Chapter Summaries

Noah brought Hermione to Asgard, where Odin thanked him for helping Loki complete his magic. Odin then offered Nebula to Noah, since Asgard no longer wanted to keep her and hoped Noah might make use of her technical skills.

• Noah invited Hermione on a trip to space and led her through a portal to Asgard after leaving messages for Harry, Kate, and Wong.
• Thor welcomed Noah, and Noah teased him about his recent breakup before he and Hermione entered Odin's Palace.
• Noah congratulated Loki on completing his magic with Odin's help and introduced Hermione to Odin as the British Minister for Magic.
• Odin pointed out Nebula, Thanos's daughter, and Noah realized Asgard wanted him to take her in as a technical talent.

Nebula was released from prison and offered a choice between exile and serving Noah Phileas, and she chose to work with him while hoping he could help her oppose Thanos. Thor then told Noah that Peter Quill’s father was a weakened planet searching for him.

• Thor released Nebula from her cell and let her live freely in Asgard after she behaved obediently.
• Noah advised Odin to let Nebula choose her own fate, and Odin offered her exile or service to Noah in Asgard’s protected territory.
• Nebula chose to serve Noah because she hoped to judge his strength and eventually use it against Thanos.
• Noah asked Nebula to help Hermione with advanced technology, and Thor promised to provide the needed materials.
• Thor told Noah that Peter Quill’s father was a weakened planet searching for him.

After learning from Odin that Ego was weakened and that powerful beings were bound by rules limiting where they could act, Noah decided to confront Ego himself and brought Hermione along. They arrived on Ego’s planet by Bifrost, where Gamora recognized Noah.

• Thor told Noah that Ego was weakened, and Odin explained that powerful beings had to stay within their spheres of influence to avoid misunderstandings.
• Noah decided to take advantage of Ego’s condition, asked Odin to send Nebula back to Earth, and invited Hermione to join him with her Sling Ring as an escape route.
• Noah used Heimdall’s sight to find Peter Quill and Gamora on Ego’s planet, then traveled there with Hermione by Bifrost.
• Noah and Hermione arrived on Ego’s planet, and Gamora addressed Noah by name.

Noah arrived on Ego’s planet with Hermione and confronted Peter’s father about the seeds he had planted across the galaxy. Ego attacked Noah, who discovered that the living planet’s entire world functioned as a natural domain, leaving him intrigued by Ego’s power and indebted to Odin for the information.

• Noah found Peter with Ego and learned Peter was still being hunted by Yondu and the Sovereign.
• Noah told Ego he knew about the seeds planted on other planets, prompting Ego to reveal his hostility.
• Ego transformed the planet and attacked Noah with energy tentacles, but Noah blocked the strike and moved Hermione into the Mirror Space.
• Noah and Ego fought with magma and water, and Noah recognized that the planet itself was Ego’s body and domain.
• Noah realized Odin had told him about Ego because studying the living planet could help Noah understand domains.

Noah revealed to Peter that Ego had killed his other children and was preparing to destroy worlds, then began fighting him. Noah activated his domain and the Star of Time to battle Ego, while Peter and Gamora watched the terrifying clash.

• Noah assessed Ego as a powerful opponent and believed his own combat experience gave him a strong chance of winning.
• Noah raised a room filled with bones from the ground and told Peter that the remains belonged to his brothers.
• Peter questioned Yinsen about the truth, but Noah said he would explain later and suggested they could look at Ego’s memories.
• Noah summoned four elemental dragons and attacked Ego, who countered with blue energy.
• Noah activated his domain and the Star of Time, then dodged Ego’s meteor and continued fighting amid devastating attacks.
• Peter and Gamora watched the battle and feared the destruction, while Gamora wondered whether Noah could defeat Thanos.

Noah fought Ego on Ego planet, then used the Space Stone to reach Ego’s core and tear out his brain. After the battle, Noah reunited with Hermione and summoned Peter and Gamora, but a spaceship suddenly crashed toward them.

