Recaps

Daisy struggled to manage Afterlife’s overcrowding and supply shortages while the International Security Council’s no-fly zone blocked aid. Allen arrived, created housing and provisions, and urged Daisy to reveal Afterlife publicly and rally public opinion; she began organizing the village and preparing to post a video.

• Daisy and Lincoln discussed the trouble caused by Afterlife’s overcrowding, scarce supplies, and the no-fly zone that had stopped the Stark Foundation’s aid shipment.
• Allen appeared in Afterlife, and Lincoln attacked him with electricity before Allen split a nearby mountain with Lightning Strike.
• Daisy listed the village’s urgent needs, and Allen used his powers to create treehouses, daily necessities, and a stocked warehouse.
• Allen told Daisy that more Inhumans were awakening and that the government feared further incidents, then advised her to reveal Afterlife and seek public support.
• Daisy decided to record and post a video on social media, and she ordered Lincoln to discipline the most troublesome newcomers.

Allen helped Daisy Johnson publicize the Inhumans’ persecution and peaceful life in Afterlife, forcing the International Security Council to abandon its efforts to suppress the story. He then arranged for Tony Stark to support upcoming media interviews as they prepared to address the tens of thousands of newly awakened Inhumans.

• Daisy and Allen released videos and photos about the Inhumans, and the material spread widely despite S.H.I.E.L.D. and the International Security Council trying to remove it.
• Public support for the Inhumans grew, demonstrations spread across Europe and the United States, and the International Security Council gave up trying to suppress the news.
• Allen advised Daisy to invite major news outlets to Afterlife and warned her that the International Security Council might take action; Daisy selected six outlets and arranged interviews.
• Lincoln asked Daisy about Allen, and she told him to keep Allen’s identity as Earth’s mysterious ally secret.
• Allen returned to Sky City and found Tony Stark’s construction of the Supreme Intelligence soul construct well underway, with completion still months away.
• Allen told Tony that tens of thousands of people had awakened as Inhumans and asked him to support Daisy’s media interviews; Tony agreed.

Allen arranged for media outlets to enter Afterlife and attract public attention, while Daisy’s mother Jiaying questioned his political strategy and defended her desire for revenge. After Jiaying attacked him, Allen altered her memories, leaving her dazed and urging Carl to take her outside.

• Daisy and a space-capable Inhuman escorted reporters and their equipment through a portal from Times Square to Afterlife.
• The media crews witnessed Inhumans demonstrating their powers, then fought one another for the chance to interview Tony Stark.
• Allen explained to Quake’s mother that Daisy’s media strategy would raise the political cost of targeting Inhumans and create room for cooperation.
• Allen accused Jiaying of pursuing revenge without regard for Afterlife or her family, and Jiaying argued that her suffering justified her actions.
• Jiaying attacked Allen, but he froze her and altered her memories until she forgot much of her pain.
• Carl arrived, and Allen told him to take Jiaying outside to experience the world again.

Tony Stark publicly defended the Inhumans and challenged the International Security Council, then learned his daughter had been born and named her Selene. Months later, Allen turned his attention to Stephen Strange’s car accident as Tony completed a powerful creation called God, which became omniscient and omnipotent within the Azerath Universe.

• Tony Stark told reporters that Inhumans were harmless and accused the International Security Council of causing major crises, giving a reporter a USB drive containing evidence against it.
• Allen warned Tony that provoking the International Security Council would have serious consequences and told him his daughter had been born safely.
• Tony named his daughter Selene and worried about how to tell Pepper Potts about her.
• Allen assured Tony that Selene was healthy, explained how her unusual appearance would change, and sent him back to work; Tony later returned to his laboratory while Allen rebuilt trust with Wanda.
• Several months later, Allen heard that Stephen Strange had been in a car accident and smiled ominously.
• Tony completed God, a creation connected to Allen’s soul that could perceive everything within the Azerath Universe, including creatures in the Twisted Void.

