Lost Gods

Anansi saves the world, or he does not. The world ends, or it does not.

Anansi and his crew attempt to take out Pritchard and Daucina, but are surprised by Iktomi and Coyote, who lead them to the Neutrino Detector, a giant ball suspended 30 feet in the air, filled with radioactive water. Under Loki's orders, Coyote straps Anansi to the outer shell, but with a wink and a smile, he neglects to actually fasten the straps.

Using his powers, and a demonstration of his rather unique abilities, Anansi manages to convince the employees of the Sudbury Neutrino observatory that they need to help him if they want to live. Preparing them as best he can, he takes the elevator back to the surface, where the other gods await. They return, to face the ramshackle saviours of humanity.

Loki, Anansi, Coyote and the rest of the gods travel to the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory to begin the end of the world. Fuelled by Loki's cruel taunts, Anansi promises him that he will not make it through the night alive. Loki laughs off this threat, and instructs Anansi to get down to the bottom of the mine shaft, overcome any resistance, and send the elevator back up. Changing into a cave spider, Anansi travels down and down and down, Loki's evil words his only companions as he descends down the barren rock tunnel to meet his fate.

The gods meet once again, and Loki outlines his plan to them. They will go to the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, where they will have access to thousands of litres of heavy water, that is to say, nuclear material. Anansi is at first sceptical, but Loki assures him that his plan, a combination of both magic and science, will work.