Chapter Summaries

Kurumi joined the Avengers as they investigated Loki’s scepter and the Tesseract, while Thor apologized to her and spoke with Natasha about Jane. The chapter left Tony preparing to uncover Fury’s plans by hacking S.H.I.E.L.D.’s system, as Kurumi weighed the risks of taking the scepter for Umbrella.

• Tony introduced Kurumi as Nightmare’s pilot, and the group discussed Thor, S.H.I.E.L.D., and the scepter’s connection to the Tesseract.
• Thor apologized to Kurumi for damaging her forest and invited her to visit Asgard after the Tesseract was found.
• Natasha questioned Thor about his love for Jane and whether Jane would leave Earth for Asgard, and Thor insisted he would overcome any obstacles.
• Kurumi watched the scepter and considered how taking it would make Umbrella a target, while Red Queen disappeared from the laboratory.
• Tony tried to recruit Doctor Banner to Stark Industries, but Banner said he preferred Umbrella because it could help him live more normally.
• Tony revealed that he had planted something in Fury’s console so Jarvis could breach S.H.I.E.L.D.’s system and uncover Fury’s intentions.

Rogers, Stark, Banner, and Kurumi uncovered S.H.I.E.L.D.’s secret plan to build weapons with the Tesseract, and Fury defended the project as protection against alien threats. The argument left the team divided, while Kurumi sensed strange energy coming from the Mind Stone.

• Kurumi explained why Stark’s energy expertise made his exclusion from the Tesseract project suspicious, and Rogers went to inspect the Helicarrier’s lower levels.
• Kurumi helped Jarvis breach S.H.I.E.L.D.’s files, and the group found blueprints for energy weapons based on Hydra designs.
• Rogers brought back a weapon sample as Fury arrived, and Stark confronted the director with the weapon blueprints and asked about Phase Two.
• Fury defended the weapons program by citing the danger posed by alien visitors, while Thor blamed Tesseract research for drawing Loki and the others to Earth.
• Natasha, Banner, Rogers, Stark, and Thor argued over S.H.I.E.L.D.’s weapons and threat monitoring as Kurumi sensed strange energy from the Mind Stone.

Kurumi resisted the Mind Stone’s influence and stopped it from turning the Helicarrier’s superheroes against one another. After she cleared the laboratory’s minds, Red Queen revealed that Barton had targeted Engine Three, and an explosion engulfed the group.

• Kurumi discovered that her Charm power was devouring the Mind Stone’s energy and suppressed it before it could affect Stark and the others.
• The Mind Stone intensified the heroes’ arguments, while Kurumi and the others debated Umbrella’s actions and the consequences of its absence.
• Doctor Banner revealed that he had tried to kill himself but the Hulk had survived, then Kurumi used Charm to clear the Mind Stone’s influence and told everyone to put down the scepter.
• The computer found the Tesseract, and Tony tried to leave as Rogers challenged him to fight.
• Red Queen reported that Barton had aimed at Engine Three, and the Tesseract-powered attack exploded beside the laboratory, scattering the group.

Kurumi rescued Natasha from Hulk and fought him aboard the Helicarrier while Natasha and Thor were ordered to stop Loki’s rescue. Kurumi restrained Hulk until he reverted to Doctor Banner, while Thor hurried toward Loki and Natasha remained nearby.

• Kurumi reached the damaged compartment as Fury coordinated repairs and told her to watch Doctor Banner.
• Banner transformed into Hulk and threatened Natasha, but Kurumi used a gravity grenade to free her and told her to find Thor.
• Kurumi fought Hulk with magic circles that blocked his blows while Natasha and Thor headed toward Loki’s cage.
• Fury redirected Natasha and Thor to stop Loki’s rescuers, and Thor continued toward his brother after Hulk was hurled into a steel door.
• Hulk broke free and charged Natasha, but Kurumi restrained him with another gravity grenade and used Dalet to turn him back into Doctor Banner.

Kurumi restored Doctor Banner to normal and joined Fury’s effort to contain the Helicarrier crisis as Thor confronted Loki. Loki outwitted Thor, killed Coulson, and sent Thor’s glass prison plunging into the clouds, but Coulson managed to pull the trigger of a weapon as Loki tried to leave.

• Kurumi’s time reversal and psychic power returned Banner to human form, and Natasha left to track down Barton.
• Kurumi escorted Banner to Fury, then headed out to assist with the plan as Thor approached Loki’s holding compartment.
• Loki used a phantom to trick Thor into entering the glass prison, then released its supports and sent it falling from the Helicarrier.
• Coulson confronted Loki with a specialized weapon, but Loki stabbed him through the chest with the Mind Scepter.
• As Loki turned to leave, Coulson summoned his remaining strength and pulled the weapon’s trigger.

