The Legend Killer (Jor)

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Were they to be infested by all of the brood of Loki?
 
It was an unfair comment to make, an unjustified one and he knew it but he couldn’t help but think it. Hel and Slepnir weren’t so bad, both had their annoying points but in the end…he just didn’t hate them as much as the other two. Fenrir and…him. He had sensed it the minute the creature had arrived, the air was a little thicker, a little heavier. Unbidden, the moment he had felt it, a roll of thunder went through the sky…not of his own doing this time. That’s what happened when destiny arrived.
 
The snake had come and thus Thor had to be sure it still knew its place. He wondered if it’s human form would be much like the one it had before…how had it escaped? How had it even made it here?
 
There was only one answer to that question. Loki.
 
What was he up too?
 
He had been tracking it for a while now, throughout the school which had led him here, to the pool. Of course...he guessed it must just have felt at home there. Walking around the pool he kept his eyes peeled for it, his hammer in hand should he need it.
 
“Jormu-…Jormugha…Jorfmegha…” Thor sighed and cursed Loki for having children with unpronounceable names and bellowed, “SNAKE! Show yourself!”

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All Jor had wanted was a bit of peace and quiet.

Yes, he was thoroughly enjoying traipsing around the mortal realm in a different body, scaring the pants off unsuspecting humans and playing with the gods. He was a more social creature than his siblings, and he liked being around others, if only to sate his own endless hunt for something amusing.

But even he grew weary of the constant presence of others. So he had set off in search of a bit of solitude, letting his own feet lead him along on a wandering path around the school's campus. He wandered for quite a while before he finally took in his surroundings. At some point, he had come to the pool. A wry smile tugged the corner of his lips up as he realized his own unconscious actions. For him, water was solitude, water was peace, water was the stagnation and silence and waiting for his destiny to play itself out.

He walked around the pool, wrinkling his nose at the stench of chlorine in the room. Still, he was considering jumping in, despite all the nasty chemicals that the mortals pumped their water with.

At least, until he felt that presence. The one that made his skin crawl and the hair on his nape stand on end. An unconscious hiss slipped from between his lips, and he spun on the spot, searching for the source of that ungodly (or rather, godly) presence. Jor really didn't want to tangle with that god right now, so he quickly hid himself in the shadows of the locker room entryway. There was no way he would escape completely in time, and he figured that if he hid for long enough, the thunder god would grow bored and leave.

Unfortunately, that seemed not to be the case. Thor appeared to have no intention of leaving, even going so far as to call Jor out. Jor cringed, wishing there was a way out of this inevitable confrontation. But alas, he could see no way out. Perhaps if he presented himself peacefully, the thunder god would take pity on him.

It was then that Jor noticed the hammer clutched in the god's hand. Well, that option was out. Jor found himself wishing that he had a weapon of some kind on him. As a serpent, he had no need for weapons, but his fangs were a bit smaller now, and his poison, while still deadly, took a little longer to produce. Cursing his luck, Jor huffed out a breath, steeling himself for whatever might come. Yes, he had risen from his watery prison, but not to bring about the end. The god would definitely know when he came to kill him.

"I do have a name, you know," Jor drawled, his tone biting as he stepped silently from the shadows. He glared at the god, assuming an almost militaristic pose with both arms behind his back as he stood quietly on the other side of the pool. "What do you want, Thor?" he asked flatly, trying his best to sound as if he was bored.

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Thor looked at the young man that stood before him and glared.

It seemed that this place had chosen the appropriate body to contain the serpent. It was little things here and there that made it clear to him who this boy really was. Or perhaps it was just that feeling, that strange feeling he got whenever he was close to the serpent. Destiny.

“I want to know what a serpent like you is doing here amongst the mortals, in a mortal form,” he said holding his ground, his grip growing tighter around the hammer, “I want to know why the sons of Loki have both come here.”

Thunder rumbled around the room, “what is your father planning?”

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Jor really had no answer for the thunder god. He didn't know why he was here. He had no idea how he had come here either. Yes, he had a nagging inkling that his father was somehow behind it, but he knew that if Loki did have a hand in his arrival here, the god wouldn't tell him anything.

