Chapter 9: Shadows
"A shadow?" Loki sat down on the floor next to the healer. "Can you tell me anything else?" Lok eyes darted around the room subconsciously looking for anything out of the ordinary. Who took her? He pulled up his legs and crossed his arms allowing his head to rest them. "Where are you?" He thought searching for Maria telepathically.
Maria opened her eyes which seemed to be covered by a blind fold. "Nnnngh" she groaned and noticed that she was on some floor board. She heard Loki telepathically talking to her but couldn't reply immediately. In fact she did not know where she herself was. What she did know was that the fever was still coursing through her. She tried to use her ears to find out where she was laughter seemed to be evident as was mirth which seemed to be coming from above her. "Am I in an inn?" she asked before hearing a person walk down towards her.
"Ah you are awake princess" said a familiar voice.
Maria looked towards the voice. "Who are you?" she said her eyes covered.
"Ah my henchmen blindfolded you my apologies your highness" the stranger said as he removed the blindfold Maria blinked a bit to adjust to the lighting then looked to the stranger who she recognized as one of the assassins her father had hired several times to attempt to bring her back to her father's palace. "Lunimer" she nodded curtly. "Mind telling me where I am?"
Loki linked up with her mind through telepathy to see if he could find her location. He had no such luck, she was blindfolded and when she could see he couldn't get enough information to place her location. All he got was a name, "Lunimer." He stood up from where he had been sitting. Somehow Thor had snuck in unannounced or Loki had been too preoccupied with whatever it was he knew as to how to find Maria and Thor had been watching him.
"Brother, do you love her?" Thor walked over to Loki.
"I do not think that really matters right now." Loki walked around Thor immediately heading towards the library.
Thor followed just behind his brother, "For the record that smile only comes when you find true love."
"What are you prattling on about now?" Loki searched for a book filled with the names of all known assassins.
"Loki, why will you not you admit that you love her?" Thor watched Loki pick out a book in the public records of the library. "You can't drown your worries in a meaningless book."
Loki growled as he set the book down on the desk and began searching through it. "Brother, love is a weakness. It causes people to become unfocused, makes them do things that they would not do otherwise." He went through the book until he found the "L" section of the book.
"Why is everything always a weakness? Why do you close yourself off from everyone? I only want to help you. I am your brother." Loki rolled his eyes at Thor and went back to searching. Thor sighed, "Yes, I am fully aware that you are not my biological brother, however I will always consider you one." Loki ignored anything that Thor was saying. Thor picked Loki up out of chair and threw him against the bookcase. "You love her, tell me you love her."
"Put me down! What is the point of this? Everyone I love gets hurt or turns on me." Loki struggled but couldn't escape Thor's hold on him.
"I'm not hurt." Thor pointed out.
"Isn't that funny?" Loki gave a dry laugh.
"Loki, I have always been here for you. Whether or not we are brothers does not matter." Thor looked into Loki's eyes, which were filled with both anger and hate.
"Until I tried to take over your precious Midgard. Than I am just a common criminal." Loki spat in his brother's face.
Thor than hit Loki against the bookcase again causing a few books to fall down.
Loki struggled a bit more and stopped, "You left me in a cell to rot! You got to be king but Loki, no, he deserves jail and worse. You're no better than that assassin. You both want me dead!" Loki yelled at Thor.
"That couldn't be farther from the truth Loki!" Thor let go of Loki.
Loki slid to the floor and landed in a kneeled position but he quickly got up from it. "What if I love her? What does it prove?"
Thor smiled kindly, "Loki, it proves that you still have a heart."
Loki sat back at his desk. "For your information I'm searching for an assassin that I think kidnapped Maria."
Thor pat his brother's shoulder, "Everything will be alright Loki. I shall organize a squad to help you when you locate the assassin."
Meanwhile Luminar smirked a bit at Maria's question "You are in an inn your highness that is all you need to know. As for why you were so deviously kidnapped well thanks to you your father is now in the furthest pits of hell."
"So you were the ones to cast that manipulation spell on the thunder god." Maria glared at Lunimer.
Lunimer chuckled "Always the acute one aren't you." the assassin knelt down to Maria who had yet to realize that she had her hands tied. "Yes that was the league's. You see they just could not accept the fact a woman would rule them."
Maria struggled and smirked "Ha, I never wanted the throne Lunimer you should have guessed that by now." she struggled with her bonds. The fever from the poison already making her weaker.
"I also take it someone found the recipe for death venom that I created in my Uncle's realm." she said casually trying to keep the conversation going.
Lunimer smirked before leaving "That indeed is correct though my client is not aware of it." as he turned around an evil leer became evident on his face. "And it works wonders on gods" he said casually which sent a shiver down Maria's spine. "Well done your highness"
As she watched him leave Maria breathed out a sigh of relief before sending a telepathic message to Loki. "Loki...my dagger I gave you….use tracking spell…. to find me." she said. She had to get out of this inn wherever she was. If the League of Darkness was after the two brothers she had to warn them. She had to live and escape from this area but the death venom was making her vision blur as she tried to remain conscious.
Loki heard her message, and he chuckled "Clever girl" taking her dagger out of its sheath, he placed it on the table. He had to marvel at its craftsmanship. The blade was pitch black with a silver line down the center. Using the knife, he made the tracking spell as he voiced aloud. "Maria, you're not actually that far away which that makes sense. If they want also want me dead they would have to be nearby." Loki could feel her fever. If Maria managed to escape there was no doubt that she might need his help. Loki exited the castle without the guards that Thor was gathering. One of the older maids saw him leave as she smirked. But Loki payed little attention as he followed the tracking spell until it lead him to the inn.
"This time I will make sure whoever did this to you will die." Loki said standing in front of the inn.
Author note: DUN DUN DUN..
me: Holy crap Hannah Thor is Anna and Loki is Elsa XD
Hannah : XD lol
Hi guys welcome back to the light in my darkness. I hope you enjoyed where this story is heading as much as me an Hannah did writing it. Hang tight though because this is just the beginning of the chaos with the story. ( dark me: Not to mention a huge amount of editing) Old characters and new are going to appear aside from Lunimer (dark me : she almost spelled Lucifer guys XD Chaos you trying to summon someone, actual me: shut it) XD anyway guys Read and PLEASE REVIEW. (Dark me: If any of you want me to post the next few chapters Reviews will be necessary. ) yeah what my dark side said. ANYWAY on to chapter 10 possibly? :P