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King Loki

Chapter 19

Chapter 19
Cephera found it odd that Loki hadn't demanded that she eat with him, or even come to check on her after she'd been free to leave the infirmary. She was rather ashamed of her reaction upon waking up.
The fright and realization of knowing she could have died brought bitter feelings forward she hadn't expected. At the time she felt Loki was to blame for all her problems and yet he wasn't.
He was right. She brought this upon herself. She made the move that put her in this situation and he merely acted upon it. He didn't force her to come to Earth or attempt to save her friends. She could hate him for taking advantage, but really, in his position, who wouldn't?
She spoke out of unearthed panic and dread. Somehow she felt as if she might have offended him. A part of her wondered if any of her friends would pay the price for it.
As much as she thought she had Loki figured out, the truth was she didn't. She knew nothing genuine about him. He was a master of lies and shrouded expressions. He manipulated people without prejudice.
The only thing she knew for sure was that he was lost. He was cornered in many aspects as King. He clearly didn't think his take-over clean through, and he certainly hadn't foreseen a nuke literally blowing a hole in any plans he might have had.
The strongest part of his army had only a handful left which he kept close by. The HYRDA agents working for him may very well have their own agenda, but nothing Cephera could prove. She wished she knew more about the organization. Knowing how they worked in the past could help figure out this mystery between Dr. Whitehall and Struker.
It could have just been old allies talking for the first time in a while. They could be working together, one on the inside and one on the outside. Pitting the resistance against Loki while Dr. Whitehall was free to experiment, or Strucker had betrayed his previous allies and joined the rebels without Whitehall knowing.
Cephera didn't like the idea of Strucker and Whitehall being in cahoots, it made the variables of disaster higher than ever before and she hated to see what Loki might do if he knew.
As far as Cephera could tell HYDRA made up at least 70% of Loki's current soldiers. If they all turned on him, Earth would fall into the wrong hands for sure. From what Cephera gathered about HYDRA, they were the last ones the Earth needed to rule them.
Cephera hadn't seen Steve Rogers at all since she woke. She had no idea if he was even in the Spire after she'd freed his mind. He could have taken his chance and fled, but somehow he didn't seem the type.
Cephera did notice the guard located in the main hallway outside her room. Not close enough to her room to make her paranoid, but still within viewing distance for him to keep an eye on her.
Cephera had no desire to leave her room anyhow.
XxX
Two days, three days.
Cephera heard from no one. She stayed confined to her room not because she had to but because she wanted to. She found it extremely odd that even the King himself hadn't come to exchange words with her. And what of Steve Rogers, what happened to him?
Finally, feeling quite lonely and curious, Cephera made her way out of her room. She paused near the guard at the end of her hall who looked at her with suspicion. If he attempted to stop her, she would use her power on him, this she'd decided already, but he didn't budge.
He stared at her with narrowed eyes and then smirked before she finally decided to move past him. As she ventured further through the Spire she did notice the guard had actually followed her, quietly and keeping his distance. Cephera was annoyed, but it didn't matter. She wasn't up to anything anyhow.
She went right for the throne room where Loki would most likely be. The large double doors were wide open and cephera could hear voices. Getting closer she listened.
"It's a pleasure to meet you," a man said. "We'D heard rumors that you were working for the Asguardian."
"I work for those who I think can make a difference in the world. I may have fought against him to defend Earth from his reign, but now that he's here and in charge I'd rather help restore the economy than create more uprising." Cephera held her breath. That was Steve Rogers talking.
Her heart fell. Loki must have caught him and brainwashed him again.
"And where is the King? I thought he had a proposal for me." The stranger asked.
"He'll be here shortly. Miss, if you'd be so kind could you go to the King's room and see what's holding him up." Cephera shuffled back from the door when she heard the footsteps coming her way.
If she thought her shock couldn't be higher, she was wrong. Agent Lana Lake emerged from the room. Upon seeing Cephera she smirked and Cephera remembered that Loki had told her Lana didn't exist anymore. This Lana was him.
Cephera followed the blond all the way to his room where she walked inside and left the door open for Cephera to join him. Inside his illusion melted and Loki stood in his usual armored attire he often dressed in for throne meetings.
"I hadn't realized...,"
"My guise as Lana existed long before you arrived. An easy way to make sure my staff are not plotting behind me back." Loki reminded her.
"What did you do to Steve?" She demanded.
