[IC] The Witch's Son ("The Raven King" Sequel) { Jazz & Angel }

[AngelBites15]

Frigga smiled and turned to walk to another door in the distance. Maleficent, with her arm looped around the jotun's own, followed. "Why do you feel down, darling?", she asked Loki as she held his arm in a reassuring way. "Is it Eric?"

[Jazz]

Loki had followed Frigga while escorting his mother with him. Hearing her questions brought some pain that he knew he could not hide from her. Lowering his head a little with his eyes seeming to be a bit distant. "Yes, it is. I feel like almost everything is repeating itself when I was with...him..." He was mentioning Thor but didn't want to say him name aloud. "We see each other for a while, the relationship goes on and gets stronger. Then he stopped coming to the Moors. I came here and he said he was turning down the crown...then...he left. No reassurance or anything that he would return. It's just what it feels like. I don't know what I could have done, what I could have said to see what was going on." Loki told her as calmly as he could. He was obviously upset, confused, and concerned about his relationship with Eric. How it was going to turn out overall. Secretly scared that it would be Deja vu all over, with twists.

[AngelBites15]

Frigga waited outside for them and gave them time to talk. She didn't mind them to have a discussion. Even though she knows that it's none of her business. Maleficent looked at Loki's face as he mentioned what was bothering him. He was afraid to lose Eric. Maleficent should have known that his past with Thor was plaguing him, convincing him that his relationship with Eric could turn out to be the same. She knows for a fact that it wasn't going to happen. Not to him. Not to her. And not to Eric. She could fly throughout the Nine Realms to find Eric and tell him to come home. But that idea could make matters worse. "No, Loki. Eric would never do this to you. He will come back to you. It's just, he's been through a lot and he needed his exhale from it", she reassured him as she held his hand with her own. "I promise. He will", she whispered softly before she cupped his cheek to wipe any stray tears that would fall from his eyes.

[Jazz]

Loki looked to his mother listening to her reassuring words. That what happened in the past would no happen this time and why Eric left. Loki could see why but didn't understand why Eric couldn't tell him in person. He would have understood and not feel the way he did now. Holding his mother's hand and feeling her hand cup his cheek, Loki felt his eyes water but no tears came. He managed to smile a little and nod. Then he realized that Frigga was probably waiting for them. "We should catch up with the Queen. She is waiting." Loki said as he tried to keep a brightened face. Walking outside to meet the waiting queen. "My apologies for the wait. I had some concerns that my mother noticed."

[AngelBites15]

Frigga smiled as she heard Loki's apology. "It's quite alright, sweetheart", she responded with a reassuring smile. "Sometimes it's hard to struggle with the past, but you can get through it", she added as Maleficent and Loki walked next to her.

[Jazz]

Loki nodded, looking to the queen before looking ahead. "I know. It takes time as it always has. How are you taking the celebration and the kingdom? They treating you well?" Loki asked Frigga curiously. Simply curious, but also that he had known for the Asgard to treat his god daughter with kindness as well and patience with Eric.

[AngelBites15]

"The grand event is just...grand", Frigga shrugged with a smile. Everyone cherishes their freedom from darkness. Thanks to you", she says with the same smile as before. "We take our invite to this event very passionately. We are happy to be here", Maleficent spoke up as she rubbed Loki's arm gently.

(( Time to move where Loki has his visions ))

[Jazz]

Loki was happy that he was able to save the Kingdom that he had come to be fond of. But was also the home to two of his cherished loved ones. Hearing his mother speak up, Loki looked to her as she rubbed his arm. The Jotun's lips parted as if to say something but no words were said. Loki put his free hand to his head, his eyes closed as he felt what to be a headache, but much more happened. He saw what seemed to be Eric, fighting something like he had never seen. A black smoke. Then who he found out was Fandral had died by claws that looked familiar but couldn't place it. After that, he saw a cage be set on fire and the smoke broke free. Eric was outraged, pained and sad. "Eric?.." He whispered out as he tried to keep himself standing. Loki staggered where he had stopped. This seemed to have proved to much for he collapsed where he stood. The last image he saw was of Eric riding on horseback, but with no knowledge on where he was riding to.

[AngelBites15]

Maleficent was smiling at Frigga before she felt a weight on her arm as she noticed Loki stagger where he stood. "Loki?", she asked him before she saw him collapse. She finally saw something was wrong. Quickly, the fae dove down and caught Loki before his head would hit the cement ground. "We need the healers!", Frigga called as Maleficent laid Loki's head in her lap in order for him to lay on something soft. "Hold on, Loki. Hold on", she softly said to him.

Minutes later, Loki was stripped of his armor, only to be in his black cloak layers while he laid in the bed of the healing room. Maleficent sat at his side with her hands on face, obviously worried about him.

