Chapter Summaries

Heimdall warned Noah that the Kree had joined forces with Thanos and were preparing to attack Asgard in pursuit of the Infinity Stones. Noah agreed to help form an alliance and began planning for the conflict, which Heimdall said was one or two years away.

• Heimdall visited Avengers Base after Mordo directed him there to discuss Asgard's request for allied support.
• Heimdall told Noah that the Kree and Thanos had joined forces and were establishing defensive lines near Asgard.
• Noah considered the danger of the alliance and agreed that Earth’s magicians should help Asgard, while Tony welcomed the chance to travel into space and Captain America opposed the coming war.
• Noah told Heimdall that preparations would take time, and Heimdall estimated they had one or two years before the attack.
• Heimdall returned to Asgard with Noah's response, while Noah resolved to prepare carefully and wondered what had given Thanos such confidence.

Noah prepared Earth and the London Sanctum for an impending war involving Asgard and the Kree, enlisting Tony and Captain America while assigning the Avengers to mobilize support. He briefed the Archmages and began organizing their preparations for the conflict.

• Noah agreed to let Tony deploy his technology-and-magic warships, provided Tony prioritized his safety.
• Noah approved Captain America’s participation and assigned Steve to contact Fury, recruit soldiers, and continue developing his Holy Light powers.
• Noah returned to the London Sanctum and summoned Wong, Mordo, and the Archmages for an emergency briefing.
• Mordo explained the threat to the Archmages, and Noah told them they needed to prepare for the unavoidable conflict.

Noah persuaded the Supreme Council to prepare young mages for battle by assigning them missions and rewards, then asked Fury to help develop the system. The Archmages agreed to coordinate with the Ministries of Magic, while Noah began involving the Muggle world in the plan.

• Noah proposed sending less experienced mages on missions to gain combat experience and earn rewards, despite Mordo and Wong’s concerns.
• The Archmages approved Noah’s mission-based training plan and agreed to coordinate with the Ministries of Magic.
• Victor asked how the Council would handle exceptional recruits, and Noah suggested setting mission levels and seeking help from ordinary people and Asgard.
• After the meeting, Noah called Fury, who complained about the trouble Noah’s calls usually brought but confirmed he was gathering troops.

Noah persuaded Fury to recruit game developers to build a quest system and discussed the unusual people joining the forces preparing to defend Earth. Meanwhile, Thanos monitored an experiment that appeared to succeed, bringing his plans to invade Earth closer.

• Noah told Fury to find online game developers to design a quest system, and Fury agreed to arrange it while suggesting Tony help.
• Fury explained that he was recruiting capable people with special abilities, including bodyguards and assassins, and Noah jokingly asked whether Darius Kincaid would be accepted.
• Thanos reflected on how he had acquired the Soul Stone and believed Earth held at least four Infinity Stones, making it his likely target.
• Thanos watched strange data from his experiment and saw results that seemed to confirm it had succeeded.

Noah planned to adapt ninjutsu such as Shadow Clone and Susanoo into magic, and the system proposed using a simplified version of his sealing technique to make the spells practical. Meanwhile, Thor learned about Fury’s plan to involve Earth’s ordinary people in the war and eagerly asked him to come to Asgard to discuss Noah’s mission-and-reward proposal.

• Noah reviewed useful ninjutsu and considered how to turn Shadow Clone and Susanoo into magic.
• The system said constructing Susanoo magic required a sealing technique, so Noah worried that his secret technique would be exposed.
• The system proposed creating a simplified sealing technique that could seal Susanoo and help mages use Dragonborn magic more quickly, and Noah agreed to review its materials.
• Thor spoke with Fury over a communication device and learned that Earth’s ordinary people would join the war.
• Thor praised Noah’s proposal to issue missions and distribute rewards based on evaluations, then invited Fury to Asgard to discuss it.

Noah developed a new spell by constructing a humanoid magical avatar from elemental powers, aiming to make it usable by wizards with different levels of skill. He left its appearance unfinished and considered the spell mainly a tool for others, when Wong, Mordo, and the others entered his office and saw his creation.

