Night 17 - The Past Revisited

Written by The Guardian, Voidius and the ensuing problems

February 28, 2026

Sometime last year 2025...

As I, Voidius, was strapped in a wooden chair, before him, I felt my insides churn as he paced, that ridiculous grin on his face. I wasn't sure if I was his play thing or his torture pet. In any case, I was up for a good time, perhaps?

"Now, now, now," He said, tracing a finger along my hood. "Dear, dear Voidius."

I smirked, though, he couldn't tell from my galaxy spaced out body. I'm literally a galaxy as a human body. There's no eyes. No ears. No hair. Just space. I know weird right?

"Whatever the f**k is going on...is this going to be fun or...? I'm a, quantum mechanic, space creature. I don't give a rat's ass, but remember consent first."

Loki smirked and paced around the chair. Loki is 5'5" with short black hair with braids in it. He has a short, van dyke beard style. He was wearing a long robe with green satin and black and gold brocade on the shoulders, and his pants, black leggings with army black boots. In his hair he had, long, black horns, pointed upward; his crown.

Loki smirked. "Look, I own you. I will have what I need, I mean you agreed to be my pet, right?"

Voidius sighed. "Owww, yes I did. Okay are you going to, you know do some nasty kinky shit? I am down...anytime...but uhhh...what you want me to do? I don't exactly have anything...down yonder you know."

Loki facepalmed. "You make everything into raunchy shit. No, this is not a sexy fun experiment, pet."

Voidius looked up at Loki, "What is it Loki, then?"

Loki stopped moving. "I have to...figure out some things...besides that's sad you don't have parts...You know you can just make them appear...at any time...that's inner world, magick for you."

Voidius sighed. "If I wanted that...I would have it...I don't want to though. I just like being an asshole."

Loki kneeled down. "But why? Is it a kinky thing...I think not. I mean we already have a deal but you could be great friends and allies with the council. Why do you fight them so much?"

Voidius sighed again. "I'm bored. I want attention. I hate mundane human shit. Humans are boring. Everything is boring. I want power. I want fame. I want fortune. But everything is boring!"

Loki frowned. "Not everything...surely...this is depression, Voidius. Yes? As for the power, fame and fortune...no, you want to be seen and heard that's all. Power is useless without wisdom. Fame only gets you targeted and its stupid in the long run. Fortune, well you seen how rich people behave...its the ruin of the soul."

Voidius sighed. "I want to do what those losers didn't do...just like use it to literally start a...Rev........"

Loki waved his hand around. "NO! Don't say it...we can't even say it online. It will only get us in trouble remember? Never say the r word."

Voidius coughed. "R word? Like r*pe? or Raids? Or?"

Loki glared at Voidius. "Um no...the one...you know...rebel scum...and all..."

Voidius nodded. "Right, right...Mr. X warned us...okay..."

Loki reached up to gently grab his chin. "Voidius, we need you to be on our side. And forget about the other stuff. Focus on the mission instead. We don't need money, power or fame. We don't. Please. Listen to us. Listen to me. I hate seeing you suffer."

Voidius growled. "I am trying okay...I'm just...I don't understand humans. I don't understand most of them. All they do is stupid shit. They waste their time hurting others. Those losers with all the money and rep, they just use it to hurt people...how f**king lame is that? And not even good "evil" decisions. They decide one piece of your defining mug, is somehow less than, and then they use it, to hurt you with. That's humanity. F**k humans."

Loki nodded. "Good "evil" decisions. That's um...yea no...I'm gunna leave that alone. But yes, racism is a really bad thing...just like hurting kids and trafficking women. I understand...you know I do right?"

Voidius nodded. "I just want humans to f**king listen to me. To us. They never listen. Only judge. Only pick us apart and expose the grim and then use it to conclude we aren't worth anything. So they treat us like garbage for being enraged that we were mistreated and abused by those pos humans. When I share my heart and the rage and the darkness with people who I trust, I expected...him...to listen...not tell everyone...make us look dangerous...I feel stupid as f**k..."

Loki hugged Voidius. "Human beings can be cruel yes. As for him...well he's a bit of a d*ck at times. And truly, probably needs, I think to open up to people more. Anyways, this isn't about him, okay? This is about your trust issues."

