Chapter Summaries

Steve Rogers met Noah and Fury at a bar, where Fury told him about Hydra's infiltration of S.H.I.E.L.D. Noah spotted Bucky approaching, provoked a confrontation, and Rogers recognized and chased his old friend; Constantine later reported that his own task had gone smoothly.

• Rogers followed Noah's mental guidance through the bar and joined Noah and Fury in the VIP section.
• Fury explained Hydra's infiltration of S.H.I.E.L.D., while Noah noticed Bucky watching them from nearby.
• Noah shot a security guard and pointed him toward Bucky, triggering a commotion; Bucky fired at Fury, but Noah stopped the bullets.
• A guard knocked off Bucky's mask, and Rogers recognized him before chasing him through the bar.
• Constantine arrived with Jason and Wick, and Fury guessed that the masked man was Bucky Barnes.
• Noah asked Constantine how things had gone, and Constantine said everything was taken care of.

Wick forced Vigo to cancel the bounty, and Jason killed him before the group left to find Rogers fighting Bucky. Noah restrained Bucky and explained that Hydra had suppressed his original consciousness, leaving Rogers hopeful that his old friend could be saved.

• Wick forced Vigo to cancel the bounty, then Jason shot and killed him; Wick closed Vigo's eyes before they left.
• The group watched Rogers and Bucky fight, and Noah decided to intervene when Bucky kept overpowering the reluctant Rogers.
• Noah used magic to bind Bucky, allowing Rogers to carry him over and thank Noah for his help.
• Rogers asked what had happened to Bucky, and Noah explained that Bucky's original consciousness had been suppressed and that he had been experimented on and frozen.
• Rogers asked Noah to save Bucky, and Noah said he could do so easily.

Noah freed Bucky from the two consciousnesses inside him and asked John Wick to locate the person above the High Table in exchange for a new identity. Fury prepared to go to D.C. and considered Steve for the Helicarrier mission, while Noah proposed SWORD as the name for Fury’s new organization.

• Noah knocked the two consciousnesses out of Bucky, banished one soul, and returned the other to his body.
• Noah offered John Wick a new identity if he found the person above the High Table, and Wick agreed while asking whether mages could resurrect his wife.
• Noah explained that he had no reliable way to summon a specific dead person’s soul and did not want to risk obtaining the Soul Stone.
• Fury said he would go to D.C. to report the situation and deal with the Helicarriers, and Noah suggested that Steve handle the mission.
• Noah proposed SWORD, the Sentient World Observation and Response Department, as the name for Fury’s new organization, and Fury praised the idea.

Fury accepted Noah’s proposal to establish the Sentient World Observation and Response Department, while Noah helped Wick and returned to the Sanctum as Fury organized the helicarrier mission. Noah settled into a quieter routine until a sudden peal of thunder startled him and Loki.

• Fury agreed to Noah’s proposed agency, and Noah suggested that Tony build sword-shaped helicarriers.
• Bucky awoke and reunited emotionally with Steve, while Noah enchanted a bullet for Wick and told him it could summon Noah.
• Fury sent Steve, Bucky, and Natasha to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D.’s three helicarriers while he met with Washington’s higher-ups.
• Noah urged Mordo to speed up Kamar-Taj’s preparations, then spent his days resting, talking with Hermione, and teaching Lily.
• A muffled peal of thunder sounded while Noah was teaching Lily, startling both Noah and Loki.

Noah, Loki, and Thor drank together after Thor was dumped by Jane Foster, and Noah tried to console him by pointing out their differences and the vast gap between their lifespans. As the mood improved, Loki questioned whether Noah could really call himself single given his connection to Minister of Magic Miss Granger, leaving the gathering awkward.

• Thor told Noah and Loki that Jane Foster had dumped him and sobbed over the breakup.
• Noah and Loki teased Thor about whether he truly loved Jane, and the three drank together.
• Noah explained that Jane’s human lifespan would be short compared with Thor’s, prompting Thor and Loki to reflect on the consequences.
• Thor decided to stop brooding, and he and Noah joked about paying the bar bill with gold coins or escaping through a portal.
• Loki asked Noah whether his claim to being single fit his connection with Minister of Magic Miss Granger, making Thor suspicious and the mood awkward.

