Chapter Summaries

Hawk realized Thanos had changed his plans after Hawk threatened the Celestials, and he explained that he intended to use their destruction to draw out Time’s Eternity, who had imprisoned Gwen. He left for Titan to meet Thanos, while Tony and the others faced the decision of what to do about the Celestial inside Earth.

• Doctor Strange told Hawk that Thanos had released him, Tony, and Holland Spider-Man and invited Hawk to Titan, while giving up his claim to the Time Stone.
• Hawk connected Thanos’s change of heart to his own threat to destroy planets containing Celestial Seeds, and Sharon explained the Celestial threat to Tony and Holland Spider-Man.
• Hawk said the Celestials could not return Gwen and revealed that he planned to slaughter them to force Time’s Eternity to appear.
• Hawk asked Doctor Strange to project Titan’s coordinates and announced that he would meet Thanos as an enemy of his enemy.
• Hawk vanished from New York S.H.I.E.L.D. and flew toward Titan at faster-than-light speed, leaving Tony and the others to decide how to deal with the Celestial inside Earth.

Hawk met Thanos on the ruined Titan and learned that its people had knowingly ignored a Celestial Seed until Thanos used his inherited Deviant powers to make them choose planetary destruction. Thanos explained that he had acted as a savior across other worlds, but admitted that meeting Hawk made him see himself as an accomplice instead.

• Hawk found Thanos sitting beside Titan's dried seabed, with a fallen five-tube Celestial nearby.
• Hawk discovered that a Celestial Seed inside Titan had died after the planet's life was extinguished.
• Thanos explained that Titan's Eternals had chosen to ignore the Seed, and that he had used his Deviant hive-control ability to impose the choice of self-destruction on them.
• Thanos said he had left Titan with Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian to destroy other planets threatened by Celestial Seeds.
• Hawk challenged Thanos's claim that he had made the right choices for others and asked whether Gamora approved of his actions.
• Thanos told Hawk that he no longer saw himself as a savior, but as an accomplice.

Thanos revealed to Hawk that Grylis and the Celestials had replaced time in the universe, driven Eternity and Death away, and planned to bring life under their control. As Thanos neared death, he explained that destroying seeded planets was Grylis’s fallback plan, leaving Hawk to confront the threat to Gwen and the universe’s life.

• Thanos told Hawk that the Celestials had designed him to destroy life-bearing planets containing their seeds.
• Thanos explained that the Celestials had replaced time, while Eternity and Death had been expelled from the universe.
• Thanos said Olympus, the World Tree, and Terra remained beyond the Celestials’ control, and identified Hawk as the variable that disrupted their plans.
• Thanos revealed that Grylis had been the Six of Dots Celestial Hawk injured, and that Grylis had returned to silence him after he uncovered the truth.
• Thanos showed Hawk his severed hand inside the Infinity Gauntlet and admitted that Grylis sought control over all life by planting Celestial Seeds or destroying the planets that raised a threat.

Thanos told Hawk that Celestial Grylis had left the universe and gave him multiverse coordinates that could lead to Grylis and Gwen. After Thanos died, Hawk refused Gamora’s request for his body and promised to bury him on Titan.

• Thanos explained that Grylis had controlled the universe’s time and space, then escaped with a Bruce Banner from another universe after losing control.
• Thanos revealed that the Space Stone held coordinates to the universe Grylis had gone to, giving Hawk a way to find him and Gwen.
• Hawk thanked Thanos and promised to bury him on Titan, and Thanos died standing while looking toward his home city.
• Gamora, Nebula, and Star-Lord arrived, but Hawk knocked them back and told them Thanos had died alongside the Celestial.
• Gamora asked Hawk for Thanos’s body, but Hawk refused because he had promised to protect Thanos’s burial place and Titan’s peace.

After burying Thanos, Hawk learned that Thor had gone to Nidavellir to forge a weapon, then told him Thanos was already dead and his family was on Vanaheim. Thor returned to Hawk’s palace and apologized after Hawk told him Gwen had designed it as their bedroom.

• Hawk buried Thanos beneath a mountain, and Star-Lord said he would keep watch over Gamora’s adoptive father’s grave.
• Star-Lord told Hawk that Thor had taken his spaceship, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot to Nidavellir to forge a weapon to kill Thanos.
• Hawk traveled to the Phoenix Golden Palace, teased Thor about losing an eye, and told him Thanos was already dead.
• Hawk told Thor that his family was on Vanaheim, and Thor flew there to see them.
• Hawk sent Rocket Raccoon and Groot to tour his Eight Nether Prisons after catching them trying to steal from the palace.
• Thor returned to Hawk, who explained that Gwen had designed the palace as their bedroom, and Thor apologized.

