Chapter Summaries

Tony Stark was caught in the Fire Dragon’s jaws and nearly burned alive before Chen Mo intervened. Chen Mo wounded the dragon with the King’s Sword, giving Tony a chance to escape as the creature unleashed a torrent of flames.

• The Fire Dragon struck Tony Stark with its tail, then caught him in its jaws and crushed his armor.
• Tony Stark’s Arc Pulse Cannons and thrusters failed to hurt the Fire Dragon, which began gathering flames in its throat.
• Tony Stark shouted for his dad to save him as the Fire Dragon prepared to breathe fire.
• Chen Mo recognized the creature as a Fire Dragon from Muspelheim and teleported beside it with the King’s Sword.
• Chen Mo stabbed the Fire Dragon, making it release Tony Stark and roar as flames erupted from its mouth.
• Tony Stark escaped through the dragon’s open jaws by firing his thrusters at maximum power.

Chen Mo saved Tony Stark from the Fire Dragon and rode atop it as he decided to tame the powerful creature. He reached the dragon’s consciousness and found it weaker than he had expected.

• Chen Mo stabbed the Fire Dragon, saved Tony Stark, and teleported onto the dragon’s head.
• Chen Mo assessed the dragon’s strength and realized his teleportation and King’s Sword gave him an advantage over it.
• A television helicopter filmed the dragon and Chen Mo riding it, while viewers watched and called him a Dragon Knight.
• Chen Mo extended his telekinesis into the Fire Dragon’s mind and found its consciousness was within his ability to handle.

Chen Mo erased the Fire Dragon’s violent consciousness and used his mental power to nurture a new one, forming a lasting connection with it. After confirming the bond remained, he withdrew his telekinesis and stepped out of his Iron Man suit before the dragon.

• Chen Mo read the Fire Dragon’s memories and found that Surtur had never captured it.
• Chen Mo brought the Fire Dragon down at Greenwich University and erased its consciousness after the Spatial Channels closed.
• Chen Mo found the Fire Dragon’s tiny instinctive consciousness and fed it his own mental power, forming a bond as a new consciousness grew.
• The new Fire Dragon consciousness refined the dragon’s scattered mental power, and Chen Mo withdrew his telekinesis after confirming their connection.
• Chen Mo released the dragon’s horns, jumped down, and stepped out of his Iron Man suit.

Chen Mo used his psychic power to tame the Fire Dragon, which awoke docile and attached to him. After ordering it to rest and returning to the tower, he spoke with Tony Stark about Thor, who was still fighting nearby.

• Fire Dragon awoke with a new consciousness and showed affection toward Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo stroked Fire Dragon and ordered it to stay put, and it obediently lay down to rest.
• A drone broadcast Fire Dragon's transformation, leaving viewers shocked by how completely Chen Mo had subdued it.
• Tony Stark landed on the tower and asked Chen Mo whether Fire Dragon was safe; Chen Mo said it would not attack unless provoked.
• Tony Stark asked why Chen Mo had called them together, and Chen Mo told him to catch Thor so he could draw his blood.

After the Avengers eliminated the remaining invaders without civilian casualties, Thor and Jane Foster left together, and Chen Mo took Tony Stark to the Fire Dragon. Chen Mo then teleported Tony onto the dragon’s head, leaving him shocked.

• Tony Stark blamed his weakness for his poor performance against the Fire Dragon, and Chen Mo urged him to return to S.H.I.E.L.D. to perfect the Extremis Virus using Thor’s blood.
• The wormholes closed, and the Avengers wiped out the remaining monsters while the Fire Dragon stayed subdued beneath the tower.
• Chen Mo confirmed that the targets were eliminated and there were no civilian casualties, then sent Steve and the others back to New York.
• Thor told Chen Mo he would retrieve Loki’s body and report to his father, then promised Jane Foster he would return to Earth soon and flew off with her.
• Chen Mo teleported Tony Stark onto the Fire Dragon’s head, shocking him.

Tony Stark was forced by Chen Mo to ride the Fire Dragon despite his fear of it. As the dragon soared above the clouds, Tony began to see the ride as revenge for being nearly eaten.

