Chapter Summaries

Ke Chen persuaded Sif that Asgard had a duty to defend Earth from Blackheart, and she agreed to help him find the demon. Meanwhile, Coulson monitored the Ghost Rider as Asgard reeled from Loki’s attempt to destroy Jotunheim, which Thor stopped by destroying the Bifrost.

• Ke Chen told Sif that Asgardians had returned home and that she needed to stay on Earth to help defend it from Mephisto’s son, Blackheart.
• Sif accepted that Asgard had to protect Midgard and agreed to help Ke Chen find Blackheart.
• Coulson ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to keep observing the Ghost Rider, while Nick Fury avoided recruiting him into the Avengers.
• Laufey infiltrated Asgard and nearly killed Odin, but Loki turned on him and killed him.
• Loki declared himself an Asgardian prince and tried to destroy Jotunheim by forcing the Bifrost to fire, but Thor arrived and shattered the Bifrost with Thor’s Hammer.

Thor learned that Hela was his older sister and that Odin had imprisoned her after she rebelled, while Odin questioned whether Thor wanted to be God King. In New Mexico, Ke Chen took a hungry Sif to a pizza shop as they continued searching for the hidden demons.

• Odin confirmed to Thor that Hela was his older sister and said he had imprisoned her after she tried to conquer the universe and rebelled in Asgard.
• Odin asked Thor whether he truly wanted to become God King, but Thor hesitated, leaving Odin convinced he lacked the ambition for the throne.
• Ke Chen and Sif searched the streets of New Mexico for Blackheart and the elemental demons, but found no trace of them.
• When Sif's stomach growled, Ke Chen took her by the hand to a pizza shop and ordered food for her.
• Sif quickly ate the pizzas and snacks, and Ke Chen offered her the rest of his food.

Ke Chen spent the evening growing closer to Sif, an Asgardian warrior stranded on Earth, and arranged for them to share a hotel room. Sif remained wary of his advances but fell asleep beside him, and the next morning Ke Chen offered her food.

• Ke Chen held Sif's hand, told her Thor loved an Earth woman, and walked with her through the streets.
• Ke Chen rented a room for himself and Sif, and she agreed to share the bed after warning him not to make a move.
• Sif bathed and returned wearing her armor, then caught Ke Chen's hand when he tried to touch her while she slept.
• Ke Chen kept his promise and did nothing to Sif, who woke feeling uncomfortable in her armor.
• Ke Chen offered Sif saliva chicken, and she claimed she was not hungry while quickly reaching for the food.

Ke Chen and Sif spent several days together in New Mexico while searching for Blackheart, and Sif grew increasingly comfortable around him. They finally found a clue when Ghost Rider rode past, and Sif attacked him after witnessing him punish a villain.

• Ke Chen took Sif around New Mexico, and she gradually lowered her guard and became accustomed to his teasing and company.
• Ke Chen and Sif continued searching for Blackheart at night, while Sif grew curious about him and began to feel affection she had not recognized.
• Ke Chen and Sif spotted Johnny riding a flaming motorcycle, and Sif sensed a devil's aura before returning to the hotel to put on her armor.
• Ke Chen and Sif followed the flaming tracks and found Ghost Rider judging a villain with his Judgment Eye.
• Sif leaped in to stop Ghost Rider, but he judged the villain to ash before Sif struck him down with her sword.

Sif fought Ghost Rider while Ke Chen watched, but Blackheart intervened and overwhelmed Ghost Rider in pursuit of the Contract of San Venganza. With Ghost Rider weakened and Blackheart demanding the Contract, the battle remained unresolved.

• Sif struck Ghost Rider, then blocked his Hell Chain and fought him until he caught her and scorched her with Hellfire.
• Blackheart appeared and ambushed Ghost Rider, while Sif landed beside Ke Chen and identified their attacker.
• Ke Chen told Sif to let the two enemies fight, having stayed to watch her battle.
• Blackheart overpowered Ghost Rider and demanded the Contract of San Venganza, which held the souls of three thousand fallen saints.
• Ghost Rider refused to hand over the Contract, grabbed Blackheart, and activated his ability.

Ke Chen stopped Blackheart from taking the Contract of San Venganza and forced him back to Hell, foiling Mephisto’s scheme. After defeating Ghost Rider’s judgment with his Heat Vision, Ke Chen confessed that he liked Sif, leaving her speechless.

• Blackheart overpowered Ghost Rider and seized the Contract of San Venganza, but Ke Chen arrived and restrained him.
• Ke Chen took the contract and sent Blackheart back to Hell, where Mephisto realized his plan had been thwarted.
• Ghost Rider attacked Ke Chen and used his Judgment Eye, but Ke Chen melted Ghost Rider’s skull with Heat Vision.
• Ke Chen told Sif he had left her to fight because he liked her, and Sif lowered her sword without knowing how to respond.

Ke Chen pursued Sif and persuaded her to stay on Earth, while his seventeenth-birthday sign-in gave him an inexhaustible Immortal Spring Eye. He gave Sif a drop and celebrated his birthday by coaxing her into a promise before taking her sightseeing.

