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Child of Silence
By Angelwings Sorrow
Chapter 29 "Blood Matters Not"
Scotland was so peaceful in the morning and Harry was enjoying his morning work out in the Gym. He just finished his five mile run and was stretching before he used the gymnastic equipment to keep himself quick and agile. The team would be joining them in a week and he wanted to show that he was keeping up in his training. This was the only time of day when he could settle his nerves and re-center his mind.
"AHHHHH!" Harry's head shot up at his Dad's scream and the sound of the Repulsor hitting the floor.
"ANTHONY!" yelled his Father. Harry opened his locket as ran from the Gym to where his fighting.
"That thing tried to kill me!"
"Oh don't be so dramatic. Jörmungandr was just cuddling you because you are covered in my scent." Loki snapped shielding something in his arms away from Tony who was standing in his boxer briefs and his Iron Man gloves.
"Cuddling? Snakes don't cuddle, they Strangle and Kill!"
"FATHER, DAD! What's going on why is everyone yelling?"
"Your dad is over reacting to my Familiar. The All Father has allowed me to reclaim him. So yesterday when you were out with your uncle getting your supplies I went to the Realm of Niffleheim where your Aunt had been watching over him."
"Jörmungandr, isn't he supposed to be the world serpent that wraps around the earth and my supposed brother?" Harry asked with a raised eyebrow.
"The Mortal Story tellers of this realm have grossly exaggerated my history here. Jörmungandr has been my Familiar since I was five hundred years old. He is not your brother anymore than Sleipnir, or Fenris. Seriously I think they wrote those stories to glorify my title as Chaos God."
"Do not forget brother they say our older sister is your daughter as well." Thor laughed.
"Yes. How they came up with that one I will never know." Loki rolled his eyes.
"Excuse me but we got off topic! That Snake tried to kill me!
"I did not! He smells like master. I want to be close to Master's mate. I want him to like me."
"Dad I think you hurt his feelings. He just wants you to like him because he says your Father's mate." Harry defended.
"Haraldr did you just understand Jörmungandr?"
"Yeah hard not to he's practically crying." Harry shrugged. "Once during a field exercise my trainers thought to test my reaction time and decided to drop me in pit with seven deadly snakes. They were shocked that they weren't attacking me instead they defended me and bit my trainers because I was a speaker whatever that meant. Turns out I don't need a vice box to make hissing sounds."
"He was blessed with a Serpents tongue." Jörmungandr confirmed.
"Yes I remember James telling me that his family once had a few wizards who could talk with serpents. What did they call it? I can't remember but it seems that you have inherited the talent Haraldr." Loki smiled. He was happy that his son had inherited something he could identify from James family line since Harry seemed to take mostly from his Jotun heritage. Loki could only understand Jörmungandr due to their bond. While he did have the All speak it didn't translate over to animals.
"Great so you guys are telling me this snake is going to be living with us and that you two can understand him?" Tony asked trying to make sense of the whole situation.
"Yes Anthony that is exactly what it means. Every Magical being has and needs a Familiar. Even Thor has a familiar but it is not allowed to leave Asgard."
"Really? What is it?" Harry asked curiously.
"Brynjar is a rare Steal Hawk. One is born every two thousand years and they are very fierce birds of prey. He is not allowed on Midgard after he destroyed an early settlement and in sighted a war."
"Tell your nephew the whole story Thor." Loki ordered shaking his head.
"I might have sent him to hunt a goat as our supplies were running low."
"And?"
"I didn't know that the goat was part of a herd that had wandered off from the chieftain's personal stock. Brynjar was then sighted carrying the goat in the direction of rival tribe. The Warrior three and I were encamped between the two tribes and did not noticed that a war begun. Hela told father what happen because the war messed with the balance of souls making her work double. Since then I have had to leave my familiar on Asgard. I am hopeful since Jörmungandr was allowed to come to Midgard that Brynjar will be allowed to follow it has been three hundred years since the war." Thor said sheepishly. Harry couldn't stop himself and was wheezing from laughter. It seemed that even Gods could make stupid mistakes.
