Chapter Summaries

Luke built a small octopus-shaped dark-energy drone, but soldiers shot it down, prompting the Ancient One to arrive and take him and the Decepticons back to Kamar-Taj. There, Luke learned his earlier energy transfer had wrecked the tearoom, so the Ancient One ordered him to study Kamar-Taj’s spellbooks and rebuild the grounds.

• Luke refined his dark-energy device into a fast, remotely controlled octopus drone and sent it flying outside.
• Soldiers mistook the drone for an enemy and shot it down, leaving Jazz with its Energy Crystal.
• The Ancient One arrived through a massive magic array, explained that she had found Luke with the Time Stone, and warned that they needed to return quickly.
• Luke said goodbye to Optimus Prime and the soldiers, while the Ancient One shrank Megatron and the Decepticons before bringing them through a portal.
• Back at Kamar-Taj, Luke discovered that his earlier energy transfer had wrecked the tearoom, and the Ancient One ordered him to read the spellbooks and rebuild Kamar-Taj.
• Luke asked Mordo for a topographic map, then entered the library to begin searching through the spellbook catalog.

Luke spent six months studying Kamar-Taj’s spellbooks, helping rebuild the sanctuary, and expanding his Shadow Legion before the Ancient One allowed him to leave. Back home, he updated his blog, and Tony immediately messaged him asking if he had finally left Kamar-Taj.

• Luke had Decepticons translate Kamar-Taj’s spellbooks and signed contracts with dozens of high-level mages; Megatron also asked for a contract so he could gain dark energy and seek a future for Cybertron.
• Luke agreed to sign with Megatron on the condition that he become his lackey, while Kaecilius grew furious at being excluded and went to complain to the Ancient One.
• Over the next six months, Luke read more than nine thousand books, helped transform Kamar-Taj, and expanded his Shadow Legion with fifty thousand Ninja Soldiers, Blade Soldiers, Troll Soldiers, and Night Bats.
• Luke finished his work and asked the Ancient One if he could leave; she agreed, and he returned home through a portal.
• Luke updated his blog status from “In seclusion” to “Eating, drinking, and having fun,” and Tony messaged him to ask whether he had finally left Kamar-Taj.

Luke reunited with Tony and Pepper at Stark Tower, where they celebrated its opening with snacks and food from Luke’s home. Coulson arrived with urgent Avengers-related work, and Pepper left for Washington after learning she was needed, while Luke planned to join Tony the next day.

• Luke traveled to Manhattan and photographed Tony as Stark Tower lit up for the first time.
• Luke brought snacks and dishes to Tony and Pepper, and the three shared a meal at the tower.
• JARVIS announced that Coulson had arrived with an urgent assignment, and Coulson presented Tony with the work.
• Tony analyzed the information and realized the assignment was connected to the Avengers Initiative.
• Pepper learned that she was needed in Washington and left with Coulson, while Luke said he would return the next day to accompany Tony.

Luke brought Decepticons and the AllSpark to Tony, who began studying the artifact and awakened his Mark 6 armor as Saturday. While Loki and his allies prepared to obtain iridium, Tony’s phone-tracking algorithm located their target, and Luke and Tony set out to act.

• Luke brought Barricade, Blackout, Megatron, and the AllSpark to Stark Tower, where Tony examined the Decepticons and agreed to study the artifact.
• Luke reviewed Tony’s mission intel and learned that General Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight had joined Loki’s mission.
• Loki argued with Corvus Glaive, then asked Doctor Erik Selvig and Hawkeye about the iridium needed to stabilize the portal.
• Tony used the AllSpark to awaken his Mark 6 armor, named Saturday, and created an algorithm that made phones sold by 67 Mobile Company search for Loki’s group.
• JARVIS located the target, and Tony and Luke prepared to leave, with Luke bringing Energy Crystals and his new leather shoes.

