Chapter Summaries

Harvey failed to discover how Void Summons conveyed his will, so he set the problem aside while continuing his quiet life on Void Island. In Asgard, Odin recovered through Void evolution and led his family toward the island to formalize Asgard’s relationship with the Void Cult and seek the blessing for Frigga, Thor, and Loki.

• Harvey tried and failed to make Sonia sense his will through Void Summons, then returned to gaming after deciding to investigate later.
• After more than a month of Void evolution, Odin grew younger and stronger, and he decided to visit the Void Cult with his family.
• Odin approved Loki’s proposal to provide Tony Stark with ten Black Hole Grenades in exchange for money or advanced AI systems.
• Odin, Frigga, Thor, and Loki departed Asgard by spaceship with gifts and funds to meet Kassadin and arrange for the family to join the Void.
• Thor told Odin and Frigga that Sonia managed Void Island and was kind but fiercely serious about Kassadin, prompting Odin to recognize her authority and ability.

Odin arrived on Xandar with Frigga, Thor, and Loki to visit the Void Cult and formally meet Kassadin after joining the cult. Sonia welcomed them and led them to the Void Temple, where Odin and his family paid their respects to Kassadin’s statue.

• Iraani Rael learned that Odin’s ship was heading for Void Island and asked Dam whether the visit threatened Xandar; Dam said it was good news for the Void Cult.
• Loki brought Odin’s ship to a stop above the sea near Void Island, and Sonia prepared to welcome the Asgardians after Kassadin informed her of their arrival.
• Odin arrived on the island with Frigga, Thor, and Loki, requested an audience with Kassadin, and agreed to follow the Void Cult’s rules.
• Sonia led the Asgardians to the Void Temple, where Odin, Frigga, Thor, and Loki bowed before Kassadin’s statue.

Sonia brought Odin and his family to the temple to learn the Void Cult’s commandments, explaining that members who broke them would face judgment. She then led them to meet Kassadin, whose presence Thor, Loki, and Frigga could see but could not sense.

• Sonia led Odin, Thor, Loki, and Frigga up the temple steps to read the Void Cult’s doctrine and three commandments.
• Odin asked what it meant to be ruled by desire, and Sonia warned that unchecked evolution could turn someone into a mindless monster.
• Frigga asked whether anyone had broken the commandments, and Sonia said no one had yet, though the Hall of Judgment stood inside the temple.
• Sonia warned Loki that his past attacks on worlds within the Nine Realms would be forbidden in the Void Cult, and Loki promised not to repeat such conduct.
• Sonia escorted Odin and his family to Summit Villa, where they met Kassadin, who asked Sonia to prepare refreshments before speaking with them.

Odin, Thor, Loki, and Frigga met Kassadin to formalize Asgard’s cooperation with the Void Cult and secure Void blessings for Odin’s family. After the blessing was granted, Sonia explained that her evaluation would determine whether Asgard could join on a larger scale, leaving Odin to consider how Loki’s past actions affected that prospect.

• Thor, Loki, Frigga, and Odin respectfully greeted Kassadin, who invited them to sit and asked Odin about the effects of his Void blessing.
• Odin offered a Valhalla-bound oath against Asgard bringing chaos to the Void Cult and promised Asgardian technology and talent in return for blessings for his wife and children.
• Odin swore the oath, and Kassadin granted Void blessings to Thor, Loki, and Frigga.
• Kassadin proposed that Asgardian scientists assist Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, while Sonia would evaluate Asgard before any large-scale recruitment.
• Sonia rated Asgard eighty out of one hundred, citing Loki’s past destruction and earlier disrespect, but said his future conduct could improve his score.

Frigga, Thor, and Loki woke after witnessing the Void, while Odin discussed Asgard’s potential cooperation with the Void Cult through Sonia. Odin left the question of dealing with Hela to Thor and Loki, and Harvey directed the Cult’s members to welcome Asgard as fellow brethren.

• Odin apologized to Sonia for Loki’s behavior, then sent Thor and Loki to show Frigga around the island while he spoke with Harvey and Sonia.
• Sonia asked Odin for details about the Nine Realms and Asgard’s technology, and Odin offered to share Bifrost construction and divine-artifact forging techniques in exchange for knowledge of Void Power.
• Sonia arranged for Odin’s gifts to be delivered to Recorder Sarah and discussed attending Xandar’s New Year Pilgrimage.
• Harvey reminded Odin to deal with Hela, and Odin said Thor and Loki would face her as an ordeal that could help them grow.
• Harvey told Sonia that Odin’s ambition might return with his strength but that the Void Cult could take back what it had granted if Odin broke its rules.
• Harvey instructed Sonia to tell the island’s members to welcome the four Asgardians as fellow brethren.