"Again Off Topic!" Tony shouted after being ignored once again. "You are determined to keep the snake aren't you?"
"Yes I am. He has been my constant companion since I was five hundred and begun feeling the loneliness of being in my brother's shadow." Loki said softly. Thor looked like he wanted to protest but he couldn't because that was what happened. His brother had been pushed in to the dark away from the light and praised that had been showered on him.
"Fine, but I don't want him slithering around free to scare the shit out of me and he's not allowed in my workshop." Tony gave in. He couldn't stand against the sorrowful eyes of his God.
"I promise I will keep him out of your work shop and he won't scare you any longer." Loki smiled and kissed his pouty lover. Jörmungandr gave the genius a hissy kiss to say his thanks as well which made Tony jump a little.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm just a big softy. I'm going back to bed it's too early to deal everything." The three gods just smiled as the hero left to return back to his bed.
"Come Young Haraldr I believe you have yet to finish your morning training. We shall see you for the morning meal later." Thor nodded to his brother leading Harry away.
"I like your youngling Master."
"Thank you Jörmungandr I like him too. Now let us go to the shops and buy you supplies and a new sleeping chamber." Loki smiled and vanished in a green light.
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"Are you sure you have everything?" Loki asked trying to hold his son for as long as possible.
"Yes Father, I told I had everything packed and ready last night. Don't worry, I got Friday and Butterfingers with me and Shadow is always alert for trouble." Harry rolled his eyes and wiggled out of his father's arms. The whole team was here to see him off again but this time he made sure they left the armor and weapons at the Manor, well the visible weapons.
"не обращай на них внимания Маленький брат. они сильно волнуются." Natasha smiled and hugged the little wizard who was now almost eye level with her.
"Спасибо тетя Наташа, я буду скучать по тебе." Harry hugged back. This was the part he hated about leaving. Saying good-bye even temporarily was really hard for him.
"Hey Buddy, you got us on speed dial if you need us." Clint reassured the boy taking his turn hugging Harry.
"Yeah I know. I'll still miss you guys."
"We'll miss you too kiddo." Bucky said pulling Harry to him with his new arm and he was joined by Steve in the hug.
"We'll see you come winter." Steve muttered in the Raven hair. Soon Harry was pulled into another hug by Bruce.
"Try not over do it with the school work; try and have a bit of fun."
"Only if you do Uncle Bruce."
"Haraldr!" Thor Boomed tossing the boy in the air. "I will miss you, Do not lax in your training and I'll see you in Asgard for your Fathers' wedding."
"Tell Grandmother and Grandfather I miss them and I will see them this winter."
"I will Nephew."
"Come here Mini-Me." Tony took his son from the Thunder God. The genius hugged Harry tightly. "Give them Hell and write often. I already miss you Hare-Bear."
"Miss you too Dad."
"Haraldr your friends are waiting." Loki said his voice thick with emotion. Harry turned his head to see his friends gathered near the train.
"I guess I better go. I'll write as soon as I can. See you guys at Christmas." Harry grinned and ran off to join the others boarding the train.
"Don't worry; he made it through year one he can take on year two." Tony said quietly to his beloved knowing how hard this was for him.
"Yes. Let us depart." Loki sighed and let his magic take them all to the manor.
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"Glad you made it Prince Firsty."
"Shame your family didn't send you off in full armor." The twin laughed ignoring the rude hand gestures Harry was giving them.
"So are you ready for the new school year Harry?" Hermione asked taking out a large tomb to read.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Harry signed then he felt the push on his magic. "I need to vanish."
"Vanish? What are you talking about Lokison?" Malfoy asked but Harry signed nothing as he pulled out the invisibility clock and disappeared.
"Why did he do that?" Neville asked. His question was answered as their compartment door opened.
"Where is he?" an angry first year yelled.
"Where is who?"
"Little sister?"
"Harry Potter! I need to meet with him! I saw you guys pull him on the train!" Ginny stomped her foot.
"His Name is Haraldr Lokison, Ms. Weasley." Neville said rolling his eyes.
