Chapter Summaries

Ancient One confronted Odin over Asgard’s attack on Earth and the broken agreement between Asgard and the Sorcerer Supreme. After Odin rejected her demand for equality and an explanation about Loki, Ancient One sent Thor through a portal and warned Odin that their conflict could bring about Ragnarok.

• Ancient One accused Odin of violating Asgard’s agreement by firing the Rainbow Bridge at Earth.
• Odin dismissed the agreement as a favor and ordered Ancient One to leave Asgard, insisting that humans were forbidden from entering.
• Ancient One opened a portal beneath Thor and sent him away as Odin tried to reach him through the Mirror Dimension.
• Odin shattered the Mirror Dimension and emerged furious, ready to fight Ancient One.
• Ancient One said she had wanted to learn what happened to Loki after he encountered He-El, then warned Odin not to make her bring about Ragnarok.

After Ancient One diverted the Rainbow Bridge before it destroyed Earth, He-El ordered Vivian to help build an emergency spacecraft without stopping armor production. Thor suddenly arrived through a portal and revealed that Ancient One had confronted Odin over the attack, leaving He-El to wonder whether the two were fighting.

• Vivian reported that the Rainbow Bridge would have destroyed Earth if Ancient One had not diverted its energy through a portal.
• He-El ordered Vivian to design a self-sustaining spacecraft, and she determined that modifying a S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier could shorten construction to under a year.
• He-El decided to acquire a Helicarrier from S.H.I.E.L.D. and prepare materials for the spacecraft.
• A portal opened in He-El's factory and deposited Thor, prompting He-El to ready the defenses and question why Thor had been sent to him.
• Thor told He-El that Ancient One had confronted Odin in Asgard about the Rainbow Bridge attack and that he needed to return.

Ancient One confronted Odin over his anger at her sending Thor to He-El and trying to discuss Loki’s fate and the future. Odin attacked her, and the chapter ended with him declaring that no one in the Nine Realms could harm his son.

• Odin accused Ancient One of crossing a line and attacked her with Gungnir after she brought up Ragnarok and Loki’s mutation.
• Ancient One deflected Odin’s first strike through a spatial rift and said she wanted him to consider the future and Loki’s distortion.
• Odin blamed Ancient One for sending Thor to He-El, then explained that Loki’s death and his own mistakes had left him unwilling to let Thor approach He-El.
• Odin shattered Ancient One’s magical defenses and sent her flying, but she steadied herself and promised Thor would be unharmed.
• Ancient One summoned a meteor more than five kilometers wide, and Odin pierced it with Gungnir before declaring that no one could harm his son in the Nine Realms.

Ancient One fought Odin across Asgard’s sky and demanded that he swear on Gungnir to kill He-El if he threatened Earth or the universe. When Odin refused, she began opening portals throughout the sky and threatened to bring Ragnarok at once.

• Odin attacked Ancient One with Gungnir, but she evaded the spear and revealed her magical abilities.
• Odin and Ancient One battled across Asgard for half an hour while Asgardians watched and prayed for Odin to win.
• Ancient One called for the fight to end and demanded that Odin swear on Gungnir to kill He-El if he harmed Earth or the universe.
• Odin questioned the demand and refused to let anyone command him.
• Ancient One threatened Ragnarok and opened countless portals across Asgard’s sky, drawing demonic auras and laughter through the rifts.
• Odin’s expression changed as the portals spread across the sky.

Ancient One opened spatial cracks across Asgard’s sky, summoning countless Demon Gods and forcing Odin to consider accepting her demand that Gungnir be used against He-El. She then closed every passage, revealing that she had only been toying with the Demon Gods.

• Ancient One’s magical formations spread across Asgard and opened spatial cracks that drew in the Demon Gods.
• Odin questioned why Ancient One needed Gungnir when she could deal with He-El herself.
• Ancient One told Odin that Gungnir would be compensation for Asgard nearly destroying Earth with the Rainbow Bridge.
• Odin realized Asgard was at fault and prepared to accept Ancient One’s terms to avert Ragnarok.
• Ancient One closed the spatial cracks, leaving the Demon Gods furious and begging to enter Asgard.
• A Demon God recognized Ancient One’s aura, and the gathered Demon Gods fell silent.