• Tony Stark tried to flee from the Fire Dragon, but Chen Mo shut down his thrusters and ordered J.A.R.V.I.S. to remove his armor.
• J.A.R.V.I.S. told Tony Stark that he had developed a phobia of the Fire Dragon, while Chen Mo threatened to break his legs if he ran away.
• The Fire Dragon awoke and shot into the sky, and Tony Stark clung to its horn at Chen Mo's command.
• Chen Mo told Tony Stark to treat riding the dragon as revenge for its earlier attack, easing Tony's fear.
• Tony Stark realized they had climbed above the clouds and tightened his grip as the fierce wind buffeted him.

Chen Mo enjoyed flying atop the Fire Dragon while Tony Stark clung to its horn in terror. Chen Mo detoured to Wakanda and left Tony alone with the dragon in the sky.

• Chen Mo relished riding the Fire Dragon bareheaded while Tony Stark struggled to hold on against the wind.
• Chen Mo decided he would fulfill his childhood fantasy of shouting “Dragon Ascension Sword” someday, then ordered the Fire Dragon to speed up.
• Chen Mo steered the Fire Dragon south across the Mediterranean toward Wakanda to keep S.H.I.E.L.D.'s location hidden.
• After the Fire Dragon stopped high above the ground, Chen Mo vanished and told Tony Stark to wait.
• Tony Stark feared the Fire Dragon might attack, but it circled peacefully, and he gradually began to see it as a cool pet.

Tony Stark recovered from his fear of riding the Fire Dragon, reclaimed Mark XLII, and agreed to race Chen Mo back to New York. Before they set off, Chen Mo concealed the dragon with a cloaking device to keep S.H.I.E.L.D. hidden.

• Tony Stark stood confidently between the Fire Dragon's horns after deciding he had overcome his fear.
• Chen Mo returned Mark XLII to Tony Stark, who armored up and flew away from the dragon.
• Chen Mo stopped Tony Stark from leaving and proposed a race back to New York.
• Tony Stark accepted, confident that Mark XLII could outrun the Fire Dragon.
• Chen Mo attached a cloaking device to the Fire Dragon so its flight would not reveal S.H.I.E.L.D.'s location.

Chen Mo and Tony Stark raced toward New York, with Tony initially taking the lead in his Mark XLII before the Fire Dragon’s continued acceleration threatened to overtake him. Tony overloaded his thrusters to pull ahead, but J.A.R.V.I.S. warned him that the dragon was still accelerating and could reach a higher top speed.

• Tony asked Chen Mo to get him a Wakandan cloaking device, and Chen Mo promised one if Tony won their race.
• Tony and Chen Mo launched toward New York, and Tony’s Mark XLII initially pulled ahead of the Fire Dragon.
• The Fire Dragon kept accelerating and began closing the distance, so Tony ordered J.A.R.V.I.S. to overload the suit’s thrusters.
• Tony’s overloaded suit surged past Mach 11 and left the dragon behind, but the Fire Dragon caught up again and accelerated even faster.
• J.A.R.V.I.S. explained that the Fire Dragon’s greater mass slowed its acceleration, but its powerful propulsion gave it a higher eventual top speed.

Tony Stark failed to outrun Chen Mo and chased the Fire Dragon toward New York, while Thor returned to Asgard and went to Svartalfheim to retrieve Loki’s body. Thor found the battlefield empty, with Loki’s body and all the ships and other bodies gone.

• Tony Stark let the Fire Dragon overtake him when J.A.R.V.I.S. warned that the thrusters could not handle more power, then pursued Chen Mo toward New York.
• Thor promised Jane Foster he would return soon, said goodbye, and used Mjolnir to summon the Bifrost.
• Thor arrived in Asgard, learned Odin was waiting for him, and asked Heimdall to take him to Svartalfheim to recover Loki’s body.
• Heimdall transported Thor to Svartalfheim, where Thor found that Loki’s body, the Dark Elves, and all the ships had vanished.

Thor returned from Svartalfheim believing Loki had died in the storm, then told the disguised Loki that he would reject the throne and live for Asgard and the Nine Realms. Loki, still impersonating Odin, let Thor leave without revealing himself, and Thor set out to see Jane Foster.

