Chapter Summaries

Wanda severed Venom’s bond with the divine hammer while Daisy restrained him, leaving both exhausted but alive. Elsewhere, Michael confronted a changed Amora, who briefly regained her senses and begged him to kill her.

• Daisy used powerful shockwaves, with Wanda’s Chaos Magic helping her pin down Sky Hammer Venom.
• Wanda sensed a vast will within the hammer and used Chaos Magic to sever its connection to Venom, stripping away his armor and power.
• Daisy collapsed from the strain, while Wanda checked on her and then approached Venom.
• Venom woke, saw Wanda, and fled into Eddie, leaving Eddie confused and Venom terrified of the witch.
• Doctor Strange held back the Flame Demons as Michael flew to confront Amora.
• Michael pinned Amora against a wall, and she briefly regained her senses and begged him to kill her.

Michael fought Amora, who had been turned into a mindless weapon by Surtur after Wanda’s Chaos Magic sent her to the sealed Land of Fire. He defeated her and freed her from the force controlling her, leaving her collapsed as the flames died.

• Amora begged Michael to kill her for a moment before the flames returned and she attacked him.
• Michael realized Amora had lost her mind and recalled how Wanda’s Chaos Magic disrupted her escape and sent her to the Land of Fire, where Surtur made her his pawn.
• Michael and Amora traded powerful fire and magic attacks, and Michael recognized that her lack of consciousness left her unable to adapt.
• Michael used a duplicate and a Stealth Spell to get behind Amora, then struck through her flaming barrier with his lightning-wreathed greatsword.
• A fiery phantom escaped from Amora and dissolved into ashes as she thanked Michael, closed her eyes, and collapsed.

Michael freed Amora from the demon possessing her and learned that they were in Muspelheim, where Surtur had returned and taken the Twilight Sword. Michael released Amora, but Surtur appeared and confronted him.

• Michael cut down the fire demon possessing Amora, then questioned her after she recovered.
• Amora explained that they were in Muspelheim, ruled by Surtur, who had broken the seal, reclaimed the Twilight Sword, and was tied to the prophecy of Ragnarok.
• Amora admitted that she had accidentally arrived in Muspelheim and had helped Surtur break the seal while under his control.
• Michael freed Amora and told her to leave in exchange for the information she had provided.
• Surtur appeared as enormous eyes in the air and challenged Michael to face the price of entering his domain.

Thor escaped his imprisonment with Sif's help and learned that Odin planned to destroy Midgard to weaken the Serpent before attacking him. As Thor and his allies prepared to send him to warn humanity, Odin appeared and confronted them.

• Sif freed Thor from his cell and told him that Odin planned to unleash Asgard's power on Midgard, killing its inhabitants to weaken the Serpent.
• Thor rejected the plan to sacrifice mortals and said he would go to Midgard to stand with them.
• Sif, Fandral, Volstagg, Hogun, and other warriors explained that Asgard was sealed, but they had Heimdall's sword and could send Thor to Midgard.
• Sif and the others admitted they could not join Thor and doubted that the Black Knight could stop the Serpent.
• Odin appeared in a golden whirlwind and rebuked Thor and the assembled warriors.

Thor defied Odin and was sent to Midgard with Mjolnir to fight The Serpent. In Muspelheim, Michael and Doctor Strange attacked Surtur together, knocking the demon to one knee.

• Thor accused Odin of abandoning Midgard and insisted he would fight The Serpent and protect its people.
• Odin allowed Thor to leave until The Serpent threatened the World Tree, then sent him along the rainbow path and sent Mjolnir after him.
• Surtur appeared before Michael, Amora, and Doctor Strange in Muspelheim with the Twilight Sword, and dismissed Amora after she helped free him.
• Michael and Doctor Strange attacked Surtur from opposite sides after Michael told Strange to take the left.
• Surtur’s flames briefly went out as Michael’s punch and Strange’s spell struck him, forcing him down onto one knee.

