Rising from Ashes

by Pesky Idea

Malevolent is a Hydra spy. At least, until she's experimented on and killed. But something brought her back and now she wants her revenge. Backed by her "special" teammates, will she take down Hydra? Or will she descend into madness and kill everyone? Story takes place after CATWS and during AOU. Will have Avenger cameos! FORMERLY KNOWN AS SURVIVING WINTER. BuckyxOC

5. Chapter 5

Chapter 5- Rebirth

Darkness.

Cold.

An endless void.

Then there was warmth.

"I asked for a warrior. A warrior worthy of the halls of Valhalla, a warrior who would make those miserable wretches scream for the sweet release of death. This is a child."

"Actually, by Midgardian standards, this one is in her prime. And you of all people, Loki, should know how deceiving appearances are."

It was gradual warmth, a heat pricking her fingers, slowly snaking up her arms and legs.

"Do not patronize me, Hel. I alone hold more power-"

"Yes, yes, you could crush me with your bare hands. You've made that quite clear. But do not let it slip your mind who gave you those powers, or what pain they shall inflict upon you should you fail the destruction of Midgard. Your plan, ostentatious as it is, holds the best hope of succeeding with this one. She will tear Midgard and the Avengers apart from the inside out."

The warmth trickled up her neck, encircling her head, growing hotter as it spread.

"Send her back. Do not fail me."

The searing heat reached her chest, burning its way into her heart.

"Good luck, Malevolent. You'll need it."

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Yeah, yeah, I know this is a ridiculously short chapter, probably the shortest I'll ever write. I'll ramp up the angst and action soon, start writing longer chapters, though more than one will end with a cliffhanger.

So while I was writing this, I did a ton of research in Norse mythology. According to Viking legends, Hel was the daughter of Loki and Queen of the Dead. Apparently Loki has a lot of strange kids, including but not limited to an eight-legged horse and a giant world-ending serpent. I'm not joking. I have a feeling Marvel will leave that element of Norse mythology out of the movies.

Also, word of the day. Ostentatious. Go ahead and google it. I mispronounced it terribly and now my family won't stop laughing.

And since Mal's dead and all, she's hearing this conversation in her head. I'm sorry if it was confusing without the character descriptions and all. I promise I'll go into better detail in the next chapters.

See ya real soon!