Chapter Three-
"Betrayal: the seed of all destruction."
Water fell onto the rocks with a loud splashing sound waking Loki from his involuntary slumber.
Where am I?
Loki sat up with dazed eyes and instantly regretted the action. His head burst into unimaginable pain making him cry out as he fell back down. With heavy breathing he tried to find a way to make the pain recede but wasn't having any luck after a few minutes.
"Having fun with your headache?" a voice echoed in his mind making his head much worse.
A light chuckle sounded in the air as a presence was revealed near Loki.
"I guess my voice doesn't help you much does it?"
Loki opened his eyes again and looked up into the deep golden eyes of none other than Valance Idalia, Roan's older brother. The white haired beauty slowly brought his hand down to lightly touch Loki's forehead. Once their skin touched Loki's headache dissipated leaving him confused. One thing kept going through his mind.
Why did Valance kidnap him?
This was Roan's brother, almost as old as Aderes himself. It didn't make sense to kidnap him.
"Valance?"
"The one and only unfortunately."
Valance's tone made Loki worry though he knew he shouldn't since he was kidnapped by him.
"What the hell did you do?" Loki whispered.
Valance got a thoughtful look on his face before answering.
"What did I do indeed?" he whispered back. "I am required to give you a series of tests before I give you back to my dear brother Roan. After that I am no longer to be a part of Supremacy. I will finally get my wish."
"Tests? Valance, are you okay? What are you talking about no longer a part of Supremacy?" Loki reached up and grabbed Valance's wrist. "Is there something wrong with you?"
Loki didn't know why he questioned if there was someting wrong with the male but he could feel an imbalance within him.
"Is something wrong with me? Of course there is but I can't get over it and nor will I ever be able to. So in order for the cruel cycle to end I will no longer be part of Supremacy. I will simply do what no other has done in millions of years. I will end it."
Loki shook his head at how confusing Valance sounded. Nothing he said made sense and yet in a way it frightened him.
"Valance-"
"And so the first test shall begin." Valance said as he slowly disappeared from Loki's sight.
"Valance!" Loki stumbled getting up and didn't let a sudden roar go unnoticed in the distance. "Gods what have you done?"
The land shifted beneath his feet making him stumble again. The roar was just a tad closer now and when he tried to run the land shifted once more. He tried once more with a walk and it shifted again.
"Damn it!"
What is the point of this?
A crash sounded from behind and he turned to see a fiery dragon-like creature come out from the woods. It turned its head in odd directions as if sniffing the air. When it finally turned in his direction its eyes widened slightly and it charged. Loki ran a few steps only to stumble again.
For the love of the gods why can't I run? I'm supposed to do what to a giant fiery beast like that? I am not a warrior!
What does Valance have to gain by taking him and forcing him to fight with such a beast? He was a frost giant and that creature a fire elemental. What good would he do?
He looked over his shoulder as it got closer to him by the second. Fire…ice may delay it for a moment. He turned around and raised his hands in its direction and with a yell he froze the very ground it was running on and made the ice quickly creep its way up the creatures body. It did stop it from moving but after a second it started to move slowly again.
"Fuck." Loki looked in the opposite direction contemplating on how to run away. "First things first how do I walk damn it?"
Loki placed one foot in front of the other with barely a shift in the land but when he tried to walk in progressed steps it shifted drastically. The ground before him cracked open and showed him water so dark it was almost black. In it was the past Loki had thought he destroyed as a child. Wasn't the reason he gave up his Truth was to get rid of this outcome? Why was it here in the water? What the hell was going on?
"How could you change everything Loki? What if I wanted to die?" An abolition of Thor tried to claw his way up to Loki with red eyes.
"How dare you think to change the outcome of fate?!" Sif growled as she looked at him with murderous intent.
The rest of Loki's friends and family kept murmuring why and how could you? It made him feel like he was suffocating. Indecision was something he hated because it could get either yourself or the ones you love killed. Nothing good normally came out of it but when it did it was pure blind luck. He gave up his Truth to save them and yet here they were seemingly drowning in this dark water making him rethink his decision.
