Chapter Summaries

After defeating Odin, He-El returned to Earth with the Reality Stone and released foundational-material innovations that sparked an unprecedented technological boom. Earth united under a new government and began heading toward the stars, with He-El recommended as its first president.

• He-El left the Nine Realms independent of Asgard after Odin acknowledged his victory, then returned to Earth with the coalition forces and the Reality Stone.
• A month after the Convergence ended, He-El released foundational materials that transformed technology across Earth.
• Tony Stark and Bruce Banner completed Ultron, while Tony also developed his first Nano Armor and Helen Cho advanced biomaterials and mass-produced the second-generation Regeneration Cradle.
• T'Challa led Wakanda's progress in quantum computing and Quantum Communication, and Earth accidentally connected to Asgard before Asgard shut down its communications link.
• Pym Technologies developed virtual-space augmented reality, Hank Technologies launched shrinking capsules, and the Interstellar Alliance completed a successful Moon voyage.
• Earth's nations transformed the United Nations into the Earth United Government, recommended He-El as its first president, and began pooling resources to reach the stars.

Thor returned to Asgard after fighting a rebellion in Alfheim and worried over Odin’s worsening condition. Loki confronted Odin over his refusal to kill He-El, and the chapter ended as Odin suddenly called Loki by name.

• Thor reported that outside forces had joined Alfheim’s rebellion and said he would return to pacify it.
• Odin appeared dazed and weak, but briefly told Thor that Asgard would depend on him and that he must become its pillar.
• Thor vowed to protect Asgard and left to resume the campaign in Alfheim.
• Loki emerged from hiding and accused Odin of bringing Asgard’s decline by failing to kill He-El with Gungnir.
• Loki grew furious as Odin seemed not to hear him, until Odin suddenly emerged from his daze and called Loki’s name.

Odin explained why he had not killed He-El and gave Loki the Space Stone, asking him to impersonate Odin and rule Asgard until Thanos came. As Loki agreed, Ancient One appeared before Odin through a golden magical formation.

• Loki confronted Odin over his defeat by He-El and Asgard’s weakened state, while Odin explained that killing He-El could spread his curse across the universe.
• Odin admitted that He-El had mastered the Reality Stone well enough to defeat him and that preserving the universe mattered more than his own defeat or Asgard’s loss of authority over Earth.
• Odin sent the Space Stone to Loki and told him to transform into Odin and temporarily become King of Asgard.
• Odin instructed Loki to surrender the Space Stone if Thanos came to Asgard, and Loki agreed, approving of Odin’s confidence in his intelligence.
• Ancient One emerged from a golden magical formation before Odin while Loki was still finishing his reply.

Ancient One persuaded Odin to seal He-El and the curse within the Dark Dimension, and Odin accepted her plan. Odin then sacrificed his life to bind Gungnir to his oath and send the spear flying into the universe to strike He-El when he believed victory was assured.

• Ancient One appeared before Odin and told him to follow her plan to seal He-El and the curse inside the Dark Dimension.
• Odin agreed that sealing He-El was the only way to prevent the curse from consuming the universe.
• Ancient One returned to the Dark Dimension, leaving Odin to carry out his part of the plan.
• Odin swore to Gungnir that it would pierce He-El when he was certain of victory, binding the spear to his life.
• Odin turned into light and merged with Gungnir as Loki watched helplessly.
• Gungnir became a meteor, pierced the hall's dome, and flew into the universe.

He-El oversaw the Earth United Government’s rise to power and traveled to Tony Stark and Pepper Potts’s wedding. He left General Ross to decide the fate of the Dark Elf remnants, who had asked to join his forces.

• He-El emerged from the Earth United Government headquarters and invited General Ross to ride with him to Tony Stark’s villa.
• During the journey, He-El asked Ross for his advice about the Dark Elves, who had contacted Earth and offered to submit to him.
• Ross argued that Earth should reject the Dark Elves to avoid attracting enemies and to preserve humanity’s independence.
• He-El told Ross to handle the matter as he saw fit, and Ross accepted the responsibility.
• The maglev vehicle stopped, Ross got out, and He-El continued toward Tony Stark’s home.

