Arc 21Chapters 503–527

No recap yet.

Chapters 503–527 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 503A brutal cosmic war

Vanaheim’s allied army fought Thanos’ forces in a brutal cosmic war, while Supergiant’s infiltration exposed the gods to a trap. God King Freyr died after battling the Black Order, and Thanos ordered his forces to bypass Vanaheim as Freyr’s funeral was held.

  • God King Freyr led an allied army of Vanir, elves, and Niflheim warriors to confront Thanos’ fleet, but the Chitauri attacked instead of negotiating.
  • Odyssey and Tos fought in the battle as Cull Obsidian challenged Odyssey, while God King Freyr joined the fight and turned the tide.
  • Supergiant infiltrated Vanaheim, learned that Asgard had been divided, and controlled a god to help lure Freyr away from the allied army.
  • Supergiant’s controlled god stabbed Freyr with the Golden Spear, and Freyr wounded Supergiant before Thanos and the Black Order surrounded him.
  • Thanos and the Black Order defeated God King Freyr, and Thanos ordered his forces to bypass Vanaheim after Supergiant died.
  • Vanaheim held God King Freyr’s funeral.

Ch. 504Thor's stricken ship

Thor and Loki’s ship was attacked by Thanos, who demanded the Tesseract, while Frigga and Freya defended Vanaheim. Loki used the Bifrost to send Thor away, but was swept into it himself and landed in Hogwarts’ Girls’ Bathroom.

  • Thor and Loki changed course toward Vanaheim to find Frigga, then discovered signs that the planet had been attacked.
  • Thanos and the Black Order attacked the Asgardian ship, killing many Asgardians and bringing Thor and Loki under their control.
  • Frigga and Freya maintained Vanaheim’s protective barrier while Frigga worried that her children were in danger.
  • Thanos demanded the Tesseract and tortured Thor, so Loki claimed he would reveal where it was and asked for a guide.
  • Loki secretly tried to strike Thanos while Heimdall summoned the Bifrost to send Thor away, but Thanos stopped the attack and the Bifrost carried Loki off.
  • Loki arrived in Hogwarts’ Girls’ Bathroom, where Moaning Myrtle greeted him.

Ch. 505Loki fell into Hogwarts

Loki fell into Hogwarts after the Bifrost sent him off course and warned Snape that Thanos was coming. The Aurors arrested him and took him away before he could speak to John Wick.

  • Loki crashed into a Hogwarts bathroom, where Professor McGonagall, Snape, and the other professors confronted him.
  • Loki identified himself as being from Asgard, but the professors stunned him and Snape had him locked in a tower room.
  • Snape questioned Loki about his arrival and suspected he had come to Hogwarts with an ulterior motive.
  • Loki warned Snape that Thanos threatened the universe and demanded to speak with John Wick.
  • Snape gave Loki Veritaserum, then Howlett arrived with the Aurors, who arrested Loki and took him away in a Thestral carriage.

Ch. 506Loki's Guardian in Wizard City

Loki was taken from Hogwarts to Wizard City, where Hulk signed him out as his guardian and carried him to the Magic Tower. John met him there and asked whether he had brought useful information.

  • An Auror diverted Loki from the Ministry of Magic to Wizard City after receiving orders from Headquarters.
  • Loki traveled by train through the mist and arrived in Wizard City, where he was placed in a holding cell until his guardian came.
  • Hulk arrived, signed Loki out with a quill, and carried him through the city despite Loki's attempts to resist.
  • Hulk brought Loki to the Magic Tower, but refused to climb its stairs because he hated them.
  • Loki entered the Magic Tower and found John, who had just read Snape's letter and asked him for useful information.

Ch. 507News of Thanos

Loki warned John that Thanos had defeated Thor and was gathering the Infinity Stones, prompting John to call for the Avengers. As allies assembled on Midgard, Ebony Maw led Thanos’ forces toward Earth to seize the stones.

