Recaps

Loren learned that neither he nor his companions could practice magic, so he asked the Ancient One to teach any suitable person he found in the future. Before leaving, she gave him a ring that could cast a few limited spells without a sorcerer’s magical power, and Loki emerged from a portal into the company of Loren’s women.

• The Ancient One told Loren that he and his companions lacked the physique to learn magic, and Loren asked her to personally teach anyone suitable he might find later.
• The Ancient One agreed to Loren’s request and gave him a ring that could conceal its wearer, move objects, release elemental energy, and form a barrier using its limited magical energy.
• Loren recognized the ring’s ability to conceal its wearer and compared it to the One Ring before the Ancient One departed through a portal.
• Loki fell out of another magical portal, complained about being trapped in a passage for an hour, and found himself surrounded by Loren’s cold-eyed women.

Loren and his wives encountered Loki and Mjolnir, but none of them could lift the hammer. When Loren tried, Mjolnir called down lightning on him.

• Loki arrived on Earth and declared himself King of Asgard, but 2B slammed him into the ground.
• Loki continued insulting the group, so Marie Rose knocked him unconscious with a Waist-Hold Suplex.
• Loren stopped Marie Rose from attacking further and ordered the group to tie Loki up, explaining that Loki and his family could be useful.
• Loren explained Mjolnir's power and its requirement that only the worthy could lift it.
• Commander Sister, 2B, and the other women each tried and failed to lift Mjolnir.
• Loren tried to lift Mjolnir, and a bolt of thunder struck down toward him.

Loren failed to lift Mjolnir, which tried to strike him with lightning, and his wives joked about using electricity to make him stronger. After Loren and his party left, Coulson, Natasha, and Hawkeye Barton investigated the hammer, and Natasha and Barton discovered that it was impossibly heavy.

• Mjolnir summoned lightning at Loren, but the Magic Ring's barrier blocked the strike.
• Loren cursed Mjolnir and threatened to urinate on it, but Commander Sister and Marie Rose stopped him from risking electrocution.
• 2B proposed that lightning might strengthen Loren, and the women encouraged him to try again before Loren hurried home and canceled 2B's rewards for the week.
• Coulson, Natasha, and Hawkeye Barton arrived and Natasha identified footprints from eight people, including Loren's group, near Mjolnir.
• Natasha scanned Mjolnir, found no radiation, and tried to lift it, but discovered it was very heavy; Barton grabbed it and froze in place.

Coulson’s team failed to lift Mjolnir and sealed it off for further study, while Loren imprisoned Loki at Morgan Manor and used his magic ring to torment him. Loki was left humiliated and confused about Loren’s knowledge and power.

• Barton, Natasha, and Coulson tried and failed to lift Mjolnir, so Coulson ordered the agents to secure the site for study.
• Loren’s group returned to Morgan Manor with Loki, who threatened Loren from his cell and claimed Odin would punish him.
• Loren mocked Loki by revealing he knew Loki was not Odin’s biological son, then lifted him with Remote Object Control and threw him against the cell wall.
• Loki tried to use magic to see through Loren, but saw only mist, and Loren sensed the attempt.
• Loren used Remote Object Control to squeeze Loki’s rectum, causing Loki to lose control and leaving him embarrassed as Loren claimed to be the ancient Greek god of shit, Shit God Alan.

Loren tested the Magic Ring’s Remote Object Control on Loki and threatened to torture him into surrendering valuables. Loki gave in when 2B and Marie Rose prepared to attack and produced a blue box, though its contents were not revealed.

• Loren discovered that Remote Object Control could affect sensitive internal organs, but the Magic Ring lacked enough power to cause serious damage through a body.
• Loki dispelled Loren’s trick with magic, and 2B warned him before intimidating him into stopping.
• Loren told Loki he planned to kidnap and extort him, then demanded that he hand over his valuables.
• Loki claimed he had brought only a dagger and asked to return to Asgard for more, but Loren ordered 2B and Marie Rose to play with him.
• Loki surrendered and produced a blue box.

