Looking at the smiling and actual god in front of me, I couldn't help the fact that my heartrate was speeding up and the slight panic flushing through me as I said the first thing that came to mind.
"…Is this another of your jokes, Loki?"
'Damnit, Thor! Not that line!' Thankfully, TVA Loki just seemed amused as he shrugged, conjuring two seats made out of light green energy and sitting down on one before gesturing for me to do so as well.
"I can understand your hesitance in believing my words. However, I can show you where your Loki is right now to prove myself."
"There's no need. I can tell when you're playing and when you're being serious, brother." I said as I sat down, Loki looking a bit surprised at my words before nodding with a smile as I crossed my arms.
"So…you're not my brother Loki, but you are the brother of another Thor?"
"Yes. More specifically, I am Loki from an alternate timeline that escapes capture one year from now."
"That still makes you a brother of Thor and that means you're a brother of me."
"Haha~ Of course, brother. Now, I can't help but notice that you did not seem shocked at my title as Custodian of the Sacred Timeline."
"Would you explain to me if I asked what it meant?" I asked with a raised eyebrow before shaking my head as he chuckled and shook his head.
"Unfortunately not. Just me being is disrupting the timeline somewhat so I'm trying not to alter the timeline by too much."
"Then, why are you here? If that's the case, I'm certain you wouldn't waste such an opportunity for just a simple chat, yes?" I asked and frowned as he nodded while looking at the world around us.
"For some obscure reason, this timeline was hidden from me. That is also why you do not have to fear the TVA for if I struggled to find it, it is completely gone from their scanners."
"Forgive me for interrupting, but when you say that it is hidden from your senses…"
"I mean exactly that. You see, I have watched over an infinite number of timelines since the dawn of time, but this is the first time that a timeline has actively tried to avoid my senses. It is also why you still feel the presence of the world around us even though I'm currently freezing time for almost everything in the universe."
"Almost everything?"
"I believe he means me, Thor." Mjolnir was in my grasp and I was out of my seat as I heard the voice directly besides me, looking at who spoke before grumbling while Loki chuckled at the amused Ancient one sitting there.
However, she didn't seem so amused when she looked at Loki, a soft hum coming from the Sorcerer Supreme as she looked at him while I took a quick glance at the glowing green magic sigils circling her left arm.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Custodian, even if it is simply an avatar of you." The bald badass said with a slight bow and I rose an eyebrow as Loki smiled and returned the slight bow with one of his own.
"The same to you, Sorcerer Supreme. May I ask what brings you here late this night?"
"Well, I was enjoying this lovely cup of chai, but just as I went to take a sip, I find that it along with the rest of the universe was frozen still."
"Countermeasures to make sure you can't be caught in similar spells?" I asked as I hooked Mjolnir back onto my belt while sitting back down, rolling my eyes as she simply smirked amusedly and nodded.
"Indeed. Now, may I ask what you are doing here, Lord Custodian?"
"Well, I was here to tell Thor some secret news that he must not tell anyone since it's something I only wish to share with him and him alone, especially since the timeline now revolves around him."
"Wait, what?"
"Excuse me, my lord?" Both I and the Ancient One asked, with me looking surprised while she just looked confused, cautious and wary all in one.
"Exactly what I said. The timelines used to revolve around Tony Stark and his heroics, but with how much Thor has changed in the short span that he's been on Earth, the timeline is struggling to figure out just who exactly is truly the nexus point of it right now."
"So, what you're saying is that I should not act how I please to make sure that the timeline returns to follow Tony Stark?"
"No. On the contrary, you need to now establish yourself as the base point of the timeline or else we may be stuck in a timeline where the nexus point is constantly shifting." The Ancient One added and I let out a soft sigh as Loki nodded with a frown.
"That is most definitely what will happen. Therefore, I do know what you wish to do next, brother, and I am here to urge you to do so. 'Break the canon' as the young Midgardians would say."
"What was it you actually wished to do on Earth, god of Thunder?" The Ancient One asked with a slight frown as she looked at me and I smirked.
"It's quite a simple one. First, I gather all of the Infinity Stones except for the one you currently have. After that, I…" As I began explaining my plans, Loki just had an amused look on his face as the Ancient One listened attentively to me.
