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On Earth, the battle between Thor and Loki has been stopped by Odin, who stated he would need both the help against a new danger to Asgard. Thor uses the break to check on the injured Sif. Hela, the goddess of death, appears to him and tries to entice him to Vahalla with a vision of Harokin and other slain warriors. Thor rejects Hela and orders her away. In the land of Norn in Asgard, Ulik the troll finds a cave with strangely shinning stones in front of it. He realizes that they have been empowered by Odin. A great stone, engraved with the words "Let no living being disturb what lies within by order of Imperial Odin", blocks the cave, which Ulik realizes is the Odin-Cave which imprisons a great evil. Ulik uses his strength to move the stone, and the creature Mangog emerges, swearing to destroy Odin. As he sits by Sif's beside, Thor returns to his Blake form, and consults with one of nurses about Sif's condition. Sif awakes, and after assuring himself that she will recover, Blake (as Thor) leaves looking for Loki. After watch Thor leave, Loki uses his magic to return to Asgard. He meets Toag, an elder of the Council Supreme, who explains that the Odin Cave of Ages as been opened and Odin is unable to reseal it because he is taking his annual Odin-Sleep. With Thor still on earth, Loki assumes the throne of Asgard. On earth, Thor stumbles onto a mugging, and captures the criminals for the police. Thor then encounters a group of hippies, who mock his long hair and hammer. After challenging them to lift the hammer, he tells the not to drop out, but plunge into the maelstrom of life, and whips up a storm that drives them away. In Norn, Balder wants to return to Asgard, but Karnilla confesses her love for him. When Balder rejects her advances, the Norn Queen reveals that she has several other Asgardians frozen lifeless for rejecting her. She because to cast the same spell of Balder. Ulik flees in fear from Mangog, as the creature calls out a pledge that he will bring Rognarok, the death of all the universe. On Earth, Thor is concerned that the voice of Odin remains silent.