Thank so much for all the reviews on the last chapter: PhantomHeiress, xfight4, Magicalelf73, Mira SeverusSirius Black-Snape, and Trufflehead for the reviews.
Chapter 11:
Thor paced restlessly around the trial room. He hated being confined, even more so when he could not do anything about it. He had tried smashing in the walls, doors, and windows, but nothing happened. The Titan had obviously placed a curse upon the place.
"Loki," Thor called out to his younger sibling. "Might you try removing the curse through magic." It was highly unusual that Thor ask Loki to do something with magic. He tended to stay away from it, because he did not understand it and thought that might was more powerful.
"I suppose so," Loki said. "But is that really a good idea? Thanos might attack all of Asgard if we free ourselves." As far as Loki could see the rest of Asgard looked unharmed at the moment and he intended it to stay that way.
"We can not just sit here!" Thor screamed. "Father surly you agree with me."
"We should not cause Thanos to war with us, but we must take action eventually," Odin said. "Unless you want to give Isil-"
"Do not even say such a thing," Loki interrupted before Odin could finish. "I will never let any of you take Isil."
"I will give myself up if it comes to it," Isil said softly.
"No," Loki said. "I could not let you."
"You can not put the good of us before the good of Asgard," Isil replied.
"We can still try to find another way out of this situation," Odin said. "Do not give yourself up Isil for I would greatly enjoy having you as a daughter."
Loki grabbed Isil by the arms, "I do not care how. I will find I way to keep you safe and save Asgard from Thanos. As soon as I get out of this room I want to take you out of the city."
Isil smiled softly and kissed him gently, "I know I can not convince you otherwise."
"Father," Loki spun around towards Odin. "Do you believe that we should try to get out of the room? Would you help us fight if it came to that.?"
"Of course I would help you fight, I have to protect Asgard," Odin sighed. "If you want to take Isili somewhere safe perhaps you should take her to another realm, Midgard I would suggest. I suppose that we will have to attempt to open to door since our other option is rather grim."
With the Allfather's words Loki walked over to the door and raised his hands. He successfully cast a spell. Thor tugged on the doors and they easily opened.
"Mother," Loki said. "You should stay here with the people who were here simply to witness the trial."
"Yes," Frigga nodded. "I will make sure they stay calm. It would be unwise for everyone to leave at the same time it would be much to obvious. Be safe."
All the warriors in the room, including Odin, silently left the room. The plan was to go to the weapons room and get better weapons, as only Thor was equipped at the moment. From there they would attempt to leave the palace on horseback to the Bifrost where Isil and Loki would leave for Midgard.
Their horses rode fast and soon they were on the rainbow bride. Loki felt a small amount of hope that he and Isil would actually be able to escape. They were not far from the bifrost and their had been no sightings of Thanos yet. This hope was quickly crushed when Thanos appeared before them a moment before they would have been able to leave Asgard.
"You thought that I would let you get away," Thanos said. "How amusing. Although I must admit you are a very clever boy to have broken the spell."
"That was nothing," Loki spit at him. "Why you want to destroy us and take Isil I will never understand. What do we have that you want?"
"The infinity gauntlet for one," Thanos said. "Your father took that from me years ago and I certainly wouldn't mind getting it back, but it is not what you can do for me, but what you can do to make death happy. You could also be great use to me."
"Do not threaten my son!" Odin said as he rode his horse closer to Thanos. "I defeated you once I can do so again."
"Really now?" Thanos said. "I have the Chitauri now as you saw on Alfheim. If you try any funny business they will come here to Asgard. Give me Isil and I might send them away."
"What do you want with me?" Isil said. "I hold no great power, no great talent."
"I do not need you for any reason in particular," he smiled slyly. "But I know your dear prince will miss you greatly. That is unless he would like to come work with me."
Loki stood there silent, "If I went with you would you spare Isil?"
"No," Thanos replied. "If you came with me now I would have to kill her."
"Why would I ever come with you then?" Loki said.
"Power, freedom. I know you yearn to get away from this place. Anyway you will work with me eventually whether you like it or not. I have foreseen it."
"My brother would never dream of leaving Asgard," Thor yelled. He knew not that Thanos' words were true. Thor who could no longer think of anything worth saying charged towards the Titan.
Thanos wiped out some sort of long weapon and pulled a trigger on it. It sent out a cube that was made out of pure force and enveloped Thor. The mighty God of Thunder was completely motionless in the shimmery blue cube.
"Thor!" Sif cried out running to her friend's help. As she reached out to touch the cube she was flung back. She groaned as she landed on the rainbow bridge almost 50 meters from where Thor was. Loki quickly assessed that she had done some sort of damage to her leg.
"Fear not little gods," Thanos chuckled. "Your favored Prince will be good as new…. in a few days."
"Release him," Odin shouted as he dismounted off his horse.
"I am afraid that it is not possible," Thanos said.
"Then I have no choice, but to fight with you," Odin said gravely. Thanos merely chuckled as if he was happy to start fighting.
The two warred on for what seemed like hours, but could not have possibly been more than a few minutes. The remaining warriors had absolutely no idea what to do. Loki finally decided that he must enter the battle for no matter how powerful his father was he could still use a little bit of help.
Loki created numerous shades of himself around Thanos to disorientate him. Thanos did not seem faced and turned his attention away from Odin and struck the true Loki in the head. Loki fell backwards and blood trickled down his pale forehead.
"Stop!" Isil screamed. "Thanos if you take me. Will you leave the others alone?"
"Yes," Thanos replied with a smile. "It would be my pleasure."
Loki staggered up and walked towards Isil in disbelief, "No…you can not go with him. We have no idea what he might do. Kill you, torture you, I can not take that chance."
"But I have to," a silent tear ran down Isil's face. "I do not want to leave anymore than you want me to, but I can not have him kill you or destroy Asgard."
Loki gave a soft whimper as he pulled her in to embrace her. He gently stroked her hair and gave her a final kiss, "I do not know how I can live with out you. I will fight Thanos until he leaves."
Loki pulled away from Isil and marched towards Thanos prepared to strike.
"Loki, let her go."
The gentle voice came from Odin. At first Loki was in disbelief. How could his own father tell him to let the most corrupt being in the universe take the person that he loved the most? After a moment it made sense. Odin had to look out for the good of Asgard even if it meant putting the good of his own son into second place.
Words could not persuade the God of Mischief at the moment and he lifted his hands to prepare a spell. Before he could dispel any forces someone grabbed his neck and caused him to fall to the ground unconscious.
"I am so sorry Loki," Isil whispered at she knelt down next to his limp body. She placed her warm hand against his cheek and placed a loving kiss on his forehead. "Please tell him I love him. Tell him that I will always love him. Always make him feel like he matters."
Isil strode over to Thanos her head held high, "So I suppose you are going to kill me now."
"No," Thanos said. "What fun would that be. I am going to separate you from your beloved forever and nothing will ever be able to put you back together." Thanos violently grabbed Isil around the waste and whisked her off to who knows where.
Odin looked into the sea of space and could not feel a numbing guilt fill his mind. Giving one girl, who was not even Asgardian by birth, might seem easy and it was definitely best for the good of all, but it might drive his son to madness.
I am so sorry if this makes you sad or if that happened to fast, but I promise this is not the end for the Thanos or Isil…..
I am actually pretty attached to these characters I kinda cried while writing this.
Review!
Sassymagpie