Loren took Loki’s Casket of Ancient Winters and confirmed that it could only be used by someone with Frost Giant blood. He released Loki, but A2 knocked him unconscious when he turned to threaten Loren, and Loren remarked that Thor was even more foolish despite being Odin’s biological son.

• Loki handed the Casket of Ancient Winters to Loren and claimed that only Frost Giant blood could activate it.
• Loren and 2B threatened to cut off Loki’s hand to test whether it could operate the casket, but Loki insisted that would not work.
• Loren decided Loki was telling the truth and ordered 2B to release him.
• Loki left the base, threatened Loren, and was knocked unconscious by A2 as he turned to go.
• A2 asked whether Loki was Odin’s son, and Loren explained that Loki was not Odin’s biological son and called the biological one even more brain-dead.

Loren kept Loki captive after taking the Casket of Ancient Winters, explaining that Laufey might attack to reclaim it. Tifa sensed the artifact calling to her and merged with it, leaving Loren and the others to guard the cocoon as the fusion continued.

• Loren refused to kill Loki and ordered him locked up again, saying he would prove useful later.
• Loren explained that Laufey would likely attack once he learned the Casket of Ancient Winters was in their hands, and that Loki might help him do so.
• Tifa said the Casket of Ancient Winters seemed to be calling to her and reached for it.
• The Casket glowed, unleashed a wave of cold, and drew Tifa into itself as she transformed into nanoscopic particles.
• The Casket changed into a towering cocoon, and Loren protected it and stayed beside it while Tifa's fusion continued.

Tony Stark and Bruce Banner failed to uncover Mjolnir’s secrets, and Tony discovered that Loren had already put modular armor into use. Thor arrived at the S.H.I.E.L.D. site and introduced himself as the prince of Asgard, but Tony mocked his claim.

• Bruce Banner and Tony Stark examined Mjolnir and found its weight and durability baffling.
• Tony described his plan to modularize his armor and deploy its modules from satellites.
• Natasha showed Tony footage of Loren transforming through modular assembly, revealing that Loren had already developed the method.
• Natasha and Hawkeye Barton teased Tony about drawing inspiration from Loren, and Tony angrily rejected the implication that he had plagiarized.
• Captain America Rogers entered with Thor, who identified Mjolnir as his weapon and introduced himself as the prince of Asgard.
• Tony sarcastically greeted Thor as Odin, his father, and Thor reacted with confusion.

Thor failed to summon or lift Mjolnir after Odin stripped him of his divine power, and the others dismissed his claim to be the prince of Asgard. The chapter left everyone stunned when Rogers lifted Mjolnir and lightning surged through him, while Thor insisted the hammer belonged to him.

• Thor charged at Tony Stark for mocking him, but Rogers restrained him and Tony apologized sarcastically.
• Thor tried repeatedly to summon Mjolnir, then attempted to lift it, but the hammer did not move.
• Tony and others mocked Thor, while Nick Fury questioned him and Thor explained that Odin had taken his powers and enchanted Mjolnir.
• Rogers walked over to Mjolnir and lifted it with ease, triggering lightning and a powerful aura.
• Thor and the others reacted in shock as Thor protested that Mjolnir was his hammer.

Thor lost Mjolnir and his divine powers, but Nick Fury offered him a place with S.H.I.E.L.D. while he recovered. As Thor reunited with Jane Foster and her companions, A2 arrived with news that her boss knew how to restore his divine power.

• Rogers lifted Mjolnir and summoned lightning, leaving Thor heartbroken while Hawkeye Barton realized the gods were real.
• Nick Fury invited Thor to join S.H.I.E.L.D., and Thor accepted while hoping to regain his powers and return to Asgard.
• Jane Foster, Daisy Lewis, and Eric were brought to Thor, and he explained that he had lost his powers and could not lift Mjolnir.
• A2 tore through the tent and announced that her boss knew how to restore Thor's divine power.

