Chapter Summaries

Two years earlier, Li Feng woke in New York after a car accident and realized his soul had entered the body of an eighteen-year-old Chinese American who could not speak English. After leaving the hospital, he recognized Stark Industries from Iron Man 2 and began to suspect he had arrived in the Marvel Universe.

• Li Feng woke in a New York hospital with delayed movements and Mandarin speech, confusing the nurse and doctor.
• Police questioned Li Feng about his identity and the car accident, while his roommate translated that his parents had died and that he was eighteen.
• Li Feng realized he had possessed the body of a local young man and used his apparent amnesia to avoid further police questioning.
• After a few days, Li Feng left the hospital and took a taxi to the address the police had given him.
• Li Feng recognized Stark Industries in a newspaper photo and asked the driver about Tony Stark, who mentioned the upcoming Stark Expo.

After discovering his grandfather’s magical notes, Li Feng learned that his soul and his new body were poorly connected, making Astral Projection dangerous. He abandoned plans to visit Kamar-Taj and spent two years surviving in Chinatown while studying magic and learning English.

• Li Feng found a Sling Ring, spell notes, and his grandfather’s diary, which described his family’s poor aptitude for magic.
• Li Feng successfully projected his Astral Body, saw that it resembled his former self, and hurried back before its connection to his physical body broke.
• Li Feng concluded that his soul and body needed time to align, so he stopped using Astral Projection and gave up on seeking out Ancient One.
• A Black Mage sensed Li Feng’s spell and checked on him, then left after deciding he was no threat.
• Li Feng sold what he could, moved into a small room in Chinatown, and spent two years doing odd jobs, learning English, and studying magic at night.

Li Feng finally learned to cast spells and opened a Portal to an abandoned train station in Argentina, but the Quantum Tunnel explosion there pulled him through a strange journey. He emerged naked and in pain beneath a falling urn, where a smoke-covered figure was crawling out as an old man watched.

• Li Feng’s spellcasting improved, and he decided to practice Portal magic so he could travel without plane tickets or visas.
• Li Feng opened a Portal toward an abandoned train station in Argentina, where Elias Starr was testing his Quantum Tunnel despite its imminent explosion.
• The Quantum Tunnel exploded and transformed Li Feng’s Portal, pulling him through a sequence of illusory worlds before dropping him at the station.
• Li Feng emerged naked and in agony, while an old man found that his hand passed through Li Feng as if he were a projection.
• Li Feng asked the old man for clothes and saw an urn falling from the sky as a smoke-covered figure crawled out of it.

Li Feng saved Balthazar Blake from the jar with an unstable Portal and followed him, hoping to learn magic. Balthazar took Li Feng to rescue Dave, where he confronted Horvath and escaped with Dave and Li Feng on Iron Eagle.

• Li Feng opened a Portal beneath Balthazar Blake, but the jar fell through Li Feng’s body because Time Energy was wrapped around him.
• Balthazar Blake stabilized Li Feng, lent him his trench coat, and set off toward the Empire State Building while Li Feng followed.
• After Li Feng explained his Astral Body magic, Balthazar Blake agreed to keep him close and took him aboard Iron Eagle to reach Dave.
• Balthazar Blake turned the wolves chasing Dave into puppies and attacked Horvath, who broke free of the Time Slowing Spell.
• Balthazar Blake brought Dave and Li Feng away on Iron Eagle, leaving Horvath behind.

Li Feng wondered how his time energy connected to his portal ability and helped Balthazar and David track down the Matryoshka Doll in Chinatown. He seized Sun Long’s Magic Gem, while Balthazar captured Horvath and recovered the doll, leaving Li Feng with a new tool for learning magic.

• Li Feng realized the time energy in his body might have come from a Quantum Tunnel explosion and hoped the Infinity Stones could help him return to the Marvel Universe.
• David agreed to help Balthazar find the Matryoshka Doll, and Li Feng opened a Portal to take them to Chinatown.
• Balthazar explained basic magic to David while Li Feng hoped to obtain a Magic Gem and learn to cast spells.
• Sun Long fell outside an acupuncture clinic, and Li Feng knocked him unconscious and took the Magic Gem from his hand.
• Balthazar subdued Horvath and retrieved the Matryoshka Doll, then left with David and Li Feng.

Li Feng helped Dave discover his magical talent, then traded demonstrations of his unique spells for Balthazar Blake’s instruction and a Magic Book. As Dave began learning magic, Li Feng remained in the laboratory struggling to master Fire Conjuration.

