Toby shook his head and led Deadpool and Logan toward the World Tree at the far end.
When the others entered the World Tree, they saw the Avengers' Thor kneeling before the lone, towering throne within it. He had buried his head in the lap of the figure sitting on the throne with his head bowed, and was crying like a child.
The two Thors who followed behind felt their hearts ache at the sight.
Even with the figure on the throne bowing his head, they had recognized him at first glance.
It was... their brother, Loki!
Or, to be precise, the Avengers' Thor's Loki!
"Loki, who was it? Who did this? I'll kill him! I'll tear him to pieces! I'll make him repent for what he's done amid the thunder!"
The Avengers' Thor clung to Loki, the God of Stories' legs, his voice trembling with rage.
After losing all his family, he had never expected that his reunion with his only surviving brother, Loki, would reveal the sight of his chest cut open where his heart should have been!
That was right. Loki's condition was no longer merely what Toby had seen in Infinity Ultron's memories, with a dagger plunged into his chest.
His chest had been completely cut open around his heart, and both the dagger once lodged there and the heart within his chest had vanished!
Had Loki not been the God of Stories, long since transcending the need for a heart to sustain his life, he would already have been dead!
Frigga entered the World Tree and saw the same sight. Her heart felt as though it were breaking. She covered her mouth, her eyes already brimming with tears.
She had long known that her son Loki from one universe had risen to a lofty position,