  • Loki told John that Thanos had defeated Thor near Vanaheim, where Freyr and Supergiant had also died, and that Thanos had obtained the Power Stone.
  • John learned that Thanos was pursuing the remaining Infinity Stones and told Loki, “Avengers, assemble.”
  • Loki and Stephen Strange arrived at the New York Sanctum, where Stephen had become Sorcerer Supreme.
  • Stephen and Banner brought Loki to Tony Stark and asked for his help, while Tony reacted warily to Loki.
  • Ebony Maw assessed the damaged ships and led Thanos’ forces toward Midgard while Thanos went to retrieve the Reality Stone.

Ch. 508The alliances assemble

The Guardians of the Galaxy rescued Thor from space while Loki warned Earth’s heroes that Thanos was coming for the Infinity Stones. John coordinated alliances across the world, and Tony learned an unidentified object had entered Earth’s atmosphere as the invasion approached.

  • The Guardians of the Galaxy found Thor drifting in space, brought him aboard, and woke him.
  • At the New York Sanctum, Tony, Stephen, and Wong confirmed Loki’s warning about Thanos and debated how to protect the Infinity Stones.
  • Loki joined the Second Alliance after Matt accepted John’s instruction, and the alliance learned it would work with the Avengers.
  • John and his allies alerted Kamar-Taj, the Children of Miracle, Wakanda, Namor, and other forces, bringing Earth’s heroes together for the coming battle.
  • F.R.I.D.A.Y. told Tony that an unidentified flying object had entered the atmosphere.

Ch. 509Their respective people

Tony, Stephen, Wong, Banner, Peter, and Shang-Chi fought Thanos’s forces as Ebony Maw captured Stephen and carried him aboard a spaceship. They rescued Stephen and defeated Maw, while Tony proposed a new plan and John tracked a signal from London.

  • Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian arrived in New York, where Tony, Stephen, Wong, and Banner fought them.
  • Peter left his school bus to help, and Wong sent Cull Obsidian through a portal, severing one of his hands.
  • Ebony Maw transported himself and Stephen aboard the spaceship, while Shang-Chi struck Maw and joined Tony and Peter in rescuing Stephen.
  • Peter and Shang-Chi opened a hole in the ship, causing Ebony Maw to be sucked into space, and Tony repaired the hull and saved Stephen.
  • Tony suggested another plan as the spaceship departed, while John received a message from London.

Ch. 510Wanda's plea for help

Wanda and Vision were attacked in London by Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight, but Steve, Natasha, and Sam arrived and drove the attackers away. Wanda asked John and the Wizarding Kingdom for help treating Vision, and they reached Avengers Headquarters, where John encountered Secretary of State Ross.

  • Wanda told Vision that the lost wizards' disappearance and the death of a former friend had shaken her faith in the Wizarding Kingdom, while Vision asked her to stay with him.
  • After seeing news of the alien attack on New York and Tony Stark's disappearance, Vision decided to leave for Avengers Headquarters, but Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight ambushed him and Wanda.
  • Wanda fought to protect the injured Vision, and Steve, Natasha, and Sam arrived, defeated Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight, and forced them to retreat.
  • Wanda asked the Wizarding Kingdom for help, and John arrived after MOSS tracked her phone, teasing her for seeking aid only after Vision was badly hurt.
  • Steve brought Vision to Avengers Headquarters, where John met Secretary of State Ross as the government faced criticism over its failure to stop the alien attack.

Ch. 511The Stone's Whereabouts

John confronted Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross as the Avengers gathered to prepare for Thanos’s return. When Vision proposed destroying the Mind Stone at the cost of his life, John offered to remove it instead, leaving Wanda to ask whether he could truly save Vision.

