Chapter Summaries

Yota learned that Mr. M would not help with Earth’s crises and asked him how to strengthen his transplanted X-Gene. Mr. M directed him to find James Nicholas Bradley, known as Doctor Nemesis, whose mutant ability could improve over time.

• Mr. M explained that Santa Claus was a powerful but muddleheaded Mutant, and Yota considered how many hidden mutants might live on Earth.
• Yota learned that Mr. M had helped the town’s Mutants by healing them and strengthening or removing their X-Genes, though Leech’s ability made helping Jimmy difficult.
• Yota stopped trying to persuade Mr. M to intervene in larger crises and asked about a mutant ability that could strengthen his own powers.
• Mr. M said that James Nicholas Bradley, now known as Doctor Nemesis, had an ability with exceptional potential and had been driven out of town after conducting human experiments.
• Yota asked Mr. M what Doctor Nemesis’s ability was.

Mr. M explained Doctor Nemesis’s Self-Evolution ability to Yota, then enhanced Wanda’s Chaos Magic resistance. Yota, Wanda, and Jimmy left the vanished Mutant town, with Yota considering how to protect Jimmy despite his power suppressing others’ abilities nearby.

• Mr. M told Yota that Doctor Nemesis’s Self-Evolution continually improved his body and X-Gene, and estimated that he was now nearly as strong as Captain America.
• Yota realized that Doctor Nemesis’s evolving ability could become vastly more powerful over time and asked Mr. M where he was and whether he had a photograph.
• Mr. M praised Wanda’s Chaos Magic and offered to enhance her so she could better resist it and potentially become its true master.
• Wanda accepted Mr. M’s enhancement, and she later left the town with Yota and Jimmy, her power glowing faintly red.
• Yota noticed that the town had disappeared behind them and considered the difficulty of protecting Jimmy, whose power suppressed most abilities within ten meters.

Yota copied Doctor Nemesis’s self-evolving X-Gene and found that it rapidly accelerated his growth while gradually repairing his Kryptonite and Red Sun weaknesses. He and Wanda then arrived in Wakanda, where the Mutants had grown stronger under Rogue’s training and power absorption.

• Yota used his super vision and hearing to locate Doctor Nemesis’s hospital laboratory and learned that most of its experimental subjects were death-row inmates or terminally ill volunteers.
• Yota swiftly took a sample of Doctor Nemesis’s genetic tissue and changed his X-Gene into a passive self-evolution ability.
• Yota felt his strength begin increasing much faster, with his Kryptonite and Red Sun weaknesses slowly diminishing.
• Yota and Wanda arrived in Wakanda and received an enthusiastic welcome from its tens of thousands of Mutants.
• Yota observed that Magneto had developed a powerful magnetic field, Professor X could move his wheelchair with psychic force, and Rogue had gained Wolverine-like vitality by draining Apocalypse and animals.

Rogue’s power had developed into a lethal ten-meter absorption field, while Yota and Wanda arrived in Wakanda with her. Leech’s field accidentally stripped Magneto and Quicksilver of their powers, and Magneto restrained his urge to kill Leech after Professor X reminded him that Leech was one of their own.

• Rogue’s power gained the ability to drain anyone within ten meters, though she disliked how dangerous it had become.
• Magneto flew toward Leech to reassure him, but Leech’s field erased Magneto’s magnetic powers and sent him falling.
• Quicksilver tried to catch Magneto, but his speed vanished too, and he crashed into Magneto before skidding across the ground.
• Wanda explained that Jimmy’s power suppressed superpowers within ten meters, and Magneto’s abilities returned after Leech retreated beyond that range.
• Magneto regarded Leech with killing intent until Professor X reminded him that Leech was one of their own.
• Magneto decided Leech’s short range made him little threat to Mutants who were prepared for his power.

Yota warned Professor X and Magneto that Leech’s biology could enable humans to suppress Mutants, then told them that the Tyranids threatened the universe. As the Mutants sought confirmation from S.W.O.R.D., the Shi'ar, Kree, and Skrull forces continued fighting the vastly more numerous Tyranids in space.

