Around him was a battle, with who, he didn't know. Tony knew he was somewhere there, even if all he could see of Iron Man was the occasional flash of red-and-gold. Off to his left, where he saw Iron Man, he also recognized War Machine near there. Then, there was Fenrir. On top of his back was some guy in a red suit shooting white stuff from his hands (and wasn't that just begging for innuendo?). What. There was the flying purple man shooting lasers as well.
He saw, on the other side of his vision, a streak of red, white, and blue. Steve's shield. He turned to his right. There was the Captain, next to him were Clint, Steve's friend Sam, a man with a metal arm - Bucky Barnes, Tony assumed, and finally, a giant man. Not like the Hulk, but just a very large guy. Tony wondered why half the Avengers were fighting away from him.
Finally, he noticed another group fighting with them. They were an odd five, and the guy who seemed to be the leader was the most normal looking of them (if you count a long red (and tacky) leather coat and a metal mask with glowing red eyes). There was also a large dude (not like the giant, this guy was just plain ripped) and a green lady. With swords. That wasn't even talking about the raccoon or the tree. Tony thought it best to just leave that subject alone.
Then, he was… somewhere else, not on the battlefield. He turned around to see where he was, and all he saw was an inky blackness. Standing to his left was a beautiful woman, with pale skin, high cheekbones, red lips, clear green and brown mixed eyes, and wavy black hair. She was youngish, perhaps in her twenties or early thirties.
"Hello, Anthony." She turned, and he saw the other side of her face. Whereas what he had seen already was gorgeous, this was… creepy. Her skin was gray and stretched oddly, with her left eye being a clouded color, and her smile was warped with sharp teeth. "You would know me as the Goddess of Death."
"Oh god. Or - Goddess, in this case. I'm dead, aren't I? I knew this day would come! I'm going straight to Hell. Merchant of Death, you know?"
"Wha-? No! This is a dream."
"Seriously? This is all a dream? How clichéd can you get?"
"I… just, listen to me, Anthony. Has Fenrir or Loki explained to you the prophecies about Ragnarök?"
"…All they've said is that apparently Loki's children were believed to start it, and were therefore imprisoned in various ways."
"Yes, well the prophecies aren't about them. The Wolf who will eat the Worlds is the Mad Titan. He believes that by destroying the universe he will gain favor with me. He believes he is in love with me. The Snake that shall Poison the Seas is the Other. And the Army of the Dead is the Chitauri."
He froze when she mentioned the Chitauri. "I thought we destroyed them all. You know, giant nuke in space?"
"No."
"Shit. I do have some questions though."
"About the vision?"
"Yeah. Who were we fighting?"
"The Mad Titan's armies."
"Alright. And how many people there are using magic? Because there was the dude who was fucking giant, the tree, the laser shooting guy, the man who was flying with the cape, the really fast kid, and the girl in red, you know," He flailed his arms in an approximation of the Scarlet Witch.
"Only Loki, Fenrir, and the Scarlet Witch were using magic. The rest is either sorcery - very different - or science."
"And the tree?"
"… I don't know what's up with the tree. Can we get on topic now?"
"Right. What was up with Cap? He looked… ragged. I dunno, just tired."
"He has a difficult time later on. Don't try to fix it, it's not your fault. Everything that happens springs from his own decisions."
"… That's ominous."
"Don't worry about it. There isn't much time left. One more question."
"Why was someone on Fenrir's back like a horse?"
Her eyes narrowed ominously. "What."
"Some guy in red was on his back, like the wolves in Lord of the Rings."
Death's eyes narrowed. "I will figure this out."
Suddenly, Tony was alone. And then he woke up.
Hinting at Civil War Stuff (If you can't tell, I'm Team Iron Man. I dictate my life based on emotions, but they have no place in politics. Also, Steve is a massive hypocrite.) and the Guardians will at some point appear!
So last chapter I mentioned two storylines I had written out, so be sure to tell me which you'd prefer, because I honestly can't choose. Again, thank you so much for reading this (and especially telling what you think, which improves my writing) and I think you're all amazing.
~Ace
