Asgard
It had been several minutes since Odin was killed during Mangog's explosion and no one had spoken. Everyone seemed to be holding their breath, hoping without reason that not speaking would show that their King was still alive and well. Thor locked eyes with Loki as the younger brother seemed to be weighing the options. Frigga stepped forward into the center of the Observatory "Ok everyone" she said as she held the tears back "We must make preparations for Asgard, we must tell the people that their King has fallen and begin planning for Thor's crowning." Frigga's voice cracked as she finished speaking and Thor brought her in for a hug.
"I'll handle it Mother, Volstagg take my Mother to the palace where she can get some rest. Sif and Fandral get to the city and keep things as calm as they can, word will travel fast that my Father is dead. Hogun go and direct the Palace Guards to be on alert for any intruders, Heimdall send word to Nidavellir and our other allies what has happened" Thor ordered as everyone began to scatter and do as instructed when Sif approached Thor.
"What will you do?" she asked as Volstagg led Frigga out of the Observatory.
Thor looked at Sif trying to control his emotions "Loki and I will be going to Alfheim to help any survivors and to make sure that Mangog is dead and that all of this is over" he said as he turned to speak with Jane and Darcy.
"I should be going with you not Loki" stated Sif sending a glare Loki's way as he was clearly not paying attention to anything she was saying.
"I need you here Sif, and Loki cannot be left alone. It will be fine, Heimdall will bring us home if anything is wrong" explained Thor prompting a nod from Sif as she headed off to the city.
Thor turned to Jane and Darcy who had kept their distance and quiet once the orders began to get handed out. "I need the two of you to prepare your things for your journey home after I confirm that Mangog is gone, you will be returning home. I'm sorry but things have changed and you being here will make things more complicated than they already will be" explained Thor getting a nod from Darcy who headed off as Jane waited for a moment.
"Thor" she said trying to figure out how to tell him she didn't want to come back once she left but she couldn't bring herself to do it "I'll be here if you need me" she said as Thor brought her in for a hug and she followed Darcy back to the city.
Thor watched the Observatory empty out to just Heimdall, Loki and himself. Heimdall moved to open the Bifrost as Thor sat next to Loki who still had not spoken since Odin's death. Neither brother knew what to say as they each tried to focus on the task at hand, Thor looked at Loki and simply put his hand on Loki's shoulder.
Thor's hand pulled Loki out of his own thoughts that had been filled with his adopted father's last words to him. The idea that Odin was indeed proud of him had never entered Loki's mind at least not since he learned of his true heritage. Loki had feared what Odin would do to him once everything with Mangog had ended but know he wondered what Thor intended to do with him once everything settled down.
Heimdall cleared his throat to indicate to Thor that he was ready to send them to Alfheim, Thor and stood and Loki soon joined him. The brothers stepped forward into the Bifrost.
Alfheim
Once the Bifrost cleared Thor found himself in the ruins of Ljosalfgard. Fires were still burning and bodies were still laying on the streets. The smell of death was still in the air, Loki could see that Thor's hope for helping survivors might just be a waste of energy. Loki followed behind Thor as they moved through the city at least to ensure that Mangog had been destroyed in the explosion.
Thor led the way as they weaved towards the gates that would lead to where Odin was killed by Mangog. They turned a corner and found large pieces of the city walls blown into the city and Loki was quick to notice two figures investigating as well.
Thor raised up Mjolnir and looked at Loki who seemed cautious as they quietly approached the figures. One of the figures was bigger than the Hulk had been on Earth as they approached Thor could see the scaly skin with the green hue. The large figure turned to see the approaching Asgardians and grunted.
The second figure was clearly a woman as she looked at the large creature and then turned to see the incoming brothers. She snorted before walking towards the duo slowly. She held a spear in her hand that she made sure was clearly seen as they approached. She was close in height to Thor and had a light blue tint to her skin that was punctuated by black war paint that covered her eyes and forehead.
"Lost?" she asked as the Asgardians stopped a healthy distance from the two figures.
"I was going to ask you the same thing…who are you and what are you doing here?" asked Thor as Loki shuddered as the duo made him think of the alien Ebony Maw he had met on Knowhere.
The larger creature moved forward to engage when the woman held up her hand "Calm yourself Cull" she said as she looked over Thor and Loki. Cull Obsidian seemed to relax as he kept quiet.
Thor brought Mjolnir up to make sure the alien duo knew he was armed "I am Thor of Asgard. I am here to help survivors and make sure that the fighting has stopped." Thor looked and could tell by the armor the two were wearing that they most likely not peaceful visitors.
The woman smirked as she paced in front of Cull Obsidian "My name is Proxima Midnight and this is Cull Obsidian. We heard about the destruction here and simply just had to see it for ourselves" she stated not interested in exchanging blows with the Asgardians while investigating while Corvus completed his mission with the Elves. Corvus had contacted them to check the planet while he found Kurse and his troops and finished bringing them into the fold.
Thor could sense that the two were certainly up to something dangerous and the skies above the city opened up with thunder and lightning as rain fell onto Proxima and Cull. Proxima smiled as she anticipated Thor forcing her to act. Thor was clearly emotionally distracted and if the one standing next to Thor was Loki whom Ebony had mentioned then the two of them could take the God of Thunder and probably easier than she would have previously thought.
The loss of his father had Thor tense and itching to let out frustration and letting it out on these two aliens would suit him just fine as Loki put his hand on Thor's shoulder "Calm brother" he said hoping to settle Thor knowing that right now was not the time to start a fight with someone they knew nothing about. Thor shrugged off Loki's hand when an explosion was heard outside the city and a stiff wind blew into the ruins.
Proxima and Cull turned while Thor grabbed Loki and used Mjolnir to fly outside of the city to see what was happening. They watched the brothers disappear, Cull turned to look at Proxima who smirked "Lets head out" she stated as she turned away and led Cull to their ship where they would leave Alfheim behind.
Thor landed with Loki just outside the gates of the city as the wind continued to whip around them. The two of them could see dark energy swirling in the crater where Mangog had self-destructed and killed Odin. The energy collected in the center of the crater and seemed to be growing. "No" muttered Loki realizing that something bad was about to happen.
Thor raised Mjolnir itching for a fight, they could see the armor body of Mangog begin to reform. "I will have my revenge monster" shouted Thor as he prepared to charge and finish the fight with Mangog.
Loki looked up "Heimdall! Get us out of here" he shouted as the Bifrost sparked to life and pulled the Asgardian's back to Asgard.
The dark energy finally collected and Mangog returned to the world it had blown itself up on. Mangog looked around "Why am I back?" it thought to itself. It looked to the horizon and could see that it was still on Alfheim and that Odin was gone. "I did it!" it shouted what Mangog hoped would bring it accomplishment had instead left an even greater hunger.