He-El attended Tony Stark and Pepper Potts’s wedding at Tony’s New York manor and officiated the ceremony. Tony and Pepper married, and He-El agreed to become the godfather of their future child.

• He-El arrived early at Tony Stark’s manor, where his appearance surprised the wedding guests, and Tony greeted him.
• He-El reunited with Bruce Banner, Hawkeye, Natasha, and Steve Rogers, who shared the gifts they had chosen for Tony and his hoped-for future child.
• Peter Parker, T'Challa, and others arrived before He-El officiated Tony Stark and Pepper Potts’s wedding ceremony.
• Tony Stark and Pepper Potts exchanged vows and rings, kissed, and were married.
• He-El agreed to become the godfather of Tony Stark and Pepper Potts’s future child.

Tony Stark spent the morning with Pepper Potts before reviewing advances in science and biology in his underground laboratory. Ultron then alerted him to an unusual distress signal that might concern Earth.

• Tony Stark woke Pepper Potts, made her breakfast, and saw her off to work.
• Tony Stark asked JARVIS to report new technologies and continued modifying the Nano Armor.
• JARVIS reported that biological nanotechnology was being used to enhance human bodies, and Tony Stark decided to leave the issue to He-El.
• Ultron contacted Tony Stark about a distress signal unlike any Earth communication signal.
• Tony Stark told Ultron to send the signal over.

Tony Stark learned that an alien distress signal came from near Area 51 and ordered Ultron to observe the location without breaching its defenses. The satellite revealed a Dark Elf Mothership fighting military forces on Earth, and Tony left to respond.

• Ultron told Tony Stark that he had decoded an extraterrestrial distress call from coordinates near Area 51.
• Ultron suggested observing the signal’s source, prompting JARVIS to accuse him of steering Tony toward the restricted area.
• Tony ordered Ultron to use a surveillance satellite to inspect the coordinates while avoiding Area 51’s anti-surveillance blockade.
• The satellite showed a Dark Elf Mothership under attack by military fighter jets and Crimson Giant Corps soldiers.
• Tony Stark left the underground laboratory as nanomachines formed his armor and told Pepper he might miss lunch.

Tony Stark flew to Nevada to join General Ross’s fight against the Dark Elf Mothership. After asserting the Avengers’ right to intervene, he told Ross’s soldiers to follow him as he headed to breach the ship’s shields.

• Tony Stark armored up, flew toward Nevada, and watched Red Unit soldiers attack the Dark Elf Mothership without breaking through its defenses.
• General Ross learned that an unidentified object was approaching and identified it as Iron Man from satellite footage.
• Tony Stark arrived near Ross’s warship, and Ross challenged him for entering the area without authorization.
• Tony Stark invoked the Avengers’ duty to defend Earth from alien invasions, forcing Ross to accept that they could intervene.
• Tony Stark called Ross’s soldiers ineffective, ordered them to follow him, and flew toward the Dark Elf Mothership.

Tony Stark and the Red Hulk soldiers breached the Dark Elf Mothership and fought through its corridors, but Tony discovered the Red Hulks were slaughtering even subdued Dark Elves. After a rescued Dark Elf killed herself and Tony found a room full of murdered children, he realized the invasion was far more disturbing than it first appeared.

• Tony Stark used Ultron's calculations and the fighter jets' cover to break through the Mothership's shield, while Red Hulk pilots joined the assault.
• Tony Stark and the Red Hulk soldiers breached the Mothership, where Red Hulks tore through its armor and poured inside.
• Tony Stark stunned a group of Dark Elf soldiers with a White Noise Wave Cannon, but Red Hulks killed them despite his order to stop.
• Tony Stark rescued the last female Dark Elf soldier, who cursed him before killing herself with her own gun.
• Tony Stark followed the Red Hulk soldiers through the Mothership and found murdered Dark Elves, including dozens of children.

Tony Stark discovered the Red Unit massacring Dark Elves, including children, and confronted its soldiers and General Ross. Unable to stop the soldiers or take control of the Dark Elf Mothership, he asked Ultron to show him the ship’s surveillance footage.

