AN: Good news is that I've finally decided when they're going to meet. It was difficult because I had to factor in their individual storylines so that it would be realistic. I don't want it to be like one of those stories where out of nowhere it happens and you feel like you blinked and suddenly they were together. So I had a couple of my friends, who help with pre reading, look the storyline over to see if they agreed with it.

Chapter 10: What's The Worst That Could Happen?

Once the horses had been procured, they had begun riding out towards the Bifrost. The whole time Elysia was betting that not a single one of them had thought of what they were going to tell Heimdall. She wanted to laugh at them for thinking it would be so easy to slip past him. One thing was for certain, she wouldn't participate in whatever elaborate lie they would try to spin.

Heimdall had watched her grow up and she considered the man very dear to her heart. He was someone who had given her advice during the times when she simply sat on the Rainbow Bridge to watch her rose tinted soul trail shoot off in the distance. Heimdall always spared her a kind smile whenever they saw each other and Elysia refused to lie to the man.

Not only did she respect him far too much, but she knew that it was impossible to lie to the man who could see all.

He was standing by his post when they rode up, silent and stone faced as usual. Getting off her horse she turned and looked up at Thor, silently telling him that he was on his own here. Before her eldest brother could concoct some strange story as to why there were there, Loki breezed past them with confidence and a simple command, "You leave this to me." Approaching the older man, Loki tried to charm his way past, "Good Heimdall-"

"You're not dressed warmly enough."

A soft laugh rang out among them and all turned to see Elysia's wide smile as she gazed at Heimdall fondly. Stepping past her brothers, she stood in front of the all-seeing Asgardian and watched gleefully as he sent a small smile down to her.

Elysia turned her head to explain to her taken aback brothers, "From the moment you decided to take this journey dear brother, Heimdall has known. There is nothing that could be hidden from him. If he didn't approve I'm sure father would have already been here waiting to catch us in the act." Turning back to her friend, Elysia took note of the hint of approval she saw there. She surged with happiness at the sight of it.

In more recent years, with every increasing bad qualities she noticed within her father, sometimes only the sight of the stars could calm her troubled mind. At times she felt she was being ungrateful to the father who had taken her in and done so much for her, but other times she couldn't help but feel as though he hadn't done enough.

It was a strange cycle that always ended with her seeking after the one person she wanted most, but couldn't quite reach.

It was actually Heimdall who had encouraged her to wait until Thor's celebration to ask both him and Loki to travel with her in her quest to find her soulmate. Elysia always knew that one day their paths would cross, but she hadn't thought about leaving home to specifically search him out. It certainly made much more sense, she could easily find him with her soul trail and she had waited long enough for him to be of a mature age.

Elysia often wondered if he lived in the nine realms her father protected, or if he was somewhere further. She wondered if he was a warrior or not. A large part of her wished he wasn't, she didn't mind protecting him. After all is was a war that took her Papa from her Mama, and the pain of it all caused her loss as well.

In Elysia's experience nothing good ever came from being a warrior, just a lot of heartbreak and death.

She wondered all these things and it was because of Heimdall's suggestion that she would know the answers sooner than expected.

But then the Frost Giants came and Thor had them all traveling to Joutnheim. She could feel the words on her wrist tugging at her, begging her to come find their owner. And she longed to, everything in Elysia cried out in despair every moment her mate was not in her arms, but right now her brothers needed her here with them.

She never had been one to abandon her family in times of need. Even if it meant doing something monumentally stupid Elysia would be found standing at their sides, because that's what it meant to be family. You were there for their best and their worst moments.

Thor was getting antsy, knowing that the longer they delayed the bigger chance there was of their father finding out. He very much wanted to keep this journey a well-kept secret for the moment. Breaking the moment of silent communication his sister and friend were having Thor spoke up, "Heimdall, may we pass?"

Everything hinged on Heimdall's answer. Thor wanted to prove himself, prove to his father that he could do what was necessary to protect their people. He would put a stop to whatever kind of rebellion the Frost Giants were thinking of creating, he would fight for the peace his father gave so much for.

Thor would fight because he had people he needed to protect, even if they couldn't see it for themselves.

And one word from Heimdall could bring that all crashing down around him.

Heimdall stared at the prince as though he could see the reasoning inside his heart. This man had watched these kids grow up and was considered a friend to the royal family. But he had also been cursed with seeing a lifetime's worth of pain and destruction. He had seen the devastation that the Great War had caused and had no desire to see such a thing again.

