In the rebuilt ruins of Asgard, the newly freed Dark God,
Perrikus, summons Adva to his side and she responds. He informs her that he was
accidentally released when Thor hurled his hammer in anger and broke Perrikus’
prison; he now awaits Thor’s return….
Thor, meanwhile, is wrapped in the coils of the Sea Spirit
Sedna, who plans to use her magic to transform Thor into a water-breather
suitable to be her mate. And then, parted from his hammer Mjolnir for sixty
seconds, Thor returns to the form of Jake Olson, ready to drown. But Prince
Namor, the Sub-Mariner arrives, taking Jake from Sedna’s grasp and releases him
to swim to the surface for air. Namor and Sedna spar and she summons the sea
monster to seize him. Namor battles the giant monster while Sedna searches for
the suddenly missing Thor….
Meanwhile, Hannah Fairmont, Jake’s fiancée, is worried that Jake
has not returned from picking up her daughter Amanda. She calls Demitrius
Collins, Jake’s EMT partner, who pauses to pay off the threatening dudes from
last issue before assuring Hannah he will look for Amanda….
Jake, treading water, cannot summon Mjolnir to him. Then the
sea monster rises over him and, in anger, he demands that the hammer return to
its master—and Mjolnir rips through the monster’s throat and into Jake’s hand,
transforming him back into Thor. The beast releases Namor as Thor expresses his
gratitude for Namor’s timely rescue of Jake but this is Thor’s battle and he
hurls the beast a mile into the distance. Sedna flies up beside him and uses
her hypnotic powers to beguile him but Namor yanks her away with a warning. The
angry Sedna vows to return to make Thor her consort then vanishes into the
ocean. Thor and Namor bask in their comradeship for a moment. Thor invites Namor
out for a beer but he has to get back to Atlantis, Thor assuring him that Jake
Olson is okay….
Demitrius has brough Amanda home, explaining to Hannah that
when she felt threatened she retreated into the school. Then Jake comes home
and Hannah scream at him. Jake responds in Thor’s voice that he is unaccustomed
to the demands of this life and storms out, surprising everyone with the act
and the voice. Hannah follows him to the roof where she doesn’t find him
because he transformed into Thor and flew off in a huff….
The Dark Gods Perrikus and Adva are preparing the ruined
Asgard for the arrival of their ruler Majeston Zelia and their brethren. Zelia
threatens them over their tardiness at their task. Odin is defiant but we see
he is a defeated god, chained to a massive machine in the darkness….
And Thor is having a drink at a waterfront tavern in Maine,
entertaining the regulars with tales of his heroics, because even a god can get
lonely.