At a critical council meeting, Thrud, Vice-Ruler and President of the Aesir Council, officially strips Alviss of his position as Acting High-Ruler and banishes him and Levia. Alviss and his ally challenge her authority, arguing that Thrud's powers have weakened and pushing to exile her to the Underworld ruins. Despite threats to forcibly remove her power-belt, Thrud resists, determined to prove her strength. In a dramatic turn, her powers return with the Thunder Hammer, enabling her to unleash a powerful Thunder Judgment and assert herself as the true master of the realm, leaving her opponents stunned and the conflict unresolved.