Chapter Summaries

Odin told Loki and Frigga about Hela’s power and the old betrothal agreement linking her to Aaron, hoping Aaron might help prevent Ragnarok. In Greenwich, Thrór fought Malekith while Jane’s gravity detectors began teleporting Dark Elves away, angering Aaron as the Convergence approached its peak.

• Odin revealed Hela’s history, the betrothal agreement between Asgard and the Gaius family, and his hope that Aaron could help stop Ragnarok.
• Loki and Frigga agreed that Asgard needed outside help, while Odin proposed engineering circumstances to draw Aaron into the conflict and showed them Greenwich.
• Thrór fought Malekith, whose attacks seemed less formidable than Thrór had expected, and struck him with Mjolnir.
• Jane said the Convergence would peak in seven minutes and activated a gravity detector that teleported several Dark Elves away.
• Aaron rebuked Jane because the Dark Elves had been sent somewhere unknown, where no one might be able to stop them.

Aaron cleared the Dark Elves at Greenwich while Thor and Malekith were repeatedly displaced by Spatial Nodes. With Thor still missing as the Convergence of the Nine Realms peaked, Aaron entered Malekith’s Aether domain and attacked him, but the Aether reformed after Aaron’s final shot.

• Aaron killed the Dark Elves around Greenwich and told Daisy and Ian to stay with Abei, who later killed a Frost Beast that appeared beside them.
• Thor and Malekith fought across Spatial Nodes, traveling through the Dark World, London, and Jotunheim before the Frost Beast’s leap sent them through another portal.
• Thor emerged at Charing Cross Station and took a train toward Greenwich, while Malekith reached Greenwich and began unleashing the Aether as the realms aligned.
• Aaron decided to confront Malekith himself and rejected Erik’s suggestion to use the Apex Gravity Tester to teleport him away.
• Aaron shot Malekith with enchanted bullets, but Malekith healed with the Aether and attacked; Aaron’s final bullet became a golden Qilin that the Aether soon swallowed.

Aaron defeated Malekith in the Dark World and used magic to remove the Aether from him. He sealed the Aether in Wei Zheng's Jar, leaving Malekith drained and defeated.

• Aaron knocked Malekith senseless, interrupting the Aether's attack on the Nine Realms.
• Odin sent a streak of golden light toward Aaron and Malekith, and a Spatial Node transported them to the Dark World.
• Aaron told Malekith that his forces and warship had been destroyed, then defended himself from the Aether with Seraphim's Shield.
• Aaron used portals, chains, and repeated blows to knock Malekith's soul from his body and keep the Aether from escaping.
• Aaron used an extraction spell to draw the Aether out of Malekith and seal it inside Wei Zheng's Jar.

Aaron sealed the Aether, forced Malekith to answer questions under a humiliating contract, and killed him before seeking a way back to Earth. Odin, Frigga, and Loki watched his actions and discussed his concealment and Odin’s plans for him.

• Odin explained that Aaron’s use of Kamar-Taj magic helped conceal his identity, while Loki asked to study it and was told to strengthen his own magic instead.
• Aaron sealed the Aether in Wei Zheng's Jar and threatened Malekith until he agreed to sign a Magic Contract.
• Aaron questioned Malekith about Horn Gaius, powerful beings, and advanced civilizations, recording the information in a notebook.
• Aaron killed Malekith with the Holy Sword of Vishanti, erased his corpse with a Black Hole Grenade, and searched for a Spatial Node to return to Earth.
• Loki praised Aaron’s caution, and Odin admitted that he intended to continue involving him despite Frigga’s concerns.

After completing his missions against the Dark Elves, Aaron was unexpectedly transported to Helheim and confronted Hela, the Goddess of Death. Their fight escalated as Hela overwhelmed his defenses, leaving Aaron to attempt a counterattack.

• Aaron claimed 2,780 Magic Points for completing his missions and discovered that he had been transported to Helheim, where Captain Jack's Compass could not find a route back to Midgard.
• Aaron met Hela, learned that Odin's seal would hold her in Helheim for nearly ten years unless someone broke it with absolute power, and refused her demand that he kneel and submit.
• Hela attacked Aaron with her Night Sword, and he defended himself with the Vishanti Holy Sword, magic, and eye beams before trying to flee by flying away.
• Hela dragged Aaron back down and attacked him, but he escaped her stomp with a portal and tried to persuade her to work with him.
• Hela recognized Aaron as someone another woman had mentioned and launched a stronger assault, breaking through his shields with divinely empowered Night Swords.
• Aaron threw two Rings of the Gargoyle at Hela, but she effortlessly overwhelmed them with another wave of Night Swords.

