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Chapter 1
Prologue
A figure stood on top of high rise building, looking down at the moving cards and the innocent people walking by without knowing the potential danger, that looms over them.
The coat the figure wore, flapped in the high attitude with the hood drawn over the figure's eyes.
Drawing out a breath, it became frosted and the ice crystals clinked together like glass.
Hearing yelling from behind, the figure turned to see a pack of kids. The figure smiled sadly but remembering something, the smile turned malicious.
Lights and explosions sounded the night sky…
The noise carrying off.
Groups of people lay on the floor, scattered. Some attempted to get up and fight back but some laid where they were.
A boy with platinum blond hair and another with black hair and dark skin yelled at the figure- not in anger though but in desperate plea- as the figure had a tear drop from their eyes and slid down the cheek.
Turning around, with arms out, the figure leaned back. Lightning and thunder crackled above and thunder clouds rolled in the sky. The figure's head turned towards the scattered people, eyes scanning across their faces. When finally laying upon the two boys, the smile turned sad as the figure spoke.
Arms came together into a booming clap and waves of bright light flashed. They covered their eyes and when it died down, they looked to see the figure was gone with a circle of black around where the figure stood.
'I'm sorry'
Chapter 1
A groan was sounded as brown eyes opened to see halls of gold. She felt herself being choked but no one was choking her. She scrambled to breathe in with a loud gasp before oxygen was inhaled into her lungs. She held it for a while, her heart beating against her chest before she let out a strangled breath before taking in a few more desperate breaths. As she did, her breaths became less labored as she allowed her muscles to relax.
She stared motionless at the high ceiling for a while, trying to re-call her memories . They were hazy and jumbled around, making it useless. Her throat was parched and her stomach was drained of whatever food it had before.
She struggled to get up but pain racked against her body. She let out a silent yell of pain, her muscles immediately tensing. Opting to go back to relaxing, she hoped someone would find her. Well someone friendly.
She blinked a few times, her eyes getting heavy. She decided to let them close for a while and her eyes were immediately on alert, listening for any motion. She begun to breathe deep and slow, an exercise, she realized, that she did often.
She heard faint tapping on the cold floor she lay and her eyebrows furrowed together. She begun to guess. Judging by the light footing and soft walking, it was clearly a women who was used to walking like this. She could heard a faint sound like fabric dragging on the floor but she could be mistaken.
She also realized, another pair of footsteps followed. They were heavier but held elegance. A man.
The sounds of heavy door made her open her eyes as she attempted to lift her head. She realized, the doors were extremely tall and made out of the finest and luxurious materials but her eyes landed across onto two people.
A man and a women. As she had predicted.
She watched a woman who held kindness and no hostility whatsoever but it didn't mean she wasn't strong. In fact, something in the girl, told her that this women could easily fight on her own if she needed to. The man, made her eyes go slightly wide.
The man was very good-looking. He had black hair that was slick back and wore green and gold, that went well with each other. His green eyes met brown as her body felt like running or hiding- a feeling that she used to when she met utter strangers.
The women walked over with the man in toll; who studied her.
The girl tried to get up but pain racked against her body once more as she let out another silent yell before quickly falling back onto the floor. However, the women had managed to get there in time and supported her neck with her warm hands.
That's when she blacked out, the last things she saw was the beautiful green eyes staring at her.
Frigga watched as the young girl black out from her pain as her motherly instincts told her to protect her. She gently hugged her and realized she was frail for her age and was very cold. "Loki." Said Frigga, as she turned to her son, "Go to the healers and tell them to get ready. She is in need of help."
Loki nodded, taking one more glance at the girl whose brown eyes peeked at his green eyes before they closed once more. He quickly turned around to go to the healers and on his way, his thoughts wandered to the girl.
She was indeed small and frail. Despite the clothes she wore, Loki could see how thin she was. He may not know much about adolescents but he knew she was below the average. He opened the doors to the Healers and told them about the strange intruder in the library hall as they rushed out.
Not long after, they brought in the girl who lay on top of the table. They slowly removed the clothes and Loki watched as each clothing item was removed. He blinked as he counted.
