In
Asgard,
Odin is targeted by
Malekith the Accursed's assassins, who reveal that they have created a Dark Bifrost Bridge that will allow them to teleport to any of the ten realms. On
Earth,
Thor and his hellhound dog Thori are relaxing when
Loki crashes in front of them and tells Thor that Malekith stabbed him. Thor agrees to Loki's terms of helping him for Malekith's location. Loki, who is revealed to be Malekith, transports Thor to
Jotunheim, the place where
Frost Giants live; they proceed to attack Thor. With Thor gone, Malekith plans to wage war on Earth/Midgard. In
The Bronx,
Spider-Man encounters Thor's mother
Frigga fighting against Malekith's assassins.
Sif and her
Valkyries meet up with Frigga, since most of the Asgardians now live on Earth as refugees. Valkyrie sends out a signal that Malekith is coming, which is heard by
Doctor Strange,
Wolverine,
Daredevil,
Punisher,
Blade,
Ghost Rider, and the
Avengers. During the battle in New York, Malekith arrives with his Dark Council (consisting of
Enchantress,
Kurse,
Ulik,
Minotaur, and a
Svartálfheim Bog Tiger).
Laufey is about to eat Frigga when the real Loki arrives, saves his adopted mother, and fights Malekith. Doctor Strange teleports Malekith away, and Laufey berates Loki on his recent treachery and eats him. At the end of the issue, Thor is still alive and fighting against the Frost Giants. While resting from their battles, Frigga asks Captain America to assemble a group to rescue Thor. Meanwhile, Daredevil takes
Heimdall's sword, which helps fix the Bifrost Bridge and allows the group to split into four groups: Captain America and his team (consisting of Spider-Man, Wolverine,
Iron Fist and
Luke Cage) will go rescue Thor; Frigga and her group (consisting of Blade,
She-Hulk, Ghost Rider and Punisher impersonating members of Malekith's forces) will go to destroy the Dark Bifrost Bridge;
Captain Marvel will go to Earth to deal with Malekith while recruiting her War Avengers; and Jane Foster remains with Heimdall, Daredevil, and the
Destroyer armor to defend the Bifrost Bridge. Malekith lays destruction over Europe and plans to slay
Black Knight,
Union Jack and
Spitfire with the
Ebony Blade when Captain Marvel arrives with her War Avengers (
Deadpool,
Weapon H,
Winter Soldier,
Captain Britain,
Lady Sif and
Venom). As the War Avengers fight the Dark Elves, the Venom symbiote attacks Malekith, only to be absorbed into his sword. The Dark Elves launch a sneak attack on Jane Foster's group while
Tony Stark and
Shuri help the dwarves create new weapons, and
Black Panther and the
Dora Milaje prepare for a Frost Giant attack on Avenger Mountain. Roz Solomon, an
Agent of Wakanda, reports that
Roxxon has taken over Antarctica,
Namor is fighting off Dark Elves in the ocean, and the
Fantastic Four are defending Manhattan. During the chaos, Daredevil grows disoriented, which enables the Dark Elves to destroy the Bifrost Bridge. Frigga's group arrives at the Dark Bifrost Bridge. When Frigga realizes that the Bifrost Bridge has been destroyed, she changes plans and protects the Dark Bifrost. Captain America's group finds Thor, but realizes that Thor is in his berserker rage after destroying many Frost Giants. Wakanda is attacked by evil Angels of Heaven when Hildegarde,
Okoye, Lady Sif,
Angela, Black Panther, Punisher, and the Light Elves arrive to help. In Uruguay, the Enchantress raises the dead, but Ghost Rider, Doctor Strange, and
Balder the Brave ward her off. Spider-Man has allied with the Spiders of Hel to defeat the enemies, She-Hulk along with Deadpool, Luke Cage, Daredevil and Iron Fist, are fighting against Ulik the Troll and his army in Australia. Near Roxxon Headquarters, service has been restored with the helps of
Broo and
Gorilla-Man of the Agents of Wakanda, while Blade and
Ka-Zar, along with the Vanir Gods, come to their rescue. Roz Solomon and Jane Foster fight Minotaur, causing Roxxon's stocks to end up in a free fall. Captain Marvel defeats Sindr in Shanghai with Wolverine,
Shang-Chi,
Hawkeye, and the
Warriors Three helping defeat the Fire Demons. In Manhattan, Iron Man equips the Dwarves with
War Machine armor, and they lead the attack on Laufey with help from the Fantastic Four. In London, Captain America is helping Captain Britain fight off Dark Elves, Thori is dealing with the Dark Witches, and
Volstagg controls the Destroyer Armor to defeat Kurse. Thor returns and helps turn the tide. Then Daredevil takes Thor to the sun, where Thor reveals that when Asgard was destroyed, he threw a seed in the sun, which grew into
Yggdrasil. Thor orders Daredevil to nail Thor onto the tree and ignore his screams until Thor can find an answer. While Thor is in the sun, it is revealed that Malekith is torturing Odin and Frigga with the Venom symbiote in
Stonehenge. In Asgard, Jane Foster meets up with Heimdall, who tells Jane to not overexert herself, but Jane counters that and notices the broken hammer of
Ultimate Thor and lifts it, transforming her. Back in Manhattan, the superheroes are fighting Laufey, now empowered by him swallowing the Casket of Ancient Winters with his Frost Giants. Knowing that the Thor Corps is approaching, Malekith augments his acolytes with the Venom symbiote and then bonds with it. When the Thor Corps arrive, Malekith declares himself the Butcher of Thors. As Thor fights Malekith, he tries to impale Jane Foster, causing Thor to go into his berserker state and throwing himself into Malekith as the other Thors sense the God Tempest approaching. When the Tempest arrives on Earth, it starts to rain fire and ice. As the symbiote-possessed Acolytes are harmed by the fire, the God Tempest reconstitute itself into a restored Mjolnir, which Thor manages to lift while Jane throws her Mjolnir into Laufey. Loki cuts himself and the Casket of Ancient Winters free from Laufey's stomach using Hofund. Thor urges Malekith to surrender as Malekith summons the Great Hunt, but instead the Wild Hunt Hounds and the Svartálfheim Bog Tiger dismember Malekith. With the War of the Realms over, peace spreads across the Ten Realms. Daredevil laments the loss of his divine powers, Punisher resumes his one-man war on crime, and the Venom symbiote regains its humanoid form claiming that Malekith's magic got rid of its mental instability, while it prepares for the
upcoming event involving Carnage. Jane Foster bids farewell to the Earth-1610 Mjolnir as it crumbles; its shards combine and merge into a golden
vambrace that forms on her arm. The younger Thor and King Thor bond over their mutual love of alcohol, while Odin steps down and makes Thor the new All-Father. ==Issues involved==