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Chapter 12 ice and fire
Soundtracks - ,,winter land'' and ,,this lonely lake'' by sirenia
Loki was sitting alone in his prison cell, against the wall. There was no bed or any other furniture over here, the stone walls gray, there were no windows and he could not define the time.
It seemed like a century since helblindi put him here, as if every single world had forgotten he existed at all.
The cell was cold, loki assumed the dungeons were situated deep under the frozen ground of jotunheim. There was not any source of warmth in here. Of course, that was not a problem for jotum prisoners, they were used to same temperature but the sorcerer doubted that even giants were able to feel comfortable in this cold – evidently, he was in the coldest part of this building. That was one of the strategies to break him down – loki felt like he was already breaking - no light for so long time, no warmth, no food or drink and nobody to talk to. Of course, he could get anything he wanted using his magic, but, sadly, the temperature made his body reject his asgardian form – blue spots began to appear on his skin for quite some time now. Trickster without his tricks – loki just hated it. He knew, if he began creating silly images for the purpose of comforting himself only, he could ran out his strength completely and lose his only chance to escape, if he was ever going to get one. The only purpose he used remaining parts of his magic was controlling his appearance – even if nobody was watching, even if he had to rot here alone until the end of times, he would fight till his last breath to his jotun part – not allow it to take over. The sorcerer knew – this was silly fight from his side – if the jotun part was present, he would not feel this blood-freezing cold, feel less tired and even be able to sleep, but insomnia and tiredness was the price worth paying for his pride.
Loki put his face onto his knees, wrapping his hands on his feet and closed his eyes.
Thor was standing in the complete darkness. The place was not cold at all, it was helheim and hot as fire. The land of despair. The thunderer seemed as much broken as his brother – he was not able to fight this place – there was no way out from here. He wandered aimlessly, kept moving forward, kept walking because it was all he could do – walking up the endless stairs, which seemed to go up but still soon enough he found himself again where he started.
He has been searching for a way out, or maybe just someone – other lost souls, or demons, anyone, but there was no one to be seem. Sometimes he heard heavy sounds of footsteps, or even voices murmuring, echoing through high halls, laughing at him.
Suddenly, he stuck the bare wall. Thor touched it with his hands and was able to say (despite the darkness) that this was a door. He pushed the door forward, then backwards, and it opened and the thunderer stepped inside.
There was darkness and thor felt change of temperature – it was cold over here. His heart was beathing hard, he could see the air he was breathing turning into a white-colored shadow. When his eyes got used to the darkness, he saw a man sitting in the corner. Thor wondered if he was alive – how could anyone even survive here?
He approached to look closer.
- Loki? – the thunderer's voice was shaken from different feelings – shock, anger, wonder – all that cocktail of emotions and fear above all as he thought his brother to be dead. He knelled down beside sorcerer – loki is that you? – he shook him – loki talk to me!
The young man opened his eyes slowly and looked up. When their looks met, thor could no longer feel anger towards this man – loki was so broken, he had never seen him this way before – his skin was white and cold, his body was freezing, pale hands were unable to move. His brother's face was exhausted and eyes were no longer shining, black spots under them.
- Thor? - loki said in disbelief – where are we? This is where I should be but.. – added when he looked around and recognized the place he hated. – what are you doing here?
- Where? Where are we? What is wrong with you? Loki tell me, what happened? I remember us, I remember every single thing that happened between us but then.. the darkness, loneliness and that wasteland of eternity.. it was hot and flames everywhere and now it's cold as if we were … - thor's eyes went wide realizing the truth – wait are not we.. – he looked around, there was nothing to be seen but bare walls – are not we in… - loki nodded, smiling hopelessly – jotunheim? You went there without me? You went there anyway? – he pulled his brother close – oh you fool.. you didn't listen! – loki leaned against his brother's hot chest, he felt darkness overcoming him – loki! Loki! Open your eyes! Tell me, what is up to you? Where are you? Is this a dungeon? Who put you here?
- Helblindi did this. – loki answered and he wondered, why he was feeling better and why was the temperature raising? It was his brother, he had forgiven him, he had brought him a sun, at last he felt at peace. – he imprisoned me , our father ordered him.
- I don't believe that! – thor pulled young man in his embrace – oh loki! Why life is always so unfair with you?
- Thor, please go away, you are not here, you are nothing but a mere illusion I created subconsciously. I didn't want this to happen, I promised myself not to do this, but I did anyway – loki's voice was full of tears and sorrow – yes, he betrayed himself again, he broke promise again but.. why was his vision no longer blurred? Why was he feeling warm? Sure, illusion was not able to create all this – he had no enough strength left to do such things. He noticed flames rolling though the walls and realized what was happening. It seems the same thought appeared in thor's mind as well, cause he shook his brother yelling at him – no loki! No! – loki smiled at him – don't give up! Stay wherever you are! This is happening… we still are in Helgafjell are not we? - sorcerer nodded once again – and you are here, because you are dying! – thor felt horror as he watched loki growing strong, his body getting warm and flames over the walls getting brighter – no! return and fight! If I just were able to really come for you! I don't believe father could desire this! He couldn't bring all this upon you.
- He did thor and it is a fair deal – loki made thor let go of him – I deserve worse, cause I killed you. – now that he felt stronger, sorcerer stood up and took several steps backwards, away from his brother. – I killed you. I wish I could go somewhere else, but this place is the only choice there is after we die, through I did not expect to meet you here, but I should have guessed – it the worst I could get. – loki moved towards door.
- - loki don't open that door! – thor shouted at him. Loki smiled and put his hand on door. – if you step out there, if you leave this room, you will never return back and will be doomed to stay in the land of dead!
- I know – loki smirked at the thunderer and pulled the door towards himself.
Nothing happened. He tried harder. No change seemed to appear.
The door was closed.
Loki's hands dropped hopelessly, he turned to thor with bitter smile on his face – so, it seems, here we are, dear sibling - as we always wanted, bound together, forever.
coming next - two more chapters, named
''tales of ragnarok'' and ,,know your enemy,'' i am not quite sure which one to post first, but i'll update soon enough ^_^ so follow my story. so, what is up to your thorki feels? ^_^ share them in reviews
