Chapter Summaries

Hawk tried to master the Sixth Sense so the Reality Stone would not drain his life, but abandoned dangerous mental training and prepared to face Malekith at Stonehenge. He left for the battle while Gwen stayed behind with Mary and Peter, hoping he would return.

• Hawk attempted to master the Sixth Sense through intense spiritual cultivation, but stopped when he nearly lost control of his mind.
• Hawk concluded that he would fight Malekith the next day over the Reality Stone and felt eager for the battle despite its danger.
• Gwen asked Hawk whether she could join him, but accepted his refusal and asked him to come back safely.
• Hawk kissed Gwen and flew from the hotel to Stonehenge, choosing the sparsely populated site to prevent casualties.
• Gwen told Mary that Hawk was too tired to join their outing, and Peter asked to stay at the hotel as well.

Hawk went to Stonehenge during the Convergence of the Nine Realms to claim the Reality Stone and make his Cosmo permanently real. Malekith arrived to take back the Aether, and their fight began with Hawk being blasted through Stonehenge’s protective wall.

• Hawk sensed the Convergence of the Nine Realms at Stonehenge and planned to use the Reality Stone to make his Cosmo permanently real.
• Hawk found Peter at Stonehenge and told him to watch the coming fight without helping, even if Hawk seemed to die.
• Malekith appeared and demanded the Aether, but Hawk refused and agreed that the victor would claim it.
• Malekith attacked Hawk with a dark-red spear that reformed around Hawk’s fist and struck his chest.
• Malekith followed Hawk through the hole in the protective wall and found him standing disheveled, still ready to fight.

Hawk fought Malekith at Stonehenge, but the Convergence of the Nine Realms pulled them away to Jotunheim and repeatedly shifted them between realms. Thor arrived too late to help, and the chapter ended with Hawk and Malekith still battling while Peter waited with Thor at Stonehenge.

• Hawk summoned his Phoenix Cloth and struck Malekith with a barrage of flaming punches, sending him through Stonehenge’s wall.
• Malekith identified Hawk’s reliance on Aether, shattered his mask, and drove him into Stonehenge as the Convergence transported them away.
• Thor arrived at Stonehenge and told Peter that the Convergence had caused Hawk and Malekith to disappear.
• On Jotunheim, Malekith overwhelmed Hawk and damaged his Phoenix Cloth, while Hawk refused to stop fighting.
• The Convergence shifted Hawk and Malekith away again just before they struck the ice, prompting nearby Frost Giants to curse Odin and Asgard.
• Peter stayed at Stonehenge with Thor, who said Hawk was his friend because Hawk had saved Jane.

Thor reunited with Natasha and Hawkeye at Stonehenge and learned that Hawk had killed Hulk and Bruce Banner. Hawk returned from his fight with Malekith, but after Malekith shattered his Cloth with the Aether, Hawk closed his eyes as his Nirvana began.

• Thor waited at Stonehenge with Peter and tried to make conversation by mentioning Tony Stark and Hulk.
• Natasha and Hawkeye arrived, and Hawkeye told Thor that Hawk had killed both Hulk and Bruce Banner.
• Hawk and Malekith burst out of Stonehenge after fighting in Muspelheim, with both badly injured and Hawk's Cloth damaged.
• Thor attacked Malekith, but Hawk punched Thor away and insisted that Malekith was his opponent.
• Malekith used the Aether to make Hawk's Cloth fragile, shattered it, and sent Hawk flying as his body neared death.
• Hawk's phoenix appeared in his Cosmo as Nirvana began, and he closed his eyes while everyone watched.

Hawk entered Nirvana and met Mephisto at the border between life and death, where he tried to secure his sister Anya’s resurrection. Mephisto refused, and golden flames carried Hawk away as Nirvana continued.

• A phantom phoenix enveloped Hawk, and Thor realized Hawk was a god entering Nirvana.
• Hawk found himself in a bar, where Mephisto revealed his demon form and welcomed him to Hell.
• Hawk asked to see Anya, but Mephisto said she was in Hell while Hawk stood on the border between life and death.
• Hawk offered Mephisto any three requests to resurrect Anya, then warned he would spare Mephisto only if he took care of her; Mephisto refused the deal.
• Mephisto said he had no reason to oppose a future god, and Hawk asked him to take care of Anya before golden flames carried him away.

