Chapter Summaries

Hawk raced into Wakanda to steal Vibranium from the Sacred Mountain while Demon Hulk rampaged toward the city, forcing Wakanda to fight on two fronts. After knocking King T'Chaka away, Hawk sealed the mine entrance and began harvesting Vibranium to forge a Saint Cloth.

• Hawk spotted the Vibranium mine inside Sacred Mountain and sped toward it as Wakandan fighters fired missiles at him, which he smashed aside with a barrage of punches.
• Demon Hulk emerged and attacked Wakandan aircraft, killing two pilots and heading toward the city as Hawk continued toward Hill.
• Princess Shuri warned King T'Chaka that Hawk was approaching Sacred Mountain while Demon Hulk threatened the city, and T'Chaka ordered Wakanda into Level One war status.
• Wakandan forces attacked Demon Hulk, who was driven into the river before leaping out and striking back at the tanks; Hawk then flew to Sacred Mountain and knocked T'Chaka off the platform.
• Hawk entered the mine, collapsed its entrance to keep others out, and began breaking Vibranium ore from the mountain to forge a Saint Cloth.

Hawk accepted Phoenix’s Heart Feather and merged his Cosmo with Phoenix, creating the Phoenix Cosmo while Draco disappeared. As he began forging a Phoenix Cloth in Wakanda’s Sacred Mountain, Demon Hulk arrived and punched through the mountain.

• Phoenix gave Hawk her Heart Feather and the authority of immortality and nirvana, and Hawk agreed to merge with her Cosmo.
• Hawk burned Phoenix and Draco back into chaos, then merged the reborn Cosmo with Phoenix to create the Phoenix Cosmo.
• T’Chaka awoke after Hawk’s kick and returned to Wakanda’s capital, where Demon Hulk had devastated the city and was searching for Hawk.
• T’Chaka ordered Wakanda’s fighter units to lure Demon Hulk toward the Sacred Mountain, then collapsed after saying he had seen the Ancestral Land and a new Cosmo had been born.
• Hawk used the Phoenix Heart Feather to begin forging a Cloth from Vibranium, Silver Star Sand, and Gamanion.
• A massive hand punched through the mountain and appeared before Hawk.

Hawk fought Demon Hulk across the African grassland and encountered Mephisto, who had taken control of Hulk and promised to protect Hawk’s sister. The Phoenix Cloth finally formed from Hawk’s burning Cosmo as Demon Hulk attacked again.

• Demon Hulk hurled Hawk through Wakanda’s Vibranium shield and then pursued him onto the grassland, where S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents led by Maria Hill watched.
• Hawk resisted Demon Hulk’s stomp and threw him to the ground, then healed his wounds with his burning Cosmo.
• Mephisto appeared within Demon Hulk’s eyes, confirmed that he had sent Demon Hulk after Hawk, and promised to keep Hawk’s sister safe while Hawk lived.
• Mephisto departed, and Demon Hulk resumed attacking Hawk with a powerful strike that sent him flying.
• Golden light emerged from Hawk’s Phoenix Fire, and the Phoenix Cloth was finally forged.

Hawk summoned the golden-looking Phoenix Cloth and used its power to defeat Mephisto’s Demon Hulk on the Wakandan grasslands. After Mephisto withdrew, Hawk resolved to obtain the Reality Stone so the Marvel Universe would recognize his Phoenix Cosmos and let him become a Gold Saint.

• Hawk manifested his Phoenix Cloth and burned his Cosmo, startling the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents watching from their command aircraft.
• Demon Hulk hurled a massive chunk of grassland at Hawk, but Hawk burned it away and struck Hulk with a punch.
• Hawk unleashed a barrage of Sonic Fists that drove Demon Hulk into a crater and killed him.
• Hawk taunted Mephisto, who said Hawk’s power was not recognized by the Marvel Universe and refused to surrender the soul he claimed.
• Hawk watched Mephisto’s remaining consciousness disappear and decided to seek the Reality Stone to make his Phoenix Cosmos recognized.

After defeating Demon Hulk, Hawk spoke with Maria Hill about Mephisto, his sister Anya, and S.H.I.E.L.D. He reassured Hill that he posed no threat unless provoked, then prepared to leave and go home.

