After saying that, Knull had a plan. He made a long-range shift to the center of the battlefield above New York.
His dark silhouette struck Thor's golden figure with force far beyond their previous clashes. At the instant of contact, their powers spread outward through the underlying structure of space.
With the Ancient One drawing on Earth's three great Magic Arrays, a wave of energy formed in an instant and swept across the entire Solar System.
When the wave reached the edge of the Solar System, it followed the World Tree's channels into a deeper path of transmission, triggering simultaneous shifts in the energy distribution of several regions.
The moment the resulting surge entered the World Tree's structure, the spatial coordinates of Knull and Thor changed together.
They vanished from the sky above New York at the same instant. Following the wave toward a higher level of the World Tree, they crossed the distance between Earth and the Nine Realms in an instant.
Their movement traced a continuous path, disturbing the underlying structure of space wherever they passed.
As they traveled, Knull connected to another channel.
His voice traveled through it toward a specific receiver, carrying a clear sequence of instructions and promises:
"I need your participation. In exchange, you will receive a portion of the abyss's power."
After confirming that the signal was intact, the receiver sent its answer back along the same path.
The Dark Elves' fleet began changing course, its active propulsion systems adjusting their output parameters in unison.
Thor sensed the channel as they traveled.
He glanced toward the distant fleet, assessed the coordinates it might reach along its new course, then returned his attention to his ongoing clash with Knull:
"You want to use the Dark Elves to weaken my connection to the World Tree