It was incredible, just how much destruction one woman could cause! Thor had warned his soldiers that her blows were deadly, and instructed it was more important to stay alive than go for a feeble attempt at a shot.
Which seemed to be the only reason only Fandrals shoulder had been sliced and not his neck which was the target.
Hela had no care for the damage, pillars were torn down, exploisions happened and then both Loki and Thor was send crashing behind debris as Hela vanished.
"Urghh… " Loki groaned. "She's going for the treasure vault."
"Let her." Thor sighed turning to Loki. "You know there's nothing down there."
Loki smirked. "As planned." then his smile turned to a frown. "So that's sister dear?"
"Yup." Thor replied. "Pleasent company isn't she?" he asked Loki.
Loki returned with an absolute dead pan look. "She's a bitch." he simply stated.
Thor nodded slightly. "I am hard pressured to argue against that." he admitted.
"I am going to kill that bitch." Loki informed in a low nearly growling voice.
"If you find a way to do that on your own, you have my full support." Thor sighed deeply.
Loki glanced up at Thor. "I would just like to take the opportunity to remind you that I am in fact adopted, so really. It's not me she's related to!"
Now it was Thors turn to give Loki a dead pan look.
"Just putting it out there." Loki informed. "Technically she's only your sister. Not mine."
"Are you just going to pick and choose who you are going to consider family members and who you wont?!" Thor asked.
"Yeah." Loki replied. "I mean, there has to be some advantages to being the adopted one right?"
"That's not how that works Loki." Thor stated
Loki shrugged. "Isn't it though?" he asked, just as a scream sounded, a roar making the entire hall shakes and bricks fell down. Loki looked up. "You think she realized the treasure vault is empty?" he asked.
"I'll say there's a good chance of that." Thor replied just as the goddess of death appeared again.
"WHERE IS IT?!" Hela screamed. "WHERE IS MY PRECIOUS FLAME!?"
"Sorry!" Loki called from his hiding spot. "Then again, I doubt even the flame of life would be able to warm up your cold bitchy heart so you're really not loosing much!"
And Hela screamed… But she didn't come to them, Thor turned to Loki to see him grinning then… Thor crawled across the debris and saw…
Lokis image, dancing and swaying as Hela was screaming, plunging her blades at him but kept missing… Thor looked down next to him and saw the real Loki, snickering with a grin on his face, then Thor looked up and saw the illusion, laughing and dancing as Hela was to blinded by her rage to even realize her blades had harmlessly slid through an illusion.
Thor looked down again and Loki looked up with a grin on his face. "Any objections?"
Thor shrugged. "This works for me."
"Hey watch this." Loki grinned and Thor turned back to look at the fight of goddess of death vs illusion she couldn't touch.
"Stand still YOU MORONIC BEAST!" Hela yelled at Lokis blue Jotnar form only for Lokis illusion to jump up and land on some debris.
"Oh look at me, I am Hela goddess of death. I can't even touch one stupid Jotnar!" Lokis illusion taunted. Then Lokis appearances turned into Helas double. "I'm so stupid! Odin rather have cripples then me! Oh daaaaaad, what did I ever do to displease you!"
"Silence." Hela seethed.
"I can't do anything!" Helas double kept crying. "I'm Hela! Princess of failure!"
"SILEEEEENCE!" Hela screamed as she spread out her arms releasing a giant burst of magic, so great that the entire wall blew, it crumbled.
The real Thor and Loki covered their ears as the entire wall and part of the roof fell down and Hela stood there gasping for breath, then she smirked as she stood up. "That will teach you, now you are dust!"
Only in the next second, Loki had teleported away from Thor and now instead stood right behind Hela poking her on the shoulder.
Helas eyes widened as she turned now facing Loki whom grinned.
"Hey."
And Hela actually jumped back in pure shock. "Ho… How?!" she asked.
"I never told you my full title did I?" Loki asked as he stepped back. "My name is Loki!" he held up his hands. "And I am the god of Mischief!"
Hela blinked. "What?" she asked actually stunned.
Loki grinned, his entire face looking mischievous. Then he reached out a hand, and bopped Helas nose. "Tag you're it!" he grinned.
Only for Hela to roar as she plunged her blades for Loki only for him to vanish and appear a few feet away. "Sorry! Over here!"
And Hela screamed plunging for him only for her blades to slide through an illusion that burst.
"Or am I here?!" Another Loki asked behind Hela. "Or over here!" a third Loki asked the other end of the room. "Or am I over here?!" yet another one asked.
Wide-eyed Hela turned as more and more Lokis appeared.
"Am I over here?" "Am I over here?" "How about over here?!" "I swear, this one is the real me! Cross my heart!"
