Chapter Summaries

Malekith and Agam attacked Frigga and Sif while searching for the Aether, but Old Wang and Thor intervened before they could escape with it. Frigga lay near death, and Old Wang offered to save her as Malekith’s mothership disappeared.

• Sif ambushed Malekith, but he threw her into a wall before Frigga attacked him and gained the upper hand.
• Malekith seized Frigga and demanded the Aether’s location; when she refused, he stabbed her through the heart with her own sword.
• As Agam moved to kill Sif, Old Wang struck him with Finger of Death and fought him back.
• Malekith sensed the Aether in Jane Foster, but Thor arrived and attacked him; Agam grabbed Malekith and carried him back to the cloaked Dark Elf Mothership.
• Old Wang treated Sif’s injuries and told Thor and Odin that he could save Frigga.

Old Wang used the Sands of Time to reverse Frigga’s death in exchange for the Eternal Fire. After restoring her, he left Asgard with Jane, while Odin suspected that the Aether was with him.

• Thor begged Old Wang to save Frigga, and Old Wang explained that he could reverse time at a great cost.
• Thor agreed to give Old Wang the Eternal Fire, and Odin reluctantly accepted the bargain.
• Old Wang summoned the Sands of Time and reversed Frigga’s death, restoring her to life.
• Odin gave Old Wang the Eternal Fire, which he stored in the Heart of Azeroth.
• Old Wang left Asgard with Jane, and Odin suspected that he had taken the Aether.

Old Wang used the Eternal Fire he took from Asgard to strengthen the Ember Spirit, then prepared with Jane to lure the Dark Elves through a single spacetime anomaly into an ambush. In Asgard, Odin ordered the realm sealed while Thor secretly resolved to leave and help Old Wang fight Malekith.

• Old Wang returned to Earth with the Eternal Fire and fused a small portion into the Ember Spirit, greatly increasing its power.
• Old Wang explained what had happened to Jane and asked her to take part in his plan, and she agreed.
• Dr. Erik identified several spacetime anomalies, and Old Wang used the Space Stone to close all but the route to Svartalfheim before ordering Wukong's First Fleet to ambush the Dark Elves.
• Sif told Frigga that Old Wang had revived her, and Frigga and Thor discussed how he had taken the Eternal Fire as payment.
• Odin admitted he was too weak to pursue Malekith and ordered Heimdall to seal Asgard, while Frigga said Old Wang would fight the Dark Elves.
• Thor decided to use a secret route out of Asgard so he could help Old Wang and ensure Malekith paid for killing Frigga.

Old Wang and Jane waited on Svartalfheim, where Malekith arrived with Agam and attacked them. Thor and Loki joined the battle, but Thor’s strike scattered the Aether and let Malekith escape, leaving Old Wang to face Agam while Loki fought the Dark Elves.

• Old Wang and Jane arrived on Svartalfheim, and Old Wang said Malekith would come to them.
• Malekith led Agam and more than a hundred Dark Elves to Old Wang, while Malekith used the Aether to lift Jane and strip it from her.
• Thor struck the Aether with lightning, scattering it into fragments, then arrived with Loki to confront Malekith.
• Malekith absorbed some of the fragments before Old Wang attacked, then escaped aboard his flagship while Dark Elves used Black Hole Bombs to delay Old Wang.
• Old Wang sent Thor to fight Agam and Loki to clear out the Dark Elves; Agam overpowered Thor, and Old Wang walked toward the Aether fragments.

Old Wang captured the remaining Aether fragments and killed Agam after a prolonged fight, then joined Thor in pursuing Malekith. Malekith headed for Earth ahead of the Convergence, but a massive black spaceship appeared in his path.

• Old Wang blocked the Aether fragments from reaching Malekith and stored them in the Heart of Azeroth.
• Agam impaled Loki, but Old Wang removed Loki's black hole bomb and revealed that Loki had left an illusion behind.
• Old Wang wore Agam down for an hour until he died, then stored his body and recovered another Aether fragment.
• Old Wang used the Space Stone to leave Svartalfheim, and Thor agreed to accompany him in pursuit of Malekith.
• Malekith sensed the Aether growing stronger and ordered his ship to head for Earth before the Convergence began.
• A Dark Elf spotted a massive black spaceship in their path.