After confirming that Rogers had lifted Mjolnir, Loren sent A2 to summon Thor so he could negotiate for Uru Metal and offer help restoring Mjolnir’s recognition. Thor refused arrogantly, and A2 knocked him down to take him by force.

• Loren sent A2 to investigate the lightning and discovered that Thor was with Rogers, so he planned to use Thor’s concern for Loki to negotiate with him.
• A2 warned Rogers to use Mjolnir carefully and told Thor that Loren wanted to speak with him and could explain how to regain the hammer’s recognition.
• Thor questioned Loren’s authority and refused to go, despite Nick Fury’s attempt to calm the situation.
• A2 slammed Thor into the ground and declared that her boss’s orders came before everything.

A2 subdued Thor, revealed Loki had also been captured, and mocked Nick Fury before leaving with Thor. She left Fury a bouncing black ball that loudly sang a taunting song and could not be switched off.

• Thor threatened A2 and struggled against her, but she forced his face into the dirt while he demanded to know what had happened to Loki.
• A2 told Thor that Loki was her boss’s third dumbass, and Thor protested that he should be ranked second behind himself.
• A2 repeatedly slammed Thor’s head into the ground until he passed out, then carried him toward Morgan Manor.
• Before leaving, A2 warned Nick Fury not to overstep and tossed him a black ball as a gift.
• Natasha scanned the ball and handed it to Nick Fury, who could not turn it off and smashed it against the ground, making it bounce around while singing.

Loren captured Thor and brought him to Loki’s cell, where he revealed that Thor would be treated as an honored guest while Loki remained a hostage. Loren planned to use Loki’s suffering to pressure Thor into paying a ransom, and Thor woke as the commander drenched him with water.

• Nick Fury ordered his men to destroy anything Loren sent him after finding Loren’s black sphere smashed.
• Loren brought the unconscious Thor to Loki’s cell, and Loki rejoiced that his brother had been captured too.
• Loki offered to torture Thor, but Loren refused and explained that he would use Loki as a hostage to demand a ransom from Thor.
• Loki tried to persuade Loren to release him by claiming he was king of Asgard, but Loren rejected his promises.
• Loren signaled the commander, who used her Liquefaction ability to pour water on Thor and wake him.

Thor found Loki imprisoned alongside him, but Loren revealed that he had captured them to force Thor to grow and retrieve Uru Metal from Asgard. Thor had one day to bring back a ton of it or Loren would send him to the Hell Dimension with Loki.

• Thor greeted Loki in his cell, and Loki complained about being trapped while his brother was free.
• 2B slammed Thor into the ground, while Loki cheered her on and Loren stopped her from killing him.
• Thor confronted Loren about why he had captured them, and Loren claimed he was helping Thor become worthy of regaining his divine power.
• Loren demanded that Thor obtain one ton of Uru Metal from Asgard within a day, saying Thor could use his status to command Heimdall.
• Loren threatened to send Thor to the Hell Dimension with Loki if Thor failed, leaving both brothers alarmed.

Loren demanded half a ton of Uru metal from Thor in exchange for Loki’s life, and Thor agreed before returning to Asgard. With his plan proceeding as expected, Loren went back to his laboratory and checked on Tifa’s cocoon and Android 18.

• Loren demanded a ton of Uru metal from Thor, then lowered his demand to half a ton and threatened to kill Loki if Thor refused.
• Loki revealed that Odin’s vault held exactly half a ton of Uru metal, and Thor reluctantly agreed to bring it.
• 2B slapped Thor when he smiled to himself, and Thor called Heimdall to activate the Bifrost and return him to Asgard.
• Loren expected Thor’s return to draw out the target he wanted, then went to his secret laboratory.
• Loren found that Tifa’s cocoon had not moved after a day and night, while Android 18 remained in nutrient solution as she fused with the Perpetual Energy Furnace.

