Chapter Summaries

Old Wang convinced Thor that Odin was still alive and warned S.H.I.E.L.D. that Loki would return with Asgardian elites to kill Thor. He urged Earth’s leaders to prepare, while the council debated whether to stay out of Asgard’s succession struggle.

• Old Wang explained that Odin was alive because Gungnir and Thor’s hammer enchantment remained unchanged, and Thor accepted that Loki had lied to him.
• Old Wang took Thor back to Hammer Base, where Thor still could not lift his hammer, then drank with him while Odin continued pretending to be asleep.
• After Thor passed out, Old Wang called Director Fury and warned him that Loki had come to Earth.
• At the Security Council meeting, Old Wang said Loki was unlikely to start a war but would probably send powerful Asgardians to kill Thor.
• A council member proposed returning Thor to Asgard and avoiding involvement, but Old Wang urged Earth to prepare to face the threat itself.

Old Wang persuaded the council to back Thor against Loki, arguing that Thor would be a more favorable future king for Earth. As forces assembled near Hammer Base, a powerful presence arrived in a pillar of rainbow light.

• Old Wang convinced the council that helping Thor defeat Loki could secure peaceful relations between Earth and Asgard.
• The council approved missile support and sought assistance from S.H.I.E.L.D., the United States Department of Defense, and other countries.
• Old Wang secured the deployment of more than 150 Azeroth Iron Soldiers, while arranging to lend the Shengun Bureau another hundred at the expense of the countries involved.
• The various countries agreed that the United States would bear the losses, and nearby forces prepared to support Hammer Base.
• A pillar of rainbow light landed fifteen kilometers away, and Old Wang sensed a powerful energy fluctuation.

Old Wang and the Avengers met Sif and the Warriors Three, who had arrived on Earth as reinforcements for Thor against Loki. After warning Thor that Heimdall could be threatened by Loki and the Casket of Ancient Winters, Old Wang led everyone through a portal to meet the newcomers, and Thor embraced his friends.

• Coulson and the Avengers prepared for a possible attack when four figures arrived, while Tony joked about asking Sif on a date.
• Thor recognized the arrivals as Sif, Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun, and Old Wang explained that Heimdall had sent them to help against Loki.
• Coulson asked whether Heimdall could come to Earth, but Old Wang warned that Loki might attack him and could use the Casket of Ancient Winters.
• Thor worried about Heimdall, and Old Wang redirected the group to meet the newcomers away from town and opened a portal.
• Old Wang, Thor, Tony, and the Avengers emerged before Sif and the Warriors Three, and Thor greeted each of his friends with an embrace.

Thor reunited with Sif and the Warriors Three, but their attempt to return to Asgard stalled when Heimdall failed to answer. A vastly empowered Destroyer descended on Earth, and Old Wang realized Odin’s armor might be too strong for Thor to defeat even with his hammer.

• Thor introduced Old Wang and the gathered humans to Sif and the Warriors Three, and Volstagg failed to overpower Old Wang in a strength contest.
• Sif told Thor that she and the Warriors Three had come to take him home, and Thor tried repeatedly to summon Heimdall without getting a response.
• Black Widow detected a new wormhole as Thor, Sif, the Warriors Three, and the others looked toward the sky.
• A massive storm and tornado formed as the metallic Destroyer descended, setting the surroundings ablaze and alarming people across the world.
• Old Wang recognized the Destroyer and judged that Loki’s newly gained authority had made it far stronger than the version he remembered.
• Old Wang concluded that Thor might not be able to defeat the Destroyer even after reclaiming his hammer unless he awakened his true power or weakened the armor.

Sif and the Warriors Three faced the Destroyer while Thor and the Avengers watched, with Old Wang ready to intervene. Volstagg was hurt by the Destroyer, but Sif reached its back and became Asgard’s main hope.

• Coulson asked Old Wang whether they should open fire, but Old Wang refused and chose to observe.
• Volstagg, Fandral, Hogun, and Sif insisted on fighting the Destroyer themselves, while Thor admitted he had lost his divine power.
• Old Wang and the Avengers agreed to watch, with Old Wang staying ready to deliver a fatal blow if needed.
• The Warriors Three charged the Destroyer, and Fandral and Hogun launched Volstagg at it.
• The Destroyer struck Volstagg away, leaving him with internal injuries, while Sif leaped onto its back.

Sif and the Avengers failed to stop the Destroyer after it transformed into a more powerful Version 2.0, forcing Old Wang to step in. The threat convinced world leaders to make Cosmic Cube research their highest priority and launch Phase Two.

