Chapter Summaries

Thor regained his memories after dying in Ragnarok and discovered that he had been revived in a wasteland with Emma Frost and Psylocke. He gained heaven-defying comprehension, used it to learn telepathy from Emma’s mind probe, and left Emma and Psylocke suspicious of his newfound mental power.

• Thor awoke badly injured in the wasteland as Emma Frost stood over him and Psylocke watched nearby.
• Thor recovered memories of his past life as Su An and his death fighting Surtur and the forces of Ragnarok.
• Emma probed Thor’s mind, discovered his identity and memories, and caught glimpses of the battle that had destroyed his body.
• Thor knocked Emma’s heel away, then noticed a crystal that only he could see and touched it.
• The crystal gave Thor heaven-defying comprehension, allowing him to understand telepathy after Emma had probed his mind.
• Psylocke and Emma sensed a brief mental probe from Thor, while another crystal appeared before him.

Thor explained the Time Variance Authority and Knowhere to Emma Frost and Elizabeth after they found him injured there. As Elizabeth helped him toward shelter, Thor discovered that a green crystal fragment contained a wisp of the law of time.

• Emma Frost confronted Thor about the psychic fluctuation, and he admitted that he had learned her ability by watching her once.
• Thor learned that Emma Frost and Elizabeth had been pruned and sent to Knowhere, and he explained that it was a dumping ground for the multiverse’s discarded timelines and people.
• Thor described the TVA’s role in pruning people and protecting the sacred universe, while Emma Frost and Elizabeth questioned whether he had ties to the organization.
• Emma Frost decided that Elizabeth should take the injured Thor with them, and the three headed toward their shelter to avoid Alioth.
• Thor spotted and picked up a green crystal fragment, sensing that it contained a wisp of the law of time.

Thor used a fragment of the Law of Time to pause the worsening of his injuries as he traveled through Knowhere with Emma Frost and Elizabeth. The group encountered a Hydra team, and Thor angered Emma by revealing painful details about her and Elizabeth's pasts.

• Thor paused his injuries with the Law of Time and told Elizabeth that he had used Asgardian magic to hold his body together.
• Emma Frost and Elizabeth continued through the ruins with Thor, who searched for more fragments of the Law of Time.
• Emma Frost read the memories of several warriors in a ruin and decided they were not worth confronting.
• Thor met a Hydra team consisting of Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, Baron Zemo, Crossbones, and Madame Hydra, but they left quickly to avoid attracting a monster.
• Thor told Emma and Elizabeth that he knew their pasts, including Emma's dead Hellions students and Elizabeth's stolen body, prompting Emma to attack him.

Thor recovered from his injuries by absorbing law fragments in the crashed spaceship, while Emma Frost and Elizabeth watched and considered the fragments they had collected. He gained healing, spatial, and temporal abilities and imagined growing stronger in Knowhere, unaware that a piece of bread was flying toward him.

• Elizabeth dropped Thor onto the ground, then she and Emma Frost discussed his character while he stayed away from them.
• Thor searched the spaceship and found fragments of the Laws of Space and Life, while Emma showed Elizabeth a necklace of crystal fragments she had kept.
• Thor absorbed the Law of Life fragment, healed his cracked body, and regained strength comparable to Captain America's.
• Emma decided to keep her crystal-fragment necklace after seeing Thor heal, and Elizabeth compared his recovery to Logan's self-healing.
• Thor absorbed the Law of Space fragment and reflected on the powers he had gained from the Laws of Time, Space, and Life.
• As Thor imagined becoming far more powerful, a piece of bread flew toward him at high speed.

Thor demonstrated that he could rapidly learn Elizabeth's abilities and block Emma Frost's telepathy before a crash on Knowhere drew everyone toward its wreckage. At the ship, Hydra Captain and Captain Carter recognized each other as alternate versions of Steve and Peggy, then attacked.

• Thor learned to create psionic animals from Elizabeth's ability in five minutes, convincing Emma Frost and Elizabeth that he had told the truth.
• Thor used his telepathy to block Emma Frost from reading his mind.
• A tremendous boom brought Emma Frost and Elizabeth rushing from the spaceship toward the crash site, and Thor followed by teleporting.
• Baron Zemo told Hydra Squad to collect supplies and avoid fighting as they drove to the wreck; Hydra Captain led the squad toward the ship.
• Hydra Captain and Captain Carter recognized each other, exchanged remarks about their different worlds, and hurled their shields at each other.

