Thor
and the Enchantress are invited over by Victor Prazniki who wants protection
from his enemies. Prazniki tells them about a sword he owns called Raven’s Eye
which was supposedly created by the Norse god Votan and passed down through the
centuries until it was given to him by a cartel in return for assistance with
some shady business dealings. Prazniki explains that he wants Thor to guard the
sword and his family, teen daughter Annie and second wife Silvia, who are
usually bickering. Prazniki asks Thor to accompany Silvia and Annie to a safe
house where they will stay until Prazniki can send the sword to a museum. After
they leave, Amora starts to negotiate a generous stipend….
The
limo is stuck on a downtown street, repairs for the recent earthquake blocking
traffic. Thor leaves the car to speak to Officer Kim Gaunt, who may know about
the derelict Odin he spotted last issue. Kim tells him of a guy called Wad and
points out his usual alley hangout as a black helicopter descends. It opens
fire and Thor pushes Kim out of the way, then hurls Mjolnir, sending the copter
crashing into a building, and the hammer drops into his hand. Then metal
tentacles rise from the excavation and seize Thor, Kim, Annie, and Silvia,
dragging them below the ground. The derelict Wad sees this then he descends
into the ground to see what is going on. Thor and Kim are alone underground;
the two Prazniki women are gone. When Thor meets Wad, he recognizes him as his
father Odin but the old man just mumbles incoherently over his dead son Thor
(whom he killed) and his dead realm Asgard. Thor tries to question him but the
old man makes no sense. Kim draws Thor’s attention to the trail left by the
metal tentacles and they follow….
Victor
Prazniki learns from the television that his family has been kidnapped with
Thor; he then receives a call asking for the sword in exchange for his
daughter’s safe return. Following the instructions he drives to a remote area
of the city and descends with the sword into the sewer….
Thor
and company proceed through the sewers and trip a wire that causes the ceiling
to collapse; Thor hustles them out of the way. They spy a lighted doorway and
enter. There they find Loki sitting smugly with the Praznikis bound and gagged.
Thor threatens him but Loki reveals that the place is rigged with explosives
and he now has the sword—but Odin seizes it, power shoots through him and
suddenly Thor, Kim, Annie, Silvia, and Odin discover they are in a Dungeons &
Dragons style fantasy world….