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I Turn to You

Chapter 10—Escape from the Forgotten

Loki couldn't move. His breath came out in rapid succession. His chest hurt and his head was unclear. Loki's eyes swam with unshed tears. He felt like he had cried his body dry over the past few weeks. Then he had cried for himself and his own losses. Now he was crying for his greatest loss of all; greater than losing his mind and most of his power, almost worse than the loss of his mother, now Loki wept for the loss of his only love: Sigyn.

Sigyn had sacrificed herself for him. They had gone through so much together, and he hadn't been able to save her. He had stood there and watched her give her soul to him, and fall into a body of flames that had engulfed her delicate form. She had been so good to him despite everything he had done in the past. He had forced her to give up their child and then left as if nothing had ever happened.

Loki now sat on the ground holding Sigyn's lifeless form in his arms. Why did this have to happen to her? Sigyn had been so pure despite what she thought of herself. Sigyn was selfless to the very end. Loki didn't even care at the moment if Thanos stabbed him in the back. He didn't want to feel the pain he was experiencing right now. The pain of loss was too much for him to bear. Loki felt like he lost everyone he cared about.

The minutes ticked by slowly. Loki brushed a stray hair from Sigyn's face. Most of her face had been burnt, but not all. Loki relished the small piece of purity she had left. Loki always knew what to do, but right now, he was clueless. Loki wanted to get back to Asgard and make sure Sigyn was given a proper burial with her soul sent to Valhalla.

A hand touched Loki's shoulder gingerly, "Loki."

The voice was going to send Loki over the edge, "She's dead Thor."

Loki saw Thor kneel down next to him. He wanted to be happy that Thor had found him. Loki could concentrate on anything but the stabbing pain in his chest. He just pulled what was left of Sigyn's body to him tightly, protectively. He couldn't fail her again.

"Loki we have to get out of here now," Thor said gently putting a hand on Loki's shoulder.

Loki said nothing. Just continued sitting with a blank stare and broken heart. Finally Thor did the only thing he knew to do, wrap Loki's upper body in a tight hug. Loki didn't fight, just simply leaned into his brother's shoulder. The brothers stayed that way for a short while until Sif broke the silence.

"I don't see Thanos anywhere," Sif said, "So we should probably leave before he decides to show up."

Loki pulled away from Thor gingerly, "She is right. We need to go back to Asgard."

Loki stared down at the body in his arms, the body that belonged to someone who was so important to him. He laid her ashy form gently onto the hard ground. Loki accepted the hand Thor had outstretched to him and rose to his feet.

I will never forget you Sigyn Loki thought, or your sacrifice. I will travel to hel and back to return your soul to me. I promise you this love.

Loki walked beside Thor, like he had so many times before, and headed towards the portal that would lead them home. Loki felt a cold presence from behind him, but realized it too late. "Watch out!" Loki yelled turning around just as Thanos blasted a ball of magic in their direction.

The blast barely missed hitting Thor directly in the chest. The Sif and the Warriors 3 dodged to the left. This was Loki's chance for revenge. It was all Thanos's fault that Sigyn had died. It was Thanos's fault that Loki had been on this damned forsaken rock in the first place. It was Thanos's fault he had killed all those innocent mortals.

When it was all broken down in Loki's mind: everything was Thanos's fault. Sure Loki had caused chaos on Asgard and fell from the rainbow bridge, but it had been Thanos that had hurt him and twisted his mind to places he never wanted to go.

Loki knew killing Thanos was the only option, even if it brought his own destruction. "Thor," Loki shouted at his brother, "You and the Warriors 3 have to leave this place now."

"What about you?" Thor asked.

"I have to face Thanos and finish this," Loki replied, "Once and for all."

"I'm not leaving you here," Thor argued.

Despite the events unfolding, Loki couldn't avoid rolling his eyes at his loyal and stubborn brother. "If that's what you really want brother," Loki said in Thor's direction.

Loki stood directly in front of Thanos with Thor to his right and the warriors 3 and Sif to his left. The rage that had built in Loki over the past few minutes had replenished some of Loki's energy. He could feel his magic returning to him. Sigyn's energy mixed with him and he felt rejuvenated. In fact, Loki felt stronger than he ever had before.

