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Thor, still enraged by the Frost Giants ruining his day, expressed his anger by flipping over the dining room table with a loud yell. He sat down on the steps and took deep calming breaths.
His younger siblings stepped out from behind a pillar and began walking toward him. Thor noticed their presence but continued staring ahead.
"It is unwise to be in my company." Thor tried to warn them but they both ignored him, Loki sitting down next to him and Aphrodite in the middle but just behind them. "This was supposed to be my day of triumph." Thor said.
"It will come." Aphrodite assured him softly. "In time." She said placing a hand on his large shoulder.
Sif and the Warriors Three then entered the room, and Volstagg immediately took notice of the overturned table of rather the food that was strewn across the floor. "What's this?" He asked shocked.
Ignoring them for the time being Loki spoke to his brother. "If it's any consolation, we think your right." Loki spoke in a hushed tone gesturing to himself and his sister. "About the Frost Giants about Laufey, about everything. If they found a way to penetrate Asgard's defences once, who's to say they won't do it again? This time with an army."
"Exactly." Thor exclaimed thankful someone agreed with him.
"There's nothing you can do without defying Father." Aphrodite added, Thor turned to glare at her but then his expression brightened and she recognized it immediately. "No." Aphrodite said shaking her head. "No, no, no, no. I know that look. Stop right there."
"It's the only way to ensure the safety of our borders." Thor defended.
"Thor it's madness." She said trying to convince him
"Madness," Volstagg asked becoming intrigued with the siblings' conversation. "What sort of madness?"
Thor cast a glance at his siblings then spoke to his friends. "We're going to Jotunheim." Thor announced and their friends stood shocked.
"What?" Fandral asked laughing in disbelief. "This isn't like a journey to Earth, where you summon a little lightning and thunder, and the mortals worship you as a God. This is Jotunheim." Fandral reminded him.
"My father fought his way into Jotunheim," Thor said. "Defeated their army's and took their casket. We'll just be looking for answers."
"It is forbidden." Sif said trying to talk sense into Thor.
Thor only laughed as he approached them. "My friends, have you forgotten all we have done together? Fandral, Hogun who led you into the most glorious battles?"
"You did." Hogun answered with a small smile.
"And Volstagg to delicacies so succulent you thought you died and gone to Valhalla?" Thor asked Volstagg who chuckled.
"You did."
"Yes." Thor said then turned to Sif. "And who proved all wrong who scoffed at the idea that the princess and a young maiden could be two of the fiercest warriors this realm has ever known."
"We did." Sif and Aphrodite announced proudly.
"True. But I supported both of you." Thor pointed out the spoke to everyone in the room once again. "My friends, we must do this. You're not going to let myself and my brother and sister take all the glory are you?"
"What?" Loki asked in shock looking up at him.
"You are coming with me aren't you?" Thor asked deflating a bit. Loki and Aphrodite shared a look.
"Yes of course, we wouldn't let out brother march into Jotunheim alone." Loki said standing next to Thor and patting him on the back then they both looked at Aphrodite who was still sitting on the steps.
Aphrodite sighed. "This is a terrible idea." She said but stood none the less, "but I'm with you."
"And I." Volstagg announced.
"And I." Fandral said hesitantly
"And I." Hogun said as well. "The Warriors Three. Fight together."
"I fear we'll live to regret this." Sif said agreeing then placing her fist over her heart and bowing before leaving along with the Warriors Three.
"If we're lucky." Thor laughed before the siblings left as well to prepare for the battle ahead.
After gathering their weapons and dressing in warmer battle ready armour, Thor, Loki, Aphrodite, Sif and the Warriors Three rode their horses across the Rainbow Bridge, going to the Bi-Frost. They were met with the dark-skinned, gold eyed and armoured gatekeeper Heimdall. He had the power to see and hear everything.
He most likely already knew what Thor and his friends were up to.
The warriors dismounted their horses and approached Heimdall, who was waiting for them, with his hands rested on his only weapon, a large gold sword.
