Chapter Summaries

Li Feng arrived in Harlem as Hulk and Abomination battled, but declined to intervene for free and went to rescue Uncle Ben after learning he was trapped in a restaurant. He brought the injured Uncle Ben through a portal to Aunt May, leaving the family safe together while his magical identity was revealed to them.

• Coulson drove toward the gunfire after Li Feng spotted a man jumping from a military helicopter, and the man survived the fall as Hulk.
• Li Feng recognized Hulk and told Fury that General Ross had sent soldiers after his daughter's boyfriend, while Hulk and Abomination fought through the streets.
• Fury asked Li Feng to handle the monsters, but Li Feng demanded compensation, so Fury sent Coulson to help control the scene and gave Li Feng a credit card for food.
• Aunt May told Li Feng that Uncle Ben might be in danger at the restaurant, and Li Feng flew there in Black Mist.
• Li Feng found Uncle Ben with a fractured thigh, opened a portal, and levitated him to Aunt May, who embraced him in relief.

After Li Feng’s magic was exposed while he saved Uncle Ben, Fury ordered him to help stop Hulk and Abomination. Li Feng fought Abomination with spells, accidentally knocked Banner’s Astral Body out of Hulk, and left Abomination trapped in a spell that made him experience extreme isolation.

• Uncle Ben apologized to Li Feng for exposing his magic, but Li Feng reassured him that powerful people already knew about the Magic World.
• Coulson delivered Fury’s call, and Fury told Li Feng to handle Hulk and Abomination while he dealt with the exposure of Li Feng’s identity.
• After Uncle Ben urged him to help, Li Feng put on his Skull Mask and approached Abomination, who had just kicked Hulk into a shop.
• Li Feng blocked Abomination with a barrier and attacked him with spells, mocking his appearance and apparent lack of manhood.
• When Hulk charged back into the fight, Li Feng opened a Portal behind his head and knocked Banner’s Astral Body out of Hulk’s body.
• Li Feng trapped Abomination with Time Spells, questioned him while Banner watched, and made him experience what felt like centuries of loneliness.

Li Feng turned Abomination into a dried corpse and collected his soul, then fought off General Ross’s soldiers when they opened fire. He left through a Portal with Banner, promising that Banner could still visit Betty and making clear that he wanted Banner’s knowledge rather than Hulk.

• Li Feng used the Nekomata in his Strange Scythe to imprison Abomination’s soul and drain his blood essence, despite General Ross’s order to spare him.
• Banner identified General Ross as Betty’s father, and Ross aimed his gun at Li Feng before the soldiers joined him.
• Li Feng reflected the soldiers’ gunfire with his shield, causing them to be hit by their own bullets, and warned Ross not to threaten him again.
• Li Feng returned Banner’s Astral Body to his physical body and invited him to come along for a drink and a conversation.
• Banner chose to leave with Li Feng after Li Feng assured him he wanted Banner’s knowledge, not Hulk, and said he could open a Portal whenever Banner wanted to see Betty.
• Li Feng took Banner and Abomination’s body through a Portal to the desert, then made a phone-call gesture toward Coulson before disappearing.

Coulson took the injured Ben Parker to the hospital and learned that Li Feng had given the Parkers magical Amulets, then rushed back to S.H.I.E.L.D. after Li Feng’s public display threatened to make him General Ross’s target. At the Tri-Wing Building, Coulson told Fury that Li Feng longed for familial care, based on Ben’s kindness toward him.

• Coulson introduced himself to Ben and May Parker, explained S.H.I.E.L.D., and offered to take Ben to the hospital for treatment.
• Ben described his two meetings with Li Feng to Coulson, who realized Ben had not brought the Amulet Li Feng gave him.
• Coulson admitted that he did not know why Li Feng had given the Parkers Amulets, and then took Ben to the hospital.
• After Li Feng made a phone-call gesture toward Coulson and left through a Portal, Coulson hurried back to the Tri-Wing Building to avoid Ross.
• Coulson told Fury that Li Feng longed for family care, citing Ben’s invitation to dinner, gift of a razor, and comfort during their first meeting.

Fury theorized that Austin’s magic involved souls and possibly Demons, and suspected Austin might be planning to control Bob through a Vengeful Spirit. He sent Coulson to find experienced Mediums who could help detect and defend against possession.

• Fury told Coulson to bring detection equipment when Austin treated Mr. Parker and to observe Austin’s attitude toward him and Peter Parker.
• Coulson reported that Stark had hired Mr. Parker as a well-paid night watchman, and Fury suspected Stark was currying favor with Austin.
• Fury asked Coulson to find knowledgeable Mediums, then explained his suspicion that Austin’s soul-related magic might be tied to Demons and Vengeful Spirits.
• Fury cited Austin’s treatment of Abomination, his interaction with Banner’s Astral Body, and his Resurrection Spell as evidence that he could work with souls.
• Fury feared Austin might possess a Vengeful Spirit in Bob’s body to control him and gain something from S.H.I.E.L.D., so Coulson hurried away to seek protection at a Church.

