Chapter Summaries

After a thousand years of war, Dominaria World was nearing collapse as Phyrexia World’s armies and viruses overwhelmed the defenders. Kaisa pursued an ultimate weapon while the Clear Sky needed repairs after another defeat, and Gerald Capashen reported that Kor-Azar had betrayed them and escaped.

• Phyrexia World’s thousand-year invasion devastated Dominaria World and dozens of neighboring worlds, despite more than thirty Planeswalkers joining the defense.
• Kaisa worked with Divine Artifact Craftsmen to develop an ultimate weapon designed purely for destruction.
• Kaisa learned that the Clear Sky had been crippled again and needed emergency repairs.
• Gerald Capashen reported grievous losses and said Kor-Azar had betrayed them but escaped while severely wounded.
• Kaisa promised to repair the Clear Sky and told Gerald to replenish its crew and prepare to escort new-model Evolution Star Potions from the Three Gods of Salvation Cult.

As the Three Gods of Salvation Cult’s Evolution Star Potion reduced Dominaria World’s losses, Yogmoth blamed them and Boer while unknowingly following Orsaga’s will. At Ranika World, Koma and a colossal wolf met the Lady of Pain, who gave Koma a spell to shrink before vanishing.

• The Evolution Star Potion helped Dominaria World avoid many losses, bringing the Three Gods of Salvation Cult a flood of new orders.
• Yogmoth considered attacking the Three Gods of Salvation Cult and Boer but stayed in Phyrexia World, unaware that Orsaga guided his thoughts and strategy.
• Koma and a colossal wolf arrived outside Ranika World and worried Koma’s enormous body would cause damage if he entered.
• The Lady of Pain appeared before them without warning and sent Koma information about a spell that could shrink him.
• Koma thanked the Lady of Pain and asked her name, and she called herself the Lady of Pain before disappearing.

Lady of Pain entered Ranika World as an inexperienced traveler from another time and space, then explored the city and rapidly studied its books. After three days of research, she discovered that knowledge from this world could behave dangerously when used in her homeland because their rules differed.

• Lady of Pain entered Ranika World, where the rejection of its rules consumed most of her travel power and restricted many of her abilities.
• She wandered through the city, observed its diverse inhabitants, and learned about the world from their words and actions.
• Lady of Pain entered a bookstore, paid the owner with gemstones, and read the books, using phantoms to examine the entire collection quickly.
• After three days of research, Lady of Pain confirmed that techniques from Ranika World could fail or cause destruction when applied in her native time and space.

Lady of Pain visited a crowded market in Ranika World and bought hundreds of thousands of Star of Evolution potions to study. As she watched Pope Erebus pass by, the consciousness of Orsaga within him awakened and resonated with the power of pain.

• Lady of Pain entered a vast market after noticing its enormous crowds.
• She learned that Star of Evolution potions could grant Special Abilities and bought several hundred thousand bottles, one of each model.
• A crowd gathered around Pope Erebus, and the salesperson praised his leadership of the Three Gods of Salvation Cult.
• Lady of Pain briefly met Erebus's gaze, awakening Orsaga's consciousness within him and causing it to resonate with her power of pain.

Orsaga’s power resonated with Lady of Pain’s, allowing his projection to reach her through Erebus’s eyes. He introduced himself as Orsaga and explained that she was his resonator, while concealing that such beings usually devoured each other.

• Orsaga recognized the resonance with Lady of Pain and projected himself across spacetime through Erebus’s eyes.
• Orsaga’s projection appeared before Lady of Pain as the world around them seemed to stop.
• Lady of Pain sensed Orsaga’s danger and the intense rejection his presence provoked in that spacetime.
• Lady of Pain asked Orsaga who he was, and he introduced himself as her resonator.
• Orsaga explained that a resonator was the object of a power-based resonance without mentioning that resonators usually devoured one another.

Lady of Pain met Orsaga, an Abyss Demon with whom she had resonated, and learned that he wanted her to keep quiet about his plans involving the Evolution Star Potion. She refused to ally or trade with him, and he left her his business card as the plane forced out his projection.

