"Ah shit, gimme a second..." Heimdal, Loki and Thor all turned to me as we strut along the rainbow bridge. It was a massive construct and awe inspiring for sure, but paled in comparison to my reality engine which allowed me to make fantasy and fiction real. The Bifrost power was certainly powerful though and appreciated by Apex, which as I spoke, ramped up its efforts into incorporating the experience of space-time into the ability and granting me some greater capabilities.
Loki grimaced as Thor scowled at me, I don't think I'd like talking to Thor more than necessary. "What do you mean a second...?" Loki's tone was obviously frustrated and flustered. No doubt he was expecting to be reprimanded by Odin and was hoping that bringing me would alleviate some of that pain.
"As I said, just a second." Rainbow light sputtered from my left hand as I concentrated on the bond I shared with my women. Seconds passed before Artoria stepped out, Excalibur roaring in apocalyptic light as Susan stepped out behind her, both dressed in rather fancy clothes. Increasing my concentration even more I felt for a woman on the Sunshine coast of Earth that was currently shooting up a drug trafficking gang.
A woman dressed in mild goth clothing fell backwards as a gunshot sounded, blood pooling just below the light as a thug's hands were severed from the contact of the wormhole. Yuna Al Ghul huffed and shut her eyes before slowly opening them again and looking around, finding myself staring down at her as a rainbow light shone from below.
In moments she did a chinese get-up and looked around, finding the golden city of Asgard, the palace and my women standing beside me... She ignored the princes and Heimdal for now.
"Honey... Why did you bring us here?" Susan spoke up as she nervously looked towards Heimdal, the man smiling kindly despite the interruption.
"Asgard."
Artoria frowned and then sheathed her sword in space, the sword disappearing from all permanence. "I bet there is something that you wish to include us in. No doubt pertaining to our relationship, given another woman is here..." She spoke the last words with thinly veiled hostility.
"Artoria is correct, in a way." Susan and Artoria looked at me in mild shock and betrayal.
"Stop that. I have not betrayed you at all... In fact, I brought her here merely because I have foreseen her becoming a part of our relationship."
Artoria and Susan looked at one another before they slightly nodded, their eyes showing that they were still hurt but were willing to listen to me.
'I hate seeing them hurt at all... To be honest, I was a bit hasty in taking the marriage contract.' Guilt washed through me for a moment until I strengthened myself and remembered the vision I had seen once before... Yuna Al Ghul sleeping alongside Artoria and Susan as another woman slept on top of me.
"I have brought you all here because I have been having Force visions about our relationship and have witnessed two new members joining our little, collective." Artoria and Susan listened astutely whilst Yuna blushed heavily, the implication of her joining in making her have certain emotional responses and thoughts.
"So this, woman, will be joining us? Who is the other?" Susan seemed slightly excited when I looked at her emotional aura, her hurt receding quickly as she was used to abnormal powers and circumstances in her life. Artoria looked at her weirdly for a few moments until she exhaled in emotional exhaustion, her lips curling into a cute smile as she looked at our bubbly Susan.
"This 'woman', is Yuna Al Ghul. As for the second one, well, let me reveal that when we meet the All Father." Artoria narrowed her eyes at Loki now, his presence trying to fade into the background as he attempted escaping from her scrutiny.
"Sorry for the interruption, let us travel forwards." Heimdal nodded curtly, his emotional aura betraying him as he was utterly left shocked at my use of the Bifrost despite having no connection to Asgard, as far as he could tell.
My women stepped beside me, Yuna hanging around Susan who began asking her several question about how I met her and what her first impressions were. It was funny to listen to the story from her side, how I had swooped in like an angel to save her from demons. Her story was certainly effective in swaying my women as they looked at her with sympathy and at me with heat... All hurt had been abandoned, it seemed, in the face of how awesome I was.
The attention I payed the conversation faded away after a little, my intention to let them converse amongst themselves as I basked in the vistas and views of Asgard.
