[Hearing Thor's pointed words, Loki couldn't suppress his explosive fury any longer!]
["Trust?! Was that her final expression? Trust means helplessly watching her die?"]
["Will it be useful for you to speak of trust while you're imprisoned in a dungeon?"]
["Who locked me up? Who exactly locked me up?"]
[Loki roared with unbridled anger and resentment.]
[Thor approached him aggressively, grasped his collar with both hands, pressed him firmly against the airship's hull, and raised his fist threateningly.]
["You know it very well! You know exactly who bears that responsibility!!!"]
[However, looking at his younger brother's tormented expression, Thor finally lowered his fist without striking.]
["She wouldn't want us to engage in this conflict!"]
["Well! But she wouldn't be surprised by it in the slightest!"]
[Thor observed Loki's indifferent expression and stated with resignation: "I genuinely wish I could believe in your redemption!"
As Thor turned away from the confrontation, Loki's expression became somewhat sinister and calculating: "I only believe in the power of revenge!"]
[Time passed steadily, and Thor's group had already traveled considerable distance through the dark dimension, when Malekith's massive mothership finally appeared on the distant horizon.]
[The scene transitioned to show Thor, Loki, and their companions disembarking from their vessel. They walked against the alien winds onto an elevated hill, gazing down at Malekith and his forces from their vantage point.]
[Thor looked at Jane Foster's weakened form and asked with concern: "Are you prepared for this?"]
[Loki positioned nearby took the initiative to respond: "I'm ready to proceed!"]
[Both men rose from their concealed position and revealed themselves so that Malekith could clearly observe their presence.]
[Loki surveyed the dozen Dark Elves assembled below and complained to Thor with tactical pessimism.]
["Your plan will definitely lead to catastrophic disaster!"]
[Thor responded with characteristic nonchalance: "Yes! Perhaps it will!"]
[Loki glanced at him and extended his chained hands for inspection.]
["You still don't trust me, brother?"]
[Thor smiled with bitter irony: "How could I trust you completely?"]
[Despite his words, he still assisted Loki in removing the restraints.]
[Loki rubbed his liberated hands together and gazed downward with an expressionless facade.]
[A dagger materialized in his grasp, and he stabbed Thor in the lower torso with lightning speed.]
[Thor displayed an expression of genuine anguish and pain.]
[Loki shoved Thor down the hillside with tremendous force, then leaped down himself in pursuit.]
["Thor!!! No!!!"] Jane reacted with horror and quickly pursued both Thor and Loki down the slope.
[Malekith observed the apparent internal conflict between Thor and Loki from his distant position. Although he couldn't comprehend the reasoning behind their dispute, he continued advancing toward them.
Thor tumbled down the rocky ground, and Loki strode toward him with apparent malicious intent.]
["Do you really believe I care about Frigga? Or anyone else in existence?"]
[Just as Thor attempted to regain his footing, Loki delivered a powerful kick that sent him rolling twice across the ground.]
["The only thing I desire is to witness you and Odin dying at my feet!!!"]
[Thor silently assessed the location of Mjolnir, which had fallen a short distance away, then decisively extended his hand to summon the mystical weapon.]
[However, Loki grasped his outstretched arm and severed it completely with his blade.]
[Thor immediately clutched his severed limb and released a scream of apparent agony. The flying Mjolnir, having lost its master's summons, crashed to the ground uselessly.]
[Jane Foster rushed frantically toward Thor and knelt to examine his condition.]
[Loki seized her roughly with a ferocious expression and shouted toward Malekith, who was approaching their position.]
["Malekith! I am Loki of Jotunheim! I have brought you a precious gift!"]
[He then shoved Jane Foster forcefully, pushing her down at Malekith's feet.]
["My reward is simple. I want to occupy the throne and watch Asgard burn to ashes!"]
[Malekith examined Jane Foster, who carried the Aether particles within her body, then raised his eyes to study Loki's declaration.
The Cursed Warrior Algrim positioned beside him spoke in the Dark Elf language: ["He is an enemy of Asgard! He is a prisoner from their dungeons!"]
With Algrim's testimony supporting the deception, Malekith believed Loki's fabricated story. He glanced at Thor, who had previously inflicted severe injuries upon him, and slowly approached the fallen prince.]
[At this moment, Thor clutched his arm while enduring the pain, and Malekith came to stand over him.]
[The Dark Elf leader then turned the prone Thor onto his back.]
[Observing Thor's apparent inability to resist, Malekith lowered his guard, raised his hand, and used his power to levitate Jane Foster's unconscious form.]
[Under his mystical control, the Aether particles flowed out of Jane Foster's body and streamed directly into Malekith's waiting hands.]
Tony frowned with tactical understanding and commented: "This is a self-sacrifice strategy! If my prediction proves correct, you should counterattack momentarily!"
He understood that if Thor's arm had truly been severed, there should be evidence of this injury in subsequent events, which he had never observed.
Thor nodded with confirmation: "Exactly! We frequently employ this tactic of showing weakness to lure enemies into vulnerability!"
Banner asked with tactical curiosity: "What a bold plan! Are you planning to destroy the Aether particles directly? Or absorb them into your own body?"
"I believe I should attempt to destroy it!" Thor himself wasn't entirely certain, but he knew definitively that he couldn't destroy such a powerful artifact!
He now possessed complete awareness of the Infinity Stones' power, and his unawakened past self would never possess sufficient strength to destroy them.
If it were his current self wielding Mjolnir in one hand and Stormbreaker in the other, the outcome might be different, so his original plan would most likely fail!
Wanda, who was continuously enchanting the Mark 17 armor with chaos magic, stated: "If you utilize chaos magic properly, you can also destroy Infinity Stones!"
Pietro suggested: "Why don't we simply destroy one of them so Thanos cannot collect all six gems?"
Gamora looked at Wanda and Pietro with considerable surprise. She had never considered that there might be a viable method to stop Thanos.
Tony shook his head with strategic caution: "That represents our absolute last resort. We shouldn't pursue this until circumstances become completely irreparable!"
Banner agreed with Tony's assessment: "Exactly! Because we cannot predict what consequences will result from destroying the gems! Will Wanda and Thor be harmed in the process?"
Gamora nodded, understanding their legitimate concerns. After all, she had personally experienced the Power Stone's devastating capabilities. If the energy contained within it truly exploded, it could very well kill Wanda.
Wanda remained unconcerned about the potential dangers. She possessed complete confidence in her chaos magic abilities, which were fundamentally different from the white magic mastered by Strange and the Ancient One.
Following the battle against the elemental creatures, Wanda's power had unknowingly reached advanced levels of mastery.
Currently, she was only missing the Darkhold grimoire to become the individual depicted in WandaVision who could freely travel across the multiverse at will.