Chapter Summaries

Alesia and Roa rescued Tony Stark from the destroyed terrorist camp, while Ethan was resurrected in Sky City—Aelionteu and told he must remain there until Tony became Iron Man. Ethan began exploring the city, unaware that his elf guide was one of Allen’s creations.

• Tony Stark rampaged through the terrorist camp in the Mark I armor, but a rocket blast disabled the suit and knocked him unconscious; Roa killed the nearby attackers.
• Alesia treated Tony, created a small oasis to keep him alive, and left with Roa after rescue helicopters arrived, but Tony woke and saw her escape through a portal.
• Tony returned to a US Army base with James Rhodes, while Ethan woke in Sky City—Aelionteu after Lady Artoria resurrected him with Holy Light Power.
• An elf girl explained that Ethan could not return to his world or meet Tony until Tony completed his transformation into Iron Man, because Ethan’s death was an important point on the timeline.
• The elf girl led Ethan through Aelionteu’s beautiful streets toward the Great Maelstrom, while he failed to notice the serial numbers on her neck.

After settling into Sky City and beginning research, Ethan gradually forgot the outside world while Tony Stark searched unsuccessfully for Alesia and Roa. S.H.I.E.L.D. tried to draw Tony into a Future Technology Symposium, and Nick Fury left headquarters to pursue his own plans as Alexander Pierce focused on obtaining advanced technology.

• Ethan adapted to life in Sky City, joined its research institution, and began studying again.
• Tony Stark learned J.A.R.V.I.S. had found no records of Alesia or Roa, then rejected Agent Coulson’s invitation to the Future Technology Symposium.
• Nick Fury learned the US Government might favor Hammer Industries over Stark Industries and ordered Coulson to secure Stark Industries’ selection.
• Nick Fury reviewed a file on Allen, Sakura, and Artoria, concluded Earth needed its own defense force, and left S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.
• Alexander Pierce dismissed tracking Nick Fury and told Sitwell to focus on obtaining advanced technology, believing the superhumans would not interfere in human conflicts.

As the Future Technology Symposium intensified rivalries on Earth, Allen watched Obadiah Stane prepare to attack Tony Stark and told Coulson that Iron Man would soon fight Iron Monger. Allen then learned that Sakura had captured a Kree fleet, prompting Coulson and Nick Fury to fear retaliation against Earth.

• Justin Hammer learned that the American representative on the International Security Council might hold key information about the symposium and began making calls to reach the decision-makers.
• Obadiah Stane failed to reverse-engineer the Mark I's power source, then drove to Tony Stark's residence intending to kill him and take the Miniature Arc Reactor.
• Allen stopped Coulson from pursuing Obadiah and predicted that Tony Stark would defeat Iron Monger, while Pepper Potts would need Coulson's protection.
• Artoria told Allen that Sakura had captured a Kree fleet, killed its crew, and brought back their souls, and Allen warned her that the Kree Empire remained dangerous.
• Coulson called Nick Fury to report the raid, and Fury reacted with alarm at the possibility of Kree retaliation against Earth.

Sakura crushed a Kree fleet and recruited the Ravagers into her legion by giving them Monster Cells, setting her sights on the Kree Empire. Meanwhile, Allen reassured Nick Fury that the Kree would soon face collapse and offered Earth a captured warship, then ended their call to watch Tony Stark fight Iron Monger.

• Sakura persuaded the Ravager leaders to join her legion and offered them Monster Cells despite the risk of genetic collapse.
• A towering Ravager swallowed a Monster Cell, transformed into a Giant, and pledged himself to Sakura as his Queen.
• The other Ravagers took Monster Cells, and their alliance became a powerful legion loyal to Sakura.
• Sakura declared that her plan’s first step had gone well and prepared to attack the Kree further.
• Nick Fury protested to Allen that his actions could draw Earth into war, and Allen said the Kree Empire would soon be too busy facing its own collapse to retaliate.
• Allen offered Nick Fury a captured Kree light cruiser and hung up to watch Tony Stark fight Iron Monger piloted by Obadiah Stane.

