Blunt Weapon: Ch. 14 (LokiXReader)

"NO!" you screamed, trying to reach for Thor through Loki's grasp.

Just as seconds were left, Thor raised his hammer into the air as high as he could, and lighting fell from the sky to the surrounding Chitauri warriors. Loki held you close from accidentally being hit. You couldn't help but feel protected by him. Thor rose up from the ground, shoving off any roasted aliens on him. You pushed Loki away from you once there was no sign of danger. Of course, this left Loki less than happy.

"You cannot stop it. It's already too late!" he yelled.

"It's never too late," you murmured. Loki looked at you with surprise; you returned with a serious face. "You don't know when you're at a disadvantage. Even a god can lose, but you failed to see that. The god I knew, even for a few hours, had the ability to know when he was guilty of something or not. But not anymore. You lack conviction. And because of that, you will lose." The god of mischief's emerald eyes grew big at your words. "You said that you would bring peace to this world, yet I don't see it. I see destruction, madness, and torture. This is no peace, and I will not be part of it."

Broken, Loki slowly walked towards the very edge of the balcony before he jumped off into his chariot and riding off. Series of loud screeches and yells resounded from the sky. More and more Chitauris and Leviathans spilled into the Earth's atmosphere making their way down.

"I will get to a safer distance and assist on the matter," Thor said.

You nodded and watched the god swing his Mjolnir around before being sent off towards the rooftop of a nearby building. You walked over to the edge to get a full view of the city. Destruction and chaos was spread everywhere. Your teammates doing the best they could taking down any extraterrestrials. And then you saw Loki flying around and shooting down anything that moves. You looked closely; his face was not that of a conquering ruler, but that of a broken and angered man.

"He's doing this all out of hatred," you concluded sadly.

Just then, you saw Loki caught one of Clint's arrows, but it glowed a bright red at the tip.

"Oh crap!" You ran off inside Stark Tower and took cover behind the bar. Just as you predicted, Loki was sent off through the glass and into the harsh wall followed by the ground. Then, the Hulk flew in soon after ready to make his move.

"ENOUGH!" You heard the god yell. "You are, all of you are beneath me! I am a god, you dull creature, and I will not be bullied by-"

He was cut off by the giant grabbing him by the ankle and smashed him around like a rag doll causing everything else around to vibrate from the hit including the bar you were hiding behind. He smashed Loki into a hole in the ground with the god squeaking in pain. Just when it seemed like the Hulk was about to make his finishing move, you ran out of your hiding spot and stood in between Bruce and Loki.

"Bruce, don't!" you yelled, which made him stop dead in his tracks. "He may be destroying New York, and he may have killed a crap ton of people, but...I still love him, Bruce. Please spare him." The Hulk snorted at your plea, but you knew the real Bruce was in there. "Please, Bruce. I know you. You wouldn't hurt, let alone kill someone's lover: human or god."

The Hulk then accepted and turned to walk away.

"Puny god," he snorted out.

You smiled. "Thanks, Bruce."

You ran to Loki on the ground sounding like a dying whale and tried to comfort him.

"Loki?" you said, touching his bruised face.

He responded by gently touching the side of yours, "My love. I...I deeply apologize for what I've done. I just wanted to prove myself."

"Shhh...I understand." You softly hugged him as he tried to hug you back. "We all want to prove ourselves, but this is not the way to do it."

"Could you ever forgive me, darling?"

"It'll take some time, but for now I will."

A smile came up to his face as he leaned up to you for a kiss, which you happily returned. He broke it after using up most of his remaining energy and fell back into the hole.

"Let me see if I can't find anything that'll help," you said while getting up.

You went room to room trying to find something in Tony's place, but sadly found nothing. Then you heard a noise from the outside and concluded it was your teammates coming to retrieve Loki.

"If it's all the same to you," you heard Loki grunt. "I'll have that drink now."

You peaked through the door you were in adjacent to where the Avengers were at facing towards a helpless god. Tony smiled at the comment and looked at his now destroyed bar.

"What the hell?! You couldn't be more careful with that, Banner! There was a $1,000 scotch in there!" Tony exclaimed.

You walked out of the room and grabbed a bottle from the bar table.

"Remember that dress from Stuttgart that I owe you?" You pushed the surviving liquor into Tony's chest with a smirk. "Now you owe me."