Miracles Do Happen

Chapter 11

"Where is he?!" Thor demanded.

The man only chuckled, looking up with a particular darkness in his gaze that Thor didn't want to see. "You shall see, in time."

Thor couldn't take that answer, but he also had a difficult task of freeing himself of these chains.

With that, the man came over, even closer to him, and added another, bleeding scar to his head by dragging his, what looked like a pocket knife, against it.

Then, the man stalked back into the endless mist of shadows before him.

Thor was beginning to get frustrated, though he had been for quite a while. That man better have not did anything to his brother.

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A groan escaped Loki's lips as his eyes slowly slid open, taking in the blinding light that awaited him before it seemed to settle, revealing the dark room he was in minutes prior.

He sighed.

Of course he's still here.

The attempt to get the chains around his wrists was feeble, and in his weakened state, he was unable to perform his sorcery magic well enough to free himself of this torment.

That man would kill him for it anyway.

He was deep in thought, trying to figure out how to escape of this wretched place and find Thor.

Loki gave out a slight gasp of pain as his body tensed with severe pain.

His body relaxed against the uncomfortable metal table as he took in a heavy breath.

A coughing fit followed shortly afterward. His body was worn out, exhausted, from all the electrocution punishment he'd had. He was weary. It even seemed to stun his sorcery, preventing any necessary means of escaping.

Closing his eyes in exhaustion, he let himself slip into a pain-induced slumber.

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Thor's whole body had lit up in lightning. His anger had took slight control of him, providing the necessary means to escape because soon, the chains were blown apart and he was on his feet, struggling to take a step due to the damage to his tender and bloodied ankle.

Eventually, he had gotten used to it, though he had a noticeable limp and scars all over his body. Blood was rolling down the side of his face and his nose due to all he had been through.

Taking in a deep breath, he took a heavy step forward and went to search for his brother.

The dark, narrow passageway seemed to blind and perplex him. He had placed his hand along the wall to give himself a sense of direction.

It wasn't necessary to run into the wall, under these particular circumstances.

He came to another wooden door, and gently pulled it opened. Warily, he peered inside, but his eyes had widened at the sight of his brother, now awake, laying on the metal table with deep chains cutting into his wrists.

The young god must have noticed, because Thor noticed his head turn in his direction, looking extremely relieved and happy when he took sight of him.

Thor saw how thin and weak he looked. It was wrong.

He took a few glances around before swiftly walking toward his brother, who had lifted his hand up, though it was weakly shaking.

"T-Thor-"

The eldest brother took his younger brother's hand in his, holding it tightly.

"It's okay, Loki, I'm right here," He assures.

Loki eventually released his grip of Thor's hand, weakly lifting it up and gently putting his hand against his older brother's scarred cheek. It stung, but the older god did not mind.

Loki swallowed hard before speaking. "What...What happened to...your face?"

Thor chuckled slightly, "Do not worry about that, brother. I am f-" Thor paused, feeling a sudden wave of dizziness.

"Thor?" Loki asked.

A groan managed to escape Thor's lips as he collapsed to the ground, revealing the man standing behind him with a devilish grin.

Loki looked down at his brother, eyes widening as he glared back up at the man. "W-What did...you do to...h-him?"

"Just gave him some karma," the man answered with a laugh. "Now for you..."

Loki looked up at the man nearing him, and felt excruciating pain as his body seized once more, this time for longer.

Out of his rapidly shaking state, he could see his brother get up behind the man, grabbing him by the neck and bringing him to the ground.

The man scowled, getting to his feet and pinning Thor to the wall. It was about another minute before Thor grabbed the remote and turned it off, smashing it quickly afterwards.

Loki took in a gasp of burning air as his body came to a stand-still, though his fingers and hand twitched wildly at times.

The large man slammed a fist into the side of Thor's head, sending him onto the ground with a thud.

"Face it, god of Thunder, you can't beat me," the man chuckled.

Loki watched the blood run down his older brother's face. He couldn't do anything to help due to the fact he was too weak.

He was always weak...

Thor got to his knees, wiping the blood from his mouth.

"You talk too much," He rasped.

With that, lightning began to surround and engulf his body. He threw a large lightning punch at the man, and it sent him, literally, through the wall.

And when he approached the hole, the man was gone.

His body returned to its normal state as he made his way toward his weakened brother, his limping worse now.

"Brother....are you..o-okay?" Loki asked.

When he neared the metal table his young brother laid upon, his knees had given out, causing him to collapse, gripping the side of the table.

Loki instantly reached out and wrapped his fingers around Thor's arms.

"I'm okay, brother.." Thor assured as he pushed himself to his feet. He gripped the chains and ripped them apart, seeing the deep cuts caused by them.

Loki attempted to sit himself up, but he barely moved, a groan escaping his lips.

Thor placed his hand under his brother's neck and one under his legs, before lifting him up into his arms.

Loki leaned into his chest, closing his eyes as small spasms of pain overtook him.

They made their way up the stairs, and once arriving in the sudden light of day, a bright light flashed before them, before both of their eyes had to adjust to the brightness.

"T-Thor?" Loki asked, still sounding exhausted.

The God of Thunder looked down at his young brother.

The God of Mischief swallowed hard. "I'll-I'll be okay, right?"

Thor gave a soft smile. "Of course you will, Brother."