Allen created a collective consciousness from a fragment of his soul to manage the Azerath Universe and maintain the balance of its six energies. Tony Stark returned home with the elf baby Selene after Allen erased some of his memories, while Natasha Romanoff gave birth to a healthy daughter.

• Allen gave his soul-born creation his name and instructed it to preserve the balance of energy across the universe.
• The collective consciousness spread its thoughts throughout the Azerath Universe and began suppressing the expanding Void Creatures.
• Allen erased Tony Stark's memories of dangerous knowledge, and Tony took Selene home through a portal.
• Tony told Pepper Potts that Selene was an orphaned elf from Sky City, and Pepper welcomed the baby into their home.
• Selene awakened magical talent before her first birthday and began levitating toys and furnishings.
• Natasha Romanoff gave birth prematurely to a healthy daughter, and Hawk Eyes congratulated her at the hospital.

Allen used an invitation to lure Stephen Strange to Sky City, where doctors condemned him for prioritizing wealthy patients and Allen refused to heal his fingers. Strange returned home devastated and began reflecting on the consequences of his choices.

• After a gathering celebrated Tony Stark and Natasha's daughters, governments moved to restrict the Avengers, while Allen visited the injured Stephen Strange with Ancient One.
• Allen sent Strange an invitation that healed one little finger and promised a medical symposium in Sky City, giving Strange hope that his hands could be restored.
• At the symposium, an elderly doctor accused Strange of treating only wealthy patients, and the gathered doctors joined in denouncing his lack of compassion and medical ethics.
• Allen ordered Strange to leave and refused his plea to heal his fingers, asking how he had treated the patients he had rejected.
• The Guardian of Sky City teleported Strange home, where he lay stunned and began reflecting on his past actions.

After losing the use of his hands, Stephen Strange volunteered for the Inhuman Protection Foundation and traveled to Afterlife, hoping an Inhuman could heal him. On his way home, he witnessed Ancient One confront Kasilas and his followers in the Mirror Dimension, and his despair gave way to fascination with magic.

• Stephen Strange sold his possessions and went to Afterlife seeking an Inhuman who could restore his injured fingers.
• Stephen volunteered at the Inhuman Protection Foundation and discovered that donors and businesses sought to exploit Inhumans and their powers.
• Stephen gave his cash to a group of homeless people before following strangely dressed figures into an alley.
• Ancient One trapped Kasilas and his followers in the Mirror Dimension, where Kasilas accused her of hypocrisy and claimed power from Dormammu.
• Kasilas and his followers attacked Ancient One, while Stephen watched in awe and curiosity.

Ancient One drew Stephen Strange toward becoming a sorcerer by sending him to find her in Kathmandu, while Allen and Ancient One watched his journey. Odin then warned Allen that Ragnarok could not be prevented and asked him to protect Asgard’s World Tree when Surtur returned.

• Ancient One ended her staged battle with Kasilas, told Stephen Strange that magic was real, and challenged him to find her in Kathmandu.
• Stephen Strange resigned from the Inhuman Protection Foundation and set out for Kathmandu, unaware that Allen and Ancient One were watching him.
• Ancient One questioned Allen about keeping Selene, and they argued over his plans to change human society.
• Ancient One opened a portal for Odin, who told Allen that Ragnarok was a necessary cycle and asked him not to prevent it.
• Odin explained that Asgard could be rebuilt if its World Tree survived, and Allen promised to protect it when Surtur was revived.

Odin returned to his favorite Norwegian coast to await death while Allen and the Ancient One discussed aging and responsibility. The Ancient One brought Stephen Strange to Kamar-Taj and showed him the multiverse, leaving him shaken and newly aware of magic's power.

