Chapter Summaries

At a New Year gathering on Private Island, Tony and Banner discussed their plans to continue researching cosmic technology on Xandar while Steve chose to remain on Earth. Peggy reflected on the new life the Void Cult had given her and her hopes of facing the future alongside Steve.

• Harvey returned to Xandar for the New Year while Tony, Pepper, Banner, Steve, and Peggy celebrated together on Private Island.
• Tony told Steve that he and Banner had developed basic thrusters but planned to go to Xandar for better technology and materials.
• Steve decided to stay on Earth to protect it and grow stronger, and Tony offered to return if Steve faced trouble.
• Pepper and Peggy discussed their partners' ambitions, Peggy's wish for a peaceful life, and the possibility that danger would still come.
• Peggy said joining the Void Cult had renewed her youth and given her another chance to live with Steve, and she hoped to thank Lord Harvey in person.

After spending New Year on Tony's Private Island, Tony took Banner to Xandar, where Banner saw the Void Cult's home and met Sarah. Tony introduced Banner to the island, then planned to show him around and host a banquet that night.

• Steve expressed disappointment that Tony and Banner had not called him about the danger in Asgard, but accepted their explanation and learned about the shortage of meals there.
• Tony described Xandar's food and comforts to Steve, while he and Banner kept the Reality Stone secret.
• In early February 2014, Tony and Banner traveled by Cosmic Battleship to Xandar, where Banner marveled at its technology and the artificial star ring.
• Tony brought Banner to Void Island and welcomed him to the Laboratory Zone, explaining that it would become Banner's laboratory too.
• Tony introduced Banner to Sarah at the Records Temple and said he would hold a banquet that night.

Tony showed Banner around Void Island and the Void Temple, explaining the cult’s commandments and introducing him to its members. Banner settled in with the Void Cult, and Tony planned a feast before they began working together.

• Tony warned Banner not to pursue Sarah or the other women from the Celebrity Hotel, then showed him Void Island’s training facilities.
• Tony brought Banner to the Void Temple, where Banner recognized Kassadin’s statue and read the cult’s commandments.
• Tony reminded Banner that everyone was equal under the commandments, then invited him to dinner and promised to show him around the next day.
• Tony brought Banner to the cafeteria and announced a grand feast, drawing the attention of the Void Cult members.
• Kyle, Renoli, and Lacey welcomed Banner, and Tony explained that Banner’s scientific expertise would help advance research into thruster engines.

Harvey explained Bruce Banner’s Hulk transformation and scientific genius to Sonia, then warned her that Xandar could face upheaval this year. The chapter left Sonia preparing to caution the Void Cult’s members while wondering what would let the Kree break the balance with Xandar.

• Harvey told Sonia that Bruce Banner could transform into the Hulk and was a highly talented scientist who could help Tony develop intelligent AI.
• Sonia added “Hulk” and “genius scientist” to Bruce Banner’s Void Cult registry tags and praised the value of recruiting him.
• Harvey told Sonia to let Tony guide Bruce Banner and bring him to meet her when the time was right.
• Harvey warned Sonia that Xandar might undergo changes this year and instructed her to keep Void Cult members from acting rashly.
• Sonia suspected the Kree might break their armistice with Xandar, and Harvey said a new power could make the agreement worthless.
• Sonia agreed to warn the other members and wondered what the Kree would rely on to upset the balance.

Banner learned that Void Island offered its members freedom and a comfortable life, then settled in temporarily with Tony and met his secretary, Lalatina. That night, Tony took Banner to a feast, where he introduced him to the Void members and began telling stories about his hometown.

• Kyle and Renoli explained Void Island's way of life to Banner, who decided it sounded like paradise.
• Banner chose to stay with Tony in the Laboratory Zone for the time being rather than apply for a villa.
• Tony introduced Banner to Lalatina, his secretary, and asked her to prepare more food once their research began.
• Tony explained Lalatina's background at the Celebrity Hotel and showed Banner the laboratory's technological facilities.
• Tony took Banner to the evening feast, where he greeted the Void members and began boasting about his hometown.

The Void Cult members discussed the Dark Elves’ invasion of Asgard, and Lacey revealed that Asgard had once been far stronger under Hela and the Valkyrie Legion. Tony then asked who had sent the Chitauri army, and Lacey concluded that Thanos was the likeliest figure behind them.