Thor returned to Earth alone after Odin refused to send aid against The Serpent, while Michael and Doctor Strange learned that Earth was under attack and Michael left Muspelheim. In New York, the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. confronted another fallen Heavenly Hammer as The Serpent’s chosen spread destruction around the world.

• Thor returned to Earth alone, retrieved Mjolnir, and flew away after declaring that Odin was as good as dead to him.
• Surtur clashed with Michael and Doctor Strange in Muspelheim and told them that The Serpent was turning Earth into hell.
• Doctor Strange held Surtur back while Michael opened a rift and hurried to Earth.
• Cynthia, Crossbones, Sea Serpent, Red Hulk, and Venom served The Serpent as Sky Hammers, spreading destruction after taking up Heavenly Hammers.
• The Avengers isolated a Heavenly Hammer embedded in a New York street, and Iron Man arrived with S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Helicarrier to take control of the scene.

Wanda and Tony argued over who would take custody of the sleeping hammer before a giant attacker crashed into them and knocked Wanda down. Tony saved Wanda from a second hammer strike, and Jarvis identified their attacker as the Fantastic Four's Thing.

• Hulk reached toward the hammer, but a scarlet wave and shockwave blasted him away before he could touch it.
• Wanda used Chaos Magic to lift the hammer and refused Tony's demand to hand it over to S.H.I.E.L.D., declaring it belonged to S.W.O.R.D.
• A huge earth-yellow figure carrying a hammer crashed into the street, sending Wanda and the others into the rubble and scattering the hammer.
• The attacker charged Wanda and shattered her Defense Spell, but Iron Man blasted him away before he could strike again.
• Jarvis identified the attacker as Benjamin Jacob Grimm, the Fantastic Four member called Thing, leaving Tony stunned.

The Thing attacked Iron Man, Wanda, Hulk, and the Fantastic Four with a powerful war hammer, forcing the heroes to combine their abilities to subdue him. As their assault pinned the Thing down, Red Hulk appeared from the opposite direction carrying another divine hammer.

• Jarvis told Tony that a hammer had fallen in New Jersey, where Mister Richards and the Fantastic Four were investigating it, while the Thing attacked Iron Man with his hammer.
• Iron Man and Wanda fought the Thing, but his hammer’s golden energy pushed back their attacks.
• Hulk charged in and punched the Thing through the city, but the Thing emerged from the rubble and fought Hulk off.
• The Human Torch attacked the Thing with flames, and Susan Storm caught Johnny when the Thing knocked him from the air.
• Susan blocked the Thing’s hammer with a force field, while Iron Man, Wanda, the Human Torch, and other heroes hit him with a coordinated barrage that pinned him down.
• Red Hulk burst through the ruins from the opposite direction, carrying a divine hammer of his own.

Red Hulk joined the chaotic battle and helped Thing break the heroes’ formation, while the Avengers and Fantastic Four fought to contain both of them. Tony and Wanda combined their powers to suppress Red Hulk, but he remained standing, and Wanda said something was almost ready.

• Red Hulk’s hammer strike disrupted the attack on Thing, who used the opening to scatter the surrounding fighters.
• Susan rescued Falcon from a ground-shattering blow, then reunited with Reed as he promised to turn Ben back.
• The heroes attacked Thing in coordination, but he countered their efforts and sent Venom crashing into a wall.
• Hulk knocked Thing away while Red Hulk roared Iron Man to the ground and struck him with his hammer.
• Wanda restrained Red Hulk as War Machine and Tony attacked, and Tony asked Wanda whether she had any other tricks.
• Wanda looked toward the overcast sky and said it should be almost ready.

Wanda and the Avengers defeated two Worthy with combined attacks and S.W.O.R.D., then captured four hammers. Michael returned to Earth after knocking out Sea Serpent and asked Doctor Doom for help.