• Yota explained that studying Leech could help humans create drugs that suppress Mutants, and Professor X thanked him for rescuing Leech.
• Yota told the Mutants that the Tyranids had invaded and threatened the universe, prompting Professor X and Magneto to seek more information from S.W.O.R.D.
• The Shi'ar Empire united with the Kree and Skrulls to fight the Tyranids, setting aside their usual conflicts.
• Tyranid creatures and warships poured through spatial rifts and battled the allied fleets, which faced overwhelming numbers.

The Tyranids overwhelmed most of the battlefield as Gladiator and other heroes struggled to hold them back while Thanos searched for a weapon to end the war. Meanwhile, the story revealed that Serpent Kur had seized Asgard’s Rainbow Bridge, leaving Thor stranded on Earth as Asgard descended into chaos.

• Gladiator fought through the Tyranid swarm while the Shi'ar fleet relied on him to keep from collapsing.
• Ronan the Accuser, Captain Marvel, and other forces joined the fight against the Tyranids as Thanos went searching for a superweapon.
• Star-Lord and Purple Yam Spirit searched temple ruins for the Cosmic Orb, and Purple Yam Spirit sensed the gem nearby.
• The altered events on Earth sparked fear that awakened Serpent Kur, who grew stronger by absorbing that fear.
• Serpent Kur occupied the Rainbow Bridge and led his fear-controlled soldiers in an assault on Asgard, preventing Thor from returning.

After Asgard and Kurse ended their war to face the Tyranids, Nebula arrived to request Asgard’s help in forging equipment for Thanos. Odin agreed to send her to the dwarves, recognizing that Thanos sought the Infinity Gauntlet.

• Thor returned to Asgard, and Kurse avoided fighting him while waging a prolonged war against Asgard alongside the Dark Elves and Frost Giants.
• As the Tyranid invasion worsened, Odin and Kurse recognized the Tyranids as their common enemy and maintained their truce.
• Nebula arrived in Asgard and told Odin that Thanos wanted the dwarves to forge a piece of equipment for him.
• Odin agreed to Thanos’s request and ordered Heimdall to escort Nebula to Nidavellir so the dwarves could fulfill it.

Tony Stark showed Earth’s Super Heroes evidence of the Annihilation Tyranids’ advance and convinced them that the cosmic war was real. Galacta explained that conventional forces could not defeat the Tyranids, leaving Earth’s heroes to consider a few high-risk ways to turn the war around.

• The Annihilation Tyranids used energy drained from Galactus to evolve into powerful soldiers and push the battle line toward the Shi'ar Empire’s capital planet.
• Tony Stark presented the Super Heroes at S.W.O.R.D. with real-time satellite images of the Tyranid battlefield, and Beast Hank, Doctor Doom, and Magneto verified the technology.
• Cyclops asked what Earth’s heroes could contribute, and Galacta said the Tyranids could only be defeated through a god’s intervention, decapitation tactics, or a powerful cosmic artifact.
• The Three Great Empires searched for the Tyranid leaders and cosmic artifacts such as the M'Kraan Crystal, but none of them planned to rescue Galactus because of their blood feuds with him.

Earth’s Super Heroes agreed to rescue Planet Devourer after Hank Pym vouched for Galacta, but they needed a way to reach space quickly. Doctor Doom proposed using Asgard’s Rainbow Bridge, and the heroes prepared to seek help from Kamar-Taj.

• Phoenix questioned whether rescuing Planet Devourer would help against the Tyranids, and Galacta defended her father’s strength and knowledge.
• Hank Pym vouched for Galacta and Planet Devourer, persuading the Super Heroes to agree to the rescue.
• The heroes realized building a spacecraft or portal would take too long, while Yota could travel alone but not bring the whole group.
• Doctor Doom proposed borrowing Asgard’s Rainbow Bridge and said Kamar-Taj’s records contained spatial routes to Asgard.
• The heroes discussed Kamar-Taj, and Black Widow joked that the world had become more dangerous because of super scientists, making Richards shrink back.

Doctor Strange met Yota, Tony Stark, Doctor Doom, Professor X, and Magneto at Kamar-Taj to discuss the spatial passage to Asgard, despite his severe magical backlash and exhaustion. Yota called out Doctor Strange’s attempt to hide his condition and pressed him for the passage’s location.