She nodded and hummed at certain points and/ or aspects of my plan, but as I finished explaining with the last step, she rose an eyebrow at the last step before smirking as I shrugged.
"…Your final step is have an heir?"
"Why not? The universe will be under my command by then so what's left for me other than having a child or two?"
"That…is quite correct. However, you do realize that certain people would be very angered when they catch wind of what you're doing."
"Which is why the first two stones are the most essential to my plans. However, I don't know when these two specific stones will be in my grasp."
"So, the start of this plan is entirely based on luck? Is that what you're saying?"
"Indeed, it is." I nodded and she simply shook her head as she stood up, Loki chuckling at her exasperated look as she pinched the bridge of her nose and nodded.
"I can see that you have the best interests of Earth at heart and that Lord Custodian here believes that your path is the correct one, which are the only reasons why you are not currently decaying away in a black hole."
"…I thank you for the honesty." I spoke and she smiled before bowing to Loki as a circle made out of fiery orange sparks of light appeared besides her, both Loki and I watching as the woman walked through it before he looked at it.
"Now then, I do believe that my presence here has disrupted the timeline long enough." I stood up as he did while he spoke, the two of us looking at each other before I surprised him as I reached forward and pulled him into a hug.
I knew that this was just an avatar according to the Ancient One's words, but it appears that I was right in my intuition as I could feel him hugging me back, to which I patted his back a few times before we both stood back with smiles and nods.
"I know that everyone would be proud of you, brother."
"Thank you…brother." He whispered before his form vanished and I took a deep breath with a happy smile as the world around me turned back to normal, watching as everything began moving once more before looking back just as the balcony doors opened.
"You look like you've seen a ghost." Emil spoke with a smirk as he walked out while dressed in just a pair of black pajama pants, showing off the scarred muscular physique he got from using both the Super Soldier serum and Hulk's blood together.
"I may have. What of you? Having trouble sleeping again?" I asked and he sighed as he nodded while walking over and leaning against the railings to look out at the city, to which I was thankful for Loki's chair having vanished with him.
"I do. T-The other guy…he just wants to get out and destroy and it's taking so much out of me to not snap because I'm already not getting enough sleep."
"…Hmm, what if I proposed a way to stop him forever?" I said and smirked as the man looked at me with a doubtful frown.
"And what is this idea you got?"
"Quite a simple one. I shall fight and best your alter ego in single combat and force him to listen to me."
"…I swear, is that all you think about?"
"…This is cruel." Darcy grumbled as the two of us stood outside of the Empire State University, everyone around us whispering and looking at us in awe as Emil decided to just ignore everything while waiting for me.
"It is not. You have your work to finish and I do wish to keep you from doing so."
"I learned that most of the crap the professors teach us is something you Asgardians see as primitive and old."
"It…is, but that is because us Asgardians have been doing what you Midgardians are struggling with for centuries. That and I'm fairly certain your government is regulating what you all can and can't learn."
"You would be in the right." Emil spoke with a smirk and I chuckled before looking at Darcy as she grumbled with a glare aimed at anyone that tried to get close.
"Still, can't I just go back tomorrow? I'm sure Jane won't mind giving me another day off."
"Are you saying this simply because you wish to see us do battle?" I asked before smirking as she rolled her eyes and nodded.
"Uh, duh~! Why else would I skip my classes if not to see you fight a monster?"
"This is going to be far more dangerous than the usual fights I partake in. I cannot have you near and risk having you get hurt as collateral."
"Urgh, fine~ But! You have to promise me we get to go eat at that shawarma place again."
"Hah, of course, Darcy. We shall ll go to that shawarma place again…for the twentieth time this week." I muttered and she smiled happily before gasps echoed in the crowd as she pulled me down and gave me a quick kiss.
Giggling at my amused look, I watched as she spun and moved towards the front entrance with a smug grin before looking at Emil as he spoke up.
"This really doesn't feel weird to you considering how big the age gap is?"
"Considering the fact that I have dined with most women my age and the fact that the rest are far too old for me, it is simply unfortunate that I have to pursue someone younger than I am."
"No, it isn't." Emil spoke and we both chuckled as I smiled and nodded.
