Chapter Summaries

Gordon told Jiaying about the Hydra attack and argued over Afterlife’s rules for protecting Daisy, but their discussion was interrupted when Shockwave Man attacked Afterlife. Daisy, Gordon, and Lincoln confronted him, and he attacked them to collect their Inhuman genes.

• Gordon told Jiaying that he had rescued Daisy from Hydra, and Jiaying warned him not to break Afterlife’s rules again.
• Jiaying said she would speak with Daisy and let her leave if she refused to obey Afterlife’s rules, while Gordon warned her against sending Daisy to Carl.
• A huge impact created a crater in Afterlife’s central square, where Shockwave Man appeared.
• Daisy recognized Shockwave Man, told everyone to run, and pleaded with him to spare the other Inhumans.
• Gordon teleported beside Daisy as Lincoln joined them and displayed his electrical powers.
• Shockwave Man said he would add their Inhuman genes to his gene bank and attacked the three of them.

Shockwave Man overwhelmed Afterlife, used Terrigen Crystal and Hive’s power to subdue its Inhumans, and took Jiaying, Daisy, and the others away. When Nick Fury led his team to attack, he found Afterlife abandoned and vowed to destroy whoever had done it.

• Shockwave Man sent Daisy, Jiaying, and the others flying, while Gordon used a Terrigen Crystal against him and collapsed after teleporting to safety.
• Shockwave Man revealed that the crystal could not harm him because he had copied Inhuman genes, then demonstrated Lash’s energy-control ability.
• Shockwave Man used Hive’s power to transform the Half-Beastman Gorgon, making him obedient and able to shift into a full beast.
• Jiaying warned the Inhumans to flee, but Shockwave Man’s forces defeated the remaining defenders and escorted them away in a Quinjet.
• Red Queen disabled S.H.I.E.L.D.’s drones during the attack, leaving Nick Fury unaware of what had happened until he reached an empty Afterlife and vowed revenge.

Shockwave Man captured Jiaying, Daisy, Lincoln, and Split Woman to collect their DNA, then revealed that S.H.I.E.L.D. had raided Afterlife for Inhumans and Terrigen Crystal. He released the captives with medicine for Gordon, leaving Daisy devastated by the apparent betrayal.

• Shockwave Man collected blood and DNA from Jiaying and the others, while Daisy angrily challenged him and Lincoln asked about his plans.
• Shockwave Man recognized Daisy as Jiaying’s daughter and described her biological father as a renowned chemist and murderous doctor.
• Shockwave Man showed the captives footage of Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents raiding Afterlife, and Lincoln concluded that they wanted Inhumans and the Terrigen Crystal.
• Shockwave Man explained that S.H.I.E.L.D. had traced Gordon’s distinctive teleportation fluctuations to locate Afterlife, and Jiaying realized why he had injured Gordon.
• Daisy broke down at the possibility that S.H.I.E.L.D. had deceived her, while Shockwave Man released the captives and gave them medicine to heal Gordon and help him control his spatial powers.

After Shockwave Man released the Inhumans with their Terrigen Crystals, Jiaying and the others decided to retaliate against S.H.I.E.L.D. rather than remain fugitives. Gordon injected the Green Goblin Serum, survived its dangerous effects, and said they could strike back.

• Shockwave Man dropped off Gorgon and returned the Terrigen Crystals before leaving the group near the US-Mexico border.
• Gorgon declared that he would remain with Jiaying’s group, and Alisha and Lincoln agreed to join him in seeking revenge against S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Jiaying decided they would build their own power and use S.H.I.E.L.D. as their first target, while Daisy struggled with the thought of fighting her former friends.
• After Gordon woke, he accepted the Green Goblin Serum and asked Lincoln to inject it despite the risks.
• Gordon endured nearly half an hour of painful physical changes, then recovered and told Jiaying he felt ready to strike back.

Daisy used Shockwave Man’s supercomputer to uncover S.H.I.E.L.D.’s role in the attack on Afterlife and learned that Nick Fury had plotted to capture Gordon. She rejected S.H.I.E.L.D. and joined Jiaying’s plan to fight back, while Wang Khan gained Gordon’s teleportation power and traveled from Earth to Mars.

• Gorgon gave Daisy Shockwave Man’s coin, and Smart Butler granted her one hour of access to a powerful Cloud Host.
• Daisy watched Simmons and Fitz being interrogated and heard Simmons defend her and condemn S.H.I.E.L.D.’s treatment of Afterlife.
• Daisy discovered that May had left S.H.I.E.L.D. and that Nick Fury had leaked Afterlife’s location to Hydra to lure out Gordon and record his spatial DNA.
• Daisy told Jiaying she would stay to take revenge, and Jiaying planned to exploit S.H.I.E.L.D.’s belief that Gordon’s teleportation was a weakness.
• Wang Khan extracted Gordon’s Inhuman Genome, gained teleportation and a tenfold power increase from the Space Stone, and traveled from Earth to Mars.

