Loki made his way down to the dining hall as he did every morning. As he entered the room, he noticed something was off. Very off. Out of reflex- a reflex he didn't even know he had- he changed into his Jotun form, ice blade ready. He looked around the room, his eyes falling on a surprised Thanos. "Sandin...something feels off here. Is this an assassination attempt?" Loki asked suspiciously. Thanos shook his head, his eyes wandering to the left of Loki.
Loki turned to look at the figure behind him. Standing here was a hooded being that was slightly shorter than him. "Loki, this is the Other. He is our ally." Thanos said. Loki stared at the Other for a long moment before he spoke. "So, you're the reason why I can't have all of the Nine Realms." he said, walking toward him. "Loki...what are you doing?" Thanos asked.
Loki ignored him, moving closer to study the Other. "Tell me something, Other. Why do you want the realms?" he asked. The Other continued to stare at him, and laughed. Loki glared at him. "What amuses you so Other?" he demanded. "You think you can scare me Jotun?" the Other asked, taking a step forward. Loki looked at him through red slitted eyes as he came closer. He soon had to back away as the Other came too close for his comfort.
"What are you doing?" Thanos asked the Other. His question went unanswered. Then his eyes widened as Loki was backed into the table. Loki growled and pushed the Other away from him. Under his hood, the Other smiled at the reaction. As Loki's skin made contact with him, the god froze, and his eyes rolled back into his head. Then he collapsed at the Other's feet.
"What did you do to him?" Thanos demanded. "I told you Thanos that when I meet him, I would make sure he would never defy me again." he reminded him.
When Loki awoke, his body seemed as though it was on fire. He couldn't move without excruciating pain shooting through him. He struggled to look around him, trying to only move his eyes. As he looked around, he saw that he wasn't in the room that Thanos had given him. It was well lit, and his eyes were sensitive in the light. His vision was disoriented and it was hard to see because of it. He would have missed the figure standing in the corner if it hadn't moved.
"Loki..." Thanos said quietly, not really expecting an answer. "S-Sandin...what the hell happened?" he asked. "The Other." he said. "What of him? Where am I?" Loki asked. "Loki...I can't. Please just do what he says. It would be a lot easier and a lot less painful if you did." Thanos said. "What do you mean? Get me out of here, Sandin." Loki said. Thanos shook his head, and backed away. "I'm sorry Loki, I cannot lose the Other as an ally." he said, disappearing from Loki's vision.
Then, someone else stepped into Loki's line of sight. "I'm going to show you something Loki. I want you to see what I have seen. There is much more than just the Nine Realms, Loki." The Other grinned at him as he reached toward him.
Loki moved away, suddenly remembering what happened when he had touched him to push him away from him. Thanos laid his hand on Loki's forehead. He jerked violently as images flooded his mind.
He saw the Nine Realms of Yggdrasil. Asgard, the home of the Aesir Gods, Alfheim, the home of the elves, Vanaheim, the home of the Vanir Gods. Midgard, the home of the mortals, Jotunheim, the home of the frost giants, Svartalheim, the home of the dark-elves, Nidavellir, the home of the dwarves, Muspelheim the world of fire and Helheim the world of the dead.
And then he saw past that. Other worlds, creatures that he had never seen before. Some were beautiful to look at, others horrible and vicious. He saw other races, some tall and some short and some deadly.
"No...stop.." Loki gasped. It was too much. There were so many unknown worlds the Other was showing him. It was just too much. He felt as though he was going to be consumed by the knowledge of them all. "STOP!" Loki cried.
The Other grunted with disapproval, but withdrew his hand. Then Loki could feel himself giving in to his exhaustion. He closed his eyes, and sighed in relief as everything went cold in his body.