• Sif pierced the Destroyer's neck with her combined sword and shield, but it revived, transformed, and chased her with stronger flames.
• Captain America, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Tony tried to hold off the Destroyer, but their attacks could not harm it.
• Coulson asked Old Wang whether to launch seven Tomahawk Cruise Missiles, but Old Wang refused and prepared to fight the Destroyer himself.
• Old Wang's Jade Lightning failed to harm the Destroyer, whose defenses rivaled those of powerful dragons.
• World leaders discussed the danger posed by Asgard and agreed to launch Phase Two, prioritizing Cosmic Cube research and assigning scientists to help Tony.

Captain America wielded Thor's Hammer against the Destroyer as Loki's Frost Giant army arrived, prompting Coulson to begin Earth's first battle against aliens. Missile strikes caused limited casualties, and Fury ordered the Iron Soldiers deployed while demanding that Frost Giants be captured alive.

• Skye told Old Wang that they had arrived, and Old Wang ordered them to stay hidden while he fought the Destroyer.
• Captain America lifted Thor's Hammer, struck the Destroyer with it, and joined Old Wang and Iron Man in the fight.
• A storm brought more than ten thousand Frost Giants and enormous Frost Giant Beasts to the battlefield, and Old Wang explained that Loki and Laufey had joined forces to kill Thor.
• Coulson ordered seven Tomahawk Cruise Missiles and five Jericho Missiles launched, but the Frost Giants' defenses and regenerative abilities limited the damage.
• Fury told Coulson to stop launching missiles, deploy the Iron Soldiers, preserve Frost Giant bodies, and capture more than one hundred of them alive.

Coulson ordered the Iron Soldiers deployed to capture Frost Giants, while Old Wang’s allies attacked the army with a Hellfire-powered Quinjet. Robbie’s assault killed many Frost Giants, but a Frost Giant Beast destroyed the Quinjet and resisted his chain, leaving Old Wang to intervene.

• Coulson reasoned that the United States wanted living Frost Giants for intelligence and research, then ordered the Iron Soldiers deployed and asked whether Director Wang’s team had arrived.
• Old Wang forced the Destroyer back and called Skye into action as three hidden Quinjets emerged.
• Robbie’s demonic Quinjet charged through the Frost Giants, and his Hellfire chain pierced and vaporized many of them.
• A Frost Giant Beast leaped into the air, crushed the Quinjet, and charged at the wreckage.
• Robbie emerged and used the Eye of Judgment to torment and kill Frost Giants, then struck the beast with his chain without effect.
• Old Wang assessed the beast’s armor and asked Azeroth for a chain.

Old Wang equipped Robbie with a demonized chain and Death Knight armor, turning him into a force that devastated the Frost Giants and alarmed Earth’s leaders and Thor. Seeing the Ghost Rider’s strength threaten his plans, Loki summoned Frost King Laufey to Asgard and began his scheme ahead of schedule.

• Old Wang gave Robbie Kel'Thuzad's Saronite chain, which Robbie transformed with Hellfire into a legendary weapon.
• Old Wang gave Robbie Koltira Deathweaver's armor, and Robbie's Hellfire demonized it into protective armor.
• Robbie used his chain and armor to kill the charging Frost Giants without being harmed.
• Thor, Earth's leaders, and the Security Council witnessed Robbie's power, while the Council renewed its push to accelerate the Cosmic Cube's second phase.
• Loki decided his plan could not wait and used Gungnir to bring Frost King Laufey and his Frost Giants to Asgard.

Daredevil, Punisher, Winter Soldier, and other heroes joined the battle against the Frost Giants. After Banner fell from the sky, Hulk emerged and overwhelmed the Frost Giant forces, leaving Betral convinced nothing could stop him.

• The Defenders, led by Daredevil, Matt, and joined by Punisher, Elektra, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage, intercepted a group of Frost Giants.
• Winter Soldier parachuted onto the battlefield while Skye pushed Banner out of the Quinjet without a parachute.
• Banner hit the ground face-first, and Winter Soldier fought off Frost Giants until Betral cornered him.
• Hulk emerged and sent Betral flying before shrugging off the Frost Giants' ice magic.
• Hulk grabbed two charging Frost Giant Beasts, spun them into the surrounding Frost Giants, and hurled them away, leaving Betral certain the Frost Giants could not defeat him.

Skye used her shockwaves to kill the Frost Giants around her, while Fitz’s Iron Soldiers contained the rest and demonstrated Azeroth Industries’ growing military power. As the battle reached its end, Old Wang called on Heimdall to open the Bifrost, claiming he was the only one who could save Odin.

