Chapter Summaries

Luke helped Charles recover after the Phoenix Force overwhelmed him, then arranged for Magneto to join Mutant Academy and compete in the class monitor election. As Erik and Charles clashed at school, Luke received an urgent warning from another universe's Kamar-Taj but chose to delay responding.

• Luke subdued the Phoenix Force in Charles's mind, and Charles woke with his memories of the incident fragmented.
• Luke comforted Charles, told him Raven was safe, and said a new student would soon join his class.
• Agent Zero, Namor, and the Black Queen delivered the escaped Erik to S.H.I.E.L.D., and Luke advised Emma Frost to involve him in the class monitor election.
• Erik introduced himself as a candidate, faced jeers led by Raven, and spoke louder while viewing Charles as his rival; Charles applauded, but Erik called him a hypocrite.
• Stephen Strange sent Luke an urgent message through Vishanti warning that another universe was in danger, but Luke replied that the Sorcerer Supreme was busy.

Luke dismissed Stephen Strange’s request for help, leaving Strange to face a vision of an impending apocalypse on his own. While Strange sought advice from Old Wang, he learned that Asgard had sealed its passages, matching the first sign in his vision.

• Luke sent Strange the message that the deceased was unavailable and returned to work.
• Strange, alarmed by visions of Earth and Asgard falling, decided to consult Old Wang after Luke refused to help.
• Strange found Old Wang drinking with Thor, who complained that Loki had left him for another version of Thor.
• Strange learned Thor could not enter Asgard because Heimdall said Odin had sealed the passages of the Nine Realms.
• Strange recognized Asgard’s sealed gates as the first step of the catastrophe he had foreseen.

Strange used the Eye of Agamotto to trace Asgard’s history and discovered that Odin had an older brother who was chosen as king before the two turned against each other. After researching through the night, Strange identified the hidden figure as the Serpent, Kur, the God of Fear.

• Strange used the All-Seeing Eye and the Time Stone to search Asgard’s history for the source of the coming crisis.
• Strange witnessed King Bor’s war against Malekith and noticed that Bor stood beside two sons, including a black-haired young man atop the Serpent’s head.
• Strange discovered that Bor had chosen Odin’s older brother as heir, and that the brother later fought Odin after Odin gained Rune Magic.
• The historical vision ended as Odin raised Gungnir over his wounded brother, leaving Strange unsure whether the brother had died.
• Strange searched ancient texts through the night and identified Odin’s concealed older brother as the Serpent, Kur, the God of Fear.

Sin-Cynthia joined forces with Baron Zemo to seek power in Red Skull’s hidden past, uncovering the origins of a lightning-delivered hammer and the prophecy tied to it. In Antarctica, she lifted The Hammer of Skadi and transformed in a burst of power as Odin sighed in Asgard.

• Sin-Cynthia told Baron Zemo she sought a Skull Book bound in Atlantean skin, and he led her to Red Skull’s underground fortress in Egypt.
• Sin-Cynthia found the book and revealed that Red Skull had used its ritual to summon a powerful object from the sky.
• A flashback showed Red Skull tracking the lightning to Antarctica, where he found a hammer embedded in ice and imprisoned the Thule Society to study it.
• In the present, Sin-Cynthia and Baron Zemo broke into the abandoned Antarctic fortress and found the ice-sealed hammer.
• Sin-Cynthia recited the ancient words, lifted The Hammer of Skadi, and appeared in green metal armor as Odin sighed on his throne.

Luke was summoned by Ancient One to intervene in another universe after Vishanti judged the crisis urgent. He arrived amid a battle and faced Krus, the Crusher, as the giant attacked him with a warhammer.

• Luke reviewed the progress of Baron Strucker and Dr. Zola's campaign against rival Hydra factions.
• Ancient One opened a portal and asked Luke to help resolve a severe crisis in another universe on Vishanti's behalf.
• Luke agreed to treat the journey as a business trip and crossed from Universe 1024 through Ancient One's portal.
• Luke arrived in a smoking battlefield, where Krus, the Crusher, roared and swung his warhammer at him.

A hammer empowered by Serpent Kur fell onto Ryker's Island and corrupted Red Tank, who attacked the arriving Superman. Superman subdued him and asked the Thunderbolts to take him to the Avengers.

