The stars were dim, and dark clouds covered the sky.
Sean stood alone on the balcony. He had promised Harry that tomorrow, they would go to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s temporary base here and demand the experimental data and equipment that had been confiscated.
In the heavy night, the vast earth resembled some prehistoric beast lying still beneath the sky. A gentle breeze brushed Sean's face like the sound of air stirred by its breathing. Far away, dense clouds were torn apart by lightning, and violent waves of energy erupted.
"Asgardians, I hope you can bring me a little surprise."
The young man gazed into the thick darkness. There should have been a hastily constructed fortress there. S.H.I.E.L.D. was interested in every supernatural object and event. Recalling what had happened in the original timeline, he could not help smiling. The thunder god from Asgard was probably being treated as an illegally infiltrating mercenary right now, imprisoned and detained by Black-Suited Agents.
"Asgard, protector of the Nine Realms?"
A faint golden glimmer passed through Sean's bright, profound eyes. He was very much looking forward to meeting the God King's son from another world.
Contact with Thor could lift the veil of mystery surrounding the Nine Realms and allow him to gather information on many civilizations and races, such as the Dark Elves from tens of millions of years ago and the Frost Giants driven back and expelled by Asgard.
In the vast universe, Earth was not the only civilization. It was not alone.
As his thoughts drifted, the rash Harry burst in, looking as though something major had happened, anxiety on his face.
Half an hour earlier, Jane had insisted on rescuing Thor, who had been taken away. In the astronomical photographs she had taken several days ago, she had seen a blurry humanoid