Vol. 1Shadows Beyond Earth

Luke built the Shadow Army, allied with Earth's heroes and Asgard, and helped defeat threats from Obadiah to Loki's invasion while gathering dimensional power and Infinity Stones. After dismantling the TVA and bringing Sylvie into Odin's family, Luke promised to help restore the vanished people of another universe.

  • Luke built the Shadow Army, allied with S.H.I.E.L.D. and Punisher, and rescued Tony Stark before helping him defeat Obadiah.
  • Ancient One rescued Luke from Andrews in a Dark Dimension, and Luke prepared to lead Kamar-Taj's mages into another Dark Dimension.
  • Luke hunted vampires and helped Tony overcome palladium poisoning and survive Ivan's attack.
  • Luke helped Thor reclaim Mjolnir and followed him to Asgard after Heimdall revealed Loki's plot to assassinate Odin.
  • Luke helped the Avengers defeat Loki's Chitauri invasion and close the portal, then retrieved the Space Stone.
  • Luke agreed to visit the future Avengers' devastated world to collect the borrowed Infinity Stones, and his Night Bats captured Sylvie.
  • Luke dismantled the TVA and brought Sylvie to Asgard, where Frigga welcomed her as a daughter.
  • Luke gathered Infinity Stones, defeated a dark dimension's army, and promised a Thor from another universe that he would help restore its vanished people.
Chapters 1–100 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1The Shadow Lord Rises

Luke built the Shadow Army, allied with S.H.I.E.L.D. and Punisher, and rescued Tony Stark before helping him defeat Obadiah. After Ancient One helped Luke overcome a dimensional enemy, he returned to Kamar-Taj and prepared to lead its mages into another Dark Dimension.

  • Luke arrived in the Marvel Universe, met Ancient One at Kamar-Taj, and learned that his system drew on Dark Energy and that she had foreseen him confronting Dormammu.
  • Luke accepted Ancient One’s contract, gained portal knowledge, and expanded his Shadow Army while training with Mordo and exploring the Dark Dimensions.
  • Luke entered Hell’s Kitchen, fought the gangs with his Ninja Soldiers, and drew the attention of Coulson, Fury, and Kingpin before accepting a provisional S.H.I.E.L.D. consultant ID.
  • Luke joined forces with Punisher against Kingpin’s drug shipment, fought off Kingpin’s forces, and accepted a five-million-dollar payment after Kingpin called a truce.
  • Luke followed Tony Stark to the war zone, tracked him to the Ten Rings’ cave, and helped him escape after Yinsen staged his death.
  • Luke returned Tony to the United States, where Tony shut down Stark Industries’ weapons division and later defeated Obadiah with Luke’s help.
  • Luke fought Andrews in a Dark Dimension, resisted a spell that severed his connection to it, and was rescued by Ancient One, who trapped and killed Andrews.
  • Luke helped Tony stop Iron Monger, witnessed Tony announce that he was Iron Man, and began preparing with Mordo and Kamar-Taj’s mages to enter another Dark Dimension.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2Shadows Across Realms

Luke hunted vampires, helped Tony survive the palladium crisis and Ivan’s attack, and became involved in Thor’s trials on Earth. After discovering Loki’s plot against Odin, Luke followed Thor to Asgard as Thor rushed to stop the assassination.

  • Luke battled vampires across Los Angeles, rescued Christina and Carrie, and joined a vampire host in purging the city before continuing his hunt elsewhere.
  • Luke temporarily purged Tony’s palladium poisoning, encouraged him to spend time with Pepper, and helped him create a new element that replaced palladium.
  • Luke and Tony fought Ivan’s Mechanical Soldiers at the Stark Expo, and Luke pulled Tony to safety when Ivan destroyed his armor.
  • Luke declined Fury’s invitation to join the Avengers but agreed to work as a security consultant, then traveled to the Mjolnir crater and made a deal with Odin.
  • Odin made Luke his sworn brother and asked him to help Thor change during his trials, so Luke provoked Thor into awakening his divine power and reclaiming Mjolnir.
  • Luke used Odin’s Dark Dimension coordinates to conquer dimensions and gather energy while Loki blocked Heimdall’s sight and Thor’s Asgardian friends arrived on Earth.
  • Luke helped Thor and the Asgardians defeat Frost Giants in town, then warned Thor that events in Asgard seemed suspicious.
  • Heimdall told Thor that Loki had brought Frost Giants to assassinate Odin, and Thor flew to stop them while Luke headed for the palace.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read

Arc 3The Avengers and the Shadow Legion

Luke returned from the Transformers’ world, joined Tony in stopping Loki’s invasion, and gained access to dimensional exploration after closing the portal. The arrival of future Avengers revealed a world devastated by Thanos, while Luke agreed to visit it and collected the captured Sylvie.

  • Luke returned from Kamar-Taj, reunited with Tony at Stark Tower, and helped investigate Loki’s mission with Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight.
  • Luke and Tony captured Loki, but the Mind Stone triggered Luke’s transformation on the Helicarrier before the Ancient One helped him regain control.
  • Luke fought Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight as the Helicarrier came under attack, then helped contain Hulk and repair the damaged carrier with the AllSpark.
  • Luke led the Avengers to New York, where he unleashed the Shadow Legion and Shadowbane against Loki’s Chitauri army and helped close the portal with the Mind Stone.
  • Luke retrieved the Space Stone, then discovered Future Tony and Steve among the people who had arrived from a timeline where Thanos had erased half of life.
  • Luke learned that the Soul Stone required a loved one’s sacrifice, while the Ancient One agreed to lend the future Avengers the Infinity Stones for three days.
  • Luke agreed to visit the future Avengers’ world to collect the stones, and his Night Bats captured an invisible intruder who introduced herself as Sylvie.
Chapters 51–7525 summaries Read

Arc 4Asgard’s New Prince

Luke dismantled the TVA, rescued Sylvie, and brought her to Asgard, where she joined Odin’s family. As Luke gathered Infinity Stones, battled a dark dimension, and welcomed delegations to Asgard, he also encountered a Thor from another universe and promised to help restore its vanished people.

  • Luke defeated the TVA’s forces, reached He Who Remains, and rejected his claim that only one timeline should exist, but a new ruler took control and the TVA was engulfed by uncontrolled energy.
  • Luke brought Sylvie to Asgard, where Frigga welcomed her as a daughter and Odin announced changes to the royal family and its leadership.
  • Luke restored Bus, warned Fury about Thanos, and secretly stoked conflict among Hydra’s leaders while preparing Earth’s delegations for Odin’s banquet.
  • Odin gave Luke the Space Stone and Reality Stone, while Luke and the Shadow Legion defeated a dark dimension’s army and its black dragon.
  • Kaecilius and several mages pursued Dormammu’s summoning ritual, while Luke brought other Kamar-Taj mages to Asgard and Jane reported that Mjolnir had flown away.
  • A Thor from another universe reunited with Frigga, and Luke restrained him and Thor before promising to help restore the people lost in his world after collecting the Infinity Stones.
  • Luke put the other Thor through a battle against the Shadow Legion, then helped Loki welcome foreign rulers to Asgard and met Eitri, whom he considered asking to forge a hammer.
Chapters 76–10025 summaries Read
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