Chapter Summaries

Aaron learned that Hela had left for Norway, then Thrór escaped Muspelheim with Surtur’s crown and returned to Asgard. There, he saw through Loki’s disguise as Odin and prepared to confront him.

• Aaron received Hela’s letter ending their contract and decided to bring Daisy over so she could prepare for his possible return home.
• Thrór learned from Surtur that Ragnarok had begun and that Surtur planned to destroy Asgard with the Eternal Flame.
• Thrór broke free with Mjolnir, defeated Surtur, took his crown, and escaped Muspelheim with Heimdall’s help.
• Thrór returned to Asgard and saw a golden statue of Loki and a play portraying Loki as an Asgardian hero.
• Thrór found Loki disguised as Odin and threatened to beat him up for the deception.

Thrór learned from Frigga and Loki that Odin had gone to Midgard to die, while Ragnarok and Asgard’s future remained uncertain. On Earth, Odin used Hela to end his life just as Thrór and Loki arrived, leaving Thrór to face his long-lost sister.

• Loki revealed that Odin had gone to Midgard and explained that he had impersonated the All-Father while Thrór stayed away from Asgard.
• Frigga warned Thrór that Odin was dying and sent him to see their father, while she remained in Asgard to restrain an unnamed woman.
• Loki warned Thrór to show that woman respect and hinted that Odin had made arrangements to prevent Ragnarok.
• Odin met Hela on the Norwegian coast, discussed their painful history, and recognized that she was carrying Gaius’s child.
• Odin used his divine power to make Hela stab him with her Night Sword as Thrór and Loki arrived, then vanished into golden motes.
• Hela identified herself to the furious Thrór as Odin’s eldest daughter and the brothers’ sister.

Hela defeated Thrór and Loki, claimed Asgard’s throne, and resurrected her army of the dead. Meanwhile, Aaron learned that Thrór had been sold to the Grandmaster on Sakaar.

• Hela caught and shattered Thrór’s Mjolnir, then chased the brothers through the Bifrost tunnel, where Loki and Thrór were thrown into unknown space.
• Hela returned to Asgard, reached the Heavenly Father realm, and ordered Heimdall to serve her while Frigga prepared for her coronation.
• Hela destroyed the false mural in the palace, revealed Asgard’s history of conquest, and entered Odin’s vault, where she took the Cosmic Cube and Eternal Flame.
• Hela used the Eternal Flame and her death power to resurrect Fenris and the buried Asgardian warriors as an army of the dead.
• Banner told Aaron he had seen Thrór bound and delivered to the Grandmaster on Sakaar, and Aaron learned that Odin was dead and Hela had taken the throne.

Aaron accepted a mission to help Thrór escape Sakaar and prepared to visit the planet with Wanda and Daisy, while Loki tried to convince Thrór to abandon his plans and join him in usurping the Grandmaster. Thrór remained determined to fight the Grandmaster’s champion, unaware that Loki had secretly bet against him.

• Banner told Aaron that Thrór had been captured on Sakaar, could not summon Mjolnir, and appeared to be mourning Odin; Aaron told Banner to keep Thrór alive and investigate what had happened to him.
• Aaron accepted the system mission to help Thrór escape Sakaar and invited Wanda and Daisy to travel there with him, explaining that Hela had returned to Asgard and Thrór would be in danger if he went home.
• Aaron arranged for Abei to guard the house and told Daisy and Wanda to pack for their trip to Sakaar.
• Loki visited Thrór in his cell and proposed that they work for the Grandmaster until they could exploit an opportunity to seize power.
• Thrór refused Loki’s plan and insisted that he would defeat the champion and leave Sakaar the next day; Loki revealed that he had bet heavily on Thrór losing.

Aaron, Wanda, and Daisy watched Sakaar’s arena as Thrór prepared to fight its champion, Hulk. Aaron suspected Odin had arranged events to push Thrór toward awakening Thor’s power, and the chapter ended with the old friends recognizing each other before their match.

• Aaron explained that Thrór could not summon Mjolnir and learned from Loki that Hela had killed Odin and shattered the hammer.
• Aaron theorized that Odin had deliberately let Thrór witness his death so the arena battles might awaken Thrór’s Power of Thor.
• The Grandmaster introduced Hulk as the undefeated champion, and Thrór recognized his old friend.
• Aaron urged Thrór to prove he was the strongest Avenger while joking that Thrór had stolen away a woman Aaron knew.
• Daisy clarified that her mentor had dumped Thrór, embarrassing him as the Grandmaster anticipated an entertaining fight.

Hulk and Thrór fought in the arena until Thrór suddenly awakened the Power of Thor, but the Grandmaster stopped him and Hulk was declared the winner. The next day, Thrór found Hulk bathing on Sakaar and learned that Banner had arrived there through a portal, while Aaron and the others prepared to meet them.

