Alfheim

Aelsa watched as Faradei, her love, rode out of Ljosalfgard, the capital of Alfheim. Aelsa had been ruler of Alfheim for many years and had led her people in plenty of skirmishes against the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim but now a creature was massacring its way across the region and nobody could stop it. Aelsa was fair skinned and tall with long blonde hair and had been with Faradei, the greatest warrior Alfheim had ever seen for as long as anyone could remember. The two had grown up together and helped to foster some of the most peaceful times in Light Elf history. They had overcome hundreds of challenges and this would be no different, Faradei and his men would kill the creature and things would return to normal, she had no doubt.

Loki followed the Collectors coordinates and quickly found and followed the troll tracks from the edge of the woods "Luckily, subtlety and sneakiness are two things trolls often lack" he said to himself as he approached a clearing. He stopped just short of coming out and scanned the area hoping that nobody was around. He quickly noticed the run-down look of a village inside the clearing and also the remains of Ulik's trolls which was primarily their equipment. He stepped out and made his way to the center of the village, Loki pieced together that the trolls had dug their way into some kind of cave and Mangog must have been what came out.

He could make out some of the words on the rock ground but knew that the truth laid somewhere beneath him, luckily for Loki the words he could make out were a spell that Loki quietly repeated. The ground opened and stairs appeared out of nowhere, Loki descended into the cave and could see writing on the walls. Loki examined the writing and paintings and could make out a vague understanding of what was written. The language wasn't Asgardian, or any specific Elvish dialect he had seen but a mixture of the two.

Mangog was the result of a curse and clearly Odin was the one to suffer this curse, Odin had done many things over the generations to earn curses from individuals but very few even worked and the ones that did were generally ineffective…but this creature was no doubt a threat to Odin and Asgard. Loki thought for a moment, as he made his way out of the cave and back into the open air, Mangog was claiming souls and using them increase its power and intelligence, and it would only be a matter of time before Asgard comes to Alfheim's defense but by then it could be too late. Loki made his way through the woods "Should I warn Asgard? Or leave it to burn under the creature's foot?" he argued with himself as he reached the forests edge and heard a battle in the distance. Loki ran to a hill that overlooked a large plain and saw that the Elves were engaging Mangog.

Faradei was shocked when he saw the destruction that monster had caused, he had fought in many wars against the Dark Elves and had battled alongside Thor many times but nothing had caused this much damage in such a short amount of time. Faradei was fair skinned like most Light Elves and had long flowing blond hair, he wore his standard light armor that allowed him protection without sacrificing his speed and he was armed with his curved sword and his trusty bow and arrow. He lead his men to where the screams were coming from and found the creature making its way across a plain towards them from a village. The village was clearly burning and Mangog seemed to be showing no signs of wear and tear. "Stand down" he shouted wanting to give the monster a chance to surrender.

Mangog looked into the distance "I seek Odin, King of Asgard and Butcher of the Innocent" it shouted as it continued its walk towards Faradei and his men. It remembered everything now, the curse that had given it life thirsted for vengeance and Odin was the target. It watched as Faradei rode his horse left to right in front of his best fighters. The elves it had absorbed had taught it much of the Nine Realms. Faradei was the best the Light Elves had to offer and here he was riding into fight something he knew nothing of. The knowledge of the Light Elves and the Trolls had more importantly shown it that the only way to draw out Odin was to cause enough havoc and destruction to draw him out or find a way to Asgard to face him in his home.

Faradei drew his sword and his men followed suit, "This creature shall fall here and now" he shouted as he gave the sign for his men to charge. The elves all followed as Faradei led them into what he hoped and planned to be a victory that would shower them with love and admiration.

The large cavalry of Light Elves approached Mangog quickly and it flicked its wrist causing a huge wave of dark energy that knocked the first few rows of Light Elves off of their horses and into the galloping feet of the horses following behind them.

Faradei had managed to see the attack at the last second and was able to jump off his horse and land in front of the carnage that ensued afterward. He looked back and could see that many of his men were either dead or wounded after being trampled and that the traffic had stopped the charged and spooked the horse that were still standing. Faradei turned and could see that Mangog was still approaching them. "Dismount" he shouted as he raised his curved sword to his fighting stance. The elves that remained joined him at the front and formed a two rowed line that they hoped would overwhelm the beast.

Loki looked on in shock, "Get out of there you idiots" he muttered to himself from the hill overlooking the battle. Faradei was a proud warrior much like Thor and would never shy away from a fight. Mangog was not something you overwhelmed with numbers you needed skill and power to stop him, something nobody but Odin possessed at this point. Loki looked to the sky, "C'mon Heimdall, tell the old man what's happening and get this problem solved." He said to himself as he turned his attention back to the battle.

The line had failed miserably one strike from Mangog and broken through and now everyone was fighting on their own terms and everyone was losing. Faradei landed a few blows but the Mangog's armor was far too thick for such a strike to work. He did a few back flips to avoid a back handed strike that Mangog that killed a few more of Faradei's men. He grabbed his bow and arrow and fired several arrows that pinged off Mangog.

Mangog reached out keeping its senses aware of where Faradei was but it could feel its power and knowledge grow with each Elf that fell to his hand. Soul after soul joined the rest of his being and it grew tired of this charade as it punched the ground and unleashed a wave of energy that killed the elves that were left.

Faradei was covered with the bodies and the blood of warriors he had led into countless battles, enjoyed peace time with, and grown up with. He pulled himself to a sitting position and watched in horror as the souls of his friends entered the body of the monster that had killed them.

Loki stood and turned making his way towards his ship looking to escape. He could no longer afford to wait for Asgard to respond. Something needed to be done and it needed to be done right now.

Mangog closed its eyes enjoying the feeling of new souls joining its being, their strength and knowledge would serve it well in fulfilling its destiny and destroying Odin. Mangog heard the arrow get notched but allowed it to bounce harmlessly off its face. It turned to find the great and loved Faradei standing among the dead. "You have not yet won creature" he shouted at the top of his lungs notching and firing another useless arrow.

Faradei started walking towards Mangog firing arrows as he approached. He would fight till his last breath for his people, his fallen brothers and sisters that Mangog had already taken, and for his beloved Aelsa that he now knew he would never see again. "I'm sorry my love" he said continuing to fire his arrows. He fired every arrow he had and fell to his knees in front of the armored monster. He looked up with defeat in his eyes and Mangog looked him over.

Mangog may have been forged by curse and fueled with hate for Odin but seeing a warrior like Faradei on his knees with tears running down his face struck it. "This was his destiny?" it questioned to itself. "Taking all these lives just to take vengeance on a God that had lost control?", for a split second Mangog allowed doubt to enter its mind but soon pushed it away. Mangog grabbed Faradei by the neck and pulled him up to its eye level.

"You will never take Ljosalfgard" Faradei said defiantly before Mangog snapped his neck and absorbed his soul into his being.

Mangog felt something change when Faradei's soul joined the others. A surge of power flew through it and its mind was flooded with thoughts of Ljosalfgard and its Queen. The power Faradei added somehow meant more than the others and Mangog could almost feel its body trying to shift to accommodate for the power but it resisted the urge. Mangog laughed something in its mind told him that if it gathered enough souls it will become something more, something greater. Mangog stood and turned its path towards Ljosalfgard.