• The Ancient One sent Odin back to the Norwegian coast, where he watched the sea and remembered his younger days.
• Allen and the Ancient One discussed the burdens of long life before she decided to bring Stephen Strange to Kamar-Taj.
• Baron Mordo found Stephen Strange after a month of begging on the streets, and Strange returned humbled but still hoping to heal his hands.
• The Ancient One tested Strange's understanding of medicine and challenged his belief that reality was only material.
• The Ancient One sent Strange through the multiverse and brought him back to Kamar-Taj, leaving him trembling and stunned.
• An unidentified person entered, applauded the Ancient One's demonstration, and praised her skill at teaching disciples.

Stephen Strange began his magical training at Kamar-Taj after meeting Allen, while Allen lent Mordo the dangerous Nameless Spellbook and revealed his plan to expand Earth's magical power. Ancient One accepted that the future remained favorable but warned Allen not to interfere with the timeline on a large scale again before her death.

• Allen teased Stephen Strange at Kamar-Taj, and Ancient One explained that Allen was a powerful dimensional Demon God and an indispensable ally.
• Mordo showed Stephen Strange his room and gave him the Infinite Network password, while Stephen eagerly settled in to begin studying magic.
• Mordo asked Allen for the Nameless Spellbook, and Allen lent it to him for one week with a warning about its dangerous magic.
• Ancient One confronted Allen about lending Mordo the book, and Allen explained that he intended to create several competing magical organizations on Earth.
• Ancient One used the Time Stone to inspect the future, accepted Allen's plan, and asked him not to make further large-scale changes before her death.

At Kamar-Taj, Mordo helped Stephen Strange reconsider how to control magical energy, while Ancient One pushed Strange into a life-or-death trial that forced him to open a portal. Allen then told Ancient One about the coming Sokovia Accords and his plan to reshape the world, as Tony Stark faced the Accords at Avengers headquarters.

• Mordo admitted to Ancient One that he had read the forbidden Nameless Spellbook and said its knowledge inspired him to combine magical systems.
• Mordo advised Stephen Strange to stop trying to control energy before it had accumulated enough to form magic.
• Allen told Ancient One that the King of an African nation had been assassinated after calling for oversight of superpowered groups, prompting demands that the Avengers and Inhumans sign an agreement.
• Ancient One sent Strange to Mount Everest, where he opened an unstable portal back to Kamar-Taj before freezing to death, then fainted after Allen teased him.
• Allen told Ancient One he planned to use Red Skull Johann Schmidt to dismantle powerful capital groups, and she warned him to watch Odin because Hela would escape after Odin died.
• Tony Stark studied the Sokovia Accords at Avengers headquarters, facing demands that the Avengers submit to the International Security Council and answer to victims of the Ultron incident.

Tony Stark rejected the Sokovia Accords and disbanded the Avengers Alliance rather than place it under government control, then revealed plans to form a new organization with Allen. Meanwhile, Red Skull redirected Hydra toward dismantling the powers behind global capital and traveled to meet Steve Rogers.

• Tony Stark confronted Secretary of State Ross over the US Government’s history and threatened to expose its secrets, while Steve Rogers rejected the Sokovia Accords.
• Tony Stark, Natasha, and Hawk Eyes said they would retire rather than accept government control, and Tony formally disbanded the Avengers Alliance.
• Tony told Quicksilver that the Avengers would reorganize privately under a new name and said Allen had helped shape their plans.
• Red Skull told the Heads of the Serpent to stop unnecessary terrorist attacks and target the masters of capital in pursuit of a future cosmic empire.
• Red Skull put on Allen’s magical mask and flew to the United States to meet Steve Rogers.

After the Avengers disbanded over the Sokovia Accords, Tony Stark met Steve Rogers, Red Skull, Allen, and Quake to explain Hydra’s role in resisting forces destabilizing the United States. Allen confirmed that Hydra would be allowed to govern the New Empire built from the fallen Kree Empire, leaving Steve to weigh the alliance and its risks.

