- For the most part, the story will follow the plot of Thor: Ragnarok with a few obvious differences thanks to Peter and the others being in Asgard. Writing this out wasn't easy but I think it turned out okay.
- Anyone else excited for the rumoured Avengers Project game announcement at E3 2019? Since it's being produced by Square Enix and developed by Crystal Dynamics, the game does seem like it will be at least fun.
Enjoy.
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Wanda sighed contently as she laid her head on Peter's shoulder. In her arms was a sleeping Astrid. After Lady Sif finished regaling them with some famous tales of their people, Peter taught Voltstagg's daughters how to play an exciting game of tag and all the chasing they did around the palace wore down their seemingly limitless energy. The other two children were napping on Erika's lap as she talked quietly with Sif and Maria.
A couple of hours have passed since Volstagg and Thor left and they were now just waiting for them to return.
"This is nice." The young Spider whispered, not wanting to wake up the sleeping child by accident.
Wanda nodded before she pecked a kiss on Peter's face. "I know. I haven't felt this relaxed in a long time...I'm glad we came to Asgard together."
"Me too. It's going to be hard to leave this place once our vacation is over."
"I know but maybe Thor will invite us to come back again. We should bring Natasha with us next time."
Peter smiled in agreement and hugged her a little closer. The room was comfortably silent. The only other things that could be heard right now was the roar of the fire burning in the fireplace and the quiet chattering from the conversation Maria was having with Lady Sif and Erika.
Wanda thought about the healing magic she learned this morning with Lady Sif...she managed to grasp the basics so far but there was still a long way for her to go before her powers could begin to repair injuries more serious than basic cuts. There was no substitute for hard work and the young Sokovian woman intended to keep practicing with Lady Sif until she could at least heal broken bones.
After a few minutes, a guard suddenly walked into the room and bowed before Lady Sif.
"What is it?" She asked.
"The Allfather has invited all to come watch a play." He informed. "Should you wish to go watch, the play is being held at the city square."
"A play?" Maria gave Sif a confused look. It was a rather odd request from Odin. "What's it called?"
"The tragedy of Loki of Asgard...Odin wishes to honor his fallen son." The guard said before he bowed once more and left to return to his post.
Lady Sif narrowed her eyes. Something didn't seem right here. The last time the Allfather spoke of Loki, it had been with words of condemnation. "...I think I should go and investigate this."
"We'll come with you." Hill looked to Peter and Wanda. The two youngest Avengers nodded before Spidey carried the sleeping Astrid back to her mother.
"I'll take the girls home and put them to bed. Thank you all for your help." Erika said before she gratefully bowed.
Sif smiled and gave her a hug. "Of course, Erika. You're more than welcome to visit us here at anytime."
Erika nodded and left with her daughters, who waved goodbye to all of them before they followed their mother. Lady Sif grabbed her sword and led the way to the city square...she was going to find out why Odin was acting so strangely one way or another.
...
On their way there, Peter and the others stopped before a most unusual sight. Standing in between the staircases that led up to the city square was a silver statue of the God of mischief himself.
"What? When was this built?" Lady Sif asked. Last time she checked, there wasn't any statue here before.
Maria just looked at the statue of Loki with a bit of apprehension. She still remembered all the destruction Loki caused in New York when he invaded with an army of Chitauri a few years ago. The island of Manhattan had nearly been nuked and that was barely averted thanks to Stark. Neither Peter or Wanda have ever seen Loki before so this statue was the closest they'll probably get to meeting him. Spidey couldn't be sure if the makers got his actual features right but the face on the statue looked like a man of shrewdness and trickery. It was even wearing the famous helmet with the bendy horns.
They climbed up the stairs, hearing the audience applauding the actors as they bowed. It seemed like the play had just finished. Thor was surprisingly already there and the God of thunder briefly smiled when he saw them approach. Chained to his back was a strange demonic looking skull of some kind.
Thor gave Odin a nod. "Father.
"Oh shit..." The Allfather cursed quietly before he put down his cup of wine and gestured to the crowd. "My son, Thor, has returned! Greetings, my boy!"
