Percy's eyes were serious as he sent them a deadly glare. Then he gave a lopsided grin. "Also, there is something coming; something big. So, I'll do you all a favor and request allies. But, I do want to speak with someone else first. Thor, I trust that you know where and how I can reach him? I am a bit curious as to the original events that brought the Avengers together, and even more so the person behind it," he said cheerfully. Thor's forehead creased with worry and concentration.
"Surely you are not suggesting what I think you are. Why would you need to meet him?" he asked. "Because, god of thunder," Percy said with slight amusement at Thor's title, "none of your friends will do it, and we just may need him for the battle to come." Tony looked between them as if observing an intense game of ping pong. "Wait..." he started, "Who are you talking about?"
~Loki Laufeyson~
When Thor all but swung his cell door off it's hinges, Loki sighed and wondered what he was to be accused of this time. However, when he saw another figure creep in behind Thor, it piqued his curiosity. Green eyes glimmered in the shadows before he stepped out and studied Loki, who did the same. The boy was tall and looked strong, yet slightly sickly, with remnants of trauma written all over him.
Loki doubted that many others saw that in him, as it seemed like he hid it well, too well, and he distracted people with the mischief in his eyes. Now that was something Loki appreciated. Shadowy hairs fell over his face and his fingers tapped against his leg. He continuously adjusted his stance, though it was always guarded and practiced, like he was expecting an ambush from all directions.
"What do you want, Thor?" Loki queried, turning his attention back to Thor's familiar(though entirely unpleasant) face. The aforementioned god eyed him warily. "Young Percy requested that I take him to you, so that he may draw his own conclusions on your actions." Loki gave him a dull look. "What possible reason do you have for listening to a Midgardian?" he mocked.
"If it helps," said a calm voice from the back of the cell, "I'm not entirely human." The boy- 'Percy,' he presumed- was leaning against the wall with a smirk on his face. Loki looked over at him quizzically, a signal he took to mean 'continue'. "My dad's a Greek god. There's a war coming. And I wanted to know if you would help," he stated simply. Loki scowled. "Help you? Why would I ever help you? It's not like I have a choice if you're just going to make me fight in your war anyways. You will simply threaten me and worsen my sentence if I refuse. That aside, there must be some other reason you're here; otherwise you would have gone to someone else who actually wants to assist you, unless you merely want to burden me with more punishment," he ranted.
Percy seemed to consider this. "Well, for one thing, I cannot, and will not force you to fight in a war," he continued on ignoring Loki's expression, "and for another, the other reason I'm here is because I wanted to learn about the alien thing a while back," Percy finished coolly.
The demigod was convincing, Loki admitted. Of course, that was the only reason he had agreed to hear him out. Not because he was drawn towards the playful young man who seemed to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders. He was just intrigued. And, later on, pleasantly surprised. Perseus asked about what he did, and then why he did it. Loki thought it was a clever ploy to get him to open up, but if that were the case, why would he ask for Loki's side of the story? In any case, the trickster found himself succumbing to the childishness in his demeanor. It was strange, he thought, that the demigod had already wormed his way into his heart(not that he'd ever admit it), and how much he enjoyed Percy's company.
At some point during his tales of his magic, Thor left the cell, leaving Loki alone with Percy. His eyes were filled with a wonder, that while it should've looked natural on someone that young, seemed misplaced on the teen's face. It worried Loki, and when he felt concern for the demigod, discomfort also welled up within him. Pushing both to the side, Loki continued speaking to Percy, and soon found that he had next to no respect for his superiors and a strong sense of sarcasm, that was annoyingly amusing.
Even with the strange...attachment, Loki found himself reluctant to confide everything into this demigod. What happened with Thanos and the Void left scars, ones that were still left wide open, despite Loki's desperate attempts at keeping them from exposure. Percy understood, but Loki also suspected he knew about, at the very least, Loki's heritage, some of his upbringing, and the suspicions of mind control. That was more than the 'god' could say for most.
Percy told Loki that he often blamed himself for the deaths of others, and that Loki reminded him of one friend in particular. A boy named Luke, a son of Hermes who was spiteful towards the gods. According to Percy, it rooted from a quest he went on, during which he received a large scar down the side of his face from a dragon. When he returned the gods just gazed at him with pity before going back to their own business. His mother had already gone insane from the curse of Hades and his father stayed far away from him once he discovered what the boy's destiny was. Luke felt as though the gods had thrown him away like a broken toy; he felt like a pawn, and so he joined forces with Kronos to try to destroy the gods. He tried to kill Percy several times, but in the end, he was a hero, and stabbed himself in his Achilles' heel in order to save the world.
For some strange reason, Loki felt something stir inside him when he heard about the boy. He would've loved to convince himself that it was simply a touch of respect for the awful acts he had done, but at the moment, Loki wasn't able to lie even to himself. Percy saw both this 'Luke' and Loki as heroes, and if that's what Loki had to be to stay by his newfound...friend? Yes, friend- then why not? If fighting a war was what he had to do to continue talking to Percy, a person who seemed to sympathize with his experiences, then he would do it. He'd done it for himself before, why not for a friend? Even if he convinced himself it was only because it would get him out of the cell and give him a chance to annoy 'Earth's mightiest heroes'.
Loki swiftly stood and followed the demigod out his cell door. He just wanted some fun, and there was definitely no attachment to Percy that influenced his decision to help fight. None at all.
I don't know why, but I absolutely adore villains. Loki and Draco Malfoy are some of my favorite characters ever(and Percy Jackson of course!), and Nico Di Angelo is another of my top 5 characters. There are tons of people with whom I just absolutely love because of their backstories, and the way the talk. The ones with silver tongues and and dark pasts and clever minds. Maybe it's because I think I would be in the Slytherin house if I were a witch. In any case, they are usually my favorites. A future warning for if I ever bring in other characters or do a Harry Potter crossover: I like(scratch that- love) Solangelo and Dramione(but I'll only do that if Draco is a demigod). And with that, I must say goodbye("Goodbye").
~DarkCooki3
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Beating Hearts
ActionPerseus Jackson. The name that sent chills down monsters spines, and that sparked hope in demigods everywhere. But beyond that, this name belongs to a boy. A man. A man who has seen so much, too much. Who has watched as his friends were killed, murd...
