Chapter Summaries

Thor brought Jane to Asgard’s Medical Center after learning she had been drawn into a sealed space marked by the Bifrost, while the awakening Aether stirred the Dark Elves to prepare for its recovery. Feeney continued experimenting with the Aether, and Odin confronted Thor over his relationship with Jane.

• Heimdall told Thor he knew nothing about the sealed space, and Thor took Jane to the Medical Center for examination.
• Malekith learned that the Aether had awakened the Dark Elves and located it in Svartalfheim, then ordered the ship there to reclaim it.
• Malekith chose Algrim to undergo a life-draining transformation that would strengthen the Dark Elves for the coming fight.
• Feeney discovered that the Aether consumed his Life Force and tested its ability to form Dark Matter weapons and enhance his body.
• Odin entered the Medical Center and angrily challenged Thor for ignoring his objections to Jane.

Odin learned that Jane had entered the sealed space containing the Aether, then discovered the stone seal was empty. Suspecting Feeney had taken the Aether, Odin had Heimdall locate him on Svartalfheim and ordered him brought to Asgard.

• Thor explained that Jane had entered a strange space and passed out, and the healer confirmed she was healthy.
• Jane told Odin that something had called to her in the sealed space, someone had held her while she was unconscious, and her friends had heard a beast roar.
• Odin sent Jane to rest, examined the seal, and found that the Aether was gone.
• Odin suspected Feeney might have obtained the Aether and asked Heimdall to find him.
• Heimdall located Feeney on Svartalfheim studying the Aether, and Odin ordered Heimdall to bring him to Asgard immediately.

Feeney arrived in Asgard after the Aether entered his body, where Odin questioned him about the seal and his motives. Feeney explained how he had rescued Jane, while Thor learned that Feeney possessed the Aether and asked Odin what it was.

• Heimdall brought Feeney to Asgard with the Bifrost, where Odin confronted him about the powerful energy inside him.
• Feeney admitted the Aether had entered his body but insisted it was an accident and that he had not tampered with its seal.
• Thor arrived and asked Feeney what he was doing there, then guessed that Feeney had held Jane and sent her back to Earth.
• Feeney explained that he had rescued Jane from a spatial rift, knocked her out, and returned her to Earth; Thor asked why he had held her.
• Odin warned Feeney that the Aether could destroy his body and drain his life force, and Feeney asked if Odin could remove it.
• Thor asked Odin what the Aether was.

Odin explained the Aether’s history and ordered Feeney to remain in Asgard, while Feeney chose to stay and protect Jane. The Dark Elves detected that the Aether had moved to Asgard, and Malekith prepared to act.

• Odin told Thor and Feeney that the Aether was a weapon forged by the Dark Elves and once wielded by Malekith.
• Feeney asked whether Asgard could remove the Aether from his body, and Odin urged him to stay in Asgard for his safety.
• Odin ordered Thor to bring Jane to Asgard as well, and Feeney decided to remain rather than risk leaving her vulnerable.
• Thor told Feeney how Jane had entered the Sealed Land and how Heimdall had spotted her.
• Malekith learned that the Aether had moved to Asgard, and Algrim confirmed its location.

Feeney reunited with Jane in Asgard after the Aether was found inside him, and Frigga arranged for both of them to be examined. Feeney returned to the Bifrost to keep watch for the Dark Elves, while Thor and Jane grew closer.

• Malekith decided to invade Asgard from within and without after learning Feeney had the Aether.
• Thor introduced Feeney to Jane and Frigga, and Frigga arranged medical examinations that found the Aether inside Feeney but no problems with Jane.
• Frigga stayed at the Medical Center to research a solution, while Feeney left Thor and Jane alone and returned to the Bifrost.
• Thor told Jane that Feeney was powerful and mentioned his Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and Jane said she had seen it in a video of the Battle of New York.
• Feeney joined Heimdall at the Bifrost and asked whether anything unusual had happened in the Nine Realms.