• Lady of Pain calmly introduced herself after Orsaga explained their resonance and said he wanted to know her.
• Orsaga asked Lady of Pain to hide his existence from the plane’s natives to protect his plans involving Erebus, the Three Gods of Salvation Cult, and the Evolution Star Potion.
• Lady of Pain realized Orsaga’s request revealed a secret scheme but chose to stay neutral and avoid trouble.
• Orsaga proposed future transactions, but Lady of Pain refused to make deals with demons and said they should simply avoid interfering with one another.
• As the plane expelled his projection, Orsaga gave Lady of Pain his business card, which she sealed and stored away.

Orsaga told Elsa that the Lady of Pain would be troublesome, estimating her strength at about that of a chaos god but somewhat weaker. He decided to accelerate his plans in the Dominia Plane and prepare to use force if needed.

• Orsaga explained to Elsa that he had encountered someone who would not be easy to deal with.
• Elsa inferred that Orsaga meant someone near an abyss lord’s level and asked if he had met one.
• Orsaga agreed that the Lady of Pain was roughly as powerful as a chaos god, though weaker.
• Orsaga assessed that the Lady of Pain had substantial authority but faced restrictions, unlike the chaos gods in the Warhammer plane.
• Orsaga resolved to speed up his proceedings in the Dominia Plane and prepare to force his way through if necessary.

Elsa asked to watch Orsaga fight the Lady of Pain, but he explained that he would only act if the right opportunity arose. Elsa then suggested that they have offspring, prompting Orsaga to consider the dangers and complications before persuading her to drop the idea.

• Elsa asked Orsaga whether he planned to eliminate his target and requested permission to watch the battle from afar.
• Orsaga explained that witnessing a clash between Demon Lord-tier powers was dangerous and said he would decide when the time came, since the Lady of Pain would be difficult to fight.
• Elsa suggested that she and Orsaga have offspring after noting that they had none.
• Orsaga worried that his Abyss Demon bloodline could produce troublesome children and that childbirth would require a powerful mother and careful preparations.
• Orsaga eventually soothed Elsa and persuaded her to abandon the idea of having children.

Kaisa planned to infiltrate Phyrexia World and detonate the Soul Bomb to weaken Yogmoth, recruiting only those willing to accept the danger. As he prepared for the mission, he explained why he trusted Gaia, whose secret knowledge could help them evade Yogmoth’s senses.

• Kaisa told the assembled powerhouses that they had to act against Yogmoth and proposed detonating his Soul Bomb inside Phyrexia World.
• Kaisa said those who refused the mission would have to remain underground until its outcome was known, and more than half the group chose to stay behind.
• Eight powerhouses agreed to join Kaisa, leaving his nine Titan Engines ready to be filled.
• Brigadier General Gu Fu asked whether Kaisa could trust Gaia, and Kaisa said the Power Stone and Weak Stone in his eyes had reacted to her presence.
• Kaisa recalled that Gaia, formerly known as Rebecca, had shared Yogmoth’s past and retained information that could help them infiltrate Phyrexia World unseen.

Lady of Pain discovered serious problems with the Evolution Star Potion and the Three Gods of Salvation Cult, while Dominaria World prepared Clear Sky for a dangerous mission into Phyrexia World. Clear Sky entered the chaotic currents of time and space with a crew driven by vengeance against Yogmoth.

• Lady of Pain withdrew from the spiritual world, abandoned her deposit, and left the market after witnessing Orsaga's projection get expelled by the plane's consciousness.
• The sales attendant drank a bottle of Evolution Star Potion, while Erebus cheerfully saw off Gerald Kapaxuan without realizing what Lady of Pain had discovered.
• Clear Sky returned to Dominaria World carrying Evolution Star Potion, and its facilities were modified for a mission into Phyrexia World.
• At Kaisa's order, Gerald Kapaxuan activated Clear Sky, determined to kill Yogmoth even if he died in the attempt.
• Clear Sky vanished into the currents of time and space, carrying eight powerful volunteers and a crew prepared to sacrifice themselves against Phyrexia World.