And Hela screamed. "ENOUGH!" as a burst of magic escaped her body canceling all the illusions and revealing the real Loki who stumbled back, landing on the ground. Hela seethed as she stepped forward. "You really think cheap tricks like this are going to defeat me!?" she asked. "Such silly games!"
"No don't be silly." Loki shook his head standing up as he straightened out his coat. "I'm just exhausting your magic reserves so the big hammer can crush your skull!"
Hela blinked then Loki pointed behind Hela.
Hela turned around and there she saw Thor, towering over here. "You know what your biggest mistake was?" he asked.
Helas eyes narrowed then Thor bowed over facing her.
"You shouldn't have called my brother an it." Thor stated.
Next second Hela was flying through the air and into the wall, only to fly straight through the wall in a big crash.
Loki glanced at Thor. "I thought you wouldn't be defending my honor for me anymore."
"Look, I will no longer justify your actions for your sake. But making fun of your race is just taking it to far." Thor stated.
"Well I am just saying I could handle it." Loki stated.
"Fine! I wont say anything when people make fun of your race then!" Thor stated.
"I didn't say you shouldn't do that." Loki then said. "In fact it would be nice if.."
"Would you two!" Hela seethed as she stepped through the hole in the wall her body had created. "SHUT THE FUCK UP!" she screamed.
"I know, he can be pretty annoying to listen to, but he can't help it." Loki stated pointing at Thor.
"HEY!" Thor shouted.
"You." Hela seethed at Loki. "You must be the greatest disgrace to Asgard who ever lived!" she stated.
"No… No Hela." Loki sighed. "That title falls to you."
Helas eyes widened.
"They call him silvertongue." Thor informed pointing at Loki. "He really knows how to get under your skin doesn't he? And let me tell you, that was not always easy to grow up with!"
Lokis grin was only slightly apologetic.
Hela was past caring, obviously, all the right buttons had been pressed and she roared as she came from them, this time Loki and Thor was beyond serious as they dodged and jumped, then came ice from one side Hela only barely managed to block, but it left her open to the lightning from the other side and then… She started to stumble backwards.
Their plan was working…. Without being able to draw magic from the flame of life or any other artifacts, having foolishly spend her magic on Lokis trickery, she was beginning to slowly wear out.
"I… I'll kill you." Hela seethed, a dark energy swirling around her, her eyes turning black. "I'll kill you!"
Thor stepped forward, his body starting to crackle as he let go of his hammer… Static started to fill the room… The palace shaking.
Then Hela roared, sending all her magic directly for Thor and Thor lifted his hand, sending all his raw energy right back at her! The energies met in a clash, the ground was shaking, the pilars were crumbling, the warriors screaming as they sought refuge, above them the thunder was booming, hitting trees and buildings, crashing, boulders were flying and Hela roared as Thor did as well.
Then… A figure… Snook up behind Hela, a blue skinned prince of Asgard standing behind Hela holding up a sharp dagger and then, he plunged it into her throat.
Helas eyes widened, she stopped… She gurgled. "No… nooo."
"Sssssh." Loki whispered to her as Hela fell down, blood splattering from her throat. "It's truly a shame, sister dear." he commented as he laid her down on the floor. "I have this odd feeling that… If we had met under different circumstances, we might actually have had a lot in common."
Helas eyes were wide, her mouth opened only for blood to spill from it. Then… her eyes glaced over, her body grew stiff and Loki let go of the now very dead body.
Loki sighed deeply, ignoring the blood splattered all across him then a scream sounded.
"THOR!" Loki didn't look up to see Sif running for Thor, whom undoubtedly laid on the floor to.
"LOKI!" It was Hogunn coming to his aid grabbing him. "Loki are you hale?!"
Loki looked up at the affleheimer, then looked to Thor whom was unconscious in Sif's arm, then Loki turned back to Hogunn. "I'm fine." he assured, but accepted Hogunns hand pulling him up then turned to Thor. "Thor released his raw energy to fend off Hela, basically his essence, he'll be fine provided that he rests!" he stated. "Help me lift him to Bifrost! This place is drenched in the stench of death, we must get out of here!" Loki stepped forward only to stumble then Hogunn grabbed him.
"I got you your highness!" He assured.
Loki groaned deeply, he knew he had to look terrible with that blood all over him, then… With Hogunns help he managed to get to Bifrost where Heimdal was wide-eyed waiting for them to let them all down, including himself.
Though the moment before they vanished Loki turned back to Asgard… It was in ruins… All of it. The sky itself looked black as if Hela herself had poisoned the air and Loki realized, it wouldn't be safe for them to return… Not yet. Her curse was lingering.
And with that, they all vanished in a beam of light.