The fires that spread far and wide, the sounds of children crying out for their parents, and the dying gasps of strong warriors who would never get to return home. Heimdall had seen it all, even on quiet days they replayed in his mind over and over again.

He would not watch such a thing occur again, not if he could help it.

"Never has an enemy slipped my watch until this day. I wish to know how that happened." The deep tenor of his voice was dipped heavily in subtle guilt and Elysia hated it.

It wasn't Heimdall's fault that the Frost Giants had somehow breached their home, not even her father the Allfather, had known until they were inside the vault. "Whatever magic they used doesn't fall on your shoulders. They are simply evolving, something that we all knew would happen one day." She sent him a bittersweet smile, knowing that no matter what she said the guilt wouldn't completely leave him. "We'll find the answer you seek my friend, I swear."

It was only until he sent her a nod that she took it as permission and begun to walk around him to the Bifrost. The others followed behind her, keeping their mouths shut lest they say something to make Heimdall change his mind.

Thor took the lead among them and Elysia opted to stand beside Loki, still not completely okay with what was about to take place. She watched as the dome around them spun when Heimdall used his sword to activate the Bifrost. It was beautiful, and had it not been for the grim anticipation she might have taken a moment to marvel at it.

"Be warned" Heimdall cautioned them, "I will honor my sworn oath to protect to protect this realm as its Gatekeeper. If your return threatens the safety of Asgard, the Bifrost will remain closed to you and you'll be left to die in the cold waste of Jotunheim."

Finally a look of apprehension crossed the others' faces, as if they were just now realizing the true dangers of what they were about to do. Instead of fear Elysia felt a great amount of thankfulness for her dear friend. To know that he wouldn't put their people at risk was comforting. She wouldn't have it any other way. If something were to go wrong and they got stuck in Jotunheim, Elysia had no doubt that she could protect them, she'd do anything it took to make it safe for them to return home.

Thor smiled, trying to soothe the second thoughts he could tell everyone was now having. But even he had to admit that the prospect of being stranded on Jotunheim, just the seven of them, was daunting. Nevertheless he couldn't help but make one last comment, "I have no plans to die today."

"None ever do."

With those parting words Heimdall pushed the sword in and the Bifrost sucked them all in.

Once they landed on Jotunheim, it took a moment for Elysia to find her bearings. Once the dizziness faded and she was able to take a proper look around, it was hard to force the images of her Papa from her mind.

Jotunheim was dark, it seemed appropriate that such a place have no sunlight to be found. But it wasn't the cold wind that swept through her or the vast icy fixtures that bothered Elysia so much. It was the quiet. The way she could hear her own heartbeat was what unnerved her.

Hogun spoke up, saying what each of them were thinking, "We shouldn't be here."

But Thor was determined to see this through, to follow in his father's footsteps, and continued forward. "Let's move."

And so they walked, and walked, through the land that seemed abandoned. But they all knew that looks could be deceiving so they remained vigilant to their surroundings. The whole thing seemed surreal. The only images they had, besides Elysia, of Jotunheim came from the lessons they attended as children. And now here they were, standing on its ground and gazing upon the location of the last Great War with their own eyes.

Thor stuck beside Sif, not being able to ignore the need to ensure her safety. Not once did either of them move out of the other's eyesight. Elysia and Loki, like always could be found standing together, neither one ever straying. The whole trip was messing with Elysia's head, feeling like she was walking in her Papa's footsteps was strange.

Eventually the seven of them made their way towards what they assumed was Jotunheim's version of a castle, but to Elysia it looked the exact same as the rest of the terrain, cold and empty.

Coming to a stop, Sif looked around but found no one. "Where are they?" It was quite unusual for them to have made it all this way without seeing a single Frost Giant.

"Hiding, as cowards always do" Thor scoffed out.

A deep voice spoke suddenly, "You've come a long way to die, Asgardians." It was so sudden that it caught them all off guard. It was slightly unsettling to know that they were being watched and they hadn't even known.

"I am Thor Odinson." Thor announced it loudly, still unsure as to where the voice had come from.

"We know who you are."

Elysia didn't like the sound of that, and she exchanged glances with Loki to find that he too had a worried glint in his eyes. So far this was not how she imagined this going.

Growing tired of whatever game the Frost Giants were playing, Thor's thin patience ran dry. "How did your people get into Asgard?"

