A beam of light suddenly descended inside a base floating in geosynchronous orbit above Earth.
When the light faded, Harry and Thor found themselves in an unfamiliar place.
The first thing they saw was a massive circular hall. Its ceiling was a dome formed from countless shimmering blue crystals, woven together into intricate, beautiful patterns like a flowing map of the stars.
At the center of the hall stood a huge holographic projection platform displaying mysterious symbols and constantly shifting energy curves. A ring of control consoles surrounded it, each one holding strange Technological Creations.
Several figures stood directly in front of Harry and Thor. They smiled at Harry and explained, "Don't worry, friends. You've been rescued. We used the Interdimensional Teleportation Device earlier to pull you out of Ultron's encirclement."
Harry looked at them with a strange expression. He recognized them as the Fantastic Four and Christine Palmer, Stephen Strange's girlfriend.
But he also knew that these people were not from his universe. They had come from another universe.
That reminded Harry of an organization with considerable fame even across the multiverse—the Illuminati.
The Illuminati had been founded by Mister Fantastic, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Professor X, Black Bolt, and Namor. Its purpose was somewhat similar to that of the Avengers: primarily to deal with individuals or groups capable of threatening the world.
Among them, Iron Man and Mister Fantastic were both exceptionally brilliant. Together with other scientists, they had invented numerous Technological Creations beyond imagination.
For example, that golden beam that had ignored space and struck him directly earlier was probably one of the more powerful creations among them.
Being suddenly dragged to an unfamiliar place by a group of strangers, while still needing to save his people, made Thor lose his temper. Though he had become much