A Tangled Mind.

The Stone keeper.

*3rd person P.O.V*

At midnight, Thor sent his soldiers to search the nine realms for the mind stone, he stood by Heimdall at the bifrost as he watched them travelling to Jotunheim, their first destination.
He looked at Heimdall before saying, "What made you say that they will be back by the morning,  Heimdall ?" He had a very confused look as he asked the question.
Heimdall smiled. "I saw them my lord, they came back at the very early morning."
"And did they succeed in their mission ?" Thor asked with worry masking his face.
"We'll see my king." Heimdall said as he stood straight and took his position at the front of the bifrost, watching the universe before him as he already knew the answer to his question.
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Fegurð walked to Loki's room, he sensed her presence in front of his door and made all the ice and pieces of broken glass disappear before he cast an illusion for himself of his normal, composed self.
Fegurð entered and placed his dinner tray on the desk while standing patiently to the side waiting for his next order. Loki's illusion moved towards the desk and sat down, he uncovered the tray and started eating. It didn't escape Fegurð's notice that his hands were shaking, yet she stood and didn't make a sound. Loki sat on his bed watching her, he saw the look of slight worry that masked her face, him being the one who shouted at her just this exact same morning is the very same person she is very concerned about right now. He knew she loved him more than she did. For her, it wasn't clear yet, she was still confused at times and still had doubts about him and his person and his ways, but he knew from the very first time he entered his head that she held an unconditional love for him in her heart and will soon spread into her soul.
Loki knew all of it. It amazed him how one being could be able to hold all this love inside them, especially if it was for a monster like him, secretly, Loki knew that he didn't deserve her kindness and care towards him, he didn't deserve to be loved by such an angel. Loki brought his attention back to his illusion as he finished his dinner, unfortunately, when Fegurð moved to grab the tray from him their hands touched and his illusion disappeared.
She gasped in fright as she nearly dropped the tray again before her eyes caught the figure sitting on the bed, there was Loki with his hair messed and his eyes bloodshots, his hands were trembling and his face was pale.
"Loki ! what is all of this ?" She dropped the tray quickly and went to stand in front of him. He raised his eyes at her panicked expression and a soft smile took over his features.
"Nothing to make you so worried Fegurð, I was just thinking everything that has happened to me so far, I was just recalling the only truth that I can't accept." He said as he looked down.
She thought for a moment before she sat down on the ground cross-legged, he stared at her with a frown of confusion.
"What are you doing ?" He asked as he questioned her moves.
"Instead of going through everything that has happened to you by yourself, I am here and I assume that my first and last priority is you noticing that I am your maid but I want to really be there for you, my prince." She said as she looked at him with care radiating from her.
"Well, you just called me Loki two seconds ago so I guess there's no need for my prince and my lord, no formalities." Loki said as he smiled at her, he thought about giving her a chance, he never really opened up to anyone except Frigga. He knew how much Fegurð loved him and he knew she would never hurt him, he decided giving her a chance and ignore all the voices and thoughts in his head telling him not to.
She was surprised at his words, she didn't exactly expect him to agree and let his guard down, she was grateful.
"Alright, Loki now tell me what troubles you." She said as she gave him his undivided attention.This was everything Loki needed in order to heal his wounds and doubts.
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*Frigga's P.O.V*

I sat beside the All-Father as he kept complaining about Thor's orders without returning back to him and telling him his reasons.
"Odin, why do you want him to tell you about every single order he takes ?" I asked slightly annoyed, there was no reason for his actions.
"So I could make sure that he won't take a foolish action that will start up a war between the nine realms." Odin said with a serious look on his face.
Really ? I looked back at him with disbelief.
"Odin you crowned him king, you wouldn't have crowned him if you thought that he will act like this someday." I said as I looked at him trying to understand his point.
"I do not know what is wrong from right anymore with this boy my dear Frigga." He said as he sighed.
I shook my head as I got up and made my way towards the door, before leaving I turned to him and said, "You should have more faith in both of them." and with that, I left the room.
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*Heimdall's P.O.V*

I stood as the morning came and the sun started to shine brightly, I stood expecting the soldiers return.I heard their call for me to open the bifrost, once it opened they looked breathless and pale, full of sweat as if they were running for the past hour.
"We need to speak with king Thor right now, this could never be delayed." one of them said as he looked like he was about to die, I tried to hold them by telling them that we were supposed to wait for him to arrive at the bifrost but they ran down to the palace.
 My worries grew as I knew that this was not what I saw. I didn't know that all of Asgard was about to hear the answer to my question.
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*3rd person P.O.V*

During one peaceful morning in Asgard, the chirping of the birds and the soft breeze was all cut by a rough pain erupting through all the brains and minds of Asgard including the king, Thor, Heimdall, Odin, Frigga, Loki and Fegurð. No one was left out from this pain, old and young, women and men, everybody had their minds hacked, their eyes turned into a shade of purple.

"Asgard's people, hear me and rejoice, I am the Stone keeper. I am one of the mightiest and strongest creatures in this universe, I who shall bring Ragnarok to you and wipe out your existence, I shall be the one who ends any form of life on this planet and all of the others, I will be the one who holds all the infinity stones and I only will bring the peace to humanity, if and only if you give up to me and my power, you will not be harmed by me and my great plan for all of you. What do the people of Asgard and their mighty Thor say ?" The voice said as he went silent for a few minutes. "I will expect your response in a day, whether you refuse or agree, in the end you will always give in to my endless power, 24 hours Asgardians, you know how to find me." Everybody held their breaths as the voice subsided and the pain became less until they felt nothing but fear among them.
Odin and Frigga rushed to the meeting room as Thor flew to Heimdall to speak with the guards.
Loki and Fegurð stopped talking as they listened to the voice's words, Loki was terrified and paled because he knew it too well, Fegurð understood now that he told her everything, she tried to calm him and told him that he needs to head to the meeting room for he will be needed in the council soon.

Asgard will never know a day of peace after this.


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