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Gabriel/Loki's POV
I was always my father's messenger, therefore it was my duty to tell Lucifer he had one last chance to stop what he was doing before Father would be forced to act.
Lucifer just laughed when I told him that. "You think I am afraid of our father, Gabriel?"
"I don't know; I am," I say. "You know, just a little bit."
He laughs again. "That's because you are naïve, little brother. Fearing God? We don't have to be afraid of him. Join me, Gabriel, join me and we will stop this madness father has created. Those disgusting hairless apes."
"They're not that disgusting…" the look of utter horrific glee on Lucifer's face was beginning to scare me. I want to flee back to Heaven, to tell father that Lucifer said no, but father's message still rings in my ears. I cannot let this happen to my big brother. I love him.
"They're repulsive!" he snaps.
"Yeah, but Father loves them," I say. "Couldn't you pretend to love them too?"
"No!" he snarls so viciously, I nearly glide back a few feet. "How can I bow down to something our father loves more than me? Than us? We were here before them, we are stronger than them; how can the Lord love these things more than us?"
"He… he's probably just excited about his latest creation," I stammer.
"Just excited? He tried to make us bow down to these little mud-monkeys!" my older brother grabbed my shoulders tightly, growling in my face. "You will join me Gabriel, join me and fight against these disgusting maggots. Many others already have: Azazel, Abaddon… I have already created the first demon: Lilith. I have tempted Eve, gotten her and Adam kicked out of the garden. Join me now, Gabriel."
"I… I cannot," I say, fear nearly keeping my words from leaving me. Lucifer is stronger than me; he always has been. He is older than me.
Ice creeps out of my brother, a shadow darkens over him, not that one hadn't already. "Then I will make you join me."
He attacks.
Thor's POV
It is a long flight; I would get there much faster on my own, but I need to watch my brother. I do not exactly trust him alone with the rest of the Avengers: who knows what could happen? To either of them.
"Uh, Thor, you know it's kind of creepy to hover over him like that," Tony says as I watch my little brother sleep.
"When Loki is asleep, he does not use sarcasm or insult me," I admit. "I… miss the days when he did not do such things, so I just…"
"Decided to watch him sleep?" the Son of Stark stares at me.
"I… yes," I say. "It was always hard to do so. Loki almost never slept; my father told me it was a form of insomnia, but that collar we put on him to suppress his magic without putting one of those silver muzzles on him was designed to weaken even the most powerful of beings. Granted, it probably would only do so a little, but I was always convinced Loki used magic to avoid sleep. It must be catching up to him now that he can no longer suppress the need."
"Huh, I wish I didn't have to sleep: then I could just keep working on new science projects," Tony says.
I chuckle. "You could, Son of Stark. Perhaps, if things were different, Loki would have showed you ways to avoid resting so you could work all you wanted."
"Damn, now you're making me wish Reindeer Games was a good guy," Tony says.
"He is," I reply, "deep down, he is still my little brother. I am not sure when exactly he became what he is now."
"Right," he says. "Well, I'm going to go sneak up on Cap. I think it's funny when a guy his size jumps in fear and screams like a little girl."
I am alone once more with my brother. I watch as he slowly begins to twitch, to twitch and mumble things in a language I don't recognize.
"Lucifer, nanaeel ipamis nanaeel oi," I cannot understand the words, but it sounds as if my little brother is begging. Begging someone named 'Lucifer' to stop.
Anger at this Lucifer fills me. Who is he and what did he do to my younger brother?
I press the button that opens Loki's cell and go in with him. I sit down next to my brother, placing a hand on his shaking shoulder.
"Loki, brother, please wake up," I say. "It's only a dream."
He doesn't though. My younger brother keeps thrashing, muttering and begging in his sleep in that unknown language to this 'Lucifer'. Whoever he is, I will kill him.
I continue to shake my little brother, and suddenly, I find myself someplace else, in the darkness.
I gaze around at everything. What is this place.
