Chapter Summaries

Noah accompanied Fat Thor to Asgard, where Frigga welcomed her alternate-universe son and Odin discussed Noah’s magic and plans to confront Dormammu. Odin asked Noah to go to Sakaar with the two Thors and Loki to bring back the last Valkyrie, offering him a choice between two worlds afterward.

• Fat Thor admitted he wanted to stay in Noah’s universe, then arrived at Odin’s palace with Noah and Loki.
• Thor reacted angrily to Fat Thor’s appearance, but Frigga embraced him and assured him that he was her son too.
• Noah spoke with Odin, who explained that laws were the rules governing all things and praised Noah’s help in developing Thor and Loki.
• Odin supported Noah and The Ancient One’s plan to make Dormammu suffer a setback, while warning Noah to be careful.
• Odin asked Noah to accompany the two Thors and Loki to Sakaar to bring back the last Valkyrie, offering Noah a choice between a world with the power of light and one with a way into the World of the Dead.

Noah returned Fat Thor to Asgard, accepted Odin’s offer of help, and went back to Kamar-Taj to coordinate with Wong, Mordo, and Victor about Kaecilius and Dormammu. He stopped them from killing Kaecilius, explaining that he and The Ancient One had made arrangements that required Kaecilius to remain alive, and asked them to help.

• Odin offered Noah help with the energy of light or a chance to talk with Hela, and Noah accepted while agreeing Fat Thor could help.
• Noah left Asgard for Kamar-Taj, sent for Wong, and asked Mordo and Victor to meet him.
• Noah found his old room unchanged and spoke with Mordo, Victor, and Wong after they arrived.
• Wong and Mordo learned that Noah had attacked Kaecilius and planned to summon Dormammu, so they hurried to kill him.
• Noah stopped Wong and Mordo, explained that he had spared Kaecilius as part of his arrangements with The Ancient One, and said he needed their help.

Kaecilius prepared to target the Sanctums while blaming an exorcist for the deaths of his followers, unaware that Noah and the Ancient One planned to let Dormammu's forces carry out their summoning. Noah assigned Wong and Mordo to rescue people at one Sanctum and leave the New York Sanctum open for the ritual.

• Kaecilius learned that Mage Durant and Mage Crouch had died in England and allowed Mage Nicole to pursue the exorcist he blamed for their exposure.
• Kaecilius ordered his followers to prepare to attack the Sanctums other than the London Sanctum.
• Noah told Wong, Mordo, and Victor that the plan had the Ancient One's approval and Odin's support.
• Noah revealed that the Ancient One had crossed a legendary threshold, surprising Wong and Mordo, who questioned him about his trip to a parallel universe.
• Noah directed Wong and Mordo to rescue people at one of the other Sanctums and let Dormammu's followers perform their summoning at the New York Sanctum.

Noah returned to 221B Baker Street after assigning work at Kamar-Taj and planned to train Strange in more magic. After Strange and Everett came back from capturing a Katakarn, Noah offered Everett a new pursuit: writing his stories on a blog.

• Noah left Kamar-Taj, intending to investigate a contract-based source of magical power and train Strange while Kaecilius prepared his next move.
• Noah returned to 221B Baker Street, where the owl Hathaway had been frightened by Goose, the Flerken.
• Strange and Everett arrived after capturing a Katakarn, and Strange told Noah that their Shattering Skull Spell had only broken its bones.
• Noah praised Strange's performance and said he planned to teach him new magic, while Strange worried about leaving Everett behind.
• Noah encouraged Everett to study the exorcist books at Baker Street and suggested that he write his stories on a blog.

Noah continued training Strange, gave him the sentient Hover Cloak, and told him to focus on mastering what he had learned. As Strange left, Noah considered whether he might suit the Mind Stone and wondered when Kaecilius would make his move.

• Noah gave Strange the Hover Cloak and explained that his lessons were ending so he could master his existing knowledge.
• Strange opened a portal and left after Noah asked him to greet John Watson and praise his stories.
• Everett's blog stories about Sherlock Holmes and John Watson became popular after Old Retes confirmed the Bat Demon case was real.
• Noah watched Strange leave and considered whether Strange or Wanda should receive the Mind Stone.
• Noah wondered when Kaecilius would act and whether he would have to force him to make a move.