"It's an interesting play. What's it called?"
Odin sat back down on his lounge chair. "The tragedy of Loki of Asgard. The people wanted to commemorate him."
Hearing that little bit made Sif scoff as she and the others moved to the front of the crowd. Thor stepped closer to his father before he unstrapped the skull off his back.
"Indeed they should. I like the statue by the way, a lot better looking than when he was alive at least. A little less weaselly, less greasy maybe."
The Allfather seemed indignant to hear that as his gaze shifted from side to side.
"Do you know what this is?" Thor asked, holding up the demonic skull.
"Oh, The skull of Surtur! That's a formidable weapon."
"Do me a favor. Lock this away in the vault before it becomes a giant monster and destroys the whole planet."
A guard took the skull away from the God of thunder. Odin gave his glass to a nearby servant girl and stood up.
"Thank you, my dear. So it's um, back to Midgard for you, is it?"
"Nope." Thor said, throwing his hammer up and down. He looked at Peter and discretely motioned for him to get behind the Allfather. "You know I've been having this reoccurring dream lately. Every night, I see Asgard falling into ruins."
Odin shrugged as he approached his son. "That's just a silly dream. Signs of an overactive imagination."
The young Spider quietly walked towards them and stopped just behind Odin.
"Possibly...but then I decide to go out there and investigate. And what do I find but the Nine Realms completely in chaos. Enemies of Asgard assembling, plotting our demise all the while you, Odin, the protector of those Nine Realms are sitting there in your bathrobe eating grapes."
"Yes. Well, it is best to respect our neighbor's freedom."
"Of course." Thor said before he tossed his hammer forward. Odin got out of Mjolnir's way as it flew back to his son's hand. "The freedom to be massacred."
"Well, I've been rather busy myself-"
"Watching theatre." His son interrupted with a deadpan look on his face.
"With board meetings and security council meetings."
The God of thunder didn't buy his odd excuses for a second. "You're really going to make me do it?"
"Do what?"
Thor glared at him and threw Mjolnir to the sky. Everyone watched as the hammer rocketed through the air. The God of thunder gestured for Peter to step closer before he stood behind Odin.
"You know that nothing will stop Mjolnir as it returns to my hand." Thor warned as he grabbed Odin by the back of his robe and held him in place. "...Not even your face."
The guards all pointed their spears at Thor while the crowd just gasped at what was going on. Maria's hand was touching the gun hidden in her jacket. Sif stood ready to raise her sword.
"You've gone quite mad!" Odin yelled, clearly panicking. "You'll be executed for this!"
"Then I'll see you on the other side...brother." Thor deadpanned. As Mjolnir came rushing back, he signaled for Peter to get ready with a nod.
"All right, I yield!" Odin yelled with an entirely different voice before he began to glow and shape shifted back into someone the Asgardians never thought they'd see again.
Peter quickly caught Mjolnir just before it could hit the God of mischief in the face. Loki was shocked to see someone else wielding his brother's hammer before he faced Thor and nervously chuckled. A bald Asgardian suddenly came bursting in from the crowd, his blue armour covered in strange green fluids.
"Behold!" He announced, a bit out of breath. "Thor Odinson-"
Loki snapped his fingers as he shook his head. "No. No, you had one job."
Skurge tried to explain himself but was cut off when Thor spoke to his brother. "Where's Odin?"
"You just couldn't stay away, could you?" Loki accused. "Everything was fine without you. Asgard was prospering. You've ruined everything. Ask them-"
Thor stepped towards his brother menacingly. "Where's father? Did you kill him?"
"You got what you wanted. You got the independence you asked for." Loki said, panicking as his feet retreated hastily until he collapsed backwards onto the chair.
Before the God of mischief could blink, Sif suddenly held her sword against his throat while Maria pressed the barrel of her gun to the back of his head. Peter and Wanda stood behind them, ready to act in case Loki tried anything.
"Answer the question before I slit your throat open." Lady Sif warned. "Where is the Allfather?"
