Chapter Summaries

Aaron visited Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, where he reunited with Jean and argued that she should stop risking her life as an X-Man. Logan arrived with no memories, and Charles offered to help him discover his past; the chapter ended with Jean explaining why she believed Mutants needed her guidance.

• Aaron visited Charles and warned him that Magneto could find a way to attack the school despite its defenses.
• Logan arrived at the school, asked about Rogue, and learned that Magneto's companion Sabretooth had attacked him.
• Aaron challenged Scott to a duel over Jean, but Jean entered before Scott accepted.
• Charles stirred Logan's buried memories and then showed him around the school, explaining its mission to protect Mutants.
• Aaron noticed that Jean's Moonstone Bracelet had lost most of its moonstones and urged her to stop being an X-Man.
• Jean refused to leave the X-Men, explaining that Mutants needed guidance, and Aaron asked what she had been doing.

Aaron urged Jean to leave the X-Men, while Magneto began using a device on Senator Kelly and the X-Men discovered that Logan had Adamantium implanted throughout his skeleton. Aaron helped Logan recover a fragment of his past, which revealed that the military officer who shot him was still alive.

• Jean told Aaron she planned to leave the X-Men after training the next generation, and Aaron embraced her; he also admitted he had adopted a young woman, prompting Jean to question him.
• Magneto confronted Senator Kelly at the Brotherhood's island base and activated a device that caused Kelly intense pain.
• Jean and the X-Men scanned Logan and discovered Adamantium throughout his skeleton, while Charles explained that he could not locate Logan's buried memories.
• Aaron offered to restore Logan's memories for one million U.S. dollars and suggested the military had experimented on him.
• Logan recalled a military-uniformed man shooting him with an Adamantium bullet, then revealed that the man had survived.

Aaron helped Logan uncover a lead about his military-linked amnesia, then treated Logan after Rogue accidentally drained his healing ability during a nightmare. Magneto’s attempt to retrieve the newly mutated Senator Kelly ended with Kelly falling into the sea, while Rogue decided to leave the school after Bobby urged her to go.

• Logan agreed to leave the school before pursuing revenge, and Aaron spent the night with Jean in her bedroom.
• Rogue accidentally absorbed Logan’s self-healing ability while he was having a nightmare, leaving him critically weakened until Aaron gave him an All-Purpose Potion.
• Charles explained that Rogue absorbed energy, life force, and Mutant gifts through touch, while Aaron reassured her that the incident had been accidental.
• Magneto revealed that he had mutated Senator Kelly, but Kelly’s body slipped from Sabretooth’s grasp and he fell into the sea.
• Bobby told Rogue that the students feared her and urged her to leave, and Rogue left without noticing his sinister amber eyes.

The X-Men failed to rescue Rogue from Magneto, who escaped with her after overpowering them and Charles. Senator Kelly arrived at the mansion in a rapidly deteriorating, water-like state, and Aaron declared that he could not be saved.

• Charles used Cerebro to locate Rogue at a train station and sent Ororo, Scott, and Logan to retrieve her, while Jean and Aaron accompanied him.
• Sabretooth attacked Ororo, Toad broke Scott’s glasses, and their powers left the team unable to coordinate or fight effectively.
• Magneto captured Rogue and defeated Logan, then confronted Charles outside the station and escaped by helicopter with Rogue and his allies.
• Aaron criticized the failed rescue, and Charles promised to find Rogue again.
• Senator Kelly arrived at the mansion in a severe condition, and Aaron said his body was turning into water and that he could not be saved.

After Senator Kelly died from the mutation machine’s fatal side effects and Mystique sabotaged Cerebro, Aaron divined that Magneto planned to use Rogue at the Statue of Liberty during the United Nations summit. The X-Men went to stop him, while Aaron accepted a mission to rescue Rogue and arrived aboard Magneto’s ship as the ceremony approached.

• Charles examined Senator Kelly’s memories and learned Magneto had tested a machine that triggered mutations in ordinary humans, but Kelly’s body rapidly broke down and dissolved into liquid.
• Mystique’s sabotage of Cerebro left Charles unconscious, so Aaron used his Crystal Ball to reveal Magneto’s plan to take Rogue to the Statue of Liberty that night.
• Scott, Jean, Ororo, and Logan prepared to confront Magneto, while Aaron refused to involve S.H.I.E.L.D. and warned that the mission could fail.
• Aaron accepted the System mission to rescue Rogue and traveled with Fawkes to Magneto’s ship as the Brotherhood prepared to use the machine on world leaders.
• Magneto told Rogue he intended to sacrifice her for Mutant survival, but Aaron arrived in the cabin through a burst of flame.