• The president demanded Ross resign after Tony Stark publicly announced the Avengers’ disbandment and exposed Ross’s past crimes.
• Ross refused to step down, but the president threatened to reopen investigations, and Ross stormed out after other officials called him a liability.
• Tony Stark brought Steve Rogers to the Statue of Liberty, where Red Skull revealed himself and said he had returned to Earth with Lord Allen’s help.
• Allen and Quake Daisy Johnson arrived through a portal, and Allen explained that Hydra had been eliminating agitators who fueled extremism and division in the United States.
• Red Skull said Hydra was working to help establish a unified federal government in exchange for ruling the New Empire, and Allen confirmed the arrangement and described its risks.

Allen founded Humanity's Shadow, a secret organization meant to defend Earth and promote a global federation, then encouraged Tony Stark and Steve Rogers to settle their disagreement over Bucky Barnes through action. The Avengers split into rival camps, leaving the world watching as they prepared to clash.

• Allen brought Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Red Skull, and Daisy together to form a secret organization, and Steve agreed to join.
• Allen named the group Humanity's Shadow, and said Natasha would join while the rest of the Avengers could continue operating publicly.
• Red Skull received word that Zemo had stolen the Winter Soldier Program codebook and was hunting Bucky, prompting Steve and Tony to clash over whether Bucky should face trial.
• Allen suggested that Tony and Steve let their Avengers factions split and fight, then left after announcing a meeting in Europe three months later.
• Daisy refused to take sides and had Gordon teleport her back to Afterlife.
• Steve and Tony recruited opposing teams, with Coulson, Falcon, Scott Lang, Hawkeye, and Vision joining Steve, while Wanda, Quicksilver, Spider-Man, War Machine, and Natasha joined Tony.

Bucky Barnes woke with no memories, learned that he had been freed from Hydra’s control, and faced a Special Forces assault. Steve Rogers rescued him, but Black Panther T’Challa arrived to attack him over his father’s death.

• Bucky found a note saying he was free, along with clothes and money, and realized someone had erased his memories.
• Allen confronted Bucky, warned him that Special Forces were approaching, and gave him a badge to deliver to either Tony Stark or Steve Rogers before leaving through a portal.
• Special Forces stormed Bucky’s apartment, disabled his mechanical arm, and restrained him as their commander prepared to kill him.
• Steve Rogers arrived, knocked down the Special Forces, and urged Bucky to escape with him.
• Black Panther T’Challa burst through the wall and attacked Bucky, while Wakanda struggled with the damage to its Vibranium mines.

Allen explained that the superhumans’ conflict was meant to warn governments that power was shifting away from them, and he ordered Artoria to tell Sakura to avoid Thanos once he began gathering the Infinity Stones. Meanwhile, Sakura transformed the Casket of Ancient Winters into the Arcane Casket using a Titan’s remains, then learned Allen was pursuing Wanda and grew jealous.

• Allen told Artoria that the fight between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark’s sides warned governments that superhumans would increasingly control power.
• Allen warned Artoria that neither she nor Sakura could survive Thanos’s snap, and Artoria agreed to relay his instruction for Sakura to return when Thanos began collecting the Infinity Stones.
• Edna Bevin brought Sakura the remains of a Titan, which she had secretly preserved despite Allen’s prohibition on interfering with that universe.
• Sakura used the Titan’s matter and Arcane Energy to transform the Casket of Ancient Winters into the Arcane Casket, a weapon capable of unleashing destructive arcane power.
• Edna Bevin told Sakura that Allen had instructed Artoria to summon her back, then explained that Allen was pursuing Wanda to gain authority over Dark and White Magic.
• Sakura became jealous when Edna Bevin revealed Allen’s plans, and Edna Bevin fled through a portal.

The public fallout from the Avengers’ clash intensified as Allen discussed Tony Stark’s motives and met Spider-Man Peter Parker. Allen gave Peter a Holy Light badge and left him excited to join the heroes, while Tony considered training him.

