A small frown formed on Loki’s face as he listened to the other. Could it be that he was who the god of mischief through he was? It all added more confusion to the whole situation, making Loki, if anything, raise his guard even more, but at the same time he remained in his spot, deciding to engage a fight only if needed.

“I have to admit, I imagined Lady Death to look a lot different than you.” He finally spoke. Naturally, he could have been wrong, but in every tale Frigga would tell his brother and him, it was Lady Death who came to the surviving warriors and offer them to bring one of their loved ones back in exchange for their own life. “What makes you think people here are desperate enough to do so while the Avengers still stand and there is hope that all of this can be reversed?”

“Humans are… complicated, but if you wave an offer in their face that is good enough? They will be begging for the chance.” He’d seen it first hand – even in history, when the idea of Absolution was so grand a thing… people took it in droves.

In this case, Ky was making deals – not a lot of them, but just enough so he could head back home with something more than begging to be forgiven for leaving. Something that hopefully would state his family’s anger. “I don’t know about Lady Death, but I know how people will beg for second chances, and will even trade their lives for others.” A deep sigh escaped his lips. “It may be reversed, but for now? Giving people some sort of…hope is better than nothing.”

@fryordie xxx

He felt a visceral hatred growing in his gut and knew himself well enough to recognise it for what it was: fear. The brand of alarm that sees steady hands quake, that softens the hardest of resolves with its panic-inducing effects. Thor was jittery, and knew not why such was the case– he only knew that he needed to act, and soon at that. Be it by taking part in a bout of training or using Stormbreaker’s Bifrost properties to teleport himself to a far region of space.

Someplace where, with luck, an aggrieved lightningslinger may muster the full wrath of his element without consequence.

“You know not of that which you claim to speak of, demon.” A rebuttal that could be condensed into far fewer terms; drop the subject. Caught in an uncharacteristically negative mood, the god’s jaws were parted enough to afford him a near constant scowl, ill at ease until he has the opportunity to give vent to the apprehension that has claimed him so strongly. “And on the very same matter, I wish to hear no more of it.” Least they repeat what he’d heard a thousand times since the battle for Wakanda took place; he bungled a prime opportunity, and in his failure, allowed for trillions throughout the known universe to be erased from existence.


Ky knew fully well what Thor meant. Everything had gone downhill since Thanos and now? Whoever  was left ended up picking up the peaces. Ky should have just turned tail and gone home – maybe then he could go back to some sense of reasonability. He may have hated his family, but at least they were… predictable.

“Then let’s go somewhere.” Ky knew that he’d have to elaborate to the extent of what exactly he meant, but he wasn’t going to. It would call become clear soon enough. “Somewhere far away from here,” he said, taking a step closer. “It will do us both some good.” Or, in other words, it would get both them away from everyone. True, it might not have been much, but maybe training, fighting, or just being away from earth would do the both of them better than just sticking around here.

“Unless… you’d rather stick ‘round here forever.”

THE AGENT WANTS TO RETORT, to say how rude the man’s comment is, but what’s the point? yes. they died. they all had died. and there is nothing to show for it? how are they to mourn their dead when no body exists? god, he’s already thinking of funeral preparation.

eyes snap up and look at the other. “what? you’re just gonna leave? just like that? where were you during this fight?” ross can’t tamper the anger that bursts forth.

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HE COULD HAVE ARGUED WITH ROSS. he could have ESTABLISHED his stance on why he SHOULDN’T have been involved in the first place. instead, he chose the much HARSHER route by stating the TRUTH ( from a certain point of view ).

“it’s not my fight.” nor would it ever be in his mind, but there was more to it. ky didn’t want to get INVOLVED when he cared for close to no one on this planet. maybe ONCE he did, but now? it was EASIER to let whoever was left to SORT things out. “last i checked,” he said, arms folding calmly behind his back, “the world was in the hands of the avengers, military superpowers, and what have you.” he could have said that they all FAILED, but he held his tongue in-check – at least for the moment. “they are the one’s who should CLEAN UP the mess – not someone like me.”

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       for once, ky was speaking truthfully; there would be literal hell to pay when he got back home – not just for leaving, but for being here. a reason to why he had said his former statement. maybe then he wouldn’t have to deal with the shit that was no doubt going to face later on down the line. still, he sucked in a deep breath, and tried to act calmer than he was – anything so maybe he could get his point across. “you don’t get to make that decision! not for me!”

// @grcefulhearts xxx

The words alone made him boil with anger, and by the Allgods did he try to explode. “Besides the obvious?” And angry expression slowly began to turn into a menacing grin. “Many things. Starting from chaining you up, restricting your every moment before inflicting pain onto you over and over again, breaking your bones, healing all of it and start from the beginning. Because that is what the bastard did to me!”

