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I had won the match.
It had taken a lot of me both physically and mentally, but I had done it.
I had defeated Thor in a one of one brawl.
And the best part was that I hadn't used everything in my arsenal to achieve this victory, mostly because I had decided to avoid using certain skills to make the match a fair one so to speak, like my portals for example.
Why had I done that?
Well, I wanted to test if I could defeat Thor on his terms, a brawling match, a head-to-head contest of might.
And I had done it.
Granted, it had been a very very close match, with Thor taking the upper hand more than a few times before I managed to recover and win.
"Brother!" Thor shouted, walking into my room, bandages covering his wounds, since the battle yesterday I had not seen him.
"Thor," I waved at him with a smile, right now I was staying in Asgard for business reasons, discussing with Odin about the possibility of acquiring more magical tomes from his library.
"That battle was the best!" Thor laughed, giving me a one-armed hug, mostly because his other arm was in a cast.
I blinked, thinking he was taking his defeat with more grace than I expected, "Well, I did my best,"
"You don't fool me," Thor grinned, "You held back a bit, you didn't use your magical hocus pocus to open portals or create illusions like Loki," he sighed, shaking his head, "But, I suppose this way our fight was even more fantastical than even I would've imagined!"
I blinked once again, shocked he had noticed that "Well, I wanted to beat you, on your own terms, and you are a magical brawler, so I fought you like one," Which was nothing but the truth.
"Aye," Thor chuckled, "You have given me a purpose now, so don't get lazy!" he laughed.
"What do you mean?" I asked, tilting my head.
"I will reach even mightier heights so don't sleep on the race or I will take the title of the mightiest warrior from you!" Thor replied, grinning from eye to eye.
I chuckled, "Aye, brother,"
"Well, I'm off to heal my wounds so that I can train even harder!" Thor barked walking out of the room, leaving me once again alone.
Smiling, I took a seat on my bed and started to prepare for my date with Sif.
[Loki is approaching]
That little shit will never learn, will he?
Sighing, I opened a portal right above him, and pounced at him, pushing him to the ground just as he was about to reach my room.
"Loki," I said, pinning him down with incredible ease.
"Unhand me, beast!" Loki hissed, struggling within my grasp to no avail.
"Ohh, bad choice of words Loki," I whispered close to his hear, tightening my grip on his arms, "I can unhand you, by A letting you go, or B, ripping your hands off,"
"You mongrel!" Loki hissed, before he took a deep breath, and muttered something I quite couldn't hear.
"What was that?" I asked, pressing on his body harder.
"I came here to a– a– apo- apologize!" Loki hissed.
Skeptical, I raised an eyebrow at that, "Did your father send you?"
Loki growled, "No,"
"Your mother?" I asked.
At this, Loki stopped, before he sighed, "Yes… she seems to think you are a threat," he chuckled, to which I tightened my grip, making him flinch in pain.
"Well, I would say she's quite right," I nodded, "I mean, not to Asgard, but to you,"
"Could you just say you forgive me so that mother can sleep in peace, we can hate each other afterward," Loki hissed with a tight smile.
"No," I replied, in a cold tone, "You aimed your fangs at my daughters, and the only reason you still breathe is because of your father and my relationship with Thor, but even that protection won't last forever, for as I told your father if I ever see you again on Midgard, I will kill you, Odin's wrath be damned, you burned all your chances, so do your mother a favor and live,"
With that said, I released Loki.
"Don't you think even for a moment that by defeating Thor you amounted to something, you are nothing but a mortal, a worm under my feet waiting to be crushed, for nothing stands in the way of a God!" Loki hissed, standing up with an enraged look on his face.
I looked at him, and smiled, "Then come to earth,"
Loki blinked.
"If I am but a worm waiting to be crushed, go to Midgard," I smiled, taking a few steps towards him, "Go on," I added, opening a portal to Midgard for him to use, "Walk through that portal oh mighty god,"
"You dare!?" Loki hissed.
"I dare nothing," I replied, stopping him, "But if I am a worm, then my last warning is nothing to be scared of, so go on… walk through the portal,"
"I won't be-" Loki started, but I interrupted him once again.
"Walk. Through. The. Portal." I said in an uncharacteristically cold tone for me.
"I…" Loki muttered, taking a step back.
"Good," I laughed, closing the portal, as I walked past him stopping right beside him, "Keep it up, champ," I added, patting his cheek, "Remember, this is your last chance, for if you ever come to my planet ever again, I will kill you, then again, after what we just saw… I don't think you will ever visit again, won't you?"
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[Loki Odinson POV]
As Alex walked past me and entered his room, I couldn't help but scream in anger, because he had proven a point.
I was afraid of him.
I was shacking uncontrollably, like I had just escaped the jaws of certain doom.
How laughable was that? me, a God, afraid of a mortal.
I could've walked through that portal, but if I did, I knew I would've died, his eyes, were just like those of that woman, Alice, perhaps they truly were siblings, and perhaps calling them mortals was a mistake.
They were monsters.
Abominations that needed to be exterminated.
But not by me, not right now… while I hate to admit it, he's far beyond my league… for now.
