

Eli then pulled the dirtiest trick of all and brought forth Robbie's parents, revealing to Robbie for the first time that they were both dead and in Hell. Blaze's next cheat combined two of Robbie's greatest threats: the spirit of his uncle Eli Morrow possessing the body of Callus the Void, one of the Final Host of Celestials who fell during the rise of the Horde. Robbie was given aid from an unlikely source: all the previous Spirits of Vengeance had also ended up in Hell from their own misdeeds, and they helped fix up his car and get him back in the race. After a few dirty tricks from his demon servants, Blaze had Robbie's car too damaged to continue racing. But just because he wanted Robbie to race, didn't mean he wanted Robbie to win. Instead, Johnny got Robbie blood boiling by threatening to go after Gabe if he didn't race for all he was worth. Blaze called him the worst Ghost Rider in history, but he needed the race to be legit in order to claim his prize. Robbie didn't want the power anyway, so he gladly tried to forfeit the race altogether. Johnny needed to claim the extra power of Robbie's Spirit to make his control over Hell unassailable. ĭown in the underworld, Blaze pressured Robbie into the Challenge of the Ghost Riders, a race for the throne of Hell. Instead, Daimon's ritual returned Robbie to Hell, putting him face-to-face with Johnny Blaze once again. Through Blade and the Avengers, he requisitioned the aid of Daimon Hellstrom, a demonic exorcist to help him separate from the Charger. He tried destroying the car and abandoning it in the California desert, only to find the fully restored car back at his house when he returned. This was the final straw for Robbie, and he wanted the Spirit of Vengeance out of his life. Gabe was supernaturally oblivious to what happened, but the car spoke to Robbie for the first time in months, and not in Eli's voice, threatening him and his brother. One day, the Hell Charger flew out of Robbie's control while driving Gabe to school. While Freyja held the Bridge and its control sword, Bitterblade, Ghost Rider and the others moved among the realms to gather an army of light for the final conflict with the Dark elves and their allies.

From there, Lady Freyja assembled a strikeforce composed of Ghost Rider, Hulk, Punisher and Blade to help her seize control of the Black Bifrost being used by Malekith to move his armies between worlds. Doctor Strange teleported the majority of New York's population to Avengers Mountain at the North Pole, removing them from harm's way. Malekith the Accursed and his Dark Council of Worlds lay siege to Manhattan, prompting the Avengers to make a stand. Robbie continued working with the Avengers when the War of the Ten Realms finally found its way to Midgard.
