AN: Sorry this took so long. there are some diffrent p.o.v.'s including one from kiera's mom.


A dark congregation of familiar faces gathered around the quiet earth
A red rose fell upon the soft snow, prayers were whispered so slow from our mouths

Our breath rose in the cold like a hundred souls escaping

Save me, I am swallowed by the guilt of this
You're gone, sleeping in the dust
We will not let time erase us


I changed forms as quickly as I could and let myself be lifted into the thin mountainous air. The scene before me was nearly enough to make me lose focus and fall back to the rocks and rumble hundreds of feet below, but I was seeing that huge snake. The one Loki had been working on, Jörmungandr. It was now moving about shrieking and taking blasts from Thor. When did he get here? I couldn't find Loki anywhere and I needed to find him first. If this thing was powered by my blood there was practically no way to destroy it. I'm sure Loki exhausted every resource available to make sure this would be invincible and there was no way that I could bleed my blood from it. Another crackle of thunder and a burst of lighting. Thor was blasted down by a blow from the serphants tail and he smacked into something black below. Then I could hear that evil bastard laughing. But where was that coming from. I landed down next to Thor and saw Romanoff with him as well. Neither one was surprised to see me as we had bigger worries right now.

"How long has this been active?" I asked the pair.

"For about five minutes. And we're all rouge agents. I don't think SHIELD is going to help us on this." Natasha said loading her gun and firing at the beast. It was nothing and it didn't even flinch. Thor was still down on his hands and knees and held a hand out for his hammer. When it was in his grasp he looked back at the beast then as though a great epiphany had hit him, he looked solemn. The normal rage of battle that would consume such a vicious warrior like Thor was gone.

"Thor I need to find Loki. Can you try and-"

"I must fight. I will fight to my death. He will die first, then me. That is how it was predicted and that is how it shall be." Thor stated. I tilted my head to the side and tried to figure out who he was killing. Then it clicked for me. In Ragnerock Thor was to fight Jörmungandr to the death, slaying the beast but dying shortly after the battle due to the beast's poisonous bite. I grabbed Thor's arm and looked him in his determined and defeated eyes.

"Thor I will not allow the prophecy of your people to become truth."

"It was pre-destined. My brother has brought the end of the world, and we will all die in battle. A happy ending waits at Valhalla for us warriors." He tried walking away but I somehow found a strength within me and pulled him back so hard he landed on his back in the snow.

"I have just came from the halls of Valhalla Thor! Ahonoria has put faith in me to stop this before worlds are destroyed! I will not let her down and I will not let you die! If Earth's mightiest hero's won't help us, perhaps we need Asgard's finest!" Thor looked at me then quicker than I could register came at me like a bullet and moved me out of the way of Jörmungandr's tail. The giant snake was slithering away from the mountains and headed down them to the cities below. Thor took once quick glance at me before standing up and twirling his hammer.

"If my friends choose to help than that is a choice they will make on their own. I will not ask them to rush forth into their deaths. You find my brother and see if you can't put a stop to this. I will face my destiny." He spoke before flying off the ledge and following the snake. I looked around for Natasha and found her with my intended target. They were fighting quite violently, neither one had maintained a form they were simply trying everything in their power to ensure the death of the other. I set my jaw and focused on Loki. If his bond was still with us, then maybe I could help Natasha. I sprang into the middle of the fight changing forms to go unnoticed and tried to get in a good position to do my damage. Natasha had successfully managed to kick Loki in the chest and he toppled backwards and fell over a snow bank. He landed much like his brother had moments ago. I focused harder on Loki and could barely feel the buzz of his dark energy surrounding me like it did before. I was using his magic. I took what small bit I could and pushed Natasha back away from him making her stumble as well. Loki was now propped on his elbows looking confused. Before he could get up I sat right where he was so our forms were together and with every last summon of my own energy let the alpha freely leave my core and surround me making Loki fall back again. Natasha stood and looked at the scene with uncertainty. Loki just stood there his body shaking and even in the coolness of the mountain tops he was sweating. I jumped up and stood by Natasha now solid. She smirked at me looked back down at the writhing god. She knew his pain too well.

"Sucks doesn't it." She said. She aimed her pistol at his head and I shoved the gun away at the last second. The gun went off somewhere hundreds of feet above us. Natasha glared at me with vast amounts of hatred.

"The hell did you do that for!"

"If we kill him, we won't know how to stop the snake." Natasha relaxed a bit and looked from him to the battle going on between Thor and the beast. We both turned when we heard Loki chuckle darkly.

