"Ah? Got it."
Nick Fury finally snapped out of his thoughts.
Now wasn't the ti to be distracted.
"You took Thor's hamr—what about him?" Fury pointed at the still weak and dispirited Thor.
"Him? That's for you to deal with. You already know quite a bit—now it's ti to learn more.
I'll be staying in that small town for now. If you run into anything you can't handle, you can co find .
As for the price… I'm sure you understand.
Logan, get a car from them. We're heading back to town."
Qin Xiao once again displayed his "demonic" nature—never missing a chance to mislead others.
After he spoke, Logan directly went to "acquire" a vehicle.
None of the agents dared to stop them.
Logan drove, heading back toward town.
"Qin, why not use that magical portal?" Logan asked.
"No choice. I need to maintain this state to carry Mjolnir.
And in this state, I can't cast with one hand yet—so you'll have to drive."
Qin Xiao sounded a bit helpless.
He wasn't at Ancient One's level yet—opening portals with a flick of the wrist and throwing up shields effortlessly.
For now, his spellcasting still required both hands.
So driving it was.
A bit of a drop in style.
With the two of them gone, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents visibly relaxed.
Qin Xiao and Logan had put enormous pressure on them.
Fury gave a signal, and Coulson led a team to escort Thor back to the temporary base.
Thor, Fury, and Coulson sat inside a sealed room.
"I'll ask. You answer," Fury said calmly.
"What do you want to know? I've already been abandoned by Odin—what use is telling you anything?"
Thor looked utterly grief-stricken.
"I have my reasons. First question: do your gods live within this sa universe?"
Fury opened with sothing critical.
"Yes. Asgard, where we live, and Midgard, where you live, are both part of the Nine Realms, connected by the World Tree."
Thor didn't care about revealing this.
What could they do with that knowledge anyway?
Hearing this, Fury let out a quiet breath.
"So in other words, you're essentially an alien race—just… extrely powerful."
"You could say that. But our strength is beyond your imagination."
Thor still maintained Asgard's pride.
And that was no exaggeration.
Even across the universe, few dared provoke Asgard.
The Collector himself would bow when encountering Asgardian warriors.
But Fury had his own thoughts.
Carol… should be able to handle them, right?
After gathering so more information, Fury and Coulson left the room to discuss their next steps.
At that mont, a figure appeared inside.
"Loki! Has Father entered the Odinsleep?"
Thor grabbed him imdiately.
Now it was Loki's turn to be stunned.
What the hell?!
How did Thor know?
He hadn't even had the chance to spin his lie before it was exposed.
Had soone else co to Midgard?
He'd need to investigate later.
"Loki! Answer —has Father entered the Odinsleep?!"
Thor roared again.
"Uh… yes."
Loki's mind raced.
No—he needed a new lie.
"Why? Why would Father suddenly enter the Odinsleep? Every ti before, he prepared in advance.
This ti he exiled —what if soone attacks Asgard?
Loki, I'm going back.
Heimdall! Send to Asgard!"
For once, Thor's brain caught up with his muscles.
"NO! Thor, listen to !"
Loki's heart skipped a beat—he really didn't want Heimdall sending Thor back.
"What do you have to say?"
"Father has entered the Odinsleep, and Mother fears he may never wake.
The Frost Giants were preparing to attack, but before he slept, Father made a truce with their king.
Now I'm acting ruler—I must honor that agreent."
Loki put on a sorrowful expression.
"What agreent?"
"To exile you—the one who started the war—in exchange for the Frost Giants not attacking Asgard."
The God of Mischief adapted instantly, rewriting his lie on the spot.
Originally, he planned to say Odin was dead.
Now it beca Odin asleep.
Either way, it struck Thor deeply.
"How could this happen? I fought for Asgard! Why exile ?!"
Thor was nearly losing it.
"Thor, trust . When Father awakens, I'll speak for you.
If you return now, without your power, you won't help Asgard—you'll only give the Frost Giants an excuse to attack.
What you need to do now is wait. Can you do that?"
Loki played the role of a devoted brother perfectly.