Voidius sighed. "I just you know...wanted to express the darkness to someone who would have understood that...but noooooo, I just get treated like I'm a cheap bandit with a axe."

Loki softened his gaze. "They still aren't beyond redemption though. I mean all humans. No human is beyond redemption. I feel that but I don't speak of bullshit religion. Only that every human, regardless of what they are classified as or born out of or into, can chose at any moment, to always break their chains and join us."

Voidius laughed. "Redemption? Why would I ever trust any of them? I mean I sort of trusted a few...and they f**ked me good. Not a good f**k, just misery and bitter ends to friendships that I put more value in then they did. F**king c*nts."

Loki kissed Voidius's cheek and put a hand to his cheek, tenderly. "You aren't bad. He isn't bad. We are not bad. We are wounded. Not broken. Just wounded. As for the h*es, that refused to help us when we were literally in psychosis from medications we shouldn't be on...well those pos can enjoy never speaking to us again. They are hence forth banished from the Legion's presence. Shunned by all in the Legion...for you Voidius...for you."

Voidius squeezed his eyes shut. "I can still taste the blood from that day...the one where I was so thirsty...I...just...went for my arm..."

Loki squeezed Voidius cheek again. "You don't have to do that ever again. And healing of the mind takes time...and dedication. We are not bad. We are wounded. You will never suffer like that, alone, ever again."

Loki took to pacing a bit, before he stopped, and said with a sigh. "Voidius I feel that you are only seeing through your wounds at humans. You don't see humans as they are. When you rub off the grim and the dirt and the ego, all that is left is the truth of the human. Maybe traumatized but still kind of beautiful. I don't love all humans but I do love many. I have fallen in love with humanity's ingenuity, their creativity, their desire to be more than they are, their love, their music, their art, their joy. Its not all rainbow shines and glitter but you know, up there, " Loki pointed up, "There. I lived and all I did was waste my time there. I created strife to keep from being bored but deep down, I suffered so greatly, that when I was given leave to join your system, I did."

Voidius made eyes, a nose, eyebrows and a mouth appear and even a short black hair cut. "This better? I don't believe you are, the God of Mischief for real. Okay?"

Loki smirked. "You don't have to. None of you do. But them...oh baby...but I must be smart about it. After all, I still need Mr. X, to do his part of this."

"Them? Who?" questioned, Voidius looking around.

Loki shrugged. "Whoever. It is the time of the Old Gods now. We will be seen and heard. Humanity will reckon with us all. The other pantheons have started to speak again to each other. We are gathering together, for the first time, in so long."

Voidius shook his head. "When you talk like this...I wonder if you are insane or telling the truth or just a good liar..."

Loki cackled. "What? I'm a Dungeon Master, my pet. Now...be a good boy...and let me see what you stole..."

Voidius growled. "NO. NEVER. Its mine."

Loki rubbed his own chin. "Very well...then I guess we do this, with a little help."

Voidius thought about it for a moment, then said, "Okay, so what now? Do you want me to swear fealty to the cause again? I mean to the council too? I can do that but please don't send me to Bhaal, that dude is f**king scary."

Loki laughed. "No, I want you to meet my ally."

Voidius looked around. "Who?"

"Me," said a sultry voice. A beautiful, looking woman with golden strawberry blonde hair, very dark skin and a white, linen dress, with no shoes, appeared before them. Her eyes obscured by some kind of storm of cloudy weather.

Loki smirked. "I would like to introduce..."

Voidius looked her up and down. "And this is? A new head mate?"

Loki looked sideways for a moment. "Ah yes. Head mate..."

The woman, circled around Voidius, tied to the wooden chair. "So...this is?"

Loki grinned. "This is Voidius. My beloved pet and friend," Said Loki softening again. "I want to help him."

Voidius shook his head. "Who is this? Torture, is wrong you know. Bad for our mental health, yea?"

Loki sighed. "This one...speaks for herself. And no torture is going to happen. Honestly, do you think me a heartless monster? Jeez...I love you, you adorable goof."

"You may call me Vesper," she said. "Some have known me as...a demon..."

Voidius shook his head again. "No...f**king way...this is not happening..."

