In a small fishing village in Norway, a newlywed couple
arrives for a visit to her parents and discovers the place destroyed and
deserted….
Odin sits on his throne brooding about Thor’s fate as the
Watcher stands by, reminding him that Thor must die to avert a greater tragedy
called the Reigning….
The Destroyer, wielding Mjolnir, stands over the defeated
Thor, Tarene watching helplessly as the armor inflicts blow upon blow on the
Thunder God. Separated from the hammer for more than sixty seconds, Thor
transforms back into the mortal Jake Olson who walks away, seeking a way to end
the monster’s rampage. He appeals to Tarene to try to restrain the armor but he
just gets clobbered for his trouble. Amora the Enchantress, watching from her
luxury apartment, decides she must intervene….
Odin decides that, despite Watcher’s warnings, he must go to
the Odinson’s aid. Karnilla, watching from afar, is concerned that the
All-Father will aid Thor; Loki replies that Odin can’t do that if he arrives
too late. Odin opens a vortex to Midgard but his way is blocked by a giant
monster called a Jutefiosk….
Amora, in her astral form, approaches the Destroyer and can
sense Tarene’s life force animating it but also Karnilla’s and Loki’s influence
behind it. Jake drives a car straight at the huge armored enemy, leaping out at
the last moment; it does nothing to halt the Destroyer. Amora traces Tarene’s
aura to locate her physical body in the possession of Loki and Karnilla; she
takes Tarene’s hammer. On Midgard, Destroyer swats Jake with a car door, laying
him out as Sif again attacks the armor. Amora presents Jake with Tarene’s
hammer, reminding him she truly loves him and only wants his well-being. Jake
raps the hammer on the ground…and nothing happens. Odin, carrying a dead
monster, appears before him, explains why the thing didn’t work with the
different hammer, and transforms Jake into Thor. Thor, wielding Tarene’s hammer,
takes on the Destroyer using Mjolnir and the Earth shakes. Tarene exerts enough
of her power to allow Thor to snatch his own hammer back from the foe. Odin
sends Tarene’s life force back into her body where she intends to punish Loki
and Karnilla….
Back in Midgard, Odin decides that Thor has learned the
lesson of leadership and permits him to retain his powers. The Watcher suddenly
appears and confirms that the future tragedy is now unavoidable….
The cultists in Norway chant as Surtur arrives on Earth once
more….
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