Chapter 6

"Thanos."

When I first heard Thor say that name, I had no idea what it stands for. Now I do, but I wish I had never asked. He is known as Mad Titan and that is enough for me to pee in pants, but it gets worse. The powerful cosmic warlord is a ruler over a distant region of space and has command over a massive army of those ugly aliens that appeared in Volterra. His main objective is to obtain the Infinity Stones, he won't stop until he has them all and with my luck, I have one of those in my chest.

Why can't this stone be just given to him? I was given a voice by typing on a tablet and while I could communicate with them, the computerized voice was not doing much to gain anyone's sympathy.

"Lady Isabella, I am truly sorry. I know this situation sadness you, but these people are innocent, if we give the stone to Thanos, he will destroy everything." Said Thor.

But he will come after me.

"He seeks the power of the stones in his wish to court Death so he will come, but we will do everything in our power so he doesn't get hold of it."

None of you will try to save me, but the stone.

"The stone has great power, kid. Have some understanding." Tony Stark shouldn't be breathing. I considered making him suffocate, but this wasn't the right moment for it."

Take it out and give it to him!

"We cannot risk safety of an entire galaxy for one person." Director Fury was very clear, with his arrival the discussion ended and I was taken back to the cell.

At least now it is known why Chitauri were in Italy and I'm not a terrorist, now, I am a sacrificial lamb. Those petty and tiny people who hid from my gaze now think they can prevent Thanos from ripping my chest open to take what he wants. When that happens, I'll die. They cannot save me, Thanos will come for me. After everything, they refuse to save me. Wouldn't it be easier to take it out of me and let me go? I am useless without it and Thanos would have no reason to look for me.

Even if I ran from those assholes who locked me, I would be on my own and it would be even easier for Thanos to get to me. Unfortunately, that is where my plan stops. What I needed is someone willing to take the stone out of me or someone stronger than Thanos to protect me. According to Thor, there aren't many people equal in power to Thanos so I had to give up on that and think of something that was possible. Eventually, I realized I had to change the way of thinking. There is no one I know who is stronger of Thanos, yet.

"Miss Swan, I brought you dinner."

I was lying on the floor, my back turned to the doors. There was only one agent, I knew because I heard the steps and that was all I needed to know to put my plan in motion. The food they brought was usually pushed through small opening on the doors which reminded me on the pet doors and I smeared some of my blood by it. Lots of it actually, I had to bite myself because there was nothing in the room with which I could hurt myself. That caught the attention of the agent and foolishly he unlocked the doors to check on me.

You will leave the doors unlocked. It was that easy.

"I'll bring something to clean all this blood."

The agent left me with the doors slightly ajar. Now when I was no longer considered a direct threat, the agents didn't change as often. The same people were before my cell and down the corridor every other day. I already subjugated their minds to ignore my presence while passing by and I had one of those hired to mess with cameras so what is seen in the control room was recorded two days ago. I've thought of every detail and that successfully brought me before the cell in which God of Mischief was contained.

"I was starting to think you will never come." I glared. "But I like this. Your world in the balance, and you come bargain for one person. Yourself."

I didn't like this, how he knew I will come from the start. Loki probably knew what I was, but he waited for me to come to him which I did. I was annoyed by the fact, but there was no point of showing him. I came to bargain for my life, but firstly I needed to make sure he is the man I need for prolonging my life expectancy. I opened the cell, but he wasn't like normal prisoners who just waited for the opportunity to run. Why would he run when his captivity will bring him exactly where he wants to be? I entered the cell and offered him my hand, I needed him to take it so we could communicate.I couldn't exactly subjugate a god to my will.

I need your help.

"You must be truly desperate to come to me for help. What makes you think you can trust me?" I wanted to punch him, but I almost broke my hand while punching a werewolf so I rather didn't try the same with the god.

I am desperate, but so are you. Hiding from inevitable. Thanos will come for you, especially now when you failed him.

"Courting Death is tiring, you'll have to agree. It could be thousand of years before he remembers me and then, he will firstly look for what Chitauri failed to bring him. You." How could someone remain so smug after everything is fascinating.

But he will come.

"That he will. What do you suggest we do then, Isabella?"

To avoid Thanos for a while Loki found it practical to get defeated and caught. He will spend his captivity for crimes against the Earth in Asgard, the heart of Nine Realms. It is a safe place for the bitch to be, though I suspect he has some other motives as I don't think a man like him would give up on the throne. I thought copying his way of self-preservation could work for me, too. But I wanted more than that, once in Asgard I could be locked up just like I am here so what I truly need is an ally.

I propose a bargain. I looked him in the eye, I wanted to appear as his equal. I'll get in Asgard and once there I will be safe, but I trust Thor no more than I trust you... And he is an idiot. I want to form an alliance between us, one that will keep me alive. In exchange for it, I offer you the stone.

Now I could only hope he believed me. I didn't lie, I couldn't lie to the God of Lies. Giving him one of the Infinity Stones would increase his power, he could pose as a serious threat and that is why I offered, because I need someone powerful as my ally. With the stone he could become the bigger threat that he was now and take the Earth, but why would I care for Earth if the Earth doesn't care for me? When the Earth will be about to blow, you'll be able to find me in Asgard.

"You're a martyr and the martyr you shall be." The Trickster God, the madman and I thought alike and that wasn't comforting fact. His smile was false. I couldn't trust him, I couldn't trust anyone, but... "When do we start?" I trusted his aspiration, his imagined slights.

I'm not giving all answers yet, but they will come.