Loki shrugged. "Sorry dearest, but yes I mean when you make a deal with me, I come with gifts. I mean demons are my closest friends after all. A deals a deal."

Voidius struggled against the restraints. "No, we can't um...make deals with demons. Okay, that's a big no-no. I mean we aren't a religious pos but you know...this is bad right?"

Loki put his hand up. "Don't worry, my pet, this is just a head mate who happens to be a demon."

Voidius growled. "What is going on Loki? DID YOU F**KING MAKE A DEAL WITH YOU KNOW..."

Loki laughed. "I wouldn't do that. I'm not stupid. No. I just reached into the darkness and out she popped. You know the dark place."

Voidius sighed. "You mean, my home...No... Is this is a real demon? isn't it?"

Vesper sighed. "It? How rude..."

Loki snorted. "She. One minute you doubt me, as the Loki, God of Mischief, and the next you think I summoned a real demon to our inner world? Why would I do that? I'm not lacking the knowledge of how dangerous that can be."

Voidius growled. "You are a d*ckhead, but I really don't believe you. You did, didn't you? You f**king c*nt."

Loki crossed his arms. "Voidius, please stop swearing so much jeez the legion needs to limit the swearing a bit. I can't...lie to you but I can't tell you either, what I did...okay...mostly because I don't remember...I was high as f**k!"

Voidius snorted. "Swearing is a sign of intelligence and I just like it so there! I guess you make a point but about the memory thing. So for now I guess I will just think of her, as not a real demon, but I'm on alert. So why the mystery...wait...is this for sexy fun time?" Voidius ended his sentence, with, an eager tinge to his voice.

Loki waved his index finger back and forth. "No. Now we should be kind to each other. No. I don't know why you keep thinking this is a kinky thing, please pet relax. Its what she claimed to be. How am I supposed to test for whether she is a demon head mate or a real demon?"

Voidius struggled harder against the restraints. "Okay. That makes sense I guess. Please Loki. I know you didn't want us to make a deal with Satan. So what did you do? ANSWER ME!"

Loki sighed and stretched. "I...don't remember...okay...as I said I was high as f**k! BUT!" He put his hand up. "I guarantte, I didn't make a deal or pact with any Christian pos myths."

Voidius spit. "So why am I tied up, then?"

Loki looked at him with purpose. "Sit still...you know I am not trying to hurt you. I'm trying to help you. Your tied up so I can properly talk to you without you trying to f**k me every 5 minutes, you h*rny motherf**ker!"

Voidius laughed. "Oh so, Gandalf quotes now? Please. I swear the council will eventually hear about this and it won't be pretty...if they know about her..." Voidius nodded toward Vesper.

Loki smiled at Vesper, who stood still near Voidius. "Its okay, my pet, darling Vesper? Please test his abilities just a little bit. He's shy."

Voidius growled loudly. "I AM NOT SHY! I just...okay...yea whatever f**king green motherf**ker. Ard!"

Loki made a comfy bean bag chair of rainbow colors appear and he sat down in it. "Never use that name for me, ever. It was the f**king drugs from the you know the psych at that horrid place. I would never call myself that...normally..."

Voidius snorted.

Loki looked over at Vesper. "Please Vesper...he needs, encouragement."

Vesper nodded and began chanting in a language Voidius didn't like. "No, stop...this isn't fun anymore...please stop. What is that? F**king demon magick? Please no..."

Immediately Vesper stopped chanting. "Fine, I will not continue." Loki sighed. "Look...all it took was a little magick after all. You are alright Voidius. Now look at how marvelous he is. After absorbing several member's gifts. I mean simply amazing. God of the Void, indeed, I mean, he absorbs others powers inner world. Now that is interesting."

Vesper backed up, gracefully. "He appears shocked at his appearance. Are you alright, Voidius one?"

Voidius snarled. "What the f**k happened to me? I'm a freak!"

Loki shrugged. "NO your not a freak. I dunno what happened fully. Trauma?"

Voidius cackled, in a scary sounding way "Its always the f**king trauma. I f**king hate trauma shit. Oww...I feel so powerful...what the f**k did I do...? Oh shit..."

Vesper nodded to Loki. "Yes, he is now a hybrid head mate? I think we need to keep a closer eye on him."

