Captain America leads some of the Avengers (Black Widow, Falcon, and Shang-Chi) into action against Sin/Skadi and her war machines as they attack Washington D.C. Sin delivers a mighty blow against his shield with her magic hammer shouting "This whole world will beg me for mercy!" as Cap is barely able to stand against the impact….
In Asgard, Loki drugs the guards and releases Thor from his cell….
Possessed by the spirits of The Worthy and armed with huge magic hammers, Juggernaut wreaks havoc in Missouri; Absorbing Man destroys Dubai; in Brazil, Hulk is on a mad rampage as Red She-Hulk rescues the innocent. Hulk sends her crashing to the ground; she changes back to Betty to plead with Bruce to stop; he raises his hammer for a killing blow; an Avengers team led by Ms. Marvel arrives and attacks the mind-controlled monster….
On New York’s Lower East Side, Reed Richards has called the Thing to investigate the hammer that fell on Yancy Street. When Ben touches the hammer, he is transformed into Angrir, Breaker of Souls, and with a stamp of his foot, turns Yancy Street into a shambles….
In Asgard, Thor meets secretly with his supporters, including Sif and the Warriors Three, and they lay plans to escape to Earth to protect it from Odin’s scheme to sacrifice humanity to stop the Serpent. The All-Father surprises the plotters and rebukes Thor for acting in ignorance, since he doesn’t know the ancient prophecy that Odin seeks to avert. When Thor insists on standing with his Earth friends, Odin hurls him down to the planet, giving him until "the shadow of the Serpent falls across the World Tree" and throws his hammer after him….
Steve Rogers, unable to stand by and watch as the enemy attacks the nation’s capital, turns matters over to Maria Hill and glides down to the action. Captain America has recovered from the devastating blow and orders his team to hold the line. He calls out "Avengers Assemble!" and hurls his shield into Sin’s face. The enraged villainess beats Cap to the ground and rips off his prosthetic arm—and then proceeds to drive the handle of her massive war hammer through Cap’s chest. She announces to the assembled heroes that the Serpent is coming, and calmly walks away….
Captain America, Bucky Barnes, an enormous hole running all the way through his chest, his life’s blood pouring onto the concrete, gasps out a warning that the Serpent is here….
Fade to white….