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Meanwhile on Earth, Thor had managed to calm down Odin and Loki, but not without a price. Half of Central Park was burnt from the Bifrost and the battle between Loki and Odin. Most of the remaining Asgardians decided to live in Central Park until they could find a new home, but Odin wanted to be with Thor.
Odin, Loki, Heimdall, Hogun, Volstagg, Fandral, and Sif were to stay in the Avengers Tower, much to the annoyance of the other Avengers. Black Widow didn't like Fandral, who was constantly courting her in a seductive manner. Volstagg and Hulk were constantly trying to out-eat each other, with the refrigerator being the one that was always smashed and emptied every hour.
Hogun was quiet and training hard (the other Avengers found him the least bothersome,) Heimdall was always on the balcony, staring out at Central Park and the city for hours on end (a number of Avengers found him a little bit intimidating,) and Loki was always complaining on how hot it was.
"Thor, is it natural for your brother to be like that?" asked Tony Stark to Thor. Loki was currently passed out on the floor of the Avengers Tower, lying in a pool of his own sweat. The air conditioning was broken, making it very hot on the top floor. "We've got to get him to someplace cold immediately" said Thor as he wipes his brow, and then said, "How come the air is so hard to breathe?" "It's the humidity. Don't worry; we have somebody fixing the air conditioning right now. It'll be cold in here very soon" said Tony.
"These high temperatures and humidity is very dangerous for a Jotun, Tony. If it gets hot enough, his skin will shrink. Jotuns have been known to perish in very hot environments, hence why they terraform the environment to make it more hospitable for them" said Thor.
With great care, Thor picked up Loki and carried him to the couch. He laid his body on it, and then brushed his hair out of his face. Darcy pushed herself up, and saw Loki's skin color. She stared at Loki for a bit, then asked "Is it natural for his skin color to be that blue?"
Thor sighed, and then said, "No, his skin color is supposed to be a shade darker. He's developing a fever as we speak. We have to get some healers here immediately." "Or, I can always get you some medicine for him" said Tony, "J.A.R.V.I.S., what is his current body temperature?" "His body temperature is currently two degrees higher than what it was earlier today, sir" said J.A.R.V.I.S., "Currently, it is at eighty-five degrees."
"That's very dangerous for a Jotun" said Thor; "We have to lower his body temperature before his skin starts to shrink." "Thor, take his clothes off while I get some medicine," said Tony.
Thor looked at Tony, and then said "Right now? I'm not removing his clothes while Lady Darcy is here." "Don't mind me" said Darcy. She was rather curious to see what Loki's body looked like beneath his layers of clothes. She could only see his hands and face, but they had some interesting ridges to them. Plus, she also wanted to know if he was as ripped as his brother.
The thunder god just stared at Darcy, and couldn't help but smirk. For the first time in days, Darcy had managed to show some interest in something that got her mind off of her mourning. "Come, help me get these garments off of Loki," said Thor.
For the next few minutes, Darcy and Thor were undoing Loki's belt straps and removing Loki's clothes. Darcy was amazed to see the ridges on Loki's chest, which formed patterns of different textures. Loki was muscular, but paled in comparison to Thor's muscles. The human female couldn't resist touching Loki's muscles, as his ridges on his abs presented a rather interesting feel for the human's fingertips.
Loki slowly opened up his eyes, as one of his ruby-red eyes cast its gaze on Darcy. He stared at Darcy for a moment, then looked up at Thor and asked "Thor, why is there a mortal touching me, and why is my chest bare?" "Loki, you're currently suffering from a fever. Tony will be back soon with some medicine" said Thor.
The Jotun was silent, then asked, "Am I dying?" Thor knelt, brushed his hand along Loki's cheek, gave a soft smile, and then said, "No Loki, you're not dying." "Feels that way," said Loki. He redirected his gaze back at Darcy, who was still touching him. He hated to admit it, but he liked the female touching him. She was beautiful, not like Enchantress, but she had an adorable look that pulled on your heartstrings.
Selvig then came into the room, without any pants, as he said, "Thor, I've managed to find a second Convergence that is happening, but this one is different from the first one. This one has portals opening up from other worlds beyond our dimension, with creatures of unknown origin passing through the openings. Also, I think that the Tesseract is responsible for some of these portals that are happening all over the universe." He then spotted Loki, then asked "Thor, why is there a smurf on the couch?"