The place was rather beautiful all things considered. Trees of plentiful harvest and colour sprouted in the distant mountains as water calmly sprayed down off the edges of the land as pegasai soared in the skies above. Ships made of pure gold streamed past on the delicate winds supplied by the magic that simmered just below the atmospheric surface. Grandiose as this all was, what drew me more than anything was the sensation of magic beyond even Loki... Pulsing and throbbing at the centre of Asgard... Frigga.
"So you can scan beings and gain their traits?" A snippet of conversation between my women and Yuna reached my ears in the midst of this feeling. Glancing at them I watched as Yuna nodded and stated that she had already scanned me for my Shadow Powers and some Fae elements.
'Weariness is required...'
Restricting my psychic power I layered it thousands of times over the exterior of my skin whilst the chakra churned within my layers of skin, forming a buffer from any magic that could land on me. The force easily wrapped around me like a soft mist, the light and dark cloaking me from future sight and other divining powers. My Archmage rune lit up also, amplifying the potency of the arcane sight I currently had access to.
The magic power was coming from Frigga, but also from below the throne... In a small space below the treasury that boiled under our presence.
'The contract is certainly powerful for it to be undoing magics of Frigga's spellcraft... Good.'
We walked through the golden city with its numerous merchants, children and adults bustling amidst the scents of alien spices and concoctions. Tapestries and errant tied knots of cloth swayed in the magical winds that swept through the realm. Loki and Thor's presence drew much attention to us as we wove in-between streets under Heimdall's guidance. Children pointed at me and spoke softly with one another before giggles broke out... Adults spoke in hushed congregations as we passed, a pattern that continued to build upon itself until the civilian groups faded in our wake and we stepped out into a small square where a statue of Sol stood proudly.
Little time was left for us to admire the artistic expression of the Norse goddess of the sun as Heimdal quickly wove our path around the monument to godhood, a large path upwards revealing itself. At the bottom of the very first sets of stairs that lead up to the palace proper we all took in the sight before us. It was an enormous structure that gleamed with untold conquests and unknowable plenitudes of wealth. Spires of the purest platinum-gold speared into the sky as if threatening reality itself to attack if it dared to do so. Thick pillars made of stones so majestic and white that they seemed to glitter in Sol's light jutted into the ground. Walls fashioned to resemble a fortress but also a palace stood stalwart in their age. The entire structure was a physical poem to the rugged, pragmatic and opulent nature of the very gods that roamed its halls.
The silence was struck by the soft voice of Heimdal, his tone puncturing the awed atmosphere that had settled amongst us. "Odin wishes for you to make all haste. He seems most displeased about your appearance."
Not being able to help myself, a smirk curled at the edges of my lips. Looking over my women they all winced at me as I continued my pace unabated.
"I bet he is... Bet he's going to love me when this day is over." Loki laughed maniacally as Thor frowned to the point that his eyes looked to disappear beneath his eyebrows.
...
Reaching the top of the stairs we were met by hundreds of palace guards, all of whom slammed their glaives down into the ground as one of the warriors three stepped out, Hogun. He didn't speak and merely ordered the soldiers to open the doors, said portals being drawn aside for our entry as the inner halls met our eyes.
Stepping inside a wave of magic hit me that almost made me stagger. Each glass pane was enchanted, the walls also, the tapestries, everything... This was effectively a wizard tower from DND, Frigga was the wizard and I had just stepped into her domain. The potential danger was staggering, a gulp interjecting my thoughts as I noted the presence of magics that were even beyond my understanding.
All of Harry Potter magic at my finger tips and still I was limited in my comprehension of this ancient arcana. The mere insinuation that an entire system of magic could not aid me in understanding even a fragment of this place left me more than concerned.
"It is suggested you kneel before Odin, as he is the king of Asgard... Just a word of advice." Thor spoke loudly as we continued our march forwards.
Artoria narrowed her eyes and grimaced hard whilst Susan just shook her head and sighed. Yuna was completely along for the ride as of the moment, in fact, she was scanning Heimdal in with her power and apparently succeeding.
Silence hung as we entered the throne room.