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[A.I Template Ultron = Ultron is an artificial intelligence peacekeeping program created by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner using the decrypted code derived from the Mind Stone encased within Loki's Scepter. Ultron's main programming directive is to protect Earth from all domestic and extraterrestrial threats.
Update V0.0.1 = Holes in the code have been fixed, to ensure another world-ending scenario never happens, now Ultron's main directive it's to obey the user.]
Not gonna touch Ultron's code, at least not until I know a bit more about A.I, the last thing I want is to be the one responsible for his making him, especially if I'm not sure he will remain loyal or within my control.
[A.I Template J.A.R.V.I.S = A natural language user interface upgrade into a very advanced A.I system by Tony Stark, whose main purpose is to run business and research hangover cures.
Update V0.0.1 = Its code has been modified to recognize the user as its maker.]
Well, time to test them, well, J.A.R.V.I.S at least.
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[Loki Odinson POV]
No one wanted to see the reality of the situation.
The monster Alex was becoming was getting out of hand, to the point even I, a God, had to admit, he was far beyond my reach.
His power reached heights no mortal should have, and Father refused to see it, but I see it.
And I will act upon it.
After all, to kill a monster you only need another one or in this case a titan.
Thanos the Mad Titan.
A powerful, albeit easily manipulable individual.
All I had to do was send the Titan after him, and after Alex died to him, let Odin and Thor kill the Titan in honor of the alliance.
It would solve my problems, two of them in fact.
Two birds one stone, like humans say.
But first, I needed to wait, to avoid suspicion, of course, and for that, I needed to pretend that I was beginning to accept the idea of him being our ally.
And when everybody started to believe my lie, well, goodbye mortal.
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[Odin Borson POV]
Alex was getting stronger, it was only the beginning.
His future since that fateful day he altered the timeline unbeknownst to him, disappeared, and what little we knew, was now out of the window, he was effectively playing out of the lines he was supposed to, for the better or the worse.
But what he had done now, it had shocked me.
A month ago, Thor was leagues above him, and now, they were seemingly evenly matched.
"You seem, surprised," Yao sighed, as she walked into my office, holding a cup of tea between her hands, the steam of the hot tea being clearly visible.
"I am," I admitted, snapping my fingers to create a cup full of Asgardian beer, I needed a drink.
"I fail to see how his growth has surprised you," Yao sighed, taking a seat, "Since day once, he has performed well above anyone's expectations, and you know that,"
"I know, but it's surprising to see such a young man being so strong," I sighed, rubbing my temples, "At this pace, he'll be around my power in less than a decade," granted, I was now old and frail, in my prime I was many times stronger, but still, for a human to reach the all-father in power no matter how weak the old father currently was, it was shocking and unheard of.
"I think he will reach that level, sooner than that," Yao chuckled looking at me with a gleam of amusement.
"Well, he does always surprise us," I chuckled, as humans say, can't be top dog forever.
"Now, what do you plan to do about your son?" Yao asked, smiling at me.
"Thor?" I asked, knowing full well what she meant, she was talking about Loki, not about Thor, that boy was going to be the death of me.
"Don't patronize me, Odin, if Alex doesn't kill him, I will," Yao replied, her tone cold and full of anger.
"Remember your place," I roared.
"And you remember yours," Yao replied with a calm smile, unfazed by my anger. "You swore to protect the earth, or Midgard from outside threats, your son, that little ice giant, it's playing with fire, you know very well what he plans to do, and what would happen when he tries to do so,"
"I will deal with him," I sighed.
"Like you have so far?" Yao chuckled.
"You are testing your luck," I growled, friends or not, I was not going to have her disrespect me in my own castle!
"Am I?" Yao replied, tilting her head, "Oh, my apologies then, I must have thought I was Loki for a moment, you know us, humans, age gets to us,"
"Leave," I roared.
"I will tell Alex," Yao nodded, opening a portal to earth, "And if push comes to shove, I will help him, whatever happens next, it's on your shoulders old friend," with that said, she walked through the portal, leaving me alone to think.
"Argh!" I roared, breaking my chair in half with a pulse of energy out of anger, angry because I knew she was right, Loki was out of hand but was there anything so undoing as a son?
I needed to reign Loki in, or his death was unavoidable.
"Odin!" Frigga entered my office, with a worried expression on her face.
"Love, not now," I sighed, rubbing my head tiringly.
"I felt your magic flare in anger," Frigga muttered, rushing to my side.
"Aye," I sighed, letting myself melt away on her touch, so calming, so hers.
"What happened?" Frigga asked as she caressed my hair with her silky hands.
"Loki," I muttered tiredly.
"I… he just needs some time to understand, to… grow," Frigga muttered back.
~Does he now?~ Now of all times, she had to come and bother me. ~How rude, ignoring your princess, and here I thought you loved me,~
~I loved you once, not anymore, you became a monster,~ I hissed in my mind.
~I did, but who made me the monster I am?~ Hela replied with a small laugh, ~And you didn't stop at me, look at Loki, hahaha, father of the year people,~
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