Torn Between Lies

Chapter Twenty Five~King Of Asgard

I didn't just hear what I thought I heard.

He didn't just say......

YOU ASSHOLE!!!!

YOU PICKED THE ABSOLUTE WORST TIME!!!!!

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE MANY REASONS I LOVE YOU!!!

"Love? You okay?" asked Loki. I stare up at him "Love..." I start trying it out. I stand taking his hand "Well you didn't like Darling so I thought-"

I cut him off by leaving a kiss on his cheek "I love you too." I say, he smiles shyly and it was really cute, he's changed and for the better, everything old Illisha fighting in New York believed in is real and not just a hope or dream.

The ground begins to shake and BOOM! THE LOUDEST CRACK OF THUNDER YOU'VE EVER HEARD! We look to the palace to see it being engulfed in a bolt of lightning!!!

I smile "Thor..."

Loki and I smile at each other before tunning back into what was happening "The people!" we gasp and run back into the battle. I help Heimdall load the fleeing Asgardians onto the ship. Within the melee are Loki and the Sakaarians. Loki slashes through zombies wielding his two long daggers.

I see a group begin to rise and advance on him. I run from the ramp to Loki making one shield around him and with the other, I swing at the undead feet knocking them off the bridge. I face Loki who quickly throws a dagger and then turns surprised by me being there "You still need to learn to watch your back." I say.

All the people were pretty much on board "You're late." says Thor walking over, he had only one eye? What happened?

"You're missing an eye," states Loki.

Val finishes off a handful of enemies and walks over, as the boys talk we see something. She whistles to get the others' attention. "This isn't over," I say. We stand together and look to see Hela arriving at the far side of bridge.   She is seething with power, a vision of death. Having just come out of this huge battle, we're all weary and nursing injuries.

The only thing I do see is that Loki, Val, and I are hurting worse than Thor, his power-up must have recovered him. Hela walks towards them. Menacing and deliberate. We step forward to protect the Asgardians. "I think we should disband the                 Revengers," says Thor.

"Hit her with a lightning blast," says Loki.

"I just hit her with the biggest lightning blast in the history of lightning. It did nothing."

"We need to hold her off until everybody's onboard," says Val.

I scoff "You're joking we are literally facing off death."

"It won't end there. The longer Hela's on Asgard the more powerful she grows. She'll hunt us down.          We need to stop her here and now." says Thor.

"How?"

"I'm not doing "Get help," says Loki jumping in. Hela's approaching. "Asgard's not a place, it's a          people. This was never about stopping          Ragnarok...it was about causing Ragnarok. Go to the vault. Surtur's crown. It's the only way." says Thor.

What? Who? Why? What for?

Loki looks at Thor impressed "Bold move, brother. Even for me." Loki begins to run off, but not before turning to me "Don't get killed." he says. I nod "Don't die on me."

"Illisha go with Loki," states Thor. I turn to him confused "But I can fight."

"No doubt your abilities are strong, but I worry over the fact you are mortal, please."

He was worried I would get more hurt than I already was. He has reason to and I had to respect that. I nod and turn to Loki who I lead back the crashed ship we used to get here. Loki took the pilot seat and I look over at him "You know how to fly?" I ask.

It was too late for that we were already accelerating towards the palace of Asgard "This is madness." says Loki. I stand from being knocked on the floor by the speed "What it?" I ask as we land.

Loki quickly jumps up and drags me along with him into the palace "We are letting Asgard get destroyed." explains Loki as we run down to a vault "What?!" I ask, how was that going to help?! "Just help me find a giant skull," says Loki.

He runs one way and I run another eventually passing a massive horned skull "Loki!" I call for him and look back seeing him stare at something blue "You done?" I asked turning back to the skull picking it up.

Loki takes it from me and places the skull a flame. "With the Eternal Flame, you are reborn," says Loki. The fire crackles and begins to glow as the skull looked like it's growing "Loki..." I start. He nods "Run."

The two of us quickly dash out of there and fly our ship back to the main ship. Where we ended up seeing Thor, Val, and Hulk, all tried out. A large sound turned all of our attention to the window.

Mass carnage and madness on Asgard. The skull has grown to an extinction-level scale monster.   slashing away at the landscape below, when suddenly a massive black spike exploses from the water and is fighting back at the monster!

Hela was trying to fight that thing?!

The monster winds up, holding his sword above his head and drives his sword through Hela and into Asgard! My eyes widen at the sight.

"The damage is not too bad. As long as the foundations are strong, we can rebuild this place. It will become a haven for all people and aliens of the universe..." says the creature made of rock.

When the fiery sword touches the crystalline base of Asgard there is a violent detonation of energy! A cataclysmic earthquake! Everyone on the ship stumbles and holds onto each other to stay upright.

I held onto Loki's shoulder and he holds onto my waist keeping both of us upright. The entire realm is split in two!  In an instant, Asgard's blown to pieces.      It's gone. "Nope, those foundations are gone.                Sorry." says the creature.

All these people, there homes gone, where would they go? Where would we go? We're stranded in space. "What have I done?" asked Thor. Heimdall joins him. "You saved us from extinction.                Asgard is not a place, it's a   people."

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Thor steps out onto the main deck to see an assembly of both Asgardian and Sakaarian refugees awaiting their King. Thor looks over his people and begins to walk through the crowd. His subjects part, allowing him through.

The people aren't cheering and lauding him, but rather they are smiling. Humbly bowing. Grateful.       And Thor isn't acting arrogant. Not trying to show off any swagger. He is stately. A contemplative and dignified king.

We've all grown so much. Thor's grown into a king, I remember when he never wanted to be. At the end of the procession, Hulk, Loki, Valkyrie, Heimdall, and I stand next to the captain's chair.

"Your throne."

Thor sits down and seems to feel weird for a second before knowing this is where he's needed. "So, King of Asgard," I state. Thor turns around to see thousands of people staring back, silently awaiting word from their new King. Now feeling the true weight of the crown, Thor takes a moment..."Where to?" ask Heimdall.

"I'm not sure. Any suggestions? Miek, what's your home planet?" asked Thor.

We turn to the rock creature who I learned name's Korg, who is holding Miek (sans robot exoskeleton). "Oh, Miek's dead. I accidentally stepped on him on the bridge, I've just felt so guilty I've been carrying him around all day..."

Oh wow.....

Miek wriggles to life, making me jump a little. Korg lights up. "Miek, you're alive! He's alive                  everyone! What was your question?"

Thor looks forward, taking charge of this one, he looks over and me and smiles "Earth it is."