Feeney waited on the Bifrost because he suspected the Aether had awakened the Dark Elves. When Fandral and Volstagg returned with prisoners, Feeney recognized a masked captive as a likely threat and approached him cautiously.

• Feeney told Heimdall that he sensed danger and stayed on the Bifrost to keep watch.
• Heimdall announced that two people had returned, and Fandral and Volstagg arrived with a squad of soldiers and prisoners.
• Feeney recognized a tall prisoner wearing a Bull Horn Mask and asked Fandral and Volstagg to remove it.
• The soldiers failed to remove the mask, and Feeney warned Fandral and Volstagg to be careful before approaching the prisoner.
• The masked figure recognized Feeney and snapped his specially made handcuffs.

Feeney and the Asgardians confronted Algrim, who transformed into a powerful sacrificial warrior after being cornered. Thor arrived and immediately attacked him, but Algrim sent Mjolnir flying beyond the Bifrost.

• Algrim demanded the Aether from Feeney, then fought Fandral and Volstagg when Feeney refused to hand it over.
• Algrim began his sacrificial transformation and blasted two Asgardian soldiers to dust with Red-Black Substance.
• Algrim knocked Volstagg aside, and Feeney gave Fandral Healing Potions before facing Algrim with Heimdall.
• Thor arrived after hearing about the danger and threw Mjolnir at Algrim, who swatted it through the observatory wall and beyond the Bifrost.

Feeney and Thor responded to the Dark Elf attack on Asgard, with Feeney riding Blue-Eyes White Dragon to destroy the invading ships while Thor and Heimdall fought Algrim. After learning the Aether was inside Feeney, Malekith abandoned the palace assault and focused on him.

• Heimdall spotted the Dark Elf invasion, and Feeney blasted a hidden spaceship before dozens more appeared and flew toward the Royal Palace.
• Thor chose to fight Algrim while Feeney rode Blue-Eyes White Dragon to intercept the spaceships.
• Heimdall activated the Royal Palace's Energy Shield as Thor and Heimdall held Algrim to a stalemate, but Algrim escaped aboard a spaceship to pursue Feeney.
• Feeney and Blue-Eyes White Dragon destroyed Dark Elf spaceships outside the shielded palace while Malekith searched for the Aether.
• Algrim told Malekith that the Aether was inside Feeney, so Malekith redirected his attention from the palace to Feeney and Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Feeney and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon fought off the Dark Elves’ attack on Asgard, but Malekith escaped with his remaining ships. Afterward, Feeney proposed using himself and the Aether as bait, while Odin privately questioned how much Feeney had known about the attack.

• Malekith ordered the Dark Elf ships to surround Feeney, who fought back with the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Explosion Magic until Asgard’s soldiers arrived.
• Malekith ordered a retreat, and the invisible Dark Elf ships escaped despite suffering heavy losses.
• Odin learned that the Dark Elves had attacked for Feeney and that Asgard’s Search System and Heimdall could not locate their ships.
• Feeney suggested serving as bait with the Aether still inside him, but Odin dismissed his subordinates before responding.
• Odin asked Feeney whether he had known the Dark Elves were coming, and Feeney said he had sensed danger but had not known they would appear.

After the Dark Elves’ attack on Asgard, Odin kept Finney there as bait while Thor questioned his father’s reluctance to fight. Meanwhile, Malekith learned Finney’s identity and feared the strength of the Aether’s host as the Celestial Convergence approached.

• Odin insisted that Finney remain in Asgard so the Dark Elves would return, and Thor reluctantly accepted his orders to defend rather than attack.
• Finney told Thor that Odin was old and conserving his strength, leaving Thor worried about his father.
• Malekith and Algrim discussed their failed attack, and Malekith ordered Algrim to find out who Finney was before they acted again.
• Algrim identified Finney as Finney Hails, the Explosion Mage known as the White Butcher, and described his Blue-Eyes White Dragon and victories in Vanaheim and against the Chitauri.
• Algrim revealed that Finney came from Midgard rather than Asgard, surprising Malekith.

