Chapter Summaries

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.

Allen entered the fight against Loki’s Destroyer Armor after the International Security Council authorized him to act, overwhelming the weapon with precisely controlled lightning. He prepared a devastating final strike, leaving the Destroyer Armor’s fate unresolved.

• J.A.R.V.I.S. identified the Destroyer Armor as an unfamiliar, remotely controlled weapon, while Tony Stark struggled to damage it.
• Nick Fury persuaded the International Security Council to authorize Allen to intervene instead of using nuclear weapons.
• Coulson relayed the authorization, and Allen struck the Destroyer Armor with lightning, disabling it while Tony Stark and the Asgardians withdrew.
• Allen repeatedly blasted the Destroyer Armor with lightning, leaving it scorched and badly damaged as Thor watched in disbelief.
• Allen studied the armor, teleported above the clouds, compressed a massive sphere of lightning, and launched his Raijin attack at its head.

Allen destroyed the Destroyer Armor with a devastating attack, then helped Thor awaken his power and return to Asgard. Allen traveled with Thor, while Artoria kept the damaged armor out of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra’s hands.

• Allen’s black-purple ball lightning obliterated the Destroyer Armor and much of the New Mexico town, while Artoria shielded the others.
• Allen asked Thor to choose between remaining on Earth and returning to Asgard; Thor chose to reclaim his power and confront Loki.
• Allen struck Thor with increasingly powerful lightning until Thor awakened his power, caught Mjolnir, and summoned the Rainbow Bridge.
• Allen told the others he planned to meet Odin and destroy Jotunheim, then traveled to Asgard with Thor and the Warriors Three.
• Artoria warned Coulson that the Destroyer Armor could recover, teleported it to Sky City, and agreed to share any discoveries with S.H.I.E.L.D.
• The US Government arranged to rebuild the town and told residents that Mexican drug lords had attacked it.

Allen traveled to Jotunheim and exterminated the Frost Giants before shattering their planet. He returned to Asgard as Laufey and Loki confronted Thor, then disarmed Laufey and took the Casket of Ancient Winters, leaving Laufey to be sent away for experiments.

• Allen asked Heimdall to send him to Jotunheim and arrived alone on the Frost Giants’ world.
• Allen used Ryūjin Jakka to melt the ice, unleash magma, and kill the Frost Giants across Jotunheim.
• Allen shattered Jotunheim with a punch, then returned to Asgard after Heimdall activated the Rainbow Bridge.
• Laufey arrived with Loki and Thor, and Heimdall told them that Jotunheim and its Frost Giants had been destroyed.
• Laufey unleashed the Casket of Ancient Winters, but Allen cut off his arms and took the casket.
• Allen teleported Laufey to Sky City in Azerath, where biological experiments awaited him.

After Loki staged his death and escaped, Odin awoke and welcomed Allen, who proposed a deal involving valuable technology and life energy. As Allen remained in Asgard for a celebration, a technology symposium began in Sky City, where Tony Stark encountered Justin Hammer, who had Hydra's backing.

• Loki rejected Thor's plea, staged a fall from the Rainbow Bridge with an illusion, and secretly escaped while Thor mourned him.
• Odin awoke, comforted Thor, and greeted Allen, who offered the Life-Life Fruit and proposed a private transaction.
• Odin agreed to discuss a deal with Allen and hosted a victory banquet, where Frigga sensed the power radiating from Allen's soul.
• Thor's friends urged Allen to demonstrate his lightning, and Allen unleashed a thunderstorm above the Asgardian palace.
• The Future Technology Symposium opened in Sky City, where Tony Stark and Pepper Potts met Justin Hammer, who claimed he would catch up to Stark Industries with advanced technology.

At the Future Technology Symposium, Artoria Pendragon introduced the first-generation miniaturized nuclear fusion reactor as the first technology available for sharing. The chapter ended with every invited company volunteering to compete for the technology, despite Artoria’s warning to act within their capabilities.

• Justin Hammer mingled with officials and entrepreneurs, hoping to build an alliance among high-tech companies, while Tony Stark and Pepper Potts discussed Hammer Industries as a coming rival.
• Alesia told Tony Stark that Allen’s Wolf Pack consisted of powerful combat companions linked to Allen, and that Roa could not match them.
• Artoria introduced herself as King Arthur from a parallel Earth, then rejected the British delegation’s claim that she was their ancestor because Ancient Britain had fought the Anglo-Saxons.
• Artoria presented the first-generation miniaturized nuclear fusion reactor, and Tony Stark praised its output as hundreds of times greater than his chest reactor.
• Artoria explained that the reactor’s technology could be freely researched, while the eighth-generation magical reactor depended on rare materials and skilled enchanters; Tony confirmed that magic required exceptional talent.
• Artoria invited companies to press a button to enter the competition for the reactor technology, and all forty-plus companies pressed green despite her warning about their ability to absorb it.

