Chapter 52
Diana was eager to get this fight started. Her blood was jumping and a heat was radiating through her with determination. Her target was Razil. He would pay for taking her mother. As much as Diana wanted to join the search for her mother she had to trust her father to find her. Diana was delighted that everyone was treating her like an adult. No one was babying her in any manner.
She was excited to fight at Odin's side and show him that she might not have the brains of her brother, but she certainly was talented as a warrior. Worry was eating at her as well. She hoped desperately her mother was fine and so was the baby she carried. Today could be a long battle so she had to stay focused.
Diana moved to the gardens where a large group was gathered. Odin had just arrived and Loki was already waiting with Shiva. She was still weakened, but Diana couldn't diss her determination to help. She looked bravely around her. One large, blue skinned woman surrounded by strangers who could very well turn on her. Diana greeted them all. Once all were gathered Diana stood in the very center of the group with Odin. Odin raised his staff, Gungnir in front of him and with Diana's hand on the staff and everyone touching one another beginning with Loki holding Diana's free hand and Shiva holding Loki's and so on, Odin began a chant of dark magic.
Loki had told Diana that in Odin's old age the dark magic would take a toll on the king making him weaker for battle, but no one questioned his resolve to do this. If this was not done now, it would eventually make its way to Asgard anyhow. Diana had her eyes closed and visualizing the location described by Shiva. She had to make sure she was clear minded except for that one image for a teleport this large.
She waited for Odin to give the word as a breeze of strong magic passed over them. Diana heard his uttered words and Diana felt the pull of the teleport. For her it was a simple pull, but for others it could feel very disconnecting. She opened her eyes only seconds after the transfer and it took everyone a second before yelling began. They had landed in the right area by the look of it. Around them were Jotuns who were shocked and surprised. They were obviously unprepared for an infiltration like this one.
Their numbers did seem kind of small which Diana figured was because the rest were off fighting Thor who had already used the Byfrost before they had teleported. The yelling was the giants shouting warnings of an ambush. Already the Asgardian guards sprang into action. Loki had let Diana's hand go and began to guide Shiva away from the fighting under the cover of more warriors. Diana didn't bother watching them as she pulled her bow off her shoulder and began to shoot at the giants.
The Jotuns towering over them helped to make easy targets. She only had so many arrows and so took out who she could before resorting to her spear. Diana enjoyed longer weapons. Both sides of this spear were fashioned with sharp crystal edges. She joined the closer battle and soon found she no longer could see Odin. She took down what she thought was an impressive amount of giants before she was knocked sideways into a rock face. She felt a pop on her shoulder as she crumpled to the ground.
Diana had no time to so much as glance up before she was snatched up by her neck. Her feet easily dangled in the air as Razil held her up sneering. He had her level to his face and Diana had gripped his wrist with both her hands as if that would free her. "Your father's nowhere to be seen," He said. "Is he hiding in Asgard?" He mocked tightening his hold around her throat so she actually couldn't answer.
Diana stopped struggling and instead vanished from his grasp. Reappearing behind him with ease, a move she was glad she had learned and practiced often with her father, she vanished again as Razil turned looking around for her. His sudden surprised movements gave her a second to retrieve her fallen spear. Behind him, near the rock face, she struck out with her spear. He had moved again before she attacked and her spear caught his hip. He let out a howl of shock before turning to look at her.
Diana didn't give him the time to counter, instead she was gone from sight again. She appeared on a ledge above him and jumped. Some falling rocks alerted him and he rolled quickly out of the way as her spear embedded into the snow covered ground. "You really are determined to be my death." He told her with a laugh. "If I catch you I won't kill you, but you'll wish I had." He threatened her. Diana wasn't sure what he meant and didn't care. She was confident he wouldn't catch her.
She pulled her staff from the snow and cried out when an icy blast of spikes collided into her and some pierced her skin. She vanished again when he was closer. He whirled to meet her behind him, but Diana predicted it and instead reappeared where she had already been. She used his distraction to channel a fire spell that could easily win her this fight.
The flame that formed between her palms grew large and she pushed it out. It flew at Razil and her heart was beating hard with hope, however, Razil saw it as he turned his head. He turned in time to use his own icy magic to douse it. Some of the flames managed to make it to him and burned his arms and face. He howled in anger and stomped his foot heavily. Diana fell over as the ground split open below her feet. She managed to grasp her spear and dig it into the ground to stop her from sliding into the slant leading toward the fissure now next to her.
Razil was struggling to see. Diana noticed that the number of frost giants around them had dwindled as the Asgardians continued to take them down. Above her she saw Thor's hammer flying and then disappear. They must have fought their way closer to their location. Diana pulled herself up to safety.
