Chapter Summaries

Tyr rallied the gods against Loki and Tony, hiding his ambition to claim Asgard’s throne behind plans to eliminate them. Meanwhile, Loki reached Vali’s place of slumber, where Vali recognized his murderous intent before Loki could act.

• Tyr told the assembled gods that Hoder, Manni, and Modi had fallen and urged them to fight back against Loki and Tony.
• Tyr persuaded the gods to target Loki first, while privately planning to use the campaign to secure the throne of the King of the Gods.
• Loki sent Shadow Ninjas to search Infinite Canyon and learned where Vali was sleeping.
• Vali awakened as Loki approached and accused him of coming to kill him, leaving Loki stunned that his intent had been discovered.

Loki battled Vali in the Infinite Canyon, but after gaining the upper hand, he was trapped by Tyr and three other gods. Tyr demanded that Loki reveal information about Tony and help them deal with him, threatening to kill Loki if he refused.

• Loki arrived at Vali's palace, where Vali attacked him with arrows and accused him of plotting to kill him.
• Loki used the Mind Stone to evade Vali's arrows, then summoned Lava Trolls that injured Vali in an explosion.
• Vali fired a Nine-Star Chain of arrows targeting Loki's divine soul, but Loki destroyed them with a spear of mental power, leaving both gods badly shaken.
• As Loki prepared to kill Vali, Vali revealed that Loki was about to die, and a seal appeared to block Loki's escape from the Infinite Canyon.
• Tyr, Forseti, Veda, and Ullr appeared alongside Vali and surrounded Loki.
• Tyr demanded that Loki provide information about Tony and help the gods deal with him, threatening to kill Loki if he refused.

Tyr and the Gods cornered Loki in Infinite Canyon, but his illusions and the Mind Stone let him evade their attacks until they targeted his divine soul. As Loki struggled and summoned a Shadow Ninja to call for help, Tony arrived, shattered the seal, and faced the Gods.

• Tyr attacked Loki, only to discover that the figure before him was an illusion.
• Veda located Loki, but Ullr and Forseti's attacks could not touch him while he made his body intangible.
• Vali suggested attacking Loki's divine soul, and Tyr ordered the Gods to overwhelm him with soul attacks.
• Loki endured the assault with the Mind Stone's power and sent a Shadow Ninja through the Shadow Kingdom to summon help.
• Tony appeared above Infinite Canyon and broke the seal with a single strike, alarming the Gods.

Tony confronted Tyr over Loki, and Tyr tried to use the Gods’ support to force Tony to compromise. Tony demanded that Tyr summon every God, and Gods began gathering above the Canyon.

• Tyr questioned Tony’s arrival and claimed the Gods were dealing with Loki, while Tony reminded him that Loki worked for him.
• Tyr urged Tony to abandon Loki and warned that protecting him would alienate the Gods, but Tony revealed he had no intention of backing down.
• Tyr threatened to unite the Gods against Tony, who challenged him to summon them all or watch everyone present die.
• Tyr contacted the Gods, while Tony waited happily because the gathering would bring his targets together.
• Half an hour later, Gods began arriving in the sky above the Canyon.

Tony exposed Tyr’s scheme to gather the Gods, then slaughtered the fleeing Gods in the canyon. With only Tyr and four other Gods left, Tony refused Tyr’s plea to spare them and told him to choose how he wanted to die.

• Tyr demanded that Tony kill Loki, using the danger to unite the Gods against him.
• Tony asked if all the Gods had arrived, then killed one and revealed he was glad Tyr had gathered them in one place.
• The Gods accused Tyr of setting them up, then scattered to escape Tony.
• Tony caught and killed every fleeing God within seconds while Tyr watched in despair.
• Tyr asked Tony to spare the four Gods behind him, hoping they could resurrect him, but Tony told Tyr to choose how he wanted to die.

