Chapter Summaries

Josh consulted Akathosh about the Power Stone and devised an elaborate plan to trick Thanos by using Ronan and an imitation. He set course for Asgard to study the stone, while Star-Lord worried about his ship and whether he should leave early.

• Josh entered his Dimensional Space and told Akathosh he wanted advice on how to get the Power Stone into Thanos's hands.
• Akathosh suggested Josh make the plan more public and audacious rather than quietly handing the stone off.
• Josh planned to imitate the Power Stone, lure Ronan to Xandar, and use Illusionary Magic to make Ronan kill himself in front of Thanos after delivering the fake.
• Josh agreed to Akathosh's plan and decided to study the Power Stone in Asgard, while also considering asking Odin to borrow the Mind Stone.
• Josh told Loki to return to Asgard, and Star-Lord wondered whether he should get off the ship because his own ship was still on Xandar.

Josh offered to transform Loki into a true Asgardian and help him develop as a Frost Mage, explaining that his role was to support Thor and join the Secret Ones Alliance. Loki accepted that he was better suited to planning than ruling and asked what he needed to do.

• Star-Lord stayed aboard Josh's ship, and the group reached Asgard under escort with Loki's help.
• Loki thanked Josh for helping him recognize that his family had always accepted him, and Josh offered to sever his Frost Giant bloodline.
• Josh asked whether Loki had the Casket of Ancient Winters; Loki revealed it, and Josh said he wanted to help him become a Frost Mage rather than take the Casket.
• Loki questioned Josh's reasons, and Josh explained that Odin's treaty called for a prince to join the Secret Ones Alliance.
• Josh told Loki that Thor was suited to rule Asgard while Loki was better suited to support him as a strategist.
• Loki accepted Josh's assessment and asked what he needed to do, sensing he might eventually gain a role beyond being a piece in someone else's game.

Josh transformed Loki into a true Asgardian with Frost Giant magic, and Loki returned to Asgard as Prince Loki. The group reunited with Thor and Odin, where Josh also met Hela, whom Odin had released from her seal.

• Josh melted the Casket of Ancient Winters and sealed its frost power inside Loki, removing Odin's magic while preserving Loki's Asgardian appearance.
• Loki chose to remain Loki of Asgard and thanked Josh for helping him become a true Asgardian.
• Josh and the others arrived at Asgard and went to Thor's temporary royal palace, where Thor welcomed Loki back as his brother.
• Odin recognized Loki's transformation and thanked Josh for making his son a true Asgardian.
• Josh noticed Hela in the hall, and Odin explained that he had released his eldest daughter from her seal.

Josh reunited with Natasha, Avila, Ciri, and Wina in Asgard and explained how he had absorbed the power of this universe’s Infinity Stones. He planned to keep using the Stones to advance, draw Thanos out, and find ways to improve his companions.

• Odin began preparing to retire and considered how he would attend Hogwarts.
• Josh returned to Asgard and found Natasha, Avila, Ciri, and Wina waiting for him.
• Josh brought the women into Dimensional Space and explained his research with Akathosh, including how he absorbed the Infinity Stones’ power and replaced the Stones connected to this universe’s laws.
• Akathosh assured the women that Josh’s actions had not harmed the world and might even help it upgrade.
• Josh said he would keep seeking Infinity Stones to advance and use them to lure Thanos out.
• Josh proposed applying the method he had used to improve Loki to his companions.

Josh assigned the Infinity Stones’ powers to his companions and mastered the Power Stone, overcoming a weakness in his body. After a month in Asgard, he prepared to confront Ronan on Xandar and seek Star-Lord’s father for a Star Core.