Thor, Loki, and Frigga discussed the benefits of joining the Void before Odin joined them and explained Sonia’s authority over Asgard’s admission to the Void Cult. The family planned to deliver their gifts and explore Void Island, then agreed to return for the Void Cult’s New Year Pilgrimage on December 20.

• Thor, Loki, and Frigga discussed how joining the Void could strengthen their bodies and eliminate the affliction that came with Asgardian age.
• Odin joined them and said they needed to deliver their gifts to Recorder Sarah at the Records Temple before touring Void Island.
• Odin warned Thor and Loki to respect Sonia, whose approval could determine whether Asgard’s soldiers joined the Void Cult, and told Loki not to throw the Nine Realms into chaos again.
• The family noticed Void Cult members were more welcoming toward Loki, but Odin’s presence kept them from approaching, so he told Thor and Loki to explore separately after the gift delivery.
• Loki said Tony Stark and Bruce Banner had returned to Earth to eliminate a cancer within humanity, and Odin said they would visit again on December 20 for the Void Cult’s New Year Pilgrimage.

Odin, Frigga, Thor, and Loki returned to Void Island to register their membership with Recorder Sarah and join the Void Cult’s group community. Sarah welcomed them and advised Odin to learn from experienced members as he began his path of evolution.

• Odin agreed with Thor that they should speak to Tony after returning to Asgard, while the group discussed Recorder Sarah’s duties and authority.
• Thor and Loki led Odin and Frigga to the Records Temple, where Sarah greeted them and escorted them inside.
• Sarah recorded the four Asgardians’ names, origin, arrival time, and gifts, then invited them to the Void Cult’s group community.
• Sonia approved their requests, and Hercules Kyle, Renoli, Lex, Tony, and Bruce welcomed them in the group chat.
• Sarah suggested Odin learn about evolution from experienced members, and Odin agreed he would seek advice from Tony, Bruce, and others.

Thor, Loki, Odin, and Frigga visited Void Island, where they explored the group community and shared a meal in the cafeteria. Loki underwent his first evolution, and the family discussed how evolution and Void Power might improve their abilities before Thor planned to ask Banner about flight techniques.

• Thor and Loki thanked Sarah for adding them to the group community, then left the Records Temple with Odin and Frigga.
• Frigga and Odin discussed Sarah as a possible match for Thor, but Thor said he would speak with Jane Foster about their relationship.
• Loki showed Odin and Frigga how to order food in the cafeteria, where the family shared a meal and discussed how rarely they had eaten together in recent centuries.
• After the meal, Loki underwent his first evolution and felt his physical strength increase.
• Odin explained that evolution followed the desires in one's heart, and the family considered evolving their bodies, magic, and Void Power.
• Thor asked whether evolution could grant flight, and said he would ask Banner about the technique when he returned.

Odin and his family embraced the Void and explored Void Island, where they saw its welcoming community but struggled to connect with members who were intimidated by their status. They left for Asgard, planning to return for the New Year Pilgrimage with Tony or Bruce as a bridge to the other members.

• Odin reflected on the Void’s overwhelming power and reaffirmed his decision to join it for the chance to extend his life.
• Frigga agreed to keep studying magic, while Loki and Odin discussed exploring Void Power after Odin regained his youth; Thor then set out to evolve his power.
• Odin’s family toured Void Island, admired its thriving community, and noticed that ordinary members were too intimidated to approach them.
• Thor explained their discomfort to Sarah, who registered their departure and tentatively scheduled their return for December 19.
• Odin instructed Thor and Loki to bring Tony or Bruce along on their next visit so someone could help introduce them to the Void’s members.

Harvey decided not to publicize Odin's membership in the Void Cult until Odin chose to announce it himself, and planned to bring Tony to the New Year Pilgrimage. After Thor and Loki visited Tony and his friends to discuss Void evolution, Tony agreed to return to Void Island with them for the pilgrimage.

• Harvey told Sonia that Odin's membership should remain private until Odin returned to his peak and announced it himself.
• Thor and Loki returned to Asgard, then traveled to Stark Mansion to ask Tony and Banner about the Void Cult and evolution.
• Banner welcomed Thor and Loki as fellow Void Cult members, and the group traveled to Tony's Private Island to meet Steve.
• Thor told Steve that he, Loki, and their mother had joined the Void Cult, and Steve said he wanted to visit Void Island too.
• Thor asked Tony to join them for the New Year Pilgrimage, and Tony agreed to go after handling some matters on Blue Star.