Loki just gave a look of defiance until Thor pressed Mjolnir against his chest. "All right, all right...I know where he is."
"Show me." The God of thunder ordered before he turned to his long time friend. "Lady Sif, you're in charge until we get back. Try to see if you can find Heimdall. This idiot had him charged with treason."
The Asgardian woman reluctantly withdrew her blade. "Understood."
"I'll come back as soon as we get my father back." Thor said, looking at Peter and the others. "Feel free to return to your quarters and rest if you'd like. Once everything is sorted out, we'll let you know."
"Is there anything we can do to help?" Wanda asked.
"No, I think we got this under control. I appreciate your offered assistance though."
The young Sokovian woman nodded as Thor grabbed his brother. Loki looked at Hill for a moment and sneered.
"You didn't really think your little toy could actually kill me, did you?"
Maria only smirked in response. "Kill you? No...but I'm willing to bet getting a hole blown in your head will still hurt like hell."
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Back on Earth...
Black Widow couldn't believe just how bad things have gotten in the past few days. Neither Stark nor Steve were able to reconcile their conflicting opinions over the Sokovia Accords and now the team was forced to fight amongst themselves because of what Barnes was suspected to have done in Vienna. A car bomb had gone off just as King T'Chaka was addressing the UN and he was one of the many unfortunate casualties. The entire world believed the Winter Soldier to be the one responsible...despite the lack of strong evidence to back it up.
That government dog, Ross, didn't waste any time in taking advantage of his newfound authority and immediately declared him, Falcon, and Captain America to be war criminals. At first, he had wanted to send in a squad of special ops to apprehend them...or kill them if needed but Tony managed to convince him to let his team bring in Barnes and Rogers instead. Steve wasn't exactly willing to stand down though and hearing what he said before their skirmish in the airport began made her wonder if they were actually doing the right thing.
Besides the former Winter Solder, there was a new ally on Captain America's side that she'd never seen before. He seemed to be able to shrink and grow at will or at least that's what she assumed after her brief scuffle against him. On their own side stood the new Wakandan King himself, T'Challa or Black Panther. It was only because of his desire to hunt down Barnes that she managed to convince him to join forces with Tony.
As the two sides stared each other down across the airport grounds, Natasha's thoughts drifted to Peter and the others. Hopefully, they were alright in Asgard. She made a mental note to find them before Ross could get to them first once they got back.
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The palace in Asgard...
Maria sat on the bed with her arms folded, her mind deep in thought. Loki had been alive all this time and the Asgardians never caught on to it until just now. From what Thor mentioned earlier, it didn't seem like Asgard had any serious problems despite his inability to properly rule. The Nine realms surrounding Asgard was a different story though...all the disorder and chaos happening there would explain why the Asgardians had increased their patrols.
As it turns out, Loki had Odin sent to Earth somewhere after he casted a spell on him. Thor had his brother take him to his location so they could bring him back to Asgard. Lady Sif was busy trying to find Heimdall after he had been forced to flee from Loki.
"You okay?" Wanda asked as she took a seat beside her.
Hill nodded with a small smile. "Yeah. I'm not happy that Loki's here but with Thor and Lady Sif keeping a close eye on him, I'm not too worried."
"Loki...he's a lot shorter than I expected him to be. With all the stories I've heard from Natasha, I thought Loki would look more dangerous but he reminds me of a weasel."
Maria chuckled. "That's actually a fairly accurate description but I wouldn't underestimate him. As much as I hate to admit it, Loki's good at manipulating people without giving it away."
Peter was tinkering with his web shooters on the couch when his Spider sense suddenly warned him of something. Never before has his Spider sense felt so intense and it actually hurt his head a little. Whatever it was warning him about, the danger seemed to be coming from the entrance to the Bifrost. Maria saw the look of alarm on Peter's face and she raced over to his side.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Hill asked. The young Sokovian woman came over with a similar look of concern on her face.
"I don't know...but there's something dangerous coming from the Bifrost bridge."