• The Void Cult members debated why the Dark Elves had invaded Asgard and speculated that Asgard’s declining activity had emboldened them.
• Lacey told Tony and Banner that Hela was Odin’s eldest daughter and had once been among Asgard’s most powerful warriors, alongside the Valkyrie Legion.
• Tony and Banner wondered why Thor and Loki had never mentioned Hela, and Tony suggested Thor might not know he had an older sister.
• Lacey revealed that she had worked in a bounty tavern handling intelligence, surprising Tony and Banner.
• Tony asked who had been behind the Chitauri army, and Lacey ruled out several figures before identifying Thanos as the most likely backer.

Tony and Banner learned more about Thanos and relaxed at the Celebrity Hotel before returning to Void Island to begin working on advanced propulsion technology. The chapter left them focused on developing an engine that, alongside wormhole jumps, could bring Blue Planet into the interstellar age.

• Lacey explained that Thanos destroyed planets by purging half their populations, and Tony concluded that Thanos was likely the powerful enemy who would threaten Blue Planet.
• Tony thanked Lacey and said he would assess the Chitauri threat and ask the Void Cult for support if needed.
• Tony took Banner to the Celebrity Hotel on Xandar, where they spent a week enjoying its luxurious villas and amenities.
• After leaving the hotel, Banner agreed to help Tony develop a propulsion engine and later work on intelligent AI.
• Tony and Banner returned to Void Island, where Tony began developing a high-speed engine while Banner prepared to study the field.

Steve received Nick Fury’s plea for help about a traitor in S.H.I.E.L.D. and rushed to New York. On Xandar, Sonia learned Star-Lord had been captured and sent to prison, while Harvey revealed that his arrival foreshadowed upheaval and a powerful treasure that he intended to retrieve.

• Nick Fury called Steve and warned that a traitor in S.H.I.E.L.D. endangered Blue Star, so Steve left Peggy and headed for New York.
• Dam told Sonia that Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket, and Groot had been captured and were being transported to Kyln High Security Prison.
• Harvey told Sonia that Star-Lord had demigod potential and that his arrival brought a treasure that would cause upheaval on Xandar.
• Harvey said he would retrieve the treasure himself and told Sonia to keep Void Cult members from acting rashly.
• Sonia warned the Void Cult that Xandar would soon face trouble, leaving Dam unsure whether to alert the Nova Corps.

After Sonia warned the Void Cult that upheaval was coming to Xandar, its members debated whether to intervene and how to stay safe. Harvey allowed Renoli and the Precognitor to observe events beyond Void Island, leaving the group prepared to act only if they judged it safe.

• Sonia warned the Void Cult members not to leave Void Island without authorization, prompting worried questions and speculation about the coming upheaval on Xandar.
• Banner worried that he should help people in danger, but Tony and Lalatina urged him to wait for further instructions and follow Harvey’s lead.
• Kyle proposed that Renoli and the Precognitor scout the situation while he and Lacey remained on the island, and the three discussed how to avoid conflict with Lex.
• Renoli and the Precognitor told Sarah about their plan, and she recorded it.
• Sonia asked Harvey whether they could leave the island, and he permitted the two to look around outside.

Harvey and Sonia allowed the Void Cult to help Xandar if the Nova Corps could not withstand Ronan, while Star-Lord and his companions escaped Kyln Prison and headed for Knowhere. Star-Lord explained the Void Cult’s power and suggested that hiring its members to kill Ronan would cost billions.

• Harvey told Sonia that the Void Cult would help Xandar if the Nova Corps could not handle the threat, and Sonia agreed to wait and watch.
• Star-Lord and the others escaped Kyln Prison a few hours after arriving.
• Dam reported the escape to Sonia, who told him that Lord Kassadin had everything under control.
• On the way to Knowhere, Star-Lord warned his companions about the Void Cult and said its leader, Kassadin, rivaled God King Odin.
• Drax asked how they could get the Void Cult to attack Ronan, and Star-Lord estimated that a bounty would need to be at least three or four billion.

After learning the Universal Orb held the Power Stone, Star-Lord and the others argued over who should receive it, then decided to take it to the Void Cult. Ronan arrived at Knowhere, and the group scattered in a desperate escape that ended with Nebula taking the stone.

