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- ASGARD REALM -
Odin, Thor, Sif and the Warriors Three arrived at Asgard and saw the gatekeeper Heimdall who stood there with his sword and his stoic expression. As the gate was closed, Thor turned to Odin.
"Father, why did you bring us back here!?" he asked in anger. "We must go back to Jotunheim and save Loki from those vicious creatures." he demanded.
"Do you realize what you've done there!? What you've started!?" Odin shouted back at Thor and faced him.
Sif and the Warriors Three just stood there doing nothing, in fear of the wrath of the AllFather clashing with Thor's arrogance. They felt guilty of what just happened. If they have just listened to Loki, everything would be in perfect condition but because of their pride of proving that they cannot be bullied easily, they didn't listen to Loki and just waltz there not knowing that Loki would pay the consequences.
Thor knitted his eyebrows in anger and looked at Heimdall.
"Heimdall, open the Bifrost." Thor demanded.
But Heimdall just stood there not daring to defy the AllFather lest he will taste his wrath and lost his rights to be a gatekeeper.
"I'm sorry Prince Thor but my allegiance is with your father. I cannot defy his orders." he clarify.
"I am also of royalty and your allegiance must be with me!" he shouted at him. "I needed to go back there and rescue Loki from the frost giants." his nose flared like a bull seeing a red cloth and ready to attack.
"Stop your foolish actions, Thor!" Odin strides his way to Thor in anger. "I wanted so much to save Loki and bring him back with us but if we go back there, a war will happen and that could harm your brother!" he paused then continued. "I will not allow my son to suffer from that!"
"You lie!" Thor fired. "You accept their offer like it was nothing! It is hard for me to leave the Jotunheim without Loki by our side!"
"AND WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT IT IS EASY FOR ME!?" he retaliates back. "You have no idea how much I've been battling my emotions just to keep my composure at bay!" They heard thunder but it doesn't bother them. "And as much as I hate to admit it, but I know that Laufey will not hurt Loki because he is his son!"
Thor scoffed in disgust. He can't belief what his father had just said.
"Oh please! LOKI IS NOT LIKE THEM! He is not a frost giant, he is not vicious and most importantly, he is Asgardian!"
"Stop denying the facts when evidences are already presented on the table, THOR! You saw how his skin colour change? He is the son of Laufey and I regret withholding the truth from him!" he sighed in defeat. "If I knew that my actions will result into this, I would love to turn back the time and just admit the truth and maybe, he was here with us, laughing with merry and enjoyment!"
Thor somewhat soften his heart from his father's confession because it is very rare of him to confess such vulnerabilities.
"In the aftermath of the battle between Jotunheim and Asgard, when I first laid my eyes on the offspring Loki, I thought nothing but making him a peace treaty but as centuries passed by, I learned to love him as my own and it scared me that he would find out the truth. Knowing that Loki is something that we cannot underestimate especially in figuring things out. That's why, I always remind you two to never wander at the vault alone knowing that Loki might accidentally touch the casket out of his unpredictable curiosity and would find out his true identity that I kept hidden from him."
Thor listened at his father and it made sense why he never allows them to wander there except when Odin was accompanying them.
"I never wanted for this day to come! I was planning to tell him the perfect time but it looks like fate decided to play with us." he said in a teary eye but stubborn enough to fall. "I never forget to remind you that neither the two of you can travel to Jotunheim alone because of something like this would happen but you never listen!"
Thor was about to retaliate back when they heard a horse neigh and saw Frigga who gracefully got off from her horse and immediately ran to them.
"I'm so glad you're okay." she cheered and hugged them. Then her eyes searched the place and didn't see Loki.
"Odin, Thor." she called. "Where is Loki?" she asked, her voice sounds so concern.
Thor and Odin looked at each other and contemplating on how to deliver the news towards Frigga who would positively break her heart.
"Frigga ..." Odin spoke sadly.
- JOTUNHEIM REALM -
Loki woke up to an unfamiliar place. He felt his head throbbing slightly and this made him hissed. He looked around and then stiffened his body when he saw those crimson red eyes staring back at him which was Laufey. His heart beats faster because of fear.
"Relax, little one." a voice so soft that shocked Loki. "You are safe."
Loki sat down and backed away from him until his back hits the cold headboard of the bed.
"Fret not, child. I will not hurt you." he paused then continued. "We are not vicious creatures that Asgardians describes to you." he sounded hurt.
"I am not your child." Loki slowly spoke but fear was clearly evident in between of his words. "I am no one's child." he added.
"Son, I-"
"Do not call me that!" he exclaimed.
He heard a sighed coming from Laufey and didn't speak. Knowing that Loki was fresh from the emotional roller coaster and doesn't want to make it even worse. On the other hand, Loki, who sat there in silence facing the king of Jotunheim in alertness. He doesn't trust anyone right now and after everything that happens to him. Loki looked at his hands only to see that his skin still remains in bluish skin tone. Loki's eyes widened and wondered why it never disappears. He tried to scratched his arms, praying to the Norns that it would disappear but no matter how he tried, he failed. Laufey saw the aggression of Loki who was desperate to claw himself, he took actions.
"Please Loki, stop that." he held Loki's wrist in order to stop his son from clawing his skin. "I don't want you to hurt yourself."
"DON'T TOUCH ME!" he shouted but Laufey didn't give in to his demands, instead, he held him strong but not enough to hurt him.
"I will let go if you stop scratching yourself!" he said sternly but it didn't fazed Loki.
"Why do you care so much?" he asked.
"Because you are my son." he replied in a calm manner.
"I AM NOT!" he shouted.
"Then whose son are you? Odin?"
"I AM NOT HIS SON EITHER. I HAVE NO FATHER!"
