Chapter Summaries

Noah returned to the London Sanctum, where Ms. Heifen told him Loki had become a studious regular in the Library after reading Modern History. Loki’s view of Noah and Earth’s magical civilization had changed, while Noah turned his attention to the Infinity Stones he possessed.

• Victor told Noah that he and Tony had developed Magic Appliances and improved mana cores before Tony left to make a movie, leaving Victor to arrange production.
• Noah returned to the London Sanctum, where Goose chased Hathaway and Ms. Heifen welcomed him back.
• Ms. Heifen told Noah that the Sanctum was safe, Lily was studying diligently, and Loki had adapted to life there.
• Ms. Heifen explained that Loki spent his free time reading in the Library and seemed more like a normal person after reading Modern History.
• Loki recognized the potential of Noah’s magical innovations and stopped underestimating Noah and Earth’s civilization.
• Noah decided to examine the two Infinity Stones in his possession, especially the Space Stone.

Noah studied the Space Stone in his laboratory and was pulled into its interior, where he experienced a journey across the universe and absorbed its energy. He returned to the Sanctum after three days, with Ms. Heifen and the others demanding to know what had happened.

• Noah took the Space Stone from the Tesseract and used his magic to activate it, but a force pulled his soul inside.
• Noah found himself in an azure expanse and realized that its flowing energy was power leaking from the Space Stone.
• Noah touched the Space Stone and was swept through the universe, seeing countless unfamiliar points of light that he suspected might lead to parallel universes.
• The Space Stone poured azure power into Noah before strange fluctuations sent him back to his laboratory.
• Ms. Heifen told Noah that three days had passed since a powerful blue light erupted across the Sanctum, and Noah was surprised by the gap in time.

After waking from a three-day experience, Noah discovered that power from the Tesseract had raised him to Tier Eight and begun strengthening him further. He explained that Cosmic magic contained an Infinity Stone, leaving Loki’s request to gain power unanswered.

• Noah checked his status and found that he had reached Tier Eight Level Seven, while his dragon form had reached Tier Nine Level Four.
• The system explained that it had intercepted most of the Tesseract’s power to keep Noah from exploding and would use the energy to strengthen him gradually over three to four years.
• Noah told Wong, Loki, and Ms. Heifen that he had reached Tier Eight through the Tesseract.
• Loki asked Noah if he could gain power from the Tesseract, and Noah warned him that Cosmic magic contained an Infinity Stone.

Noah revealed that the Tesseract contained the Space Stone and explained how its power had affected him, while Loki realized Thanos had sent him to Earth for the Infinity Stone. After Loki admitted he wanted to become stronger and had thoughts about Asgard’s throne, Noah proposed another way to help him.

• Noah explained that the Tesseract held the Space Stone, then used his magic to free the gem from its cube.
• Noah told Ms. Heifen and Loki that he had been assimilated with energy leaking from the Space Stone years earlier, which had strengthened him.
• Loki realized Thanos would kill him for disrupting his plans and asked why Noah could use the Stone’s power when he could not.
• Noah and Loki argued about Loki’s desire to become stronger and his ambition to claim Asgard’s throne.
• Noah said he would not teach Loki meditation but asked whether the Frost-Giant's Box was still in his possession.

Noah proposed that Loki master the Frost-Giant's Box by combining his Asgardian and Frost Giant forms instead of fearing the change it caused. Loki became excited by the possibility and focused on adapting Noah's magic to wield the artifact.

• Noah told Loki he had no interest in taking the Frost-Giant's Box, and Loki summoned it to show its power.
• The Box's energy transformed Loki into a pale blue Frost Giant, prompting Wong and Noah to call his appearance ugly.
• Noah questioned how much of the Box's power Loki could control and suggested he learn to master its energy.
• Loki admitted he feared absorbing the Box's power would undo Odin's magic and leave him in his Frost Giant form.
• Noah suggested Loki merge his two forms into one he chose, and Loki eagerly considered using that approach to control the Box.