Aaron and Hela fought fiercely in Helheim, with Aaron surviving fatal wounds through Body Magic and then revealing his true strength with Star Abyss and powerful spells. The chapter left Hela catching Aaron’s descending Starfall meteor in a claw formed from Night Swords.

• Hela sealed the space around Aaron and attacked him, but he countered with lightning and an enchanted gun before both were caught in a massive fireball.
• Hela recovered from her injuries and believed Aaron was dead, but Aaron rose unharmed after pulling two Night Swords from his body and explained that Body Magic made him exceptionally hard to kill.
• Aaron and Hela resumed their battle with Night Sword and Star Abyss, while Odin and Loki watched; Aaron used Precognition Magic to keep pace with Hela.
• Hela transformed her hair into a spiked crown and launched massive Night Sword spikes, while Aaron countered with Shattering Curse and Fire Dragon-Slaying Magic.
• Aaron cast True Celestial Magic: Starfall, summoning a huge meteor, and Hela caught it with a thorned claw made from several Night Swords.

Aaron fought Hela in Helheim, using seven fused Forbidden Magics and an Elemental Seal before revealing that he controlled the Shadow Realm. The chapter ended as their dimensions collided and tore open a fissure in space.

• Aaron defended himself against Hela's Night Swords with a Patronus dragon and drove her into a mountain with his Crimson Lotus Phoenix Sword, but she quickly healed.
• Aaron activated seven Forbidden Magics and smashed Hela into the ground, then tried to strike again before she finished recovering.
• Aaron trapped Hela with an Elemental Seal, but she broke it with Helheim's energy and revealed that Odin's power had been suppressing her.
• Hela summoned the River of the Dead and sent undead warriors after Aaron, who answered by revealing the Shadow Realm and claiming its power as a Dimension Lord.
• Aaron and Hela unleashed their dimensions against each other, tearing open a dark purple fissure filled with dangerous spatial currents.

Aaron escaped Helheim through a spatial rift after Odin sent Hela to Midgard and sealed most of her power. Back in Hell’s Kitchen, Aaron encountered Kingpin, who warned him that The Hand remained interested in him.

• Aaron outmaneuvered Hela and entered the spatial rift, but Odin struck it and sent Hela to Midgard with most of her power sealed.
• Odin explained that Aaron had stopped time briefly and discussed his strengths with Frigga and Loki.
• Odin offered Loki the choice of acting as king or going into exile, and Loki chose to leave Asgard and train.
• Aaron fell into Kingpin’s room in Hell’s Kitchen, declined an offer of a ride, and agreed to keep Kingpin’s number.
• Kingpin told Aaron that The Hand had sought his help and had contacted vampires, then warned him that The Hand would not easily give up pursuing him.

Aaron returned safely to New York, strengthened himself by absorbing a Shadow Mask, and discovered that the sealed Aether had become the Reality Stone. He decided the Stone could not stay on Earth and arranged for his followers to help move it, while his Thoughtform remained in Asgard, where a mysterious woman approached him.

• Aaron called Daisy, confirmed that Malekith was dead and the Aether was sealed, and told her to keep Abei's fire-breathing secret.
• Aaron bought and absorbed the Resu Mask, then spent his remaining Magic Points to reach Intermediate Holy Magus as he split his strength between his main body and Thoughtform.
• Aaron opened Wei Zheng's Jar and discovered that the Aether had transformed into the Reality Stone, joining the Space, Time, Mind, Soul, and Power Stones in a vision.
• Aaron contacted his Thoughtform in Asgard, and they agreed that Ake and the others could take turns traveling to other planets while the Reality Stone was kept off Earth.
• The Thoughtform returned to tending his farm, then noticed a seductive woman in a green gown approaching him.

Lorelei persuaded the Thoughtform to lead her to the passage to Midgard, while Aaron sent Ake away with the Reality Stone to sell and use as seed money for a faction. Hela arrived in New York with most of her divine power sealed and drew the attention of nearby gangsters.

• Lorelei met the Thoughtform, gained his help by charming him, and persuaded him to take her to the supposedly destroyed passage to Midgard.
• Aaron learned that Naga Shatiel, Ramon Lancelot, and Ake Moens had reached High-Level Grand Archmage strength and assigned them to take turns building a faction beyond Earth.
• Aaron gave Ake the Reality Stone, shared information about the universe and his Mind Space plans, and sent him through a portal after he drank Felix Felicis.
• Hela escaped into a New York alley with most of her divine power sealed, read newspapers to identify her location, and changed her armor into urban clothing.
• Several gangsters spotted Hela and approached her, drawn by her beauty and alluring aura.