Noah learned that Kamar-Taj was ready to begin removing beast souls from the Maledictus and returned to his studies after The Ancient One told him not to visit for a year. Tony then summoned him to a new Avengers Tower and revealed the results of his technology work, leaving Noah about to see what Tony and Victor had developed.

• Mordo told Noah that Kamar-Taj was ready to expel the beast souls from the Maledictus, and that the participants were willing to help test Dragonborn magic.
• Mordo said the simplified meditation method was being tested at academies and would soon spread, while The Ancient One asked Noah to leave her undisturbed as she researched domains.
• Noah returned to the Sanctum and continued studying magic, gems, and combat in System Space while Loki stayed at Kamar-Taj to observe the Maledictus work.
• Tony invited Noah to his new Avengers Tower and said his movie was finished filming and would be released around Christmas.
• Tony showed Noah a BD-1 robot and said he and Victor had built a factory and were nearly ready to ship their products.

Noah inspected Tony and Victor’s magical consumer products and received BD-1, while Tony told him that Fury had come to negotiate. Tony then asked about Thor’s breakup with Jane Foster and worried about his own future with Miss Foster.

• Tony showed Noah magical household devices, including an air conditioner and a phone powered and enhanced by magic.
• Tony gave Noah BD-1 and introduced his robot, J.A.R.V.I.S.
• Tony told Noah that Fury had come to negotiate after S.H.I.E.L.D. was devastated and placed under investigation.
• Noah explained that Thor had recovered from his breakup with Jane Foster because of their different lifespans.
• Tony asked whether Miss Foster could use a wizarding spell to address the same lifespan problem, then asked how Noah had comforted Thor.

Noah told Tony why he had kept Thor and another person apart, then discussed Tony’s plans for a Sky Carrier and the Avengers. Tony began considering an original sword-shaped carrier design, while Noah agreed to attend Tony’s premiere with his girlfriend.

• Tony guessed Noah had handled a conflict by keeping the two people apart, and Noah explained their personalities clashed too badly for them to meet often.
• Tony showed Noah hybrid Sky Carrier designs based on S.H.I.E.L.D. plans and technology Noah had provided, and explained why missiles would not suit a carrier meant to face aliens.
• Noah realized Tony wanted to use Fury’s carrier as a practice project, then asked Tony about the Sentient World Observation and Response Department.
• Tony insulted the department’s name, so Noah magically launched him into the ceiling and revealed that he had coined the name himself.
• Noah urged Tony to build the carrier properly with an original, sharp-sword design, and Tony agreed it was worth attempting.
• Tony said he wanted the Avengers to remain under Fury rather than deal with higher-ups, then invited Noah to his premiere and offered him a couples’ seat.

After months of studying the Time and Space Stones, Noah learned that The Ancient One had emerged and went to Kamar-Taj to see her. Mordo revealed that Victor was gathering information on Kaecilius without being noticed, then sent Noah to meet The Ancient One alone, hinting that they had created a spell that could change the future of mages.

• Noah studied the Time Stone and Space Stone while the system worked to fuse their powers with his domain.
• Months later, Mordo told Noah that The Ancient One had emerged, and Noah immediately traveled to Kamar-Taj.
• Mordo explained that he had spotted Victor's work and increased patrols to keep Kaecilius from noticing him; Victor had gathered information but said it was not a major concern.
• Mordo stopped at The Ancient One's courtyard and told Noah that she wanted to see him alone.
• Mordo asked Noah whether he and The Ancient One had created a new spell, and Noah confirmed it could change the future path of mages.

Noah met with The Ancient One to discuss Kaecilius, his use of space and time powers, and the new magic he had created by merging those powers with the four elements. After The Ancient One agreed to help with Noah’s planned visit to a dangerous figure hidden beneath the sea in Europe, Noah hinted that he wanted payment for the crystal he had given her.