"That's a lie! He is Harry Potter and we are destined to be together!"
"You are so full of it Weasley. You and Ronald." Malfoy snorted. "He has no interest in dating he's twelve. With the exception of the twins we're all twelve. Also we are going to be too busy to deal with your harassment. Plus it is possible he will be trying out for the house team now that we are allowed brooms this year."
"If he's going to be on a house team he'll fly for Gryffindor. I promise once we meet he'll demand to be resorted. We'll be the next James and Lily Potter a true Power couple." Ginny ranted.
"Ginny enough!" Fred snapped. "I don't care what Mum and Dumbledore has promised you, you are not going to go near our friend."
"If you do then we're going to tell dad and you'll be sent to live with Aunt Muriel." George finished both twins were beyond pissed.
"Mum won't let Dad send me away." Ginny said shakily.
"You don't get it." Fred glared "Mum won't risk Dad dissolving their bonding."
"She is not allowed to follow Dumbledore's orders any more." George stated. "While you were visiting your friend Dad made her choose Dumbledore or us, her Family."
"NO! I will not live as a Poor Pureblood!" Ginny screamed and ran from the carriage. Once Harry was sure the red head was gone he revealed himself.
"You were right she is worse than Ron." Harry signed. "What is her obsession with Money?"
"Unfortunately that is where the Family Feud comes to play. My great Grandfather or something ruined the Weasley fortune. Then it was kept down the following generations. I will not be continuing the cycle actually I plan to invest with the twins they have some great ideas." Draco said flipping through his copy of the Daily Prophet.
"Ginny has always been told that she was going to be a Lady of Pure Blood Society."
"It wasn't until Dumbledore came and filled her head with promises of the Potter fortune that she became totally obsessed." The twins answered looking disappointed in their only sister.
"Well, she will find Harry is not an easy target." Susan smiled. "It took us a year to get him to accept us as friends. He only half heartedly didn't want friends at the time. Now we know he doesn't really want Ginny as a girlfriend so imagine how stubborn he's going to be in avoiding her."
"I see him using the invisibility cloak a lot this year." Hermione hummed as she turned the page in her book.
"Thanks Granger." Harry signed and everyone laughed.
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The feast was a joke. Lockhart took his many bows at his introduction. The headmaster kept his eye trained on the Ravenclaw and Boot was back to his annoying self bragging about how his Uncle took him to the ministry for a day as an auror. Harry ignored the noise for going to bed early.
"Good Morning Mr. Lokison, here is your new class Schedule." Flitwick greeted.
"Thank you Professor." Harry signed. "How is Gigi?"
"She is well but she missed her brother I think." The tiny Professor said patting the Black jinx on the head.
"Then we'll see you Saturday for tea." The Ravenclaw signed with a smiled and the teacher continued to hand out the class schedules.
"Good Morning Harry." Susan said sitting next to him.
"Morning Bones." He signed taking a big gulp of coffee. "Looks like we got the idiot first thing in the morning."
"Really that sucks. I went over the books and most of them are about his favorite things and very little with Defense." Susan bemoaned filling her plate with eggs.
"I agree." A voice piped up sitting on the other side of the Ravenclaw. "I was shocked that for such a hunter of dark creatures there was so little on how he defeated them."
"Morning Hermione. How's the newest Gryffindor settling in?" Susan laughed.
"Terrible. All Ginny did was cry and ranted that she wasn't in the same house as our Harry here and that she was missing her destiny."
"What a bunch of shit." Harry signed.
"Language." Hermione scolded.
"You sound like my uncle Steve." Harry signed rolling his eyes.
"HARRY!" the trio looked up see the red head that they had been talking about running towards them. "I've been looking for you everywhere! Move Granger I need to sit next to Harry."
"Ms. Weasley I don't like it when my friends are disrespected." Harry typed out on Friday.
"Harry you don't need that muggle thing anymore now that I'm here I can talk for you. We'll be the perfect couple." Ginny this time tried to push Susan out of her seat.
"No and Please stop trying to move Susan from her seat. We are eating please go away." Harry glared at the girl his green eyes flashed with irritation. Ginny stepped back slightly frightened.
