Chapter Summaries

Peter chose to let the heroes fight the invading Chitauri before stepping in, while New York evacuated ahead of their arrival. The battle began with the heroes cutting through the invaders, and Felicia surged ahead in Freddy’s casualty rankings.

• Peter told the heroes he would wait to intervene until they could no longer hold out, so he could see how far they could go.
• Peter informed President George of his plan, and George arranged for New York’s residents to evacuate to underground shelters.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. tracked five Chitauri Whale Ships approaching Earth, and Tony estimated they would arrive the next day.
• Thanos watched Earth through a hologram and sent his vanguard fleet toward the planet to force Loki to submit.
• Five Whale Ships arrived over Manhattan, and tens of thousands of Chitauri soldiers and Leviathan Beasts attacked the city.
• Captain America, Tony, Felicia, Natasha, and the other heroes fought the Chitauri as Peter tracked their scores; Natasha froze hundreds of soldiers and claimed the lead.

Sif, Alexei, and Hulk battled the invading Chitauri and their Leviathan Beasts while Peter prepared a livestream for the people sheltering underground. The broadcast showed Hulk and Alexei destroy two Leviathan Beasts with a coordinated charge, leaving the shelter residents astonished.

• Sif merged her twin swords and split a Leviathan Beast with a sweeping sword aura.
• Alexei tore into another Leviathan Beast while his Radiation Symbiote Suit absorbed the Chitauri's attacks, and Hulk charged through the enemy ranks.
• Peter proposed a plan to Alexei and Hulk, then changed into the Arbiter Suit and asked Freddy to livestream the battlefield to the shelters.
• The livestream showed the terrified shelter residents the Leviathan Beasts ravaging New York as Peter announced he had something interesting to show them.
• Hulk and Alexei charged through enemy fire, burst through two Leviathan Beasts, and smashed their arms together as the beasts' heads exploded.

Peter’s livestream showed Earth’s superheroes devastating the Chitauri, but the relentless invasion began to wear them down. As Thanos’s forces watched, Loki warned that they had already lost roughly a mothership’s worth of troops and would lose the war because they had underestimated someone who had not yet acted.

• Peter’s livestream showed Hulk and Alexei killing a monster, then Felicia, William, Tony Stark, and Daisy Johnson destroying Chitauri forces and Leviathan Beasts with their powers.
• People in the safe houses cheered for the superheroes, setting aside their disputes as the battle’s spectacle united them.
• The tide of Chitauri began to exhaust the heroes, and Harry, Prowler, Captain America, Daredevil, Hawkeye, and others suffered injuries as Gwen struggled to heal them.
• Ebony Maw told Thanos that Earth’s resistance was limited, but Loki warned that Earth had grown stronger and that the Chitauri had already lost forces equivalent to one mothership.
• Loki declared that Thanos had lost the war because he had underestimated someone who had not yet made a move.

Thanos ordered Black Dwarf and Supergiant to end the battle on Earth, and the pair overwhelmed Hulk after descending onto Manhattan. Supergiant controlled Hulk and turned him against Captain America, while Daisy and Natasha were immobilized as they tried to protect Gwen Stacy.

• Thanos told Ebony Maw to summon Supergiant and Black Dwarf and give them ten minutes to deal with the defenders.
• Black Dwarf and Supergiant leaped from the Chitauri mothership and crashed into Manhattan, creating enormous craters.
• Black Dwarf charged Hulk, overpowered him, and broke his arm in their brutal fight.
• Supergiant used her powers to cloud Hulk's mind and make him attack Captain America.
• Hulk struck Captain America through his Vibranium Shield, shattered his spine, and left him badly injured.
• Daisy and Natasha charged at Supergiant to protect Gwen Stacy, but Supergiant immobilized them with an invisible force.

Peter transformed into Ultimate Flame Magic Dragon Form and destroyed two Chitauri motherships, turning the tide of the New York battle. He then confronted Thanos’s forces, leaving Thanos solemn and the defenders cheering.