Aaron rescued Rogue from Magneto’s ship and stopped Magneto’s plan after showing him that the experiment to turn humans into Mutants had catastrophically failed. Magneto abandoned the experiment and decided to pursue a far-fetched plan to establish a nation for Mutants.

• Aaron defeated Sabretooth, burned Toad’s tongue with Fawkes’s Phoenix fire, and forced Mystique to stop impersonating Jean Grey.
• Aaron showed Magneto footage of Senator Kelly liquefying and warned that the failed experiment would provoke a war against Mutants.
• Magneto released Rogue, and Aaron took her off the ship at Liberty Island.
• Magneto asked Aaron how Mutants could change their precarious position, and Aaron suggested uniting their forces or finding an Omega Class Mutant.
• After Aaron and Rogue left, Magneto called off the experiment and told Mystique, Sabretooth, and Toad that he planned to establish a nation for Mutants.

Aaron rescued Rogue by convincing Magneto to abandon his attack, then offered to help her control her power. Back at the Divination Shop, Aaron defended his interest in Rogue to Hela, who questioned his romantic history and age.

• Aaron showed Magneto footage of Senator Kelly liquefying and persuaded him to abandon his plan, rescuing Rogue without a battle.
• Aaron claimed his mission reward and told Rogue he might help her control her ability, arranging for Fawkes to bring her to him after she rested.
• At Xavier's School, Aaron traded insults with Scott, then left with Fawkes after declaring that his reason for staying had ended.
• At the Divination Shop, Aaron told Hela he had protected Jean and explained that he planned to take her back to his universe someday.
• Hela teased Aaron about his interest in Rogue and his past relationships, then asked whether he had been a boy or a man at eighteen.

Aaron met with Rogue to investigate her ability and discovered she could absorb his magic power, which let her control its harmful effects temporarily. He offered to make her his agent in exchange for serving him permanently, leaving Rogue startled by the terms.

• Jane told Aaron that Abei had eaten most of the stocked Dream Ingredients, and Aaron agreed to take Abei with him on future outings.
• Rogue arrived at the shop seeking help, signed Aaron's confidentiality contract, and followed him to the Divination room.
• Aaron touched Rogue's bare hand and discovered that she could absorb his magic power, taking half of his reserves in under twenty minutes.
• Aaron explained that Rogue could use magic power to offset the harmful effects of her Mutant ability and offered to make her a temporary mage.
• Aaron offered to provide Rogue with magic power and instruction if she became his agent and served him without betraying him, leaving her confused by the arrangement.

Aaron persuaded Rogue to sign a contract with the Gaius Group by promising to suppress her mutant ability and revealing his extraordinary powers. After sealing her ability and teaching her how to replenish her magic, he shared the dangerous truth about his identity and the trials imposed by his ancestors.

• Aaron presented Rogue with a contract that made her his lifelong subordinate and claimed her Soul Stone, while promising protection, benefits, and respect for her rights.
• Aaron let Rogue absorb a glimpse of the twelve talismans' powers, convincing her that his promised benefits were real and explaining his path toward becoming the God of Magic.
• Rogue asked why Aaron had chosen her, and he cited her ability, character, need for help, and beauty before she signed the contract as Anna Marie.
• Aaron used a five-element magic circle to seal Rogue's power so it would no longer leak away, then taught her to pray to him for magic when it ran low.
• Aaron transferred memories to Rogue about his identity and his ancestors' advice, revealing that exposure could bring pursuit by gods and demons as he explained why he had avoided using magic.

Aaron explained to Rogue why he had made her his follower and brought her into his Mind World to begin teaching her magic. After demonstrating the Patronus Charm’s power against creatures from the Shadow Dimension, he left her with a difficult spell to learn and a warning not to use it casually.

• Aaron told Rogue to remain at Xavier’s School, study hard, and answer his calls, and promised to teach her magic in her dreams.
• Aaron described his other followers and explained how their work helped him gather intelligence and support them.
• Fawkes returned Rogue to the school, and Aaron later drew her sleeping consciousness into his Mind World.
• Aaron showed Rogue the Shadow Dimension and explained that magic was borrowed from ancient gods and dimension lords at a price.
• Aaron demonstrated Misty Weather, then chose the Patronus Charm as Rogue’s lesson and warned her not to use it unless absolutely necessary.
• Aaron summoned Shadow Dimension creatures and cast the Patronus Charm, whose silver raven drove them back and destroyed those caught in its holy light.