Tony Stark fought Obadiah Stane’s Iron Monger while Allen refused to intervene, but Coulson used his enhanced strength and modified pistol to bring the suit down and kill Stane. After Tony reunited with Pepper and recovered evidence of Stane’s crimes, he mocked Allen’s height, unknowingly provoking him.

• Tony Stark was distracted by civilians injured in the highway battle, allowing Obadiah Stane’s Iron Monger to overpower him.
• Coulson asked Allen for help, but Allen refused to interfere in a human conflict and explained that Tony would survive the fight.
• Allen identified Coulson’s ring and modified pistol, and Coulson used them to shoot Iron Monger out of the air.
• When Obadiah Stane tried to move again, Coulson shot Iron Monger a second time, severing the suit and fatally injuring Stane.
• Tony discovered Stane had died, while Coulson refused to reveal the origin of his equipment and pointed Tony toward the Future Technology Symposium.
• Pepper gave Tony a USB drive containing evidence against Stane, and Tony then mocked Allen’s height, angering Artoria.

After Tony Stark mocked Allen’s height, Allen removed Tony’s heart with the Ope Ope no Mi and warned him that damage to it would kill him. Allen later admitted the outburst was partly a lure, then agreed to give Hammer Industries a symposium ticket in exchange for blood samples from Captain America Steve Rogers and Hulk Bruce Banner.

• Tony Stark mocked Allen’s height, and Allen unleashed a massive storm before using ROOM to remove Tony’s heart and hand it to him.
• Coulson learned from Pepper Potts that Tony had provoked Allen, while Tony returned home with his heart in a cake box.
• At the Queens grocery store, Allen told Artoria that he had been only a little angry and had partly baited Tony, then ordered her to summon Alesia.
• Alexander Pierce offered Allen blood samples from Captain America Steve Rogers and Hulk Bruce Banner in exchange for a Future Technology Symposium ticket for Hammer Industries.
• Allen accepted Pierce’s offer and promised that Hammer Industries would receive one of the Americas’ symposium tickets.

Allen received Hydra’s blood samples and used a superpower-granting potion as bait, while Tony Stark and Nick Fury traced him to his grocery store in Queens. Allen revealed that he and his companions came from another world, then gave Fury a miniature warship as a prize before their discussion about the Kree began.

• A Hydra agent delivered two blood samples to Allen, who sent Alexander Pierce a potion that could grant permanent superpowers and warned the agent not to drink it.
• Allen told Artoria that the potion was bait to draw Hydra in, and said he had not planned to retrieve the Soul Stone himself because obtaining it might require sacrificing someone cherished.
• J.A.R.V.I.S. identified Alesia in satellite footage, and Tony Stark investigated Allen’s store before flying to New York with his heart secured in a metal case.
• Nick Fury traveled to New York with Coulson to deal with Tony’s situation, and their group met Tony outside Allen’s grocery store.
• Alesia led Tony and Fury inside, where Allen explained that his group came from another world and gave Fury a miniature warship before Fury asked to discuss the Kree privately.

Allen showed Nick Fury a miniature Kree cruiser and assured him the Kree would not invade Earth, while Tony Stark brought him a gemstone containing a fragment linked to the Darkhold. Allen crushed the gemstone and released a cloud of deadly Dark Energy, then ordered Alesia to deal with it.

• Allen revealed that the miniature Kree cruiser was a real warship shrunk by magic and told Nick Fury he intended to destroy the Kree Empire.
• Nick Fury asked Allen to erase the witnesses’ memories, but Allen refused, and Tony Stark threatened to complain to the International Security Council.
• Allen reassured Nick Fury that the Kree were occupied with threats elsewhere and would not invade Earth.
• Tony Stark presented Allen with a gemstone containing a strange finger, and Allen identified its energy as a remnant tied to the Darkhold.
• Allen crushed the gemstone, releasing Dark Energy that could kill millions, and ordered Alesia to handle it.

