Loki

His ice filled eyes stared into mine, and even though I knew he couldn't physically see me, he could feel me. His cool hand went to caress my face once more, but he was suddenly ripped away. The angry roar that accompanied the action proved that Thanos was at fault for taking my beloved away from me.

Immediately, I was on my feet and lunging at Thanos. Before I could even think about summoning my weapons, the purple grape had the blade that was previously in his heart, at Perseus' neck. Everyone on the battlefield froze, watching the Mad Titan warily. Perseus's feet were dangling as Thanos rose to his full height, and his head was forced back to expose his throat.

My husband's breath came out in shallow pants and I basically mimicked him. Both of his hands were prying at Thanos' injured forearm, trying to relieve the pressure. Once Thanos was sure he had the attention of the battle again, he chuckled loud and darkly.

"Heroes." He tutted,"Loyal to a fault, but not willing to take a sacrifice. You could kill me now, but you won't. Not while your leader's life is at stake."

"Go ahead and kill him!" The half-immortal cousin of Perseus shouted,"He pisses me off half the time anyways."

"Gee." Perseus gasped,"Thanks, Thals."

Thanos just grinned morbidly,"I can see it in your eyes, Little One. You fear."

"And you don't?" Gamora challenged, appearing before her father.

Thanos faltered, showing the first real doubt I've ever seen. Gamora continued to approach him, causing the alien to backtrack. When the green woman realized she wouldn't get any closer, she stopped.

"Perseus brought me back, and now you want to kill him?" She asked, unimpressed.

"My child, I'm not going to kill him." Thanos finally said, sorrowfully.

"Then what are you doing?" I hissed, raising my daggers.

His eyes stared straight into mine, cruelty emanating off of them,"He will be my connection to the Gems. He will be my pet, Silver tongue."

"Over my dead body." Perseus growled.

Then fast as magic, he forced his leg between Thanos' legs and jerked his head to the side as his attacker doubled over. He twisted the blade away from his neck and into his own hand, freeing himself from Thanos' grip. I surged forward to be at his side when Perseus went down to the ground, but he rolled on his shoulder and popped up in front of me.

I glanced around, his silver sword was laying on the ground at least 50 feet to our right. Using my magic, I summoned it to my hand. I tapped Perseus on the shoulder, offering the hilt out to him. He didn't even look at me, not that he could, as his left hand grasped the sword. When he pulled away, his blood coated my fingers.

"Where's the wound?" I demanded.

He gritted his teeth,"Not the time, Loki."

"Your blood is red." I growled,"It is the time."

"You forget my blood is red to tie me to my independence as an immortal." He responded, knocking us back to avoid the blow coming from one of Thanos' children.

I frowned, deflecting a sword swipe from Thanos coming at us,"No, Perseus. Your blood is mortally red... what did you do?"

He tensed, dropping his own sword and lunging at me. My husband tackled me to the ground and a spear sprouted from where I was standing. His fingers curled into my shirt, his head briefly burrowing itself in my chest before springing up again. He offered a trembling hand to me, which I took. He gave me a chaste kiss on my cheek before tilting his head down like a guilty puppy.

"Don't be mad." He whispered.

I sighed heavily, preparing myself,"What did you do, my love?"

His mouth opened, but once again he was yanked from my grasp and slammed into the ground. A feral scream erupted from my mouth as his head lolled and his eyelids covered the ice I made him. His body went limp and his mind went to the dream land. His blood continued to spill on the ground as Thanos stood above him proudly.

I growled and raised my daggers, our allies echoing my previous roar, "Touch him again and you'll wish the Norns would have gotten to you first."

He smirked at me,"You kill me and his chance at immortality is gone."

"What are you talking about?" The King of Wakanda questioned.

"My Lord is already immortal." Stephen Strange affirmed.

Gamora stepped beside me, shaking her head,"No he isn't, not anymore."

Thanos gave a grim smile,"Tell them, Little One. I'll see you all at the end of time."

With that said, he turned and reached inside of Perseus' body, grasping at his soul. Perseus' arched his back and gave a blood curling scream, glowing the purple color of the Space Gem. I echoed him, hurling one of my daggers at the monster. Seconds later, before my dagger reached them, Thanos and his army had flashed away with my husband. My blade fell to the ground.

In one swift move, I pivoted and grabbed the woman by her throat and lifted her into the air,"Tell me if it's true or you won't see the light of day again."

"Hey!" Peter Quill shouted, "Let her go!"

She raised a hand to him, motioning for him to stop,"Put me down first, Laufeyson."

Instead I tightened my grip, fury rolling through me,"You don't demand anything from me right now. My husband has been taken with your father and you were the one who forced me to wait for him to free us. Tell me what he did."

A hand on my shoulder halted me from taking her life,"Brother, listen to what the warrior has to say. She is the only one that knows the truth to Perseus and Thanos. Put her down."

I grit my teeth,"Thor, you don't know what I've lost if this is true. I—"

My brother grabbed both of my shoulders and shook me hard. I lost my grip on the woman's throat and was turned to face the burning eyes of Thor. He was still panting from battle, his muscles flexing tiredly, and was covered head to toe in grime. The hard look on his face just melted as he pulled me into an embrace.

I almost pulled away when I felt him shaking and the wet feeling of tears covered my neck. I took a deep unsteady breath, forcing my self to stand still, but my arms disobeyed and I returned the hug. My own tears tracing a trail down my face. After a couple moments, he pulled back and I noticed the original avengers at our side.

"Loki, when you died, I lost just as much." Thor stated gravely, making me feel guilty,"If Perseus is named mortal, I will lose just as much again because he has been made my brother as well. Do not doubt my ties to yours."

I simply nodded, turning with the rest of the avengers to the daughter of Thanos. She stood with the mortal, Peter Quill, rubbing her throat whilst he hugged her tightly. She returned his hug before facing us again, looking at my brother and I sorrowfully.

"It takes much to bring someone back from the dead, even if we were living in a different realm." Gamora declared,"Only because Perseus is connected to the Gems was he allowed to do it, but it doesn't come without sacrifice."

"And what sacrifice did he face?" Steve Rogers asked quietly, all of us bracing ourselves.

She pursed her lips tightly,"His immortality and the powers that separated him from his mortal side."

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9/30/18