"Do you remember standing Loki up?"
Stark nodded stiffly. "But I didn't do it on purpose. Jarvis told me the news so suddenly, and I still had to order a cake and notify the other Avengers..."
"No need to explain." Schiller held up one hand. "I'm just asking you: did you stand her up?"
"What does standing her up have to do with this?" Stark pointed at the little girl. His brilliant mind had not been this muddled in a long time.
"Loki was furious. She was nearly driven mad with anger." Schiller set the little girl on the table and wrapped an arm around her to keep her from running off. Then he said very seriously, "You know Thor dotes on his sister. He lent Loki his weapon, Mjolnir, for protection."
"Previously, Thor became the God of Light and fused the universe's first bolt of lightning into Mjolnir, increasing the Divine Artifact's power. At the same time, the first bolt of lightning often symbolized rebirth, giving Mjolnir's lightning the ability to kindle the flame of life."
Stark's gaze fell on the little girl. Only then did he gradually recover from his shock and begin studying her carefully.
She was very young, seeming not yet able to walk. She was pretty and adorable, like a doll, yet it was hard not to see the resemblance to a young Loki.
What puzzled Stark was that the little girl had spikes on her shoulders, the sides of her neck, and her ankles. They made her look less like a human and more like some kind of beast. Her pupils were vertical slits, and when she grinned, she revealed a mouthful of sharp teeth.
Doomsday's traits were clearly displayed on her body. Aside from not being quite so huge and savage, she had