[3] downfall ~ harry potter × marvel

1.16

the insolent ruler and the guiding hammer 

1.16

All of them stood in the throne room, tensed. Most of them dressed in heavy armour and carrying weapons with them – except for the Midgardian wizards, of course. Loki tapped his foot on the floor impatiently.

Why wasn't Skyler here already? She'd called for all of them, after all. It would've suited her a lot better if she had just already been here. Then again, all of them had been ready within five minutes. A threat to Asgard for which the people had to be evacuated couldn't be dealt with quickly enough.

"So, does anyone have an idea what that giant donut in the sky actually is?" asked Ron Weasley, and next to him, Theodore Nott looked just as clueless.

Banner scoffed. "I'm going to go on a limp here and say aliens." Next to him, Stark and Natasha snorted.

The doors of the throne room, a cold breeze entering the halls. It went through his skin and his bones. The cold was indescribable. A shiver ran down Loki's spine as a voice echoed over Asgard. "My dear friend, I have arrived." That voice. So familiar and horrifying – it haunted Loki's every nightmare. The Maw.

"Who's that?" asked the young Spider Kid.

"That," said Skyler, walking into the throne room with Raymond Dorianson at her heels, "is Ebony Maw. A sorcerer who now leads the Black Order. Thanos' heir, you could say. He's horrible and dangerous – but I must say he sounds like he has not gone through puberty yet."

Behind her, the High General buttoned up his tunic. Loki cocked a brow. "Why isn't he dressed in the best armour possible? A High General is a ruler's personal guard!"

"Just listen first, uncle," Skyler hissed at him, her sclera darkening. Loki stared back at her in shock. What the fuck?

Skyler sighed and began giving out orders. "Tony, for a start, make sure everyone has their own set of coms. It's important that we can keep contact whilst being on separate places." Stark nodded and a compartment in his Iron Man suit opened, multiple communication devices to wear into battle – for those who did not have any yet. Without further words, he started handing them out.

"Narfi, Vali, I want the both of you standing at Odin's Vault. You have my permission to take out anyone who comes there without any form of confirmation from me. Make sure no one gets their hands on the Tesseract or the Eternal Flame. Or anything else for that matter." Skyler waved her hand, telling them to leave immediately. His sons nodded and did as their were tasked. She then looked at Frigga.

"Grandmother, get to the tearoom – there's a perfect view from the battlefield and it's in the heart of the Royal Wing. No one will enter easily. It's also wise to see what is happening out there, in case something goes wrong. Take Toby and Fenrir. Hermione, Harry, Ron, Fred, Sirius, Draco and Theo – go with them, there's no use for you in this battle."