Alfheim

Loki took a deep breath, meditation had become a major part of his routine after falling into the void and he hated losing his routine. His defeat at the hands of the Avengers still pressed on his mind, sure revealing the Earth to the rest of the universe had always been the plan but defeating the Avengers would have been a nice consolation, or at least that's what he told himself.

He pondered many things after running from Thor, going after his love crossed his mind but Loki decided against that business and decided instead to bide his time. He traveled the worlds of the Nine Realms and beyond them. He told himself that he was maintaining a low profile but deep in his soul he knew that he enjoyed seeing the universe beyond what Odin would have allowed him.

Loki opened his eyes and took in the forest expanse of Alfheim, one of his favorite meditation areas, he stood to leave when the screams pierced his hearing. He turned around to see the village nearby was burning, he had been so lost in his thoughts that he had been oblivious to the world around him. The sounds were bad but the smell was worse, he was about to sneak away knowing that Heimdall would certainly be watching the action and didn't want to risk Thor or Odin finding him when a figure leaped from the direction of the village.

The figure was far larger than any creature in Alfheim and was almost as large as the Hulk had been on Earth. It moved so quickly that Loki was quickly surprised when it landed directly in front of him seemingly in moments. It looked like a giant armored creature but the inside of the armor was not inhabited by flesh and bone but instead filled with some kind of dark energy. It breathed deeply ignoring Loki or possibly oblivious to his presence.

Loki turned to move away but his curiosity got the better of him "What are you?" he asked prompting the creature to look at him for the first time acknowledging Loki's existence.

"Mangog" it said with a hiss as it looked the God of Mischief over. Loki thought through his mind and couldn't recall a mention of any Mangog in his studies. "You are Loki" Mangog said matter of factly putting Loki on the defensive rather quickly.

"What if I am?" Loki responded going through his options in his mind.

Mangog could see the wheels turning in Loki's mind, the various elves it had absorbed over the last day or so had given it more knowledge than it knew what to do with but its destiny and purpose still alluded its mind. It knew what it could do, taking life and adding it to itself to make itself smarter and stronger was clearly its best skill but what could that mean of its destiny. The names Odin, Thor, and Loki still rung in its mind but Odin was clearly the loudest, "did I serve Odin?" The questions were beginning to hamper Mangog's ability to think.

Loki was still waiting for a response to his question when Mangog finally spoke again "You are Loki, one of the smartest in the universe and also a war criminal. Wanted for attempted genocide of Jotunheim."

"What are you doing here? Hunting me?" asked Loki hoping for an opening that could lead to his escape.

The word hunt set something off in Mangog's mind, "Hunt, hunt, kill, kill, Odin" rang through the creature's mind, was this its destiny? Mangog looked at Loki intently "I must find and destroy Odin" it said simply catching Loki off guard. "The elves thoughts tell me that you are enemy of Odin."

Loki smiled after Mangog finished its sentence and nodded "Perhaps we can help each other" he replied dropping his guard ever so slightly. "You want to kill Odin, and I can help you do that." Mangog continued to stare bullets at Loki while the he spoke. "Odin is strong and he has an entire army to support him and that will die for him, if you wish to kill him you need a good plan" explained Loki thinking through all the ways a monster like this could be of use. "Now if you could explain a few things to me…we can start to figure out a plan to kill Odin", Mangog nodded and Loki continued "What did you mean when you said the elves thoughts told you?"

Mangog thought for a brief second, "I kill things because…", Mangog seemed lost in thought as if trying to understand itself. "When things die…they become part of me. I get smarter, I get stronger."

Loki nodded, if he could manipulate Mangog enough to unleash him on Asgard perhaps he could get the victory he was looking for. Loki turned away from Mangog "Where did you come from?"

Mangog turned and pointed back towards the village "Far that way" he said noting that Loki had been looking over his shoulder. Something about speaking with Loki like this felt familiar to Mangog.

Loki looked out into the distance, this creature had clearly not been around long and nothing like this had been documented before. The closest thing to Mangog he could think of was the Destroyer but that was a weapon not a sentient being, and also was still buried in some cave on Jotunheim. "Very well, I shall help you get to Asgard where you can get your hands on Odin, does that sound like a good idea to you?"

Mangog nodded and Loki took his attention away from the large armor creature, his mind traveling through the different paths he could take to get Mangog into Asgard somewhat unnoticed.

Mangog's mind continued to turn as flashes began to overtake its senses, the memory was strong, but was also repulsive. Loki turned and flashed a toothy smile at Mangog and suddenly the memory was clear. Loki was giving the same smile in this memory and the next memories after were filled with pain, anger, and betrayal.

Loki was about to turn and lay out his master plan to his new weapon but was surprised when the large hand of Mangog turned him around and grasped him by the throat. "I remember you! Untrustworthy, traitor!" Mangog shouted as Loki was shocked by the immense strength the beast unleashed so quickly.

"No" Loki choked out between gasps for air.

"You lie! Ulik remembers your schemes. You always betray those you promise to help" shouted Mangog not noticing the energy Loki was building in his hand.

"Ulik huh?" murmured Loki before unleashing his power delivering a blast to Mangog's midsection forcing the creature to let go and create a little bit of space between the two of them. Mangog growled at Loki who called his staff and readied himself, the blast that Loki delivered would have been enough to kill most people but Mangog had simply brushed the attack off. Loki gathered more energy just as Mangog began to charge him, Loki used enough power that would have knocked Thor or maybe even Odin for a loop which bought him the time he needed to escape Mangog. He made a break for a tree line while Mangog recovered from the attack. Loki moved quickly and could only hear the howls of rage from where Mangog was.