Lies and manipulation caused Loki to lose everything: his family, his power, his magic. In the aftermath of battle and exile, perhaps empathy is the only thing that can fill the void left within the Would-Be King and God of Mischief. Loki/OC

Two years after being left behind by a god, Max Wright carries on with her life in Manhattan, working at her dream job and living with her best friend. Meanwhile, Loki is dressed as a king at last, though the blood needs to be scrubbed off. Pagurolid invaders, mutant friends, and broken Avengers await the duo, and neither will walk away unscathed. Sequel to "The Sky is Falling".

None of this was supposed to happen. SHIELD wasn't supposed to find Thor and Loki on Earth three years after the battle. Loki wasn't supposed to be a silent shadow of who he once was. And the Avengers...weren't ever meant to have to endure the madness that would follow. "Cry, Loki. Cry."