Hawk crossed the boundary between life and death, awakened his Sixth Sense, and returned from Nirvana as a Silver Saint. He overwhelmed Malekith and began preparing his strongest attack, the Heavenly Dragon.

• Hawk realized he was at the boundary between life and death and stepped into the realm of the Sixth Sense.
• Hawk emerged from crimson flames and blasted Malekith with a Super Sonic Fist.
• Hawk caught Malekith's Aether-made hill with one hand and shattered it with a finger.
• Hawk dismissed Malekith as weak and slapped him away when he attacked from behind.
• Hawk summoned a Fire Dragon behind him and began his strongest attack, the Heavenly Dragon.

Hawk destroyed Malekith and Stonehenge with a Phoenix-powered Rising Dragon Overlord, then absorbed the assembled Aether and evolved his Cosmo into a complete Silver Saint. He ended the chapter standing at the culmination of his Sixth Sense transformation.

• Hawk used Phoenix Force to unleash Draco's Rising Dragon Overlord against Malekith.
• The crimson Fire Dragon swallowed Malekith and melted Stonehenge as it tore across Salisbury Plain.
• Hawk collapsed from the energy he had spent, and the remaining Aether flowed into his Cosmo and completed the Reality Stone.
• Phoenix Fire transformed the Aether into two dark-red gems, which Phoenix adorned as its eyes while Hawk's Cosmo reformed.
• Hawk's Cosmo evolved into a Sixth-Sense Silver Phoenix Cosmo, making him a complete Silver Saint.

Hawk emerged from his long inner journey with vastly increased power, witnessed the Nine Realms briefly converge, and glimpsed Hela before Odin’s light sealed Helheim from view. He reunited with Peter and prepared to return to Gwen, while Thor thanked him for saving Jane and challenged him to fight another time.

• Hawk tested his immense new power as the Nine Realms converged, and he saw Hela in Helheim before Odin’s golden light hid the realm.
• Hawk met Peter and explained that much more time had passed for him than the half-hour Peter had waited; he asked where Gwen and Mary were and decided to return.
• Hawk thanked Jane Foster for helping him obtain the Aether and told Natasha that his fight with Malekith had been self-defense.
• Thor sincerely thanked Hawk for saving Jane, and Hawk proposed a future fight because his Cloth had been destroyed and Gwen was waiting for him.
• Thor accepted the challenge and wanted to fight immediately, but Hawk declined, prompting Thor to notice Jane’s prickling gaze.

After defeating Malekith and acquiring the Reality Stone, Hawk reflected on how battle would strengthen his Cosmo and spent time with Gwen. When Gwen asked about the battle’s aftermath, Hawk mentioned Natasha Romanoff and began considering the Soul Stone on Vormir, but rejected the idea because its price was too steep.

• Hawk returned to the hotel with Peter, then pulled Gwen upstairs and spent the next hour with her.
• While Gwen slept, Hawk examined his transformed Cosmo and considered sparring with Thor to gain more stars through battle.
• Gwen woke at twelve thirty, and Hawk told her he had defeated Malekith and obtained the Reality Stone.
• Gwen wanted to visit the dragon-shaped ravine on Salisbury Plain, but Hawk explained that S.H.I.E.L.D. had sealed the area and Natasha Romanoff was handling the aftermath.
• Hawk remembered Natasha’s sacrifice on Vormir and briefly considered obtaining the Soul Stone to revive his little sister, but decided against going.

Hawk and his friends finished their sightseeing trip around London while S.H.I.E.L.D. cleaned up the aftermath of the Dark Elf battle. Before Hawk left for New York, Thor reunited with him and arranged to meet again there for a spar.

• Hawk abandoned the idea of seeking the Soul Stone and went sightseeing with Gwen, Mary, and Peter while Natasha and Hawkeye Barton supervised cleanup at Salisbury Plain.
• An unnoticed S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent pocketed a bloodstained golden fragment from the battlefield.
• Hawk and his friends traveled around London and nearby attractions, then returned to their first hotel before flying home.
• Hawk felt the Reality Stone's Phoenix Eye expanding his Cosmo as he trained in his room.
• Thor and Jane met Hawk at the hotel, and Thor told him he planned to stay on Earth unless Asgard needed him.
• Hawk and Thor recognized their connection to the Battle of New York and agreed to meet in New York for a spar.