Wang Khan met Thor at Umbrella Headquarters and demonstrated a prototype hammer that could channel Thor’s power. After Thor taught him Asgardian forging basics, Wang Khan promised to make him a better hammer in three days and planned to use the knowledge to earn the Dwarf King’s trust.

• Thor and Jane Foster arrived at Umbrella Headquarters, where Wang Khan and Gwen welcomed them; Thor asked whether Khan could restore his hammer.
• Wang Khan showed Thor a prototype hammer with an Energy Matrix, and Thor’s power triggered a burst of lightning when he touched it.
• Wang Khan showed Thor a recovered arm of the Destroyer Armor and explained that Shockwave Man had taken the armor after the battle in New Mexico Town.
• Thor taught Wang Khan the basics of Asgardian Forging, and Khan used his Super Brain and Meditation Laboratory to study the technique.
• Wang Khan promised Thor an answer about a stronger hammer in three days, and Thor left carrying the prototype.
• Gwen asked whether Khan planned to visit Nidavellir, and Khan said he would use the forging knowledge to gain the Dwarf King’s trust.

Thor received a new hammer from Wang Khan, who gained Asgardian forging knowledge and discussed its limits and value with Gwen. Wang Khan then set a plan in motion to make Afterlife and S.H.I.E.L.D. destroy their relationship, while S.H.I.E.L.D. prepared to investigate Afterlife and Coulson led the team.

• Wang Khan gave Thor a new hammer made with an Uru metal head, and Thor tested it by flying through New York before thanking him.
• Wang Khan explained to Gwen that Asgardian forging favored handmade masterpieces over mass production and said he wanted to obtain a technology from Nidavellir.
• Gwen told Wang Khan that Afterlife had prepared a deadly trap for S.H.I.E.L.D., and Wang Khan ordered Gorgon to kill Phil Coulson to sever the organizations' connection.
• Wang Khan returned to Laboratory Zero to extract Inhuman genes, especially Jiaying's Life Absorption ability.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. detected space energy near the US-Mexico border, while Simmons received a message asking for help from someone being hunted.
• Nick Fury ordered Coulson to lead a team to investigate the attack on Afterlife and find out whether the Inhumans still had the Terrigen Crystal.

Coulson led S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to capture Daisy and the Afterlife Inhumans, seeking their Terrigen Crystals, but Daisy revealed that Shockwave Man had returned the crystals to them. After Gordon released Terrigen mist and the agents attacked, Daisy killed Coulson and vowed to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. before heading for its base with Gordon and Gorgon.

• Daisy welcomed Coulson and explained that Shockwave Man had attacked Afterlife and captured the Inhumans to extract their genomes.
• Coulson followed Nick Fury's order and had the agents shoot the group with tranquilizer darts, then demanded to know where the Terrigen Crystals were.
• Daisy revealed that Shockwave Man had told her S.H.I.E.L.D. seized the crystals and returned them to Afterlife.
• Gordon escaped the tranquilizer darts and released Terrigen mist from above, carbonizing some agents while Gorgon slaughtered many of the others.
• Daisy confronted the dying Coulson, declared war on S.H.I.E.L.D., and blasted him into powder.
• Daisy left with Gordon and Gorgon to attack S.H.I.E.L.D.'s base.

Daisy and Gorgon attacked S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier, and Daisy split the ship in two with her Quake ability. As the Helicarrier sank, Wang Khan ordered Umbrella to support the Inhumans and set off to meet the Dwarves.

• Gordon teleported Daisy and Gorgon onto the Helicarrier, where Daisy's shockwaves made the ship shake and Gorgon fought his way through S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
• Gordon teleported Gorgon into Nick Fury's office, where Gorgon severed Fury's right forearm before Gordon evacuated him from the incoming reinforcements.
• Daisy's Quake ability split the Helicarrier in two, and Gordon teleported her, Gorgon, and himself above the sea to watch it sink.
• Gorgon praised Daisy for standing against S.H.I.E.L.D., and Daisy showed no regret about destroying the Helicarrier.
• Wang Khan watched the battle and told Red Queen to support the Inhumans, then left Umbrella headquarters to visit the Dwarves.

Wang Khan reached Nidavellir seeking Dyson Sphere technology and the Dwarves’ Advanced Forging Technique. Dwarf King Eitri offered to teach him only in exchange for the metalworking technology behind Justice Gundam.

