Chapter Summaries

Loki attacked Xu Fan with his divine power after Xu Fan mocked him, and the blast drew Coulson, Foster, Erik, and Thor to the scene. Thor recognized Loki and tried to protect Xu Fan, but Loki shoved him back with a flick of his finger.

• Loki declared that he was Asgard's God of Mischief and unleashed his divine power against Xu Fan, destroying Xu Fan's room.
• Coulson, Foster, and Erik heard the explosion and rushed toward its source after learning that it had come from Xu Fan's room.
• Thor broke out of his damaged room, fought past the agents, and joined Coulson, Foster, and Erik outside.
• Thor recognized Loki, explained that Loki was his younger brother, and learned from Coulson that Xu Fan was S.H.I.E.L.D.'s magical consultant.
• Thor rushed to shield Xu Fan and ordered Loki to stop, but Loki forced Thor backward with a twitch of his finger.

Xu Fan saw through Loki’s illusion, overwhelmed him in combat, and repeatedly slammed him into the ground. The chapter ended with Xu Fan calling Loki a weak god while Loki lay battered and helpless.

• Loki used magic to force Thor back and attacked Xu Fan from behind with a dagger.
• Xu Fan caught Loki by the wrist, saw through his illusion, and struck him hard enough to make him spit blood.
• Xu Fan transformed into a huge green figure and seized Loki by the ankle, shocking Thor, Coulson, Erik, Foster, and the agents watching.
• Xu Fan repeatedly slammed Loki into the ground until Loki was badly injured and barely conscious.
• Xu Fan called Loki a weak god.

Thor learned that Xu Fan was the Sorcerer Supreme and had lifted Mjolnir, while Xu Fan defeated Loki. Loki escaped to Asgard through the Rainbow Bridge, leaving Foster and Erik worried that S.H.I.E.L.D. would keep them from leaving.

• Thor worried about Loki and questioned Xu Fan’s identity after seeing him break Loki’s illusions.
• Coulson told Thor that Xu Fan was the Sorcerer Supreme and had lifted Mjolnir, astonishing Thor.
• Thor stepped between Xu Fan and Loki, but Loki rejected his brother’s help and summoned the Rainbow Bridge.
• The Rainbow Bridge carried Loki back to Asgard, and Thor chose not to return with him.
• Foster and Erik were shaken by witnessing magic and gods, then worried about how they could escape S.H.I.E.L.D.

Thor explained to Coulson why Odin had banished him to Earth, while Xu Fan watched the sky as Loki returned to Asgard badly injured. Sif and the Warriors Three rejected Loki’s claim to the throne and set out to bring Thor back.

• Erik tried to take responsibility for Foster, but Coulson focused on whether Xu Fan’s clash with Loki could lead to war.
• Thor told Coulson that Odin had banished him to Midgard after he started a war against the Frost Giants, and he insisted Loki would not repeat his mistake.
• Coulson asked whether Thor would stay on Earth, and Xu Fan said Odin might have sent Mjolnir there to help Thor regain his godhood.
• Loki returned to Asgard gravely wounded, then told Sif and the Warriors Three that Frost Giants had injured him and been defeated.
• Sif and the Warriors Three urged Loki to bring Thor back as Asgard’s king, but Loki refused, so they went to the Rainbow Bridge to retrieve Thor.

Loki struggled against the desire to kill Thor and Odin, but a hallucination of his ruthless inner self pushed him toward securing the throne. After realizing Sif and The Three Warriors could expose his lie by finding Thor, Loki activated the Destroyer.

• Loki watched Sif and The Three Warriors leave and considered using the Destroyer to eliminate his enemies.
• Loki rejected the idea of killing Odin and Thor, remembering his family's care for him.
• A hallucination of another Loki appeared, revealed himself as a Frost Giant, and urged Loki to kill Thor and deal with Odin.
• Loki attacked the vision with his dagger, but realized the other Loki was a projection of his own buried thoughts.
• Loki recognized that Sif and The Three Warriors could uncover his lie by finding Thor, so he activated the Destroyer.

