This is the second chapter of Harmonic Inferno. I'm not quite sure how many chapters will be needed, but I assure you that it won't be over 10. I do hope you enjoy the latest chapter, and i'll see you at the end of the road.
"Thor, my son, you must do what I ask of you no matter the price," Odin looked upon his son expecting an answer worthy of a successor.
The soon to be king knelt before Odin holding his hand close to his soul bowing his head low all the while. He had been summoned to the king after bringing Loki back to face his sentence. At this point, the trickster had been imprisoned until further notice awaiting his punishment.
"Yes. my father, my ruler, what is it you ask of me," Thor paused lifting his head to watch his king's feet but no further, "Anything."
"Loki," The almighty paused, "He has done terrible doings since he was young and each and every time his admonition has grew along beside him. He has been inside a cell more of his life than out venturing the world. He is smart and very talented at his sorcery, but he has no intent of letting us, his family, help him into a better man."
Thor raised his brows awaiting further instruction from his father, "My son, you do know the atrocities that your brother has caused. It has led many to believe that we should disband him from the Odinson family. I do not wish to disgrace you or our family, but he has to be exterminated. Take him away from us and remove him from existence."
The fire in Thor's eyes brightened and for once, he looked upon his father's eyes showing the blazing fear running through his mind, "Father, King, I cannot take my own brother's life. He is not evil. He is...my brother."
"You dare go back on your word. When a King makes his decision,he makes it for the well-being of many even if it means taking a dearest ones life," Odin stared back with intensity in his burning eyes, "This is why you are not King, yet. You cannot even complete a task asked of me."
Thor stood, "I will take this mission and complete it father," Thor bowed once more, "There will be nothing left of...Loki."
The raven hair fell to the front of his pale face before he peered up narrowing his eyes to the one before him. The man stood tall being disconnected from the air Loki was breathing because of the glass separating the two of them. He must have looked far worse than what he felt because the god stared mortified. He shrugged slipping his eyes over to face the mirror placed to the side of him.
The first thing that caught his own attention was the fact that the gag on his mouth wrapped around his face tightly. The soreness did not go away and when they first put it on, he swore that it had ripped his mouth apart but soon his eyes wandered up to his own green pupils and right under them lied the bags from deprived sleep. He tried smiling but the dryness of his mouth prevented that. Getting on his hands and knees, he crawled over to the towering Thor placing his bound hands to the glass. His body language said it all. He wanted to speak with Thor.
"You cannot speak dear brother," Thor crouched down to The God of Mischief's level.
Loki pressed his face against the glass being stopped by the gag on his mouth. The sound of metal against it made Loki bubble with excitement, but he was a bit bothered by the fact that his enemy knelt before him to get within the same level. In an attempt to be defiant, he arose onto his feet with what little strength he had. Thor followed the sluggish eyes all the way up neglecting to rise along with the trickster.
"I have discouraging news," Thor finally emerged standing rangy, "You will be going with me on a trek to your death."
Loki's eyes widened before adjusting back to normal. He had expected such a punishment. It was unavoidable, and he knew it. He placed his palm onto the glass and Thor placed his as well. They held still for moments before Thor moved away taking lengthy steps.
"Open the door on behalf of Odin's request," He demanded a guard at the side of the glass.
Soon, Loki was out of the claustrophobic space into the brightness of Asgard. He hadn't seen it in weeks, but it didn't really appeal to him much anyway. It would all be over sooner than later. It didn't really bother him that he would no longer be named and that he would be forgotten. He thought it would be more of an irritant, but to his surprise it felt more comforting. Soothing that it wouldn't be some random protector of Asgard and actually his natural enemy, Thor.
Pushed out of his thoughts, he was shoved along across the monumental bifrost bridge. He had not one clue where Thor would take him, but he knew it would be far from Asgard and where no one knew their faces because he knew Odin. If one person saw Thor taking a life of someone so close, things wouldn't fair well.
"Brother," Thor softly squeezed Loki's shoulder closing their distance.
His smell of sweat and old armor seemed to allure Loki closer and the moment of closeness while walking caused Thor to bump his mouth against Loki's own ear. This almost induced an unwanted shiver. He couldn't speak out in disapproval, but soon Thor moved away before speaking aloud.
