Chapter Summaries

Salomon struggled with the energy in his new sword and showed Queen of Heaven Frigga his Vampiric Gloves, prompting her to offer lessons in potions and magical plants. Odin worried about Thanos, Ragnarok, and Salomon’s role in fate, then discussed Thor’s victory on Vanaheim and his feelings for Jane Foster.

• Salomon struggled to wield his Asgardian longsword because his Vampiric Gloves could not withstand the blade’s energy.
• Queen of Heaven Frigga criticized Salomon’s stitching and invited him to learn how to cultivate magical plants and prepare potions.
• Muninn reported to Odin, who worried about Thanos, Ragnarok, and the future after he and the Sorcerer Supreme were gone.
• Odin reflected that Salomon Damonet might break fate and determine the Nine Realms’ future, but he kept his concerns from Thor.
• Thor told Odin he had ended the rebellion on Vanaheim and left Hogun there, and Odin praised Thor’s achievement.
• Odin urged Thor to value Sif over Jane Foster, and Thor challenged him by pointing out that Salomon was mortal too.

Salomon struggled with Rune Divination in Asgard while Queen of Heaven Frigga supported his studies and arranged for him to train. As Thor prepared to ascend the throne, he brought Salomon to the training grounds, where Sif followed with concerns about Thor’s relationship with him.

• Queen of Heaven Frigga taught Salomon Rune Divination, but he struggled to interpret the runes despite his skill with Potions.
• Queen of Heaven Frigga paid for Salomon’s gemstone supplies, and he offered to make her enchanted gold jewelry in return.
• Queen of Heaven Frigga sent Salomon to train with his longsword and promised Freya would later teach him Asgardian art.
• The All-Father told Thor he was ready to ascend the throne and urged him to keep Salomon close as a guest from Midgard.
• Thor took Salomon to the training grounds, promising that sparring would help him build muscles like Thor’s, while Sif followed them.

Salomon pressed Thor to obtain an official statement from Odin about Loki’s punishment, then challenged Thor to a sword sparring match. The chapter ended with Thor grabbing Salomon’s blade and lifting him into the air.

• Salomon told Thor that Kamar-Taj expected Asgard to provide a clear official decision about Loki’s punishment.
• Thor struggled to answer Salomon’s political questions, while Sif watched from the shadows and resolved to help Thor with matters he could not handle.
• Salomon asked Thor about Jane Foster, and Sif worried that Thor’s feelings for Jane were serious.
• Thor and Salomon sparred without magic, and Salomon switched to Fiore swordsmanship to target gaps in Thor’s armor.
• Thor caught Salomon’s blade with his free hand and lifted Salomon and the sword into the air.

Frigga introduced Salomon to the Asgardian nobles, and the banquet grew lively as Thor’s military supporters welcomed him. Thor left the feast to seek quiet and think about Jane Foster, while Sif’s attempt to draw him closer failed.

• Frigga introduced Salomon and announced that he would study in Asgard before leaving the banquet.
• Volstagg praised Salomon’s stand against the Destroyer Armor, winning him warmer attention from the military nobles who supported Thor.
• Salomon and Thor discussed their severe injuries from their sword duel, which had required Eir to heal them before the feast.
• Thor went to the balcony because he wanted quiet and remained worried about Jane Foster.
• Sif recalled Thor’s past celebrations, offered him a drink, and watched him leave before calling for Volstagg to bring wine.

Salomon endured an Asgardian feast while Thor visited Heimdall and learned that Jane was studying the celestial alignment. The next morning, Salomon heard that Thor had brought a human girl to Asgard and agreed to meet her, hoping to investigate the Fifth Element.

• Salomon waited at the feast for Thor, while Sif drank and Fandral and Volstagg noticed her distress.
• Thor visited Heimdall, who discussed the approaching Nine Stars Alignment and said he could no longer see Jane.
• Salomon explained alchemical ideas to an Asgardian girl until Fandral interrupted and tried to help him socialize.
• Salomon's sleep spells barely affected the Asgardians, and the feast lasted until morning.
• Gana told Salomon that Thor had brought Jane to Asgard, and Salomon agreed to meet her.

Salomon accompanied Gana to Asgard’s infirmary, where Jane Foster was being treated for an unknown substance inside her. After the substance erupted to protect Jane, Salomon identified it as the Philosopher’s Stone, also known as the Aether, and assured Odin that Kamar-Taj had no intention of claiming it.