Artoria managed the International Security Council’s chaotic competition over Sky City’s technologies, then signed an agreement that gave her a ten percent stake in Hammer Industries. At lunch, Ethan learned he might be sent back to Earth after the restriction period, while Alexander Pierce and Hydra’s executives began planning to exploit Sky City’s power.

• Artoria ended the morning session after the delegates fought over technologies and granted Justin Hammer ten percent of Hammer Industries in exchange for access to his connections and auctions.
• Tony Stark and Pepper Potts ate magical food in Sky City’s restaurant, which strengthened their bodies, while Ethan watched Tony from hiding.
• Ethan’s elf companion told him that ordinary residents would be sent back to their original worlds and suggested he ask Artoria for permission to stay permanently.
• Alexander Pierce discussed Sky City with Baron Strucker and Daniel Whitehall, and the Hydra executives agreed to pursue cooperation that could strengthen Hydra.

Allen negotiated with Odin for Asgardian knowledge and treasures, revealed his plan to obtain the Soul Stone without sacrificing anyone, and agreed to a partial deal. After spending several months in Asgard, he returned to Earth and was accidentally struck by Jane Foster's car in the New Mexico desert.

• Allen told Odin he had destroyed Jotunheim because the Frost Giants had invaded Earth and he would show no mercy to threats against humanity.
• Allen offered to help Asgard deal with Hela and prevent Ragnarok in exchange for treasures, and he explained that someone else could retrieve the Soul Stone before he took it.
• Odin agreed to part with some treasures but withheld the Eternal Flame until Ragnarok, and he offered Allen an Infinity Gauntlet, which Allen refused.
• Allen told Odin he planned to use his own body to control the Infinity Stones, and they shook hands on their partial partnership.
• After several months in Asgard, Allen returned to Earth through the Rainbow Bridge and was hit by Jane Foster's car in the New Mexico desert.
• Daisy Lewis and Jane Foster recognized Allen, and Jane anxiously checked him for injuries as he told her he was fine.

After returning to town, Allen joined Coulson and Nick Fury aboard a modified S.H.I.E.L.D. aircraft and described Asgard and its powerful relics. He warned Fury about the Tesseract’s dangers while confirming that an alien invasion was coming, leaving Fury reassured that the Avengers Initiative would succeed.

• After walking back to town with Jane Foster and Daisy Lewis, Allen declined medical attention, and Daisy teased him before S.H.I.E.L.D. agents arrived for him.
• Coulson took Allen aboard a transport aircraft, where Nick Fury welcomed him back from Asgard and asked him about the realm.
• Allen described Asgard and showed Fury the Casket of Ancient Winters and the Tablet of Life, demonstrating the Casket’s power by freezing a bottle of whisky.
• Allen warned Fury that the Tesseract could endanger Earth, then explained that the Avengers Initiative needed an external threat to unite the world.
• Nick Fury inferred that aliens would invade Earth soon and asked whether the Avengers Initiative would succeed; Allen assured him it would.

Nick Fury secured Allen’s support for the Avengers, and Allen warned him that Odin and Ancient One would soon die, leaving Earth vulnerable to chaos. After returning to Sky City, Allen reviewed his forces’ progress and prepared Artoria to lead the fight against Hela.

• Nick Fury asked Allen to lend someone to the Avengers, and Allen agreed to send Alesia to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.
• Allen warned Nick Fury that the Tablet of Life could provoke a devastating conflict between evolved people and old humans, and revealed that Odin and Ancient One would soon die.
• Coulson reported that S.H.I.E.L.D. could not reach Kamar-Taj, and Nick Fury ordered him to collect Alesia and test her abilities.
• Edna Bevin reported that Allen’s forces had taken control of Wakanda’s Vibranium mines, repaired the Destroyer Armor, and discovered new uses for Uru metal.
• Allen gave Edna Bevin new Asgardian knowledge and the Tablet of Life, then showed Artoria the treasures Odin had willingly provided.
• Allen told Artoria she would lead the coming battle against Hela, and she eagerly accepted.

Alexander Pierce manipulated Steve Rogers into questioning the U.S. government and ordered Hydra to monitor Allen’s return and Hammer Industries’ projects. Meanwhile, Alesia arrived at S.H.I.E.L.D. for testing, demonstrated overwhelming power, and told Nick Fury she could destroy a GX51 robot within five minutes.

