Lord of Cinder in American Comics

These words echoed in Thor's ears, and in an instant Thor felt as if he had been greatly insulted. He tried to jump up from the chair, but was firmly held in place by the locks.

As Thor erupted in fury, the lights in the interrogation room began to flicker, as if foreshadowing something.

Seeing this, Coulson decisively abandoned his plan to provoke Thor into a heated interrogation, and instead soothed Thor in his approachable tone, saying, "Calm down, calm down, perhaps we can have a good talk..."

Thor, sensing something was amiss, quieted down and said from his chair, "Son of Cole, I won't say another word to you unless you take me to get my hammer!"

Coulson continued to try to communicate, but Thor ignored him without saying a word.

Frustrated, Coulson could only turn to look at the one-way glass behind him, trying to get a definite answer from the person behind it.

Ash and Hill were also observing the situation in the interrogation room, and they did not immediately answer Coulson's questions.

Ash looked at Coulson, surprised that Coulson was still alive and could continue working for S.H.I.E.L.D.

Ash asked with some curiosity, "Is he still at S.H.I.E.L.D.? You didn't take him out?"

“Coulson is a Level 7 agent, possessing a great deal of important intelligence, and his investigation shows he doesn’t know much about Nick Fury. Besides, he’s being used as bait; we need to find Nick Fury, we can’t afford to miss a single opportunity…”

Ash could only say that this bald Coulson was incredibly lucky. In the movies, he was supposed to die and be forcibly resurrected by Fury. But now he was kept alive as a Fury trap, escaping an internal purge.

Ash tapped on the glass, giving Coulson a definite answer.

Upon receiving the reply, Coulson gave a friendly smile and said, "Come on, let's go see your hammer."

Thor was freed from the chair, but to prevent him from rioting, two fully loaded ATS armored vehicles followed closely behind him.

Thor didn't comment on this precaution; all he wanted to see was his Mjolnir.

Mjolnir, Thor's hammer, lay quietly in a circular crater, its true weight concealed by the surrounding subsidence.

Upon seeing his hammer, Thor could no longer contain himself and charged straight at it.

"Cease fire!"

Ash stopped the ATS armor from being aimed and fired, and simply stood by and watched Thor.

Thor, standing beside the hammer, was beaming with joy. He walked half a circle around the hammer and then reached out to grasp its handle.

With a slight effort, the hammer remained unmoved. Thor's smile vanished, and he immediately used both hands to pull the hammer up from the ground.

Even though Thor used all his strength, he couldn't lift the hammer and instead stumbled because he used too much force.

"No!!!!!"

Thor roared to the sky, his voice filled with sorrow.

The howling made Ash cover her ears and say to Thor in the pit, "Hey (#`O′) stop howling, come up here and explain yourself..."

At this moment, Thor was like a walking corpse, swaying as he crawled out of the pit.

Ash picked up the Taser and waved it in front of Thor, causing him to involuntarily take a step back and almost fall into the pit again.

Thor stood at the edge of the pit, staring intently at the Taser, and asked with a hint of fear, "What do you want to do!"

Ash pointed at the hammer and asked, "What do the sealing runes on the hammer mean?"

Hearing Ash's words, Thor looked at Ash in surprise, scrutinizing him closely, and said in disbelief, "You can actually see runes?"

Is it difficult?

Thor shook his head and said, "I have been stripped of my divine power by my father, so I cannot see the runes you mentioned."

Upon hearing this, a bolt of lightning appeared at Ash's fingertip and shot onto Mjolnir, as if activating Mjolnir. Runes composed of lightning appeared on the hammer.

Looking at the runes, Thor murmured, "Whoever wields this hammer will surely possess the power of the God of Thunder..."

Upon seeing Odin's seal, Thor recalled how Odin had ignored orders and rushed to Jotunheim, initiating a war against the Frostblades, forcing Odin to personally go and redeem him.

Thor, lost in thought, turned around and saw Ash, intending to explain the meaning to him, but then belatedly screamed.

"How can you use lightning?!"

Thor looked like he'd seen a ghost. He never imagined that someone in Midgard could wield lightning, and even better than him.

The lightning at Ash's fingertips pulsed and was shaped into various forms, displaying her power like a Versailles show.

"Is it difficult? Can't you do it?"

Thor shook his head and said, "I can only use Mjolnir to unleash the power of lightning..."

"So you're a hammer god?"

"Thor! I am Thor!"

"Thor being taken down by a Taser?"

The topic had gotten a bit boring, and Thor turned his head away haughtily, unwilling to answer the question.

Thor was taken back down. After suffering a series of setbacks, he didn't want to see his hammer suffer any more.

Hill looked at the hammer with a different thought in mind. She went into the pit and reached out to try to lift the hammer.

After several attempts, Hill encouraged Ash, saying, "Why don't you give it a try? Isn't it said that lifting the hammer grants you the power of Thor?"

However, Ash's death-like gaze calmed Hill down.

Seeing the somewhat uneasy Hill, Ash slowly said, "On the throne at the highest point of Lothric stands a straight sword known as the Holy Sword of Lothric. It is the symbol of the king. Whoever can lift it can command all of Lothric. Do you want to give it a try?"

