Asgard

Thor stormed through the Observatory with Loki close behind "That was a waste of time" stated Thor as Heimdall followed them.

"Relax, the Odin force is there we just need you to awaken it" Loki explained causing Thor to turn around.

"We don't have time for that…Mangog is still out there and doing damage" explained Thor.

"More than you realize" stated Heimdall. Thor and Loki looked to Heimdall who looked stern "Mangog is on its way to Nidavellir, it was a path Odin used a long time ago when he needed to get from Alfheim to Nidavellir without being noticed."

Thor thought for a moment "If Mangog is going that way than he has father's knowledge, which means he has his soul." Heimdall nodded as Loki looked to the ground. "Get everyone to the Throne Room, we have to do something right now" ordered Thor as he used Mjolnir to fly to the palace.

Throne Room

Thor left Loki with Heimdall and reached the Throne Room to find his mother looking at the Throne. "Mother," he said causing her to turn and look at her son. He could see that she had been crying as he pulled her into a hug.

Frigga let the tears fall as she was alone with Thor "I just can't believe it" she said into his shoulder.

"I know" he responded holding her tightly. "I promise you…Mangog will be destroyed and I will do everything I can to be a great king like he always expected me to" he said more for his own benefit than hers.

Frigga nodded as she thought to her husband and how her son would now have the pressure of being King without the guidance of his father. She knew he could handle it and she had no doubt that he would get all the help he would ever need but part of her was still petrified for him.

Sif and the Warriors Three entered the Throne Room interrupting Thor and Frigga "Do you need some time?" asked Sif as they stopped once they realized what was going on. Frigga shook her head and waved them closer.

Sif and the Warriors Three approached "We are fairly certain that Mangog has absorbed my father's soul and is using a secret path between worlds to travel to Nidavellir" explained Thor.

"If Mangog attacks Nidavellir he'll do the same thing to the dwarves that he did to the Elves" remarked Fandral as the situation began to resonate with everyone.

"The dwarves can't withstand Mangog alone…we must help them" stated Hogun getting nods from everyone.

"But we couldn't stop it in Alfheim why would Nidavellir be any different?" announced Loki from the door to the Throne Room with Heimdall. "Mangog is more powerful than ever and Thor does not know how to use the Odin force."

Volstagg moved his substantial body in front of Loki "Because we do not give up…we'll fight until the monster falls or we do" he stated with Loki quietly moving past him towards Thor.

"If you can't use the Odin force then we can't overpower Mangog which means we must do something drastic. If we find a way to imprison Mangog like Hela we might just stand a chance to stop him" explained Loki coming to a stop.

"No, that won't work. Mangog is too powerful to bind like that, we would need someone like Odin to hold the beast while a powerful sorcerer used the magic…and where would we put him Niflheim is occupied by Hela and nowhere else we can put him is safe enough" answered Sif.

Thor looked back and forth as ideas continued to be bounced back and forth when he turned to Heimdall "Svartalfheim" he said getting a confused look on Heimdall's face. "My father told me that Muspelheim is causing Svartalfheim to burn through Yggsdrasil" Heimdall nodded as Thor continued "If Svartalfheim is close to being destroyed is it possible to get Mangog on Svartalfheim and fight him there?"

Heimdall thought for a moment "We can try and use the Bifrost but Mangog could use it to come to Asgard instead" he explained as Thor continued to think.

"Why would fighting him on Svartalfheim matter?" asked Fandral trying to figure out the plan.

"If we fight Mangog on Nidavellir or here and fail, it's free to continue its reign of terror" explained Sif.

"But if we fight him on Svartalfheim and fail…the planet will do what we can't" finished Thor bringing the final plan to its conclusion.

"So we either fight and finish Mangog off and hopefully escaping a possible planet explosion or Svartalfheim takes Mangog with it" stated Volstagg with a melancholy tone of voice.

Loki nodded and took a deep breath before turning to head out of the Throne Room "Where are you going?" asked Sif with a suspicious voice.

Loki sighed and turned around "To my room, I intend to get a little bit of rest before we go get ourselves killed to save the day." Loki walked out of the room as everyone stayed quiet.

"Heimdall, check on things in Svartalfheim and then monitor Mangog when we are ready you will transport us to Svartalfheim with Mangog and we will end this" ordered Thor getting a quick bow from Heimdall who headed to the Observatory.

"Everyone else, I don't want to ask this of you but I must, and frankly some of us probably won't be returning from Svartalfheim when all is said and done. If any of you wish to remain in Asgard, I will not blame you or hold it against you" explained Thor looking over Sif and the Warriors Three as he spoke.

Volstagg smiled "Have we ever ran away from a fight? I'll follow you till Ragnarok and beyond" he said as he turned to leave "I will be in the dining hall filling my belly for anyone interested in joining me for one last meal before we kick Mangog all across the Nine Realms."

Hogun bowed to Thor without a word and followed Volstagg who immediately began to tell a joke to the silent warrior of Asgard. Fandral nodded to Thor "I'll see you at the Observatory when you are ready, now if you excuse me…I'm sure there is a maiden or two that could use some wooing before we depart."

Frigga said nothing as she made her way to her room and Thor watched her leave before turning to Sif who was the only one remaining. "You have our loyalty Thor" she said as she took a step toward him "and you have our love." She was so close that Thor could feel her hot breath on his face.

She moved closer when Thor put up a hand "No, Sif." He turned away, "I'm sorry that I don't feel for you the same way you do for me…but I can't do this." Thor looked at Sif who was clearly trying to hide her disappointment and embarrassment as she did a quick bow and looked to make her exit.

She stopped at the door and looked back "I'm sorry too…now that we have that all figured out…we must turn our attention to Mangog. If this attack is going to succeed we will need to be willing to do whatever it takes to win" she said as she opened the door and left Thor alone in the Throne Room.