Lazarus Heart (Ship of Nails, Part 11)

This, of course, is the real last stand of Asgard. That knowledge is in both Thor’s eyes and Loki’s as they clasp hands, then impulsively, desperately embrace. Because Asgard is not a place, but a people, but a people need somewhere to live, and because the Allfather--once Odin, now his firstborn son--is sworn to protect the Nine. There’s nothing left that Thor hasn’t given as a sacrifice to save the Realms: his kingdom, his brother, his own broken heart.

( He looked beneath his shirt today There was a wound in his flesh so deep and wide )

( From the wound a lovely flower grew From somewhere deep inside )

((Musical Inspiration))