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Chapter 137

Chapter 137
Except for at night when she could relax in Loki's arms, Cephera trained. Everyday they woke was yet another day of wondering.
When would Thanos arrive?
Tyr was locked away for now and no one had spoken to him. They'd brought to Suvia's attention what it was he wanted and she warned them all that it would be a bad idea to give in to any of his demands.
They still had no idea what Tyr wanted it for. What his plan was. Suvia was also at a loss. At this point they were on their own.
Cephera had improved a great deal from training with her father and sister over the last three weeks. If, or more likely when, the war reached them she would stand at her sisters side and stay close.
Her level of combat was no where near her sisters and definitely not even close to her fathers, but she was managing to hold her own.
Cephera finished pinning back her hair, while Loki got dressed.
He seemed nervous. He didn't speak if it, but she could tell by his posture. She knew he didn't want her to fight. That he'd rather her stay far from the battle, but he had to understand that he couldn't always get what he wanted.
She wished that from the beginning he would have sought out their help instead of trying to go it alone and alienate everyone he ever cared for.
It was strange how life guided them. If Loki had never ruined Thor's coronation and he hadn't let go on the Byfrosy, he'd have never met Thanos. If that never happened, they wouldn't be as prepared as they were now for the Titans arrival.
With or without Loki, Thanos would have come for the Gaunlet. He would have gone for the Tesseract which would have still be on Earth. He would reap the worlds of their treasure and most likely lay waste behind him.
"You look beautiful," Loki told her. She hadn't heard him come up behind her while she'd been in deep though staring blindly at the mirror.
"Thank you," she replied turning and taking his hand. He pulled her from her seat to stand before him. She was wearing a very simple outfit more fit for training. The top was long sleeved and came down longer, just below her buttocks and she wore leggings from Earth that reached her calves. She didn't like armor, none of her people fought with armor on. "You like it much better than the tiny dresses." She smirked.
"I've never said anything about your tiny dresses." He looked amused. She saw the distaste in his eyes when she would put them on and she knew it stemmed from jealous, possessive thoughts.
"You didn't have to. You never have to." She replied. "I know you too well dear husband." She leaned upward and kissed his cheek. "I have training...,"
Loki's room door slammed open. The echo radiated off the inner chamber walls and startled the couple. Thor came in through the double joining doors and looked almost out of breath. "Heimdall has seen our enemy. They approach us as we speak." He told them. "We gather in the throne room." He finished ursherig them to hurry.
Loki disappeared from her sight and Cephera knew he was walking beside her behind Thor. If she moved her hand closer, she could feel him within the confines of his invisibility.
They'd talked about this.
Loki would take his place back as the Alfather to speak with Thanos. Only Loki knew what they'd agreed to word for word. Suvia would be one of the guards outside, along with Thor under the disguise of her magic. The Warriors three would warn the people of this possible treat to get them inside and to safety and the rest of the elite guards would be placed on alert.
They hadn't done so ahead of time because the amount of anxiety people would have felt while waiting would have caused fighting and possible panic. The guards might have become impatient and jump too soon. Now that Thanos was here, it was safe to give them a heads up about a stranger from outside the nine realms coming there.
The rest of them lay in wait outside the throne room around the interior of the palace close by. Cephera, her sister, her father, and Fenrir waited in the gardens in the back in case they became surrounded, with Jör in the lake behind them.
More Mechanovians were scattered among the roads and walkways expanding outward closer to the main city. The guards in the palace were now on alert in case any fighting might break out, warned that this man had a foul reputation.
The rest of the avengers were together in a room just behind the throne. A place they could listen and wait for the right time. They really hadn't had much time to enjoy Asgard on a whole. They'd all been preparing for this day.