Strange struggled to tame the red cloak until a magical alarm signaled an attack, and he sent Everett through a portal to safety. Meanwhile, Kaecilius rallied his followers to attack the New York Sanctum and ordered the absent Mage Nicole to join them.

• Strange failed to control the red cloak, which had previously dragged him into the street and drawn public and Ministry attention.
• Strange sensed danger as the room's alarm sounded and its magical shield broke, then opened a portal and hurled Everett out of the Mirror space.
• Kaecilius rallied his apprentices to wage war in Dormammu's name and chose the New York Sanctum as their target.
• Kaecilius learned that Mage Nicole had gone to avenge their fallen brothers and ordered her to proceed directly to New York.

Strange fought Mage Nicole but was overwhelmed, while Mordo confronted Kaecilius at the New York Sanctum and withdrew after receiving a message from Victor. The chapter left Strange in danger as his red cloak moved to intervene, and Kaecilius returned to find his apprentices injured but alive.

• Strange tried to escape Mage Nicole, lost the ring Noah had given him, and fought back with magic, but her defenses nullified his spell.
• After a prolonged fight, Mage Nicole bound Strange and prepared to kill him, but his red cloak suddenly moved.
• Mordo confronted Kaecilius at the New York Sanctum, and the two mages fought through portals into the streets of New York.
• Mordo received a message from Victor and withdrew from the battle, leaving Kaecilius confused.
• Kaecilius returned to the Sanctum and found his apprentices injured but alive.

Strange nearly died fighting Mage Nicole, but the Cloak of Levitation recognized him and helped him recover enough magic to fight back. He killed Nicole with Sectumsempra, though she warned that death was only the beginning.

• The Cloak of Levitation freed Strange from Nicole’s attack and carried him out of the shattered Mirror space, restoring his magic.
• Strange returned to fight Nicole, and they battled in a stalemate as he used the cloak’s support to keep casting spells.
• Nicole received a message ordering her to hurry to New York, and Strange seized her momentary distraction to cast Sectumsempra.
• Strange struck Nicole with the spell and approached her as she lay dying; Nicole said that death was only the beginning.

Noah failed to find a light-aligned demon god through contracts, then confronted Dormammu as the Dark Lord attacked Earth. The Ancient One and All-Father Odin watched from parallel space, realizing Noah had trapped Dormammu in a repeating time loop and would test which of them had more patience.

• Noah searched other dimensions for a light-aligned demon god but found none, so he prepared for the parallel universe All-Father Odin would open for him.
• Noah sensed Dormammu's power and arrived in New York, where Fury told him that sorcerers had fought in real space and damaged the city.
• Noah warned Fury that a higher-dimensional Dark Lord intended to destroy Earth, then entered the battle and attacked Dormammu with his domain and magic.
• Dormammu overpowered Noah's domain with a blast of purple energy, while The Ancient One and All-Father Odin watched from parallel space.
• The Ancient One and All-Father Odin realized Noah had created an endlessly looping time cycle around Dormammu and decided to wait out the contest of patience.

Noah continued fighting Dormammu inside the Time Stone’s loop, using the endless battles to strengthen his will and understanding of power. After countering Dormammu’s attacks with fire and ice magic, Noah concealed a six-power spell inside an ice spear, leaving Dormammu facing a glowing pale-gold longsword.

• Noah repeatedly fought Dormammu in the time loop and grew stronger despite dying countless times.
• Dormammu launched black tentacles at Noah, but Noah repelled them with Repulsion Fire Ring and answered with a massive pillar of flame.
• Noah covered his domain in snow and ice, slowing Dormammu and freezing his shield.
• Noah sent an ice spear through folded space, and Dormammu discovered it concealed a pale-gold longsword fused from six kinds of power.

Noah kept Dormammu trapped in a time loop until The Ancient One and Odin arrived to take over, then returned to New York and killed Kaecilius. He began reversing the damage to the city, while his exhaustion caught up with him.

