Chapter Summaries

Ke Chen visited the Celestial Court after Faora requested his decision and approved Julia’s plan to make it a regulated cosmic marketplace and gateway. There, he found that Faora had brought the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Orb, and she began explaining what had happened.

• Yelena told Ke Chen that Faora had sent an urgent message from the Celestial Court.
• Ke Chen arrived at the Celestial Court, where Julia proposed turning it into a trade hub that controlled access to the Nine Realms and Milky Way.
• Ke Chen approved Julia’s plan on the condition that the Celestial Court enforce strict rules and remain under its own authority.
• Ke Chen asked where Faora was, and Julia said Faora was in the reception room with people she had brought back.
• Ke Chen entered the room, recognized the Guardians of the Galaxy, and watched Faora place the Orb before him and begin her account.

Faora took the Power Stone from the Guardians of the Galaxy and brought them to Ke Chen at the Celestial Court. After Ke Chen held the stone without harm, Gamora asked to join the Celestial Court, but Ke Chen did not agree.

• Corvus Glaive arrived at Knowhere and overwhelmed the Guardians of the Galaxy as they tried to leave with the Orb.
• Faora seized the Orb, shattered Corvus Glaive’s blade, and killed him before defeating the Guardians and agreeing to buy the Orb.
• Ke Chen opened the Orb and held the Power Stone without suffering an explosion, astonishing Star-Lord and the others.
• Gamora asked for the Guardians to join the Celestial Court, but Ke Chen considered the request and did not accept them.

Ke Chen made Star-Lord and his companions external members of the Celestial Court and named them the Guardians of the Galaxy. Their celebration was interrupted when the Celestial Court detected an approaching Kree Empire vessel.

• Ke Chen offered Star-Lord and the others external membership in the Celestial Court, and they agreed.
• Ke Chen named the group the Guardians of the Galaxy, and Julia registered them as external members.
• At the banquet, Star-Lord asked about Ke Chen while the Guardians explored the Celestial Court and Rocket Raccoon tried to take an electronic device.
• The Celestial Court sounded an alarm and reported that an unidentified spacecraft, believed to belong to the Kree Empire, was approaching.
• A spacecraft resembling a soaring eagle appeared in the distance beyond the Celestial Court.

Ronan the Accuser arrived at the Celestial Court seeking the Orb, but Ke Chen revealed the Power Stone and confronted him. Ke Chen killed Ronan with one punch, and Nebula tried to flee.

• Ronan the Accuser discovered that the Celestial Court was near Earth and demanded a communication link to claim the Orb.
• Ke Chen spoke with Ronan, who threatened to destroy the space station unless they handed over the Orb.
• Ke Chen opened the Orb, took the Power Stone, and appeared before Ronan aboard the Dark Aster.
• Ronan panicked when Ke Chen approached while holding the Power Stone.
• Ke Chen struck Ronan with one punch, and the Power Stone's energy destroyed him; Nebula tried to flee.

After the Celestial Court seized Ronan’s fleet and the Dark Aster, Ke Chen strengthened its defenses while the Kree Empire avoided retaliation. Thanos learned Corvus Glaive had died and the Orb had returned to the Nine Realms, leaving him to focus on the remaining crucial step in his plan.

• With Ronan dead, the surviving Kree surrendered, and the Black Widows took control of the fleet and claimed the Dark Aster for the Celestial Court.
• Gamora caught Nebula as she tried to escape, subdued her, and chose not to mistreat her sister.
• The Kree Empire learned of the Celestial Court’s victory but refrained from attacking because Captain Marvel might join the conflict and the Celestial Court held the Orb.
• Ke Chen told Julia to monitor threats across the universe and tasked Faora with safeguarding the Power Stone.
• Ebony Maw reported Corvus Glaive’s death and the Orb’s return to the Nine Realms, and Thanos learned Faora belonged to the Celestial Court.
• Thanos recalled the locations of the remaining Infinity Stones and concluded that only the most crucial thing remained.

Ke Chen visited Avengers Tower, where Tony showed him how Ultron’s robots had reduced crime and revealed plans for a new group called the Illuminati. Tony invited Ke Chen and the Ancient One to join, but Ke Chen remained skeptical as he left the decision to her.

• Tony showed Ke Chen reports that Ultron robots had sharply reduced crime while monitoring streets across Earth.
• Tony explained that Professor X had joined discussions about forming a new organization, and Ke Chen reunited with Wanda at Avengers Tower.
• Tony told Ke Chen that he, Reed, Professor X, and possibly Bruce Banner might form the Illuminati, then invited Ke Chen to join.
• Tony asked Ke Chen to bring in the Ancient One because he believed she might be Earth’s strongest person.
• Ke Chen said the Ancient One would come if she agreed and revealed that she had known about Tony’s plans all along.

Ke Chen went to stop Black Cat Felicia after she defeated Peter Parker and escaped the Ultron Robots. He caught her and sent Peter home, leaving Felicia alone with him on a rooftop.

