Chapter Four: The God of Thunder
As people ran through the doors, frightened for their life's. Mason and I ran to the town plaza, as other people who were currently there, looked at us all in panic, as they knew something bad was going to happen. We could hear sirens pierce the cold crisp air, but soon to diminish as the police car was blown up. For the first time in forever, I felt powerless to stop him. I was always around the sisters, and I could use my magic freely. But now, in the open. I couldn't do that, I had to protect the secret, that we all have been protecting for years.
Suddenly as we tried to exit the other end of the plaza, a projection of the man appeared in front of us. He wore a different outfit, he had a golden armour on his, a golden helmet with horns, his staff getting a type of extension of its own.
"Kneel before me," he states, as Mason pulls us inwards to the plaza, as more of the projects of the man, surrounded the group of people from the Gala and the locals.
"I said..." He slams the staff on the ground, and the orb in the middle glows a bright blue colour. "KNEEL!!" He yells at us all. One by one, the crowd began to kneel, and kept it like a Mexican wave, but kneeling. As Mason and I began to drop onto our knees. I couldn't believe it; I was kneeling to a demon or whatever he was. He raised his hands out as a smile came to his face, as people behind started to kneel.
He started to walk through the crowd as he spoke his words. "Is not this simpler? Is this not your natural state? It's the unspoken truth of humanity, that you crave subjugation. The bright lure of freedom scramble for power, for identity. You were made to be ruled... In the end, you will always kneel," he finishes his pathetic speech, that humans will need to be ruled over, but they didn't.
As the words resonated into the kneeling crowd, an elder German man that kneeled beside us, started to stand. My eyes stared at him, he was being heroic, even in this dangerous position.
"No to men like you," he stood fully up, as people couldn't even look at what will happen next to the elderly, and I couldn't just watch, as an elderly person risked their life. It was my job as a witch to protect innocent lives.
"There are no men like me," the strangely dressed man comments, while smiling. I took a deep breath, my hands shaking as I never stood up to a demon or whatever he was before, I always had the sister's help.
I started to stand, my heels clicking against the stone ground, as I stood fully next to the elderly man. I could feel the madman's eyes upon me smirking, as I felt other eyes from the kneeling crowd looking at me. I could feel Mason's eyes staring at me like I was crazy and had a death wish. Death was mean...
"There are always men like you," I state confidently, as I stand close to the elderly man. Feeling like this was going to go south. He gives me a smirk, before pointing the staff at us.
"Look to your young and elder, people. Let them be an example," the staff started to generate blue energy from the tip, and it was going to shoot out. I took a protective stance in front of the elderly man. Within seconds the energy fired from the tip of the staff, coming straight for us, I was ready for the hit.
Before, it could come close enough to hurt us, a man in a suit dropped from the sky with his shield, landing right in front of me. Deflecting the attack, and sending the energy blast back to the man, knocking him on his ass.
"You know, the last time I was in Germany and saw a man standing above everybody else, we ended up disagreeing," The man in the suit states. But I knew who it was; the colours were a big give away and the shield too. It was Captain America! He walked forward as he spoke the words.
"The soldier... The man out of time," the madman states, as he uses the staff to stable himself to his feet. Never breaking eye contact, as people started to stand to their own feet, ready to flee.
Mason gathered by my side, as he looked me over, as I nodded to him to signal, I was ok. "Loki, drop the weapon and stand down," a female voice states over a speaker from the sky. But Loki didn't. He blasted blue energy at the jet, as my sight followed it, she just moved just in time.
People screamed as Cap and Loki began to fight, as people ran from their position. I was pushed, as people ran past Mason getting lost in the crowd. As the plaza started to be clear, I saw Mason with his parents running off in the different direction. At least I didn't have to worry about exposure.
The fight carried on as Cap threw his shield at Loki be, he deflected it, tossing it aside with his staff. I crossed the plaza standing on some grass, a bush and a fence was covering me, but I was in line of fighting behind them. I watch as Cap tries, he's best to fight off Loki, but is caught off guard, and is thrown by his staff, flying forward hitting the ground flat on his belly.
Loki strands over, looking at Cap not seeing me in the process. As Cap tries to stand, Loki puts the tip of the end of the staff on his helmet, keeping him down. "Kneel," he demands to Cap, but he's not kneeling today.