Loki pushed himself up, took a long look at Doctor Selvig, then looked back at Thor and asked, "Am I hallucinating?" "No, this is normal for Erik to walk around with no pants," replied Thor. Loki stared back at Selvig, and then said, "With your answer, brother, I was hoping that I was hallucinating. It would make more sense." "Are you sure that you weren't responsible for Erik not wearing pants after you took control of his mind?" asked Darcy.
The Jotun turned his head back to Darcy, then said "Hypothetically, if I was responsible, wouldn't the others be acting strange as well?" as he raised an eyebrow. "Wait, are you telling me that this smurf is Loki?" asked Doctor Selvig. "I'm a Jotun" said Loki as he turned back to Selvig, and then said "Odin was the one responsible for making me look like an Aesir, and I'm still mad at him for lying to me my whole life."
Without warning, Loki passed out, as Thor checked Loki's eye movement. Loki's eyes were rolling to the back of his head when Tony returned with some medicine.
Loki opened up his eyes, and was confused on where he was. The room was cold, but he couldn't identify where he was. He pushed himself up, and found himself in a well-furnished room, with the air-conditioning blasting. He felt his forehead, and found his fever gone.
"Welcome back, brother" Thor said as Loki found his brother sitting next to him. "Where am I?" asked Loki. "You're in your room, Loki," said Thor, "Tony managed to make the entire tower cold again several days ago." Days ago? "How long was I out?" asked Loki. "About five days" said Thor.
Loki fell silent as he thought for several minutes, and then asked, "Why didn't you let me die?" Thor was taken aback, then stammered, "L-l-let you d-die? How can thou ask such a question as thee?"
The Jotun allowed himself to fall back on the bed as he stared up at the ceiling and stared up at it for a moment, then said "I know that the other Avengers, except for Tony Stark, your friends from Asgard, Odin, and almost everybody on Midgard wants me dead. When I had that fever, it wouldn't have taken much for me to perish. All of what it would take for me to die was to leave me outside in the open, beneath the sun. My skin would have shrunk, and I would have suffocated in the heat. Why was I allowed to live?"
Thor fell silent, then said "S.H.I.E.L.D., or what's left of it, still wants to put you on trial for what you did on Midgard. They don't want you to die before then. You will be still put on trial, but not until Odin commands it. He still wants you locked up in a cell, but I managed to talk him out of executing you." "There is something that you're not telling me, Thor. I can see it on your face" said Loki.
Thor fell silent, then said, "Steve told me that S.H.I.E.L.D. wants to dissect you, whatever that means. And, father told me that he will tell us more about Hraesvelgr after you woke up from your slumber." Loki looked away from Thor, and then said "Dissection means that they want to cut me up." "W-what?" said Thor. Loki took a deep breath in, exhaled it slowly, then said "S.H.I.E.L.D. wants to cut me up. They want to know how a Jotun is different from the pathetic creatures of this realm."
"Loki, I won't allow you to be cut up like some boar before a meal. I'll keep you safe," said Thor as he placed a hand on Loki's arm.
Suddenly, they all heard Captain America scream, "Doctor Erik Selvig, will you please put on some pants or some underwear on at least?" "Not now. I'm on the verge of figuring out how to protect the Earth from the second Convergence," said Doctor Selvig.
The Aesir and the Jotun were silent for a moment, and then Loki said, "If I'm somehow responsible for that scientist running around without wearing any garments, then I'm sorry that I took control of his mind in the first place." They then heard a second voice shout, "Erik of Selvig, I order you to put on your garments." "Can't. Being naked helps me maximize my thinking" called out Selvig.
Thor covered his eyes with a hand, and then said, "Please tell me that father didn't see Selvig naked." "Ok, but what Selvig did was better than any prank that I pulled over Odin," said Loki.
Odin came into the room, summoned a chair to appear, sat down, and then looked at Loki. "I see that you're awake," said Odin. "And I see that you're still alive" said Loki as Thor glared at Loki.
Odin looked at his two sons, paused, and then said, "I know of the monster that destroyed Asgard. I've met him many thousands of years ago, long before either of you were born. Hraesvelgr, or Yveltal as it is known, existed in this universe before the darkness and the Dark Elves. Yveltal usually traveled from planet to planet, from realm to realm, taking the life forces of others to increase his own. This went on for billions of years, with many lives lost and countless planets left lifeless.
