In Norway, the fishing boat captain gathers a following and
they surround a fire and the captain walks into it to summon their leader….
In Asgard, Heimdall senses something hidden that he cannot
see. Meanwhile, Cyra the physician begs Odin to let her treat Thor’s burn
injuries but Odin denies her, saying that Thor has chosen the ways of Midgard
and that he must find his own solution. They then encounter Uatu the Watcher
who tells them of a portentous moment. They know of Tarene and her destiny to
elevate man to the next step on the evolutionary scale. But this future is
threatened: Watcher shows Odin the Destroyer, animated by Tarene’s spirit,
defeating Thor with Loki the schemer behind the action. This will lead to the
Reigning: a corrupted Thor becoming absolute ruler of Earth, ushering in a
period of degradation…and this future will come to pass if Thor defeats the
Destroyer….
On Earth, Thor is reluctant to fight the Destroyer lest he
harm Tarene but she is powerless to keep from fighting Thor, her powers
augmenting the already mighty strength of the armor….
In the Underworld, Karnilla the Norn Queen dreams of her
beloved Balder becoming Prince of Asgard after Thor is defeated…unaware that
Loki is plotting to seize power for himself….
As Tarene helplessly continues to smash Thor, Odin also
looks on, aware that Thor would choose death rather than endangering Tarene.
Thor recalls that once before, he used Mjolnir to cast the Destroyer into
another dimension but the giant armor easily wrests the hammer from him, being
a creation of Odin, proceeding to beat the Thunder God with his own weapon. Sif intervenes and is likewise clobbered. The false Keith Kincaid approaches
Jane Foster and asks her to get to safety; she runs into the hospital to try to
summon the Avengers. Marnot spots Kincaid and announces he knows the man’s true
identity. Kincaid pushes Marnot into an alley and strangles him to death. The
dead Asgardian transforms into Odin’s pet raven, Hescamar….
Thor, done with watching the Destroyer’s violent rampage,
leaps on his back to try to wrest Mjolnir back. Sif joins the battle but they
are both defeated. Destroyer strikes Thor in the head, then stands over him
victoriously….
In Norway, the group standing around the flames watch as
Surtur arrives….
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