Thor & Tony: Who Cheated?!

"Shouldn't you have been locked up in Asgard's prison by now? How did you escape?"

Leaving the Mirror Dimension and returning to reality, they were still in that room of the New York Sanctum Sanctorum. The moment Thor landed, he rushed forward, trying to grab Loki by the collar as he demanded an answer.

"There's one thing you've got wrong, Brother."

Loki, who had been sitting cross-legged in a solid wood armchair, chuckled. Thor grabbed nothing but air, then turned to find Loki already standing by the window, flamboyantly holding a glass of red wine as he elegantly swirled it beneath the sunlight and savored its aroma.

"Who do you think I am? Standing before you now is not only the Sorcerer Supreme of Kamar-Taj, but also the new king of Asgard."

"Not even Odin can judge me!"

As he said this, Loki stood with his back to the sunlight beyond the window, arms spread wide, his tone steady as he declared it with immense authority.

"What?"

Thor was utterly dumbfounded. "Loki became the king of Asgard? What kind of dream is this?"

"Brother, wake up. This isn't a dream. It's reality."

Loki tipped back his head and drained the wine in one gulp. The crystal goblet immediately dissolved into an afterimage and vanished.

"Okay."

Having watched from the sidelines, Tony had more or less figured out the situation. He stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, King of Asgard and Sorcerer Supreme, we need your help. Could you answer some of our questions for the sake of that big guy over there? Also, we need—"

"You need the Infinity Stones. This one, right?" Before Tony could finish, Loki cast a spell and opened the Eye of Agamotto around his neck. A dazzling green light shone from within. Once it dimmed