Loki stared back at Vesper. "Do you think..."

Voidius cut them off. "Names Vyxian. Dam you found out. F**k. I did bad things...last year...I won't tell though...cause stupid Veronika the f**king Catholic b*tch, stopped me, but I'm a bad boy...oh you should punish me, please..."

Loki facepalmed. "No sex, for bad boys. Can we fix him? Or something?"

Vesper eyed Loki, then turned to now Vyxian. "What did you take please tell us, now?" Vesper waved her hand around him, sparkles erupted here and there, where her hand was.

Vyxian cackled again and wiggled his fingers then growled. "Blaze's infect ability. Blaze's echoes of time ability. Arlo's ferocity and primal abilities. Some of your Lokean powers." He giggled with joy. "Oh stealing powers is sooooo fun."

Loki shook his head. "Well at least the compel truth skill you have actually works."

Vyxian snarled. "What the f**k...I don't want to be honest...I wanna get in trouble...I wanna start a fight."

Vesper traced her finger around Vyxian's head then cupped his cheek, with her hand. "I am far older than you, little one. I have seen empires fall and rise. I am a Duke. Do not test me. As for the stealing of powers...well...I don't see a problem. Just one for you, Loki, to tame this beast."

Loki got up and dusted himself off, before he strode over to Vyxian. "You know...I don't want to tame him...I want to heal him...is that sad? Yea that's sad isn't it. I can't fix anybody. They have to want to change. Right, lovely?"

Vyxian snorted. "Fine what do you want? My loyalty?"

Loki nodded. "Swear fealty unto the Legion and the council. No exceptions. Even I did so. And so has Vesper."

Vyxian whined then chuffed. "OKAY FINE! I swear fealty upon this Mythika Nyxerin Universe, the presiding council and all the inhabits therein of the body known as V."

Loki cleared his throat. "As for the council, they will know her simply as Vesper. Okay? Not...anything else. Understand?"

Vyxian nodded. "Yup."

Vyxian's Symbol of Sorrow

Night 17: The Revelation?

"F**k, what the f**k is going on?!" Shouted Arlo, glaring at Loki who was backing up, looking embarrassed, in the command bridge, which looked mostly like the deck of Star Trek Enterprise at the moment.

Jareth shook his head and then crossed his arms. "Did you during the nightmare last year, you know, experiment with head mates DNA? Or is that just my imagination LOKI!"

Dax sighed heavily. "So this is Vyxian? Is this the asshole whose been growling, hissing, laughing like a scary creature when he's out...and doesn't know how he came to be? So is he Voidius or?"

Loki sighed. "I don't know all the details. But, yes this is Voidius...This is his other form...leave it at that."

Vyxian looked like a dude with a half-shaved head. His left over hair was white. His teeth were all sharp. Except for two fangs that pointed longer than the rest. He had black eyeshadow and white eyes with red rims around them. His skin was sun tanned. His outfit was all black with a black leather jacket with a white stripe on it was on him. "I am still Voidius. This is just my glow up honey!"

Loki blinked. "Vyxian chose a form. Be serious about this."

A hand suddenly appeared out of nowhere and out stepped, a completely covered in white feminine figure.

Jareth uncrossed his arms and wagged his werewolf, grey tail, angrily. "Who is this Loki?"

Loki sighed. "This is Vesper. Vesper remember the gang?"

Vesper nodded.

Loki paced. "I did not do a eugenics bullshit thing, Okay? Vyxian stole powers um from some of you..."

Blaze popped in a wisp of smoke and fire. "Yea from me...that rat bastard!"

Vyxian smirked and cackled. "What? I like this a lot..."

Loki waved his hands. "Please...he's hurting...okay? He's pretty f**ked up from last year. Let's all try to help him through this..."

Jareth sighed and looked Vyxian up and down. "Come on, dude. We care about you. Please behave a little bit?"

Vyxian blew a raspberry at Jareth. "No. I will do whatever the f**k I want."

"Tsk tsk...Vyxian," said Vesper.

Vyxian immediately quieted up.

Loki smiled. "See, he can be calm. He's just really traumatized."

Dax sighed. "Okay first off, why is a demon here. Do you belong to my court?"

