[Hammer Base] White Night

When Thor was still a prince, I heard Sif tell other goddesses that Thor's personality is becoming more and more like his father's king, but his eyebrows and eyes have the charm of his mother's queen; but Loki neither follows his father's king nor his mother's queen, no matter his appearance or temperament.

He has also heard people say that Thor and Loki are really different.He was furious every time he heard that Loki was his brother, the most important part of his life, and no one could separate them.

It snowed heavily in Asgard that year.

Loki likes winter best.Whenever the earth becomes cold, he feels inexplicable joy.His body is gradually not afraid of the cold, and standing in the snow, he even feels that the howling wind is as gentle as the warm sunshine.

He hates water, but he likes ice.He could make ice magically burn in his hands, as hot as a scorching sun.He once turned Sif's perfume into a snake, and he once burned all the wine on the table when Odin feasted on the gods into a molten paste.Looking at the pale Sif and the ugly gods under his teasing, he leaned on the pillar and smiled eloquently.

He waited for everyone to come to him, and then with a sneer on his face, he watched the gods take turns crying, accusing, and reprimanding, and finally concluded with the old, uninnovative, and vicious sarcasm, "Loki, you are a liar and a prank genius!"

In their eyes, Loki is unreasonable, unscrupulous, evil... Prince of Asgard.They also remembered him as a prince, Odin's son.

Part of the reason the gods are so bold in the face of ridicule is Odin's attitude.The father of the gods stands at the top of the world, and his words and deeds are watched and pondered over and over by the officials.His subtle attitude towards Loki made the gods aware of his bias - this second son was just a foil for the eldest son Thor.

And Loki doesn't seem to care.He likes to be criticized, squeezed out and squeezed out by everyone, and he enjoys it.When the gods were angry, he felt like watching a funny drama.The usually dignified gods and dignified and virtuous goddesses have turned into angry lions and poisonous snakes at this moment, using the most vicious words to attack others, completely lacking the demeanor that the gods should have.

He carefully observed their expressions, folded his arms to enjoy the performance, slowly tasted the definition and prophecy of him in their words, and carefully planned how to confirm their thoughts next time—to become a complete demon, Otherwise, I'm really sorry for their caring and cursing so hard.

In this way, the evil god Loki survived in this indifferent Asgard. He used pranks as energy to burn his mind and release his desire and ambition.

"Loki, stop getting in trouble, Asgard is messed up because of your pranks." Thor sometimes advises Loki.

"I can't help it, brother."

He admitted that when he was sober, he knew it was a mistake, but he was powerless to control himself.A feeling of restlessness, fear, and longing for love and care haunted him all the time.

"But the father will be angry, and he may punish you for it."

"That's exactly my purpose."

As Loki replied, he worked towards that goal, going too far.Especially when Thor became stronger and could stand alone in Asgard, Odin praised him and ignored himself, so he used pranks to vent his pain and dissatisfaction.

At first the joke was only on the gods of Asgard, and then gradually crossed the border and began to tease the races of other countries, and even the elves who did not contend with the world and the ugly and money-greedy dwarves became the objects of his jokes.

In the end, everyone knows that Loki is the demon of Asgard, an evil god with a delicate appearance and a dark heart.

Only Loki knew that he was unconsciously using this paranoid behavior to attract the attention of his father.He couldn't deny that he loved his father, and no matter how much Odin favored Thor over the years, he loved him.This love includes his need for fatherly love, worship of the strong, desire for power, and sense of instability in life.

It's just that Loki didn't know at the time that that anxiety was destined to follow him for the rest of his life since he was abandoned in the temple of Jothuheim.

Odin adopted him with mixed emotions, initially as a tool for reconciliation with the frost giants.He also once held the hands of the two children and said to them, "You are born kings."

This is true, except that one is the prince of Asgard, worshiped and admired by the whole universe; the other is an abandoned son belonging to Jothuheim, who was thrown away when he was born in an extremely cold place.

Years after bringing Loki back to Asgard, Odin and Frigga have treated Loki like Thor, as if they were their own.The husband and wife are tight-lipped and tacit, it seems that this secret has never existed. Odin also thought Loki wouldn't remember, after all he was just born then.

