Chapter Summaries

Pierce pressured Baron Zemo into joining Hydra, and Zemo ordered the Winter Soldiers to break every gang member’s legs in Sokovia. Kino brought Wanda and Pietro to his home, where Pietro learned that Kino knew about Wanda’s powers and seemed to possess the same ability.

• Pierce told Baron Zemo to act quickly for the sake of his leg, and Zemo agreed to complete the leader’s first mission.
• Zemo ordered the Winter Soldiers to unseal and lead squads to break the legs of every gang in Sokovia.
• Kino left the gang members surrounded by locals they had bullied, who beat them with sticks and chairs.
• Kino brought Wanda and Pietro through a portal to meet Pamela, who took Wanda to bathe while Kino led Pietro to another bathroom.
• Pietro knelt before Kino and offered himself in Wanda’s place, but Kino said Wanda was his target and revealed a red radiance in his palm.

Kino learned that a red force had protected Wanda and Pietro when their parents vanished in a missile explosion, while Lady Pamela comforted Wanda and began earning her trust. At dinner, Kino startled Wanda with a joke about her weight, then apologized and offered her juice.

• Pietro told Kino that a red force had appeared around Wanda and protected them during the explosion that took their parents.
• Lady Pamela washed Wanda's hair, comforted her, and let Wanda cry in her embrace as Wanda called for her mother.
• Sister Venom joined them, and Wanda met her before reuniting with Pietro, who was surprised to see her smiling.
• Lady Pamela and Sister Venom sat with Kino, Wanda, and Pietro for dinner, where Kino joked that Wanda should eat more to put on weight.
• Wanda began hiccupping in fear, so Kino apologized and placed a glass of juice in front of her, surprising both Wanda and Pietro.

Kino made Wanda his first disciple and offered to grant her a wish, so she asked him to resurrect her parents. He brought Wanda and Pietro’s parents, Jean’s mother, and Tony’s parents into the future, where Howard learned that Kino had brought them to 2012.

• Kino gave Wanda the Darkhold, marked her hand to grant her authorization, and accepted her as his disciple.
• Kino offered to fulfill Wanda’s wish, and she asked him to resurrect her parents.
• Kino brought Wanda and Pietro’s parents, Jean’s mother, and Tony’s parents into the hall.
• Kino told the resurrected group that they were in the world twenty years in the future, but Howard doubted him.
• Howard searched the laptop, saw the date and news about Tony and Stark Industries, and accepted that they were in 2012.

Kino brought Howard and Maria Stark through a portal to Tony's seaside villa so they could reunite with their son. Tony mistook Howard for a prank and punched him, leaving the family to deal with the aftermath as Kino escaped laughing.

• Howard and Maria agreed to visit Tony after Kino told them about his life and marriage.
• Kino brought Howard and Maria to Tony's villa, where Pepper met them and Maria began helping her prepare lunch.
• Kino woke Tony, who opened the door and punched Howard when he saw him.
• Kino told Tony that Howard's return was real, then left through a portal as Tony despaired.
• Maria scolded Tony while Pepper urged him to fetch a Healing Potion for Howard.

Kino settled his friends and their families into new lives, then used Creation Magic to craft battle gear while his allies prepared for the future. Three months later, Loki stole the Cosmic Cube and Hawkeye Barton betrayed S.H.I.E.L.D.; Kino chose not to intervene as the coming war drew closer.

• Kino arranged for Pietro and Wanda to live with their family and study magic, while Jean and Dark Phoenix reunited with their mother, who later divorced her husband.
• Tony thanked Kino for reuniting him with his father, then saw Kino making battle gear with Creation Magic and asked him to design a vehicle.
• Over the next three months, Howard joined the Demon Group, made peace with Bucky, and Kino awakened Pietro's high-speed movement ability with an Enhancement Potion.
• Harley tricked Bumblebee into leaving with her, and Kino let them go rather than summon Bumblebee back.
• Kino learned that Loki had stolen the Cosmic Cube and Hawkeye Barton had betrayed S.H.I.E.L.D., but ordered his chief to maintain radio silence.
• Tony, Steve, and Dr. Banner received invitations from S.H.I.E.L.D. as Kino anticipated the coming war.

Nick Fury recruited Tony, Steve, and Dr. Banner to deal with Loki stealing the Cosmic Cube, while Harley and Bumblebee interrupted Loki’s attack at a banquet. The chapter ended with Harley brutally overpowering Loki after he struck her car and tried to control her with his scepter.