• Thor concluded that the dark storm had buried Loki and the Dark Elves, and decided Svartalfheim would be Loki’s resting place and domain.
• Thor returned to Asgard and told the disguised Loki that Loki had died saving him from Algrim.
• Thor refused to become king, saying he would fight for Asgard but was not suited to rule and wanted to remain a good man.
• Loki questioned whether Thor’s decision came from him or from his mother, and Thor insisted it was his own choice.
• Loki avoided taking Mjolnir and told Thor he was proud of him; Thor left to see Jane Foster.

Loki revealed himself after Thor left Asgard, while Chen Mo returned to S.H.I.E.L.D. after leaving the Fire Dragon near the coast. The cloaked dragon hunted a shark at sea, and Erskine and Maya studied footage of it battling Tony as Erskine considered using its blood for research.

• After Thor departed, Loki dropped Odin’s appearance and smiled with relief that Thor was gone.
• Chen Mo left the Fire Dragon near the coast, ordered it to stay hidden, and teleported back to S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Tony Stark chased the dragon toward New York, unaware that it watched him from above and resisted the urge to eat him.
• The Fire Dragon spotted a shark, checked that the coast was clear, and dove into the sea to capture and swallow it.
• Chen Mo returned to the S.H.I.E.L.D. laboratory, where Erskine and Maya watched footage of Tony in the dragon’s mouth.
• Erskine said the dragon’s fire resistance made it a promising source of blood for their research.

Chen Mo gave Dr. Abraham Erskine and Maya Hansen blood from a Fire Dragon to help perfect the Extremis Virus, warning them not to create an inhuman monster. He then handed Erskine a second sample, Thor’s blood, leaving its purpose unexplained.

• Chen Mo returned and gave Erskine and Maya a syringe containing Fire Dragon blood, explaining the dragon’s flame powers and resilience.
• Erskine and Maya recognized that the dragon’s stable control of fire might help prevent Extremis subjects from exploding.
• Chen Mo warned them against retaining the dragon’s harmful genes, and Erskine promised to isolate its fire-related genes and conduct animal testing.
• Erskine cautioned that discarding the dragon’s strength genes would weaken the enhancement, while Maya reluctantly considered the loss of power.
• Chen Mo gave Erskine a syringe of Thor’s blood, and Erskine asked what it was.

Dr. Abraham Erskine assessed Thor’s blood as a powerful supplement for the Fire Dragon blood, and Chen Mo promised to obtain more if needed. Meanwhile, Thor reunited with Jane Foster and went home with her, where their romantic moment was interrupted by Dr. Selvig, Daisy, and Ian before Tony Stark returned to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.

• Dr. Abraham Erskine explained that Thor’s blood could help overcome the Fire Dragon’s physical shortcomings, while Chen Mo offered to collect more blood if the experiments required it.
• Thor arrived outside London through the Bifrost and reunited with Jane Foster, briefly sensing that someone was watching him.
• Jane invited Thor back to her apartment, and they flew there together using Mjolnir.
• Thor and Jane began kissing in the apartment, where Dr. Selvig, Daisy, and Ian were waiting at the table.
• Daisy ushered Dr. Selvig and Ian out, teasing Jane to stay safe as she shut the door.
• Tony Stark returned to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters while Thor and Jane were together.

Tony Stark returned to the S.H.I.E.L.D. base hoping Chen Mo had lost the Fire Dragon, only to find Chen Mo already there. After learning the dragon had been waiting offshore, Tony realized he had unknowingly flown past it and feared it had nearly eaten him.

• Maya Hansen mocked Tony Stark when he arrived at the S.H.I.E.L.D. base in his damaged Iron Man armor.
• Tony Stark raced through the base to reach the laboratory, where he found Chen Mo, Dr. Abraham Erskine, and Maya Hansen.
• Tony Stark asked where the Fire Dragon was, and Chen Mo said he had left it offshore.
• Tony Stark remembered feeling watched over the ocean and realized the cloaked Fire Dragon had been nearby as he flew past.
• Tony Stark accused Chen Mo of placing the Fire Dragon there to kill him, but Chen Mo pointed out that it had not attacked him.
• Tony Stark remained shaken and suggested the Fire Dragon had spared him because it was already full.

Tony Stark received a Wakandan cloaking device from Chen Mo after jokingly complaining about nearly being eaten by the Fire Dragon. After the banter ended, Abraham Erskine and Maya Hansen began researching the Extremis Virus, while Tony started repairing and upgrading the Mark XLII armor.