Allen ended his meeting with Nick Fury and Tony Stark after revealing the limits of Tony’s Iron Man suit and selling him magical metals and a beginner’s magic book. Elsewhere, Hydra tested Allen’s potion on Crossbones, who awakened powerful abilities and was sent away for secret study.

• Roa swallowed the black mist, and Allen restored Tony’s heart before Nick Fury and Coulson left after asking him to keep the Kree secret.
• Allen told Tony that his father had helped found S.H.I.E.L.D. and described an International Security Council technology symposium that favored selected powers and companies.
• Tony bought four Mithril ingots and two Thorium ingots, received Apprentice’s Notes from Allen, and was transported with Pepper and Happy to his California villa.
• Tony began reading the magic book as he tried to understand its contents.
• Alexander Pierce gave Allen’s potion to Crossbones, who drank it and suffered a painful transformation as people and objects nearby floated into the air.
• Crossbones awakened apparent gravity or telekinetic powers, and Hydra secretly moved him to a secluded facility for study.

Tony Stark advanced his magic studies and Iron Man technology while Justin Hammer was approached by a Hydra agent promising access to the Future Technology Symposium. Meanwhile, Allen and Artoria watched Hulk and Abomination devastate New York until a S.H.I.E.L.D. Quinjet deployed GX51, which struck both giants away.

• Tony Stark handed control of Stark Industries to Pepper Potts, promoted Happy, and continued building suits while fighting terrorists around the world.
• Justin Hammer met a Hydra agent who offered to secure Hammer Industries a Symposium entry ticket in exchange for a long-term partnership.
• Allen and Artoria watched Hulk and Abomination battle in New York, and Allen stopped Artoria from intervening because it could provoke General Ross and the International Security Council.
• Allen told Artoria a joke about a Native American girl's scalp and explained why he would not try to change the United States, citing the risks of disrupting the timeline and angering Ancient One.
• A S.H.I.E.L.D. Quinjet dropped GX51 into the battle, and the robot punched Hulk and Abomination away.

GX51 defeated Abomination and massacred hundreds of soldiers after General Ross ordered it attacked, then stopped when Coulson intervened. Allen watched with Artoria and reflected that S.H.I.E.L.D. would restrain Hulk, while he already possessed Hulk’s blood and could transform into a monster stronger than Hulk.

• GX51 wounded Abomination with its Positron Cannon, severed his limbs, and incinerated him after General Ross ordered it to stop.
• General Ross ordered the army to fire on GX51, which killed hundreds of soldiers before Coulson ordered it to stand down.
• Coulson confronted General Ross, cited the recorded incident, and had Hawk Eyes restrain him for the unauthorized experiments and deaths.
• Coulson and Hawk Eyes departed for Washington, D.C. with GX51, while Allen and Artoria discussed Hulk’s anger-driven power and S.H.I.E.L.D.’s plan to recruit him.
• Allen revealed that he had fused Hulk’s blood into his body and could transform into a monster even more terrifying than Hulk.

As agents from rival countries continued fighting outside Allen’s store, Tony Stark used a Class Ring to gain the Mage template and cast his first fireball. Allen told Tony he would soon travel to Kamar-Taj and New Mexico, and the chapter ended with Tony leaving to study enchanting while Allen wished him good health.

• Tony Stark asked Allen why he did not stop the agents fighting outside, and Allen said he had promised not to interfere in human infighting.
• Tony put on the Mage Class Ring, endured a surge of magical knowledge, and awoke able to cast a fireball.
• Allen warned Tony that he might need an antidote, but Tony chose to buy Basic Enchanting instead.
• Allen told Tony he would visit Kamar-Taj at the Sorcerer Supreme’s invitation and then travel to New Mexico, while promising to return before the Future Technology Symposium.
• Tony invited Allen to his birthday party, and Allen declined before wishing Tony good health as he left the store.