• Josh chose the Power Stone for Garen, the Mind Stone for Avila, the Space Stone for Ciri, and the Reality Stone for Natasha, while reserving the Time or Soul Stone for Wina.
• Odin left Asgard for Hogwarts, and Hela tried to seize the throne, but Thor brought Loki to Josh, who defeated her with a casual wave.
• Josh mastered the Power Stone and found that its laws had strengthened his body enough to resolve his weakness against Natasha.
• Josh mastered the Mind Stone, brought his total to four Infinity Stones, and spent the rest of his time improving the women’s abilities and potential.
• Josh had Thor and others spread a rumor that the Power Stone was on Xandar while intelligence agents watched the planet for Ronan.
• With Ronan’s arrival, Josh planned a swift attack and intended to find Star-Lord’s father to obtain a Star Core.

Josh traveled to Xandar with Star-Lord to intercept an approaching army and prevent trouble from escalating. He appeared above the city and detonated the fleet, leaving Xandar reeling from the explosions.

• Josh left for Xandar with Star-Lord while Natasha took Avila and the others back to Earth, and Akathosh followed Josh aboard the ship.
• Josh teleported Star-Lord to a remote area on Xandar and told him to wait while Josh handled the mission.
• Josh located an Asgardian intelligence agent, learned that the target was nearly there, and ordered the agent and his companions to leave using Loki's teleportation magic.
• Josh appeared hundreds of meters above Xandar and released a silver radiance that caused the approaching fleet to explode in a chain reaction, damaging the planet.

Josh destroyed the Kree fleet attacking Xandar and rescued Ronan, whom he had secretly protected. He gave Ronan a stabilized Power Stone to take to Thanos and challenged him to come find Josh on Earth.

• Nova Empress ordered the Nova Corps to identify the figure who had erased the Kree fleet, and they recognized him as Josh.
• Josh used a mental scan to locate Ronan and moved him away from the wreckage after secretly shielding him from the blast.
• Ronan recognized Josh and admitted that Thanos had sent him to Xandar to obtain the Power Stone.
• Josh gave Ronan a convincing fake Power Stone and used his power to suppress its dangerous energy.
• Josh compelled Ronan to deliver the stone to Thanos and tell him that Josh was waiting for him on Earth.

After sending Ronan away, Josh dismissed the Nova Corps’ thanks and considered how to deal with his excess power and develop his nascent universe. Akathosh explained that Magic arrays could do far more than assist spellcasting, leaving Josh eager to explore their uses despite Akathosh insisting he was dreaming.

• Josh teleported Ronan to a relatively safe place, then speculated about whether Ronan would betray Thanos and decided not to worry about him.
• The Nova Corps approached to thank Josh, but he vanished and appeared beside Star-Lord instead.
• Josh considered how to bring Star-Lord’s father to him, then concluded his own presence might scare the man away and turned to other ways of using his excess power.
• Josh thought about studying celestial bodies and altering the planets in his beginner universe, prompting Akathosh to suggest learning about Magic arrays.
• Akathosh described Magic arrays as tools capable of sealing, creating barriers, and shaping rules, but told Josh to stop dreaming when Josh asked whether he could use them to build a universe like those in other worlds.

Josh stabilized the universe inside his body with Akathosh’s help, then borrowed and absorbed the Time Stone to master its rule. He planned to visit another world next, while concluding that Earth would rely on the Secret Ones rather than Doctor Strange.

• Josh and Akathosh improved his Magic array so power circulated safely and helped him arrange planets and asteroids within his universe.
• Josh borrowed the Eye of Agamotto from Master Gu Yi, promising to share guidance about the time rules after learning them.
• Josh destroyed and absorbed the Time Stone, mastering its rule in a little over a month and leaving Akathosh frustrated by his rapid progress.
• Josh told Akathosh he wanted to visit another world to test his control over time and Void Magic.
• Josh reflected on Doctor Strange’s arrival and decided the Secret Ones would protect Earth instead of relying on a future Sorcerer Supreme.

Josh discussed Odin’s recovery and plans for Asgard with him before asking Natasha, Avila, and Wina whether they would return with him. Natasha arranged training trips for Laura and Ciri, Wina stayed behind, and Avila agreed to go with Josh, leaving them with a chance to be alone.