Thor reunited with Sif and the Warriors Three after they arrived in Midgard, but learned from them that Odin was still alive and that Loki had lied to him. Xu Fan warned that Loki would act to protect his claim to the throne, and the Destroyer emerged from the Rainbow Bridge as the chapter ended.

• Coulson invited Thor and his companions to stay at the temporary research center after confirming Thor was a Norse god.
• Sif and the Warriors Three arrived in Midgard through the Rainbow Bridge and reunited with Thor.
• Sif asked Thor to return to Asgard, but Thor refused because he believed he had caused Odin's death.
• Sif told Thor that Odin was alive in the Odinsleep, and Xu Fan suggested Loki had lied to keep Thor from challenging him for the throne.
• Xu Fan warned that Loki would not surrender, and the Destroyer appeared through the Rainbow Bridge.

The Destroyer arrived on Earth under Loki’s control and attacked Thor and his allies. After its blows shattered the Three Warriors’ shields and Hawkeye’s explosive arrow failed to hurt it, Xu Fan remained the only one calmly observing it.

• The Destroyer emerged from the Rainbow Bridge, and Thor explained that it was an immensely powerful weapon forged by Odin from Uru metal.
• Xu Fan told the group that the Destroyer was even more formidable than Thor believed, prompting Sif to ask who Xu Fan was.
• The Destroyer’s movement sent a shockwave through the research center, knocking S.H.I.E.L.D. agents aside while Sif and the Three Warriors protected the others.
• The Destroyer charged Thor, and its punch broke the Three Warriors’ shields.
• Hawkeye fired an explosive arrow into the Destroyer’s neck, but the attack had no effect.

Hawkeye and the Asgardians failed to stop the Destroyer, while Xu Fan refused to intervene because he believed Thor had to face his trial. Thor stepped forward to protect the others, but the Destroyer knocked him away.

• Hawkeye repeatedly attacked the Destroyer until he ran out of arrows, then narrowly escaped its heat beam and charged it with his bow.
• Sif's sword shattered against the Destroyer, and the Destroyer defeated Sif and the Three Warriors of Asgard.
• Coulson asked Xu Fan to stop the Destroyer, but Xu Fan refused, saying it was Thor's trial.
• Thor told Foster and Erik to leave the matter to him and walked toward the Destroyer to protect them.
• Thor called out to Loki, but the Destroyer struck him down as soon as he entered its range.

Thor appeared to die after the Destroyer struck him, but his sacrifice allowed him to regain his powers and summon Mjolnir. As Thor charged the Destroyer, Loki realized he had to kill his brother before Thor could come after him.

• Thor tried to persuade Loki to stop, but Loki chose the throne and ordered the Destroyer to attack him.
• The Destroyer struck Thor down, and Sif and Foster rushed to his apparently lifeless body.
• When the Destroyer turned on Sif, Thor raised his hand, summoned Mjolnir, and returned from death with his divine powers restored.
• Mjolnir struck the Destroyer, and Thor donned his armor as Loki ordered the weapon to kill him.
• Thor leaped at the Destroyer with Mjolnir, determined to defeat it before confronting Loki.

Thor fought the Destroyer, but the weapon survived his strongest storm attack and left him exhausted. As Loki ordered the Destroyer to kill them, Xu Fan and the others faced a battle Thor could no longer win alone.

• Thor attacked the Destroyer with lightning, but it grabbed him and slammed him into the ground despite his efforts to escape.
• Thor stopped Sif and The Three Warriors from joining the fight, insisting that he settle matters with Loki himself.
• Thor used Mjolnir to stagger the Destroyer, then summoned a powerful storm that swept it into a tornado.
• Xu Fan used White Magic to shield everyone from the explosion that followed Thor's attack.
• The Destroyer emerged intact, while Thor collapsed from exhaustion, and Loki ordered it to kill them.

