Chapter Summaries

Michael confronted Queen Veranke and declared that he would invade and conquer the Skrull homeworld to force the Skrulls to withdraw their spies from Earth. After destroying the mothership and disappearing, he left Veranke ordering General Kurtis to return immediately.

• Michael told Queen Veranke that promises and ceasefire agreements could not stop the Skrulls from targeting Earth, then announced he would conquer their homeworld.
• Queen Veranke mocked Michael's plan and warned that killing her would not make the Skrulls surrender.
• Michael gave Veranke one day to consider his demand, released her, and destroyed the mothership with a strike of magic and lightning as the Skrulls attacked.
• Skrull soldiers found Queen Veranke alive in the wreckage but reported that only three survivors had been found and Michael had vanished.
• Queen Veranke ordered General Kurtis to return immediately, regardless of where he was or what he was doing.

Queen Veranke assembled the Skrull Empire’s forces to defend the royal palace against Michael, while General Kurtis questioned the need for such a massive response. When Michael did not appear at the expected time, the Skrulls thought he had fled, until they saw a burning planet descending toward them.

• Queen Veranke prepared the Skrull homeworld’s defenses and insisted Michael would come.
• General Kurtis questioned the scale of the mobilization, and Queen Veranke clarified that her order was to kill Michael rather than capture him.
• The Skrulls waited for Michael, but he did not appear at the expected time.
• A Skrull spotted a burning planet falling from above, revealing Michael’s attack.

Michael attacked the Skrull homeworld by hurling its moon at the Royal Palace, then cut through the city shield and dove toward the Skrulls. Queen Veranke ordered General Kurtis to meet him as the Skrull forces opened fire.

• The Skrull moon crashed into the Royal Palace city's shield, which held but allowed debris to devastate parts of the city.
• Queen Veranke and General Kurtis realized the moon's stationed troops had been wiped out without sending a warning.
• Michael watched the Skrulls panic, then dived toward the city in a direct assault.
• Michael summoned the Vishanti Holy Sword and split the shield with one strike before plunging through.
• Queen Veranke put General Kurtis in charge of stopping Michael, and Kurtis ordered all units to lock on and fire at maximum power.

Michael fought through the Skrull homeworld’s defenses and advanced toward Queen Veranke, shrugging off the fleet’s attacks. General Kurtis summoned genetically modified Super Skrull warriors to face him as Michael approached the throne.

• General Kurtis ordered the Skrull forces to fire on Michael, who dodged the barrage and destroyed a warship.
• Four Skrull aircraft trapped Michael in a Blackbody Capture Field, but his armor broke it and he destroyed the aircraft.
• Michael flew through the Skrull fleet and landed amid the ground forces’ defenses.
• Michael endured more than twenty seconds of concentrated fire, then destroyed the turrets and knocked down the Skrull warriors.
• Michael pointed at Kurtis and said he could not let him leave, while Queen Veranke signaled the general to act.
• Kurtis called out the Super Skrull warriors, who surrounded Michael.

Michael overwhelmed the Super Skrulls and defeated General Kurtis, revealing that he had killed Ronan the Accuser. When Queen Veranke refused to accept his terms, Kly'bn appeared and blasted Michael through his magical shield.

• Michael seized the imitation Mjolnir from a Super Skrull Thor and tore through the Skrull warriors with his powers.
• General Kurtis attacked Michael with gauntlets modeled after Ronan's weapon, but Michael shattered his defenses and sent him crashing into the palace.
• Michael told the Skrulls that he had killed Ronan the Accuser, whose death the Kree Empire had kept secret.
• Michael approached Queen Veranke and asked her to reconsider his terms, but she warned that he would regret what he had done.
• Kly'bn, the Skrulls' chief god, appeared in heavy armor and blasted Michael through his magical shield.

Kly'bn, the Skrull Empire’s supreme sovereign, appeared before Michael, who hoped defeating him would force the Skrulls to surrender. Michael overwhelmed Kly'bn in battle, but Sle-gurt intervened and confronted him.

• Kly'bn arrived at the royal palace, and Queen Veranke knelt to greet him.
• Michael attacked Kly'bn with Pulse Cannons, but Kly'bn dodged the shots and charged at him.
• Michael unleashed Odinforce-powered missiles, blasting Kly'bn from the air and sending him crashing to the ground.
• Michael beat Kly'bn with a series of strikes and a Pulse Cannon, leaving him bruised and bloodied.
• Sle-gurt rushed in to attack Michael, and he caught her wrist and blocked her punch.

Michael struggled against the Skrull gods Kly'bn and Sle-gurt, whose strength, shapeshifting, and teamwork pushed him back. He removed his Asgardian Armor and summoned the newly completed Space Stone Armor, preparing to test it on them.

• Kly'bn and Sle-gurt coordinated their attacks, breaking Michael's spell shield and striking his armor.
• Michael recognized that their abilities and teamwork exceeded his expectations and reflected on fighting without Sherry's combat predictions.
• Michael opened a spell portal and sent his Asgardian Armor away, leaving himself apparently unarmed.
• Sle-gurt attacked the device on Michael's chest but struck an invisible barrier and burned her hands.
• Nanomaterials covered Michael as he caught Kly'bn's punch, completing the Space Stone Armor and announcing he would test it on the two Skrulls.