• News coverage of the Avengers’ civil war divided the public and alarmed governments as superpowered figures demonstrated their abilities.
• Steve Rogers escaped the airport with Bucky, and Allen teased Tony Stark about the damage before Tony said he had bought the airport and its planes.
• Tony told Allen that he pursued Bucky partly because Steve’s protection of him stirred resentment over Tony’s parents.
• Peter Parker arrived and challenged Allen’s strength during a handshake, but Allen easily overpowered him and Tony described Allen as a dimensional Demon God.
• Allen gave Peter a badge that could heal injuries and purge toxins, then threw him toward Quicksilver as Peter proudly showed off the gift.
• Tony said Peter was a great kid and considered giving him formal training instead of letting him patrol the streets alone.

Wanda invited Allen on a date, while Allen read Natasha’s memories and discussed the Avengers’ plans with Tony Stark. The chapter ended with Daisy refusing to connect Afterlife to the internet until she received news from the Avengers.

• Wanda asked Allen to see a movie with her on Friday, and he agreed to pick her up at school.
• Natasha warned Allen that he might fall in love, but Allen read her memories and upset her by bringing up her child and painful past.
• Tony Stark told Allen that the International Security Council and the White House wanted him to rebuild the Avengers and bring Steve’s group to justice.
• Allen agreed to ask Steve and the others about Tony’s plan and urged Tony to make sure Ross faced trial.
• Daisy rejected Lincoln’s suggestion to connect Afterlife to the internet until they received reliable news from the Avengers.

Afterlife grew into a heavily defended Inhuman settlement while Daisy reflected on Allen’s role in its creation. Allen then visited Steve Rogers’s fugitive team to relay Tony’s plan for a staged Avengers conflict that could secure their freedom and bring Ross to trial, while warning Steve about Zemo and Bucky’s vulnerability to brainwashing.

• Daisy told Lincoln that Allen had inspired Afterlife’s growth and noted that Coulson had left S.H.I.E.L.D. to join Captain America’s team.
• Steve’s team shared a meal in a hidden warehouse, and Steve left cash to compensate its owner.
• Allen arrived through a portal and told Steve that Tony wanted the Avengers to stage a conflict to pressure the government and International Security Council into restoring their freedom and putting Ross on trial.
• Steve agreed to the plan after Allen promised that John Schmidt would seek justice if the courts failed.
• Allen warned Steve that Zemo had become dangerously consumed by hatred and urged him to guard Bucky against being brainwashed again.

Allen warned Steve and Coulson about T'Challa's feud with Bucky, then revealed the Avengers' benefits and exposed Scott Lang's unauthorized use of Hank Pym's Ant-Man suit. As public pressure forced the president to reopen the case against Ross, Tony Stark held firm and waited for a public trial before agreeing to anything.

• Allen told Steve to keep Bucky close and warned that T'Challa blamed Bucky for his father's death, then disclosed Wakanda's wealth and advanced technology.
• Scott Lang learned that Avengers members received a $50,000 monthly allowance and insurance, but Allen reminded him he had stolen Hank Pym's suit and become a wanted criminal.
• Allen demonstrated that he could create Pym Particles, while Scott worried that Pym would refuse to let him join the Avengers.
• After more than half a week of restrained clashes between the two teams, public anger and plummeting approval ratings pushed the White House to negotiate with Tony.
• The president accepted Tony's terms and ordered the military and FBI to reopen the case against Ross.
• Tony refused to respond to the White House's offer before Ross's public trial, expecting the investigation to produce results within one or two weeks.

Allen prepared to take Wanda on a date while Tony and Pepper dealt with their infant daughter’s uncontrolled Arcane Energy. Allen discussed his plans for Afterlife and political change with Tony, then arrived at Wanda’s school as she changed for their date.

