chapter 68

At the research facility

"So who are you?"Jane asked, sitting at the table and getting serious.

He was clearly someone extraordinary.

"Thor Odinson. Eldest prince of the realm of Asgard.", He replied without a delay.

"How can we believe you? I mean, I hope you understand it from our point of view. I was raised as a child listening to the legends about the yggdrasil and the nine realms. To me it was nothing but mythological glorified heroic tales.", Selvig said from the side.

"I'm sorry but at the moment I am incapable of proving my identity.", He hung his head in shame. Without his powers or his hammer, He did not have any way to prove his identity.

"Okay. Let us believe for a second that you are what you say you are. That begs the question, why are you here? On our planet and why only now?", Darcy too asked a question.

"I... I am exiled from my realm to the midgard. I mean your planet by my father. Since it is an exile, he wants me to suffer which is why he has sealed my powers before sending me here.", Thor looked at his hands.

"Why did he do that?", Selvig asked.

"Because i almost started another war in the nine realms.", Thor had an expression as if he was wronged.

"With his age, he has grown softer, afraid. He has become used to these peaceful times. He forgot the glory that lies in defeating your opponents. Asgard was feared in all nine realms at one time but now he would even exile his own blood because of those frost giants.", He grinded his teeth in anger before slamming his hand on the desk in the shape of a fist.

"I see.", Darcy said, stepping back a bit.

"If he wanted to punish you, Why did he send you here instead of any other place?", Jane asked in curiosity.

"How do I put this? Your realm is the weakest of all the nine realms, Plus while the other realms were under the protection of Asgard that does not mean that they are powerless. For example, Elfhiem is the home of light elves or Nidavellir is the home of Dwarves. Both are allies to Asgard but my father cannot just act as he likes. Even he has to get the permission of the Elven Queen and Dwarven King. Unlike them, there is no restriction in Midgard. Your people are not advanced enough.", Thor honestly gave his opinion which ended up earning him a few sour looks from his audience.

"Well thanks for being frank and letting us be aware about our position in inter galactic society.", Darcy muttered in sarcasm.

"Do not feel bad. After spending some time here, I could confidently say that in this century, Your realm will become capable of becoming an ally to Asgard instead of just being a realm under our protection.", Thor said, trying to uplift their spirits.

"Moving on, How did you come here?", Jane shook her head and returned to asking questions. Since Thor had given her his word and he found her interesting, He started to clear some of her doubts with the best of his abilities. Sadly, he was a warrior and not a magician so he could not demonstrate to them how it really worked.

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Present time, Narrator P.O.V.

Coulson drove the car with Kar-el sitting beside him while Hope gave him directions from the back seat. She was floating in the air sitting cross legs with her eyes closed. From time to time, She would speak a few words.

Just like that, they drove into a small town at the outskirts of New Mexico.

"As I feared, The target chose to hide among the civilians.", Coulson muttered a bit worried.

"Don't worry. If you are worried about the safety of civilians then you can calm down. Our target is clearly in a peculiar situation. Either the target means no harm or he/she/it is incapable of hurting someone at the moment.", Kar-el assured him while checking the time on his phone.

Coulson nodded before narrowing his eyes as he looked ahead.

'`Is that what I think it is?"He asked for confirmation. A giant tornado descended in the middle of the tornado seconds before disappearing.

"Yeah. We got more company.", Kar-el said, finally adopting a curious expression. He could easily see 4 more Asgardians standing like a sore thumb on the street due to his heightened vision.

Just then, Coulson received a call.

"Sir, we have a situation. Need backup as soon as possible.", Said an agent from the other side.

"Make sure to keep the damage as low as possible. The safety of our men and civilians is top priority.", Kar-el said and hope nodded before she opened the door and jumped outside.

"Don't worry. She will take care of it. You cannot drive any faster anyway lest we end up hurting civilians. Tell the agents to clear the town of civilians as soon as possible. Otherwise it would be hard to keep things under that rag.", Kar-el told Coulson who looked at the front where Charmcaster was flying using visible mana. Her silver hair was glowing purple at the ends as a purple halo surrounded her.

He nodded before ending the call after telling the agent that help was coming. He then called the logistics and ordered them to send an emergency evacuation message to the citizens in the town.

After that, their car sped as much as possible while making sure of civilian cars as they drove to the epicenter of conflict.

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"I'm sorry Ma'am but we have to confiscate all your research.", The agent said while others moved everything in the trucks and vans.