The coat was removed that was 1. The scarf was removed, that didn't count. The strange jacket was removed (a.k.a. the hoodie) was removed….that was 2. The tee shirt was removed, 3. Then came the turtle neck, and more came after. He counted up to 8 and healers that removed the last two clothing which, covering her chest with long piece of fabric. There were wound cuts and bruises that littered onto her skin and her legs were burnt somehow.
Frigga watched and instructed several hand-maidens to find several clothing articles for the girl- seeing the amount of layers she wore.
As the healers were working on her, they heard a gasp coming from the girl. Her eyes flew open and they were looking around, the healers face. Frigga went over and held her hand as she began to cry all of a sudden.
"No more….no more pain….stop….please…." she croaked as Frigga attempted to calm the girl with the help of the other nurses.
"It will all over soon…." Soothed Frigga, patting her damp hair.
"That's what they all say….they always say that…." Choked the girl, her eyes squeezing shut with pain.
The healers had stopped, doing as best as they could, as the girl slowly sat up. Loki watched as her thin arms wrap around themselves, her legs being drawn to her chest. He could guess, his hand would easily wrap themselves around those wrists and carry her easily as if she was a mere child.
His mind wandered over to Thor. He imagined what he would do once, he met this young adolescent. He shook off the image of Thor hugging the girl with one of his bone crushing hugs. No, it would not be wise to introduce the God of Thunder to the girl until she was able to flee- if she realized what peril she was in.
He watched the girl walk shakily, despite the healers' plea, muttering she was fine and she was able to walk a few measly steps. They carefully led the girl to a warm fluffy bed and once she crawled in, she was clearly drained.
Frigga watched over the child as her eyes slowly closed before she gave a meek and tired smile to the goddess, hoarsely saying 'thank you'. The goddess merely smiled warmly before touching her forehead before the girl had drifted off to sleep.
"I will go and report our new guest to Odin. Hopefully, once she has woken up and is ready to talk, we will know how she ended up here." spoke Frigga as she walked to Loki.
He nodded. "Should we also tell Thor? If he finds out an...intruder has somehow gotten past the defences of Asgard, he might take it differently." said Loki, glancing at the girl.
Frigga smiled a bit. "We'll both tell them."
Meanwhile, the girl snored a bit soundly and made mumbling sounds but she was able to somewhat listen to the goddess and the god's conversation… Odin….isn't that the name….of the king of Asgard….? she thought confusingly.
She drifted off to darkness and amongst them where scenes…. she flailed and cried at them and gripped her head, screaming. "Hunter….! Jayden….! Where are you?! Where is everyone….?! HEY!"
The girl gasped and she could feel the sweat sticking onto her skin. She looked around and saw beautiful structures of gold and white, and everything seemed to be in peace. It was clear...she was not at home.
She slowly rose out of her bed, straining at the stiff muscles and looked at her arms. She could see the bruises on her arms and felt confused. When did she get them?
She groaned and saw a pitcher of water and a glass filled with the liquid. She reached out and grabbed the cup, bringing the liquid to her throat. She licked her lips after draining it and having two more glasses before being satisfied. Strange how sweet water tastes when you're desperate… she thought to herself. She ran her hands through her long thick black hair and realized it had gotten near her waist.
She merely sighed and looked for something to tie it up with… there was none.
"It seems you are awake." said a voice.
The girl jumped and looked towards the source of the voice to see a kind woman. Realization hit her as she opened her mouth in a "O".
Frigga smiled and walked over to the girl who sat with ease. "You do not fear me." she spoke.
"I have no reason to."
"Why is that?"
"You could've done many things to me while I was asleep. But you merely patched me up and led me to a soft warm bed. I have no reason to fear a person who treats a person with such...kindness." she said, struggling with her words.
Frigga smiled as she spoke again, "Also, you don't seem the one to do so."
Frigga looked at her as the girl steadily stood up on her own two feet. "Do you feel better?"
The girl tested her muscles and nodded, beaming at the goddess. "Yup."
Frigga nodded and looked at her, "My husband and King will want to see you." she said as the girl looked slightly alarmed, quickly looking down her clothes. SHe could sense the unease as she giggled.
"Don't worry. I have asked to have a bath and fresh clothes for you to wear." spoke Frigga, gently leading the girl the way. She heard a sound of relief as they saw a bath full of water with fresh fragrance.
