Chapter Summaries

Thor and the others tried to take Loki back to Asgard, but Black Dwarf attacked and Hawkeye helped Loki escape. After freeing Hawkeye from Loki’s control, Chen Xu learned that Loki planned to gather titanium and open a wormhole for his army, then returned to Kamar-Taj with Thor.

• Chen Xu advised Thor to take Loki to Asgard under guard, then cuffed Loki and handed him over to Thor.
• Black Dwarf attacked the group, and Hawkeye helped Loki escape through a blue spatial doorway.
• Black Widow restrained Hawkeye, and Chen Xu erased Loki’s control over him; Hawkeye revealed Loki was gathering titanium to open a wormhole for his army.
• Chen Xu returned to the New York Sanctum, while Thor flew there separately instead of joining Captain America’s group.
• Chen Xu warned Thor not to touch Kamar-Taj’s energy barrier and explained that the Space Stone made his spatial spells ineffective.

Chen Xu and Thor searched for Loki, but the Ancient One could not predict his location because Chen Xu had changed the future. Loki opened a wormhole above Stark Tower and unleashed the Chitauri, leaving Chen Xu and Thor fighting the invasion.

• Chen Xu and Thor asked the Ancient One where Loki was, and she explained that the future had become impossible to predict because of Chen Xu’s actions.
• Loki refused to abandon his plan after learning Hawkeye had been captured and ordered Dr. Wade to finish the wormhole device.
• A wormhole opened above Stark Tower, and the Chitauri poured into New York as Nick Fury’s forces struggled to respond.
• Chen Xu and Thor tried to break the energy shield protecting the Cosmic Cube, but neither Chen Xu’s spell nor Thor’s Mjolnir worked.
• Chen Xu and Thor attacked the invading Chitauri, with Chen Xu killing many using his Omega Rays.

Chen Xu entered the Chitauri fleet through the wormhole to find its command center, while Earth’s defenders struggled against the invasion. After the American Consulate launched a nuclear missile toward New York, Stark redirected it into the wormhole and saw Chen Xu fighting the Chitauri in space.

• Chen Xu and Thor fought the Chitauri over New York as S.H.I.E.L.D. deployed fighter jets and the invaders began attacking civilians.
• Stark, Steve, Black Widow, and Hulk joined the battle, but the growing numbers of Chitauri and Leviathans overwhelmed the defenders.
• Chen Xu flew through the wormhole and used the Evolved Phoenix Force to shield himself as he attacked the Chitauri fleet with Omega Rays.
• Nick Fury learned that a fighter carrying a nuclear missile had taken off without his authorization, and Stark agreed to stop it from reaching New York.
• Stark pushed the missile into the wormhole, then saw Chen Xu transformed into a golden-red phoenix, battling the Chitauri fleet behind an unbroken energy shield.

Stark reported that Chen Xu had effortlessly resisted the Chitauri fleet, while Chen Xu unleashed the Phoenix Force and forced Loki to abandon the invasion to focus on him. Chen Xu found Loki aboard a warship, defeated him, and flew away with Loki and the Mind Scepter.

• Thor caught Stark after Stark's armor ran out of energy, and Stark told the others that Chen Xu had withstood the Chitauri fleet's attacks.
• Chen Xu used a Phoenix Wave to destroy approaching Chitauri and their warships, prompting Loki to order every force to attack Chen Xu instead of Earth.
• Ebony Maw and Black Dwarf warned Loki about the danger, then escaped through a spatial portal as Chen Xu tore through the fleet toward Loki's ship.
• Chen Xu located Loki's ordinary warship and broke through its defenses, while Loki regretted not fleeing with Ebony Maw and Black Dwarf.
• Loki's Mind Scepter and energy blasts had no effect on Chen Xu, who punched Loki unconscious and flew away carrying him and the Mind Scepter.

Chen Xu helped end the Chitauri invasion by bringing Loki to Stark Tower and explaining how to shut down the Cosmic Cube. After the battle, the survivors formed the Avengers, and Chen Xu accepted an invitation to study in Asgard, where he easily defeated Thor in a sparring match.

• Chen Xu used Loki to make the Chitauri pause their attack and brought him to Stark Tower, where the group learned how to use the Mind Scepter to shut down the Cosmic Cube.
• Thor and Loki returned the Cosmic Cube to Asgard, while Chen Xu and the others celebrated the end of the battle over barbecue.
• Chen Xu told the group about Kamar-Taj’s ancient battles against dimensional demon gods, and the others agreed to form a team called the Avengers.
• Chen Xu returned to the New York Sanctum through a portal, and the other heroes went back to their lives.
• Chen Xu accepted an invitation from Thor and Ancient One to go to Asgard as an exchange student.
• Thor sparred with Chen Xu to gauge his strength, but Chen Xu beat him decisively.