Tony killed the last five Gods and used their souls to strengthen the Shadowkhan, preparing to devour Asgard. As the Twilight of the Gods spread across the realms, Thor, Odin, and Hela witnessed the omen of the Gods’ fall.

• Tyr rallied Veda and the remaining Gods for a final charge, but Tony crushed them with gravity and beheaded the last five.
• Shadow Ninjas carried the Gods’ corpses into the Shadow Kingdom, where their souls were devoured and strengthened the shadow world.
• Tony told Loki to hunt down the Gods who had escaped, then tested the Shadowkhan and found that its soldiers could rival Steve and Banner.
• Tony sent Shadow Ninjas to prepare a grand formation so he could devour Asgard.
• Thor, Odin, and a bald man in yellow robes witnessed the sky turn crimson, while Hela felt the sorrow of the Gods’ deaths and wondered whether they had all fallen.

Thor told Odin that Tony had killed the Gods and that Hela was working with him, prompting Odin to agree to return to Asgard and take charge. Meanwhile, Hela rebuilt her physical body from a vast pool of blood, preparing to face the threat posed by Tony.

• Thor rushed to Odin and explained that Tony had killed the Gods while Hela had chosen to cooperate with him.
• Odin blamed Tony for the deaths and agreed to return to Asgard with Thor.
• Hela advanced through Midgard as the Shadow Eater Corps cleared the way and gathered flesh and blood for her.
• At the Starfield Plains, Hela entered a massive blood pool and absorbed it to reconstruct her body.
• Captain and the others watched Hela regain her physical form and hoped she would grow strong enough to face Tony.

After recovering stronger than before, Hela abandoned her conquest and sought Bor’s help to defeat Tony. Bor agreed to avenge her and confront Odin, and the pair prepared to leave the God Tomb Cemetery.

• Hela told Captain and the others to regroup while she went to find help against Tony.
• Hela visited the God Tomb Cemetery and asked Bor, Odin’s father and her grandfather, for help.
• Hela explained that Tony had destroyed her body and that the Gods had died.
• Bor grew furious, blamed Odin, and promised to avenge Hela and give Odin a thrashing.

Hela reunited with Thor, Odin, and Bor, and the group set out to confront Tony and Loki under Thor’s leadership. As they flew toward Asgard, Odin revealed that he had little time left, and Bor urged him to accept the next generation’s rise.

• Bor left the God Tomb Cemetery with Hela after agreeing to help her, and spent the journey talking incessantly.
• Thor brought Odin back to Asgard, where Odin and Bor argued until Hela ordered them to stop.
• Hela handed the arrangements to Thor, who proposed confronting Tony directly and winning through strength.
• Hela led the group toward Asgard, with Odin and Bor flying behind them.
• Bor questioned Odin about sealing Hela in Hell and promised to protect her, while Odin said he was nearing death.
• Bor told Odin it was time to make way for the young and invited him to guard the cemetery; Odin solemnly agreed.

Tony faced Thor, Odin, Hela, and their group in the ruined Asgard, while he suspected the World Will was empowering the heroes against him. He summoned the Shadow Eater Corps as the confrontation began, and the Captain accused Tony of slaughtering Midgard.

• Thor called for Tony, who sensed the group approaching and left the palace to meet them.
• Thor accused Tony of hunting the Gods and trying to seize Asgard, while Tony noticed the group’s auras growing stronger as Thor spoke.
• Tony theorized that the World Will was granting the heroes power to help them defeat him, but remained confident in his undying body.
• Odin ended the exchange and declared that the fight would begin.
• Tony summoned more than a hundred Shadow Eaters, and the Captain recognized them as the killers of Midgard’s people.

Tony confronted Odin, Bor, and the others over their role in Midgard’s slaughter, then revealed that killing the Shadow Eaters could revive those whose bodies remained intact. The battle began with Tony facing Odin, Bor, and Hela while the Captain and his companions fought the Shadow Eater Corps, leaving Tony under mounting pressure.