He suddenly felt heat at his back and in a moment of pure insanity he jumped into the water hoping the beast wouldn't follow. Hands grabbed at him but he slipped away every time and swam down. Why he was swimming farther down was beyond him he just knew he had to. He couldn't see anything in the water being that it was almost black. After a moment he felt as though his breath was running out. By the gods he couldn't die here. He swam harder looking for a way out of his predicament.
When he ran out of hope he knew he would die here in this abysmal water. He didn't want to die but even he knew sometimes no one had a choice when it was your turn to leave. With a heavy heart he accepted his fate.
Though I hate all I had to do I truly didn't regret any of the actions I did. Nor do I regret making everyone hate me. I did what I had to do and if I had any other choice I would have taken it. I hope they will learn to forgive me someday. I'm sorry. So sorry Roan. I love you.
As soon as he finished his thought did something wrap around his right arm and pull him in the direction he was swimming. After a few seconds a light flashed nearly blinding him and with it was the precious air he needed. As he was catching his breath he really didn't want to look up at what had saved him. He knew it had to have wings being that Loki could see the ground so far below them. That and he could hear wings beating above him. He just hoped whatever it was wouldn't drop him because even though he was a god it didn't mean he was infallible to death at this height.
The thing wrapped around his arm tightened as a screeched sounded above him. He finally looked up and wished he hadn't.
While Loki was missing Roan hadn't left Asgard in hopes of finding his Heart someway somehow. Thor never left him alone seemingly very distrusting of him and that was fine. Roan didn't like Thor very much right now as it was. The blue eyed blond watched every move he made setting Roan's anger to a slightly higher level. Finally he turned to Thor with a glare.
"If I were you Thor I would get out of my sight before I decide to take my frustrations out on your useless hide." He growled when the thunder god advanced.
"Why do you protect my Brother so? What is it you want from him?" Thor looked like a lost child in that moment and Roan's anger at him depleted. "Are you really going to take him from his home here on Asgard? What purpose do you have here?"
"Care to take a walk with me?" Roan asked earning a confused look from Thor who nodded anyway.
Roan walked towards the place where Thor's friends usually lounged to think about things and he hoped they were there to listen to him. After moments of silence Thor seemed to be getting uncomfortable making Roan chuckle.
"You laugh at me?"
"Yes and no. You can't seem to accept the silence which I find amusing. I on the other hand grew up accepting silence from everyone around me until I grew into adulthood. They were afraid of me as a child terrified I would change their fate if they said one wrong thing. You talked to others your whole life and others enjoyed talking to you but let me ask you this…" they had finally entered the room and Roan was glad to see Sif and the others along with Frigga. "How often did anyone willingly go out of their way to befriend Loki in such a manner? How many chances were there to avoid so many conflicts, to make connections or to just be polite? So you see where you find I might be after something Loki has, it's not so. He and I are so alike much like two half's of a whole. The difference between us is that he chose to live his life in silence in order to save your life as a child. But why am I complaining when it was clearly his decision?"
Roan shook his head at his last sentence. It was pent up anger on his part he supposed but could anyone blame him? He wanted the best for Loki and the isolation and betrayal throughout his life was no way for him to live. And yet he had done it without any complaints.
Thor had a thoughtful look on his face before he finally processed the last sentence. "What do you mean save my life?"
"Loki is so much more than any of you will ever know. As a child he could always see visions be it in the water, a simple eye connection or touching. At six he saw a vision so gruesome his pain reached out to me beyond the Tri-verses. I answered and in doing so found Loki to be my fated Heart so when he asked to change the future he gave up his Truth. I never wanted him to live his life in pain and I knew all of you would hurt him time and again but because of the promise he made he couldn't utter a single word to tell you all the Truth." Roan gave them all a hard look taking in the confused yet guilty expressions of the ones Loki protected. "Asgard was doomed to fall the following morning before Loki had that vision. Odin, Frigga and you, Thor, would have been slaughtered in front of his eyes while he would have been forced to watch, held down in all your blood. Sif would have suffered the same fate as Loki while the little band of warriors who hadn't even met each other yet would have been killed as well. Loki had a cruel fate at the time before he sacrificed his Truth to save you."