Loki escaped the Helicarrier after Coulson died, while Kurumi learned that Selvig was close to opening a portal over New York and might target Umbrella headquarters. The heroes regrouped and prepared to stop the invasion, with Tony asking Kurumi to prevent Loki’s forces from completing the portal.

• Coulson fired an energy weapon at Loki, but Loki survived, escaped aboard the Quinjet, and continued planning to summon the Chitauri.
• Kurumi told Fury that Loki had escaped, Thor had been thrown from the Helicarrier, and Coulson was dead; Red Queen warned that the portal would soon open over New York.
• Fury revealed Coulson’s death to Rogers, who signed the autograph cards Coulson had treasured, while Tony mourned and argued with Rogers about Coulson’s actions.
• Natasha reported that she had captured Barton, and Kurumi used a magical array to remove Loki’s control over him.
• Tony concluded that Loki would target Stark Tower or Umbrella headquarters, and the group prepared for battle after learning Umbrella might be the invasion site.
• Tony asked Kurumi to stop the construction of the teleportation passage while he changed into a new suit of armor.

Fury learned that the team had located Loki and ordered Hill to monitor them and send fighter support if needed. As Kurumi recharged Nightmare, Tony confronted Loki at Stark Tower while the machine powered by the Tesseract continued opening a portal.

• Fury saw a Quinjet leave without authorization, ordered its signal monitored, and told Hill to watch the team and provide fighter support if necessary.
• Nightmare attacked the Tesseract machine, but its energy pulse struck a protective barrier and failed to stop it; the blast knocked Selvig unconscious.
• Kurumi sensed danger from Loki and told Tony that Nightmare needed five minutes to recharge, so Tony agreed to stall Loki.
• Kurumi entered Protective Umbrella's basement and replenished her spiritual energy while replacement reactors were launched for Nightmare and Mark.
• Tony reached Stark Tower as his damaged Mark armor was removed, then offered Loki a drink; Loki asked whether Tony had come to surrender.

Tony tried to delay Loki, but Loki controlled him with the Mind Scepter and ordered him to attack his former teammates. As the Chitauri advance force approached through the portal, Kurumi discovered that the transmission channel was nearing its limit and that the Tesseract’s energy source had vanished.

• Tony distracted Loki with talk of the Avengers and revealed that the Mind Scepter’s energy could not penetrate his clothing, but Loki then struck his shoulder and took control of him.
• Loki ordered Tony to put on his Mark armor and attack his former teammates, but paused when he sensed a surge of energy from Umbrella Headquarters.
• Kurumi suppressed her Spirit Body’s reaction to the Tesseract’s energy and continued absorbing power until Red Queen warned that the void transmission channel was nearing its limit.
• Red Queen told Kurumi that problems at either end of the channel could be as severe as a small nuclear explosion, and Kurumi rushed to the Tesseract to investigate the missing energy source.
• Loki ordered Tony to leave the Nightmare armor for later and watched as the Chitauri advance force neared the passageway.

Kurumi discovered that chaotic energy had destabilized the Space Portal above New York and warned the Avengers to evacuate civilians and stay clear of the sky. Loki learned the portal was disrupted, unleashed the Mind Scepter against the street, and ordered the mind-controlled Tony to attack the approaching Quinjet, leaving Natasha preparing for a desperate maneuver.

• Kurumi used satellite images and Red Queen's analysis to learn that violent energy had spread across the sky above New York and disrupted the Space Portal.
• Loki learned from Tony that the portal had been hit by the energy and ordered the civilians evacuated, then cut through Stark Tower and a nearby street with the Mind Scepter.
• Kurumi warned the Avengers that the Chitauri were blocked outside the portal and told them to fly low; Rogers and the others headed toward the battlefield.
• Loki contacted the Chitauri commander and ordered Tony to shoot down the Quinjet and kill everyone aboard.
• Clint dodged Tony's missiles through the city before Natasha took over piloting, and Rogers told her to open the hatch when Tony got behind them.

Kurumi piloted Nightmare to stop Loki-controlled Stark while the spatial fluctuations over New York stabilized. She finally caught Mark and slammed it into the street, leaving Stark’s condition uncertain.

• Red Queen warned Kurumi that the Chitauri could send another vanguard soon and reported that Stark appeared to be in trouble.
• Kurumi learned Stark had been controlled by Loki and flew Nightmare toward him while Natasha contacted her from the Quinjet.
• Kurumi told Rogers to plan the battle and asked Natasha to land so Doctor Banner could join her on the ground.
• Kurumi pursued Stark through the city and, as the spatial fluctuations calmed, used magic runes to boost Nightmare’s speed.
• Kurumi rounded a corner at high speed, caught Mark, and slapped it into the road.