Loki walked ahead of the group with a smirk. "Leave this to me." He said as he approached the great gatekeeper. "Good Heim-"
"You're not dressed warmly enough." Heimdall cut him off, pf course already knowing why there were they were there and not allowing himself to be deceived by the God of Mischief.
"I'm sorry?" Loki questioned with confusion.
"You think you can deceive me?"
Loki laughed. "You must be mistaken we-"
"Enough." Thor demanded of Loki who obeyed the would-be king. "Heimdall, may we pass?" He asked of the gatekeeper.
"Never has an enemy slipped my watch, until this day." Heimdall paused. "I wish to know how that happened."
"Then tell no one where we have gone, until we return." Thor commanded. "Understand?" Thor walked past Heimdall their friends following.
"What happened? Silver tongue turned to lead?" Volstagg asked of Loki as he passed him laughing.
"Come brother." Aphrodite said taking Loki's hand and leading him towards the observatory.
"Be warned," Heimdall began speaking to the group as he began activating the Bi-Frost. "It is my sworn oath to protect this realm as its gatekeeper. If your return threatens the safety of Asgard the Bi-Frost shall remain closed. And you will be left to die in the cold waste of Jotunheim."
"Couldn't you just leave the bridge open for us?" Volstagg questioned.
"Leaving the bridge open would unleash the full power of the Bi-Frost, destroying the realm of Jotunheim and you upon it."
Thor embraced the challenge with a prideful smile. "I have no plans to die today."
"None do." Heimdall responded then pushed his sword as the way in and the entire group was sucked inside the Bi-Frost and they travelled to the coldest of the nine realms, Jotunheim.
The warriors landed in the realm of Jotunheim. Their surroundings the complete opposite of Asgard. It was cold and dark with rocky mountains covered with snow and ice.
"We shouldn't be here." Hogun broke the tense silence.
"Let's move." Thor said ignoring the statement, leading his team across the ice.
Aside from their footsteps and the sounds of large falling rocks, the realm of Jotunheim was silent. The made it to the palace of Jotunheim but still no sign of Frost Giants.
"Where are they?" Sif questioned.
"Hiding," Thor replied. "As cowards always do."
"You've come a long way to die, Asgardians." A deep menacing voice echoed.
"I am Thor Odinson." Thor introduced himself proudly. "How did your people get into Asgard?"
There was a moment of silence before the voice spoke again.
"The House of Odin is full of traitors."
"Do not dishonour my father's name with your lies!" Thor spoke angrily lifting his hammer.
The owner of the voice finally appeared to them. With him dark-blue skin and red eyes, it was Laufey. King of the Frost Giants.
"Your father is a murderer and a thief!" Laufey yelled. "And why have you come here? To make peace?" Laufey questioned mockingly. "You long for battle, you crave it. You're nothing but a boy, trying to prove himself a man." As Laufey spoke more Frost Giants appear surrounding the Asgardians.
"This boy has grown tired of your mockery." Thor said.
Thor's friends and sibling's looked around in slight fear seeing the Frost Giant's arms turn into icy blades. Loki approached his brother trying to talk some sense into him.
"Thor, stop and think." Loki whispered. "Look around you. We're out numbered.
"Know your place brother." Thor snapped.
"You know not what your actions would unleash," Laufey spoke to Thor. "I do. Go now, while I still allow it." Laufey abandoned his throne and approached the princes with an angry look.
Aphrodite approached her bothers and laid a hand on Thor's shoulder. "We will accept," She said bowing her head to Laufey. "Your most gracious offer." Thor glared at his sister but she simply tugged on his arm. "Come brother."
Thor fixed his glare on Laufey who returned it, Thor wanted to stay and fight but knew that his brother and sister were right and reluctantly turned to leave.
"Run back home, little princess." That wasn't directed towards Aphrodite and Thor knew it as he stopped in his tracks.
"Damn." Loki cursed knowing this wasn't going to end well.
Thor smirked then swung his hammer at Laufey sending him crashing into the rocky wall.
"Next?" Thor asked, before he swung his hammer again, hitting another Frost Giant. Now the battle began. All the Frost Giants were attacking the Asgardians with their icy blades the Asgardians were using their weapons to fight back.