The handmaidens reached out to help her as the girl took off her clothes in private before they begun to wash her. They spoke how thick her hair was and how strong they were as the girl merely blushed and mumbled a thank you.
After several washing and drying, the girl was fitted in a pink and white dress, her hair that was now dry and being braided. Frigga watched the girl fidget and pat down her dress several times before speaking up, "Are you not comfortable?"
The girl snapped her head up before shaking her hands, "No no….its just...I've barely wore dresses and I usually dress in numerous layers to keep myself warm...and I usually wear pants and boots…" she spoke, drifting off as she did.
Frigga nodded, remembering the clothes she wore in the first place. "I thought that would happen." she said as she gently picked up a pair of cafe brown pants as the girl beamed. She slipped them on and slipped a pair of brown boots on before feeling even better.
"Thank you...again. For all of this." said the girl as they made their way to the Throne room.
"You are welcome." spoke Frigga as she walked towards a large set of doors. Two guards stood and bowed to Frigga before she turned to the girl. "Now… I want you to stay here until you are told to."
The girl nodded and hid her hands behind her back, so she wouldn't fidget. Frigga patted her shoulder before entering the throne room.
The girl shifted her footing, thankful for the goddess. She didn't know which goddess she was but she knew she was a higher power than her. Any choices she made, would lead to her fate.
The door opened as she took in a deep breath before letting it out. Time to face the king.
Odin sat at his throne, looking down on the 'guest'. Her looks and actions seemed harmless and held no ill will but he could sense something in the girl that made him slightly uneasy. Thor and Loki watched the girl who was seemed so tiny to them as she nodded to Frigga who smiled and nodded.
She stood in front of Odin and quickly knelt down and bowed. "Your Highness." she spoke, loudly and clearly. Odin nodded as he spoke. "Roise."
"Sir." she spoke and stood up, looking at Odin straight in the eye. She had her hands in front, one of her hands holding her wrist as they were both clenched into a fist.
"What is your name?" asked Odin.
"My name is…." she said before her face scurnched up. She widened her eyes and shook her head. "My name….I...my apologies… my name….is…"
Frigga and the others watched her in sudden worry. She had forgotten her own name. She hissed as pain hit her head but she remembered. "Sorry… my lord...I had almost forgotten my name along with other things." she said, "my name is Adrianna Evelyn Chang."
Odin stared at her and examined her. Her face slightly sharp but it was rounded, reminding him a child. Her brown eyes were bright and innocent but he could see the hidden fire that burned in them. Her face was slightly pale but it was a healthy colour nonetheless. Her black hair caught the light as gleamed a bit.
"Do you know who I am or where you are?" he asked.
Adrianna blinked a bit before tilting her head to the side, thinking. "You are Odin...you are the Allfather and… ruler of Asgard… and we are in Asgard, are we not?" she asked, almost scared of getting it wrong.
Odin nodded and noticed the uneasiness in her. "Are you afraid?"
"Yes. A bit." she said immediately.
"You do not lie."
"How can one even lie in front of a god and not withstand punishment if so?" she said, sounding a bit bolder.
Odin smirked as Frigga smiled a bit. "You are honest."
"I try." she said, smiling sheepishly and shrugging a bit.
"Why are you here on Asgard?"
Adrianna stared at the Allfather, clearly troubled. "I…..I'm not sure actually." she spoke.
Loki rose an eyebrow as he spoke, "What do you mean you are unsure? One does not easily enter Asgard and does not go unalert by Heimdall."
Adriann turned to him, placing her hand on her hip and scratched the back of her neck. "Like I said, I'm unsure. I didn't know I was able to travel to the places of god….well probably except the gods of Olympus though…" everyone stared at her immediately and flinched a bit, "but that was only in an emergency or I was allowed access to...Zeus. was quite harsh." she spoke, sighing in irritation.
"You know the gods of Olympus?" said Odin, staring at her.
"It was…. something that could not go unnoticed…." she said, looking down.
"How so?"
There was a slight silence as she seemed to be remembering. "EDEN."
"What?"
"EDEN." she said as she looked at Odin. "It's an organization that believed in something that probably caused the gods to intervene."