Tifa emerged from the cocoon after fusing with the Casket of Ancient Winters, transformed in appearance and power. She froze her sisters in ice and claimed time alone with Loren.

• The cocoon pulsed with azure light, and Tifa tore her way out of it.
• Tifa emerged with blue eyes and hair, increased height, and an enhanced figure.
• Tifa's sisters teased Loren about his affection for the women around him.
• Tifa froze her four sisters inside ice cages and assured Loren that they were unharmed.
• Tifa nestled into Loren's arms, and they told each other they had missed one another.

Thor returned to Asgard and learned that Loki had seized power, then gathered Uru Metal and allies to confront Loren. He arrived at Loren’s estate with the Warriors Three and Sif, where Loren prepared to meet them.

• Heimdall told Thor that Loki had frozen him, stolen Gungnir, declared himself king, and imprisoned Thor’s friends.
• Thor discovered that Heimdall could not detect Loki or Loren and explained that Loren had captured Loki and taken the Casket of Ancient Winters.
• Thor gathered half a ton of Uru Metal and asked Heimdall to release the Warriors Three and Sif so they could accompany him to Earth.
• The Warriors Three and Sif learned of Loren’s demand and insisted on confronting him, while Thor brought the Uru Metal as a precaution.
• Thor and his companions arrived at Loren’s estate, where Loren was having breakfast with Wanda and ordered his people to let them in.

Thor brought Uru Metal to Loren in exchange for Loki’s release, but the Warriors Three and Sif attacked Loren before the deal was completed. Loren defeated them, imprisoned Sif, and demanded her as an extra concubine-maid in addition to the metal.

• Thor delivered a chest of Uru Metal to Loren, and Loren had Tifa bring the unharmed Loki into the hall.
• Volstagg and the other Warriors Three challenged Loren and refused to let him take the chest, while Thor tried to respond.
• Volstagg attacked Loren, who used the Magic Ring to knock him away; Thor and the others then charged Loren.
• Loren blasted the attackers with fireballs and ice cones, severely injuring the male warriors and pinning them outside.
• Sif attacked Loren, but he used Remote Object Control to disable her and ordered Tifa to take her to the dungeon as an additional ransom.

Loren drove Thor, Loki, and their companions out of his estate while keeping Sif behind, and Loki revealed his anger over learning he was adopted. Loki escaped to Asgard with Gungnir, but his return brought the Destroyer Armor to Loren’s estate.

• Loren blasted Thor and Loki out of the hall and said Sif would remain his prisoner while Thor took the wounded back to Asgard.
• Loki blamed Thor for Sif’s plight, and Thor confronted Loki over his own punishment and the truth about their parentage.
• Loki confessed his resentment toward Odin and Thor, then raised Gungnir to attack Thor.
• Loki heard Loren call out about the hidden weapon, used Gungnir to open the Bifrost, and escaped after threatening to return.
• Loren explained that he had let Loki keep Gungnir so Loki could bring back the Destroyer Armor, which appeared at the estate.
• Thor recognized the giant armor and declared that they were doomed.

Loki sent the Destroyer Armor to Morgan Manor, where Thor tried to talk him down and was struck unconscious. Loren ordered his forces to prepare the Flying Armor as the Destroyer Armor turned its attention toward the villa.

• S.H.I.E.L.D. tracked Thor and saw the Destroyer Armor appear, but Nick Fury ordered the Avengers to wait and let Loren deal with it.
• Loren welcomed the Destroyer Armor as the big fish, while 2B and A2 assessed its immense power.
• Thor approached the Destroyer Armor and pleaded with Loki to stop, but Loki struck him with one punch, leaving him motionless.
• The Destroyer Armor turned toward Loren's villa, so Loren ordered Alice to activate the Plasma Shield and told 2B and A2 to prepare the Flying Armor.