"At least make it a challenge for me!" Thor said, kicking another defeated Frost Giant on the side, after taking him down with his hammer. More Frost Giants appeared.
Thor was face-to-face with one, who roared loudly. Thor roared back, then swung his hammer at him. The Frost Giant grabbed his arm that was holding the hammer, before slammed his rocky head against Thor's. Instead of being in pain, Thor laughed.
The Frost Giant punched him in the stomach; Thor flew and rolled backwards. He looked up at Laufey and smiled.
"That's more I like it," Thor said with satisfaction.
Thor threw his hammer, hitting the Frost Giant's face. Thor reached his arm forward, making the hammer pause at mid-throw, before flying back to the owner's hand.
Sif was struggling to fight one giant, who knocked her down on the icy ground. Luckily for her, Hogun was there as her back up, and threw his knife at the giant.
Loki turned to see a Frost Giant running after him. He slowly backed up, but stopped when the realized that he's standing on the edge of the cliff. One more step, and he would fall to his death. However, there's this giant ready to attack. He could've died either way. The Frost Giant jumped towards Loki, but instead went through Loki's body, fall to his death. Being the God of Mischief, the real Loki was hiding behind the large rocks, but only used a projection of himself to fool the Frost Giant. He waved his hand making of himself disappear, then returned to battle.
Sif ran her sword through a Frost Giant's body. She turned only to see another threw a bunch of icicles from hitting her.
Aphrodite used her magic to blast the Frost Giant back, when he swung at her with his blade she changed the density of her body so that the blade went straight through her instead and stabbed him with her own knife when he turned back around.
Loki wasn't the only master of magic on this battlefield.
Volstagg was fighting a giant, only to have his under the giant's grip, receiving a frost bite. Volstagg cried out in pain as he bumped his head against the giant's, pushing the giant away from him. Volstagg took a look at his arm to see a huge ugly black mark that was smoking.
"Don't let them touch you!" Volstagg warned his friends.
One of the frost giants grabbed Loki's wrist, destroying his armour and contacting his bare pale skin. Somehow Loki didn't get a frost giant like Volstagg had. Instead, his arm turned icy blue.
Loki looked at his arm with widen eyes in disbelief. He and the giant looked at each other in confusion, then Loki killed his opponent. He turned his attention back to his now blue arm that slowly faded back to normal.
Meanwhile, Fandral was having a time of his life. He was laughing while fighting with his opponents with his sword. Annoyed by him, the giant knocked Fandral's sword off his grip then the giant's arm turned into an icy blade. Fandral quickly slid under him, getting his sword back. He turned around and cut off the giant's blade arm, then stabbed him in the chest killing him instantly.
Fandral turned back around immediately cried out in pain when an icicle went straight through his body.
Aphrodite, Loki, Sif, Hogun, and Volstagg turned their attention to Fandral's cry. They all knew that they had to return to Asgard now, and take Fandral to the healing room before it was too late. Loki threw a knife at the giant that was after Fandral before.
"Thor!" Aphrodite called to her brother and Volstagg and Hogun carefully helped Fandral from the spear.
"We must go!" Loki shouted but Thor wasn't having it.
"Then go!" Thor replied before throwing Mjolnir taking down a line of Frost Giants.
Laufey grew enraged by seeing his followers being so easily defeated, summoned a Frost Beast to take care of the Asgardians.
Volstagg hoisted Fandral upon his shoulder seeing the beast. "Run!" He shouted to his friends and they wasted no time in doing so, all except Thor.
"Thor!" Aphrodite tried to call back to her brother but he kept on fighting gleefully, Loki tugged her along with the rest of the group.
The Frost Beast was now fully released from its prison and roared loudly before chasing after the Asgardians.
The group made it to the edge of the cliff. "Heimdall! Open the bridge!" Volstagg cried as the group waited for the Bi-Frost to open and take them back to Asgard.
