The group turned to see who had appeared. They saw Loki there. None of them knew who Loki was exactly. Only Aren had interacted with him all this time, so he was the only one who knew him.
"Who are you?" Aiden asked and pulled his sword.
"Me? I am Loki, and a friend to Aren over there." He said and then took a few steps forward. "Honestly, calling it friend is a stretch. Aren hated me genuinely. He thought I was the main force manipulating his destiny."
Lucy looked at Loki after he called his name. She froze.
Loki turned and looked at her. "Ahhh, you are an angel, a fallen one. That's a nice sight to see," he said and then turned his eyes back to Aren.
"You seem to know what is happening," Aiden said.
Loki looked over his shoulder. "Indeed I do, but what is happening is not some simple one-step issue that I could explain to you."
"Aren is locked out of his own consciousness."