In Afghanistan, Li Feng brought Banner to his motorhome, where Mordo arrived with a warning from Ancient One about Li Feng’s public use of magic. Mordo explained why Kamar-Taj kept magic hidden and urged Li Feng to avoid public spells and dark magic, leaving Li Feng with advice to disguise his Scythe.

• Li Feng brought Banner through a Portal to the desert, introduced himself as Austin, and explained that Banner had projected his Astral Body earlier.
• Mordo emerged from a Portal and told Li Feng that Ancient One had sent him to warn him about publicly casting magic in New York.
• Mordo explained that humanity’s technology could turn magical energy into a dangerous resource, and that using it carried a price Kamar-Taj feared humanity was not ready to bear.
• Mordo urged Li Feng to avoid casting spells in public and to use dark magic less, warning that other Mages might come after him.
• Before leaving through a Portal, Mordo advised Li Feng to change the appearance of his Scythe so Kamar-Taj Mages would not recognize it.

Li Feng, unable to use his darker spells, decided to strengthen his fire magic by learning about nuclear fusion from Banner. Banner agreed to teach him and inspect the motorhome for surveillance devices, leaving Li Feng with a dangerous new spell project underway.

• Li Feng considered how to improve his time, space, soul, and fire spells, then decided to ask Banner for help with fire magic.
• Banner told Li Feng that Uncle Ben had undergone surgery and apologized for Hulk seriously injuring his friend.
• Li Feng brought Banner into the Mirror Dimension and explained that Mordo was a Sanctum Sorcerer who protected Earth.
• Li Feng showed Banner a Fireball and asked him to explain nuclear fusion so he could create more powerful fire spells.
• Banner warned Li Feng that losing control of nuclear fusion could cause a Hydrogen Bomb explosion, but agreed to teach him.
• Li Feng also asked Banner to find the motorhome's surveillance devices, and Banner agreed to inspect them while teaching.

Li Feng took Banner to Stark Industries to get money and supplies, where Stark confronted him about withholding knowledge of his father’s legacy. Stark then began explaining why he had looked into Mr. Parker’s résumé, but Li Feng demanded the truth.

• Li Feng asked Banner to search the motorhome for listening devices, then prepared a cloak and took him through a Portal to New York.
• Li Feng and Banner arrived at Stark Industries, where Stark recognized Banner despite the Cloak of Repulsion because of his Arc Reactor.
• Li Feng asked Stark for money to buy supplies, and Stark offered a credit card while insisting Obadiah’s assets go to his family.
• Banner left to collect the credit card and buy physics books, agreeing to meet Li Feng on the rooftop that night.
• Stark accused Li Feng of letting him suffer from palladium poisoning without revealing that his father had left something behind, and Li Feng demanded to know why Stark had examined Mr. Parker’s résumé.

Li Feng agreed to trade Stark Eternal Spring for help finding the Darkhold, a dangerous magical book, and made Stark sign a confidentiality contract. He explained that he could not read it himself but was seeking it because its original owner might be able to.

• Stark asked Li Feng for 1,000 cc of Eternal Spring to sustain him during surgery to remove the shrapnel near his heart.
• Li Feng questioned Stark's proposed payment and offered to trade the Eternal Spring for a magical item he wanted found.
• Stark signed Li Feng's magical confidentiality contract, which took effect after Li Feng signed it as well.
• Li Feng asked Stark to find the Darkhold, explaining that it had last appeared at a shut-down energy laboratory whose researchers' souls were trapped in boxes.
• Li Feng warned that the Darkhold corrupted most readers and said he was seeking it because its original owner might be able to read it.

Li Feng discussed Asgardians with Stark, then healed Uncle Ben at the hospital. He confronted Coulson and Happy after realizing S.H.I.E.L.D. had monitored his Healing Spell to protect Stark during surgery, and told them to stop watching the Parkers.

• Li Feng told Stark that Asgardians were aliens with advanced technology and that some wielders of Divine Power could live for thousands of years.
• Li Feng agreed to give Stark the Eternal Spring once Stark had prepared the operating room, then left with Coulson for the hospital.
• Li Feng used the Healing Spell to restore Uncle Ben’s injured leg, while Aunt May thanked him and Uncle Ben offered to repay him with a meal.
• Coulson asked Peter to handle Uncle Ben’s discharge, but Li Feng stopped him and revealed he had guessed S.H.I.E.L.D. and Stark were recording his spell to safeguard Stark’s surgery.
• Li Feng reassured Uncle Ben and Aunt May that he did not blame them, then told Coulson there was no need to monitor the Parkers.