• Tony told Ke Chen that a master thief had escaped Ultron and defeated Peter Parker, then sent him the thief’s location.
• Ke Chen arrived and recognized the thief as Black Cat, Felicia Hardy, while she evaded Peter and the Ultron Robots.
• Black Cat ran into Ke Chen, who caught her and carried her to a rooftop.
• Ke Chen told Peter to leave the matter to him and go home to avoid worrying May.
• Peter swung away, leaving Ke Chen alone with Black Cat.

Ke Chen captured Black Cat Felicia and demanded that she become his cat maid, despite her refusal. He took her to the Queens hideout where she stayed most often, intending to teach her a lesson.

• Felicia tested Ke Chen's strength and tried to bargain against being sent to prison, while he told her about his cat maid Selina.
• Ke Chen demanded that Felicia become his second cat maid, but she refused because of her pride as Black Cat.
• Ke Chen declared that Felicia would accept the role whether she agreed or not, and said he would let her try to escape.
• Ke Chen took Felicia to her Queens hideout, where she revealed the place she stayed most often.

Ke Chen brought Felicia into her apartment and forced her to change into a cat maid outfit, then bought her dinner. As night fell, he asked Felicia what a cat maid’s duties were, while she still longed for freedom.

• Ke Chen turned Felicia’s security door into a curtain of water and pulled her through, then told her to obey him as her master.
• Ke Chen threatened Felicia with icy breath until she agreed to put on the cat maid outfit he had prepared.
• Felicia changed in the bathroom and emerged to find Ke Chen gone, but he returned with dinner he had bought for her.
• Felicia happily ate the durian pizza and shared a slice with Ke Chen when he asked for some.
• Ke Chen noted that Felicia still yearned for freedom and asked what her duties were now that night had fallen.

Ke Chen went to May’s home after she discovered Peter Parker was Spider-Man and confronted them for hiding it from her. The next day, Ke Chen brought Peter to Avengers Tower, where Peter declined to join the Avengers so he could focus on school and got to see an Ultron Robot prototype.

• Ke Chen left Felicia after teasing her, then went to May’s home in response to her calls and messages.
• May confronted Ke Chen after finding Peter Parker’s Spider-Man suit and learning that Peter was Spider-Man.
• Ke Chen defended Peter’s choice to protect people and promised May he would keep Peter safe; May temporarily forgave Peter but not Ke Chen.
• The next day, Ke Chen brought Peter to Avengers Tower, where Peter declined to join the Avengers because he needed to study.
• Ke Chen showed Peter an Ultron Robot prototype and brought him to Tony Stark.

Tony gave Peter a protective Spider Suit equipped with Karen and numerous gadgets, reassuring him that he had plans for further upgrades. Peter eagerly headed home to tell Aunt May about the suit.

• Tony learned that Aunt May had discovered Peter's identity and said he had prepared a Spider Suit for him.
• Tony used Veronica to bring the newly made suit from his home to Avengers Tower.
• Peter tried on the suit and explored its Karen AI, web-shooter modes, tracking drone, imaging, targeting, and gliding functions.
• Tony showed Peter designs for five Spider Suits, including more advanced versions with spider legs.
• Ke Chen, Tony, and Peter left Avengers Tower so Peter could tell Aunt May the good news.

Ke Chen had Princess Shuri make a Spider Suit, then learned Peter Parker’s new classmate was Gwen Stacy. He tracked down Black Cat Felicia in her hidden lair and made her serve him, leaving her free after he departed.

• Ke Chen asked Princess Shuri to make a Spider Suit, and she agreed.
• Peter Parker told Ke Chen that Gwen Stacy was one of his classmates, so Ke Chen explained Spider-Gwen’s identity.
• Ke Chen visited Felicia’s home, found it abandoned, and used Teleportation to locate her as she prepared to steal a diamond.
• Ke Chen confronted Felicia in her underground hideout, made her change into the cat maid outfit, and reinforced his influence over her.
• Felicia served Ke Chen before he left, and she was temporarily free again.

Ke Chen traveled with Faora to Ego after the Guardians of the Galaxy called for help, leaving Faora to confront the Celestial while he sought out an old acquaintance. He reunited with Sylvie on Ego's planet, while Faora faced Ego and the Guardians escaped.

• Ke Chen learned from Faora that the Guardians of the Galaxy were trapped on Ego and traveled with her to the living planet.
• Ke Chen left Faora to deal with Ego after spotting Sylvie nearby.
• Faora rescued Gamora, Mantis, and the other Guardians, then sent them away in their spaceship.
• Faora struck Ego and Star-Lord Quill apart and declared that Ego would be punished for violating the Celestial Court's protection rules.
• Ke Chen approached Sylvie, who recognized him after traveling through timelines and struggling against the Time Variance Authority.

Ke Chen and Sylvie watched Faora destroy Ego’s planet with the Power Stone, ending Ego’s expansion across the universe. After Sylvie left the doomed timeline, Ke Chen and Faora headed for the Nine Realms, where an exhausted Odin awaited the end of his life.