• Yongdu and Rocket Raccoon survived more than seven hundred space jumps and found Ego planet engulfed in explosions and upheaval.
• Noah fought Ego with his domain, redirecting and weakening Ego’s attacks while discovering that the planet’s rune-carved pillars protected its core.
• Noah used the Space Stone to reach Ego’s core, froze Ego briefly with the Time Stone, and tore out his brain, ending the battle.
• Noah restored the planet’s surroundings, reunited with Hermione, and summoned Peter and Gamora so he could explain what happened.
• A spaceship suddenly descended from the sky and crashed toward Noah, Hermione, Peter, and Gamora.

Noah explained that Ego had fathered children across the universe to activate seeds that would consume their planets and turn them into extensions of himself. With Ego defeated and Peter safe, Noah began searching through Ego’s brain for answers about the plan and Peter’s lost powers.

• Yongdu, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, and Kraglin arrived in a fighter, and Noah used magic to land it safely.
• Yongdu armed himself against Ego, then learned from Peter and Noah that the battle was already over.
• Noah explained that Ego had planted seeds on planets and intended to activate them to consume all life and transform the worlds into avatars of himself.
• Noah said Ego had sought a child with Celestial genes to help activate the seeds because Ego could not do it alone.
• Noah noticed that Peter had become an ordinary person after Ego’s defeat and wondered why Ego had needed him.
• Noah continued examining Ego’s brain but worried that its billions of years of memories could overwhelm him.

Noah learned the truth about Ego’s plan and the murder of Peter’s mother, then used Ego’s memories and energy to deepen his understanding of the elements and domains. After Ego’s planetary energy flowed into him, Noah awakened with increased power and advanced to Tier 10 Level 1.

• Noah examined Ego’s memories and learned that Ego planned to spread his power across the Milky Way, while Peter’s inherited abilities had not fully awakened.
• Ego confirmed his plan and admitted that he had implanted a tumor in Peter’s mother to prevent himself from becoming attached to her.
• Peter attacked Ego after learning the truth about his mother, but Noah stopped him and bound Ego’s core so he could preserve and study its memories.
• Noah used the system to extract Ego’s memories and absorbed the energy of Ego’s planet while contemplating planetary evolution and the elements.
• Noah opened his eyes with immense power flowing through him, and his panel showed his mage level had reached Tier 10 Level 1.

After absorbing Ego’s power, Noah reached Tier 9 in human form and Tier 10 in dragon form, though he could not use Ego’s weak light power to balance his darkness. With Ego’s planet left lifeless, Noah proposed that Peter and the others form a team to explore the galaxy and collect magic materials for him, leaving them with Earth, London, as their destination for future contact.

• Noah asked the System about his sudden growth, and it explained that Ego’s compressed power had raised him to Tier 9, Level 2 as a human and Tier 10 as a dragon.
• Noah learned that Ego’s light power was too weak to match his High-Dimensional Dark Power, and he accepted that he could not merge the two.
• Peter and Rocket Raccoon explained that Ego’s power had drained into Noah and left the planet barren, and Hermione confirmed what had happened.
• Noah summoned Mantis and Drax, then suggested that Peter, Yongdu, and the others stay together as a team helping people across the galaxy.
• Gamora asked what Noah wanted from them, and Noah tasked the team with gathering magic materials in exchange for rewards and told them to contact him in London when they reached Earth.

Noah returned from Ego’s planet after reaching Tier 9, then told The Ancient One that his dragon form had reached Tier 10 and needed high-dimensional light power. The Ancient One could not help him obtain it, while Noah remembered flying through the stars with Hermione and found the experience romantic.

