The beeping light on her phone indicated that Pietro was one mile down the road from her as she looked past the chain-linked fence. Now finally being here, she couldn't help but feel a little bit scared knowing that she was walking into the same facility that she got killed in from the previous timeline. She wished that Odin was by her side but knew why he wanted her to go alone as she threw the phone to the side. Amora had on her Asgardian armor that Sif had presented to her before she went on her first mission to save the world, the weight of the protection made her confidence come back to her as she started her climb up the fence. At the top, she flipped and threw herself down onto the gravel, expecting to hear alarms or have an ambush come out and greet her, but nothing happened.
Amora recited, "I have no fear, for fear is the little death that kills me over and over, without fear, I die but once"
She took a couple of steps to the facility before she suddenly was swept off and pushed into the fence again. Amora only grunted and reached to grab her knife only to see a pair of silver eyes staring at her, "Pietro!"
"Amora, what are you doing here?" Pietro said in a hushed whisper, "Go back! He knows you're here!'
"That's the point" Amora told him, "I have to kill Cul"
Pietro looked surprised before he said, "I never told you his name"
"I know… he killed me yesterday" Amora stated before she corrected herself, "I turned back time to defeat him"
Pietro was about to argue with her about how idiotic that move was when he felt a splitting headache overwhelm him. He moaned as the pain sent him to the floor, Amora's voice sounding like it was coming from a long tunnel now. She was telling him something but Cul was using his fear to bring Amora to him. He didn't want to do that and knew he had to find a way to get her out of there.
"It's okay, Pietro" Amora said, "Take me to him"
"What?!" Pietro looked up to the immortal, "He'll kill you again!"
"No, he won't! Listen to me!" Amora yelled out, "On my planet, he was known as the God of Fear; your fear of being controlled has kept you under his spell but I know a way out. He can't handle people having hope among other things and trust his one of them. Pietro… do you trust me?"
Pietro became quiet as he glanced over his shoulder before she shook him, "Pietro!'
He glanced back to Amora as she looked both concerned but confident at the same time. From what she was telling him, his way had gotten her killed by having her remain hidden. Pietro slowly brought his hand up to her face as he tried to memorize every single inch of it.
"I trust you, honey" Pietro nodded.
Amora seemed lifted to hear this before her face became serious once more, "Then take me to him"
"What will you do?" Pietro asked.
"I have to fight him where all the others will see" Amora said, "It's the only way that people will have hope if they see me win"
"If?" Pietro questioned.
Amora cocked her head to the side, "I thought you said you trusted me"
"I do, it's just that I hate this plan of knowing I'm sending my girlfriend to her death" Pietro groaned, "If things go wrong, turn back time and never come back"
Amora didn't have time to answer as Pietro picked her up and ran with her to the facility. The feeling of being cold suddenly circled her once more as she recognized this place.
"Hello, grandniece" Cul Borson said from in front of her.
Amora straightened up, "Hello, Cul Borson"
The man smirked as he took her up and down, "I see that you have on your armor, what for?"
"To kill you" Amora said firmly causing some of the prisoners up ahead to gasp.
"Really?" Cul Borson asked, "Kill a God?"
"It can be done" Amora told him, "I've seen it happen before"
"I am the God of Fear" his voice echoed, "Look around you! Their terror is what is feeding me, making me stronger, you will die within five minutes"
Amora glanced up, "I know he has you under his spell, you might've done some terrible things in his favor but know this; the second you start feeling faith, happiness, and joy. His hold will weaken on you… All you have to remember is this"
Amora looked over to Cul Borson who still had a very amused look written on his face almost as if he was inviting her to say that she had to say.
Amora rose up her chin as she recited, "I have no fear, for fear is the little death that kills me over and over, without fear, I die but once"
Cul's expression swiftly changed as he took a step toward her, "Who taught you that?!"
"Who do you think?" Amora asked, "My grandfather"
"Ah, so Odin is still alive" Cul smiled, "For now… did you say your goodbyes?"
"I did" Amora said, "It's a natural form of life, all beings live and die and today will be your turn Cul Borson"
Cul let out a deep chuckle as some people let out a whimper before he said, "Go to hell"
"You first" Amora challenged.
Cul raised out his hand to summon his axe, leaving his arm completely bare. Amora took out one of her knives and lunged it at him, hitting him right in the center of her arm. Cul let out a yell in pain as he moved and knelt down. Amora ran at full speed before using the man's knee as a stepping stool and drove her knee into his head. As she was lifted from the ground, she spun her sword to make her lift off a little bit more until she landed on the other side of him.
With one final yell, Cul yanked out the knife and sent it back to Amora as she easily deflected it away from her chest with her sword. He let out a few staggering breaths as he noticed his axe had just barely made it into the room before Amora had cut him. With speed, he charged to his axe and grabbed it, swishing it at arms length only to notice that Amora didn't take the bait of trying to reach his weapon as well. Instead, she moved backwards and waved her sword around to ready herself once more.
Cul couldn't help but let out a chuckle, "Looks like you've gained more knowledge from that tree, I see… did you know that-"
"My powers weren't from within me, they were blessed by the forbidden tree" Amora lagged on, "I know, I've heard this before"
"So you went back in time to fix all of this" Cul then gave a wicked smile, "Did I win?"
"I learn from my mistakes" Amora nodded her chin at him, "Will you be able to learn from yours?"
Cul threw out his axe to her as Amora dodged to the left before lunging back over to the right just in time to see his axe come back from where she was standing. He let out a yell of frustration as he ran for her once again but Amora still held her ground. Just when he thought he had Amora right where he wanted her, she dodged and sliced his leg.
He yelled out as he fell to the ground, his heart pounding for the first time since he landed her. Cul Borson then realized that what he was feeling was on the bottom ladder of fear as he turned and looked to her.
"Your time has come, Serpent" Amora spat the last word out, "You will die today"
Cul slowly shook his head, "Foolish child, you can't kill fear! It will always be around you"
"Maybe" Amora agreed, "But it won't be controlled by someone like you, someone who was supposed to help people through their fears instead of lead them to it"
Cul chuckled, "I see… Odin has been teaching you which means my brother is here somewhere on this planet"
"What did he do?" Cul leaned forward, "Made one too many rash decisions? Got too peaceful with his ways or quite the opposite, went back to fighting wars again"
"This isn't really striking fear within my heart, I hope you know that" Amora told him.
"I know" Cul waved out his hand, "But this might"
At first, nothing happened as Amora gave him a cocky grin before a wisp of wind went by her.
Before she could even comprehend what happened, Cul Borson was back on his feet with his axe in hand. Amora's mouth dropped as she noticed Pietro was standing in front of the tall Asgardian as a shield and as a threat to her. The blade was so close to his skin that Pietro hissed from the feeling of it. Amora took one step closer to them but Cul Borson moved the blade closer to Pietro's throat, making him yell in pain. Amora gasped and immediately took two steps back as if that would lessen his hold on Pietro.
He then smiled as he said, "There it is… fear"
"Let him go" Amora called out firmly.
"Not until one of you dies first" Cul said, "Would you like to see him die again?"
"No!" Amora yelled out before she caved in, "I'll do it… I'll die"