• Steve Rogers found a magazine describing U.S. nuclear tests, human experiments, and Japanese biochemical weapons research, then grew furious and bent a steel bar on a park bench.
• Alexander Pierce revealed that Hydra had planted the magazine to undermine Steve Rogers and ordered Sitwell to push him toward online information and hacker forums.
• Sitwell reported that Allen had returned to Earth and met Nick Fury, so Alexander Pierce ordered Hydra to investigate the meeting and watch Hammer Industries.
• Alesia arrived late at S.H.I.E.L.D. with Roa and joined Coulson, Natasha Romanoff, and Clint Barton for physical tests.
• Alesia smashed the testing equipment and a reinforced concrete wall, causing 650 million US dollars in damage while impressing the agents with her abilities.
• Alesia told Nick Fury that she could destroy a GX51 robot in five minutes, explaining that the GX-series robots were designed as expendable battlefield units.

Allen left his stalled research on the Tablet of Life to relax at Tony Stark’s home, where Tony offered to join the project. Meanwhile, the Tesseract became dangerously active at S.H.I.E.L.D.’s research facility, and Nick Fury ordered its Phase Two Prototype moved as he entered the core laboratory to inspect the crisis.

• After mastering Asgardian Rune Magic and Dwarven Blacksmithing Technology, Allen failed to push his lab mouse beyond thirty-two evolutions without genetic collapse.
• Allen visited Tony Stark, showed him the evolved mouse, and heard Tony volunteer to help study the Life Evolution Equation.
• Nick Fury received word that the Tesseract had become extremely active and released a great amount of energy, so he called Allen for help.
• Allen refused to come until the next day, and Nick Fury ordered the Phase Two Prototype transferred before entering the core laboratory.
• A staff member touched the Tesseract with a metal rod, and it erupted with blinding light and pure energy.

Allen explained the Tesseract’s history and warned that its misuse could endanger Earth, while Loki’s arrival confirmed an invasion was underway. As Nick Fury asked the International Security Council to activate the Avengers Initiative, Allen left the response to others and returned to studying the Tablet of Life.

• Allen told Tony Stark and Pepper Potts that the Tesseract had a long history on Earth and that Howard Stark’s research had produced Tony’s reactor isotope.
• Allen revealed that the Tesseract controlled space and warned that a mistake could send Earth into a starless region, while Tony described the resulting catastrophe.
• Nick Fury called Allen to report that Loki had emerged through the Tesseract and attacked S.H.I.E.L.D.; Allen said Loki was acting alone but warned of a likely invasion backed by other forces.
• Allen told Tony that he would remain an observer until the International Security Council requested aid, then vanished to continue studying the Tablet of Life.
• Nick Fury faced accusations from the International Security Council over withholding the Tesseract’s dangers and proposed officially activating the Avengers Initiative.

The Avengers gathered aboard the Helicarrier as S.H.I.E.L.D. prepared to confront Loki, and Alesia demonstrated her overwhelming strength before joining the team. Meanwhile, Alexander Pierce asked Allen about the Tesseract and the coming alien invasion, then offered to make Earth Allen’s vassal in exchange for his help.

• Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, Natasha Romanoff, and Alesia gathered aboard the Helicarrier, where Alesia threw Steve to the deck and Maria Hill explained that she was a powerful Druid.
• Alesia criticized Earth’s slow progress on advanced technology, then told Steve that she and her allies were Travelers from another dimension who had made a treaty with Earth.
• Natasha announced that Loki had been found in Stuttgart, Germany, and Steve and Alesia prepared to leave for the fight.
• Alexander Pierce visited Allen and asked what the Tesseract was and why Loki wanted it.
• Allen explained that Loki likely planned to open a wormhole for an alien attack, and warned Pierce that S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Tesseract research had raised Earth’s profile among alien civilizations.
• Pierce asked about Earth’s chances and offered to make the planet Allen’s vassal if Allen would help defend it.

Loki seized control of a Stuttgart square and demanded that civilians kneel, but Captain America, Iron Man, and Alesia stopped him. Thor arrived and confronted Loki about the Tesseract and his plans for Earth, and the Avengers escorted Loki away to question him.

• Loki forced hundreds of civilians to kneel and fired the Mind Scepter at an old man who defied him, but Captain America blocked the beam with his shield.
• Natasha warned Loki to surrender from a S.H.I.E.L.D. Quinjet, while Steve fought him and Alesia enhanced Steve with magic.
• Loki tried to attack Steve from behind, but Iron Man intervened, and Loki surrendered.
• Thor arrived via the Rainbow Bridge, greeted Iron Man and Steve, then demanded that Loki reveal the Tesseract's location and his plans for Earth.
• Loki said he wanted to establish his own kingdom and refused to tell Thor about the Chitauri, so the group escorted him to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier for questioning.