After Gwen revealed that she had chosen Imperial University over Berkeley to stay near Hawk, he flew to the moon and returned with a ring. The chapter ended with Hawk proposing to Gwen in front of her family.

• Hawk and Gwen returned from London, and Hawk learned that traffic had delayed their trip home.
• Gwen told Hawk she had chosen Imperial University instead of Berkeley because he was her future.
• Hawk teleported into the sky and flew to the moon to find a diamond meteorite and a ring.
• Hawk returned home and proposed to Gwen with a fifty-carat purplish-red ring, stunning her family.

After proposing to Gwen, Hawk gives her a practical engagement ring and welcomes Sharon Carter, who has come to ask about his trip to the moon. The chapter ends with Hawk introducing Gwen as his fiancée before explaining his actions.

• Hawk recalls proposing to Gwen the previous night, and Gwen tells him George agreed despite taking the day off with a headache.
• Hawk gives Gwen a six-carat engagement ring to wear daily, keeping the enormous fifty-carat ring for the safe.
• Sharon Carter visits Hawk and says his speed the previous night frightened people; Hawk assures her he went to the moon and is willing to explain why.
• Hawk introduces Gwen to Sharon as his fiancée.

Hawk reassured Sharon that he had no interest in threatening Earth and told her that Thor would settle on Earth and often fight him in space. He then shared a raw diamond with Peter after Gwen showed off her engagement ring, while George’s headache over Helen’s diamond continued.

• Gwen showed Sharon her six-carat engagement ring, and Sharon congratulated her before explaining that Peggy Carter was her aunt.
• Sharon told Hawk that his flight to the moon had frightened people, and Hawk said he would leave Earth alone unless others caused trouble.
• Hawk told Sharon that Thor would settle on Earth and that they would often head into space to fight, and Sharon agreed to report it to S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Gwen told Hawk that Helen had put away the diamond he gave Howard and that George’s headache had worsened.
• Hawk gave Peter a raw diamond, telling him to accept it as a gift from a friend and worry only about the cost of cutting and polishing it.

During the winter holidays, Hawk and Gwen settled into life together while Hawk continued his weekly fights with Thor on Mars and promised to bring his sister Anya back from Hell next year. The Hell Witch then appeared at Hawk’s home, urgently asking him to help their descendant, whose power was out of control.

• Gwen woke Hawk to celebrate the snowfall and asked him to build a snowman, but he explained that he had just returned from fighting Thor on Mars.
• Hawk recalled that he and Thor had moved their weekly fights from Earth’s atmosphere to the Moon and then Mars after their battles damaged the Five Benevolent Ones’ equipment.
• Hawk and Gwen built a snowman that won Palm Street’s neighborhood contest, and Gwen later volunteered at St. Mark’s Church while Hawk visited Anya’s grave.
• Hawk promised Anya that he would bring her home from Hell next year, though the dimensions connected to Earth had closed their passages after the Convergence of the Nine Realms.
• The Hell Witch appeared by Hawk’s fireplace and asked him to help their descendant, whose energy was out of control.

Hawk flew to Rainforest Town after Hell Witch asked him to help the Salem Witches, and found Carrie using her newly awakened magic to take revenge on her bullies. He stopped her from torturing them, took her to his home, and left Gwen to help her clean up.

• S.H.I.E.L.D. detected Hawk flying from New York to Rainforest Town in Maine and sent a team to investigate.
• Carrie used her magic to stop Billy’s car and crash it into a gas pump after he and Chris had chased her following a cruel prom prank.
• Hawk arrived and shielded himself from Carrie’s magic, then killed Chris and told Carrie not to torture people to death.
• Carrie panicked when S.H.I.E.L.D. agents arrived, so Hawk reassured her, took her into the sky, and told the agents to have Sharon visit his house the next day.
• Hawk brought Carrie home, where Gwen agreed to help her wash and find clean clothes.