  • Steve told Ross that the Avengers would fight to protect the world, and Ross ordered Rhodey to arrest them.
  • John challenged Ross, then spoke with Penelope, who said the Silencers had formed a New York team to handle magical and nonmagical incidents.
  • Penelope asked if they could win, and John assured her they could before turning his attention to Vision.
  • Vision proposed that Wanda destroy the Mind Stone, but Wanda refused to kill him.
  • John said he could remove the Stone, and Banner explained that Vision was made from several interacting components beyond the Stone.
  • Wanda asked if John could really do it, and he said Vision would have to endure the pain of having his soul torn apart.

Ch. 512Wakanda, where heroes gathered

John and the Avengers gathered support and chose Wakanda as the battlefield for Thanos’s approaching forces. T’Challa welcomed John’s allies as Bucky received a new arm, while John’s reinforcements arrived above Wakanda.

  • Vision agreed to let John tear apart his soul, and Steve said Wakanda would provide support for the coming fight.
  • John outlined his allies and explained that Thanos was traveling to collect the Reality Stone, so they planned to destroy his army before he arrived.
  • Steve apologized to John for Bucky’s attack on John’s family, and John told him that victims had every right to hate Bucky.
  • T’Challa gave Bucky a case containing a new arm and welcomed Steve, John, and the others to Wakanda.
  • John asked T’Challa’s permission to bring in more people, and a Silver Spaceship arrived carrying members of Kamar-Taj, the Children of Miracle, and the Second Alliance.

Ch. 513All-out war

John gathered the heroes in Wakanda, learned about Thanos' forces from Cull Obsidian, and urged Loki to fight for Thor's revenge. Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight returned with their army, bringing the battle to Wakanda's shielded defenses.

  • Wong sent the captured Cull Obsidian to Kamar-Taj, where Sorcerers restrained him before he was moved to Wakanda.
  • Guard, the Children of Miracle, the Avengers, Ivan, Matt, and other allies assembled in Wakanda, and John declared that they had one day to prepare for war.
  • John questioned Cull Obsidian in his ancient language and used Legilimency to learn about Thanos' Army.
  • John confronted Loki about his desire to avenge Thor, and Loki accepted the need to face Thanos.
  • Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight returned to Earth with their army, and Wakanda activated its protective shield and readied its forces.

Ch. 514The Wizarding Kingdom's secret weapon

John operated on Vision to remove the Mind Stone while Wakanda's defenders fought Thanos' army. As Shuri delivered John's locating crystal to the battlefield, John summoned the Wizarding Kingdom's secret weapon, and nine figures arrived through the Bifrost on a silver-white steed.

  • John used Soul Scalpels to detach the Mind Stone from Vision while the battle began outside.
  • Ivan deployed his God of Destruction armor, and Wakanda's fighters and Kamar-Taj sorcerers battled Proxima Midnight's forces.
  • Corvus Glaive freed Cull Obsidian from prison, but John summoned Hulk to attack them and sent Wanda to help outside.
  • Ivan activated a giant cannon to destroy the invading harvesters, while Shuri used a drone to deliver John's locating Magic Crystal.
  • John reached out to the Wizarding Kingdom's secret weapon, and a silver-white steed carrying nine figures emerged from the Bifrost above the battlefield.

Ch. 515An age of brilliant stars

Wizards and Wakandan forces battled Thanos' Army while the enemy ship's bombardment threatened to overwhelm them. As Maniac and Sam prepared to attack the ship, Percy and Pheobe awaited reinforcements, and fire dragons emerged from an Anywhere Door to join the fight.

  • Kim, Percy, and other wizards led magical fighters and summoned creatures against Thanos' Army, while White Bear saved Wanda from Corvus Glaive.
  • Proxima Midnight ordered bombardments that devastated the battlefield, but Astral Spirit Guardians shielded survivors as Ivan and Rhodey attacked the ship's guns.
  • Black Panther and Pietro fought through enemy troops, while Heinrich's Fiendfyre and Pheobe's spells divided and disrupted the attackers.
  • After the bombardment wounded Guardian and others, Sam volunteered to carry Maniac to destroy the enemy ship, and Guardian promised to cover them.
  • Percy asked whether the flying soldiers had arrived, and Pheobe said they would come; then Hagrid's Anywhere Door brought fire dragons from Moon Mountain into the battle.