• Li Feng encouraged Dave to try summoning fire, and Dave ignited a scrap of paper after a few attempts.
• Balthazar Blake took Dave and Li Feng to an abandoned Subway Turnback Station, gave Dave a Magic Book, and accepted him as his apprentice.
• Li Feng demonstrated Astral Projection and offered to explain the Mirror Dimension spell, persuading Balthazar Blake to teach him and give him a Magic Book without making him an apprentice.
• Balthazar Blake began teaching Dave inside a Merlin’s Ring while Li Feng observed from a second ring.
• After a week, Dave successfully defended against a Fireball with a Vacuum Sphere, while Li Feng could summon only a tiny, weak flame.

Li Feng learned that his Mana affinities centered on souls and fire, with additional ties to time and space, and received a fire-spell Magic Book from Balthazar Blake. The next day, as Becky arrived at Grimhold and Li Feng ended his Mana training, the familiar tearing pain struck him again.

• Li Feng used his Astral Body to rapidly gather Mana inside Merlin's Ring, and Balthazar Blake noticed unusual traits in his soul.
• Balthazar Blake told Li Feng that his Mana affinities included time, space, souls, and fire, while warning him about the dangers of Dark Energy and undead magic.
• Balthazar Blake gave Li Feng Sun Long's Magic Book after removing its black magic material and replacing it with fire spells.
• Li Feng handed Balthazar Blake his Magic Gem to be forged into a ring and looked forward to studying the fire spells.
• The next day, Li Feng stopped training when Becky arrived at Grimhold, and a tearing pain surged through him as his Astral Body returned to his body.

After Li Feng’s Quantum Energy erupted, Balthazar Blake discovered that it connected Li Feng to Earth’s River of Time and could help him travel between worlds. Balthazar Blake taught Li Feng to combine the energy with a Portal, and the resulting Portal pulled Li Feng away before they could say goodbye.

• Dave stayed behind with Becky while Balthazar Blake hurried Li Feng out of Grimhold after noticing his Quantum Energy flare up.
• Li Feng told Balthazar Blake that his energy was Quantum Energy and that he came from another world.
• Balthazar Blake opened a Portal and explained that traveling between worlds required knowledge of the destination and enough energy to form an exit.
• Balthazar Blake sensed that Li Feng’s Quantum Energy was connected to Earth’s River of Time and concluded that Li Feng could reach certain other worlds.
• Balthazar Blake made Li Feng’s Quantum Energy surge while Li Feng cast a Portal, which opened with a blue-white light and a green thread of time.
• The Portal lunged at Li Feng and pulled him away as Balthazar Blake silently resolved to meet him again after dealing with Morgana.

Ancient One and Daniel discovered that Li Feng had returned from another magical world and questioned him about interdimensional travel. After learning how his Quantum Energy and Portal travel worked, Li Feng accepted Ancient One’s invitation to study at Kamar-Taj and lend her Sun Long’s Magic Book.

• Ancient One stopped Daniel from raising an alarm, explaining that Li Feng had returned from another world rather than invaded Earth.
• Ancient One and Daniel visited Li Feng, who had just arrived naked and ill from the journey, and asked how he had traveled between worlds.
• Li Feng explained Balthazar Blake’s method of world travel, and Ancient One clarified that only Li Feng could use his Quantum Energy to navigate between magical worlds.
• Daniel returned to the New York Sanctum after realizing that he could not use Li Feng’s method of interdimensional travel.
• Ancient One invited Li Feng to Kamar-Taj, offering to teach him magic in exchange for borrowing Sun Long’s Magic Book.
• Li Feng ended his Chinatown lease and traveled through Ancient One’s Portal to Kamar-Taj, planning to visit more magical worlds and eventually return home.

At Kamar-Taj, Ancient One taught Li Feng about the incomplete Magic Book and helped him improve his spellcasting while considering his potential as a safeguard for the future. After several days of instruction, Li Feng learned to cast the Mirror Dimension and gained a secluded place to practice.

• Ancient One brought Li Feng to Kamar-Taj, arranged a room for him, and examined his Magic Book.
• Li Feng discovered that the book lacked some history and ingredient names in the Marvel Universe, though its spells remained intact.
• Ancient One taught Li Feng and warned him that time differences between worlds could make his journeys last far longer in the Marvel Universe.
• Li Feng demonstrated Merlin's Ring and Astral Projection, and Ancient One corrected mistakes in his technique without noticing anything unusual about his Astral Body.
• Ancient One considered Li Feng's ability to travel between worlds a potential safeguard for Kamar-Taj and Stephen Strange.
• Over the next few days, Ancient One taught Li Feng the Mirror Dimension spell, which he learned to cast after performing its gestures.