• Skye descended into the battlefield and used precisely tuned shockwaves to shatter the Frost Giants’ hearts, killing every enemy within a kilometer.
• One hundred Iron Soldiers surrounded the Frost Giants as Fitz coordinated their movements and blocked attempts to escape.
• World leaders and Egghead watched the Iron Soldiers’ display and considered how Director Wang’s mass-production capacity could make him a threat unlike Tony Stark.
• Fitz controlled the Iron Soldiers from Morocco, using them to contain the Frost Giants while the Quinjets supplied weapons and ammunition.
• Old Wang looked toward the sky and demanded that Heimdall open the Bifrost, warning that Odin would die or awaken prematurely unless Heimdall brought him up.

Heimdall broke free of the Casket of Ancient Winters on Odin’s order and used the Bifrost to bring Old Wang and Sif to Asgard. Old Wang arrived as Laufey reached Odin’s bedroom, where Frigga prepared to defend the sleeping king.

• Heimdall heard Old Wang’s request, but Odin ordered him to agree, explaining that Old Wang was a powerful ally and that Thor needed to leave Midgard to pass his trial.
• Heimdall shattered the ice restraints, defeated two Frost Giants, and activated the Bifrost before collapsing from exhaustion.
• Old Wang instructed Fitz and Skye to claim the Iron Soldiers’ spoils and the Destroyer, then used a True Qi hand to bring Sif with him to Asgard.
• Thor watched Old Wang and Sif vanish and wondered whether Heimdall had mistaken Old Wang for Odin’s true heir.
• Old Wang arrived at Heimdall’s temple, sensed Odin and Frigga in the royal palace, and saw frost spread through the bedroom as Laufey approached.
• Frigga took Odin’s enchanted sword and prepared to fight Laufey when he entered the bedroom.

Old Wang intervened in Laufey's attack on Odin, killed Laufey, and blocked Loki's Gungnir strike before it could hit the Allfather. Odin chose to remain asleep after sensing the Immortal Iron Fist's connection to a true universe, while Frigga confronted Loki about nearly killing his father.

• Old Wang left Heimdall's Temple as a soul and told Sif to care for Heimdall before joining him at Odin's Bedroom.
• Laufey defeated Frigga and prepared to kill the sleeping Odin, but Loki appeared with Gungnir to strike Laufey.
• Old Wang materialized behind Laufey, battered him with Raging Thunder Break, and destroyed his energy field and soul with Touch of Reincarnation.
• Laufey's disappearance redirected Loki's activated Gungnir strike toward Odin, but Old Wang shielded Odin with Holy Shield.
• Odin sensed the Immortal Iron Fist's connection to a true universe, abandoned his plan to awaken early, and decided to avoid provoking Old Wang.
• Frigga reached Odin unharmed and asked Loki if he was trying to kill his father.

Loki fought Old Wang and Sif, then trapped them both with the Casket of Ancient Winters and fled toward Heimdall's Temple to destroy Jotunheim. Sif's body and soul were being consumed by the artifact's frost as she lay frozen in Old Wang's arms.

• Old Wang overwhelmed Loki with repeated punches, but Loki's two layers of divine power kept him alive.
• Loki replenished his divine power through Asgard and Gungnir, while Old Wang used the Well of Eternity Bottle to restore his True Qi.
• Sif arrived after learning what Loki had done and pummeled him, but Loki drove her back with Gungnir.
• Old Wang shielded Sif from Loki's Gungnir strike with a Holy Shield, spending Azeroth Blood to block it.
• Loki unleashed the Casket of Ancient Winters, freezing Old Wang and Sif before fleeing toward Heimdall's Temple.
• Sif realized the artifact was destroying her life force and soul, and she closed her eyes in despair.

Thor left cover and confronted the Destroyer, apologizing to Loki and asking him to spare Earth. Loki ordered the Destroyer to kill Thor, and the chapter ended with Thor apparently dead as the Security Council ordered all forces to cease operations.

• As the Destroyer overwhelmed the fighters, Thor blamed himself for bringing the battle to Earth and walked toward it despite having no divine power or hammer.
• The Warriors Three respected Thor’s choice, while Black Widow asked Tony to stop him; Skye relayed Wang’s instruction to let Thor continue.
• Thor apologized to Loki and pleaded with him to spare Earth, but Loki watched through the Destroyer and decided Thor’s death would leave him Asgard’s sole heir.
• The Destroyer stopped before Thor, then struck him and sent him flying; the Warriors Three found no breath or heartbeat and declared him dead.
• Egghead ordered all forces to cease operations on behalf of the Security Council and the President.

