The Peacekeeper of Asgard(Malekith/OC)

Chapter 6

Rebecca was searching for her husband in the research department, to have lunch together, when she overheard him speaking to some of the scientists about the Aether.

"I am sorry my lord, but we still have not found any traces of the Aether. The Asgardians have hidden it well. We have been checking the energy signatures daily for years and still not even a surge of energy has come from it", she hears the scientist tell her husband as she stops just before the entrance of the door to one of the labs, listening as her eyes widen in surprise.

Her husband sighs, "Very well. Can you think of no other way to track it down?"

"No, my Lord. But all of our scientists will stand together and think of something different this time", the scientist replies.

Another scientist speaks to Malekith about the agriculture of the planet and she decides to make her entrance, hiding the fact that she had heard everything.

"Hello husband", she greets with a smile, "Good day Sigre, Alfith", she greets the other two scientists and they bow respectfully.

Malekith looks slightly worried, wondering if she had heard anything, but she is acting normal, therefor he calms down. He thinks that if she heard anything, that she would confront him about the Aether.

"Hello wife", he greets, "What brings you here?", he asks.

"Have you forgotten already? We are supposed to have lunch together", she says, voice full of amusement. And his eyes widen.

"I apologize, time seems to have passed me by today", he replies.

"Don't worry about it, my dear. I'll always find you in time", she responds ominously.

A few days after she heard Malekith speak to the scientists, she left for Asgard to inform her father.

"Father, we have to speak. Malekith is still searching for the Aether", she tells him.

"He will not find it", he tries to reassure his daughter, "It has been hidden well by your grandfather".

"They are trying to find different methods of searching for it. I have a feeling that it the Aether will one day come to light again. I fear for that day".

"And until then daughter, life must continue on as normal. Keep an eye out for any sign if they have found the Aether, they must never possess it, for if they do, the universe will be plunged into darkness once again", Odin says, worrying for his daughter.

Life continued on as her father had said it must. She kept hidden the fact from Malekith that she knew he was searching for the dark power.

A few years passed again and fortunately for her, nothing happened, no discoveries were made in the search for the Aether.

She still travelled as an emissary for Asgard and Svartalfheim through the years, and had visited many worlds. One of her favourites is Midgard, who liked to refer to themselves as humans, and called their realm Earth. She liked to see how much they have evolved over the years but at the same time, how they don't change much, generation after generation. She hated the fact that they craved war and bloodshed. She has witnessed too many wars there over stupid matters, especially concerning land disputes, love disputes and over the colour of their skin.

'Do they not all belong to the same world? Have they not evolved together? Have they not grown together as 'humans'?', she thinks annoyed as she sits on the edge of a cliff on Midgard.

The people of Midgard worshipped her as a god, and she knew she wasn't. Their lives are so fleeting, that soon they will forget that they ever worshipped the 'Peacekeeper of Asgard'. She travelled to the different places, and was either treated with contempt as she was a woman, or treated as a goddess.

In a place called Rome, they called her Athena, goddess of wisdom. She spoke to the people there and told them about her brothers.

Thor was the Lord of the Skies, the lightning god and Loki was seen as Hades, god of the underworld, the comparison to Loki, she didn't understand it, but she did not correct the people.

She continued to train both her brothers, not only in swords, but in power and magic. She was proud of how much they have accomplished, how much they have learned. And yet, she feared for Asgard, especially when her father announced that he wishes to step down and let Thor rule as king of Asgard.

She was to attend the ceremony, she and Malekith stood next to her mother as Thor was about to be crowned king, when the frost giants broke into the vault, resulting in the cancellation of the ceremony.

She saw Loki's reaction and knew he had something to do with it. She knows her brothers too well. She confronted him about it.

"What did you do?!", she hisses out to Loki when they were finally alone.

"I don't know what you are talking about sister", he says innocently.

"I know you Loki. You don't want Thor on the throne. You did this! If you allow an enemy into Asgard again, brother, then you will have me to deal with", she hissed out.

Loki looks taken aback.

"It wasn't me", he tries to defend.

"Don't lie to me Loki! I've always been able to tell when you or Thor lies", she tells him.

"And what if it was me? What are you going to do about it?", Loki asks, narrowing his eyes. He does not wish to harm his sister, and she is the better fighter out of all the siblings, even if the brothers don't want to admit it.

"Absolutely nothing", she tells him sincerely, "only if you give me your word that you won't let an enemy pass our gates again".

He lowers his head in shame, he can feel the disappointment running from her in waves.

"I'm sorry sister", he tells her, "I wanted to ruin Thor's day. He doesn't deserve to be king. He is foolish and arrogant".

"He is, but that doesn't mean he won't make mistakes, because he will. I don't want him to be king either right now, but how else will he learn. Do you think it was easy for me too when father announced that he was stepping down? It wasn't Loki. But we have to deal with it".

"Very well sister. I still don't like it".

"I have to leave now brother, unlike our darling brother, I do actually have a kingdom to run", she jokes with Loki and he smiles.

"Thank you for not telling father", he hugs her.

"It's because you are my brother, Loki. I love you", she tells him, hugging him tighter. Rebecca always viewed Loki as an 'almost son', as she took him under her 'wings'. She was his mentor, and his confidant as he grew up.

"I love you too, Becca".

She and Malekith left for Svartalfheim and not even a day had passed when she received notice of Thor's banishment and her father's condition. Loki was placed as king regent, until their father would awaken.

Thor was banished to Midgard. And unfortunately she could not go there, because she has a meeting with an ally world, along with Malekith.

Her heart broke when she heard of her brother's banishment and her father's condition. And it only got worse when she received a message from the communication centre that the Bifrost was destroyed, her brother Loki perished in the fight and that Thor was back on Asgard, along with their father, and now rebuilding the rainbow bridge.

She cried for weeks on end when the news came of Loki's death, and not even Malekith could console her.

Then one day, it all changed. She stopped crying. Her demeanour changed. She was different somehow. Malekith thought it was because of Loki, a boy he cared for greatly similarly as his wife had. But he was wrong, it wasn't because of Loki. It was something entirely different.