This is the begining of my new story, hopefully you will like it. The prologue is different from the entires story in itself, it's more of a background if anything. I hope you like it.

Then sought the gods, their assembly-seats,

The holy ones, and council held;

Names then gave they, to noon and twilight,

Morning they named, and the waning moon,

Night and evening, the years to number.

~Poetic Edda: Volume 1 'Lays of the Gods': Volupso

Prologue

Within the core of Ygdrassil, deep within the trunk where time and dimension held no hold or power, did the council form.

It was so different from what it was long ago, made of a circle pattern with deep shadows, masking faces for an expanse of time that even the identities had fallen beyond knowledge itself.

The beings were young and old, having not been born and having died long ago. That was the beauty of the trunk of Yggdrasil, able to bend the rift of reality for the chosen council.

And thus, the council circled.

The heads were bowed low, black cloaks and natural shadows masking the faces and identities of the council, known to each other by a simple title.

Slowly, in a drawling rhythm that was almost in pulse with the cosmic tree itself, they moved. Not a voice sounding until finally from across the circle came the first voice.

"The council was called in a request of a member." The voice drifted across, masculine. The only knowledge of the members was their gender.

"And what request was enough to gain your attention, to have you call council, Progenitor?" Another voice from the ever turning circle.

"It was a request to defy the ancient rules that the eternals have placed before us." Progenitor spoke, and the circle continued.

"A request against the ancients! Never! Punish it who dare suggest!" A voice cried out, Defiance's voice carrying across the chasm.

"Silence, Defiance." Another voice rang out, old and ancient, feminine as Madam Knowledge.

Silence again as they circled around and around.

"Who was it that suggested such a request?" Curiosity asked, voice young and childish.

"A foolish being, inexperienced." Assumption spoke, and slowly a roar of chattering voices and shouts rose, the council falling to Chaos who cackled loudly at the sight.

Progenitor and Order attempted to halt the growing fray of voices, voices growing louder and louder amongst the hollow trunk. Confusion argued loudly with every point, while Defeat agreed with every.

"Silence." A single voice whispered, and almost instantly all voices drew quietly to nothing. For in the beginning Progenitor created the council, but he held no power over the eternals, the true beginnings.

"Lady Death." Brave spoke quietly, almost in fear as the council drew silent.

"He will speak. I will listen to his request of the ancient powers." Lady Death spoke again, her voice quiet and a whisper, yet beautiful and hinting of something alive and bright.

"The request was to send five creatures back with the ancient powers. To learn something and teach it to the current time."

"And the lesson? The teachings?" Knowledge asked, prompting for an answer.

"The lesson is the past of the godling Trickster."

Once more voices broke up and voices chimed arguments at one another, disagreeing while agreeing with varying points.

"The Trickster? The Trickster is of what importance?" Oblivious shouted, while Humor cried out her anger at such a change.

"Do not change the Trickster! Do not alter what he is!" Chaos argued, having grown fond of the creature.

"But change is good, Chaos! Change brings balance!" Argued Contentment, and various others joined in.

"Silence." A stronger unmistakable voice rang true- none dare cross Creation, as any was a fool to cross Lady Death's command.

"The Trickster, what of him Fate? What will his fortune hold upon all of life?" Creation asked, looking for the three perfectly timed footsteps amongst the circle.

"Death." Lady Death spoke, with certainty and quickly, almost with a childish chime to it. "All will burn in smoke and fire with the Trickster's rage will turn. Chaos' namesake will turn to Vile, poison to the entire great tree."

Silence before Fate spoke, voice three women speaking at the same time, "Lady Death speaks of the truth. All will wither and die."

"Then dispose of him! Let the Trickster perish!" Defiance shouted from the side, Hate and Fear joining in with similar cries.

"Let the Trickster stay! Let him bring destruction!" Vile cackled in madness, spitting words of anger and curse that offended all of the lightest spirits.

"Let him change the set path!" Change shouted, eagerly wishing for an alternate future.

"Lady Death, strike him down!" Brave cried, almost eager to see the godling's end.

"You defy my judgment?" Lady Death asked quietly, every being held silence as Brave gasped in regret as he realized what he had done.

"No- Lady Death. You're judgment is sound. As it always is and will be-"

"Let the eternals seek council. Disperse." Creation commanded, and soon a smaller ring had been made to circle upon.

The others left, turning and breaking the circle in a fluid move to vanish, disperse and appear again in their proper time periods in their mortal shells, or possibly even in the circle of Valhalla and Rebirth.

The circle was small as the feet walked, eventually even Progenitor broke the circle, leaving behind the ancient council of all that was long ago.

Fate, all three of their feet were quiet as they walked. Their identities long since revealed to the living world, Skuld, Urdr, and Verdandi. Creation and Death. Positive and Negative forming a small loop.

"Will we grant the Trickster said request?" the Fates asked, and silence bore.

"To help the whole of creation I feel we must abide." Positive spoke, Negative snickering to the side.

"Let him burn in his self hate! Let the Mad Titan feast for his blood!"

"And let the Mad Titan wreck ruin upon the entire great tree?" Creation dared back, Negative drawling silent.

"He would not danger us so if you would-"Negative dared, before Lady Death cut in, her cool voice loud in the silence.

"The Mad Titan will never appease me. No matter the corpses or the death at my command he will never gain my favor- you cannot reason with Death." Lady Death spoke, and the circle continued.

"I agree with the preposition." The Fates spoke, "As do I." Creation joined in.

"Never! Never would I let such filth dare ruin the perfection of what the godling could burn!" Negative spat, while Positive happily chimed, "As do I!" agreeing to the statements of the others.

Lady Death smiled, and quietly spoke, "My opinion should offer a conclusion. The mortals shall travel back to help creation, I agree with the preposition."

The eternals nodded, silence before Positive spoke, "And who shall lead the mortals to their proper time? Who shall let them survive and not alter what has been?"

"We shall watch and change what they alter back to what has been as they transverse the core of the great Tree." The Fates spoke, and the eternals grew silent.

"Do you accept responsibilities of the mortal's actions?" Creation asked, and the Fates spoke firmly, "We do."

"Then I shall reject their advances to my domain until their time has ended by your decree, Fate." Lady Death spoke, a slight pause in the circle.

"And of Thanos?" Positive spoke, Negative drawing quiet as his forte was not within the goals of the greater good.

"I shall reject Thanos' advances and offerings until the Trickster grows strength for the final blow. I will guide the Trickster to strength." Lady Death spoke, and the council nodded.

"Until next council." They turned, vanishing back to various times upon the whole of creation.

Okay, this is actually going to be a full blown story.

I'vee been planning this one since the Avenger movie came out, thus you'll have an idea just how long i've been planning this, i even made a rough draft before i started accepting copies.

This is THE story, and i hope you like it.

As for the Prologue, it is just as it sounds. Not very important to the story in itself, and yet if you read it to the end then read this many things will be clearer.

Also, i've been trying to come up with a better title and summary, if you have any ideas, please review.

Thanks!

~Oceanbreeze7