"You are right. Now, are you ready for this battle?" I asked as I spun Mjolnir rapidly, the man nodding as we gripped each other's arms before I swung up and let Mjolnir carry us high into the sky.
Tilting our body slightly while making sure that I didn't drop Emil anytime soon, I frowned as I began towards the destination where both of us could fight without worries.
I just hope there was no one nearby when we actually let loose.
"Y-Y-Y-You sure this is the right place?!" Emil shouted through chattering teeth as frigid cold winds blew around us, the temperature not bothering me as I looked around and saw nothing but thick layers of ice in all directions.
"Yep! Now all you need to do is bring him out!"
"G-G-G-Great H-How do I d-d-do that?!"
"Simple! Get angry!" I said and he blinked before a wheeze escaped his lips as I gave him a soft punch to the chest.
Well, it was soft for me, but it was also hard enough to sent him rolling head over heels across the snow for a few yards, to which I frowned and scratched my head as I stared at Emil lying still on the floor.
"Uh, Emil?! My friend, are you-Oh, thank the All-Father." I muttered as Emil's body began to convulse, watching as his pants were slowly getting torn to fit his form while his body bulked and increased in mass considerably.
"I guess it is a good thing I told him to just wear the pants." I muttered with a smirk as I watched the large spikes that grew out from his spine, his skin stretching taut over his body and revealing the way his muscles pulsated and twitched with each movement.
The moment he finished transforming, Abomination looked up at me with a manic grin before the ground below him shattered, with me pulling a fist back at the same time he did.
As we both swung forward and clashed, the ground rumbled and trembled for miles as the two of us glared at each other, with me smirking as I felt him pushing against my fist even though I was holding back a bit.
Quickly pulling my arm back while dodging his punch, I swerved and moved around as Abomination tried to hit me, a wide hook barely missing my chest and instead sending out a shockwave to the side that cleared any snow in its path for a couple dozen yards.
As he swung the same hand back, I slid under it while snapping a quick punch to his side, the force of my punch making him bent slightly to the side before his world was rocked by the rising knee to his jaw.
As the blow pushed him upright while also sending him stumbling back, I didn't waste any time and rushed towards him, but I frowned as Abomination quickly recovered and readied himself.
Leaping with a stomp aimed at his upper body, the Hulk-lookalike quickly moved out of the way as my kick barely missed knocking the wind out of him, but I followed through and unleashed a shockwave with my hard stomp on the ground.
Instantly, the ground shattered and exploded upwards, but I frowned and quickly spun around to grapple with Abomination as he pushed right through the rubble.
"Calm down, Emil! Remember who you are!"
"Oh, Emil's a bit knocked out right now! Now, you have to deal with Abomination!" The monster growled as he tried to bent my wrists, but I caught what he was doing as I quickly maneuvered my hands out of his grip.
Not giving him a chance to counter, a harsh jab to the nose sent him stumbling back and making room for a vicious kick to the side.
Abomination wheezed at the blow before he growled and grabbed my leg, with me quickly losing my sense of direction as he spun rapidly before slamming me back first into the ground with a roar.
The wind was knocked out of me by the abrupt blow, but I quickly snapped back and rolled out of the way as he tried to stomp down, jumping over his tackle at my waist with a spin before slamming my heel directly into his back.
The powerful blow was accompanied by a powerful surge of electricity and I leapt back before jumping forward once more, sliding through Abomination's legs as he leapt to his feet before grabbing his ankles as I pushed off the ground with a grunt.
The beast looked surprised as we were both airborne, but I was not focused on holding back anymore as Mjolnir flew to my grasp, the hammer pulling me up into the air right before I roared as I threw it down at Abomination.
The ground erupted as the hammer pushed Abomination deep under, but I was not done as I dove after him, Mjolnir flying out of the hole and into my grasp right as the monster followed after with a challenging roar.
That was quickly shut down by a barrage of lightning shooting from my form and impacting his body, with me rapidly spinning Mjolnir and creating a tornado above us right before I slammed it down upon him.
I did not stop fuelling the tornado with more power even after the Abomination was being lifted up by its powerful winds, the beast roaring as he raised his arms to the side.
