Chapter Summaries

Loki led Algrim to Jane so the Dark Elves could try to extract the Aether, while Tony warned Loki that he might kill Malekith if the Dark Elf King acted first. Loki and Algrim left Asgard with Jane and headed for the border battlefield.

• Loki told Algrim that the Aether was inside a mortal in Asgard and tested whether the Dark Elves could remove it without killing its host.
• Algrim insisted the Dark Elves would not taint their sacred relic by forcibly extracting it, reassuring Loki.
• Loki led Algrim to Thor's Palace while Tony contacted Loki psychically and warned him to hurry before Malekith made a move.
• Loki knocked Jane unconscious and placed her in a temporary space created with the Tesseract.
• Loki and Algrim left Asgard with Jane and headed for the border battlefield.

Loki and Algrim reached Asgard’s border battlefield and decided to force their way through to the Dark Elf spacecraft. As the gods noticed them and Tyr pursued, the Dark Elf priests intercepted Tyr, giving the pair a chance to continue escaping.

• Loki and Algrim debated whether to wait or risk crossing the battlefield, then decided they had to reach the spacecraft immediately.
• Algrim formed a protective barrier around himself and Loki and charged through the Asgardian Warriors’ blockade into space.
• The gods’ battle shock waves struck Algrim and weakened his barrier, but he endured the impacts and kept flying toward the spacecraft.
• Tyr recognized Loki, accused him of betraying Asgard, and pursued the pair.
• Algrim revealed his Dark Elf aura and called for help, prompting the Dark Elf priests to intercept Tyr.

Loki and Algrim brought Jane to Malekith, claiming the Aether was inside her and asking for her as a reward. Malekith extracted the Aether from Jane, leaving her suspended in the air.

• Algrim and Loki escaped the battlefield and went to the council hall to meet Malekith.
• Algrim told Malekith that he had found the Dark Elves’ sacred relic and introduced Loki as an Asgardian defector who had helped him.
• Loki brought Jane before Malekith, and Algrim explained that the Aether had merged with her body.
• Loki asked to be given Jane, explaining that she was Thor’s lover and could help him control Thor; Malekith agreed after Algrim confirmed Loki’s account.
• Malekith used black light to lift Jane into the air and draw the Aether out of her body.

Loki rescued Jane and reported to Thor that Malekith had obtained the Aether, while Malekith revealed his plan to use it to build an army and destroy the Nine Realms. Tony went to the border battlefield, where Thor warned him about the Aether, and Tony waited for Thor to draw Malekith out.

• Loki confirmed Jane was safe, then used his blood to contact Thor and warned him that Malekith had the Aether.
• Malekith told Algrim that the Aether could make Cursed Stones, ordered him to select an elite force, and secretly planned to engulf the Nine Realms in darkness.
• After hearing that Jane had been rescued, Tony flew to the border battlefield.
• Thor warned Tony that the Aether might be more dangerous than it seemed, and Tony said he would act when Thor forced Malekith out.

Thor ordered the Gods to crush the Dark Elf army and draw Malekith out, but Malekith routed the Asgardians with his immense power and called for Odin. A figure appeared at Asgard’s boundary and told Malekith that Odin could not come and that they were his substitute.

• Thor ordered the Gods to fight without holding back, and Hoder, Balder, Tyr, and the other Gods defeated the Dark Elf priests.
• The Dark Elves fled toward their Spacecraft, and Malekith left the Great Hall to confront the pursuing Asgardians.
• Malekith sent the fleeing Dark Elves into the Spacecraft with dark divine power, then ignored Thor’s demand that he surrender and asked where Odin was.
• Malekith released an oppressive dark aura that killed many Asgardian Warriors and sent a destructive call toward Asgard.
• A figure appeared at Asgard’s boundary, blocked Malekith’s call, and said they were Odin’s substitute.

Tony confronted Malekith in space, matched his energy attack, and borrowed Gungnir to fight him with a divine weapon. After more than a hundred clashes, Malekith began to gain the upper hand.

• Tony taunted Malekith, who attacked him with a sphere of dark divine energy.
• Tony countered the sphere with a fireball, and their collision devastated the surrounding planets and severely shook Asgard.
• Thor stayed beside Tony through the blast, then withdrew from the battlefield when a sword strike nearly hit him.
• Tony asked to borrow Gungnir, caught the spear as it flew from Asgard, and challenged Malekith.
• Tony and Malekith fought with Gungnir and the King's Sword, and Malekith gradually gained the advantage.

Tony overwhelmed Malekith with his abilities, but Malekith used the Reality Stone to undo his injuries and turn Tony’s attacks back on him. Tony brought out the Mind Scepter and Mind Stone to continue the fight.

• Tony hurled Gungnir at Malekith, then attacked with a fire dragon, psychic power, and gravity, leaving Malekith engulfed in flames.
• Malekith spoke a decree that dispersed the flames and restored him to full strength with the Reality Stone.
• Malekith redirected Tony’s eye beams back at him with another decree, forcing Tony to counter them with his own beams.
• Tony pulled the Mind Scepter, which held the Mind Stone, from the void.