I hear voices in the distance though, in English this time. one of them sounds like my little brother's voice.
I follow them, until I find two men, one of them being my brother, and the other a tall blond man with blood on his hands. Loki is covered in blood as well, but in a different way. His blood is his own.
"Lucifer… please, brother," Loki begs. "Stop this. Our father-"
The other man-Lucifer-just laughs. "What about our father, little brother? You think he can stop me? No one can stop me! I shall destroy our father and his precious hairless apes!"
Hairless apes? What in Odin's name are they talking about?
"Lucifer-" Loki starts, only to be brutally slapped by the older man.
"Silence, little brother," Lucifer says, "and show me your wings. I will teach you what happens when you refuse me. Though I want you to know, I do this out of love. I love you, that is why I want you to join me."
Loki stares at him, terrified. I cannot take it anymore.
I lunge out and strike this Lucifer with my Hammer.
Loki stares up at me in horror. "Thor!? What are you doing here? He'll get you too now!"
"Loki, no one can get either of us: this is a dream," I tell him.
"A dream? I don't dream, Thor. I don't sleep," he says.
"Loki, you're in the SHEILD helicarrier," I say. "You're safe there. This man, Lucifer, he cannot hurt you."
"Safe? I am never safe Thor," he shakes his head. "And Luci… he didn't mean to hurt me, he just-"
I give Loki a small shake. "It's a dream. You have to wake up!"
He stares at me for a moment, and then things start turning white.
I snap back to reality in the cell, with Loki beside me, awake now. He glares at me. "Why were you in my head?"
"I… I just touched you, brother," I say.
"You're not my brother," he growls.
"Would you prefer that Lucifer to be your brother?" I ask.
"He… he is my brother," Loki says. "Why was I asleep?"
"The collar we put on you suppresses magic. It makes you less powerful," I say.
"It suppresses my grace?" he whispers.
"Your what?" I ask, not knowing what this 'grace' is.
"Nothing," he snaps. "Where did you get this?"
"From our father," I say.
"Your father," Loki snarls. "And that explains it. Figures he would find a way to do this. The bastard."
"Odin is not a bastard, Loki," I say. "His mother and father were married."
Loki makes a face at me. "I know that. I was insulting him. I don't suppose you could take this accursed thing off?"
"I'm sorry, little brother, but I cannot," he says.
"Why are you and your little team of Avengers even bringing me Thor? What do you think I can do against famine? I can't stop him any more than I could Lucifer," he says.
"Who is this Lucifer, Loki? Why was he hurting you in your dream?" I ask.
"Lucifer is my brother, Thor. Isn't it obvious? He hurt me; my brothers tend to do that," Loki says.
That stung. It takes a bit to keep from wincing. When did Loki start hating me so much? He used to be sweet and shy and nervous… he used to be stuck in books and would watch my tournaments. He used to have a good relationship with our father; Odin would call him away sometimes for hours to spend time with him-
A memory suddenly hits me. Loki never looked happy when our father called him away, nor did he look happy upon his return. Could our father have hurt him? No, I cannot imagine Odin doing that.
"When did you last see this Lucifer, Loki?" I ask him.
"A long time ago, Thor. What of it?" he asks.
"Is Lucifer doing this? Is he the one causing these deaths and unleashed this famine on people?"
Loki doesn't answer. He does not speak again for the rest of the trip; it doesn't matter what I do or say.
I got my answer though: it is Lucifer. Why else wouldn't Loki have answered me?
Loki/Gabriel's POV
"You are all insane," I say when we get to the town Famine is rampaging through. "By coming here, you have infected yourself, and once infected, it does not matter if you leave, the sickness of famine will follow you."
"Well, how do we find this famine and stop him?" Stark asks.
I sigh. May as well help since I don't exactly like the idea of the Apocalypse. "Famine wears a ring. It is what gives him his power. If you can get the ring, you can stop him."
"Sounds easy enough," Rogers says.
