The Council of Kangs descends

The spatial rift closed.

Chu Hang and Thor landed on the lawn of the Avengers Compound.

Six-colored light still flickered across Thor's Stormbreaker. He glanced at Chu Hang without saying a word.

Chu Hang had his eyes closed.

The Necrosword's origin power churned inside him as he dismantled and devoured the power that came from Knull, bit by bit.

The abyss.

This was what he had extracted from the Necrosword.

Space, power, time, reality, life, death, mind, alchemy, the law of the body, devouring, darkness, soul... now he had one more piece.

Thirteen laws.

"What you did to Gorr—" Thor finally spoke. "Resurrecting the dead is Eternity's prerogative."

"So?"

"So what exactly are you?"

Chu Hang rolled his eyes at him. "What do you mean, what?"

He offered no further explanation and headed toward the compound.

Everyone was in the main hall.

Tony stood before a holographic projection, dark circles beneath his eyes. Steve leaned against the wall, his shield at his feet. Natasha was cleaning her gun. Strange floated in midair, forming hand seals. Wanda sat in a corner, scarlet energy winding around her fingertips.

Rhodey, Sam, Bucky, Rocket, Groot... they were there too.

The mood was heavy.

"Asgard taken care of?" Tony asked without looking up.

"Yeah. Hela's alive. She owes me her life."

Tony looked up at Stormbreaker behind Thor. "Quite a haul."

"What about you?" Chu Hang walked over to the projection. "How are the defenses coming?"

"The Time Defense Network is deployed across North America." Tony paused. "No telling how long it'll hold."

"And the magical defenses?"

Strange opened his eyes. "Wanda and I have placed seven layers of dimensional barriers around Earth. They can withstand the first wave."

Chu Hang nodded.

All that remained was to wait.

Three days ago, the boy named