Luke and Tony raced to the gala where Loki had seized a crowd, and Luke’s Shadow Ninjas captured him before he could cause further harm. The group gathered aboard an aircraft, where Luke introduced the assembled heroes and aliens, then welcomed Thor through a portal.

• Luke enlarged Megatron while Tony flew ahead toward Loki’s location, and Luke caught up in a fighter jet.
• Fury’s team monitored Loki as he infiltrated a gala, stole a victim’s pupil data, and herded the crowd into a square.
• Luke and Tony coordinated with Natasha and Steve as Shadow Ninjas surrounded the square and restrained Loki, exposing his illusion.
• Luke captured a photo of Loki, calmed the crowd with Tony’s help, and brought Loki and Megatron aboard the aircraft.
• Luke introduced Steve, Megatron, and Tony’s newly sentient armor, Saturday, before Odin’s message prompted him to open a portal.
• Thor came through the portal, greeted Luke, and rushed to embrace Loki.

Luke was transformed by the Mind Stone into his true Dimensional Demon God Form, unleashing the Shadow Legion across the Helicarrier before regaining control. He returned to human form and handed the scepter to Natasha, while the Shadow Legion began repairing the damage.

• Corvus Glaive blamed Hawkeye for Loki's capture, but Hawkeye defended Loki's plan and warned that Earth held dangers they underestimated.
• Luke stopped Thor from taking Loki to Asgard and insisted that Loki answer for his crimes on Earth before revealing his allies' base and objective.
• Luke and the others landed on the Helicarrier, where Luke touched the Mind Stone and was overwhelmed by visions of the Shadow Legion.
• Shadow Ninjas and other soldiers erupted from Luke and restrained Tony, Steve, and the surrounding agents as Night Bats shot down incoming fighter jets.
• Luke transformed into a giant demon, then awakened and recalled the Shadow Legion after the Ancient One identified his form and urged him to change back.
• Luke returned to human form, gave the Mind Scepter to Natasha, and sent the Shadow Legion to clean up the Helicarrier deck.

Luke revealed to Fury that he came from a parallel world and had enough power to act without fearing the authorities, while the team learned Loki needed iridium to stabilize a portal for the Chitauri. Luke left the command center to prepare an ambush on the Helicarrier as dark figures spread from his shadow.

• Luke told Fury he came from a parallel world, and Megatron projected evidence of his own world; Fury worried about the secret leaking and the Shadow Legion’s power.
• Fury left to question Loki while Hill took Luke, Steve, and Banner to the command center, where Luke arranged massages and refreshments for them.
• Natasha showed Fury questioning Loki on a monitor, but Luke ended the feed when Loki began manipulating the conversation.
• Thor explained that Loki’s army was the Chitauri, who served Thanos, and Natasha and Tony identified iridium as the stabilizer Loki needed for a larger, longer-lasting portal.
• Luke sent Tony and Banner to the laboratory, then went to the deck to prepare an ambush as dark figures spread throughout the Helicarrier.

Luke defended the Helicarrier from Loki’s attack, then fought Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive, defeating both Black Order generals while discovering Corvus Glaive might revive through his weapon. The Helicarrier suddenly tilted after the battle because the beam attack had destroyed its power lines and shut down two wings.

• Luke learned that the Shadow Ninjas could operate beyond his range and stationed thousands aboard the Helicarrier, including nearly a thousand around Loki.
• After Natasha warned that Loki was targeting Hulk, Luke spotted the attacking fighter jets, destroyed one, and joined Thor and Tony as the remaining jets attacked the Helicarrier.
• Luke sent Thor to help stabilize the damaged bridge and transformed into his Dimensional Demon God Form to fight Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive.
• Luke caught Corvus Glaive’s atom-splitting weapon, annihilated Corvus Glaive, and then tore Proxima Midnight apart after stopping her spear attack with Dark Energy.
• Luke discovered Corvus Glaive’s faint soul aura lingering by his weapon and had ninjas collect both generals’ weapons.
• The Helicarrier tilted, and Luke learned that the beams had destroyed its power supply lines and shut down two wings.