• Tony Stark exaggerated the dangers he had faced, and Chen Mo gave him a matchbox-sized Wakandan cloaking device.
• Tony questioned why the device was smaller than the one installed on the Fire Dragon, and Chen Mo explained that the Fire Dragon needed a larger one.
• Tony and Maya Hansen traded insults about his size until Chen Mo clarified that he had meant the armor's size compared with the Fire Dragon.
• Abraham Erskine and Maya Hansen took Thor's and the Fire Dragon's blood to research the Extremis Virus.
• Tony used the cloaking device while repairing the Mark XLII and decided to improve its thrusters rather than add more of them.

Tony Stark decided to move back into Avengers Tower to work with Yinsen and Dr. Banner on improving his Iron Man suit after the battle with the Fire Dragon exposed its weaknesses. Chen Mo found the hidden Fire Dragon, learned it had obeyed his orders, and rode it northeast while J.A.R.V.I.S. monitored nearby satellites.

• Tony Stark identified weaknesses in Mark XLII's strength, speed, defenses, heat insulation, and countermeasures, and chose to improve the suit's drive units rather than make it larger.
• Tony Stark called Pepper and arranged to move back into Avengers Tower so he could work with Yinsen and Dr. Banner.
• Chen Mo left New York and located the Fire Dragon at sea using their mental connection and telekinesis.
• Chen Mo learned that the Fire Dragon had hunted sharks but stayed hidden and had not attacked Tony Stark.
• Chen Mo stroked the Fire Dragon's horn, rode it northeast, and ordered J.A.R.V.I.S. to monitor satellites for signs of their movement.

Chen Mo kept the Dark Elf warship hidden in orbit after the Fire Dragon crisis and rode the dragon to the HYDRA base, hoping to use Chitauri biological-modification technology to upgrade it. He sent the Aether to S.H.I.E.L.D. for Nick Fury to guard, alongside Loki’s Mind Scepter.

• J.A.R.V.I.S. kept the Dark Elf warship cloaked in orbit, where it monitored nearby ships, aircraft, and submarines while Chen Mo rode the Fire Dragon north toward Norway.
• Chen Mo decided to upgrade the Fire Dragon with Chitauri biological-modification technology so it might become more like a Divine Dragon.
• Chen Mo headed for the HYDRA base to find out how far Dr. Zola’s research on the Chitauri technology had progressed.
• Chen Mo had Agent Phil Coulson take the Aether to the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division for Nick Fury to safeguard.
• Chen Mo favored keeping the Aether and Loki’s Mind Scepter together rather than hiding Infinity Stones separately.

Chen Mo assessed his plans to stop Thanos by preparing Earth’s forces, strengthening himself, and targeting Thanos before he gathered the Infinity Stones. After reviewing Earth’s readiness, Chen Mo rode the Fire Dragon toward his base in northern Norway.

• Chen Mo planned to seize and defend the Infinity Stones, then kill Thanos before he could obtain them.
• Chen Mo described how Wakanda, HYDRA, and Earth’s heroes could resist the Outriders and Black Order.
• Chen Mo saw Thor as a potential threat to Thanos but intended to fight Thanos himself after the God Creation Plan strengthened him.
• Chen Mo rode the Fire Dragon across the Atlantic under J.A.R.V.I.S.'s protection and reached the fjord coast of northwestern Norway.
• Chen Mo followed the fjord inland toward the base.

Chen Mo arrived at HYDRA's hidden base aboard the Fire Dragon and learned that Dr. Zola's team had mastered Chitauri biotechnology. HYDRA could now mass-produce enhanced Leviathans and Chitauri soldiers, leaving Chen Mo poised to build a powerful biological-weapons legion.

• Chen Mo flew the Fire Dragon through a concealed mountain passage into HYDRA's top-secret base.
• Colonel John and Dr. Zola waited for the invisible Fire Dragon, fearing the beast as it revealed itself.
• Chen Mo dismounted and asked Dr. Zola about his research into Chitauri biotechnology.
• Dr. Zola reported that HYDRA had successfully cultivated and enhanced Leviathans and Chitauri soldiers.
• Dr. Zola said HYDRA could begin mass-producing the biological weapons and assemble a powerful legion.