Malekith learned that Feeney was from Midgard and planned to travel there to discover his weaknesses before pursuing the Aether. Meanwhile, Feeney visited the recovering Volstagg and explained the Aether to his friends, before Thor arrived at the Medical Center with Jane, leaving Sif watching her closely.

• Algrim told Malekith about Feeney’s power and abilities, and Malekith decided to go to Midgard to find Feeney’s weaknesses.
• Feeney visited Volstagg at the Medical Center, where Fandral and Sif joined them and asked how he had recognized Algrim’s deception.
• Feeney revealed that the Dark Elves wanted the weapon inside him and briefly shaped the Aether into a dark red Mjolnir Model.
• Feeney warned Fandral not to touch the Aether and said he had acquired it by accident.
• Fandral asked where Thor was, and Thor entered the ward holding Jane’s hand as Sif watched her.

Feeney learned from the Aether that the Dark Elves might be on Earth and feared they had discovered his identity. Odin refused to let Feeney leave Asgard, and Feeney confronted him over whether he was being imprisoned.

• Thor introduced Jane to Sif and the Warriors Three, while Feeney left them to return to his room.
• The Aether changed into a sphere resembling Earth when Feeney asked where the Dark Elves were.
• Heimdall failed to see the Dark Elves and advised Feeney to consult Odin while he continued watching Earth.
• Feeney showed Odin the Aether's transformation and warned that the Dark Elves might have discovered his identity.
• Odin refused to let Feeney leave Asgard, and Feeney asked whether Odin intended to imprison him.

Feeney challenged Odin to prove he could protect himself, revealing his control over a dimension and fighting the Allfather inside it. When Odin suddenly collapsed during their battle, Feeney used Zaphkiel’s Fourth Bullet to shoot him with the hope of helping him.

• Feeney refused Odin’s demand that he remain in Asgard and revealed his dimension, prompting Odin to agree to test his strength.
• Feeney and Odin fought, with Gungnir’s Golden Energy Beam countering Feeney’s attacks while Odin suppressed his control over the surrounding dimension.
• Odin suddenly lost strength, dropped Gungnir, and collapsed while clutching his chest.
• Feeney activated Zaphkiel’s Fourth Bullet, spent Time Value to load it, aimed at Odin’s head, and fired.

Finney stopped fighting Odin after using Zaphkiel: Fourth Bullet to restore him, then returned to Earth when Odin offered to send Thor to help. Meanwhile, Malekith’s forces captured Billy and questioned him about Finney, leaving Billy desperate to invent a weakness.

• Finney rewound Odin’s body by half an hour, and Odin thanked him before agreeing to send Thor to Earth if needed.
• Odin teleported away, and Finney returned to the Bifrost to learn that Heimdall had not found the enemy but had confirmed Finney’s family was safe.
• Finney opened a portal to Earth instead of using the Bifrost because of the Celestial Convergence.
• Malekith sensed Finney had returned and questioned his captive, Billy, about whether he knew Finney Hailsaiz.
• Billy denied knowing Finney at first, then admitted they were best friends when Malekith prepared to leave without him.
• Malekith asked Billy to reveal Finney’s weaknesses, and Billy panicked because he did not know any.

Feeney secured his family at Kamar-Taj and set out to find the Dark Elves, while Malekith followed the Aether’s trail toward him. Billy’s desperate claim that he was Feeney’s weakness convinced the Dark Elves to use him as leverage.

• Billy told Malekith that Feeney cared about him and begged the Dark Elves not to hurt him.
• Feeney warned Skye to stay at Kamar-Taj, gave her Possessed by Evil Spirit for emergencies, and left to hunt the Dark Elves.
• Daisy called Feeney about Jane Foster and Thor, and he told her they were in Asgard and would likely return soon.
• Feeney used the Compass to find the Dark Elves as Malekith followed the Aether’s guidance toward him.
• Malekith planned to use Billy to force Feeney to hand over the Aether.

Malekith confronted Feeney and demanded the Aether Particle, threatening Billy after mistakenly believing he was Feeney’s beloved. Feeney rescued Billy through a portal, leaving Malekith and Algrim without their hostage.