• Supergiant used psychic control to trap Daisy and Natasha in painful memories while Black Dwarf blocked Felicia’s attack and engaged her.
• Peter crushed his soda can, used Aurora’s Eye to reach the largest Chitauri mothership, and transformed into Ultimate Flame Magic Dragon Form.
• Peter’s Lava Release: Ultra-Big Ball Rasenshuriken destroyed the first mothership, and his Rider Kick sent a second crashing into the Hudson River.
• Peter threatened the blue-skinned enemy, prompting cheers from the safe house as Ebony Maw and Loki reacted in shock and Thanos rose with a solemn expression.

Peter’s Armament Haki evolved, allowing him to infuse it into attacks, and he killed Black Dwarf after breaking his Uru-mixed axe. Supergiant released Daisy and Natasha and tried to escape, but Peter caught her, prompting her to unleash her full psychic power on him.

• Peter stopped Black Dwarf’s axe with his hand and discovered that his Armament Haki had evolved into Armament Haki Infusion.
• Peter snapped Black Dwarf’s Uru-mixed axe and killed him with a light flick to the forehead.
• Supergiant saw Black Dwarf die and released her mental restraints on Daisy and Natasha.
• Supergiant tried to flee, but Peter caught her by the shoulder and taunted her.
• Supergiant poured all her psychic power into Peter’s mind with Forced Mind Control.

Supergiant believed she had psychically controlled Peter and ordered him to kill his allies, but he revealed that he had only been teasing her. Peter defeated Supergiant and freed Hulk from her control, leaving her permanently brain-dead.

• Supergiant psychically froze Peter and ordered him to kill his companions, but he remained motionless as the heroes watched her in confusion.
• Supergiant attacked Peter with a dagger, but Peter regained his composure, destroyed her right arm, and revealed that her psychic power did not affect him.
• Peter slapped Supergiant and explained that he had only been teasing her.
• Hulk attacked Peter from behind, but Peter caught his fist and used the Horse Talisman to free him from Supergiant's control.
• Peter used Conqueror's Haki to incapacitate Supergiant and the Chitauri soldiers, then overloaded Supergiant's mind with information, leaving her permanently brain-dead.

Peter led the superheroes to defeat the Chitauri invasion, then repaired parts of the city and claimed spoils from the battle. After turning a Whale Ship into his personal spaceship, he considered opening a new space dungeon.

• Peter used Susan Stone's telekinetic shield to protect the superheroes, who counterattacked and wiped out the remaining Chitauri forces.
• Peter destroyed the neural centers of the three Chitauri Whale Ships, ending the war, while Thanos decided to wait until he had gathered the Infinity Stones before returning to Earth.
• Peter used the Horse Talisman to restore several damaged commercial streets and sacrificed Supergiant's Psychic Core and a paralyzed Whale Ship for thirty thousand points.
• Peter kept Black Dwarf's shattered axe so he could extract its Uru metal and forge a weapon with Odin's Uru and World Tree branches.
• Peter used the Wheel of Fortune to transform an intact Whale Ship into his personal spaceship and wondered whether to open a new space dungeon.

After the Avengers approved an AI armor deployment and a space outpost, Peter found Nick Fury among the Skrulls and traded a habitable world for Fury’s return. Peter planned to use Ego as that world, kill him, and take his Celestial power.

• Tony proposed an AI Armor Mass-Deployment Plan, and the Avengers unanimously approved it.
• Peter proposed establishing Earth’s own space outposts and chose Nick Fury to guard one; he showed footage of Fury being rescued by the Skrulls.
• Peter tracked a Skrull to the Marvel Near-Earth Orbital Laboratory and demanded that Talos hand over Fury.
• Peter promised to find the Skrulls a habitable planet in exchange for Fury, and Talos agreed to the deal.
• Peter brought Fury with him and planned to kill Ego, relocate the Skrulls to Ego, and use his genes to become a Celestial.

Peter and Sif departed Earth aboard the Mandate for a journey through space, but an unidentified fleet attacked them soon after launch. Peter unleashed the ship’s enhanced weapons and prepared to board the enemy vessels when the attackers pressed their assault.