Luke tried to guide the damaged Helicarrier into a crash landing while Hulk broke free and fought Thor and Captain America. Loki escaped the frozen cell and fell from the carrier, pursued by Luke’s soldiers and Tony, whom Loki froze in midair.

• Luke formed a Shield of Seraphim beneath the Helicarrier and told Fury to shut down the main engines so he could attempt a crash landing.
• The Mind Scepter provoked Banner into transforming into Hulk, who smashed through Troll Soldiers before Thor and Captain America arrived to restrain him.
• Loki used the Casket of Ancient Winters to become a Frost Giant, break out of his cell, and escape by jumping after the falling cell as Shadow Ninjas and Night Bats pursued him.
• Fury asked for help chasing Loki, but Hulk pursued Thor, while Tony brought the recovered Hawkeye to Natasha, who had Loki’s Scepter.
• Tony attacked Loki with missiles during the pursuit, but Loki blasted him with freezing air and turned him into an ice sculpture.

Luke and the others prevent the Helicarrier from crashing, rescue its crew, and use the AllSpark to repair it, accidentally transforming it into a giant robot. Luke shrinks the new mechanical giant, while secretly planning to turn the other Helicarriers into a fleet and steal them.

• Megatron rescues Tony from his fall, while Luke and the clones slow the Helicarrier with spells and a giant Shadow Giant.
• Luke knocks Hulk and Banner’s souls out of their bodies, then sends them back into Banner.
• Luke dissolves Tony’s ice prison, gives him an Energy Crystal, and uses the AllSpark to repair Saturday.
• Fury taps the AllSpark against the Helicarrier, which repairs itself and transforms into a towering mechanical giant.
• Luke shrinks the giant to around ten meters, while planning to transform the other Helicarriers and secretly take them.

Luke and the Avengers prepared to stop Loki, but Loki lured them into a bomb trap before heading for the Stark Group’s old factory, where a powerful Arc Reactor could fuel the Tesseract. As a portal opened in the distance and black dots began flying out, Luke and the others rushed to respond.

• Tony used Saturday and global satellites to track Loki’s route to New York, and Luke led the group through a portal toward Stark Tower.
• Luke separated Banner and Hulk into two bodies, then brought both of them along to the fight.
• Tony used the AllSpark to activate his older Iron Man suits and assign them to Natasha, Hawkeye, and the others before arming up with Saturday.
• Luke’s group intercepted a convoy, but Hulk crushed the car they thought held Loki, revealing bombs and a tracker instead; Luke contained the explosion with dark energy.
• Banner reasoned that Loki would need a nearby energy source, and Tony identified the Stark Group’s old factory and its Arc Reactor as a likely target.
• A portal opened in the distance, and the Avengers saw black dots flying out as Luke urged everyone to hurry.

Luke and his allies fought Loki’s Chitauri army as the portal widened and enemy forces overwhelmed the battlefield. Luke summoned Shadowbane, whose devastating power incapacitated the Chitauri and was sent through the portal to attack their mothership, while the heroes prepared to close the portal; a group of people then appeared in an alley in the Big Apple.

• Luke unleashed the Shadow Legion against Loki’s Chitauri, and Loki expanded the portal to pour in far more troops.
• Luke split his allies between intercepting the incoming forces and attacking the Space Device, but the Chitauri pushed back and left Captain America’s group under heavy fire.
• Luke spent enormous energy creating magical duplicates and summoning Shadowbane, who destroyed Chitauri and absorbed their ships and energy.
• Shadowbane’s presence overwhelmed the Chitauri collective and knocked out Captain America and his companions, so Luke sent Shadowbane and the Shadow Legion through the portal to attack the Chitauri mothership.
• Captain America’s group woke up, and Luke returned with Tony and Thor to help close the portal; meanwhile, a group of people appeared in an alley in the Big Apple.