• Pepper dressed Allen in a tailored suit, while Tony gave him a high-tech car for his date with Wanda.
• Tony let Selene practice Arcane Energy, and her uncontrolled outburst sent the living room’s furniture and belongings flying until Tony contained them.
• Pepper scolded Tony and ordered him away from Selene, while Allen warned him about the danger of teaching magic to an infant.
• Tony asked Allen about Afterlife, and Allen said Red Skull would use Hydra’s network to build political parties capable of challenging the traditional establishment.
• Allen rode Tony’s new car to Wanda’s school, where Wanda eagerly changed into a black dress for their date.

Allen picked up Wanda for their date, but a confrontation with her school’s football team turned violent, and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents shielded him from the consequences. After dropping off Wanda’s friend Chloe, Allen and Wanda headed to a movie theater for their date, followed by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.

• Allen arrived at Wanda’s school in a futuristic sports car, and the students realized he was her date.
• A girl tried to flirt with Allen, but he scared her off by warning her not to touch his expensive car.
• Sean and the football team confronted Allen, who swiftly defeated them and severely injured Sean and the other players.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. agents took over the incident and let Allen drive away with Wanda and her friend Chloe.
• Chloe got out of the car after teasing Wanda about her date, and Allen and Wanda went hand in hand to see a movie.

Allen left his date with Wanda to project his consciousness into the Azerath Universe, where he discussed Sargeras and was scolded by his administrators and Vilnalasath for being a disastrous romantic partner. He returned to the theater intending to explain himself, only to find Wanda asleep on his shoulder.

• S.H.I.E.L.D. agents monitored Allen and Wanda's movie date but were ordered not to disturb them.
• Allen admitted that the comedy left him unmoved, then projected his consciousness into the Azerath Universe while Wanda stayed beside his motionless body.
• Allen observed the Night Elves' cannons and discussed Sargeras's search for Azerath with one of his administrators.
• The administrators and Vilnalasath criticized Allen for abandoning Wanda during their date and called him a poor romantic partner.
• Allen returned to his body to speak with Wanda and found her asleep on his shoulder.

Allen took Wanda on a dinner date after their movie, and the two grew closer over food, wine, and conversation. He left without telling her he could not return her feelings, while Wanda fell asleep dreaming about their kiss.

• Allen let Wanda sleep through the movie, then invited her to dinner to make up for standing her up earlier.
• Allen and Wanda arrived at a Mexican restaurant and found Quicksilver, Peter Parker, and several teenagers secretly meeting there.
• Quicksilver and Peter told the teenagers that Allen was powerful and had saved Quicksilver's life, while Allen reassured Wanda that Tony Stark would handle any trouble.
• Allen and Wanda shared dinner and wine, exchanged stories, and toasted their first date.
• At Wanda's apartment, Wanda asked Allen for a kiss, and he kissed her cheek before she thanked him and went inside.
• Allen waited until Wanda's bedroom light came on before leaving, and Wanda went to bed replaying the date and dreaming about him.

After Wanda enjoyed the memory of her date with Allen, she and Quicksilver went their separate ways. At Sky City, Allen defeated Artoria in a swordsmanship spar and then ordered Guardians to retrieve the Darkhold safely so he could investigate its secrets.

• Wanda told Quicksilver that her date with Allen had ended wonderfully, though ordinary dating methods did not suit him.
• Quicksilver went to meet his friends at their abandoned-warehouse Secret Base, while Wanda enrolled in a beauty and body-shaping course.
• At Sky City, Gareth judged Artoria's swordsmanship slightly superior in technique but said Allen's precognition and reactions made him the stronger fighter.
• Allen overwhelmed Artoria with a sword style based on momentum from the One Piece World, knocked her sword away, and directed her to related books in the library.
• Allen ordered Edna Bevin to have unintelligent low-level undead retrieve the Darkhold using a Shadow Energy glove and a sealed container.
• Edna Bevin sent an Undead Archmage, six low-level undead, and several Guardians to collect the Darkhold without touching or opening it.