Donald Blake is trapped beneath Asgard, sentenced to an eternity of serpent venom
dripping into his eyes….
Above
ground, Darkoth the Death Demon has been possessed by a new symbiote called Bedlam’s
Child, wielding a hammer called Hellnir. He is facing Thor, Venom, Loki, and
Sif, as the Warriors Three (plus Hildegarde) watch from a distance. Hellnir
shoots fire at Thor, the two hammers collide and Venom fires web to bind their
foe. Thor notices that Mjolnir is bleeding, dripping the yellow ichor of the
gods. Webs do not hold Bedlam’s Child so Thor and Venom combine to create the
God in Black, who takes on their enemy. “Thornom” beats Darkoth mercilessly
with Mjolnir, while Loki conjures up a dragon to engulf the monster with fire.
Soon, the symbiote abandons Darkoth and flees. Venom picks up Hellnir and reveals
he is not Eddie Brock but his equivalent from the future, called Meridius, on a
mission to save his world. Thor balks at helping him so the future King in
Black attacks the God of Thunder. Thor responds by blasting Meridius with his
full power, causing the King in Black to fade away and his hellish hammer to
melt and seep into the ground…
…and
the hammer binds with the imprisoned Don Blake, transforming him into a
Venom-like monster….