A Man In Search Of Glorious Purpose: Book Five

Chapter Two: A Glorious Play And Unexpected Exposure

The morning of my 22nd Birthday could not have been more lovelier!. and what better way than to commemorate my Birthday than to hold a GLORIOUS play composed entirely by me, the actor's, the choir all arranged by ME of course, and to fancy being comfortable I decided to prance around in Odin's bathrobe- since this was my Birthday after all, and so He'd 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 me to take in this glorious day. So, I declared this day a National Holiday for the people of Asgard in my honor, so I walked straight and astute to the entry of the Royal terrace as the royal sculpture stood proudly while holding a thick drape over a rather large looking mound. "Ah!, your majesty it is finally complete and I hope it is to your liking?" He asked becoming a bit hesitant hoping that Odin would approve of his hard work. "Well, it all depends on how well it is crafted, to have it standing before the royal family in their marbled statures" I explained. "Oh but I think you won't be disappointed, your majesty!" He grinned from ear to ear "well, then let's see it then my friend?" I said spreading my arms slightly outward as the Asgardian's gathered around "y, your m, majesty?" he sounded embarrassed, "well?, let's see, on this momentous day, my Young Son would've been 22 today" the Asgardian people bowed their heads in respect to 𝘮𝘦, the drape was removed to reveal a fine crafted golden statue!- it was gloriously beautiful!, my likeness was truly spectacular, at that placing my hands on the shoulders of the Asgardian women I turned to the sculpture "excellent work my good man!" at that I turned and escorted the women into the royal terrace. Everyone filed in and I took a seat, comfortably sinking into the fine cushioned couch, ahead was the red draped curtain. I took some grapes into my hand and started eating them, when the play announcer strutted to the middle of the stage "ladies and gentlemen may I present to you, a play written by our own King Odin to commemorate, what would've been his 22nd Birthday I give you 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙𝙮 𝙊𝙛 𝙇𝙤𝙠𝙞" He bowed and walked to the side of the stage as Asgardian pan flutes began playing a dramatic intro opening, the curtain went up, as the Choir began to harmonize, grabbing a cup of wine I smiled watching it unfold, my GLORIOUS OPUS! actor Loki was laying on the floor in agony, as actor Thor knelt over him. "oh brother this is it I take my leave...." He weakly exclaimed," 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯!?" he sounded pained "I'm sorry?.." actor Loki gravely tried to explain "Lady Sif!- get help!" actor Thor pleaded at actress Lady Sif, she turned and said " somebody help!" she quickly momentarily left the stage, "sorry for all I've done..." actor Loki looked weakly up at actor Thor," it's alright hold on" He cradled actor Loki in a dramatic embrace "I'm sorry I tried to rule earth?..." He weakly exclaimed "they'd be lucky to have you" actor Thor painfully added "I'm sorry about that thing with the tesseract....I just couldn't help myself?.." actor Loki dramatically struggled to keep strong "I know.." actor Thor finished "I'm a trickster" actor Loki continued to weakly go on, as the audience fell somber, when Thor came in back of the audience, and saw the play going on, looking quite puzzled and confused "...so mischievous" actor Thor added "sorry about that time I turned you into a frog?..." actor Loki apologized to actor Thor "it was a wonderful joke" He said tearfully, I ate another grape then said quietly "t'was indeed hilarious!" I continued to watch enjoying my success in writing such a play! "...you are the savior of Asgard" actor Thor gazed down at actor Loki, for he had barely minutes to live "tell..my story.." actor Loki requested "...I will" He said holding actor Loki up slightly, "....build a statue for me" actor Loki added "we will build a big statue for you" actor Thor replied sadly "....with my helmet on with the big bendy horns" actor Loki gave small motions with his arms with whatever strength he had left. "I will tell Father what you did here today" actor Thor tearfully answered "I didn't do it for him..." I followed his lips as I took a sip of wine from my cup, actor Loki let out a final moan the laid still as actor Thor screamed mournfully "NOOOOOOO!" when the second act came up as actor odin came onto the stage "   𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘓𝘰𝘬𝘪 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴. 𝘏𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘏𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘮.  𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘈𝘴𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥'𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳. 𝘕𝘰. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺 𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦...𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘭'𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵...." a little boy in blue body paint came up to actor Odin while Thor incredulously looked on, as the audience applauded. "Bravo!, bravo! well done!" I got up and clapped looking around as many more followed suite, when I heard a voice quite near to my left ear exclaim "Father?..." Thor mentioned me, that surprisingly I managed to say "oh shit?!-" I noticed that Thor was a few feet from me "my son Thor has returned!- greeting's my boy!" the audience clapped and cheered in welcome, "....it's an interesting play, what's it called?" He asked cocking his head slightly, " 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥𝘺 𝘖𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘬𝘪 𝘖𝘧 𝘈𝘴𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥 the people wanted to commemorate him" I explained "I see, indeed they should, I like that statue, allot better looking than when he was alive a little less weasely less greasy maybe?" He added I acknowledged his remark by, tilting my head back and forth, he held up a large skull "you know what this is?" he asked me "oh the skull of Surtur, that's a formitable weapon" I exclaimed, Thor handed the skull to an Einherjar guard "do me a favor?, lock this in a vault, so it doesn't turn into a giant monster, and destroy the whole planet" the Einherjar guard nodded and took the skull safely away "so?, it's back to Midgard is it for you?" I suggested "nope, I've been having this reoccurring dream, lately" he began tauntingly swinging his hammer in midair back and fourth dangerously close to me, "....every night I see Asgard fall into ruins.." he began "that's just a silly dream signs of an overactive imagination" I slightly shakily explained "possibly...but then I decide to go, out there and investigate and what do I find, but the Nine realms completely in chaos, plotting our demise- all while you....Odin protector of those Nine Realms are sitting here in your bathrobe eating grapes..." I nervously stepped back slightly "well, it is best to respect our neighbor's freedom?.." I suggested as a good excuse "of course the freedom to be massacred?.." He eyed me "yes, well I've been busy myself" I mentioned "watching theater?" Thor added coming slightly closer "board meetings and security council meetings.." I respectfully answered "...your really going to make me do it?" He finally mentioned "do what?" I asked a bit confused, as Thor took a hold of Mjollnir then raised his arm out and flung it, into the distance, as I nervously watched it fade away quickly before it sprang back lightening fast, Thor caught it again before flinging it back out farther then came from behind me and held me by my shoulders "you know that nothing will stop Mjollnir, as it returns to my hand- 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘈𝘊𝘌!" He grabbed from behind my neck slightly putting me in position of the fast returning hammer, nervously I muttered "you've gone quite mad!- you'll be executed for this!" I hollered Thor inched close to my left ear as Mjollnir's sheer whistle came ear piercingly close "then I'll see you on the other side- 𝘽𝙍𝙊𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍!" He exposed me, at that I transformed back to myself in sudden fear, I yelled "ALRIGHT I YIELD!?" Thor released me as I half tripped out of the way as Thor caught Mjollnir in his hand, the play attendees looked in shock as I turned and smiled at them and Thor. When Skurge out of breath came up a bit too late on Thor's arrival "BEHOLD!- Thor...Odinson!" at that I came up to him "no,NO!- if you had one job?-  𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦?" I asked him Skurge just looked at me out of breath and puzzlement at what to reply with. "Where's Odin?" Thor asked turning to me "you just couldn't stay away could you?- everything was fine without you, Asgard was prospering- you ruined everything ask them?-" I began "where's Father did you kill him!?" Thor confronted me making me back up as he was approaching me in a threatening manner, "you had what you wanted you got the independence you asked for??-" I went on when he made me fall back onto the couch, he pressed Mjollnir, against my chest, I felt the circulation of air start to cease and the pain begin to show " 𝘖𝘸! 𝘰𝘸! 𝘰𝘸!- alright I know exactly where he is.." I finally answered him. "Alright so, show me?" he asked "firstly kindly...r, remove your hammer from my chest...please Brother?" I asked pleadingly, he lifted it from my chest as I slightly gasped for air, "we have to head to the Bifrost- He's in Manhattan- least I think he is?" I told him as I switched to a black suit and dress shirt, I made ratty ragged clothes appear on Thor, "very well, let's find him and bring him home" Thor finally said...