Loren deployed his energy barrier and Flying Armor as Loki’s Destroyer Armor devastated Morgan Manor and overwhelmed Thor. As 2B and A2 fought back, the incubation pod holding Android 18 burst, and her fingers moved.

• Loren raised an energy barrier around his secret base and launched the Flying Armor piloted by 2B and A2.
• Thor recovered his divine power, summoned Mjolnir, and regained his combat form, but Loki’s Destroyer Armor blasted him into the ruins.
• Loki’s Destroyer Armor attacked Loren’s villa, and its high-energy ray made the energy barrier show signs of breaking.
• 2B and A2 charged the Destroyer Armor, and 2B kicked it flying before continuing the assault.
• The incubation pod cultivating Android 18 burst, and Android 18’s fingers moved.

Android 18 emerged from her cultivation chamber, revealing her immense Ki and extraordinary speed. After dressing, she flew out of the laboratory to confront whoever had interrupted her sleep, while observers across the universe sensed her power.

• Android 18 crushed open the cultivation chamber hatch and used her Ki to clean the amniotic fluid from her body.
• The Ancient One and Odin sensed Android 18’s energy and reacted with astonishment.
• Android 18 retrieved her denim outfit with a burst of speed, impressing Loren’s companions.
• Android 18 praised Loren, dressed, and flew out of the laboratory to deal with the person who had disturbed her.
• The Commander, Marie Rose, and Tifa teased Loren, who threatened to give them work.

2B and A2 struggled against Loki’s Uru Metal Destroyer Armor until 2B transformed into a giant Miao Saber that let A2 dismember it. The armor reassembled and attacked again, but Android 18 appeared and stopped its high-energy ray with her bare hand.

• 2B and A2 found their Titanium Alloy Flying Armors unable to damage Loki’s enchanted Destroyer Armor, so 2B proposed becoming a giant Miao Saber for A2.
• 2B drew the Destroyer Armor’s fire, escaped her Flying Armor before it was crushed, and transformed into the giant blade.
• A2 used 2B’s blade to sever the Destroyer Armor’s arm and hack it into eight pieces.
• The Destroyer Armor reassembled and fired at A2, who escaped her damaged Flying Armor as Loki taunted them.
• Android 18 appeared, blocked the Destroyer Armor’s high-energy ray with her bare hand, and called it too weak.

Android 18 effortlessly blocked the Destroyer Armor’s attacks and overwhelmed it with her strength and speed. She left the armor battered in a crater and prepared to finish it with a Ki Blast.

• Android 18 blocked the Destroyer Armor’s high-energy ray bare-handed and told A2 and 2B to return to the villa.
• A2 took 2B back after 2B hurried off, worried that Loren and the others would finish the food.
• Loki angrily sent the Destroyer Armor charging at Android 18, who blocked its punch and traded blows with it without moving.
• Android 18 declared that she would show Loki what destruction meant, then used Aerial Dance and High Speed Movement to batter the Destroyer Armor with punches.
• Android 18 knocked the Destroyer Armor into a huge crater with a sweeping kick and began forming a Ki Blast.

Android 18 obliterated the Destroyer Armor after exhausting its divine power, then attacked Thor when he tried to escape. She caught and crushed Mjolnir, leaving Thor stunned and the manor’s grounds devastated.

• Android 18 repeatedly blasted the Destroyer Armor until its divine power ran out and it remained shattered Uru Metal fragments.
• Loren and the women watched the battle, discussed the damage to the manor, and Loren decided he would not let future fights happen there.
• Loki watched in disbelief as the Destroyer Armor was destroyed, while Thor regained consciousness and sensed Android 18’s danger.
• Thor tried to summon the Bifrost, but Android 18 reached him first and kicked him into a hill.
• Thor threw Mjolnir at Android 18, who caught it and crushed the divine weapon in her hand.