"Ah yes. The man you released from my hold. I hadn't had a chance to speak to you about that little betrayal." Cephera couldn't read his expression. She couldn't tell if he was angry and frankly she didn't care.
"It was an accident." She replied.
"Well, either way he was freed wasn't he?" Loki stepped toward her and it took everything she had not to step away. He'd been pretty angry with her when she'd last spoken to him in the infirmary. "Steve Roger's is still free. He's the one who brought you back to my care and has pledge loyalty to me so long as I meet his requirements." Loki smiled. "A fact that made happen because of you."
"I didn't...," Cephera shook her head. She hadn't had a chance to say anything to Steve. Why did he stay?
"It matters not about circumstances." Loki told her. "Wait here till I return from my meeting. Your friend, the Captain, has gained me an audience with many of the higher officials of the free world. I would see treaties struck to obtain what remains of Earth. I'll try your peaceful ways. I'm a patient man. Should this not work, war will be the only option left." Loki swept passed her.
Cephera turned in time to see his room door close behind him. She stared at the wood for a few seconds before turning back to size up the bedroom. She'd never been alone in here before.
She glanced back and forth between the furniture and wondered if this was a test. Did he have a way to watch her? Or did she have freedom to snoop to her hearts content?
Cephera shifted on her feet. She felt like a child told not to touch something but dearly wanted to anyway. The question was, would she give into that curiosity, or be a good girl and sit idle while waiting for Loki to return?
She very well wasn't going to sit idle, but then again she could always just leave the room. It wasn't like she was trapped. The temptation to look around far outweighed her thoughts about leaving.
She slowly walked across the room to the bookshelves. Temped to first see what was there. She paused before touching anything, guilt beginning to ebb into her mind. She pushed it away and stood on tip toe to view the upper most shelving.
Each volume of book had writing scrawled across its spine in languages she couldn't read. On Mechanova they'd learned plenty of languages over the years, but those were ones pertaining to the outer realms. She doubted any of them were used in this galaxy.
She pulled down a book that looked interesting and found it was just a novel of sorts. No pictures, no obvious signs of teaching. Just your average novel layout.
The next one she pulled down was no different. In fact this entire shelf was nothing but books. She wondered what genre he was interested in. She found herself suddenly entranced in a vision of Loki sitting at his desk, or perhaps laying upon his back in bed. A book in his hands reading about, history maybe? He seemed like a fact and knowledge sort of man, not fantasy.
She shifted to the next shelf over and again it was the same thing. If he had any books of importance here, she would have to look through every one to find it and she was sure she didn't have time for that. Not to mention there was a chance she wouldn't find any and even if she did she certainly couldn't read them.
Sighing she turned instead to his desk. Papers scattered around it, the only messy thing in the room. She picked up the top most papers, sketches of what looked like a room. Designs for future projects perhaps? He seemed proud of the ballroom area he'd shown her, maybe he carried a interest in architecture.
Tools for drawing straight and curved lines were set aside along with inks and retro quills. Not a modern pen could be found. Perhaps this stuff reminded him of Asgard. Cephera had never been there, but she could see them using delicate and beautiful things such as these. She always wondered why Earth stopped caring about such things as authentic handwriting, calligraphy skills. It was so refined and rich to look at, nothing like the messy writing of today's people.
After a few more minutes of poking through the papers on his desk, Cephera pulled out a larger sheet of what looked like parchment. She had to unfold it to view what was inside. In it was drawn what seemed to be the schematics of the Spire, or more accurately the placement of the etched runes.
Each one was marked and looked specifically placed as there were marks
x-ing some out and replacing them with others. Cephera wished she could read the language now. These runes had her thinking since she'd arrived as to what significance they had.

Notes

Comments

@fraychan
Hahaha. You are not the only one in this boat. :p

Yasumi Yasumi
9/17/15

Then anticipation is killing me lol I know you like to build up to it and I love that but I keep reading and thinking "oh god just realize you love her already" lmao

fraychan fraychan
9/15/15

@fraychan
I had not realized, I shall fix it. :0

There were so many more variables to look at that I hadn't considered until I began writing. :p

Yasumi Yasumi
8/27/15

Lol u realize u labeled chapter 3 as chapter 4 right? And ya I can see that. Its such a vastly different phenomenon that its hard to imagine precisely how itd be, realistically

fraychan fraychan
8/27/15

@fraychan

I have returned indeed!
I'm liking this so far as well. Trying to create a new world in which Loki rules is not as easy as I thought, which makes it super fun. :)

Yasumi Yasumi
8/24/15