Slapping the web shooters onto his wrists, Peter pressed the Spider emblem on his bracers. The nanites formed the upgraded suit all over his body and his mask materialized all around his head. Wanda quickly put on her Scarlet coat while Maria grabbed her bag and pulled out a pair of firearms.
"Peter and I will go check it out." The Scarlet Witch said. "You should go and let Lady Sif know something's happened."
Hill didn't like the idea of leaving the two youngest Avengers to investigate on their own but then she remembered they were much more powerful than anyone realized.
"Okay. I'll go warn Sif. You two be careful."
The two smiled before Wanda wrapped her arms around Peter and he web swinged away from the balcony. Maria holstered her guns before she ran off to find Lady Sif. Nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary as they swung over the rainbow bridge...but when the two youngest Avengers finally landed in front of the gateway, what they found there made their eyes widen out of horror.
Volstagg and Fandral laid dead on the ground, impaled by numerous swords in their chest. Wanda covered her mouth in shock as she tried not to scream. Peter ran over to Fandral's side first and tried to search for a pulse...only to find none.
"Karen? Any life signs?"
The AI scanned Fandral's body for a moment. "Vitals are nonfunctional. I'm sorry, Peter...he's dead."
"Damn it!" Spider-Man punched the ground out of frustration, putting a small dent on the floor.
The young Sokovian woman knelt down and respectfully closed the Asgardian's lifeless eyes. Who or what could've killed him like this? Peter moved to Volstagg and asked Karen to check for his vital signs. The seconds seemed to go by slowly as he waited for the A.I. to finish her scans...he desperately hoped the man was still fighting to stay alive. Neither Wanda or himself wanted to have to tell his loving family that he was dead.
"I've got a pulse!" His A.I. finally said, sounding cheerful. "It's weak but if we treat Volstagg's injuries now, he might survive."
Volstagg's eyes opened and he weakly grasped onto Peter's arm. "M-man of Spiders?"
"It's me. Hold on...we're gonna get you help."
He frantically shook his head. "N-no! Y-you have to stop her. Stop her before she gets to the city."
"Stop who?" Peter asked, looking confused.
"H-Hela..." Volstagg managed to whisper before he passed out.
"Volstagg!"
"He's fallen unconscious." Karen informed. "We have to seal his wounds now before he loses any more blood."
"I'll stay here and heal his injuries." The Scarlet Witch said. She didn't know if her powers were able to repair wounds of this magnitude yet but not trying would only end in Volstagg's death. "You should go. Try and stop this Hela before she kills anyone else."
"...Are you sure?"
"Yes. I'll catch up with you once I've got him stabilized."
"Alright." Spidey stood back up. "Good luck...and be careful. We don't know if this Hela is the only enemy."
Wanda nodded before she stood up and quickly kissed Peter. "Stay safe, okay?"
Peter smiled and gave her a salute as his mask materialized around his face. Firing a web line, he quickly swung back to the city to look for this Hela individual. His HUD picked up an incoming call from Maria and Karen quickly answered it for him.
"Peter? Are you and Wanda alright?"
"We're fine. Is Lady Sif with you?" He asked.
"She's right beside me. Why?"
Peter landed on the side of a wall and swiftly leapt off again. "See if you can get her to send some doctors to the Bifrost gateway. We found Volstagg seriously wounded and Wanda is doing all she can to stabilize his condition right now."
On their end, Lady Sif tapped Hill on the shoulder and pointed to her communicator. She overheard everything and had already dispatched a guard to fetch some healers. Maria nodded and pulled the communicator from her ear before she passed it to the Asgardian woman.
"Peter? This is Sif. Healers are on their way to Lady Wanda's position. What's going on? Hogun sent word earlier that some unknown invader has made their presence known at the city plaza. He's gathered our whole army there to stop this threat."
"I have no idea. When Wanda and I got to Volstagg, he only told us to stop Hela before he passed out."
"Hela?" Lady Sif repeated. "I've never heard of this name before...where are you now?"