• Wang Khan traveled to Nidavellir in Justice Gundam, hoping to obtain the forge’s Dyson Sphere technology.
• The Dwarves caught Justice Gundam with a golden chain and brought Wang Khan before them; he identified himself as Thor’s friend and showed them a photograph.
• Wang Khan let the Dwarves inspect Justice Gundam and caught and drank a barrel of wine to prove his strength.
• Dwarf King Eitri arrived, and Wang Khan asked him to teach Advanced Forging Technique in exchange for an appropriate payment.
• After a Dwarf struck Justice Gundam with a hammer and was knocked flat, Eitri proposed trading the mech’s metalworking technology for the forging lessons.

Wang Khan traded Vibranium processing technology for the Dwarf King's instruction in Molecular Forging Technique, a demanding skill he began practicing to prepare for advanced forging. After Loki impersonated Odin and ordered the Dwarf King to expel him, Wang Khan devised a way to accelerate his training with clones.

• Wang Khan showed the Dwarf King a Vibranium sample and agreed to exchange its processing technology for instruction in advanced forging.
• The Dwarf King taught Wang Khan Molecular Forging Technique, and Wang Khan learned its principles but realized mastery would take years.
• Wang Khan watched dwarves forge Uru metal and runes with hammers, confirming that Molecular Forging Technique was essential to advanced forging.
• The Dwarf King contacted Asgard, and Loki, impersonating Odin, ordered him to drive Wang Khan out.
• Wang Khan created four clones that shared memories and had all five versions of himself begin practicing with hammers.

Wang Khan used his clones to master the Molecular Forging Technique and taught the Dwarves how to process Vibranium, then forged a powerful new Thor’s Hammer. Once they had learned to process Vibranium, the Dwarf King broke his agreement and ordered Wang Khan to leave.

• Wang Khan practiced the Molecular Forging Technique with five clones, then demonstrated that he could create one hundred clones to train at once.
• Eitri asked Wang Khan for Vibranium-processing instructions, and Wang Khan shared them with him.
• After a month of intensive training, Wang Khan mastered the Molecular Forging Technique and forged a Thor’s Hammer that split a huge meteorite in half.
• Eitri arrived with armed dwarves and told Wang Khan to leave, claiming their agreement had been fulfilled.
• Wang Khan accused the Dwarves of keeping him only to obtain his Vibranium-processing method, and the Dwarf King admitted they had successfully processed Vibranium and threatened him.

Wang Khan left Nidavellir after defeating Eitri and planted Smart Spiders to analyze the Dyson Sphere, planning to use the Reality Stone to build a larger one. He expected an upcoming opportunity to obtain the Dwarves’ Advanced Forging Technique, while Thanos began pursuing the Power Stone.

• Eitri attacked Wang Khan with a gravity-controlling hammer, but Wang Khan’s Vibranium suit reflected the blow and knocked Eitri back.
• Wang Khan spared the Dwarves, warned them that Odin was no longer a reliable protector, and departed in Justice Gundam.
• A box Wang Khan left behind opened, releasing more than a hundred Smart Spiders to analyze the Dyson Sphere’s structure and materials.
• Wang Khan told Guardian he intended to replicate a larger Dyson Sphere with the Reality Stone and believed someone would soon help him obtain the Dwarves’ forging knowledge.
• Thanos assigned Gamora and Nebula to watch Ronan, who had discovered the Power Stone’s location, and ordered his forces to set out.

Wang Khan watched Thanos’s Dark Army destroy the Dwarves of Nidavellir and force Eitri to forge the Infinity Gauntlet. After the army departed, Wang Khan approached the broken Dwarf King and proposed another deal.

• Wang Khan detected Sanctuary II approaching Nidavellir and moved in secretly to assess Thanos’s forces.
• Eitri organized the Dwarves to defend Nidavellir, but Thanos’s Dark Army quickly overwhelmed them and killed many of them.
• Thanos seized the Dwarves’ hidden Divine Artifacts and forced Eitri to design and forge the Infinity Gauntlet by threatening the surviving artisans.
• After obtaining the gauntlet, Thanos killed the Dwarf artisans, sealed Eitri’s hands in molten Uru, and ordered the bodies thrown into the Star Forge before destroying its external facilities.
• Wang Khan learned from Red Queen that the Dark Army surpassed Earth’s combined military power and that he would need the Infinity Stones to defeat Thanos.
• Wang Khan appeared before Eitri in Justice Gundam and offered to make another deal.

Wang Khan forced the Dwarf King to surrender Nidavellir’s forging knowledge and the Dyson Sphere’s secrets after Asgard ignored his pleas for help. He restored the Dwarf King’s hands and left for Xandar with his gains.

• Wang Khan restarted the Star Forge with the Reality Stone and demanded the Dwarf King teach him forging in exchange for restoring his hands.
• Wang Khan revealed that his Smart Spiders were learning the Dyson Sphere and gave the Dwarf King three days to decide.
• The Dwarf King contacted Asgard for help, but Loki ignored him, and no one answered over the next two days.
• The Dwarf King offered to teach Wang Khan if he restored one hand first, but Wang Khan exposed his escape plan and had a Smart Spider poison him.
• Wang Khan blamed the Dwarf King for the Dwarves’ deaths, and the defeated king gave him the Advanced Forging Technique and Divine Artifact blueprints, including Stormbreaker’s.
• Wang Khan restored the Dwarf King’s hands, claimed the Dyson Sphere, and set off for Xandar.