Looking up, Elysia was finally able to see that the voice had been coming from Laufey, who sat upon a barren throne. Calling it a throne was being generous, the thing looked like a large rock had been molded into a seat. His red eyes pierced right through them, the exact same shade she remembered when she watched him stab her Papa through the abdomen.

Her hands tightened into fists at the sight of him.

"The house of Odin is full of traitors."

That was the last thing that Thor wanted to hear. "Do not dishonor my father's name with your lies!" Although they had their differences, Thor wouldn't stand for anyone disrespecting or slandering his father or any other member of his family.

Laufey's face twisted and anger propelled him from his seat, "Your father is a murderer and a thief."

Elysia's breathing became labored and her building frustration burned in her veins brightly. How dare the man who killed her Papa call her adopted father a murderer? He had no right to call Odin that when he was the exact same.

Laufey murdered Gunnar and her stole Asta's soulmate and Elysia's Papa from them. If anyone was a murderer and a thief it was the large Frost Giant in front of her.

Her fingernails bit into the skin of her palms and her vision shifted. Once more she was faced with the mixing colors that sprouted from each of them, the transition becoming smoother every time it occurred. Elysia knew that every being in the universe had a soul, but to her it didn't seem possible that the Frost Giants were anything other than soulless creatures.

So when she saw that tell-tale colorful line sprouting from the center of Laufey's chest, she felt like screaming in outrage. It seemed like everyone got to have their soulmates except for her. The disturbed curiosity she felt got the best of her and moved her to follow the line with her eyes until they fell on one of the warriors encircling their group.

Elysia had the sudden urge to laugh at the pure irony of the situation.

The Frost King's soulmate was in fact not his Queen, but one of his warriors. And she highly doubted that his people knew that little fact.

A small part of her hated how easily all the ways she could use that information as manipulation came to her, but a larger part was just fine with it if it ensured that the seven of them made it home in one piece.

Laufey stood, his large body dwarfing all of them. "And why have you come here? To make peace?" His mocking tone was grating on Elysia's nerves. "You long for battle, you crave it. You're nothing but a boy trying to prove himself a man."

It was almost as if he knew exactly what buttons to push on the young prince, because instantly Thor took a step forward. "Well this boy has grown tired of your mockery." The Frost Giants around them armed themselves as large shards of ice formed in their hands, prepared to strike at the vague threat.

Loki quickly leaned in towards his brother, and whispered "Thor, stop and think. Look around you, we're outnumbered." This whole plan had seemed a lot better in the banquet hall of Asgard. But now as they stood here, with Frost Giants to every side of them, on foreign ground, the whole idea of them demanding anything seemed a bit absurd.

Briefly turning his head, Thor quietly acknowledged him, "Know your place brother."

The sharp sting of his words was like a slap in the face to Loki. All his life his aim, his goal, was always to stand at Thor's side. That the three of them would be equals, despite their father's best attempts at sabotaging that. He couldn't help but wonder if that would ever come to be, or if Elysia and he were always destined to stare at the back of their eldest brother, never quite being able to reach him.

Elysia tried to hide the golden flare in her eyes as she glared at the back of Thor's head. Sometimes her eldest brother could be the stupidest person she had ever known. He let words fall from his mouth without taking a second to think about their potential consequences. Taking one look at the sudden downcast look that graced Loki's face, Elysia knew that she would once again have to play the middleman and convince him that Thor hadn't meant what he said.

"You know not what your actions would unleash, but I do." Laufey looked down like he was staring the past in its face and didn't like what he saw.

Remembering her promise to Heimdall to find out how they got to Asgard, Elysia spoke up for the first time. She wanted to leave, and the sooner they had the answers they came to get, the faster they could walk away before anything happened. "I believe my brother asked you a question."

Her steely gaze was met head on with blood red eyes as the King looked her over. "Ah, and that must make you Asgard's gem."

Elysia underestimated the amount of hatred she could feel for this creature. This thing that destroyed her family before she was even born. All those lonely nights she spent looking at the stars, all the times she longed for her Mama to sing her a lullaby or for her Papa to teach her how to ride a horse. All of it, all of the things she would never have, were due to him.

She wanted to watch him suffer for it.

Throwing caution into the wind, Elysia never broke eye contact as she slowly walked towards the large King. The Frost Giants around her immediately made to block her way, but Laufey waved them off, intrigued by what the small goddess wanted.

