Chapter 276: Trickster

Chapter 276: Trickster

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11th February 2013, Royal Palace in Asgard

(Odin Borson POV)

Odin went through the energy shields as if they aren't even there and touched the prince's necklace. It was a gift that he had given the boy when he was younger. It was charged with his Odinforce, along with a fragment of Bifrost energy. It was supposed to be an escape, a quick way to Asgard's healing chambers in case of emergency, one that should manifest itself when he was only mortally wounded. But now, Odin was altering the enchantments slightly, like he had done to Thor's a few years back to travel to Midgard to stop Loki during his foolish invasion.

Smirking at the shocked look his son had, Odin asked again, "Do you accept your mission, Loki?"

The boy nodded and Odin continued, "Travel to Midgard and meet with Thor's teacher. Give your brother this box, and stay with them," Odin handed Loki a small box with runes on it, "Everything will be explained when you arrive. Good luck, my son."

Before Loki could say anything, Odin activated his necklace, sending the boy to Midgard. The energy projection faded away into nothing, leaving an empty prison cell and a missing prince.

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(Loki Odinson POV)

If anything, Loki was just confused about what just happened. He knew for a fact that the guard he had just met wasn't your regular Asgardian. For one, he had never seen this guard before in his life, and he had made a point to familiarize himself with his wardens. It's not like there were many things to do with his time, considering his imprisonment.

No regular guard would ever know how to use the pendant around his neck. Its magical nature was hidden from even himself, and he was one of the most experienced users of magic in the nine realms. The only other powerful magic users that might be able to rival him were the All-Father and his mother, no matter how Amora and her sister might pretend to be his superior because of their gender.

And so, Loki resisted the whispers as much as he could. He tried to manipulate them back and was promptly defeated by the Morrigan, something he had thought to be nothing more than a children's tale.

'The Morrigan is going to get you if you don't listen to your mother' 'The Morrigan is going to turn you into one of her ravens if you don't eat your vegetables.' These were what Asgardian parents said to their children and it worked. The Morrigan was a boogeyman, a terrible witch that lived in Midgard that would harm misbehaving children. If only he knew that the woman existed.

In the end, Loki was imprisoned and yet was ironically freed from the scepter's whispers. He was surprisingly well treated in his prison. He had his mother back, and Odin did not even try to kill him for his sins, which was the usual punishment for his crimes.

And yet, here he was in the middle of a forest at the All-Father's prompting. It had to be him, there could be no one else who would do this, who could do this. The necklace was a gift from Odin himself, so it makes sense that only he would be able to use it. Additionally, it was a known fact that only with the permission of the All-Father could anyone use the Bifrost without the specially enchanted materials used in the fabrication of the rainbow bridge.

Long ago, Loki had found some of the enchanted material in one of the caves and enchanted them so that he could use them to sneak into other realms without anyone noticing. It wasn't very specific and there were still dangers involved, but it was something that no one except the All-Father had been able to do.

Alas, Loki had been given a chance at redemption, not that he understood why Odin had given him one, in the first place. He was supposed to find Thor, and a teacher of his. When did Thor get a teacher, and who could possibly be adequate enough for Odin himself to think that they're suitable enough to train his heir? And what training did Thor even need? Perhaps it was in politics? He hadn't even known that Thor was even outside of Asgard.

Loki started to sense the energies around him and concluded that he was in Midgard. Yeah, he could feel the foreign ambient magics everywhere around him, not unlike Asgard that was surrounded by the All-Father's Odinforce.

But what was he doing here? He kept walking until he bounced off an invisible shield, sending him flying back. What in the nine hells was that?

Before he could get up, he heard an amused female voice speak up around him, "Well, if it isn't Loki Odinson. What a delightful surprise."

The God of Mischief could do nothing but shudder from the voice of the woman who haunted his nightmares. Why did it have to be her? Why did it have to be the Morrigan?

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