"In what…?" said Odin, learning closer and readying his spear.
"... They believed they could there own….their own god." spoke Adrianna, flatly.
"What?"
"At home…. no one is sure if God...or gods actually do exist and they wanted to create their own god to….manage humanity." spoke Adrianna.
"Humanity… you are from Midgard?" said Odin as Adrianna sucked in a breath and pinched her face.
"Well...yes...but I'm not literally from here….in this world." she said. "I'm from a complete different world."
"Another world?" asked Thor.
Adrianna nodded and looked at Thor, "I'm from another plane of existence." she said, "I guess I was so desperate to escape that I somehow travelled all the way here. "
"Escape?"
Adrianna's eyes went dark and her face went grim. "Yes… escape."
"From what….?" asked Odin.
Adrianna looked at Odin and had a broken smile as he sat taller. He didn't like this. "Escape from myself."
Adrianna sat at one of the rooms that was given by Odin as he told her to rest, realizing that she needed time to herself. She looked at her hands and flexed them, her fingers tingling. She narrowed her eyes and sighed. I guess this place is the best….Since I'm here...that means I can probably go to Xaviers' School for mutants and ask for help….if it exists yet that is. The Avengers…? No...not even yet.
She sighed once more and her body was itching to move. She began to pace around and heard the door open. She looked and saw Loki as she remembered. Seeing him up for real was quite different than on screen.
"You are pacing." he noted after they had a smalls tare off.
"Yes. People do that when their nervous or thinking. I am doing both." she said, raising a finger before pacing again.
"Why?" as she stopped.
"I guess I move around a lot despite not doing it enough. I guess the itch for fighting?" she said, tilting her head to the side.
Loki stared at her before nodding. "I suppose it would be best if you had a tour around."
Adrianna looked at him in surprise, blinking several times. "Are you sure?"
"Yes. Now hurry up so you don't waste my time." he said turning around. Adrianna quickly followed and thought, You're a frickin god...you have plenty of time.
Loki showed Adrianna the numerous gardens as she smelled and examined every plant with awe and the libraries as she marvelled at the shelves of books- despite not being able to read their language despite speaking her own. He showed her the armory where the Master Dwarf worked as she eyed the weapons with interest and bowed in respect to the Master Dwarf who merely nodded shortly. He showed her the stables where the horses were kept and every place that were of interest. He showed her the sparing grounds last, seeing Thor and several people spar.
Loki watched her fidget with interest and scanned each fighter. "Do you like fighting?"
Adrianna snapped her head up at him and blinked, "Uh...kind of… I can really say I like fighting… since I'm more of the neutral type but….I guess I enjoy the thrill of it?" she said, "I don't know really." shrugging her shoulders a bit.
Loki merely said nothing as Thor looked at up. He saw his brother and the new guest to Asgard. Although, she could be a potential threat, Adrianna seemed someone whom he could trust.
"Brother!" Adrianna!" he yelled, drawing some attention the god of Thunder. The two looked at him as Adrianna waved at him. "Come down!" he yelled.
Adrianna seemed reluctant but she obliged with Loki following behind.
Thor walked over and scaled her. "What brings you here to the sparring grounds?"
"Ah...Loki was showing me around Asgard...well the Palace that is and I kind of...got interested." spoke Adrianna, glancing at Loki.
"Have you ever wield a sword before?" asked Thor.
"I have." spoke Adrianna confidently, "Not just...not like these ones." before trailing off.
Thor seemed to be pleased as he got the lightest sword he could find before handing it to Adrianna. "Brother, that is not wise for-"
Everyone watched Adrianna take a step back and begun to flipping the sword, slicing the air and using it better than they had expected. Adrianna held the sword upward and examined the blade. "Light...thin… probably only good for quick fighting not really something you use in a standard fighting." she said quickly, gently sliding her finger on the metal.
"You seem to know a thing or two about weapons, lady Adrianna." said Thor, the urge to challenge her to a fight growing.
"A bit." she said, smiling sheepishly, "Let's say I have a...thing for weapons."
"Then you know how to fight."
"ehhh….. I guess?"
