Chapter 4
Loki didn't sleep for days. When he tried, he ended up lying on his bed, staring at the empty empty wall, just like he expected the mirror to pop up any minute. He wanted so badly to get out of this claustrophobic cell. But he wouldn't ever get out, his only chance was gone. I wasted it! i slept that night instead of performing my plan, i could have done it, i would be free by now if i only had stick to the plan! Suddenly loki sat up. He heard something, a noise… three knocks.
"knock, knock, knock."
Loki turned around. His gaze flickered around the room. The room was empty as always. He thought it must have been the guards or some prisoner in the cell next to him. he turned around again and tried to sleep. He actually felt a little sleepy now, he might get some sleep after all.
"knock. knock. knock."
It knocked again. This time louder. Loki turned around in annoyance. Couldn't they just leave him alone? now, when he actually has a chance to sleep. He needs to sleep. he have to sleep! He searched for the source of the knocks and tried to listen if there was more knocks. Only silence. Loki slowly turned around to sleep again.
He was half asleep when he suddenly sat up. Loki just realized something and it terrified him. These cells were soundproofed, the sounds outside could not be heard in here. That wasn't terrifying though, the only terrifying about this was the fact that if someone knocked on the other side of the wall, Loki wouldn't heard it. Someone or something must have knocked on a wall here, inside the cell. Someone was inside the cell. The sleepy feeling was long gone. Instead he got the creeps as he realized someone or something was in here. It was nighttime and the room was surrounded by darkness.
Loki felt like a frozen statue. He couldn't move, the fear of what was hiding in the dark hold him in an iron grip. He dared not to move nor breathe. He sat on the bedside in absolute silence for like 5 minutes. Nothing happened and he found no signs of any danger. He took a deep breath.
"who's there…?" his voice cracked and he cleared his throat.
"is there someone else in the room?" He asked. He got no reply. This annoyed him so, when he finally managed to get some sleep, someone just have to bother him and scare him so much he definitely wouldn't be able to sleep again. Maybe not for days…
"I demand you as the prince of Asgard, to answer me! Who are you and what do you want?!" Loki was surprised when he heard himself speak with such confidence and determination. It didn't felt like his voice, but it strengthened him a little and he slowly rose up. His Legs felt stiff after sitting tensed in the same position for seven minutes. The air suddenly felt thick and Loki could hardly breathe. His vision began to blur and he sat down on the bed again, afraid of losing his balance. "what's happening?" Loki murmured.
"Knock, knock, knock"
This time the knocking was loud. The knock came from the wall right behind him. Loki flinched and turned around, but no one was there. He backed away slowly to a corner. "Who's there?! WHO'S THERE?!" He shouted. The only reply he got was the painful silence. Loki fixed his eyes on the wall which the knocks came from. It was the same wall the mirror hanged on. How is this even possible? This shouldn't be possible! How could someone be in here if he hadn't noticed that before? Loki was extremely observant and a thing like this he would have noticed the first day he arrived here. It's Asgards safest prison, no one could get out, then nothing should get in either. there wasn't even a way into his cell. To get in here you must perform a special spell, not even Loki knew how to perform it.
What if this is just a stupid prank Thor and his friends are playing to frighten him. Maybe this was a part of the punishment? Whatever prank it is it's truly confusing and creepy. Loki couldn't stand the silence anymore. He encouraged himself.
"who or whatever you are, i demand you to show yourself this instant!" He said loudly, when no answer came he lost his patience.
"PLEASE JUST FUCKING SHOW YOURSELF!" He wailed in despair and annoyance. Maybe no one was there? maybe he just hallucinated? he haven't slept for 3 days now, his mind was probably just messing with him.
What a fool i am..
Loki curled into himself and just sat there, in the corner. "what are you..?" he whispered.
"KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!"
Loki screamed and jumped away from the sound. he landed on the floor. Now it had knocked on the wall next to him, just a few centimeters from his ear. Someone or something had knocked very hard, it was very loud. Loki's ears hurts and he wrapped his arms around his head.
I have to get out of here… i have to get out!
Loki stood up and runned towards the glasswall. There was a spell on it, so nothing could break it, Loki knew that, but now he was beyond reason. He could only think of one thing, to get out.
he threw himself the hardest he could against the glass wall again and again in hope of break it down. When it didn't work he grabbed every object in the room and smashed them one by one on the glass wall. When he was done, every object he used was broken, but not the wall.
he was just about to scream and run amok when something caught his attention. he stared at the broken stuff on the floor which he used. Loki couldn't believe what he saw.
They were bleeding.
all of the broken stuff were bleeding. Thick fresh blood trickled down from the cracks of the broken objects. all the blood created a pool of blood on the floor.
Loki wished he had killed himself on the day when the mirror broke.
One and a half week later
Frigga and Odin discussed things of importance, something about the nine realms. Then Thor walked in. Thor watched as his parents nook notice of his presence and fell silent. When he reached them Frigga stood up.
"what's is it my dear?" She asked her son with a smile. Thor gave a nod in the Allfathers direction before he spoke.
"I'm here to tell you that i am going to visit Midgard, to spend a few days with my love."He said.
"Asgard need you in these difficult times. There has been an unknown force attacking some of the realms, you know that. We need you here if they strikes again." odin said.
"i know father, i just have not seen her for a long time now. I won't be long" Thor begged.
Odin lifted an eyebrow as he gazed upon his son. He knew Thor wanted to see his mortal maiden, but he was also aware of the fact that Asgard needed him. Odin took a decision.
"i give you three days" He said. Frigga glanced at her husband and smiled. Thor shined up and gave his father a nod.
"Thank you father" Thor turned around and began to walk. As soon as Thor was gone Frigga sighed sadly as she looked away. "What bothers you my love?" Odin asked.
"I just think we should tell him" Frigga murmured. Odin sighed. They have talked about this many times before, but he thought they agreed now. He didn't want to dwell about this again. "Loki is very unstable right now, i do not think we should make it worse." Odin said. He knew Frigga was right, but he wouldn't take the risk. "But we have to tell him before he finds out it himself, that would make it worse. you owe him the truth!" frigga urged. Odin frowned. "I owe him nothing!" Odin barked. Loki was a criminal and betrayer, he didn't deserve anything. "If you will not tell him, then i will" frigga hissed and turned around. As Frigga leaved Oding shouted after her, but she didn't listen.
Frigga crossed the golden hall and then turned left to reach the stairway which led down to the dungeons. It will be hard to tell him, but he deserved to know. The only thing Frigga worried about was how he was going to take it. She knew he definitely wouldn't take this lightly, he'll might even react on the fact that they haven't tell him this before. She was against Odin's idea from the beginning, she knew he only wanted to protect Loki from the truth, but Loki was no longer a child and they have already lied to him once and look how that ended. Loki deserved to know the truth.
When she reached the dungeons she walked to the first guard she saw and demanded him to show her the way to Loki's cell. The guard led her to the cell and when they reached it, the guard leaved her alone with her son. Frigga felt that something was wrong as soon as she reached his cell. she could sense it. She saw loki lying in his bed, he seemed to sleep. There was something about his cell, everything felt too perfect somehow. She realized there was a spell on it. Someone wanted to hide something. Frigga closed her eyes and tried to sense if there was some magic in the air, there was. She could sense the spell of an illusion, this view she saw wasn't real.
With one gesture, Frigga waved her hand in the air slightly to reverse the spell. as soon as the illusion was gone she stared into her son's cell.
Frigga began to scream…