Luke and the Avengers stopped the Chitauri invasion, closed the portal, and claimed the Stones, while Luke unlocked a dimension-exploration module. After the battle, Luke hosted a barbecue, where he discovered the time-traveling Avengers watching them.

• Future Steve and Future Tony learned from elderly Steve that a new superhero had changed the timeline, then decided to continue their search for the Stones.
• Hulk beat Loki unconscious, and Luke arrived with Tony and the others to capture him and wake Doctor Selvig.
• Luke used the Mind Stone and dark energy to trigger Selvig’s failsafe, close the portal, and retrieve the Space Stone; touching it unlocked the Dimension Exploration Module.
• Luke returned the Space Stone to the Tesseract and gave it to Thor, then arranged a barbecue while S.H.I.E.L.D. prepared to clean up the invasion site.
• Luke spotted something suspicious in a group photo and sent shadows to investigate; nearby, Ninja Soldiers confronted Future Tony and Steve as the travelers watched the barbecue.

Luke captured the Avengers from a parallel future and explained that their world differed from his, while Ancient One arrived with Future Banner. The revelation that the Soul Stone required sacrificing a loved one shocked the visitors and Barton, and Ancient One questioned why Doctor Strange had surrendered the Time Stone.

• Luke brought the bound future Avengers to the banquet, where Future Tony explained that their failed time-travel attempt had brought them to a parallel world after Thanos erased half of life.
• Luke showed Tony Shadowbane destroying the Chitauri warship, discussed the differences between parallel worlds, and insisted that he was stronger than Thanos.
• Luke used his newly unlocked exploration system to conquer several lesser and micro dimensions, finding no equipment immune to dark-energy corruption.
• Ancient One arrived with Future Banner bound and lashed, while Scott, Future Tony, and Future Steve despaired that their mission could no longer succeed.
• Luke revealed that obtaining the Soul Stone required sacrificing a loved one, shocking the future Avengers and prompting Barton and Natasha to deny that they could make such a sacrifice for each other.
• Barton learned that his entire family had disappeared in the future, and Ancient One asked why Doctor Strange had handed over the Time Stone.

Luke agreed to help the future Avengers retrieve the Infinity Stones, while Shadowbane survived the destruction of his core and began evolving among the enemy fleet. As Luke relaxed at the gathering, his Night Bats captured an invisible woman who identified herself as Sylvie.

• The Ancient One agreed to lend the future Avengers the Infinity Stones on the condition that they return them within three days, and Tony asked whether technology could be used to cast magic.
• Shadowbane's core survived a direct hit, and his dark energy infiltrated the warships and instructed their systems to evolve and find Luke.
• Luke agreed to visit the future Avengers' world to collect the stones, but the Ancient One refused to bring the other Avengers to him.
• Luke noticed someone sneaking around and sent Night Bats to capture the invisible intruder.
• The Night Bats brought a struggling woman to Luke, and she introduced herself as Sylvie.

Luke learned from Sylvie about the Time Variance Authority and its claim to preserve a single Sacred Timeline, then waited for its agents to arrive. When they tried to arrest Sylvie and dismissed Luke, he summoned over ten thousand Shadow Ninjas and prepared to fight them.

• Sylvie told Luke and the Ancient One that the TVA arrested people who created branches from the Sacred Timeline and erased those timelines.
• Luke gagged Sylvie and chose to wait for the TVA, while Natasha, Tony, Thor, Hulk, and Luke beat Loki until he passed out.
• Luke discovered that one of Loki’s hands had become mechanical, and Thor took Loki and the Tesseract back to Asgard through Luke’s portal.
• TVA agents arrived and tried to collar Sylvie, but Luke’s Night Bats pulled her away.
• The TVA leader refused to cooperate with Luke, so he summoned more than ten thousand Shadow Ninjas and declared they would fight first.

