The aftermath of Thanos’ snap was horrible to witness. While Loki never made friends with any of the Avengers, they were in fact far from it, they were still his brothers’ friends, and they had lost many. Half of the universe was gone, only a handful of heroes remaining. The ground was covered in dust of those who had disintegrated and as he walked, Loki felt almost as if he was defiling peoples graves. A shiver went down his spine from just thinking that one of the unlucky ones could have been him or his brother.
As he walked through the forest close to the Wakandan palace, the trickster spotted a figure walking about. The man seemed untouched from battle and completely out of place. Daggers at the ready, he carefully came closer. “If you are one of Thanos’ men, you have come to the wrong place.”
ky knew he could have been placed in such categories. his own family making deals with the titan to keep themselves safe. not that he could complain – he was only here was he had escaped his own personal confinement to have some fun. well, more so murder, but since the events of the snap had happened? well, it didn’t seem liked he’d be able to do that. not really at any-rate.
“— and what would you do if i was?” a simple question, said as his hands slipped into the back pockets of his pants. “you know, besides the quite obvious.” there had been far too much death lately – even for his own liking. “even so, i just don’t see how my… allegiances truly matter.” at least at he moment.
there was many things that he’d done in his life time, but this had to have been the worst. this had to have been… the one he’d be known most for. truth be told, maybe ky should have stayed in his fathers realm, but instead? instead, he’d helped make things worse by ultimately staying away.
“i helped… thanos.” it was all he could say – even if he didn’t involve himself? his grandfather did and that made him… guiltily all the same.
Send ‘I don’t feel so good’ for my muse’s reaction to yours suddenly fading away in front of them. Send ‘What’s happening?!’ For the reverse.
this wasn’t good; his entire body felt like shit and he could feel something going on. though, as for what? he didn’t even know, but the truth of the matter was he didn’t care at first. though, as the pain intensified he knew this wasn’t just something he could pass off as a simple bit of his powers.
no, this was something else. he already could feel it as he gripped his head tightly; his true form just hiding beneath the skin as his eyes turned bright red. usually, this only happened when he changed forms, but the problem was this was something else, and it started to show as he started to fade.
the only thing he had left to do was say a few last words – before he ceased to exist. “fix thi-” and he turned to ash.
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 .
i
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 .
was he? ky didn’t know for sure. the facts stood for themselves, thor could have saved trillions of lives. could have actually prevented so much death, but now? all he could say for himself was he didn’t need to be reminded.
maybe that was what ky needed to do; to remind the entire world that he was the cause for all this. that he could have stopped thanos in his tracks and prevented all this death. an easy solution to an impossible task, but one he could actually do… if the opportunity presented itself.
“do you?” a question that had to be asked – even if he wasn’t sure he’d like to hear the other’s response. “there is a line even i’m not willing to cross, thor.” that was putting it lightly. even ky had inched towards that line, but made sure to never cross it. he was better than his father. far better if he was being honest with himself.
“all of these deaths are on you.” not really, even ky knew it may have happened one way or another, but people needed someone to blame, and who better than the god of thunder? especially with their history. “not thanos,” he said bluntly, “ you.”
he’d heard the plea’s before. everyone wanted someone back, but ky wasn’t willing to do so. not right away of course – it was like they didn’t know how to handle the death of a loved one. still, the scale of what had happened with thanos didn’t seem to phase ky due to the fact he didn’t comprehend it ( not now at least ). he knew several had died, but as to the amount? not even he knew.
still, he never could say ‘no’ to someone begging him – not even if he wanted to. part of him thrived off the begging, but another knew it was that slight trace of humanity still left him him. whatever the case, his arms folded over his chest with a slight grin. if rogers wanted bucky back so badly? he would have him, but not with out striking consequences.
“bringing someone back can’t be done with a snap.” it was irony, pure, and simple, but it served a point in his mind. “it will be… dangerous.” though, mainly since ky had nothing to work with, but that never had stoped him before. “among other things – are you willing to bring back one when it could jeopardize others?” it wouldn’t – not entirely, but he wanted to make sure steve was completely committed to the request.
So, there are two main way’s this can go, and while they are both similar – they follow the same general section for Infinity War.
Ky is on ‘loan’ to Thanos thanks to Meph and Thanos working together ( such as Meph being an ‘adviser’ to Thanos via lies linking Meph’s origins to the gauntlet and the infinity stones).