• Noah told The Ancient One that Victor was monitoring Kaecilius, and she chose to keep watching him while leaving the decision to act to Noah as Kamar-Taj’s administrator.
• Noah discussed his new weapon with The Ancient One, explaining that he could use its space power steadily but still relied on the Stone to use its time power.
• Noah gave The Ancient One a crystal containing memories of time and space powers merging into the four elements, astonishing her with the Domain Magic he had created.
• The Ancient One praised Noah as a guide for mages, and Noah said he planned to visit someone hidden beneath the sea in Europe.
• The Ancient One warned Noah that the person could be dangerous but had an obvious weakness, and offered to help if he told her when he set out.
• Noah accepted The Ancient One’s help and hinted that his crystal was valuable.

Noah discovered that as Kamar-Taj’s administrator he could reimburse expenses himself, then dragged Wong out for a break while Constantine and Selena traveled to Jerusalem on his summons. Constantine planned to meet an old friend at an exorcists’ club before following the magical trace Noah had left.

• Mordo told Noah that he could reimburse the crystal himself because he was Kamar-Taj’s current administrator.
• Noah returned to the Sanctum, where BD-1’s scanning had damaged books and Wong complained about handling Noah’s workload.
• Noah promised Wong a translator for BD-1, then insisted that Wong come out with him for a walk.
• Constantine and Selena arrived at Atarot International Airport after Noah summoned Constantine, and Constantine complained that Noah had made him travel while staying behind.
• Constantine planned to visit a local exorcists’ club and said they could locate their target through Noah’s magical trace.

Selena listened as Constantine recounted how he and Noah first met, then traveled with him to the desert camp where Noah's magical aura had led them. Constantine confronted the assassins guarding the tents and stopped their bullets with magic.

• Constantine and Selena rode through the desert at night while he complained about having to catch Wick before he fired the bullet.
• Selena asked Constantine how he had met Noah, and Constantine recounted their first encounter in Los Angeles more than twenty years earlier.
• Selena said she envied Constantine's friendship with Noah, and Constantine brought her to a camp where Noah's magical aura was strongest.
• Constantine identified the veiled guards as ordinary people and walked toward the central tent despite their warnings.
• The assassins opened fire, and Constantine halted every bullet in midair with magic.

Constantine and Selena fought their way into the High Table ruler’s tent, where John Wick had been pressured to kill them in exchange for redemption. Constantine arrived in time to confront the ruler, and he told Wick to prepare the bullet Noah had given him so the ruler would not get off too easily.

• The High Table ruler learned that an unfamiliar man and woman were attacking his camp and ordered Desmond Miles and his team to deal with them.
• The ruler offered Wick a chance to regain his place by killing Constantine and Selena, while promising to spare Winston if Wick succeeded.
• Wick accepted weapons, loaded Noah’s bullet into his gun, and went to assess the battle.
• Desmond was thrown into the tent as Constantine and Selena entered, and Constantine identified the ruler as the man controlling the High Table.
• Selena went to silence the ruler while Constantine approached Wick and told him to get ready to fire the bullet.

Noah and Wong left their tour of Buckingham Palace to meet Constantine and the others in Jerusalem, where they found Desmond captured and learned Wick had completed his task. Noah offered Wick three paths for a new life, leaving him time to decide before meeting Constantine in London.

• Noah received word that Wick had fired the bullet and that Constantine’s group had solved their problem, then traveled with Wong to Jerusalem.
• Noah found Constantine, Selena, Wick, and two unconscious men in a tent, and recognized the captured Desmond from his earlier encounter involving Juno.
• Constantine left with Selena after asking Wong to open a portal, while Noah decided to visit the person hidden in Atlantis and messaged the Ancient One.
• Noah praised Wick and offered him three choices: join Nick Fury’s new department, take over the High Table, or live under a concealed identity as an ordinary person.
• Noah told Wick to take his time and find Constantine at 221B Baker Street once he had chosen.

Noah revived Desmond, explained the Assassins’ ancient role in maintaining balance, and brought him through a portal to find Cassandra. Cassandra sensed her brother’s descendants arriving in Atlantis and prepared for a confrontation.

• Noah revived Desmond and asked him about the Assassin Brotherhood, then explained that an ancestor had helped balance freedom and order between Assassins and Templars.
• Noah told Desmond he was seeking a woman who was probably still alive and took him through a portal.
• Cassandra reflected on her long wait, her brother’s surviving bloodline, and the loneliness of outliving her loved ones.
• Cassandra sensed dangerous visitors approaching Atlantis, then recognized the bloodline of her brother’s descendants as Noah emerged from a portal carrying someone.

