Odin comforted the "dejected" Thor...
Hela didn't wait for Odin to say anything. She walked straight up to the throne on the dais.
There had to be some intricacies to the Asgardian succession that outsiders didn't understand...
After Hela sat on the throne, she didn't seem to do anything...
The entire dais burst into a rainbow of light, enveloping her...
At that moment, the heart of Asgard connected with Hela, placing it under her control from then on.
It was as if Hela had suddenly gained "superadministrator" privileges...
She could decide whether to grant Heimdall access to the Bifrost controls...
She could decide whether the streetlights in Summit City came on at night...
Asgard was built upon the foundation of the palace's core. The immense elemental energy meant Asgard never had to worry about running out of power.
That had also allowed them to develop a technological civilization unlike Earth's...
Loki had somehow sidled up beside Alvin...
Watching Hela bathed in light with envy, he said, "A lot of people think the Eternal Spear is Asgard's greatest artifact..."
Loki glanced at Alvin, his emotions complicated, and said, "But actually, that throne is!"
The light was so dazzling that Alvin put on his sunglasses. He turned to look at Loki, who seemed somewhat moved...
Looking at Loki's punchable, pretty-boy face, Alvin thought for a moment and said, "So when you say 'sit on that throne,' you mean it literally?
Whoever sits on it can control all of Asgard?"
Loki shook his head. "You also need to get the Eternal Spear or Mjolnir. Those two artifacts are the keys to controlling the flow of energy in the palace..."
Loki spread his hands and said, "See? Odin's so unfair!
He never even considered giving me a fair chance to compete!
'Whoever can lift