean as his companion Wong levitated the pyre and slowly lowered it to the turbulent waves below. The broken leader of Asgard looked to the horizon, his hair waving slightly in the breeze, as the current carried Loki out and away from him.
Once he was ready to say goodbye for the last time, Thor raised Stormcaller to the heavens, summoning a bolt of lightning. Immediately a clap of thunder roared to life as the strongest and brightest bolt struck the pyre and set it ablaze as the sun's first rays broke the water's surface.
With a ghost of a smile on his face, Thor murmured, "You were right, Brother." He felt the familiar warmth slowly seep in. "The sun is shining on both of us again."
A/N~Sooooo...What did you think?