"…Wait? Fine. Loki, I trust you."
But deep down, another thought lingered.
Loki was the son of Laufey.
No—he refused to believe it.
Loki had lived in Asgard for 1,500 years.
He was his brother—not a Frost Giant.
Satisfied, Loki prepared to leave.
"Thor, I must return. Asgard is vulnerable—I need to guard it."
His figure faded away.
Thor stood alone, lost.
"Loki… I hope you didn't lie to . I hope this is all the Demon Envoy's sche."
Outside, Loki reappeared.
He wanted to test sothing—now that he ruled Asgard, could he lift Mjolnir?
But when he arrived at the site—There was only an empty crater.
"Where is Mjolnir?!"
Loki was stunned.
"Soone's watching… the hamr? Even Asgard?"
For the first ti, unease crept into him.
"I need to go back."
…
Fury and Coulson ultimately decided to keep the site operational.
S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists would continue studying it.
But Thor would be relocated to the town—closer to the Demon Envoy.
They didn't trust Qin Xiao.
But so far, he hadn't used his power to harm the world.
That alone suggested so kind of limitation.
Maybe sothing exploitable.
At the sa ti, they didn't trust Thor either.
If gods and demons were both active on Earth, it was better to let them clash first.
They also didn't restrict Thor's freedom.
They wanted to see why both sides had chosen Earth.
Thor's return delighted Jane Foster.
His stories sounded absurd—but she couldn't help believing them.
After all, this was a chance to understand aliens… or gods.
Seeing Jane lifted Thor's spirits slightly.
At least his ti on Midgard wasn't aningless.
"Jane, have you seen where that 'Demon Envoy' went?"
"The Demon Envoy…?"
Jane stiffened at the term.
Half the town had already fled because of it.
Those who stayed either didn't believe—or refused to.
"He's over there. No one dares go near."
She pointed in a direction.
"I'm going to find him."
"I'll co with you. Are they… really demon envoys?"
"I don't know. Without my power, I can't sense anything.
But if no one like him exists in Midgard… then he probably is."
They made their way to Qin Xiao's temporary residence.
"Oh? You're here. Did you et your brother Loki?"
Qin Xiao greeted him casually—dropping a bombshell like it was nothing.
"How do you know Loki ca to see ?!"
Thor was shocked.
Qin Xiao raised a brow.
I didn't—but now I do.
His smile grew warr.
"And did Loki tell you not to return?"
"You know that too?!"
Good. Loki was still Loki.
That made things easier.
"Your mother is a powerful sorceress. You should know that glimpsing the future isn't difficult.
So—what will you do?
Wait… or return to Asgard by your own strength and defend it?"
Qin Xiao pressed again.
"I don't believe you! I don't believe Asgard will fall, or that my brother would do such a thing!"
Thor pointed at him angrily.
"Fifteen hundred years? You've lived that long?!"
Jane's jaw dropped.
Were they really gods?
"Yes. Asgardians live far longer than humans.
And as we age, our power grows significantly."
Thor enthusiastically explained.
Qin Xiao stood there, dumbfounded.
Is his brain made of muscle?
He ca to question —and got distracted imdiately?
At that mont, a surge of energy erupted in the distance, whipping up a powerful storm.
Everyone turned to look.
"Thor, the Warriors Three have arrived. Ti to see if I was telling the truth."
"Lady Sif… is it really them?"
Monts later, four armored figures descended into the town.
Even Dr. Erik Selvig stood there, mouth agape.
"Thor! We've co for you!"
They embraced him excitedly.
After the greetings, Thor's expression turned serious.
"Has Father entered the Odinsleep?"
"How do you know? You can sense Asgard from Midgard?"
They were stunned.
"Before sleeping, did Father make a treaty with the Frost Giants—exiling as the price?"
"What? Of course not!
We ca because Odin suddenly entered the Odinsleep!
Asgard is in danger—we need you back to defend it!"
"No treaty… Loki lied to …"
Disappointnt filled Thor's heart.
Disappointnt in his brother.
"Thor, do you believe now?"
Qin Xiao's voice cut in at just the right mont.
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