Noah diagnosed Loki’s trouble controlling Frost-Giant's Box and advised him to practice controlling its power externally while studying Noah’s magic. Meanwhile, Nagini’s recruitment of Maledictus had nearly succeeded, and Noah planned to arrange their training and a place for them to settle before finding Hermione, Ms. Heifen, and Lily in his room.

• Loki repeatedly interrupted Noah for help, then demonstrated how channeling Frost-Giant's Box’s power violently damaged his body.
• Noah restrained Loki, discovered Odin’s seal repelled the power, and advised him to practice controlling it outside his body before attempting to absorb it.
• Noah secretly had the system collect leaked frost power and reflected that Nagini’s recruitment mission was nearly complete.
• After news of Noah’s role in the Battle of New York spread, many Maledictus sought out Nagini and agreed to join her.
• Noah considered sending the recruits to Kamar-Taj, arranging a place for them to live, and letting Nagini rest, then found Hermione, Ms. Heifen, and Lily in his bedroom.

Hermione visited Noah at the London Sanctum, where they discussed the Ministry of Magic and their likely future positions. Hermione was on track to become Britain’s Minister of Magic, while Noah expected to become Sorcerer Supreme in a few years.

• Hermione and Lily arrived at Noah’s room, and Ms. Heifen took Lily away so Hermione and Noah could talk alone.
• Hermione told Noah that Dumbledore supported her visit and encouraged close ties between the Ministry of Magic and the Sanctum.
• Hermione reported that Harry led the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Ron directed the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, and Draco had become director of the Department of Mysteries.
• Hermione said she was expected to become Minister of Magic around March next year, after a vote that she was likely to win.
• Noah and Hermione congratulated each other in advance on their expected futures as Sorcerer Supreme and Minister of Magic.

Noah asked the System to improve his prototype domain and extracted energy from the Space Stone for it, discovering that the Stone's power dwarfed his own. The System then issued Noah a new mission for the first time in twenty years.

• Hermione left Noah's Sanctum after sharing afternoon tea with Noah, Ms. Heifen, Lily, Wong, and Dennis.
• Noah asked the System to improve his prototype domain, and it agreed to activate a better version.
• Noah used the Space Stone to extract its energy, then had the System analyze it.
• The System reported that the Space Stone's energy was high-dimensional, dangerous, and one hundred times as powerful as Noah's energy.
• The System issued Noah a mission, its first in twenty years.

Noah received a mission to collect the power of all six Infinity Stones and began studying the Time Stone and Space Stone while considering ways to obtain the others. When a mysterious power erupted in London and Thor arrived, Thor ignored Loki and asked Noah for help.

• Noah received a mission to collect the power of all six Infinity Stones, and he assessed where the stones could be found and how he might obtain their power.
• Noah studied the Space Stone and extracted some power from the Time Stone, while his system began integrating time and space into a domain he could not yet control.
• Noah arranged for Nagini and the Maledictus to travel to Kamar-Taj, with the Ministries of Magic allowing and escorting them after he confirmed the plan.
• Noah sensed a familiar and unfamiliar power erupt in London, followed by another energy descending from above and darkening the sky.
• Thor arrived in a pillar of seven-colored light, greeted the Sanctum mages, ignored Loki, and asked Noah for help.

Thor asked Noah for help after Jane Foster vanished and Heimdall lost sight of her, leading Noah, Thor, and Loki to an abandoned factory in England. There they met Ministry of Magic officials led by Draco and found Jane’s assistant Daisy, who might know what had happened.

• Thor arrived at Noah’s Sanctum and said Jane had disappeared, even from Heimdall’s sight.
• Noah identified the location of the disturbance, brought Loki along, and opened a portal to an abandoned factory.
• Noah and his companions encountered Draco and other Department of Mysteries officials investigating unusual magical fluctuations.
• Daisy emerged from the factory, and Thor recognized her as Jane’s assistant.
• Noah told Draco he knew Daisy from years earlier, while Thor questioned her and then returned looking disappointed.

