[ it was true that Asgard managed to bring the worst to Earth, and in the end it was why they had left, much to Thor's disappointment. their presence had brought down Loki's wrath through tools such as HAMMER and Norman Osborn, Cul Borson, who had named himself the Serpent, and Dario Agger, the self-made mortal billionaire and destructive CEO of Roxxon. they had rained their wrath upon Asgard, taking the mortals in the city below as casualty to the cause. Freyja had taken the leave while there was still something of the Oklahoma desert left.

Asgard had always been a home to turbulence, that was undeniable. ]

No one wants to live their life as the villain, as much as the world wants to make you into one. For gods, that's a very long time to burn in bitterness and hatred. It ends up hurting people, nothing really changes.

[ it was an anathema for him. he wasn't one that was meant to be forced into the box of prediction. a god of evil was easy to anticipate, as despite the means that the route was chosen, the route itself would always be the same. chaos was a driving factor, and brought something far less simple. ]

In fact, between you and me ... [ he moves a dark nailed finger between them. ] This Loki of yours? I doubt that he's actually dead. Call it a hunch. [ and as if adding to that, he shrugs his shoulders back. ]