"UNHAND ME!" I screamed, kicking about while the guards dragged me from my stroll in the garden. The black dress I wore was no help since I hadn't even thought to put a dagger on my being this morning.
The Throne room doors opened and I was dragged to the middle and shoved onto my knees. "Veronica Sylabias, you are here to pay for a crime of treason against your King."
"I am assuming this about the fact I defied an order and saved both of your sons as well as Midgard?" I questioned, shoving the guards away from me in annoyance as I stood, my head tilted upwards in defiance. "You're welcome by the way, since it is kind of your fault that you weren't able to protect a weak realm who had no clue what is out there."
"ENOUGH." I raised an eye brow at the angry All Father. "I have thought of your punishment, as well as Loki's."
My heart skipped a beat while I stared up at the All Father, he gestures to my left and I see Loki Laufeyson staring at me, with a contraption over his mouth and bottom part of the face. "I know you are both in love, as well as engaged since he had fallen from the bridge. So my punishment for you, Lady Veronica, is that you will fight Loki Laufeyson in a public brawl in front of me now. One of you will win, that one being has to injure the other on the skin above the heart, deep enough to leave a scar. The winner may make one request."
"Yeah, no." I scoffed. "You may think you know all, but you don't All Father. You think this would be punishment for my supposed crimes? When I did nothing wrong but save lives. I will take torture, I will take execution if that is your wish, but I will not harm the Prince."
The All Father glared down at me. "I seemed to have left out that you, Lady Veronica, don't have a say in this."
He bangs in staff and I felt a wave of heat throw me backwards. Hitting the floor I slide across it until I came to a stop, my body frozen in fiery agony while the edges of my vision became blurry and everything looked as if I was in a dream.
"Rise."
I flew to my feet and stood, staring up at the All Father. "Release Loki from his state, give them both daggers."
A cold dagger found its way into my hand and I faced Loki Laufeyson, swaying on my feet slightly. "I will not do this, All Father!" Loki Laufeyson yells angrily, throwing his dagger aside.
"You are a fool then. Lady Veronica, attack." Without my permission my body was thrown forwards and I collided with Loki. Internally I screamed in panic while I tried to stop my body from trying to strike my love, Loki dodged all strikes to my relief - but that didn't falter my actions.
My actions became quicker until I got one of Loki's reflexes, his foot collided with my chest and I flew backwards, still standing. Stopping I tilted my head at him while Lady Sif, The Warriors Three and Prince Thor watched in concern. "AGAIN."
Following the All Father's orders I attacked once more, Loki continued to dodge each blow, trying desperately not to harm me in any way. "Veronica, why are you-"
The dagger's edge cut his cheek bone slightly, sending terror through me. "Veronica. Stop this foolishness at once!" Loki yells, swiping my feet out from underneath me and pinned me down to the floor while he held my wrist and tore the dagger from it.
He stared into my eyes before his face twisted into hatred and anger. "ALL FATHER. HOW DARE YOU POSSESS MY BELOVED." Loki screams, flying from me and running towards the All Father with a dagger in his hand. My body was propelled upwards and after him, my feet ran up blue wisp stairs and I flipped so I was in front of the All Father, turning I came in contact with my Love.
We both stared at each other, him with wide eyes of shock while I stared at him blankly, still possessed by the All Father.
"No . . ." Loki pulled back, stumbling with blood seeping through his night shirt, no weapon to be found in his wound.
