"Is this hammer also a symbol of your inheritance to the throne? I've never heard of that before."
Natasha, who was standing nearby, was the one to ask this.
"If someone else picked up this hammer, would they also be able to become the king of Asgard?" Stark said from the side.
Barton also spoke up. "Thor, I remember that back in New Mexico, you didn't seem able to lift this hammer either, did you?"
Barton had witnessed it all back then. If Coulson hadn't stopped him, he might already have killed Thor with an arrow.
Thor had lost his divine power at that time, making it his most vulnerable moment. Although his combat ability remained formidable, his body had indeed become countless times weaker.
He could even be injured by Earthling firearms. In other words, if Thor had encountered a large-scale attack on Earth back then, he might have died there.
Although that was almost impossible, killing Thor would mean facing the wrath of the entire civilization of Asgard.
Mentioning this point made Thor somewhat embarrassed, but he continued.
"It has a name. It's called Mjolnir."
"Because of my mistake back then, Father King sealed away my divine power. That was why I couldn't lift Mjolnir. My recklessness caused irreparable consequences."
"So Father King placed a spell on Mjolnir: 'Whoever is worthy to lift this hammer shall possess its power!'"
"Only later did I understand that becoming the king of Asgard required more than just combat ability."
Thor seemed to recall the period when his divine power had been sealed and he had been sent to Earth. He also remembered the beautiful nights he had spent with Jane, which made him somewhat sad.
"So you still inherited the throne?"
"Actually, I realized that I wasn't suited to sit in