• Nick Fury admitted he had been wrong to uncover the Cosmic Cube and asked Tony and Steve to help save the world after Loki took it.
• Dr. Banner agreed to help and went with Natasha to the laboratory, while Tony and Steve left after S.H.I.E.L.D. detected Loki at a banquet.
• Tony and Steve discussed their missions aboard a plane, where Tony activated a signal jammer and Steve teased him about calling him Uncle.
• Loki attacked a banquet, used his scepter on a white-haired man, and surrounded the fleeing guests with copies of himself.
• Harley arrived with Bumblebee, announced a robbery, and watched as the guests willingly handed over their valuables.
• Loki blasted Bumblebee and insulted Harley, who transformed and repeatedly slammed him into the ground.

After Loki was captured, Tony and Steve revealed they had been waiting for him and knew the Chitauri were coming. Kino claimed the Mind Stone from Loki’s scepter and gave Harley a red-and-black armored suit, which she immediately tested with its powerful revolver.

• Harley handed Loki and his scepter over to Tony after defeating him, and Tony took Loki aboard the plane.
• Loki tried to escape, but Steve stopped him and warned that the group knew about the Chitauri and Thanos.
• Harley returned to the Demon Group, showed off her criminal record, and teased Gwen before Pamela restrained her.
• Kino crushed the scepter’s orb and took possession of the Mind Stone.
• Kino gave Harley a ruby necklace that transformed into a red-and-black suit with a revolver, and he redirected her first shot out the window.

Harley accidentally unleashed a destructive weapon at the Demon Group and was punished by Kino before Odin’s Bifrost brought Thor to the compound. Thor announced he had come to capture Hela, leaving the Demon Group facing an unexpected confrontation.

• Harley’s weapon caused a sandstorm, a surge of mental force, and a giant shadow, so Kino calmed the Demon Group and then whipped her and confiscated her battle suit.
• A rainbow beam from the Bifrost struck outside Demon Tower, and Kino stopped punishing Harley as she fled behind Pamela.
• Hela sparred with Damian, disarmed him, and warned him about the flaw in his airborne maneuver.
• Hela assigned the bottom ten Demon Artifact Team members a week of hellish training, while Will’s teammate joked that no enemy would dare appear.
• Thor arrived by Bifrost, introduced himself, and asked the Demon Group where he could find Hela so he could seal the source of the calamity.

Thor confronted Hela, but the Demon Artifact Team and Magneto subdued him and locked him in the Demon Tower. At a planning meeting, Kino reviewed the Demon Group’s preparations for an operation involving Barton and the public broadcast, warning that its success would determine whether mutants could coexist openly with humanity.

• Thor threatened to seal Hela away, but the Demon Artifact Team attacked him after he struck at her.
• Penny summoned a giant sand fist against Thor, and Magneto took Mjolnir while Charles knocked Thor unconscious and ordered him locked up.
• At S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury learned that Thor had been captured by the Demon Group, and Loki began wondering whether his memories had been altered.
• Otto reported that Thor was in custody, while Connors gave the Healing Potion and Limb Regeneration Potion inventory to Kino.
• Charles reported that Mystique, Frank, and Jean were preparing equipment for Barton’s operation, while the team confirmed that its systems and broadcast network were ready.
• Kino reviewed Tom’s television stations and the trained performers, then warned the mutants that the mission’s outcome would affect their future with humanity.

Nick Fury tried to justify his anti-Demon King weapons, but the Cosmic Cube crisis exposed that S.H.I.E.L.D. had fallen under Hydra and the Demon King's control. As the others headed for New York, Fury was arrested, Coulson vanished after being shot, and Pierce demonstrated the rejuvenating potion to the command room.

• Nick Fury defended Phase Two by claiming he needed weapons to protect the world from the Demon King, while Tony, Steve, and Banner criticized his plans.
• An alarm revealed that the Cosmic Cube had opened a huge rift above Stark Tower, and Tony, Banner, and Steve left for New York while the Helicarrier stayed behind.
• Pierce entered with Crossbones's squad and announced that S.H.I.E.L.D. served the Demon King and had been infiltrated by Hydra since World War II; Fury fainted after learning the truth.
• Pierce ordered Natasha, Hill, and Fury detained, then shot Coulson, who vanished in black smoke.
• Pierce injected a Rejuvenation Potion, regained his youth, and told the cheering command room that the Demon Group's store sold the potion.

As the Chitauri invaded New York, mutants rescued civilians and openly introduced themselves by their code names. Their efforts spread online, giving Charles and Erik hope that mutants and humans could coexist.