Malekith negotiated an alliance with Thanos against Asgard and Midgard, concealing his plan to use the Aether to consume the Nine Realms. After Thanos sent Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian to assist, Malekith decided to recruit the Frost Giants, Fire Giants, and Undead.

• Malekith opened communications with Thanos, who revealed his grudge against Asgard and Earth and proposed cooperation.
• Malekith showed Thanos footage of a Cursed Warrior and claimed he could create one hundred, convincing Thanos to send Chitauri forces to help attack Midgard.
• Thanos departed for other business and assigned Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian to coordinate with Malekith.
• Ebony Maw advised Malekith to recruit other worlds whose weak points had opened during the convergence of the Nine Realms.
• Malekith ruled out the Vanir, Dwarves, and Light Elves, then planned to unite with the Frost Giants, Fire Giants, and Undead before unleashing the Aether.

Old Wang and Thor prepared to face Malekith’s fleet, only to discover that Thanos and a vast invasion force had joined the attack as the Nine Realms converged. As crises erupted across Earth and Eitri reported Thanos was heading for Nidavellir, Old Wang left Wukong and Thor to hold the line while he went to help the Dwarves.

• Old Wang learned that thousands of shifting spacetime anomalies were opening worldwide ahead of the Nine Realms’ convergence, and he deployed the Super Heroes to assist at other locations.
• Old Wang and Thor arrived in space and revealed the cloaked First Fleet as Malekith’s ships emerged from a jump point.
• Old Wang spotted Thanos’s ring-shaped vessel and more than a hundred upgraded Chitauri Motherships accompanying the Dark Elves.
• Eve reported that Frost Giants, Fire Giants, and Undead had breached more than a hundred anomalies and were attacking critical locations worldwide, so Old Wang ordered Investiture of the Gods to reinforce them.
• Eitri warned Old Wang that Thanos was nearing Nidavellir and Asgard could not be reached, prompting Old Wang to leave Thor and Wukong in command while he went to help.

Thanos arrived at Nidavellir and demanded that Eitri forge a gauntlet for the Infinity Stones, but Director Wang appeared and exposed his plans. After explaining his alliance with Malekith and defending his goal of reducing the universe’s population, Thanos faced Old Wang’s challenge to fight.

• Thanos arrived alone at Nidavellir and demanded that Eitri forge a gauntlet capable of using all six Infinity Stones.
• Director Wang appeared, reassured Eitri, and revealed that Thanos planned to slaughter half the universe’s population.
• Old Wang exposed Thanos’s intention to kill the Dwarves so they could not reveal his plans or forge weapons for his enemies.
• Thanos said he would reduce the universe’s population by ninety percent and explained why he was using Malekith to weaken Earth and distract its defenders.
• Thanos explained that he could survive even if Malekith turned the universe into the Dark World, then Old Wang drew the Fist of the Heavens and challenged him to fight.

Old Wang fought Thanos on a barren planet near Nidavellir, but his attacks and control over the earth failed to overcome Thanos’s strength and defenses. He activated Storm Guardian of Highkeeper Ra and gained supreme power over storms and lightning as the battle continued.

• Old Wang struck first and battered Thanos with a series of close-combat attacks, but Thanos’s defenses barely gave way before he turned the fight around and pummeled Old Wang.
• Old Wang used the Space Stone to punch Thanos dozens of kilometers away, then concluded that the stone could not hurt him and put it away.
• Old Wang activated Wrath of Azadas and summoned enormous stone hands to seize and attack Thanos, but Thanos shattered them all.
• Old Wang transformed Titan Essence into Aman'Thul’s storm energy and activated Storm Guardian of Highkeeper Ra, gaining supreme power over storms and lightning.

Old Wang used Storm Guardian mode and Odin's Thunderforged Spear to badly injure Thanos and force Sanctuary II to flee. After returning to Nidavellir, he received the Dwarves’ gratitude and an offer to forge him divine artifacts.

• Old Wang unleashed a barrage of lightning spells that scorched Thanos, then formed a tracking lightning spear and threw it at him.
• Thanos tried to outrun the spear, blocked it with a Cosmic Energy shield, and was driven into a deep shaft with a bloody wound in his chest.
• A second spear pursued Thanos back to Sanctuary II and enlarged his chest wound when it struck through the ship’s tractor beam.
• Thanos ordered Sanctuary II to escape, but Old Wang’s third spear pierced its shields and cloaking field before it vanished with the ship.
• Old Wang returned to Nidavellir, where Eitri thanked him for saving the Dwarves and promised to forge any divine artifact he needed.

