Charcoal-Black Infinity Gauntlet

He called out a few times.

Heimdall heard him.

Drawing on the power of the Rainbow Bridge, Heimdall spoke to Apocalypse across countless stretches of space and time:

"Prince Tang, are you returning to Asgard?"

"No," Apocalypse said. "I need something from the vault. Sorry for the trouble, but could you ask Thor to bring down the Infinity Gauntlet?"

"Of course."

Heimdall's voice fell silent. A moment later, a rainbow beam descended from the sky.

It pierced straight through the energy shield and struck the rooftop.

When the rainbow light faded, a mysterious black symbol had been branded into the ground.

Someone stood beside Apocalypse, wearing a red cape and holding a great hammer.

It was Thor.

"Hey, brother. Long time no see."

Thor pulled Apocalypse into a huge hug, then glanced outside headquarters. "Looks like Earth's in a bit of trouble."

"Here. The treasure you wanted."

The moment everyone saw the "treasure" in Thor's hand, their faces went blank.

Nick Fury, Captain America, Black Widow, Hill, Daisy, and the others had met Thor before. They knew exactly how much he liked to fool around.

He especially liked joking with the Apocalypse King.

Normally, that would have been fine.

Those two godlike figures could joke all they wanted. The rest of them had no place butting in.

But the situation was urgent.

Thor, this was no time for jokes.

And he was supposed to be Asgard's newly crowned king.

Wanda, Helen, Quicksilver, and the others had never met Thor. Some were even angry on Apocalypse's behalf.

Who is this guy? How dare he make a fool of my idol?!

Thor was holding a large lump of charcoal.

It was vaguely shaped like a glove.

But it had been burned badly out of shape, its blackened surface almost slick.

It looked