Maybe the mortals were right when they said that love was the strongest weapon. What is wrong with me? Loki shook his head. Thanos raised his hand in their direction. Loki mirrored Thanos's movement. "I am stronger now, and I'm not alone this time, so I will destroy you," Loki said menacingly.

Thanos laughed and a shiver went down Loki's spine, "Oh, look at you Loki. All grown up and fighting the big boy battles now."

Loki sneered and prepared an assault, but Thor put his hand on his arm to halt his movements. "Wait," Thor said, "Loki this is exactly what he wants. You are not thinking clearly."

Loki obeyed. He thought about Thor's words. Much to Loki's dismay, he realized Thor was correct. Thanos was baiting him to attack. Thanos wanted him to wear himself out and use up his limited energy. Loki had to be smart about his next move.

Loki wished he could remember the secret language he and Thor used to use when they were children. He needed a distraction; something to catch Thanos off guard so Loki could duplicate and get behind him. Loki had no clue how he was going to do that though.

A familiar sound rang above. Loki and the others looked to the sky above. A beam of light was touching down to the ground between them and Thanos. Just what I needed Loki thought. The perfect distraction.

Loki duplicated himself as Thanos watched with an evil glint as the rainbow bridge touched down on the forgotten realm. Loki watched as the light cleared and he almost smiled as Odin stood before them. "So you are the infamous Thanos," Odin said as he stared angrily at Thanos.

"Odin," Thanos smirked, "So nice to finally meet you. Your son, Loki told me all about you, but really he didn't do you any justice."

Loki flinched as Thanos uttered his last sentence. He stared at his father to see what his response would be.

"I have heard rather terrible things about you Thanos. I don't know exactly what happened between you and my son, but I will not let you do any further damage to him, my other son, or my realm," Odin said with his head raised high.

Loki felt relief at his father's words. Maybe when all was said and done he would be able to repair the relationships fully with his father and brother. Loki let that hope surround him as he watched Thanos slide a throwing knife into his grasp from his back pocket.

The gleam of the metal shown bright into the dim darkness. "Who do you plan on using that knife on Thanos?" Loki asked mischeiviously.

Thanos stopped dead in his tracks. Loki could see Thor smile from the across the way. "What?" Thanos asked looking back and forth between Loki and his deuplicate.

"You can't which one is the real me can you?" Loki taunted from the mouth of his duplicate.

Thanos threw the knife at the duplicate Loki's head. Green shimmered and the duplicate disappeared as the real Loki plunged his own dagger into Thanos's back. "It was really arrogant of you to let me keep my dagger. You thought you owned me just because you had broken my mind, but your arrogance was misguided," Loki said as he twisted the knife deeper.

Thanos made an awful gurgling sound as black blood started to drip from his mouth onto the ground below. "This," Loki said twisting the knife a full 360 degrees, "Is for Sigyn."

Odin, Thor and the others watched solemnly as Thanos fought for air. Loki's hands were soaked with blood and his breathing was heavy. He bent down so his face was beside Thanos's, "I win," Loki breathed, "Through everything you have done, I still come out on top."

With his final words, Loki removed the dagger violently and let Thanos fall forward, face first in the dirt. Blood oozed from Thanos's mouth and added to the already black landscape. Loki watched in triumph, but sadness, he had lost so much to get to this point.

"Come Loki," Odin said almost gently, "It is over. We can return home now."

Thor walked to his brother's side and placed a hand on Loki's shoulder, guiding him along. The group waited in silence as Heimdall opened the bifrost.

Fandral broke the silence shortly and asked, "How did you get the Bifrost to open here?"

Odin smiled and simply replied, "I am the Allfather. There are many things that I can make happen that most cannot."

The group all stared at Odin perplexed as the light from the rainbow bridge engulfed them. When the action and lights stopped, Loki happily walked through to the land eternal and welcomed the sight of his home with the upmost gratitude.

A/N—Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I was on vacation with my family.

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