Old Wang asked Eitri to forge him a new spear from Uru, then left as the Shengun Bureau’s First Fleet fought the Chitauri in space. The fleet destroyed many enemy ships, while the Chitauri leader ordered a desperate suicide attack and tried to escape.

• Old Wang asked Eitri to forge him a spear, and Eitri agreed to use materials prepared for Thor’s Stormbreaker.
• Old Wang departed after activating the Heart of Azeroth, and the Ruyi Jingu Bang destroyed tens of thousands of Chitauri aircraft and a ring-shaped ship.
• The Chitauri concentrated their main-cannon fire on Shengun, allowing thirty modified ships to attack while the enemy’s cannons recharged.
• The Chitauri leader learned that Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian were missing and that the Dark Elves had fled.
• The Chitauri leader ordered the remaining ships to launch a suicide attack and told his aide to pilot the flagship and take him away.

Malekith’s forces arrived in New York through a spacetime anomaly and attacked the city, but Dr. Erik used anomalies to scatter their ships and return Malekith’s mothership to the battlefield. Thor and Quicksilver rushed to London after Eve reported more Dark Elf ships there, where Thor confronted Malekith, who emerged protected by the Aether.

• Malekith learned that his forces had arrived in New York and ordered them to destroy the city.
• Thor destroyed Dark Elf spacecraft while Dr. Erik used spacetime anomalies to send others to unknown locations and return Malekith’s mothership to the space battlefield.
• Malekith’s damaged mothership came under fire, so he used the Aether to find an anomaly and ordered his remaining Dark Elves to flee through it.
• Thor joined Quicksilver and Dr. Erik in New York, then Quicksilver used his speed to carry Thor to London after Eve reported Dark Elf ships there.
• Thor attacked the ships over London until Malekith blocked his lightning with a black substance and struck him away.

Thor confronted Malekith over the attack on his mother, but a horde of Cursed Warriors overwhelmed him as Malekith began channeling the Aether toward the converging realms. Skye and members of Investiture of the Gods arrived to clear the Cursed Warriors, and Thor flew off to face Malekith.

• Thor attacked Malekith, who used the Aether to repel him and summoned dozens of Cursed Warriors.
• Malekith released the Aether's power as the Nine Realms began converging, while Thor struggled to find a way to fight the Cursed Warriors.
• Quicksilver brought Skye to Thor, and she used shockwaves to sweep the Cursed Warriors away from the battlefield.
• Quicksilver returned with Elektra, Wanda, Robbie, and Black Bolt as Eve reported that Hulk was in Muspelheim and the Avengers were fighting in New York.
• Skye ordered Quicksilver to bring the Avengers and sent the others to eliminate the Cursed Warriors, while Thor flew toward Malekith.

Earth’s heroes and Tony Stark’s counter-armors fought to hold back the Cursed Warriors while Thor faced Malekith. Odin trusted Thor and the mysterious man who could create miracles to stop Malekith, though Frigga worried because the man’s whereabouts were unknown.

• Wanda, Ghost Rider, Skye, Black Sky, and Black Bolt worked together to defeat and contain the Cursed Warriors.
• Quicksilver brought the Avengers to London, where Captain America, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Iron Man joined the battle.
• Tony sent more than fifty upgraded counter-armors to London, provoking the heroes whose powers they imitated.
• The counter-armors pinned down the Cursed Warriors but could not kill them, as the true battle was taking place elsewhere.
• In Asgard, Frigga asked Odin to intervene, but Odin watched Earth and said Thor and the mysterious man would stop Malekith.

Old Wang returned from the space battle and joined Thor on Earth as Malekith prepared to use the Aether to devour the Nine Realms. As the two combined their lightning, Old Wang hurled a powerful spear at Malekith.

• Old Wang arrived in space and destroyed all twenty remaining Chitauri ships in under ten minutes.
• Thor confronted Malekith as the Aether grew stronger and the convergence of the Nine Realms began, but Malekith easily knocked him back.
• Old Wang appeared behind Malekith, and Thor urged him to stop the Aether before it consumed Earth.
• Old Wang transformed into the Storm Guardian and clarified that his lightning power did not come from Odin or Thor.
• Thor and Old Wang summoned lightning together, and Old Wang formed a Lightning-Forged Spear and threw it at Malekith.

