Chapter Summaries

Noah helped Fat Thor plan to rescue his friends while drawing the Grandmaster’s forces away. After destroying the arena monument and attacking the city’s ships, Noah appeared in the command room and confronted the Grandmaster.

• Noah and Fat Thor agreed that Thor would find Korg, Miek, and a ship while Noah distracted the Grandmaster’s forces.
• Noah triggered the city’s alarms, giving civilians time to flee before he destroyed the arena monument.
• Noah used magic to destroy nearly every ship sent to attack him, leaving the Grandmaster and his command staff stunned.
• Noah teleported into the command room, where he made the guards’ bullets vanish and shattered the guards with a wave of his hand.
• Noah fixed his gaze on the Grandmaster, who feared he was about to be doomed.

Noah attacked Sakaar, demanding the city’s evacuation and the release of its slaves before destroying the Grandmaster’s leadership and confronting the assembled troops. While Noah fought the army, Thor freed the prisoners and reunited with Korg and Miek.

• Noah demanded that the Grandmaster evacuate Sakaar’s residents and free the slaves, then destroyed the ruling officials when they refused.
• Noah confronted Sakaar’s troops and gave them five seconds to leave before unleashing a fire dragon against them.
• Thor headed for the slave prison while Noah drew the guards and spacecraft away.
• Thor smashed the prison’s barrier with Stormbreaker and freed the slaves, including Korg and Miek.
• Thor led the prisoners outside, where they saw Noah’s fire dragon burning through the soldiers.

Noah and Fat Thor rescued the slaves on Sakaar and tracked down Valkyrie after she fled the battle. Fat Thor revealed that he wanted her help reviving the Valkyries, but she doubted that she had anything left to return to.

• Noah defeated the troops, marked Valkyrie's ship, and joined Fat Thor after he freed the slaves.
• Fat Thor arranged a ship to carry the freed people toward Asgard, and Noah took him to confront Valkyrie.
• Valkyrie accused Noah and Fat Thor of pursuing her and said she had already lost everything after Hela destroyed the Valkyries.
• Fat Thor introduced himself as Thor Odinson and asked Valkyrie what she would say if the Valkyries could be revived.

Noah persuaded Valkyrie to accompany him by promising to show her resurrection magic, then asked her about Middle-earth. As they prepared to leave Sakaar, Noah opened a portal that revealed Asgard, leaving Valkyrie stunned.

• Fat Thor revealed that he knew Noah and Odin wanted Valkyrie’s help in exchange for resurrection magic.
• Noah told Valkyrie that he and Odin had found a way to locate the dead, and she agreed to go with them if he demonstrated a resurrection.
• Noah asked Valkyrie about Middle-earth, and she offered to provide its approximate location and later give him detailed coordinates.
• Valkyrie said her ship could not take them away from Sakaar, but Noah reminded her they could travel by portal.
• Noah opened a glowing portal to Asgard, and Valkyrie recognized the world beyond it.

Noah returned to Asgard with Valkyrie and introduced her to the two Thors, Loki, and Hela before explaining the resurrection plan. He then took the group to Tony's laboratory, where Natasha's body was ready for Noah to resurrect.

• Noah and Fat Thor welcomed Valkyrie back to Asgard, where she was confused to encounter Hela and two versions of Thor.
• Loki introduced Hela as his sister, and Noah inferred that the Thor brothers had fought her into submission.
• The two Thors explained their parallel-universe origins and how Odin had arranged for Noah to resurrect the fallen Valkyries.
• Noah opened a portal and led Valkyrie, both Thors, Loki, and Hela to Tony's laboratory.
• Tony told Noah that Natasha's body was ready and asked about the recent street fight and the people Noah had revived.

Noah used magic to place Natasha's preserved soul into her cloned body, successfully beginning her resurrection. The Avengers watched in confusion as Natasha's eyelids fluttered, while Valkyrie and Hela recognized how formidable Noah was.

• Tony told Noah that Natasha's cloned body was ready, and the Avengers gathered to watch.
• Noah shattered the diamond holding Natasha's soul and confirmed that the soul was intact.
• Noah used golden magic to transfer Natasha's soul into the cloned body as the Asgardians watched closely.
• Noah explained that the resurrection had worked, though the Avengers had not seen the soul transfer.
• Natasha fluttered her eyelids on the laboratory table.

Noah returned to Asgard after completing the mission and discussed Tony's plans for a device that could travel to other universes. Odin revealed he had found a terrifying universe that might hold what Noah wanted, leaving Noah to consider whether to investigate it.

• Parallel-universe Natasha woke up and was surrounded by the Avengers, while Fat Thor helped defuse her confusion.
• Tony told Noah he was refining his universe-travel device to improve its safety and targeting, and Noah asked whether it could reach universes such as Star Wars.
• Noah returned to Asgard with the five Asgardians and worried that Hela's slow recovery was wasting time.
• Loki teased Noah about Hela, but Noah joked about Loki visiting the Flerken in his Sanctum, prompting Loki to refuse.
• Noah reported the mission's completion to Odin, who said he had found an unfamiliar, terrifying universe that might have what Noah wanted.
• Noah asked to think before visiting the universe, and Odin warned he might not find it again.