When suddenly the Frost Beast's paw appeared before them and it began crawling from beneath the cliff as the group backed away from it. The beast was about to attack the group when Thor flew in and straight through the back of the beast's mouth, the monster roared in pain before it died and fell from the cliff. Thor landed in front of his friends and turned to them with a smile only for it to drop as an even greater army of Frost Giants approached them.
The army charged but before they could attack the sound of thunder was heard then the bright light of the Bi-Frost shined and a horse appeared rearing back on its hind legs and sat atop it was none other than Odin himself.
Thor's face light up assuming that his father was here to help them finish the battle.
"Father, we'll finish them together!" Thor cried.
"Silence!" Odin hissed at his oldest son.
Laufey made a staircase so he could speak with Odin face-to-face.
"Allfather, you look weary." Laufey said.
"Laufey, end this now." Odin demanded.
"Your boy sought this out."
"You're right, these are the actions of a boy. Treat them as such. You and I can end this. Here, now. Before there's further bloodshed."
"We're beyond diplomacy now Allfather. He'll get what he came for, war and death."
"So be it." Behind his back Laufey turned his hand into a dagger but before he could use it Odin raised his sceptre blasting Laufey away and sucked himself and the Asgardians back into the Bi-Frost.
"Why did you bring us back?" Thor asked Odin when they returned to Asgard.
"You realized what you've done?" Odin replied with his own questions. "What you started?"
"I was protecting my home."
"You cannot even protect your friends! How can you hope to protect a kingdom?" Odin pulled out Heimdall's sword that activated the Bi-frost and tossed it to him. "Get him to the healing room. Now!" He told the Warrior's Three and Sif, who dragged Fandral off and Heimdall left the King and his children alone to return to his post.
"There won't be a kingdom to protect if you're afraid to act!" Thor argued. "The Jotuns must learn to fear me just as they once feared you."
"That's pride and vanity talking, not leadership. You've forgotten everything I've taught you. About a warrior's patience."
"While you wait here and be patient, the Nine Realms laugh at us. The old ways are done! You stand by giving speeches while Asgard falls."
"You're a Vain, Greedy, Cruel Boy!" Odin shouted.
"And you're an Old Man and a Fool!" Thor shouted in the same angry tone as his father.
There was a long paused as Odin's face fell listening to his son's harsh words. "Yes, I was a fool. To think you were ready."
Both Loki and Aphrodite stayed off to the side and out of the way of their argument, but after what was just said Aphrodite had to step in.
"Father-"
Odin turned to her and snarled while pointing his finger at her and she instantly froze where she was tight-lipped and Loki came up behind her and was about to rest both hands on her shoulders to try and calm her but stopped remembering what had happened on Jotunheim and instead only rested one hand on her and tried to comfort her as Odin turned back to Thor.
"Thor Odinson, you have betrayed the expressed command of your king. Through your arrogance and stupidity, you have opened these peaceful realms and innocent lives to the horror and desolation of war!"
Odin placed his sceptre into the Bi-Frost and activated it before stepping down to Thor, ripping the badges from his armour.
"You are unworthy of these realms!"
Loki wrapped his arm tight around his sister's waist to prevent her from trying to stop Odin as he ripped Thor's cape from his shoulders. "You are unworthy of your title. You are unworthy!" Odin looked at his son who looked to be on the verge of tears. "Of the loved ones you have betrayed."
Odin finished and Thor glanced heartbroken at his brother and sister. Odin returned to his sceptre that activated the Bi-Frost. "I now take from you your power!" He held out his hand and Mjolnir flew into his grasp. "In the name of my father," Odin pointed the hammer at Thor and it began stripping him or his armour. "And his father before. I Odin Allfather, Cast you out!"
Aphrodite finally broke free of Loki's hold and stepped forward perhaps to put a stop to what was coming but she was too late. The power of Odin and Mjolnir combined hit her on her side sending her tumbling into Thor and then they both fell through the open portal to all the realms.
Dun, Dun, Dun. Cliffhangers. Don't we all love them. ;)
What do you guys think is going to happen next?
Will Aphrodite land on Midgard with Thor? Or will she perhaps be somewhere else? ;;))
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