Old Wang killed Malekith with the Lightning-Forged Spear and gathered the Aether, then dealt with the Cursed Warriors as the convergence of the Nine Realms began to end. He ordered the remaining invaders on Earth eliminated and considered the threats in Jotunheim, Muspelheim, and Hel.

• Old Wang’s Lightning-Forged Spear pierced Malekith’s heart and destroyed him, and the Heart of Azeroth absorbed the scattered Aether.
• Old Wang opened portals and banished the Cursed Warriors into a confined region of space, where they would drift until they died.
• Eve reported that spacetime anomaly points were rapidly disappearing, most invading Frost Giants, Fire Giants, and Undead had been hunted down, and Hulk was missing in Muspelheim or elsewhere.
• Old Wang assessed the divided Frost Giants, the weakened Surtur, and Hela’s sealed presence in Hel as potential threats.
• Old Wang ordered everyone to eliminate all remaining Frost Giants, Fire Giants, Undead, and Dark Elves on Earth within three hours.

After the Nine Realms convergence ended, Old Wang secured the Aether and reunited with the heroes in London. He proposed that the Shengun Bureau deal with the remaining Frost Giants, Fire Giants, and Undead, leaving the story poised for a new war.

• Eve coordinated the cleanup, and Old Wang stored the dead Cursed Warriors and Aether fragments in the Heart of Azeroth.
• Old Wang returned to London and confirmed to Skye that everything was taken care of.
• The heroes destroyed Tony's Anti-Wang Armor and warned him against making more armor designed to fight them.
• Old Wang told the heroes that the Frost Giants, Fire Giants, and Undead remained threats and that the war between the races had never stopped.
• Captain America urged a meeting before any war of extermination, but Old Wang said the Shengun Bureau would be enough.

After the Convergence, Odin entered Odinsleep and Frigga set out to find Thor, believing Loki had died. Loki revealed himself, drained Odin’s power, exiled him to Earth, and fled Asgard with its remaining treasures after discovering several prized artifacts were missing.

• Odin told Frigga to find Thor and make him Asgard’s heir, but Frigga said she would rule if Thor refused.
• A guard reported that Loki’s body had been found in Svartalfheim, and Frigga hurried to Heimdall’s residence to search for Thor.
• Loki dropped his disguise, drained Odin’s power, and took him through the Bifrost to an ordinary nursing home on Earth.
• Loki disguised himself as Odin and entered Odin’s Vault, but found the Infinity Gauntlet, Casket of Ancient Winters, and Eternal Fire missing.
• Loki gathered the remaining divine artifacts, left Asgard, and headed for a distant paradise on Earth to escape Heimdall and Thor.

Old Wang arranged for Jotunheim, Muspelheim, and Hel to serve as real-combat training grounds and traveled to Muspelheim with Thor and Ghost Rider to find Hulk. After discovering Hulk was missing from the planet, Old Wang sensed Surtur and asked who would face him.

• Old Wang proposed using three worlds as Shengun Bureau training grounds, and Egghead agreed to the plan.
• Medusa, Wanda, Quicksilver, Elektra, and Skye stayed behind for their duties or because they were unfit to go, while Thor and Ghost Rider joined Old Wang.
• Old Wang opened a portal and brought Thor and Ghost Rider to Muspelheim.
• Old Wang searched Muspelheim but could not find Hulk and speculated that Hulk might have ended up elsewhere.
• Old Wang sensed Surtur and asked Thor and Ghost Rider which one wanted to deal with him.

Old Wang sent Robbie and Thor to fight Surtur while he claimed Muspelheim for Ember Spirit, then traveled to Jotunheim to strengthen Water Elemental Spirit. He ended the chapter holding Frostmourne, ready to use it in the frozen realm.

• Robbie and Thor argued over who would fight Surtur, so Old Wang sent them both to race there and bring back Surtur’s skull.
• Robbie opened a Hellfire portal to Surtur’s lair while Thor flew after him, and Old Wang expected Thor to arrive in time to help decide the fight.
• Old Wang created Ember Spirit in Muspelheim and gave it the Eternal Fire to refine as it grew toward becoming the realm’s Fire Elemental Lord.
• Old Wang surveyed Jotunheim, found its Frost Giants weaker than expected, and created Water Elemental Spirit to help claim the realm.
• Old Wang summoned Frostmourne from his stored Azeroth resources and greeted the sword nostalgically.