Bruce had voiced his concerns about 'hulking out'. He'd told Thor that he hated to do damage to the palace. Thor had laughed and insisted things could be repaired but lives could not.
Cephera wasn't sure if that made Bruce feel better, but he'd stayed all the same.
"So after the fight we get an all out Asguardian party thown in our honour right?" Tony had asked once at dinner.
"There will be much to celebrate." Thor agreed smirking.
Cephera wished they'd all been there under different circumstances. They hadn't had time to have fun. Tony had been setting up equipment everywhere to allow himself access to JARVIS. He'd been back and forth between Earth and Asgard just to keep tweaking things. Complaining that Asgard couldn't handle JAVIS' awesomeness.
He'd finally gotten it up and running though, with a little help from Volstagg. Honestly, no one knew he played with tech on his free time. Apparently, it was a hobby of his since childhood. He'd helped Tony map out the level of frequency that Asgards tech mostly drew from and helped Tony recalibrate to help his own stuff work.
They arrived in the throne room where everyone who was privy to what was really happening, were gathered. Loki let his spell disappear and they all faced Suvia who was still Odin.
"We've been prepared for this," she said. "Thanos must be stopped at all costs." She reminded them. "He's arrogant and may enter the city alone. If that happens we take him down before his men outside the realm know about it. We can then proceed to defend against his men who should be nothing compared to Thanos."
"So we aren't going to see what the old man had in store?" Tony asked.
"We can't risk it. I know him better than any of you. He wants Gungrir for a reason, but most likely not to help us. He has tricks up his sleeve, and we'd be fools to trust him."
"I hope you're right." Tony added giving everyone a feeling of worry.
Suvia let her disguise fall and looked from Gungrir in her grasp to Loki. She seemed unsure if she should give it up. Loki stepped up and Cephera felt her heart begin to pound.
"Loki," she said stopping him. "If you leave me again...," she began to warn him, worried he might try to take Thanos alone.
"I won't." He promised. Cephera didn't finished her warning and stepped back and watched him take the reluctantly offered staff. Her husbands face vanished to be replaced with Odin's. Suvia changed herself and Thor to resemble guards.
"Everyone assume your positions." Steve gave the order and everyone went their separate ways. There was no time for a pep talk. No time for last goodbyes or kisses.
"I need to make a built in scratcher for these suits. My ass is itchy." Tony was saying to his group before they disappeared.
Cephera followed her family and when they reached the garden she found her two sons waiting. Jör had been teleporting from his cave on earth to the lake, which was a very squishy home, for the past few days. Fenrir had arrived only the day before as he'd been busy doing things for the Valkyrie.
"Fenrir, any words from your friends? Will they help us?" Cephera asked. It had been up in the air if Brunhilda and her people would fight in this battle.
"They are scattering among the streets of the city. They will protect the people but have no intentions of coming here to the palace." He replied while accepting strokes from his mother.
"That's good though." Cephera replied.
"If the fight reaches us, keep an eye on your mother." King Yorin told both Fenrir and Jör.
"Of course." They both replied. Jör had set his long torso up along the grassy hillside and Cephera was able to touch his head and face. In the lake he could swim everywhere, but in some spots his body was easily seen. The deepest parts one could notice his silhouette if they looked close enough.
Suvia had helped build a dais for each of them to easily teleport to them. Jör had been happy to be home and Fenrir was being very serious, which amused Cephera. She was proud. The Valkyrie had helped make him into a fierce hunter.
Now in place, they played the waiting game. If they were lucky they wouldn't have to fight at all, but life always seemed to enjoy it's drama and Cephera doubted they'd get off so easily.

Notes

Comments

@fraychan
Then I have done my job well. :p

Yasumi Yasumi
6/15/15

Your cliff hangers wound me D:

fraychan fraychan
6/12/15

@fraychan
Keep that adrenaline pumping, still a lot to come.

Yasumi Yasumi
5/14/15

Oh god I can't even describe how happy this chapter made me. I'm feeling a slight adrenaline rush haha

fraychan fraychan
5/12/15

@fraychan
I agree, things have could been so much different if things had just come to light sooner.

Yasumi Yasumi
5/7/15