• Tony Stark complained that Earth’s crises had grown increasingly dangerous and wondered if he should quit being a Super Hero.
• Doctor Strange suffered from the physical and mental effects of overusing magic, then prepared to receive his guests at Kamar-Taj.
• Wang prepared tea while Doctor Strange used the Time Stone to anticipate the visitors’ arrival, but he failed to foresee Yota.
• Yota, Tony Stark, Doctor Doom, Professor X, and Magneto arrived at the reception room, and Doctor Strange asked if they planned to go to Asgard.
• Yota urged Doctor Strange to stop pretending and reveal the spatial passage’s location, then listed several supposed ailments to expose his poor condition.
• Tony Stark questioned why Doctor Strange had not used magic to heal his other illnesses, and Doctor Strange protested Yota’s claim that he had erectile dysfunction.

The Super Heroes traveled from Earth to Asgard through spatial passages and were welcomed by Fandral. He told them Thor had helped thwart the Serpent’s scheme and revealed that the Serpent was Kurse, Odin’s elder brother and a former God-King.

• Doctor Strange’s magical costs left him exhausted, and Tony Stark decided not to bring him along to fight the giant bugs.
• The Super Heroes obtained spatial passage coordinates from Kamar-Taj and used the Nine Realms as a route to Asgard.
• Dr. Banner and Doctor Doom assessed Asgard, while Professor X sensed someone approaching and Iron Man explained the realm’s population and Heimdall’s surveillance.
• Fandral welcomed the Super Heroes on behalf of the god-king and thanked Wanda and Kevin for helping Thor grow stronger.
• Fandral said Thor’s performance had foiled the Serpent’s scheme and identified the Serpent as Kurse, Odin’s elder brother and the former God-King.

Odin welcomed the Earth heroes to Asgard and announced that they would accompany the Asgardians to fight the Tyranids. After a feast, the heroes prepared to set out the next day.

• Fandral explained that Odin and Serpent Kur had agreed to postpone deciding Asgard’s rule until after the Tyranid crisis.
• The Earth heroes saw Odin and Serpent Kur, and Serpent eyed several of them, especially Red Hulk.
• Odin welcomed the heroes and declared that they would join the Asgardians on the battlefield, surprising Tony Stark.
• Thor thanked Yota and Wanda for helping him regain his sense of self and welcomed them to Asgard.
• The Asgardians held a feast, where most of the Earth heroes drank heavily while Galacta ate and drank enthusiastically.

The Asgardians and Earth's Super Heroes boarded Asgardian wooden warships and used the Rainbow Bridge to reach the battlefield in space. Loki explained some rune technology to Mister Fantastic, while Yota worried that Mister Fantastic's new knowledge could lead to trouble for Earth.

• Mister Fantastic asked Loki how Asgard's ships worked and learned they relied on the Rainbow Bridge for interstellar travel.
• Loki explained basic rune technology to Mister Fantastic as Doctor Doom secretly recorded him and Tony Stark tried to memorize the explanation.
• Yota told Thor that Mister Fantastic's growing knowledge could cause trouble, though his research accidents were not deliberate.
• The Super Heroes prepared for their first space battle, and the Rainbow Bridge transported the fleet into space.

The Asgardians and Earth's Super Heroes arrived at the Shi'ar Empire's fortified frontline planet, where Gladiator welcomed them amid an ongoing battle against the Tyranids. Thor and Gladiator immediately charged into the fight as Loki prepared the Asgardians to join them.

• The Asgardians' wooden warships linked together to form a small Rainbow Bridge as they arrived at the frontline camp.
• Gladiator welcomed Odin and the Asgardians, and Thor demanded to know where the enemy was.
• Thor introduced himself to Gladiator, then flew through the planetary shield and began attacking the Tyranids.
• Gladiator followed Thor into battle, and the two destroyed swathes of Tyranids as Tony Stark watched in disbelief.
• Loki calibrated the Rainbow Bridge coordinates and rallied the Asgardian warriors while Odin remained behind to conserve his strength.

Loki coordinated Asgardian squads teleporting into Tyranid warships while Yota assessed the battle and sent Sentry into the fight. Sentry unleashed overwhelming power against the Tyranids, but another wave of elite creatures charged at him.

• Loki divided the Asgardian warriors into small teams, teleporting them into Tyranid warships and retrieving them before the ships exploded.
• Yota calculated that the battle was turning against the allies because the Tyranids vastly outnumbered them, while elite creatures pinned down Gladiator and the Thunder God.
• Yota brought Sentry out of his Dark Space and urged him to defeat the Tyranids to become a true Super Hero.
• Sentry flew through an opening in the Shi'ar Empire's energy shield and vaporized Tyranids across a vast stretch of space.
• A much larger group of elite Tyranids attacked Sentry, but he slaughtered them all.