Ancient One ended her threat to unleash dimensional demons after Odin admitted Asgard was at fault for using the Rainbow Bridge against Earth. She left Odin to decide how to deal with He-El, whom she would observe from another dimension.

• Ancient One closed the spatial rifts, and the dimensional demons fell silent when they learned she controlled them.
• Odin acknowledged Asgard's mistake and offered to compensate Earth by hanging Gungnir above He-El as a warning.
• Ancient One released Odin from that condition and warned him that He-El's unpredictable presence had changed the futures they had foreseen.
• Odin wondered whether He-El could alter Asgard's Ragnarok, while Ancient One said she would observe him from another dimension.
• Ancient One departed through a portal to Kamar-Taj and told Odin to follow his heart when Asgard crossed paths with He-El.
• Odin looked down at He-El on Earth and considered the authority Ancient One had left in his hands.

Thor waited anxiously in He-El’s factory after the Sorcerer Supreme sent him from Asgard to Earth. After hearing Thor’s account, He-El suspected Odin and the Sorcerer Supreme had only confronted each other, while Thor feared Asgard was under attack.

• Thor paced through He-El’s factory and asked whether He-El could send him back to Asgard, but He-El said he lacked the technology.
• He-El asked Thor what had happened after the Destroyer was defeated, and Thor recounted Loki’s betrayal, the destruction of the Rainbow Bridge, and his fall toward the World Tree’s abyss.
• Thor explained that a woman in yellow robes had questioned Odin about an agreement with the Sorcerer Supreme before teleporting him to Earth.
• He-El wondered what the agreement involved and suspected the Sorcerer Supreme had intervened to protect Earth, but Thor said he did not know about it.
• Thor feared Odin and the Sorcerer Supreme were fighting and lamented that he could not defend Asgard, while He-El concluded they were unlikely to battle in earnest.

Thor learned that Odin and Ancient One had fought without harming Asgard, and Odin ordered him to stay on Earth and retrieve the Cosmic Cube to repair the Rainbow Bridge and Asgard’s defenses. Odin also asked Thor to observe He-El, but Mjolnir flew into He-El’s hand instead of Thor’s.

• He-El explained that Odin and Ancient One were unlikely to fight to the point of destroying Asgard or Earth, and Thor agreed that Odin would retaliate against Earth if Asgard fell.
• Odin contacted Thor and reassured him that Asgard, his family, and its people were safe after the clash with Ancient One.
• Odin told Thor to remain on Earth, retrieve the Cosmic Cube to repair the Rainbow Bridge and Asgard’s defensive barrier, and observe He-El.
• Thor accepted responsibility for the turmoil caused by his destruction of the Rainbow Bridge and promised to find the Cosmic Cube quickly.
• Odin sent Mjolnir to Earth, but the hammer flew into He-El’s palm when Thor expected it to reach him.

After He-El’s victory over the Destroyer faded from the news, grieving relatives went on NBC to accuse him of allowing people to die during the battle. Their broadcast triggered global outrage and announced a lawsuit against him.

• Thor searched for the Cosmic Cube, occasionally resting at He-El’s factory district, while news of He-El, Thor, and Tony Stark gradually faded.
• Grieving relatives appeared on NBC and blamed He-El for the deaths of loved ones, including the three people aboard the news helicopter that had entered the battle zone.
• Professor Adama Amos claimed He-El’s armor could have saved the helicopter crew and suggested he had chosen not to rescue them.
• The NBC host announced that thirty-seven families would jointly sue He-El in Federal Supreme Court, and the broadcast sparked worldwide controversy.

After He-El was accused online of refusing to save a helicopter, people fiercely debated whether he could have risked saving its passengers, while Tony Stark uncovered signs that the smear campaign was unusual. He-El remained calm and said the people behind the provocation should be nervous.

• People across the world argued over He-El’s actions, with supporters citing the danger he faced and critics accusing him of disregarding human life.
• Online users shared analyses and a 3D reconstruction that showed at least twelve energy blasts lay between He-El and the helicopter he was accused of failing to save.
• The online debate escalated as supporters denounced the accusations as fabricated smears against He-El.
• At 10880 Malibu Point, Tony Stark told He-El that someone was targeting him and offered to help after finding unusual patterns in the accusations.
• He-El said he already knew and dismissed the provocation as a minor annoyance, warning that the people behind it should be nervous.

