Chapter 101: Chapter 95
"There appear to be several squads guarding our room," Harry remarked.
"We cannot stay. We have to get out of here," Morgan said.
"Can you get a message to Thor?" Harry asked.
"I can. Frigga taught me the illusion spell. Why?" Morgan asked.
"Thor knows Asgard's defenses far better than either of us will ever know. He's been here for over a thousand years, far longer than either of us have been here. If we are going to escape, we'll need Thor's help," Harry said.
"Will he help us?"
"Odin likes to see himself as all powerful. His distrust towards us has been because he feels we're a threat to the throne. Thor knows we're allies and he respects his friends. Odin tends to do things alone. Thor knows he cannot do everything alone and knows when to help his friends."
"Give me a second. I'll send an illusion guard to check the throne room for Thor," Morgan said.
Harry remained silent as Morgan channeled her spell to speak to Thor.
After nearly thirty minutes, Morgan opened her eyes.
"After the funeral, Thor will meet us in a pub. He's already making arrangements for a private meeting between Lady Sif, the Warriors Three, and Heimdall. We'll leave after the funeral is over," Morgan said.
True to Morgan's word, Odin allowed them to take part in the Asgardian funeral, where the soldiers and civilians of Asgard who lost their lives were laid to rest. Just like the Vikings of Earth, the bodies were put on boats and set afire by flaming arrows as their spirits ascended to the heavens and the boats floated into the empty space of the stars. Thankfully, Frigga wasn't one of the burials.
After they were escorted back into their chambers, Morgan cast an illusion to make it appear they were sleeping in the bed as Harry threw his invisibility cloak over them and flew out towards the pub while holding Morgan. When they got there, Harry saw three figures wearing cloaks entering. Harry threw off the cloak and followed the figure. Sif was quick and unsheathed her sword, pointing it at Harry, the blade inches from his throat.
"It's me," Harry said. Sif sheathed her blade as she entered the pub. They quickly moved to the back, where Thor was sitting down while Heimdall leaned back against the wall. The fire gave a flicker of light in the darkness of the pub. Sif, Fandral, and Vostagg sat down, along with Harry and Morgan.
"So, despite all my warnings, Odin did not take this matter seriously, and due to pride and ego Odin has nearly allowed the Dark Elves to lay waste to Asgard," Harry said.
Harry was sure the Asgardians would have snapped or at least spoken in defense of their king. However, they remained silent.
"Harry, you speak the truth. I too held the suspicion that the Dark Elves were not gone, but my father chose to remain blind. Now he is overcome by anger and grief," Thor said as he put his hands together and gave a heavy sigh. "What I'm about to ask of you could be considered treason to the Throne of Asgard. Success will mean exile and failure will mean death," Thor said. No one said a word as they looked at Thor. "Malekith knew the Aether was here. He can sense its power. If we wait, he will come for it again, but this time he will lay waste to all of Asgard," Thor said.
"This attack will happen sooner than you think Thor," Harry said.
"What do you mean?" Sif asked.
"Heimdall, the Convergence happens tomorrow doesn't it?" Harry asked.
"It does indeed," Heimdall replied.
"The last time Malekith had the Aether, it was when all nine realms were in perfect alignment. Five thousand years ago. It's when he could use its power to its fullest and affect all nine realms at once. This time, he'll attack, but he'll be more desperate. He'll hit us harder and he will sacrifice as many of his men as he needs to get his hands on Jane. Malekith is against the clock here. He will attack, and it will be soon," Harry said.
"Which is why we must move Jane off-world and away from Asgard," Thor said.
"The Bifrost has been shut down and the Tesseract is locked away in the vault," Sif said.
"There are other paths off Asgard. Ways known only to a few," Heimdall stated.
"One person in particular," Thor said.
Harry looked at Thor carefully. He prayed Thor wasn't thinking what he thought he was thinking.
Lady Sif shared a looked with her companions before looking back at Thor.
"No," Vostagg said.
"You want to enlist the help of Loki? Thorโฆ" Morgan began, "have you lost your mind?"
"I agree. Loki cannot be trusted," Harry said.
"Loki will seek vengeance upon the Dark Elves for what they've done to my mother, just as much as I do. I plan to use that to have him help us," Thor said.
"Loki once tried to destroy our world. Now you're asking him to help save all nine realms," Harry brought up.
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