Thor, Emma Frost, and Elizabeth watched the rival teams fight over supplies, but Cassandra’s convoy arrived and surrounded them. The Hydra and Carter squads joined forces against Cassandra’s followers, and the battle turned deadly as Hill and Toad were killed.

• Thor arrived behind Emma Frost and Elizabeth, borrowed Elizabeth’s phone, and took pictures of Captain Carter and the Hydra Captain fighting.
• Emma Frost and Elizabeth explained that Cassandra’s psychic power rivaled or surpassed Charles’s, and they chose not to risk fighting her for the spaceship’s supplies.
• Cassandra’s convoy arrived, surrounded both squads, and forced the Hydra and Carter teams to join forces.
• Pyro assigned Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike, Azazel, and Toad to attack while the other followers prepared to finish the fight.
• The Hydra Captain struck Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike attacked Captain Carter, and Azazel killed Hill before Bucky killed Toad.
• Callisto, Bullseye, Meatball, and Arclight attacked, and the Hydra Captain and Captain Carter threw their shields to block Arclight’s shockwaves.

Thor joined Emma Frost and Elizabeth to attack Cassandra’s people after sensing law fragments in Pyro’s vehicle. He killed Pyro, and the surviving fighters regrouped as the opposing sides faced off.

• Thor sensed seven or eight law fragments in the jeep carrying Pyro and offered Emma help against Cassandra’s people in exchange for her help against the Time Variance Authority.
• Thor promised Elizabeth that he would use her soul to restore her original body, and she agreed to the deal.
• Pyro entered the battle with his flamethrower, turning the fight against Hydra Captain, Captain Carter, and their allies.
• Thor struck Pyro with lightning and then sliced him in two with a blade of lightning.
• Emma Frost held Azazel in place while Elizabeth accompanied her, and Thor’s arrival prompted Hydra Captain’s team to stop fighting.
• Callisto asked Thor why he opposed them, and he identified himself as Thor, Son of Odin, God of Thunder.

Thor defeated Cassandra’s remaining fighters in Knowhere and used the Law of Oblivion to erase Sabretooth and Lady Deathstrike. When Emma Frost destroyed Azazel’s consciousness, an immense evil presence spoke through his body.

• Thor overwhelmed Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike, Bullseye, Arclight, Callisto, and Meatball, killing several and leaving Sabretooth and Lady Deathstrike to flee.
• Thor called on Emma Frost to mind-control the two fugitives and bring them back.
• Thor used the Law of Oblivion to erase Sabretooth, then Lady Deathstrike, from Knowhere.
• Emma Frost destroyed Azazel’s consciousness at Thor’s command.
• A powerful, evil female voice emerged from Azazel’s body and rebuked Thor for killing her pets.

Thor, Emma Frost, and Elizabeth joined forces against Cassandra’s overwhelming psychic storm while Thor absorbed law fragments. After provoking Cassandra into a rage, Thor used spatial power to teleport himself and the two women away, leaving Cassandra behind.

• Emma Frost and Elizabeth combined their psychic powers to resist Cassandra and prevent her from finding their location.
• Cassandra threatened to turn Emma and Thor into collectibles, but Emma answered with insults and intensified her psychic attack.
• Hydra Captain and Captain Carter led their teams away as Thor absorbed mental law fragments and told Emma he needed five minutes to rescue them.
• Laura, Gambit Remy, Elektra, and Blade Erik watched the psychic battle from a secluded valley and discussed the fighters’ power.
• Thor absorbed more mental and space law fragments, joined Emma and Elizabeth against Cassandra, and taunted her about Charles.
• Cassandra flew into a rage, but Thor absorbed the remaining space fragments and teleported himself, Emma, and Elizabeth away.

Thor escaped Cassandra with Emma Frost and Elizabeth, but exhausted himself and collapsed. After he woke and healed Elizabeth, Emma Frost punished him for insulting her, leaving Thor to surrender.

