Loki had been so cautious in the past few months. So careful to maintain his guise of a normal mortal man, to allow nothing to raise suspicion or call attention to himself. Though he cloaked himself from Heimdall's all seeing gaze by instinct, he still feared being found. That those on ASgard believed him dead was a hollow comfort; for, though it meant they would be less likely to be searching, it also meant his way home was truly closed from him.
Yet not using his magic didn't mean that he forgot it was there. It lingered just on the fringes of his vision, tantalising and tempting. He was a creature of magic and chaos at the core of his being, it felt as though he were deliberately not using a limb or sense by denying himself this integral part of his being. He longed for the embrace of seidr, for the life and connection it gave him to Yggdrasil.
It was foolish and impulsive to potentially risk everything to indulge himself, but a wild recklessness had overcome him. The calculations were near completion, it would not be long before he had to face leaving this small team of mortals who he had become fond of, until he had to discover what lay next on his murky and ill-defined path. Perhaps it was that nearness that pushed him to do this.
He rolled his eyes as she pulled him down the street towards the bank. "Do you think of naught but the exchange of money?" It was a rhetorical question. He had noticed that all humans seemed inordinately preoccupied by the acquisition and then spending of the paper money they prized so highly. Still, if she wished to make such a short stop, he would not complain overly much nor rescind his offer. He would merely wait until she had gathered what funds she wished and they were out of sight down a nearby alleyway and then--
Ah, then.
Then he embraced the energy that was always waiting within him, a tidal wave of power that was barely restrained into the channels he desired it to flow. His hand curled around hers and both of them fell through the spaces between the branches of Yggdrasil. A plethora of colours and sounds entwined both, a maelstrom of madness that stole the breath from lungs and stalled the heart's beat.
It lasted only an endless few seconds before the world coalesced around them once more, showing rolling hills and beautiful meadows. To the west, the hillside fell away into sheer cliff and glittering blue ocean beyond.
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Yet not using his magic didn't mean that he forgot it was there. It lingered just on the fringes of his vision, tantalising and tempting. He was a creature of magic and chaos at the core of his being, it felt as though he were deliberately not using a limb or sense by denying himself this integral part of his being. He longed for the embrace of seidr, for the life and connection it gave him to Yggdrasil.
It was foolish and impulsive to potentially risk everything to indulge himself, but a wild recklessness had overcome him. The calculations were near completion, it would not be long before he had to face leaving this small team of mortals who he had become fond of, until he had to discover what lay next on his murky and ill-defined path. Perhaps it was that nearness that pushed him to do this.
He rolled his eyes as she pulled him down the street towards the bank. "Do you think of naught but the exchange of money?" It was a rhetorical question. He had noticed that all humans seemed inordinately preoccupied by the acquisition and then spending of the paper money they prized so highly. Still, if she wished to make such a short stop, he would not complain overly much nor rescind his offer. He would merely wait until she had gathered what funds she wished and they were out of sight down a nearby alleyway and then--
Ah, then.
Then he embraced the energy that was always waiting within him, a tidal wave of power that was barely restrained into the channels he desired it to flow. His hand curled around hers and both of them fell through the spaces between the branches of Yggdrasil. A plethora of colours and sounds entwined both, a maelstrom of madness that stole the breath from lungs and stalled the heart's beat.
It lasted only an endless few seconds before the world coalesced around them once more, showing rolling hills and beautiful meadows. To the west, the hillside fell away into sheer cliff and glittering blue ocean beyond.
"Welcome, Darcy, to the Røsnæs."