Life V.S. Death (Sequel to Heaven V.S. Hell)

Chapter 5

(Uriel's POV)

With the tesseract in hand, I land carefully onto the ground. We were in an underground hideout. Heading towards the room where the red man was, I was bombarded with feelings in my head. I sucked in air and screwed my eyes shut. How dare you go against your own kind! That was Raziel's voice. Oh no they found out! You will be punished for your actions Uriel, past, present and future. Oh no. I shake my head and grip the tesseract tighter. I knock on the door lightly and wait.

"Come in." I open the door and find the red man staring out the window. I close the door and stand there quietly. 

"Do you have the tesseract?"

"Yes I do." the red man turned at stared at me contemplating. 

"Hand me the tesseract." He commands extending his hand out. I place it on his hand and bow my head. After a few moments of silence, the red man spoke.

"What about the casket?"

"Casket?" I say confused. There was no casket. I haven't seen one at all. 

"Yes the casket. The casket of ancient winters." The red man said sighing in annoyance. 

"I didn't see one...sir." I said keeping my head down.

"You didn't look hard enough!" He bellowed. I flinched under his tone. "That frost giant, Laufey has it, I need that casket!" 

"Sir, let me go back and retrieve it for you." I speak. A moment of silence followed. Curious as to why it was so quiet I looked up and to find the red man staring at me intently. His violet eyes boring into my soul. I straighten up and take a step back. The red man snarls and slaps me hard, causing my head to turn violently to the side. The pain stung as I delicately placed a hand over the mark. After a while, the burn reduced to a dull pain. 

"S-Sir?" I stutter. 

"Let that be a warning to you." the red man says "Bring me the casket Uriel!" I nod and hurry away. 

(Joseph's POV)

We were all in mom and dad's room staring at their lifeless bodies. 

"You know," Tony started "I'm starting to see a resemblance between you and your parents."

"Especially the hair." Natasha commented. I smile meekly and stare back at mom and dad. I glance at my arm to find I had 8 hours left. We haven't even heard from Raziel about Uriel's whereabouts. What if he comes back and tells us that Uriel can;t be found? What if Raziel gets hurt? Or worse, what if Raziel betrayed us and joined their side? I started to panic.  I jump when I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Hey kid. You okay?" Clint asks. I felt all eyes on me, waiting for my answer. I nod. 

"Say, Joseph," Bruce says. "Why don't we go downstairs and talk. You know about how the future is and stuff." Everyone murmurs their agreements. 

"Sure. Why not?" I shrug. As we are heading out the room I spare one last glance at mom and dad and close the door. I enter the living room to find everyone settled down on the couches. I sit between Uncle Thor and Steve, crossing my legs. We were silent for a while. It wasn't awkward at all, which made me a bit more comfortable. 

"So...." I start "What do you guys want to know?"

"You are the son of Loki and Ira. And Loki and Ira are kings and queen of basically everything. So that means they have a castle or a kingdom, something like that. How does that look like?"  Tony asks. I smile, picturing my home. 

"It is the most wonderous place in all of the nine realms. It is surrounded by vast bodies of oceans. The castle being on top of the land, standing as the tallest building in all of the land. On top of the tallest tower of the castle, is an orb of light, stones of the past queens and kings revolving the orb. The castle looks rather ordinary during the day. But at night, it is a beacon of light, radiating its power  throughout all the realms. The stars gleaming light spotlights in the dark sky. Fireworks booming in sky. Everyone living in the kingdom are from the different realms. All living amongst each other in harmony. The most peaceful place in all the nine realms." (A/N: If you want to know how the castle looks like, it looks like the castle from the movie Tangled)