Once she was back on her feet she realized she'd lost quite a lot of blood from the icicle spikes she'd been struck with. She felt almost lightheaded. Taken off-guard she screamed when Razil's heavy body struck her again knocking them both down. Diana hit the ground sliding over the snow and ice covered rock. Razil had not fallen as hard as she had and was quickly on his feet and moving toward her. His face was clearly burned bad and he wasn't actually looking at her, but near her. Like he was having trouble focusing.
Diana had lost her spear and when she made to move she realized her leg was injured. Moving made her bite back a scream as she tried to get away. For a moment she felt panicked until she spotted a fallen body of one of the Jotuns. From its chest protruded one of her arrows. Diana clenched her teeth and pulled herself sideways reaching as far as her arm could go. Razil was almost upon her. He grabbed at her and as she suspected he couldn't see her properly. He missed her leg by a mere inch. Diana grasped the arrow, yanked it free and vanished.
She appeared further away behind him. Her bow was cracked as she pulled it off her back and she cursed. She was breathing heavily as she felt dread fill her. Last minute Diana stretched out her arm and shoved her hand holding the arrow into the snow. She led down on her back and groaned to catch Razil's attention. It had taken him a while to find her, but she heard his approach.
She waited until he was upon her. He managed to find the front of her cloak and pulled her up toward him an outraged look on his face. The look would be the last she would see, Diana swung her arm up and the arrow penetrated diagonally up through his face and into his brain. He instantly dropped her and she cried out as she landed on her already injured leg. He stumbled backward only a second before falling over unmoving. Diana was spread on her back. She was aware she was not yet safe. Her fight with Razil was exclusive only because he had knocked her further from the group, but now that Razil was fallen she had attracted others.
Diana rolled to see two giants running toward them. She uttered a curse her mother would have scolded her for and desperately looked around for something or someone to aide her. She managed to wait long enough before vanishing to the original spot they had arrived. The battle was spread out further from it and Diana saw Fandral fighting next to Hogun. "Fandral!" She yelled. He looked her way and she was glad to see him finish the Jotun he was with to come to her aide. Diana had a moment to wonder if Loki had found her mother and if she was ok. Diana hoped with all hope that she was. Not knowing was the hardest part of thinking about it.
(Loki)
As the war outside raged on Loki found his way through the maze of tunnels led by Shiva. They had come across a few other runts who seemed eager to help Shiva as she pleaded with them for direction. Loki thought it was ironic that had the Jotuns treated the runts better they might have been more loyal to them. Loki lit a torch and followed the directions he had been given. He finally found the steel door the others had described. Loki stepped in front of Shiva, as she called out to Cephera and he wretched the door open. "Cephera!" He called quickly once he was able to step in. There was no reply. Maybe she was in another room. His torch revealed the blood along the soiled floor as he stepped in further. Soon his flame lit up a pair of bare feet.
Loki took one quick stride to the fallen body and stopped moving altogether. Cephera lay on the floor unmoving her eyes half open and her lips parted. Her body looked rigid. Loki felt his heart stall in his chest. He found movement and bent down to one knee. His hand slipped down onto her cold skin toward her neck. He knew before he checked that it was too late. He had been too late.
Cephera had perished in the freezing cold. Left after childbirth and alone. Loki wanted to scream his sorrow as a white hot rage built inside him, but he had no time. The battle still raged on and in that battle fought more that he cared for. He would not be too late for them. Loki bent closer and closed Cephera's eyes completely and kissed her forehead before he stood. He looked to Shiva as calmly as he could. Shiva had a hand over her mouth and a glossy look in her eyes. "The baby?" She asked. Loki shook his head.
"Gone." He told her.
"Mako was the brood mother and she over saw all births. If anyone knows where the baby is, she would." Shiva offered. Loki nodded. He was beyond angry now. He was a calm angry which was probably the worst.
"Take her back to Asgard." He demanded. "Mako and Razil will pay for this." He told her knowing they were her parents, but the nod and angry look on her face told him she wanted the same thing. He would win this war and reap his revenge.
TO BE CONTINUED... (Please read all notes below, very important!)
IMP: Yup you read that right...to be continued. That's it people, this fic is over! However, there is a sequel...
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'When Worlds Collide'
Sequel to 'When I First Met You'. They've had 12 years of peace, but Loki and his family can't seem to catch a break as a new evil has reared its ugly head to destroy the worlds and everything in them. Forces are involved that has put everyone on edge and Frigga has been having disturbing dreams of the coming future.
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