"Potter be nice to my sister she is just trying to get to know you." Ron snapped having come in for breakfast.
"Weasley you sister has tried twice to move my friends from their seats. We were enjoying a nice meal until she came over and started bossing us around. Now I have been more than patient but it is wearing thin. If you don't remove yourselves I will not hold Shadow back any longer." Friday voiced for her master and Shadow moved from under the table to stand before the trio of friends.
"I thought Dumbledore banned that animal!" Ron jumped back taking Ginny with him.
"Honestly don't you ever listen?" Hermione rolled her eyes. "Shadow is banned from attending classes with Harry not from the castle as he is a cat familiar."
"Beep Beep."
"That's signal to get to class. Come on Harry we got to drop off Shadow and head to DADA." Susan said after shutting off her phone alarm and begun gathering her things. Harry too got his stuff and signed to their Gryffindor friend they would see her at lunch before whistling for the cat to follow.
"Hermione, Dear may we escort you to your first class?" Fred asked stepping around his siblings. He and George had caught the tail end of Ginny and Ron's rants and they were upset by their behavior. They knew that Ron and Ginny would try and take it out on they Hermione.
"Yes I'd like that." The second year smiled to the twins before gathering her stuff and following them out of the Great Hall.
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"So Eye Patch what did I do to deserve a visit from you?" Tony didn't bother looking up to the screen that had Fury on display from the Iron Man boot he was working on.
"You haven't been filing your paperwork Stark. Why is it only now I'm getting your report on the Wakanda delegation?"
"I have told you and Pepper that I am allergic to Paperwork. If I get a Paper cut I am down for days."
"Now that is the worst lie you have ever told, Anthony." Loki laughed as he carried in a tray of Sandwiches and Pepsi. The god wandered over to the opposite computer screen. "Sorry Director he was just being lazy. He actually had the paperwork done weeks ago just didn't bother to send it in until Agent Coulson reminded him this morning."
"So it would seem. Just to recap Harry is the student of Shuri who is the Princess of Wakanda and no one bothered to inform SHIELD and the CIA is also Now looking into Harry's history."
"Well Popeye this is your fault. You and Bruce were in charge of his Schooling when we were of the Planet for three months. I know it wasn't Bruce's idea to give him a GED Test." Tony glared while Loki just rolled his eyes.
"Anthony, it was Haraldr who sought out tutoring so he could work with you and your technology. You can hardly blame the Director for that."
"You're supposed to be on my side Reindeer Games."
"I am on Haraldr's side. We did not know of this meeting of the minds but the Princess has been a big help in his development in understanding Earth's technology. She has given him the tools to develop his own Nanotech gloves. So this acquaintance has been beneficial to all but Anthony and that is why he is in a sour mood. Haraldr refuses to share the Nanotechnology he had developed." Loki explained watching his moody lover tear a bite out of his sandwich.
"I'm his dad; he should share the goodies like the nanotech or at least some of the Vibranium." Tony muttered with his mouth full.
"All the pouting aside, Harry has made a strong Powerful Allie. Wakanda is a closed off Nation and has great technological developments. As you probably heard the King is the Protector of the Nation code Named Black Panther. When he found Barnes and Rogers he interrupted their kidnapping. We believe the offer on the Dark Web for the capture of the Winter Soldier was too tempting for the Arms Dealer Klaue to resist. We suspect he was going to try and get a two for one deal with handing over Rogers and Barnes. So we're in debt to the King for his intervention and saving our avengers. I believe had Harry not known the Princess they wouldn't have been considered honored guest." Fury acknowledged.
"That's Our Hare-Bear! Breaking down the boundaries." Tony cheered after swallowing down his Pepsi.
"Well, we can't keep the boundaries open if you don't put in the paperwork." Fury snapped.
"Yeah, yeah, kill all the innocent trees for Paperwork." The genius waved the director off returning to his boot repair.
"Has there been any new activity regarding Mandarin?" Loki asked.