• Luke Cage prepared Red Tank and the Thunderbolts for a new mission at Ryker's Island.
• A blazing object crashed into the island, nearly sinking it, and Red Tank found a hammer at the impact site.
• Red Tank lifted the hammer, became possessed by Serpent Kur's influence, and attacked Superman.
• Superman blocked Red Tank's blows, severed his hand, and struck him twice with the hammer, sending him into the Hudson River.
• Superman left the corrupted hammer behind and asked who could take him to the Avengers.

Luke returned to New York, defeated Red Tank on Ryker’s Island, and received a welcome from Kamar-Taj’s mages. After hearing about Serpent Kur’s hammer-wielding followers and the prophecies of Ragnarok and Thor’s death, Luke planned to meet the Avengers and discuss what to do next.

• Luke Cage watched the damage on Ryker’s Island and asked Superman who he was.
• Strange and Mordo arrived with Kamar-Taj’s mages and welcomed Luke as the Sorcerer Supreme.
• Luke accepted the Eye of Agamotto from Strange and said he would meet the Avengers to discuss a plan.
• Luke explained that Odin had sealed Serpent Kur beneath the sea after prophecies foretold Ragnarok and Thor’s death.
• Strange warned Luke that Serpent Kur’s eight hammers had found their owners, but Luke said they were nothing to fear.

Luke brought Strange to Avengers headquarters and warned the Avengers that Serpent Kur's divine hammers would turn their hosts into servants of Fear God-force. He revealed that Bruce Banner was in danger in Brazil, leaving the Avengers to confront the threat.

• Strange brought Luke to Avengers headquarters, where Luke explained that Kamar-Taj would keep the Shatterer of Stone Hammer because its Fear God-force could corrupt ordinary people.
• Maria Hill escorted Luke and Strange to a meeting with Iron Man, Captain America Bucky, and the other Avengers after S.H.I.E.L.D. could not identify Luke in its database.
• Luke identified the eight divine hammers and explained that Serpent Kur's awakening had sent them around the world to find hosts.
• Luke warned the Avengers to send someone to Brazil because a divine hammer had found Bruce Banner and would soon transform him like Red Tank.
• When Tony Stark questioned Luke's certainty, Luke said he knew because he was the Sorcerer Supreme.

Luke identified the Hammer of the Breaker of Worlds as a threat and warned the Avengers that more Hammer Worthy would emerge. Bruce Banner found the hammer and became an enraged Hulk, while Sin-Cynthia descended into the deep sea with Skadi’s hammer to summon Kur.

• Luke told the Avengers he was the Sorcerer Supreme, then learned Hulk had appeared in São Paulo and urged S.H.I.E.L.D. to prepare for more Hammer Worthy.
• Bruce Banner found a blazing crater near his campsite and became fixated on the black iron hammer inside it.
• Bruce grabbed the hammer, received the name Null, Breaker of Worlds, and transformed into Hulk as rage overwhelmed him.
• Hulk leaped toward São Paulo and rampaged through the city, causing heavy casualties.
• Sin-Cynthia dove into the deep sea with the Hammer of Skadi and called for the return of Kur.

S.H.I.E.L.D. struggled to contain the worldwide destruction caused by Serpent Kur’s Hammer Worthy, while Luke learned that Thor had returned to Kamar-Taj after fleeing Asgard. Luke decided to confront Odin in Asgard before dealing with Serpent Kur’s followers.

• Bucky briefed S.H.I.E.L.D. leaders on the Hammer Worthy attacks spreading across the world and activated the Helicarrier to support the response.
• Sam questioned why Thor was not helping, and Bucky explained that Asgard had closed the Bifrost and could not be reached.
• Maria Hill asked for the Sorcerer Supreme’s aid, but Bucky said Luke would appear when he was needed most.
• Luke found Thor asleep and out of shape in a Kamar-Taj residence, and Strange explained that Thor had returned after Loki went back to Asgard.
• Luke told Strange to wake Thor and announced that he would go to Asgard to confront Odin before dealing with Serpent Kur’s followers.