Thor joined He-El after seeing the public condemn him, and the two traveled to He-El’s new home while discussing Thor’s mission and He-El’s affairs. As He-El arranged a visit to S.H.I.E.L.D. and sent Nick a new communication device, Maria reported someone in a skintight suit swinging toward their car.

• Thor crashed through the factory roof, and He-El dismissed his armor projection before leaving with him.
• Thor said he would avoid staying with Jane to keep her safe while searching for the Cosmic Cube.
• He-El and Thor rode with Natasha and Maria toward He-El’s new home as Natasha reviewed compensation, a lawsuit, and Super Technology Group business.
• He-El agreed to visit S.H.I.E.L.D. next Monday and gave Natasha retinal-projection contact lenses for Nick.
• Maria reported that someone in a skintight suit was swinging toward their car.

Maria’s security force stopped Spider-Man and four convenience-store robbers when the robbers’ Hummer approached He-El’s Rolls-Royce. After watching the scene from a nearby building, Spider-Man followed the convoy to Queens and observed He-El’s car from the house next door.

• Maria ordered the security teams to intercept the Hummer and protect He-El’s Rolls-Royce.
• The security force pinned the Hummer and surrounded it with armed personnel, prompting its four occupants to surrender.
• Spider-Man explained that he had been chasing the robbers, and Maria’s team let him leave while it handed them over to the police.
• Spider-Man secretly watched the security force clear the scene before following He-El’s convoy to 18 Ingram Street.
• Spider-Man entered the house at 20 Ingram Street and curiously watched He-El’s Rolls-Royce from the skylight.

Nick Fury suspected that Project Insight was being pushed forward by a hidden force within S.H.I.E.L.D. and hesitated to suspend it. Natasha delivered a box from He-El and reported her assessment that he was intensely distrustful and would prioritize his own survival above humanity.

• Nick Fury discovered files beyond his Level Ten clearance and suspected that someone inside S.H.I.E.L.D. was manipulating events, especially Project Insight.
• Fury called Hill but abandoned his plan to suspend Project Insight, asking instead for Tony Stark's assessment report.
• Natasha delivered Fury a small black box from He-El, which Fury examined without opening.
• Natasha told Fury that He-El's security measures and public benefits stemmed from deep distrust and a desire to protect himself.
• Natasha concluded that He-El would save his own life rather than sacrifice himself to save Earth's seven billion people.

Nick Fury grew suspicious that Alexander Pierce might be involved in Project Insight and questioned whom he could trust inside S.H.I.E.L.D. He sent Natasha and Hawkeye to protect Steve Rogers while investigating, then tried the contact lens He-El had given him and heard He-El’s voice in his mind.

• Nick Fury suspected Alexander Pierce because Pierce had shown unusual enthusiasm about He-El’s funding and proposed bringing He-El closer to S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Natasha assured Nick Fury he could trust her, so he ordered her to leave Super Technology Group and protect Steve Rogers.
• Nick Fury contacted Hawkeye and ordered him to join Steve Rogers, then assigned unusual missions to agents he considered trustworthy.
• Nick Fury searched for suspicious agents but found no one he could firmly identify as a threat.
• Nick Fury inspected and put on the contact lens He-El had given him, and He-El’s voice told him it was a communication tool.

He-El, Thor, and Tony Stark gathered for a barbecue at He-El's home, while Peter Parker discovered that his idols were his new neighbors. The evening ended with Thor and Tony raising their drinks as He-El toasted them with lemon fruit milk.

• He-El told Nick Fury how to use the contact lens brainwave communication without exposing his thoughts.
• Peter Parker spotted He-El and Thor at their home, then was surprised when Iron Man arrived carrying alcohol.
• Tony Stark recognized Peter as Spider-Man, told him to do his homework, and pushed him back through the skylight.
• Tony used a laser to light the barbecue charcoal, and Thor opened the liquor crate and began drinking.
• He-El grilled steaks and seafood while Tony showed off his gravity magnetic levitation armor and Thor and Tony toasted with him.
• He-El clinked their bottles with a glass of lemon fruit milk, leaving Thor and Tony staring at his drink in confusion.

