Eye of the Beholder (Loki Love Story)

Chapter 36 Sacrifice

Then I follow him out the door and he goes down the stairs and I follow him, close behind him. I am surprised that I can keep up with him and I'm not struggling, considering I nearly collapsed earlier. My body no longer feels as weak and then I realise when I feel it. My magic. My magic feels stronger and it must be taking the edge off, giving me strength. I wonder... it must be my wings, I must be magically stronger with them. God they are amazing. If only I didn't have to be tortured brutally to get them. I push those thoughts aside though as we reach the bottom of the tower and I stick close to him as we go out the door.

The battle is raging. Warriors are fighting everywhere, swords clashing and grenades going off. It's clear from the warriors remaining that we are winning but we have just walked right into the middle of a battlefield. We need to move.

Loki puts his arm around me and in seconds we are running, dodging blasts and avoiding attacks with Loki hitting any of the man that he can. But he is focused on protecting me as my magic isn't at full strength and I can't protect my wings from the chaos. If only I could put them in my back but I can't so I just try and keep down. However we are doing well and I can spot Thor and Sif fighting together, guarding some cover along with a handful of warriors.

We are running towards them when we hear a voice call out from the side of us, "Where the hell do you think you are going with my angel?!"

Coming to an abrupt halt, we turn to see Damian standing there and he looks a lot more ruffled up then earlier. Covered in cuts and bruises. His yelling has caught a lot of people's attention, some now gaping at us, well me and my angelic wings. But they keep fighting, still eyeing us and we need to run. Loki lets go off me, removing his arm as he moves to stand in front of me protectively.

Loki glares at him, "She is half goddess and she is my girl, not yours."

"She's mine!!" Damian growls, pulling out his sword, "Those wings will be mine."

"You will never take her wings." Loki remarks, making a sword appear in his hand with magic, "And for torturing my girl, I will make you suffer greatly for it. Unless you wish to come quietly?"

He glares at him, "I would never surrender to a monster like you."

I look at Loki and see him smirking, "The only monster is you." He looks at me, "Go to Thor, I will be right behind you."

"You better be. I love you."

"I love you."

He pulls me closer and kisses me gently but with so much passion hidden behind it. It barely lasts a few seconds and deep in my soul I fear he is saying goodbye. But I try not to think about it as he turns back to Damian and goes towards him. While I run for it, dodging the blasts and any of the Dark Order warriors who try and grab me. They keep trying but they are too slow and I easily make it over to Thor and Sif. They are all staring at me and Sif helps me get under cover.

"Are you ok?" She asks me, "And when did you get wings?!"

I smile and nod, keeping down, "Damian tortured them out of me. It hurt but it was worth it. I just don't know how to control them yet."

She smiles, "I'm just glad that you are ok."

We smile and she sticks close to me as I look over the cover to see Loki fighting Damian. Most of the Dark Order are being defeated and yet all I can do is watch. I can't do anything not without hurting my wings and my magic is still focusing on healing me. Not to mention I am still weak. So instead I just look at Loki and he is fighting passionately. God he is so hot when he fights but I'm worried. Damian is quite a good fighter and they seem equally matched. Come on Loki, beat the guy, come on. We are so close to winning, most of the soldiers are down and now we just need to get out of here, all of us. So come on Loki, defeat Damian and get out of there so we can go home.

Thor and the other warriors are clearly thinking the same, all of them watching intently and I can tell they all want to intervene. Even the ones fighting around them as they defeat their opponents and go to fight others. Especially Thor who wants to go and help his brother, edging closer. He is about to run over when the whole palace begins to shake, making us all lose our footing and I see why.

The ceiling is shaking, beginning to crumble and there must have been loads of explosives and they have all gone off. I look towards Loki and I see the ceiling is crumbling above him and Damian, both of them still fighting.

"Loki get out of there!!" Thor screams.

Loki hears him and notices the ceiling, the whole palace is about to drop down on him. He tries to get to us but Damian keeps lunging at him, making him fight. Thor tries to get to him but the palace is crumbling near us and we are all forced to move back or we will be crushed.

"Get out of here!!" Loki yells to us, "I will be right behind you!"

I shake my head, trying to run back to him but Sif stops me, "Loki get out of there!! Please run!! Loki please!! Get out of there!!"

It's too late.

It feels like time has stood still as I watch in horror, helpless as the ceiling comes crushing down on them all. Bits of black ice and debris, killing the Dark Order and a few Asgardian Warriors. And yet all I can do is look at Loki as the ice blocks us off from him. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Thor being held back as Sif holds me, stopping us both from trying to get in there. Loki makes eye contact with me and I can see the fear in his eyes as he knocks Damian down.

'Katrina, I love you and I'm sorry.' He says, speaking into my mind.

I shake my head, 'Loki I love you too but please... please don't leave me.'

'I will never leave you.'

I feel tears roll down my cheeks, 'Then get out of there!! Please!!'

He shakes his head and I can barely see him, so much debris, 'I'm sorry, there is no way out. I'm not going to make it. But I will always love for you and if I die now, it was worth it. Saving you.'

'I love you always. Please don't die.' I beg, 'Please don't die.'

He forces a smile, tears in his eyes like mine, 'Go and liv...'

Then the debris hits him, knocking him to the ground and out of my sight. The connection breaks and I scream out to him, begging in his mind and out loud for him to come back to me but no answer. Sif drags me back as Thor is pulled back by the warriors of three, screaming like I am and this pain is too much. Please Loki don't be dead, don't be dead. I can't lose you, I love you. I love you. I love you.

"Sif let go off me!!" I beg, tears pouring out of me, "He might still be alive!! He might still be alive in there!!"

Sif shakes her head, "We can't get in there, not until it calms so we must go."

I shake my head, "I can't leave him... I can't."

"You have to. We must get you to safety and as soon as we can, we will come back and search for him. I promise you but we must go, you are not safe here. He would want you safe." She says tears in her eyes, "He would want you safe Katrina."

She's right. I hate she is right. So I force myself to calm down, the tears still pouring out of me like mad and I see Thor has also calmed down. He calls out to the warriors to evacuate and Sif keeps her arm around as she leads me away, being careful of my wings. I however are barely acknowledging anything, just trying to focus on running out of the palace and along the ice and to safety. But all I can see is the black ice crashing down on Loki, hitting him and the painful words of him saying goodbye to me. Dying.... no Loki isn't dead, he can't be.

I think Sif is talking to me as is Thor and our friends but everything is spinning. My body hurts, I'm so weak and now Loki could be... I feel my legs wobble and I try to warn Sif but before I can, my legs give in and I collapse to the ground unconscious.