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Chapter 2: Asgard
Then I awoke in…. well…. where I am?
I looked at the walls which had been decorated with gold and precious stones. The place was lavish with grand arches, and the room I was in large and I saw a balcony and a set of doors both had impressive architecture. It looked as if I was in…. a castle. After admiring the beautiful place, I looked down to see myself in a bed with warm cozy red bedding and in a canopy bed draped with beautiful white cloth. As I got out of bed thinking this was a dream, I saw myself in a long red dress adorned with gold and pearls. I had metal bands on my wrists that had engraving on them. Across the room, I saw a mirror. As I went towards it, I saw long strawberry blonde hair and green eyes. My hair was pulled back into a bun with pearls and other fine jewels. I was tall and lean but fit looking. Wondering why my hair color was a different color and my eyes were also different, and thinking this was all a dream in a daze I ran two huge gold doors. As I pulled them open, A hand quickly inserted itself opening it further.
"Ah Miss Juliet… I'm glad you are awake." Said a man with blonde hair with a beard and mustache. He looked like a character from a children's book like a prince charming.
I did not recognize the name he called me or the man that said it which made me believe this had to be a dream.
I stepped back into the room I was in, and saw a balcony out of the corner of my eye. "If this is a dream, I can jump of the balcony, and solve why that old man killed two people. I must jump and get out of this confusing dream."
I ran towards the balcony, and the man who addressed me earlier ran after me yelling, "STOP!"
Not hearing a word, he said. I looked down feeling like I was miles high, and thinking, "this has to work."
I turned around on the ledge and saw the man running after me as I fell backwards out of the balcony into thin air. I felt his fingers running through my hair trying to catch me, but he was unsuccessful. As I was falling, I thought, "WAKE UP!" Then I looked down to see the nearing ground, and then I heard thunder and lightning. Then a great big swoosh came, and I was jerked from the fall. I looked as I was no longer falling but flying. Confused, I felt a strong grip on torso. I looked and saw a man with long blonde hair, a red cape, and a hammer with intricate details on it that I could not make out. Then before I knew it I was back in the room I jumped from. As the man who caught me from falling put me on the ground I saw the guy who look awfully close to Prince Charming.
As I touched the ground, the man who caught me in mind hair spoke and said, "Fandral what did you doth this time to maketh our guest jump outest a window?"
"Thor, she ran even without an explanation. I did not tell her who I was, Thor"
"Thanks for throwing me under the bus," I thought as fandral said his comment.
"Oden requested to see her once she awoke from her slumber" said a woman who was standing a midst the men, and you could tell each one of them held her in high regard.
"Sif, doth you knoweth why the king wants to see this child?" Thor said in a but cocky tone as if why would he want to see such a girl like me.
I thought, "WHY?! Did he call me a child! I'm 19!"
"I do not know, Thor. Yet, we must obey the king's orders" Sif said.
"Well then we must obey my Father's orders. Volstagg, Hogun, Fandral, and Sif meet me in the throne room." Thor said
The others nodded and quickly walked out the door into the hallway.
I was just about to run out the window, but Thor caught my arm and said, "I will not permit you to injury yourself or try to again. I do not want to have to save you again."
I jerked my arm free and said, "who do you think you are? I am not your servant, and you have no say in my dream so leave me alone!"
Thor's face became more stern as he said, "you think this is a dream, mortal?"
"Well, of course it is! I saw a murder! and I think I might have passed out from all the trauma. Also, no place on earth that looks like this." Thinking I totally won that argument.
He smiled as if he thought I still was a naïve child and said, "For this is not the place of which you speak of, for this is Asgard" Then he said in a tone very sarcastic, "If you think you are in a dream then I suggest you rather pinch yourself than jump out a window."
My eyes could not believe it as I looked out the window. Following Thor's advice, I pinch myself, "Ouch!"
"Like I shall say this is not a dream," he gave me an I told you so glance.
Then I went to the edge of the balcony still in awe, Thor took my hand and exited the room. As we walked into the hallways, I saw gold everywhere. The place was the most beautiful place I had ever seen. The walls were decorated and crafted with intricate designs. As we exited the hallway, we passed many guards that bowed as we passed each one of them. I thought, "This Thor guy must be very important." I held his hand even tighter.
