Hela tries to call of her wedding to
Balder now that her boyfriend Thanos has arrived but Karnilla insists
it is still on. They are interrupted by the attacks of the Queen of Cinders,
leading the invasion of Hel. Thanos wants to talk to Hela
while Thori puts off murdering Loki for killing Thor until after the
bad guys are vanquished. Loki hurls Thor's hammer with a glowing
green chain attached....
Thor, meanwhile, under Loki's spell
that makes him seem dead, is trying to enter Valhalla to recruit the
dead warriors there. Valkyrie refuses him entrance, suspicious of him,
but Thor persuades her to assemble the Einherjar and join him in the
battle as he catches the hammer Loki threw to him and they now have a
way back....
As Sindr's forces take the field,
Balder is attacked by Gar-Toom, Lord of Murderers, and Thori pauses in
his fighting, dreaming of a peaceful place without murder, before
tearing into the enemy once more....
Meanwhile, Thanos is breaking up with
Hela because the Infinity Stones have come back into his life. So he
destroys a demon with one finger to fulfill his promise to help Hela
regain her kingdom and walks off....
Thor arrives with the forces of
Valhalla behind him. Valkyrie slices Gar-Toom into little chunks to
save Balder. Sindr threatens Hela but Thor scoops up her fallen
antlered headdress and hits Sindr across the face with it. Thor dons
the hat and a second hammer appears in his hand, this one composed of
frozen blood, and he takes on the Queen of Cinders as his side begins
to overwhelm the foe. (Skurge the Executioner points out to Thori
that his master has returned and the dog is overjoyed.) Sindr vows
vengeance on Thor's family but his family (Loki, Balder, Tyr, Fenris Wolf,
and Hela) are assembled there so Sindr backs out and calls on
Malekith to transport her away....
Hela still wants her realm back and, as
Balder never finished his vows, the wedding is off. Karnilla quickly
steps in and marries Hela with her wedding gift being Balder be
returned to life. The brides ride off with Tyr their servant....
Malekith sneers at the defeated
Sindr....
Balder returns to Thor's boat in
Midgard with Valkyrie coming along. Loki, having completed his part
of the bargain (sending Thor to Hel in issue #1) he takes his prize
and departs. Thor has Balder and Valkyrie help him search the boat to
discover what Loki has taken but they can't figure it out...though we
get to see the discolored patch on the wall where a framed picture
has been removed....