Hill shook his head and said, "I understand. I will keep a close watch on this place and won't let anyone touch it..."

To lift the hammer grants the power of Thor. To wield the sword commands Lothric. How similar the claims are, but now the true Lothric are before Hill, and even if one were to raise the sword, no one would obey. Similarly, as long as Odin and Thor are alive, no one can lift the hammer.

This is just Odin's way of educating his son; anyone who takes it seriously is a joke.

Ash, speaking with the air of someone who'd been there, said, "Just watch closely. Apart from a few scattered individuals from Asgard, no one can lift it..."

"You know a lot about this hammer?"

"It's something everyone in half the universe knows, it's Asgard's propaganda. An artifact forged from a dead star by the dwarves of Nidavell—the King's Hammer, the Doomhammer, the Construct Hammer—it has many names; you can read more mythology, they're all in there..."

Chapter 318: Bringing Asgard into the Teleportation Range

Ash was explaining things to Hill, forcing herself not to look at the figure in the pit.

Apart from Ash, the entire defensive perimeter ignored the figure in the pit, as if he didn't exist.

Loki was celebrating his newfound power in Asgard, drastically altering the celebrations and even planning to erect a golden statue of himself in front of the palace.

However, the entire Asgardian realm seemed indifferent to Loki, with the warriors of Asgard kneeling only before the eternal spear in his hand. This silent protest seemed to say that Odin was the true master.

Odin fell into a deep sleep, and at this moment he was the only acting god-king, but this position of god-king was not secure.

Thinking of Thor, that big fool, Loki smiled with satisfaction at his plan to instigate him to attack Jotunheim, but after laughing, he fell into deep thought.

In Jotunheim, he came into contact with the frost giants, which changed his body, turning it the same color as theirs.

Loki feared it was a curse, and as a wizard, he searched for a solution in various books, but after consulting them, he only came to a conclusion that was hard to accept.

Perhaps he wasn't Odin's biological son, or perhaps he wasn't even from Asgard.

The thought lingered in his mind, so Loki decided to secretly go to Odin's vault and touch the Frost Giant's treasure, the Casket of Ice, to confirm his suspicions.

But Odin interrupted his attempt and transferred power to him, a trust that led Loki to abandon his attempt to confirm Loki's identity.

He's the acting God-King now, but who can guarantee that that fool Thor won't come back?

So Loki went to the Rainbow Bridge, where Heimdall was resting with his eyes closed.

"Heimdall, how is the situation in the Grand Courtyard?"

Loki questioned Midgard, merely to ascertain Thor's identity, but Heimdall's words stirred him.

"I cannot see the Midgard for the time being; I'm afraid only Odin's messengers can observe it..."

The messengers of Odin, the king of the gods, were two ravens, Fokkin and Wuni, who served him. Every morning at dawn, they would fly to the mortal realm and return to report to Odin at night. The world was under their control, and nothing could escape Odin's notice.

But at this moment, Odin had fallen into a deep sleep, and the two ravens would not leave rashly, which gave Loki the opportunity to take action.

“Take me to the courtyard, I need to see Thor…”

Upon hearing this, Heimdall's eyes were filled with disbelief and doubt, but Loki slammed the Spear of Eternity into the ground, clearly stating his identity as the acting God-King.

Loki is now gripping the hammer handle tightly with both hands, using all his strength to try to lift Mjolnir.

After several unsuccessful attempts, Loki kicked the hammer in frustration, only to nearly cry out in pain.

Since Loki couldn't lift the hammer, he had no choice but to try and fool Thor.

Loki sneaked into the room where Thor was being watched over, and then revealed himself.

Thor was pleasantly surprised and said, "Loki, what are you doing here? Are you here to take me back?"

Loki lowered his head, making it difficult for Thor to see his expression, and said in a low voice, "I have something to tell you..."

“What happened? Is it Jotunheim? Let me explain to my father…”

"My father is dead..."

Loki's words struck Thor like a bolt from the blue, leaving him in disbelief, but since it was his brother, he had no choice but to believe them.

Loki deceived Thor into believing that Odin was dead, blaming Thor for disobeying orders and acting on his own, which made it impossible for the already exhausted Odin to continue living.

The subsequent truce between Jotunheim and Asgard was conditional on Thor's exile, preventing him from returning to Asgard.

This series of blows brought tears to Thor's eyes.

Loki said in a melodious voice, "I've come to say goodbye, brother. The burden of the throne has fallen on my shoulders. I'm truly sorry..."

"No, I should be the one apologizing..."

After exchanging heartfelt words, Loki turned and left. Once out of Thor's sight, Loki's steps became lighter, and even a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Tsk tsk, what a brainless god. Is his brain made of a solid hammer?"

These words immediately put Loki on alert, and he drew his two daggers, looking around warily.

Loki quickly spotted a person peering over from the temporary base's perimeter wall. He looked like an ordinary person, but exuded an ominous aura.

Loki asked, "Who are you!"

"You can call me the Greedy One, but remember not to stand behind others casually..."

The greedy man turned around instantly, pulled a winding short sword made of bone from his sleeve, and parried the dagger Loki thrust at him from behind.

"A decent illusion, but not enough..."