[Thor assessed the overwhelming enemies surrounding his position and realized he had no viable alternative but to recall Mjolnir back into his grasp, allowing the mystical hammer to carry him away from the deadly situation.]
[After the hammer departed from its jaw, the hellhound Garm immediately regained its footing and launched into pursuit of Thor's airborne form.]
[The two engaged in a high-speed chase through the air, with Thor flying ahead using his hammer's propulsion, but the hellhound Garm demonstrated speed far greater than Thor had anticipated.]
[The massive beast gradually closed the distance to Thor and opened its bloodthirsty mouth toward him with lethal intent.]
[Just as the creature prepared to clamp its jaws around Thor, brilliant colorful divine light suddenly descended from the sky, completely enveloping Thor in the Rainbow Bridge's energy.]
[The tremendous power consumed both Thor and the head of the hellhound Garm in its transportation field.]
[Thor emerged from the Rainbow Bridge's terminus, half-kneeling as he slid across the control room floor. The three individuals present were immediately drawn to his dramatic arrival.]
[Then, a hideous monster's severed head materialized from the Rainbow Bridge portal, accompanied by massive amounts of yellow-green slime and gore.]
[Before any of them could react appropriately, all three were completely drenched by the disgusting liquid.]
[Observing the terrifying head slowly sliding across the floor, both women turned pale with absolute terror.]
[When they witnessed Garm's lifeless eyes seeming to focus on them, they became so frightened that they screamed in unison and fled outside.
"Ladies!" Skurge called out to the two women who ran away screaming, desperately wanting to convince them to return.
Thor rose to his feet, wondering who these two women were and how they had gained access to the Rainbow Bridge's control console.]
[Skurge looked at Thor with his arms spread wide, displaying obvious dissatisfaction with him for destroying his romantic plans.]
["Well! Look who this uninvited guest turned out to be! He frightened my companions away! And he made a complete mess of my workplace!"]
[Looking at Skurge's unfamiliar face, Thor felt certain he had never encountered him before.]
["Don't you remember me? I'm Skurge! We fought alongside each other in Vanaheim!"]
[Examining his expression, Thor considered that perhaps there had been too many warriors present during that campaign and he hadn't been able to commit everyone to memory.]
["Right! Where has Heimdall gone?"]
[Skurge shook his head with apparent regret: "That traitor - no one knows his current whereabouts! He's become a wanted criminal throughout the kingdom!"]
[Thor frowned with deep concern: "Traitor?"]
["That's correct! Odin accused him of dereliction of duty and betrayal! But he vanished before his trial could commence! It's going to be extremely difficult to capture someone who possesses knowledge of everything throughout the universe!"]
[Thor responded with measured calm: "That's certainly true!"]
[By this point, he had already recognized that something was fundamentally wrong with this situation. Odin would never issue such orders against Heimdall. Combined with Surtur's earlier statements, Thor formulated a bold hypothesis in his mind.]
[He turned and began walking toward the exit. Skurge called out urgently: "Wait! Don't rush off! Don't worry! I must announce your arrival according to proper protocol first!"]
[Thor swung Mjolnir and flew directly toward Asgard's main palace, completely ignoring his nonsensical bureaucracy. Since when did the prince of Asgard require permission to return home?]
[Skurge sighed with helpless frustration as he watched Thor disappear from sight, then hurried outside.]
"Something is definitely wrong!" Like his sky screen counterpart, Thor firmly believed that Heimdall would never neglect his sacred duties, let alone commit treason!
"It appears you've reached the same conclusion!" Tony approached with two bottles of beer that the Ravagers typically consumed.
After settling beside Thor and taking a tentative sip, he couldn't suppress a grimace of disgust as he examined the bottle: "Good lord! This beverage is absolutely terrible! I much prefer my collection at home!"
Thor accepted the other bottle and sampled it, then commented: "I don't find the taste objectionable at all!"
"Well! To each their own!" Tony shrugged his shoulders. At this moment, their spacecraft was traveling at maximum velocity through the cosmos and rapidly approaching the solar system. He would return home soon.
Thor rushed toward Asgard at tremendous speed, soaring over the city's architectural marvels, and landed on the expansive terrace atop the royal palace.
[His dramatic arrival attracted the attention of nearby Asgardian citizens, who all smiled warmly at their returning prince.]
[Thor observed the enormous statue positioned before him and couldn't help but express his outrage: "What in the nine realms is this abomination?!"]
[Before him stood a colossal statue of Loki in heroic pose!]
[Thor set down Surtur's skull that he had been carrying and moved through the gathered crowd, curious about what had captured their attention so completely.]
["Oh! Brother! I cannot endure any longer! I fear I cannot maintain my strength much longer!"]
["Foolish brother, you never heed wise counsel!"]
[The actress portraying Sif immediately rushed to the side, calling out: "Someone, please help us!"]
[Thor witnessed several actors performing a theatrical recreation of the events from the Dark World crisis as an elaborate stage production.]
[The figure representing Odin reclined on an ornate couch, observing the performance in a relaxed posture reminiscent of internet memes.]
[The acting quality was sufficiently poor to make one's skin crawl, yet Odin appeared to be thoroughly enjoying the spectacle! He even periodically popped grapes into his mouth during dramatic moments.]
["I'm deeply sorry! This catastrophe is entirely my fault!"]
["Quiet now! Everything will be ok! You must persevere!"]
["I'm sorry! I should never have attempted to conquer Earth!"]
["It would have been their privilege to be conquered by you!"]
["I deeply regret my actions with the Tesseract! I simply couldn't control myself! I acknowledge that I'm a cunning and treacherous individual!"]
["Indeed! Extraordinarily cunning!"]
[The actor portraying Thor appeared to be genuinely emotional, with reddened eyes and a tear falling, constantly attempting to comfort Loki's character.]
["Yes! And I shouldn't have transformed you into a frog that time!"]
["That was actually quite an amusing prank!"]
[At this point, Odin commented approvingly: "That was truly hilarious!"]
[Thor narrowed his eyes suspiciously at Odin's behavior, then continued observing the theatrical performance. He wanted to witness how Loki intended to conclude this elaborate charade.]
["You are the savior of Asgard!"]
["Tell everyone about my heroic deeds! Construct a statue in my honor!"]
["I will! We'll erect a magnificent statue of you!"]
["I require a helmet! The one with the distinctive curved horns!"]
["I'll inform my father about your heroic accomplishments!"]
[At this moment, Odin, reclining on the sofa, suddenly murmured to himself: "I'm not doing this for him!"]
[On stage, the actor continued with his lines: "I'm not doing this for him!"]
[After delivering this line, he closed his eyes, tilted his head, and collapsed to the ground in feigned death.]
[The nearby musical ensemble began performing funeral music at the dramatically appropriate moment.]
[The actor portraying Thor released a grief-stricken roar toward the sky: "Nooo!!!"]
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