No Surrender

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"No surrender", Thor says and grins at Loki as they face the army of giants about to attack them. Too many, Loki would think, but he looks in his friend's eyes and knows that for Thor, just like for himself, surrender would never be an option.

In the end, as always, they win.

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Narugami does not talk much about the times before Midgard as he passes through the days of his almost-human existence, but Loki knows he never forgets his wish of going back – that he, just like Loki, would never surrender to the routine of this life, as tempting as, sometimes, it might be. Surrender is not an option.

In the end, as always, they win.

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They meet under a sky of smoke, in a world in flames. Loki's eyes are on Heimdall for he knows who his enemy will be in this battle and just like everyone else he knows how it will end. Yet, for no longer than a second, his gaze travels to Thor who does not pay intention to him but instead fixes his gaze on the giant serpent in Loki's back, that for this battle has returned to it's true form for the very last time.

It is hard to tell from this distance, but for the briefest of moments Loki almost thinks he saw him smile.