Xu Fan intervened just as the Destroyer was about to kill Thor, stopping its blow with one hand and revealing himself as Midgard’s Sorcerer Supreme. As the Destroyer charged its high-temperature beam at close range, Thor warned everyone to retreat and urged Xu Fan to get away.

• The Destroyer defeated the Three Warriors and Hawkeye, then knocked Thor aside and raised its fist to strike him.
• Xu Fan appeared before Thor and caught the Destroyer’s wrist, preventing it from harming Thor, Foster, and Sif.
• Thor identified Xu Fan as the Sorcerer Supreme, astonishing the Asgardians and the people at the research center.
• Xu Fan refused Thor’s offer of Mjolnir and held the Destroyer fast as it struggled to break free.
• The Destroyer opened its face and began charging a red high-temperature beam, prompting Thor to warn everyone and shout for Xu Fan to move away.

Xu Fan transformed into Six Paths Hulk, overwhelmed the Destroyer, and then used Susanoo and Thor’s power to fire a lightning arrow at it. Thor and the others watched in shock as the attack erupted into a mushroom cloud.

• Xu Fan absorbed New Mexico’s natural energy, transformed into Six Paths Hulk, and blocked the Destroyer’s beam with the Cloak of Levitation.
• Xu Fan crushed the Destroyer’s Uru metal, tore off half its arm, and forced it to retreat on Loki’s command.
• Xu Fan formed a towering Susanoo and conjured a lightning bow using Thor’s power.
• Thor tried to stop Xu Fan from destroying the Destroyer, but Xu Fan fired the lightning arrow and a mushroom cloud rose into the sky.

After destroying the Destroyer, Xu Fan took its Uru metal and used the Rainbow Bridge to travel to Asgard, intending to hold Loki accountable. Thor followed after promising Jane Foster he would return to her, while Coulson and Erik were left to make their way from the ruined research center.

• Xu Fan protected Coulson and the others from the Destroyer's blast, then destroyed the Destroyer and sent its Uru metal to Wakanda for Orochimaru to study.
• Xu Fan announced that he would go to Asgard to punish Loki, and Heimdall opened the Rainbow Bridge.
• Xu Fan gave Coulson instructions before entering the Rainbow Bridge, while Thor and Sif accepted his decision.
• Thor promised Foster he would return after resolving Loki's situation, kissed her, and then followed Xu Fan into the Rainbow Bridge with Sif and the other warriors.
• Coulson and Erik stayed behind amid the destroyed research center and agreed to help each other.

Xu Fan arrived in Asgard to complete a sign-in while Thor accepted Loki’s challenge and fought him without interference. Thor defeated Loki, but Loki claimed that Earth would be destroyed in thirty seconds.

• Xu Fan reached the Rainbow Bridge and began the sign-in as Loki appeared and challenged Thor to a duel.
• Thor asked Sif and the others not to intervene, and Xu Fan agreed to stay out of the fight.
• Loki used illusions and his spear to trap Thor, but Thor struck Loki with Mjolnir and threw him onto the bridge.
• Thor pinned Loki and declared that he had lost, but Loki said he had been stalling while Earth faced destruction in thirty seconds.

Loki activated the Rainbow Bridge as a cannon aimed at Earth, forcing Thor to try to destroy it before it could kill everyone there. As Thor’s attacks failed, Xu Fan received Gungnir and revealed the legendary weapon to Thor and Loki.

• Loki activated the Rainbow Bridge’s dark magic and told Thor that destroying it was the only way to save Earth, but would sever the passage between Asgard and Earth.
• Sif ran toward the control room to stop the Rainbow Bridge, while Thor punched Loki and then tried to destroy the bridge with lightning.
• Thor’s lightning failed to damage the Rainbow Bridge, so he struck it repeatedly with Mjolnir as Loki laughed at him.
• Xu Fan judged that Thor was too weak to destroy the bridge and received Gungnir as a check-in reward.
• Xu Fan summoned Gungnir, and Thor and Loki recognized Odin’s divine weapon in his hand.

