He shall speak the words that will open the long-forgotten gates and then he will spill the blood of Peliali. Gath continues to call out and says to the absent gods that they can no longer deny him. Under her breath, the horrified She-Hulk realizes that “this looney-tune’s” plan is to kill himself and that they are his ticket to the gods. As Gath continues to awaken the gods, he tells them that he has brought a bridge price, the lives of Peliali and the Avengers. He introduces himself as Kulan Gath, their faithful servant, who now petitions to have a place among them as he has rightfully earned. Gath calls out to Shuma-Gorath, the hosts of the N’garai and the Dark Gods. Guards surround the whole area while the people cheer Kulan Gath at the bottom. Adjacent to the Avengers is Silverclaw, on another ledge, who is on her knees with her neck and arms in chains. Directly below, Warbird is the Scarlet Witch, whose hangs from her chained arms, and has a piece of metal covering her eyes so she cannot use her magical powers. To either side of Warbird’s feet are Triathlon and She-Hulk, whose legs and arms are chained to a horizontal wooden beam, while a large weight is tied to each of their necks. Chained to the front of the cage is Warbird. Goliath, who is trapped in his giant form, is crammed into a wooden cage.
Suspended in the air in the middle of the plaza is Peliali, who is trapped in a sphere of yellow energy. Above them all, however, is Kulan Gath, who stretches out his arms and invokes the gods. Nearby, another man swings his stag into the air, releasing energy while repeating a chant. Men with hawk hoods beat the drums, while women dressed in scarcely any clothing and gold jewelry dance to the beat. In the city in question, the entire city’s populace has gathered in the plaza before Kulan Gath’s temple. Jesus agrees and wonders what they are doing down in the city.
Carlos, an older man, turns to Jesus, a much younger soldier, and tells him that he hopes they get their orders soon, because that city in the valley should not be there and the drums are driving him crazy. The haunting sound of drums fills the air as the nervous soldiers listen and wait. In the Costa Verdan jungle, the Costa Verdan army lies in wait for their orders.
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