[Jazz]

Loki laid there, unaware of anything that happened around him, out cold to the world. In whatever time seemed to go by, Loki had seemed to come around, stir from his unconsciousness. Slowly opening his eyes for emerald green to show, Loki felt no head pain that he remembered having all of a sudden. But he realized he wasn't where he remembered being. He recognized it as the healing room. Looking around him, he saw Maleficent sitting next him, looking as worried as any mother would for their child. He moved his hand to hers. "It's alright mother." He gave her a reassuring smile. "What happen?" He asked, looking to himself the best he could to see that his armor was no long on him and that remained was his black clothes.

[AngelBites15]

Maleficent's head shot up as she felt Loki touch her hand. "Thank the cosmos you're still breathing", she sighed in relief as she quickly hugged him, gently. She let go after she heard his question. "Somehow you passed out. Did you feel anything before you fell?", she asked him to make sure he felt something that had to do with his case.

[Jazz]

Loki felt her hug and noticed how relieved she was. Hearing her answer and her question,he looked to her as he slowly sat up. "Well, my head hurt, then I was seeing images." He paused a moment, looking at his lap as he thought about what happen. "I saw images of Eric. He was near a church with Fandral. They fought a black smoke of some sort. Fandral was killed and Eric got angry. Get a cage on fire. He captured the smoke but then it got away. Then the next I saw, Eric was on horse back. I couldn't tell where he was exactly. The images came and went but enough time for me to see them." He looked to Maleficent, unsure what was going on himself. "How am I able to see these images? Whats happen to me?" Loki was scared, but he was worried about himself.

[AngelBites15]

Maleficent widened her eyes as she listened to Loki's claim of seeing things in his head. This wasn't part of his ancestry since it was impossible. "Eric was there?", she asked him as she listened to his scared tone. "I don't know", she sighed in guilt since she felt that she could do nothing to help him.

A male figure walked down the hallway of the palace as he walked past guards and towards the healing room.

Maleficent cupped Loki's cheek as she made a face of concern. "What do you mean by black smoke?", she asked him. "I think I can answer that", a male voice sounded as a hooded figure walked into the room, removing his hood.

[Jazz]

Loki calmed himself, looking to Maleficent to see that she looked guilty. He didn't want her to feel that way, it wasn't her fault. If she didn't know, then she didn't know. He thought that she may have the answer. It was okay. But Loki nodded, answering her question about Eric. Seeing her hand come up and felt it cup his cheek and ask about the black smoke. Loki was going to answer her when he heard a male voice. Turning his head to the voice and see a hooded figure walk into the room, removing his hood. Loki's eyes widened, not knowing if he wanted to believe what he saw before him. He felt his heart raise and beat close to his ribcage. "Eric!" He was obviously happy to see him again. He wanted to just go up to him and hug the man before him. But as he tried to get out of the bed by standing, he staggered a bit and almost lost his balance. He got up to quickly and felt a bit dizzy.

[AngelBites15]

Maleficent turned to see the male before them just as he removed his hood, revealing Eric. She widened her eyes as she noticed the male that Loki looked upon. He really came back. Eric watched as Loki tried to get up from the bed until he saw him stagger. He moved quickly as he approached him and hold him in his own arms. "It's okay. It's okay", he reassured him as he held the sides of his face gently, looking into his emerald eyes.

[Jazz]

The Jotun felt his arms wrap around him, feeling most of his worries go away, knowing how familiar those arms of his were as well as his reassuring voice. Feeling Eric's hands hold the side of his face, meeting his lover's gaze. He looked mainly relieved, but he was also a bit scared and worried. "I missed you."

[AngelBites15]

"I know. I know", Eric softly told the Jotun before he gave him a kiss on his lips. "You're not safe here", he told him before letting go of his face and walking to the large window of the room, looking out.

[Jazz]

Loki kissed Eric in return. When their lips parted and Eric telling him that he was no longer safe here, Loki felt him pull away from him and walk to the large window. "I'm not safe here? How so?" Loki looked cautious, worried about what was going on. He wanted to know why for sure.

[AngelBites15]

"Look, I may be foolish to not tell you where I was or why I left, but you are in danger", Eric tells him as he turns to look at him. "I saw something. Or someone", he said to him. "I saw Ravenna. She's still alive. I don't know how or why, but she is indeed alive", he tells him before siting down on the bed where Loki laid previously.

[Jazz]

Loki's eyes widened as he looked to Eric in surprise. "Ravenna?! Is she the black smoke?" This had a sink in a moment. He looked to Maleficent before he looked to Eric as he heard him talk about how he didn't know much of anything other than the fact that she was alive and the hint that she was after him if he was in danger. Watching him sit on the bed of which he laid previously, Loki walked over to him and sat down next to him. "So, you're wanting me to come with you?" He asked him calmly, wanting to know his intention as to what Eric's intentions maybe to keep him safe. He was afraid no doubt. But it seemed Eric was thinking this out.