Both Thor and Loki reached out to grab ahold of her and pull her back, but Sif and Volstagg each held them back, knowing that the slightest thing could set off the whole situation. The boys may have known that Elysia could handle herself, but there was something so fundamentally wrong about watching their little sister walk towards their enemy without them by her side. Every one of their muscles were tensed, ready to spring in her direction at the smallest hint of her discomfort.

Laufey didn't know why he allowed this child to approach him. He supposed it might have been that she was the only one of them who had looked him in the eye without a single hint of fear. There was no rashness in her movements, and she hadn't spoken out of turn. Or perhaps it was simply that he wanted to see what Odin's precious little girl was doing deep in his realm. What did the daughter of his enemy want from him?

When she stood in front of Laufey, she didn't let his size intimidate her. Instead she spoke lowly, wanting to ensure that no one else could hear them. "You killed my father."

He was awarded his answer with her statement. So the little princess was here for closure. It couldn't have been revenge, she wasn't carrying any weapons on her. He found himself somewhat disappointed. So far Odin's daughter wasn't exactly making a lasting impression, his son sure had a mouth on him, but the girl seemed vastly different. Perhaps the mighty Allfather was losing his touch. "I've killed many fathers."

Elysia sucked in a sharp breath at his response. The casualty of his tone only served to further her anger, the way he thought so little of the lives he had ruined, of the pain he had caused. Gunnar's words to Asta was the only thing that kept her from doing something monumentally stupid.

My love I must fight so that she does not have to.

She would do her best to honor that wish, his wish that she not know war. Even if it meant that she never got the revenge that was rightly hers to take, she would try to fulfill that wish. Instead Elysia continued to keep her face blank, "I want to kill you, but I won't. Because killing you would start a war that my father gave his life to end. You're not worth the guilt that would bring me."

It was hard to force that particular lump down her throat.

Elysia didn't give him a chance to answer before she continued to the true purpose of her conversation, "However there is no law that states the death of a concubine is grounds to wage war. The death of a Queen, yes. But a mere warrior? No."

She knew by the widening of his eyes that Laufey knew exactly what she was talking about. He had been careless, allowing his soulmate to be in close proximity with his enemies. It was not a mistake Elysia would ever make, in fact she couldn't understand how he didn't keep his soulmate near him.

Her soulmate would be safe and protected at all times, and any that tried to touch him would suffer greatly. She would wrap him in her arms and provide him with anything he desired.

Maybe the panic in his eyes shouldn't have pleased her so much, but it did. Panic soon gave way to rage and Elysia was pleased that Laufey finally understood what she felt whenever she heard his name or thought about him.

Laufey couldn't resist the urge to check on his soulmate, his eyes darting over to a warrior that he could pick out anywhere. His fingers tightened against his leg, not understanding how the child in front of him knew. He had gone through great pains to keep his soulmate hidden from his enemies, even going as far as taking a wife to throw them off. He sneered at her, "You're nothing more than a little girl making desperate threats."

A light laugh escaped her lips. When were people going to stop underestimating her because she was a female? "Odin may not be my father, but he is the man who raised me. And if you think for a moment that I know nothing of his cruelty or how to imitate it, then by all means be my guest, try to measure my mercy. I'm sure you'll find I'm very short on it at the time being."

She leaned in closer and her voice grew deathly silent, her entire demeanor became colder than the ice that surrounded them, "If you set foot in my home, lay hands on my family, or go after my people, I will personally drain the life out of your soulmate right in front of your eyes till there's not even a body left for you to bury."

There was a moment of silence where a battle of wills was being held, unbeknownst to the rest of the occupants in the room. Laufey was searching her eyes, trying to find a hint of anything that would tell him that she was bluffing. Elysia knew he wouldn't find it.

"Go now, while I still allow it."

Laufey's voice rang out, his eyes never leaving Asgard's princess. Elysia knew he was trying to save face, not allowing his people to find out how rattled he actually was.

Satisfied, Elysia turned around and made her way back to her brothers, who as soon as she was in arms reach, pulled her behind them. All of them wanted to know what it was that she said to the Frost Giant King that ended with their allowance to leave, but now was not the time to find out.

Loki didn't care how they left, only that they did so immediately. "We will accept your most gracious offer." Turning, he steered Elysia in front of him and motioned with his head to Sif and the Warriors Three. The only one who didn't move was Thor and Loki prayed that for once in his life his brother would push his ego aside and walk away from a fight.

It took a pleading look from both his siblings and his soulmate before Thor even entertained the thought of walking away. And even though he would rather be doing literally anything else, Thor turned and shuffled towards the hand his sister extended to him.

