Chapter Summaries

Odin confronted Loki in Asgard, admitted that Loki could never inherit Asgard’s power, and heard Loki declare that he would give Odin the great war he deserved. On Earth, Heisenberg planned to use the alien crisis to build public demand for his intervention, but Loki’s Space Stone energy suddenly seized him.

• Odin returned to Asgard with thirty-six Berserkers and ordered them to kill the Chitauri.
• Odin apologized to Loki and explained that Loki’s bloodline made him unable to inherit Asgard’s power, while Loki accused him of withholding the truth for centuries.
• Loki opened a wormhole with the Cosmic Cube and promised Odin a great war instead of the prophesied death in a sickbed.
• Videos of the approaching space battle spread panic on Earth, and Bullseye asked Heisenberg whether to expand the Nuke Gang.
• Heisenberg told Bullseye to maintain order in New York and organize a parade that would make the public feel they needed Superman.
• A surge of blue energy from the Space Stone seized Heisenberg, who recognized Loki’s involvement.

Heisenberg arrived in Asgard after Loki summoned him and agreed to face Odin, while Loki hoped to use the clash to secure his own place in Asgard. Heisenberg destroyed the remaining Chitauri forces before the assembled Asgardians, then rejected Odin’s offer of weapons and armor as their duel began.

• Heisenberg traveled to Asgard, where Odin had seized Loki after discovering his scheme, and Loki asked Heisenberg to take on his father.
• Loki admitted he had planned to wait for Odin to lose his power and then exile him, but Heisenberg insisted Loki would never truly kill his father.
• Loki used the Casket of Ancient Winters to restore Asgard’s palace and asked Heisenberg to stop the Chitauri attack.
• Heisenberg killed the remaining Chitauri soldiers with Heat Vision and destroyed their last two landing ships, drawing the attention of Asgard’s warriors and civilians.
• Loki spoke with Frigga, who urged him not to leave Asgard, before joining the crowd to watch Heisenberg face Odin.
• Heisenberg removed his coat and rolled up his sleeves, then refused Odin’s offer of armor and weapons.

Heisenberg overwhelmed Odin in their one-on-one battle, forcing the King of Gods to draw on Asgard’s power and summon Thor and the Legion Commanders back from Midgard. As Odin prepared his final thunder, he told Thor to watch and learn.

• Heisenberg struck Odin before he could finish speaking, then sent Odin’s Eight-legged Pegasus soaring with a punch.
• Heisenberg repeatedly battered Odin across Asgard, breaking his armor and leaving him bloodied.
• Odin summoned lightning across the sky and ordered Heimdall to bring Thor and all thirty-three Legion Commanders back to Asgard.
• Frigga used Dark Magic to summon Thor and the Legion Commanders through the Bifrost, and Thor recognized Heisenberg.
• Heisenberg blasted Thor away with Heat Vision when Thor tried to attack him.
• Odin told Thor to watch his movements and declared that this was his final thunder.

Odin used Gungnir and Asgard’s inherited power to impale Heisenberg, but Heisenberg survived, healed, and hurled the spear back through Odin. As Thor tried to intervene, Odin rejected him and prepared to continue fighting Heisenberg.

• Odin summoned a vast storm of crimson lightning and struck Heisenberg with Gungnir, pinning him to the throne and flooding his heart with divine power.
• Frigga told Loki that Odin’s interrupted Odinsleep had brought his strength to its peak and urged Loki to see his dying father, while Thor caught Odin as he fell.
• Heisenberg pulled Gungnir from his chest, healed his wounds with stored solar radiation, and threw the spear back through Odin.
• Loki returned to Frigga’s side as Odin pulled Gungnir from his chest and Thor confronted Heisenberg on the throne.
• Odin knocked Thor aside, declared that he would fight Heisenberg himself, and refused to let Thor stop him.

Odin sacrificed his final eye to gain overwhelming command over thunder and confronted Heisenberg in a battle that shook Asgard. Frigga revealed Odin’s hidden daughter Hela and named his power the King of Runes, but predicted that Odin would soon lose to Heisenberg.

• Odin restrained Thor and demanded that he respect Odin’s final one-on-one battle with Heisenberg.
• Odin sacrificed his last eye to the World Tree and unleashed the power of the King of Thunder.
• Odin charged Heisenberg, and the two exchanged blows before battling across Asgard’s mountains and rivers.
• Thor and Loki watched in shock as Frigga explained that Odin had entered his former king state only a few times.
• Frigga told Loki that Odin’s eldest daughter, Hela, might know the secret of his power, which she called the King of Runes.
• Frigga predicted that Odin’s power and lifespan would fade within minutes, while Heisenberg could keep fighting for days.

