EXT. MIDGARD WOODS
LOKI'S TREE – NIGHT
SUPER: "Midgard
480 AD"
The elderly but
powerful All-Father ODIN watches his two sons as they restrain the
prisoner. He sees only from his left eye while his right eye is
covered by a patch.
Beside him is FRIGG,
his wife and the goddess of marriage. She is dressed for mourning and
glares at the prisoner.
THOR, the arrogant
god of thunder, is all too happy to perform the task at hand. His
hammer swings on his belt.
TYR, the god of
justice, takes no pleasure in this work. His right hand is missing
and the stump crudely bandaged.
Their prisoner is
LOKI, a Jotun who is known as the Trickster god. He has been severely
beaten.
Thor and Tyr are
tying Loki to a tree using a thin golden ribbon.
LOKI
You
think this little ribbon will
hold
me?
Thor looks
doubtfully at Tyr. Tyr nods.
TYR
Your
son Fenrir could not break it.
Loki smiles as he
looks down at Tyr's missing hand.
LOKI
I
hope your hand tasted good to
him.
ODIN
The
ribbon was made by dwarves. It
will
neither cut nor break.
Loki struggles
against his bonds and then looks at Odin.
LOKI
So
how long am I to stay here while
you
figure out what to do with me?
A
week? A month?
Odin looks at him
sternly.
ODIN
For
the crime of murdering my son,
you
are to remain here until the
end
of all time, Loki.
Loki grows angry as
he strains against his bonds. He glares at Odin.
LOKI
And
what of your other sons? Are
they
to be imprisoned for the crime
of
murdering my wife?
Odin sighs.
ODIN
That
was unfortunate.
FRIGG
We
gave you Sigyn, one of our own,
to
ease your loneliness. Not to
breed
and bring forth abominations.
LOKI
And
what of my children? With their
mother
gone, who among you would
care
for them as I would?
ODIN
Your
children are locked away. I
will
not have those monsters
running
freely in my realm.
Thor grins as he
reaches into his waist pouch and produces three golden keys. Each key
has a different shaped head: A wolf, a serpent, and a skull. He
dangles the keys in front of Loki's eyes.
LOKI
Please,
All-Father! This is between
you
and I. My children are
innocent!
Odin remains stoic.
Thor holds up the
serpent key to Odin.
THOR
This
ugly little snake…
LOKI
His
name is Jörmungandr.
THOR
Whatever.
Such a puny little thing.
Hardly
something to be of concern.
ODIN
It is
what he will grow to become
that
will be of concern to you,
Thor.
Thor shrugs and
hangs the keys on a tree branch that keeps them in Loki's line of
sight. He smiles wickedly at Loki.
THOR
Now
your children will forever be
just
out of your reach.
Loki struggles
harder as Thor laughs. Tyr looks concerned as he steps away from the
tree.
TYR
Someone
will find him here. The
humans
are growing in numbers and
will
surely settle in this
accursedly
hot land.
ODIN
Even
the trees of Midgard mourn
Balder.
They will keep him hidden
for
as long as they remember your
brother.
Frigg walks up to
Loki and caresses his face with her hand. It is not a warm gesture,
but rather a mocking one.
FRIGG
The
crime you committed cannot be
forgiven.
But do not think that I
have
forgotten that it was my sons
who
drew first blood. For that, I
offer
you a small comfort.
Frigg turns and
makes a gesture with her hand. Loki's eyes grow wide as SIGYN comes
forth from the woods.
Sigyn bears a nasty
head injury, a blow that was inflicted by Thor's hammer. She is
carrying a metal bowl in her hands and has a bow slung across her
back.
LOKI
Sigyn?
FRIGG
She
cannot speak, but she will
attend
to you just as she did
before.
You will want for neither
food
nor drink.
LOKI
(whispering)
Sigyn.
FRIGG
Enjoy
her beauty while it lasts,
Sly
One. It will not last long on
Midgard.
LOKI
She
fell in battle with your son!
The
warriors of Valhalla will not
tolerate
this mockery!
Frigg turns to
Sigyn, who stands obediently beside Loki.
FRIGG
Keep
yourself away from the eyes of
man,
for the trees will not hide
you
as they do Loki. And do not
think
that bringing a swift death
to
your husband will end his
torment.
Sigyn nods and Frigg
returns to her place at Odin's side. Loki looks at Odin and sneers.
LOKI
You
will come to regret this.
Surely
you can see that, Odin!
The panel of gods
mumble at the impertinence.
ODIN
It is
as it must be.
Odin turns and
leaves. The other gods follow him, leaving Loki alone with Sigyn.
The story is an expansion of the short film "Father of Lies".
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