Tony used the Mind Stone to exhaust Malekith’s power, seized the Reality Stone, and killed the Dark Elf king when he refused to surrender. With Tony’s command, the Asgardians routed the demoralized Dark Elves and massacred the survivors.

• Tony amplified his psychic power with the Mind Stone and halted Malekith’s attempt to repel his Psychic Storm, draining Malekith nearly dry.
• Tony used the Rabbit Talisman to appear beside Malekith and take the Reality Stone, then offered to spare him if he knelt and submitted.
• Malekith refused to surrender, declaring that he would rather die standing, so Tony punched through his heart and burned his body.
• The Dark Elves aboard the spacecraft lost hope after Malekith’s death, while the Asgardians looked to Tony for orders.
• Tony ordered the Asgardians to kill the Dark Elves, and they overwhelmed the demoralized survivors in a massacre.

Tony received the Ninja Mask and drew the Tiger Talisman, discovering that it linked and greatly enhanced his existing powers. He then arrived aboard the Spacecraft to find Loki being beaten by the gods as Thor tried to intervene.

• Tony received the Ninja Mask, whose full power required collecting all ten masks to unleash Ultimate Darkness and consume worlds.
• Tony chose the Talisman Wheel and drew the Tiger Talisman, gaining the ability to link several talisman powers and his demon chi together.
• Tony realized the Tiger Talisman enhanced his existing abilities, and his speed and aura grew dramatically.
• Tony went to the Spacecraft to make Loki fulfill his promise to join the Dark Alliance and saw the gods beating Loki while Thor tried to explain.

Thor tried to defend Loki against Hoder, Balder, Manni, and Modi, but learned that they had used the accusation of betrayal as an excuse to target him. As the four attacked, Thor was held back and watched Loki suffer grievous injuries.

• Thor insisted that Loki’s apparent betrayal had been part of his plan, but Balder, Manni, and Modi rejected his explanation.
• Loki told Thor that the others only wanted to attack him, and Thor realized their accusations were a pretext for old grudges.
• Hoder dismissed Loki as a surviving remnant of the Giants, and Balder ordered the gods to take down Thor and kill Loki.
• Modi kept Thor occupied while Hoder, Balder, and Manni attacked Loki, whose full strength initially surprised them.
• The three gods overwhelmed Loki and left him grievously injured as Thor raged at his own weakness and could not reach him.

Tony arrived as Hoder and the other gods were about to kill Loki, killed Balder when he tried to leave, and let Loki decide the others’ fate. Loki spared them, and Tony invited him to join the Dark Alliance.

• Tony entered the Great Hall and declared that Loki was one of his people, stopping Hoder and the others from attacking.
• Balder called the situation a misunderstanding, and Tony let him leave before setting him on fire with a snap of his fingers.
• Tony asked Hoder and the others how they wanted to die, then offered their fate to Loki.
• Loki asked Tony to let them go, and Tony dismissed Hoder and the others.
• Tony invited Loki to join the Dark Alliance so he could protect him if danger arose again.

Loki joined the Dark Alliance, and Tony recruited him to help weaken Asgard by drawing Odin away. Tony planned to use the Reality Stone to devour Asgard and set out to claim three treasures from its vault.

• Loki accepted Tony's invitation to join the Dark Alliance, and Thor left Asgard with the unconscious Jane.
• Tony asked Loki if he wanted revenge on the gods, then ordered him to find a way to get Odin out of Asgard and gave him the Mind Scepter.
• Tony assessed Asgard as a target for the Reality Stone and concluded that he would first have to kill many of its powerful inhabitants to weaken it.
• Tony entered Odin's royal hall and asked for his promised reward, and Odin sent Heimdall to lead him to the vault to choose three treasures.

Tony entered the Asgardian Treasury and selected the Infinity Gauntlet, a golden spear, and the Eternal Holy Grail. Meanwhile, Loki trapped Odin in an illusion and used a black hole to remove him from the throne, leaving his whereabouts unknown.

• Heimdall escorted Tony to the Asgardian Treasury, where Tony entered alone to choose three treasures.
• Tony found the Infinity Gauntlet and selected it, a golden spear, and the Eternal Holy Grail.
• Tony left the treasury and registered his three selections with Heimdall.
• Loki returned to the Great Hall and distracted Odin by asking when they had last spoken properly.
• Loki used the Mind Scepter to trap Odin in an illusion while secretly channeling his power.
• A black hole appeared behind Odin and pulled him away, leaving the throne empty.

Loki agreed to impersonate Odin after Tony arranged for Odin to leave Asgard, while Tony weakened Odin’s lingering divine seal over Hela. More than half a month later, Thor entered the Golden Hall to bid Odin farewell, unaware that Loki sat on the Throne in disguise.