• Hulk attacked Thrór in the arena, and Thrór fought back with superior technique while Aaron predicted Hulk would win.
• Hulk overpowered Thrór, but Thrór awakened the Power of Thor and blasted him with lightning before the Grandmaster used Thrór’s shock disk to stop the fight.
• Hulk knocked Thrór unconscious, and Aaron accepted the Grandmaster’s offer to stay on Sakaar; the Grandmaster revealed he feared Aaron’s power and wealth.
• The next day, Thrór woke in a tower and found Hulk soaking in a bath; Hulk said Banner had arrived on Sakaar through a portal and would leave only when he wanted.
• Aaron, Wanda, and Daisy entered, and Aaron asked Hulk to put on a towel before he got out of the tub.

Aaron revealed to Thor that he was the hidden Gaius, explained Banner’s willing contract and Hela’s history, and refused to help Thor return to Asgard. Thor was left determined to save his people despite Aaron’s warning that he was no match for Hela.

• Aaron opened a portal between Sakaar and Earth, then told Thor he had learned magic from the Ancient One at Kamar-Taj.
• Aaron made Thor sign a confidentiality contract before revealing the Gaius mark on his arm and explaining that his identity had to remain secret.
• Banner revealed that Aaron’s contract let him control when Hulk appeared, and Aaron said he had also granted Banner a long life and the potential to become a Skyfather.
• Aaron refused Thor’s request to return to Asgard, warning that Hela had taken the throne and that Thor could not defeat her.
• Aaron and Wanda explained that Hela had helped Odin conquer the Nine Realms before Odin sealed her in Helheim, where she had been imprisoned for thousands of years.
• Aaron recounted fighting Hela for three hundred rounds before retreating, while Banner noted that Thor had been defeated in a single round.

Aaron explained to Thor why he believed Odin had planned his own death and urged him to stay away from Asgard, but Thor insisted on returning to help its people. Thor recruited Valkyrie unsuccessfully, and Aaron warned that Ragnarok would destroy Asgard before Hela could rule it into ruin.

• Aaron told Thor that Hela had once hidden in his home under an agreement and argued that Odin's death may have been part of a plan to awaken Thor's power.
• Aaron offered to help Thor return to Earth and live with Jane, but Thor refused to become a deserter, so Aaron knocked him down and shocked him.
• Valkyrie arrived, removed Thor's shock disk only after Aaron used magic, and learned that Odin was dead and Hela had returned to Asgard.
• Thor asked Valkyrie and Aaron to help him fight Hela, but Valkyrie refused because she had already lost everything fighting Hela, and Aaron remained neutral.
• Aaron told Thor that Ragnarok would destroy Asgard before Hela could lead its people to ruin.

Thor chose to return to Asgard despite the danger, and Heimdall told him that Hela had taken control of the realm and that Asgard’s people might need to be evacuated. The next day, Thor prepared to leave Sakaar with Valkyrie to help protect his people, while Aaron agreed to provide him with a spaceship.

• Thor refused Banner’s help at first, then learned that Banner had a Universal Capsule containing a spaceship Aaron had arranged for him.
• Thor contacted Heimdall, who showed him Hela’s Death Legion and explained that Hela had defeated Volstagg and the other Asgardian warriors.
• Heimdall told Thor that Hela was growing stronger and proposed evacuating Asgard’s people in batches using the Bifrost; Thor suggested Bohart Star as a refuge.
• The next day, Thor confirmed that he would return to Asgard, and Aaron agreed to send him through a portal with a reliable spaceship.
• Valkyrie arrived and asked to join Thor’s group, and Thor welcomed her before Daisy questioned her sudden change of heart.

Valkyrie joined Thor in seeking revenge on Hela, and Loki persuaded them to let him come along to rescue Frigga. Aaron supplied them with a lavish warship to reach Asgard, but Loki warned that the Grandmaster might already be pursuing them.

• Valkyrie explained that Loki's magic forced her to face the memory of Hela slaughtering the Valkyries, and she decided to fight Hela.
• Thor, Valkyrie, and Loki formed the Revenge Alliance, and Thor freed Loki after he said he wanted to save Frigga.
• Aaron provided a Universal Capsule containing a huge silver-white warship called the Monster, though Banner hesitated to lend it to Thor.
• Prophet introduced itself as the Monster's artificial intelligence and called Aaron its Creator.
• Loki warned that the Grandmaster might have noticed the conspicuous ship and sent people after them.

Aaron’s group escaped Sakaar aboard Monster, but Thor’s chosen portal brought them directly to Asgard. They agreed to use the ship to evacuate Asgard’s people, leaving Thor’s team to begin the rescue while Aaron and the others stayed aboard.