Thor and Loki learned from Tony and Banner about the Void Cult’s evolution paths, flight requirements, and the potential of Void Power. Tony demonstrated his control over Void Power and urged them to specialize, leaving Thor, Steve, and Loki considering their future directions.

• Thor and Loki asked Tony and Banner about evolution and learned that Sky Traversal required one year in the Void Cult and at least fifty evolutions of Void Power.
• Banner described paths such as improving self-healing and physique, while Tony and Banner discussed the strength of Lex the Yama and the abilities of other Void Cult members.
• Loki asked whether Godly Power could evolve, and Tony advised him to focus instead on the still-unknown potential of Void Power.
• Banner recommended Lacey as a mentor for Steve, and Tony suggested Steve spar with her during the New Year Pilgrimage.
• Tony demonstrated how his Void Power could create a harmless purple lotus and a powerful explosive flame, then advised everyone to specialize and address their weaknesses.
• Thor and Steve reconsidered their evolutionary paths, while Loki decided to develop his physique before focusing on Void Power and possible Void magic.

Tony explained the Void Cult’s New Year Pilgrimage tributes to Thor, Loki, and Steve, and offered Steve a loan after warning him that Universe Coins were valuable. Thor then asked about Tony’s problems on Earth, and Tony began describing Hydra.

• Thor asked Tony what the Void Cult expected members to offer during the New Year Pilgrimage, and Tony explained that tributes were voluntary and varied in size.
• Tony said he planned to give at least three billion Universe Coins, while Lex had given one billion the previous year, and he chose not to compete with Odin this time.
• Steve asked to borrow Universe Coins for his tribute, and after Banner explained their purchasing power, Steve agreed to borrow ten million from Tony.
• Thor offered to help Tony resolve his problems on Earth, and Tony began explaining the organization called Hydra.

Tony planned to help Thor and Loki eliminate Hydra in early December, and the brothers returned to Asgard after agreeing to support him. Odin learned that Tony planned a tribute of at least three billion Universe Coins for the New Year Pilgrimage and ordered Frigga to prepare eight billion, then heard about Tony and Banner’s evolution insights.

• Tony, Thor, and Loki agreed to wait until early December before striking Hydra, and Thor and Loki offered to support the operation.
• Thor and Loki returned to Asgard, where Odin and Frigga welcomed them home for dinner.
• Loki reported that Tony had agreed to return to Void Island for the New Year Pilgrimage, and Thor told Odin that Tony planned to offer at least three billion Universe Coins.
• Odin ordered Frigga to prepare eight billion Universe Coins and additional treasures so he would not lose face to Tony or Lex the Yama.
• Thor and Loki described Tony and Banner’s evolution paths and explained that Tony had kept his own trump card secret.

After months of evolution in the Void, Odin, Frigga, Thor, and Loki grew stronger and began pursuing their chosen paths. Tony contacted Thor and Loki to begin an operation against Hydra, and they arrived on Tony Stark's private island to join Steve and the others.

• Odin and Frigga focused on Void Power, while Thor trained his strength and Loki pursued evolution and physical training.
• Over three months, Odin evolved fifty-seven times and Frigga evolved forty times, while Thor improved his control of Godly Power and Loki strengthened his body and clones.
• Thor and Loki received Tony's message that the operation was ready to begin and headed for the Bifrost.
• Thor told Heimdall that he and his family had joined the Void, and Heimdall transported Thor and Loki to Tony Stark's private island on Blue Star.
• Thor greeted Peggy Carter, who told him that Tony and Steve were inside and that Blue Star would rely on them.

Tony Stark led a coordinated assault on Hydra bases, then attacked a research facility in Sokovia where Wanda and Pietro were being held after experiments with power from Loki’s Mind Stone. Hydra released the siblings and provoked them with the claim that Tony had caused their parents’ deaths, setting them on a path to confront him.

• Tony explained the plan to strike Hydra bases and track its communications, then sent Thor, Loki, Steve, and Banner to their assigned locations while he headed to Sokovia.
• Jarvis detected three thousand people and two unusually powered captives at the Sokovia base; Tony identified them as Wanda Maximoff and Pietro, whose unstable abilities had been awakened through Hydra’s experiments.
• Tony waited for Steve’s arrival before attacking, then used his Iron Man armor to tear through the base’s defenses and destroy Hydra forces.
• Wolfgang von Strucker ordered Dr. List to release Wanda and Pietro and prepare to evacuate, hoping the siblings would fight Tony.
• Wanda and Pietro left their cells after Dr. List blamed Tony for their parents’ deaths; Wanda planned to use Pietro to distract Tony while she attacked.