Thor learned that Odin’s advice had led Hawk to take over the World Tree, while Hawk continued searching for Gwen and cultivating the Eighth Sense. On another Earth, Peter and Felicia discovered they had returned to their original universe, and Peter rushed to find Hawk.

• Thor returned from Vanaheim, learned that Odin had influenced Hawk’s choice, and apologized to Hawk for the Odinson Family’s role in separating him from Gwen.
• Hawk told Thor that the Wutong World Tree’s people could return to Vanaheim, but Thor could not see Frigga until Hawk brought Gwen back.
• Hawk returned to the World Tree and contemplated the Eighth Sense of life, hoping to ignite his Life Divine Fire and overcome any Time Trap.
• Peter and Felicia discussed using the Quantum Realm to return from their alternate Earth, then recognized Stark Industries on television and called Pepper.
• Peter realized he and Felicia were back in their original universe and hurried to 123 Westview Town to find Hawk.

Peter told Hawk, Wanda, and Pietro about his three months on another Earth and learned that time had reset around him. While Hawk still searched for a safe way to reach Gwen, Gwen sought help from Reed Richards on a different Earth.

• Peter recounted his trip to another Earth, and Hawk explained that a timeline reset had altered memories while leaving Gwen remembered because she was irreplaceable to him.
• Hawk projected another Peter Parker and his Aunt May, surprising Peter and Wanda with their unfamiliar versions.
• Hawk told Peter he had not found a safe way to bring Gwen back and planned to pursue the Eighth Sense of Life rather than risk another Multiverse trip.
• Wanda served Peter and Hawk breakfast, and Hawk recognized that the sauce on his bread closely resembled Gwen's secret recipe.
• Gwen met Dr. Phoenix on an Earth without Stark Industries or the familiar heroes and went to meet Reed Richards, hoping he would help her find Hawk.

Gwen met Reed Richards at the Baxter Building and proved that she came from another universe with a wedding ring only she could lift. Reed agreed to help her find a way home and welcomed her onto the team, wary of the danger her husband Hawk Phoenix might pose if anything happened to her.

• Gwen corrected Reed Richards when he called her Miss Stacy and explained that she was married to Hawk Phoenix, who did not exist in this universe.
• Gwen recounted how she and Hawk met and explained that they had been transported from another universe, then demonstrated that her ring weighed as much as a planet.
• Reed Richards and the Fantastic Four tested the ring, and the results confirmed its extraordinary weight.
• Gwen warned Reed that Hawk could destroy their universe if she were harmed, and Reed agreed to help her return home and welcomed her aboard.

Gwen settled into the Baxter Building while Reed Richards struggled to find a way to send her home, and she offered to help Susan Storm with her fertility tests. Six months later, a strange galaxy appeared inside another celestial body, and as Reed investigated the anomaly, Gwen went into labor with her family and a medical team at her side.

• Gwen moved into an apartment in the Baxter Building, told Susan Storm she was pregnant, and offered to review Susan and Reed Richards's test reports.
• Six months later, Reed Richards concluded that the Quantum Realm existed but could not yet determine how to enter it.
• The United Government told Reed that a galaxy had appeared inside another celestial body about 5.8 billion light-years away.
• Susan rushed to tell Reed that Gwen was about to give birth, while George waited outside Gwen's room beneath a red, fiery-looking sky.
• Gwen endured labor with Helen and a professional team assisting her, complained about Hawk, and gave birth as the baby cried.

Gwen gave birth to a son and daughter while a newly formed Phoenix Galaxy awakened billions of light-years away. A phoenix crossed the distance to Earth, and Hawk began to appear in Gwen’s apartment.

• The Phoenix Galaxy completed its formation, and a Fire Phoenix spread its wings above a tree-like projection as Hawk and Gwen’s children were born.
• Gwen held her newborn son and daughter, recovered quickly, and struggled to choose their names, while Susan told her Reed had developed a way to repair their fertility genes.
• Reed noticed the Phoenix Galaxy’s changes and tracked an unknown energy approaching the Solar System along a path resembling a tree and phoenix.
• Gwen’s wedding ring began flashing, and Reed showed Gwen and Susan the approaching phoenix; Gwen recognized it as Hawk.
• A phoenix entered Gwen’s apartment in a blaze of Phoenix Fire, and Hawk’s familiar figure began to materialize before Gwen.

