All right guys and gals. I'm back with the next chapter of my story. Sorry for the late update and thank you for being so patient with me. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed, favorited, and followed this story. Means so much to me.

Disclaimer: I do not own Thor or any characters you recognize. They belong to the wonderful Stan Lee, Marvel and Disney. I just like to play with them. I only own Meria.

Tonight would be a feast to celebrate Thor bringing peace to the Nine Realms. It was sickeningly sweet. I was gonna skip the feast but Frigga was adamant about me coming and being with everyone. I relented and wore a dark purple sleeveless dress that semi resembled Frigga dress. I then put my hair up in a ponytail and black boots.

I then walked to the dining hall and saw everyone joking and laughing. I felt so out of place here. Once upon a time, Loki and I would be in the middle joking with everyone. I felt eyes on me and saw Thor looking at me. I could see surprisement and relief in his eyes. I looked at the floor and then left. I needed some air. I walked to a balcony near the banquet hall and just looked at the stars.

"Meria." I heard. I looked and saw Thor come up next to me. "I'm glad to see you're okay."

"Yeah, sleeping comfortably in my room while Loki rots in a dungeon. I'm doing just fine." I said annoyed with it all. Thor gave me a surprised look, probably from the outburst. I sighed and said, "Forgive me. I'm frustrated with everything."

"What happened, Meria?" Thor asked.

"Loki talked Odin out of putting me in a dungeon and I was put under arrest and my magic stripped." I explained.

"There is something else, isn't there." Thor asked.

"Odin has forbid me of seeing Loki ever again." I said, trying not to cry.

"Forgive me, Meria. I wish there was something I could do." Thor said. I shook my head.

"There is nothing you can do. I just have to accept it." I said.

"In my opinion, she should be rotting in a prison cell herself." We heard from behind and I already knew who it was. Thor and I turned around and saw Sif standing there with pure hatred in her eyes towards me. Glad to see this hasn't changed any.

"Sif, don't." Fandral said as he and Volstagg came into view.

"No, she needs to hear this. You helped Loki take over the throne and played pretend Queen. Then you have the audacity to help Loki again and take over Midgard, and took innocent peoples lives. You should be in the dungeons." Sif said angrily.

"Sif, none of it was Meria's fault in Midgard." Thor tried to explain but I shook my head.

"No, just because I was held against my will doesn't give me excuses." I said. I looked at her and smirked, "Actually, it was fun. I enjoyed causing so much chaos on Midgard."

"You witch." Sif said, getting ready to come at me but Fandral and Volstagg held her back.

"If you will excuse me. I'm turning in. Oh, and Sif, thanks for the compliment." I said as I walked away, smirking. I mean, technically, I was a witch in a sense. It was always so fun pissing off Sif.

The next day, I decided to spend some time in the library. It's not like there's much for me to do around this place. Suddenly the doors slammed open and Thor and Odin came into the library. I then saw a woman who wore a dress and had brown hair. I knew who this was.

"Thor, Odin, what a surprise." I said intrigued. It was always a shock to see Odin and Thor step one foot in the library. Of course, Thor would rather fight than read and Odin wouldn't come in unless he absolutely had to.

"Meria, now is not a good time." Thor said and I raised my hands up in surrender.

"Wait, Meria, Loki's wife?" The woman said shocked.

"Pleasure to meet you in person Jane Foster." I introduced. She suddenly walked up to me and saw her raise her hand. Oh no. I quickly grabbed her hand and turned her around, putting her in an arm lock, with just enough force to make her stop but not hurt her.

"Meria!" Thor exclaimed. Suddenly, black and red swirled around Jane and I was suddenly thrown backward and I hit a wall and slid to the ground.

"Owww." I groaned as I slowly stood up. Thor was holding onto Jane as she composed herself. "What was that power?"

"She has the Aether inside of her." Odin explained as they approached a book on the stand. I walked to the table as did Thor and Jane. "There are relics that predate the universe itself. What lies within her appears to be one of them. The Nine Realms are not eternal. They had a dawn, as they will have a dusk. But before that dawn, the dark forces, the Dark Elves, reigned absolute and unchallenged." Odin then opened the book.

Thor walked over and said, "'Before the eternal night, the Dark Elves come to steal away your light.' These were the stories mother told us as children."

"Their leader, Malekith, made a weapon out of that darkness, it was called the Aether. While the other relics often appear as stones." Odin said. I looked at him intrigued. The Tesseract was one of those relics. "The Aether is fluid, and ever changing. It changes matter into dark matter, and seeks out host bodies, drawing strength from their life force. Malekith sought to use the Aether's power to return the universe to one of darkness. But, after eternities of bloodshed, my father, Bor, finally triumphed; ushering in a peace that lasted thousands of years."

"What happened?" Jane asked.

"He killed them all." Odin answered.

"Are you certain? The Aether was said to have been destroyed with them, and yet here it is." Thor asked, concerned.

"The Dark Elves are dead." Odin confirmed.

"Does your book happen to mention how to get it out of me?" Jane asked.

"No, it does not." Odin answered. This is becoming quite interesting.