Chapter 29: I make a good deal, and start Ragnarök

Here's the new chapter! I know a lot of people were excited for the crossover but here it ends (for now) I hope you guys liked it!

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"You want me to steal Thor's hammer?" I asked, flabbergasted.

"Yup." Loki said with a smug smile.

"And let me guess you want the hammer for your collection, and you would never use it to start Ragnarök?" I asked.

Loki pouted, as if I greatly offended him. "Who do you think I am? I would never do such a thing."

'He's lying.' Nótt said.

'No shit Sherlock.' Chaos reacted.

"You are the god of mischief, what are you going to use it for?" I said seriously.

Loki seemed to think. "Oh, who knows what I'll use it for? Maybe I need some nails hammered down? Or I want to slap some giants. Hel, I might even use it as a wedding gift."

I narrowed my eyes. Not trusting anything the trickster was saying. "I am not stupid. I know Thor's hammer is important. If it's known he is powerless, enemies will come for him. And for us."

Loki smiled and wiggled his finger. "Big word, If." He gave me a thoughtful smirk. "Well if Thor manages to keep it a secret Midgard won't be invaded. Most of the hammer's function is its fear factor." Loki replied. "So, what do you say my friend? Do we have a deal?"

"Give me a second." I said, and I closed my eyes trying to remember everything Annabeth and Magnus told me about their adventures. Why in Hades' name did they not make tapes like Sadie and Carter did? That would be so much easier.

'Chaos, a little help, please.' I muttered.

Chaos sighted, 'Thor's hammer was stolen by Loki who told Thrym to steal it and then convinced him to use the hammer as the gift for the wedding between him and Samirah, after it was stolen it was hidden underneath the earth until the wedding.'

'So if I steal it, the timeline won't change?'

'Well, probably not. Maybe a little? Magnus would retrieve the hammer anyway, so it doesn't really matter who steals it in my opinion.' Chaos said.

'But make him swear by his troth not to reveal this secret to the public, that way he can still tell Thrym but probably not someone else.' Nótt said and I agreed.

I turned to Loki who was looking bored, "so you're done with thinking?" he asked.

"Yes, I will steal the hammer if you swear by your troth not to make it public that the hammer is stolen.' I said and he smirked, he had probably figured out that he could tell a few giants as long as they kept it secret too.

"Deal. I swear by my troth not to make it public that Mjölnir is stolen." Loki said quickly. Not even wasting a second on it.

"And I want you to swear to give me Katie Gardner back, alive." I quickly added. I don't want Loki to cut her in pieces before giving her back, hey these are Norse gods, who knows what they do?

Loki looked shocked at me, "You don't trust me?" he asked, faking a tear in his eye.

I laughed, "well since you're the God of trickery and mischief I don't think it is wise to trust you."

He snickered and swore by his troth on my terms.

"Well, now, please wait for my daughter to arrive." He said and closed his eyes to focus.

Only a few seconds later a second person appeared next to him, and I immediately knew she was Hel.

The person, not as in a metaphor.

She stood next to her father, a woman, she was about 18 years old, well her left side looked like it.

Let me explain this. Her body was split in two parts, her left side of the body was heartachingly beautiful, so much so, she might make Aphrodite jealous. She wore an ermine cloak that waved like snowdrift rippling in the wind. She had long dark hair and pale elven skin.

Remember what I told you about her left side? Well now the right side was the exact opposite. The right side, however, was terrifying. The right side had withered skin, a skeletal hand, and leg, patches of blue ice covering decayed flesh, membrane-thin lips over rotten teeth, a milky-white eye and tufts of desiccated hair like black spider webs.

She reminded me of Melinoe, except Hel was an extreme version.

I noticed I was staring at her and quickly said, "Hel I presume?"

The girl nodded, acknowledging my existence before she turned towards her father. "Why is there a Halfblood on your ship?"

"Meet…" Loki began but then stopped. "You still need to tell me your name!"

'Don't tell your name, don't give him any more information than necessary.' Nótt said.

"You don't need to know it." I said.

Loki chuckled and turned toward Hel, "this one has some guts, he came here to burn down my ship if I would not give him his lost girlfriend back from Helheim."

"She is not my girlfriend." I said but Loki ignored me.

"So we made a deal. He will steal the Mjölnir for me and I will give back his girlfriend unharmed."

"You have her soul right?" I asked Hel, she looked at me with her milky eyes, studying me, before she confirmed it with a nod. "A Greek am I right?"