Ch. 516The dragon that answered the summons

John removed the Mind Stone from Vision, who urged him to destroy it, but John chose to keep it for another purpose. As Thanos' Army invaded Wakanda, the Stars summoned a massive Three-Headed Dragon that routed the enemy, while Corvus Glaive prepared to attack them for Thanos.

  • Amokhan led over a hundred dragons into battle, and Hulk and the heroes killed Cull Obsidian.
  • John completed Vision's surgery and removed the Mind Stone; Vision recovered but warned that keeping it was risky, while John refused to destroy it.
  • Falcon and Maniac destroyed the enemy ship's weapons and propulsion systems, and the falling ship smashed Wakanda's shield, letting Thanos' Army invade the country.
  • Percy and the other Stars used their Nine Rings and family names to summon a Three-Headed Dragon from Wizard City.
  • The dragon devastated the battlefield and drove Thanos' soldiers to flee, while Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive realized the Stars were its source.
  • Corvus Glaive slipped behind the Stars and aimed his weapon at them, shouting, "For Thanos!"

Ch. 517Which side is our enemy?

Thanos seized the Reality Stone from the Collector on Knowhere, but a released lizard let the Collector escape. In Wakanda, the heroes crushed Thanos' army, and Thor arrived to find the battle already won.

  • Thanos confronted the Collector on Knowhere and destroyed much of his collection while demanding the Reality Stone.
  • The Collector led Thanos to the Aether, which became the Reality Stone in his Infinity Gauntlet.
  • The Collector released the lizard to attack Thanos and escaped Knowhere in a small spaceship.
  • Corvus Glaive ambushed the Stars, but Neville Longbottom killed him with his sword and Extrasensory Spell.
  • The heroes defeated Thanos' army, with Cull Obsidian killed and Proxima Midnight left alone.
  • Thor arrived in Wakanda with Rocket and Groot, and Rocket wondered which side was the enemy.

Ch. 518The fangs of fate

Thor returned to Wakanda with Stormbreaker after the Avengers defeated Thanos’s army, and the heroes learned that John had taken the Mind Stone while Wong named Titan as Thanos’s likely destination. At Knowhere, Gamora tried to kill Thanos, but he revealed the attack was an illusion, captured her, and departed with her as Star-Lord and the others escaped.

  • Thor arrived in Wakanda with Rocket and Groot and reunited with the Avengers after forging Stormbreaker on Nidavellir.
  • Wanda revealed that John had taken the Mind Stone, and Wong told the heroes that Thanos was on Titan.
  • Thanos burned the Collector’s collection at Knowhere, and Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, and Mantis arrived to confront him.
  • Gamora attacked and seemingly killed Thanos, but the Reality Stone revealed that the scene was an illusion and the real Thanos was unharmed.
  • Thanos captured Gamora after Star-Lord failed to shoot her, transformed Drax and Mantis with the Reality Stone, and departed with Gamora.
  • Star-Lord and the others returned to normal when the Reality Stone left and began escaping as Knowhere shook.

Ch. 519Gamora's Forgotten Memories

Aboard the ships heading to Titan, Peter became an Avenger while Thanos tortured Nebula to make Gamora reveal the Soul Stone’s location. Gamora named John Wick as the wizard who held her memories, and John confronted Steve about using the Infinity Stones as they prepared to face Thanos.

  • Tony formally made Peter an Avenger, and Peter introduced himself to Doctor Strange as Spider-Man.
  • As the ship headed toward Titan, Stephen reflected on Earth’s defense against Thanos’ army and the Wizard King’s role in it.
  • Thanos confronted Gamora about the Soul Stone and tortured Nebula when Gamora denied knowing where it was.
  • Gamora revealed that she had given her memories to John Wick, an Earth wizard, and Thanos stopped torturing Nebula.
  • Steve urged John to destroy the stones, but John showed him that he possessed two stones and called the situation a fair trade.