• Tony Stark found the bodies of Dark Elf children and attacked a Crimson Giant soldier who was killing Dark Elves.
• Tony Stark fought the Crimson Giant squad captain and demanded to know the Red Unit’s mission.
• The captain contacted General Ross, who ordered his troops to avoid Tony Stark and continue their mission.
• Tony Stark accused General Ross of using him, crushed the captain’s earpiece, and asked Ultron to investigate the Dark Elf Mothership.
• Ultron said he had decoded some data and obtained surveillance footage but could not yet breach the ship’s control room, so Tony Stark ordered him to play it.

Tony Stark watched decoded footage of the Dark Elves debating whether to submit to He-El in exchange for shelter and a future for their children. Realizing the Dark Elves had come to surrender and seek refuge while Ross wanted to exterminate them, Tony flew toward Ross in fury.

• Tony Stark reviewed footage of the Dark Elves arguing over their lack of refuge after Malekith's death and their many enemies.
• A Dark Elf urged the survivors to submit to He-El and offer star charts, technology, and military service in exchange for protection on Earth.
• The Dark Elves who supported submission overpowered and killed the dissenters, choosing survival and safety for their children.
• Tony Stark learned from Ultron that only part of the footage had been decoded so far.
• Tony Stark realized the Dark Elves had come to submit and seek a place to settle, then flew from the mothership toward Ross.

Tony Stark confronted General Ross over the Red Unit’s massacre of Dark Elves, arguing that they had come to surrender and settle on Earth. Ross insisted they were an existential threat and defended the extermination, leaving Stark to challenge whether He-El knew about it.

• Tony Stark flew from the Dark Elf Mothership and demanded to know why General Ross and the Red Unit were attacking the Dark Elves.
• Ross said the military would handle the supposed invaders and told Stark his superhero mission was over.
• Stark showed Ross footage indicating that the Dark Elves had decided to seek refuge on Earth and accused the Red Unit of killing their children.
• Ross rejected the evidence, claiming the Dark Elves planned to use Earth as a refuge before conquering it, and said none of their bloodline could be spared.
• Ross argued that allowing the Dark Elves to gain influence under He-El could threaten humanity’s position and connection to him.
• Stark and Ross faced off, and Stark asked whether He-El knew about Ross’s actions.

Tony Stark confronted General Ross over the extermination of the Dark Elves, while Ross seized their mothership and declared the operation complete. Ultron reviewed footage revealing the Dark Elves' plan to infiltrate and rule Earth, then deleted it without telling Tony.

• Tony Stark asked whether He-El had ordered the Dark Elves' extermination, and General Ross said it had been his own decision.
• General Ross ordered his forces to take control of the Dark Elf Mothership, while Tony condemned him and flew back toward New York.
• Ultron reviewed footage showing Dark Elf leaders planning to outlive humans and gradually take control of Earth.
• Ultron deleted the footage instead of sending it to Tony, then said, "Let the cracks begin!"

He-El spoke with Nick Fury about the suspected escape of Ebony Maw and ordered an investigation while warning that Earth could not withstand Thanos’s attack. Nick resolved to keep opposing He-El’s influence even as he accepted the danger facing Earth.

• He-El received a call from Nick Fury, who said he suspected Ebony Maw had escaped from the Deep-Sea Great Prison.
• Nick explained that S.H.I.E.L.D. had discovered the prisoner was an illusion after Bucky gathered intelligence at the prison.
• He-El ordered Ross to send a Red Unit force to investigate alongside S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers.
• He-El told Nick that Earth’s survival would depend on him if Thanos attacked while He-El was occupied.
• Nick agreed to the plan, ended the call, and looked up at Stephen Strange.

Nick Fury and Stephen Strange planned to release Dormammu so they could test whether He-El had conspired with him against the Ancient One. Nick Fury agreed to arrange the confrontation, hoping He-El was trustworthy and preparing the Mind Scepter alongside Stephen's Time Stone.

