Board Thread:Magnus Chase & the Gods of Asgard/@comment-29521057-20171002191636

(Note: I have not read the chapter titles or anything related to The Ship of the Dead, so please keep this spoiler free!)

With all Rick Riordan books, the endings have been similar in one way: the protagonists face the antagonist, and the antagonist is destroyed. However, something is different about the Magnus Chase series compared to the others- the protagonist, Magnus Chase, is not a fighter. Sure, Magnus has killed plenty of giants and fellow einherji, but he has very powerful alf sedir and other abilities. There has to be something that all of his powers are building up to. So this brings up an important question: How will Magnus Chase end if the main character isn't capable of killing the antagonist?

Then, of course, there's Loki himself. According to fate, Loki and Heimdall are destined to kill each other during Ragnarok. However, all of Magnus Chase has been dedicated to preventing Ragnarok. So if Ragnarok isn't going to occur in Magnus Chase, technically Loki cannot die. Most likely all the aesir are saved from certain death every once in a while by random, convenient things because they all have to survive to Ragnarok to fulfill their roles.

It should also be noted that whenever Magnus talks about stopping Loki, he never says "I'm going to kill him." He says he's going to tie him up again. In addition, Magnus has shown pity towards Loki before, on several occasions. Magnus also might understand Loki's motives, considering he's had several conversations with Loki on it. All of this adds up to an ending where Magnus does not end up killing Loki.

However, there's one last thing to consider: In the first book, Loki tells Magnus to defy fate. This could easily apply to a final confrontation between Magnus and Loki. Would Mangus defy the fates and try to prevent Ragnarok for good, or will he realize everything will find a way to happen anyway and not attempt to kill the antagonist?  