On the Bifrost, Thor defied Odin’s order to keep Asgard sealed and demanded that Asgard help Earth. Odin revealed that Serpent Kur would awaken there and that he planned to use the Bifrost to destroy Earth before Kur could regain his full strength.

• Heimdall refused to let Thor, Loki, Sif, and the Warriors Three leave Asgard, citing Odin’s order.
• Thor argued that Asgard had a duty to protect Earth, but Heimdall remained loyal to Odin’s command.
• Odin arrived on Sleipnir, rebuked Thor for disobeying him, and explained that Kur’s awakening threatened the Nine Realms.
• Odin revealed that the Bifrost’s energy core was charging and aimed at Earth, which he planned to destroy to prevent Kur from feeding on humanity’s fear.
• Thor was horrified that Odin intended to kill billions of people, while Odin insisted that Thor should care only about Asgard.

Odin imprisoned Thor after stripping him of Mjolnir and explained that he planned to destroy Earth to stop Serpent Kur. Luke arrived on the Bifrost and confronted Odin over the attack, but the two reached no agreement.

• Odin struck Thor with lightning, took Mjolnir from him, and bound him after Thor pleaded for permission to go to Midgard.
• Odin ordered Loki and the Warriors Three to take Thor to the palace prison, then told Heimdall the Bifrost would be ready in about a day.
• Odin explained that he intended to destroy Earth because Serpent Kur would become more dangerous after awakening and absorbing the fear of billions.
• Luke emerged from a spatial passage with Thor and challenged Odin to explain his unauthorized attack on Earth.
• Odin dismissed Luke's appeal to Earth's laws, and Luke let his smile fade as he prepared to use violence.

Luke confronted Odin over his plan to destroy Earth, then began fighting him on the Bifrost after deciding that words would not change his mind. The battle ended with Odin realizing Luke had aimed his punch at the Bifrost beneath them.

• Luke accused Odin of hypocrisy and defended Earth against Odin’s claim that he had no choice but to destroy it.
• The Fat Otaku Thor rejected Odin’s actions and said he could not accept him as his father, while Luke sent Thor away before the fight.
• Luke knocked Heimdall away when the gatekeeper tried to stop him, and Odin attacked with a massive bolt of Rune Magic lightning.
• Luke tore apart the lightning without being injured, then flew toward Odin and launched a punch that shattered the surrounding mountains.
• Odin blocked Luke’s storm of force with Gungnir, then shouted for him to stop when he realized Luke had targeted the Bifrost.

Luke destroyed the Bifrost to prevent Asgard from using it against Earth, then fought Odin as the loss left Asgard exposed to Serpent Kur. Their battle ended with Luke cutting Sleipnir in half, and Odin vowed revenge.

• Luke feinted to draw Odin away, then smashed the Bifrost and triggered destructive waves across Asgard.
• Odin halted the tsunami with Rune Magic, then accused Luke of pushing Earth and Asgard toward destruction.
• Luke challenged Odin over his refusal to sacrifice Thor, and the two clashed with Gungnir and the Tenth Metal.
• Odin wounded Luke with Gungnir, while Luke struck back and cracked the spear with the Tenth Metal.
• Luke used Ikonn's Form to evade Odin's attack, then appeared beside him and cleaved Sleipnir in two.
• Odin saw Sleipnir fall into the sea and angrily confronted Luke for killing his horse.

Luke and Odin fought a devastating battle after Luke killed Sleipnir, with their clash tearing through Asgard and several of the Nine Realms. They fell through Muspelheim into a void and continued toward Midgard, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Luke mocked Odin after killing Sleipnir, and the enraged Skyfather vowed to avenge his horse.
• Luke and Odin exchanged blows near the Celestial Palace, destroying buildings and forcing Loki and the Celestial Palace Guards to watch from a distance.
• Odin used Gungnir and Rune Magic against Luke, but Luke landed a punch that shattered Odin’s armor and drove him through the palace.
• Odin and Luke carried their battle through Vanaheim, Alfheim, and Jotunheim, leaving destruction in their wake as Laufey retreated to shelter.
• The battered fighters crashed through Muspelheim and broke through its ground into a vortex of void, continuing their fight as they fell toward Midgard.