"Far from it," I say. "Imagine having uncontrollable urges to do whatever it is you want to most under there: eat, have sex, hulk out and destroy things. You won't be able to control yourselves in the presence of Famine."
"We have to try, brother," Thor says. "How do we find him?"
"You will have to find the demons guarding him," I say.
"How do we do that?"
I laugh. "That part is easy; I can guide you there."
"Yeah, like we're going to trust you," Clint scoffs.
"You don't need to trust me, as a matter of fact I recommend you don't," I say. "No, all you need to do is let me show you where Famine is at. I don't like what he is doing any more than you do, and if he kills you? Well, I would find that very entertaining."
"Loki," Thor warns.
"What? He will kill you," I say. "All of you. He will make you succumb to your deepest desires, make you rabid for them until you die. Whether you go have sex and eat your partner, or you stuff yourself with jars of peanut butter until you explode. Then, Famine will send the demons to harvest your soul so he can eat it. once he has enough souls, he will be strong enough to march across the land."
"March across the land?" looks of horror are among the Avengers.
"Of course," I say. "Why do you think he is doing this? To destroy one simple town? No… the horseman and his fellows together shall spread famine, war, pestilence, and death everywhere."
"Horsemen? You mean from the Christian Apocalypse?" Steve asks.
"Yes," I don't see a point in lying.
"I thought you and Thor were Gods though," Tony says.
"Thor is an alien seen as a pagan god of Norse mythology," I say. "I… am something else. Not a Frost Giant; Odin lied."
"What is this Apocalypse you all speak of?" Thor asks.
"It's supposed to be brought at the end of time in the Christian Bible," Dr. Banner says. "Brought on by the Devil to destroy humanity."
"The Devil?" Thor asks.
"Satan," Tony says. "Though I think he used to be called Lucifer."
Thor stares at me. "Brother?"
"What?" I give him the iciest look my green eyes can conjure.
"We… have things to discuss later," he says. "Tony, what is this Devil exactly?"
"I don't know, he's the Devil," Stark says.
"He was a Fallen angel," Romanova snaps.
Thor stares. "An angel? My mother used to tell me stories of the Celestial beings, and my father used to say how their power was far greater than that of Asgard's."
"Probably is," Rogers says. "It's Heaven after all."
Thor stares at me for a moment. "Heaven… yes. What do you think could compel someone to leave Heaven?"
"No idea," Tony answers laughing. "Considering my Heaven involves booze, sexy women, and science projects."
Heaven is wonderful for humans, I think, getting their dream worlds. But for angels? We are stuck in a reality where there is nothing but war and control.
Thoughts of Michael throwing Lucifer into the Pit, of Raphael, Michael, and me fighting for weeks straight, our father leaving, Naomi's drills, the obedience of the younger angels, so subservient it is like they were brainwashed-Castiel, Balthazar, Samandriel…
Heaven is not the Utopia they think it is. It hasn't been since Lucifer was locked in the Cage and our father left.
AN: Well, what do you think? So, out of curiosity, are any of the Avengers religious? Because if so, they would probably be the ones to know a bit more about the Apocalypse. I tried looking it up online, but I got no straight answers. I figured Thor wouldn't know much about it, being perceived as a god himself most of the time. Though, if Odin knew about angels, Thor probably does too. Speaking of Thor, I got all excited when writing about how Thor's starting to figure out that Luci is Loki's brother and the bringer of the Apocalypse. And if Luci is Loki's brother, then what does that make Loki? Lol. Thor's figuring it out. So, we'll get to Famine soon enough, and after that, we'll get to Lucifer and the whole confrontation there. First, the Avengers must succumb to the darkest desires of their hearts and have to be saved by Loki/Gabriel, whom Famine will recognize.
I hope you all are having a great day, Merry Early Christmas/Happy Hanukkah, and may the force, fandoms, Galdolf, Castiel, Loki, and everyone else still be with you! :)
-DragonsintheMoonlight