• Ke Chen kissed Sif, and she admitted she would stay on Earth longer while still denying that she loved him.
• Ke Chen received the Immortal Spring Eye for hiding his strength for seventeen years and placed it in his Pocket Universe to produce more Fountain of Immortality.
• Ke Chen gave Sif a drop of the Fountain of Immortality and told her it was his birthday.
• Sif promised to give Ke Chen a special gift when they met next time, then agreed to his request for saliva chicken.
• Ke Chen and Sif left New Mexico so he could show her around Earth.

Ke Chen and Sif returned to Asgard by using his Teleportation ability, which required him to recreate Sif’s room from her detailed memories. Odin sensed their arrival as soon as they appeared there.

• Ke Chen said goodbye to Sif in Norway, but the Bifrost failed to appear when she called for Heimdall.
• Ke Chen comforted Sif and suggested that Loki might be responsible for the Bifrost’s failure, prompting her to insist on returning to Asgard.
• Ke Chen took Sif to New York and hired an artist through the Hellfire Club to recreate her room in precise detail.
• After Sif confirmed that the drawing matched her room, Ke Chen used Teleportation to bring them both to Asgard.
• Odin sensed Ke Chen and Sif’s presence immediately after they arrived in Sif’s room.

Ke Chen persuaded Odin to release Hela and return her to Asgard, promising to keep her from harming the realm. In Hela’s magical prison, Ke Chen urged her to recover her power and claim the throne after Odin died, leaving Odin alarmed and Hela tempted by the idea.

• Odin arrived while Ke Chen and Sif were together, and Ke Chen explained that Sif had helped Earth resist Mephisto’s invasion.
• Odin brought Ke Chen to the Royal Palace, where Ke Chen met Queen Frigga and asked Odin about Hela.
• Odin agreed to release Hela if Ke Chen ensured she would not harm Asgard.
• Odin and Ke Chen entered Hela’s magical prison, where Hela questioned why Ke Chen had come with Odin.
• Ke Chen told Hela that returning to Asgard would let her regain her power and inherit the throne after Odin died, and Hela considered his proposal.

Hela returned to Asgard and agreed to seek the throne after Ke Chen promised to find her other universes to conquer. Odin brought her to the Royal Palace, where she confronted Thor and mocked him as an unworthy heir.

• Hela said she wanted to conquer the universe, and Ke Chen suggested she could explore other universes instead.
• Hela agreed to avoid harming Asgard and pursue the throne, while Odin said she would need to satisfy Asgard's people.
• Odin returned Hela and Ke Chen to the Royal Palace, where Hela's strength grew as she stood on Asgard.
• Odin introduced Hela to Thor, who declared himself the heir, and Hela replied that his arrival had ended Thor's claim.
• Hela called Thor a foolish, childish heir, and Thor's eyes blazed with fury.

Thor challenged Hela for the right to inherit Asgard's throne, but she crushed Thor's Hammer and easily defeated him. Frigga repaired the hammer enough for Thor to use, while Odin left disappointed in his son.

• Thor issued a Gods' Challenge to Hela, but Odin refused to let their battle decide who inherited the throne.
• Hela accepted Thor's challenge and caught Thor's Hammer when he hurled it at her.
• Hela crushed Thor's Hammer and kicked Thor away when he charged at her.
• Thor mourned his hammer instead of answering Hela's mockery, and Odin stormed off in disappointment.
• Frigga used magic to piece Thor's Hammer back together, leaving cracks in it, and Thor eagerly took it back.

Hela confronted Ke Chen after returning to Asgard, insisting that she would reclaim her power and conquer the universe. When she challenged him to fight, Ke Chen opened the Mirror Dimension, where her sword could not pierce him and his punch sent her crashing through the palace.

• Frigga welcomed Hela home, but Hela rejected the palace as home and vowed to reclaim what was hers.
• After Frigga left, Hela seized Ke Chen and accused him of deceiving her, then spoke of conquering the Nine Realms and the universe.
• Hela challenged Ke Chen, and he opened the Mirror Dimension as their battlefield.
• Hela summoned her crown and Night Sky Sword, but her blade could not pierce Ke Chen's skin.
• Ke Chen punched Hela through part of the palace, then revealed the black S emblem beneath his shirt as a Kryptonian Suit covered his body.

Ke Chen overwhelmed Hela in the Mirror Dimension, proving that her attacks could not break through his defenses. Hela submitted to him, and they ended the confrontation in the Allfather’s hall.

• Hela fought Ke Chen with renewed strength from Odin's Power, but her attacks failed to injure him.
• Ke Chen mocked Hela, then struck back and dragged her through the Mirror Dimension as she tried to hurt him with magic.
• Ke Chen pinned Hela down and continued pressing her until she admitted defeat.
• Hela declared that she submitted, kissed Ke Chen, and followed him to the Allfather’s throne.
• Ke Chen addressed Hela as the defeated Allfather and made her fulfill her obligations, after which she repaired her damaged suit with Odin's Power.

Hela returned to Asgard, where Odin barred her from reclaiming her army until the people accepted her, while Ke Chen tried to keep her from acting violently. Ke Chen left Asgard after saying goodbye to Sif and returned to New York, where he learned Captain Carter had gone to attack a Hydra base.