"My ancestors fought Yveltal many times, and just as many times, Yveltal was placed into a deep sleep, but not without casualties. Whenever he went to sleep, Yveltal would absorb all sources of life near him to increase his own lifespan. Millions of Aesir, Jotun, Dwarves, Vanir, and Elves perished in the fight against Yveltal.
"Only one was able to stop Yveltal each time it threatened Yggdrasil, but…" Odin fell silent. "But what, Allfather?" asked Thor. "We forgot what stopped Yveltal. It appears as if what force could stop Yveltal disappeared before the war against the Dark Elves started. Since then, Yveltal had nothing that could stop it. It was without opposition as it created Niflheim and Hel, as we know them today.
"What do you mean by 'created Niflheim and Hel as we know today?'" asked Loki. "Before Yveltal turned them into barren wastelands, they had life. For what races that used to inhabit there, Yveltal killed them. That's why we call them the World of the Dead and the Realm of the Dead; both are incapable of supporting life.
"I recently became the new king of Asgard when Yveltal launched his final attack. It happened a few years after I married Frigga," said Odin, then he looked straight at Thor. "Thor, before I continue, I have to tell you that you weren't supposed to be my first-born son," said Odin. Thor just stared at Odin as he said "What?"
Odin took in a deep breath, exhaled it slowly, then said "Frigga was pregnant with what was supposed to be my first-born son. I was on the throne, and Frigga was out in the gardens when Yveltal appeared. I heard her scream, and I rushed to find her. She was clutching her womb, screaming as Yveltal was absorbing the life forces of guards that were attacking him.
"I gripped Gungnir as I shouted 'By the Odinforce, I banish thee to an eternal slumber, beyond the branches and roots of Yggdrasil.' With that, I sent Yveltal to another universe, but not without a sacrifice. I then fell into the Odinsleep for several years. When I awoke, I found Frigga by my side in our chambers. I asked if I could see our son. Frigga looked at me sadly, and then said that it died when Yveltal touched her. Even though I was still weak from my fight with Yveltal, I felt my strength leaving me when I heard what Frigga told me. By the time that we wanted to have another child, I was fighting the Jotun on Midgard," said Odin.
Thor and Loki just stared at Odin, and then Thor said, "From what you told me, I wouldn't be surprised if you told me that I wasn't your son." With that, Odin bit his lip as Thor said "Allfather, please don't tell me that's true." "Actually, you are my son, but Frigga really isn't your mother. Since the first child perished from Yveltal, I wanted a son that was stronger, so I asked Fjorgyn, an Earth goddess, to be your mother. I wanted a son to be strong from birth instead of weak. Besides, Frigga still wasn't ready to give birth again. She still had nightmares of her first child dying in her womb," said Odin.
The thunder god just stared at Odin, then said, "You really are a selfish crazy old man" as he turned away. Loki began laughing as Thor and Odin stared at him and said "What?" "I thought that I had problems, but that is nothing to what Odin has" laughed Loki. "Need I remind you that you were a Jotun run abandoned by Laufey and were supposed to die if I didn't adopt you?" said Odin.
With that, Loki stopped laughing, stared at Odin, and then snarled, "Oh, like that's supposed to make up for the years of neglect that you gave me. Frigga was taking care of me the whole time while you were preparing Thor to be a king. Besides taking me to help ease your soul, or whatever fills your black heart, why did you take me? You slaughtered countless Jotuns, but you took me as another stolen relic that was meant to be neglected and be cast aside. Why did you take me when we both know that it was my birthright to die?"
"There was another reason why I needed a Jotun, Loki. I took the Casket of Ancient Winters not only to stop the Jotun from freezing Midgard, but I needed someone to use it in case Yveltal should ever return. Most of the scars on Yveltal's body came from the Jotun battling him over the centuries, and the Casket of Ancient Winters was their most powerful weapon against it. When I found you, I thought that I could use you in the fight against Yveltal for when he would return. Since the Casket of Ancient Winters has been lost with Asgard, those plans matter not. With Thor and his friends on Midgard, we might stand a chance against Yveltal," said Odin.
After hearing what Odin just said, Loki couldn't help but stare at the ancient Aesir as he thought about what he'd been told.