Aaron began training Rogue in the Patronus Charm and Kamar-Taj magic, teaching her how to use the spells while explaining why she must conceal her connection to him. Rogue struggled with her first attempts but started practicing Energy Whip as her Kamar-Taj foundation.

• Rogue asked Aaron to teach her the Patronus Charm, and he explained that casting it would mark her as a kind mage and could help her join Gaius's faction if she was exposed.
• Aaron lent Rogue his white Wand and guided her through several attempts; she produced a failed red blast, then a brief thread of silver light.
• Aaron told Rogue to practice the Patronus Charm nightly and introduced her to Kamar-Taj magic, demonstrating a portal, Ring of Lagadool, Bolts of Balthakk, and other spells.
• Aaron explained that portals depended on a Sling Ring and chose Energy Whip as Rogue's first Kamar-Taj spell because it could build her foundation.
• Rogue managed to produce a spark at her fingertip before it vanished, then continued practicing while Aaron encouraged her to be patient.

On Christmas, Aaron gave Rogue a transforming Levitation Charm Wand, then later used divination to locate missing Simmons on a barren alien planet. He learned Simmons was alive and surviving the Wasteland, while Fitz prepared to seek her out.

• Aaron gave Rogue a bracelet that transformed into a Muggle Wand and watched her practice the Patronus Charm.
• After Daisy's vacation ended, Coulson called Aaron because Simmons had vanished after being swallowed by a liquefying black boulder.
• Fitz arrived at Aaron's shop and paid him to divine Simmons's location.
• Aaron's Crystal Ball showed Simmons alive on a barren planet he named Wasteland, running from a sandstorm.
• Aaron painted Simmons's situation, and Jane observed that Simmons had found food and drinkable water and was coping with the hostile planet.

Fitz and S.H.I.E.L.D. sought a way to rescue Jemma Simmons after the monolith transported her to another world, and Aaron used his compass to lead them to Professor Randolph in Norway. Randolph was enjoying a comfortable prison stay, but Fitz pleaded with him to help save his friend.

• Aaron revealed that the monolith was left by the Kree and was meant to destroy the Inhumans, prompting Skye to call her mother, Jiaying.
• Jiaying warned Skye away from the monolith and said Aaron could bring Simmons back, angering Aaron when he realized Jiaying was trying to involve him in the Inhumans' crisis.
• Aaron accepted a mission to bring Simmons back and used Captain Jack's Compass to find someone with clues about activating the monolith.
• Coulson, Fitz, and Skye followed the compass to a Norwegian prison, while Aaron brought Abei and Wanda stayed behind with Jane and Hela.
• The group met Professor Randolph, an Asgardian serving time in a comfortable cell, and Fitz asked him to help rescue Simmons.

Fitz, Aaron, Coulson, and their team sought Randolph’s help to understand the monolith and find Simmons. Randolph recognized clues leading them to an abandoned castle, where they discovered machinery that might control the portal, and Coulson sent May and Mike to retrieve the monolith for a test.

• Aaron showed Randolph a painting of Simmons on a barren planet, and Randolph agreed to help after seeing the monolith.
• The monolith changed into black liquid and back, and Randolph suggested its pattern might correspond to the remote planet Simmons was on.
• Fitz brought Randolph a parchment marked with the Hebrew word for “death,” which led Randolph to a castle in Gloucestershire where he had seen the same inscription.
• Randolph led the team through a hidden door into a room of old machinery, and Fitz concluded it could control the monolith and open the portal.
• Aaron found a hollow stone floor, and Randolph opened a pit beneath it that appeared designed to contain the monolith.
• Coulson called May and Mike to bring the monolith from the warehouse so the team could test the portal and try to rescue Simmons.

Fitz and the others opened the portal to search for Simmons, but Aaron stopped Fitz from sending a light signal that might attract hostile creatures. After Skye revealed she could briefly open the portal herself, Aaron pointed out that they had no reliable way to find and retrieve Simmons within a minute.

• Fitz activated the machinery, turning the stone into a portal, but Aaron threw away his flashlight before Fitz could send a signal through it.
• Randolph pulled the switch off while shutting down the failing machinery, and Aaron explained that a signal could draw dangerous creatures toward the portal.
• Skye collapsed after hearing a pulsing sound from the activated stone, which Aaron identified as a Kree weapon that affected Inhumans.
• Aaron questioned Randolph about demons while Coulson and the others tried to repair the machinery, and Fitz realized the room and machines could create a resonant frequency.
• Skye offered to use her ability to open the portal for about a minute, but Aaron warned that they might not know where Simmons was or be able to bring her back in time.