Loki froze then, realizing he had stepped over the line, gave too much information. But what did it matter. If the man in front of him was tied to Thanos anyway, he probably knew about it already. “Oh they matter.” The trickster spoke once calmed down. “You have come to a bad place to watch what Thanos did. Many here would skin you alive if they knew you are here.”

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“truth be told, they would skin me alive for many other reasons.” that much was clear in his mind. if this was one of his bad days – he may have just let them. more so to see what they would do when given the opportunity to do such a thing. though, not many humans would go through with it. not in his experience at least.

“thanos just happens to be one out of a long line.” though, if he was being honest, his little involvement with the titan was one of the worst deals he’d ever gotten pulled into. though, it didn’t exactly top the charts in his mind. “a very long line.”

“even so,” his hands slipped into his pockets, “i can’t change the past – i don’t think anyone truly has that power. not anymore.”

bridgetowakanda:

@hellfirebound   /   post iw  !

THE PAIN IN HIS CHEST  grows  worse .  hands  curl  and  uncurl  into  fists  as  he  looks  at  the  words  streaming  across  the  screen .   not  the  way  he  wanted  the  news  to  be  solidified ;  that  his  best  friend  and  king  is  dead .   the  agent  sucks  in  a  breath  and  bows  his  head .    he  is  regent  now .   he  is  responsible  for  wakanda .  while  ross  knows  he  can  handle  the  responsibility ,  he  can’t  believe  the  news .  he  can’t  process  it .   he  looks  over  to  the  man  on  his  left ,  still  unsure  of  what  to  do  or  make  of  him .   they  may  not  be  friends  or  allies ,  but  they  fought  well  together .

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“   AND SO ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST.   ”     he reveled in the IRONY of his words;    so many had died.     so many had fought.    so many lost everything .   for what?      he didn’t even know –     this wasn’t his war.     this wasn’t his fight and this wasn’t his world.     he could leave and turn a blind eye to the workings of this world –   of all the realms –  and he would be alright with it.     —- time to let the LESSER one’s clean up the mess.  i’m DONE here.    ”

@fryordie    

And so they were, but at a great cost. Countless individuals had been wiped from existence, ‘dead’ for all intents and purposes until they found Thanos and reversed the process. To that end, they were in luck. The trail he had left behind was warm, and the god of thunder had all the determination he’d ever need to track him down. Of course, it helped that he now wielded an enchanted axe imbued with teleportation abilities, but that was seen as irrelevant without knowledge of the mad titan’s current location.

But they were close. He could feel it in his bones, limbs trembling with the anticipation of battle. Accompanied by heroes, oddities and misfits, they came upon a planet with no name, or at least one that no longer held meaning. Some had called this rust coloured world Titan in the past, and all but one of its inhabitants had perished. The same goliath that he remained determined to behead.

Letting the party of fighters mill about the craft that ferried them to this distant region of space, Thor keeps at a distance, claiming he needed to focus but the real reason ran deeper. He could not bear to look in the eyes of his allies, not after letting Thanos snap his fingers, and even took to flying alongside the spaceship rather than stay cooked up inside of it, not needing an atmosphere to breathe.

He’d messed up but he was on the verge of making amends. It was all that he could think about, after losing so much.


the words were said more out of observation than anything else; it was the end game for everyone. trillions had died due to one mistake. one simple mistake for not aiming for the head or even the hand. true, thor had done his best, but ky wasn’t even allowed to fight; orders were orders – even when from his grandfather.

what he saw was chaos, but he was only allowed a glimpse; now, with thor – with the rest of what he could consider an army? he saw what a war – a true war – was really like.  people knew the risks, but were needed to finish this battle; the lives lost today would pale in comparison to the lives thanos already had taken.

still, even ky knew that the chance of success this time was higher than last time, but thanos could ( quite possibly ) do another snap. this time, he could take out life everywhere… if he wished. though, it was also possible that thanos could wipe out the entire so-called army. it wouldn’t even take more than a simple move – something that…ky was even afraid of.

there was no turning back now; not even if every fiber of his being wanted – no demanded that he do so. this wasn’t his war – it wasn’t his fight. the matters of the realms – nine or otherwise wasn’t his own.

he didn’t even know what his own fight was anymore; he should have just stayed where he belonged. at least there he could just watch and pace himself – not have to deal with this. maybe everyone was right; he was still a child. not that it mattered now,  he was in what seemed like a no-win situation, and there was no way out of it.

maybe thor was rubbing off on him; making him actually care about more than just himself. maybe or maybe it would be just a short time thing – everything would go back to ‘normal’ once thanos was gone. maybe then ky could find a way to claim what was his or… he could just make that bloody choice to rid himself of his other half; that part of him he was struggling to still gain control of – even though it was just under skin ( in quite a literal ) way.

however, he still had a favor to ask of the god – true, he hated him ( wanted to rip him apart at times ), but he was one of his only way’s back to mephisto’s realm. as much as he hated it… at least there he was safe ( more or less ) and he’d be able to actually train ( even if it meant possibly giving up whatever was left of his humanity ).