After learning that the Nine Realms were converging and receiving a mission to save Frigga and obtain the Reality Stone, Chen Xu traveled to Earth with Thor. He reached the warehouse before Jane absorbed the Aether and contained it in a magical box.

• Nick Fury recruited Dr. Wade after learning that the Nine Realms would soon converge and threaten Earth, and promised him the resources he needed.
• Thor invited Chen Xu to watch the convergence, but Chen Xu asked him to visit Jane on Earth instead.
• Heimdall opened the Bifrost for Thor and Chen Xu, warning that its energy was limited after the damage it had suffered.
• Chen Xu brought Thor to the warehouse, where Thor reunited with Jane and apologized for being away.
• Chen Xu entered the warehouse alone, found the Aether, and used magical chains to place it in a magical box.

Chen Xu claimed the Aether and received a reward that fused part of the Chaos Force and Phoenix Force, greatly increasing his power. When the Dark Elves arrived to reclaim their weapon, Chen Xu and Thor defeated them, then returned to Asgard.

• Chen Xu touched the Aether, completing his mission and gaining fifty percent of the Chaos Force and Phoenix Force, which fused into a powerful new energy within him.
• Chen Xu sensed the Dark Elves' warship approaching and warned Thor, then sent Jane somewhere safe when the ship appeared above them.
• Thor fought the Dark Elves while Chen Xu protected himself from their attacks and revealed that he held the Aether.
• Chen Xu destroyed the Dark Elves' strongest warrior with Phoenix Flame, and Thor blasted their warship out of the sky with lightning.
• Thor explained the situation to Jane, then returned to Asgard with Chen Xu.

Chen Xu finished reading Asgard’s library and agreed to help Thor and Asgard face the coming danger from Hela. He destroyed Surtur’s consciousness in the Eternal Flame, absorbed some of its power, and then his exchange-student term ended.

• Chen Xu tricked Thor into training to awaken his dormant lightning power, leaving himself free to finish reading Asgard’s books.
• Odin told Chen Xu about Hela, his weakening health, and his hope that Chen Xu would help Thor and Asgard survive the coming catastrophe.
• Odin allowed Chen Xu to use the Eternal Flame and warned him that Surtur’s consciousness could invade his mind.
• Chen Xu destroyed Surtur’s consciousness, absorbed a wisp of the Eternal Flame, and greatly increased his magical power.
• Chen Xu left the Eternal Flame with Odin, and a few days later his exchange-student term ended.

After returning from Asgard, Chen Xu rescued Pepper from a bioengineered-human attack and returned to the New York Sanctum. Loki, now on Earth, began building a stronger Dark Alliance with Kingpin as Chen Xu went to question the Ancient One.

• Chen Xu returned to Earth through the Bifrost and spent several months studying Asgardian knowledge at the New York Sanctum.
• Stark called Chen Xu for help after Pepper was kidnapped, and Chen Xu teleported to Stark’s battle with the bioengineered humans.
• Chen Xu stopped time, rescued Pepper before she was injected with serum, and killed her pursuer with the Phoenix Force.
• Loki used the Mind Scepter to control Kingpin, who obtained the serum and planned to recruit stronger allies for revenge on the Avengers.
• Chen Xu returned to the Sanctum and went to ask the Ancient One some questions.

Chen Xu learned that the Nine Realms’ convergence had weakened Earth’s spatial barriers, while Loki formed the Dark Alliance and Cyttorak sent a red gemstone to Earth to create his messenger. Ancient One asked Chen Xu to train Stephen as a future Sorcerer Supreme, but Stark then warned him that Pepper could be in danger because Hydra had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D.

• Chen Xu asked Ancient One about changes in spatial magic and learned that the Nine Realms’ convergence was weakening the barriers around Earth.
• Loki established the Dark Alliance with Doctor Doom, General Ross, and Kingpin as members.
• Cyttorak appeared alongside Dormammu, overwhelmed Ancient One, and sent a red gemstone to Earth to create his messenger.
• Ancient One asked Chen Xu to teach Stephen, and Chen Xu agreed to train him as a future Sorcerer Supreme.
• Stark told Chen Xu that Hydra had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. and that Pepper might be in danger.