"I need your warriors to go to Midgard and kill Sif and her companions."
Laufey glanced at Loki.
"Fine. Where is the Casket?"
With a wave of his hand, two Frost Giants stepped forward.
Loki produced the Casket of Ancient Winters and handed it to Laufey.
At the same time, he raised Gungnir and summoned Odin's armor—the Destroyer.
"Go to Midgard."
Loki commanded.
The Bifröst opened once more, sending the Destroyer and the two Frost Giants to Earth.
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Earth
Thor was leaving the S.H.I.E.L.D. facility with Jane Foster and the others.
They'd been detained for three days—during which S.H.I.E.L.D. investigated every detail of their identities.
Only after confirming everything did they release them.
But all of their research equipment and data had been confiscated, leaving them with only their nearly broken-down van.
"Hey! You can't do that! Those are ours!"
Jane and Darcy protested loudly.
They had every right to reclaim their own property.
"That equipment cannot be returned.
If there's nothing else, please vacate the area."
The S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were expressionless—emotionless, even.
"You can't do this! I'm going to sue you!"
Jane yelled.
The agents ignored her and simply blocked the exit.
In the end, the group left the base—along with the now-homeless Thor.
Their research was gone forever.
---
In the van, Darcy asked Thor curiously,
"So… you're really the Thor? The one from Norse mythology?"
"I'm not anymore.
My powers are gone… and even my hammer no longer wants me."
Thor replied, voice heavy with despair.
The car fell silent.
They wanted to comfort him, but none knew how.
---
They reached a nearby small town and entered a diner.
No one had the appetite to eat, so they only ordered coffee.
Suddenly—a beam of rainbow light crashed from the sky.
Right in the center of town.
Sif and the Warriors Three stepped out from the Bifröst.
Their medieval armor and the rainbow pillar stunned the surrounding townspeople.
Phones came out instantly—pictures, videos, livestreams.
"The Bifröst…!"
Thor stood up abruptly, eyes wide, and ran outside.
Everyone in the diner had seen it.
It was impossible not to.
"Sif!"
Thor shouted and sprinted toward them.
"Thor!"
Volstagg roared back, pulling him into a crushing embrace.
"Thor, we finally found you.
Come back to Asgard—Loki has proclaimed himself king.
We need you."
Sif quickly summarized the situation.
Jane brought everyone back inside, where they sat together to discuss.
"Thor, you must return to Asgard.
Loki is no king.
Only you are."
Sif insisted firmly.
Thor shook his head with deep sadness.
"No, Sif.
I caused our father's death.
I can't return.
My power is gone—I'm no longer the God of Thunder."
"What nonsense! The King isn't dead—he's only in his deep sleep.
Who told you he died?"
Sif stared wide-eyed.
"What? My father isn't dead?"
Thor froze.
He realized instantly—
Loki lied to him. Again.
After a lifetime of being tricked, how had he fallen for it once more?
"LOKI!"
Thor roared.
Lightning flickered faintly in his eyes.
In the S.H.I.E.L.D. base, Mjolnir quivered—then went still.
Lucas sensed the disturbance and stepped outside to check.
The hammer was still there.
He had clearly felt Thor calling it—but the seal within the hammer blocked the response.
---
Meanwhile, alarms blared inside the base.
A technician rushed to Coulson.
"Sir—one kilometer east of the base, massive energy activity detected.
Something is descending again."
Coulson immediately mobilized the team.
Five SUVs sped into the desert.
BOOM—
The Bifröst crashed down.
A towering metal figure stepped out, followed by two three-meter-tall blue giants.
"Is that one of Stark's new armors?
And behind it… Hulk?"
The agents stared in confusion.
"That is a restricted area.
Please leave immediately!"
Coulson shouted through a loudspeaker.
BRRRMMM—
A scorching beam blasted from the Destroyer's face, flipping Coulson's car and sending him flying.
"OPEN FIRE!!"
Agents drew their weapons and fired at the Destroyer and the giants.
Useless.
Bullets bounced off harmlessly.
One Frost Giant swung his massive axe, cleaving a vehicle cleanly in half—
the cut surface instantly frozen solid despite the desert heat.
"Signal flare! Now!"
A technician fired a flare into the sky.
At the base, Natasha and Barton saw it and immediately mobilized support teams.
---
When they arrived, the scene was horrific.
Everyone except Coulson had been frozen solid—turned into ice statues.
"What happened?"
Natasha helped the barely conscious Coulson.
"They… went toward the town… stop them…"
He passed out.
Natasha and Barton exchanged a grim look and sprinted toward the small town.
---
In the town
Thor introduced Sif and the warriors to Jane and her team.
Things were peaceful enough—aside from Thor and Volstagg constantly breaking glasses while "drinking."
Then—
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Three figures slammed down from the sky.
Windows shattered across the entire main street.
Thor's eyes widened.
"That's the Destroyer!"
The towering armored construct stood in the center of town—
Behind it, two Frost Giants.
"It has to be Loki—he found us.
He sent the Destroyer to eliminate us.
Wait… Frost Giants too?!"
Sif exclaimed.
Even the dimmest of the Warriors Three caught on quickly.
"Frost Giants?
And they're standing with the Destroyer?
This has Loki written all over it.
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