• The Collector revealed the Power Stone inside the Universal Orb, and Gamora, Star-Lord, and Rocket debated whether to give it to the Nova Corps, Ronan, or the Void Cult.
• Drax called Ronan to Knowhere, and Ronan’s arrival forced Star-Lord, Gamora, and Rocket to flee in escape pods while Yondu arrived to help.
• Drax fought Ronan as Gamora piloted an escape pod toward their ship, but Nebula destroyed it and took the Universal Orb and Power Stone.
• Star-Lord left his escape pod to hold onto Gamora, and Yondu rescued them after Nebula flew away.
• Rocket returned to Knowhere, reunited with Groot, and angrily confronted Drax for bringing Ronan there.

Yondu beat Star-Lord for betraying him, then offered him a chance to live if he could devise a plan to steal the Universal Orb from Ronan. Rocket, Drax, and Groot arrived to rescue Star-Lord and Gamora, but Star-Lord remained at Yondu’s mercy.

• Yondu attacked Star-Lord for stealing the Universal Orb, while Star-Lord and Gamora argued that Ronan planned to use the Power Stone to destroy Xandar.
• Yondu prepared to kill Star-Lord but gave him a chance to propose a workable plan to take the Orb from Ronan.
• Star-Lord and Gamora persuaded Yondu that they could use Gamora’s knowledge of Ronan and his forces, while Yondu warned Star-Lord not to involve the Void Cult.
• Rocket threatened Yondu’s ship until Star-Lord revealed he was safe, and Rocket, Drax, and Groot came aboard.
• Rocket learned that Star-Lord had to produce a plan to steal the Orb or die, while Star-Lord insisted they could still find a way out.

As Ronan approached Xandar with an Infinity Stone capable of destroying the planet, the Precognitor warned the Void Cult that disaster was imminent. Harvey ordered the Cult to wait for Nova Corps to engage before helping, while revealing that the true disaster had yet to come.

• Star-Lord persuaded Yondu to rush toward Xandar and ambush Ronan's Dark Aster before it reached the ground.
• The Precognitor foresaw Ronan destroying Xandar with the Infinity Stone and warned the Void Cult that the attack would begin within fifteen minutes.
• Tony and Banner identified Ronan's stone as likely the Power Stone, while Banner wanted to rescue people and Tony urged him to await Harvey's instructions.
• Sonia told Harvey that Void Cult members wanted to help Xandar, and Harvey ordered them to wait until Nova Corps entered the battle.
• Sonia relayed Harvey's decision to the Void Cult and warned that the attack was only the beginning of the change.

Void Cult members prepared to support Xandar against Ronan the Accuser, while the Nova Corps mobilized to intercept his Cosmic Battleship. Star-Lord and the Ravager Corps attacked Ronan as the Void Cult members waited for reinforcements to arrive.

• After Miss Sonia relayed that support was permitted, Void Cult members organized at the harbor, and Lacey directed Bruce Banner to seek a warship until Hercules Kyle offered to carry him into the aerial battle.
• Harvey reflected that Ronan posed less danger than Thanos, who would still pursue the Infinity Stones even if he did not receive the Power Stone.
• Danna Saal informed Supreme Commander Iraani Rael that Ronan was coming with an Infinity Stone, and the Nova Corps mobilized to intercept his Cosmic Battleship and evacuate civilians.
• Star-Lord disabled the Cosmic Battleship's radar systems with special energy rounds, and Yondu's Ravager Corps joined the attack to stop Ronan from reaching the ground.
• Renoli and the Precognitor monitored the battle and decided to wait for the other Void Island members, helping only if the Nova Corps needed them.

As Nova Corps forces prepared to face Ronan’s fleet, the Void Cult also mobilized to join the battle. Sonia told Supreme Commander Iraani Rael that the Cult would take the Infinity Stone as a notification, leaving Iraani Rael unable to stop them and hoping Kassadin would not endanger the galaxy.

• Nova fighters, Void Cult members, Renoli, the Precognitor, and Thor carrying Bruce Banner prepared to attack Ronan’s Cosmic Battleship.
• Supreme Commander Iraani Rael learned that the Void Cult was moving toward Ronan’s ship and contacted Sonia.
• Sonia told Iraani Rael that Kassadin knew the crisis’s consequences and that the Void Cult would help Xandar.
• Iraani Rael asked whether the Void Cult would keep the Infinity Stone from bringing disaster to the galaxy.
• Sonia said the Void Cult’s claim to the Infinity Stone was a notification, not a matter for discussion, and Iraani Rael ended the call hoping Kassadin would act mercifully.