• Hawk watched Demon Hulk sink beneath the lake as the Phoenix Cloth reformed and his wounds healed; Maria Hill gave him a S.H.I.E.L.D. shirt and again offered him a role with the agency.
• Hawk asked why Maria Hill, rather than Nick Fury, had contacted him, and Hill explained that Fury had been suspended after she reported his leak of Hawk's information to General Ross.
• Hawk explained that Demon Hulk was Bruce Banner's transformed corpse, sent by Mephisto to test him, and said he had learned that his sister Anya was safe in Hell.
• Maria Hill questioned why Mephisto had tested Hawk, and Hawk said he had repeatedly threatened Mephisto over Anya's welfare.
• Hawk assured Maria Hill that he would not harm anyone who did not provoke him, then said he was ready to leave; Hill asked him to explain what had happened over there.

Hawk revealed Wakanda’s hidden wealth and advanced technology to Maria Hill, then shattered its Vibranium energy barrier after S.H.I.E.L.D. arrived. The real Wakanda was exposed to the outside world as King T’Chaka and Princess Shuri watched from the royal command center.

• Maria Hill questioned Hawk about the forest, and Hawk told her that Wakanda concealed a technologically advanced nation rich in Vibranium behind its poor public image.
• King T’Chaka saw Maria Hill and Hawk outside Wakanda and feared the country’s isolation was ending.
• Maria Hill asked Hawk to help breach Wakanda’s barrier, and Hawk donned the Phoenix Cloth before ordering the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents to withdraw.
• Princess Shuri ordered Wakanda to direct more power into the defensive shield, believing Hawk was weakened after fighting Demon Hulk.
• Hawk unleashed Phoenix Wings Soaring, overwhelmed the shield’s energy capacity, and broke the barrier, revealing Wakanda to the world.

After exposing Wakanda and returning to New York, Hawk asked Anna to watch Jane Foster for signs that she was going to London, where he expected to find the Reality Stone. He went home, learned Gwen was returning early from her study tour, and welcomed her at the airport the next day.

• Hawk returned to New York and told Anna that exposing Wakanda was a gift to her and Hydra, while asking her to alert him when Jane Foster went to London.
• Hawk reflected that exposing Wakanda would draw the Five Benevolent Ones' attention away from him and toward Wakanda's Vibranium and technology.
• At home, Hawk considered how he needed the Reality Stone to strengthen his Cosmo enough to qualify for a journey to Hell.
• Gwen told Hawk she planned to return from her Berrick University study tour early to help prepare Midtown High School's graduation yearbook and contact directory.
• Hawk met Gwen at JFK International Airport and took her suitcase as he welcomed her home.

Gwen returned early to make sure Hawk was safe after seeing footage of him fighting Demon Hulk in Africa. Hawk explained his trip to Wakanda, and ten days later a United Nations peacekeeping force entered the country and attacked its capital as S.H.I.E.L.D. discovered its vast Vibranium reserves.

• Gwen reunited with Hawk at the airport and told him that Kara had protected her during her Berkeley trip.
• Hawk explained that Mephisto had transformed Hulk into Demon Hulk, and that he had gone to Wakanda to find Vibranium rather than to lure Bruce Banner into a fight.
• Hawk told Gwen that Wakanda hid its advanced technology and Vibranium reserves while posing as a poor nation.
• Ten days later, the Five Benevolent Ones approved a United Nations peacekeeping force for Wakanda, where S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists discovered massive Vibranium deposits.
• Maria Hill watched as the peacekeeping force attacked Wakanda's capital, whose golden Vibranium Energy Shield appeared over the city.

T'Chaka ordered Wakanda to surrender and accept the Five Benevolent Ones' terms to preserve the capital, while T'Challa blamed Hawk for Wakanda's destruction. Hawk later learned that Wakanda's Golden Tribe had agreed to permanent neutrality and joint troop deployment, but three tribes rebelled, leaving the crisis unresolved.

• T'Chaka emerged in the command room and ordered Shuri to contact S.H.I.E.L.D. and invite them in, declaring the Golden Tribe would surrender.
• T'Challa stood behind his dying father and blamed Hawk for Wakanda's ruin.
• At school, Hawk teased Peter about where he shot his webbing, while Peter told Gwen and Mary that the Five Benevolent Ones would jointly station troops in Wakanda.
• Hawk called Anna, who explained that the Golden Tribe had agreed to permanent neutrality, shared technological data, and joint troop deployment in exchange for protection.
• Anna told Hawk that the River Tribe, White Ape Tribe, and Border Tribe had declared independence and attacked the peacekeeping forces, prompting the United Nations to prepare to make an example of them.
• Anna wished Hawk a happy graduation before he ended the call.

Hawk and Gwen graduated from Midtown High School, then planned a summer trip to London with Mary and Peter. As they walked through Times Square, a silver-white arc struck a giant screen, prompting Hawk and Peter to rush toward the scene.

