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Prologue
The sentries trudged down the muddy, rocky mountainside together, keeping a sharp eye out for their target. The partially-repaired Rainbow Bridge and Heimdall's half-finished golden observatory glinted off in the distance when the morning sunlight hit it at the right angle. Their silver armor shined brilliantly in the morning sun, belying the fact that there were no dents or gashes in their perfect ensembles. The sentries had no fear, though; although they were inexperienced, this was a simple mission. They would be back to the castle before breakfast.
"See anything?" the lighter one asked.
"Not yet. Heimdall said it was at the bottom," replied the darker of the two.
"Pray, did you spy the wench Loki swiped for himself? I must learn to trick as well as he if that is what it takes to get such a pretty creature to wear my ring. Or merely lower my standards and pick any Midgardian!" the lighter one said and the pair roared with laughter.
"Yes, well, our liesmith prince was always good at getting what he-"
The darker one stopped as did his friend. They rounded a blind corner just in time to find a large, dark-haired, muscled man loading a purple titan's body onto a large silver metal pad that could easily carry the body along with several others. The guards gaped for only a moment, both trying to quickly remember their full training.
"I demand that you cease at once," the dark sentry ordered, his voice wavering slightly. He drew his pristine sword and took a defensive stance as he had been taught, his partner following suit. The stranger did not slow in the slightest.
"By order of King Thor we are to deliver the body of the Mad Titan, Thanos, to-" started the lighter one but he was cut off – literally. A disembodied sword that had positioned itself in the air behind him separated the Asgardian's head from his shoulders, eliciting a gasp from the other sentry.
"We didn't expect you," a light voice came from the shadows. At first the sentry could only see a green boot, but it slipped easily from the shadow to reveal the most beautiful blonde aesir the Asgardian had ever seen. Her amused and arrogant face was framed by a green headpiece that held back her mass of golden locks and artfully came down the sides of her face. She regarded him for a moment, and after that moment she let an elegant shrug fall from her shoulder.
"There was bound to be a casualty or two," she said, and with a flick of her wrist the other sentry was out of the picture as well, his headless body falling with a heavy thud next to the other.
"It is done, mistress," the large man said after securing Thanos's body to the silver transport pad and stood to await her next command. She stood stock still, her dark green cloak billowing around her frame while she regarded the prize she came for.
"Still breathing. Excellent. We must away," she said, and with a wave of her hand the silver transport pad floated easily up and disappeared along with the mysterious pair.
No one found the sentries' bodies until the next day.
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