The God of calamity’s wife book 2: return of the 13th

Sirius nodded and Loki led him through the darkness to a place that was wrapped in roots, forming a dungeon in the darkness. 

Sirius was unable to remember anything, so he asked a question that he hoped wasn't obvious. "Why is she in a dungeon?" 

He rubbed his temples, the fog in his mind refusing to lift, as if his memories were slipping through his fingers like sand. A dull ache pulsed in his head, and he grimaced, frustration simmering beneath the surface.

Loki leaned against the air as if it were a wall, his usually mischievous demeanor subdued, his eyes tinged with something close to regret. "You're struggling to remember, aren't you?" he said quietly. "I'm sorry. Most of your life is still out of reach. I've only managed to restore fragments."

Sirius looked up, confusion and weariness etched into his face. "Why? Why can't I remember?"

Loki hesitated, uncharacteristically serious, his voice carrying a weight that made the room seem smaller. "Your memories… they're locked away. Not by me, but by something greater. Your children hold the key. It's been 18 years since you lost everything."

"Eighteen years?" His voice cracked as the words hit him like a physical blow. "What happened to me? To my children?"

"I don't have all the answers," Loki admitted, a rare note of vulnerability in his tone. "I've been searching for you all this time, but it wasn't easy. And her… she hasn't bonded to anyone else. That much I'm certain of."

"Her?" The word lingered in the air, heavy with unspoken meaning.

Loki straightened, his expression unreadable. "She's waiting for you, even now. But the bond… it's fragile. And if we don't act soon, you might lose more than just your memories."

"She is the guardian of your soul Sirius. When you find her, perhaps she will restore your memories a lot better than I can. I can only restore what I already know about you. You are my great grandson, so I will do my best." Loki said kindly. 

Sirius nodded and Loki led him to a cage made of roots that imprisoned a cluster of particles. He noticed that they were unable to escape the prision despite that one would assume they could float through the bars, when they came near, the roots responded to repulse them away and they began heading in the opposite direction. 

"Your wife is in there." Loki said pointing at the particles inside the cage. 

"Can you get her out?" Sirius asked him. 

"I am sorry, I cannot for whoever opens this cage has to blood bond with her and obviously my wife will not like that, so I will tell you how to open it instead." 

Sirius nodded and the God of chaos instructed him to prick his finger with his sharp nail and blood drew from it and formed a bubble, nearly floating away. As it did, a few small bubbles of blood floated after it like a lava lamp. 

"Touch the blood to the roots and Yggdrasil the tree will free her." Loki said. 

Sirius pushed the blood bubbles to touch the roots and the tree absorbed them and began to recoil. The particles floated out slightly like they would float away, dispersing slightly as if glad to have more space. 

Sirius attempted to gather them together and Loki instructed him to form a girl from them. 

She opened her eyes and breathed slightly. Sirius could only see that she was beautiful. He felt a pull to her neck. Confused he touched his fingers to his teeth. 

Loki noticed this and smiled, "Don't worry, you are a vampire it's normal for you to want to bite her. Go ahead, and you will be one step closer to restoring what has been lost."

Sirius hesitated, "I don't want to harm her." 

Loki smiled again, "that's fine then, your drop of blood is enough for you to be lured to her, when you're ready, you can bite her and your beast will do the rest.

It is important for you to consummate your marriage Sirius. You haven't let your beast do that yet and your kingdom is still left without an heir." 

Sirius nodded, he didn't really know what his great grandfather was talking about, but he felt like he shouldn't bite her for some reason, so he decided to do it later. 

"I'll be sure to do that when I feel ready." He answered. 

Loki smiled at this, "being patient is better." He said. "It's all part of my plan in the end for you to do it only when you feel ready."

Forcing themselves to pull away from each other, they followed Loki to his house in the void and he introduced him to his wife and kids. 

"These are my sons, Valí and Narfi." Loki said proudly. The boys were about 18 years old and one had black hair like his father, and the other had light blond hair. They introduced themselves and Sirius had a confused feeling for a bit thinking that he might have seen the blond one before, but his memory failed him and he just shook his hand. 

A woman came outside and was wearing a casual dress with an apron on. She was very sweet and offered them a plate of cookies she had baked. They were gooey and warm and Sirius and his wife each thanked her before taking one. "My name is Sigyn." She said. "Loki has told me many great things about you two. You are great warriors indeed. I'm so sorry about your deaths, but I'm glad to see that Loki has finally found you.The void is so vast." 

"I found her easily" Loki said pointing to the girl standing by Sirius. "But I couldn't free her until I found Sirius or it wouldn't have taken so long. You my grandson were so very hard to find." 

"Thank you so much for looking for so long." Sirius said with a slight apologetic look. 

"Of course!" Sigyn said interrupting him. "My husband really loves you more than you can ever know. He has watched you growing in life and ever since your death, he has wanted to give you the opportunity to finish your purpose in life." 

"Oh and one more thing that is important to your wellbeing. If anyone asks you what your wife's name is, I want you to say Maeve." He added. 

"Maeve?" The two of them asked him. 

"Yes." Loki responded. "You see, the Gods do not like her, so they will kill her again if they find out who she is. That is how you ended up dead in the first place." 

Sirius nodded firmly. "Then she shall be Maeve." He took her by the hand and held it tightly. She blushed and this made him blush too and so he let go awkwardly. 

Maeve turned to Sigyn and whispered, "just so that I know because I can't remember how I got here, what is my real name?" She asked. 

"As my husband said, you must never reveal it, Sirius can know, but no one else." 

Maeve nodded, promising. 

Sigyn answered her, "Your name is Mistletoe."