• Pierce flew the Aircraft Carrier toward New York to assist with rescue operations as the Chitauri poured through a hole in the sky and attacked the city.
• Iceman freed Kelly and Anna from the rubble, healed Kelly’s legs, directed them to a shelter, and flew back to fight.
• Quicksilver cleared aliens from a residential area, while White Queen protected civilians and offered healing potions before moving on.
• Wolverine, Flame, Nightcrawler, Juggernaut, Multiple Man, Psylocke, and Storm rescued people across New York and introduced themselves as mutants.
• Videos of the rescues spread online, and Charles and Erik saw growing support for mutants despite attempts to post hostile comments.

Kino began Phase Two of the battle for New York, allowing the Chitauri forces to overwhelm the mutants before revealing the main counterattack. The mutants’ sacrifice moved the public, and the chapter ended with Kino, the Avengers’ allies, and Hell’s demons joining the fight against the Chitauri main force.

• Kino ordered Charles to warn the mutants that Phase Two had begun, then lowered the barrier and let Chitauri infantry and Leviathan Battleships into New York.
• John and Bobby destroyed Leviathan Battleships with their powers, while Quicksilver exhausted himself rescuing civilians and declared, “Because I'm a mutant, but I'm also human!”
• Emma, Logan, Juggernaut, Multiple Man, and the other mutants continued fighting as the battle worsened, prompting viewers and civilians to reconsider their hostility toward mutants.
• Kino removed the biological barrier, revealing the Chitauri main force, and Tony, Lorna, Harley, Gwen, Pamela, Jean, Frank’s troops, and Hell’s demons prepared to attack.
• Kino told Charles and Erik to watch the situation, then flew into the void to retrieve a package.

Kino boarded the Chitauri mothership and halted its leader’s attempt to escape, while Tony Stark tested the powerful Apollo Armor against the invading army. The battle continued as the mutants regrouped and Logan carried Emma toward their teammates.

• The Chitauri leader discovered Kino flying through the breached shield and ordered the fleet to stop him, but Kino teleported into the command room and prevented the mothership from escaping.
• The Chitauri leader invoked Thanos and offered compensation, and Kino told the Chitauri to get up and finish the war before they talked.
• Tony Stark deployed the Apollo Armor and blasted a huge hole through the Chitauri formation, then ran as the army surged toward him.
• Bobby, John, and Kurt rested with the mutant reinforcements, while Pietro ran toward another area after watching Tony take the spotlight.
• Emma persuaded Logan to carry her by offering him a cigar, and Logan ran toward his teammates as she rode on his back.

Lorna tested a powerful electromagnetic cannon against the Chitauri while the Demon Artifact Team and other forces fought across New York. Tony remained under relentless pursuit and learned that Venom, not Kino, was controlling the aliens to target him.

• Lorna fired a tungsten alloy rod from the electromagnetic cannon, devastating a gap in the Chitauri formation, and Banner’s team collected data before deciding to fire more shots.
• Frank directed the Demon Artifact Team against the Chitauri, while Hela, Damian, Steve, and Bucky fought alongside them and New York citizens joined in.
• Yū led Hulk and Abomination through the battlefield as fighter jets attacked the Chitauri, and Loki watched the fighting from S.H.I.E.L.D. prison.
• Tony dodged pursuing battleships in his Apollo Armor and repeatedly escaped their attacks, while Lorna’s cannon team attacked without drawing the Chitauri’s attention.
• Jarvis showed Tony that Lorna was firing freely, and Kino told him that Venom was controlling the aliens pursuing him.

Future Tony, Captain America, Doc Green, and Ant-Man arrived in a parallel universe during the Chitauri invasion and pursued a plan to collect its Infinity Stones. Meanwhile, Kino defeated the Chitauri and staged a dramatic injury for the world, leaving Tony to realize that Kino was using the broadcast to shape public opinion.

• Future Tony, Captain America, Doc Green, and Ant-Man emerged in New York and realized they had arrived in a parallel universe after seeing Kino destroy a fleet with the Apollo Armor.
• Future Captain America assigned Doc Green to find Strange for the Time Stone while he and Ant-Man pursued the Space and Mind Stones.
• Doc Green reached the New York Sanctum but was attacked by Abomination and confronted by this universe’s gigantic Hulk.
• Kino used the Mind Stone to control the Chitauri, seize their mothership and resources, and bring the invasion to an end.
• Kino pretended to be gravely wounded before the gathered heroes and a worldwide broadcast, while Tony recognized the ruse and ordered the cameras shut down.

