Before the universe was even born, the Dark Elf Malekith already ruled one region alone.
He discovered a weapon, the substance known as the Aether that now resides in Jane's body.
The energy of this substance is so powerful that it can even influence changes in the natural environment.
Malekith wanted to use this power to plunge the entire universe into darkness.
If that happened, the Dark Elf race would naturally become the unquestioned rulers of the whole universe.
But this ambition was met with fierce resistance from Asgard.
Thor's grandfather Bor led a massive army through a long and bloody battle, finally defeating Malekith and sealing the Aether deep underground.
Now that the Aether has reappeared and once again emitted a familiar energy fluctuation, the sleeping leader of the Dark Elves has awakened.
To prevent the Aether from being taken away, Odin decided to keep Jane in Asgard.
At the same time, Malekith sent out his final Curse Warrior, Kurse, having him disguise himself as a prisoner and get locked inside the Asgardian dungeon.
Working from both inside and outside.
Also imprisoned in the dungeon was the God of Mischief, Loki.
Soon, Kurse who had successfully infiltrated the dungeon began to act.
He crushed a black bottle in his hand. The power of the curse wrapped around his entire body, and his skin instantly looked as if molten lava were flowing beneath it, making his appearance even more ferocious and terrifying.
With one punch he shattered the barrier of the prison cell, easily dealt with the guards, and released all the prisoners in an attempt to create chaos.
When he arrived in front of Loki, Loki even kindly told him the location of Odin's palace.
This also planted the seeds of regret for Loki later on.
After receiving the warning, Thor rushed over immediately and quickly took care of the escaped minor criminals in just a few moves.
But he passed right by the true culprit, Kurse.
At that moment, an even greater crisis descended upon Asgard.
Heimdall, the gatekeeper, was the first to notice something was wrong.
He sprinted up along the Bifrost path, pulled out a dagger, and leapt forward. A giant spaceship immediately revealed its true form after dropping its invisibility.
Although the gatekeeper bravely destroyed one enemy ship, many more ships were already heading toward the palace.
They launched indiscriminate attacks on Asgard.
Heimdall had only managed to activate half of the palace's defensive barrier when the arriving Kurse interrupted him.
From that moment on, Asgard faced a full-scale invasion. Completely unprepared, they were forced into a passive position in battle.
These attackers possessed a kind of grenade that could transform into a miniature black hole. Any Asgardian warrior hit by it would instantly be turned into nothingness.
Not even a trace remained.
On the other side, Malekith found the queen and Jane.
Of course, Goddess Frigga would not surrender without resistance. She fought desperately, but she was no match for the powerful Kurse.
In a single exchange, the Kurse grabbed her by the throat and lifted her into the air.
When Malekith realized that the Jane in front of him was merely an illusion released by the queen, he immediately ordered the attack.
As a long and razor-sharp sword pierced into her body, Goddess Frigga's scene came to an end.
"No!"
At that moment, a bolt of lightning struck Malekith square in the face, knocking him to the ground.
The Dark Elves failed to find the Aether during this trip and suffered heavy injuries, so they decisively retreated.
By the time Thor arrived, Goddess Frigga was already lying in a pool of blood.
He had still come one step too late.
Even though he hurled Mjolnir in fury and struck the enemy, he could not change the cruel reality that his mother had been killed.
And after the great battle, Asgard was filled with cries of grief.
———
After finishing their pleasant lunch, Corin and Alyssa said goodbye to George and the others and returned to the base.
Corin didn't display his astonishing appetite in front of Gwen and the others like he had before.
Now that his energy was no longer scarce, Corin no longer relied on food.
The one who ate the most was Ned.
He was the one who gained the most from the gathering. Not only did he meet the Crimson Silver Duke, he also got a hacking expert as a teacher.
This made him full of expectations for his future.
It's worth mentioning that now Corin no longer relied on metal as a guide when flying.
