Asgard and Earth Will Always Be Friends

The winter sky howled with bitter wind.

At S.H.I.E.L.D.'s former headquarters, massive reconstruction work had begun. Huge excavators, cranes, and dump trucks were clearing the ruins of the Triskelion.

In the plaza on the other side,

countless S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and armed troops stood ready with guns in hand.

He-El, Nick Fury, Natasha, Hawkeye, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, and T'Challa stood in the center of the plaza. The cold wind whipped their clothes about as they stood surrounded by numerous agents and armed troops, watching Thor and Loki approach from afar.

Thor wore black armor, a bright red cape billowing behind him. He looked somewhat relaxed as he gripped Loki's handcuffed hands behind his back with one hand and pushed him forward.

Loki looked slightly weary, his eyes bloodshot from poor rest. His right knee, which Thor had broken, had not healed during his imprisonment. As Thor pushed him along, he limped with every step.

Under everyone's watchful gazes, Thor pushed Loki to the center of the plaza. Before he could speak, Loki limped forward and curled his lips into a wicked, mocking smile. His gaze swept across the crowd one by one before finally settling on He-El. Helpless yet sarcastic, he said, "It seems you were incapable of killing me after all. This game ends with me being escorted back to Asgard."

The mockery at the corner of Loki's lips was unmistakable, his tone teasing and amused.

Hearing Loki's words, everyone's expressions darkened, their gazes turning subtle and unpleasant.

In this war against Loki, he had used Mind Suggestion to influence all of humanity on Earth. He had used Mind Control on the entire upper echelon of the United States, on every branch of the army, navy, and air force that directly controlled nuclear weapons and armed forces, and even