Rebirth (Completed)

Singing Angel

A beautiful voice flowed into the room and Loki woke up from his snooze while waiting for his daughter to wake up. The song washed over him and for the first time in his life, he felt love and peace wrapped into one.

It pierced into his heart invading the cold with its warmth that reminded him of his mother’s presence. Tears came into his eyes and he allowed a few to escape, but it puzzled him to why he was crying in the first place.

Loki stood from the chair and like in a trance followed the sweet singing towards the place where it was coming from. He didn’t want to frighten the singer so he gently pushed open the door and saw the maid know as Caroline was in the kitchen preparing dinner.

She was the one who sang so heavenly that there was a soft white glow encircled around her form. Loki was awestruck. Who was this beautiful girl and where did she come from?

Caroline continues singing not even noticing his presence. Her voice stripped away the darkness of this drearily place and light seemed to spread into all the shadowy corners revealing any objects that were hidden.

This girl must be truly from the heavenly places in this universe for he didn’t think that a woman like her could be raised in such a place like this. It was almost like she was his saving angel that chase away all of his fears with her angelic voice.

The maid finally detected his presence but continue the beautiful song that filled him with hope. She smiled and the glow around her brightened pulling Loki towards her like a fly attracted to the light.

'Who are you?' He wanted to ask out loud but it seems that no words came out of his mouth for he was speechless in wonder.

Carolina’s song finished and she bowed her head in respect towards him. “Where there is great darkness, light will shine the brightest for the lost ones,” she softly explained, “Do not be afraid for there is a light at the end of each tunnel. My prince, I am here to guide you and your loved ones towards the light that out shines the sun.”

Loki was flabbergasted. She basically reassured that everything will all right in the end. 'But why me? Am I really worth it?' A hand touched his cheek and Loki jumped in surprised. Such warmth and beauty.

Caroline smiles again and Loki felt as though he could touch the clouds. He was in love but a different sort of love like that of a child’s love for their mother or a brother’s love for a sister.
It was true love that he hasn’t encountered before in a long time and pure love that peals back the mask from false love.

Tears were now running down his face but Loki didn’t care because he felt at peace. He sighed when Caroline started singing while holding him in her arms. This time he couldn’t understand a word she was singing but it was still soothing to his tired and weary soul. He closed his eyes and let the music washed over him like a wave of love.

Umbra dextras, prima orbis
Templa prospice, Diem ex Dei

Fides sponsa, fides per Dei
Missaes canta, mistrae lingua

Umbra dextras, umbra crucis
Umbra Deus, lucius Dei
Fides sponsa, fides per Dei
Missaes canta, mistrae lingua

Umbra dextras, umbra crucis
Umbra Deus, lucius Dei

Fides sponsa, fides per Dei
Missaes canta, mistrae lingua

Ave vitae, Rex promissa
Ave vitae, Rex veritas

Fides sponsa, fides per Dei
Missaes canta, mistrae lingua
Missae Magnus, Fides en Dei
Christus laudmus, mistraes in God

“You have to go now,” she whispered after the song ended, “for your daughter is waking up and she will have plenty of questions to ask you.”

“I want to stay and listen to your beautiful voice,” Loki spoke honestly.

Caroline chuckled and kissed his forehead. “Go to Arlene and be someone to her that I could never be,” she commanded him in a gentle way, “A father.”

Loki sighed and reluctantly left the maid who was certainly, in his opinion, an angel from above. He smiled and turned his thoughts to the child who was waiting for his return and to his lovely wife who was also waiting for him.

'I can’t wait until I introduce Serena to Arlene and also Caroline. Sweet Serena, how I miss you dearly and I can’t wait to be back by your side.' Loki replayed the gorgeous song in his mind as he made his way back into the darkness and towards the child who will one day learn her true identity.

Back on Midgard, Serena filled with confusion and longing waits for her husband to return and sweep her up into his loving arms. Oh how she missed him dearly and she didn’t understand what made him leave without telling her goodbye.

Was she the one to blame? Did he found another to work their way into his frozen heart? She sighed and wept as she sat down the once warm bed. The room was empty and she felt alone. Loneliness crept back into her heart reminding her all the time she sat alone in this room trying to make sense of her life.

Upon hearing her crying, Steve’s heart broke in two for he knew that no matter what he felt he couldn’t go to her. Fear now controls his actions and he didn’t want to hurt Serena again.

Clenching his fists, he walks away from the door and back down the hallway that seem longer than usual. Once he made it into his room, he pushed the sound of her weeping out of his mind and focused on the punching bag in front of him as he throw hard punches against it.

'No matter what you do, I always win, the dark voice whispered in his tortured mind, you are now my puppet as well and I AM your master.'