• Hawk and Gwen posed for graduation photos at Helen's direction, and Gwen warned Hawk to stay away from her apartment because George might see them.
• Hawk called Peter and warned that Mary would break up with him if he missed their graduation celebration; Peter arrived just before the deadline while Gwen delivered her student representative speech.
• Hawk and Gwen joined Mary and Peter for dinner, where Gwen and Mary arranged a summer trip to London and Hawk agreed to cover Peter's expenses.
• A silver-white arc tore through the sky and brought down a giant screen in Times Square, and Hawk and Peter vanished from their spot to respond.

Hawk rescued Gwen and Mary from the falling Times Square screen, then joined Peter’s fight against the mutated Max Dillon. After Peter launched Max into the air, Hawk punched him, causing his stored electricity to erupt and plunge Times Square into darkness.

• Hawk and Peter got Gwen and Mary clear as a giant screen crashed into Times Square, injuring civilians with its fragments.
• Hawk identified the electrical engineer Max Dillon as the person who had mutated, and Gwen drove Mary away while Hawk headed toward the fight.
• Peter battled Electro through Times Square as civilians fled and electrical blasts damaged buildings and vehicles.
• Hawk told Peter to launch Electro into the air, and Peter used webbing and a police car to create an opening before kicking him skyward.
• Hawk punched Electro out of the air, causing him to explode in a surge of electricity that blacked out Times Square.
• Peter reached the rooftop and asked why Hawk had attacked Max, and Hawk replied that Times Square did not allow anyone that badass.

Hawk recalled why he had killed Electro in Times Square, then learned Harry wanted Spider-Man’s blood to treat the Osborn family illness. Peter warned that the Spider Serum could kill anyone but him, while Hawk left the choice to Peter and Harry.

• Hawk told Gwen he had acted against Electro because Times Square was where his sister Anya had died.
• Hawk and Gwen discussed Peter’s Daily Bugle photos, his money troubles, and his kindness.
• Hawk went to Osborn Manor after Harry invited him and met Peter there.
• Harry showed Hawk and Peter a Spider Serum video and asked them to help him contact Spider-Man, believing the blood might cure his hereditary illness.
• Peter agreed to message Spider-Man, and later told Hawk the serum was fused with his genes and could kill anyone else.
• Hawk told Peter that giving Harry the serum was Peter’s choice and that Harry was responsible for the risk.

After Harry Osborn died despite recovering from his hereditary illness, Hawk attended his funeral and recognized a demonic aura on Harry’s body. He suspected a demon was responsible for the Osborn family’s illness and Harry’s death.

• Peter told Hawk and Gwen that Harry had died the morning after saying Peter’s blood injection had worked, and Hawk pointed out that the timing did not make Peter responsible.
• Gwen explained that Harry’s death could devastate Osborn Industries, and three days later news of his death sent the company’s stock price plunging.
• At Harry’s funeral, Peter confirmed that Felicia was Norman Osborn’s adopted daughter and Harry’s chosen heir, while Hawk noticed a demonic aura between Harry’s brows.
• Hawk recognized the aura as similar to the one left by Mephisto’s projection after Hawk killed Demon Hulk.
• After dropping Peter and Mary off, Hawk told Gwen he suspected a demon caused the Osborn family’s hereditary illness and killed Harry.

Hawk uncovered that the Osborn hereditary disease was likely a curse from a Salem Witch burned by an Osborn ancestor, then negotiated with the witch after she attacked Peter. The witch vanished after Hawk promised they would not interfere with the remaining Osborns, leaving her revenge unresolved.

• Hawk searched for the origins of the Osborn curse and learned from Peter that the family had settled in Salem before moving to New York.
• Hawk found a historical document showing that Osborn had helped condemn eleven accused witches to be burned at the stake in 1692.
• A Hell Witch trapped Peter beneath the Manhattan Bridge, declaring that anyone who helped Osborn must die.
• Hawk arrived and explained that the Osborn hereditary disease was likely the witch's curse, while Peter realized she was targeting him because his blood had cured Harry.
• Hawk offered to stay out of the remaining Osborns' way, and the Hell Witch disappeared beneath the bridge.

Hawk learned that the Hell Dimension’s entrance had been closed after the Ancient One defeated Mephisto, but the Hell Witch agreed to notify him when it reopened. He continued prioritizing the Reality Stone while waiting for a chance to enter Hell and retrieve his sister.