• Wanda ordered S.W.O.R.D. to strike Red Hulk and Thing, leaving both unconscious.
• Wanda used Chaos Magic to sever the two Worthy from their hammers and collected four hammers in total.
• Tony warned that the hammer attacks were likely only the beginning, and Rogers proposed that everyone work together.
• Sea Serpent attacked Latveria and clashed with Doctor Doom, demanding that he submit to the All-Father.
• Michael descended onto Sea Serpent, knocked him unconscious, and asked Doctor Doom for help.

The Avengers and their allies discussed the mind-controlling Heavenly Hammers until Michael projected himself into the hall and said the threat behind them mattered more. Amora arrived to explain that Ragnarok had begun and that Odin had abandoned Earth because he feared The Serpent, his sealed brother.

• Daisy explained that the Hammers bound themselves to certain people and that Wanda could help free their hosts.
• Tony tried to persuade Wanda to lend Reed Richards a Hammer, but Wanda refused.
• Michael appeared through the Avengers Hall projection system and said the person behind the Hammers was the priority.
• Michael said he was in Latveria with Doctor Doom and had sent an expert to help the team.
• Amora arrived, warned that Surtur's return marked the start of Ragnarok, and said Earth would be the first sacrifice in the gods' war.
• Amora revealed that Odin had abandoned Earth because he feared The Serpent, the god sealed within Midgard and his own brother.

Amora revealed that Jormungandr was real and explained how the Serpent’s emissaries spread fear to strengthen him. The heroes set out to defeat the two remaining emissaries, while Skadi and Crossbones prepared to face them.

• Amora told Tony and the heroes that Jormungandr planned to attack the World Tree and that fear made him stronger.
• Amora explained that two powerful Sky Hammer emissaries remained, while Michael and Doctor Doom pursued the strongest unclaimed hammer.
• Michael urged the heroes to defeat the remaining emissaries and disperse fear before the Serpent could grow strong enough to emerge.
• Captain America ordered the team to gear up and leave with Amora.
• Skadi learned that the heroes were coming and told Crossbones that only the two of them remained and that her father needed no others.

Michael and Doom located the Sky Hammer while Skadi and Crossbones fought the heroes with their hammers. Skadi nearly killed Captain America, but Iron Man rescued him as Scarlet Witch brought a massive shadow down on her.

• Michael and Doom found the Sky Hammer in a crater, and Michael warned Doom not to pick it up before they understood its power.
• Vision attacked Crossbones, but Crossbones struck him down and fought off Daisy, Thing, and Hulk with the Universal Weapon.
• Skadi battered the heroes and focused her attacks on Captain America, knocking away his shield and preparing to strike him.
• Iron Man interrupted Skadi, blocked her attacks, and pulled Captain America out of danger.
• Iron Man shouted for Scarlet Witch, who dropped an enormous shadow toward Skadi with her scarlet magic.

Wanda and Amora joined forces with Tony to overpower Skadi, but Skadi’s ally Crossbones remained in the fight. Thor returned to the battlefield, striking Crossbones with lightning and reclaiming his hammer.

• Wanda buried Skadi under a mountain of rocks, but Skadi burst free and fought her in the air.
• Skadi gradually gained the upper hand, and Wanda began to struggle to keep up with her attacks.
• Amora intervened and joined Wanda, binding Skadi with their combined magic.
• Tony blasted Skadi while she was restrained, knocking her out of the air, and Crossbones rushed to help her.
• Thor appeared in a flash of lightning, struck Crossbones, and caught his returning hammer.

Thor joined the Avengers and helped defeat Crossbones and Skadi, but The Serpent appeared and effortlessly blasted Hulk away. Elsewhere, Doom and Michael prepared a spell on the last Heavenly Hammer, and Michael grasped it as blinding light engulfed everything.

• Thor revealed that Odin had imprisoned him for defying the order to leave Midgard unaided, then joined the Avengers against Crossbones.
• Thor, Hulk, Thing, Vision, Winter Soldier, and the other heroes overwhelmed Crossbones, and Thor struck him unconscious with Mjolnir.
• Tony confronted the wounded Skadi, and Thor demanded that she reveal The Serpent's location.
• The Serpent descended over the city, declared the start of a new era, and sent Hulk flying with a single exchange.
• Doom maintained a magical barrier around the last Heavenly Hammer while Michael cast a spell, then Michael took hold of its handle and a blinding light appeared.