Kino secured the Tesseract while Tony and Frank confronted people trying to loot the Chitauri mothership. Future Tony met Kino on a rooftop and, after handing over Ant-Man as a toy, learned that Loki’s scepter was in the Demon Group’s underground laboratory.

• Kino privately told his allies that his apparent injury was an act, then flew toward Stark Tower to close the portal.
• Frank and the Demon Artifact Team confronted would-be looters, but Tony stopped Frank from firing before Alexander Pierce arrived with FBI agents and claimed government authority over the mothership.
• Kino reached through the energy barrier and took the Tesseract, while Future Tony searched for Loki’s scepter and spoke with Captain America.
• Kino appeared behind Future Tony, gave him the Tesseract, and exposed Ant-Man’s hiding place after hearing him speak.
• Future Tony called Ant-Man a toy, and Kino played with him before revealing that Loki’s scepter was in the Demon Group’s underground laboratory.

Future Tony infiltrated Kino’s Demon Group while trying to rescue a doctor and steal the scepter, but he saw how powerful and organized the group was. He left the chapter troubled by its treatment of prisoners and amazed by the scientists’ respect for Kino.

• Kino dismissed Future Tony’s questions about Captain America, then took him to Demon Tower after learning another Hulk had been captured.
• Flint revealed that the sand around Demon Tower concealed alien corpses, weapons, and warships, while Future Tony secretly scanned the headquarters for Future Captain America.
• Kino explained that the Demon Group imprisoned violent mutants for research, and Future Tony fell silent after hearing that they could choose death instead.
• Future Tony saw Thor chained up while a researcher threatened him with hair-removal cream, and he asked Friday to record Thor crying.
• Kino greeted the Demon Group’s scientists, who respectfully discussed their research, projects, and requests with him.

Kino revealed how the Demon Group supported its researchers and exposed Future Tony’s disguise, then brought him to meet Howard. Future Tony broke down at seeing his father alive, but Howard calmed him and praised his accomplishments before Maria arrived.

• Kino explained that the Demon Group funded researchers in exchange for their research and offered senior researchers life-extension potions.
• Kino recognized Future Tony, who revealed his aged face and asked to borrow the Cosmic Cube; Kino agreed and led him to meet someone.
• Future Tony entered Howard’s laboratory and became distressed when he realized Howard was alive in this universe.
• Howard injected Future Tony with a Healing Potion, guided him through his anxiety, and listened as he explained his nanotech Arc Reactor.
• Howard told Future Tony he had surpassed him and said he was proud of him, bringing Future Tony to tears.
• Maria arrived at Howard’s laboratory after Kino said Howard needed her help.

Future Tony reunited with Maria while Future Captain America entered Demon Tower to search for the scepter and encountered Peggy. After Peggy learned why Steve had come, she called Steve and Bucky back, while Future Tony confronted Tony over their armor designs.

• Maria mistook Future Tony for her Tony, and he broke down as he felt her warmth and told her how much he had missed her.
• Future Captain America entered Demon Tower and took documents to the fifth floor, where Peggy recognized him as an intruder and he disarmed her.
• Peggy realized Future Captain America was Steve from a Parallel Universe, told him she was not his Peggy, and asked how he had entered her world.
• Future Captain America explained his world’s loss of half its population, and Peggy called Steve and Bucky to return before offering to explain what had happened after the Demon King appeared.
• Future Tony and Tony traded insults over the Apollo Armor’s power and materials, then Future Tony activated his Nanotech Armor as Tony opened the Apollo Armor’s cockpit.

After Howard confronted Future Captain America over hurting Tony, the group gathered to assess the war and plan New York’s recovery. Kino explained that her decision to pretend to be injured was meant to make a choice for Earth, then arranged for the Science Team to study Chitauri technology.

• Maria scolded both Tonys, who made peace and discussed Future Tony’s wife, Pepper, and their daughter.
• Howard punched Future Captain America for hurting Tony while trying to save Barnes, then told him to apologize to Tony.
• Bucky went to support Future Captain America, while Steve held back after Peggy warned him not to worsen the situation.
• Kino convened the meeting, where Tom reported the war’s injuries, deaths, and destruction across New York.
• Kino assigned Matthew and the mutants to oversee relocation and reconstruction, and upgraded Matthew to internal personnel.
• Kino asked Tony and Banner about their progress studying future and extraterrestrial knowledge, then tasked Banner with arranging the study of Chitauri technology.