User:SoM/Thor

The Odinforce became sentient, however, and left Thor. In addition, Loki recovered the Mould of Mjolnir and raised Surtur, who in returnn agreed to forge new hammers. Loki and his followers devastated Asgard, shattering Mjolnir and heralding Ragnarok, the end of the gods. Leaving Beta Ray Bill in charge of Asgard, Thor underwent an even more brutal version of the trials of Odin, and in so doing learned the Ragnarok cycle was the result of self-styled "gods to the gods" known as Those Who Sit Above in Shadow. Thor destroyed Valhalla, beheading Loki there, and deceived Surtur into reforging Mjolnir in exchange for a supposed clear path to Asgard. This allowed Thor to reach and destroy the "temporal loom" of the Norns (i.e., the Fates), which contains all events in linear form. Though the Asgardians perished and Fenris, as prophesied, consumed their remains, the shattering of the loom ostensibly broke the Ragnarok cycle. Sending Beta Ray Bill to Earth to serve as witness, Thor then entered the vaguely defined "sleep of the gods." It is unclear if Thor's fate is common knowledge among his fellow Avengers or other superheroes.