• Josh met Odin, who explained that he had taken on a younger appearance at Hogwarts and was recovering his vitality through the new cultivation method.
• Odin proposed establishing an academy in Asgard, but Josh suggested building the Bifrost and exchanging students and visitors instead.
• Josh chose an X-Men world for Laura’s training, and Natasha volunteered to recruit mutants while asking him to send Ciri to the Assassin World.
• Wina decided to stay at Hogwarts, while Avila agreed to return with Josh.

Avila reflected on her feelings for Josh and, after Natasha reassured her about their relationship, accepted that she loved him. She told Josh she had figured out what she wanted and hinted that her realization matched his own past realization in the Marvel Universe.

• Avila remembered Natasha asking whether she liked Josh and admitted that she did.
• Natasha reassured Avila that Josh loved her and encouraged her to stay with him and take the initiative.
• Avila recalled Josh giving her a complete Law and realized how much she meant to him.
• Josh noticed Avila had been lost in thought and asked if she was all right.
• Avila took Josh's hand and told him she had figured out what she had been thinking about.

Josh worried that his relationship with Avila could provoke Emperor Ilka and threaten Rhine, so he showed Frank his Seraph form and peak Ninth Tier strength. He offered to teach Frank some of his secrets in exchange for signing a contract, while Tony and Garen returned from another world.

• Josh asked Frank what might happen if he and Avila got together, and Frank realized they had likely become involved.
• Frank warned Josh that Emperor Ilka might take Avila away and that Rhine could face the consequences.
• Josh transported Frank to Dimensional Space and revealed Seraph, explaining that the form let him reach peak Ninth Tier.
• Josh told Frank he had earned the chance to learn some of Josh's secrets, provided he signed a contract.
• Tony and Garen emerged from a spatial gate at Josh's castle and joked about their trip and Garen turning down a woman.

Josh welcomed Garen and Tony back from their mission, revealed that Frank was now trusted with the group’s secrets, and assigned Tony to teach him about other worlds. The chapter left Frank preparing to become Rivendell’s mayor while Josh and Garen reunited as old friends.

• Josh explained why he had shared his secrets with Frank and offered him guidance and access to other worlds.
• Garen and Tony returned, and Josh confirmed that Frank had been brought into their circle.
• Josh tasked Tony with teaching Frank about other worlds and preparing him for promotion to mayor of Rivendell.
• Tony accepted after Josh promised him a month off and a separate reward for the operation.
• Frank left to handle territory matters and arrange his studies, and Josh welcomed Garen back.

Josh and Garen discussed how Garen and Tony conquered the continent in the World of Ice and Fire and spread Josh’s faith before leaving. Josh planned to send Alexios’s family to govern the territory and then shared the Power Stone’s rules with Garen.

• Garen told Josh that he and Tony had conquered the continent, defeated opposition to the Secret Ones Church, and spread Josh’s faith across nearly the entire region.
• Josh decided to send Alexios’s family to govern the territory, with Myrrine handling politics and her husband the military.
• Josh and Garen agreed they would intervene if anyone threatened Alexios’s family in the pirate world, where they had gone fishing.
• Josh gathered red magic power and shared the Power Stone’s rules with Garen, who accepted the chance to improve.

Garen received a law from Josh and discussed its power, while Josh explained which companions had gained laws from the Infinity Stones and revealed his plan to meet His Majesty Ilka openly as a powerful four-element mage. Josh then found Avila speaking with Ilka through a magical crystal and greeted the king while embracing her.

• Garen felt the power and law Josh had given him, and Josh encouraged him to develop it outside the Muya Continent.
• Josh told Garen that Natasha, Avila, Ciri, Wina, Akathosh, and Josh himself had mastered laws from the Infinity Stones, with the Soul Stone still held by Thanos.
• Josh said he would meet His Majesty Ilka as an unhidden four-element mage at peak Eighth Tier, and he explained that he planned to marry Natasha in the Marvel Universe before holding a wedding in this world.
• Josh left Garen and went to the garden, where he found Avila communicating with His Majesty Ilka through a magical crystal.
• Josh embraced Avila and greeted His Majesty Ilka through the crystal.