But once, in order to thank the Elven Queen for helping the gods manage the sun, moon and stars, Odin had to go to the Elven Kingdom.When he got on the horse and tightened the rein to prepare to go, the snow-white horse neighed loudly.Little Loki jumped up, ran to the gate of the palace, hid behind Thor, looked at Odin with clear green pupils, and asked timidly, "Father, are you going to abandon me again?"

Odin knew then that no matter how strong Asgard's sun was, it couldn't keep Loki warm.

Many years later, Odin began to regret his original behavior. Maybe it would be better if he didn't stop for a moment when he passed by the Jothuheim Temple and let the little baby keep crying.

The All-Father looked at the two children delicately in his heart.Over the years, they have never been separated. Thor fights with justice every day, and Loki works with disrespect and darkness every day. The two are like the day and night of Asgard.Personality and appearance are completely different, but there are always indescribable similarities.

Thor stands there as Loki stands still;

Thor was silent, as Loki was silent;

Thor laughs wantonly, just like Loki's slightly curved mouth.

Thor is Loki's sun, and Loki is like Thor's shadow.

Odin sees it all.

From the joy of Thor taking over the baby at the beginning, to stabbing the dragon for Loki in the ice river, even the kiss on the grass... Countless things can't escape his eyes.He looked at them indifferently with the only remaining eye, but there was a dark tide in his heart.He couldn't let things go on like this without his heart being safe.A secret buried long ago reminded him like a thorn - Loki was Laufey's son.

Loki is Laufey's son.

The blood of frost giants flows in his blood, and the genes that are about to move are hidden in his cells.It's hard to guarantee that he won't turn against each other when he knows the truth one day.Hatred settled in Loki's body, like a fuse, for a long time, and one day, there was a bang, and there was an explosion of blood and flesh flying across the body.

"Thor, you should keep your distance from Loki."

At night, in Thor's bedroom, Frigga thought about it for a long time, and chose this opportunity she thought was suitable to say this sentence to Thor.

"Why?" Thor was puzzled, he didn't believe that the always gentle mother would think this way.

"You are different from him."

"We are all sons of our father, why are we different?"

Frigga was silent for a while, then said softly and hoarsely, "You are different in every aspect. You are good at martial arts, but he likes magic; your personality is sunny, while he is introverted and gloomy. And, in the future, only one of you can Be king and defend Asgard."

These words have been held in Frigga's mind for a long time. The reason why she chooses to tell Thor now is because Thor's rejection of Sif in the temple a few days ago has confirmed her dangerous thoughts.Over the years, the relationship between Thor and Loki has been better than Frigga and Odin expected. Although the two children may not know their hearts, they still let the careful Frigga notice.Their every move could not escape her eyes.The expressions on their faces, the smiles on their lips, the rhythm of their footsteps, and the voices of their voices all had a tacit response.

She has mixed feelings at the moment, but she has to accept it no matter what, and try to change his heart.

Thor smiled brightly, in his opinion, the queen mother's worries were completely unnecessary.

"What does it matter that we like things differently? Besides, whoever of us becomes king can defend Asgard."

"Thor, you are still young, and you don't understand many things." Frigga gave him a sad look, "Loki is not what you think, and he is not what you see, when you fully understand him, you will Take my word for it."

"Just because he likes to play pranks? He likes to play some weird magic? Queen Mother, I think both you and the king are prejudiced against him."

Frigga shook her head, she still couldn't tell the most important secret.

Thor sat down and said to her seriously, "Loki is kind, brave, and fragile. He needs a sense of security. When you and the king can give him enough love and freedom, he can give everything for you, even his life!" "

The room fell silent.

"It's not that we don't love him." Frigga sighed, his eyes shimmering, "His heart is a black hole, no matter how much love we have, it is sucked out. Every time we thought we gave him enough love, we found that Far from filling his heart."

"That's because you don't love him enough," Thor says.

"Thor!" Frigga called softly again, "Listen to me." Her voice was thin and small.

