Chapter 10

"Thor, Son of Odin who is himself the Son of Bor and Bestla; you stand before us guilty of betrayal of family, guilty of betrayal of trust, guilty of the violent rape of the ice child, Loptr Laufeyson. What do you have to say for yourself?" Lord Summer asks as he circles the Thunderer.

"Why should we not put you to death?" Lady Spring inquires.

"Knowing now that your brother was innocent, what do you think we should do to you?" Lord Autumn presses Thor to answer.

"Knowing now that Loki is barely 12 years old in Midgardian years, that you raped a child, can you give me a single good reason why I should not kill you and erase you from our father's holy memory?" Lady Winter demands.

Falling to his knees and looking toward the ground, Thor begins to answer. "Eternal Judges, I submit myself to whatever judgment you decide is just for my crimes against my brother. I have nothing I can offer that will not be seen as an excuse. I was so angry with Loki for everything, for deciding to commit suicide, for not coming home, for leading an alien army and attacking one of Asgard's protectorates, my sworn protectorate."

"I worked myself into a berserker rage until I gave in to my darkest and evilest thoughts. I just wanted him to feel the pain I had been feeling for these last few years. I wanted to hurt him and I gave into that desire."

"I do not know why I turned that anger and rage into raping Loki. I cannot explain why I felt this sexual need to claim Loki, why I felt justified to put him in his place. Before you came here today and I heard these painful truths about Loki, I truly believed that Loki had bewitched me. I believed that he used his magic and tricked me into having sex with him. I believed that Loki had set me up to be banished again. "

"Before I and my siblings pass final judgment for your crimes, I am going to tell you and your Midgardian friends a little story. It is a story about a child of destiny and the four men who through their actions threatened Yggdrasil itself. The child was the one who was raised beside you as your brother and the four men who challenged destiny and angered the Supreme Creator and his Eternal Judges are you, your father, Loptr's biological father King Laufey and the Mad Titan, Thanos." Lady Winter began.

"On the day the Asgard-Jotunheim War ended a precious baby was born. He was one of a kind, a direct descendant of Ymir himself and an Ice Maiden of incredible beauty both inside and out. The prophesied Winter's Gift had arrived and he was destined to be the most powerful sorcerer of all-time, an olive branch from The Supreme Creator to usher in Universal peace within Yggdrasil's branches. He had been personally blessed by each of the Eternal Judges and gifted with eyes of the purest silver so that all who gazed upon him would know he was a gift directly from the Supreme Creator himself."

"Yet, fearing for his safety and knowing the role he would one day have his parents placed him in my temple where he should have remained and been taught by my siblings and I. He should have grown up being fed by Yggdrasil itself. He should have never seen a day of battle, never taken a life."

"Instead a young and arrogant King foolishly entered my temple and took him. Though the child was indeed raised as a King's son, he was denied the life he was destined to have. Instead of being raised as the blessed and prophesized ice child, treasured by all who saw him and taught to use his magic to heal and rebuild whole realms, he was raised in the shadow of an arrogant, selfish and brutish beast of a brother and taught war and death."

"Yet, until you raped him, until you broke the last intact part of his heart and mind, mine and my siblings' anger was solely focused on Thanos."

"I had examined your father's heart and seen that he truly loved Loki and had truly believed Loki had been abandoned in my temple; I had gone to Helheim and spoke to King Laufey and determined his reason for not reclaiming the ice child once he realized he was being raised in Asgard; I had even written off your behavior to Loki prior to his suicide as just the stupidity of youth. If you had simply brought Loki back to Asgard and directly to your parents after Midgard, I and my siblings had been determined to let it all go and focus our judgment and vengeance on the Mad Titan, Thanos only."

"You and your actions alone have brought the Eternal Judges' vengeance on yourself. You chose to violate your familial bond, you chose to let your anger rule you, and you chose to violently rape your brother, the ice child." Lady Winter began to seethe.

Sensing that his twin was very close to losing her temper and killing the Thunderer outright, Lord Summers interrupted. "As you can tell my sister is very upset so I shall inform you what punishment has been decided. "

"For the rape of the Ice Child, Loki, you shall be cursed with his memories of your attack and sexual assault. Every time you look on another and feel any attraction of any kind, you shall suffer a paralyzing flashback of what Loki was thinking and feeling while you were raping him, while you were breaking what was left of his heart and mind. We curse you to this fate until you prove yourself truly repentant and earn our forgiveness." With those words Thor Odinson begins to scream and shake in terror as Loki's memories assault him.

Looking down on the Thunderer in disgust and then turning to and acknowledging both of Loki's mothers, Lady Spring states, "We are aware than the Allfather stated that Thor Odinson was to have had to earn the forgiveness of Loki Odinson to return to Asgard but we are changing that requirement."

Looking down on the whimpering man and feeling no mercy toward him, Lord Autumn begins speaking, "We do it not for you, Thor Odinson, but that we have decided to erase the ice child's memories of both the attack and rape he suffered at your hands."

Then turning to Loki's Mothers as well, he continues. "We have decided that when the Ice Child awakens he will have no memories of what occurred after he let go and fell into the Void."

"He was already in severe emotional distress and in need of serious mental health treatment before he fell into the hands of Thanos. He had suffered a complete mental breakdown on discovering his Jotnar origins and the lifetime of lies regarding his parentage, from the lifetime of horror stories about the Frost Giant Monsters."

Coming and taking Queen Farbauti and Queen Frigga's hands, Lady Winter again begins to speak. "When he is ready, I and my siblings will tell him of what has transpired since he attempted suicide but he will not be burdened with memories of the events." Both Queens thank her for this kindness.

"Queen Farbauti, you and your sons, Bylestir and Hellbindi along with the Allfather and Allmother will continue to take an active role in Loki's recovery. Loki will have memories of his time with both of his loving families since he arrived in Asgard's healing chambers but the period between his fall into the void and until his arrival in the healing chambers will be permanently removed."

"Asgard and Jotunheim have made significant progress in setting aside the war along with their hatred and prejudices and we are proud of you for that. You and your people have all willingly submitted to our guidance and both Kingdoms have pledged their best warriors to find and deliver the infinity stones but we must ask something more."

"The Allfather cannot rule forever and the Ice Child is meant for peace and healing of the nine realms and beyond, he was never meant to be a King or to belong to just one realm. Knowing this, there are but two options; we deage you, Queen Frigga and your husband and you bare another son to take over Asgard when that son is grown, thus taking your focus again away from Loki or Thor Odinson proves himself worthy through Blood and tears, earns our forgiveness and that of the Aesir and Jotnar peoples thus regaining his place as Asgard's Crown Prince and future King."

"Queen Frigga, both you and your husband along with Loki's entire Jotnar family have all indicated that you intend to fully embrace this second chance with Loki and knowing that he shall only be a child for thousand more years, you cannot do that if you must run your Kingdoms. Queen Farbauti, Hellbindi can continue his training as Crown Prince and to act as Regent for you when you are with Loki but Queen Frigga, you and the Allfather do not have a third son who can act as Regent. In the short-term, General Tyr or Lord Fandral can act as Regent for King Odin so he can come to Jotunheim and be with Loki as he heals but it is not a long-term solution, The Thunderer must again become worthy or you must have another son."

*****Next Chapter: The Eternal Judges continue to speak and tell Thor their terms for forgiveness.