"Yes, my friend here is a Greek!" Loki said with a smile that would put Apollo to shame.

"But how did he get here? The Ancient laws should've stopped him from coming to Jötunheimr."

I decided this subject was better left untouched so I did what I do best. I threw in a joke.

"Yeah, I was wondering the same. I was one moment at the Bermuda triangle, then Google maps told me to go right by NiflHeim and we ran into a Nuckelavee. Seriously, the Jötun should keep their sea's safe for tourists. I'm going to leave a bad review for the Jötunheimr sea."

'The tourist trap again?' Nótt said sarcastically.

'Worked on you.' I said and she growled.

Hel looked flabbergasted at me while Loki chuckled, seriously does that guy always smile?

"Told you, this one has some humor as well." Loki said. "They don't make fools, I mean heroes, like that anymore."

Hel stared at me thoughtfully before nodding. "Fine, if you give me the hammer I will give you your companion back, alive."

"I thought I had to give it to Loki?"

Loki pouted, "I'm, I'm chained to a rock," he showed me his hands. Briefly, two ghostly chains shimmered into existence.

I suddenly understood that this was not even the real Loki I was talking to, only an illusion conjured up by himself.

"But the terms of the troth will count for her as well." Loki reassured me.

"What terms?" Hel asked.

"Not to make the fact that the hammer is stolen public." Loki said. "I think I'll use it for private matters."

Hel turned to look at me.

"So, how am I supposed to steal the hammer of Thor?" I asked, feeling a bit nervous under her unnerving gaze.

"It will be night at Midgard, Thor has his camp there, once he sleeps you can steal it from him." Loki explained.

"That's all?" I asked.

Loki nodded, "What did you expect? Some kind of dark plan with a twisted scheme that relies on thousands of variables?" he asked. "Real plans don't work like that. Keep it simple."

"Uhh…" I said, honestly I expected something like that.

"If it is so easy, why has no one else stolen it?" I wondered.

"It has been stolen twice, he finds it again. Beats up whoever took it and leaves. However, if you can take it from him I can take it to a place he won't find it." Loki explained.

"So I could just walk into his camp, take the hammer, and leave?"I asked unsure, was it really that easy to steal the mightiest weapon on earth? On the other hand, Luke stole the Lighting bolt and the Helmet of Darkness during the Olympus tour on the winter solstice and took it with him without much problems, maybe gods we're just bad with symbols of power.

"I know the perfect hiding place for Mjölnir and since you are a Greek Thor won't even detect you!" he exclaimed.

"Fine." I muttered.

"Well, I think my time here's up," Loki tapped his wrist. Pointing at his imaginary watch. "You know, the entire, stuck in a cave with poison dripping down your face!"

For a brief second, raw anger filled his voice. I took a step away from him.

"See you later," Loki winked before vanishing. Fading out of existence like he was never even there in the first place.

"I'm going to teleport you there." Hel said and without waiting, she stepped forward, and placed her skeleton right hand on my shoulder.

I felt a terrible pain go through my body, and I fell to the ground. It was hard to describe the feeling, it was like I was eating the Phlegethon all over again.

Then it slowly faded away and I looked up to see we were in the woods. The sky above us was dark and cloudy.

I got up and glared at Hel, "What the fuck was that?" I asked.

She looked at me with her milky eyes, "I used Helheim as a travel path since Helheim is underneath all the worlds. You experience a split second in my realm."

"Well, it sucks!" I spit out.

She laughed, "Well get used to it, I think I'm gonna claim your soul once you die. You're an interesting one for my collection."

"Well, you better work on your accommodation, or I'm gonna switch to another afterlife." I said, then I noticed where we were.

We were on the edge of a clearing in the woods, in the middle was a campfire burning, next to it was a God leaning against a fallen tree trunk talking in a dialect I could not understand.

Then I realised it wasn't a dialect, but he was snoring.

"Is that Thor?" I asked and Hel nodded.

"I expected him to be more handsome."

He had shoulder-length red hair, a curly red beard and bodybuilder arms that could strangle a tree with his hands the size of pot roasts. He wore a sleeveless leather jerkin and a hauberk.

He was definitely not handsome. He Looked like he was beating people and getting beaten by people since he was a child.

Well considering this was Thor he probably was.

"There's the hammer." Hell said, and she pointed at the object that was placed on the ground next to the campfire.

"I can just walk over to it and take it?" I asked.

Hel nodded. "Trust me, no traps. Just take it and leave it."

"Why don't you pick it up?" I asked curiously.