Ch. 520The Wizard King's Goal All Along

John refused to destroy the Infinity Stones and planned to take the fight to Thanos on Titan, while T'Challa pledged Wakanda's support. Thanos remained unaware that his forces had been defeated and prepared to return to Titan, where John was already waiting to reshape the battlefield.

  • John told Steve that he intended to use the Stones against Thanos, and Steve struggled with the risks of letting John control them.
  • John spoke with T'Challa about Wakanda's sacrifices and announced that he would invade Thanos's territory using the Space Stone.
  • John sent Percy and the Wizarding Kingdom's Stars home, then used the Space Stone to travel to a barren planet and began planning a surprise for Thanos.
  • Thanos failed to obtain the Soul Stone's location from Gamora and decided to return to Titan before seeking out John.
  • Gamora promised Nebula that she would find a way to free her.

Ch. 521Avengers on Titan

Tony, Peter, Stephen, and Shang-Chi landed on Titan to confront Thanos, but they mistook Star-Lord and the Guardians for enemies. After Shang-Chi nearly lost control of a massive energy blast, John arrived and contained its power, leaving both groups surprised to see him.

  • Tony and Peter landed the spaceship on Titan, where they found Thanos absent and prepared to wait for him.
  • Star-Lord and the Guardians attacked, and both groups fought until they realized they were not working for Thanos and were asking about Gamora.
  • The Avengers and the Guardians recognized each other through Thor and began to lower their weapons, but Shang-Chi realized he could not throw the enormous energy ball he had charged.
  • Shang-Chi's energy blast erupted without harming anyone after an invisible barrier trapped its power.
  • John arrived, contained the blast with a blue glow, and surprised everyone, who recognized him.

Ch. 522The Wizard King on Titan

John joined the Avengers and Guardians on Titan, bringing the Space and Mind Stones and proposing they kill Thanos when he arrived. While the others prepared an ambush, John explored Titan’s ruined history; Thanos then landed and found John waiting among the wreckage.

  • John told Tony that Earth’s heroes had defeated Thanos’s army and said he would kill Thanos when he arrived.
  • John revealed he had the Space Stone and had removed Vision’s Mind Stone, explaining that Vision had asked him to take it.
  • John told Star-Lord that Gamora had probably been captured because of the secret she had entrusted to him, and said mind magic would protect him from having secrets extracted.
  • The Avengers and Guardians discussed their plan, assigning Shang-Chi and Peter to ambush positions while John explored Titan’s ruins.
  • John found records describing Titan’s resource wars and clues connecting the Titans with the Eternals and Celestials, then recorded the history and technology.
  • Thanos arrived on Titan by spaceship and saw John waiting on the wreckage instead of his Black Order.

Ch. 523The Failed Plan

Tony and Stephen led the heroes in an attempt to restrain Thanos and take his gauntlet, while Thanos explained his plan to erase half of all life. The fight ended with Thanos unleashing a massive burst of energy that engulfed the group just as John and Gamora were called into action.

  • Tony explained the plan to take Thanos's gauntlet, while John questioned why they did not simply kill him.
  • Stephen confronted Thanos about his belief that wiping out half of all life was mercy, and Thanos described his plan to use all six Infinity Stones.
  • Tony, Stephen, Peter, Shang-Chi, Star-Lord, Drax, and Nebula attacked Thanos, but the Stones and his strength let him withstand their blows.
  • The heroes combined magic, devices, Spider Silk, and Mantis's hypnosis to restrain Thanos while Gamora prepared to stab him.
  • Thanos clenched his fist and released a massive purple energy blast that swept the group into darkness and left a hundred-meter crater.

