Loki's Dead

Back on Midgard, Thor had gotten his powers back and he had destroyed the Destroyer, and at that moment, they were all heading back towards the Bifrost. Thor, Jane and Eris were waiting for the others to join them, and Jane was standing away from the mark of the Bifrost with Eris as Thor stood in it, calling for Heimdall.

"Heimdall, bring us home." Thor shouted. "Why doesn't he answer?" He asked after Heimdall didn't answer him, and he looked at Eris.

"I don't know, he was fine when I came down here, something must have happened."

"Or he has abandoned us." Hogan told them. "We have committed treason, we must have been banished, on King's order."

"No, Loki wouldn't do that to any of us." Eris told him.

"Eris, do you think that you can get up there and see what has happened?" Volstagg asked her.

"Alright, stay put, I'll try and get you home." She disappeared, and when she had disappeared, Jane looked at them.

"Why don't you all go with her?"

"Because, Lady Jane, flitting is excruciatingly painful." Fandral told her.

"Eris is the only one who can stand it." Hogan told her. "Because it's a shade thing." They all looked up at the sky in worry for what was actually happening, and what Eris was getting herself into, by going up there on her own.

When Eris got back to Asgard, she tensed at seeing the two Frost Giants who stood guard, but it didn't take long for them to spot her. As they ran at her, she unsheathed her swords and they started to duel, the first one was easy to disarm, she cut off its arm and then drove her swords through its heart, but the second was more difficult, as this one managed to use the distraction of the other Frost Giant to pin Eris to the wall by her neck. However, as it went to drive its ice dagger through her heart, it suddenly fell to the ground dead, and Eris looked at Heimdall who was behind it, having drove his own sword through the Frost Giant whilst it was distracted by Eris.

"Thank you." Eris gasped out, and she helped Heimdall to get to his usual stand and combining both of their strengths, they managed to start up the Bifrost, however both of them collapsed not long after it had fully started up.

When Thor, Sif and the Warriors Three stepped through the Bifrost and returned to Asgard, Sif ran to Eris and helped her up, bearing her weight, and Fandral helped her, by picking Eris up into his arms, whilst Hogun got Heimdall up right and once he had removed Heimdall's sword, Volstagg helped Hogun drag Heimdall towards the palace.

"Take them to the healing room, I will deal with Loki." Thor thundered, and with a few swings of his hammer he shot off flying towards the palace.

The Warriors nodded, and they brought Eris and Heimdall to the healing room, where the healers immediately went about healing and waking them up. Lady Sif stayed close to Eris the whole time, and as the healers put her onto one of the tables, she smiled as her eyes focused on Eris' stomach as she saw a small movement.

"Can you see how the children are?" Sif asked one of the healers who was helping Eris, and she could feel the confused looks of the other warriors as they realised what she had said.

"Loki is going to be a father?" Fandral whispered.

"Yes, Eris only found out yesterday, she is carrying twins." Sif informed them. "But you mustn't breathe a word, no one is meant to know."

"Does Loki know?" Volstagg asked her, to which Sif nodded.

"Yes, Eris told him yesterday, so does the Queen."

"That makes me wonder why he is doing this, surely he would want to be with his wife now that she is expecting their children." Hogun sighed.

"Who knows what Loki is thinking at the moment?" Fandral told them, and he looked over at the healers as they walked over.

"Lady Sif…" One of the healers started.

"Yes?" Sif asked, immediately giving her all of her attention.

"The babies are doing fine, their heartbeats are strong and healthy, and the Lady Eris is also doing fine." The healer told her.

Sif nodded at the news, smiling. "Thank you." She walked to Eris and smoothed her hair. "You and the babies are going to be okay, just wake up soon, okay?" Sif whispered to her, kissing her forehead, she thought of Eris as a sister, and any thoughts that she was going to die wounded the usually rock solid warrior woman deeply.

It was well into the evening when Eris finally awoke from her unconsciousness, and as she stirred on the metal bed, Sif stood up from where she had been sitting on the floor.

"Eris?" Sif whispered. "It's alright, you're in the healing room, and we found you and Heimdall unconscious."

"What about the babies?" She whispered, sitting up and resting a hand on her stomach, her eyes alight with worry.

"It's alright, the babies are unharmed." She gently moved a hand up and down her arm. "Everything is going to be alright."

Eris nodded, and she moved to get to her feet, and she looked at Fandral as he and Sif helped her, smiling in thanks to them. A few minutes after they had gotten Eris onto her feet, Thor walked into the healing room.

"Thor, are you alright?" Sif asked, running over to him.

"I'm fine Sif." He looked at Eris. "Are you alright?"

"I'm okay…Where's Loki?" Eris asked, looking at Thor, however at seeing the look of pain flash across his face, Eris knew that she wasn't going to like his answer. "Thor?"

Thor looked at her. "Eris, I'm sorry, the Bifrost was destroyed and my brother…He fell…"

The other warriors bowed their heads, but Eris didn't move, just looking at him in shock. "No…No, he couldn't be…No…" Eris whispered, her hand moving to touch her stomach.

"Oh Eris, I'm-" Sif went to comfort her best friend, but Eris pushed her away and she ran out of the room, going straight to her room, where she collapsed on her bed, sobbing into her pillow, until she actually fell asleep.

It was late into the evening when Eris finally woke up to something, or someone, stroking her hair, however as she looked around she found no one there with her, and then she realised what had happened that night, and as she was about to cry again, she heard a familiar shushing sound.

"Loki?" She whispered, and he suddenly sat up straight at seeing her husband standing at the foot of her bed. "Loki…You're here…But Thor said that you fell."

"I did." He told her, moving to sit on the edge of the bed next to her. "But even then I would never leave you, for too long." He went to touch her cheek gently, but this time she didn't feel it.

"Why can't I feel you? How are you here?"

"I'm not actually here, you are the only one who can see me, but that's because of our mind connection and my ability of illusions." Loki told her. "I wish to whatever God that I could feel you, you and our baby."

Eris looked at him, and she soon had tears falling down her cheeks. "So I will never see you again, at least not properly?"

"I'm sorry my love, but I don't think that that is possible." Loki looked at the door as there was a knock. "It's one of the maids."

"Don't leave me." Eris whispered.

"I'll always be here Eris." He was about to kiss her forehead, but this time he stopped himself, knowing that she would never feel it. "I love you so much, you and our baby, don't forget that." He then disappeared, leaving Eris on her own as the maid walked in, and after ensuring that the Princess was comfortable, she left and Loki didn't return that night.

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