"You can't do that."Jane was arguing with the man for the last ten minutes.

"Please understand. We can't have this information made public right now.", The guy was not having it. He had his orders and he was adamant in completing them.

"What is happening here?", Thor came into the ground floor rubbing his sleepy eyes. He had a hangover from drinking too much. His clothes were messy and reeked of vomit. He might have vomited after falling asleep.

Jane turned to look back before adopting a disgusted expression.

"Nothing you should worry about at the moment. First go and get a bath.", Selvig said, trying to get him away from the commotion.

"Fret not about me. Who are these people and what are they doing?", Thor shrugged him off before walking closer to the nearby agent.

"What are you doing? Who gave you authority to move these things outside?", He asked, grabbing him by the back of his neck.

The agent tried to resist but he was powerless.

"Release him at once. You do not know what you are getting yourself into. We have governmental rights to take these things away. Violence would be the last choice that you want to make.", The chief Agent warned Thor as he approached them.

"I don't like your tone. Who are you to command me?", Thor muttered in anger before kicking the guy in his knee. The agent did not expect him to act like that knowing the consequences but he was unaware that Thor was not a resident of earth.

"Thor!!!", Jane screamed in worry and anger.

"Detain him.", The Agents left everything at the command and pounced on Thor.

Ten minutes later

"Release me at once or I will eat you all until your bones once i get free.", Thor screamed in anger as he struggled as many agents pulled him outside.

Just when it looked like things were under their control, the weather outside changed in seconds and a tornado descended 20 meters away from them before disappearing. All that was left were 4 unknown people standing in warrior garbs.

The Chief agent subconsciously picked his phone and called Coulson.

"Sir, we have a situation. Need backup as soon as possible.", He muttered as they approached their group with a furious expression.

Meanwhile, Jane and her group were similarly watching this happen.

"Do you believe now that I was right?", Jane said in a shocked voice to Selvig who merely nodded.

"Sif and the warrior three. My friends you are finally here.", Thor shouted with a pleased expression as the four approached.

"Release the prince at once.", Lady Sif shouted a battle cry as she and the warrior three raised their weapons.

Hogun pulled his bow back and 3 magical arrows materialized on it that he shot at the opposing agents. They accelerated fast and before long 3 agents found themselves out of commission due to the arrows in their stomach.

"Retreat. Protect the injured and keep the aggressors at bay. The reinforcements are on their way. We just need to hold them until them.", The chief agent commanded while noticing that Thor escaped during the commotion to the assaulters.

"Are you okay?", Sif asked Thor as the other three safely guarded them.

"Yes. Just weak due to this mortal shell.", Thor nodded in gratitude with a wry smile.

"What is happening here?", Fandral asked his friend while looking around with narrowed eyes.

"These people suddenly showed up in the morning and tried to forcefully loot everything that belonged to the people that cared for me during my stay in midgard. I tried to help them but without my powers I was helpless.", He explained to all of them.

"Do not worry my friend. Leave everything to us now.", Volstagg grimly nodded before turning to the agents and running at them.

The agents fired as he approached but it was useless. In just a few steps, He covered the distance due to his Asgardian heritage. He lifted his axe with a roar and swung at the agents before him.

All they could do was stare as death approached them. Then as if some god listened to their prayers, A purple barrier enshrouded them and protected them from the axe.

Volstagg warily backed off as soon as he noticed the barrier.

"Magic", Sif muttered with a wary tone. They prepared themselves to assist Volstagg.

"There", Hogan pointed as Charmcaster descended beside the agents with a staff in her hands. It was similar in size to her. It had a serpent's head at the top and a ring was embedded in the serpent's eyes.

"Careful Volstagg. She is no laughing matter.", Sif warned her friend. The girl reminded her of the Queen of Asgard. She carried that same regal behavior that Freya had when she was serious.

"Get the wounded out of the perimeter and make sure to keep the civilians away from here as much as you can.", Hope ordered the agents as she walked away from them and approached the Asgardians.

"Introduce yourself, Witch.", Thor said, seeing her approach them.

"I am Charmcaster! Daughter of Spellbinder, conqueror of Addwaitya, ruler of Legerdomain, Servant of the Abstract Law. I commanded you to lay down your weapons or I will make you do it.", Hope said, aiming her staff at them as it started to glow.

"None of that sounded familiar but you got quite the courage to challenge the asgardians in one of the nine Realms. You are welcome to try.", Frandral smirked before running at her with his sword in hand.

Others followed in tow.