Yota and Galacta led a small team through a spatial gate to find Galactus, leaving the other heroes behind to assist the Aliens on the battlefield. They arrived on a desolate planet where Galacta insisted her father was located.

• Sentry fought the Tyranid swarm alone while Galacta used her detector to estimate that Galactus was several thousand light-years away.
• Mister Fantastic suggested negotiating with the Aliens for transport, but Tony Stark argued that they might instead attack the Tyranid base with Antimatter Bombs.
• Yota revealed that he had the Space Stone and handed it to Galacta so she could pinpoint Galactus's location.
• Galacta opened a spatial gate, and Yota left Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, and the other heroes behind to help the Aliens with inventions and research.
• Yota, Galacta, Doctor Doom, and the rest of the chosen team crossed the gate to a desolate planet, where Galacta assured Doctor Doom that she could sense her father.

Yota shattered the Pocket Dimension imprisoning Planet Devourer and tested the limits of his strength as the Tyranids attacked. He sent Galacta and the other Super Heroes to rescue Planet Devourer while he stayed behind to draw the swarm's attention.

• Yota used his super senses to locate the Pocket Dimension and shattered its space with two punches, revealing the Tyranid base.
• Yota killed several Tyranid creatures and destroyed a satellite-sized warship with his Heat Vision, alerting the swarm.
• Yota gave Galacta the Space Stone and sent her and the other Super Heroes to rescue Planet Devourer while he stayed behind to fight.
• Yota tried using Freeze Breath on the Tyranid warships, but the attack did little damage because space was already near absolute zero.

Yota fought the Tyranid fleet, destroying warships at extreme speed before their combined shields and concentrated weapons stopped his charge and badly injured him. After healing and gaining greater resistance to energy attacks, he prepared to face the remaining ships more cautiously.

• Yota transformed into golden light, charged the Tyranid fleet, and smashed through hundreds of giant bugs and the first satellite-class warship.
• Yota destroyed warship after warship until the remaining Tyranid ships merged their energy shields into a barrier more than a hundred kilometers thick.
• The Tyranid ships concentrated their main cannons and other weapons on Yota, burning him severely and destroying his clothes.
• Yota formed a Chakra battle suit, healed his wounds, and found that his body had grown stronger and more resistant to energy weapons.
• Yota recognized that he could no longer charge straight through the fleet and considered how his Self-Evolution ability responded to damage.

Yota evaded the Tyranid fleet’s attacks, phased through its shields, and used a reinforced mothership as a hammer to break the fleet apart. Meanwhile, the Super Hero team reached Galactus but was besieged by the Tyranids’ strongest forces.

• Yota used his speed and Heat Vision to destroy many outer Tyranids and smaller ships, but his eyes grew too strained to continue firing.
• Yota noticed Tyranids passing through the energy shields and used molecular vibration to phase through one himself.
• Yota lifted a moon-sized mothership, reinforced it with Chakra, Armament Haki, and his biological magnetic field, and smashed it into nearby ships.
• Yota’s attacks scattered the Tyranid fleet, and he resumed destroying ships at high speed.
• The Super Hero team used the Infinity Stones to arrive near Galactus, where the Tyranid Emperor, three Tyranid Queens, and other high-ranking Tyranids attacked them.

Earth’s Super Heroes fought the Annihilation Tyranids aboard their flagship, with Galacta battling the Tyranid Emperor while Professor X disrupted the swarm’s shared mind. As the heroes struggled to hold the line, shrunken Dr. Hank Pym slipped across the battlefield.

• The Super Heroes clashed with the Tyranids, and Galacta engaged the Tyranid Emperor while Professor X used his psychic power to throw the swarm into disarray.
• Professor X’s disruption reduced the Tyranids’ pressure, but their numbers continued to overwhelm the heroes.
• Phoenix, Wanda, and Hulk helped hold back the swarm, while Cyclops, Storm, and Red Hulk attacked across the battlefield.
• Dr. Hank Pym sneaked through the fighting in shrunken form, carrying the power he had gained from absorbing energy inside Galactus.