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Chapter 16- Frigga's Death

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A/n: It's midnight so technically it's Saturday which means I can update

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"Odin continues to bring me new friends. How...thoughtful," Loki narrowed his eyes as he watched a new set of prisoners be brought into the Asgard dungeons.

"Are you enjoying the books?" Frigga asked, appearing in Loki's cell with (Y/n) next to her.

"Is that how I'm to while away eternity, reading?"

"I've done everything in my power to make you comfortable, Loki."

"Have you? Does Odin share your concern? Does Thor?" Loki questioned, "It must be so inconvenient them asking after me day and night."

"You know full well it was your actions that brought you here," Frigga stated.

"My actions. I was merely giving truth to the lie that I had been fed my entire life, that I was born to be a king," Loki found a loophole with the truth.

"A king? A true king admits his faults. What of the lives you took on Earth?"

"A mere handful compared to the number that Odin has taken himself."

"Your father-"

"He's not my father!" Loki screamed.

"Then am I not your mother?"

"No," Loki said after a moment's pause. (Y/n)'s mouth fell open in shock. Frigga gave a pained smile at Loki's harsh statement.

"Always so perceptive about everyone but yourself."

Frigga's hologram slowly disappeared from the cell. (Y/n) turned towards Loki, murder in her eyes.

"You are the God of mischief and lies, able to trick anyone but yourself and your fiance. She's your mother Loki, you know that. And perhaps if you told the truth behind your working with the Chitauri-"

"And start yet another war that I shall be blamed for?" Loki chuckled.

(Y/n) stayed silent for a moment before speaking again, "Just remember who you can't lie to."

(Y/n) reappeared in her chambers. She set out, looking for Frigga. She found her on one of the balconies, speaking with Jane.

"He lies," she told the Queen of Asgard quietly.

"Only you could ever tell the difference," Frigga smiled.

"Jane," (Y/n) turned to Jane, "Why don't we show you where you'll be staying now htat-"

Alarms began to sound around the palace. (Y/n) looked up, that had never happened before.

"The prisons," Frigga looked to Thor, "Go, I will look after her."

"As will I," (Y/n) added, "Us ladies must stay together."

Thor nodded, running and jumping off of the balcony to join the fight. The three left to go find Odin and hopefully work out what exactly was going on.

"Odin," Frigga said gently as he was giving orders.

"Just a skirmish," Odin assured.

"You were always a bad liar."Sif passed by with some of the soldiers. The warrior smiled at (Y/n) and gave her a nod, glaring at Jane as she passed. Poor Sif, such a beautiful woman stuck on a man who saw her as a sister.

"I don't think she likes me," Jane whispered to (Y/n).

"Yes, she um..." (Y/n) looked for an excuse, "She's concerned of the danger you pose."

Frigga led the girls past the soldiers as she was done talking to Odin. She stole a sword from one of them.

"Listen to me now, both of you, whatever I say, you must do." Frigga ordered.

"Yes ma'am," Jane nodded in agreement.

(Y/n) summoned her battle armor to her. Something didn't feel right. The same pit in her stomach that she got when the Frost Giants attacked formed in her stomach.

Jane was hidden away in a separate room that (Y/n) and Frigga, a much safer room than the one they were going into. As (Y/n) and Frigga ran to their room, they heard several explosions and signs of fighting from outside. This wasn't just a prison problem, this was a full blown attack on Asgard.

They reached the safe room and created a Jane illusion. (Y/n) tapped her foot in anticipation, waves of nausea running over her as the bad feeling intensified.

The door to the safe room opened. A Dark Elf entered. Odin seemed to be continuously wrong at the moment. (Y/n) stood to fight, but Frigga pushed her back. Sending her a look that told her if she moved she would regret it.

"Stand down creature, and you may just survive," Frigga threatened.

"Stand back, woman," the creature growled.

"Who are you?"

"I am Malekith. And I am here for what is rightfully mine."