Heisenberg and Odin fought across Asgard until Odin ran out of divine power, and Odin acknowledged Heisenberg as his victor and successor. Heisenberg accepted Gungnir and promised to protect Odin’s children and people while preparing to face the Celestials and other cosmic powers.

• Heisenberg and Odin battled for over an hour, and Heisenberg’s Rao bloodline grew stronger as he fought.
• Heisenberg realized Odin had exhausted his divine power, and the two called their battle a draw despite Odin insisting Heisenberg had not used his full strength.
• Odin summoned Gungnir and gave it to Heisenberg as his trophy, naming him Asgard’s future King of Gods.
• Odin offered Heisenberg his realm, people, treasures, and Solar Runes, and urged him to protect his children and beware the Celestials and Five Gods.
• Frigga told Loki that Odin had lost but survived, and Loki agreed to stay and see his father once more.
• Heisenberg clasped Odin’s hand and promised that Odin’s children and people would live and that he would fulfill the old king’s hopes.

After Odin lost his final battle to Heisenberg, he returned to Asgard and formally surrendered the throne of the Nine Realms to him. Heisenberg became the new King of Gods as Odin departed with Thor and Loki for Norway.

• Heisenberg brought the wounded Odin back to Asgard, where he freed Gungnir from Thor after pinning him with it.
• Odin told Thor and the assembled Asgardians that Heisenberg had defeated him and was now the rightful ruler of the Nine Realms.
• Odin warned them that his daughter Hela would return after his death, then ordered Sigmund, Heimdall, Frigga, and Loki to accept Heisenberg's rule and help him claim the Solar Runes.
• Odin asked Thor and Loki to take him to Norway for a final conversation, and Frigga sent them away with the Bifrost after Heisenberg gave his consent.
• Heisenberg raised Gungnir, and nearly two million Asgardians knelt before him, formally acknowledging the change of ruler.

After defeating Odin, Heisenberg established control over Asgard, assigned Heimdall to organize repairs, and sent the Legion Commanders back to the battle against the Chitauri. Frigga led him toward the World Tree’s roots to claim rune power, teasing him after he suggested she remain Queen of Gods for Asgard’s stability.

• Heisenberg dismissed the gathered civilians and maidservants, then entrusted Heimdall with organizing repairs to their living conditions.
• Heisenberg confronted Sif, Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg over their resentment, accepted their apologies, and ordered Sigmund to lead the Legion Commanders back to the Midgard battlefield.
• Heisenberg promised Sigmund that he would lead Asgard to victory against the Chitauri, Supergiant, and Thanos, then gave Sif golden hair before the Bifrost carried the commanders away.
• Frigga led Heisenberg toward Asgard’s treasury and the World Tree’s roots, where the rune power he needed could be found.
• Heisenberg suggested Frigga remain Queen of Gods to reassure Asgard and its princes, and she jokingly accused him of trying to claim Odin’s queen before revealing she was teasing.

Heisenberg gained the Love Rune from Frigga at the World Tree and asked the system to adapt the Asgardian Solar Runes to his Kryptonian physique. On Earth, Odin said goodbye to Thor and Loki, urged them to pursue their own lives, and vanished.

• Frigga showed Heisenberg the treasury and explained the Eternal Fire and the World Tree before guiding him to receive her Love Rune.
• Heisenberg felt the rune increase his power and asked the system to adapt the Solar Runes to his physique for 3.42 million cubic units of Origin Matter.
• As the system altered the runes, flames erupted from Heisenberg, and Frigga was shocked that he had awakened so quickly.
• Odin rebuked Thor for recklessness and Loki for surrendering his agency by serving others, then admitted he had failed to teach them well.
• Odin told Thor he would no longer oppose his love with the Earth girl, urged Loki to find love and become a father, and vanished as Thor and Loki wept.

After Odin died, Hela emerged from her prison and learned that Heisenberg had defeated Asgard and taken the throne. She set out to fight the Chitauri invading Midgard before reclaiming Asgard, while Thor and Loki headed for the battlefield too.

• Odin vanished after giving Loki his final words, and Thor blamed Loki as the brothers prepared to fight.
• Hela arrived, demanded that Thor and Loki kneel to her as Asgard’s future king, and learned that Heisenberg had defeated Odin and taken the throne.
• Hela attacked Thor and demanded the brothers summon the Bifrost so she could return to Asgard and kill Heisenberg.
• Hela spotted the Chitauri invasion of Midgard, restored her armor, and flew off to confront them.
• Thor grabbed Loki and flew toward the battlefield, while Loki protested that the Chitauri were his own people.