A moment later, I grunted in surprise as a powerful clap not only sent me stumbling back and out of the air but also dispersed the wind and lightning constantly bombarding him, both of us impacting the ground hard as I rolled over and to my feet.
Looking at where he landed, I was not surprised to see Abomination already charging towards me, but I frowned slightly as I saw the slight scratches and burned patches of skin around his body.
'He's not going to stop until he's severely injured or dead.' I was hoping that he had an animalistic mind that I could manipulate to show that I was the leader, but it seems that he was focused on one thing and one thing only during battle.
Namely, proving himself to be the stronger and better one of us two.
Thunder boomed as dark clouds gathered above us, using the brief moment Abomination glanced up at them to shatter the ground below me as I used both Mjolnir and my natural speed to appear in front of the monster before he could blink.
Pulling the hammer back, Abomination only saw a silver flash for a brief moment before the ground under us caved in for a few dozen yards as I sent him soaring through the sky.
Leaping after him, I rapidly spun Mjolnir above my head as the hammer sparked with electricity while wind gathered around me.
The next moment, the cry of powerful lightning could be heard as I crashed body first into the monster, Abomination's pained roars barely audible over the deafening thunder booming over and over as lightning bolt after lightning bolt crashed into us.
However, this time, I made sure to keep a tight grip on his body as I fell down to the ground with him, waiting until the last second before leaping off while leaving Mjolnir on his chest to act as a lightning rod.
The lightning rained down for another few seconds before I pulled it back into my grasp, watching as nothing but smoke floated out of the crater before I sighed at the sight of a grinning Abomination slowly pulling himself out of it.
Nearly all of his body were covered in burns ranging from first to third degree burns along with blood pouring from each wound and I watched as Abomination took one step before shaking my head as he fell face first onto the ground.
Walking over, I could see the severely burned skin peeling off and being replaced by new skin, placing Mjolnir on his back to make sure he couldn't move while frowning as he was still struggling to grab me.
"We can keep fighting, but we both know that you would simply be defeated by me once again. Therefore, I have a proposal. Once a month for the next year, I will do battle against you and if you defeat me in any of those battles, I'll acknowledge that you are stronger. However, if I win, you have to behave and let Emil sleep for that month. Another condition is that if I have won for every month, you must follow my orders from then on. Is that agreeable to you?"
"N-No, I'll kill you…now~!" He growled before he wheezed as I slammed a fist down onto his skull, shattering the ground below and around us as I watched his vision spin.
"From what I have figured out, your blood and strength is inferior to that of the Hulk. How do you think Hulk would feel if you took my proposal and defeated him? Show him that the inferior is the stronger of the two." That was a lie as I knew Hulk was too much of a monster to just lose to anyone, but I was hoping and praying to Father that this worked.
Thankfully for me, I gave a mental cheer as Abomination gave a slow nod, picking up Mjolnir and clipping it to my belt once more before helping him up to his feet.
"See?! In one year's time, I shall have you strong enough to fell the Hulk with one mighty blo-!" The world around me blurred as I found myself airborne.
Crashing and rolling across the snow with grunts and groans, I blinked and shook my head to clear the spinning vision as my body finally came to a stop, looking in the direction I came from only to glare at the tiny dot a few miles away that was swiftly drawing closer every second.
'You know what? I believe teaching Abomination some manners is needed first.' I thought with a frown as I flipped out of the crater, watching as the roaring monster drew closer before Mjolnir was in my grasp with a snap of my fingers.
Leaping up high into the sky, I let out my own battle roar that was accompanied by booming thunder echoing from the dark clouds, Abomination leaping up at me right as I pulled Mjolnir back before swinging it forward.
A/N: And we end off the first Filler Arc: Life on Earth.
Next chapter, a time-skip and the Avengers~! Assemble~!
…Not really, but you all get the gist.
Also, this Abomination is only slightly weaker than Hulk, which means that it is most definitely strong enough to face off against Thor if he's not taking him seriously.
Another also, just to remind people, the only reason Thor was struggling against Hulk in Avengers was because that he was weakened when Odin used dark energy to send him to Earth.
If he wasn't, I'd say the two of them were equal to each other.
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