Hela visits Thor in Sif's hospital room and shows him the destiny that awaits him in Valhalla. Harokin and other Valhalla warriors appeal to Thor to join them, but he declines.
Meanwhile, Ulik realizes he has found the Odin-Cave, where Mangog is imprisoned, after being defeated by Odin. He frees Mangog whom he hopes will attack Asgard but Mangog declares himself the "foe of all who live."
Back on Earth, Sif awakens following her surgery. Forbidden by Odin to battle Thor, Loki transports himself to Asgard, to depose his father. There, council elder Toag tells him that the Odin-Cave has been opened and that Odin has begun his Odinsleep, which is necessary to renew his life force. With Odin unconscious, Loki assumes the throne.
Meanwhile, Thor captures muggers and lectures hippies on Earth, awaiting Odin's summons.
In Karnilla's cavern, Balder rejects the Norn Queen's romantic advances.
At the Abyss of Shadows, Ulik flees, regretting that he freed Mangog who threatens to destroy the universe.