The Chitauri invaded Denver, where Sigmund and Sif led Asgardian forces against them as American defenses collapsed and panic spread across the country. In New York, heroes and S.H.I.E.L.D. prepared to protect civilians while Tony worried about Heisenberg’s absence, and Supergiant recognized Hela arriving on the battlefield.

• Sigmund landed over eighty thousand Asgardian soldiers and more than seven thousand Berserkers near Denver, then ordered Sif and the other commanders to split the Chitauri forces and defend the landing zone.
• Supergiant sent millions of Chitauri to wear down the Asgardians and spread across the region, while American forces failed to stop the invasion and news of the attack triggered panic and protests across the country.
• New York’s Nuke Gang, Justice League, and Ancient Cult mages guarded the city as Bullseye’s media fueled marches asking Heisenberg to stay and protect New York.
• Stark asked Hill to send Captain America and other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to collect Iron Man Armors, then offered specialized suits to the Justice League while worrying that Heisenberg might not return.
• Supergiant spotted Hela approaching Denver, concluded Loki had engineered the attack to destroy her and the Chitauri, and sent her deduction to Thanos.

Hela devastated the Chitauri forces and joined Thor and Loki in battle, while Tony worried over Heisenberg’s disappearance. Supergiant exploited her mind control to turn Thor against Hela, who was left lamenting what Odin had made of her brothers.

• Hela unleashed over twenty thousand Death Blades and slaughtered more than three hundred thousand Chitauri, leaving Asgardian soldiers and Earth’s viewers stunned.
• Tony worried that Loki had taken Heisenberg away, then saw Loki return with Thor and wondered whether Heisenberg could still come back.
• Thor and Loki joined the battle, and Hela introduced herself to Sif as Asgard’s new King of Gods; Sif realized her golden hair had returned and celebrated by fighting harder.
• Supergiant pinned Loki with psychic power and stabbed him through the heart, but Loki’s apparent death proved to be an illusion and he warned Thor about her mind control.
• Supergiant made Thor see Hela as his enemy, and Hela stopped his charge by driving a Death Blade through his waist again.

Hela killed Supergiant and led the Asgardians to defeat the Chitauri invasion, while Heisenberg awakened his divine power in Asgard. After the battle, he decided to have the Dwarves forge him armor.

• Loki freed Thor from Supergiant’s control by punching him, while Sigmund ordered the Berserker Legion to attack the Chitauri flagship and stop Supergiant.
• Supergiant freed the Chitauri from the central mother system’s control, but Hela pursued her into the flagship and killed her.
• Hela announced Supergiant’s death and led the Asgardians against the Chitauri, whose scattered forces fled after forty minutes of fighting.
• Heisenberg awakened his divine power beneath the World Tree, then returned to the treasury with Frigga.
• Frigga pointed out that Heisenberg was bare-chested and suggested he get armor, so he ordered her to contact the Dwarves about forging a suit.

Heisenberg returned to Earth after becoming King of Gods and found Tony and the others preparing to respond to the alien invasion. He sent Tony to help civilians in Oklahoma while the Asgardian legion fought in Denver, then shared a tender moment with The Ancient One before departing.

• Frigga advised Heisenberg to return to Earth, and The Ancient One opened a portal that brought him back to New York.
• Tony explained that meeting his future self and marrying Pepper had led him to share his armor with trusted people so he could protect his family and still help save the world.
• Heisenberg told Tony that the Asgardian legion was fighting the Chitauri and revealed that he had killed Odin and taken the throne of Asgard.
• Heisenberg and Tony agreed to fight the scattered Chitauri and rescue civilians, and Heisenberg sent Tony through a portal to Oklahoma.
• The Ancient One declined to join them because she was watching Dormammu, and Heisenberg thanked and embraced her before leaving.

As Chitauri devastated Oklahoma, Heisenberg joined Iron Man and used his Bio-field to crush more than 130,000 invaders at once. Iron Man rescued a child whose parents had been killed and apologized for failing to protect him.

• Director Hill learned that humanity's nuclear weapons had been neutralized and contacted Heisenberg's Theater for an update.
• Billy told Hill that Heisenberg had gone to Oklahoma with Iron Man, and Hill received footage of the battle there.
• Heisenberg left The Ancient One and joined Iron Man, then sent Tony away to rescue people while he confronted the Chitauri.
• Heisenberg expanded his Bio-field across Oklahoma and increased gravity to crush more than 130,000 Chitauri within thirty kilometers.
• Iron Man rescued a child from a water tower, and the child asked why the invasion had happened.
• Iron Man apologized to the child, saying he had failed to do his best.