Allen discussed with Ancient One how to collect the Infinity Stones without disrupting the timeline, while Sakura’s forces devastated a Kree planet near Hala. Ancient One advised Allen to return the Stones until after Infinity War, and Sakura left the conquered planet as the Kree prepared to retaliate.

• Ancient One explained to Allen that Earth’s mages drew power from other dimensions and that she sought a new source beyond the Vishanti.
• Allen proposed collecting the Space Stone first, then the Power and Reality Stones, and recovering the Mind Stone only after making a substitute for Vision; he said someone would bring him the Soul Stone.
• Ancient One told Allen he did not need an Infinity Gauntlet, urged him to return the Stones before Infinity War ended, and then departed through a portal.
• Sakura’s legion ambushed a Kree-held planet near Hala, freezing hundreds of fleets and bombarding cities until tens of millions of Kree had died.
• Sakura ordered her troops to land, and the Ravagers slaughtered the planet’s inhabitants, looted its resources, and harvested the dead Kree’s souls.
• Sakura led her expanded legion away before the Kree fleet assembled to retaliate.

Sakura brought her army to Kontraxia to resupply after striking the Kree, and Star-Lord recognized her as an Earthling. Meanwhile, Allen discussed their plans with Sakura before Alexander Pierce and John Garrett decided Hydra would build a robot army using resources from an upcoming technology symposium.

• A Ravager leader told Yondu that Sakura's Frost Queen army had devastated Kree forces and left their territories vulnerable to raids.
• Sakura landed on Kontraxia with her army, ordered supplies, and offered to trade Kree technology and goods; she told Star-Lord to contact her about anything interesting.
• Yondu fled Kontraxia after sensing Sakura's power, while Allen arrived and discussed the Kree, the Power Stone, Thanos, and Ego with Sakura.
• Allen told Sakura that Vilnalasath would soon awaken and might help them use the Infinity Stones, then returned to Earth through a portal.
• Alexander Pierce and John Garrett watched footage of GX51 and concluded that Project Insight could not match it.
• Pierce ordered Garrett to infiltrate Hammer Industries and use S.H.I.E.L.D. and the International Security Council to build a robot army for Hydra.

Tony Stark discovered that palladium was poisoning him and regretted refusing Allen’s antidote, while Allen waited in New Mexico for Thor’s arrival and met Alexander Pierce at a Hydra base. After demonstrating his control over Gravitonium, Allen warned Pierce about Captain America’s discovery and suggested a way to turn him against the US Government.

• Tony Stark saw his rising palladium levels and agonized over having rejected Allen’s antidote, while Black Widow monitored him for Nick Fury.
• Allen watched Jane Foster, Erik Selvig, and Daisy Lewis in a New Mexico diner with Artoria, then left to meet Alexander Pierce.
• Pierce showed Allen Gravitonium, and Allen demonstrated its power by increasing gravity and swallowing a car with a black hole.
• Crossbones urged Allen to lead Hydra, but Allen refused and warned Pierce that Brock’s Nen abilities might soon make him difficult to control.
• Allen told Pierce that Nick Fury had found a German-marked plane in the Arctic, leading Pierce to suspect Captain America had been found.
• Allen suggested that Pierce use evidence of US Government and military crimes to provoke Captain America, and Pierce considered the idea.

Allen returned to New Mexico as Thor and Mjolnir arrived, while Ancient One warned him against disrupting the timeline and Odin assessed the danger he posed. At Mjolnir’s landing site, Allen revealed Asgard’s history with Earth to Nick Fury and the agents watching him.

• Allen attended Tony Stark’s birthday party with Gravitonium, then returned to New Mexico as the Rainbow Bridge brought Thor and Mjolnir to Earth.
• Allen told Artoria to treat the Asgardians as equals, and Ancient One warned him that his actions could alter the timeline; Allen promised not to interfere recklessly.
• Odin asked Heimdall about Allen and learned that Allen was exceptionally powerful, while Loki continued trying to prove himself worthy of ruling Asgard.
• After Thor was incapacitated by a Taser, Allen and Artoria examined Mjolnir; Artoria refused to try lifting it, and Allen reached for its handle as Nick Fury called.
• Allen identified the hammer as Mjolnir and told Nick Fury that Asgardians had visited Earth, fought the Frost Giants, and left the Tesseract behind.