"The Aether is not yours," (Y/n) kept Jane behind her.

Frigga swung up with her sword, starting what would become her last fight. Her and Malekith exchanged several hits and doges, Frigga using her speed against Malekith.

"Look out!" (Y/n) yelled as Frigga was picked up by Kurse.

Malekith turned towards the two, walking towards them. (Y/n) held out her hand threateningly. Malekith smirked, his eyes scanning her over, keeping on the markings on her face.

"The true owner," Malekith grinned, "So you walk the Realms once again. I wonder, should I kill or control you." Malekith pushed (Y/n) down the stairs, reaching out for Jane. The hologram disappeared, only (Y/n) and Frigga knowing her true location.

"Where is the Aether?"

"I'll never tell you."

"I know."

Frigga was stabbed through the back by Kurse. (Y/n) screamed, standing up.

"No!" Thor yelled, throwing his hammer at Malekith as he entered the room.

Kurse grabbed Malekith and jumped off the balcony. Thor ran after the pair as (Y/n) ran to Frigga.

"Frigga, Frigga, Mother," (Y/n) said in her panic.

"Change him," Frigga whispered, before her eyes closed and she fell limp.

"No, no," (Y/n) cried.

Odin walked slowly into the room, feeling his wife's passing. (Y/n) backed away as Odin knelt down next to her, running a hand over her face.

"Change him."

Loki.

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(Y/n) held back her tears as she watched Frigga go on her journey to Valhalla. She was wearing gold, Frigga's favorite color.

Frigga truly looked like the goddess she was on the boat. Surrounded by flowers, holding her sword, peaceful. Every single Asgardian citizen had gathered as their beloved queen was sent on her way.

The archer chosen shot off the flaming arrow, lighting the boat on fire as part of Asgardian funeral tradition. (Y/n) closed her eyes tightly. She should have disobeyed Frigga, killed Malekith where he stood, moved forward sooner, make a shield, done something.

But she was stupid, she didn't move. She allowed herself to be detained by a simple push.

Soon, more arrows followed as they mourned the fallen soldiers as well. Odin tapped his staff once on the ground and Frigga's boat was suspended in air for a moment before it fell, her soul ascending to the stars.

(Y/n) lifted her hands, a ball of gold light ascending as well. It was different, from the other white ones. But it was a difference she felt was needed, as the other commemorated their queen and the soldiers, hers commemorated what was lost to the royal family a Mother, and a friend.

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"We are still not able to detect the palace shields. Heimdall can not even see them," Fandral sighed, "My king, we are all but defenseless."

"So Jane is your prisoner?" Thor asked angrily.

"Leave us," Odin ordered the others, they nodded, leaving quickly, "I will not argue with you."

"Nor I with you, but I intend to pursue Malekith."

"We possess the Aether, (Y/n) will communicate until it leaves your precious mortal unharmed. Malekith will come to us."

"They'll destroy us."

"You overestimate the power of these creatures."

"I value the lives of our people," Thor argued.

"Allfather, if I may," (Y/n) stepped forward, "We may bring Jane to the Dark World, draw Malekith away from Asgard. He can draw the Aether out of her safely, and we may destroy him, and I may possess the Reality Stone as it was meant to be."

"If you fail, a great weapon will befall into the hands of our enemies."

"It is a greater risk to not follow the plan," (Y/n) stressed, "His ship could be over the palace right now and we wouldn't even know."

"If, and when he comes, his men will fall on ten thousand Asgardian blades."

"And how many of our men will fall?"

"As many as are needed!" Odin stumbled, "We will fight till the last Asgardian breath. Till the last drop, of Asgardian blood."

"Then how are you different from Malekith?" Thor asked.

Odin chuckled humorlessly, "The difference, is that I will win, my son."

Odin left with his guards. Leaving just Thor and (Y/n).

"Will you be able to convince the Aether to leave Jane peacefully?" Thor asked.