• Noah considered how the Guardians of the Galaxy could help him obtain magical materials and planned to take Hermione back to Earth by flying through space.
• Noah carried Hermione across the stars and later told The Ancient One that absorbing Ego’s energy had raised him to Tier 9.
• The Ancient One explained that Ego had hidden seeds on Earth and discussed his failure to advance beyond Tier 10.
• Noah revealed that his dragon form had reached Tier 10 and that he needed high-dimensional light power to develop it further.
• The Ancient One said Jehovah would likely refuse to share his power, and Noah accepted that he would have to proceed gradually.
• The Ancient One asked whether Noah had taken his girlfriend with him, and Noah recalled Hermione watching the starry sky in his arms.

Noah discussed the dangers of traveling to a parallel universe where a near-peak Thanos threatened the Avengers, then visited Asgard to talk with Thor and Loki. He revealed that he was considering a trip to a future branch of their own world, leaving Thor and Loki surprised.

• The Ancient One estimated that she would need one to two years before she could send Noah to the parallel universe, and Noah learned that Thanos had found the Avengers in that world.
• Noah decided to consider confronting Thanos and traveled to Asgard to meet Thor and Loki.
• Noah told Thor about his battle with Ego and his increased strength, then discussed forming a team to collect magical materials and arranging travel with Xandar.
• Noah asked Thor and Loki what they thought about traveling to a new parallel universe, then clarified that it was a future branch of their own world.

Noah told Thor and Loki about a parallel universe's future, where Ragnarok destroyed Asgard and Thanos killed Loki after Loki sacrificed himself to save Thor. The brothers were left reeling as Noah continued revealing how different that universe was from their own.

• Thor and Loki agreed to hear why Noah wanted to take Thor to a parallel universe, and Noah explained that the idea came from an encounter during the Battle of New York.
• Noah revealed that the other universe's Thor and Loki triggered Ragnarok, killed Hela, and lost their mother during the Dark Elf invasion.
• Thor and Loki learned that Thanos killed half of Asgard's population and that Loki died trying to assassinate Thanos while saving Thor.
• Noah said Thanos spared Thor, who was later rescued by Peter Quill and the others.

Noah told Thor and Loki how their counterparts’ fight against Thanos unfolded and explained that a powerful Thanos might threaten the parallel universe they planned to visit. Thor agreed to seek Odin’s permission and strengthen himself before going, and Loki asked to join them.

• Noah explained that Thor’s counterpart obtained Stormbreaker, awakened his thunder power, and eventually killed Thanos after failing to stop the first snap.
• Noah revealed that the parallel-universe visitors were searching for the Infinity Stones to reverse the deaths Thanos caused, and warned that Thanos might follow them.
• Thor insisted on going with Noah to face Thanos, but Noah said they needed Odin’s approval and time to prepare.
• Noah said they had roughly one or two years to improve before traveling, and Thor decided to stay in Asgard and train.
• As Noah opened a portal to leave, Loki said he wanted to go too.

Noah returned to Earth and reconsidered who should receive the Mind Stone, deciding that Charles might be a better choice than the unfamiliar Wanda. He visited Charles and Jean Grey, where he hinted that he had something to discuss but did not reveal what it was.

• Noah decided to retrieve the Mind Stone from Hydra and considered giving it to someone he trusted, such as Charles, rather than Wanda.
• Noah visited Charles's villa and ran into Jean Grey, who had nearly reached Tier 8.
• Jean Grey showed Noah the latest X-Men footage, depicting an old Charles and Logan in a story where everyone else died.
• Noah found Charles watching the footage, and Charles thanked him before asking why he had been away so long.
• Noah told Charles he was taking a break and hinted that he had something going on, but withheld the details.

Noah told Charles about the Infinity Stones and asked him to consider accepting the Mind Stone and its responsibilities. After watching a preview of Logan, they discussed Erik’s children and future events, with Noah confident he could prevent the worst outcomes.

• Noah explained that he had five Infinity Stones and asked Charles to consider taking the Mind Stone, while Charles said he would think it over.
• Noah watched the Logan preview with Charles, who said Erik was unhappy because Noah seemed to have something against him.
• Charles asked about Erik’s children, and Noah said they could visit them next year and hinted that the children might need discipline.
• Noah said he had seen troubling fragments of the future involving Erik’s children but could prevent those outcomes, then encouraged Charles to keep improving.

