Arc 8The Chitauri Invasion
Loren returned the Tesseract to S.H.I.E.L.D., setting Loki’s invasion of Earth in motion, then defeated the Chitauri and took Loki’s Mind Scepter. He abducted Daisy from S.H.I.E.L.D. and brought her to his manor, while Maximus seized control of Nick Fury and the Avengers to pursue his own plan for the planet.
- Loren returned the Tesseract to S.H.I.E.L.D., where Loki appeared, controlled Hawkeye Barton and Dr. Eric, and escaped with it.
- Loki opened a Space Wormhole above the Empire State Building, but Android 18 destroyed the Chitauri fleet while Loren captured its commander and claimed the surviving soldiers.
- Loren took the Mind Scepter from Loki and left him with Thor, Captain America Rogers, and Hulk, then returned to his laboratory and awakened Tsunade.
- Nick Fury and Coulson discussed Daisy Johnson’s powers, and Natasha secretly sent Loren a recording that led him to decide to take Daisy.
- Loren arrived at S.H.I.E.L.D. with the Mind Scepter and took Daisy through a Space Wormhole after she asked him for help getting home.
- Daisy accepted Loren’s offer to join him at his manor, while Maximus arrived at S.H.I.E.L.D. and proposed an alliance against Loren.
- Maximus invaded Nick Fury’s mind, compelled him to agree to cooperate, took the Mind Scepter, and used his psychic power to incapacitate those present.