"I am not pretending to know you." Loki said, his voice soft, calming, and Raya shook her head as tears rolled down her cheeks, anger still biting at her heart. "Believe me, or don't, the choice is yours. However, I did not wish to upset you; only to begin to understand how you came to be here." "You will not manipulate me." She said, her voice trembling with anger as she stood a foot from him, her hands flexing instinctively, missing the tug in her stomach, missing her full power. "You are nothing but a trickster; how can you actually expect me to trust you?" OR Moments after Loki Laufeyson is apprehended by the Avengers during the Battle Of New York, a mysterious portal appears over Stark Tower, a crimson star, shining bright in the sky. A woman is thrown from it, bleeding and terrified, pressing a knife into the God of Mischief's throat. As the Avengers struggle to understand their unexpected guest, war rages across the universe, expanding, consuming everything as a villain more powerful than any before rises out of the shadows, and the Earth's mightiest heroes are forced to question everything they think they know about their world.
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