Battle at the Irish Church

"If you want to defeat a god, you must become one."

- Jakob Nystrom

The Battle at Ireland Church was a confrontation between Coulson's Team and Norse Paganists.

Background
"My first love on this planet was Ireland. There was a monastery, and the monks gave me a nice, warm place to sleep, some soup and some mulled wine." ""Near god"."

- Elliot Randolph and Phil Coulson

After the events at Greenwich University, leaders of the Norse Paganists Jakob Nystrom and Petra Larsen deciphered the legend from ancient manuscript about the Asgardian "Warrior Who Stayed" and located the first piece of the legendary Berserker Staff in Norway. Utilizing the strength-enhancing properties of the staff, the pair led their followers into rioting in Oslo which caused twenty people to be injured, three critically. Their action drew attention of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Coulson's Team was assigned to stop the Norse Paganists and retreat the staff. The team consulted a professor of Norse mythology, Elliot Randolph who previously helped them in case with Thor's hammer. It was he who took them about the powers of the staff. They also learned that the staff had been broken into three parts, which sparked a race between the hate group and Coulson's team to find all three pieces.

Meanwhile, Paganists discovered that second piece located in Seville, Spain. Piece was recovered by Randolph, but Paganists managed to steal it. During this search Grant Ward picked up the staff and was subjected to its effects. Professor was taken into custody by Phil Coulson, and under interrogation, discovered that Randolph was the original Berserker that first wielded the staff. Randolph also revealed the location of the third and final portion of the staff, which was in a monastary in Ireland.

Battle
"I am not afraid of you."

- Petra Larsen to Melinda May

Randolph led Coulson's team to the church in Ireland where the final piece was hidden, explaining to them how the monks of the church had kept a vow of silence to protect his secret. Before they could find the staff piece however, they found that the Paganists and Nystrom stabbed Randolph through the heart with a staff piece. He believed he could ascend to godhood by killing a "god". 250px|thumb|[[Melinda May uses the Berserker Staff]] While Ward attacked Nystrom and crew of Neo-Norse Pagans, Coulson called upon Jemma Simmons to try and find a way to save Randolph's life, although Simmons was unsure how to deal with an Asgardian body. Coulson grabbed Randolph's heart and physically pumped it, managing to keep him alive long enough for his advanced Asgardian physiology to heal itself. While this happened, Melinda May utilized the staff to take out the Paganists.

Aftermath
"Can we give you a lift back to the university?" "Well, you know, with Europe's new fascination with all things Asgardian, I'm wondering if it's time to start over somewhere else."

- Phil Coulson and Elliot Randolph

Afterward, S.H.I.E.L.D. took the Berserker Staff into its possession and Randolph decided that given Europe's new fascination with all things Asgard that it was perhaps time for him to move on.

During the raid of the Fridge, staff, such as all S.H.I.E.L.D. restored items was taken by HYDRA. Kaminsky used it against Coulson's team where thay was ambushed in the Barbershop Headquarters.