Noah and Wong entered Atlantis with Desmond and the Controller to find Cassandra, but she attacked Noah as soon as he arrived. Noah defended himself and confronted Cassandra over her actions and the balance she sought to impose, then revealed that he knew her history and introduced himself as Noah Phileas, a mage.

• Noah located Atlantis and sent Desmond through the passage with the Controller while Wong learned that Cassandra might be Tier 9.
• Cassandra attacked Noah upon his entry, breaking his magic shield, and Noah retaliated with a fire dragon before identifying her.
• Cassandra accused Noah of coercing her descendants, and Noah argued that her attempts to balance order and chaos had caused harm.
• Cassandra told Noah to take her descendants and leave, but he warned her that he knew her origins, her story with the Isu, and the danger of leaving her staff.
• Noah introduced himself as Noah Phileas and said he was a mage, prompting Cassandra to question what a mage was.

Noah revealed that he knew Cassandra’s history and explained the hidden magical world, including his claim that Juno had been destroyed. He offered to investigate the staff sustaining Cassandra’s life, and she agreed to see what he could do.

• Cassandra questioned Noah’s claim that he and Wong were mages, and Noah recounted her family history and past as a mercenary.
• Noah told Cassandra he knew about her encounters with the Isu, Artemis, Atlantis, and the Underworld.
• Noah revealed that he had killed Juno and absorbed her knowledge, then explained Earth’s mages and magical communities to Cassandra.
• Cassandra wondered whether other long-lived, powerful beings shared her unusual nature, but Noah said her lifespan depended on the staff and that she had been deceived.
• Noah offered to solve Cassandra’s problem with the staff in exchange for her help, and Cassandra agreed to see what he could do.

Noah offered Cassandra a way to restore her body and lifespan in exchange for information about the underworld and help reorganizing the High Table. Cassandra became interested when Noah revealed he could seek out souls for resurrection, and Tony confirmed that cloning technology could produce suitable bodies, though not souls or Noah’s powers.

• Noah explained that Juno’s memories gave him Ishtarian training methods that could solve Cassandra’s physical and lifespan problems, and he offered to help her in exchange for information about the underworld and control of the High Table.
• Cassandra questioned whether mages would accept her, and Noah claimed authority as the Ancient One’s successor and said she belonged to the hidden side of the world.
• Noah told Cassandra that the Ishtarian had left Earth and deceived her about her training, then explained that he wanted underworld information to find souls for resurrection.
• Cassandra asked whether her family and friends could be resurrected, and Noah called Tony to ask what cloning technology could reproduce.
• Tony told Noah that cloning could create bodies and reproduce bloodlines, but not supernatural powers or souls.

Noah brought Cassandra to Avengers Base so Tony could clone a body for the soul they had found, despite Cassandra choosing to risk the experiment herself. Tony finished the clone in hours, leaving Cassandra to decide when to transfer her soul into the sleeping body.

• Noah took Cassandra to Avengers Base and brought Tony and Pepper to the laboratory to create a body for her.
• Tony examined Cassandra's condition, and Noah explained that she planned to use herself as an experiment and would help him if it worked.
• Tony said cloning the body would take only a few hours because they needed only an empty vessel, not an implanted consciousness.
• Tony and the others left after a nearly identical but ordinary sleeping clone was produced.
• Cassandra looked at the sleeping body for a long while, then slowly lowered the staff in her hand.

Cassandra chose to leave her ancient body behind and transfer into a youthful body with Noah’s help. After recovering her memories and vitality, she awoke in a futuristic laboratory and began adapting to her new form.

• Cassandra accepted Noah’s invitation, hoping to reunite with family and friends, and agreed to transfer into a newly created body.
• As Cassandra’s old body died, Noah seized her soul and used magic to preserve it and restore her memories.
• Cassandra recovered her memories and speech, while Noah replenished her vitality and explained that her new body was like a newborn’s.
• Cassandra woke naked in the laboratory, recognized her old body’s dry bones, and struggled to stand on her weak legs.
• Cassandra asked Noah whether he often held women, and Noah awkwardly admitted that holding her felt soft before apologizing.