• Hawk and Peter left the robber beneath Manhattan Bridge and agreed not to interfere in the Osborn Family’s private affairs.
• Hawk learned that Felicia Hardy had taken control of Osborn Bio-Industry and that Harry Osborn’s uncle had developed the family’s hereditary disease.
• Hawk realized that killing Electro had eased his concerns about Gwen’s safety, then returned to Palm Street after dinner with Gwen’s family.
• The Hell Witch thanked Hawk and explained that she and the other women had returned to take revenge on the people responsible for their deaths.
• The Hell Witch told Hawk that Mephisto had closed the Hell Dimension’s entrance after the Ancient One defeated him, and agreed to tell Hawk when it reopened.

Hawk traveled to London with Gwen, Peter, and Mary, where Peter and Mary stopped five hijackers aboard their flight. After spotting Jane Foster at a restaurant, Hawk prepared to follow her, but Gwen chose to go with him.

• Hawk flew to London with Gwen, Peter, and Mary, and Peter and Mary helped subdue five hijackers aboard the plane.
• Airport officers took the four to give statements, and Hawk read Anna's email confirming Erik Selvig had also flown to London.
• The group spent five days sightseeing before taking a rest day at the OXO Tower Restaurant.
• Hawk recognized Jane Foster at the restaurant and watched as she prepared to leave after meeting her date.
• Gwen told Hawk to go after Jane, then accepted his offer to leave together and told Mary they were going to buy menstrual cups.

Hawk followed Jane Foster to an unfinished building where the Reality Stone’s power was distorting space. When Jane and Hawk approached the disturbance, it pulled them out of reality, leaving Gwen behind with Hawk’s promise that he would return soon.

• Hawk and Gwen followed Jane Foster’s car to a container terminal, where Hawk sensed that the Reality Stone was inside a nearby unfinished building.
• Hawk explained the Infinity Stones to Gwen and identified the Tesseract as the Space Stone’s container.
• Inside the building, Hawk, Gwen, Jane, and Daisy saw a liquor bottle repeatedly vanish and reappear as it fell, revealing the Reality Stone’s effects.
• Hawk carried Gwen to the fourth-floor corridor, then let Jane take the lead toward the spatial disturbance while he told Gwen he might disappear for six hours.
• The Reality Stone’s energy erupted, and Jane and Hawk vanished from reality after Hawk placed his hand on Jane’s shoulder; Gwen heard Hawk promise he would be back soon.

Hawk and Jane Foster entered the place where Bor had sealed the Reality Stone, Aether. Hawk discovered that the seal attacked him but spared Jane, whom Aether had drawn there because of her connection to Thor.

• Hawk saved Jane from falling over a cliff twice, then followed a stone path to a platform facing the sealed Aether.
• The geometric device unleashed lightning at Hawk, but stopped attacking when he retreated.
• Hawk reasoned that the seal spared Jane because she was Thor's girlfriend and that Aether had brought her there to help break the seal.
• Jane asked where they were, and Hawk guessed they might be in Svartalfheim and explained that Bor, Thor's grandfather, had built the seal.
• Hawk told Jane he could enter only by following her, and Jane agreed to test whether the device would let her approach.

Jane agreed to release the Aether so she and Hawk could escape the sealed chamber, trusting him to keep her alive despite the danger. As Jane began the release, the seal erupted in a burst of force.

• Jane refused to help Hawk take the Aether at first, but Hawk explained that they could otherwise wait about ten months for him to overcome All-Father Bor's seal.
• Jane tested the sealing device and discovered it did not attack her, then asked Hawk why he wanted the Aether.
• Hawk told Jane he wanted to use it to rescue his sister from Mephisto's Hell and explained that the Aether would possess her if she released it.
• Jane agreed to free the Aether after Hawk promised she would not die, and counted to three as she raised her hand.
• The sealing device erupted with a boom.

Hawk absorbed part of the Reality Stone, fused its power with the Heart of the Phoenix, and awakened genuine Bronze Saint strength, though he needed the complete Stone for his Cosmo to evolve fully. After Thor took Jane back to Asgard, Hawk used his new power to shield himself and Gwen from the rain and returned with her to the hotel.

• Jane touched the sealed Aether as Hawk rushed to her, and Hawk intercepted most of it after the seal failed.
• Hawk drew the Aether into his Cosmo, where it fused with the Heart of the Phoenix and created a vastly expanded Cosmo and a Scarlet Fire singularity.
• Hawk regained consciousness after more than four hours, recovered his shriveled body with Cosmo, and learned that Jane had already left.
• Jane's Aether erupted when London police tried to arrest her, and Thor took her away through the Bifrost.
• Hawk told Gwen he had obtained part of the Reality Stone and kept the rain from reaching them as they headed back to the hotel.
• Gwen gave Mary a box of menstrual cups, then said she would confirm the next day's plans with Hawk.