In the Black Pyramid, Thor and his allies are fighting the
Death legions; Hogun concerned about the Sign of Death Seth marked him with; Earth Lord
and Skyhawk worry that their lives will end when Seth is defeated; Black Knight
suffering under a blood curse that is fusing his body to his armor. But all
keep fighting. The villainous Grog the God-Crusher turns out to be a coward,
offering to show them the secret of Seth’s power in exchange for his life….
In Asgard, the defenders are being pressed back by the forces
of Seth; Balder orders them to fall back to the Inner City as Seth calls out
the Harpies of Doom. Heimdall is grievously wounded and Fandral offers to take
on the harpies singlehandedly while Balder and Sif take Heimdall to safety. Atop
a narrow crag, the dashing Fandral battles the Harpies until he is joined by
Volstagg, determined to die for Asgard if necessary….
In the Black Pyramid, the heroes fight their way to the
command chamber; Grog seizes the opportunity to escape in the confusion. Thor
and company discover a prisoner inside a huge glass globe and free him. It is a
dwarf, who turns out to be Bes, God of Luck; with him in Seth’s power, every
possibility works in Seth’s favor. Bes tells Thor his destiny is not to return
to Asgard but he is not able to explain this. The invisible Loki, concerned for
his own safety, imparts to the powerless Thor half of his own strength to
defeat Seth….
Outside the Black Pyramid, Wind Warrior has joined the Lost
Ones: Horus and the other Egyptian gods defeated in Seth’s rise to power….
In Asgard, Amora the Enchantress learns that Heimdall is
near death; her rage and helplessness result in a cry that crosses time and
space alerting the gods of every pantheon to the events in the Golden Realm.
Amora flies like a shining missile directly for the enemy and explodes—but when
the smoke clears, Seth still stands….
A portal opens up in the sky and the Celtic Gods of Avalon
arrive, led by Leir, Lord of Lightning, coming to pay back a debt of gratitude
to Thor….
Thor and company fight to reach the top of the Black Pyramid
and smash down the last door to find…Odin in chains….