Li Feng met with Fury at a secure S.H.I.E.L.D. base to discuss Stark’s interest in the Healing Spell and then began examining the Tesseract. He discovered that he could sense its spatial energy and that the Space Stone could no longer harm him.

• Coulson told Fury that Li Feng wanted S.H.I.E.L.D. to stop monitoring the Parker family, and Fury ordered the surveillance withdrawn while rejecting Coulson’s suggestion to recruit Peter Parker.
• Fury arranged for Li Feng to inspect the Tesseract at a secure laboratory, and Coulson escorted him there under a black hood.
• Fury questioned Li Feng about whether he had encouraged Stark to study the Healing Spell and proposed that S.H.I.E.L.D. cooperate with him, but Li Feng denied any plan and insisted he only wanted to study the Tesseract.
• After Fury left, researchers brought the Tesseract into the room, and Li Feng touched it to examine its energy.
• Li Feng sensed the Tesseract’s spatial energy and confirmed that the Space Stone could no longer harm him.

Li Feng studied the Tesseract in the Mirror Dimension, using it to expand the space while memorizing insights into his spellcasting. He left Fury’s base and met Banner at the motorhome, where Banner delivered books on nuclear fusion that Li Feng would study after he finished investigating the Tesseract.

• Li Feng entered the Mirror Dimension with researchers and used the Tesseract to expand the room, committing the spellcasting insights to memory.
• Li Feng stopped studying when his mental power ran low, rested, and later left Fury’s base through a Portal.
• Fury watched Li Feng vanish from surveillance and realized the Mirror Dimension might explain why he could not find the Sanctum Sorcerers.
• Li Feng met Banner on the Stark Industries rooftop, and Banner gave him books on nuclear fusion and the credit card Stark had provided.
• Li Feng offered Banner the magical shoulder bag as payment for teaching him Nuclear Physics, then balked at the towering stack of books Banner had brought.

Li Feng left his grueling Tesseract research and nuclear physics lessons to help Stark with surgery to remove shrapnel from his body. At Stark’s home, Li Feng recognized one of the surgeons as Dr. Stephen Strange and worried that his involvement might change Strange’s future.

• Li Feng spent five days researching the Tesseract with S.H.I.E.L.D. researchers, then slept for a full day before Banner resumed teaching him nuclear physics.
• Stark called Li Feng to say his operating room was ready and asked him to bring Eternal Spring for the surgery.
• Li Feng invited Banner to come along and opened a Portal to Stark’s home, where Stark welcomed Banner and introduced the surgeons, Cliff Owen and Dr. Stephen Strange.
• Li Feng recognized Dr. Stephen Strange as the future Doctor Strange and wondered whether the surgery could alter Strange’s path or attract Ancient One’s attention.

Li Feng arranged for Stark’s surgery and secretly used Eternal Spring to heal him, then implanted a concealed control Spell Seed intended to make Stark regard him as a close friend. The chapter ended with Potts questioning Li Feng about the spell he cast, while he claimed he had only used a Stamina Recovery Spell to wake Stark.

• Li Feng gave Potts Eternal Spring and watched Banner study the operating room’s Holographic Projection equipment, which Banner said could help Li Feng learn Nuclear Physics.
• During Stark’s operation, Eternal Spring rapidly healed his incision, and Potts reminded the doctors to keep the discovery confidential.
• After the doctors left, Li Feng pressed a compressed control-type Spell Seed into Stark’s body and planned to make it activate when Stark used the Healing Spell.
• Potts noticed Li Feng had cast a different spell and asked about it, and Li Feng said he had used a Stamina Recovery Spell to wake Stark.

After Stark recovered from surgery, Li Feng helped preserve the remaining Eternal Spring and asked Potts for access to a Holographic Projection work platform so he could simulate physics experiments. Li Feng and Banner reached Stark’s lakeside cabin, where Banner dwelled on his separation from Betty and Li Feng prepared to learn the platform.

• Stark recovered from surgery and rushed to his laboratory with the syringe of Eternal Spring, which Li Feng said would only last about a day.
• Li Feng asked Potts for a Holographic Projection system and artificial intelligence; she gave him the address of Stark’s cabin and explained that its work platform could handle physics simulations.
• Li Feng flew his motorhome with Banner to Stark’s cabin, where he offered to let Banner live there with Betty, but Banner said he first needed to get rid of Hulk.
• Li Feng and Banner drank and ate by the lake before Li Feng kicked open the cabin door and activated the Holographic Projection work platform.
• Banner joined Li Feng at the workbench, while Medium Bob noticed trouble and fled.