Their father would have never backed down from a fight, and he didn't think he should have to either, but even Thor had to admit to himself that disappointing this group of people would devastate him.

"Run back home, little princess."

Every single Asgardian froze mid step, and they all knew it wasn't Elysia the Frost Giant had just addressed.

Loki's eyes fell shut and spoke for everyone when he said, "Damn."

A smirk fell into place on Thor's face. Finally, a reason to let loose. He let Mjolnir slip down his wrist until he had a firm grip on the handle, before swiftly turning around and catching the Frost Giant underneath the chin with the hammer. Everyone watched with bated breath as he went sailing into the side of Laufey's throne.

Making eye contact with the Jotun King, Thor issued his challenge. "Next?" He didn't wait for a response as he went after the closest Frost Giant, setting off everyone around him.

The castle of Jotunheim was thrown into chaos as fighting broke out everywhere. Laufey watched the spectacle with nervous eyes, making sure that Elysia was in his sights at all time. He didn't know what she was thinking, but with her threat still on the forefront of his mind, he would not be calm until she was far away from his realm and soulmate.

Elysia pulled out her sword, determined to put off using her powers for as long as possible. It was still Odin's express wish that anyone other than family and healers not have any knowledge of her abilities. She turned her head and watched as Sif attached her two blades to form one, swinging around and slashing at an incoming Jotun, and decided that the woman could hold her own.

Her gaze locked onto Laufey's soulmate and she felt everything around her slow down. Her focus shifted entirely and only one other person noticed. Unfortunately for Laufey, his other warriors were so focused on attacking the Asgardians and safeguarding their King that they remained ignorant to the motions coming from their ruler as he tried fruitlessly to escape their ring of protection.

Not really wanting to have to make good on her earlier promise, Elysia that tried to reason that Thor was the one who struck first, thus causing this whole mess, and that technically Laufey had heeded her warning.

Her musing was interrupted by the sound of her eldest brother's booming voice, "At least make it a challenge for me." Elysia wanted to throttle her brother when it seemed like every Frost Giant on Jotunheim suddenly came crawling out of the crevices.

Elysia kept slashing through bodies as she slowly made her way towards Thor, knowing that at the current moment all their enemies saw him as the biggest threat. She was a little taken aback when Thor's response to a Frost Giant roaring in his face, was to roar right back as if it were normal.

Her previous reservations about using her abilities went straight out of her mind when she watched the same Jotun headbutt Thor and throw him backwards. Elysia saw a shard of ice lying beside her feet and with the flick of her head, sent it hurtling into its thigh.

Picking himself up, Thor turned to Laufey with a grin, "That's more like it." He swung Mjolnir forward, crushing the face of the Jotun his sister had just injured, before calling it back to his hands. He hadn't even realized that she had used her powers.

Elysia had been so focused on making sure she had a firm grip on the energy around her that she didn't notice the Frost Giant barreling towards her. It sent her flying into Sif, both girls groaning from the impact.

Quickly jumping up, both girls made eye contact, silently checking that neither was injured before jumping back into the fray. There would be time to heal later, right now they just had to ensure that they made it off this forsaken ball of ice.

Noticing that she had been tossed closer to Loki, Elysia backed up until the two siblings were back to back, stabbing and slashing any Frost Giant that came too close. And although this was not an ideal position for any of them, Elysia could see the appeal of fighting with her brother by her side. The two of them made a great team, it would have only gotten better if Thor was there with them. But of course their blond brother was much happier to do it all himself.

"Don't let them touch you!"

The six other Asgardians' attention was drawn to Volstagg as they watched an ugly looking burn form on his arm.

Ramming the blade of her dagger into the chest of the Jotun who had wormed his way in between her and her brother during Volstagg's warning, Elysia flung herself towards Loki just as his arm was grabbed and the protective coating of his armor destroyed as the cold burned straight through the metal.

Before she could snap the Frost Giant's neck for daring to try and harm her brother, she watched in complete shock as Loki's arm turned that awful shade of blue. She came to a screeching halt and her mind went blank.

Loki on the other hand, felt as though the breath had been stolen straight out of his lungs. He watched in stunned horror as his skin took on the same shade as the creature who had grabbed him. And although a million thoughts raced through his head, there was only one thing he knew for certain.

He couldn't let anyone find out.

Quickly stabbing the Jotun who had grabbed him and pierced him with a knowing gaze, Loki turned only for his heart to drop to his feet. In his shock he had forgotten that his baby sister had been standing right there, and she had just seen everything. Panic coursed through his veins as he tried desperately to read her blank face.