• Aaron activated Monster’s shields and defenses, and the ship withstood Sakaar’s attack ships before flying through a portal.
• Thor’s route unexpectedly led Monster to Asgard, where Aaron refused to fight Hela but agreed to help evacuate the Asgardians.
• Thor explained that he wanted to save Asgard’s people rather than seek revenge, and Aaron allowed him to use Monster, which could shelter over a million people.
• Wanda and Daisy chose to stay aboard, while Aaron opened a portal home and left the others to organize the evacuation.
• Thor, Loki, Valkyrie, and Banner inspected Monster’s hangar and prepared to take one of its ships to collect the first group of Asgardians.
• Valkyrie asked whether the ship had a brig and suggested putting Loki in it.

Thor, Loki, and Valkyrie began evacuating Asgardians from the city while Aaron prepared himself for the danger of Odin’s plans and bought new items from his shop. The group debated asking Aaron to help deceive Hela, but Banner warned that involving Daisy and Wanda would make Aaron abandon them and leave Asgard.

• Thor trusted Loki to join the mission, and Loki hinted that Odin had kept plans for Ragnarok secret from Thor.
• After Banner warned Aaron that Odin might draw them into his plans, Aaron ordered Banner to focus on evacuating Asgardians and purchased Demon's Eye, Resurrection Card, and Eye of Horus.
• Thor used Heimdall's vision to evade patrols and bring the first two hundred Asgardians from the outer city aboard Monster.
• Thor asked Loki if he could create Asgardians to distract Hela, but Loki said his magic could not fool her.
• Loki suggested asking Daisy and Wanda to persuade Aaron to help, but Banner warned that Aaron would instead throw them off the ship and leave Asgard.

Thor organized the evacuation of Asgardians while Thanos claimed the Power Stone and planned his search for the remaining Infinity Stones. Loki proposed moving the rescued Asgardians to safety, and the chapter ended with Valkyrie and Loki reacting to Banner after he encountered a beast.

• Thor assigned Loki and Valkyrie to evacuate Asgardians and persuaded Banner to surrender the ship’s three Senzu Beans for the wounded Warriors Three.
• Thanos took the Power Stone on Xandar, learned the locations of several other Infinity Stones, and planned to exploit Ragnarok to claim the Space Stone from Asgard.
• Thor and Banner rescued the Warriors Three and continued ferrying Asgardians aboard the Monster.
• Loki urged Thor to send the rescued Asgardians somewhere safe and offered to lead them, and Thor agreed to discuss the plan with Banner.
• Valkyrie pointed out Banner’s strange behavior after he returned with another group, and Loki suggested Banner had been excited by seeing a beast.

Banner revealed that his extraordinary luck helped the Asgardians evade danger, while Thor asked to settle his people on Bohart Star. Aaron resisted giving up the planet, but Wanda persuaded him to leave it to Hela after Ragnarok, and he offered to relocate the Asgardians there only if Hela agreed not to harm them.

• Valkyrie and Volstagg described how Banner's uncanny luck had repeatedly saved him and provided him with food, shelter, and comfort.
• Banner explained that he could control and accumulate luck, sense danger, and inflict limited misfortune, but refused Thor's request to use it against Hela.
• Thor proposed moving the Asgardians from the Monster to Bohart Star, and Aaron angrily accused him of trying to take over the planet.
• Wanda argued that Bohart Star should be left to Hela after Ragnarok, and Aaron agreed despite not knowing what Wanda was hiding.
• Aaron offered to settle the Asgardians on Bohart Star if Hela signed a contract protecting them, promising to send them elsewhere if she refused.

Aaron brought the first group of Asgardian refugees to Bohart Star, while the Dark Order secretly followed Monster and planned to track them. As Loki stayed behind on Bohart Star and Wanda and Aaron prepared to return to Asgard, Daisy chose to remain and explore the planet.

• The Dark Order spotted Monster carrying about 130,000 Asgardians, so Ebony Maw ordered Proxima Midnight to follow the ship and secretly locate their destination.
• Hela learned that she was carrying a girl with strong magical potential, then argued with Frigga about her rule and her unborn daughter's future.
• Monster landed on Bohart Star, where Lorelei arranged temporary identification, food, and lodging for the arriving Asgardians.
• Aaron stopped Loki from leaving with the refugees, and Loki abandoned his plan to stay after learning that Lorelei and Bohart Star's sorcerers could oppose him.
• Wanda chose to return to Asgard with Aaron to ensure Hela's safety, while Daisy decided to stay on Bohart Star and explore.