Avila told Ilka that she was pregnant with Josh’s child, provoking her furious father to confront Josh. Ilka and Josh began a battle on Josh’s territory, while Ilka’s surging magic alerted powerful figures across the continent.

• Avila told Ilka that she and Josh were together and that she was pregnant, then Josh arrived as Ilka threatened to settle the score with him.
• Josh comforted Avila and promised to face Ilka with her, while Avila prepared to call Black if Josh could not handle the confrontation.
• Ilka flew to Josh’s territory, confronted him, and told him to show his true strength until Black arrived.
• Ilka’s magic surged and alerted the continent’s powerhouses, and Josh answered by making his own magic boil.
• Ilka attacked with a rune-marked hurricane, but Josh’s Ice Coffin blocked it, and they prepared to continue fighting.

Black sensed Ilka’s Ninth Tier magic power near Rivendell and rushed there, where he found Ilka fighting Josh. Josh activated Seraph and reached peak Ninth Tier strength, and he kept attacking even after Ilka tried to end the fight.

• Black read the Rivendell Daily on his Magic Brain and wondered where Josh had disappeared to for more than two months.
• Black sensed Ilka’s magic power near Rivendell and flew there, noticing other powerful figures gathering and another immense magical fluctuation.
• Black arrived to find Josh and Ilka fighting in the sky, with Josh’s Seraph manifesting as a pale golden giant.
• Ilka recalled that he had intended only to teach Josh a lesson, but raised his power to Ninth Tier after learning Avila was pregnant and becoming furious about Josh’s other women.
• Josh answered Ilka’s escalation by activating Seraph and unleashing peak Ninth Tier power, forcing Ilka to defend himself with a Magic Shield.
• Ilka began to speak after deciding the fight could end, but Josh’s Seraph formed a sword and thrust at him as Black arrived.

Josh tested his newly attained Ninth Tier power by fighting Ilka, using Seraph to withstand and overpower the elf mage. After Black arrived and the spectators departed, he brought Josh and Ilka into Josh’s territory to discuss Ilka’s grievances.

• Josh used Seraph and powerful four-element magic to suppress Ilka while directing his attacks skyward to protect his territory.
• Black and the spectators shielded Rivendell from the battle’s overflow, and Ilka withdrew when Josh stopped pursuing him.
• Josh ended the fight after gauging Seraph’s strength, and he told Ilka he had only fought to protect himself and his child.
• Black asked Ilka why he had attacked Josh, and Ilka demanded that Black and Josh give him an explanation.
• Black invited Josh and Ilka into Josh’s territory to talk after the other peak experts left.

Josh and Avila visited the DC Universe, where they reunited with Diana and discussed their time apart and Josh’s plans. Josh agreed to take Diana to other worlds after he finished searching for someone whose future arrival could bring disaster.

• Josh and Avila recalled the negotiations with Ilka, who agreed to their marriage on the condition that their future child spend half of each year in the Elf Empire.
• Josh and Avila traveled alone to the DC Universe, where Josh planned to meet Diana and seek out the Kryptonians for their knowledge.
• Josh and Avila met Diana after work, and she welcomed them back and asked why Natasha was absent.
• Diana told Josh that people had come to know him as the God of Light and recounted what happened to the people they had met years earlier.
• Diana asked Josh to take her to other worlds, and Josh agreed after he found the man who would wear red underwear outside and prevent a disaster.

Josh considered how to deal with General Zod and the Kryptonians who would arrive on Earth, then decided to wait and wipe them out if they threatened humanity. He reassured Avila and Diana that the aliens posed no danger to him and considered visiting Gotham Town to see Batman.

• Josh explained to Avila and Diana that Superman had reached eighth-tier strength and was likely in the Arctic learning to fly.
• Josh considered finding Superman or waiting for General Zod, then chose to wait for the Kryptonians to arrive.
• Avila agreed that the aliens should be wiped out if they endangered humans, and Diana said she would defend Earth as her home.
• Josh reassured Avila that he could handle the Kryptonians alone and thought about visiting Gotham Town to see Batman.