Wang Khan arrived on Xandar seeking commercial opportunities, but Nova Corps officers treated him as an ignorant outsider and demanded a deposit. After surrendering the Justice Gundam as collateral, he entered the city and discovered that even an inn would not offer a Terran credit.

• Wang Khan reached Xandar in the Justice Gundam and followed Nova Corps instructions to land under their fighters’ watch.
• Nova Corps soldiers restrained Wang Khan and brought him to an interrogation room, where Roman explained the deposit rule.
• When Wang Khan said he had no Nova Credits, Roman pressured him to hand over the Justice Gundam as collateral, and Wang Khan agreed.
• Wang Khan entered Xandar carrying only a backpack and went to an inn to seek an advance.
• The inn attendant refused Wang Khan any Nova Credits because Terrans had never traded with Xandar and told him to leave.

Wang Khan was thrown out of his hotel on Xandar and, while trying to figure out his next move, was tricked into joining the Blood Sand Arena. He entered the arena armed with a large-caliber pistol and faced the enormous Zerg Warrior, Kog'Maw.

• Wang Khan asked Red Queen about Xandar's defenses and learned she could breach them, but not without alerting the authorities.
• Sam and his companions approached Wang Khan in a park, offered him a job, and brought him to the Blood Sand Arena, where they registered him and collected ten thousand Nova Credits.
• Wang Khan chose an Alien Desert Eagle from the arena's weapons store and entered the arena as the crowd booed him.
• The announcer promised Wang Khan one hundred thousand Nova Credits if he won and introduced his opponent, the five-meter-tall Zerg Warrior Kog'Maw.
• Wang Khan looked at Kog'Maw's armored body and doubted his pistol could penetrate its defenses.

Wang Khan defeated Cho'Gath in the Blood Sand Arena with Thor's Hammer and collected his prize money. Outside, Sam and his companions apologized, and Wang Khan asked them to help him navigate the unfamiliar place.

• The arena host explained that Wang Khan had to kill Cho'Gath to win, and the match began.
• Wang Khan dodged Cho'Gath's attacks and fired six bullets from the Alien Desert Eagle, but they only cracked Cho'Gath's armor.
• Wang Khan revealed Thor's Hammer and shattered Cho'Gath's upper body with a single blow.
• Wang Khan used Space power to store the hammer, accepted one hundred thousand Nova Credits, and left the arena.
• Sam and nine others bowed and apologized to Wang Khan, who asked if they would run errands for him.

Wang Khan explored Xandar with Sam, buying a hovercar and learning why ordinary people could not afford to live in Central City. Sam explained how heavy taxes and addictive Dreamscape fueled rampant consumerism, leaving Wang Khan to conclude that the Nova Empire used consumption to control its people.

• Sam took Wang Khan to a dealership, where Wang Khan bought an eighty-thousand-credit Earth Brand hovercar.
• Sam drove Wang Khan out of Central City toward Satellite City after explaining that its high living costs and taxes made it unaffordable for ordinary people.
• Wang Khan saw poverty, streetwalkers, and homeless people in Satellite City and questioned how Xandarians could be poor despite receiving monthly government assistance.
• Sam explained that taxes and compulsive spending drained people's credits, and showed Wang Khan his severed little finger as proof that even extreme measures could not stop the urge to spend.
• Sam described Dreamscape's addictive effects and high cost, and Wang Khan suspected the Nova Empire promoted it to encourage consumption and control the populace.

Wang Khan studied hovercar technology and forged an Anti-Gravity Disc, then planned to earn money at the Blood Sand Arena while Red Queen assessed how the technology could improve Justice Gundam. Arena owner Thornton watched footage of Wang Khan forging the disc and ordered his people to keep observing him.

• Wang Khan gave Sam fifteen thousand Nova Credits to obtain hovercar diagrams and scientific principles, which Sam brought him two hours later.
• Wang Khan learned from Sam that the Blood Sand Arena doubled its prize money after ten consecutive daily victories and told Sam to arrange his next fight.
• Wang Khan used the Molecular Forging Technique to make an Anti-Gravity Disc and learned from Red Queen that a hundred discs could triple Justice Gundam's maneuverability in terrestrial combat.
• Red Queen reported that three groups had monitored Wang Khan forging the disc, including one likely from the Blood Sand Arena, and Wang Khan ordered her to investigate arena owner Thornton.
• Thornton watched footage of Wang Khan forging the Anti-Gravity Disc, recognized him as a legendary craftsman, and ordered his people to observe him for a few more days.