• Peter said goodbye to the Avengers at Cape Canaveral Space Base and boarded the Mandate with Sif as his guide.
• Peter and Sif admired the stars together aboard the Mandate and grew closer during their journey.
• The Mandate’s alarms warned that an unidentified energy attack had damaged its right wing and a large fleet was approaching.
• Peter used his Byakugan to spot the fleet and fired the Mandate’s energy weapons, destroying several small fighters.
• The enemy fleet regrouped and surrounded the Mandate, so Peter told Sif to get dressed and prepared to visit their ships.

Peter and Sif boarded a Nova Corps flagship after mistaking its pursuit for a hostile attack, but Peter cleared up the misunderstanding and introduced himself as an enemy of Thanos. Roman Day invited Peter to Xandar, where Peter learned that the Nova Corps had recently arrested the group he was looking for.

• Peter used Cosmic Captain Mode to fly with Sif through the Nova Corps' barrage and tear open the flagship's hatch.
• Peter's Conqueror's Haki incapacitated the soldiers, while Roman Day resisted and declared his loyalty to the Nova Corps.
• Peter revealed his identity and explained that the Mandate was a captured Chitauri ship, not a vessel sent by Thanos to attack Xandar.
• Sif identified the Nova Corps as Xandar's peace-loving interstellar force, and Roman Day apologized and invited Peter to visit Xandar.
• Peter asked Roman Day about prisoners who had recently entered Xandar illegally, and Roman Day confirmed that Kyln Prison had arrested them while they tried to steal the Orb.

Peter accompanied Roman Day to Xandar and went to Kyln Prison to meet the people tied to the Orb. He subdued the prison riot with his Conqueror's Haki and ended the chapter face-to-face with Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot.

• Peter agreed to travel to Xandar with Roman Day and help resolve the Nova Corps' problems.
• Peter and Sif arrived on Xandar, where Ilani Rael received them and arranged their visit to Kyln Prison.
• Peter and Sif entered Kyln Prison during a riot, and Sif fought off prisoners who attacked them.
• Peter used his Conqueror's Haki to knock the rioting prisoners unconscious and silence the prison.
• Peter met Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot, and Sif mocked Rocket's threat to him.

Peter let Star-Lord and his crew leave with a fake Orb, expecting them to make their own fun, but Ronan acquired the Power Stone and set course for Xandar. As panic spread through the Nova Corps war room, Peter dismissed the threat as “just Ronan.”

• Peter negotiated with Star-Lord for the Orb, then left Kyln Prison with Sif after Star-Lord agreed to the deal.
• Peter crushed the Orb and revealed it was empty, explaining to Sif that he had let Star-Lord escape on purpose.
• Rhomann Dey urgently contacted Peter after Ronan attacked the crew’s ship and took the Orb.
• Peter entered the Nova Corps war room, where Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Groot, and Rocket faced execution as Yondu arrived with his Ravagers.
• Rhomann Dey showed the room Ronan’s Dark Aster approaching Xandar, and Peter told everyone not to panic because it was just Ronan.

As Ronan’s Dark Aster approached Xandar, Irani Rael rallied the Nova Corps, Yondu’s Ravagers, and Peter to defend the planet. When their weapons failed to pierce the ship’s shield, Peter flew out alone toward the Dark Aster, leaving everyone but Sif convinced he was rushing to his death.

• Nova Corps centurions panicked at the sight of Ronan’s Power Stone-boosted Dark Aster, and Sif condemned them for losing heart.
• Irani Rael urged Xandar to fight, secured Yondu’s help by promising payment, and offered Peter a reward and an alliance with Earth.
• Irani Rael ordered Xandar’s fighters and Star-Net defense system into action as the Dark Aster neared the planet.
• Roman Day ordered the fleet to fire, but the attacks failed against the Dark Aster’s shield, and Star-Net could not connect.
• Star-Lord and his companions offered to board the Dark Aster and recover the Power Stone, but Peter flew toward the ship alone, while Sif watched with a knowing smile.

Peter tore open the Dark Aster’s shield, allowing the Nova Corps to attack, but Ronan emerged wielding the Power Stone and overwhelmed their forces. As Star-Lord proposed using awkward dancing to distract Ronan, Peter mocked him and provoked his fury.

