Resurrection

Chapter Twenty-Two: Born Out of Blood

Chapter Twenty-Two: Born Out of Blood

Wakanda was much better off than Titan. The few remaining people had cleaned up and started fixing the damage. The wounded were still being attended to, but overall, everything was looking up.

Thor carried Loki straight over to the medical bay to be attended to. Sigyn made herself at home in the medical bay as she quickly set everything up to take care of Loki.

Shuri jumped into T'Challa's arms once the king stepped off the ship. Shuri squealed in excitement and refused to let go. T'Challa ended up giving Shuri a piggyback ride all the way back to her lab.

The heroes went their separate ways inside the castle. Steve ordered that they should have a meeting, so T'Challa, Tony, Steve, Peter Quill, Gamora, and Bruce met in the throne room. Thor refused to leave his brother's side. Shuri was so excited that her brother was back that she dashed into her lab and immediately set to work at rebuilding Vision. Wanda and Peter Parker watched the girl genius and even added some input.

Doctor Strange gave Hela the Soul Stone. He had placed a spell on it so it wouldn't affect the souls in Valhalla. Hela thanked him before she, her brothers, and Pietro went back to Valhalla to release all the dusted victims back into the Land of the Living.

The medical bay was surprisingly similar to the healer rooms on Asgard. Sigyn had quickly learned the different types of machines and had hooked Loki up to a heart monitor and oxygen tank. She wrapped Loki's broken wrist with bandages and healing oil. She popped Loki's knee back into its place as gently as she could. Loki flinched but did not wake up. Sigyn placed a brace on Loki's leg to hold his knee in place.

With all that done, Sigyn could do nothing but wait. She watched Loki's chest rise and fall with every breath. He looked so peaceful when he was sleeping.

Thor pulled a chair over to Loki's bed. Sigyn looked up from her own chair on the left side of Loki.

"How is he doing?" Thor asked.

"His breathing is a little forced, but otherwise he seems alright. He used a lot of his energy and strength to defeat Thanos. I don't think anyone else could manage a feat of that size and survive," Sigyn replied. She placed a hand over Loki's left and held it gently.

"Will he awaken?"

"Time will tell."

The two sat in silence for nearly an hour before Steve asked to speak with Thor. Thor looked a little upset at leaving his brother, but Sigyn assured him that she would let him know if anything happened.

Thor nodded and followed Steve out into an empty room.

"What is it, Captain?" Thor asked. He shuffled in anticipation to get back near his brother.

"It's nothing really important, but I-we came to an agreement about your brother," Steve replied.

"What about him? Sigyn said that he should wake up, even if it isn't soon," Thor said.

"No, it's not about that. You do realize that Loki has many charges against him on Earth. The government officials want him dead, or at the very least, locked up," Steve explained.

"And what is your verdict on this matter?"

Steve took a deep breath. "I saw what Loki did today. All of us did. What Thanos did to him...it wasn't Loki's fault. I-we, see that Loki's attack on New York wasn't just him. For the most part, Loki is innocent, but the government will not see it the same way as us. They were not there to witness what Loki did."

"Can't you talk to them?"

Steve shook his head. "Technically I'm wanted for breaking the Sokovia Accords. Even if they got past the fact that I'm kind of a wanted criminal, I highly doubt that they would be as kind to Loki. We haven't talked to the council yet, but they are not big on giving people second chances. We decided that the best thing to do is to keep your brother a secret until we think of something else."