Li Feng finished copying Kamar-Taj’s basic spellcasting books and demonstrated his interworld travel to Ancient One, returning after six months elsewhere had passed in only seconds at Kamar-Taj. He told her he had learned to communicate with the dead and then left for New York to prepare for his next journey.

• Li Feng used Ancient One’s permission to borrow and record Kamar-Taj’s books, including her private time-related collections.
• Ancient One watched Li Feng travel through a blue-white Portal, then saw him return moments later with a beard after spending half a year in another world.
• Li Feng told Ancient One that he had visited a post-Civil War Earth and learned from the Crow Tribe how to communicate with the dead.
• Li Feng explained that he had focused on the Crow Tribe’s spirit-contact technique and avoided their drug-based medical practices.
• Li Feng returned to New York and planned to buy a secondhand RV and playing cards to turn into Magical Artifacts.

Ancient One warned Li Feng to strengthen his dark-leaning Mana gradually and avoid dangerous Dark Energy, then he left Kamar-Taj for New York and headed toward Louisiana. In an alley, two armed robbers demanded his bag and Magic Gem, and Li Feng prepared to retaliate.

• Ancient One brought Li Feng into the Mirror Dimension and advised him to build his strength before adapting to Dark Energy.
• Li Feng assured Ancient One he would proceed cautiously, then used a Portal to reach the New York Sanctum and said goodbye to Daniel.
• Li Feng set out toward Louisiana, hoping to find a used motorhome and wondering about food in New Orleans.
• Two young men on a Harley Motorcycle followed Li Feng into an alley and tried to rob him of his shoulder bag and Magic Gem.
• Li Feng traded insults with the robbers and decided to teach them the consequences of provoking a Mage.

Li Feng traveled to Louisiana to buy a used motorhome, improving his Portal skills and creating Fireball-casting playing cards along the way. At Maria Rambeau’s house, Carol Danvers mistook him for Talos and subdued him, while Li Feng recognized Fury and noticed the dangerous Flerken nearby.

• Li Feng beat two robbers, took their money and motorcycle, then rode toward Louisiana before abandoning the bike when it ran out of gas.
• Li Feng made twenty magical playing cards that cast Fireballs and tested their speed, power, and Mana cost.
• After several days of travel and Portal practice, Li Feng reached Louisiana and went to buy a used motorhome from Maria Rambeau.
• Carol Danvers grabbed Li Feng by the throat, mistook him for Talos, and dragged him inside while Fury watched.
• Li Feng recognized Carol and Fury, then realized a Flerken was sniffing his toes and feared it was sizing him up as food.

Li Feng was caught up in Fury and Carol's encounter with Talos and the Skrulls, while Fury grew increasingly suspicious of him. The group began reviewing Carol's fighter black box, with Li Feng present despite Fury's misgivings.

• Fury suspected Li Feng had recognized him and was secretly connected to an organization, while Maria persuaded Carol to release Li Feng.
• Fury stopped Li Feng from leaving, and Talos revealed himself as a Skrull while holding Maria's safety as leverage through a double impersonating her.
• Li Feng drank water and avoided explaining how he knew Goose was a Flerken when Talos pointed him out.
• Fury followed Li Feng when he tried to go to the bathroom, convinced he was hiding his identity.
• Li Feng and Fury returned to find the group waiting for Carol's fighter black box to load, and Fury let Li Feng into the study so he could hear it too.

Carol recovered memories showing that the Kree had deceived her about her identity, and Maria helped her accept that she was Carol Danvers. The group prepared to travel to Lawson Laboratory, while Fury kept Li Feng under watch and the Skrull chief scientist began converting Carol’s plane for spaceflight.

• After the computer played a recording about Carol’s past, Carol fled in confusion, and Maria followed to comfort her while Talos pursued his chance to reunite with his family.
• Fury questioned Li Feng about his identity, but Li Feng challenged him to repeat a Chinese tongue twister and refused to reveal more.
• Maria reassured Carol that she was Carol Danvers, her best friend, and Carol decided what she needed to do.
• At a living-room meeting, Carol explained that the numbers were energy vectors, and the Skrull chief scientist said he could modify the stolen plane into a spaceship.
• Fury insisted that Li Feng accompany the group to Lawson Laboratory and kept him in sight as the chief scientist began working on the plane.

Li Feng accompanied Carol, Fury, and Talos to the cloaked Kree Cruiser, where he briefly handled the Tesseract and discovered he could not use the Space Stone’s power. When Yon-Rogg attacked, Li Feng escaped into the cruiser and began looking for a way to help Feiqiu before making his getaway.

