 Aesir had split his power amongst humanity to create the Eyes but had also split his very soul into two halves of good and evil in the process.Loki, the good half, was given the power to control the Eyes directly, and Loptr promptly takes that power for his own.Despite their efforts, Loptr takes both of the Eyes from Balder and Bayonetta and transforms into Aesir with the intent to rule over humanity as their god.