I wake up just where I expected to be: in a cell in the dungeons. The yellow wall looms ominously above my head from where I'm lying on the floor, and I flinch away from it. As necessary as running into it over and over again was, I definitely don't want to feel that searing pain again. I scoot over into the corner of the room, far away from the barrier as I can.
I sigh. Now what? I'm stuck in the dungeon for two weeks. Last time I was in here it may have been for five days, but I was unconscious for most of it. How do I even get food? Is there any sort of rotating of the guards procedure or something like that? Is it possible to escape?
I straighten up in shock at that last thought. That wasn't me. I mean, it was.. but it wasn't at the same time. I wouldn't normally think like that five minutes after waking up in a cell. But yet... there it was.
I think back to what Frigga had said about Loki and I swapping characteristics. Could this be apart of his mischievousness that was transferred to me? I try to think down the mind link:Loki, you there? No response. I wait a minute. Still no response. Great. We were able to speak just fine last time I was here! I let out a deep sigh. It's probably something with these barriers. Loki's behind one too, after all.
I get up, one hand on the wall to steady myself. Now that I look around, the cell is pretty barren. I'm not surprised, but it sure would have been nicer if there was at least something to sleep on. I can imagine the future cricks in my neck already... I massage my neck slightly, then push off the wall. I start pacing around the cell.
The way I see it, I have two options. One is to stay here and try to figure out something to entertain myself for two weeks. (And try to get something to sleep on, because seriously?) The other is to find out the guard's possible schedule if they even have one and to figure out an escape plan from there. I stop in the middle of the cell, an idea slowly coming to mind. I smile, albeit a bit mischievously. Why can't I do both? I'm sure planning an escape won't take that much time, maybe a week. Then it will probably take another week to get it into action, which is how long I'll be stuck down here anyways. I smile. entertainment and escape. It's the perfect plan. With that in mind, I set off to work.
It turns out the guards do have a rotating schedule: the one who always walks super stiff (who I've nicknamed Bob) is the main guard. He checks all the cells to see the occupants (which is basically me, nobody else is in the cells around me), and then always walks over to the left-hand corner of the cell. This is where I'm guessing the controls for the barrier are, because there's no way EVERYTHING around here runs on magic. (I hope.) Next is the guard whose helmet is always crooked (Jimmy). He just patrols the hallway, which I assume means he's making sure nobody is escaping. He walks so slow though, I don't know what he'd do if anybody actually escaped. Then there's the guard who is extremely muscled (Gregor). He... doesn't do anything. He literally stands at the end of the hallway. I honestly thought he was a statue for a few days because I never saw him move. Then one day Jimmy was talking to him and he scratched his nose! That makes three guards where I'm at. Gregor's always here, Jimmy walks through every half hour or so, and Bob comes by every hour.
What this basically means is there's no way I can escape without being seen, thanks to Gregor's statue-esque personality. There's only one option here... I need to turn myself invisible.
Loki did it once, so why can't I? I got teleportation and this mischievousness from him, and I have Describing. Sure, Loki's a master of magic and all I can Describe are three things, but why not? I bet if I practice more then I could do exactly what Frigga said I can do: anything. And what better time to do it then when you're trapped in the dungeons?
I survey the barrier again. The only issue is being able to practice Describing in secret, because I have a feeling Odin won't like it if he finds out that I'm the one in all the nine realms who got bestowed with this power. I'm still not sure if I like it, but I'm sure it will be easier the more I practice.
I close my eyes. I can do this. It's just the first step of many. I will master this power, no matter how much time it takes.
I open my eyes. Focusing still on the barrier, I raise my arm and Describe another barrier, exact to the other one, except this one has two differences: it is moved inside the cell a bit, directly behind the original barrier, and it has something special about it: it only shows me through it. So basically if a guard were to look in here he would only see me waving my hands around and muttering to myself. They wouldn't see the objects I'm Describing.
At least, I hope it works that way. I've never even tried modifying anything like this, with completely unrealistic means, but according to Frigga, Describing can do basically anything.
To test my new barrier, I Describe a pile of pillows beside me and sit down. When Bob comes by and looks into my cell (Jimmy didn't even spare me a glance.), I sit completely still, holding my breath. Does he notice the pillows? His gaze flicks around the cell, looking everywhere, but to my utter relief (and surprise!), he doesn't seem to see the pillows!
Grinning, I stand up. "Yes!" I hit one of the pillows across the cell. I then Describe many more pillows. Creating a sizeable stack, I walk to the other side of the cell. This is going to be so fun. "Raah!" I run forward and jump into the pile of pillows like they're a pile of leaves. I sigh, lying back in the pile. My heart is full of liquid happiness, of a giddiness about what's to come.
I'm getting out of this cell, and I'm going to use Describing to do it.
A/N: Hi everyone! I... am total trash, and I apologize! :P I promise I will try to update sooner, but nonetheless, it is finally here! Enjoy!