"I got bored," Jor deadpanned, sarcasm dripping from his words. Rolling his eyes, he sighed and scowled at Thor. He needed to keep this from getting violent. As the god had pointed out, he was in a mortal form. He could probably die, and he wasn't really eager to test out what happened if someone tried to kill him.

The thunder rumbling around the room didn't help him focus at all, and had he not been trying so hard to keep a fearless composure, he probably would have flinched. As it was, he shifted ever so slightly, biting back a hiss that tried to worm its way out of his throat. He paused for a moment before actually giving an honest answer. "Hell if I know. Nobody told me why I was called here. And why on Midgard would you think that my father would tell me anything if he was involved?"

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The creature spoke the truth. If Loki was planning something then the last people he would be informing about it were the people involved. Isn’t that what always happened in his plans? He would trick people into doing something that he wanted them to do without telling them all the facts. That was Loki. Although Jor was right it didn’t mean that Thor trusted him, for all he knew it was a double bluff and the snake actually knew more than he was letting on.

“That may be so,” he rumbled, “but should I find out that you are planning anything…I will see that you are thrown back to where you belong.”

Beginning to walk around the pool he continued, “These people are under my protection. You will harm no one here during your time in Midgard. Or you will have me to reckon with. Do you understand serpent?”

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Jor snorted, rolling his eyes at the god. Of course he would try to intimidate him into inaction. It might be working, but Jor wouldn't tell anyone. "Hn, well it's a pity that I'm not planning anything," he sneered, crossing his arms and glaring bitterly at Thor. "Contrary to popular belief, I don't always have some dastardly plot that needs carrying out." Well, that was a lie, for the most part, but right now he wasn't planning anything.

As the god advanced, Jor started to move as well, backing away carefully. He was quite eager to keep the distance between himself and his mortal enemy. Smirking deviously, he cackled slightly as he spoke. "Under your protection, you say? Fabulous job you've been doing." He spread his arms, gesturing around him as he continued. "Look at what they do! They don't need me to poison the air; they've already done it themselves. Even the water is tainted. They bicker senselessly, slaughtering each other for no reason whatsoever. You're not worried about that?" Jor laughed bitterly, shaking his head. "Fine. I'll restrain myself from destroying them all... for now. But I make no promises. After all, I am a villain."

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“The mortals can choose for themselves what they do, they will be judged accordingly when it is their time,” said Thor, although the snakes comments had stung, “just as you will be judged when our time comes.”

Thor loved the mortals, he did, but they did have a terrible way of making him look like an idiot. He would sing their praises, protect them from anything and then they would go and do something ridiculous like kill off a species or wage war on a poor unsuspecting country. It did not make his love for them grow any less, just his disappointment. There were still a few humans however that made it all worth while, and they were worth fighting for.

His comment about being the villain hit something he didn’t wish to consider. His discussion with Hel previously still weighed heavy on him, how she had no choice but to accept her fate. Was it the same here? Had the serpent had no other choice but to accept his role as the evil one? He didn’t want to think about it, he didn’t want to believe that he had forced this, contributed to it, he did not create this evil thing…

But if not him…then who?

“A man may change,” he said eventually, not believing that the words had come from him, “even an immortal can change. You are defined by your actions, not by what you believe the future holds for you.”

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Jor laughed bitterly, a hollow thing that felt false, even in his own ears. "Yes, but what if they make all the wrong choices? What if, when the time comes, they are deemed unworthy? Then what will you do, Thor? All your work will have been for naught. You will have wasted your life on a race that does not give the slightest consideration for your sacrifice. And what will that mean for you?" he snapped, bombarding the god with questions. He really was genuinely curious. Being among the humans was beginning to affect him, and he had begun to question his fate.

The god's words put further fuel to the fire, and he recoiled from the idea, not liking it in the least. Without his fate, he was nothing. He had no purpose, no meaning without the knowledge that he was to be the one to end it all. The idea that he did not have to be such a monster frightened him, because with it, it brought the idea that he might be wrong. Shaking his head in denial, he muttered, "No. It is far better to accept the cards I have been dealt than to attempt to change my fate." Taking another step back, he laughed nervously, blurting out, "After all, if fate does not exist, and our future is not set in stone, then what am I? A snake that grew too big? A monster that parents tell their children about at night? No... No accepting this fate is preferable." The thoughts swirling through his mind made him doubt himself, and that was one thing that he didn't want.