"Mother." Thor said solemnly and softly, "I can listen to you for anything, but not this one. I can't do it."

Frigga didn't make a sound, she was always the silent queen.But deep in her heart, she heard the cry of her own heartache.

She walked towards the window lattice carved in mahogany in the bedroom, the moonlight outside the window was like a layer of hoarfrost, shining faintly.A cold wind was blowing at her long earrings. In this summer world, the wind seemed as cold as coming from the Jothuheim Mountains.

The wise and mournful prophet turned his head and said to his son.

"Loki is going to run into big trouble sooner or later."

Thor has been having a dream all these years.In the dream, I was standing in front of a deep abyss in an extremely cold place, the ice creaked under my feet, as if it could no longer bear his weight.

There was a thick rope in front of him, one end was tied to the bottom of his feet, and the other end was tied to the opposite side of the cliff. Loki stood in the middle of the rope, looking at himself, watery green eyes sparkling.

Thor thought about it, but was a little apprehensive.He said, "Loki, you come back!"

Loki grinned at him, like a child running away from home and parents, going on this novel and cruel adventure.

"Brother, you have come this far, don't give up halfway."

"No," Thor shook his head, "it's too dangerous!"

The howling wind blew by, and the rope swayed and swayed. Thor couldn't hear Loki's words clearly, and the cold sweat all over his body made his heart rise to his throat.

Loki doesn't care about the danger at the moment, his black hair fluttering with the strong wind, and he keeps talking to Thor.

"Come on, come with me."

Thor is hesitant, there is no doubt that he wants to follow his brother, but he is also timid and can't let go of the uneasiness in his heart.

"Brother, hold my hand, come here." Loki held out his hand.

Loki's face was full of vitality at this moment, like another sun, completely different from that gloomy god. Thor is moved by him, and he takes Loki's hand.Although his hands are thin, they are strong.

Thor is held tightly by him like this, and everything about Loki is infinitely attractive to him now, driving him to move forward with complete peace of mind.

He thought, even if he died at this time, it was worth it.

In the middle of the rope, Loki embraced him happily, but his expression was sad, "Only you are willing to come with me."

Thor became warm and relaxed, and he said to Loki, "I will follow you wherever you go, even if you go first, I will follow you quickly."

Loki buried his head in Thor's neck, his fingers wrapped around Thor like a poisonous snake with a core, his body suffocating and hugging him tighter and tighter, trying to grind every bone in him. Thor's limbs slowly began to stiffen, and every cell in his body was shaking with fear.He gradually lost his balance.

Loki slowly let go of his grip, letting him fall into the dark abyss.

For a moment engulfed in darkness, Thor opened his eyes with all his strength.

He woke up.

He looked around in panic.Everything in the house remains the same, and Asgard's sunshine has never been stingy in Thor's bedroom.Every day the sun will rise as usual, and every day is a new day.

Nothing has changed. Loki is still Loki, the mischievous but not betrayal younger brother.

Everything in the dream he never wanted to happen.

Loki disappeared when a thick snow blanketed Asgard.

It was Odin's birthday, and in Valheim, where the tassels shaded the roof, all the gods were there except Loki. Thor was the first to notice Loki's absence.He was anxiously about to leave the hall to find him, but was stopped by Odin.

"Where are you going?" Odin's voice was not loud, but intimidating.

Thor said to Odin, "Loki's gone." He was anxious and panicked, with an inarticulate premonition that something was about to happen.

"On this occasion, all the gods are present. As the prince of Asgard, my eldest son, you have no right to leave the venue voluntarily."

"I'm going to find Loki."

"He's not a child, Thor." Odin orders Thor to stay where he is.

"But he's my brother." Thor calmly refused the Father's order.

"I wish the liar didn't come back, he made Asgard so much trouble," Volstagg, with his red beard and stocky build, murmured next to Thor.

"Isn't that big roast chicken enough to keep your mouth shut?" The taciturn Hogun gave Volstagg a hard look.

The gods trembled and said nothing. Sif never takes his eyes off Thor's face.

