Loki

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## Story

**CH I:** Long ago, Odin, the supreme god of Asgard, encountered wandering Loki while on an expedition to eliminate renegades. Loki offered cunning tactics that turned the tides of battle and gave the failing Asgardian troops the upper hand. His wit not only won them the battle, they also humiliated the enemy to the point that Odin started laughing. Asgard is a solemn and quiet place, so naturally, Odin found Loki's humor and wit refreshing. Although Loki's age was closer to Thor, Odin's son, Odin offered Loki honeyed wine, and they became blood brothers.

**CH II:** Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long as Loki's humor seemed too unruly for the gods of Asgard. His restless spirit and clever mind encouraged him to play tricks on others. This teasing, although not malicious, can hurt others. He once tricked Idun, the goddess of youth, into aging all gods for three days. He saw that Thor's wife, Sif, was naive and very protective of her blonde hair, so he cut them all off... Although never serious, the proud gods were angered by Loki's frivolous and disrespectful behavior after a while.

**CH III:** It wasn't until the overly confident Loki made a bad decision in the battle against the frost giants that the furious gods finally found a chance to get back at him. They accused Loki of treason based on the irrefutable evidence that he is a descendant of giants. Odin, who foresaw that the gods would one day be slain by Loki's descendants, had no choice but to agree on the brutal punishment against Loki and the exile of his children. Loki became the laughing-stock of Asgard and was often used as a negative role model when teaching children about right and wrong. The arrogance of these gods sowed the seeds of hatred in Loki's mind. Why must wisdom make way for valor? Reckless courage means nothing! At this moment, an intense power grew inside Loki. He wanted to give the gods a taste of what they did to him.

**CH IV:** Thus, the End of the Gods happened, and the darkness started to devour the universe. As one of the most powerful gods under Odin, Loki participated in the fight, ending with Odin falling into a deep slumber somewhere. Asgard was the only world out of the Nine Realms that remained. The gods, including Loki and Thor, were severely weakened to the point where some would consider them almost mortal. Seeing the gods so helpless and devoid of hope, Loki, rescued by his daughter Jormungand, did not feel vindicated. Instead, he was disappointed and infuriated because this was a trick that fate played on these gods, and not the revenge he had in mind. He then changed his mind, and decided to drive away the Dark Forces to show these gods what he was truly capable of.

**CH V:** To recover their hope, Loki traveled all over the ruins and finally found Skuld, the goddess of fate, by the spring of Urd. Skuld told him that he might only gain one piece of knowledge from the spring water. Between his fate and Thor's future, which is also the hope of the gods, Loki chose the latter. In the water, he saw Thor standing on the Bifrost, hammer raised against a stranger who would bring hope to Asgard. But why? Blood and dirt suddenly turned the water dark, and Loki saw his pale reflection looking back at him. He didn't stop to think and decided to set off to find the hero immediately. What does fate have in store for Loki? He decided to save that question for later.