Heisenberg rescued Oklahoma, traveled between cities through portals provided by The Ancient One, and helped defeat the Chitauri invasion before arriving in Denver. There, he halted the collapsing city while Hela confronted him and wondered if he was a Celestial.

• Heisenberg broadcast a warning to Oklahoma’s survivors, left Tony to lead rescue efforts, and used The Ancient One’s portals to travel between cities and destroy Chitauri forces.
• The United Nations representatives discussed Heisenberg’s power, while Heisenberg eventually reached Denver, where Asgardian legions were encircling the remaining Chitauri.
• Heisenberg summoned Gungnir and revealed his blazing power to the Asgardians, prompting Hela to confront him after learning his name from Loki.
• Heisenberg told Hela that Odin had died by his hand an hour earlier, then blocked her attack while preparing to deal with the Chitauri.
• The Chitauri’s impact triggered Denver’s collapse, so Heisenberg removed gravity across the area and suspended the citizens, buildings, and rubble in midair.
• Hela watched Heisenberg’s display and asked whether he was one of the Celestials.

Heisenberg brought Hela back to Asgard after the Chitauri were defeated, teasing her about her feelings for Odin and her place in the kingdom. Hela returned eagerly, only to find Asgard in ruins, and Frigga welcomed her home.

• Heisenberg told Hela he was not a Celestial, then healed his hand after she stabbed him with the Death Blade when he tried to pat her head.
• Heisenberg invited Hela to return to Asgard, and she argued that Odin had imprisoned her and taken everything from her.
• Heisenberg summoned Frigga and teased Hela about loving Odin; he revealed that Odin had named Hela a suitable future Queen of Gods.
• Heisenberg took Hela through the Bifrost to Asgard, where she saw the ruined city and palace and wondered whether Ragnarok had already happened.
• Frigga greeted Hela, exchanged sharp remarks with her, and welcomed her home before leading her farther into Asgard.

Heisenberg spoke with Heimdall about restoring Asgard and learning to use the Bifrost, while Hela confronted the changes to Asgard and claimed the throne. The chapter left Hela seated on the throne as Heisenberg approached for the battle she had demanded.

• Heisenberg visited Heimdall at the damaged Grand Library, where Heimdall urged him to revive Asgard and offered to teach him the Bifrost.
• Heimdall presented Heisenberg with Bifrost Steel, but Heisenberg postponed learning to use it until after his fight with Hela.
• Hela entered the ruined throne hall with Frigga, destroyed a mural depicting Odin's family, and revealed an older image celebrating Asgard's conquests.
• Hela declared that she would restore Asgard's former warrior glory and reclaim what Odin had lost.
• Hela sat upon the throne as Heisenberg rose into the air and approached the hall.

Heisenberg defeated Hela in their challenge, overpowering her and knocking her unconscious after she summoned Mjolnir. Mjolnir then flew away from Thor on Midgard, leaving him hammerless and devastated.

• Hela challenged Heisenberg for the throne, and he quickly pinned her down, destroyed her conjured blades, and impaled her with Gungnir.
• Hela summoned Mjolnir, but Heisenberg caught it and struck her until she was unconscious and Asgard’s palace collapsed.
• Heisenberg left Hela and headed toward Heimdall as the Asgardians watched in fear and reverence.
• On Midgard, Thor felt Mjolnir wrench itself from his hand and fly away, then fell to the ground and cried out in despair.

Heisenberg defeated Hela, retrieved Gungnir, and learned to travel through the Bifrost with Heimdall’s help. After returning to Earth, he met Skurge and promised to bring the Asgardian forces home once they finished fighting the Chitauri, then teleported away before Sif could thank him for her golden hair.

• Loki mocked Thor for losing Mjolnir and showed off the Casket of Ancient Winters and the Space Stone.
• Heisenberg took Gungnir from the unconscious Hela and learned from Heimdall how to use Bifrost Steel to teleport.
• Heisenberg traveled to Denver, where Skurge greeted him and introduced himself as a Centurion of the Berserker Legion.
• Heisenberg praised Skurge after he charged into a group of Chitauri and quickly killed them.
• Heisenberg told Sigmund to maintain the fight and promised to bring the Asgardians back after the Chitauri were defeated.
• Heisenberg teleported away before Sif could finish thanking him for giving her golden hair.