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• The Burden of Glorious Purpose(s) by BabyBangtans

  Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Thor (Movies), Loki (TV 2021)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Gen
  • Work in Progress

  01 Jun 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Loki & Thor (Marvel)
  • Frigga | Freyja & Loki & Odin & Thor (Marvel)
  • Loki & Loki (Marvel)
  • Hela & Loki & Thor (Marvel)
  • Avengers Team Members & Loki (Marvel)
  • Loki (Agent of Asgard) & Verity Willis
  • Loki (Marvel)
  • Thor (Marvel)
  • Thanos (Marvel)
  • Frigga | Freyja (Marvel)
  • Odin (Marvel)
  • Original Characters
  • Hela (Marvel)
  • Tony Stark
  • Avengers Team Members (Marvel)
  • Verity Willis
  • Jane Foster (Marvel)
  • Darcy Lewis
  • Erik Selvig
  • Sylvie (Loki TV)
  • Mobius M. Mobius
  • Time Travel
  • Loki-centric (Marvel)
  • Jotunn Loki (Marvel)
  • Adopted Loki (Marvel)
  • Loki-verse
  • Original Character(s)
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
  • Tags May Change
  • Good Loki (Marvel)
  • Asgard (Marvel)
  • The Nine Realms
  • Jotunn Culture (Marvel)
  • Jötunheimr | Jotunheim
  • Vanaheimr | Vanaheim
  • Niflheim (Marvel)
  • Sentient Infinity Stones (Marvel)
  • Hurt Loki (Marvel)

  Summary

  Just as Loki is about to die by Thanos’ hand, he is plucked out of time and thrown back to the day before Thors coronation. Face to face with his past self, the two Loki’s team up to avoid the looming future.

  Each takes a different path, through a past never explored, or the dark ends of death.

  Language:

  English

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