Thor awakened and reclaimed Mjolnir, restoring his divine power as Loki ordered the weakened Destroyer to kill him. Loki raced toward Heimdall's Temple, determined to prove himself more suited to rule Asgard.

• Loki ordered the Destroyer to abandon the Frost Giants and head for Heimdall's Temple while Iron Man, Fitz, Skye, and Hulk tried to stop it.
• Tony ordered J.A.R.V.I.S. to activate the unfinished Veronica, and Iron Man suits flew in to join the fight.
• Captain America refused the ceasefire order and approached the Destroyer, but Thor's Hammer broke free from his grasp and flew toward Thor.
• Thor awoke, caught Mjolnir, and regained his Asgardian armor and divine power before striking the Destroyer with a lightning-charged blow.
• Loki realized Odin had weakened the Destroyer and resolved to prove his worth as king as he reached Heimdall's Temple.

Thor defeated the Destroyer with a storm of lightning and fire, astonishing people around the world with his power. After Thor’s attempt to summon the Bifrost failed, Hulk attacked him, while Skye ordered the Iron Soldiers to seize the Destroyer’s wreckage.

• Thor unleashed a massive tornado and lightning storm that killed Frost Giants and drove everyone else from the battlefield.
• Tony and world leaders watched Thor’s power rise to nuclear-bomb levels as J.A.R.V.I.S. reported mounting damage and losses.
• Thor struck the Destroyer with his charged hammer, creating a huge explosion that sent the Destroyer crashing to the ground.
• Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun celebrated Thor’s victory, but Heimdall did not answer when Thor called for the Bifrost.
• Hulk hit Thor in anger after the Destroyer was destroyed, and Skye ordered Fitz to have the Iron Soldiers take the wreckage to the Quinjet.

Loki used the Bifrost to attack Jotunheim while Old Wang freed himself and Sif from the Casket of Ancient Winters with Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros. As the Bifrost and Jotunheim’s powers clashed and Heimdall's Temple froze, Old Wang vanished, leaving Sif behind.

• Loki entered Heimdall's Temple and drove Gungnir into its pedestal, directing the Bifrost toward Jotunheim.
• The Casket of Ancient Winters froze Old Wang and Sif, but Old Wang summoned Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros, which shattered their ice coffin.
• Old Wang healed Sif with Mist of Soothing and offered her a crystal bottle.
• The Bifrost struck Jotunheim, destroying its buildings and provoking a surge of frost divine power that froze Heimdall's Temple.
• Old Wang told Sif to stay and vanished as the opposing powers spread through the temple.

Old Wang confronted Loki as the Bifrost’s power destabilized the World Tree and threatened the Nine Realms. After outmaneuvering Loki and taking the Casket of Ancient Winters, Old Wang was joined by a golden-armored man who drew a divine sword and thrust it into the temple pedestal.

• Jotunheim’s frost spread through the World Tree, awakening Hela and alarming Surtur, Eitri, Baron Mordo, and Wang about the Nine Realms’ growing instability.
• Old Wang appeared in Asgard and challenged Loki, who wielded Gungnir and the Casket of Ancient Winters while claiming he could control Jotunheim’s power.
• Old Wang struck the Bifrost with Sulfuras, forcing Loki to attack him with the Casket and freeze what appeared to be Old Wang inside an ice coffin.
• Old Wang revealed that Loki had frozen an illusion, struck him, and took the Casket of Ancient Winters.
• Old Wang’s Water Elemental Spirit absorbed the frost and became an Ancient Apparition, while a golden-armored man appeared and thrust a divine sword into the pedestal.

Old Wang stopped Loki from using the Bifrost to destroy Jotunheim, but Thor blamed Loki for the damage and fought him. After Loki’s illusion was struck down, he revealed himself by the shattered Bifrost and drove Gungnir into it.

• The Bifrost redirected its power away from Jotunheim, and Loki blamed Old Wang for ruining his plan before charging at him.
• Old Wang dodged Loki’s attack and kicked him down, then Thor arrived and accused Loki of trying to destroy Jotunheim and the Bifrost.
• Thor and Loki fought while Old Wang spoke with Heimdall, explaining that he acted to protect Earth and inviting him to visit.
• Thor urged Loki to surrender, but Loki rejected his offer and charged at him.
• Thor struck Loki’s apparent form with Mjolnir, but it proved to be an illusion, and the real Loki drove Gungnir into the shattered Bifrost.