Rumble—
A series of low thunderclaps rolled down from the darkened sky.
A tall figure wreathed in brilliant arcs of lightning crashed heavily onto the ground.
At that moment, Thor, his brow tightly furrowed, immediately spotted Rorschach, Iron Man David, and the others standing on the lawn of Stark Manor.
Meanwhile, Magneto, his expression equally solemn, was engaged in quiet conversations with one grave-faced mutant after another.
"Tell me, Brother Rorschach, what happened that made you tell me to stop calming the masses in the Vengeance Inquisition? You didn't fully explain it when you contacted me earlier!"
Thor, Mjolnir hanging from his palm, stepped forward.
He walked straight up to Rorschach, who stood with his arms folded, and lowered his voice as he asked.
"Thor, where are we?"
Rorschach's bronze face remained expressionless as he did not immediately answer Thor's question.
His cold gaze remained fixed on the scene ahead as he asked in a low voice.
Thor, still utterly confused, froze slightly.
He instinctively said:
"Isn't this one of Tony's private estates? Ms. Pepper hosted us here last time..."
"Wait—"
At that moment, a dreadful thought flashed through Thor's mind, and his eyes widened.
His face turned ashen at a visible speed.
Staring at Rorschach's bronze face, he said in a lowered voice:
"Brother Rorschach, that can't be it, can it? Please don't let it be what I'm thinking right now!"
"Thor, according to Murphy's Law, when someone least wants to face something, what arrives is precisely the thing they fear most."
Rorschach took a deep breath and muttered in a low tone.
He slowly moved his Vibranium Power Armor aside, clearing the way for Thor.
Thor's face was still ashen as he instinctively tightened his grip on Mjolnir.
Without the slightest hesitation, he strode toward a building hidden