The God of Fear had summoned the Sky Hammers from the depths of the cosmos. Just as Apocalypse had his Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Serpent possessed his own formidable power—the Eight Sky Hammer Venerables.
Anyone acknowledged by a Sky Hammer would gain the divine hammer's power, becoming a Sky Hammer Venerable and one of Serpent's subordinates.
After Red Skull became a Sky Hammer Venerable, he had become the Original Sin. That meant there were still seven Sky Hammer Venerables remaining!
Dome Prison had been repaired after the damage from the last Hero Civil War. But on this day, a meteor fell from the sky and crashed into the depths of the prison.
It was a hammer. It smashed straight through the cells and arrived before a man.
Carl Creel, the Absorbing Man of the Marvel world, was on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s list and later served Hydra. During the battle for the Obelisk, he had been knocked unconscious by William, then captured by the military and imprisoned in Dome Prison.
Creel looked astonished, because the hammer seemed to be calling to him. He walked up to it, and the moment his hand touched the handle, a dazzling light enveloped his entire body.
It was the power of the Sky Hammer. Golden patterns appeared across Absorbing Man's body, and both his eyes turned gold.
He had become a Sky Hammer Venerable—Devourer!
Hearing the commotion, the guards of Dome Prison rushed over. They were all equipped with special armor designed by Stark Industries, but even they could not withstand Devourer's power.
Devourer merely swung his hammer lightly, and half of Dome Prison was destroyed amid a thunderous roar!
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Coulson and Daisy were driving out on a mission, their black SUV speeding down the road. Just as the two chatted and laughed,