"Fifty thousand days," Loki echoes softly, gaze going distant as compassion mixes with some of his own dark memories. "I was not captive for so long, but it was more than long enough."
There is no need to compete for the title of King of Pain, either. There's always plenty of suffering to go around. He takes a breath and gets up slowly, circling around the table to be closer to Megatron's seat. Once there, he simply sits on the table itself, folding one leg under him, and offers his hands. Touch may or may not be something this person would find comforting, but it's available, should he wish for it.
And in return, that's a high compliment Megatron offers to Loki. He has come to realize that his providence is one that is full of people who do not wish to acknowledge a god--angry, mistrustful, wounded people, but those are the ones who need something on their side the most. He doesn't need worship to listen without judgment.
Which is what he does now. He doesn't have all the context to empathize with everything Megatron says, but the emotions come through loud and clear. "And sometimes you have lashed out at those who were kindest to you, because you did not want an ally to soothe your hurt, lest they also dilute your rage."
"I think the answer to your question is 'yes'. But the horror you have witnessed is not all that there is. The multiverse is too wide and wild for that. Fate, or nature, or reality transcends our expectations, no matter how dark or bright they are. Here you are, unconquered. Keep looking."
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dancing_serpent
(no subject)
Date: 2020-11-11 09:29 pm (UTC)There is no need to compete for the title of King of Pain, either. There's always plenty of suffering to go around. He takes a breath and gets up slowly, circling around the table to be closer to Megatron's seat. Once there, he simply sits on the table itself, folding one leg under him, and offers his hands. Touch may or may not be something this person would find comforting, but it's available, should he wish for it.
And in return, that's a high compliment Megatron offers to Loki. He has come to realize that his providence is one that is full of people who do not wish to acknowledge a god--angry, mistrustful, wounded people, but those are the ones who need something on their side the most. He doesn't need worship to listen without judgment.
Which is what he does now. He doesn't have all the context to empathize with everything Megatron says, but the emotions come through loud and clear. "And sometimes you have lashed out at those who were kindest to you, because you did not want an ally to soothe your hurt, lest they also dilute your rage."
"I think the answer to your question is 'yes'. But the horror you have witnessed is not all that there is. The multiverse is too wide and wild for that. Fate, or nature, or reality transcends our expectations, no matter how dark or bright they are. Here you are, unconquered. Keep looking."