• Gana told Salomon that Thor had brought Jane Foster to Asgard’s infirmary and that Eir would examine her.
• Jane recognized Salomon and confronted him for disappearing from Earth, while Salomon warned Thor that Kamar-Taj protected Earth’s sovereignty and Jane’s privacy.
• Odin ordered Jane sent back to Midgard, and Salomon was tasked with seeing her safely home.
• When guards touched Jane, dark crimson energy burst from her and hurled them away; Salomon blocked the attack.
• Eir said the substance inside Jane was protecting itself, and Salomon identified it as the Philosopher’s Stone, the Fifth Element, and the Aether.

Odin explained the history of the Aether to Salomon, Thor, and Jane Foster, who carried it inside her. Salomon left with an ancient book to study, but Lady Sif stopped him and asked about Jane.

• Odin led Salomon, Thor, and Jane Foster to a model of the World Tree, where Salomon recognized its purpose and confirmed the substance inside Jane as Aether.
• Odin showed them an enchanted book describing how Malekith and the Dark Elves had wielded Aether before Borr defeated them.
• Jane asked how to remove Aether from her body, and Salomon said he might try to ease her symptoms but could not promise a cure.
• Salomon took the book to read in private while Thor stayed with Jane, and the scholars reminded him to return it.
• Salomon ran into Lady Sif in a corridor, and she asked whether Jane Foster had come to Asgard.

Salomon advised Sif about her troubled relationship with Thor, and she decided to confront him before accepting her future as Queen Regent. Meanwhile, Thor explained to Jane Foster that she was stranded in a convergence point, and Salomon brought Sif to wait in Asgard for Thor.

• Sif confided in Salomon that Thor had repeatedly fallen for other women, and Salomon urged her to stop treating their relationship as a competition and speak plainly to him.
• Sif decided to find Thor, slap him, and make him understand what he had given up; Salomon asked her for help in return.
• Thor told Jane that the Celestial Convergence had left her beyond Heimdall's sight and promised to find a way to save her.
• Frigga approached Thor and Jane, and Thor introduced Jane to his mother, the Queen Regent of Asgard.
• Salomon led Sif to a pillar in Asgard and told her to wait invisibly for Thor to pass by.

Salomon waited with Sif during Asgard’s dungeon alarm, preparing a sealing vessel and insisting that she stay. When future Thor appeared, Salomon reunited him with Frigga and helped him face his past, while hinting that fate could still be changed.

• Salomon used Veil of Concealment to remain unnoticed beside Sif and engraved a glass vessel with a Four Elements Seal.
• When the Dungeon Alarm sounded, Sif tried to join the fight, but Salomon stopped her and said he was giving her a chance to fulfill her duty and achieve her wish.
• Salomon took an Asgardian sword from his leather bag and explained that he was preparing to deceive fate for peace and humanity.
• Salomon led Sif to Fat otaku Thor, who appeared in a red hoodie, and explained that he was Thor from a parallel world and that their future had already been decided.
• Salomon introduced Queen of Heaven Frigga, who took Thor’s hand as Sif studied his changed appearance.
• Thor said there was still a chance to change their fate and asked Salomon about the future; Salomon agreed to explain and stepped aside for them.

Salomon prepared for the Dark Elves’ attack by safeguarding the Aether and Queen of Heaven Frigga. When Malekith arrived, Frigga and Sif attacked him while Salomon waited for the Cursed Warrior.

• Salomon injected Rocket Raccoon with a rabies vaccine and told him to return the device to Jane Foster.
• Frigga and Sif brought the device to Jane, and Salomon warned that the Dark Elves might still find the Aether.
• Salomon explained that the Venerable One wanted the remaining Dark Elves eliminated and gave Frigga a protective spell.
• Frigga revealed she had a plan, and Salomon agreed to follow it.
• Malekith entered the room and identified himself as he moved toward Jane Foster.
• Frigga stabbed Malekith, Sif joined the attack, and Salomon prepared to confront the approaching Cursed Warrior.

Anduin, Newton, and Dany witnessed a black-armored giant fall from the sky into their woodland hideout, where Salomon was already fighting it. Salomon continued battling the Cursed Warrior while the children watched, unaware of what had become of Thor or what was happening in Asgard.