Noah and Draco used a locating spell and the Space Stone to find and free Jane Foster from a spatial overlap infused with the Reality Stone. Jane woke in Thor’s arms, and Noah warned that an abnormal power remained inside her.

• Thor asked Noah and the others to help find Jane after Daisy reported that Jane had vanished into another dimension.
• Draco cast a locating spell using Jane’s hair, and the resulting green wisp led them to an empty warehouse where Noah sensed a spatial overlap.
• Noah opened a portal to reveal Jane inside, then restrained Thor when he rushed toward her and freed Jane with the Space Stone.
• Jane awakened in Thor’s arms, and Noah explained that Thor had sought his help before advising Thor to take her to Asgard.
• Noah asked Thor whether he had noticed the abnormal power inside Jane’s body.

Noah revealed that the Aether inside Jane was the Reality Stone and warned that it was draining her life, so Thor persuaded her to go to Asgard. As they prepared to summon the Bifrost, Noah resolved to find a way to keep the Stone from falling into Thanos’s hands.

• Noah exposed the dark red Aether inside Jane and explained that its power was threatening her life.
• Thor realized Jane needed help extracting the Aether and persuaded her to leave for Asgard despite her wish to investigate the strange phenomena.
• Noah thanked Draco and asked him to tell Hermione that Noah was handling the mysterious incident.
• Loki privately asked Noah about the power in Jane, and Noah said it was likely another Infinity Stone.
• Noah told Loki to contact Heimdall and summon the Bifrost, then planned how to keep the Reality Stone away from Thanos.

Noah returned to Asgard with Loki and warned Odin that the Dark Elves had returned, while Jane Foster carried the Reality Stone. The chapter ended with Odin hearing Noah’s warning.

• Loki summoned the Bifrost, and Heimdall brought Loki and Noah back to Asgard.
• Odin welcomed Noah and Loki, then noticed the strange power within Jane Foster.
• Noah identified Jane’s power as the Reality Stone and told Odin he possessed the Time Stone and Space Stone.
• Thor learned that Noah had two Infinity Stones and realized Jane carried a third.
• Noah warned Odin that the Dark Elves had returned.

Noah warned Odin that the Dark Elves were preparing to attack Asgard from within and without, prompting Odin to plan a decisive response. Afterward, Loki asked Noah whether he could see the future and pressed him to reveal what awaited him.

• Noah told Odin that the Dark Elves were preparing an assault and that an infiltrator would soon arrive in Asgard.
• Thor and Loki guessed that the infiltrator was among the captured bandits, and Odin ordered them to identify the prisoner without alerting him.
• Noah urged Odin to eliminate the Dark Elves completely, and Odin agreed to prepare for a final confrontation.
• Thor stayed behind to await news about Jane while Loki led Noah away from the palace.
• Loki asked whether Noah could see the future and demanded to know his own, but Noah said Loki's future was classified.

Noah agreed to help Loki change the grim future he had warned him about, then joined Thor as Dark Elves attacked a prepared Asgard. The Dark Elf commander Malekith ordered his carrier to land directly above Noah and the others, leaving them in the path of the next move.

• Noah refused to tell Loki more about his future, but agreed to help him complete his transformation in exchange for Loki’s help with technology.
• Noah learned from Thor that Asgard had identified and imprisoned a Dark Elf infiltrator in a guarded dungeon.
• Thor summoned Noah after the cursed warrior began moving, and Noah opened a portal to take them to the battlefield.
• Asgard’s hidden skiffs surrounded the Dark Elf fighters, while Odin’s forces reported that they had killed the cursed warrior with few injuries.
• Malekith’s forces struggled against Asgard, so he ordered the carrier to land and take hostages, directly above Noah and the others.

Noah watched Malekith’s Dark Elves invade Asgard, then discussed Loki’s Frost Giant powers and a way to help him become fully Asgardian with Odin. Odin offered to write the Dwarves about Noah’s planned weapon if Noah cleared the battlefield, leaving Noah to prepare a large-scale spell against the invaders.