"On my way to Hogun to give him some backup. There's something else you should know."
"What is it?"
Peter sighed before he gently gave the news. "...Fandral's gone. By the time Wanda and I got there, he was already dead."
Sif grew quiet as she closed her eyes at the news of her long time friend's death. Hill lowered her head out of respect...she never liked the man's flirtatious personality but he certainly didn't deserve to be killed off.
"I see..." The Asgardian woman muttered, shaking her head. "What a loss."
"I'm sorry."
Lady Sif tightened her grip on the handle of her blade. "We'll mourn him later. Right now, we should head to the city plaza and confront this Hela."
"Understood. I'm almost there."
Sif gave the communicator back to Hill. "Peter, don't engage Hela until we get there."
"Don't worry, I won't." Spidey said as the city plaza came into view. "I'll see you guys there."
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"Whoever you are, whatever you've done, surrender now. Or we will show you no mercy."
"Whoever I am? Did you not hear a word I said?!"
Hogun didn't seem to care. "This is your last warning!"
For a second, the woman dressed in green and black actually seemed saddened. "...I thought you'd be happy to see me."
The man from Vanaheim ran out of patience and unleashed his spiked mace. Advancing towards the unknown woman, the Asgardian soldiers followed his lead and marched towards her. Hela just sighed out of annoyance before she ran her hands over her hair. A helmet adorned with numerous spikes soon covered her head.
"Fine." She growled, summoning a pair of blades with her hands.
Hela threw the knives at Hogun, who was leading the charge. He used his spike flail to deflect both of them to the ground before he swung at the Goddess of death. She ducked beneath his hasty swing and delivered a powerful kick to his face, sending him flying backwards as he crashed into a wall. The Asgardians launched themselves at Hela with their spears out. Hela shot a barrage of blades at the first wave, impaling them all before she jumped over their falling bodies. The soldiers continued to charge at her in waves...but to no avail as Hela killed each one who came close to her with a stab to the head or a thrown sword to the chest.
The airships in the sky tried to cover the men on the ground with heavy fire but all their ordnance only bounced off of her harmlessly. Hela fired numerous spears their way, hitting the ships and damaging them severely as they fell out of the sky. She caught one of the Asgardians by the throat as he tried to sneak up on her and snapped his neck without any effort. An Asgardian managed to stab her with a spear from behind...but it didn't even slow her down. The Goddess of death quickly thrusted a knife into his head before she threw his corpse aside.
In a matter of minutes, Hela had destroyed the Asgardian army without any visible effort on her part. All that was left of the once glorious Asgardian Legion was a small group of men...still willing to fight the Goddess of death despite all the damage she caused just now.
"Not going to surrender?" Hela asked them before she heard someone approach from behind.
To her mild surprise, it was Hogun...heavily wounded but still breathing. "Oh, look. Still alive."
Hogun panted heavily as he struggled to stand. He was clearly outmatched but he wasn't planning to go down without a fight.
"Change of heart?" She mockingly asked as Skurge walked up behind her.
"Go back to whatever cave you crawled out of." Hogun cursed, grabbing a knife from within his sleeve. "You evil demoness!"
Before he could even take a step, Hela shot a huge spear at Hogun...killing him swiftly as he laid impaled in the air. Skurge could only tremble in fear. Seeing his comrades being killed like this made him sick but he was utterly powerless against Hela. The Goddess of death then looked back to the surviving members of the Asgardian army. She could see it in their eyes...their unwillingness to surrender and while Hela thought them to be foolhardy, there was a small part of her that was a bit impressed at their courage.
"I have no use for men who can't tell when they're beaten. Join your comrades in death."
Hela unleashed another barrage of swords at the defiant Asgardians. They raised their shields in an effort to block the incoming attack...but the strike never came. One of them hesitantly moved his shield to take a look in front and he was surprised to find the blades Hela fired stuck to the ground. The Goddess of death was confused as she and Skurge looked around...someone or something intercepted her swords with what looked like webbing, sticking them to the floor before they could hit the last remnant of the Asgardian Legion.