Noah returned to the London Sanctum after gaining tremendous power from Ego and announced that he had reached Tier 9, then entered seclusion to adapt to his abilities. With the System’s advice, he chose to hone his strength and Domain through combat while setting his sights on reaching Tier 10 and beyond.

• Charles carefully considered Noah’s offer because his decisions carried great weight for the Mutants, while Noah gave him time to think.
• Noah returned to the Sanctum and told its members he planned to enter seclusion after accidentally advancing to Tier 9, shocking the mages gathered there.
• Noah asked the System about the Domain’s limits, and it explained that he would have to test it himself and that it might evolve into a world or universe.
• Noah decided to develop his Domain and master his current strength through actual combat.
• Noah resolved that his human form could eventually reach Tier 10 and aspired to discover the boundary between god and mortal and attain self-eternity.

Noah asked the system to generate random opponents and entered an arena to test himself against an equal. His first opponent was a Tier 9 silver dragon with formidable speed and spatial powers, and their battle became an opportunity for Noah to study its Space magic.

• Noah decided to stop restricting his opponents and had the system transform its space into an ancient arena.
• The system created a Tier 9 silver dragon, and Noah realized he could not use Dragonborn magic against an opponent matched to his human form.
• Noah evaded the dragon’s spatial pursuit and watched it pierce his eternal-frost ice wall through sheer speed and strength.
• Noah fought the dragon with Space magic, learning from its spatial attacks as they traded blows across the arena.

Noah fought a silver dragon in the System Space and discovered that it possessed a complete spatial domain. As he struggled to evade the dragon, he began considering how its domain could help him improve his own fused-element domain.

• Noah used his elements, time magic, and spatial power to battle the silver dragon, but its speed and skill gradually put him at a disadvantage.
• Noah activated his domain, sealed the space around the dragon, and struck it with a sword formed from four fused elements, but the dragon escaped after suffering only a slight wound.
• The silver dragon opened a complete spatial domain, and the system explained that its single-element domain was complete while Noah's fused domain required more time to develop.
• Noah faced the dragon's spatial domain, using the Space Stone to form a Space Wall and escape through Mirror space, but the dragon pursued him inside its domain.
• Noah evaded the dragon through different kinds of space and used time magic to slow the pursuit as he considered how to modify his own domain.

Noah reshaped his domain into a stronger, layered world while fighting the silver dragon, then defeated it with a golden longsword before dying in the System Space. Back in the Library, he reviewed his gains, but the silver energy transformed again, suggesting another challenge was coming.

• Noah used the Time Stone to survive the silver dragon's attacks while he worked to stabilize and reshape his domain.
• Noah divided his six elements into distinct, interconnected layers and found that his domain had become sturdier and easier to control.
• Noah stopped fleeing and combined time, space, and the elements into a pale golden longsword to face the silver dragon's final assault.
• Noah's sword pierced the dragon's mouth, but the battle's collapse left Noah dead and returned him to the Library.
• Noah analyzed what he had learned about his domain, then saw the silver energy change again and reacted with alarm.

Noah continued battling opponents in the System Space and refined his domain into a tiny world. When Tony told him that S.H.I.E.L.D. had found a Hydra base in Sokovia, Noah revealed that Loki’s Scepter contained an Infinity Stone and agreed to help recover it.

• Noah fought creatures including a Balrog and an Elf, using their domains to deepen his understanding of magic.
• Noah developed his domain into a small world containing earth, rivers, wind, and fire.
• Tony visited Noah and said Fury and the others had discovered a Hydra base in Sokovia.
• Tony realized Loki’s Scepter was at the base, and Noah revealed that it contained an Infinity Stone he had marked with a signal.
• Tony invited Noah to join the recovery effort, and Noah agreed.