Laufey sighed. Arguing with his son is like poking a hornet's nest which you only get stung but he wasn't gonna give up now. He just has his son back and he will do his best to get his trust.
"But I am your real father, Loki." he paused. "I know why you are acting like that. Aside from you learning the painful truth but I also knew that you are disgusted because hatred of frost giants was deeply rooted inside your head because of Asgardians false teaching!" he added.
Loki stopped because what Laufey said about hatred deeply rooted in his mind is true.
"We are not those monsters that Asgardians tell their children. And because of our appearance, they would stereotype us like we always caused troubles."
Loki scoffed. "Isn't that the truth?"
"No little one. On the contrary, we prefer to stay out of any trouble but those Asgardians always knew how to push our buttons." he growled at the thought. "They always start the havoc and we cannot do anything but protect ourselves from those insults." he then looked at Loki. "Even you could testify on how Asgardians held too much pride and uplift themselves like they are invincible."
Loki didn't answer because Laufey's words are the definition of truth. As Loki was growing up with Asgardians, they are indeed prideful and witnessed on how they belittle and insult Laufey's kind even Thor. The only person who didn't make any mean comments about the frost giants is Frigga and she is the only one who stayed humble and definitely the only one that actually love Loki. He was in deep thought when it was interrupted by Laufey.
"Their descriptions of us tainted our reputation and it will forever linger in the Aesirs and in our minds." Loki could sense no lie from this. "And I knew growing up with the Aesir would take a lot of years for you to accept us but I hope you would give us a chance to fully know us."
Loki heard a pleading voice of a father that unconditionally loved a son.
"We will not rush you into anything but just a chance. And if it doesn't work, then as much as it hurts me, if you wanted to go back to Asgard, then I will not stop you. Your happiness matters more to me than mine." he said as he now let go of Loki's wrist.
Laufey's voice as weird as it sound and feels but Loki feels warmth and love something that he didn't feel from his so called father Odin. Yes, Odin did state several times he loved Loki but he rarely felt it. This, the king of Jotunheim, who looked harsh and barbaric but he felt the sincerity. Guess he was wrong of thinking them as cruel. Especially when Laufey mentions how he valued Loki's happiness over his and if he is going to compare to Odin, Laufey is far more better than Odin. So, Loki decided to give him a chance.
"Okay, a chance indeed I will give. But even if it doesn't work, I would like to remind you that never will I come back to Asgard." he bitterly replied.
"Thank you so-." he stopped himself there knowing that Loki might be against to it. "Thank you, Loki." he smiled and wanted ro hug his younger son.
"Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure."
"Do I have brothers since you'd mention a while ago about me being your youngest?"
Laufey grins. "Glad you asked that. And yes, you do have 2 older siblings."
Loki almost rolled his eyes. His experienced of having one older sibling is a nuisance. How much more 2 older brothers.
"Helblindi is the eldest, Byleistr is the middle, and you are the youngest. But trust me, you will love them and the news of you being found will make them shout with merry. "
"Oh really?" he wanted to sound sincere but it sounds as if he was being sarcastic but Laufey ignores it and continued speaking.
"Yes, Loki." he smiled. "Now it's my time to ask you. Are you hungry by any chance?"
Loki was indeed hungry but he was also battling exhaustion. His mind was still remembering of what just happened a while ago of finding out the truth.
"Maybe I would like to be left alone." he said. "I wanted to rest."
"Sure, little one." Laufey stands up while Loki laid on his bed. "I will leave you alone. Take a rest and I will make sure that no one disturbs you even if it means binding Helblindi and Byleistr."
"What do you mean?" Loki asked.
Laufey laughed. "Trust me, if their excitement overwhelms them, they cannot leave you alone and they would do everything to see you. Even if that means humiliating themselves.
"Oh. Thanks, I guess?"
"Don't mention it." he toothily grinned. "Now, go to sleep Loki. You really need it. And if you need anything, I will ask my finest warrior to guard you while you sleep, you can call any of them to ask for any assistance."
Loki nodded his head and with no more words, Laufey closed the door of his now new bed. Once Laufey was gone, Loki didn't immediately sleep. Instead, he looked again at the surrounding only to realised that he has a huge chamber. While scanning his new chamber, he saw shelves full of books and this made Loki curious. He left his bed and went to the books. He grabbed one book and made him interested because of its cover.
In the cover of the book, it is an image of Frost Giant women holding a baby frost giant while circling another woman nursing a very tiny bluish baby in an image and titled "The Treasure of Jotunheim". This made him interested. He wanted to know more about their life and wanted to compare the Aesir's description towards them. But Loki puts it back and maybe he would read it later after he has taken his rest and went back lying in his bed.
He wondered how his life would turn now that he is now with his own people. Will they accept him too knowing that he was raised by Aesirs? Will his biological brothers would be really excited to see him? Well, it's okay if it is just too good to be true. Laufey did say that he can leave if it doesn't work. The problem is where will he go? Knowing that he can't go back to Asgard because of too much lies and seeing Odin and Thor will just make his blood boil.
Speaking of Thor, he remembered how he despises frost giants with all his heart, mind, and soul. That he thought them weak and foul creatures and his hand demands blood of Jotun. After the revelation of him being a son of Laufey, would Thor hunt him too? Would he hate him now? But Loki stopped himself from thinking.
'It is not a surprise if he would hunt or hate me. I am not his brother anyway.' he scoffed bitterly.
Then his thoughts wander to Frigga.
'You might not be my real mother but I will always love you, Mother.' Loki thought. He cannot bring himself to hate Frigga because she is the only one who is kind and loving to him without asking anything in return. 'Maybe I still have reason to visit Asgard but seldomly.'
With these final thoughts, he finally succumbed into slumber and accepting his new life.
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