Marvel: A New God's Reign

Chapter 94: A God and His Hammer (1)

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"Sometimes a deal with the devil is better than no deal at all."

― Lawrence Hill, (Someone Knows My Name)

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<(Atem POV)>

"So, you are saying that my hammer is in there? Guarded by those serious-looking humans?" Thor asked with a happy grin on his face as he looked at the makeshift Shield campsite teeming with armed Shield agents and mean-looking soldiers.

"Okay, maybe this was a bad idea. When I said I wanted to see a magic hammer, I didn't mean that I wanted it to be the last thing I ever saw. Because those men look like they mean serious business, and I don't want to be any part of their business. I am neither a god nor a bulletproof superhero. So, if you guys are thinking of sneaking into a heavily fortified military base filled with suspicious government secret agents, be my guest. But I am not going." Darcy shook her head while taking a few steps back to get her point across.

We were currently standing near the site where Thor's hammer had previously landed after being thrown away by the All-father. Much like in the movie version, the spot where Mjolnir had landed had been completely sealed off by Shield to keep civilians away so that they could continue to do their tests on the magical weapon. Right now, the area almost looked like a heavily fortified military base rather than part of an uninhabitable desert.

"My friends, you should wait here. I will retrieve my hammer myself. I am sure I can take on a few humans without any difficulty." Thor remarked with a confident smile on his face as he started to walk towards the camp.

"Wait, those guys aren't pushovers, Thor. They are well-trained soldiers permitted to kill anyone who tries to interfere with their job. They possess weapons that can kill even the strongest of ordinary humans and as far as I am aware, you aren't too far off from being a mortal right now. You are stronger than most peak humans due to your Asgardian heritage and even have thicker skin than can probably protect you from melee weapons like knives or maybe even some handguns, but you aren't completely bulletproof, and if they decide to use the more dangerous weapons in their arsenal, you are still going to end up dead." I advised with a calm face as I analyzed his physique with my senses.

Despite being stripped of all his godly powers and his weapon, it seemed that Thor still had his Asgardian physique that all average Asgardians possessed from birth which easily put him close to or even superior to an average super soldier. In fact, it almost felt like his royal Asgardian bloodline was being suppressed by some spell rather than being completely absent. My guess was whatever Odin did, it didn't take away his powers but just simply locked them up with the help of some spell that could only be broken when Thor lifted his hammer... At least that was the conclusion I was able to reach from my observations.

"But I am a mighty Asgardian warrior and the crown prince of Asgard. You underestimate me too much, my friend. I will be called a coward if I can't even fight them." Thor pleaded as he put on his brave and honorable warrior act.

"And that's exactly why, you can't just go up and fight them. You are the prince of Asgard. If you somehow die at the hands of these Midgardian warriors, it WILL trigger a war between Asgard and Midgard. Also, did you forget what we talked about? You will give me a tour of Asgard and give me an audience with the All-Father in exchange for me taking you to your hammer and opening a portal for you to Asgard." I reminded him. "How are you going to do that while being dead or worse, amputated?"

I wasn't just trying to scare Thor for no reason. I was genuinely worried that some random trigger-happy agent could kill Thor just because he felt threatened by him. No doubt, Thor was an amazing warrior and all but even the greatest of warriors were akin to helpless birds in front of a .450 caliber bullet. Also, if Thor were to die somehow, I wasn't so sure that I could bring him back. I had never tried using my revival ability on Asgardians before. There was a chance that it wouldn't work on them since they had their own heaven and hell called Valhalla and Nifheim as well as their own unique reincarnation system which worked on the concept of Ragnarok.