As we entered a room, we passed a man with slick back black hair and in a green and gold outfit. He looked kind but under that he was devious like he was up to something no good. When Thor and I were about to enter another room, he said, "My dear, what is a girl of such rich lineage hanging on to a man that you should consider equal?" Thor looked mad and wanted to punch that smirk right of that man's face.
Then Thor said, "This is not the time nor the place Loki."
I repeated the words, "With such rich lineage?" in my mind but it quickly went from my mind.
We entered the room to see a man on the throne. He had white-grayish hair and had an eye patch. He looked stern, but past that was kindness. He looked older like a grandfather and wise. Thor let go of my arm and knelt before the man in the throne. I saw Volstagg, Hogun, Fandral, and Sif on the other side of the room. The room had an audience of people who respected the man on the throne. I had no clue who he was so I stood at attention and did not bow, but I bowed my head. The guards and the on lookers looked horrified like I committed some act of treason. When I looked at the man on the throne to see if he was angered at me, He looked at me as if he knew me and sleight smiled with a look of compassion. As Thor talked to the man in the throne, I zoned the conversation out and looked at the beautiful throne room. Then as I was in awe, the old man looked at me and said, "Child, from whereat do you come from?"
I stumbled still looking at the place which was before my eyes. "I come from New York City" I said. I tried to think back to anything besides the murder which was always on my mind, but all I could remember was in New York and in the snow. So, I said the only thing I could remember.
Then Thor spoke up almost in a boastful tone, "This child sayeth Midgard, King Odin"
Odin looked at Thor with the I understood what she said without your brash explanation look. Thor quietly took a step back. Odin looked at me again and said, "Wherefore do you cometh from?"
I was shocked he asked the question again.
So I responded, "I come from New York City"
Then he looked sad and said, "Why do you tell lies to the King of Asgard?"
I knew I was in trouble then. I thought, "Oh Snap! Then I thought, it must be where I am from." Then I replied, "King of Asgard, um, that is the only place I remember so it must be where I am from, and I really need to get back there because I saw a murder. I have to go back and witness to the police!"
The King looked at me with a looked of sadness and then dismissed the court. He asked Thor and everyone else to leave. Thor looked very unhappy and turned to leave then gave me a glance. Which I had no idea why he did. I was about to leave, but then he told me to stay if I wanted to go home. So, I stayed in the same place until everyone had left.
As soon as everyone left, I was going to ask him to have me return to New York City, but before I said a word he said "you want to go back to New York… your home?"
"Yes, sir." I replied.
He looked at me and said, "doth you remember anything past New York?"
I was puzzled so I said, "Uh… well no. I really need to get back. I need to report that man to the police."
I thought, "Does this Odin guy have short-term memory loss? Or he is just really interested in New York."
Odin started to walk towards a door and motioned me to follow him. I did not know what to do so I followed him. I was still in awe over this beautiful place. I looked at Odin, and he seemed kind and loving but firm. He asked in a gentle voice, "My child, doth you remember anything about your past except New York?"
I thought, "Seriously, this guy has short term memory loss."
I replied, "No, I know nothing about my past, but I'm not really concerned with knowing my past, but I want to go back and stop the man who murdered those two people."
We came to a room and he said, "there is people who wait for you, my child"
I was confused, but if I wanted answers it might be best to see these people who are waiting for me. I was about to open the door, I looked to ask Odin if he knew who they were. He was walking away with a guard who spoke is a very urgent voice.
Then I saw Loki who talked to me earlier. He came up to me and whispered, "Do you wish to know why I said what I spoke earlier?"
"I do, but some people are apparently waiting for me." I answered not knowing why we were whispering. Loki looked at me smiled and said, "One day you will understand."
I turned back to the door and looked inside to see Thor, Sif, Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg talking. I entered my strawberry blonde hair was in my face as the door slammed shut.
They saw me but continued with their conversation. Thor looked arrogant like earlier in the throne room. Yet, the others seemed to respect him.
Then Thor said," Tomorrow, I will be next king of Asgard!"
They all smiled and raised their glasses to Thor's proclamation. Then I thought, "Wait, this arrogant boastful child is going to be king?"
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Signing out Rebekah Silver