Hela spared a gangster and ordered him to lead her toward Kingpin, while Lorelei discovered that Aaron Gaius had repaired a passage to Midgard and could resist her charm. After Lorelei tried to escape and attack him, Aaron captured her and declared that she would work as his maid.

• Hela killed the gangsters except for a mohawked man, questioned him about Kingpin, and made him lead her toward one of Kingpin's subordinates.
• In Asgard, the Thoughtform showed Lorelei his hidden home and introduced himself as Aaron Gaius, a Midgardian who had saved Thor from the Destroyer.
• Aaron revealed that he had repaired the passage to Midgard and refused to let Lorelei use it to wreak havoc.
• Lorelei tried to charm Aaron and then attacked him, but he caught her and stopped her attempt to flee through the portal.
• Aaron tied Lorelei with enchanted rope and told her she would serve as his maid; Lorelei felt humiliated but could not answer him.

The Thoughtform forced Lorelei to sign a contract making her his maid, while Hela tracked down Aaron and asked him to cooperate with her. Aaron ended the chapter relieved that Hela had come seeking help rather than to kill him.

• The Thoughtform pressured Lorelei into signing a contract that bound her to serve as his maid until Aaron became a Heavenly Father.
• Hela broke into Kingpin’s headquarters, learned that Aaron was in Hell’s Kitchen, and made Kingpin take her to him.
• Aaron summoned Fawkes to deliver Jean an invitation, then used his food catalog to buy ingredients and improve his strength with Jewel Meat.
• Hela arrived at Aaron’s shop with Kingpin and dismissed him so she could speak with Aaron privately.
• Hela told Aaron that she had come to seek his cooperation, and Aaron’s fear of her abruptly eased.

Aaron negotiated with Hela after she demanded shelter while recovering her sealed divine power, and they eventually signed a revised contract allowing her to stay at his Divination Shop. The chapter left Aaron going to deal with the aftermath of Hela’s attack on Kingpin so her presence would remain hidden.

• Hela told Aaron that Odin had sealed most of her divine power and demanded to stay at his Divination Shop for safety, food, and help.
• Aaron refused to cooperate with Hela against Odin, while both threatened to expose the other’s secrets and Hela warned him she could bring trouble to Midgard.
• Hela insisted on staying, so Aaron drafted a restrictive contract and revised it until she reluctantly signed an equal agreement.
• Aaron left the shop to clean up the mess Hela had left behind, explaining that Kingpin could not die and that keeping Hela’s existence secret would prevent trouble.

Aaron settled Hela into his home and showed her its rooms and treasures, while their contract kept their arguments from turning violent. Late that night, Abei returned to the Divination Shop and was dragged into Hela’s room at swordpoint.

• Aaron apologized to Kingpin, asked him to keep Hela’s identity secret, and compensated him with a free divination.
• Aaron found Hela had eaten his rare noodles, then showed her his workshop, living area, and Secret Chamber.
• Hela examined Aaron’s collectibles, questioned his three wives, and criticized her room; Aaron insisted she could move out if she disliked it.
• Abei returned from London to the Divination Shop, sensed an unfamiliar woman, and was seized through Hela’s door and held at swordpoint.

Aaron rescued Abei from Hela, explained their situation, and continued adjusting to having the Goddess of Death as a tenant. After learning Jean’s visit had been delayed, he persuaded Hela to pose as his distant cousin when Jean arrived, while the Thoughtform regretted hiring Lorelei as a maid.

• Aaron found Hela holding a frightened Abei and rescued the young dragon, then explained that Hela had mistaken it for an intruder.
• Hela praised Abei and tried to recruit it, but Aaron refused and told Abei that Hela would be staying until Odin died.
• Aaron cooked Gem Meat for breakfast, and Hela enjoyed the meal while proposing that he become her royal chef once she reclaimed Asgard’s throne.
• Aaron received Jean’s letter saying Professor X had postponed their meeting by two weeks, then asked Hela to pretend to be his distant cousin when Jean visited.
• Hela agreed to the cousin arrangement, while the Thoughtform lamented that Lorelei was an incompetent maid who needed constant attention.

Aaron let Hela stay at his shop and helped Frank advance to Sequence Eight, while Frank reported on The Hand and Matt Murdock. After learning that a Norwegian cult had found an Asgardian artifact, Aaron prepared to leave with Coulson, leaving Hela and Abei behind.