• Malekith’s spaceship approached Feeney near New York, and its appearance drew public attention while S.H.I.E.L.D. notified the Avengers.
• Malekith demanded the Aether Particle and revealed that Algrim had brought Billy as a hostage.
• Billy recognized Feeney and claimed Feeney loved him, prompting Feeney to deny the claim and tell Billy to sacrifice himself for the universe.
• When Algrim reached for Billy, Feeney used Stiff Body and a portal to make Billy fall through a special passage.
• Algrim recovered and grew furious after Feeney closed the portal, while Billy feared he would not be able to catch up.

Feeney fought Malekith and the Dark Elves after they brought their invasion to Earth, while the Avengers and Thor’s companions joined the battle. When Algrim wounded Feeney’s Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Feeney’s anger drove him to abandon his caution and prepare to retaliate.

• Tony arrived in his Iron Man Armor and joined Feeney as Malekith threatened to destroy everything Feeney had unless he surrendered the Aether.
• Malekith sent Algrim and a dozen ships after Feeney, while Feeney rode the Blue-Eyes White Dragon toward the Dark Elves’ Main Ship to destroy it.
• Pietro and Hawkeye helped evacuate civilians, and Thor arrived with Fandral, Sif, and Jane before joining the fight.
• Feeney’s Crimson Flame failed to break through the Main Ship’s Energy Shield, and Algrim attacked the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, cracking its scales and drawing blood.
• Feeney dismissed the wounded dragon and, furious at Algrim, decided to make him pay despite the danger of the Aether.

Feeney fought Algrim inside the Dimensional Space, using its powers and repeated Explosion Magic attacks to wear him down. Algrim burned through his remaining life force to break Feeney’s portal and attack, forcing Feeney to fire Zaphkiel’s Fourth Bullet at the last moment.

• Feeney pulled Algrim into the Dimensional Space and attacked him with sunlight and Explosion Magic, but Algrim’s sacrificially enhanced defenses withstood the blasts.
• Feeney used petroleum, flammable gases, and more Explosion Magic to overwhelm Algrim while keeping out of his reach with portals.
• Algrim, nearing death and desperate to reclaim the Aether for Malekith and the Dark Elves, burned through his remaining life force and suddenly surged in power.
• Algrim struck Feeney and shattered a golden portal with a full-power punch, disrupting the Dimensional Space.
• Feeney activated Zaphkiel and fired the Fourth Bullet just before Algrim’s fist reached him.

Feeney used the Four Bullets to undo Algrim’s sacrificial transformation, then killed him and reclaimed the Aether. He returned to the battlefield to face Malekith as the Avengers gathered and the fight continued.

• Feeney’s bullet restored Algrim to his pre-sacrifice state and sent the Aether gem through a portal to Feeney.
• Feeney used the Golden Great Deduction Technique to force Algrim to kneel and remove his mask, then stabbed him to death.
• Feeney confirmed Algrim’s death, cleared away his body with Explosion Magic, and sealed the Evil Eye.
• Feeney returned to the battlefield, where Captain America, Black Widow, Pietro, and Wanda had joined the fight, while Banner was still missing.
• Malekith asked Feeney where Algrim was, then charged at him in his aircraft to reclaim the Aether.

Finney used Explosion Magic to destroy the Dark Elves’ cloaked Main Ship while the Avengers and Thor fought Malekith’s forces. With the ship wrecked and the Aether still out of reach, Malekith blamed Finney and faced the prospect of his people being stranded on Earth.

• Malekith pursued Finney while Tony and the other Avengers attacked the Dark Elf ships, destroying the smaller craft.
• After locating the cloaked Main Ship with the Compass, Finney chanted and unleashed Explosion Magic at it.
• Finney’s spell shattered the ship’s Energy Shield, destroyed most of the vessel, and brought it crashing to the ground.
• Malekith watched the Main Ship fall, then turned his hatred toward the weakened Finney, recognizing that the Dark Elves might be unable to leave Earth without the Aether.