• Nick Fury met with Stephen Strange and admitted he was troubled by how completely Earth trusted He-El.
• Stephen Strange explained that the Ancient One's warning and He-El's pursuit of the Reality Stone had made him suspect He-El, and proposed using Dormammu to test him.
• Stephen Strange assured Nick Fury that Dormammu would be trapped in a time loop and forced to return to the Dark Dimension.
• Nick Fury considered the danger Dormammu posed and the destructive power of the Infinity Stones, while Stephen Strange showed him the Time Stone.
• Nick Fury agreed to send the Avengers and Red Unit soldiers to the Deep-Sea Great Prison to release Dormammu, and said he would bring the Mind Scepter.

Nick Fury visited Kamar-Taj and proposed making it S.H.I.E.L.D.'s affiliated magical department, but Baron Mordo rejected the idea and insisted Kamar-Taj remain independent. The two were left at an impasse over Kamar-Taj's relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D.

• Nick Fury and Stephen Strange entered Kamar-Taj through its main gate after Stephen explained its barrier against unauthorized portals.
• Nick Fury toured Kamar-Taj's magical surroundings and met Baron Mordo in the reception hall while Stephen withdrew.
• Nick Fury praised Kamar-Taj's sorcerers, portals, and changes until Baron Mordo asked him to state his purpose.
• Nick Fury proposed that Kamar-Taj become S.H.I.E.L.D.'s affiliated magical department for protecting Earth.
• Baron Mordo angrily refused, declaring that Kamar-Taj would cooperate with others but never serve under another faction.

Nick Fury pressured Baron Mordo to bring Kamar-Taj under S.H.I.E.L.D. and warned him that He-El could force the issue. A magical breach revealed that Stephen Strange had rescued Kaecilius, and Mordo ordered Fury to leave Kamar-Taj.

• Baron Mordo feared that Kamar-Taj would lose its independence under He-El's rule, while Nick Fury realized he could use that fear to push for its absorption into S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Nick Fury warned Mordo that Earth was under He-El's command and proposed making Kamar-Taj S.H.I.E.L.D.'s magical department while leaving Mordo as Sorcerer Supreme.
• A burst of supernatural cold alerted Mordo to a breach at the northern sealing grounds, and he rushed there with Kamar-Taj's mages.
• The mages reported that the seal had been destroyed and that Stephen Strange had rescued Kaecilius.
• Mordo accused Nick Fury of distracting him and ordered him to leave Kamar-Taj, threatening to contact He-El.

Nick Fury and Stephen Strange prepared to use the mind-controlled Kaecilius to bring Dormammu before He-El, while Nick planned safeguards in case He-El proved dangerous. They descended into a heavily trapped facility, where Nick took the Mind Scepter for his preparations.

• Nick Fury questioned whether Stephen Strange could control Kaecilius, and Stephen assured him that forbidden spells had left Kaecilius unconscious and under his control.
• Nick Fury told Stephen that Baron Mordo seemed ready to bring Kamar-Taj under He-El's command, and Stephen wondered what Nick had told him.
• Nick Fury said they needed safeguards against He-El, and he led Stephen through a heavily trapped underground route.
• Nick Fury reached a room fifteen hundred meters below the surface and picked up the Mind Scepter while Stephen watched.

Pietro Maximoff and Wanda Maximoff built better lives in Sokovia but remained determined to bring down Stark Industries through hacking and online campaigns. As they returned home, they found a one-eyed man and a caped man waiting inside.

• Pietro Maximoff and Wanda Maximoff survived their parents’ deaths in a Stark Industries missile attack and later missed a chance to join an anti-Stark organization after S.H.I.E.L.D. destroyed it.
• After He-El became president, the twins obtained affordable housing and found well-paying jobs, with Pietro Maximoff training as a bricklayer and Wanda Maximoff as a chef.
• Pietro Maximoff studied computers to prepare to attack Stark Industries’ systems, while Wanda Maximoff took publicity courses and posted evidence of the company’s past scandals online.
• Wanda Maximoff considered joining an online propaganda collective, but Pietro Maximoff warned that its members smeared people for money, and the twins agreed they were different.
• When Pietro Maximoff and Wanda Maximoff entered their home, they found a dark-skinned, one-eyed man on the sofa and a caped man standing by the curtains; someone addressed them by name.