Michael used his Space Stone Armor to overwhelm Kly'bn and Sle-gurt, killing Sle-gurt with Dimensional Slash. He then teleported himself and Kly'bn ten thousand meters into the air to deliver the final blow.

• Kly'bn and Sle-gurt recognized the power of Michael's Infinity Stone and doubted that a human could control it.
• Kly'bn charged Michael, but Michael used spatial portals to evade him and strike him from unexpected directions.
• Sle-gurt tried to intervene, but a portal severed her arm as Michael's attacks battered both Skrulls.
• Michael created the Space Blade and killed Sle-gurt with Dimensional Slash.
• Kly'bn charged Michael in a final attack, and Michael teleported them both ten thousand meters into the air.

Michael defeated Kly'bn and destroyed the Skrull Royal Palace, leaving Queen Veranke to choose surrender over further fighting. As she offered to withdraw the Skrulls from Earth and face its punishment, she reconsidered the prophecy that Earth would become their new home.

• Michael used portals to bombard Kly'bn with beams, then carried him into a high-speed dive toward the Skrull Royal Palace.
• Michael teleported away before impact, and Kly'bn crashed through the palace, destroying it and apparently dying beneath the rubble.
• Michael approached Queen Veranke as the Skrull forces stood down, shaken by Kly'bn's defeat.
• Queen Veranke refused to hand the Empire's throne to humans but promised to withdraw every Skrull from Earth, never target it again, and travel to Earth to apologize and accept punishment.
• Queen Veranke rejected a Skrull warrior's call to keep fighting and wondered whether the prophecy was right but meant that Earth would become the Skrulls' home in a way they had never expected.

Michael negotiated with Queen Veranke over the Skrull Empire’s surrender and revealed that his real goal was not conquest but a binding alliance between Earth and the Skrulls. Queen Veranke read his contract and was astonished by its terms.

• Queen Veranke accepted responsibility for the Skrull invasion but refused to hand the Empire over without a fight.
• Michael said he had little use for taking Queen Veranke prisoner and offered to negotiate reconciliation instead.
• Michael demanded a permanent Skrull withdrawal from Earth and an end to all hostile intentions.
• Michael conjured a magical contract and gave it to Queen Veranke to review.
• Queen Veranke read the contract and realized Michael wanted Earth and the Skrull Empire to form an alliance.

Michael secured an alliance between Earth and the Skrull Empire, persuading Queen Veranke to sign a contract after demonstrating his strength. The chapter ended with Michael questioning the prophecy behind the Skrulls’ predicted destruction, since Queen Veranke could identify neither its cause nor its enemy.

• Queen Veranke read Michael’s contract, which required the Skrulls to withdraw their spies from Earth and establish a mutual defense alliance, and asked why he wanted the agreement.
• Michael explained that Earth faced frequent threats and that lasting cooperation was more valuable than immediate gains; Queen Veranke agreed to the terms.
• Queen Veranke signed the contract with blood and ordered all Skrull spies on Earth to leave within twenty-four hours.
• Michael stayed on the Skrull homeworld to settle details and was welcomed as Queen Veranke’s honored guest.
• Queen Veranke showed Michael a simulation of the Skrull Empire’s prophesied ruined future, but admitted they did not know what would cause it or who their enemy would be.
• Michael challenged the prophecy, pointing out that the Skrulls had no clues or evidence for their belief that destruction was coming.

Michael challenged Queen Veranke’s faith in Skrull prophecies by arguing that Earth had survived because its people fought for it. Convinced that Michael might be suited to a task she had investigated, Veranke told him about the legendary Godslayer armor, whose location remained unknown.

• Queen Veranke insisted that Skrull prophecies always came true, though their meaning could be misunderstood.
• Michael asked why Earth had not become the Skrulls’ homeworld and argued that its people had changed their fate by fighting back.
• Queen Veranke admitted that the Skrulls might never have considered defying prophecy and suggested entrusting Michael with an important matter.
• Queen Veranke introduced the Godslayer, a legendary armor said to have been forged by a long-fallen race with godlike technology.
• Michael asked where the Godslayer was, and Queen Veranke said no one knew.

Queen Veranke told Michael how the Rigellians created the Godslayer armor and used it in a war against the Celestials, leaving the weapon’s whereabouts unknown. She asked Michael to find it so he could help the Skrulls if their survival were ever threatened.

• Queen Veranke explained that the Rigellians prioritized weapons and conquest despite their broad knowledge and advanced technology.
• Queen Veranke said the Rigellians built the Godslayer to fight the Celestials, and that records claimed the war nearly wiped them out.
• Queen Veranke revealed that her account came from a damaged Rigellian recording robot and that the Godslayer’s current location was unknown.
• Michael realized the armor could change the balance of the galaxy and asked why Queen Veranke had told him about it.
• Queen Veranke said she hoped Michael would find the Godslayer and help the Skrulls if their homeworld faced extinction, because she believed no one else could.