I couldn't stand here and let Captain America be defeated, and I know some moves. I moved in stealth as I came up behind the man, I came to the side of him without him seeing me, and kicked my foot out to him, using my telekinesis power to make him go flying sideways, when my foot connected to his side. I smile at Cap before the strange looking man stands and ready to attack but Cap fights him, before I run back to cover.
Cap is thrown forward as he rolls and comes to a stop. I sneaked around the edge of the bush and went to the front of the plaza. Suddenly, hearing music being blasted out of the jet, as I see something flying down from the sky. A blast came from the sky as it shot at Loki, and he was flung back to the ground. Iron man touches down, he stands and starts to pull out every piece of weaponry the suit has.
"Make your move, Reindeer Games," Iron man states cockily, as Loki puts his hands up in surrender, as well as his armour materialises away.
At least it was over. I see Cap look at me for a few seconds, as I breathed. My dress at the knees was slightly dirty from kneeling on the ground. I look up to meet his blue-eyed gaze, our eyes lingering for a few moments as someone cuffs Loki.
I began to walk away, my heels could be heard making contact against the stone, before a felt a hand touch my wrist, making me stop and turn to see the hand belonged to Captain America.
"Ma'am. What you did for that elderly was very brave and selfless, and what you just did for me," Cap states, making me grow a grin, as I felt my temperature rising. I just got a compliment off of Captain America. Aunt Phoebe is going to be well jealous.
I recomposed myself, clearing my throat before I spoke. "It was the right thing to do. I couldn't just kneel there and let an innocent man die because he spoke the truth. And I couldn't just stand by if I could help someone... Freedom has always had a high price," I state softly, as he looked at me with a smile. Something I said made his smile wider, as he gave me a nod in agreement.
"You did the right thing," he states before looking back to the jet that was now landed, as Loki was being put in. I wrapped my hands around my arms, as I looked for Mason, but I couldn't find him.
"Are you looking for someone?"
"Yeah, he fled with his parents and the rest of the people. So, I have no idea where he is..." I drifted my eyes back to Cap, as he saw my worried face, being alone out here.
"You can come with us. At least let us repay you for fighting up," Cap spoke gently, as he held his arm out to the jet. I smile, showing my white teeth, as I nodded my head. Grateful that he was doing this for me. I lifted the half of my dress up as I began to walk forward, heading onto the jet, Cap following behind.
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The jet took off, and we were heading back to this carrier, that is what I was told by Cap. I sat opposite Loki, and I could feel his dark gaze upon me, and when I looked to face him, he just stared at me like he was planning something for me, but I couldn't look long, before looking somewhere else.
I look to see Cap and Tony whisper to each other as they look at Loki, then Tony looks to me for a split second, before refocusing on Mr America.
Suddenly, thunder rumbles over the jet, and lightning strikes from above, nearly hitting the jet, making it shake violently. I look above to the ceiling of the jet, wondering where this thunder and lightning was coming from.
"What's the matter? Scared of a little lightning?" Cap teased Loki, as he makes eye contact with him.
"I'm not overly fond of what follows," he replies, looking up to the jet ceiling, before more thunder and lightning erupts. Suddenly, there's a large bang that emitted from above, the jet shakes as we all thought it was lightning hitting the jet. But we knew better.
Tony grabs his Iron Man helmet and places it on his head. As Cap places his own helmet up and grabs his shield ready to attack if need be. Tony goes to the end and presses a button on the panel that opens us the back ramp. Wind entered the jet, as my hair began to flap around.
"What are you doing?" I asked dumbstruck. Just as a blonde brute of a man, jumped from above and landed on the ramp. Oh God. I look to Loki for a second, his eyes widening, meaning that he knows him.
The blonde stands up from his crouch, and strands towards Tony, before Tony could get a blast off, the blonde strikes him with his hammer. Tony flies back, hitting Cap in the process. The blonde grabs Loki by his clothing, and rips him from his seat, snapping the bondage that held him. He moves his hand to around his neck, grabbing it tight. But before he left, the blonde made eye contact with me for a split second, his eyes searching my body for a moment, before flying off with Loki, his hammer swinging all the way.
I watched shocked, as I felt my heart thumping in my chest. There was something in his eyes that was different to Loki's. They weren't dark or threatening. They were kind and gentle. Ugh, really wished I had Aunt Phoebe's empathy...
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