Tony escaped Loki’s control, repaired and upgraded his Mark armor with Protective Umbrella’s supplies, and prepared to confront Loki as the battle spread across New York. Kurumi and the Avengers fought the Chitauri vanguard while Tony headed for Stark Tower, weighing Kurumi’s advice to attack Loki at close range.

• Tony hacked into the comm channel, confirmed he was free of Loki’s control, and learned that Protective Umbrella had supplied replacement parts for Mark.
• Tony replaced Mark’s energy reactor and weapons components, restoring the armor and increasing its reactor output by nearly 40 percent.
• Kurumi spotted more Chitauri flyers emerging from the portal and launched Nightmare into battle as Rogers reported that civilian evacuations were incomplete.
• Rogers sent Romanoff and Barton to support Nightmare while he and Doctor Banner fought the Chitauri in the streets.
• Tony finished repairing Mark and told Rogers he was going after Loki at Stark Tower.
• Kurumi advised Tony to fight Loki at close range before Thor arrived, and Tony wondered whether Loki was as physically powerful as Thor.

Tony integrated military combat techniques into the Mark system and raced toward Loki as Kurumi continued holding back the Chitauri advance force. The battle intensified when Natasha and Barton crash-landed safely, the enemy’s main fleet began sending a warship through the portal, and Nightmare’s supplies arrived with its reactor nearly depleted.

• Tony asked Jarvis to compile military combat techniques for the Mark system, then accelerated toward Stark Tower after Kurumi warned that Thor was coming.
• Kurumi fought off the Chitauri advance force while Nightmare’s reactor drained, and Natasha reported that the damaged Quinjet was running out of ammunition.
• Rogers directed Natasha and Barton to an open plaza, where they crash-landed the Quinjet and escaped.
• Kurumi warned the team that the Chitauri main fleet could overwhelm them, while Doctor Banner continued fighting with a captured energy weapon.
• The Chitauri commander sent a biological warship through the portal as Nightmare’s reactor fell to one percent, and Kurumi received a supply container.

Kurumi and the Avengers fought the Chitauri as Hulk and Nightmare destroyed a biological warship, while Tony struggled against Loki at Stark Tower. Thor joined the battle, and Kurumi prepared a magnetic field array as more than a hundred biological warships advanced toward Earth.

• Banner transformed into Hulk and smashed the biological warship, which Nightmare finished off with a missile.
• The Chitauri attacked the heroes more fiercely, while Tony told Kurumi that Loki was growing stronger and Mark could barely keep up.
• Loki crushed Mark's fist and struck Tony, but Kurumi's missile rescued him; Tony then blasted Loki and kicked him through Stark Tower before Loki knocked him away and Thor arrived.
• Kurumi told Tony supplies, including a stimulant, would arrive in three minutes and advised him to find cover as the Avengers fought across the streets.
• Nightmare spotted more than a hundred biological warships approaching Earth, and Kurumi told Red Queen to prepare the magnetic field array.

Kurumi’s plan aimed to lure the Chitauri warships toward the ground so Umbrella could use a magnetic field array, while Fury refused the Security Council’s demand to launch nuclear missiles. When a fighter carrying a nuclear missile headed for New York, Kurumi moved to stop it before it could fire.

• Nightmare and Mark drew groups of Chitauri warships toward the city, while Kurumi told the Avengers to avoid metal equipment once the warships were brought low.
• Tony guessed that Umbrella planned to disrupt the warships with a magnetic field, and Rogers agreed to find a way to bring Banner to Third District.
• Fury rejected the Security Council’s order to launch nuclear missiles, then used a rocket launcher to stop one unauthorized fighter from taking off.
• A second fighter carrying a nuclear missile escaped the deck and headed toward New York, and Hill informed the Avengers.
• Kurumi told Tony to lure the warships toward him and prepare to fall safely, while she accelerated to intercept the fighter before it could launch its missile.

Kurumi stopped a nuclear missile from reaching New York and coordinated with Fury and the Avengers to prepare her magnetic field array. As the biological warships continued attacking the city, she began activating the formation while Thor and Loki sensed the gathering spiritual power.