"No," (Y/n) shook her head, "The Aether remains adamant to kill Jane as she is unworthy. Until I can absorb it, it will have a mind of its own."

"Let's go for a drink then," Thor said, surprising (Y/n).

Thor and (Y/n) walked to the nearest Asgardian Brewery, ordering their drinks and sitting down in silence.

"You weren't at the war meeting," Thor said to Heimdall as he walked towards the two.

"The Bifrost is closed by your Father's request. No one is to come, or to go. We face an enemy that is invisible even to me. What use, is a guardian such as that?" Heimdall asked, sitting down.

"One that can save us all," (Y/n) leaned forward, "You need your help."

"I cannot disobey my king's orders, even for you."

"I'm not asking you too. The Allfather is blinded by grief, and by pain."

"As are we all."

"I see clearly enough," Thor spoke in a hushed tone.

"It is too large a risk."

"Everything we do from now on is a risk," Thor pointed out, "But we must do something."

"What do you require of me?"

Once a plan was made with Heimdall (Y/n) spoke to the Warriors Three and Sif, reciting what she told Heimdall, "What we are about to ask is treason of the highest order, but it will save us all. Success will bring exile, failure, death, there is no other way. Malekith can sense the Aether's power just as I can. If it stays here he will return and destroy Asgard. We must move Jane off-world."

"The Bifrost has been shut down and the Tesseract is locked away in the vault," Sif pointed out.

"There are other paths off of Asgard, some very few know," Heimdall spoke what Loki once spoke to him.

"One, actually," Thor corrected.

"No."

"He will betray you," Fandral stated.

"He will try."

"Your Lady is being guarded by a hundred Einherjar, they'll see you coming from a mile away."

"I'm not the one retrieving her," Thor looked at Sif.

"And the Allfather?" Sif asked.

"It is my sworn duty to notify him of crimes against the throne," Heimdall said.

"Assuming you can get Loki's help, and free your mortal, what good would it do We'd all be dead the minute we stepped foot outside the palace," Volstagg stressed.

"That is why we aren't leaving by foot," (Y/n) smirked.

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(Y/n) walked side by side with Thor to an unguarded room. With her knowledge of the cycle she knew they wouldn't be there for the next two minutes. Giving her enough time to grab what she needed if the plan was truly going to work.

"There you are," (Y/n) grabbed the ancient necklace being guarded with the other things for the ceremony.

She waved her hand and made a copy, leaving it in the place of the last necklace. Taking the real necklace and putting it on, tucking the red stone into her shirt.

The necklace was ancient, how old no one really knew. There was no super powerful magic to it. It was meant to hold the darker parts of the Infinity Stones power, the parts (Y/n) wished to store away, like the Aether that she couldn't purify.

If everything was to go to plan, she would need to the necklace.

"I wish you luck in gaining your power," Thor said as they left.

"Thanks, luck is what we need right now."

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"Loki," (Y/n) spoke gently, walking to his cell.

"(Y/n). And Thor, after all this time now you come to visit me. Why? Have you come to gloat? To mock?"

"Loki enough," (Y/n) sighed, "No more illusions."

The illusion of Loki being perfectly was gone, revealing him as he truly was. His cell was a mess, his hair was tousled, his foot was bleeding.

"Now you see me." Thor and (Y/n) walked to the side of the cell, "Did she suffer?"

"I did not come here to share grief."

"She didn't," (Y/n) said, half honest.

"We come here to offer you something richer than fried. Vengeance. I know you sell it as much as I do. Help me escape Asgard and you will receive it, and afterwards, this cell."

"You must be truly desperate to come to me for help. To trust me."

"I don't," Thor denied the trust he actually did have, "Mother did...Just know when we fought in the past I fought with the hope my brother was still in there somewhere. That hope-"

"Is still there," (Y/n) cut in, "Frigga's last words were 'Change him'. She meant you Loki."

"When do we start?"