"Because I'm a Norse Goddess, he will detect me." Hel said and it sounded reasonable enough.

I got up and walked over to the hammer, first I tried sneaking but then I realised I could literally scream and Thor wouldn't wake up with the sound of his snoring.

When I came closer, I took a look at the Hammer.

The hammer consisted of a trapezoidal-shaped slab of iron with runic designs swirled across the metal and a stubby handle bound in leather.

I wondered for a brief moment if I could pick it up with the whole worthy stuff but I could easily pick it up. It weighed as much as Riptide which was a surprise.

I walked over to Hel who was looking at me.

When I was out of Thor's reach, I offered her the hammer. To my surprise she asked me, "Are you sure? You know that Loki will use it to set Ragnarök in motion."

I nodded, "Yes, Never been so sure." I said.

She gave me a confused look. "You are aware of the consequences, yet you continue to follow this path. Are you so selfish that you would destroy the entire world to save a friend?"

I shook my head, "No, I will save them both."

"But if you give me the hammer…" she began but I interrupted her.

"I know what I am doing, and Loki is not the only one with plans." I gave her a cocky grin.

'You are truly a moron.' Nótt said, but I told her to shut up.

"You are an interesting one. I truly hope I get your soul once you die." Hel said after a long few seconds. She stepped forward.

"Well can't wait." I said as she placed her left hand on my shoulder.

I fell to the ground from the pain and my eyes were burning, it hurt even more than last time.

My vision darkened and for a second I was afraid my eyes were being burned away.

Then I noticed the sound of waves, I saw light seep in through my shut eyes. My senses returned. I opened my eyes and I noticed I was back on the lifeboat with a sleeping Katie and Hel. The goddess had a smug smile on her face.

"That hurt even more than last time" I complained.

"That's because we first went back to Naglfar where I took your lifeboat and then I took you both to Midgard." Hel explained.

"Why?" I asked and she sighed.

"Katie would've died from the cold in Niflheim. I hate delivering half the work." And with that she turned into a flurry of snow that immediately melted.

I checked and used my sea skills and noticed I was back at the sea of monsters. After checking our location I went to Katie and checked for a heartbeat. She was still alive.

"Just give her a moment, being dead is a horrible experience." A voice behind me said, I turned around and I saw Nótt sitting at the front of the lifeboat. No, she looked like her Greek Aspect again.

"Nótt?" I asked hesitantly.

"Nope! It's Nyx now!" She yelled excitedly.

"Oh, great." I muttered, and I suddenly felt sleepy as hell.

"Yeah, the ambrosia effect has faded, you should get some rest." Nyx suggested and I nodded.

I took off my backpack and used it as a pillow, ready for a good night's rest.

Oh, boy was I wrong.

In my nightmare I saw a gigantic man destroying a gigantic tree. It was unclear where the man or the tree were. They both were surrounded by a fog that was so thick I could touch it.

The man was a monstrosity. He looked human, but only because I couldn't find any other words to describe him. Every part of his body was twisted and disproportionate.

His mouth had a big set of teeth that were stained red,

As the man was shaking the tree, it caught fire for an unknown reason. From the roots it began to make its way to the top of the tree, all the while, the man was shaking the tree and ripping branches. I heard a scream, no, thousands of screams erupting from the tree. It made my ears bleed as I tried to keep the voices out but I couldn't.

Then suddenly I understood it. This was all my fault.

And the voices, they were calling my name-

"PERCY!" Someone yelled and I began shaking.

I opened my eyes and saw Katie and Nyx hovering over me.

"Oh, good, you are awake." Katie said worriedly.

"You were having a nightmare." Nyx added unnecessarily.

"No, I feel alright, thank you." I said and I got up. Hoping to dispel that nightmare from my mind. I rubbed the sleep away and turned to the, now alive, daughter of Demeter.

"How are you feeling Katie?" I asked, and she gave me a smile.

"Great!" She blushed. "Thank you very much."

"I told Katie about how we ran into a sea monster and how she almost died, but you managed to dive her up just in time." Nyx told me with a wink.

"Yes thank you Percy, I only hope Tyson is alright too." she said, worried.

"Don't worry, he's a son of Poseidon." I reassured her.

I looked over her shoulder and saw we were heading towards an island, and I recognized it.

"Circe." I mumbled.

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So that was a huge chapter! Sorry for that, I'll try to keep it shorter next time. I just hate to stop halfway through a chapter. Oh well. Nevermind. See you people later!

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