• Malekith led the Dark Elves onto Asgardian soil and ordered an attack after declaring he would reclaim the Aether and restore darkness.
• Thor and Loki charged into battle while Odin’s guards stayed close to protect them, and Noah used a spell to erase incoming energy blasts.
• Odin asked Noah about Loki’s Frost Giant power, and Noah explained that Loki could use a transformation spell to create and lock in an Asgardian form.
• Noah told Odin he wanted to forge a thought-controlled weapon that could amplify his magic and carry the Infinity Stones, and Odin offered to contact the Dwarves in exchange for Noah clearing the Dark Elves.
• Noah agreed to deal with the invaders and complained that mages were being treated like janitors.

Noah trapped Malekith and the Dark Elves in a Mirror space and destroyed them with a massive fire spell. He then told Loki that he had already helped satisfy a condition of their agreement by dealing with Odin.

• Thor and Loki wore down the Dark Elves while Malekith realized Asgard was too dangerous and planned to escape.
• Noah revealed himself as a Kamar-Taj mage, then moved Thor, Loki, and the Asgardian warriors out of the Mirror space.
• Noah unleashed a giant fire dragon inside the Mirror space, engulfing Malekith and the Dark Elves in flames.
• Noah told Thor that Malekith and his troops would likely be reduced to bones, while Asgardian soldiers dealt with the remaining Dark Elves.
• Noah reminded Loki of their agreement and said he had already settled one of its necessary conditions by speaking with Odin.

After Odin extracted the Reality Stone from Jane, Noah urged him not to send it to the Collector in Knowhere, warning that the location would be known to anyone hunting the Stones. Odin considered where to store it, while Noah hoped it would remain in Asgard.

• Loki realized Noah had reached an agreement with Odin during the fight and reflected on Noah's standing and his own slim chances of claiming Asgard's throne.
• Loki sent Thor to check on Jane, and Noah followed Loki to the royal palace to see the Reality Stone.
• Noah found Jane recovering in Thor's arms as Odin explained that he had extracted the Stone with Frigga's help.
• Odin said he planned to give the Reality Stone to the Collector, but Noah argued that others who coveted the Stones could find it in Knowhere.
• Noah denied using the Time Stone to learn what would happen and warned Odin that leaving the Reality Stone in Knowhere would put it at risk.

Noah secured Odin’s promise to keep the Reality Stone in Asgard and received a letter for the Dwarves about forging his new wand. Before Noah and Thor could leave for the Dwarves, they began a full-strength battle to mark Mjolnir’s retirement, and Thor unleashed a mysterious surge of power as Noah tried to end the fight.

• Odin agreed to keep the Reality Stone in Asgard and gave Noah a letter addressed to the Dwarves.
• Thor told Noah that Odin wanted them to fight, explaining that he planned to stop using Mjolnir as he mastered his own power.
• Noah agreed to Thor’s proposed retirement ceremony for Mjolnir, and they went to an arena where Odin, Frigga, and Loki watched.
• Thor attacked Noah with Mjolnir, while Noah used magic and spatial power to evade him and strike back.
• As Noah used Blazing Storm to end the battle, Thor suddenly erupted with an indescribable fluctuation of power.

Thor awakened his true power during his spar with Noah, bringing their fight to a stalemate until Noah activated his domain. The chapter ended as silver-white flames engulfed Thor and extinguished his lightning.

• Thor's power surged to near-peak strength, and Odin told Loki that this was the power Thor should possess.
• Thor apologized to Noah, and they resumed their spar with their strength now on a similar level.
• Noah used magic, portals, flight, and traps to evade Thor, while Thor shielded himself with lightning and adapted to Noah's attacks.
• Unable to break the stalemate, Noah activated his domain, and Odin recognized that Noah's magic had grown more powerful.
• Thor charged Noah inside the domain, but silver-white flames swallowed him and his lightning vanished.