"Who did that? Show yourself." She demanded.
"You got it!"
Hela turned around just in time for a pair of red boots to hit her in the face, sending her flying backwards into the crashed debris of an Asgardian ship. Skurge looked in front and saw a being dressed in a advanced looking red and blue suit, standing defensively in front of the Asgardian men. On his chest was a Spider emblem glowing with a blue light and the lenses on his mask were glowing too as they seemingly glared his way.
"You guys okay?" Peter asked, looking behind him.
One of the soldiers nodded. "We're alright. Thank you."
"No problem. You guys fall back. I'll hold her off."
"What? No, sir. We can't leave you to fight her alone!" Another protested.
"Don't worry, I'm not alone. Besides, Lady Sif has ordered you guys to retreat and regroup with anyone else who survived. Evacuate the people as fast as you can."
They were reluctant to leave Spidey alone but they had their orders. The men slowly nodded and left to do as they were told. Peter turned back to face Hela, who was just crawling out of the rubble. From the corner of his eye, he could see Hogun's body lifelessly dangling on the spear he'd been impaled with. The young Spider tightened his fists...Lady Sif was not going to be happy about this. He had arrived just as Hela was about to kill the last of the Asgardian army.
Spidey was glad to have been able to save their lives but he cursed the fact that he couldn't have gotten here sooner.
"That was quite an impressive kick. I haven't been hit that hard in a long time. " Hela said, rubbing her sore jaw. "Might I ask who you are? You certainly don't look like an Asgardian."
"The name's Spider-Man. I'm from Earth. You must be Hela, the Goddess of Death."
She looked pleasantly surprised. "Indeed I am. How strange that my own people don't know that but a mortal from Midgard knows my name."
"...Was all this your doing?" He asked, pointing to all the Asgardian corpses laying on the ground.
"Ah yes, I'm afraid so. I had no intention of taking their lives at first but they were too stubborn to accept my leadership and attacked me. Such a waste of good men."
"Where's Thor?"
"My brother? He's dead. As is the other one." Hela said with a non caring shrug. "They were unwilling to kneel before their Queen so I killed them both."
Thor was dead? Impossible...the God of thunder was one of the toughest Avengers. He couldn't have died so easily.
Peter stood ready in a battle stance. "I don't believe you."
Hela smirked as she summoned a sword. "Believe what you will, darling. We don't have to fight, you know...such a powerful Midgardian like yourself is welcome to join my forces. Together, we could conquer all in the known cosmos."
"No thanks. I'm not interested in being a tyrant. Besides, being a leader of that many places sounds like too much work."
"Oh? Such a shame." The Goddess of death said before she charged forward.
Spider-Man leapt forward and shot a round of webbing at her face. The webbing hit Hela in the eyes, blinding her for a moment. Peter took advantage of her momentary pause by punching her across the jaw with his right fist, forcing her to stumble back a few steps. Her fingers finally grasped on to the webbing in her eyes and she tore it off...only to be kicked in the face by Spidey again. The force of his attacks was actually enough to hurt her a little and a bit of excitement began to grow within her heart. Maybe now she would finally get a challenging fight.
Hela fired another barrage of blades at Spider-Man as he swung towards her. Peter ducked his head just in time to narrowly avoid being hit by the incoming swords. He quickly shot a strand of webbing at the hilts of the thrown blades and swung them back at Hela. The Goddess of death was running towards him when his webbing caught her swords in mid-air and she wasn't able to stop herself in time as the two blades sliced into her chest and abdomen. Peter thought Hela would at least be injured from that but when the swords fell out of her body, her wounds healed instantly.
Skurge watched Spider-Man fight Hela from behind a rock. He was amazed that the mortal hadn't been killed yet.
Hela grabbed one of the strands of webbing and pulled the young Spider towards her. Peter kicked down her left fist before he drove a hard knee into her face. The powerful blow made Odin's firstborn grit her teeth out of pain as she grabbed Spider-Man by the neck and slammed him to the ground.
"Agh!"