The Hell Witch explained why her souls had returned to New York and showed Hawk that his sister Anya was alive in Hell. After Hawk reunited with Anya briefly, he promised to bring her back and agreed to find a witch to teach Carrie.

• The Hell Witch told Hawk that the World Tree’s energy had driven dimensional beings back to their worlds, and that Emma had burned her soul to open a passage so they could reach Carrie.
• The Hell Witch revealed that she had seen Anya in Mephisto’s palace and used the remaining energy from Emma’s sacrifice to bring Anya through the Gate of Hell for one minute.
• Hawk and Anya reunited, and Hawk promised to go to Hell and bring her back before the Hell Witch sent Anya safely through the closing gate.
• The Hell Witch nearly collapsed as Emma’s remaining energy ran out, and Hawk thanked her and promised to repay the favor.
• Hawk agreed to find a witch to teach Carrie the basics of magic until her powers stabilized.

After learning Carrie was a newly awakened witch, Hawk arranged for S.H.I.E.L.D. to provide her with a trustworthy mentor. Carrie accepted the plan and left Hawk’s home with Sharon, while Hawk and Gwen went to Stacy Apartment after Helen called them.

• Gwen told Sharon that Carrie had been bullied and doused with pig's blood at her school dance, and Sharon learned Hawk had already dealt with the bully.
• Hawk asked Sharon whether S.H.I.E.L.D. had witches who could teach Carrie basic magic and help her control her powers.
• Sharon promised S.H.I.E.L.D.'s witch would not lead Carrie astray and said she had served in Captain Rogers' Howling Commandos.
• Carrie woke, accepted that she was a witch, and decided not to return to Maine after Hell Witch showed her the future she had avoided.
• Carrie left Hawk's home with Sharon, while Hawk and Gwen drove to Stacy Apartment at Helen's request.

Hawk spent Christmas with Gwen, Thor, Jane, Tony, and Pepper before meeting Mephisto at Hell Tavern to ask about resurrecting Anya. Mephisto said he could release Anya’s soul, but Hawk first needed to prepare a body capable of housing it.

• Hawk and Gwen celebrated Christmas with Thor, Jane, Tony, and Pepper, while Gwen and Jane discussed the lifespan gap between mortals and gods.
• Gwen told Hawk she was glad she would die before him, so she would not have to grieve for him.
• Hawk spotted Hell Tavern on the drive home and entered the tavern Mephisto had projected into New York.
• Hawk asked Mephisto whether he would help resurrect Anya, and Mephisto said releasing her soul was easy but Hawk needed to find a body for it first.

Hawk learned that Anya's soul had been touched by Helheim's energy, complicating Mephisto's offer to resurrect her. He agreed to stop Blackheart but suspected Mephisto was testing him and might later use Anya to control him.

• Mephisto told Hawk that Anya's soul now carried Helheim's aura and could be claimed by Hela through Blackheart's plan to create a new Hell.
• Mephisto asked Hawk to stop Blackheart in Texas, promising to release Anya's soul afterward so Hawk could house it in a prepared body.
• Hawk returned to Gwen and explained Mephisto's offer, while Gwen realized they would need to find or clone a body for Anya.
• Hawk warned Gwen that Mephisto might break his promise after Blackheart was stopped and suspected he was testing Hawk so he could use Anya to control him.

Hawk suspected Mephisto wanted to exploit his sister or claim his soul, so he decided to build an underworld of his own and traveled to Texas. During the flight, he reunited with Sharon, but a sudden jolt and strange energy outside the plane left him wary of danger.

• Hawk told Gwen he distrusted Mephisto and planned to build an underworld of his own, using the Elemental Demons and Reality Stone to strengthen his Cosmo.
• Hawk flew to Texas, hoping to test whether he could leave New York by plane without trouble, and met Sharon on board.
• Sharon told Hawk that Carrie was training with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s witch consultant and hoped to visit him and Gwen after completing her first stage of training.
• Hawk and Sharon discussed Johnny Blaze's motorcycle stunt show, and Hawk recognized Nicholas Cage's face on its brochure as Ghost Rider.
• As the plane descended, it jolted to a halt; Hawk sensed an unusual energy fluctuation outside, and questioned Sharon's claim that it was only turbulence.