Vol. 10Earth Beyond Asgard

He-El pursued the Reality Stone, defeated Odin, and declared Earth independent as the Nine Realms slipped free of Asgard’s rule. As Earth advanced and divisions over the Dark Elves grew, Nick Fury tried to stop He-El’s plans but died, leaving Tony Stark a warning.

  • Vivian absorbed the Reality Stone and reached Asgard, where Odin sealed her while He-El built a Space Bridge to follow her.
  • The Dark Elves invaded Asgard and Malekith took Frigga hostage as He-El began construction of the bridge.
  • Malekith took the Reality Stone and accelerated the Convergence, but Vivian fused with the Stone and He-El transformed his Quark Armor.
  • He-El defeated Odin and declared Earth independent, prompting Odin to summon Asgard’s Warriors.
  • He-El defeated Odin and returned to Earth as the Nine Realms became free of Asgard’s authority.
  • Tony Stark confronted General Ross over the Red Unit’s attack on Dark Elf refugees, while Nick Fury warned He-El that Ebony Maw had escaped.
  • Nick Fury and Stephen Strange recruited Wanda and Pietro Maximoff to oppose He-El and the Mind Stone, but Dormammu revealed He-El’s part in the Ancient One’s death.
  • He-El killed Nick Fury, while Stephen sent Wanda and Pietro away with the Mind Stone and Tony received Nick’s letter.
Chapters 902–1001 Read from ch. 902

Arc 37The Road to Asgard

He-El pursued the Reality Stone after Vivian was transported to Asgard, while Nick Fury began to distrust him and Stephen Strange tried to warn Odin. As the Dark Elves invaded Asgard and took Frigga hostage, He-El activated the Space Bridge to reach the realm.

  • Thor left for Earth to warn the Avengers about the Convergence and see Jane Ford before becoming king.
  • Vivian absorbed the Reality Stone, and Odin’s residual power transported her and Tony Stark to Asgard.
  • Vivian killed Odin’s royal guard captain and fought Odin, who sealed her before taking her and the Stone to Asgard.
  • He-El and Earth’s researchers developed a Space Bridge plan while Stephen Strange warned Odin about the Dark Elves and Thanos.
  • Vivian regained control of her body long enough to send He-El data locating Asgard, and He-El departed Earth alone.
  • Nick Fury investigated He-El’s history, grew deeply suspicious, and joined Stephen Strange in questioning He-El’s motives.
  • The Dark Elves destroyed Asgard’s defenses and invaded, while Malekith took Frigga hostage and a cursed warrior drove Thor through a wall.
  • He-El donned the Quark Armor and ordered the Space Bridge to Asgard to begin construction.
Chapters 902–926 Summaries Read

Arc 38The Convergence War

Malekith seized the Reality Stone and accelerated the Convergence, forcing He-El and Odin into a battle over the fate of the Nine Realms. Vivian fused with the Stone and He-El emerged in a transformed Quark Armor, declaring Earth independent as Odin summoned Asgard’s Warriors to face him.

  • Odin prepared to extract the Reality Stone from Vivian, but Malekith and the Dark Elves attacked and Malekith took the Stone before He-El arrived.
  • He-El fought Malekith and Algrim while Odin pursued him, and Stephen Strange and Tony Stark argued over whether He-El should obtain the Reality Stone.
  • Malekith used the Stone to accelerate the Convergence, drawing the Nine Realms together as He-El and Odin battled to reach him.
  • Odin absorbed the Space Stone from the Cosmic Cube, defeated Malekith, and pursued the Reality Stone as Malekith tried to transform him into a Dark Elf.
  • He-El pierced Malekith and ordered Vivian to fuse with the Reality Stone, but Odin broke the transformation, drove He-El away with Gungnir, and cut Vivian apart before she reformed.
  • Odin pursued Vivian to Xandar and Vanaheim, where she used the Reality Stone to trigger a star’s collapse and escaped Odin’s Mobius Space Ring by becoming a spatial string.
  • Vivian merged with the Quark Armor, which revived in black and gold as pseudo-dark matter energy gathered around He-El at the center of the Convergence.
  • He-El declared that Midgard would be known as Earth and no longer belong to Odin’s Nine Realms, while Tony Stark pledged to support him and Odin summoned Asgard’s Warriors.
Chapters 927–951 Summaries Read

Arc 39Earth’s Independence and the Dark Elves

He-El defeated Odin and secured Earth’s independence as the Nine Realms were freed from Asgard’s rule. While Earth advanced and Tony Stark married Pepper Potts, a clash over the Dark Elves exposed divisions among Earth’s protectors, just as Ebony Maw’s escape raised the prospect of Thanos’s attack.

  • He-El assembled Earth’s coalition forces and confronted Odin, while Thor and Tony Stark argued over Asgard’s rule and Loki’s attack on Earth.
  • He-El and Odin’s battle devastated Vanaheim before He-El defeated Odin and declared that Earth needed no permission to be independent.
  • Odin acknowledged He-El’s victory, and He-El returned to Earth as the Nine Realms stood free of Asgard’s authority.
  • Earth transformed its technology and formed the Earth United Government, while Odin sent Gungnir into the universe and Loki took on the task of ruling Asgard in his place.
  • He-El officiated Tony Stark and Pepper Potts’s wedding and agreed to be godfather to their future child.
  • Tony Stark investigated the Dark Elf distress call, discovered the Red Unit killing Dark Elves who had come seeking refuge, and confronted General Ross over the attack.
  • Ultron withheld footage showing Dark Elf leaders planned to outlive humans and gradually take control of Earth, then said, “Let the cracks begin!”
  • Nick Fury told He-El that Ebony Maw had escaped the Deep-Sea Great Prison, and He-El ordered Ross to investigate with S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers while Nick prepared for a possible Thanos attack.
Chapters 952–976 Summaries Read

Arc 40The Mind Stone Conspiracy

Nick Fury and Stephen Strange tried to test He-El and prepare Wanda Maximoff and Pietro Maximoff to destroy the Mind Stone, but Dormammu exposed He-El’s role in the Ancient One’s death. He-El killed Nick Fury, while Stephen escaped with the Mind Stone and Nick’s warning remained for Tony Stark.

  • Nick Fury recruited Stephen Strange to test He-El by releasing Dormammu, then sought to bring Kamar-Taj under S.H.I.E.L.D. and took the Mind Scepter from a hidden vault.
  • Nick Fury and Stephen Strange found Pietro Maximoff and Wanda Maximoff, showed them a future without He-El, and recruited Wanda to use her Chaos Magic against the Mind Stone.
  • He-El placed Kamar-Taj under his personal command as Nick Fury’s group connected their senses to Kaecilius and sent him to confront He-El.
  • Kaecilius revealed himself in He-El’s office, and Dormammu emerged, declaring that He-El had helped him kill the Ancient One.
  • Dormammu killed Baron Mordo, and He-El defeated Dormammu’s attack before dispersing Kaecilius and shattering the Mirror Dimension.
  • A psychic wave shattered the Mind Scepter, and He-El traced its signal to Nick Fury’s Himalayan safe house as Stephen Strange sent Wanda and Pietro away with the Mind Stone.
  • Nick Fury confronted He-El, learned that He-El wanted to see what future humanity would create, and was turned into particles.
  • Tony Stark received Nick Fury’s letter, which said Nick would already be dead when Tony read it.
Chapters 977–1001 Summaries Read
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