• Noah studied the system's information and began constructing a spell that could serve as a foundation for Dragonborn magic.
• Noah formed a prototype from pure magic power, then followed the system's advice and reforged it with elemental attributes.
• Noah built an earth-element skeleton, separated it from water elements with pure magic power, and added wind-element muscles and fire-element skin.
• Noah created a flaming, upper-bodied humanoid avatar but left its face and final form unfinished because he intended the spell primarily for other wizards.
• Wong, Mordo, and the others suddenly entered Noah's office and stared at him in disbelief.

Noah demonstrated a new, flexible spell that could envelop and amplify a sorcerer’s transformed body, then revealed he planned to teach its basic form at the magic academy. Wong and Mordo saw it as the first step in a progression toward Dragonborn magic and Domain Magic, while Noah remained unaware of how far-reaching his plan seemed.

• Noah showed Wong and Mordo his prototype spell and explained that it was intended for other sorcerers.
• Noah expanded the spell into an armored elemental giant and demonstrated how it could envelop Mordo in his dragon form.
• Mordo discovered the spell could attach to Dragonborn magic, and Noah explained that sorcerers could develop it gradually by improving their control and adding elements.
• Wong and Mordo asked where Noah would begin, and he said he planned to teach the spell at the magic academy.
• Mordo and Wong connected Noah’s curriculum to a broader path leading through Dragonborn magic and Domain Magic, but Noah denied having planned anything beyond the spell’s basic purpose.

Noah rested and studied the power of his domain while the Ministries of Magic argued over how to organize the coming war in Asgard. Hermione pushed them to follow Noah’s guidance and warned them of his power, but the meeting remained unresolved when Victor arrived with news of a new spell.

• Noah taught Wong and Mordo the principles of his spell, then rested and studied the silvery-white power of his domain while the system worked to adapt a powerful sealing technique.
• The Ministries of Magic held joint meetings for nearly a week, arguing over how many wizards to send to Asgard and how many to keep on Earth.
• Hermione urged the Ministers to follow the Sorcerer Supreme’s arrangements and consult the ordinary people developing the mission system and the Exorcist Guild.
• Hermione warned the Ministers that Noah was impatient and said she had seen him destroy a planet, prompting the hall to fall silent.
• Victor entered the conference hall and told the Ministers that Noah had developed a new spell for them to experience.

Noah tested the silver power of his Domain, named his new protective spell Guardian, and gathered leaders of independent Magic Organizations to prepare them for an approaching conflict. He ended by promising to reveal a spell that could help mages surpass the limits of life.

• Victor delivered Noah’s fantasy version of Susanoo and a simplified sealing technique to the Ministry of Magic, while the Ministers mistook his visit for pressure over their delays.
• Noah learned that his Domain’s silver power doubled his spell strength but could only sustain an all-out burst for about three minutes and could not be restored through time loops.
• Noah named the fantasy version of Susanoo Guardian and traveled to meet leaders of independent Magic Organizations.
• Noah told the gathered leaders to send mages into battle and warned them not to brush off their duties.
• Noah announced that he would share a spell capable of helping mages reach greater heights and transcend the limits of life.

After Noah revealed his terrifying universe spell to the Magic Organization leaders, he returned to Kamar-Taj to prepare for the coming war. Hermione summoned Constantine to a Ministry of Magic meeting, where he agreed to help organize exorcists for the mission system.

• The Magic Organization leaders left the meeting shocked by Noah's spell, while William Moore advised Charles to gather young mages and pass the Archmage examination.
• Noah returned to his office and planned to build strength and assign missions while preparing for war.
• Constantine called Noah to complain that Hermione had dragged him from bed and sent him to the Ministry of Magic meeting in his pajamas.
• Noah realized the Ministry wanted to use the Exorcist Guild's mission system and explained that young mages would gain experience through joint operations.
• Constantine volunteered to join the operations and proposed involving exorcists, so Noah agreed to require a qualified exorcist on every mage team accepting a mission.