• Loki exhausted himself to make Odin willingly exile himself from Asgard, then agreed to rule in his place at Tony’s request.
• After Tony left, Loki sat on the Throne and transformed himself into another Odin.
• Tony began eroding the divine power Odin had left above Asgard so he could release Hela and use her to weaken Asgard.
• Hela sensed that her seal in Hell had weakened and rejoiced at the prospect of escaping to bring doom upon the Asgardians.
• Odin sensed Hela’s awakening from a nursing home on the Blue Planet and accepted that she would soon cause trouble.
• More than half a month later, Thor entered the Golden Hall to bid his father farewell, leaving Loki panicked on the Throne.

Loki impersonated Odin, but Thor exposed him after noticing Odin’s uncharacteristic behavior. Thor confronted Tony to learn what he was planning and offered to help him, while Loki followed.

• Loki agreed to let Thor take Jane back to Blue Planet, making Thor suspicious of the supposed Odin.
• Thor threw Mjolnir at Loki, forcing Loki to reveal his true form, and demanded to know where Odin was.
• Loki said Odin should be on Blue Planet, while Thor deduced that Tony had sent Odin away and was still pursuing some plan.
• Loki tried to stop Thor from reaching Tony, but Thor warned that a fight would expose Loki to the guards and Heimdall.
• Thor entered Tony’s Palace, where Tony teased him for using his brain, and Thor asked what Tony wanted and offered to help.

Thor tried to stop Tony from taking all of Asgard, but Tony threw him out of the Palace and Loki warned him not to interfere. Thor sought help from Fury, who agreed to find Odin on Blue Planet, leaving Thor uncertain whether to reveal that Tony had already defeated Odin.

• Tony told Thor he wanted all of Asgard, then used Telekinesis to throw him out of the Palace.
• Loki stopped Thor from returning to confront Tony, and Thor left to seek Odin's help.
• Thor warned Heimdall to watch over Odin, then took Jane through the Bifrost to Blue Planet.
• Thor told Fury that Tony threatened Asgard and asked him to help find Odin.
• Fury agreed to search for Odin, while Thor kept quiet about Tony having defeated him.

Thor and Fury found Odin in a nursing home, where Odin boosted Thor’s power and gave him Gungnir. Thor then prepared to return to Asgard with S.H.I.E.L.D.’s superhumans to fight Tony.

• Fury used S.H.I.E.L.D.’s intelligence resources to locate Odin, and Thor agreed to go with him.
• Thor and Fury found Odin at a nursing home, where Odin refused to return to Asgard but listened as Thor explained Tony’s plot.
• Odin poured divine power into Thor, making him at least ten times stronger, and gave him Gungnir before falling asleep from exhaustion.
• Thor decided to return to Asgard to fight Tony, and Fury offered S.H.I.E.L.D.’s support, saying Tony had become too powerful to face alone.
• Fury assembled Hulk, the Fantastic Trio, and Captain, and they set off for Asgard with Thor.

As Tony continued weakening Odin’s seal, Heimdall exposed Loki’s disguise in the Golden Hall, forcing Loki to flee from the Asgardian gods. Loki escaped to Tony’s palace and asked for help as his pursuers arrived outside.

• Heimdall confronted Loki, who was disguised as Odin, and accused him of impersonating the God King.
• Heimdall attacked Loki, and their clash drew the gods training across Asgard to the Golden Hall.
• Loki and Heimdall each urged the gods to take their side, but the gods recognized that Loki was an impostor and surrounded him.
• Loki drove Heimdall back and fled the Golden Hall, with the gods chasing him across Asgard.
• Loki reached Tony’s palace and asked for help; Tony let him inside just as the gods arrived.

Heimdall confronted Tony and Loki in the Palace, but Tony revealed that he had already broken Odin’s seal over Asgard. A rift then opened above Asgard, revealing Hela awakening in a realm of lava as her deathly aura began spreading into the kingdom.

• Heimdall entered the Palace, recognized Loki, and demanded to know where Odin was.
• Heimdall challenged Tony, who said he had already succeeded in his plan after eradicating Odin’s remaining divine seal.
• Heimdall, Tony, and Loki emerged from the Palace as a red sky split open above Asgard.
• The rift revealed Hela in a world of lava, and the gods panicked at her return.
• Hela’s deathly aura poured through the rift, killing trees and rapidly aging Asgard’s guards.

Hela broke free of Odin’s seal and entered Asgard, overwhelming the gods and spreading death across the floating continent. As the gods fled, Heimdall realized Asgard was finished.

• Tony refused Loki’s suggestion to help Hela, insisting she had to defeat the gods herself.
• Heimdall and the gods tried to reinforce the seal, but Hela battered it with her power of death.
• Hela overpowered the gods, shattered the seal, and stepped out of Hell into Asgard.
• Hela spread her death aura across the floating continent, causing its life to wither and the gods to flee.
• Heimdall watched the gods escape and saw bloody tears stream down his face as he realized Asgard was finished.