Protector (EN)

Chapter 38

Loki's view

Now it was my turn to let my enemy feel my hatred. I helped Tony to move a little to the side, because he was still out of strength. He should take it easy for a while. It should be remembered that Tony was fighting for life for many minutes without breathing.

Now I was standing alone. Alone against evil. Well, I mean, I'm certainly not 100 percent one of the good guys, but in this case I stood up for the good. Every minute I stood up for Tony and his friends, I realized how much it sucks to be the bad guy. First of all, humans are actually one of the weakest races I've ever encountered. All the other races I've met so far have been strong with weapons from an early age and always ready for a fight.

Adrik was now standing in front of me. I was so angry with him. He had much more evil in mind than I ever intended.

"And you Loki disappoint me abysmally" it suddenly erupted through his lips. "You stand up for such a rabble who create weapons against his next and to fight against each other. Instead of creating weapons against one like me. They prefer to slaughter each other and after that they are afraid of me and you."

"But that doesn't mean for yet that you can come here and do whatever you want. You are no better than them in many things believe me. You have turned yourself against your people. You have killed many of your people as well. Believe me, I have learned a lot from the people here. I became more independent here. Where we lived, we almost sat lazily on our skin and rotted slowly and unnoticeably. I have learned a lot here. There are people, they are so loving, just like your own mother. Clear war.... War is everywhere. It starts in everyone's head. Even in yours. No matter how powerful you are. You have no control over your own thoughts either" I spoke then.

"You are right Loki. But your wisdom won't help you now" and pointed the staff at me. A lightning bolt appeared and flew in my direction. I was able to direct my staff against it in time and a shock wave was created. The shock wave was so strong that Adrik and I couldn't keep up and both flew backwards. I coughed up dust and blood. I flew into a wall. Slowly I straightened up again, but Adrik was already in front of me. He hit me with his staff so that I went down again. He struck me a powerful blow in the back. I screamed in pain. I was able to defend myself against him and it came to a fight. Many lightning bolts were shot and by the way the junkyard was getting more and more devastated.

Adrik took off for a punch so that I flew very far away against a piece of debris and my staff slipped out of my hand. He then came to me and continued to hit me there.

Not far from me, my staff also lay on the ground. I quickly turned in Adrik's direction and slammed it against his stomach with my fist. Now that I had my strength back, I could do much more against Adrik.

He was writhing in pain and I had enough time to pick up my staff and strike him with a lightning bolt. But he just stood there and absorbed the lightning. He cried out to the heavens. When I held the staff away from him, he fell to his knees. He still had his staff in his hand. Blood was pouring out of his mouth. As well as from his eyes, nose and ears. Did Father give me more power than I even had? I've never been able to erect something like that before on someone who was very powerful.

"Loki, where did you get this power all of a sudden? The last time I fought with you, I could always defeat you. You just drained my energy, you fool. You'll pay for that," he said through clenched teeth and tried to stand up, but he toppled to the side.

Strength completed? I also feel a little stronger now and have a strength inside me that I never felt before. It was Adrik's power. It was so foreign to me that I would best shake it off again, like dust from my ceiling. But if I possessed such a power, then I could surely pass on energy. I widened my eyes and quickly knelt down to Adrik.

"Adrik, where is Juli?" I asked impatiently. Maybe I could still save her.

"She's important to you, isn't she?" he then laughed wickedly "You'll never see her again" he then added.

I grabbed his neck and was almost choking him.

"If you don't tell me right now where she is, I will kill you here and now, then there will be no more becoming princes" I threatened him and just pressed more and more with hatred. He begged for air without words, but did not give the willingness to speak. I let go of it and let its neck swing to the ground. It gasped for air but still stayed on the ground because he had no kaft and was as good as done.

I left in and walked in a direction the junkyard. It was not a particular direction. It was a direction I wanted to cry in. Juli was no longer there. The fight was over. Jonas was finished. Adrik was finished. And Juli died for nothing. I sank to my knees, because it was hard for me to stand still and keep fighting.

Behind me, Tony took Adrik's staff and stabbed it into him. Adrik was now dead too. I heard him crying. Then he fell to the ground and screamed and cried to the sky. But nothing could be changed. Nothing brought us back July.

For all I cared, Odin could throw me into prison in Asgard. I would not want to escape there. What good would escape do me if there was nothing out there waiting for me.

Tears rolled down my face. It was a quiet crying. Behind me I heard no one more. I went numb and nothing around me moved, even though there was a building on fire behind me from the fight.

Behind me, all of the Avengers had already arrived. They stood there mourning and waiting only for me. The hero. Just for that, because I could stop an enemy from his goals. But what kind of a man calls himself a hero, if he could not save someone who grew into his heart. My heart broke.