Hawk projected himself into Universe 828 to see Gwen and their newborn twins, despite the Celestials’ blockade, and named the children William Phoenix and Bella Phoenix. He left Gwen with the infants while revealing his galaxy-destroying campaign against those connected to Grylis, and he recognized Reed Richards and Susan Storm.

• Hawk appeared as a projection before Gwen, explaining that their children’s birth had let him perceive Universe 828, though he needed to burn a galaxy to cross the Celestials’ blockade.
• Hawk destroyed the Alda Galaxy’s High God, saying the galaxy’s gods had joined Grylis, while Gwen urged him to remain kind rather than become a saint.
• Hawk told Gwen he had been destroying one Celestial Seed life-bearing planet each month and had become known across the universe as the Demon God.
• Hawk and Gwen named their son William Phoenix and their daughter Bella Phoenix, and Gwen introduced Reed Richards and Susan Storm.
• Hawk recognized Reed and Susan, explaining that the Phoenix’s appearance in Universe 828 had revealed the universe to him.

Hawk used the energy of a distant galaxy to project himself into Gwen’s universe, met Reed Richards and Susan Storm, and warned them to protect his wife. After his projection disappeared, Reed studied the power Hawk had demonstrated and wondered how anyone could stop him if he threatened their Earth.

• Hawk identified Reed Richards and Susan Storm, introduced himself, and warned that their Earth and universe would face destruction if Gwen were harmed.
• Reed and Susan welcomed Hawk, and Susan asked about the galaxy he had burned; Hawk offered to show her his universe when his true body arrived.
• Hawk apologized to Gwen for leaving her there, promised to return, and reassured her about her friendship with Reed and Susan and George’s anger.
• Hawk’s projection vanished, leaving the Phoenix Galaxy dormant, while Gwen remembered to ask whether he had watered her flowers.
• Susan joined Reed, Johnny, and Ben in the laboratory, where Reed’s simulation showed Hawk’s energy could destroy Earth instantly and prompted him to consider how they could stop Hawk.

Hawk warned Gwen's universe against harming her, then met Captain Marvel at the edge of the universe and learned that cosmic gods were seeking refuge with Zeus. He returned to Earth to meditate, while Sharon Carter received word that he was back.

• Hawk revealed that the destroyed galaxy was an illusion he had created to warn Gwen's universe, and he reflected on the universe's instinctive suppression of him.
• Captain Marvel arrived and asked Hawk why he had destroyed the galaxy; he told her he had gone to see his wife but the Celestials had strengthened the barrier around her universe.
• Carol Danvers told Hawk that cosmic gods were gathering at Zeus's temple for protection and explained that she had been his informant, reporting on the Alda Galaxy.
• Hawk declined to pursue the other gods, said goodbye to Carol Danvers, and flew back to Earth.
• Hawk returned to his home on Palm Street and resumed meditating on the Eighth Sense of Life.
• A S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent told Sharon Carter that Hawk had returned, and Sharon sent a text message announcing his return.

Hawk struggled to reach the Eighth Sense of Life, defining his life as uniqueness but finding the universe violently resisted his transcendence. Wanda and Jean interrupted his meditation, and Wanda noticed his strained mental state as she tried to help him.

• Hawk tried to step toward the Eighth Sense but was restrained by vengeful spirits, which he burned away with Phoenix flames.
• Hawk realized his life’s essence was uniqueness and that opening the Eighth Sense’s gate would let him become Phoenix High God.
• Hawk suspected Zeus had done something during his transcendence that caused the universe to oppose Hawk, leaving him trapped in a dead loop.
• Wanda arrived with Jean, who asked Hawk to build a snowman, but Wanda insisted Jean eat breakfast first.
• Wanda noticed Hawk’s mental state was strained and placed her hands against his temples with Chaos Magic.

Wanda soothed Hawk’s exhausted mind with Scarlet Chaos Magic as they discussed why Dreamwalking could not reach Gwen’s universe and why Hawk refused to travel through time before igniting his Divine Fire. After Wanda and Jean helped him settle in at home, Peter called with a proposed way for Hawk to travel through the Multiverse: the Quantum Realm.

• Wanda used Scarlet Chaos Magic to calm Hawk’s turbulent mind, and Hawk explained that Dreamwalking could not reach Universe 828 because it had no variant of him.
• Wanda said Agatha was behaving herself and mentioned that Stephen had records of Multiverse travel using the Time-Space Stone, but Hawk refused to risk traveling through time before igniting his Divine Fire.
• Hawk considered that he might be able to awaken the Eighth Sense in another universe if he could leave the Main Universe unseen, but Wanda encouraged him to bring Gwen, William, and Bella back.
• Wanda sent Jean outside with Hawk, and they built two snowmen before returning to the tidied house.
• Peter called Hawk and said he had figured out how to travel through the Multiverse; Hawk suggested finding a method suited to him, and Peter answered, “The Quantum Realm!”