"We are heading far away," Thor paused,"To a wasteland beyond belief."
Loki only nodded coming to a stop inside the bifrost room. His arms outstretched for Thor to hold onto them and Thor obliged taking the hands realizing that this was it. Loki's final moments in Asgard were of this. He didn't want to have any regrets bringing Loki in for a most needed hug as they were dragged into another dimension.
The prankster nearly choked with the amount of force pressing on the gag. His face in the chest of the mjolnir owner. If he wasn't already confused by all of the events up until now, this was the cherry on top of his shake. He didn't like being surprised by such closeness and especially with Thor.
Finally, he was able to breath when they reached their destination. Thor let go of the small god and Loki was not a happy camper. He couldn't speak, so he kicked dirt towards the big idiot. Thor blinked unsure of what the big deal was.
"What," Thor stepped towards Loki holding tightly onto the rope connecting them together.
Both knew that they couldn't have a conversation in Loki's current condition. As if he were an angry brat, he strode forward in the dirty land before being sent flying back into his brother's chest by the rope. A low growl escaped from the gag and Loki snapped his eyes upward not very amused by Thor's use of power. The hefty god chuckled at the facial expression of his brother before realizing once again why they were here.
His face stoned before he spoke, "Stay close to me on our journey."
The mischief maker wanted to huff as he was being dragged along,but his voice ceased to exist with the gag. They began to walk on the dust bowl in search for the perfect place for him to die. But the journey wasn't going to be so satisfying.
Thor glanced over at his brother's sluggish movement. They had only been walking half the day but Loki looked as if he had been hiking for weeks. His body swaying back and forth caused Thor to let the little god lean on his body.
"Loki," That caught the younger's attention, "I know I have brought you out here to die, but I am sorry to have dragged you out of your cell while you are ill.You may use me as support."
The trickster scoffed momentarily before pushing Thor away in defiance. He may have been in a state of illness but it was only due to the heat. It was overbearing him, and he could not stand the heat. And he definitely did not want to use that big loaf as aid. But with all of this running through his mind, he couldn't make some audacious comment. He just wanted the damned gag off.
Before he thought through the whole plan, he had stepped in front of Thor placing both of his chained hands onto the chest of the older sibling. He gave his best to plead Thor with his eyes. The elder stopped in his tracks just as Loki had hoped watching him with cautious eyes.
"Brother," Thor gave a questioning look and then returned Loki's expression, "Are you well?"
The God of Mischief only shook his head in disagreement before falling to his knees. Thor quickly followed beginning to scream out Loki's name over and over as if the younger could reply. In a short amount of time, Thor had gotten Loki in a position that was most comfortable. Thor's hands hastily made their way over Loki's body checking for any external injuries. In the end, none were found, so he expeditiously removed the gag easy as it could have been for something meant to be indestructible.
"Loki," Thor had howled when he found that Loki was not breathing, "Loki!"
He brought a hand under the trickster's head propping it up for better access. He took a deep breath smashing his dry lips against that of his brother's blowing air intensely into the small body. The taste of saliva and an unwashed mouth overwhelmed him, but the feeling of soft lips and warmth caused an electricity that couldn't even be defined by himself. It was something so new.
Loki had slowly opened his eyes basking in the victory of having made the gag be removed, but now the real fun had entered the room. Thor's mouth was very rough and not too involved with the "kiss" itself. This brought out new awareness to Loki. However much he enjoyed this mouth to mouth operation, he had to pretend that it was such an obscenity.
Grabbing onto Thor's neck, he drove the elder's mouth away from his own until he was able to speak, "You foul being! Your mouth is disgusting and not so tasty!"
"I," Thor almost spoke but instead pushed himself onto Loki as they fell into the dirt, "You're alive. It actually worked."
"What? The fact that I was so appalled by the fact that you kissed me, I had to come back and drive you out of my mouth," Loki spat, "You actually should have just let me pass away instead of having to deal with such callous acts."
By the end, Thor had detached himself from the prankster peering at him in complete anguish, "Brother, I just..."
Loki started spitting out leftover tastes from the other, "Just what!"
The other sighed lifting off of the dirt onto his own feet, "The gag is now off I suppose," He said picking it up trying to reattach the broken pieces.
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