Contemptuous (Loki x fem!reader)

Chapter 17 - Off to Alfheim

"Why didn't you lead with that," Axel says to the three of you.

"If you don't mind my asking, why is the unbreakable skin the part that makes you so sure?" you question as you approach a large golden door.

"It's not indestructible, it's a protection and power-limiting spell. It's only placed on the heirs to the throne as a safety measure from themselves and others when they are children," he explains, pushing open the doors, leading you to what looks like some sort of infirmary.

"Agda," he calls a beautiful blonde woman over from some sort of potion she is brewing. She is a lot older than you, but has clearly aged well.

"Agda is our resident archmage, if you are right about this, she will be able to remove the spell," Axel introduces you to the woman. You trust both of these people, which is unusual for you. You can sense that they are good-hearted.

The sorceress leads you over to a table, gesturing for you to lie down. You do so, albeit very hesitantly.

"For this to work, I'm going to need you to relax," she urges, her voice calming. You do your best to be less tense, and you feel yourself being knocked out.

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You open your eyes slowly, this isn't your bed. You jolt up, feeling very drained.

"What the hell," you mumble to yourself. You get out of the massive king bed, balancing yourself using the bedpost. Suddenly the door of the extravagant room opens.

"Your majesty, you should be resting."

"Your majesty? So I really am-" 

"Yes, now sit down. Your body heavily relied on that enchantment, so you're going to feel very weak for a short while."

"I can't say I'm happy to not be indestructible anymore, it was rather handy," you support yourself, still holding onto the wooden beam.

"I believe it was, but your power limiters are gone now too. We will need to begin your training soon," Agda explains, as a young maid enters behind her with a tray of food.

"You are the rightful heir to the throne Y/N, which means you are one of the most powerful sorceresses in the galaxy."

"I certainly don't feel like it," you say truthfully.

"Also, I removed the illusionary spell Odin cast, which was rather difficult," she hands you a mirror. You look at your reflection, a small point on the tip of your ears, and your eyes now a striking shade of gold.

"Just rest up, and eat after your sleep. You'll need the energy," she walks out of the room, followed by the maid.

As if you're going to sleep for any longer. You walk unsteadily over to the table where the tray of food is, falling over about halfway through.

"Balls," you get back up, and make your way over to the chair. She was right about you feeling weak that's for sure. 

You look at the plate of food, it appears to be some array of, fruit? You take a bite out of a cyan-coloured berry. It's divine, unlike anything you've eaten on Earth. And you've eaten a lot on Earth.

You look around the lavish room, it's basically a miniature apartment. You notice a large glass door, leading out onto a balcony. You stand up, your legs not falling out from underneath you this time and walk over. You push the doors open and step out.

The waterfall flows just below you, and many houses scatter the trees across the river. The city seems to all be centred around the palace, and it stretches on for miles. You admire the gorgeous view, and hear footsteps behind you.

"Of course you're awake when they told you to sleep."

"Come on, you know I don't take orders," you joke, the god walking up beside you.

"You won't have to, you'll be queen now," he says rather seriously.

"I guess I will won't I? Unless whoever this cousin is competes for the throne, I'm sure there's some stance he could take, that I'm unfit for duty," you ponder what's to come.

"Perhaps, but if I know one thing, it's that you're definitely not one to back down from a challenge," Loki assures you.

"And you would be right, when are you and Thor planning on heading back?" you ask him.

"That's the thing, General Axel requested we stay for a while. Also we haven't visited Alfheim in years, so it would probably be a good decision for Asgard that we rebuild our relationship with them. Also-"

"Is this just a long winded way of saying you and Thor wanting a vacation from the actual garbage can that New York is," you question.

"Yes," he replies, "The living quarters here are just so much better than Earth."

"I can agree with you on that," you remark, still in awe of the sheer size of your room.

"I know you would rather explore the city, but you really should get some rest. If this cousin does actually attempt to become king, you're going to want to be on top form," he advises as the two of you head back inside.

"Fine," you head back over to your bed, Loki leaving the room. The stakes are too high here, you should probably listen this time.

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"So who is this cousin, and how bad would it be if he was crowned king?" you ask the handsome general as he leads you down the hall.

"His name is Erik, and he is a ferocious warrior and skilled sorcerer. He is notorious for being extremely ruthless and brutal, not the kind of man you want ruling over Alfheim," Axel says honestly. 

Axel has been re-training you in close-combat for the past few days. You have to avoid things a lot more now, as you no longer have any protective spell to defend yourself. It's been a difficult adjustment to change your entire fighting style, especially when you have fought the same way for hundreds of years.

"It's imperative that you learn how to use conjure magic, you are going to have to duel him to for the throne. With the coronation called off, we do have a while to prepare," Axel opens the door, leading you out into a beautiful yard, where Agda is standing.

"We're starting today then?"

"Yes, now I have to go actually do my job," he walks back inside, leaving you with the archmage.

"Shall we begin?" she says kindly, and you make your way over to her.