"And what makes you so confident that I'll tell you?" He spoke, though strained, it still had his normal air of cockiness. I got down to his face and put my hand through his stomach and this time sent gamma through him. He moaned and clutched the snow beneath him.

"Do not forget that you nearly killed me. I survived. I'm not a god. You however can endure much worse punishment and torture before you die off! I suggest for everyone's sake you make it easy."

"Love, you may do what you want. I will not die from the radiation, you forget I possess the magical ability to heal myself. The only point in which I'll speak is the same point in which you over use your powers and I die in the process making it pointless." I heard Natasha cock her gun again. I turned and looked at her and put my hand up motioning for her to stop. I had to think this through. WE didn't have any outside help. This was just an assassin, a god, and a radioactive freak. There had to be some way to stop this.

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"This is Walter Rendon reporting from Boulder Colorado. Behind me in the Rockies eye-witnesses have reported a weird storm. Although with the fog little can be seen. Our mederiologists are tracking the storm and will let you know if you should bring out the rain boots." Caroline paid little attention to the news report. She was too busy trying to call her daughter. Brad was pacing up and down the kitchen and Michelle clung to Mack hoping this would all be resolved soon. The agent stepped into the room where Caroline sat dialing on her phone for what seemed like the hundredth time in the past minute.

"Mrs. Vanderbeck, she won't answer even if you called. She knows we'd monitor the call. She's gone rouge and that's that." The agent said heartlessly.

"No not Kiera. Her father and Uncle did not raise her to betray those that she loves. I didn't raise her to side with evil master minds. I was trying my damnedest to give her a normal life after their deaths and this is what she has gotten into! This is your agency's fault and I expect one of your asses to go out and try to help my little girl!" Caroline's voice was full of hatred for the SHIELD agency and her eyes were watering. She just wanted her girl back.

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"A snake problem? Plus weird shit in the Rockies? Well, I'm no mathematician but that sounds to me like it all adds up to: we're fucked." Clint said to the group. Fury glared at him from down the table and Clint just shrugged his shoulders. Tony swiveled in his chair and tapped the arm. He was too nervous. He wanted to try and find Kiera like the rest of them but Steve had made so many points against her it was hard to believe that she was on their side.

" , what we need is a solution to our problem. We are down three agents and have limited knowledge of what is going on over there. Hill told us that our rouge agents were at the Chicago base and killed two agents. We are up against our own forces and Loki's. We have to come up with a plan of attack."

"Yes, the plan is to attack! We know where it's at! Let's go!" Tony said ready to see the action for himself and see Kiera.

"It's not that simple Stark." Steve said. Tony looked over at him and for a second though he saw his eyes flash black. He looked again and saw them blue.

"The hell has happened to your eyes Rodgers? Too much time in front of the TV?" Steve rolled his eyes and turned back to Fury. He didn't need Tony noticing. He had to keep them all here as long as possible. That was the plan. That was what his master had instructed him to do.

"Sir, we need to get in contact with the Chicago base and see if we can get some troops from there." Steve said.

"I can do that. We also need Tony back on his computer and analyzing kiera's blood for a weakness. She will be one of the bigger concerns." Tony opened his mouth about to argue but Bruce kicked him under the table and suggested they go work on it together. They pair left the conference room and when they were in the safety of the lab began talking.

"Something is wrong with Steve." Tony said first.

"I've noticed. I thought it was just stress but his eyes… they've been off."

"I'd say flashing black is a little bit more than off. We have to get over there and try and stop this."

"But we'll be put on rouge if we leave-"

"Banner grow a pair. Get green, we're going out." Tony said before summoning his suit to assemble.

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"Fine. I'll give you something." Loki gasped. My body was exhausted as well trying to summon all this radiation. Natasha turned from her point on the ledge and walked over. Loki looked around and then back at me.

"Well?" I demanded. He smirked and closed his eyes trying to breathe.

"Blayne was always supposed to die. He was supposed to go to Chicago, stay at the base as a prisoner. When Jörmungandr was ready, he would be a target. Jörmungandr would slither to him and destroy the base with him in it." I tried not to think of Blayne in those vast halls dead already.

"So what?! He's dead that was nothing useful." Natasha said. Loki's smirk grew and I tried to figure out what this puzzle was.

"Kiera recall what I said about his heart, and how he shared a gift with one of your teammates." I began thinking and it slowly pieced together. I stood up suddenly and Natasha looked dumbfounded.

"What?!" Natasha yelled.

"Steve has a heart of darkness. Blayne gave it to him. Steve's a target and he's in the Avenger's Tower."

AN: i hope this makes up for my lack of updates