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Chapter 5

The Creed world was a little colder than Asgard but not quite as cold as Jotunhiem. Thor and his friends had been dropped near the castle and had walked through the grounds quietly as they were instructed.

"Glad to see the spell has worked so well." Volstagg stated quietly.

"It probably won't work if you keep talking." Lady Sif warned.

"I'm sorry. I was just saying and I hope we get back home soon, I am hungry." Volstagg remarked.

"Are you really thinking about food at a time like this?" Fandral asked in disbelief.

"You know that Volstagg only ever thinks with his stomach." Hogun reminded.

"At least I have a personality, unlike you." Volstagg whispered.

"Would you all be quiet. The spell only works if we don't draw attention to ourselves and with they all of you are arguing you are going to alert the entire palace we are here now quiet!" Thor whispered angrily.

They had reached the bottom of the castle and Thor had heard the warriors talking about a prisoner they had been torturing and Thor knew immediately they were talking about Loki and wasted no time bashing in the door. Thor's friends easily took care of the guards while Thor grabbed the leader warrior and pinned him to the wall, holding him just a couple feet off the ground.

"I shall only ask once and pray you answer correctly, where is my brother?" Thor demanded.

The creed laughed, "you are too late prince. Your brother will soon die for his crimes."

Thor increased the pressure on the Creed's neck, "Answer me or I shall make your death slow and painful."

"He is down below us in the dungeons. Like I said though, he will soon be dead."

Thor drew the Creed warrior back and pounded him into the wall before throwing him to the floor and heading toward the dungeon. Thor bashed his way into the dungeon door and stopped in horror at what he saw. Loki was strung up by his wrists in chains. The only piece of cloth on his body was his dark trousers. His head hung down on his chest with his hair hiding his face. Blood covered his chest. Thor was afraid he was already too late. He forced himself to move forward and walk up to his brother and feel for a pulse. He cried in relief when he found one. Faint but it was there and beating. He took Loki's face into his hands and turned it up so he could see it. Loki's eyes were closed, his face pale and bruised in some places. There was also a gash near his hair line that bled. A tied up piece of cloth was shoved into his mouth and was tied around his head. Thor gently eased the cloth out of Loki's mouth and cupped Loki's face in his hands giving it a couple taps.

"Loki? Can you hear me?"

Loki moaned in response and forced his eyes to open halfway.

"Thor? You….you came for me." Loki gasped.

"Of course I did. I always will come for you."

Loki offered a weak smile and groaned in pain again as another wave of pain shot through him.

"Easy brother, I am going to get you out of this."

Thor took his hammer and gently broke the chains around Loki's wrists. He caught Loki around the waist before he could fall to the floor. Loki let out a pained yell.

"Shhhhhh…easy brother. I got you, your safe now." Thor wrapped Loki in his cloak before picking him up in his arms and cradled him protectively to his chest. Loki wrapped his arms around Thor's neck and buried his head between the crook of Thor's shoulder and neck. Sif and the Warriors three entered the room.

"Is he..?" Sif asked.

"No he is alive. Just barely. We need to leave now though, before the cloaking magic wears off and before others come to investigate." Thor led the way out and the others followed.