Thanos was sitting still, his eyes fixated in front of him at Loki whom was kneeling before him. There was a cold air around them.
"I ordered… That you only killed half of that colony." Thanos spoke in a low voice, yet it seemed to echo through the cosmos around them.
"I merely thought." Loki breathed. "It would send the greater message to finish the job."
"Those were not my orders." Thanos said as he stood up. "Listen. Loki No ones son. I give you an order, and you will follow it. You will not fail me." he stated as he walked towards Loki until he was in front of Loki. "You have grown to comfortable, fallen godling. Serve me well and you will be rewarded. Fail me like this and..."
And then, without warning Thanos grabbed Lokis head, his massive hand easily wrapping itself all around Lokis head and he lifted Loki up. Only to smash him down into the ground.
Loki gasped as he laid in a crater formed in the ground by the sheer force.
Then Thanos kicked, only barely did Loki manage to dodge only for Thanos to grab him again and smash him to one of the cliffs which shattered upon impact, and another one also smashed before Loki was smashed right back into the ground and there he laid. All of him hurting, he hissed for breath but could not breath.
Thanos… he had been so strong. And so quick, in spite of his large seize Thanos was much quicker than Loki. Much stronger. And Lokis eyes widened in pure terror as Thanos bowed over him as his eyes burned.
"I say you kill half." Thanos spoke, his tone sounding so soft and kind though his eyes and body seemed to be burning with that fury. "Then you will kill only half. No less, no more. You understand?"
Loki whimpered as he finally managed to nod.
"Good." Thanos replied. "Be glad that I am not punishing you for the messages you left behind as well. As it happens, those messages suite me well. But if they didn't…"
He let the word linger and Loki was shivering.
Then Thanos turned and just walked away, so did the others. Leaving Loki alone in the crater he had helped creating.
No one helping him, no one coming to his rescue.
He was alone, and shivering while his mind was clouded in terror.
For how long Loki laid there, he couldn't tell. Eventually he managed to find enough strength to get up, and limp back towards his rooms as he tried to summon a bit of magic to patch himself up.
It took Thanos less than a minute… He was strong, so much stronger than any Asgardian or Jotunn.
As long as Loki kept himself in line he would be fine… But if he failed.
Loki shivered, he almost cried. But then shook his head. Reminding himself of what he was doing here and why.
It was Thors fault he was here. It was Thors fault that Lokis only option for escape was falling in line with the Titan.
And as long as Loki obeyed. Thanos would be kind, allow him to punish Thor and Odin. So Loki had to go on… Move on.