• Odin introduced Hela to the gods, but the Asgardians’ fear of her made it clear they did not accept her.
• Odin forbade Hela from reclaiming her possessions or army until he could trust her, and Ke Chen restrained her anger.
• Ke Chen visited Sif, explained his involvement with Hela, and said he was leaving Asgard.
• Ke Chen returned to New York and learned from Lingling that Captain Carter had gone to eliminate a Hydra base.
• Ke Chen reassured the Hellfire Club, May, and Susan after his extended absence.

Ke Chen reunited with Melina on the Helicarrier and asked about Captain Carter’s campaign against Hydra. He urged caution, then asked Melina to organize funds and assign Black Widows to a project he was considering.

• Ke Chen called Melina, found her on the Helicarrier, and embraced her after appearing behind her.
• Ke Chen and Melina spent several hours together before returning to the Black Widows, who laughed at Melina’s unsteady steps.
• Ke Chen asked where Captain Carter was, and Melina said she was attacking an important Hydra base in an island nation.
• Melina explained that Captain Carter and the Black Widows had destroyed several Hydra bases, gaining research, equipment, and funds.
• Ke Chen told Melina to minimize casualties and asked her to organize funds and assign Black Widows to his planned project.

Ke Chen learned that Captain Carter had encountered trouble at a Hydra base in Japan and teleported to her location. Captain Carter fought Wolverine while Yelena and the Black Widows secured the funeral site, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Melina informed Ke Chen that Captain Carter had run into trouble in Japan, and he teleported to her side.
• Captain Carter identified Wolverine and ordered him to surrender, but Logan refused and attacked her.
• Captain Carter and Wolverine fought to a stalemate as her Vibranium Shield blocked his Adamantium claws and attacks.
• Yelena and the Black Widows subdued the people at the funeral and controlled the scene to prevent news from spreading.
• Yelena threatened Mariko, Ichiro Yashida's granddaughter, while the agents prepared to destroy the Hydra base.

Ke Chen arrived during the confrontation between Captain Carter and Wolverine Logan, identified himself as an ally of the Mutants, and learned that the family funeral was tied to a Hydra plot. He ordered Yelena and the Black Widows to attack Hydra’s base, while Mariko remained under suspicion.

• Yelena and Julia questioned Mariko’s family ties to Hydra while Wolverine Logan continued fighting Captain Carter.
• Ke Chen teleported in, stopped the fight, and introduced himself to Logan as the secret leader of the Mutant organization’s ally.
• Ke Chen explained that Mariko’s family had lured Logan to Japan to take his healing power, and he accused Mariko of having her own motives.
• Yelena told Ke Chen that the Black Widows had secured the location of a Hydra base and were ready to attack it.
• Ke Chen ordered the attack, and Yelena warned Logan and the others not to interfere while the Black Widows investigated Mariko.

Ke Chen and the Black Widows descended on a Hydra base hidden in the mountains, with Wolverine Logan joining their attack. Inside, Viper revealed that she had come to claim Wolverine’s healing ability as Shiro Yashida ordered the base to resist.

• The Black Widow aircraft found Hydra’s secret mountain base, and Ke Chen ordered the agents to move in.
• Mariko offered herself and Yukio as Ke Chen’s maids, and he left them aboard while joining Captain Carter.
• Wolverine Logan and the Black Widows charged toward the base as its defenders prepared to fight.
• Shiro Yashida ordered resistance, and Viper said Wolverine was among the attackers.
• Viper revealed that she wanted Wolverine’s healing ability and power to live forever.

Ke Chen joined Captain Carter, Wolverine, and the Black Widows in attacking Hydra’s base, where Shiro Yashida’s warriors overwhelmed the team with their numbers. Ke Chen froze the warriors with his Super Breath and confronted Viper inside the base.

• The Black Widows and Shiro Yashida’s warriors clashed outside Hydra’s base, and Julia was injured by a blade.
• Ke Chen caught Julia, carried her into the air, and froze the surrounding warriors with his Super Breath.
• Captain Carter shattered an ice-bound warrior with his Vibranium Shield, while Wolverine and the Black Widows reacted to Ke Chen’s power.
• Viper tried to escape Hydra’s base, but Ke Chen crashed into the ancient tower and spotted her beside the ailing Shiro Yashida.

Ke Chen exposed Viper as Madame Hydra and captured her while the Black Widows took over Shiro Yashida’s Hydra base. Mariko killed her grandfather, and the chapter ended with the group discovering the Adamantium Silver Samurai armor.

• Ke Chen used Telepathy to reveal Viper’s identity as Ophelia Sarkissian, Madame Hydra, and had the Black Widows bind her.
• Wolverine, Logan, confronted Shiro Yashida, who admitted he had tried to steal Logan’s healing factor to live forever.
• Mariko pulled out Shiro Yashida’s life-support tubes, and Yukio protected her from his subordinates.
• The Black Widows began taking over the base and searching its research data.
• Yelena asked Viper about the Adamantium armor, and Viper explained that Shiro Yashida had built it as the Silver Samurai.