“— a reason to why if this goes wrong and you fail,” again, “i’m going back home – actually, i’m possibly going back home either way, but… i want you to use the bifrost to send me back.” though, it was clear by the shakiness of his voice… that was the last thing he wanted, but ky was starting to learn sometimes you couldn’t do what you wanted. you had to do what was necessary… for everyone.

xxxx

evolutte:

 *   AVENGERS   :   INFINITY   WAR   SENTENCE   STARTERS   .

 warning   !   this   post   contains   quotes   from   the   movie   &.   thus   contains   spoilers   !   don’t   reblog   if   you   haven’t   seen   it   &.   don’t   want   it   spoiled   .   (   feel   free   to   change   pronouns   ,   etc   .   this   is   not   in   chronological   order   )   .

  • did you do it ?
  • what did it cost ?
  • what exactly is it that they do ?

  • oh , screw you , i’ll do it myself !

  • you will never be a god .

  • what did you imagine ?

  • this does put a smile on my face .
  • what’s the matter with you , kids ? you’ve never seen a spaceship before ?

  • oh , we’re using our made-up names ? in that case , i’m _____ .

  • let’s talk about this plan of yours . i think it’s good , except it sucks .

  • i swore off dairy , but then ben & jerry’s named a flavor after me .

  • evacuate the city ! engage all defenses !

  • you should have gone for the head .

  • i assure you , the sun will shine on us again .

  • in time , you will know what it’s like to lose .

  • dread it . run from it . destiny still arrives .

  • i’m sorry … i’m sorry .

  • you’re invited to my wedding .

  • don’t forget this might be dangerous , so let’s put on our mean faces .

  • death follows him like a shadow .

  • you have my respect . 

  • i hope they remember you .
  • you kill and torture and you call it mercy .

  • you failed .

  • did we just lose ?
  • who the hell are you guys ?

  • today we don’t fight for any life … we fight for all of them .

  • so this is it ? it’s all been leading to this .

  • it’s alright .

  • you could never hurt me .
  • no resurrections this time .

  • how is it you know this place so well ?

  • i do have a bit of experience in that arena .

  • i lost more than you could know .

  • but now is no time to mourn .

  • wake him up .

  • you really are the worst .

  • i saved you .

  • what master do you serve ?

  • what master do i serve ? what am i supposed to say , jesus ?

  • dude , you’re embarrassing me in front of wizards .

  • i don’t want another single pop culture reference out of you for the rest of the trip . you understand ?

  • all this , just for a drop of blood .

  • where’s your other friend ?

  • you will have nothing but dust , and blood .
  • we have blood to spare .

  • i should’ve stayed on the bus !

  • congratulations , you’re a prophet .

  • i’m a survivor .
  • you’re trespassing in this city and on this planet .

  • it means get lost squidward !

  • i got you . i got you .

  • he did it .
  • what is this ? what the hell is happening ?

  • i will take it off your corpse .
  • he’ll die alone , as will you .

  • need you to create a diversion .

  • we’re all gonna die !
  • i thought you might be hungry .

  • you were supposed to protect us .

  • what did you do ?
  • you’re a total d-hole .

  • i know what it’s like to lose .

  • you should have killed me !
  • i don’t want to go , please , i don’t want to go .

  • this is no place to die .

  • i told you … that you would die for that .

  • we’re in the endgame now .
  • it was the only way .
  • motherf-

johnscn:

               “whatever   killed   everyone   really   didn’t   care   who   was   left”   shakes   her   head   /   pushes   choppily   cut   hair   out   of   her   face.   words   are   bitter   but   she   thinks   that   might   be   ALL   she   can   feel   these   days     more   bitter   &   angry   for   every    person   she   meets   “left   all   the   assholes   behind.”   / s.c, @hellfirebound

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            “ well, i’m not that bad, but if it makes you feel better? ” a slight chuckle escaped his lips. “i’m not even human.” well, not entirely, but that was besides the point. “nor do i think it matters; they are gone and you simply have to deal with it.” one way or three others.