Malekith looked coldly at Loki without speaking. Clearly, he did not readily believe him. At that moment, Algrim, standing beside him, suddenly spoke.
"He is Asgard's enemy. He was imprisoned in the dungeon before as well."
Malekith glanced at Loki, then walked toward Thor, who lay on the ground. One side of Thor's face was as pale as before, while the other was scorched black, a gift from Thor's lightning strike!
"Look at me!"
As he spoke, Malekith kicked Thor, who was painfully struggling to rise, flipping him over.
Looking at Thor's severed arm and weakened expression, much of Malekith's anger instantly dissipated. Loki had helped him take revenge, after all, cutting off one of Thor's hands. From now on, he would be crippled. That was far more interesting than simply killing him!
Satisfied, Malekith no longer doubted Loki. He immediately extended his palm toward Jane Foster. Jane Foster, who was lying prone on the ground, slowly floated into the air at his gesture. Then, tiny black-and-red particles emerged from her face, chest, and all over her body, gathering in the air before her as though drawn by some force.
As Malekith extracted the Aether, Jane Foster, its host, could not help seeing a terrifying vision in her mind. Earth was swallowed by darkness, becoming as silent and black as Svartalfheim. The sun went out as well, plunging into darkness.
As the terrifying Aether spread wildly, the Solar System, the Milky Way, and even the entire universe were utterly devoured by this dark power, falling into boundless darkness!
Just as Jane Foster was gripped by fear, the Aether finally surged completely out of her body. Without the Aether sustaining her, Jane Foster fell from the air and collapsed unconscious on the ground.
The Aether, pulsing in the air as though