• Anduin, Newton, and Dany grew up together in Culham and became close friends despite their fights with John Marble and his gang.
• Dany told Anduin and Newton that her mother believed magic was real and planned to send her to learn it.
• A bright beam fell from the sky toward the children’s secret base, and Anduin pulled Newton and Dany out of its path.
• The children returned to find Salomon attacking a black-armored Cursed Warrior with a sword.
• Salomon recalled using spells to fight the Cursed Warrior before resorting to his sword, and wondered where Thor was and whether the Aether had been taken.

Thor and Salomon fought the Cursed Warrior in a forest pond after the Bifrost brought them to Earth. With Phoenix's help and Salomon's spells, Thor drowned the Cursed Warrior, while local children watched and wondered who Salomon was.

• The Cursed Warrior overpowered Salomon until Thor arrived and took over the fight.
• Dany, Anduin, and Four-Eyes Newton watched from the bushes and worried that government agents would seize their secret base.
• Salomon summoned Phoenix, replenished his spellcasting supplies, and used magic to help Thor battle the Cursed Warrior.
• Phoenix distracted the Cursed Warrior as Thor struck him with Mjolnir, and Salomon weakened him with Binding Lash.
• Thor pinned the Cursed Warrior underwater until he drowned, then collapsed on the muddy shore.
• Dany and her companions speculated that Salomon was a wizard or a new Avenger.

Salomon and Thor tried to return to Asgard after defeating the Dark Elves, but Heimdall did not answer their call and the Bifrost failed to appear. They accepted help from Dany, Anduin, and Newton while preparing to avoid the police and find another way onward.

• Thor and Salomon prepared to return to Asgard, and Thor explained that its defenses had failed during the Dark Elf attack.
• Thor called for Heimdall twice, but the Bifrost did not come, leaving them unable to reach Asgard.
• Salomon considered how Malekith had survived by trading the destruction of most of the Dark Elves for his own life and the survival of a few soldiers.
• Dany, Anduin, and Newton emerged from the bushes and offered the weary men towels, tea, and shelter from the police.
• Salomon accepted the children’s help and asked them to find a large tarp, warning that Heimdall could damage their lawn.

Odin, Frigga, and the Sorcerer Supreme planned a staged death to push Thor and Loki toward supporting Asgard, while Odin agreed to teach Salomon secrets the Sorcerer Supreme did not know. Back at Dany's home, Salomon tried to clean up after the battle, but Dany's mother eagerly questioned him about magic and the knight from the Battle of New York.

• The Sorcerer Supreme and Odin discussed staging Odin's death so Thor and Loki would learn to support Asgard and Thor could awaken his true power.
• The Sorcerer Supreme agreed to help arrange the scene and alter Sif and Jane Foster's memories, while Frigga looked forward to reuniting with her sons.
• The Sorcerer Supreme asked Odin to teach Salomon hidden secrets of the world as part of their bargain, hoping to prepare an escape route if he fell into madness.
• At Dany's home, Dany cleaned Thor while he regaled the boys with stories, and Salomon washed himself and Phoenix after the pond battle.
• Dany's mother served tea and biscuits, collected Thor's autograph, then enthusiastically questioned Salomon about magic schools and the knight from the Battle of New York.
• Salomon silently wrote while Dany's mother studied his familiar-looking face, and he remembered that he still had to go to work.

Salomon and Thor left Earth after securing the children’s silence, but a newspaper obituary and Heimdall’s report revealed that Frigga had died and Odin had been injured in a Dark Elf attack. Salomon suspected Heimdall was lying and demanded to know what had truly happened in Asgard.

• Salomon gave Anduin, Newton, Dany, and Dany’s mother confidentiality contracts, and warned Dany that learning magic required talent and could not be pursued recklessly.
• Thor and Salomon departed Earth by Bifrost, and Salomon found a newspaper obituary declaring that he had died at seventeen.
• Heimdall told Thor and Salomon that Frigga had died, Odin had been injured, and an unknown ally had helped Malekith escape.
• Thor rushed toward Asgard, while Salomon questioned Heimdall and pointed out that the Eye of Agamotto had not activated to reverse Frigga’s death.
• Heimdall implied that Salomon already understood the deception and insisted that Asgard needed Thor, prompting Salomon to demand an account of what had happened after their departure.

Asgard mourned Frigga while the All-Father and Salomon planned a joint defense of Midgard against Malekith and the Dark Elves. After the meeting, Thor withdrew alone, and Salomon regrouped his belongings while Phoenix described the epic it was preparing to publish.

