Brilliant fireworks bloomed among the stars, their dazzling light slashing through the darkness of space. The collapse of an entire world stirred up waves of Cosmic Storms. With the Reality Stone and the formation working together, Asgard was swallowed whole like a piece of candy.
Soon, Tony recalled the Reality Stone, leaving an enormous black hole where Asgard had once stood!
Dust drifting through space vanished into the black hole as its terrifying pull devoured everything around it.
Asgard's destruction was insignificant to the universe as a whole, but for this region of space, the consequences were only just beginning.
None of that had anything to do with Tony anymore, though. Looking at the dazed Loki beside him, Tony raised a hand and patted his shoulder, saying calmly, "Let's go."
Loki nodded at his words, and the two vanished from the starry sky together.
Powerful as the Reality Stone was, it still needed time to digest Asgard. For now, it had merely swallowed the world whole, so Tony temporarily sealed the Reality Stone away in the Shadow Kingdom.
The instant Asgard vanished, the Nine Realms also suffered a tremendous impact. The Blue Planet in particular was struck by an earthquake that swept across the entire globe.
Fortunately, the tremors were not especially strong, but countless people were still injured or went missing.
At S.H.I.E.L.D., Hela, who was staying there temporarily, suddenly cried out in pain.
An unmistakable look of agony crossed her previously calm face. Thor and the others' expressions changed at the sight, and Thor immediately stepped forward. "What's wrong? Are you all right?"
Hela gave no answer, only continued cries of pain. After a long while, her expression gradually settled, and an inexplicable sorrow appeared on her face.
"I felt it. Asgard is gone!"
Those were Hela's first