Hawk learned that the Quantum Realm could let him cross the Multiverse beyond this universe’s reach, and he became determined to use it to reach the Eighth Sense. When Peter could not yet send him there, Hawk sought out Hank Pym and demanded Pym Particles.

• Peter explained his Quantum Realm research to Hawk, who realized the universe had been preventing him from thinking of the Quantum Realm.
• Hawk insisted that Peter send him to the Quantum Realm, but Peter said he had found its entrance and obtained Pym Particles without figuring out how to enter or return.
• Hawk used his Sixth Sense and Seventh Sense to locate Hank Pym’s home in San Francisco.
• Hawk appeared in Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne’s living room, where Ant-Man and Hope prepared to confront him.
• Hawk introduced himself as Phoenix. Hawk Phoenix and told Hank that he needed Pym Particles to enter the Quantum Realm.

Hawk rushed to prepare for a trip to the Quantum Realm, where he planned to traverse the Multiverse and eventually reach Universe 828 to bring back his wife. After Peter and Hank Pym readied the device and its Pym Particles, Hawk activated it and vanished.

• Hawk brought Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne to Peter's laboratory and demanded to know how soon he could enter the Quantum Realm.
• Janet warned Hawk about the Quantum Realm, and Hawk said he knew about Kang the Conqueror but had no interest in him.
• Hank Pym examined Peter's Quantum Positioning Traversal Device and said it would be ready within three hours once he prepared suitable Pym Particles.
• Hank Pym gave Hawk four vials of specially configured Pym Particles, and Hawk returned to Peter's laboratory with two of them.
• Peter completed the device within an hour and gave Hawk a watch containing two more vials for the return trip.
• Hawk stepped onto the platform without a protective suit, and Peter activated the device, making Hawk vanish.

Hawk entered the Quantum Realm to find a way out and followed a Space Stone coordinate to Scott, who had arrived from another universe. As Scott was pulled back through a passage, Hawk followed him.

• Hawk entered the Quantum Realm, found that the Infinity Stones had lost their power there, and checked the Pym Particle vials and Quantum Watch Peter had prepared.
• Hawk used the Space Stone’s glowing Multiverse coordinate to locate Scott exploring a forest in the Quantum Realm.
• Scott recognized Hawk, and Hawk explained that he came from another universe; Scott then described his universe and its version of Hawk, known as the “Mind Warrior.”
• Hawk and Scott compared their histories, including Scott being captured after helping Captain America in both universes.
• Scott’s watch sounded as he was pulled into a passage, and Hawk followed him.

Hawk arrived in the 616 universe during the five-year Snap era, intending to reach the Eighth Sense before seeking out Celestial Grylis. After learning that his sister Anya was alive in this universe, he traveled to her home, where they came face to face.

• A rat reactivated the quantum transport device, bringing Hawk and Scott Lang out of the Quantum Realm into the 616 universe.
• Hawk told Scott that he planned to stay for about two months and focus on reaching life's Eighth Sense before pursuing Celestial Grylis.
• Scott learned that five years had passed during his time in the Quantum Realm and found his name on a Blip Memorial.
• Hawk found that his sister Anya's name was absent from the memorial and used his Sixth Sense to locate her at 521A Palm Street.
• Hawk told Scott that Cassie was alive and gave him her location, then left for Anya's home.
• Anya sensed Hawk outside, opened the door, and met his eyes.

Hawk met Anya, who recognized that he was not her brother and attacked him, but he stopped her without harming her. As he prepared to explain himself, memories from the 616 Universe merged into his Time Galaxy, leading him to realize that the Hawks across the Multiverse were his variants, while he was them.

• Anya embraced Hawk, then noticed his hesitation and accused him of impersonating her brother.
• Anya fought Hawk with martial arts, a Glock 17, and a dagger, but he easily restrained her and remained unharmed.
• Anya explained that she knew he was an impostor because her brother would never hesitate to hug her.
• Hawk's Time Galaxy widened, and memories of the 616 Universe Hawk's life with Anya, Hydra, Wanda, and the Avengers surfaced.
• Hawk concluded that the Hawks across the Multiverse were his variants, and that he was them.