Did Marvel have a Heaven?
Uh...
That depended on how you understood it.
If by Heaven you meant the kind of place people could go after death by accumulating virtue and doing good deeds, then it didn't exist at all. The authority over death belonged solely to Hell.
Before Lake, every soul on Earth had to report to the Hell Monarch, Mephisto, after death.
But if you meant the kind where you believed in someone and then shouted, "Lord, grant me strength!" without a doubt, that did exist.
The Vatican in this world and the Templar Knights that had once made contact with it could both prove that Heaven truly existed. However, like countless other dimensions that had been blocked off, Heaven had also been sealed away by Kamar-Taj's dimensional barrier.
Even...
Heaven had it worse. How should he put it? Heaven actually belonged to the World Tree as well. It was the kingdom of genuine angels.
The World Tree had given birth to the Ten Realms, and Heaven was the final, tenth realm. King of Gods Odin's personal knightly order was composed of angels from Heaven.
Lake's eyes released limitless pressure as he frantically plundered the consciousness of the birdman in his hands.
Damn Nick Fury.
After finishing the plunder, Lake swept his gaze around the great hall. Wherever his eyes landed, the angels charging toward him while shouting madly instantly turned to ash.
Even the birdman in his hand was no exception.
Lake walked over to Frank, who was kneeling on the ground with barely any self-awareness left, struggling and resisting on instinct. He grabbed Frank by the shoulder. "We're leaving!"
"Boom!"
The instant Lake took Frank away, a thunderous boom rang out. A tall, powerfully built birdman descended directly into this space. The holy expression on his