Luke and the Ancient One captured members of the Time Variance Authority and learned how they pruned branching timelines. After interrogating B-15 and meeting Mobius and a captured Loki, Luke discovered that the TVA treated the Infinity Stones as ordinary objects outside their universe.

• Luke ordered the Shadow Army to attack the Time Variance Authority agents, and the Ancient One examined B-15's time-adjusting device after the Shadow Legion captured her.
• The Ancient One explained that the TVA used Time Bombs to sever branching timelines, then made B-15 answer Luke's questions about the organization and its Time-Keepers.
• More TVA agents arrived through portals, and Luke captured them along with a parallel-world Loki, whom he knocked unconscious and later fed barbecue.
• Luke questioned Mobius about the Time-Keepers and learned that only the TVA director or a mysterious alarm clock might know about them.
• Loki described his treatment by the TVA and said they considered Infinity Stones little better than ordinary stones, while the Ancient One explained that the Stones needed their universe's material world to wield their full power.

Luke, the Ancient One, Sylvie, Loki, and Tony entered the Time Variance Authority to confront its rulers, while the Ancient One reset the timeline to keep Earth from learning about the TVA. As Luke led his forces through the TVA, he invited Sylvie to return to his world and meet Odin.

• Luke agreed with the Ancient One to investigate the Time Variance Authority, and Sylvie revealed that she was another Loki who had been hunted by it since childhood.
• The Ancient One warned that leaving the timeline unchanged could provoke a catastrophic conflict, so Luke had B-15 prepare a reset while Tony joined him and the Avengers were left behind.
• B-15 activated the Reset Device, erasing the timeline and the others' memories of the TVA as Luke and Tony entered a portal with the TVA personnel.
• Luke summoned his Shadow Legion inside the TVA, where Sylvie explained that its employees were ordinary people brainwashed into serving the Time-Keepers.
• Luke asked Sylvie to stay in his world and offered to take her to Asgard to meet Odin.

Luke and his allies fought their way through the Time Variance Authority to confront the Time-Keepers, only to discover that the figures were robots. After learning that the real Time-Keeper could be reached through the Time Graveyard, Luke prepared to use the Pruning Shears and devised an unusual way to use Tony to learn about his future.

• Luke summoned Shadow Ninjas to attack Ravonna and the guards, then had the ninjas pin Ravonna with their blades and kill the other guards.
• Mobius used Ravonna’s temporal device to heal her wounds, and Luke’s group rode the elevator to the Time-Keepers’ chamber.
• Ravonna revealed that the Time-Keepers were the ornaments on the platform, and Luke destroyed their robot bodies as they tried to direct him to the Time Graveyard.
• The remaining robot told Luke to use the Pruning Shears to reach the Time Graveyard and defeat its pet to reach the end of time, but Luke cut it down before it finished speaking.
• The Ancient One said she could no longer see Luke’s future because his Dark Energy surpassed temporal energy, so Luke suggested she could track him indirectly through notes Tony wrote about his condition.

Luke tested the Pruning Shears and entered the Time Graveyard, where his search for his missing Ninja Soldiers was interrupted by a Darkness Wave. Loki met several other Lokis while trying to reach Luke, but an unexpected energy pulse made the Shadow Ninjas vanish, leaving the Lokis fleeing from Alioth.

• Luke pruned Mobius, Ravonna, a Ninja Soldier, and himself, then arrived on an empty plain with the Ancient One.
• Luke found Tony and Sylvie, then sent a Darkness Wave outward while searching for the missing Ninja Soldiers.
• Loki woke in the Time Graveyard and met several other Lokis, who told him Alioth was approaching.
• The child Loki revealed that he had killed Thor, and the older Loki conjured an illusion of Asgard to distract Alioth.
• Loki tried to lead the Shadow Ninjas to Luke, but an energy pulse made them emerge from the shadows and stab one another before vanishing.
• Alioth devoured the older Loki's illusion and attacked him, while Loki and the other Lokis ran away.