She who bears witness no longer

She had watched as he lost two people he loved. Because of her. Because of what had taken root inside of her.

And she knew that he would never blame her and that none of it was her fault. But she could not help feeling that she had inadvertently contributed to some grand design to destroy him. And she refused to be party to this tragedy.

If this darkness and this loss had brought him low, she would raise him up again. She was no man's burden, be he mortal or deity.

She was no pawn of fate. There were forces at work she did not fully understand but she would defy them nonetheless, and she would triumph.

She was not going to stand idly by and watch as the world fell around her. She would not stand among the ruins of the Nine Realms. Instead, she would do everything in her power to stop the darkness because she had her own power, knowledge she had acquired through years of hard work. Knowledge collected through endless hours of research and experimentation. She was a woman of science and she was not to be trifled with.

Thor need not bear this burden alone. Because she too could save the world.