The Prince of Mischief and Me

Ragnarok and a Reunion

I had gone back to Asgard a month after i had received news of Lokis passing. I had told no one about the precious cargo i was carrying and i didn't intend to tell anyone until i had to and that was not anytime soon. My arrival back on Asgard was welcomed with sad smiles and even sadder eyes. The lonley widow, back to grieve her husband in their home. I wasn't sure i was ready to face our old home or ready to sleep in our old bed again. I made my way to the Grand Hall to see if i could have an audience with Odin and see what news was to be told in Asgard. The guards welcomed me with a bow and opened the door for me, giving me a clear view of Odin giving instructions to someone from his throne. He looked up and noticed me, shifting what could only be described as uncomfortably as i approached him.

"All father!" I bowed to him.

"Rh...Opheria, you're back?" I nodded and he stood up, walking down the steps to me. Without any word he pulled me into him, hugging me tight. "It's good to see you" he said,clearing his throat as he stood back tall.

"The feeling is mutual" i said with a genuine smile. "May i enquire as to where Thor and Emily are?"

"Oh...they are off traveling. Thor had buisness to attend to and took Emily along with him." He said with a dismissive wave of his hand as he turned and sat back on his throne.

"I see! I was wondering if there was anywhere here in the palace i could stay for a while? I don't feel ready to go home yet." Odin nodded and banged his staff, summoning a guard. "Take Opheria to the chambers next to mine! She willbe staying there for a while, get her anything she needs" the guard bowed, as did i and we began to walk out. "Opheria!"Odin shouted and i turned to him "should you ever need company, please do not hesitate to find me"

"Oh Odin, i forgot to ask, why is there a giant statue of my husband outside?"

"It is a memorial for him! To honour him as the brave warrior he was!" I smiled "do you like it?" He asked proudly.

"It's a little big! I would of prefered no horns" i said with a chuckle and turned to walk out the door.

I settled myself into bed for the night, placing a hand on my stomach as i closed my eyes, drifting to sleep.

"Rhea!" I jumped up in bed, looking frantically for the voice that had called me. There he was again. Loki, in all his glory. He smiled at me, a sad smile that sent shivers through my body.

"You're not a real! Just a projection from my imagination. You died."

"I do that!" He said with a smirk.

"Please go away. I can't bare to see you if i can't have you with me. You are not real!" I started to cry as i laid on my pillow closing my eyes tight to get rid of the image of my dead husband. I opened them a few seconds later to find the projection gone and i was, once again, all on my own. The next few days were the same. Constant visions of Loki in different places of the palaceas i walked in the places we ust to go.

A week after my arrival back on Asgard i was woken up by Emily running into my room, a shocked look on her face.

"Em, you're back!" I said with a bright smile. I climbed out of bed to hug her but she stopped me. I looked at her confused as she pulled a dress out of my wardrobe.

"No time. Get dressed, quickly." I did as i was told and followed Emily to the courtyard where Thor was watching a play Odin had created to honour Loki and the sacrafice he made. Thor noticed me and smiled. I went to go to him but Emily held me back a few paces away. "Believe me, it's best you stay out of Thors way!"

"Emily, what's going on?" She ignored my question and continued to look in between Thor, Odin and the play.

"Father!" Thor said as the play ended, panick suddenly spreading across Odins face.

"Oh shit" Odin cursed under his breath.

"Oh you are so dead you little weasle!" I heard Emily say quietly. Thor and Odin continued to talk after he had handed a guard a massive head and continued to bicker as Thor explained his dream to his father

"Every night I see Asgard fall into ruins..." he said as he threw Miljonir in the air.

"Well It's just a silly dream... Signs of an overactive imagination." Odin interupted with a laugh.

"Possibly... but then I decide to go out there and investigate. And what do I find, but the Nine Realms completely in chaos. Enemies of Asgard assembling, plotting our demise, all while you, Odin, the protector of those Nine Realms, are sitting here in your bathrobe, eating grapes" the nine realms plotting against us? Since uh when?

"Well, it is best to respect our neighbors' freedom." Odin argued.

"Of course, the freedom to be massacred."

"Yes, besides, I have been rather busy myself." Odin held his arms out showing the new courtyard that he had turned into a theatre space.

"Watching theatre"

"Well...Board meetings, and council meetings" Odin shrugged.

"You really going to make me do it?" Thor asked as he stepped towards Odin, dipping to his ear.

"Do what?" Thor threw Milojnir out the mountains and stood fully behind Odin.

"Thor, what are you doing! This is madness!" I shouted, still been held back by Emily.

"This is treason, you will be executed for this!" Odin shouted.

"Then i'll see you on the other side...brother!" I stopped fighting to get out of Emilys grasp as Thor finished his sentence. I looked to see Milojnir quickly heading back towards us.

"Alright i yeald" i felt my body freeze as Loki replaced Odin. He was alive!? That little...weasle! He turned to Thor, smiling.

"Loki!" I asked as i stepped beside Thor, Emily at his other shoulder. "You lying bastard! You evil little cockroach!" I tried to get to Loki but Thor held me off the ground, preventing me from getting to him.

"Now Opheria, i know you're mad but listen."

"No you listen you little snake...i mourned you...i cried every night for the past month and during that time you were sat in your bath robes eating grapes and pretending to be your father. Coming to my room at night, making me think i was going mad! You've done many things in your life Loki but this...this is pure evil!" I got out of Thors grasp and ran out of the courtyard and to the gardens. No wonder Odin was been so friendly to me...it was Loki all along. I could feel my powers taking over as i screamed, smashing the nearby water fountain as i did.

"Wow...ok...you need to calm down before your power blow us all up!" Emily came round the corner, her hands in a defensive position. "We're going to midguard to get Odin, are you coming?" I let myself take in a deep breath to calm down.

"Do we know where he is?" Emily nodded.

"Loki left him in a care home!" I rolled my eyes and walked towards the bitfrost.

"Of course he did!"