The dungeon.
Feeling the violent shaking, Thor and the others were at a loss for a moment.
"What happened?"
"How should I know?" Rocket spread his hands, but then something occurred to him. "Wait, don't tell me Ragnarok has begun!"
"What?"
"Don't make such a fuss. Didn't you prepare yourself for this?
Don't forget, you were the one who brought the King of Fire Giants' crown to Asgard and put it in the same room as the Eternal Fire."
Thor's expression shifted slightly, his voice carrying a trace of embarrassment. "N-No, it might not necessarily be Ragnarok!"
"Maybe Thanos attacked Asgard with an army. It'd be perfectly normal for a war to cause this kind of commotion."
"Then you should ask a professional." Rocket pointed his thumb at Proxima Midnight in the opposite cell. "She knows Thanos' army better."
"You may be disappointed." Proxima Midnight smiled teasingly. "It isn't Thanos. This is Ragnarok."
"What's your evidence?"
"The Cosmic Cube is in Odin's vault, and Surtur's crown and the Eternal Fire are in Odin's vault too.
If he snuck in there, he definitely wouldn't mind causing Asgard some trouble."
"He?" Thor frowned slightly. "Besides you and Ebony Maw, is someone else hiding in Asgard?"
A mocking smile curled across Proxima Midnight's lips. Just as she was about to say something, a dark blue portal appeared in the dungeon.
Then a bedraggled figure stumbled out, followed by stray red flames.
Ebony Maw fell to the ground. The Cosmic Cube slipped from his hand and slid several meters across the floor before stopping.
"You?" Rocket's eyes widened in shock. "You got stabbed through the chest and you're still alive?"
"Surprised?" Ebony Maw chuckled as he climbed to his feet. "My soul is rather special. It's more resilient than those of ordinary lifeforms."
"How