"A mountain!" Surtur yells

"The Eternal Flame that Odin keeps locked away on Asgard?" Thor ask

Surtur grins, evil.

"Odin is not on Asgard. And your absence has left the throne defenseless." Surtur says

That elicits a concerned look from Thor. "Okay, so where is it? This crown?" Thor ask

"This is my Crown, the source of my power." Surtur says

Surtur points at the V-shaped horns on his head.. "Oh, that's a crown? I thought it was a big eyebrow." Thor says

"It's a crown." Surtur says

"Anyway, it sounds like all I have to do to stop Ragnarok is rip that thing off your head." Thor says

Surtur stands up and approaches Thor, dragging his sword.

"But Ragnarok has already begun. You cannot stop it. I am Asgard's doom, and so are you. All will suffer, all will burn." Sutur says

Surtur steps forward and grabs the chain above Thor's feet, holding it so he and Thor are face to face.

"That's intense. To be honest, seeing you grow really big and set fire to a planet would be quite the spectacle. But it looks like I'm going to have to go with option B where I bust out of these chains, knock that tiara off your head, and stash it away in Asgard's vault." Thor says

"You cannot stop Ragnarok. Why fight it?" Surtur ask Behind his back, Thor opens his hand. Sending out the SOS. "Because that's what heroes do." Thor says

Nothing happens.

Thor appears annoyed at himself. "Wait, sorry. I didn't time that right. (pause) And, now!" Thor yells

Boom!

Thor's hammer Mjolnir crashes through the wall! Thor breaks free from his chains, grabs Mjolnir, spins, and flies a distance away.

He flings Mjolnir back at Surtur, smashing the giant in the face. Mjolnir returns.

"You have made a grave mistake, Odinson." Surtur says

The walls come alive! A seemingly infinite swarm of fire demons rally to Surtur's aid.

"I make grave mistakes all the time. Everything seems to work out." Thor says

In the shadows, a massive fire dragon roars. The fire demons surge forward. Thor backs up, hammering away. He then leaps back, springs boards off the wall, and- -lands hard, slamming Mjolnir down.

The resulting shockwave knocks back the legion of fire demons. The Fire Dragon strains against a chain leash.

Thor is now facing off with Surtur. Surtur thrusts his hands at Thor, generating a humongous projectile wall of fire!

Thor spins Mjolnir so fast that it creates a kind of shield. The God of Thunder and the Fire Giant engage in ferocious hand-to-hand combat. Each landing power shots, sending sparks of both fire and electricity into the air.

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