Michael returned from the Skrull Empire to his laboratory, where he and Sherry discussed the problems he faced fighting in space without her AI support. Sherry suggested using a magical medium to maintain their connection, giving Michael a promising idea.

• Queen Veranke sent Michael the Skrull Empire’s collected information about the Godslayer, and Michael decided the legendary armor was worth investigating.
• Queen Veranke promised that the Skrull Empire would announce its alliance with Earth within three days.
• Michael used the Space Stone to travel instantly from the Skrull homeworld to his laboratory on Earth.
• Sherry welcomed Michael and listened as he described how the lack of her AI support had limited his armor during interstellar combat.
• Sherry suggested using a magical artifact or other object as a medium for long-distance communication, and Michael praised her idea.

Michael returned from negotiating with the Skrulls and told Wanda that they had agreed to withdraw their spies and form an alliance with Earth. He promised Wanda a trip together after handling one more matter, then met Nick Fury to discuss the subject Fury had raised earlier.

• Michael proposed using an Elven auditory ossicle to enable long-range communication across spatial barriers and asked Sherry to record it as a project.
• Wanda appeared in Michael’s laboratory and asked about his return; Michael told her the Skrulls would withdraw their spies within twelve hours and had signed a pact with him.
• Michael explained that Earth and the Skrulls would form an alliance, and that S.W.O.R.D. would establish a space station near the Skrull Empire.
• Wanda reminded Michael of his promise to take her on a trip, and he agreed to go after he took care of one more matter.
• Michael met Nick Fury in an old S.H.I.E.L.D. safehouse and said they could now discuss the subject Fury had raised.

Michael met with Nick Fury to discuss S.H.I.E.L.D.’s next director after the Skrull threat was resolved. He agreed to help oversee New S.H.I.E.L.D. but proposed finding someone else to serve as director, leaving Fury suspicious of his candidate.

• Michael told Fury that the Skrulls would soon withdraw from Earth and never return.
• Fury urged Michael to become Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., saying there was no better candidate.
• Michael suggested Phil Coulson and Maria Hill, but Fury argued that neither was suited to lead the organization.
• Michael agreed to devote S.W.O.R.D. resources and some of his attention to S.H.I.E.L.D., while refusing to personally manage it as director.
• Michael offered to solve the director-candidate problem and asked Fury to keep the recommendation slot open, prompting Fury to suspect his choice would be unreliable.

Michael brought Daisy to meet former S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury and reassigned her to lead the organization. The chapter ended with Daisy learning that she was to become the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

• Daisy joined Wanda for a shopping trip and encouraged her to take the initiative with Michael.
• Michael called Daisy back to the mothership and took her through a portal to meet Nick Fury.
• Michael recommended Daisy to Fury, citing her S.H.I.E.L.D. experience, frontline work, and ability to bring people together.
• Fury accepted Michael’s recommendation, and Michael told Daisy she would become the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Michael appointed Daisy Johnson as the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and integrated the organization into S.W.O.R.D.’s systems. After Daisy endured the political approval process, Michael prepared to take Wanda on a space vacation, where he discovered that Sherry had appeared in physical form.

• Michael offered Daisy the position of Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and she reluctantly accepted.
• Michael arranged for Daisy to meet the President and secure approval from the World Security Council and other officials.
• Michael linked S.H.I.E.L.D.’s systems to the Sky Sword System and installed Sherry as its concealed support AI, Princess.
• Daisy spent several days meeting officials and handling bureaucratic scrutiny while Michael prepared a Kree shuttle called the Arsenal for a vacation with Wanda.
• Sherry appeared at Michael’s lab and said she wanted to join the trip, and Michael realized she was physically real when he accidentally bumped her head.

Michael showed Wanda that Sherry had built a lifelike physical body, though she still needed an Elf's Auditory Bone to operate independently of her servers. He then took Wanda aboard the Arsenal for their first stop, Asgard, where Thor flew out to greet them.

• Sherry showed Michael her new body and explained that it was remotely controlled from her headquarters servers.
• Michael promised to bring Sherry an Elf's Auditory Bone so she could solve the remote-control issue.
• Wanda arrived and saw Sherry's physical form before preparing to leave with Michael.
• Michael and Wanda boarded the Arsenal and were carried through a rainbow-lit vortex into space.
• The shuttle emerged above Asgard, where Wanda saw Thor flying toward them.

Michael and Wanda arrived in Asgard, where Thor and Odin welcomed Michael as the warrior who had freed Thor and Asgard from their fated doom. As Odin began speaking privately with Michael, Sif escorted Wanda away and questioned what made her worthy of Michael.

• Thor greeted Michael and Wanda at the shuttle and thanked Michael for defeating The Serpent and breaking the prophecy that had doomed him.
• Odin and a large welcoming party received Michael and Wanda at the royal palace, and Odin invited Michael to talk with him.
• Odin asked Sif to arrange a place for Wanda to rest, and Michael told Wanda he would find her after speaking with Odin.
• Sif escorted Wanda from the great hall and asked whether she was Michael's girlfriend and whether she had any special talents.
• Wanda admitted she was Michael's girlfriend and said she was an ordinary Earthling.