In New York, Thor comes face to face with his two foes Angrir, Breaker of Souls, and Nul, Breaker of Worlds, formerly the Thing and the Hulk. Elsewhere in the city Captain America and the Avengers are confronting Skadi, daughter of the Serpent, formerly Sin. At the site of fallen Asgard, Tony Stark stands before Odin, denouncing him for his passive attitude toward the human race, using them for cannon fodder. Tony points out that the villain has granted extraordinary weapons to his minions; now Tony wants access to Odin’s workshop to make something equivalent for his side….
Thing and Hulk batter Thor around, until the Thunder God summons Mjolnir; it speeds to him—ripping a hole through Thing’s back as it comes. "And him I liked," says Thor, "But you? You were always a giant pain in the @$$." And he proceeds to savagely beat the Hulk with his hammer. Meanwhile, Franklin and Valeria Richards run to the side of their dying Uncle Ben….
Skadi and Cap rush at each other and she unleashes a bolt that sends him crashing through a parked car yards away. Suddenly the sky darkens, a floating platform descends, the Serpent has risen and announces that his is the day the world dies. The Avengers assemble to stop him but the Serpent strikes a blow with his own hammer that creates a shock wave hurling the heroes hundreds of feet away. Cap hurls his shield at the villain but the Serpent catches it…and shatters it in his hands. He lets loose an even larger blast…. When Steve awakens, Spider-Man tells him that the bad guys left while everyone was unconscious; Spidey then asks permission to go home and check on his family. Cap demurs but Spidey tells him, it’s time to go….
Franklin Richards uses his powers to heal the Thing of his fatal injuries—which also frees him from control by the Serpent. Meanwhile, Thor admits he cannot beat the Hulk; when they rush at each other, Thor’s blow sends the Hulk into space. The Hulk reenters the Earth’s atmosphere in a fireball heading toward Europe. Thor collapses….
When the Avengers see Spider-Man leaving, they ask Cap what is going on. Cap replies that he allowed Spidey to stand down…because they are going to lose this war….