Luke defeated Odin in Antarctica but chose not to kill him, instead hurling the wounded Skyfather toward Serpent Kur. At an Antarctic base, Serpent Kur was preparing to send Sin-Cynthia and Baron Strucker to conquer Earth and attack Asgard when Odin crashed down before him.

• Luke and Odin continued their battle in Antarctica, where Luke’s resilience let him outlast Odin and blast a hole through his chest.
• Luke told Odin he needed Asgard’s strength against Serpent Kur and would not kill him, but then struck him unconscious and threw him toward Kur.
• Serpent Kur ordered Sin-Cynthia and Baron Strucker to join the Hammer Worthy Ones in conquering Earth and attacking Asgard.
• Odin crashed into the Antarctic base, and Serpent Kur recognized his fallen brother.

Serpent Kur tortured Odin, revealed his plan to use the eight Fear Itself Hammers to destroy eight realms, and summoned an undead army led by Sin-Cynthia to spread fear. In Asgard, Luke persuaded Thor and the others to join him in confronting Kur and rescuing Odin, and Loki offered an underground route to Midgard.

• Serpent Kur accused Odin of stealing his throne, tortured him, and explained that he planned to destroy eight realms to complete the Fear Itself Hammers and sever Asgard's fate.
• Serpent Kur imprisoned Odin, summoned undead warriors from Nibelungen, and ordered Sin-Cynthia to lead them in spreading fear.
• Luke told Thor, Frigga, Heimdall, and Loki that Odin had been captured and claimed Odin had entrusted Gungnir to him before the attack.
• Frigga urged Thor to set aside other concerns and unite against Serpent Kur, while Luke argued that they should travel to Earth without using the Bifrost.
• Thor and Fat Otaku Thor nearly fought over Loki, but Loki offered to guide the group through an underground river to Midgard.

Luke traveled toward Midgard with Loki and two Thors, explaining that they needed to unite the Nine Realms against Serpent Kur and assigning each of them a mission. In Manhattan, three Hammer Worthies arrived and began attacking the city to draw out the Avengers.

• Luke explained that Earth and Asgard could not defeat Serpent Kur alone, so he planned to unite the Nine Realms.
• Luke sent Loki to recruit the Frost Giants, Thor to ally with Surtur, and Thor Plus to prepare the Avengers for a prolonged war.
• Thor questioned whether Laufey and Surtur would agree to help Asgard, and Luke told him to use his name if persuasion failed.
• Sin-Cynthia, Hulk, and Absorbing Man arrived in Manhattan with their hammers and began smashing the street to summon the Avengers.

Bucky and S.H.I.E.L.D. responded to a worldwide Hydra assault as the Hammer Worthy attacked Manhattan. Sin-Cynthia nearly killed Bucky before Fat Otaku Thor appeared and took offense at being called a fat bastard.

• Maria Hill and Sharon Carter reported that Hydra remnants, led by Sin-Cynthia, were attacking cities and that Hulk, Sin-Cynthia, and Absorbing Man had appeared in Times Square.
• Bucky rallied S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and parachuted into Manhattan with Sharon Carter and two Special Ops Teams.
• Sin-Cynthia attacked Bucky, overwhelmed him with the Fear God-force, and knocked his shield away as he was tormented by memories of Leviathan brainwashing.
• Sin-Cynthia prepared to kill Bucky, but a void vortex opened above Manhattan and Fat Otaku Thor emerged from it.
• Sin-Cynthia called Fat Otaku Thor a fat bastard, and he angrily demanded to know who she was insulting.

Thor confronted Sin-Cynthia and fought her with Stormbreaker, but Hulk, controlled by the Hammer of Breaker of Worlds, interrupted the battle and launched Thor into space. Sin-Cynthia and Hulk remained on the battlefield.

• Thor transformed with lightning armor and struck Sin-Cynthia with Stormbreaker, knocking her into a car.
• Sin-Cynthia recognized Thor and attacked him again, but Thor met her hammer with Stormbreaker in a contest of strength.
• Hulk arrived and punched Thor through several buildings at Sin-Cynthia's command.
• Thor tried to calm Hulk by reminding him of their friendship, and Hulk briefly lowered his warhammer.
• The hammer's control overcame Hulk again, and he battered Thor before swinging him into space.