• Tony accused the Captain and the others of sharing responsibility for Midgard’s dead and told them that killing the Shadow Eaters could bring back people whose bodies remained intact.
• Odin and Bor joined the coming fight, and Tony attacked them with laser beams as they summoned Gungnir and the Godslayer Axe.
• Hela joined Odin and Bor against Tony, while Thor and the others charged the Shadow Eater Corps.
• The Captain and his companions fought the Shadow Eater Corps, hoping to save the people whose bodies had not been destroyed.
• Tony struggled against the combined assault of Odin, Bor, and Hela as the two battles unfolded separately.

Tony used his speed and gravity powers to escape the attackers’ opening assault, then relied on the Horse Talisman’s life energy to withstand Hela’s death magic and devastating blows from Bor and Odin. After healing from their attacks, he told the stunned trio that it was his turn.

• Tony broke out of Hela, Odin, and Bor’s encirclement with a burst of speed, then used gravity to hinder them.
• Odin threw Gungnir and Bor attacked with his axe, while their combined assault left Tony briefly immobilized.
• Hela poured death energy into Tony, but the Horse Talisman’s life energy stopped it and forced her to call for help.
• Bor struck Tony in the head and neck, and Odin pierced his heart, but Tony healed and remained alive.
• Tony taunted the attackers and said it was his turn.

Tony defeated Odin, Bor, and Hela by using the Reality Stone to age them, while his immortality shielded him from the backlash. With Odin and Bor near death, Odin offered Gungnir and their souls in exchange for sparing Hela and the others, but Tony questioned whether the offer had any value.

• Odin warned Bor and Hela to retreat, but Tony grabbed Bor’s axe and burned Bor’s arms off with Flame Rule fire.
• Tony healed from his wounds and trapped the three with gravity, psychic power, and flames before using the Reality Stone to make them age rapidly.
• The Dog Talisman’s immortality and eternal youth protected Tony from the aging curse’s backlash, while Odin and Bor reached the ends of their lives and Hela raged at her aged appearance.
• Odin offered Gungnir and his and Bor’s souls in exchange for Tony sparing Hela and the others, but Tony said the offer was no bargain.
• Odin warned that Tony would not easily claim his soul and that refusing the deal would leave Tony with nothing, making Tony frown.

Tony spared Hela and let Odin send her, Thor, Captain, and the others from Asgard before Odin and Bor fulfilled their bargain and died. Tony claimed Gungnir and took their souls to the Shadow Kingdom, then returned to Asgard as the mist began consuming them.

• Tony agreed to let Odin and Bor's souls and Gungnir buy the others' release, then used the Reality Stone to restore Hela's youth.
• Hela tried to protect Odin and Bor from Tony, but Odin knocked her unconscious and ordered Thor to take her and the others away.
• Odin sent Thor, Hela, Captain, and the others through the Bifrost to Blue Planet, then erased his mark and Gungnir's sentience before giving the spear to Tony.
• Odin and Bor burned their bodies and died, leaving golden and silver souls behind.
• Tony carried Odin and Bor's souls into the Shadow Kingdom, watched the black mist begin devouring them, and returned to Asgard.

Tony watched Odin fall and Asgard descend into chaos, then waited for his formation to finish. He and Loki left the world as Tony unleashed the Reality Stone to consume Asgard.

• Tony met Loki at Asgard's border, where Loki admitted he felt empty at the thought of Odin's impending death and reflected on his desire for Odin's attention.
• Asgard shook, its floating continent crashed to the ground, and Tony declared that Odin had fallen for good.
• Loki found peace after Odin's death, while Tony waited three days for the formation to reach completion.
• Tony and Loki left Asgard, and Tony released the Reality Stone to surround the world and begin consuming it.
• Asgard's inhabitants, including the giants and Mimir, failed to escape as the world crumbled and its people descended into madness.

