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faced Athena, with her glowing shield drawing him       and forth from foot to foot. Something was off.
in. There was a sudden rage in his eyes; he dove        Something was... missing. He patted himself
for her, swinging Mjolnir like a baby’s rattle with     down, worried. He felt the distinct clang of the
easy strength. Then Cupid’s arrow popped, and           Mail under his clothes, felt the reassuring weight
that was the last thing he knew of the Arena.           of Jotunn’s hanging from his belt. But--

     It was all darkness, an all-consuming                   In a panic, his hand ran up to his shoulders
nothingness with only his thoughts and distant,         and traced a circle around his neck. His Spirit
whispering voices to keep him company. He could feel    Robe... his Spirit Robe was gone. He had bought
his body, disconnected from it as he was, and knew      it just before that last fight, hadn’t he? Thor
that like every death before, this would soon end with  looked out at his allies jockeying for ground over
his feet back on solid ground, for the endless battle.  their opponents. They needed him. Shrugging
                                                        his burly shoulders, Thor signaled the shop
     He drifted around the battle, watching over his    and payed out the gold for a new one. A small
allies as they fought and bled in glorious battle,      matter, really... best to get back into the fight.
wondering if this was how the final death would be.
But his soundless cheers didn’t last too long; Thor     ---
felt his ethereal body breaking up as a huge surge
of life hit him, then another, and a third. He was      The match had ended as they always did. One
awash with blue and white light, his world filling
up with color and vibrancy--and he was back.            team won, and one team lost. In the end, none of it

     With a roar, he charged headlong back              mattered, really. Especially not the minions gathered
towards the fight, stopping after only a few steps.
He awkwardly shifted his weight around, back            around the periphery of the battleground, watching

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