Noah traveled through a spatial passage to a dangerous universe in search of the power of light, bringing Goose with him. He arrived in an alien forest and found a wrecked carriage beside an evil green energy that threatened to consume life.

• Noah decided to accept Odin’s mission after learning that less than a month would pass in his own world, even if he spent years away.
• Noah collected Goose, said goodbye to Ms. Heifen, Hermione, and The Ancient One, and told Odin he would bring Thor his blessings when he returned.
• Odin gave Noah a communicator ring and opened a spatial passage, while mentioning that Thor would inherit the throne and that Noah still had another matter to help with.
• Noah arrived safely in a forest on an unknown planet, and Goose fell from the sky onto his face moments later.
• Noah sensed a life-draining evil force, followed it to a clearing, and found a scattered carriage and smoking green energy as more such forces stirred overhead.

Noah found himself on Azeroth, where he repelled an orc ambush and questioned his system about the universe and its dangers. After the orcs retreated, a group of people surrounded him.

• Noah identified the gray- and green-skinned attackers as orcs and froze many of them with his magic.
• Noah broke apart the attacking leader's left palm, marked him, and then let the orcs retreat.
• Noah asked his system about Azeroth's Void Lord, the Lord of the Void, Sargeras, and learning the local language.
• Noah considered whether this was the movie or game version of Azeroth, then found himself surrounded by a group of people.

Noah encountered Medivh, Lothar, and Khadgar after freezing a group of monsters, and realized he had arrived during the orcs’ invasion of Azeroth. He used mental magic to communicate with Khadgar and introduced himself as an Astral Mage, leaving the group with questions about who he was and what had happened.

• Lothar, Medivh, and Khadgar arrived in Elwynn Forest and found Noah beside monsters frozen into ice sculptures.
• Medivh recognized the green energy and sensed the evil presence within him growing stronger, so he left the situation to Lothar and Khadgar.
• Noah recognized the three legendary figures and considered killing Medivh, but decided against it and worried about his own connection to this universe.
• Noah greeted Lothar and Khadgar, but they could not understand his language, so he connected his mind to Khadgar’s to communicate.
• Noah introduced himself as an Astral Mage and told Khadgar that he had arrived by accident and had been attacked as soon as he landed.

Noah arrived in Stormwind City with Lothar and Khadgar, where he met King Llane Wrynn and learned that events were following their expected course despite his presence. Allowed to stay in the city while he recovered, Noah focused on finding the Holy Light he had come to obtain.

• Medivh teleported away from Elwynn Forest, and Lothar's troops captured Garona during their search.
• Lothar brought Garona and Noah to Stormwind City, where Noah spoke with Khadgar about his supposed journey through a spatial storm.
• Noah greeted Llane Wrynn in Azerothian Common Tongue, claiming he had learned the language in one afternoon.
• Llane and Lothar questioned Garona, who revealed information about the Dark Portal while Medivh returned from Karazhan and listened.
• Stormwind sent Garona to the dungeon, while Noah was allowed to stay in the city as he considered how to find the Holy Light.

Noah struggled to find a way to obtain the Holy Light and eventually agreed to join Lothar’s reconnaissance mission in exchange for the location of a magical organization and magical materials. On the journey, Noah described how easily he had defeated the orcs, leaving Lothar and the others stunned by his strength.

• Noah considered seeking Alonsus Faol to learn about the Holy Light but could not find information about him in Stormwind City.
• Lothar invited Noah to join a mission to investigate the orcs, and Noah agreed in exchange for directions to a magical organization and magical materials.
• Noah set out with Lothar, Khadgar, Garona, and the reconnaissance party.
• Khadgar asked Noah about fel energy, and Noah said he had not noticed any special enhancement in the orcs.
• Lothar asked Noah to describe the earlier fight, and Noah explained that his shield could withstand the group’s attacks and that he had frozen the orcs with a spell.

Noah, Lothar, and their companions reached the orcs’ gathering place, where Noah captured Durotan as he secretly approached them. Durotan proposed an alliance against Gul'dan, and Noah prepared to leave by teleportation after letting him go.

• After three days of travel, Garona led Noah, Lothar, and the others to the Dark Portal, where they saw orc guards and human prisoners.
• Noah spotted Durotan sneaking up behind Lothar and used magic to subdue him before he could attack.
• Durotan revealed that he wanted help stopping Gul'dan and his life-draining fel magic, and Lothar agreed to discuss an alliance.
• Noah released Durotan, and Lothar planned to report the meeting to King Llane.
• When the others mounted their horses to leave, Noah revealed that he intended to teleport now that he knew the destination.

As Stormwind’s leaders failed to unite against the Orcs, Noah’s unusual teleportation magic heightened their suspicions and distracted them from the growing threat. While wandering the city, Noah discovered that injured civilians had been saved at Northshire Abbey and decided to seek it out.