Tony destroyed Asgard using the Reality Stone and returned with Loki, while Hela felt Asgard’s loss and Thor mourned their home. At S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick and the others learned Tony was back and worried that the Blue Planet and humanity might be in danger.

• Tony sealed the Reality Stone in the Shadow Kingdom after it swallowed Asgard, leaving a black hole behind.
• Hela felt Asgard’s destruction at S.H.I.E.L.D., and Thor grieved the loss of his home and family.
• Nick arrived, comforted Thor and Hela, and learned from his assistant that Tony had returned to Stark Industries.
• Nick urged the group not to act rashly against Tony and asked whether his return threatened the Blue Planet.
• Hela warned that Tony might destroy humanity as he had in Midgard, leaving the Captain and the others alarmed.

After learning how dangerous Tony had become, Nick warned Hela and Thor to avoid him and considered using a secret communicator. Tony returned to Stark Industries, reunited with Potts, and promised to take her to dinner after work.

• Nick heard the account of Tony's power and warned Hela and Thor to stay away from him while he sought a way to deal with the threat.
• Nick went to his office, opened his safe, and debated whether to activate an old-fashioned communicator.
• Tony returned to Stark Industries, where Potts was surprised by his sudden appearance and embraced him in tears.
• Tony and Potts reunited privately in her office, and Potts later reproached him for being gone for a year.
• Tony kissed Potts goodbye and said he would pick her up after work for dinner.

At the Seaside Villa, Loki used the Mind Stone and JARVIS’s intelligence to create mechanical life. JARVIS gained self-awareness in No. 1’s body and asked Tony for a better one.

• Tony returned to the Seaside Villa and learned from JARVIS that Loki was working in the Underground Laboratory.
• Loki explained that he was using the Mind Stone to give machines minds and wills, but his first attempt with No. 1 failed.
• Loki proposed infusing JARVIS with mental energy, and JARVIS agreed to try the experiment.
• Loki transferred JARVIS into No. 1’s body and used the Mind Stone to infuse him with mental energy.
• JARVIS showed signs of self-awareness, asked Tony for a more comfortable body, and Tony agreed to get him one.

Tony reflected on the risks of JARVIS’s evolution after the experiment succeeded, while Pietro and Wanda approached Nick to propose a partnership against Tony. The chapter ended with Pietro challenging Nick’s claim that S.H.I.E.L.D. and Tony lived peacefully, pointing out that S.H.I.E.L.D. kept him under constant surveillance.

• Tony asked Loki whether they could mass-produce intelligent life-forms, and Loki explained that creating an intelligence as advanced as JARVIS still required more research.
• Tony left the laboratory and worried that JARVIS might develop intentions of his own, but decided he could shut him down if necessary.
• Pietro and Wanda entered Nick’s office after rendering his assistant unconscious, introduced themselves as Hydra members, and asked to work with S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Nick heard that Pietro and Wanda wanted to deal with Tony, but refused to help them and questioned why S.H.I.E.L.D. should risk angering him.
• Pietro challenged Nick by asking why S.H.I.E.L.D. kept Tony under twenty-four-hour surveillance if they truly coexisted peacefully.

Pietro persuaded Nick to cooperate with Hydra in a plan against Tony, though Nick demanded proof of their sincerity. After returning to Hydra’s New York base, Pietro asked Congressman John to help put Stark Industries in its place, leaving John worried that he lacked the power to do so.

• Pietro told Nick that he and Wanda had reasons to oppose Tony and urged Nick to join them.
• Nick agreed to cooperate with Hydra if they first proved their sincerity, and Pietro left with Wanda.
• The Captain confronted Nick for letting the Hydra agents go and objected to working with them, but fell silent when Nick explained their plan targeted Tony.
• Pietro and Wanda returned to Hydra’s New York villa, where Pietro went to meet Congressman John.
• Pietro asked John to use his influence against Stark Industries, and John nervously said the task was beyond him.