• Aaron told Frank to stop praying to him in churches and invited him to the shop after Frank reported digesting the Arbiter potion.
• Frank visited Aaron, met Hela, and drank the Sequence Eight Sheriff potion to advance.
• Frank reported that The Hand had moved its operations underground and that Matt Murdock was avoiding it while targeting Kingpin.
• Hela and Aaron watched a report about a Norwegian cult proclaiming itself gods, and Hela challenged Aaron to wager over whether its members were ordinary cultists.
• Coulson arrived to tell Aaron that the cult leaders had found an object resembling Thor's hammer, and Aaron agreed to go with him to retrieve it.
• Aaron left Hela and Abei at the shop, and Hela picked Abei up as it protested.

Coulson’s team learned that the Berserker Staff had been broken into three pieces and tracked a second piece to a church in Seville. Aaron accepted a mission to collect the staff and took the recovered section from Professor Randolph, while Jacob Neistrøm’s group arrived seeking it.

• Coulson’s team consulted Elliot Randolph, who identified their staff model as part of the Berserker Staff and explained the legend of its three hidden pieces.
• Aaron accepted a mission to collect the Berserker Staff, then refused Coulson’s request to borrow Captain Jack’s Compass.
• Skye and the team traced the second piece to an old church in Seville, where Ward encountered Randolph carrying the silver staff section and was overcome by painful memories and rage when he touched it.
• Aaron used Captain Jack’s Compass to pursue Randolph, learned that Jacob Neistrøm’s group had come for the staff, and took the second section despite its runes flashing red.

Aaron exposed Professor Randolph as the retired Asgardian Berserker and learned that the third piece of the Berserker Staff was hidden in a church in Ireland. Randolph agreed to reveal its location in exchange for Aaron keeping his identity secret, while S.H.I.E.L.D. questioned him and examined Ward aboard the Airbus.

• Aaron deduced that Randolph was the long-lived Berserker and forced him to reveal that the third staff piece was in a church in Ireland.
• Randolph admitted he was an Asgardian who wanted to live peacefully on Earth, and Aaron agreed to keep his identity secret.
• Coulson arrived with Fitz before Randolph could finish giving Aaron the location, and S.H.I.E.L.D. took Randolph and Ward aboard the Airbus.
• Fitz and Simmons examined Ward, who remembered something from his past after touching the staff and demanded they find it.
• Aaron spoke with Randolph in the interrogation room before Coulson questioned him about the staff and the cultists.
• Aaron told Randolph that Loki had stabbed Coulson through the heart and that S.H.I.E.L.D. had saved him.

The team questioned Randolph about the Berserker Staff and learned where its third piece was hidden, while Ward sought answers about the staff’s effects on him. Randolph hinted that Aaron’s resistance was connected to his identity, but covered the truth with a fabricated explanation, leaving the team to investigate Ireland.

• Jacob Neistrøm had two newcomers grip the staff, and its magic transformed them into brutal followers of the New Order.
• Aaron stopped Ward from attacking him in the lab and explained that the staff had not affected him, while Ward admitted that it had stirred painful memories.
• Coulson sent Ward to test whether Randolph was Asgardian, and Ward’s staged threat convinced Randolph to reveal that the third staff piece was in Ireland.
• Randolph explained that the staff exposed dark thoughts and that its effects would eventually fade, then pretended Aaron resisted it because he descended from the Berserker’s friend.
• Randolph noticed Aaron’s warning through the surveillance camera and avoided revealing what he knew about him.

Aaron and Coulson's team recovered the Berserker's staff after Aaron subdued Jacob Neistrøm and the pagans at the church. Aboard the Airbus, Aaron questioned Elliot Randolph about the Gaius family and Hela Odinson, and Randolph warned him not to tell Thor about the Goddess of Death.

• Randolph led Aaron and Coulson's team to a church, where Jacob Neistrøm ambushed them with two segments of the Berserker's staff.
• Aaron defeated Jacob Neistrøm and incapacitated the attacking pagans, then shot Petra Larson when she charged him.
• Aboard the Airbus, the three staff segments joined together, and Aaron claimed his reward of 300 Magic Points.
• Aaron asked Randolph about the Gaius family, and Randolph described two powerful mages whose deeds had made the name notorious among gods.
• Aaron asked Randolph about Hela Odinson, and Randolph warned him that Asgard had erased the Goddess of Death from its history and that he must not tell Thor.