"Why would he do that? He could have saved himself and left Asgard. Why sacrifice so much for us? I mean no one ever really gave my brother much thought." Thor looked to the floor. "Not even me. Even as a child he had no reason to save us. To give so much."
"Because he loves you." Roan turned to Frigga. "Loki knew the whole time that he was Laufey's true son he only waited for you and Odin to tell him but that time never came until recently. He loved you all so much he even protected each of you at one time or another. He made sure you all survived until his time to leave Asgard wouldn't affect any of you. He never wanted the throne popular to your belief Sif he had everything planned out from the very beginning. You all were the only family he had so at six fucking years old he sacrificed a lot for you and in turn even though you didn't know what he had done you all at some point threw it back in his face or just didn't believe in him. So you tell me where the justice is? I know firsthand that life is a cruel and trying thing but that doesn't mean any of you should give up when he has fought all this time never once giving up on any of you."
They all at least had the decency to look ashamed while he ranted and finally got the Truth out there. Roan knew that Loki's time of sacrifice was over so the Truth wouldn't affect anything in Asgard now. Which reminded him, he had three whores to pay a visit to and choke the life out of.
"I'm glad you said something because they hadn't said a word about our beautiful Loki!" Amacoi shouted from above them.
"Yeah and I was getting pissed off too!" shouted Kieron who was beside his trouble making partner close to the ceiling.
Roan sighed in relief. "Little Bird, Hellfire get down here."
They floated down landing in front of him waiting to be berated. Color them surprised when they were engulfed in a crushing hug. After a moment's hesitation they wrapped their arms around him.
"Contrary to the popular belief you two are the most calming beings I know and that you care for Loki so deeply already makes me happy. You only cause trouble to make sure the end result is the best outcome possible and for that alone you two are complete angels." Roan breathed in deeply. "I love that you two are always by Naru's side, by my brother's sides and mine. And believe it or not you two are the glue that keeps us all together."
"I very much agree with all you said Roe." Aderes said from the doorway.
"So do we but can we get all that in writing?" Amacoi asked peeking up at him with a mischievous smirk.
Roan scoffed. "Brat."
The Asgardian's watched with small smiles happy that they were such a strong family.
"Any luck with where Loki has been taken?" Morgannen asked coming in from behind Aderes.
Roan looked out the window that overlooked Asgard's beauty and sighed in frustration. His mind was rattled with so many questions as to where his Heart was.
"No but for some reason I feel as though Asgard is the place he will return to. I feel like I need to be patient for something. My mind wants to rationalize but my soul screams to stay put. What should I do Aderes?"
"Listen and obey because where your Heart is concerned it is the only option you have but if you feel deep down there is something else you could be doing then do it. Leave nothing untouched but heed the warnings your soul gives you." Aderes spoke with a tone that said he knew from harsh experience. "Believe me that you don't want to make the wrong choice."
Roan nodded his head in agreement. "First things first before I stay put."
"What are you going to do?" Thame questioned.
"If all goes well then I'm just going to scare three little bitches into submission. If not I'm going to kill them for what they put my Heart through." Roan growled the last sentence and unfurled his wings to take flight.
His brothers looked at him in confusion before an understanding expression flit across their faces.
"Make them sorry for what they did Roe and know if you need help we're here." Naru said from the side of Aderes who put his arm around his Heart in pride.
"The Moiré need to be put in their place." Amacoi, Kieron and Naru said in unison whose eyes turned a crimson shade making the Asgardian's in the room shudder in fear of the beautiful men.
When Roan nodded and flew into the sky disappearing Thor couldn't help but feel so useless. Here these beings were fighting and believing that Loki would come back. They put all their being into giving support to any of their family who needed their help. Thor was different from them as were every Asgardian. These Kings and Princes of Supremacy were what a true family should be-selfless and strong together.