Xu Fan used Gungnir to destroy the Rainbow Bridge and purge its black magic, while Odin arrived and reunited with Thor. Loki, defeated and facing imprisonment, leaped into the abyss of no return.

• Thor and Loki watched in shock as Xu Fan wielded Gungnir and hurled it at the Rainbow Bridge.
• Gungnir shattered the bridge and eradicated the black magic, leaving a massive gap and rendering it unusable.
• Odin awakened from Odinsleep, discovered that his own Gungnir remained in his hand, and saw Xu Fan retrieve another.
• Odin crossed the collapsed bridge and reunited with Thor, while Loki realized he had lost and faced punishment.
• Thor tried to stop Loki, but Loki leaped into the abyss of no return.

Xu Fan considered Loki’s likely return and received a special sign-in mission to witness Tony Stark develop a new energy source. After Odin met Xu Fan and reflected on the changing of the times, he offered Thor the throne, but Thor had ideas of his own.

• Xu Fan received a special sign-in mission to witness Tony Stark develop a new energy source.
• Thor introduced Xu Fan to Odin as the Sorcerer Supreme from Midgard.
• Odin asked Xu Fan about Master Ancient One and learned that she had gone to the dimension where Vishanti resided.
• Odin decided it was time to pass the throne to Thor and invited Xu Fan to Thor’s coronation ceremony.
• Thor began to respond to Odin, but the chapter ended before he explained his own plans.

Thor acknowledged that he was not ready to inherit the throne, and Odin entrusted him with rebuilding the Rainbow Bridge. Xu Fan demonstrated his manifestation magic and prepared to return to Earth, but Thor warned that repairs could keep him in Asgard for a long time.

• Thor knelt before Odin, admitted he was unfit to rule, and asked to rebuild the Rainbow Bridge.
• Odin agreed to Thor's request and worried that Hela might one day threaten Asgard.
• Xu Fan manifested Gungnir and threw it toward the palace, then made it vanish to demonstrate his magic.
• Odin recognized that Xu Fan's magic surpassed his understanding, and Xu Fan said he was returning to Earth.
• Thor warned Xu Fan that rebuilding the Rainbow Bridge would take a long time, and Xu Fan opened a portal with a Sling Ring.

Xu Fan returned from Asgard, arranged for S.H.I.E.L.D. to leave Foster alone, and went to Wakanda to test Uru metal with Orochimaru. After magically enhancing the metal, he demonstrated its extraordinary power by destroying all Threefold Rashomon with a single throw.

• Thor asked Xu Fan to look after Foster while he stayed in Asgard to help repair the Rainbow Bridge.
• Xu Fan returned to Earth and asked Coulson to ensure S.H.I.E.L.D. would not interfere with Foster, after which S.H.I.E.L.D. agreed to work with Dr. Erik on the Cosmic Cube project.
• Xu Fan returned to Wakanda, where Orochimaru showed him his findings that Uru metal was difficult to process and less hard than Vibranium.
• Xu Fan threw unenchanted Uru metal at Threefold Rashomon and broke the first gate using only his physical strength.
• Xu Fan magically empowered the Uru metal and threw it again, smashing through all Threefold Rashomon and leaving Orochimaru stunned.

Xu Fan explained Uru metal’s enchantments to Orochimaru and proposed turning the remaining metal into magic-infused rings for his Root. Orochimaru agreed to forge them and asked Xu Fan for one, which Xu Fan granted.

• Orochimaru questioned Xu Fan after seeing Uru metal destroy all three Rashomon gates without Chakra.
• Xu Fan explained that Uru metal became a magical artifact through enchantment, unlike metal temporarily infused with Chakra or magic.
• Xu Fan used a Nine-Tails ring as an example, then clarified that Chakra could not be infused into Uru metal.
• Xu Fan proposed creating Lantern Ring Corps-style rings for his Root and ordered Orochimaru to reserve enough metal for fitted armor and forge the rest into rings.
• Orochimaru agreed and asked Xu Fan to give him a ring once they were finished, and Xu Fan accepted.