"So, any idea why someone would smuggle trolls into this world?" I asked with a raised eyebrow and Thor shook his head.
"There are as many possible answers to that question as there are winds, young Kala. The answer could be anything from simple amusement to a diabolical plan to destroy your realm. The only way to even start guessing is to know who brought them here." The god of thunder said with a frown. "But that question too have far too many possible answers. The Nine Realms have many villains who would attack Midgard but for one to have the magical ability to bring the trolls to your realm without alerting anyone?"
"I would say that requirement should shorten the list quite a bit." Hercules said with a raised eyebrow and Thor nodded.
"Aye. Yet that too is an issue as there have been no sign of those since Ragnarok."
"Except Loki." My father said with a frown but Thor shook his head with a frown.
"My sister may have dealt with such magics in order to get me away from Asgard and start her mischief. But I already am banished from our home and acts like these can become a path for my redemption and return. My sister is many things, but she is no fool."
"Arguable." Amadeus said with a snort.
"The way us gods see things is different, young Amadeus." Thor said with a shake of his head and even Hercules nodded.
"I know that my family makes deities look like morons with too much power my friend, but even with them it's a case of being strong enough that they don't need to consider the consequences of their actions."
"A fact that has to change." I said with a glare directed at the Lion of Olympus. "I for one am not willing to give some creep pass simply because they happened to be a deity."
"My father is currently dead so that probably isn't such a big concern at the moment." Hercules deadpanned. "But you should know that there are consequences when a mortal punishes a god too throughly, friend Kala. If not so, there are quite a few deities whom I would have sent down to my uncle while I was still a mortal."
"What's your excuse now?" Amadeus asked with a raised eyebrow and Hercules snorted at him.
"I would have to deal with my dear stepmother and the rest of my family."
"Enough, we have arrived." Thor said as he raised his hand and pointed at a cave at the base of the mountain.
"I don't think that place is big enough for trolls." Amadeus said, looking at the entrance that was barely tall enough to let Hercules in and not tall enough for Korg to walk in without leaning down. But...
"It isn't, but it also is?" I said with a frown. "I can't explain it but it kind of feels like some of the doors at Strange's mansion. The kind of ones where opening them is likely more trouble than worth."
"Which proves that the trolls have a sorcerer of considerable talent backing them." Thor said with a frown, his grip on his hammer tightening. "Be prepared my friends, this shall not be an easy battle if the sorcerer is still with them." He declared as arcs of lightning started to shoot out of Mjolnir, which he then threw at the cave and I could swear the space around the entrance broke apart.
Whatever the magical barrier that had been on the entrance, it no longer existed. It made me look at the god of thunder with wonder and wonder how much of that act was a result of the enchantments of his hammer or his own pure strength.
Yet I would have to think of such things later as when the smoke cleared, the former small cave was revealed to be a far bigger one with many beings with yellowish skin around the height of Korg walking around with weapons in hands and several huge drill-like machines.
"It's the Odinson!" One of the trolls, one with pinkish red robes and golden accessories that included a crown with horns, yelled as he pointed at us. "Attack!"
It was a stampede of sickly yellow skin, dangerous looking weapons and foul odor coming towards us. Yet it was almost disappointing.
Any troll that came close rarely needed more than one hit enhanced with Old Power, none had anything to harm any of us; not even my father as he had an Old Power based forcefield generator that protected him while using another Old Power based gadget to take the trolls that came close to him. An Old Power gun.
I kind of wanted one.
There were few unlucky ones that got too close to Thor, none stayed close for long.
Before long, most of the trolls in the cave were defeated and among the few that were left standing the only interesting ones were the robed one that I believed to be their leader and a more feminine one, as feminine as a troll could be anyway, who wore blue clothing with a white snake-like symbol on front and huge shoulder pads.
Seriously, where was Ulik?
"Stand down Geirrodur! While you still have a chance to stand down!" Thor declared as he raised his hammer at the now named 'Geirrodur'. Who I doubted to be smart enough to actually heed the warning of the local god.
"You think that we are defeated, Odinson?! No! This is merely-" The words he was gonna say would remain forever unheard, as before he could finish them...
*SLASH*
...his head fell down to the floor.
Along with the heads of all the other trolls, defeated or standing.
"This... this isn't normal, I'm guessing?" Amadeus asked with a face far paler than usual and a little green.
Guess he was the youngest among us, except for technically me and Skaar but we had grown up in Sakaar so we weren't really a sensible standard.
"No, it is not." Thor said, his gaze steely as he knelt down to inspect one the decapitated trolls. "What manner of foul magic could do such a thing without any sign?"
"That is a question isn't it?" A new voice came from behind and we turned around, only for all of our eyes to widen as we saw who it was. And there was no way one could mistake those green and golden clothes and the golden horned helmet. None could mistake the man before us for someone else.
"So, how is the exile treating you brother?"
No, none could mistake the liesmith before us for anyone but Loki.
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