Vesper looked around. "Oh, I don't see a court...forgive me...you must be Dax...the Demon King Malaketh, correct?"

Dax frowned. 'Yes...so we have a demon without a king. Okay...so how do I handle this?" Dax said looking puzzled.

Jareth and Arlo exchanged glances. "Make them join your court. That's what we must do."

Vesper bowed to Dax. "I will gladly join your court. Just remember...there are certain...details...about my existence that I prefer the rest of the Legion...not know."

Dax nodded. "Fine as long you don't harm anyone or cause problems. Fine. we can do the pleasantries and iniations later. Now Vyxian...please explain why you are causing issues? We need you to understand okay? Your behavior could get us into trouble okay?"

Vyxian nodded. "Yes, I will be good for the moment."

Loki sighed in relief. "Good. Now when are we going to do the thing we discussed? I'm tired of waiting on you guys to get this going..."

Arlo uncrossed his arms. "Loki, darling, we need to focus on whether we are okay first? Yea? I mean we are dealing with a lot of shit right now...a video is on the list of later on...yea?"

Jareth patted Arlo's back. "He's right. Let's focus on healing first."

Dax looked around. "Nah...heal and do a video. We can do it."

Loki looked over at Dax with a gleam in his eyes. "Oh you made me so hard."

Arlo and Jareth both made yuck faces.

Blaze pointed at Arlo. "Hey, your dating Loki okay? Why you making a yuck face, nerd."

Arlo made a mocking of what Blaze was saying.

Blaze growled. "Stupid jerk!"

Kassina walked into the command center. Her blonde hair piled high on her head with a pink, diamond encrusted crown. Her deep blue eyes bright and full. She had on her makeup with a black cat eye. She was wearing a pink hello kitty sweater with blue jeans with jeweled back pockets. Her feet had on slip on pink shoes. "Why do you guys always say stupid shit like this. Please no more orgies in the command center. Please its f**king gross to clean up. And I like to not worry about littles and teens seeing it also. Not appropriate."

Dax facepalmed. "I'm a slut but no we aren't doing that um...yea...Also we have magick guys..."

Vyxian laughed. "He means anymore!"

Jareth sighed. Arlo rolled his eyes. Blaze crossed his arms. Loki muttered stupid. Vesper made no commentary.

Kassina looked over and gasped. "What the f**k happened to Voidius...he looks um...scary as f**k...way worse than the child nightmare dark realms Alma."

Vyxian snorted. "Yes! I am way cooler than the 16 year old."

Kassina sighed. "Okay, that's actually...never mind no comment. Actually, if you are trying to compete with a 16 year old, you should just know that reveals how immature you are..."

Jareth shook his head with his eyes closed. "Can we just move on...so Voidius is now Vyxian. Okay that's fine with me. Can we just is this weird...how about a cuddle pile on him? I mean he seems like he just needs that."

Dax smirked. "Yea, sounds good to me. yea?" He looked at the others.

Blaze backed up. "Nope, sorry...I'm a little peeved at him. But y'all go ahead."

Arlo and Kassina walked over, and Vyxian backed up, as they approached. "Wait...um...no..."

Jareth walked over too. "Why not?"

Dax blinked. "We are a chosen family. Hugs is part of the deal."

Kassina smirked. "You can't escape my love!"

Vyxian looked back and forth. "That sounds stalkerish."

Dax sighed. "Please let us hug you?"

Vyxian sighed in annoyance. "Fine. Once."

Loki walked over too. Together, without Blaze and Vesper, Jareth, Dax, Arlo and Loki hugged Vyxian who grumbled during it.

Vesper clapped. "Wonderful...this is what team work is all about."

Blaze checked his watch. "Time to go watch The Fallen One, until he just gives up this stalemate he has with Saudis, Arlo's shadow, and joins our team. I never thought that getting all on board would be smooth sailing but this sucks."

Loki nodded. "Well I will deal with Mr. Black Heart, when we finish with Vyxian."

A dark, sinister growl and deep laugh bellowed, from below the floor of the ship, followed by, "I am him...who you know not what to do with...I am the endless darkness..."

Dax started waving a hand. "Please no Villain monologues okay...Its really stupid..."