• Cassandra sent psychic storms at Alioth, then fled as Alioth swallowed them and searched for more food.
• Thor used his remaining power to carry Emma Frost and Elizabeth to safety, then passed out from exhaustion.
• Elizabeth watched over the unconscious Thor and reflected on his offer to restore her original body.
• Thor woke and used the law of life to ease Elizabeth's exhaustion just as Emma Frost returned with supplies.
• Elizabeth restrained Thor while Emma Frost beat him for speaking badly about her, and Thor surrendered.

Thor confronted Emma Frost after she threatened him, then used his powers to overpower her and stop her telepathic attack. Elizabeth witnessed Thor manipulate time and gained hope that he could fulfill their deal and restore her body.

• Thor secretly restored his divine power and strengthened his Law of Life by absorbing the fragments he had taken from Pyro's jeep.
• Thor teleported behind Emma Frost, seized her legs in a fight, and ignored Elizabeth as she watched them struggle.
• Elizabeth refused Emma Frost's mental request for help, while Thor mocked Emma until she threatened to end their deal.
• Emma Frost released her full telepathic power at Thor, but he rewound time, paused her, touched her hair, and returned to Elizabeth's side.
• Elizabeth realized Thor could manipulate time and felt hopeful that he could give her a body of her own again.

Emma Frost and Betsy fought after Thor revealed he had stopped time around Emma, then Thor absorbed two law fragments and teased them with magical chibi doubles. Emma reacted sharply when Thor suggested she had once been a vulnerable little girl, though his words left her ears red as she walked away.

• Emma Frost learned from Betsy that Thor had stopped time around her, and she fought with Betsy after Betsy teased her about it.
• Thor absorbed the soul and elemental law fragments while Emma Frost and Betsy continued fighting.
• Thor created chibi doubles of Emma Frost and Betsy, whose antics amused Betsy and annoyed Emma Frost.
• Betsy asked Thor to call her Betsy, prompting Emma Frost to complain that Betsy had allowed him to use the name.
• Emma Frost demanded that Thor remove her chibi double, then bristled when he said she had once been a little girl who had learned to prick others like a hedgehog.
• Betsy agreed with Thor, and Emma Frost walked away with red ears after telling them both to shut up.

Betsy teased Thor about wanting to make her and Emma his queens, while Emma took the exchange as a chance to taunt Betsy. After eating, Thor considered the dangers around them and resolved to live as Thor Odinson, king of Asgard.

• Betsy asked Thor whether he wanted to pursue her and Emma, and Thor admitted he wanted a harem before claiming it was a royal responsibility.
• Betsy joked that Thor should choose her as queen, then walked away and left him worrying about how Emma would react.
• Emma taunted Betsy about being chosen as queen, and Betsy called Emma a hedgehog before leaving her fuming.
• Emma kicked the three men she had beaten under her mental control, while Thor wondered why he was being blamed for the women's quarrel.
• Thor found no law fragments nearby and considered searching for Cassandra, then reflected on Classic Loki and his own past-life memories.
• Thor decided that it did not matter whether he was a transmigrator and affirmed his identity as Thor Odinson, God of Thunder and king of Asgard.

Betsy and Emma Frost bickered while Thor revived a tiny Groot from a twig and learned that Groot had come seeking help. Thor promised to help him rescue his companions after they escaped their current predicament.

• Betsy watched Emma Frost vent and enjoyed teasing her through a chibi version of herself.
• Thor recognized the twig as a piece of Groot and used the Laws of Life and Time to revive it into a tiny Groot.
• Groot told Thor that Thanos had badly injured him and his companions, and that he had sacrificed his origin to save them before arriving there.
• Emma Frost grabbed and teased Groot, while Thor translated his threats as compliments to keep her from retaliating.
• Thor promised Groot he would help rescue his teammates after defeating the evil bald woman, and Groot agreed to stay with them.

Emma gave Thor six law fragments in exchange for his help killing Cassandra, while Betsy promised to be his after their deal was complete. Thor absorbed the fragments and planned to use the laws to help Groot grow stronger as they prepared to face Cassandra on Knowhere.

• Emma beat up three men to vent her anger, then gave Thor six law fragments as a reward and added killing Cassandra to their deal.
• Betsy told Thor she would be his once their deal was done, then walked over to Emma.
• Groot asked Thor to help him grow faster so he could help Rocket and the others.
• Thor recognized three Law of Time fragments, two Law of Life fragments, and one Law of Creation fragment, then began absorbing them.
• Groot tore up Knowhere's turf, made himself a crown and grass skirt, and danced like Star-Lord.