• Dormammu smashed Noah's domain and killed him repeatedly, but Noah reappeared each time and continued refining his elemental fusion magic.
• Noah completed his domain and told Dormammu he would keep him trapped unless he admitted defeat and spread word of it.
• The Ancient One and Odin arrived, praised Noah, and told him to rest while they dealt with Dormammu.
• The Ancient One reminded Noah that Mordo and Kaecilius had harmed ordinary people, so Noah went to handle the matter.
• Noah rebuked Fury, then shattered Kaecilius with a burst of magic.
• Noah used green magic to reverse the damage to New York City.

News footage of the sorcerer battle in New York stunned people around the world, especially when it showed Noah reverse time and restore the dead and destroyed buildings. The public began to regard sorcerers as gods and proposed marking the day as a new Easter.

• Television reports showed footage of two sorcerers battling above New York and destroying buildings, prompting people worldwide to question their power and concern for ordinary lives.
• A young man described being struck by falling debris, dying, and waking after being resurrected.
• Recorded footage showed Noah enter a spatial rift, return, and kill one of the sorcerers who had fought earlier.
• Noah reversed time, restoring collapsed buildings and bringing back people who had died in the destruction.
• Viewers reacted to the apparent resurrection and proposed calling the day a new Easter.

After waking from a three-day sleep, Noah ate at Hogwarts and entered the System Space to review his battle with Dormammu and integrate his strength. Meanwhile, Fury confronted leaders of the Sentient World Observation and Response Department who wanted a way to deal with wizards, warning them against provoking the wizards.

• Noah woke beside an exhausted Hermione, used magic to help her sleep, then went to Hogwarts and ate food from the kitchens.
• Noah left Neville a note explaining that he had taken the dinner food, then entered the System Space at the system’s insistence to review his battle and meditate.
• Fury attended a leadership meeting where officials argued that wizards were a threat after the battle between Mordo and Kaecilius.
• When an official demanded that Fury explain how to deal with wizards, Fury challenged him about using nuclear weapons and warned that provoking them could bring disaster.

After waking from three days of sleep, Noah reflected on the power and domain he had gained from his endless battle with Dormammu and discussed the aftermath of the city’s destruction. He planned to apologize to the Ministries of Magic and learned that Fury was looking for him.

• Noah woke in the Sanctum after three days, surrounded by Wong, Dennis, Ms. Heifen, Lily, Hermione, and the others.
• Noah recognized that his battle with Dormammu had made him a Tier 9 Level 6 mage, sharpened his command of magic, and accelerated the fusion of his domain, while warning him against using Dragonborn’s dark power.
• Ms. Heifen asked Noah about his experience, and Noah kept the details of his battle with Dormammu secret.
• Wong explained that the Ministry of Magic was concerned about the destruction and that Mordo blamed himself; Noah told Wong to arrange a sincere apology from Mordo and said he would apologize publicly himself.
• Wong told Noah that Fury was looking for him.

Noah met Fury in London and made clear that he would defend mages if officials provoked them. He then went to 221B Baker Street, where he healed Strange and noticed unfamiliar magical fluctuations in the room.

• Fury told Noah that high-ranking officials were frightened of mages but still used his appearance at their meeting to stir suspicion.
• Noah explained that he had used Time magic and the Time Stone, not resurrection magic, and said he would intervene if officials crossed the line.
• Fury learned that the café was run by mages and left with a clear sense of Noah’s position.
• Noah went to 221B Baker Street and found Strange injured, Everett helping him, and Adam holding an ice pack.
• Noah healed Strange with a Healing Spell, then sensed unfamiliar magical fluctuations in the room.

Noah checked on Strange after he gained the Cloak of Levitation, then left to pursue the power needed to resolve the urgent problem with his domain’s fusion. He arrived in Asgard to complete Odin’s task and found Frigga scolding Fat Thor for sneaking wine.

