@MagneticLegacy "It's nothing you did, Mortal. Do not take it personal. I doubt you mean anything personal when you swat a fly away, or squish an ant with your boot."
Bruce stared at the false Betty smiling before him . The false life .
For an impossible second , he was ten years old again . Then twenty . Hospitals , bruises , nights spent wondering what heβd done , who he hurt .
His throat tightened at the promise of it all gone .
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"JOIN ME, TOGETHER WE SHALL CONQUER THEM ALL. THE GODDESS OF MISCHIEF AND THE INCREDIBLE - ππππ."
The Hulk is extracted. And Bruce is sent to a prison, where he won't get in her way.
"I expected less restraint! No matter. We will do this the hard way, where you both suffer."
"ππππ ππππππ πππ ππππ!!!!"
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`` You canβt give me that life , Loki . I know you canβt . It wouldnβt belong to me . The Hulk is a burden , but heβs MINE . ``
They stood tall now , together .
`` And we wonβt come quietly . ``
Getting your soul torn apart wasn't a pleasant feeling. Bruce and the Hulk would suffer.
But through it all, the laughter of the Trickster Goddess filled the area. Watching her victim writhe in pain.
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Really , just a hole . An image shaped like a woman he once loved . A life once led .
But that life wasnβt his anymore . It didnβt belong to him . All they were guaranteed was each other . Their own combined , isolated suffering .
Suddenly they were one .
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@hulksmashings However if he chose to do otherwise...?
Loki had means to tear it out.
Slowly. Painfully. And damage him further than any game of tug of war with that beast had.
@hulksmashings "Give me your rage, Banner."
"And I shall rid you of this burden. You may finally see her. Betty Ross..."
"Now wouldn't you like that?"
Loki casts an illusion of his life before the Hulk. All to trick and entice Banner to willingly give in. Give her the Hulk.
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