Coulson and Aaron entered the portal to another world to rescue Simmons, who had been missing for over half a month. Aaron used his compass to locate her and prepared to cross the barren alien landscape by motorcycle, while Coulson hoped to ride Abei.

• Aaron argued that sending someone through the portal was the best way to find Simmons, and Fitz volunteered before Coulson insisted on going himself.
• Coulson asked Aaron to join the rescue, and Aaron agreed after negotiating the terms of the expedition.
• Skye opened the portal, and Coulson and Aaron jumped through while she prepared to receive them again in twenty-four hours.
• Coulson and Aaron arrived on a barren world beneath two planets, and Aaron used his compass to point toward Simmons.
• Aaron took a motorcycle from his Spatial Ring and told Coulson to drive while he rode Abei, then refused Coulson's request to ride the dragon.

Aaron and Coulson searched an alien desert world for Simmons, with Aaron using Abei to lure out the threat the Inhumans feared. They found Simmons alive in an underground shelter, where she was waiting for Will, a NASA astronaut who had survived there for fourteen years.

• Abei transformed into a giant white dragon, and Aaron decided to draw out the danger on the planet despite Coulson's concerns.
• Aaron and Coulson flew across the desert following Aaron's compass, and Abei blasted a path through a massive sandstorm.
• The compass led them to an underground shelter built with Earth equipment, where Coulson and Aaron found Simmons asleep beneath a blanket.
• Simmons reunited with Coulson and explained that Will had rescued her after she was injured, while Aaron speculated that Will might be connected to Hydra.
• Simmons identified Will as a NASA volunteer who entered the portal with an expedition team, and Aaron and Coulson waited for him to return.

Aaron, Coulson, Simmons, and Will prepared to leave the barren world after Aaron divined where the portal would open. They chose the dangerous mass grave, where the creature feared by the Inhumans might be waiting, to prevent it from reaching Earth or destroying the Monolith.

• Aaron grilled Galla Giant Crocodile meat while Coulson gave Simmons compressed biscuits and water from his Backpack.
• Will arrived and explained that a creature had driven his former crewmates mad and left him alone on the planet.
• Aaron and Coulson suspected the creature was the danger feared by the Inhumans, while Aaron argued they should investigate it.
• Aaron used astrological divination to locate two possible portal coordinates and learned that Skye’s portal would open at the mass grave.
• Coulson chose to head for the mass grave, warning that the creature might reach Earth through the portal or destroy the Monolith.

Aaron, Coulson, Simmons, and Will flew toward the Graveyard to keep an unkillable monster from reaching Earth through the portal. They found a mass of ancient human skeletons and concluded that people had been sent to the wasteland in batches for centuries, perhaps as food for the creature.

• Aaron summoned a Magic Carpet and carried the group across the desert while Will explained that the monster repeatedly recovered from being killed and could track injured people by their blood.
• Aaron argued that the monster was weak enough for the group to defeat, while Will warned that it could wear them down by recovering after every fight.
• Simmons proposed watching the portal site from a safe distance, luring the monster away, and entering the portal before it; Will warned that the Graveyard was prone to sandstorms, but Aaron said he could handle them.
• The group reached the Graveyard, where Aaron identified numerous humanoid skeletons buried beneath the sand and said they had been gnawed clean.
• Aaron and Will inferred that explorers had been sent to the planet repeatedly for centuries, likely to serve the monster or feed it.

Aaron and the others confronted the black-robed hunter in the mass graveyard, but Aaron chose to keep it alive and help the group investigate from a safe distance. They found the creature hiding beneath the Magic Carpet, and Will began bombarding the graveyard with grenades to drive it out.

• Will learned that he and the others had been sent to the planet as prey, while Aaron explained that the portal lay behind a nearby boulder.
• A black-robed figure emerged with the sandstorm, but Aaron flew away on the Magic Carpet rather than fight it.
• Coulson asked Aaron to help investigate the creature, and Aaron refused to take unnecessary risks before agreeing to return to the mass graveyard.
• Aaron and Abei found the creature buried directly beneath the Magic Carpet, and Aaron revealed a stolen S.H.I.E.L.D. weapons crate.
• Coulson and Will dropped grenades onto the graveyard to draw the creature out, while Will released years of pent-up resentment with each explosion.