• Peter shattered and ripped apart the Dark Aster’s shield, and Ilani ordered the Nova Corps to attack.
• Ronan emerged from the Dark Aster wielding the Power Stone and destroyed several Nova warships with a Shockwave.
• Ilani rallied the Nova Corps to keep attacking, but Ronan’s power made their assault ineffective.
• Star-Lord proposed distracting Ronan with awkward dancing so the others could destroy his hammer.
• Peter laughed at Ronan and called him hilarious, provoking him and ruining Star-Lord’s chance to distract him.

Star-Lord’s attempt to distract Ronan failed, and the Power Stone’s blast left him gravely injured. As Ronan prepared to destroy the remaining defenders, Peter reappeared as a giant Flora Colossi and unleashed a forest of vines aboard the Dark Aster.

• Star-Lord danced and sang to distract Ronan, but Ronan blasted him with the Power Stone and left him motionless.
• Gamora grieved over Star-Lord, while Rocket Raccoon and Groot reacted to his apparent defeat.
• Yondu ordered the Ravagers to retreat, and the Nova Corps’ morale collapsed as Ronan threatened Xandar.
• Ronan swung his warhammer at the defenders, but a giant tree person appeared and shielded them.
• The giant tree person revealed Peter’s voice, then Peter summoned thick vines that grew into a vast forest across the Dark Aster.

Peter overwhelmed Ronan with enormous wooden constructs, used pollen to weaken him, and took the Power Stone. He crushed Ronan’s warhammer and held the unleashed Stone without injury.

• Peter’s forest regrew as Ronan’s Power Stone blasts failed to destroy it.
• Peter created a colossal wooden humanoid and dragon, shocking the Nova Corps, Yondu’s crew, and Groot.
• Ronan attacked the wooden constructs, but Peter’s wooden dragon and humanoid struck him down.
• Peter’s flowers released pollen that weakened Ronan, allowing vines to take his warhammer.
• Peter shattered the warhammer and took the exposed Power Stone into his hand without harm.

Peter defeated Ronan, who died when he tried to wield the Power Stone in his weakened state. Peter then chose to sacrifice the stone for 400,000 Sacrifice Points, leaving the Guardians stunned and Star-Lord alive but badly injured.

• Ronan grabbed the Power Stone, but its energy shattered his body as Peter planted a foot on his head and killed him.
• The Guardians reacted in shock, and Star-Lord got back up despite the cracks covering his body before Gamora embraced him.
• Peter picked up the Power Stone and learned the system initially offered 300,000 Sacrifice Points.
• Peter argued with the system until it raised the reward to 400,000 points.
• Peter sacrificed the Power Stone because he had little use for it and wanted to keep it from attracting Thanos.

Peter sacrificed the Power Stone and the damaged Dark Aster, then healed Star-Lord and asked him to lead him to his biological father. Meanwhile, Gravik urged the Skrulls to overthrow Talos and seize Earth while Peter was away in space.

• Peter sacrificed the Power Stone, gaining four hundred thousand Sacrifice Points, and reassured Ilani that no one could find it.
• Ilani thanked Peter and offered him Xandar's treasury and a victory banquet.
• Peter healed Star-Lord and asked him to take him to his biological father, telling him to ask Yondu about the details.
• Peter sacrificed Ronan's damaged Dark Aster for twenty thousand points before leaving with Sif for Xandar's banquet.
• On Earth, Gravik argued that the Skrulls should overthrow Talos and take Earth while Peter was away.

Gravik revealed that he had used a Gene Fusion Chamber to combine superhero genes and persuaded the Skrulls to back his Secret Invasion Plan against Europe. After Talos was brought before the gathered Skrulls, he realized he had lost their support and warned Gravik that he would regret his rebellion.

• Gravik transformed himself using Hulk and other superhero genes, then urged the Skrulls to become Super-Skrulls in Gene Fusion Chambers.
• Gravik laid out a plan to infiltrate European powers, pressure the United Nations to disperse superheroes, frame them for crimes, and present the Skrulls as government-controlled heroes.
• The Skrulls rallied behind Gravik, while an elderly Skrull stayed silent under Gravik's threatening gaze.
• Gravik's followers brought Talos into the conference room, where he confronted Gravik about provoking a war with Earth.
• Gravik rejected Talos's agreements with Fury and Parker, accused him of cowardice, and won the room's support as Talos warned that he would regret it.