Thor
is dying. He has taken himself to the top of an unfinished Manhattan skyscraper
to write his diary. He records how he appealed to his father Odin for help but
the All-Father refused, blaming Thor for having forsaken his birthright to live
on Midgard. Thus, he is barred from Asgard and Red Norvill has taken his place
as the God of Thunder. Then the decaying corpse of a warrior climbs into sight,
muttering, “Come to help you die.” Thor summons Mjolnir to him and smashes the
interloper, discovering it is made of bone, cheap radio parts, and ash wood.
More arrive. Thor fights them all, wondering who could have sent them, knowing
he was dying….
At
the swanky Ash Hotel, Amora the Enchantress summons all of the rich and
powerful men she has under control and orders them to find Thor for her….
Having
defeated all of the corpse-warriors, Thor pursues the last one which has fled
into the night. He follows it into the sewers where he discovers a massive
machine connected to Yggdrasil, the World-Ash. As he wonders at the sight, he is
struck from behind and loses consciousness….