While Tony and Loki were figuring out how to open the Asgard Vault...
Elsewhere, Thor had already brought Captain and the others across the Bifrost and into the Reception Temple.
As they surveyed the empty hall, Captain and the others looked around with curiosity.
"So this is Asgard? It's not quite what I imagined."
Captain sounded rather wistful.
Banner carefully assessed the gravity inside the Reception Temple before finally speaking. "The gravity in this world is ten times Earth's. Ordinary humans couldn't live here."
Listening to them, Thor, who was leading the way, said helplessly, "Everyone, we'll have plenty of time for sightseeing and research later. For now, could we finish our mission first?"
Captain and Banner smiled awkwardly. The group soon fell silent, left the Reception Temple, and officially entered Asgard.
But the moment they entered Asgard, Thor's expression changed. Banner and the others reacted as well.
"Do you feel that? It's so quiet."
Captain's voice was grave. Johnny chimed in beside him, "Is Asgard always this lifeless?"
"Something's happened!"
Thor summed it up.
Without wasting another moment, they hurried toward the palace.
Since Captain and the others couldn't fly, Thor could only envelop them in his divine power and carry them through the air.
Still, with his increased strength, carrying passengers barely slowed him down.
An hour later, they reached the palace, where a scene of withered life and shattered ruins greeted them.
Everyone's expression changed at the sight.
Without a word, Thor rushed toward the palace's Rear Garden.
His mother, Frigga, the queen of Asgard, lived there.
When he reached the Rear Garden, he found that its once-evergreen flowers, grass, and trees had all withered. An air of deathly silence hung over the garden, making his heart lurch.
He soon reached its deepest part, but the figure