• Noah learned that Strange had defeated an attacking mage and earned the Cloak of Levitation’s recognition, then told him to rest before beginning a new training program at the Sanctum.
• Noah considered Strange’s decision to erase Adam Lester’s memories but chose not to interfere, and he urged Strange to cherish Christine Palmer.
• Noah sent messages to Hermione, Ms. Heifen, and the others before using a spatial fold to travel to Asgard and seek Odin’s help finding powerful light energy.
• Noah arrived at Odin’s palace and saw Frigga reprimanding Fat Thor for stealing wine with Loki and ordering him to stop drinking and eat more vegetables.
• Noah teased Fat Thor about his weight and suggested calling him Lebowski, but Fat Thor accepted the name Fat Thor after Noah turned to speak with Frigga.

Noah told Odin that his domain was close to becoming fixed and that he needed to find a world with the power of light before he lost the chance to add another element. Odin supported him but realized this conflicted with his plan for Noah to find a way to summon the dead Valkyries, leaving their next step uncertain.

• Odin questioned why Noah was preparing to face Hela without resting, and Noah said his situation required him to act quickly.
• Noah explained that his six-element domain was nearing completion and that he needed to acquire the element of light before it became fixed.
• Odin learned that Noah’s recent battle with Dormammu had accelerated his domain’s fusion and that Divine Conversion could begin once it was complete.
• Odin revealed that he had planned for Noah to visit a world where souls could be found so he could help resurrect the dead Valkyries.
• Noah and Odin recognized that Noah’s urgent search for light might prevent Odin’s plan from happening.

Noah learned that Odin had found a universe with a world of ninjas, but Noah could not enter it in his current state and needed to consider the risks. Instead, Odin prepared to send Noah and Fat Thor to Sakaar to find Valkyrie, warning Noah to be careful and forbidding Thor from drinking.

• Odin told Noah he had found a universe with a ninja world and suggested Noah travel there by separating his soul and taking some magic power with him.
• Noah worried that entering the weak universe in an incomplete state could put him in danger, while Odin promised to keep looking for a universe that suited him.
• Odin told Noah to prepare to go to another universe with his son, Fat Thor, and warned him that the destination was dangerous.
• Noah found Fat Thor sitting by the roadside after doctors had restricted his eating and drinking, and joked with him about his weight.
• Noah told Fat Thor they were going to Sakaar to find Valkyrie, then warned him that he was not allowed to drink.

Noah and Fat Thor traveled toward Sakaar, where they planned to find Valkyrie, and Noah reassured Thor that Odin and Frigga loved him regardless of his condition. At a transit point beyond the Milky Way, Noah resolved to one day conquer the vast, chaotic boundary between universes.

• Noah told Fat Thor that Odin and Frigga would accept him even if he recovered, and Thor said he understood.
• Fat Thor told Noah that his grandfather’s records mentioned a Dwarf king finding mithril near Sakaar, prompting Noah to plan to investigate it after their mission.
• Noah and Fat Thor discussed how they would bring Valkyrie back, with Noah prepared to use force if persuasion failed.
• The two reached a transit point at the edge of the Milky Way, where Noah sensed dangerous spatial and temporal forces in the universe’s boundary.
• As their spaceship approached the crossing, Noah declared that they could still work to conquer the vast chaos despite being small.

Noah and Fat Thor traveled to Sakaar and set out to rescue Thor’s friends before confronting the planet’s rulers. After getting lost and questioning a local, they reached Grandmaster’s city, where an arriving spaceship stunned Fat Thor.

• Noah and Fat Thor landed on Sakaar and discussed rescuing Thor’s friends before challenging the planet’s rulers.
• Fat Thor agreed to help Noah deal with Hela after they returned, but he could not guide Noah toward Grandmaster’s city because he had been captured soon after landing.
• Noah turned the barbarians ambushing them into spatial fragments and left one survivor alive for Fat Thor to question.
• Fat Thor explained that the survivor and his companions had fled Grandmaster’s persecution, and he defended his choice to let Valkyrie lead Asgard.
• Noah and Fat Thor reached Grandmaster’s city, where a spaceship flew overhead and left Fat Thor stunned.