The Dark Angel¹

5.4 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑀𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑐

The birds are squawking around and thunder rumbles.

The Loki's, Sylvie, Mobius and Laverna stand on a hill looking at Alioth.

"Okay, so what's the next move?" Mobius questions.

"The TVA needs to be brought down. We don't know who created it or where they are, but that thing out there does. When it hit me earlier, I linked to it. It was brief, but I caught a glimpse of something, and I think if I can get close enough to it, I can enchant it, and it's gonna take me to whoever's behind all of this." Sylvie hands Loki the TemPad.

"I'm staying."

"Loki, I don't even know if this is gonna work." 

"You go, I go." he hands the TemPad to Mobius.

The device in Kid Loki's hand beeps.

"It's happening, guys. The branch will be right out there."

"I'll give your regards to Renslayer."

"Yes please" Laverna and Sylvie smirk.

"You boys want a ticket out of here?" Mobius asks the Loki's.

"What? No. We're staying here." Kid Loki speaks.

What the others don't know is that after Laverna got her memories back, she saw what, at least in her eyes, type of monster she is. Because she cares for Kid Loki, she didn't want him to get involved in her dangerous life, she thanked him for his help and change his memories.

Now he doesn't know her like he used to.

It hurts her every time she sees him, but in her mind, she doesn't deserve anything else.

She gets pulled out of her thoughts when Alligator Maybe Loki growls.

"Are you sure? What about Alioth?" Loki asks.

"We've survived this long. We know what we're doing." Classic Loki doesn't seem fazed.

"Loki, you're gonna need this on your journey. Go on." Kid Loki conjures his dagger and hands it to Loki.

He accepts it and conjures a sheath and seathes the blade.

"Good luck. I hope you find what you're looking for." Classic Loki wishes them farewell.

Classic Loki, Kid Loki and Alligator Loki leave.

Mobius opens a Timedoor.

"Looks like you got away in the end."

Loki smiles with a sad undertone. "I always do. What will you do at the TVA?"

"Burn it to the ground. Thanks for the spark. Well, see you later, Loki, Laverna." 

Mobius offers a hand to Loki, but instead, he steps forward, and they hug.

"Thank you, my friend."

Before Mobius finally leaves, he whispers to Laverna. "You're my favourite."

The three head towards Alioth.

"When a branch appears, Alioth will focus on it. That's when I'll enchant it." Sylvie explains.

Alioth is already roaring in the background.

"What if we don't have time to wait for a branch?" Loki asks, already dreading the answer.

"We'll have to cause a distraction," Laverna speaks, looking straight ahead at Alioth.

Loki looks at both people beside him. They look at him and both shake her head, while Laverna speaks. "No!" But he has already made up his mind and runs to cause a distraction.

Sylvie activates her powers, so does Laverna. Her hands are surrounded by black mist.

Loki pulls his dagger, ignites it in flames and waves it.

"Come and get me!"

At first, Alioth heads for Loki, but as Sylvie tries to connect with Alioth he turns towards her.

This causes Loki to run back to them.

"No! This way! Come and get me!" He shouts in hopes to get Alioth to turn around.

But Alioth just roars as it approaches Sylvie. Laverna is no loner standing beside her.

"No! No!" 

A black mist is building up in the distance, and Alioth looks towards it.

In the middle of it is Laverna, looking angry, which only gets underlined by her red eyes.

"How is she doing that?" Sylvie asks Loki that is now standing next to her again.

"I think she is way stronger than we thought."

Alioth goes to attack her, only to end up with a strike of black power to his face.

He growls at her.

"Go you idjits!" She screams at the Loki pair.

Sylvie is the first to get out of her daze. She grabs Loki's hand.

"What are you doing?" 

"We're gonna enchant it."

"I don't know how."

"You do. Because we're the same!"

Alioth roars while receiving strike after strike from Laverna.

Loki and Sylvie grasp at tendrils of Alioth, trying to enchant it.

Alioth gets closers to Laverna because she is getting weaker.

Sylvie tightens her grip on Loki's hand.

Laverna has shot all her power at Alioth and is now falling to the ground unconscious. 

Loki closes his eyes. Not even a second later, green magic flares from him and Sylvie up to Alioth, turning the purple mist green.

"Open your eyes," Sylvie speaks softly.

Loki does and sighs. 

He looks to where he saw Laverna last, but there is just fog of Alioth.

The clouds in front of them part, revealing a mansion beyond.

Still holding hands, they walk towards it.