Li Feng traveled to Edge City and discovered that Stanley Ipkiss’s magical powers came from Loki’s mask. After persuading Stanley to remove it, Li Feng claimed it was a god’s artifact and put it on himself to test its power.

• Li Feng took Kreacher through the Transdimensional Portal after Banner left to meet Betty.
• Li Feng followed a supernaturally fast figure through Edge City and met Stanley Ipkiss, who displayed the mask’s bizarre powers.
• Li Feng recognized Stanley’s abilities and suspected they came from Loki’s mask, whose power and threat he did not understand.
• Li Feng convinced Stanley that using the mask might cost him his lifespan or soul, and Stanley removed it in fear.
• Li Feng picked up the mask, told Stanley it belonged to Loki and could only be used at night, then put it on himself.

Li Feng discovered that Loki’s Mask drained his life force but greatly improved his understanding of magic, knowledge, and Divine Power, so he decided to use it as a learning aid. After robbing banks and a library in Edge City, he traveled to Las Vegas to launder the stolen money and pursue materials for his Nuclear Reaction Fireball.

• Li Feng found that the mask could not read his mind, but it drained his Mana and life force while sharpening his understanding of spells, Animagus, Nuclear Physics, and Divine Power.
• Li Feng removed the mask, replenished his vitality with the Green Gourd, and told Stanley Ipkiss that the mask had not seriously harmed him.
• Li Feng searched Stanley Ipkiss's mind for local bank locations, erased his memories of the encounter, and robbed five banks with Kreacher before stealing books from Edge City's largest library.
• Li Feng opened a Portal to Las Vegas, where he planned to launder the stolen dollars and seek resources for creating a Nuclear Reaction Fireball.

Li Feng used his gambling winnings to draw out a Las Vegas casino boss, hoping to learn how to obtain a Nuclear Weapon. After controlling the casino’s security supervisor and surviving an armed attack with magic, he forced the frightened owner to contact his arms-dealer connection.

• Casino supervisor Andre spotted Li Feng winning repeatedly at dice, and the casino owner ordered him to bring Li Feng in before he could disappear.
• Li Feng headed for the cashier, but Andre invited him to meet the owner and arranged for his chips to be exchanged for a check.
• Inside the elevator, Li Feng magically controlled Andre and two guards, then learned that the owner had connections to a former Soviet arms dealer who could get a Nuclear Weapon.
• Li Feng entered the owner’s office and demanded a Nuclear Weapon or its materials, then destroyed the door with a Fireball when the owner secretly summoned armed men.
• Li Feng killed a gunman, revived his soul projection, and threatened the owner until the owner agreed to call his arms-dealer connection for an answer.

Li Feng settled into studying nuclear physics and modifying Dementors while the casino owner secretly plotted against him and sent Andrei to find nuclear experts. Months later, Andrei arrived at Li Feng’s suite with three captured experts, hoping to gain Vengeful Spirits and Li Feng’s support against his boss.

• The casino owner arranged a presidential suite for Li Feng, who asked him to find nuclear weapons and experts capable of making hydrogen bombs.
• Li Feng gave the casino owner a Vengeful Spirit to watch over and protect him, while the owner secretly sought Mediums who could destroy it and plotted to capture Li Feng.
• Li Feng studied at night with Loki's Mask, learned Russian, and helped Kreacher modify Dementors into Grim Reaper-like servants.
• Over several months, Andrei was demoted and sent around the world to kidnap Nuclear Physics Experts, eventually bringing three of them back to Las Vegas.
• Andrei came to Li Feng’s suite hoping to receive Vengeful Spirits and gain support in overthrowing his boss.

Li Feng recruited three nuclear physicists to teach him and released his Dementors, telling Andrei to feed them souls. Kreacher noticed the mask seemed to be amplifying Li Feng’s bloodlust, leaving him worried as Li Feng went back to sleep.

• Andrei brought three nuclear physicists to Li Feng, who confirmed their expertise and ordered them to begin teaching him that night.
• Andrei warned Li Feng that his former boss was seeking a Medium, and Li Feng used Legilimency to uncover Andrei’s plan to help kill the boss and take over his casinos.
• Li Feng released his Dementors and ordered Andrei to find them souls, frightening Andrei with their hunger and Li Feng’s apparent disregard for human lives.
• Kreacher confronted Li Feng about the bloodthirsty look in his eyes, but Li Feng dismissed the concern and went back to bed.
• Kreacher suspected the mask was amplifying Li Feng’s suppressed emotions and bloodlust.