Thanos seized the Reality Stone from Taneleer Tivan and took Gamora, then traveled with his forces toward another Infinity Stone. The Guardians decided they would try to rescue Gamora when Thanos and his generals were away, while Tivan explained the dangers and costs of using the Infinity Stones.

• Thanos found the Reality Stone in Tivan's office, added it to his Infinity Gauntlet, and used its power to turn the Guardians into sludge before restoring them at Gamora's request.
• Thanos took Gamora aboard his ship, while Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian left the Milano with the Guardians before departing Knowhere.
• The Guardians debated how to rescue Gamora, and Tivan warned them that Thanos remained extraordinarily powerful even without the Infinity Stones.
• Rocket proposed avoiding Thanos and his generals while they were away, and Tivan said they were likely headed to Asgard or Earth to pursue more stones.
• Tivan explained that the six Infinity Stones held immense power and that using them carried serious costs, though Thanos understood the risks and would not use them carelessly.

The Collector Tivan explained how Thanos was pursuing the Infinity Stones and why the Guardians feared he could wipe out half of all life in the universe. The Guardians decided to warn Asgard and Earth and rescue Gamora before Thanos could complete his plan.

• Tivan told the Guardians that the Time and Mind Stones were on Earth, the Space Stone was on Asgard, and Thanos had sent Ebony Maw to exploit Ragnarok and seize the Space Stone.
• Tivan revealed that Hela ruled Asgard and was too powerful and hostile to help the Guardians, while Gamora's Zehoberon heritage might lead Thanos to the Soul Stone.
• Tivan explained that Thanos sought universal balance and could use all six Infinity Stones to erase half of all life with a snap, though doing so would severely harm him.
• The Guardians discussed the danger of Thanos's plan and agreed to rescue Gamora and split into two teams to warn Earth and Asgard.

Thor’s group discovered a professional assassin in Asgard and persuaded Aaron to lend them his Compass to find the intruder. After learning Thanos had destroyed Xandar and Knowhere while collecting Infinity Stones, Aaron warned the Avengers but refused to join the coming battles, prioritizing his return home and the people close to him.

• Fandral identified the dead Asgardians’ wounds as the work of a professional assassin, and Thor concluded the intruder could disrupt the civilian evacuation and expose their plans to Hela.
• Wanda and Banner persuaded Aaron to lend Thor the Compass, while Wanda explained that the intruder might threaten Hela and interfere with Ragnarok.
• Yak told Aaron that Thanos had destroyed Xandar and Knowhere and taken the Power Stone and Reality Stone.
• Aaron suspected the assassin might be Thanos’s scout seeking the Space Stone during Ragnarok, and Banner urged Thor’s group to prepare for an attack.
• Wanda urged Aaron to prepare Earth for war, but Aaron agreed only to notify the Avengers and refused to intervene, saying he would protect his dependents and believers rather than the universe at large.

Gorr and Carter Slade began warning the Avengers about Thanos’s plan to erase half of all life, while preparing to move believers and selected families into Aaron’s Divine Kingdom for safety. The Avengers gathered at their base, and Strange brought Barton through a portal as they prepared to respond.

• Aaron told Gorr and Carter Slade to transfer Earth’s devout believers into the Divine Kingdom before Thanos snapped his fingers and to warn the Avengers and Strange.
• Aaron ordered them to protect Clint Barton’s family and Tony Stark’s wife and daughter, explaining that he had seen Barton’s family vanish in a future without Gaius.
• Gorr used the Holy Court’s faith and his staff to announce that tens of thousands of believers would enter the Divine Kingdom in three hours.
• Gorr and Carter Slade went to Avengers Base, where Carter warned Steve, Natasha, and Vision that Thanos intended to wipe out half the life in the universe.
• The Avengers, Strange, and Wong gathered at the base, and Strange opened a portal that brought Barton into the conference room.

Gorr and Carter Slade warned Earth’s heroes that Thanos was gathering the Infinity Stones to erase half of all life, and the group discussed how to prepare for the unavoidable war. Gorr ended by offering Barton’s family refuge in his lord’s Divine Kingdom before the battle ended.

• Strange brought the heroes together, and Carter Slade revealed that Banner was living well on another planet but could not be brought back.
• Gorr showed the group that Thanos already possessed the Power Stone and Reality Stone and planned to target Earth for the Mind Stone and Time Stone.
• Steve and Bucky proposed taking Vision to Wakanda to remove the Mind Stone, while the heroes learned that the Infinity Stones could not be destroyed and rejected other dangerous battlefields.
• Gorr explained that Thanos’s snap would spare Tony’s family but turn Barton’s wife and children to ash, leaving Barton devastated.
• Gorr told Barton that his wife and children could enter his lord’s Divine Kingdom before the war ended.