Bruce Banner
and Charlie Tidwell arrive at the Sanctum Sanctorum in New York City. The door
is answered by Clea, who knows Bruce and knows why they have come as his battle
with Eldest is known to all the powerful. She also knows that Charlie possesses
the skin of Lycana and wishes to be free of it. But here she is wrong. Charlie
explains that she likes the power that comes with the skin, what she really
wants is to be able to control it. Clea invites them in....
Clea warns them
not to touch anything inside. She invites Charlie into he lower levels but
Bruce is not welcome as he (and his alter ego) pose far too great a risk. She
explains that Dr. Strange has prepared a drawing room where he will not be able
to transform into Hulk. Bruce, skeptical, enters the room…and realizes it’s a
trap. He shouts a warning to Charlie as three werewolves arrive and tear him to
pieces….
Clea takes
Charlie down to a room and locks the door, revealing her true form, an elegant
figure with a flaming head. The witch imprisons Charlie in the air and prepares
to remove Lycana’s godskin from her. The werewolves return, announcing they
have killed and eaten Banner. The witch is shocked and dismayed: eaten, Banner’s
remains have now been removed from the drawing room, Hulk can return—which he
does, tearing his way out of the wolves and reconstituting. He breaks Charlie
loose from the magic shackles and seizes the witch before she can escape
through the big round window, all three of them crashing through and landing on
the roof. Then Thor arrives, bringing down lightning from the sky and demanding
to know why Hulk is protecting Lycana and ordering him to turn her over….