Imagination - Loki/Bucky X OC - Marvel (Rewritten)

Chapter 21 - Renovation's

(Edited: December 19, 2023)

Walking through door I look around confused.. I'm inside a building..? A log cabin of sorts.. A door sits in front of me, slowly nearing it I push it open. The earthy smell of the swamp fills my nostrils.

Looks like I know where I am then. Walking outside, taking a deep breath filling my lungs with the fresh air, a lizard woman cleaning the small porch with a homemade broom sees me. Gasping she bows to me, looking her up and down I notice that she's wearing a maid costume...? "Lady Liza, it is an honor to meet you."

"Uh thanks. I'm sorry, Who's house did I just come out of exactly?" Looking to the blue alligator woman confused. I point my thumb behind me, gesturing to the mystery building.

Perking her head up she looks me in the eyes. "It is your's ma'am. Lord Demiurge ordered for it to be built for you. In the event you wish to stay longer in this village." Looking around further, I see that all the old huts have been destroyed. Replaced with houses on large stilts, hovering over the muddy waters. Large stairs leading down to the muddy ground below.

"Looks like I'll have to thank him then-"

"Ah- blasted-" A thud comes from the room behind me. The lizard woman quickly rushes forward, gently pushing me aside using her body as a makeshift shield. A bellowing gurgle coming from her throat, her tail smacking on the porch in warning. The sheer force of it cracking the wood. Loki soon walks out of the door, brushing himself off having tripped on something in the darkish room.

Our eyes meet and I gulp audibly What's he doing in here? "Liza, darling. What in the nine realms are you doing in here?" Loki rests his hands on his hips looking at me with a crestfallen gaze.

"Lord Loki! My apologies." The lizard woman bows her head, backing away from me standing behind me. Loki raises a brow to her, returning his questioning gaze to me.

"I needed some time away from reality.. I uh... Another person died because of me.." Fiddling with my fingers I avoid his gaze, wanting to curl up into a ball.

Loki sighs gently, reaching forward he holds my hands in his own. Giving me a reassuring look with a soft smile. "I'm sure you didn't mean any harm to them Liza. You are the kindest being in all the nine realms- nay the universe. I have never met a single creature as kind as you."

"Heh.. Thanks Loki.. but I just need some time to rest my mind... I still have a lot of work to do in here. Since it's sort of my own pocket dimension, the sky's the limit.. But since I left the last time, I've gotten some rather big ideas.. You wanna help me make 'em a reality?"

"I would be delighted to help you my dear." Loki grins from ear to ear.

Looking behind me to the lizard woman, tilting my head to the side. "I didn't get your name..?"

"Betsha ma'am. I am your personal maid and the caretaker of your home whilst you are completing your duty's." Betsha curtseys with a smile, holding the dainty fabric of the dress with her sharp claws.

"Oh. Okay. Can you do me a favor and gather Demiurge and Cocytus for me? I wanna run some of my ideas by them." Betsha nods her head quickly, using the railing she jumps off the side. Landing a few feet on the ground below in the mud with a splash, sprinting towards a large cabin in the distance on her four legs.

"What an odd name.." Loki releases my hands, allowing me to move freely. "What are your ideas kitten?" Squinting at him in confusion I shake it off. What's with Loki and the weird nicknames lately?

"Well.. uh... I got the idea when I found out that Tony built the compound.. maybe we can kinda.. make one here? I may be able to speak with one of Ainz's charges and ask her for aid in the massive project.. She has an army of goblins at her disposal.." Gasping another idea comes to mind. "Maybe we can even set up some trade routes! The lizard people are becoming excellent farmers of swamp based herbs. But they have no use of them, Zaryusu mainly feeds them to his fish."