Thor stopped short upon seeing his bed empty. His room was empty, in fact. "Loki?" his eyes fell upon the rose and parchment and he picked them up quickly, bringing the note up to read it.
"Thor, I've always loved you and tonight you've proven to me that my feelings are returned. I apologize for all the agony I've cost you, but I must cause you more. Tonight was our last night together. Asgard is in trouble. Hopefully, if all my plans go well, you will never feel the storm that is headed to this realm. I'll see you again in Valhalla, dear brother.
I love you,
Loki Laufeyson"
Thor had to sit down and re-read the note over again, refusing to believe what he was reading. 'No. No Loki," Thor couldn't lose him again. He did nothing to halt the tears that slid freely down his face. How could he? How could he leave him like this? He crushed the note in his hand and sought to do the same to the rose, but he couldn't will his shaking hands to obey. Instead his fingers caressed the smooth petals, serving only to remind him of who they touched only minutes shoulders shuddered with a sudden sob and he covered his face with his hand.
"DAMN YOU LOKI!" he roared out, standing suddenly. "I will find you!" His voice was a mixture of pain and rage. He refused to abandon his brother.
Far off in the outer realms, Loki sat on the edge of a burned building. He fingered a helmet that sat next to him. It was red and reeked of death. His plan had worked. He had killed everyone and anyone who had intended to hurt Asgard- no, hurt Thor. Itd taken so long and so much energy, but he did it.
He looked up at the beautiful galaxies all around him, feeling his strength ebbing from his body. "I can let go now." He thought aloud.
So he did, closing his eyes and allowing his paper-light body to drift into space. He flew past dying stars and ones burning brightly. He burst through a nebula and smiled. He was on his way. To Valhalla? Possibly, but Loki had always envisioned going home when he died.
Returning a hero.
He could feel the last of his life give out and he let it go.
Everything went black.
He opened his eyes, trying to adjust to the bright light. Valhalla?mHis thought was but barely a whisper in his exhausted mind.
Then he heard him.
"Welcome home, brother."
A/N: my writing partner and I do hope you enjoyed this story we wrote together. It was a year ago we wrote it, but it was our first time ever writing together, so we're quite pleased with how this turned out!
We are currently working on another piece together, and once it is finished, I shall post it here for your enjoyment.
As to who Loki destroyed to make Asgard and his beloved Thor safe? Anyone who is evil in your eyes was destroyed, so let your imagination play out.
Thank you for reading,
yakisoba~