• Llane Wrynn urged the gathered representatives to provide soldiers, warhorses, and weapons, but Noah’s sudden portal into the conference chamber drew their attention away from the Orc threat.
• The representatives left after asking about Azeroth’s Guardian, and Llane Wrynn received word that a fortress had been attacked and Callan had been wounded.
• Lothar spoke with Llane about Durotan, while Noah wandered Stormwind City and waited for Lothar to prepare information for him.
• Noah sensed unusual energy on several civilians and learned that a Dire Wolf had attacked them before a horn drove it away.
• The civilians told Noah a priest at Northshire Abbey had treated their injuries, and Noah asked for directions there.

Noah visited Northshire Abbey, where he encountered Alonsus Faol and asked to experience the Holy Light. After sensing its effects and guarding against its influence, Noah left with the system having recorded Faol’s method of using it.

• Noah followed the signs to Northshire Abbey and asked the system to record the Holy Light as Alonsus Faol prayed.
• Alonsus Faol sensed Noah’s dark power, and Noah told him he would not be influenced by power.
• Noah asked Alonsus Faol to let him experience the Holy Light, and Faol manifested a gentle golden radiance.
• Noah felt the Holy Light’s comfort and danger, then vanished from the abbey as the priests watched in shock.
• Alonsus Faol called Noah an interesting mage.

Noah learned that the System could obtain complete Holy Light power, though it would take ten days to a month. Lothar then sought his help with the planned meeting with the orcs, and Noah warned that the Dark Portal’s coordinates suggested they had been invited to this world.

• Noah asked the System about the Holy Light, and it explained that it could acquire the power but needed time to crack the means of obtaining it without faith.
• Noah accepted that the process would take ten days to a month, then rested in the System Space.
• Lothar visited Noah, asked about his meeting with Alonsus Faol, and discussed King Llane Wrynn’s plan to speak with the orcs.
• Noah agreed to accompany Lothar and help if trouble arose at the meeting.
• Noah told Lothar that the Dark Portal required coordinates, suggesting that someone had invited the orcs to this world.

Noah accompanied Llane and Lothar to negotiate with Durotan, but an orc ambush erupted just as the talks ended. Surrounded by fel-powered orcs, Noah suggested he had a better option than retreating, leaving the group’s fate unresolved.

• Noah joined Llane and Lothar’s expedition and entertained them on the journey by describing other universes.
• Noah sensed fel-powered orcs lying in ambush near the meeting site and warned Lothar to watch the flanks.
• Llane and Durotan negotiated through Garona, with Durotan offering to hand over the human prisoners intended for sacrifice.
• A green-skinned orc attacked a Frostwolf Clan orc, triggering an ambush that surrounded both Durotan’s men and the humans.
• Lothar urged Noah to open a portal, but Noah said he had a better choice than fleeing.

Noah overwhelmed the orc ambush with powerful magic, protected the humans and Durotan’s Frostwolf Clan, and captured the retreating commanders. He opened a portal to Goldshire and left Lothar and the others to handle the aftermath.

• Noah shielded the humans and Durotan’s Frostwolf Clan from the orcs, then summoned a giant fire dragon that devastated the attacking force.
• Medivh stopped preparing to intervene and vanished in a flash of blue light.
• Noah pursued Blackhand and Orgrim, froze them with Space magic, and captured them in the Mirror space.
• Noah told Lothar that nearly all the attackers were dead and left the captured commanders for him to deal with.
• Noah opened a portal to Goldshire and walked through it to visit The Lion's Pride Inn.

Noah discussed using the Holy Light to train warrior-protectors with Alonsus Faol, then learned that Lothar and Khadgar had discovered fel energy within Medivh and planned to stop him from opening the Dark Portal. Noah agreed to help in exchange for access to Karazhan if Khadgar became the next Guardian.

• Noah suggested that Alonsus Faol teach warriors of noble character to wield the Holy Light, and proposed calling them paladins.
• Lothar and Khadgar told Noah that Medivh had briefly released fel energy during their visit to Karazhan, revealing the demon within him.
• After consulting Aegwynn at the Kirin Tor, Lothar and Khadgar planned to monitor Medivh and stop him from opening the Dark Portal while someone protected the King.
• Noah demanded access to Karazhan as payment for helping them deal with Medivh.
• Lothar agreed, and Khadgar promised to open Karazhan to Noah if they defeated Medivh and he assumed the Guardian's responsibilities.

Noah discovered that Gul'dan had massacred most of the Frostwolf Clan and was draining Durotan's life during their Mak'gora. He saved Durotan with a gemstone's life energy, then turned toward Gul'dan as the Dark Portal began to open.

• Noah learned that Llane had taken half the army to fight the orcs while the rest stayed behind to defend Stormwind City.
• Noah traveled through a portal to the Frostwolf Clan's settlement and learned that Gul'dan had attacked their camp, killing nearly everyone left behind.
• Durotan challenged Gul'dan to a Mak'gora, but Gul'dan used fel energy to drain Durotan's life as the Dark Portal began to form.
• Noah used a burst of power to clear the orcs around him, then restored Durotan with life energy from a gemstone.
• Durotan awoke and looked at Noah as though he were a god, while Noah walked toward Gul'dan.