• Sylvie told Ke Chen she had come to the timeline because the destruction of a planet would evade the Time Variance Authority, and he gave her a way to find him when she was ready.
• Faora used the Power Stone to smash Ego’s planet, destroying his true body and ending his life.
• Sylvie left the timeline through a portal as the planet’s debris swept over the place where she had stood.
• Star-Lord Peter Quill’s God Power Trial Card expired, and he told Rocket Raccoon that he preferred being human.
• Ke Chen and Faora flew toward the Nine Realms while Odin sat above Asgard, feeling that his life was nearing its end.

Thor and Loki found Odin, who declared that Asgard’s next king would be whichever of Thor or Hela gained recognition from its gods. Odin then passed away, and the Eternal Spear appeared above the World Tree as Asgard awaited its heir.

• Thor and Loki found Odin outside the palace, and Thor asked him to return and lead Asgard.
• Odin refused, saying Asgard would rely on the next generation, and declared that Thor or Hela would become king if recognized by Asgard’s gods.
• Odin summoned the Eternal Spear, hurled it into the sky, and faded away as Thor and Loki cried out and Hela watched.
• Ke Chen saw the Eternal Spear become a new star above the World Tree and heard that Odin had died.
• Ke Chen reflected that Phoenix Jean Grey had inherited the Ancient One’s role and that Hela remained in Asgard.

Thanos rallied the remaining members of the Black Order after Ebony Maw reported Odin's death, preparing to use all their power. In New York, Silver Sable met Ke Chen at Stark Tower and recognized him as the Supreme King of the Hellfire Club.

• Ebony Maw told Thanos that Odin was dead, and Thanos declared it their last chance to act.
• Ebony Maw, Proxima Midnight, Supergiant, and Cull Obsidian pledged loyalty to Thanos, who ordered them to block all news and use their full strength.
• Ke Chen agreed to meet Silver Sable at Stark Tower after Yelena told him that Silver Sable had long sought a meeting.
• Silver Sable arrived in New York aboard an aircraft acquired from Hydra, then entered Stark Industries after landing it away from the tower.
• Pepper Potts escorted Silver Sable to Ke Chen, and Silvija recognized him as the Supreme King of the Hellfire Club.

Silver Sable asked Ke Chen to form a partnership between Dawn and Symkaria, but he proposed making the country Dawn’s vassal instead. She agreed to stay and see Dawn’s true power, beginning with Ke Chen’s self-driving Bumblebee.

• Silver Sable recognized Ke Chen through the Hellfire Club and proposed that Dawn become involved in Symkaria’s economy and culture.
• Ke Chen said Dawn already controlled a region, then explained that he wanted an Eastern European foothold and asked what Symkaria would offer in return.
• Ke Chen suggested Symkaria become a vassal of Dawn, and Silver Sable agreed to stay so he could show her the organization’s power.
• Ke Chen took Silver Sable to dinner after Pepper Potts watched them leave with an aggrieved look.
• Ke Chen introduced Bumblebee and let him drive to show Silver Sable what Dawn could do.

Ke Chen showed Silver Sable the power and resources of Dawn, and she decided to offer him the throne of Symkaria rather than let her country become his vassal. She proposed that he rule as king and take her as his queen, and Ke Chen accepted.

• Ke Chen took Silver Sable to dinner, then drove her back to her company’s lodging while she flirted with him.
• The next day, Ke Chen brought Silver Sable to the Helicarrier and showed her Dawn’s operations and resources.
• After several days of considering what she had seen, Silver Sable met Ke Chen at the Hellfire Club to give him her answer.
• Silver Sable told Ke Chen she wanted him to rule Symkaria as its king rather than make the country a vassal.
• Silver Sable offered to become Ke Chen’s queen, and Ke Chen accepted her proposal.

Ke Chen took Sylph to Symkaria, where she named him king and they began their life together, but their stay was interrupted when Black Cat stole a diamond ring Silver Sable International had been hired to protect. Sylph returned to New York to confront Black Cat, while Ke Chen watched their conflict unfold; meanwhile, the Celestial Court noticed something wrong in the Nine Realms.

• Ke Chen teleported Sylph to the moon, then took her to Symkaria and promised to transform the struggling country.
• Sylph publicly announced that Ke Chen was Symkaria’s king, though the formal investiture had not yet happened.
• Sylph received word that Black Cat had stolen a valuable diamond ring Silver Sable International was protecting, and she insisted on handling the thief herself.
• Ke Chen teleported Sylph back to New York, where she went straight to work on the theft case.
• Silver Sable tracked down Black Cat and briefly clashed with her, but Black Cat escaped in her aircraft.
• The Celestial Court noticed something amiss in the Nine Realms.

The Dark Order invaded the Nine Realms to attack the Dwarves of Nidavellir, prompting the Celestial Court and Asgard to mobilize. On Earth, Ke Chen intervened in another clash between Silver Sable and Black Cat.

• The Celestial Court detected the Sanctuary heading toward Nidavellir, and Julia dispatched ships, notified Ke Chen, and alerted Asgard.
• Hela learned of the invasion, ordered Asgard's legions and Death Legion to assemble, and prepared to open the Bifrost.
• Ke Chen stepped in during another fight between Silver Sable and Black Cat in New York.
• Black Cat accidentally struck Ke Chen, and she and Silver Sable were startled to find him there.