• Kurumi pushed Nightmare to its limit and destroyed the fighter carrying the nuclear missile before it could reach New York.
• Kurumi ordered Fury to prevent any further nuclear launch, and Fury connected with the Security Council while Stark Industries and the Protective Umbrella Consortium offered support.
• Tony lured most of the biological warships to within a hundred meters of the ground, while Kurumi directed the Avengers to take shelter and remove their metal equipment.
• Kurumi consulted Red Queen, rose above New York, and began activating the magnetic field array with spiritual power drawn from the virtual illusion.
• Thor and Loki stopped fighting and warily sensed the immense, chaotic spiritual power gathering around the city.

Kurumi activated the Magnetic Field Array, disabling the Chitauri warships across New York but disrupting Tony's chest reactor and nearly killing him. Rogers and Natasha injected Tony with a stimulant, and Kurumi prepared to seize the Mind Scepter and close the Space Portal.

• Kurumi expanded the Magnetic Field Array, trapping Thor and Loki near the battlefield and drawing the Chitauri warships into its range.
• The magnetic disruption damaged Tony's reactor, and Rogers and Natasha found him near death in the underground parking garage.
• Rogers received Kurumi's message to inject Tony with a stimulant, then he and Natasha retrieved it from Mark's hand armor.
• The stimulant revived Tony, though he still suffered pain and had to sit still while its effects made him restless.
• The magnetic field disabled the Chitauri warships and electronic devices across New York, leaving much of the city in ruins.
• Kurumi looked toward New York's outskirts and resolved to take the Mind Scepter and close the Space Portal.

Loki betrayed Thor and tried to defeat Kurumi with the Mind Scepter, but her Charm left him infatuated and vulnerable. Before Kurumi could take the scepter, Thor attacked Loki, and the brothers resumed fighting.

• Loki stabbed Thor in the abdomen while Thor tried to persuade him to return to Asgard, then declared that Earth needed a ruler.
• Loki attacked Kurumi with the Mind Scepter, but Kurumi emerged from Nightmare and dispersed his power with spiritual energy.
• Kurumi used Charm to make Loki desire her and promise her the Mind Scepter in exchange for becoming his queen.
• Kurumi reached for the scepter, but Thor lunged at Loki and pinned him down before Loki kicked him away and raised the scepter to attack.

Thor and Loki fought while Kurumi and Red Queen monitored the Chitauri fleet and planned to close the portal. As a second wave attacked New York, Thor blasted its ships from the sky, and someone picked up the scepter.

• Thor taunted Loki over his attempted courtship of Kurumi and his insults toward Jane, then attacked him with lightning.
• Kurumi and Red Queen discussed the Chitauri fleet’s second wave, a mysterious observer, and a plan to lure the mothership into spatial turbulence.
• Loki vanished as Thor forced him down in their clash, and the two continued fighting.
• The second wave of Chitauri ships arrived, and Thor drew lightning from the storm clouds, bringing many ships crashing into New York.
• Fury persuaded the Security Council not to deploy deterrent weapons, then let them believe his missile-launch remote was real.
• Rogers returned to help evacuate residents while Natasha drove Tony toward a S.H.I.E.L.D. branch, and an unidentified hand picked up the scepter.

Kurumi used a convincing fake Mind Scepter to manipulate the transmission passage above New York, while Red Queen concealed the Western Hemisphere. The Chitauri mothership and two flagships began emerging as the energy storm around Umbrella headquarters intensified.

• Kurumi collected the Mind Scepter after Loki and Thor fell unconscious, while the magnetic array destroyed most of the Chitauri biological warships.
• Kurumi prepared to use Red Queen’s brief psychic-power coverage as she approached Umbrella headquarters through the ruins of New York.
• News reports identified Kurumi Brooks as Nightmare’s pilot, and the public feared for her safety as reporters were unable to enter the city.
• The transmission passage expanded above Umbrella headquarters, and Kurumi used a counterfeit Mind Scepter imbued with truth to deceive anyone who might detect it.
• Kurumi’s psychic power neared exhaustion as the energy storm crushed buildings and the Chitauri mothership and two flagships appeared in the passage.

Kurumi shut down the portal and destroyed the Chitauri fleet, completing her Marvel Universe main quest. With one day remaining before her return, she arranged Umbrella’s affairs while the heroes gathered to celebrate and discussed what to do next.

• The Chitauri commander sent its fleet through the portal, but Kurumi and Red Queen used fake artifacts to disrupt the portal’s energy.
• The portal collapsed, and a spatial storm tore apart the Chitauri mothership and the fleet inside it.
• Kurumi collected the two Infinity Stones, declined to return, and learned she had 23 hours and 59 minutes left.
• Nightmare brought Thor and Loki to S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Helicarrier, where Natasha told Tony that Kurumi had defeated the invasion.
• Tony arranged a celebration meal on the Helicarrier, and Kurumi said she wanted to travel around the world and, if possible, among the stars.