[ WP ] Tell me the story of a publicly hated hero fighting a much beloved villian

“ Fear not, law abiding citizens! Evil will never prevail while I ’ m around to stop it! ” 
 
 Loki turned slowly, tightening his grip on his scepter. 
 
 “ Aquaman. I had no idea that you could stray so far from the water. How tiresome, ” Loki purred, his horned, golden helmet magically appearing on top of his head. Behind him, a few spectators clapped at the display. 
 
 “ You better leave these people in peace, Loki, or I ’ ll punch you from here to the Sargasso Sea, you son of a whale shark! ” 
 
 Loki cocked his head, his eyes gleaming manically. 
 
 “ Leave ‘ im alone! His father never loved him! ” someone in the crowd shouted out. A few people tittered nervously. 
 
 “ Silence, puny mortals! ” Loki roared, “ I will punish you properly after I have dealt with this nuisance. ” 
 
 The tittering of the crowd increased and there was the sound of nervous female giggling. 
 
 “ By Neptune ’ s trident, I swear that I will not let you harm these people! ” 
 
 “ Won ’ t you? And how will you stop me? I am a god, you fool, what can you do to me? Attack me with a fish? ” Loki jeered, some of the crowd copied him. Aquaman put his hands on his hips, striking a defiant pose. 
 
 “ I control all the creatures of the sea, Loki. All of them and, by golly, I ’ m not afraid to do just that, right now! ” 
 
 The crowd let out a bored groan, but Loki was watching him intently now. 
 
 “ You overreach yourself, you have forgotten that you are just a pathetic man in an ill-fitting costume with a talent that is, quite frankly, revolting. There is nothing you can do to stop me, your threats are empty, your very existence pointless. ” 
 
 Aquaman shook his head patronisingly. 
 
 “ I know a certain Serpent that might disagree with you. He ’ s asleep at the bottom of the ocean right now, but I can wake him up. Jormungand will put an end to your evil schemes! ” 
 
 Loki stepped backwards as his eyes widened in shock. 
 
 “ You, you dare! You threaten me with Ragnarok, with the destruction of the world itself, just to save a few paltry human lives? You ’ re an imbecile, ” Loki said in a dazed voice as he lowered his scepter with a bewildered expression. 
 
 “ Get him, Loki! ” a women in the crowd yelled, but Loki appeared to be too dejected to even scowl at her impudence. 
 
 “ You ’ re a moron, a half-witted fool, who has accidentally stumbled across the world ’ s greatest weapon, ” Loki said quietly, he looked like he was about to vomit. The helmet disappeared from his head. “ Listen well, Aquaman, I will return and when I do you will learn how to show respect to a god. ” With one last sickened glare, Loki disappeared, dematerialising in a spark of light. 
 
 The crowd began to boo, quietly at first, but with increasing volume as more and more people joined in. 
 
 “ Citizens! Your thanks are unnecessary, but much appreciated! ” Aquaman grinned, raising his hand to wave at the crowd. 
 
 The booing got louder, but Aquaman didn ’ t seem to notice.