Noah organized Earth’s magical and Muggle forces for the coming war, while a mission system and preparations for space combat took shape. After three months, the coalition gathered at Kamar-Taj, where Noah opened a portal for the Sky Carriers and the Muggles recognized him as the legendary mage who had saved New York.

• Noah ordered every mage team to include an exorcist, and Bastian decided Constantine should eventually lead the Exorcist Guild.
• Fury’s people, the Ministries of Magic, and Asgard representatives established a mission system, including rules for mages fighting in Asgard.
• Fury faced backlash after warning the Muggle world about the threat, but the deaths of those who challenged him convinced governments to mobilize an elite force.
• Tony arranged for Muggles to train aboard the Sky Carriers for space operations, while the magical world recruited only qualified mages to defend Earth.
• After nearly three months of preparation, Earth’s coalition assembled at Kamar-Taj, and Noah opened a huge portal so the Sky Carriers could pass through.
• The Muggles recognized Noah as the mage who had defeated the aliens over New York and called him a god and a living myth.

Noah met with Fury after the first wizards and Muggle soldiers left for war, and they discussed Fury’s plans for S.H.I.E.L.D. and cooperation with Asgard. They toasted victory in the war, which remained the immediate priority.

• Muggle soldiers befriended the young wizards and learned about Noah Finneal’s standing and power in the wizarding world.
• Noah visited Fury, who explained that he had bypassed capitalist opposition by publicly announcing the war and securing the wizards’ support.
• Fury told Noah he planned to move the Sentient World Observation and Response Department to the Moon and settle there alongside the Skrulls, while Skrulls impersonated him on Earth.
• Noah encouraged Fury to arrange for talented people to study in Asgard, but Fury said those discussions would have to wait until after the war.
• Noah and Fury raised their glasses to victory in the war and to everyone taking part.

Over five years, Earth’s soldiers and wizards adapted to space warfare while Tony advanced magical technology, and wizard teams learned to rely on exorcists after suffering heavy losses. The chapter ended when Asgard’s surveillance detected several enormous warships that seemed both familiar and unfamiliar.

• Muggle soldiers trained for space combat with Tony’s lighter support suits, while Tony developed an energy source by combining weakened Infinity Stone power with magic.
• Fury obtained authorization from Noah and Thor to share recordings of space life and battles with Earth, stirring interest among Muggles and wizards.
• Wizard teams fought Kree forces on a nameless planet near Asgard, and many teams suffered losses after ignoring their exorcists’ advice.
• The Ministries of Magic reprimanded arrogant young wizards, and a team later uncovered a Kree sneak attack plan under an exorcist’s leadership and earned guidance from Mordo.
• Asgard’s surveillance equipment spotted several gigantic warships that seemed familiar and unfamiliar.

Noah received an urgent warning from Thor that Asgard faced a large and terrifying enemy force, and he prepared to travel there with a team of mages. The chapter ended with Noah giving the Council five minutes to decide who would stay behind before they departed.

• Noah planned to give Hermione a ring, but Fury's call interrupted their morning and relayed Thor's request for Noah to come to Asgard.
• Fury warned Noah that the battlefield situation had worsened and that the enemies might be numerous and terrifying.
• Noah told Hermione to contact Mordo, Wong, the Council members, Strange, and Wanda so they could prepare to go to Asgard.
• Noah reflected on his years of combat preparation and the growing strength of Strange, Wanda, Wong, and Mordo.
• Noah gathered the mages in his office and gave them five minutes to decide who would stay behind before they left for Asgard.

Noah arrived in Asgard and learned that Thanos might be bringing alternate versions of himself through parallel universes. As Thanos and the Kree launched a full-scale attack, Noah led his allies toward the front lines to confront them.

