Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, broods
over recent events: With the United Nations delegates trapped in the
Darkforce Dimension, an interim team meets in Brussels to be
addressed by Steve Rogers, Captain America, and Supreme Leader of
Hydra. Rogers enters the hall and announces there will be no
discussion or questions, he is there to announce that Hydra will no
longer ignore other nations' attacks on Hydra or its territories and
any offender will be cut off from American trade or aid....
As Rogers addresses the UN, we see
foreign heroes acting against Hydra. Israeli Sabra invades Hydra data
storage. Euroforce battles Hydra goons in Paris. The Chinese
Ascendants stand up to Hydra invaders in South China.
Rogers announces that Hydra no longer
cares about the world's opinion, expecting the other nations to
accept the new reality under threat of invasion. He is interrupted by
a broadcast from the Black Panther. T'Challa outlines how Arnim Zola
has tried to conquer Wakanda three three times with his army being
repulsed three times. The Panther now challenges Steve Rogers to come
see for himself. Angered, Rogers leaves with his entourage and
encounters Namor and his guards coming in. They spar verbally, with
Namor denying possession of a fragment of the Cosmic Cube. Rogers
leaves him with a veiled threat....
Namor reflects on how he did not heed
that advice, leading to Hydra's destruction of Atlantis' temple
(SECRET EMPIRE #3) and his handing over the fragment as a sign of his
surrender....