The Void Cult joined the battle against Ronan's fleet, overwhelming the Kree while sparing the Nova Corps and Ravagers. Kyle and Banner boarded Ronan's ship as Star-Lord's group learned the battle had turned decisively against Ronan.

• Iraani Rael warned the Nova Corps that the Void Cult had entered the war and ordered them to avoid attacking its members and keep clear of their battles.
• Hundreds of Void Cult members arrived, destroying Ronan's fighters, while Danna Saal ordered the Nova Corps to retreat and raise shields.
• The Precognitor told the Void Cult to spare the Ravagers because they had helped Xandar, and Yondu ordered his crew to withdraw.
• Kyle and Banner boarded Ronan's Cosmic Battleship, where Banner transformed into the Hulk and the two began fighting through the Kree forces.
• Star-Lord, Gamora, and Nebula heard the fighting approach; Yondu told Star-Lord the Void Cult would spare his group and that Ronan was finished.

Banner and Kyle confronted Star-Lord's group aboard Ronan's ship, subdued Nebula, Gamora, and Groot, then broke into the main control room. They found Ronan carrying an Infinity Stone, and he declared that he no longer feared even Kassadin.

• Star-Lord urged Gamora and the others to avoid fighting Banner and Kyle, and Kyle asked whether they were Ravagers before Banner seized Nebula.
• Gamora charged to rescue Nebula, but Banner and Kyle overwhelmed her and Groot; after Star-Lord pleaded, Kyle and Banner released Gamora and Nebula.
• Gamora told Kyle and Banner that Nebula could open the security door, but Banner and Kyle smashed through it with their strength.
• Kyle taught Banner about a technique called Supple Strength, then the two entered the main control room and found Ronan holding his hammer.
• Kyle challenged Ronan for attacking Xandar, but Ronan declared that he no longer feared Kassadin.

Kyle and Banner fought Ronan, who wielded the Power Stone, and defeated him by knocking his weapon away before Kyle burned him to ash. Afterward, both men discovered that the weapon stirred a dangerous urge to destroy everything, so they recoiled from touching it.

• Kyle and Banner attacked Ronan together, but his Power Stone-enhanced strength let him injure them and fend off their attempts to seize his weapon.
• Banner and Kyle healed quickly, and Kyle unleashed his flame-powered trump card to clash with Ronan, surviving a pierced chest while burning Ronan with Void Flames.
• Banner used the flames as cover to strike Ronan, crush his arm, and kick the weapon away, causing Ronan to lose the Power Stone's power.
• Kyle burned the grievously injured Ronan to ash, while Banner picked up the weapon and felt it feed him power and ambition before dropping it in alarm.
• Kyle tried to pick up the weapon, felt an urge to destroy everything, and let it go, agreeing with Banner that the Power Stone was dangerous.

After defeating Ronan, Kyle and Banner struggled to contain the Power Stone without giving in to its influence, so Star-Lord helped them use the Universal Orb. Kyle safely stored the Stone, then paid Star-Lord two hundred million for the Orb before leaving with Banner.

• Star-Lord told Kyle and Banner that the Universal Orb could contain the Power Stone, and Kyle offered to grant his group one reasonable request in return.
• Kyle and Banner settled who would remove the Stone with rock-paper-scissors, which Banner won.
• Kyle pulled the Power Stone from Ronan's weapon, endured its surge of power, and sealed it inside the Universal Orb.
• Kyle offered Star-Lord a choice of reward, and Star-Lord asked for money.
• Kyle transferred Star-Lord two hundred million and left with Banner, while Gamora reflected that the Void Cult was only easy to deal with when it was not an enemy.

Kyle and Banner defeated Ronan and secured the Power Stone, while the Void Cult wiped out the Kree fleet. The group returned to Void Island, leaving Iraani Rael uneasy about the Infinity Stone being in the Void Cult’s hands.

• Kyle and Banner reported that Ronan was dead and the Power Stone was theirs, and Banner explained how dangerous its attacks had been.
• Kyle said he had used Void Eternity to end the fight quickly, and reassured Banner that he could learn combat skills over time.
• Kyle’s Void Power ran out during their descent, so Renoli and Tony caught Kyle and Banner before they hit the ground.
• The Void Cult destroyed the remaining Kree fighters, and Lacey confirmed the battlefield was clear.
• Iraani Rael worried about the Power Stone’s new owners and ordered the Ravager Corps members brought to see her.