At the S.H.I.E.L.D. fortress in New Mexico, after speaking with Thor, Coulson learned Thor's true identity. He was the Norse God of Thunder, the son of the All-Father in Norse mythology.
"So that hammer—is it yours?" Coulson asked Thor, pointing to the hammer at the center of the defensive installation.
"Its name is Mjölnir," Thor replied, a little embarrassed to mention it, since at the moment, he was unable to lift it.
"I see. I'd like to know—where is Asgard? And how did you end up here?"
Coulson gestured, then continued, "This is how you travel between Asgard and Earth?"
"The Bifrost. We use the Bifrost to travel to any of the Nine Realms," Thor answered simply. These things weren't exactly secrets.
"Alright. I think I need to report this to my superiors."
After learning that Asgard was about to go to war with Jotunheim, and that Asgard possessed a bridge that could transport soldiers anywhere in the world, Coulson began preparing for the worst. After all, the God of Thunder—Thor—was now stranded on Earth and had lost his powers.
No one knew how long this war might last.
And there was no guarantee the war between Asgard and Jotunheim wouldn't spill over to Earth. According to Thor, Odin was dead, and Asgard was now ruled by the God of Mischief, Loki—who, in most myths, was not known for great combat power. Thor agreed with that assessment.
So Coulson believed they needed to be ready in case Asgard was defeated and the Frost Giants invaded Earth. After all, in Norse mythology, Earth—called Midgard—was connected to both Asgard and Jotunheim. And the Frost Giants had indeed invaded Earth in the myths.
"Director! We've detected an unidentified massive energy reading nearby!" Just as Coulson was about to report to Nick Fury, a voice came through his earpiece from the detection team.
"Okay, I'll go take a look." With that, Coulson walked toward the monitoring station.
Clark had also overheard the message through Coulson's earpiece. Seeing Coulson leave, he followed. Jane and Thor noticed Clark and Coulson leaving and figured something was up, so they followed too.
At the detection station, Coulson asked the technician who had sent him the alert, "What's going on?"
"I'm not sure, sir. We detected a huge energy sphere just a moment ago—then it vanished. Here's the playback from the energy monitor."
The technician walked to a computer and clicked the playback.
Clark and Coulson watched on the monitor as yellow lines representing concentrated energy converged. After converging, a cylindrical tunnel appeared. The cylinder lasted only a moment before the energy vanished.
"Where did this happen?"
"It appeared only once, about fifteen kilometers to the northwest," another technician reported after checking the details.
Looking at the screen, Coulson picked up his radio. "Barton, take two people and check it out. See what's going on."
Originally, Coulson had planned to go himself, but given Thor's presence in the base—and his importance—that took priority.
"That thing looks like a portal," Clark suddenly said, watching the video. Based on the storyline, he figured it was probably the work of Sif and the Warriors Three, so he reminded Coulson.
"It's the Bifrost!" Thor, now reminded by Clark, immediately recognized it.
"The Bifrost?! Something else is coming through?" Coulson picked up the radio again. "Barton, take heavy weapons. There might be a fight."
"Forget it—let me go see for myself. If something powerful is really coming, your men probably won't be much help," Clark said. He figured it was just the Bifrost, though he wasn't sure what had come through.
After all, Thor's story had already diverged completely from the original.
With that, Clark left the room without further discussion and flew toward the northwest. Jane and Coulson watched as, with a sonic boom, Clark disappeared from sight.
Coulson knew this was because Clark's speed had surpassed the eye's dynamic limit, and the sonic boom had drawn their attention. By the time they looked again, Clark was already gone.
"Thor, you've got superpowers—can you beat Clark?" Daisy asked curiously, watching Clark fly off.
After all, in today's news and papers, Superman Clark was hailed as the strongest man on Earth. And Daisy was curious—between the Earth's strongest man and the mythical God of Thunder, who was stronger?
"No doubt about it," Thor said confidently, clearly believing in his own strength.
At that moment, Clark had already reached the location. He saw Sif and the three Asgardian warriors.
Their outfits were extremely distinctive—nothing like human styles—more like something out of a sci-fi show. Three men and one woman. Clark recognized them instantly.
"You're Sif, Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg, right?" Seeing the situation was calm, Clark landed in front of them.
"Yes!" Sif and the others were clearly startled by Clark's sudden appearance.
But to their credit, they were all born warriors. Despite their fear, they instinctively took up defensive stances.
"Who are you?" Fandral drew his sword and held it in front of him.
Actually, this was somewhat the fault of Norse mythology. The gods in those stories generally couldn't fly. Unlike Chinese gods who could fly and vanish at will, Norse gods usually needed artifacts to fly. And those with flying tools—aside from those with wings—were typically top-tier figures.
So when Fandral saw Clark flying in, his heart sank. Clark could fly—they couldn't. That already said a lot about the balance of power.
"Relax. Thor told me about you. I'm Clark, Thor's friend. Right?" Clark introduced himself, trying to ease the tension.
But at that moment, he suddenly felt the temperature behind him drop drastically.
Turning around, Clark saw in the distant sky a massive number of Frost Giants descending—their landing site was precisely the S.H.I.E.L.D. base guarding Mjölnir.
"What's wrong?" Fandral asked, seeing Clark suddenly turn.
"Looks like Thor's in trouble. It's the Frost Giants. I'll head back first—you can follow me soon." Without waiting for a reply, Clark took off and flew back toward the base.
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