When his control over magnetism reached a certain level, a strange sensation rose in his mind. He seemed able to feel the strength of the magnetic fields around him and even interfere with them.
And the largest field around him was the Earth's gravitational field.
Corin tried altering the magnetic influence the Earth exerted on his body, and to his surprise, he found his body becoming lighter and lighter, until eventually he simply floated up.
After returning to the base, Corin had Alyssa contact Jane to confirm whether it had really been Thor who appeared earlier.
That big guy really was a decent fellow, an honest man.
Just getting a few things from him would already be far more valuable than Earth's local products.
But the phone call never went through.
Corin then asked Alyssa to contact Darcy. This time the call finally connected.
["Just now Jane and Thor suddenly flew away in a beam of light right in front of a whole crowd of people. Something that fun, and they didn't even bring me along…"]
"What happened?"
["Jane disappeared for a full five hours just now…"]
From Darcy's explanation, Corin learned that Jane had entered a special space and that the Aether sealed there had invaded her body.
'So we're already at the Malekith part.'
The reason Corin remembered that the Aether was the carrier of the Reality Stone was because years ago a friend had made a bet with him about whether the Aether was the Reality Stone or the Power Stone.
The wager left a lifelong impression on Corin: Deliver one order of milk tea. 17th floor. Power outage.
Back then he had actually lost the bet, and because of that he even went back and rewatched Thor 2.
'Doesn't that mean another batch of alien supplies is about to arrive?'
Thinking about what would happen next, Corin knew that Thor and Malekith would also have a fight on Earth.
His spirits instantly rose.
This time he absolutely had to harvest some wool from those Dark Elves.
But the question was, where?
"Quick, have Darcy and Erik come over."
Corin knew that once Thor and the others returned to Earth they would definitely look for Erik and Darcy to study countermeasures together. At that point some scientist would certainly have a flash of inspiration and figure out where the aliens would appear.
He was already getting impatient to meet Malekith.
["Uh… that might not work."]
Darcy's tone on the phone sounded a bit awkward.
["Selvig is still locked up at the police station…"]
Only then did Corin remember. In the news a couple of days ago, Erik had indeed been taken away by the police for running around naked.
Too much time had passed. Forgetting the plotlines of side characters was probably normal.
Thinking of this, Corin decided to go with Darcy to pick up Selvig.
Thor and Jane could return at any time, and he couldn't miss this key moment in the plot.
After all, he couldn't remember exactly where the aliens would appear, so he needed to follow the storyline for a while.
———
Outside a certain police station—
Darcy stood there with her intern, waiting around bored for something.
At that moment, a circular ring crackling with sparks suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of them.
Zzz!
Before long, Corin, dressed in a crimson suit, stepped through the portal from the other side.
"Oh my God!"
Darcy had just been about to sigh about the kind of people she kept running into when she heard the intern beside her let out a startled cry like someone who had never seen the world before.
"Well, compared to him, at least I've seen a bit more. I won't be that shocked."
"Oh! Oh! My god! You, you're—"
The intern's first cry was because of the visual shock of the portal.
The second cry came after he clearly saw the face of the person who arrived, the Crimson Silver Duke.
Everyone knew about the Battle of New York. The Avengers were famous, and the Crimson Silver Duke's popularity online had reached a level even he himself couldn't imagine.
Some people believed Corin hiding his identity was completely unnecessary.
But if he had openly revealed himself like Tony Stark, the hotel where Corin used to live would have long since exploded with chaos.
His life would have been endlessly disturbed.
There was no helping it. After all, Corin didn't have a giant corporation like Stark Industries to separate him from ordinary people.
This time appearing in full costume was also preparation for showing himself in front of civilians.
"Hey~ Darcy, where's Erik?"
Corin didn't know the intern and didn't pay attention to his overreaction. Instead, he greeted Darcy warmly.
They had met once before in New Mexico.
Darcy's face turned red. Her eyes wandered around, and she occasionally sneaked glances at the tall figure in front of her.
"He… he's still locked up inside…"
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