Gambit and his teammates reunited with Emma and Betsy after Thor brought them together. Laura then sensed a bloodied, six-clawed figure who recognized her and said he had found them.

• Elektra, Blade, Gambit, and Laura watched Thor's group from a distance, and Gambit recognized Emma Frost and Elizabeth Betsy Braddock.
• Thor approached the team, introduced himself, and transported them to Emma and Betsy.
• Gambit reunited with Emma and Elizabeth and introduced Laura, Elektra, and Erik.
• Thor explained that Laura had been cloned from Wolverine Logan's genes and described her universe's history.
• Laura caught a familiar scent and saw a bloodied figure with six adamantium claws, who smiled and said he had found them.

Thor easily defeated Evil Wolverine, trapping him in an endless free-fall before using the law of oblivion to make him dissipate. Before dying, Evil Wolverine revealed that Cassandra was waiting for Thor in her fortress.

• Thor asked Laura if she wanted to fight Evil Wolverine, but she said he was not the Logan she knew.
• Evil Wolverine charged at Thor, who caught him and launched him high into the sky.
• Thor used portals and lightning to keep Evil Wolverine falling in a loop for forty-five minutes while the others watched.
• Thor bound Evil Wolverine with a purple energy whip, and Betsy explained that he had learned her ability by watching her use it once.
• Thor used the law of oblivion on Evil Wolverine, who revealed that Cassandra was waiting for Thor in her fortress before he dissipated.

Thor killed evil Wolverine, recruited Laura, Gambit, Elektra, and Erik to help him fight Cassandra, and then encountered Sylvie and Mobius as Alioth pursued them. After Thor teleported the group to safety, Old Loki, Kid Loki, and Alligator Loki appeared and warned that Thor was extraordinarily powerful and dangerous.

• Thor invited Laura to help him find Logan and recruited Gambit, Elektra, and Erik to join his fight against Cassandra.
• Thor learned that Elektra had seen colorful crystal fragments nearby and prepared to go collect them.
• Sylvie and Mobius arrived in a jeep while Alioth chased them, and Sylvie recognized Thor.
• Thor grew a giant tree to distract Alioth, then used the Law of Space to teleport everyone away from the jeep.
• After Alioth swallowed the tree and jeep and moved on, Old Loki, Kid Loki, Alligator Loki, and Loki appeared, and Old Loki warned that Thor was more powerful and dangerous than any god they had met.

Thor searched Knowhere for law fragments after Cassandra’s forces stole the ones Elektra had found, but a fake cluster led him to Classic Loki and three other Loki variants. Loki, whom Thor mocked as the God of Assassins, asked him for help.

• Elektra showed Thor the empty pot where she had seen law fragments, and Thor sensed Cassandra’s psychic power and Azazel’s spatial traces.
• Thor searched the valley but found no fragments until he detected a cluster of multicolored lights and teleported to it.
• Thor realized the apparent law fragments were fake and prepared to attack, but Classic Loki called out to stop him.
• Kid Loki challenged Thor, but Thor’s intimidating pressure silenced him until Classic Loki shielded him and pulled him back.
• Thor recognized the ordinary Loki as his foolish brother and mocked him before Loki sincerely asked for help.

Loki formally petitioned Thor for help using Asgard’s highest royal rite, and Thor accepted, recognizing him as his brother and vowing to aid him. As Thor went to take Loki to Elektra, the others witnessed his immense power and wondered how the TVA had captured him.

• Thor teased Loki and initially refused to help, saying Loki was not his brother.
• Loki donned Asgardian princely attire, knelt before Thor, and formally asked for aid in Odin’s name and for the sake of the Nine Realms and multiversal order.
• Thor accepted Loki’s petition, swore to help and protect him, and acknowledged him as his brother.
• Thor helped Loki rise and said he would take him to Elektra.
• A storm and Thor’s divine power shook the valley as the vow reached Elektra’s group.
• Remy marveled at Thor’s power, Emma realized Thor had held back against her, and Sylvie asked Mobius how the TVA had brought him there.