Thor: The Dark World Page #3

No.

It's defending itself.

ODIN:
Come with me.

There are relics

that pre-date the universe itself.

What lies within her

appears to be one of them.

The Nine Realms are not eternal.

They had a dawn

as they will have a dusk.

But before that dawn

the dark forces, the Dark Elves,

reigned absolute and unchallenged.

THOR:
"Born of eternal night

"the Dark Elves come

to steal away the light."

I know these stories.

Mother told them to us as children.

Their leader Malekith made a weapon

out of that darkness

and it was called the Aether.

While the other relics

often appear as stones

the Aether is fluid and everchanging.

It changes matter into dark matter.

It seeks out host bodies,

drawing strength from their life-force.

Malekith sought to use

the Aether's power

to return the universe

to one of darkness.

But, after eternities of bloodshed

my father Bor finally triumphed

ushering in a peace

that lasted thousands of years.

What happened?

He killed them all.

THOR:
Are you certain?

The Aether was said to have

been destroyed with them,

and yet here it is.

The Dark Elves are dead.

Does your book happen to mention

how to get it out of me?

No.

It does not.

(ALGRIM SPEAKING

ELVEN LANGUAGE)

The worlds are nearly aligned.

You will be the last of the Kursed.

Let my life be sacrificed.

It is no less than our people did.

Or you have done.

-(STABBING)

-(GROANS)

You will become darkness.

Cursed to this existence

until it consumes you.

Until then. no power our enemies

possess can stop you.

I will tear down their defenses and

ensure your return to a universe reborn.

(GRUNTING)

Acting as caretakers to these

scoundrels is beneath us.

FANDRAL:
Oh, please!

If they were beneath you,

my rotund friend, they'd all be dead.

(INDISTINCT MUTTERING)

GUARD 1:
Keep in line!

GUARD 2:
Move it!

LOKI:
Odin continues to

bring me new friends.

How thoughtful.

FRIGGA:
The books I sent,

do they not interest you?

Is that how I am to while away eternity?

Reading?

I've done everything in my power

to make you comfortable, Loki.

Have you?

Does Odin share your concern?

Does Thor'?

It must be so inconvenient,

them asking after me day and night.

You know full well it was your actions

that brought you here.

My actions?

I was merely giving truth to the lie

that I had been fed my entire life...

That I was born to be a king.

A king?

A true king admits his faults.

What of the lives you took on Earth?

A mere handful

compared to the number

that Odin has taken himself.

- Your father...

- He's not my father!

Then am I not your mother?

You're not.

(CHUCKLES)

You're always so perceptive

about everyone but yourself.

When you came for me,

you knew I was in trouble.

Heimdall had lost sight of you.

You were no longer on Earth.

How is that possible?

I believe you were and you weren't.

The Nine Realms

travel within Yggdrasil

orbiting Midgard much the way

your planets orbit the sun.

And every 5,000 years,

the worlds align perfectly

and we call this the Convergence.

During this time, the borders

between worlds become blurred.

It's possible

you found one of these points.

We are lucky that it remained open.

Once the worlds pass out of alignment

then the connection is lost.

I like the way you explain things.

What's going to happen to me?

I'll find a way to save you, Jane.

- Your father said there was...

- My father doesn't know everything.

FRIGGA:
Don't let him hear you say that.

THOR:
Jane Foster...

Please meet Frigga,

Queen of Asgard, and my mother.

Hi.

(INDISTINCT TALKING)

(ALL SCREAMING)

(GROWLS)

(POUNDING)

(ROARS)

Move!

(INDISTINCT YELLING)

(SCREAMING)

(ALL GROANING)

(GRUNTING)

(CHOKING)

(GRUNTING)

To the dungeons!

Come on!

(CLAMORING)

(ALARM BLARING)

You might want to take

the stairs to the left.

(ALL SCREAMING)

The prisons.

- Loki...

- Go.

I will look after her.

(PANTING)

(GRUNTING)

It's as if they resent being imprisoned!

- There's no pleasing some creatures.

-(GROANS)

Return to your cells,

no further harm will come to you.

You have my word.

Very well, you do not have my word.

(GRUNTING)

ODIN:
Send a squadron

to the weapons vault.

Defend it at all costs.

Secure the dungeon.

- Odin.

- Frigga.

Go!

It's a skirmish.

Nothing to fear.

You've never been a very good liar.

ODIN:
Take her to your chambers.

I'll come for you when it's safe.

You take care.

Despite all I have survived,

my queen still worries over me.

It's only because I worry over you

that you have survived.

Listen to me now.

I need you to do everything I ask,

no questions.

Yes, ma'am.

(GRUNTS)

(YELLS)

Oh!

(PANTING)

(GASPS)

(GRUNTS)

(MAN GROANING)

(RAPID BEEPING)

(ALL SCREAMING)

-(PANTING)

-(RUMBLING)

- Ow!

- Ah!

(GRUNTS)

(SCREAMS)

(ALL YELLING)

(SCREAMING)

(ALL YELLING)

(GROANING)

GUARD:
The throne of Asgard

is destroyed! To the king!

(GROANS)

Frigga.

(GASPING)

Stand down, creature,

and you may still survive this.

I have survived worse, woman.

Who are you?

I am Malekith.

And I would have what is mine.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(GRUNTS)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

Ah!

(SNARLING)

(CHOKING)

You have taken something, child.

Give it back.

Witch!

Where is the Aether?

I'll never tell you.

I believe you.

(GROANING)

THOR:
No!

(YELLS)

(GRUNTS)

ERIK:
The universe rotates

on a 5, 000-year cycle

and once a cycle, all the worlds align.

Imagine... Imagine that this is our world.

Oh, thank you. And this is another world.

Normally, they're separate.

But during the Alignment,

everything is connected,

all nine realms.

All nine realms

are passing through each other

and gravity, light, and even matter,

is crashing from one world to the other.

But if this happens to us now,

the result will be cataclysmic.

My gravimetric spikes can stabilize

the focal point of the Convergence.

This time, the Alignment

and all the other worlds

would just pass us by.

It's beautiful.

It's simple. Any questions?

Yeah.

Can I have my shoe back?

(KURSE SPEAKING

ELVEN LANGUAGE)

Heal. You will need your strength

to reclaim the Aether.

And when you wake.

we will kill them all.

(SCREECHING)

TY R:
Jane Foster'?

You need to come with us.

We are still unable to restore

the palace shields.

Our artillery cannot detect them.

Even Heimdall cannot see them.

My king, we are all but defenseless.

She's your prisoner now?

Leave us.

I do not wish to fight with you.

Nor I with you.

But I intend to pursue Malekith.

ODIN:
We possess the Aether.

Malekith will come to us.

Yes, and he will destroy us.

You overestimate

the power of these creatures.

No, I value our people's lives.

I'll take Jane to the Dark World,

and draw the enemy away from Asgard.

When Malekith

pulls the Aether from Jane,

it will be exposed and vulnerable.

And I will destroy it and him.

If you fail, you risk this weapon

falling into the hands of our enemies.

The risk is far greater if we do nothing.

His ship could be over our heads

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