"So far they are still looking for Harry in every Muggle boarding school in Europe. They haven't breached the idea of him being magical which works in our favor."
"All there attacks are tech and weapon based. They probably don't believe in Magic despite having Loki and Thor on earth. So maybe we should go over abandon bases by either SHIELD or HYDRA. There is a lot of abandoned secret spy real-estate out there that is lost and forgotten. I bet if we go over all former bases we'll find where they could be hiding. J. get a search going of all abandon bases from the cold war until now. Look for ones with its own generating power source they will want to stay off the grid as much as possible."
"Good work Stark. Let me know if you find any thing and I'll send out some agents to verify any intel you pick up."
"Yay! I was helpful! Can I hang up now I want to finish my lunch and get back to my suit repairs." Tony complained with voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Yeah I'll check in next week Fury out!" the screen went blank.
"Goodie can't wait to be interrupted again. Jarvis what have I said about surprise calls from Eye Patch?"
"Not to allow them but he has the override code so I have no choice but to put the call through." Jarvis said affronted that Tony implied that he could not do his job.
"Leave Jarvis alone, Anthony. It is not his fault you didn't send in your paperwork in a timely manner. Nor is it his fault the Man of Fury has an override code." Loki stated as he waved the crumbs away with his magic. "How can find anything in this mess?"
"You can clean the crumbs and plates but not the tools it's organized just the way I like it. Dum-E it need the 3/8's socket from the third draw in the tools chest." The robot whistled that he was on the job.
"This is not organization it is Chaos. I am only thankful Haraldr hasn't picked up these bad habits." Loki continued to putter around cleaning up after his messy lover. After about twenty minutes Tony stopped working something was wrong with his god. Loki was a complex man yet so simple to understand if you knew what to look for. Tony watched as the god continued with cleaning up after him and put his work shop back in order. The genius knew this was his stress mode. When ever Loki was upset or worried he started cleaning or reorganizing the manor or tower. It was subtle at first with moving books from one shelf to another then it would evolve into lifting huge pieces of furniture and moving them to different rooms. Tony mentally berated himself being so distracted with his upgrades and repairs that he didn't see his lover hurting.
"Bambi," Tony said softly but Loki ignored him. Rolling his eyes the genius got up and took the tools from the elegant hands. "Come on Reindeer Games I know you heard me."
"Anthony, go back to work I am not finished straightening up the lab."
"No, the Lab can wait. Something is bothering you and I am an idiot for not noticing it sooner. Come on Loki tell me what has got you cleaning up a storm?" He used one of his slightly greased covered hands and turned the beautiful pale face towards him. He was taken back by the pain in those shining emerald eyes.
"My mother has sent me the memory crystal from Sif's trial. I haven't had the courage to view it. I know it happened and Thor was there and he told me of the verdict but I can't watch it."
"You don't have to watch it if you don't want to. She was sentence to Life in the Asgard Dungeons. She can't hurt you or Harry ever again." Tony reassured.
"But it's because she hurt my child that I should watch her face Asgardian Justice. I don't know why I am such a coward afraid to watch a memory. I mean it already has happened and nothing can change the trial verdict. So why am I like this?" Loki ranted his anger at himself rising. He turned from his lover and tried to resume his cleaning but strong hands stopped his.
"Loki, this might be hard to understand because you have been shoving your pain aside for the last thousand some odd years, but she hurt you. This trial was more than her picking a fight with Harry. She represents all the Aesir that ever hurt you and treated you like shit since you were a kid. It's okay to feel scared; you have pushed it away long enough. I'm here with you and I'm not going anywhere. If you need to yell fine scream until you lose your voice if you need to cry than do it I'll be here to hold you until you feel better. You are not alone anymore and you don't have to hide your pain any longer. I am here for the next five thousand years or so just for you because you are my other half. If you hurt then I hurt. So when you are ready to watch the trial then I'll be right there with you all the way." Normally he had the emotional range of a teaspoon and Tony knew this. He's not denying it, but when it came to Loki he was willing try to be a better man.
"You win."
"Lokes this isn't a competition."