He looked to Sif and the others and saw they were distant. They didn't do things together and when Sif and the warriors did do something it was because of him. The fact that they each had hurt Loki brought to home how weak they were because they were separated. How Loki was ever able to bear a burden as heavy as he had was beyond Thor. Even he had to admit he would have broken under that weight. Loki was the strongest of them all and now here they all stood together yet apart doing nothing. Is this how it always was for Loki? Always standing at the edge looking in?
"You finally coming around Thor?" Kieron asked from his side startling him.
When the thunder god backed up a step he ran into Amacoi who lightly pushed him away.
"It's about damn time someone grew a pair and realized they should do something for Loki." Amacoi quipped glaring at everyone else especially Sif.
"You know I never get angry at strangers but today is a little frustrating when I lose a new found brother and no one seems to want to help out in finding him." Naru had stepped away from Aderes and let his sapphire blue eyes glow to a deep golden color setting the Asgardian's in the room off. "It's also unsettling that one of you doesn't truly care one way or the other if Loki never comes back. That no matter if Loki had saved your life you wouldn't care if he died. Now who can be so ungrateful? Who could hate him so much?"
When every Asgardian looked around in the confusion Aderes and his brothers came forward to ask their Heart's what was wrong. For the life of them they didn't know what had brought on this hellish atmosphere from them. About four steps into the room they stopped and stared straight at Amacoi, whose eyes had become a glowing crimson and his Celestial markings slowly moved over his skin settling beautifully over his face. He had his sight set on the black haired Asgardian woman. The intent to kill was thick in the air and made everyone in the room want to back out including Aderes and his brothers. Never had the Kings of Supremacy seen their Hearts so angry with someone other than their captors months ago.
Thor felt as though he should run but he was so confused to what could have made them so angry. The air was beginning to be suffocating as his mother Frigga looked at who could want Loki dead. She hadn't known someone close to her family hated Loki with such a passion. Did bad things never end here on Asgard?
When Naru walked up to Amacoi and placed a hand on his bare arm he quickly turned his head in Sif's direction eyes going from gold to crimson. Kieron, out of habit when comforting Amacoi, touched his bare arm too he narrowed his eyes before turning his own orange now crimson eyes on Sif. She only looked confused by their murderous glares which made them angrier. On their peripheral vision they noticed their husband's confusion at their anger and being as cautious as they were Aderes slowly walked to them.
"Sunshine, Little Bird, Hellfire?" They wouldn't move their eyes from Sif. "What's going on?"
When angered they knew Naru was the most volatile so when Sif made to leave the room he used his powers to put her body in a vise grip making her immobile.
"Don't you fucking move bitch." Kieron growled.
"Everyone else can clear out if you know what's best." Amacoi said in a seemingly calm voice underneath though they could feel the abject anger.
"Do it now." Morgannen said calmly. "And slowly."
For some reason the murderous power the three emitted scared them into silence so when Frigga started to leave first they followed suit. Hogun took Volstagg's arm and slowly led him out while Fandral stared at Sif in confusion. After a moment he too walked out of the room. Thor made one last look into the room only to see Amacoi stalk towards Sif. Then the door shut in his face due to Thame who softly shook his head in warning.
What in Nine Realm's is going on?
Can someone please tell me who said that quote at the top? I don't have a clue and I would love you immensely if you told me.
Again, if I messed anything up then tell me if you want. Amacoi can sense who's evil or not. I don't like Sif soooo…I'm sorry if you like her and I made her the baddie. Anyway I hope you like it so far.
Naru's eye colors: pretty blue sapphire when calm, relaxed and happy. Gold when agitated and whatnot. Crimson when truly angered.
Kieron's eye colors: pretty orange when calm, relaxed and happy. Gold when agitated. Crimson when angered.
Same goes for Amacoi but his eyes were already crimson to begin with so his eyes go crimson to gold when agitated and to glowing crimson when angered.
Bye! XD