Ch. 524A fair duel

John confronted Thanos on Titan and challenged him to a duel with his own gauntlet and the Infinity Stones. After trading attacks with Thanos, John was trapped in stone as Thanos struck him.

  • Peter, Tony, Gamora, Star-Lord, Nebula, Drax, and the others recovered in the darkness after surviving the explosion, and John emerged from it to face Thanos.
  • John revealed the Silver Hand and challenged Thanos to a fair duel, using its stones to counter Thanos's attacks with spells and illusions.
  • Thanos struck John into the ruins, but John emerged with the Casket of Ancient Winters and froze the battlefield before using the Dusk Sword to set it aflame.
  • Thanos shattered a moon and sent meteors toward the ground; John swallowed them with a spatial slash, but Thanos turned the ground to swamp and then stone, trapping John and striking him as golden scales covered his body.

Ch. 525We'll Take Down Thanos Together

John endured Thanos’s Power Stone attack, then opened a portal to bring the Avengers into the fight. The heroes overwhelmed Thanos with coordinated attacks, ending with Maniac’s Thermal Explosion scorching him, though his fate remained uncertain.

  • John healed his severed leg, trapped Thanos in a collapsing underground cavity, and bombarded him with transformed meteorites, but Thanos shattered the blades and escaped.
  • John opened a spatial slash and brought Steve, Bucky, Banner, Natasha, and the other Avengers into his kingdom to fight Thanos.
  • Thor attacked Thanos with Stormbreaker, while the Avengers and heroes from Titan joined the battle; Stephen warned them not to let Thanos close his left hand.
  • John rested as the heroes coordinated attacks to keep Thanos from using the stones, with Wong and Stephen binding his left hand and Steve striking him with his shield.
  • Maniac charged Thanos and drove him hundreds of meters before unleashing a Thermal Explosion that made Thanos scream in pain.

Ch. 526I am destiny

The Superheroes battled Thanos on Titan, suffering heavy injuries as he used the Infinity Stones to overwhelm them. John joined the fight and trapped Thanos’s Stones beneath the Limited Gauntlet, leaving him unable to use them.

  • Thanos survived Maniac’s Thermal Explosion and used the Stones to turn the ground to quicksand, injuring and trapping several heroes.
  • Natasha used the Ghost sniper rifle to disrupt Thanos’s left hand while the heroes attacked, but Thanos wounded Quicksilver and overwhelmed their combined assault.
  • Gentleman stabbed Thanos in the eye, but Thanos killed him and blasted the heroes across Titan.
  • John healed the injured heroes, then told the others he would stop Thanos from using the Stones while they tried to kill him within ten minutes.
  • John attacked Thanos with magic and close combat, then covered his Infinity Gauntlet with the Limited Gauntlet and banished him, preventing him from using the Stones.

Ch. 527The final reversal

John and the Superheroes nearly killed Thanos before the Limited Gauntlet’s restraint failed, allowing Thanos to recover the Infinity Gems and escape with John. Aboard his ship, Thanos tried to persuade John to reveal the Soul Stone’s location, and John answered, “Vormir.”

  • John taunted Thanos with the secret of the Soul Stone, prompting Thanos to stay and fight the Superheroes.
  • Thor, the Avengers, the Guardians, Gamora, and Nebula battered Thanos while John blinded him with a Conjunctivitis Curse, but the Limited Gauntlet could restrain the Infinity Gauntlet for only five minutes.
  • Gamora stabbed Thanos in the neck, Loki stabbed his back, and Thor struck him with Stormbreaker as the countdown reached its final seconds.
  • The Limited Gauntlet’s restraint expired, and Thanos regained the four Infinity Gems, blasted Thor and Gamora away, and escaped through a gateway with John.
  • The remaining Superheroes debated whether to destroy the Time Stone, while Gamora explained that she had entrusted the Soul Stone’s location to John.
  • Aboard Thanos’s ship, Thanos invited John to help search for the Soul Stone, and John named Vormir.
Arc 21 of 23