"No but you are correct. I was hurt a lot in Asgard and it is time I dealt with it. You will watch with me?"
"Of course I will try and stop me. Jarvis Shut down the Lab for the rest of the night we'll be in our rooms not to be disturbed unless it is the end of the world." Tony ordered.
"Yes, sir, Understood."
Tony took Loki to their room and usher his god in to the shower. This was for comfort not sex he wanted Loki as relaxed as possible before they watched the memory. He massaged and washed that gorgeous body then he dried it before dressing in Loki's favorite green silk pajamas and then tucking them both into bed. Once they were settled and comfortable the god summoned the Golden Crystal from their dresser. It landed gently in the trembling pale hand.
"You don't have to do this today."
"Yes I do. If I don't then do it now I'll never watch it." Loki closed his eyes and waved his other hand over the Crystal activating the Memory.
The Golden Throne room appeared around them and they sat off to the side near the queen watching as the Prisoner was brought in. Loki shuttered because not to long ago it was him being marched down the aisle wrapped in chains. Sif walked stiffly with a definite limp that was the physical sign of her lost of battle against Haraldr.
"Sif Asgerdóttir of the House Stagrauth you are here to be tried for Treason against Asgard. You have challenged the royal house of Odin and lost to Prince Haraldr God of Midgard Souls. As a result of your loss you have been striped of your post as captain of the Royal Guard and arrested for treason. Do you have anything to say in your defense?" Odin's voice carried through out the throne room. Thor stood close to the All Father one step below his father on his Right as Hela stood on the same step to the left.
"What I did was to protect Asgard and its future King Thor. The False God Loki and his spawn have infected this land for centuries. It was my job to make sure his monstrous blood did not infect Thor and lead this world to Ragnarok! The Jotun must be slain to cleanse this world of its evil!" Sif shouted as she stood proudly.
"My Daughter does not deserve this. She was just doing her duty to the crown. The filthy Jotun deserves death!" Asger shouted standing out from the crowd.
"That Jotun is MY SON!" Odin shouted. "I rescued him from the field of battle I brought him in to my House! I raise him as my son, as prince of Asgard, your Prince and this is how you treat my Family?"
"I told you to kill it when you found the beast. Look at what that beast done; it spawned a child. That beastly offspring has crippled my daughter!"
"That Child is my Grandson! I brought Loki here to try and heal the bond between Asgard and Jotunheim but it seems I failed in that as well as raising my son. I listened to you spout that he would destroy Asgard and my throne rather than listen to my own son and his cries for help and love. Well I have at long last learned that hate begets Hate well no more. Sif Asgerdóttir you are sentenced to life in the Prisons of Asgard never to see the light of day ever again. Asger as your punishment for fostering this hate and treason you are striped of your Warrior status and banished to the borders of the farmlands never to enter the city of Asgard again."
"You will be sorry when that Monster and his spawn bring our realm down upon your heads!" Asger spat as he and Sif were taken away.
"I Say this to One and All. Prince Loki is my Son and part of the royal house of Odin. It matters not what his birth blood is he is of Asgard. Any act against Prince Loki or his son Prince Haraldr will be taken as an attack against the Royal Family and a sign of treason!" Odin shouted and slammed his staff on the floor sealing his declaration into law.
The Golden walls faded away and the royal family was no more leaving just Tony holding a sobbing prince in his arms. Years of pain and hurt were finally being release along with a minor windstorm of magic. Tony ignore the magic flaring around them and held his prince tightly not wanting to give Loki any doubt that he still loved him. They would weather this storm and be stronger for it.
A/N: Okay this chapter took awhile because despite being in lock down I still need to get chores done and the plot bunnies tend to ignore important things like food shopping and laundry for writing. So I had to pen them up and get it done before I could let them run loose. Iron Bun was really difficult to catch and pen up. Thanks for Reading Keep Reviewing plot Bunnies love the food.
не обращай на них внимания Маленький брат. они сильно волнуются = "Ignore them Little Brother. They are just very worried."
Спасибо тетя Наташа, я буду скучать по тебе. = "Thanks Aunt Natasha I will miss you."