• Asgardians mourned Frigga as her funeral boat sailed into the cosmos, and Salomon used the Eye of Agamotto to confirm that she appeared to be alive and safe.
• The All-Father asked Salomon for Kamar-Taj's opinion, and Salomon proposed that Thor lead a limited Asgardian force with Arcanists, Sif, and the Warriors of Asgard against Malekith.
• Sif and the Warriors of Asgard asked to join the battle, and the All-Father approved the plan.
• Thor disappeared into Asgard's corridors after the meeting, while Sif led the others away to give him time alone.
• Salomon repacked his belongings and spoke with Phoenix, who said it was polishing a heroic epic about Salomon for publication under the pen name Thirty-seven.

After agreeing to help Asgard fight the Dark Elves, Salomon explained the Aether to Sif and the Warriors Three. Thor freed Loki from his cell, urging him to join the fight and avenge Frigga.

• Phoenix embarrassed Salomon with praise and suggested he could take several favored consorts, so Salomon told it to stop.
• Sif, Volstagg, and Fandral asked Salomon to join forces with Loki against the Dark Elves, and Salomon agreed on the condition that Asgard formally confirm Loki's life sentence.
• Sif asked Salomon to explain the Aether, and he began a lecture on its nature as the fifth hypothetical element.
• Thor confronted Loki about Frigga's death, but Loki mocked his imprisonment and showed tear tracks on his face.
• Thor shattered Loki's cell barrier with Mjolnir and urged him to seek the All-Father's permission to avenge Frigga alongside him.

Salomon accompanied Thor, Loki, and the Einherjar through the Bifrost to Jane Foster’s London home, where Thor explained that Midgard faced danger and they had come to help and seek revenge. Salomon secretly marked Loki to track him, then prepared to brief Erik Selvig while another attendee joined by phone.

• At the Bifrost, Salomon exposed Loki’s disguise and placed an invisible Mystic Mark on him, while Loki dismissed the mark as easy to remove.
• Thor led Loki and the others through the Bifrost to Jane Foster’s London laboratory, where the crowd and police gathered around the arriving Einherjar.
• Salomon concealed his appearance, diverted the police, and sent a message to government contacts.
• Darcy welcomed the group and reported that Erik Selvig had run around Stonehenge naked and appeared increasingly erratic.
• Erik embraced Thor and the warriors, then asked why they had come; Thor said Midgard was in trouble and they had come to help and seek revenge.
• Salomon said another attendee would join by phone and asked Phoenix to bring what he needed.

Salomon contacted Agent Coulson to request S.H.I.E.L.D.'s help with the trouble in London, then returned to find Bayonetta hosting a swimsuit party in his apartment. The chapter ended with Bayonetta asking him to apply sunscreen as part of his belated coming-of-age ceremony.

• Salomon called Agent Coulson, and Thor explained that they needed S.H.I.E.L.D.'s assistance while Eric prepared to answer Coulson's questions.
• Salomon left the conversation to report to Kamar-Taj and return the Eye of Agamotto.
• Phoenix visited Athena's residence and asked Little Lorna for Salomon's shield.
• Salomon arrived at his apartment, slipped on a wine bottle, and found Samun Shaw drinking his whiskey in a swimsuit.
• Salomon discovered Bayonetta, Jeanne, and the Alchemical Doll at a swimsuit party beneath Jubileus's halo.
• Bayonetta untied her swimsuit strings and asked Salomon to apply sunscreen.

Salomon prepared to join a joint Asgard-Kamar-Taj operation against the Dark Elves while keeping Bayonetta, Jeanne, and Samun Shaw from accompanying him. In London, Sif and Thor arranged civilian evacuation with Agent Coulson, who tried to contact Salomon and bring S.H.I.E.L.D. support.

• Salomon kissed Bayonetta, then told Dinah to dress, arm herself, and activate the construct legion for the coming battle.
• Salomon refused to let the women join him, returned to Kamar-Taj through a portal, and planned to retrieve the Eye of Agamotto and put on his armor.
• Sif told Agent Coulson that S.H.I.E.L.D. should evacuate civilians but leave the fighting to Asgard, and she objected to involving mortal authorities.
• Thor offered Coulson a portal for his team but explained that Salomon was away and suggested contacting him by email.
• Coulson agreed to bring an action team and an aircraft, while Melinda May watched as Thor tried to figure out how to email Salomon.