He-El told Nick Fury that Odin threatened Earth and that humanity needed its own defenses, then agreed to discuss a plan during a visit to S.H.I.E.L.D. next week. At the barbecue, Thor asked He-El and Tony Stark to help find the Cosmic Cube so he could repair Asgard’s Rainbow Bridge and prevent unrest across the Nine Realms.

• Nick Fury tested the contact lenses and contacted He-El through their brainwave communication feature.
• He-El warned Nick Fury that he and Earth were in danger from Odin, who was watching Earth.
• He-El reassured Nick Fury that Earth had hidden Guardians capable of matching Odin, while Nick insisted humanity needed its own strength.
• He-El agreed to discuss his plan with Nick at S.H.I.E.L.D. next week and ended their communication.
• Thor told He-El and Tony Stark that he had been searching for a way to repair the Rainbow Bridge and asked them to help find the Cosmic Cube.

The president’s effort to suppress He-El collapsed when allied factions refused to target him, prioritizing clean energy and their own ambitions. He-El ordered Vivian to build a political force, and she began a plan centered on the presidency.

• The president confronted allied faction representatives for abandoning his campaign against He-El after Super Technology Group considered foreign candidates for a second clean energy city.
• The representatives refused to keep clean energy cities outside the United States and revealed their plan to let He-El finish his projects before seizing his assets.
• The president dismissed the representatives, who secretly messaged He-El’s political intelligence group, then moved to clear He-El’s name and encourage lawsuits against him to be withdrawn.
• He-El told Vivian to establish a force capable of shaping politics and returned to researching weapons without reviewing the list of people behind the abandonment incident.
• Vivian concluded that the president held the greatest political authority and created a folder titled “Presidential Election Plan.”

He-El toured S.H.I.E.L.D. with the president, Nick Fury, and Alexander Pierce as they tried to strengthen their relationship with him. After admiring the Helicarriers, He-El offered to buy one, but Pierce refused.

• The president, Nick Fury, and Alexander Pierce greeted He-El at the Triskelion and began a formal tour of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Nick Fury privately asked He-El whether he had arranged for the president to attend, and He-El said the president had come uninvited.
• Nick Fury observed that the president seemed eager to please He-El after their recent political conflict.
• The group toured the underground armaments plaza, where He-El admired S.H.I.E.L.D.'s three Helicarriers.
• He-El offered to pay three times the cost of construction for a weaponless Helicarrier, but Alexander Pierce refused.

The president left after arranging a way to resolve the Helicarrier dispute, while Alexander Pierce remained confident that Hydra would eventually seize He-El’s clean energy. In private, Nick Fury warned He-El that gods had taken notice of him and revealed that Thor had asked him to find the Cosmic Cube.

• The president toured S.H.I.E.L.D. with He-El, suggested repairing their relationship, and departed after signaling that the Helicarrier problem could be resolved.
• Alexander Pierce urged He-El to join S.H.I.E.L.D. and celebrated Project Insight’s impending success, while He-El said they were already fighting side by side.
• Alexander Pierce went to his office and watched He-El and Nick Fury through surveillance as they drank tea in silence.
• Nick Fury and He-El communicated telepathically in Nick Fury’s office because Nick did not trust S.H.I.E.L.D. to be free of surveillance.
• Nick Fury warned He-El that gods had taken notice of him and said he might have to leave Earth if their conflict threatened the planet.
• Nick Fury revealed that Thor had asked him a week earlier to find the Cosmic Cube.

He-El told Nick Fury that Thor needed the Cosmic Cube to repair the Rainbow Bridge, forcing Fury to consider surrendering it to Asgard. Fury decided to negotiate for benefits, while He-El asked for a Helicarrier, but an encrypted phone call interrupted them.

• Nick Fury recalled the Cosmic Cube's history and learned it was still held at the S.H.I.E.L.D. Catalyst Testing Center.
• He-El explained that Thor needed the Cosmic Cube's energy to repair the Rainbow Bridge and calm unrest across the Nine Realms.
• Nick Fury concluded that humanity could not realistically resist Asgard and decided to trade the Cube for promises, technology, or weapons.
• He-El said Nick should thank him for resolving the urgent problem and asked for a Helicarrier.
• Nick Fury began to object that a Helicarrier was not easy to provide, but the encrypted communications phone rang.