Ky spends most of the events ( until after the snap ) in Meph’s realm watching everything while eating popcorn. More or less under ‘orders’ not to leave. However, shortly after half the universe is destroyed of life he decides to ‘sneak’ out of Meph’s realm to see what happened with his own eyes.
❛ And who is this guy you work for ?? ❜ Narrowing his eyes, he tries to some buy time. He knows he can’t fight that guy alone, not without making a mess in the city, so he needs time to think of a way to escape from there, and go meet with his father and the others, who he hopes will be dealing better with that unusual situation. // IW Starer call !!
❛ i wouldn’t call it working for anyone. ❜ his hands clasped together as he made his way forward. ❛ think of it more as…being on loan. ❜ working meant he would get paid for something – the only thing he was getting out of this little agreement was a bit of respect from his family. though, even that could just fade in a day ( or less ) ultimately depending on his actions. ❛ among other things, ❜ he mused, ❛ i can be quite agreeable, but my hands are tied in a sense. ❜
To say Thor of the Thunders still lived after all that had occurred was questionable. True, he fit the definition of the term, owned a pulse that signified life, even though that had nearly dwindled to nothing when attempting to forge Asgard’s greatest weapon. But whilst he still persisted, his emotions had failed to complete the journey, destroyed in segments by the litany of tragedies he had faced.
Bored hollow by repeated loses, he is rendered skittish in moments where silence reigned, the world, and much of the universe itself turned quieter by the disintegration of foreseen excess in the mad titan’s eyes. As it happened, Thor could be found on his knees, resplendent in a new attire of chainmail and armour, his billowing pooling around him as the last of a stiff breeze died out.
On the ground beside him lies Stormbreaker, untouched. The axe that had meant to kill Thanos and stop the loss of so much life, a tool that failed in its task simply because he had underestimated the warlord. Why did he had to stop at driving his axe into his chest!
Gripped by memories of his failure, Thor stirs at the sound of Ky’s voice. Both eyes (right-side restored thanks to the donation of a prosthetic given to him by a talking rabbit) try to track his movements but give up early, choosing instead to pick a random spot in the distance to focus on.
“I had wondered when you were going to show up.” For the time being, he was incapable of parting with a joke or a warning, his range set to the one setting until the sun had set on this dreadful day. He sounded deflated, all gusto and vengeful wraith drained away by Thanos’ gloating words.He had a chance to stop him dead and miserably failed.
“That’s a rather mild way of putting it. But don’t stop there. Please do continue to demean me whilst I try to come to grips with the knowledge that I let a madman rid the universe of half of its life.”
“i was stuck in my grandfather’s realm.” a simple response, but it lacked substance. it didn’t provide the why he was there. nor did it seem to be anything other than words.
in ky’s mind, he should have been here; trying to stop thanos, but even he knew what would have happened. ky would have joined him – not even taking a second thought into the situation. no, he would have fought against everyone just in the sake of murder. there was no changing who he was. that much was clear. a reason to why he was requested – no ordered to stay where it was safe. where he could watch the destruction of trillions as if they were nothing more than dust. maybe it was to teach him a lesson. maybe it was a cruel joke on him to live through it, but all the same… he was still alive.
“otherwise,” he gestured around him. “who know’s where i would have been.” though, it was quite clear that due to ky’s history it would have been up for debate. he thrived off chaos and feasted off other’s suffering ( in someways just like his father ), but even ky had a line he wouldn’t cross… even though he inched closer to it every day.
“maybe here,” he mused, arms folding across his chest. “maybe like the others.” soon after, an eyebrow lifted. “where’s your brother?” a simple question, but one that had to be asked all the same. ky had been more focused on trying to escape his ‘home’ rather than keep tabs on thor or even his brother. however, he knew of the events that happened to cause this; knew that thanos had rid the universe of a vast m a j o r i t y of life with a snap of his fingers and that he could do nothing about it.
maybe at one point he could have; maybe even came in at the last moment to help thor, but he didn’t know. hell, he didn’t even know if thor was still alive, and he doubted that loki was either or… anyone else he may have known. no, it wouldn’t entirely shock him if all the avengers were e x t e r m i n a t e d either.
“among other things, he might be able to help fix this… or did you leave him on some rock after he possibly tried to kill you again?” he was so glad he didn’t have brothers or sisters. that would have been hell – well, worse than usual at least. “either way,” he continued on. “we need to track thanos down and end him.”
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