Allen warned the Avengers that the Chitauri attack was a test by Thanos, then explored the Mind Stone’s compatibility with his powers and revealed the political distrust surrounding S.H.I.E.L.D. The chapter ended with Nick Fury asking the International Security Council for support as an alien war approached.

• Allen told Nick Fury and Director Egghead that Thanos’s Chitauri were testing Earth’s defenses before a possible invasion by the Dark Army.
• Allen discovered that the Mind Stone could greatly amplify his Mantra and mental abilities, and he told the Avengers that government officials considered them dangerous freaks.
• Sakura reported that the Chitauri were gathering, and Allen declined her offer to stop them so Earth’s leaders could experience the threat firsthand.
• Allen revealed that Sakura was his adopted daughter and that he commanded a space fleet, prompting the Avengers to question Nick Fury’s secrecy.
• Nick Fury asked the International Security Council to authorize resources for a united response, while a representative asked what Allen planned to do.

Nick Fury’s defense of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Tesseract weapons program drove the Avengers into a bitter argument while Loki used the Mind Stone to deepen their distrust. As Loki’s controlled agents attacked the Helicarrier and Allen prepared to test Hulk, Bruce Banner transformed near Natasha.

• Tony Stark and Bruce Banner traced the Tesseract’s Gamma Ray signal while uncovering S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Phase Two weapons plan, and Steve Rogers condemned the project.
• Nick Fury argued that Earth needed defenses against alien threats, but Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, and Thor blamed the Tesseract research for drawing Loki and his forces to Earth.
• Allen told Ancient One that the Mind Stone could overpower the Time Stone, then watched a controlled Hawk Eyes attack Engine Three of the Helicarrier.
• Alesia asked whether they should stop Hawk Eyes, but Allen sent her to help the wounded and jumped through the damaged engine to test Hulk’s strength.
• Natasha tried to calm Bruce Banner in a wrecked passage, but Banner transformed into Hulk.

Allen fought Hulk away from the Helicarrier, defeated him through a brutal test of strength, and reassured Bruce Banner that Hulk could be controlled. Meanwhile, Alexander Pierce began planning to obtain S.H.I.E.L.D.’s 084 items to build a counterforce against the Avengers, while observers watched Allen’s fight through satellites.

• Allen lured Hulk off the Helicarrier and fought him in the ruins of an abandoned area, enduring Hulk’s attacks without using his other defenses.
• Alexander Pierce and Crossbones discussed the Avengers as a threat to Hydra and decided to search for the 084 items as possible bargaining material for Allen.
• Hulk eventually admitted defeat and reverted to Bruce Banner, who woke amid the destruction and learned that Allen had beaten him.
• Allen gave Banner clothes and told him Hulk could fear death and be defeated, encouraging him to face his other self rather than fear it.
• Maria Hill called to check on Allen and Banner, while Allen pointed out that observers had watched the battle through reconnaissance satellites.

Nick Fury used Coulson’s apparent coma to unite the Avengers, while Alesia secretly healed him and he later woke. Meanwhile, Allen summoned the Red Dragon Vilnalasath and flew with Bruce Banner toward New York, where the sight of them sparked public alarm ahead of the battle.

• Maria Hill reported that Allen and Bruce Banner would make their own way to New York, while Coulson remained unconscious after Loki’s attack.
• Nick Fury showed Steve Rogers Coulson’s Captain America cards and told the Avengers that Coulson had supported the Avengers Initiative, motivating them to unite and head for New York.
• Alesia asked Nick Fury why he had pretended Coulson might remain unconscious, and he admitted he had used the situation to bring the Avengers together; he promised her an ice cream shop in return for keeping the secret.
• After the Avengers departed, Coulson woke in the hospital, and Nick Fury explained that Alesia had healed him with nature magic before ordering him to get ready.
• Allen summoned the awakened Red Dragon Vilnalasath, exchanged memories and power with her, and set off for New York with Bruce Banner.
• Vilnalasath carried Banner through the air toward New York, where civilians filmed the Dragon and news outlets reported the sighting.

Tony Stark failed to stop the Tesseract from opening a wormhole, and the Chitauri invaded Manhattan. As the city fell into chaos, Alesia, Roa, Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America fought to contain the invasion.

• Tony Stark's attacks failed to stop the Tesseract, and he discovered that Loki's Mind Scepter could not affect his Miniature Arc Reactor.
• Tony Stark struck Loki through a window, but the Tesseract opened a wormhole and the Chitauri poured into Manhattan.
• Tony Stark destroyed hundreds of Chitauri with his weapons before more arrived and began attacking civilians.
• Thor confronted Loki, and the brothers fought while Natasha brought Alesia into the battle in the Quinjet.
• Alesia sent Roa to destroy a Chitauri troop carrier, then summoned storms, flying Warcraft, and protective plants to keep the invasion contained around Manhattan Island.