Power radiated from the throne in waves as a figure dressed in golden armour and holding a radiant staff sat domineeringly upon the throne of Asgard. Bright blue eyes stared into me as two ravens dropped from the rafters and landed on his shoulders, two wolves prowling the sides of the room whilst growling in a low timbre.
To Odin's side was a woman dressed in a platinum-white dress accented with gold leaf and magical runes. Her face was the model of calm and calculating. Seated regally she watched us all as we stepped closer. Wearily she tracked my movements, her attention divided between me and Artoria.
"It seems... That I have guests, brought to me by my own sons who have sought to run away for a time to the world of Midgard so as to quench their thirst for adventure... Please, do tell me, who, you, are."
Odin's voice boomed through the throne room as each an every guard lowered their glaives just a tiny bit, their blades now vaguely pointing in our direction.
'So the fucker wants to play that way, does he?'
Pulling my newly gained Bifrost powers I pulled Huginn and Muninn from their journey over the pacific right behind me. Both birds cawed dangerously, gliding through the hall as the rainbow light subsided until both landed upon my shoulders. Odin's ravens glared at my own, but they were but familiar in comparison to the power that my own held... Sacred Gears were nothing to scoff at.
"My name is Freya Bragisdottir! I am the Goddess of Games, Warfare and The Oceans! My journey here today is with regards to my marriage contract with the only daughter of your bloodline!" The atmosphere turned icy cold as Odin shot to his feet, his eyes awash with the light of a quasar. The ravens upon his shoulder cawed constantly as the wolves enlarged, growing to the size of busses. Frigga glowered hard in my direction, the magic around me growing darker and more violent.
Thor and Loki were utterly blank faced as they robotically turned to face me. Neither of them seemed to have made the connection of why I had brought my women here. Grinning wildly I felt Yuna finally finish her scan, her body shivering as her eyes glowed the same galactic hue as Heimdal.
"NONSENSE! "
His voice caused the entire palace to shake, every guard in the room drawing their weapons and closing in around us. Though grinning I was shooting my psychic energy down into the vault, puncturing through that hole in space-time, where my 'wife' was entrapped. The magic here was monumental and immense, but, that didn't mean I was a slouch.
"Enough of this nonsense. Are you children or the rulers?" Frigga now stood, her hands flaring out powerfully by her sides.
Loki blinked away his stupor and quickly interjected in our matters.
"Mother! All Father! Calm down... You have yet to let her explain her intentions..." He tried a placating tone but was pulled back by Thor who looked confused about the mention of a sister despite never having one.
" SHE WILL NOT BE RELEASED. NOR WILL SHE EVER MARRY YOU! "
"So be it... Then I will have to take Asgard down with me..."
Artoria pulled out her sword as her armour appeared around her. Susan triggered her invisibility and quickly scrambled over to me. Yuna licked her lips while staring straight at Loki, her expression turning amazed and then down right cruel.
Yuna interrupted the entire display right after this expression came over her.
"WAIT!"
The hall turned silent as everyone looked at her, Loki included.
"Odin, perhaps the existence of their sister isn't the only detail you have hid from them?"
Odin widened his eyes and scowled as Gungnir brightened into a radiant lance of plasma.
"SILENCE! "
"Loki... Did you know-"
"ENOUGH! CEASE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE I KILL YOU ALL! "
"That you are actually, Loki, Laufeyson?"
Laughter began to creep out of me as Loki looked horrified at the mere suggestion. His eyes whirred constantly back and forth as he no doubt replayed every instance of immunity from cold. The times when he felt sorry for the ice-giants' plight. Moments where he felt different than his oaf of a brother, Thor.
"N-no, that's not possible... That, that is impossible. Tell them mother!" Loki was denying everything as he desperately looked towards his mother, her face entirely pale as horror was shown within her eyes.
"No, no... It can't be true... Th-that would, be too, cruel..." Thor let go of Loki and looked towards his father. The man was barely acknowledging his brother's crisis, staring daggers at the woman who had just revealed this information. A scowl formed on Thor's face.
" You forced my hands..."
Odin spoke once again, his voice sombre as he hefted gungnir and threw it towards Yuna.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!"
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