On Svartalfheim, the skiff is still gliding overtop of the remains of a ruined Dark Elf city as Jane awakens. When her eyes open, her irises have changed to a brilliant blue. Thor and Loki look to her as she begins to rise.
"Jane?" Thor slowly walks towards her. Jane sits up and moves to the bow. In the distance she sees the Ark appearing through the clouds.
"Malekith."
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Loki, Thor and Jane move towards the edge of a cliff and watch Malekith and the Dark Elves exit the Ark on the plains below. Loki narrows his eyes as he watches Kurse and Malekith stride across the sand pushing Astrid in front of them. Thor looks to his companions.
"Alright. Are you ready?" Jane nods.
"I am." Loki was desperate for revenge. Thor and Loki step away from Jane to speak. Malekith sees them standing on the cliff-edge. Astrid follows Malekiths eyes to see the three standing. She breathes out a sigh of relief.
"You know, this plan of yours is going to get us killed?" Loki turns to Thor.
"Yes, possibly." Loki holds up his cuffed wrists to Thor, but his brother hesitates.
"You still don't trust me brother?"
"Would you?" Thor releases Loki from his handcuffs.
"No, I wouldn't." Loki stabs Thor with a dagger and flings him down the hill.
"Thor! No!" Jane calls after the two tumbling down the hill
"Loki! Stop what are y-" Astrid trudges forward calling after the boys as Kurse grabs her by her hair making her scream. Malekith only watches and walks towards them.
"Do you really think I cared about Frigga? About anybody? All I ever wanted was you and Odin, dead at my feet!" Astrid's heart was pounding and she felt sick from Loki's words. Thor reaches out his hand to summon Mjolnir. Loki cuts off his hand with his dagger, then grabs Jane.
"Malekith! I am Loki of Jotunheim, and I bring you a gift!" He throws Jane at Malekith's feet.
"I ask only one thing return. A good seat from which to watch Asgard burn."
"He is an enemy of Asgard. He was a prisoner in their dungeons." Kurse informs Malekith in Elvish. Malekith and Loki assess each other and Malekith walks over to Thor.
"Look at me." Malekith nudges Thor with his foot. He rolls to his back with difficulty. Malekith sees his amputed hand and raises one arm at Jane who levitates into the air. Loki, Thor and Astrid watch as Malekith draws the Aether from Jane. Jane sees a vision of the universe turning to darkness. When the Aether leaves her body, she drops to the ground, the other Aether temporarily hovers in the air between them.
"Loki! Now!" Thor calls to Loki. Loki magics Thor's hand back into place then grabs Astrid and leaps over to her and Jane, shielding them as Thor calls Mjolnir and tries to destroy the Aether. But he can't. Malekith draws the Aether into him and departs to his ship, feeling the power surge through him, he feels Astrid will no longer be of use to him. Loki and Thor try to stop Malekith but Kurse throws a black hole grenade at them. Loki pushes Jane out of range but then he is sucked into the black hole.
"Loki! No!" Astrid sees what is happening and panics. She doesn't know what to do. She runs towards him, as she gets closer she can feel her power returning to her once again. Astrid picks up on her speed and before she knew is her body was glowing with the same white aura as before. Just in time, Astrid hurtles through the black hole as her and Loki come tumbling down to the floor. As they land, Astrid lifts her head up looking down to realise she is on top of Loki. They gaze into each other's eyes for little while. This was the closest they've been to each other in two years. They missed the warmth of each other. Loki brought his hand to her face stroking her cheeks. He was happy to have her in his arms again.
"Promise me. You will never leave me again." Tears ran down Astrid's cheeks. After everything they've both been through, she deserved to be happy with him.
"I promise you, my Princess."
"Loki!" Thor's shout for his brother pulling both of them out of there trance to look up and realise they are surrounded. They both get up quickly and look around preparing to fight. Astrid looks down at her hands feeling her power returning again. She looks up at the dark elves closing in on her.
"Stay away!" She throws her hand at the group in fear and pushes them back, sending them flying. Loki looks at her amazed. She looks back at him not believing what she could now do. As Loki looks at her, he can see a fire in her glowing eyes. She felt unstoppable, no one can take Loki away from her anymore.
Thor and Kurse begin to fight as Loki and Astrid deals with the handful of Dark Elves. However, Thor seems to be no match for Kurse who is winning the battle, even deflecting Mjolnir as Thor tries to call it to him.
After Loki and Astrid defeats the Dark Elves, Astrid falls to her knees feeling tired. Jane comes to join her to make sure she's okay. Loki looks to Thor and sees him being smashed into the ground. Jane gestures for Loki go to him. He approaches from behind and runs Kurse through with a huge blade. Kurse turns and impales Loki through the chest with the same blade.
"No!" Thor screams as Kurse flings Loki to the ground and walks towards him. He seems completely unaffected by his injury. Astrid and Jane look into the distance after hearing Thor. Both of them get up and run to Thor and Loki.
"See you in Hel, monster." Kurse looks down and sees Loki has activated the black hole grenade he wears at his hip. Before he can tear it free it explodes, sucking the mutated Dark Elf into a black hole. Thor quickly rushes to Loki's side.
"No, no, no..." Thor gathers Loki in his arms. "Oh, you fool, you didn't listen."
"I know... I'm a fool, I'm a fool."
"Loki!" Astrid runs to Loki's side and sees his deep wound. "No... no, no. No!" She holds his face in her hands, unsure of what she can do.
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Loki looks between Thor and Astrid.
"Shh... It's okay." Astrid strokes his head doing whatever she can to calm him. Loki's expression grows calm as he stops shaking. His face begins to turn a strange mottled soot color.
"I'll tell Father what you did here today."
"I didn't do it for him." Loki looks to Astrid one last time before he stops breathing. Astrid screams in anguish as Loki dies.
They sit there for a few minutes allowing Astrid to say goodbye. Thor stands up and tries pulling her up.
"Astrid, we must go..." Thor's voice is soft.
"No! I'm not leaving him. He promised... he promised me Thor. He said he wouldn't leave me!" Thor teared up. Astrid's screams had so much pain and suffering in them.
"Astrid?" Jane bent down to the princess placing a hand on her shoulder.
"We need to go. If we don't leave now, Malekith will win and Loki's sacrifice would be for nothing." Astrid thought for a moment, but Jane was right. She couldn't let Loki's death be in vain. She looked down at Loki who was still laying in her arms, she bent down to kiss his forehead.
"I love you..." she whispered to him.
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A GODS WEAKNESS | l.laufeyson
Fanfiction"Darling I can give you the world." "I don't want the world when I already have you." This book follows the events of Thor Trilogy and The Avengers.