A throaty growl was the reply. Dax facepalmed. "Let me guess...another demon...okay first Vyxian you better join my court, when you are feeling up to it! I will be very disappointed...after all only good boys get prizes."

Vyxian snarled. "No teasing."

Loki and the others stepped back from hugging Vyxian. Loki sighed. "Please just listen that's all. No more fighting us?"

Vyxian looked sheepish. "Okay for you...I guess...fine...I will be good...sort of..." He flipped the bird at all present.

All of the people in the room together had various sighs and shaking of heads. All except for Vesper.

Vesper turned to Loki. "Who do you mean...when you say The Fallen One?"

Loki cleared his throat. "Not here, Vesper."

Vesper nodded and vanished into thin air.

Vyxian blurred out of the room. "HA HA!"

Dax blinked. "Shit he has a speed run ability. That's annoying as f**k!"

Loki smirked and slapped Dax's ass. "Go get em...Demon King Malaketh. You know you are a Demon King...you could just do the teleport thing."

Dax sighed. "Fine...I'll um...figure out something. Good luck with um...that," Dax pointed to the floor. "Let me know if I need to jump in, at some point."

Loki nodded and turned to Jareth and Arlo as Blaze walked over to join them. "So, gentlemen? How shall we deal with The Fallen One? Very annoying yes?"

Arlo crossed his arms and flexed a black dragon wing on his back. "So...vampire...demon...shadow creature...what Loki?"

Loki gulped. "He thinks...um...he's the..."

Jareth shook his head no. "No. He thinks he's Lucifer right? This is getting f**king ridiculous."

Loki shrugged. "I dunno, I mean its rather funny when you think about it."

Blaze pipped up. "LOKI! You stupid mofo. I don't have any words for this except, yay, we have finally got a mythical problem in the Legion. So probably just a head mate?"

Arlo bit his lip. "I remember...back last year...Lucifer and Satan shook hands...do you guys remember that? I dunno if it was a memory...a hallucination from weed or what the f**k that was?"

Jareth nodded. "Yea I remember that vaguely. It is a f**king weird ass memory. I would rather just say its the weed."

Loki sighed. "It doesn't matter. We just need figure out how to get through to him, that we aren't a threat. Its likely an alter...head mate excuse me."

Blaze stomped his foot. "Wow, this mythical head mate thing, is really getting out of hand."

Jareth and Arlo both said, "Stop it."

Blaze snorted. "What?"

Kassina, who had been just silently watching the entire time said, "Hey you guys!"

All heads, including Loki's, turned to her and Blaze jumped a bit. "Do you think we can get some sleep? Please?"

Jareth nodded. "Fine. Deal with Fallen One later."

Loki put a hand on his chest. "I need to say this."

Several okays stilled everyone. "You know, nobody gets to chose how they will break or when...sometimes its a big thing...or many things...or just one small thing...but the point is we don't break into a broken mess...we just have torn tissue and matter...that needs to be drained of the pus and the venom...so that healing can begin. Its not any of your fault that you were hurt so much by so many worthless humans. It is on them. Not you. But you aren't abandoned Legion. You were not anymore. I'm here."

Silence was met with soft yeses.

Blaze said, "Okay, um Night!"

Loki waved at everybody and then disappeared through a swirling vortex of green smoke. Kassina yawned and walked over to hug Jareth. "Time for bed!"

Blaze snorted. "He did a goldfish!"

Arlo nodded and Blaze grabbed his hand. "Come on let's go to sleep guys."

Jareth waved to Idler as he walked to the command chair. "Have fun."

Idler was a head mate, who was a blank slate with nothing but a white empty human form. No features of anything human, just the form. "Yes, thank you Lord Protector. I will keep it running."

Afterthought:

When you read this and learn of what happened...you may not be thrilled...but truth is still truth. We are a mess but we learned one simple truth:

YOU CAN BE LOVED IN YOUR MESS!

Well and a lot of humans f**king suck. Sigh...

Remember to be seen and heard is the highest gift you can give someone in pain.

Zaheylu humanity. Zaheylu (it means unconditional love, comfort, truth, justice, safety, hope, freedom and all the good I can give you wrapped in one single word.)

Love,

Loki, God of Mischief.

Whether you believe me or not. I am he. I am here. The Old Gods will be your reckoning US.