...no explanation necessary. possible spoilers in comments.

[desceptre]

This is good. Do you not see that, now that you've put aside your futile contention?

I'll grant you've got a strong heart. But you've wasted it on frivolous migrants and men who would only aspire to be gods. I can give you even more than adventures worth remembering.

You need only kneel.

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[kirk]

Whew. And people tell me I'm self-obsessed.

[desceptre]

It is not arrogance to speak the truth.

[kirk]

It's arrogance to wear a hat that big.

[eternaliyah]

...you are really hung up on gestures.

[desceptre]

Their obeisance should be shown in their actions. If the gesture is empty, they will learn through consequence.

[ohmythor]

There have just been way too many of you lately.

[desceptre]

Perhaps some of them are illusions. In which case you'd have nothing to fear.

[not_taserproof]

Their subjugation will not bring you peace, brother, no matter how dearly you may wish it so.

[desceptre]

It will bring me glory. The kind that was snatched from me when it was rightfully within my reach.

[memylifeandfe]

Kind of kinky asking people to kneel for you, especially in all that leather, but it's not gonna happen. You're better just packing up and going back to wherever you came from.

[desceptre]

Defeat in one arena won't discourage me from others. Or isn't that the hero's lesson?

[lunging]

I don't think this type of mortals can kneel.

[desceptre]

...have you tried asking?

[arach_nerd]

Sorry, no kneeling. Bad knees. I've got a doctor's note for that around here somewhere...

Wait, no, think I left it in my other tights.

[desceptre]

I was not speaking to you. [Yet.]

[talkingtooslow]

Yeah, how about I don't? Because really I'd hate to scuff the new shoes Tony bought me.

[Sorry Loki, she's wrong canon but mun saw it and this muse won't shut up now. Ugh]

[desceptre]

[Hey, mixing up canons is a-okay with the mun here.]

Yet you would happily scuff those shoes if Tony were the one asking.

[sothatswhatitdoes]

[whelp look at that]

I don't know about the kneeling business. Some of us mortals have pretty bad knees, living or dead; I could pull something.

[desceptre]

A man who has already been laid low in death has no further to fall.

[repulsors]

Y'know, it sounded like a crap deal the first time, and it still sounds like a crap deal now. Seriously, what is it with you and subjugation? Can't you just like, I don't even know, fistbump someone and go from there?

You tried it once, and we beat you. Are you seriously gonna try again?

[desceptre]

Do the 'Avengers' claim protection of this realm, as well as the Earth?

[bettertopunchyouwith]

... You say you are a God?

[Suddenly, some alien-looking dude with arms that could put Thor's to shame which looks like a statue with cracked, red skin. Because you know you just love brawny jock-gods, right Loki?]

[desceptre]

[Oooh yeah. Adore 'em.]

Loki of Asgard.

And you?

[anticking]

Do you insist on your own power every other breath?

[desceptre]

Only when those listening need to be educated.