• Noah brought Wong, Mordo, and the other mages to Asgard, where Thor, Loki, and Fat Thor welcomed them at the palace command center.
• Thor and Loki explained that identical Thanos warships and the reappearance of Ebony Maw suggested Thanos had found a way to reach parallel universes.
• A report arrived that the Kree army and Thanos's forces were deploying for a full-scale attack.
• Noah reassured his allies that he could defeat the Thanoses but warned Thor and the others to hold off their counterparts.
• Noah opened a portal and led Thor, Loki, Fat Thor, Strange, Wanda, and the others toward the front lines to take down Thanos.

Noah and the Earth-Asgard coalition confronted a fleet of Kree warships and nine Thanoses on the nameless planet. Thor charged into battle against one Thanos, and their clash devastated the battlefield as the wider fight began.

• Noah assigned Wong and Mordo to lead the mages against the Kree, while Strange and Wanda joined him.
• Thor called out the Thanoses, and Tony and the Avengers arrived to join the battle.
• Thor and Fat Thor charged at separate Thanoses, while Hela prepared to attack and Strange and Wanda headed into the fight.
• The central Thanos offered to spare at least half the Asgardians if Thor surrendered the Power Stone, but Thor refused and attacked.
• Thor and Thanos unleashed their full strength, and the shockwaves shattered nearby Kree and Thanos's subordinates.

Fat Thor fought a Thanos from another universe who possessed three Infinity Stones, overwhelming him with lightning. After recounting how Thanos had killed his brother and half his people in his own universe, Fat Thor prepared to finish him himself.

• Thanos revealed that he had three Infinity Stones and tried to persuade Fat Thor to avoid fighting.
• Fat Thor explained that Noah had destroyed Thanos in his universe, though Thanos had first killed Thor’s brother and half his people.
• Thanos attacked, but Fat Thor answered with a relentless barrage of lightning that wrecked his armor and left him badly wounded.
• Fat Thor told the defeated Thanos that he had eventually killed him in his own universe, though Thanos had already snapped his fingers.
• Fat Thor declared that Thanos would always fail while he was there and prepared to take revenge with his own hands.

Thor unleashed the Power Stone against Thanos and defeated him, while Strange faced another Thanos and rejected his attempt to sow discord. Thor left Thanos near death, declaring that the one who truly should never have existed was Thanos.

• Thor fully unleashed the Power Stone after realizing Fat Thor had defeated his opponent and feared he would lose their rivalry.
• Thanos used the incompatible Soul Stone to boost his strength as Thor and Thanos's weapons clashed.
• Thor combined the Power Stone with his thunder and punched Thanos, destroying his armor and severing his left arm.
• Thor told Thanos he would cut off his head and said Noah was a good friend who had not been wrong to exist.
• Strange rejected another Thanos's attempt to provoke jealousy over Fat Thor's position, saying that such a role belonged to whoever had the ability.

Strange fought Thanos, using Space magic and Holy Light to evade his attacks and counter with powerful spells. Thanos exploited Strange’s slowing spellcasting and landed a devastating strike, leaving Strange’s fate uncertain.

• Thanos called the fight an advance rehearsal, and Strange realized he might be testing him before attacking another Earth.
• Strange evaded Thanos’s first blow with Space magic and struck back with Holy Light and spatial pressure.
• Strange judged that Thanos came from a relatively weak universe and attacked more confidently, while Thanos unleashed the Power Stone’s energy.
• Thanos pressured Strange as he repeatedly entered the Mirror space, while Strange’s magic power began to run low.
• Thanos seized on Strange’s slower spellcasting and struck him with a powerful slash that carved a huge black fissure through the area.

Strange trapped Thanos in the Mirror space by redirecting his attack, then collapsed the space and destroyed him. Elsewhere, another Thanos pressed Tony and Steve until several figures appeared to protect them as a terrifying presence descended.

• Strange revealed that he had baited Thanos into attacking and used the strike to enter the Mirror space with him.
• Strange explained that he had used Holy Light to heal himself and space magic to redirect Thanos's attack.
• Strange collapsed the Mirror space, shattering Thanos into fragments.
• Another Thanos decided to capture Tony and study his unusual power while preparing to leave the battlefield.
• Thanos charged Tony and Steve, but several figures appeared around them as a terrifying aura descended from the sky.