Tony Stark destroyed a Hydra base while learning that Wanda Maximoff and Pietro Peter Maximoff blamed him for their parents’ deaths. After Pietro and Wanda attacked him, Tony subdued them and planned to investigate their grudge before deciding their fate.

• Jarvis identified Wanda Maximoff and Pietro Peter Maximoff as potential superpowered attackers, and Tony said he had never heard of them.
• Tony caught and hurled an RPG back at Hydra forces, breaking their resolve as Wolfgang von Strucker ordered research destroyed and other bases warned.
• Pietro attacked Tony, who caught his fist and learned that Pietro blamed Tony’s weapons for his parents’ deaths.
• Tony argued that Pietro’s revenge was misguided, then crushed his hand hard enough to make him scream.
• Wanda tried to hypnotize Tony, but his Void Power resisted her magic, and he knocked both siblings unconscious to question them later.

Tony and Loki led attacks that destroyed Hydra bases, while Jarvis tracked the organization’s remaining branches. Steve informed Coulson that Grant Ward was a Hydra spy, leaving Coulson to deal with him as Hydra’s operations were effectively dismantled.

• Tony killed Wolfgang von Strucker and Dr. List, then ordered Jarvis to monitor the research base for Hydra survivors and visitors.
• Loki attacked a Hydra factory with fifty clones, captured Madame Hydra, and used magic to learn about Hydra’s leaders and bases.
• Loki killed Madame Hydra, rescued the factory’s test subjects, destroyed the base, and left after learning Tony had already found the other branches.
• Steve told Coulson that Grant Ward was a Hydra spy and that the known Hydra bases and scattered members had been eliminated.
• Coulson accepted the intelligence and resolved to deal with Ward.

Steve returned to Private Island and learned that Tony was deciding what to do with Wanda and Pietro, two enhanced survivors who blamed him for their ruined home. Tony gave Steve and Banner fifteen days to persuade them to abandon their hatred before he left for Void Island.

• Steve found Wanda and Pietro bound outside and asked Tony why they hated him.
• Tony said Wanda and Pietro blamed him for weapons Obadiah Stane had sold to terrorists, and warned that he would kill them if they remained enemies.
• Banner and Steve offered to speak with the siblings, and Tony agreed to give them fifteen days; Loki said his magic could only control them temporarily or riskily seal their memories.
• Loki said he had hypnotized Madame Hydra, while Steve confirmed that Coulson still needed to deal with the last Hydra spy.
• Tony said the group would leave Earth on December 17 and reach Void Island on December 18 for the New Year Pilgrimage.

Steve and Banner tried to persuade Wanda and Pietro to abandon their revenge against Tony Stark, while Tony made clear that he would still kill them if they failed to change his mind. Banner explained that he wanted to save them partly because he feared Tony might eventually stop protecting Earth, and Steve understood the risk.

• Steve punched Pietro, then told him and Wanda that he and Banner wanted to save them while Tony and Loki wanted them dead.
• Banner gave Wanda and Pietro food and water, and Steve tried to reason with them about their hatred of Tony and the danger of challenging him.
• Pietro called Tony a monster and rejected the chance of being spared, so Tony appeared and burned Pietro with the flame ropes before leaving for Stark Mansion.
• Banner healed Pietro, while Thor took Loki back to Asgard after warning him not to interfere.
• Banner explained to Steve that he wanted to protect Tony's compassion for Earth and prevent him from abandoning its problems, and Steve understood.

Banner and Steve showed Wanda and Pietro evidence that Tony had been betrayed by Obadiah Stane, not caused their parents’ deaths, and urged them to abandon their grudge before Tony judged them a threat. After Jarvis revealed Stark Industries’ enormous revenue, Pietro agreed to help protect Earth in exchange for money, but questioned whether Steve could authorize it.

• Pietro described how his family’s deaths and Hydra’s experiment led him to seek revenge on Tony, and Steve explained that Obadiah Stane had been responsible for selling weapons to terrorists.
• Jarvis initially denied Steve access to Tony’s past, but Banner requested it, and Tony approved the footage on the condition that they keep it confidential.
• Wanda and Pietro watched recordings of Obadiah’s betrayal, Tony’s near-death, and Tony’s confrontation with and execution of Obadiah, leaving Pietro unsure whom to blame.
• Banner warned the siblings that Tony might kill them if they continued to seem dangerous, while explaining that Tony might otherwise have recruited and compensated them to help protect Earth.
• Steve tried to demonstrate Stark Industries’ wealth, and Jarvis revealed its previous year’s revenue was 300 billion dollars.
• Pietro offered to help protect Earth for a few million dollars a year but asked whether Steve could really make that decision, prompting Banner to say Pietro was looking down on him.