Shaking off the initial shock, tears of rage formed in her eyes. She understood the gist of what she had seen, and its implications threatened to break her.

Elysia's whole body grew hot as it felt like her blood was boiling in her veins. Golden irises greeted Loki and his face dropped as he noticed the determined fury etched in her stance. He still couldn't tell what she thought, but it didn't seem like she was disgusted by him, and he felt the tendrils of relief licking up the base of his spine.

Elysia on the other hand, was a mess. A beautiful and unhinged mess.

This was not happening, there was no way in all of the nine realms that Elysia would allow this to happen. There were already too many things in the universe that were doing their best to steal Thor right out from under her, namely his friends and their father. There was no possible way in Hel that she would allow Jotunheim to try and steal Loki from her as well.

Thor and Loki were hers. If Jotunheim wanted to take one of them, then Jotunheim would be no more.

And if Laufey was Jotunheim at its very core in the same way that Odin was Asgard, then she'd simply burn the heart right out of him.

Elysia turned her eerie gaze onto one very specific Frost Giant, pinpointing the feel of his soul. She moved with precision and accuracy, ducking past every single body in her way. Holding her hand out, she called the energy to her, and watched as the Frost Giant she had her eye on came rushing in her direction. She reached out and captured his face in her hands as he struggled against her.

She had never done that before, but there was something in her that knew exactly what to do. It was guiding her through the motions, teaching her through example that there were still things that she didn't know she could do.

She had endless potential and had only scratched the surface.

Elysia's eyes caught Laufey's, and she held them as she focused on the creature within her grip. In her mind's eye she could see the dull color of his soul, see the energy that flowed through his very being. It was a strange feeling, looking down at someone you knew you were about to kill. Try as she might, she couldn't completely get rid of the dismal glint in her gaze. Her empathy was once again rearing its head.

Leaning down, Elysia whispered, "Forgive me, but you can't have my brother."

Without another word, she reached out and yanked on the energy.

Her hands grew pleasantly warm as they begun to glow, the bright color calling the attention of those who had been surrounded by nothing but ice and darkness all their lives. Elysia watched as every cell in the Frost Giant's body was drained, and he begun to go limp within her grasp.

Elysia decided that she'd leave a body behind for Joutnheim's King after all. Perhaps looking into the empty gaze of his soulmate would be more excruciating than having nothing left. The knowledge that he could not openly weep over what his people thought was just a warrior proved an added benefit.

The remnant of the infinity stone that lived in her hummed in satisfaction, pleased that its host had finally taken revenge on the one who caused her so much pain.

Laufey watched with wide eyes, not believing what he was seeing. A searing pain bloomed in his chest as he watched the light leave his soulmate's eyes. His mouth remained open in a silent scream that would never be able to properly convey his sorrow. Laufey longed to pull his body into his arms and wake him up, because this had to be a nightmare.

He had tried so hard, spent centuries keeping him at arm's length, just to ensure his safety. And now, in the span of mere moments, he was gone.

Elysia briefly regretted not knowing the Jotun's name. Her quarrel hadn't been with him. Yet in the end, he was the one who had to pay the price. Elysia had to make absolutely sure that the incident with Loki would not make it to the King's ears, and there was no better way for her to distract him, to pull his attention towards her instead, than by taking the one thing he held most dear and ripping it away viciously.

She would paint a target on her back a thousand times over if it meant that whatever was happening to Loki remained between the two of them.

Letting go, she let the body of the King's soulmate drop to her feet.

Loki had kept careful watch of Elysia the whole time, the look on her face before she had grabbed that Frost Giant had unsettled him. He had never seen that kind of anger in her before, nor had he ever seen her use her powers around others so freely. Loki made to reach out to her, to find out what was wrong, but he sharply drew his hand back to his side.

Until he figured out what was wrong with him, he really shouldn't be touching anyone, lest he accidentally pass it onto them.

A sharp cry shattered the still air around them, and everyone except Thor turned to see Fandral with a large shard of ice protruding from his shoulder.

The sight helped clear her head, now was not the time to get lost in anger. Starting to run, she grabbed Loki's hand and dragged him behind her as they swiftly made their way to the rest of their group. Hogun and Volstagg were amidst pulling Fandral from the shard, trying to move him carefully so no further damage was inflicted.