The Serpent overwhelmed Earth’s defenders, proving his power rivaled Odin’s while growing stronger from humanity’s fear. After Thor returned to face him, The Serpent challenged his nephew to decide what to do next.

• The Serpent struck Thor through a building and ordered Skadi to rise and cheer.
• The Serpent repelled the heroes’ attacks, blasting Daisy and Venom away, defeating Iron Man and Vision, and hurling Thing into Human Torch.
• The Serpent shattered Invisible Woman’s force field, wrecked War Machine’s armor, scattered Spider-Man and Gwen, trapped Hawkeye and Black Widow, and broke Captain America’s shield.
• Wanda and Amora briefly forced The Serpent back with a combined magical attack, but he overwhelmed them and sent them flying.
• The Serpent turned to Thor and asked what his nephew would do.

Thor confronted the Serpent, who tried to persuade him to join forces against Odin, but was overwhelmed in their fight. The Serpent abruptly fled through a vortex and reappeared before Doom and Michael, who wielded his captured hammer fused with Asgardian Armor.

• The Serpent told Thor that their prophecy doomed them both to die and urged him to join forces against Odin.
• Thor rejected the Serpent's offer and attacked, but the Serpent easily blasted him aside.
• The Serpent suddenly sensed something, opened a dark vortex, and left with Skadi without explaining why.
• Captain and the Winter Soldier helped Thor up and asked what had happened, but Thor was equally confused.
• The Serpent and Skadi emerged before Doom and Michael, who wore Asgardian Armor and held the Serpent's hammer.
• The Serpent tried to summon his hammer back, but it did not respond to him, leaving him shocked.

Michael seized control of Breaker of Worlds and fought The Serpent alongside Doom, overpowering the god with a hammer strike and a Pulse Cannon blast. The Serpent survived the attack and demanded to know what Odin was to Michael.

• The Serpent discovered that Michael had severed his connection to Breaker of Worlds and could not summon the hammer back.
• Michael told Doom to handle Skadi as The Serpent attacked, and Doom moved to block Skadi while Michael confronted The Serpent.
• Michael met The Serpent's divine power head-on with Breaker of Worlds, forcing the god to unleash his full strength.
• Michael evaded The Serpent's assault, struck him in the head with Breaker of Worlds, and blasted him with the Pulse Cannon.
• The Serpent rose from the devastated blast trail and asked Michael what Odin was to him.

Michael rejected The Serpent’s attempt to recruit him and declared himself Earth’s sole guardian. Their battle erupted across the sky and ended in a burst of divine energy, leaving the victor unknown.

• The Serpent questioned Michael’s connection to Odin and tried to persuade him that Odin had abandoned Earth.
• Michael said Earth did not depend on Asgard and affirmed that he alone would protect it.
• The Serpent summoned his battle axe and attacked Michael, who fought back with the Universal Weapon and a heavy sword.
• Michael and The Serpent clashed in the sky, unleashing lightning and divine energy that disrupted Doom and Skadi’s fight below.
• The battle ended in silence, with Doom and Skadi downed and the victor between Michael and The Serpent still unclear.

Michael drove The Serpent away, defeated Skadi, and regrouped with the Avengers, warning them that The Serpent could grow stronger. Odin then appeared at Avengers Headquarters and called Thor to him with something to tell him.

• Michael told Doom that The Serpent had escaped, then defeated Skadi with Breaker of Worlds and the Pulse Cannon.
• Michael and Doom arrived at Avengers Headquarters, where the injured Avengers had gathered to recover.
• Michael revealed that he had taken control of Breaker of Worlds and warned that The Serpent would grow stronger if fear continued to feed him.
• A golden vortex opened at Avengers Headquarters, and Odin emerged and summoned Thor to speak with him.