Thor beamed and Loki saw this. Before he could stop Thor, he had already pulled Adrianna to be fitted in light armor who let out a yelp. Loki merely could watch as he saw her emerged in light armor, somewhat like Sif.
Sif and the others, watched from the side lines as Thor held a sword and Adrianna did the same. "Come at me, Lady Adrianna. Do not hold back." he said.
Adrianna swallowed a bit and let out a sigh, "If you say so." she said. Thor smirked as he watched her test the weight of her sword and the next thing they knew, Adrianna had already charged. Thor stopped her block and felt his sword quiver a bit as Adrianna pressed with both hands.
She kicked Thor who dodged out of the way and she moved her sword in a quick arc to Thor's undefended side as Thor stopped it. Everyone watched in slight awe as Adrianna was holding on her own against Thor who was working up a slight sweat.
Both swords collided with each other as a large grin was on both faces. "You fight well for your stature." said Thor.
Adrianna chuckled, "A praise from a god? I feel honoured." she said, shaking her head a bit.
"Tired?" he said, testing her.
"...Barely." she said. Thor widened his eyes as he felt his hair rising. He heard yelps and Loki could feel static… He widened his eyes as he saw the sand of the sparring field start to move, almost drawn to Adrianna.
Loki could see that Adrianna's smile was growing wider and wider and her eyes were going wild. Her hair was starting to rise as her eyes flickered to a blue colour. Thor didn't seem to be too affected by their current situation and heard tinkling noises. He felt the gold on his clothes being pulled as if magnetized and saw the armor and weapons being drawn.
Everyone who was watching let out yelps and held onto anything that was not metal and buried in the ground as Adrianna jumped back. Her sword was crackling with lightning as Loki and the others widened their eyes.
"Is that…" said Fandral as he ducked a flying sword.
"I believe so." said Hogun.
Thor who seemed unaffected charged at the same time as Adrianna did and when the two collided, there were bursts of lightning. Everyone ducked and some scream as sand and dirt hit them with wind. Loki covered his eyes and when he felt it die down, he looked and saw everything was a slight mess.
Weapons and people were everywhere but none were killed. In the middle of the sparring field however, lay a small crater as Adrianna was still standing and so was Thor- both out of breath. Adrianna looked around, seeing the wildness in her eyes die down and it widened as it saw the damage she did. Her sword fell down; which was now broken and shards were embedded in the ground, and she slowly backed away, her hands going to her face. Fear was stricken across her face as Thor and Loki saw this.
"No...no no nononononono…." she said to herself as she begun to claw at her. "Not again...notagainnonnononono."
Her back was against a wall as she slid down slowly, her eyes wide at the damage she had done. She begun to coil up and they could hear choked sobs. "Lady Adrianna…." said Thor knelting down beside her as Loki placed a tentative hand on her back. He drew back as he was slightly shocked but he did it again, the shocks becoming weaker and weaker. "What is going on?"
The two gods snapped their heads as they saw Odin standing above, surveying the damages and Frigga behind. Their eyes immediately landed on Adrianna who was now rocking herself while crying silently.
They immediately went down, the rest of the people bowing as Frigga knelt in front of Adrianna. "Adrianna…"
"I'm sorry." choked the girl. "I'm so sorry...I didn't mean it to happen. I'm so sorry….sorry sorry sorry…" those words were the only words that came from the girls mouth as Odin looked at the girl. Thor immediately got up, worried for the girl's safety. "Father, it is not Adrianna's fault. It is-"
Odin raised his hand to silence his son as Thor shut up. Loki watched Odin carefully exam the girl as he spoke. "Adrianna."
The girl flinched but nonetheless, her head rose to look at the Allfather. They saw how red her eyes were and how defeated it look. Her face stricken with guilt and fear. Odin held out his hand as he gently took the girl's hand, noting the sparks of electricity. He urged her to get up as she did shakily, Thor supporting her footing.
Odin placed a hand on top of the girl's head as she flinched and whimpered, his eye's softening. "It is alright...you have suffered a lot haven't you?"
She whimpered a bit before tears begun to fall once more, silent. The three warriors and Sif came closer and saw the girl up close. She seemed so frail and barely even dangerous compared to the one they saw before.
Frigga took the poor girl and hugged her as Adrianna cried again. "I'm scared." she said.
