Gods and Mortals

aChapter 1

Sally

I was walking to school, when dark clouds quickly appeared above me. It had almost the appearance as if they would twirl above me to the ground. As I realized, that they were doing right this.

I shrieked scared, when the clouds hit the ground around me and closed my eyes.

I felt, how I the wind lifted me up to the skies. My flight only last a few seconds, but it felt like hours until my feet hit solid ground again.

I slowly opened my eyes and what I saw was very confusing.

I was in a golden dome, in which center a tall black man with golden eyes stood. He held an extreme long golden sword. Until now I haven't realized, that in the back, another man stood. He also was tall, but instead of a golden armor, he wore a silver one. A long red cape hung down his shoulders.

He made some steps in my direction. He got blond hair and icy blue eyes. I also managed to see, that he was holding a heavy looking hammer. <<Welcome to Asgard, Miss Marlow>>, he taught the word at me, <<Please follow me. My king already awaits you>>

He turned around and started walking, under a large gate he looked back and he motioned for me to follow him at last.

I did as I was told to, not sure, if it was right. Outside the dome were two horses waiting. He raised one of them, a white stallion. I rose the other one, a beautiful black mare with red ankles and nose.

We rode over an apparently endless bridge, which was in all colors of the rainbow and it gave by each step a little clink sound.

The horse I rode was the fastest one I've ever ridden. I concentrated that much on the animal, that I haven't seen the city 'til now. Everything was built out of gold and rayed something like reverent and it sparkled in the shining sun.

After we handed over the horses to a stableman, he led me through a palace right to a room that seemed to be the throne chamber. I covertly looked around.

In a plain, stone-made, throne sat an old, white-haired man with a long beard. He also got a golden eye-patch.

On both sides of the throne were guards positioned, all in golden armors. <It seems, that they have a flair for gold...>, went it through my head.

I watched how the blonde one got on one knee. I silently witnessed the full scenario in front of me.

<<Father. Here is the woman of 'Midgard', which I shall bring to you>> ... okay... so he's the prince... <<Stand up me son. And you. Young mortal. Step forward>> as he said, I took my steps and waited for him to talk further. The king waited as well, but only for his son, to get next to him.

Loki

It's been a while, since there was a new prisoner. But I never would have expected a harmless mortal. Sometimes I thought that Odin's going to get a little old for the throne. He should have given me the throne over Asgard and not to this ignorant, blonde beefcake. But he would never give the throne to a monster, which parents tell their children about at night.

The mortal was young, not older than 16 midgardian years. What must that pathetic creature had have done, to end up here? Well, she got a very loose tongue, I've never heard someone swearing like that, but this shouldn't be the cause that she is sent to the dungeons. The guards pushed her roughly into the cell opposite of mine and shut it with the force field, before she could even try to escape. The mortal didn't seem to know that and just ran right into it.

It was entertaining, watching her struggling with the shield. In the end she let go of it with an angry groan. She turned her back to me and walked around in the cell, steadily muttering something I couldn't understand. With a sudden smirk, she stopped walking around and took out something that looked like a sort of quill. (What in the gods name was she doing?)

With a < Plop! > She removed something from it.

The girl quickly watched to the hallway and then she turned to one of the sidewalls. I watched her interested. It seemed that she was writing or drawing something on it. I had to grin widely, as I saw, what she did. It was a drawing of Odin and Thor with an arrow pointed at them, saying 'The biggest jerks worldwide' She had nearly finished her painting, as the paroling guards caught her. They commanded her, to stop ruining her cell. But her only reaction was a slightly chuckle and continued sketching on the wall.

There it was, when the guards made a big mistake.

They opened the gate and got in. As soon the first guard reached out for her, she evade his hands and pickpocket his dagger, which she then drove right into his stomach.

The guardian groaned painfully and trembled onto the ground. The mortal girl was distracted long enough, so the other guard could nail her at the wall.

She started to scream in the highest tones. Maybe she hoped the guard would then let go of her, but he just forced her to the wall harder than before. It looked like she would start to panic. I heard her saying <<I'm sorry Lord. But I have to break one of your noble commands>> this hasn't sounded well ... for the guardian at least. And, as always, I was right. Her body language changed from one second to the other. It looked like she was pretending to give up, but as the guard loosened his grip, she freed herself with sudden ease. Before the guardian had the chance to defend himself, she attacked him. They trembled out the cell, during the fight, they gave each other. The girl let go of him and ripped, with apparent ease, the lock of my cell out. Which she then drew over the guards, meanwhile helmet loose, head. He groaned sharp in pain and then fell onto the ground.

I don't know why, but I've took a step away from her, on which she faced me directly. I managed to watch her into the eyes. They were blue with some green sparkles, but she got snakelike pupils, which confused me. She turned suddenly around and ran away. I followed her. I always take my chance to escape prison, when I get it. On my way out, I found some fabric and a pair of shoes scattered over the ground. As I got into an open column-hall, I saw the mortal standing at the ledge and watching down into the deep.

She didn't looked around ... she just stood there. I already wanted to say something to her, but she suddenly jumped. Slightly shocked, I ran to the ledge and looked for her. The last thing I saw of her, before I had to run, was her golden-red hair, disappearing in the western forest.