I am so sorry I have taken so long to update, I am suffering a bit of writers block. I know were the plot is going, but it has taken me forever to write this. Thanks for all the visits, favorites, and alerts. Special thanks to Mira SeverusSirius Black-Snape and Trufflehead for the very nice reviews.
Chapter 10:
Loki rolled over in his bed and glanced at the body lying next to him. Isil looked so delicate when she slept.
"Isil," Loki whispered. "Time to wake up."
Her eyes flashed open and she gave a small grunt before speaking, "I suppose we are expected to attend the trial."
"I am afraid so," Loki said.
"Are you going to tell everyone our new?" Isil sat up excitedly.
"What that we made passionate love last night?" Loki said. "It might give mother a bit of a shock."
"You know what I mean," Isil gave Loki a playful smack. "That we are engaged."
"Is it really the correct time to announce it?" Loki said in a much more serious tone.
"I am afraid I am not the type of girl that you can hide in a closet," Isil replied, slightly hurt. "Anyway will it really surprise anyone?"
"I doubt it," Loki sighed, he hated being predictable. "But I suppose that you are correct in your assumption."
A short time latter Loki and Isil stood in a chamber adjoined to the justice hall where the trial was to take place. Thor, his friends, and his parents sat around awaiting the trial to start. According to the guards Ariel was causing some sort of trouble. A rather somber mood blanketed the room, as the sack of Alfheim was still fresh in everyone's memory.
"I do hope this proceeds quickly," Volstagg said, if only to interrupt the heavy silence. "I am quite hungry."
"Are you sure you should have any more food?" Fandral replied. "I do say you are looking heavier by the day. If you keep eating at this rate you will not be able to move let alone go to battle."
"This is not a time for bickering," Sif scolded at her two friends.
"Yes," Odin said. "If we must wait for Ariel to be brought up I want to take this time to discuss Thanos."
"I concur father," Thor said. "I would like to know all that I can of this strange villain."
"Even I do not know everything about this monster," Odin grumbled. "He is a mysterious and very powerful."
"Do you know what he is?" Loki asked.
"That I do know," the Allfatehr replied. "He is a Titan, who are more power than us gods even." A gentle murmur ran through the room. If there were beings so powerful that they could overcome Asgardians why was no one aware of them? Loki himself believed in strange that he had never come across something on them in any of the books he had read.
"Luckily for us we posses his most powerful weapon—the infinity gauntlet," Odin said. "I doubt not that you have all seen it in the weapon vault before. It would not be unreasonable for him to have a goal of getting it back. He has gone a long time since he has tried to do anything really horrible and death grows restless."
"Death," scoffed Thor. "How can death grow restless?"
"Yes Thanos is infatuated with death," Odin said. "It appeared to him in a beautiful humanoid form long ago and he has been trying to prove himself ever since."
"Why would anyone love death?" Fandral said.
"Thanos is a strange twisted being," Odin shook his head. "There is really no telling what he may do. He might stay dorment for a hundred more years or he could strike tomorrow."
"We will be prepared for whatever battle awaits us," Thor said as he placed his hand on his father's shoulder.
"I have faith that you all will be."
As Odin finished speaking a guard entered the room, signaling that the trial was ready to start.
"Before we go in Loki has something to say," Isil smiled. Loki had hoped to get through the day without telling others of their engagement, but Isil had other plans. It was not that he wasn't proud of Isil, but he was not in the mood to be badgered.
Loki sighed dramatically, "Isil and I are happy to announce that we have plans to be wed."
"Oh my son!" Frigga quickly walked over to her son and embraced him. "We are so happy for you."
"Congratulations Brother," Thor patted him on the back. "I trust you two will take good care of each other."
"Always," Loki nodded.
"I can not say that I believed you would be the first of us to settle down," Fandral laughed.
"Me neither," Hogun added, a rare shadow of a grin crossed his face.
"I just hope you know what you are getting into Isil," Sif sighed.
"I would not have it any other way," Isil snapped at Sif. It bothered her how much Sif disliked Loki. Yes Loki played tricks on her, but she seemed to distrust him a great amount.
"Despite your joyous news my son, we still have to proceed with the trial," Odin said.
"Of course," Loki gave Isil a single kiss for nothing more than to show her off a bit and then left with the others to the trial room.
The trial began with Odin explaining the nature of her crimes. There was no doubt that she was guilty or that she would be punished. It was only a matter of deciding how extreme her punishment should be. The trial itself was unusual, generally speaking citizens of other realms did not have a trial is Asgard before the Allfather.
"Can you, Ainariel, think of any legitimate reasons why we should give you a soft punishment," Odin asked.
Ariel silently nodded her head, but wore a smirk while doing so. It was a smile of someone who knew something that no one else around them knew. This greatly troubled Loki. Ariel did not seem like the type of person to not defend her actions. The fact that she was not pushing off the blame was far too concerning.
"If you do not have anything of value to say I will have to proceed with the sentencing," Odin said. A popping and an even bigger smile on her face met his words.
Ainariel jumped up and yelled, "Hail Thanos!"
Loki shook rand up Loki's spine as he turned to see an incredibly menacing man with rough purple skin. He was most menacing and had glowing blue eyes that had a disturbed look to them. He turned his head and looked at Loki. He could not help, but think that that was a man who wanted to use him.
"I have come to collect Telemnar's little plaything," Thanos said pointing at Ariel. She quickly got up and ran to him. "I figured I might as well enslave you all while I am her, but if you give me the other elven girl I might reconsider."
"Me?" Isil said. Her voice trembled slightly as she reached for Loki's hand. "What could you possibly want with me."
" I have my reasons," Thanos walked slowly towards the couple. "After all, if an Asgardian prince loves you, you must be very important."
"You will never have her," Loki said stepping in front of her. "I would rather die."
"So be it," Thanos said. "You have until tomorrow at sunset to reconsider my offer before things get messy for all of Asgard. Until then I'll just keep you all here."
Thanos disappeared as quickly as he had come and took Ariel with him. Thor ran over to door and tried to pull it open to no avail. He then swung Mjolner at the door. He was thrown backwards. He glanced over at Loki with a look of concern that scarcely crossed his face-they were trapped.
I want to give you all a heads up I will be on vacation for three weeks starting saturday. We are supposed to get internet at my cottage, but I do not know how much I will be able to write so updates might be a bit slow. There are only about two or three more chapter left in the first part of the story so hopefully I can just write those quickly and be able to post them. Sorry for rambling please review.
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