It was not hard to see that the tides had changed and they were outmatched. It seemed like everyone besides Thor had taken note of the same thing. "Thor!" Elysia yelled for her older brother, "It's time to leave!"

Still throwing Mjolnir into bodies left and right, Thor didn't give Elysia's words much consideration. "Then go!" He had come here on a mission, there was no way he was leaving now.

Before Elysia could get properly pissed off at his dismissal, the ground underneath them began to shake. The sound of ice breaking apart drew their attention to the Frost Beast that Laufey was in the middle of unleashing.

Their eyes widened at the grotesque looking animal. Eyes frantically darting around their surroundings, Elysia made a split-second decision. "Run!" She yelled at the others who still remained frozen in their spots, "I'll get Thor and we'll meet you, run and call for Heimdall."

Everything in Loki screamed that he needed to stay with his siblings, but Sif was tugging on his arm and he knew he had a duty to see them home safely. As prince of Asgard he had a responsibility to them, they were his people, and Sif was his brother's soulmate. He'd get them to safety and then come back for Thor and Elysia. He swore he'd come back for them.

Elysia felt immense relief when she saw them run away from the danger out of the corner of her eye. Somewhere along the line she had dropped her sword and she had to make due with a one of Loki's daggers she had found abandoned on the icy ground.

Elysia had thought that the Frost Beast would have stayed by Laufey's side and that she and Thor would have to find a way to kill it, but instead once it was completely free of the ice that surrounded it, the large creature took off after Loki and the others.

Wanting to throw her hands in the air at how wrong this was all going, Elysia took one look back at Thor and knew that nothing short of a miracle was going to drag him away from this fight. She was far too worried about Loki to even consider arguing with Thor at the moment. Reaching her hands out she imagined a shield around him, just like Frigga had taught her.

Protection was the first thing that she had mastered.

A shimmering golden light encased Thor's body and he barely had a second to acknowledge that it was Elysia's doing before she used all her might to fling him in the direction of Loki's energy signature.

Under any other circumstances the sight would have been most entertaining. Watching a wide-eyed Thor go sailing through the air while trapped in a golden bubble, loudly protesting the whole time, would have sent her into a deep laughter. But right now they were fighting for their lives, she would have to laugh about this at a later date.

Gathering energy into her palms, Elysia used it to propel herself into the air as she took off after the rest of them, knowing that she would never make it there in time on foot. The sound of footsteps were loud and heavy from below her, and she knew that the army of Frost Giants were chasing after them.

Loki, Sif, and the Warriors Three had just made it to the edge of a cliff, believing that they had successfully escaped the Beast. They all began calling for Heimdall, on the verge of begging him to open the Bifrost, but nothing happened. No matter how loud they yelled, the Bifrost still remained closed.

There was a brief moment where Loki swore he could hear Thor's voice, but the wind whipping around them limited his field of vision. However he could clearly see when his brother came crashing to the ground at their feet, a golden light fading from his body.

Sif struggled to pick her jaw off the ground when she watched her soulmate loudly curse as he tried to get his bearings back. She wasn't sure where he had just come from, or why he looked so upset, but perhaps the Bifrost would open now that he was here.

It quickly came to everyone's attention that Elysia wasn't with him.

Harshly gripping his brother's shoulders, Loki shook him, "Where is she? Tell me you didn't leave her there!" Fear gripped his heart at the thought of his little sister surrounded by Frost Giants all alone. Never in a million years would he have imagined that Thor would leave her behind, in fact he still didn't believe it, but he was slowly becoming more and more unraveled.

Ignoring Loki's questions, Thor looked around frantically. If Elysia was playing some sort of twisted martyr then when he found her, he'd kill her himself. She knew better than to put herself in the direct line of danger. He cursed Jotunheim and its inhabitable climate as he found that all he could see was white surrounding them for miles.

They were distracted from their thoughts where the menacing sound of growling popped up behind them. Slowly turning, the Asgardians were faced with the Frost Beast in all its glory. It was an ugly looking thing, almost as bad looking as its owners.

Unsheathing their weapons, all but Fandral stood at attention, waiting for the Beast to attack. Before any had the chance to spring into action, Elysia appeared slightly hovering above them, and plucked the sword from Sif's grasp before unceremoniously shoving it into the creature's eye. With a steel glare, she ignored its pained cries and kept pushing until the tip of the sword appeared through the back of its head, ending its life.

Jumping down, Elysia landed in front of the six of them, wiping the blood from the Beast off on her pants. She looked up at Thor with a flat expression, "I am so done with this realm."

