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Amaliya woke up groggily to find her head pounding, ears ringing, and her vision blurred. The princess held her throbbing head in her shaky hands. The tremors moved from her hands through her whole body. She tried to push herself to a sitting position but as soon as she moved it was as if her back was on fire. She cried out against the pain trying to breathe through it. She gently reached around to feel her back finding extremely sensitive skin where the fabric of her dress once had been. Her fingers barely making contact with the raw flesh and she hissed. What had Loki done?

Liya looked around and recognized she was in her room, however the darkness she found herself in seemed unnatural; she narrowed her eyes trying to get used to the gloom. The princess held her breath before trying to throw her legs off her bed. Another wave of pain shot through her petite frame as she moved causing her to cry out. Liya attempted to cover her outburst with her hands hoping that nothing had heard her. Her optimism was soon crushed as something large shuffled in her direction and it was getting closer.

Amaliya held her breath; she was in no condition to fight. She was hoping it was a guard or Loki coming to see her after realizing the error of his ways. The door opened slightly letting in a sliver of light; it would only be seconds before the door was fully opened. The action paused and the princess knew it wasn't Loki or a guard. Then something happened that terrified the princess to her very core. The air turned cold. Amaliya's heart started to race, she was nearly incapacitated and her body started to violently shake from anxiety.

Amaliya's eyes started to form tears; this is was how she was to meet her end at the hands of a Frost Giant. Its blue-grey hand pushed the door inward flooding the dark room with light. A freezing wind blew inward meeting the princess and chilling her to the bone. The Giant peered into the room giving a wicked smile to Liya.

"Where's your father now Princess," he asked followed by a wicked laugh.

The Frost Giant lumbered into the room, he stood at least 10 feet tall the biggest giant that she had ever seen. Liya was frozen with fear; the Giant grabbed her around the waist. His hand gripped her midsection hard, digging his fingers into her soft skin. His fingers didn't meet but he was strong enough to carry her with only one hand. The cold of his hand destroyed the remnants of her dress and as soon as his skin touched hers she felt a freezing sensation that burned her. The princess went limp, passing out from the pain in the grip of the Jotun her pale skin turning black from the cold.

The Jotun ducked back out the door, ordered to bring her to Laufey, killing her and Odin in the same blow would ensure that Jotunheim would thrive. The Jotun turned seeing Loki holding Gungnir to his side. The Frost Giant smirked at the Trickster holding the princess up for him to see. Loki took aim and fired killing the Jotun where he stood. Liya dropped to the gilded floor below with a nauseating thud. She was badly burned around her midsection and once more unconscious. Loki looked down at the princess, wondering how much more she was going to have to endure.

Loki then dashed into her room wrapping her nearly naked body in the warmest blanket he could find before cradling her to his chest, "They were to leave you alone, they will pay for this," he growled.

The Trickster carried her to the Odinsleep chamber where Laufey was. The Jotun King was hovering over Odin taunting the Allfather ready to plunge an ice dagger into his heart. Two other Jotuns were in the room trying to overtake Frigga. Loki carefully set Liya down on the foot of the steps of the chamber. He once more took aim with Gungnir firing knocking Laufey to the ground saving Odin.

"And your death came by the son of Odin," Loki said killing Laufey as soon as their eyes met. Loki then turned to the other Frost Giants in the room killing one, the other Jotun rushed him but stopped short of the Trickster.

The Giant fell to the ground as Frigga pulled the sword from his back. She rushed into Loki's arms looking at a still unconscious Amaliya, "Loki what happened?"

"I swear to you, Mother, they will pay for what they've done today. I will end the Jotun threat, now and forever."

Frigga knelt to Amaliya checking on the severity of her injuries, "She needs to be taken to the healing houses," she told Loki.

Loki didn't hear her as he looked at a still sleeping Odin, "And I will make you proud."'

Unbeknownst to Frigga and Loki, Thor moved into the chamber his eyes were locked onto his brother. The Thunderer looked around and the destruction of the room and couldn't believe his eyes. Thor then moved his blue eyes to his mother and Amaliya and his mouth dropped, what had Loki done to her? He moved to his mother to see if he could help.

Frigga looked up from Liya, "Thor," she stood to embrace her eldest.

Loki turned to see his brother with Mjolnir in hand, "Found its way back to you?" he asked not too surprised.

"No thanks to you," Thor glared at his brother before pushing his mother protectively behind him, "Why don't you tell her? How you sent the Destroyer to kill our friends; to kill me?"

Frigga stepped out from behind Thor, "What?"

"It must have been enforcing Father's last command," Loki quipped.

"You're a talented liar, Brother. Always have been," he told Loki glancing back down at Amaliya in a heap on the floor wrapped in a blanket, "I thought that time with Amaliya would have helped you see a different path. Look at her!"

Loki moved his eyes to his fiancé gazing on her for a brief moment before returning his eyes to Thor, "It's good to have you back. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to destroy Jotunheim," he fired Gungnir at Thor making him fly through several walls. Frigga stood dumbfounded by Loki's actions. He turned to her, "Take Amaliya to the healing houses, I will make it right Mother."