The Coming – Chapter 1 – God vs. Beast

Mortals, I am Uatu the Watcher and I have been watching this corner of the cosmos for more than an eternity. This world, called Earth, has seen its share of grieve and sadness, but it has also seen joy and greatness. Now it did not only have The Avatar as its protector, but a god called Thor, The Son of Odin and heir to the Asgardian Throne as guardian as well. Thor's heroic deeds inspire many people in the city to stand up against injustice, they became heroes. But out of the darkness of space came one who made All-Father Odin look like a grain of sand and made the entire divine team of the Skyfathers look like worthless pieces of cosmic dust. He who has destroyed countless worlds and civilizations, he is known by many names but one is most known across the Universe….

…GALACTUS.

Republic City, Midgard 2 Months Later…

Two months have passed since the war with the Equalists and The Son of Odin's arrival to the mortal plane of existence. But things have not cooled down; crime was still big in Republic City. The Triads still fought each other for the control of Republic City's criminal world. But one triad was above them all in both power and men; it was called The Empire Triad. Unlike other triads this one contained both benders and non-benders, its leader, Wong Fisk otherwise known as The Kingpin, had seen the power of a chi-blocker, so he had made the non-benders in his triad know this technique.

But for every villain came heroes, after the Thunder God's amazing and heroic deeds, a handful of individuals rose up and followed in Thor's footsteps. Many acted through the shadows; one of them was the mysterious Daredevil. Some said that he came straight from the darkest corners of the Spirit World; others said that he was a mad man. Another of these heroes was Iron Man as he was called by the public; he seemed to be a firebender who wielded some kind of armor that enabled him to fly.

Today Thor would patrol the city along with the Avatar, Korra.

"Seems to be pretty quiet today." Korra said.

"Aye." Thor said as he landed next to Korra. "These new 'heroes' have been giving the criminal trouble, and the police some headaches."

They walked together towards the edge of the building's roof. It looked like their patrol would end early this day.

"Hey, how about we go to Narook's, they have a special god discount." Korra said.

"As long as they give me some forks instead of sticks." Thor joked, they were about to leave until they heard an explosion nearby.

"What was that?" Korra asked.

"I do not know, but I can't be good." Thor said. "Let's go."

Thor grabbed Korra by the waist as he swung his hammer and took to the skies, then he aimed it towards the sound of the explosion.

The market place was being ravaged by something completely by a monster; it was massive, green and full of anger. It was smashing everything in its way, paying no attention to the scared civilians. It was throwing satomobiles like they were nothing, the police couldn't hold the beast, and their metal cables weren't strong enough to keep it in place.

"Fall back!" A metal bender yelled, telling his comrades to flee from the monster's rampage.

"HULK SMASH LITTLE TIN MEN!" The beast yelled with all its might.

Then The Mighty Thor arrived with Avatar Korra, they landed a few feet behind the beast.

"Yield Troll, leave these people at peace!" Thor yelled to the beast.

Korra prepared to tap into the Avatar State if it was needed, for this beast looked like something straight out of the Spirit World, or maybe worse, Jotunheim.

"HULK DOESN'T TAKE ORDERS FROM HAMMER MAN!" The beast yelled as it ran towards Thor, its speed was faster than that of Hermod, the Asgardian God of Speed. Thor couldn't see the beast coming and was punched in the face by the beast and was sent flying across the streets.

"Thor!" Korra screamed, she couldn't see Thor anymore, he was sent far away by the strike.

"NOW HULK SMASH PONY TAIL GIRL!" The beast yelled as it raised its fists and prepared to squish Korra.

Korra entered the Avatar State and with it bended the ground to sink the beast, and then solidified the ground to trap it. Then the monster punched its way out, surprising the Avatar. She bended the four elements at once and used them to strike the beast in one massive elemental punch.

The strike only seemed to make the monster angrier, Korra took a defensive stance, bringing the air around her into one big wall of air. The monster began to punish the big ball of air with mighty punches, Korra wasn't going to last very long. Then Mjolnir came at lightning speed, striking the beast on the head knocking it a few feet away. Korra then saw that Thor had once again joined the fight, Mjolnir returned to his hand.

"That punch was a good one, beast. But it did not knock the Thunder God unconscious." Thor said, proudly.

"GAHHHH!" The beast screamed in anger, once again rushing at Thor. This time Thor could see it move with ease, and then Thor himself ran towards the beast.

They caught each other's strike, Thor griping Hulk's fist while Hulk stopped Thor's Mjolnir strike. They both stood against each other, their power beginning to rip the place apart.

"There…there is one difference between our strengths beast." Thor said as he held Hulk's massive smashing power with one arm.

"I am holding back." Thor said. "But no more."

Thor easily shook Hulk's hand of his hammer and then proceeded to strike Hulk's skull with it. A loud bang was heard as the beast was pushed back.

"AGH! YOU HURT HULK! HULK IS GOING TO BREAK YOU!" The beast said.

"Nay, this brawl is over." Thor said as he levitated off the ground and called to the skies. "Feel the power of the Odinson!"

Then black clouds formed, and a massive, red lightning bolt came from the sky and landed on the Hulk.

"AGHHHHHHH!" The Hulk screamed in pain. Then it all stopped.

"Where is it?" Korra asked.

"Look." Thor said as he pointed towards where the mighty beast was. The smoke cleared and there it was, still standing.

"HULK STRONGEST THERE IS!" The beast yelled in anger, but then it began to become smaller and smaller until it took the shape of a man.

"I cannot believe it, it was a man?" Korra asked with disbelief.

"Aye, and to tell you that truth, that punch that he gave me actually hurt…a lot, come let's see who it is." Thor said as he made the black clouds disappear and walked towards the man in the center of the small crater.

"Mortal, who art ye?" Thor asked the small skinny man that once was the mighty beast that harmed the God of Thunder.

"I…I am…I am…" He tried to say but soon fell unconscious.

"I am taking him to a hospital." Thor said.

"Yeah, and I am going to fix this." Korra said as she easily fixed the broken ground and buildings with earthbending.

"Don't take long." She said.

"I'll try not to." Thor replied with a smile as he took the man to the nearest medical center.

Earth's Atmosphere

The silver man was still floating high on the sky; he was sitting on his silver surf board. He watched what unfolded on the city below.

"So it seems that the Asgardians have taken this planet as theirs…" The Silver Man said. "No matter, once my master arrives, they shall learn true power."

He stood up, and looked at the sky.

"I will let these people learn of their fate, it's the most merciful thing I can do." The Silver Man said as he approached the city.