At this point the hoard of Frost Giants had caught up with them and cut off any means of escape besides the deadly fall behind them. Rapidly throwing a shield up around them, Elysia gave up on keeping her abilities under wraps. Odin would have to forgive her, because she didn't see how they were going to get out of this without her giving away the fact she could do things normal Asgardians couldn't.

Baring his teeth at her, Laufey banged his fist on the thin looking wall that separated him from his goal. He wanted to carve the heart out of her chest for what she had done, and he would get his revenge soon. There was nowhere for them to go, they were trapped in his realm now.

Preparing to throw them all to the other side of the large crevasse that laid behind them, like she had done to Thor earlier, Elysia was surprised when suddenly the warm feeling of the Bifrost washed over them. The bright light momentarily blinding them all.

Her heart thundered in her chest when the light faded to reveal their father seated upon a horse, in all his royal glory.

Thor was apparently the only one who didn't understand just how bad this new development was. Elysia watched as Thor's face was overtaken in a bright smile as he raised Mjolnir as high as he could from underneath the protective dome she had placed above them, "Father! We'll finish them together!"

Elysia tried to hide her flinch when Odin hissed at him, "Silence!" She truly would have preferred to face off with Laufey once more before she wanted their father to catch them here, against his express orders.

Thor's face dropped in confusion. Why was his father upset with him? He was only trying to get answers for his people, it wasn't his fault that the Frost Giants were unwilling to have a civil discussion.

Manipulating the ice around them to form a pedestal beneath his feet, Laufey used it to rise to Odin's level. Examining the once young warrior who had defeated him, Laufey smirked, "Allfather. You look weary."

"Laufey, end this now."

He wanted to snarl at this old man. He had no clue what he had lost on this day, no idea in the slightest as to what his darling little girl had stolen from him. Just thinking about it threatened to make him wail out in agony. However he had to remain strong, not letting his people know that their King was slowly going mad over the loss of his soulmate. Instead he glared, "Your boy sought this out, and your girl continued it."

Odin's eyebrows furrowed at the mention of his daughter. He didn't know what in the name of the nine realms Laufey was talking about in regards to Elysia, but he knew his children well enough to guess that she had done something in the name of protecting her brothers. He decided to keep the focus on Thor's actions for now, "You're right. And these are the actions of a boy, treat them as such. You and I can end this here and now, before there's any more bloodshed." He had no desire for another Great War to break out, the last one had cost more than he was willing to pay. Odin was worried that another would cost him his children.

Thinking back to the sight of the Asgardian princess draining the life out of his mate, Laufey remained unmoved. "We are beyond diplomacy now, Allfather. They'll get what they came for. War and death is all that awaits them."

"So be it." If Laufey was so determined to engage in another war, then he would get one. Odin had learned long ago that sometimes there was no reasoning with some people, and Laufey was one of them. Like he had taught his children, he didn't want a war but he was prepared for one.

Slyly forming an ice dagger at his side, Laufey reared up to lodge it into Odin's chest. But the older man was not naive and moved quicker. Lifting his staff into the air, he summoned a force and Laufey was slung to the side, having to grab ahold of a rock before he went tumbling off the edge of the cliff.

The whole time Odin spoke, Elysia had watched Laufey with cold and emotionless eyes. She held that gaze until she and all the others were sucked up into the Bifrost. She knew this was far from over and that they would meet again on the battlefield, but she took comfort in the fact that he would now feel the same pain that her Mama had felt all those centuries ago. Laufey would know true emptiness for his sins.

The King of the Frost Giants had stolen Asta's soulmate.

It was only fitting that her daughter come back to steal his.

AN: Laufey's soulmate was totally a dude because I casually joked about it with my friend and she started cackling. After that I couldn't not put it in. Hope you enjoyed it!

SunnySides: Perhaps saying he was okay with it was the wrong wording. What I meant was that as far as Bucky knows, the only thing Hydra is going to use his soulmate for is motivation to keep him in line, not to subject her to torture. Mainly because if they tried to hurt her, obviously his loyalties would no longer lie with them. I really enjoy reading your reviews!

UnknownReaderHasJoined: Thank you! I can't say too much without giving some things away, but I will say that there were a couple things you mentioned that were on the right track.

Guest: I totally have the Tesseract arch planned, forgot to mention that to you guys but no I didn't forget about it. It'll be talked about in a flashback. Thanks for reading!