• Fury, Li Feng, Talos, Maria, and Carol flew toward the hidden laboratory aboard the modified Space Fighter, while Fury questioned Talos about Skrull shapeshifting.
• Carol revealed the cloaked Kree Cruiser, and Talos hurried through it searching for his family as the group reached the hall containing the Tesseract.
• Li Feng briefly lifted the Tesseract, found its power too dangerous for him to use, and handed it to Carol as its energy resonated with her.
• Li Feng slipped toward a passageway to escape when Yon-Rogg arrived, while Talos reunited with the Skrulls emerging from hiding.
• Yon-Rogg subdued Carol and ordered his soldiers to capture her and search the cruiser, while Li Feng defeated one pursuing soldier and stripped him of his armor.
• Li Feng inspected the soldier’s weapon and decided to wait for Carol to defeat the elite Kree before scavenging better equipment, while planning to save Feiqiu and leave a favorable impression.

Li Feng helped Talos and Fury’s group escape, then watched Carol fight the Kree aboard the Cruiser while discovering that her energy had greatly increased his Mana capacity. He tested a necromancy spell on a dead Elite Warrior and kept the warrior’s armor and sword for later use.

• Carol recovered her memories as the Tesseract secretly sent energy to her, while Li Feng freed Talos by killing the Kree guards with explosive playing cards.
• Li Feng and Talos rescued Fury and Maria, and Li Feng freed Fury before leaving the group to continue exploring the Cruiser.
• Carol’s energy surge passed through Li Feng and increased his Mana limit by more than half as he watched her battle the Kree.
• A Kree Elite attacked Li Feng, who defeated him with magic and playing cards before killing him with the Elite’s sword.
• Li Feng used necromancy to summon the dead Elite’s soul projection into its intact body, then ended the spell and kept the armor and sword.

Li Feng escaped the Kree Cruiser with alien equipment and returned to Earth, where he met Ben and Richard Parker while looking for a place to clean up. His conversation with Richard revealed that he was in the Amazing Spider-Man universe, and Ben approached him again at night with food, believing he had mistaken Li Feng for a homeless man.

• Fury left the Kree Cruiser with Talos and the remaining Skrulls while Li Feng stayed behind and watched their fighter jet depart.
• Li Feng gathered weapons and equipment from the defeated Kree Elite squad, opened a Portal, and returned to the outskirts of New York.
• Li Feng found two families camping by a lake and asked Ben Parker and Richard Parker to lend him a razor.
• Li Feng recognized Richard's connection to Curtis Connors and realized he was in the Amazing Spider-Man universe.
• Li Feng declined Ben's dinner invitation and moved to the other side of the lake, but Ben later brought him a steak and asked whether he was hiking.

Li Feng said goodbye to Ben after sharing a meal and decided to protect him, then returned to Kamar-Taj to ask Ancient One for help forging magical equipment. Ancient One recognized Li Feng’s extraordinary talent for Portal spells and examined his growth in space and time magic.

• Ben invited Li Feng to settle in Queens someday, gave him a razor, and shared advice about life.
• Li Feng decided to save Ben’s life, then left the campsite after the sounds of Peter and Richard reminded him of his child in another world.
• Li Feng opened a Portal from the outskirts of New York to Kamar-Taj, and Ancient One marveled at the distance he could travel.
• Li Feng told Ancient One about meeting Carol and offered Kree equipment as tuition for learning to forge magical artifacts.
• Ancient One asked Master Hamir to store the Kree materials and bring Li Feng books on artifact forging.
• Ancient One examined Li Feng’s Astral Body, noticed his growing talent for space and time, and taught him about time magic.

Mordo trained Li Feng in Portal magic through an exhausting baseball drill, pushing him to cast portals quickly and precisely. After several days, Li Feng mastered advanced Portal techniques, and Mordo considered him ready to move beyond the basic exercises.

• Mordo told Li Feng that Ancient One had asked him to teach advanced Portal and Mirror Dimension techniques, then began training him with enchanted baseballs.
• Li Feng dodged Mordo’s baseballs until he managed to open a small Portal and send one behind Mordo.
• Mordo increased the difficulty by using Valtor's Leaping Boots to attack from unexpected angles and demanded that Li Feng redirect the balls through moving Portals.
• Over the next few days, Mordo drilled Li Feng relentlessly, while Li Feng practiced Portal magic and read during his Astral Body’s nighttime rest.
• Li Feng eventually teleported one baseball above the Atlantic Ocean, and Mordo judged his Portal skills sufficiently advanced.