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X-Force and Cable '97: #1 - The Last Valkyrie 1997
At
the farmhouse the MLF is using as a hideout, a conversation between
Dani Moonstar and Forearm is interrupted by the crash landing of the
Valkyrie Brunnhilda and her winged horse, Aragorn. The injured
Brunnhilda transfers the life-force of the Valkyrior to Dani just as a
trio of giant demon dogs materialize to abduct Brunnhilda and Aragorn.
Dani later summons X-Force to assist her in rescuing the Valkyrior.
Reunited
with her erstwhile allies, Moonstar and X-Force go to an old Viking
village in where they access a gateway to the currently deserted Asgard.
There,
Malekith, the Dark Elf who holds the Valkyrior captive and covets their
power, senses the arrival of the mutants. He attacks, along with his
warriors and demon dogs. The fracas ends when Cable is struck by
Malekith’s spear, and he orders the team to retreat and regroup.
In
the , they meet Kindra, a dwarf and one-time ally of the New Mutants.
She leads them to Skadi, a giantess, who in turn takes Dani to where
Aragorn recovers. With the aid of the winged horse, Dani can reach .
As she nears the Hall of the Dead, Sunspot flies to catch up with her,
despite her protests. At their destination, they find the dying
Valkyrior, as well as Hela, who refuses to release them. Using her
bow, Dani forms a psychic arrow from the lifeforce of the Valkyries, and
releases it into their bodies, restoring the warrior women.
Moonstar
and Sunspot then go to rescue Cable, and she defeats Malekith with a
psychic arrow formed from the pain suffered by the Valkyrior.
Thorion of the New Asgods: #1 - Thorion the Hunter (1997)
The
book opens in the middle of Ragnarok. As the forces of evil are on the
doorstep of the Highfather Odin ( Odin , Highfather ). We find that
there was a pact made with "The Source" giving the power of light to
Thorion ( Thor , Orion ), so he could defend Asgard from Thanosied and
his evil henchman Lok De'saad.
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