S.H.I.E.L.D. investigated Mjolnir while Allen explained Asgard’s power and Thor’s banishment to Earth. Thor failed to lift his hammer, and Loki secretly entered the room to speak with him, leaving Coulson alarmed by Asgardian magic.

• Coulson questioned Allen about Asgard’s strength, and Allen said Mjolnir could unleash nuclear-level force and that Thor was in a nearby town.
• Coulson tried to lift Mjolnir but only tore his clothes, while Allen explained that Odin had stripped Thor of his power to teach him a lesson.
• Lightning struck Mjolnir and disrupted S.H.I.E.L.D.’s equipment, and the agents secured the hammer as they waited for Thor.
• Thor arrived in the storm and could not lift Mjolnir, then was brought to a temporary room by Coulson’s agents.
• Allen told Coulson that Loki was invisibly present in the room, so Coulson left Thor and Loki alone and worried that Loki could bypass S.H.I.E.L.D.’s security.

Allen explained Loki’s betrayal and Odin’s plans to Thor, urging him to reclaim Mjolnir before Asgard’s crisis worsened. After demonstrating that he could lift the hammer with sufficient power, Allen left Thor to keep trying.

• Loki escaped to Asgard through the Rainbow Bridge, and Allen explained its terrifying power to Coulson.
• Allen told Thor that Odin was alive and that Loki had lied to seize power, prompting Thor to realize Loki was jealous of him.
• Allen revealed that Loki was Laufey’s son and that Odin had intended him to inherit Jotunheim, but Loki had become obsessed with Asgard’s throne.
• Allen lifted Mjolnir by channeling immense lightning into it, then told Thor to regain his power quickly before leaving with Artoria.
• Thor spent half an hour trying to lift Mjolnir again before collapsing from exhaustion.

Allen warned Coulson that Loki would send an attack against Thor after dawn, prompting S.H.I.E.L.D. to seek emergency authorization for Allen to intervene. The chapter ended with Nick Fury asking the International Security Council representatives to approve Allen’s involvement in the coming Asgardian conflict.

• Tony Stark tracked Allen to New Mexico and said he had installed a backdoor in S.H.I.E.L.D.’s computer system to learn his location.
• Allen told Tony Stark that Thor and Mjolnir were in the desert, and Tony went to meet Thor.
• Tony Stark and Thor returned to the restaurant together, drank heavily, and caused a town-wide free-drinking party while Jane Foster grew jealous.
• Coulson arrived and asked Allen what Loki would do next, and Allen warned that an attack would likely come after dawn and urged the evacuation of the town.
• Coulson contacted Nick Fury, who convened an emergency meeting and asked the International Security Council to authorize Allen to help protect Thor.

Allen watched as Loki sent the Destroyer Armor to kill Thor, but refused to intervene before S.H.I.E.L.D. received authorization. After punishing the Warriors Three and Sif for their recklessness, Allen warned Thor that he knew nothing about Odin’s condition, while the Destroyer reached the restaurant and attacked.

• The Warriors Three and Sif reunited with Thor, and Allen and Artoria condemned their failure to consider the danger Loki’s new rule posed to him.
• Tony Stark woke with a hangover, and Allen refused to help him while calling out his drinking and hidden fears.
• The Destroyer Armor arrived through the Rainbow Bridge and vaporized cars and buildings; Coulson confirmed the town had been evacuated, while Allen waited for authorization and warned that Stark’s armor could not withstand its beams.
• Allen electrocuted Fandral after he mocked him, then used Kyoka Suigetsu to make Volstagg and Sif wound Hogun as they attacked.
• Allen warned Thor that he understood nothing about Odin’s condition, while Tony fired at the Destroyer and its beam split the restaurant and roof apart.