Tasha found herself swept into darkness, walking through as a fire sparked at the end of the long walk way. She felt too hot and too cold all at once as she followed the fire which lead down a dark staircase.

"Young asgardian."

A deep voice echoed around her sending a hot shiver down her spine.

"Who is there?"

Tasha jumped when the fire ignited brightly in front of her. She let out a scream as she saw a mans body tied with chains to a hot stone.

"Loki?!"

His skin was cut in every visible piece of flesh, his black hair a mess across his forehead as hot steel bars lowered onto his chest, causing him to scream out in agony.

"Loki!" Tasha cried as she ran to his body, but before she could reach out to him she hit an invisible barrier. "No! Loki!"

As loud as she cried to him he didn't seem to see her as he was continually tortured. "Please! Loki!"

"Come to me, child." The dark voice looked as she felt the warmth pull her further from Loki's body.

"Let him go!" She screamed. "Let him go!"

"Make your choice, immortal. Or watch him suffer." Hot fingers grasped her chin, forcing her gaze towards Loki's cold body being burned by the fire.

"Loki!"

Tasha let out a scream as she sat up, her body burning up and covered slick in a hot, devastating sweat. Bucky immediately shot up from bed, his hands reaching for her. "Tash?! What's wrong?!"

Tasha sobbed as she saw Loki burn over and over again. "I need — I need to see him! I need —" She gasped for air as she sat up, her clothes immediately on her body as she ran out of the hut. Bucky yelled for her, pulling his slacks on as quickly as possibly before running after her. Even with his speed, he was unable to catch up to Tasha who was already rushing into the building.

Tasha knew what she had to do. She had to try. It was unlikely it would work, but she was all out of other options.

As soon as Tasha reached Loki's room she locked the door with magic behind her, making no one able to follow her. She could hear Steve yell after her, and she felt tears come to her eyes as she saw Bucky tug on the door.

"Tasha! What the hell are you doing?!"

"I'm sorry! I can't let you stop me!" Tasha turned her back to him as the tears fell down her face, slowly making her way to Loki's cold corpse.

"Tasha! Open this door!" Steve banged against the other side, but neither men were able to fight the magic she was using.

Tasha gently caressed Loki's face, "I'm going to save you, my love."

Tasha could hear her friends scream and try to get into the room but there was nothing any of them could do as she pulled her dagger out from her holster.

"Jenkegwill iekdicie hjsiwicneni wbwkep." Tasha began reciting an ancient language unknown to all mortals and unknown to even most Asgardians, her tears hot as she spoke to the only one who could bring her lover's soul back to her.

"Abwheufuci mekwoou haheug?" The dark voice crept into the room, making Tasha's entire body heat up more as it's presence made the lights flicker wildly.

Young asgardian, have you an offer to make for this ones soul?

"Bwheich uwjwoeou. Kwivhebe hwjeju." Tasha replied as she looked towards the darkness as it came closer. "Take it! Just take it!"

"You know the price of this." The deep voice echoed, deafening the sounds of her friends terrified screams. "This is binding. There will be no going back once—"

The dark voice began laughing as Tasha brought her dagger to her wrists, digging the blade in deep as she brought it along her skin. The lights sparked out as the door barged open. Bucky ran to Tasha, yelling as he grabbed onto her body as it fell back, the dagger falling sharply to the ground with a loud clang.

"Tasha! What did you do?!" He cried as he saw her skin turn pale. Steve and the medics were rushing to their side but all Tasha could do was try to look at Bucky's worry gaze.

"I had to do it."

All at once, she was consumed by darkness