"I have to find him. Please forgive me." Thor ignored the order and left the hall without hesitation and walked towards Loki's bedroom.

Under the golden eagle helmet, Odin's piercing single eye peered into Thor's heart, and he held the Gungnir made of Yggdrasil branches tightly until his old knuckles trembled and turned white.

Banging open the door to Loki's room, Thor discovers that everything is still there, except that Loki is gone.

Although Loki has always been elusive, Thor can find him every time he hides.As the prince of Asgard and Loki's brother, Thor has a very special and incredibly keen intuition-he has an unusual telepathy for his brother.This feeling is very strange, even if Loki is thousands of miles away from him, he can still feel his presence.That feeling wasn't even hazy, but very specific - he could smell Loki's breath from thousands of miles away, it was a sense of solidity that really knew the other party's existence.

But this time, Thor's senses have failed this time, he can't feel where Loki is.He felt uneasy.

Suddenly there was a "twittering" sound outside the door, and Thor looked up towards the door.

"I know what you're thinking, but maybe things aren't that bad." A beautiful Garuda perched on Thor's shoulder, and the nice sound came from it. Thor recognizes it, it is a pet raised by Sif, and it is also the soul of Sif.

"Sif..." Thor closed his eyes and shook his head, "You don't understand, I used to feel it wherever he was...but now I... can't feel it..."

Thor and Loki have always been inseparable and inseparable.It's not surprising if others can't feel Loki's presence, but if Thor can't feel it, even Sif has an inexplicable chill rising from the bottom of his heart.

After listening carefully to Thor's words, Sif's soul bird pondered for a while, and said, "Maybe he hid it so well that you couldn't find it."

"I don't think so." He shook his head.

The Garuda was silent for a long time, it looked at Thor sadly, with sparkles in its eyes.Shaking the colorful tail, Sif said softly,

"Maybe he went too far."

"Too far?"

"Yes. It's so far away that you can't even know that the God Crow is perched on the shoulder of the Heavenly Father, because they have never flown out of Asgard, and you feel the same way."

Sif's words pointed out a way for Thor, and Thor understood the meaning of her words, so her words sounded particularly exciting.

"You mean he left Asgard?! Where would he go?"

"I don't think he can reach the other kingdoms without Heimdall's permission. Midgard is the middle kingdom of the universe, and Asgard is the domain of the gods, but it is only a part of this middle kingdom. Outside the middle kingdom is a kingdom called Utgard, where the cunning The place where the giants live..." Speaking of this, Sif hesitated to speak.

"...You, you mean Loki went there?"

"I think so."

"why?"

"At least you don't have to go through the Rainbow Bridge to go there." Sif replied softly and simply.

Utgard belongs to the kingdom of giants. The giants there have evil plans. They think about using all kinds of tricks to destroy Asgard, enslave and punish the gods.The gods called such evil forces "the forces of chaos".

"Where did he go?!"

Thor's eye sockets were flushed anxiously, and the shadow quickly covered his face.He roared loudly, and the garuda on his shoulder flapped its wings in panic and flew up. Sif hardly dared to look at him, the power of destruction congealed in the depths of his eyes.She wouldn't be surprised if someone threatened Loki's life.

"I don't know. You won't know why until you find Loki."

The mountains of Utgard stretch for thousands of miles, the trees soar into the clouds, and the sky is always gray and hazy. At first glance, it looks like Asgard, which is barren and uninhabited. Thor looked at the Transverse Canyon in front of him, it was like a deep crack in the earth's crust, cutting Utgard into two unequal pieces, the crack was so wide that it couldn't end at a glance.But for giants, it's just a small step.

Sif said that Utgard is in danger, and all kinds of evil forces are waiting for the opportunity to move.But now this country is too quiet, making people feel that incredible and horrible things will happen.

Thor took a deep breath and walked forward, he was still very young, holding Mjollner's fingers with some strength, and walking effortlessly.

There is a huge mountain peak in front of the mountain range, and the cold wind is piercing.The road became more and more difficult, he trudged step by step, but every step he took, he felt that Loki's breath was getting closer to him.