Hela smirked, holding a sword in front of Peter's neck. "You fight well, Spider-Man. Are you certain you don't want to join me?"
"N-not a chance." Spidey managed to breath out. The grip she had on his throat was insanely strong.
"Such a pity..." The Goddess of death sighed before she raised her sword. "I would've preferred to have kept you alive."
Lady Sif suddenly appeared from behind and stabbed her sword through the neck of Odin's firstborn before she could kill Peter. Pulling Hela off of the young Spider, she threw a hard punch to her face. The Goddess of death was dioriented for a second as she was forced a few steps backwards. Sif ran at her and leapt up before she swung her blade down at Hela's head. The wound she inflicted earlier on her neck healed instantly though and Hela summoned another blade just in time to block Lady Sif's strike.
"Don't you dare touch him!" Sif snarled. "Where's Thor?!"
"Dead." Hela answered before she violently shoved her back. "The throne of Asgard is mine."
Lady Sif tried to thrust her blade through her chest but Hela parried the blow to the left. Sif didn't let up though and kept attacking the Goddess of death with one relentless strike after another. When she tried to stab her again, Hela caught Sif's sword in her hand and held on with a firm grip. Sif tried to pull her sword back but was sent flying backwards when Odin's firstborn drove her left fist into her gut.
Peter leapt up and caught Lady Sif in his arms just before she could hit the stone pillars behind her. When he landed and looked up, Hela was already standing before them...ready to cut them both down with a sword held high in her hands. Hela brought her sword down without hesitation...but something stopped her blade just above their heads.
A strange red light was preventing her sword from descending further. Hela spotted a young woman on the left...whose eyes and hands were glowing with bright red energy. The Scarlet Witch raised her left hand, lifting Hela into the air with her telekinesis. The Goddess of death tried to break out of her hold but the mortal girl's power was stronger than she expected.
"Get away from them." Wanda growled out before she threw a powerful blast of telekinetic energy at the Goddess of death.
The blast hit Hela hard, sending her flying far backwards through the air before she fell to the outskirts of the city below. Wanda's eyes and hands immediately stopped glowing as she tried to catch her breath. It took almost everything she had just to trap the Goddess with her powers...the young Sokovian woman shuddered to think what might've happened had Hela fought at full strength.
Peter's mask folded back into his suit as he knelt beside his girlfriend. "Hey, you okay?"
"I'm alright. I should be asking you that." Wanda said, checking the young Spider for any injuries. "She would've killed you both if I hadn't stopped her in time."
"How's Volstagg?"
"Badly injured...but alive. I managed to stop his bleeding long enough for the healers Lady Sif sent to arrive. Maria and some of the guards are moving him to a safe place now."
Peter was relieved to hear that. Lady Sif grabbed her sword before she came back to them.
"Thank you for saving us." The Asgardian woman gave Wanda a grateful nod before she frowned. "...I never thought I'd see Asgard's army defeated like this."
Her eyes lingered on Hogun's body for a while...two of her long time best friends were now dead. She would have to break the news to Hogun's family in Vanaheim, assuming they can get through this first.
"We should leave before Hela comes back. Right now, she's too powerful for any of us to face." She advised.
Peter nodded. "Yeah but where should we go?"
A hooded figure suddenly stepped towards them from out of nowhere. The trio stood ready to fight...until the individual lowered his hood, revealing himself to be none other than Heimdall.
"It is good to see you all again. Come with me...I know a place where we'll be safe for the time being."
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- I kept Volstagg alive...since it's an AU, I left at least one of the Warriors three alive. He has a family to take care of after all and I thought it'd be nice for Thor to have another friendly face around.
- Hela's pretty much invincible while she's on Asgard so she can afford to just tank a lot of attacks before she takes down her foe with one powerful move. Peter and Sif can hurt her a little but Wanda right now is the only one who can inflict a good amount of damage to her. That being said, Hela isn't exactly going to make it easy for the Scarlet Witch to get hit by her powers.
- I hope you liked it. Till next time, everyone.
