Loki created numerous illusion clones of himself to surround Thor. However, this differed from his usual tactic, which contained only a few clones but hundreds of them. Thor calmly looked at him, and lightning flashed in his eyes. He threw Mjolnir with immense strength.

Boom!

Loki caught the hammer with his two hands, dragging him backward. “You can now detect my clones.”

“You’re not the only one who has improved,” Thor declared as a unique Battle Aura coursed through his veins, elevating his already terrifying battle prowess.

“I guess this will be fun.” Loki created more clones, and Thor started to look for the real body. In the process, he ignored the actions of the illusions, a crucial mistake. One hit him on his face, and Thor flew to the ceiling before crashing down.

‘His illusion can affect reality?’ Thor stood up and started twirling his hammer, releasing a potent wind that blew all the clones away. Then, in one swoop motion, he turned his left hand to the right to release a lightning blast. Loki appeared with a cracked green shield.

He summoned a pair of daggers and started a close combat duel with Thor. Usually, he is easily overwhelmed by this way of fighting, but this time, they were evenly matched — at least physically. Loki was slightly better in skill, but it was evident that Thor had more experience in close combat.

A clone appeared behind Thor, but his body released a lightning bolt to destroy it, and he did not even have to turn around.

‘His senses are sharper than I expected,’ Loki thought, wondering how his brother could see through his illusions. Loki observed closely as they clashed but could not find an immediate answer, so he used Edward's lesson: basic divination.

Loki turned his life force into mana to cast the spell, and he had his answer: Thor could detect the electrical impulses of his clones and judge their nature.

‘Oh, brother, how clever. This was definitely not your idea,’ Loki mentally sneered. As their weapons clashed, another Loki suddenly appeared beside Thor and plunged his dagger into his ribs. The original Loki then kicked him more than 2 meters away.

Thor landed on his feet but on his knee. He grunted as he removed the dagger. His body released an electrical light that closed the injury. Loki once again created hundreds of illusion clones, but Thor could not find the original this time. He raised his hammer in the sky, summoning the wrath of heaven.

Lightning and thunder descended from the sky, and Thor perfectly controlled them to the point that not a single one of the shocked Avengers in the room was harmed. Sadly for him, Loki was also unharmed. He turned his illusion clones into an intangible state, including his original body.

“Secretary?” Natasha asked.

“Come, we have much to talk about,” Edward declared. He waved his hand to heal or free everyone before opening a portal to the Helicarrier. He used the Reparo Charm, returning to its pre-destroy state. He followed up with another portal inside, where an on-guard Fury awaited. He watched everything from a satellite, and his mind was on the highest alert.

Edward walked to the room where they kept all the dead agents, and everyone quietly followed him for some reason. “Wake up,” he said, and those agents suddenly moved.

“What’s going on?” Coulson asked.

“Don’t ask any questions since I’ll answer everything together. As for the rest of you, return to your station.” Alas, the group returned to the main room.

“You can be at ease,” Edward stated, offering them a seat, but no one took his offer.

“Can you explain what’s going on?” Fury asked. He had a feeling he was about to peep at the truth of the world.

“Where to start?” Edward stated. “I guess from the beginning.” He looked to his side, and another portal appeared, revealing his main body, which was dressed in his magical robe. Secretary Edward stood up to give his spot to Sorcerer Supreme Edward. Such an act made things even more complicated.

“For those unaware, Earth has a magical community based on Kamar Taj,” Edward started. “These sorcerers have protected the planet from magical and dimensional threats for countless millennia. The leader of that community holds the title of [Sorcerer Supreme], which is my current position.” Edward paused to give them time to process.

“Kamar-Taj usually does not interfere in the world's affairs unless we recruit people or some threats bypass our defenses, and we need to venture into the world to deal with it. However, something changed that forced us to intervene.

“My predecessors peered into the future and predicted a cataclysmic event on a cosmic scale, unlike anything in the universe's history. To ensure Earth and this universe’s survival, she chose a radical person like me as her successor.”

Edward summoned a pot of tea and sipped it.

“I’ve done many things to prepare for this event, including forming a deeper alliance with Asgard and sending a clone to intervene in the world’s affairs. His job was to unite the Earth's government and pool their resources to prepare for the upcoming catastrophe.

“I sent my apprentice, Loki, to set up this invasion as the first lesson for you, the Avengers, and a wake-up call to the Earth’s citizens. The world is about to change rapidly, and the people need to be prepared.”

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