Brigadier General Gu Fu ordered the Clear Sky to infiltrate Phyrexia World, and the ship slipped past its outer defenses. Yogmoth detected it and redirected it into the Sixth Heaven, where it crashed into a gathering of Phyrexian troops and sparked a battle.

• Brigadier General Gu Fu ordered the crew to begin the planned infiltration of Phyrexia World.
• The Clear Sky shrank and silently passed through the outer Defensive Barrier without encountering defenses.
• Yogmoth sensed an anomaly, reversed surrounding spacetime information, and discovered the approaching Clear Sky.
• Yogmoth diverted the Clear Sky from its route to the Ninth Heaven and forced it down into the Sixth Heaven.
• The Clear Sky crashed into a densely packed Phyrexian troop source, and Yogmoth's forces attacked as the melee began.

The Clear Sky and nine Planeswalkers fought off a massive Phyrexian assault in the Sixth Heaven, but the arrival of time-and-space-disrupting Sentries made their position increasingly dangerous. Kaisa chose to push deeper toward Yogmoth instead of detonating the Soul Bomb and retreating, so Brigadier General Gu Fu reluctantly began planning a breakthrough.

• Brigadier General Gu Fu ordered the Clear Sky's main cannon to blast open a safe zone amid the Phyrexians' overwhelming attack.
• The nine experts deployed their Titan Engines and struck back with a storm of weapons and explosions.
• Phyrexian Sentries arrived in vast numbers, disrupting time and space and weakening the Planeswalkers.
• Brigadier General Gu Fu warned Kaisa that they had to break through or plant the Soul Bomb and retreat.
• Kaisa chose to advance deeper into Phyrexia World, driven by his chance to strike Yogmoth and his hatred over his younger brother's death.
• Brigadier General Gu Fu reluctantly agreed to help plan the breakthrough and told Kaisa to ensure the Soul Bomb could still be activated if things went wrong.

Kaisa entered the Ninth Heaven and discovered that Yogmoth was not merely hiding within Phyrexia World but was the world itself. Facing Yogmoth’s overwhelming power, Kaisa realized that even detonating his Soul Bomb would barely hurt the Great One.

• Kaisa breached the Ninth Heaven, but the passage sealed behind him and left him trapped in absolute darkness.
• Kaisa tried to cast a fire spell, but Black Mana destroyed the spell before it could illuminate the space.
• Kaisa taunted Yogmoth, who revealed that he had been beside Kaisa all along and pressed him with crushing darkness.
• Kaisa considered detonating his Soul Bomb, then sensed Yogmoth’s will flowing through everything around him.
• Kaisa realized that Yogmoth was Phyrexia World itself and understood that neither he nor the Soul Bomb could seriously harm the Great One.

Yogmoth revealed his living world of machinery and flesh to Kaisa, whose awe at its technology overwhelmed his hatred and drove him to surrender in exchange for knowledge. Yogmoth understood Kaisa’s fervor but chose hostility and prepared to kill him.

• Yogmoth transformed the surrounding darkness into a mechanical world where metal and flesh existed in symbiosis.
• Kaisa realized Yogmoth’s technology surpassed anything he had seen and imagined it could make immortality widely available.
• Overwhelmed by the possibilities of Divine Artifact Craftsman technology, Kaisa abandoned his resistance and begged Yogmoth to teach him.
• Yogmoth recognized Kaisa’s sincere thirst for knowledge but prepared to crush him anyway.

Kaisa died after revealing that Yogmoth had become the Phyrexia World itself, making the Soul Bomb ineffective. Before dying, memories within his eyes filled him with hatred, and he entrusted them to Brigadier General Gu Fu to pass on to his assistant.

• Yogmoth tore Kaisa apart as Brigadier General Gu Fu used the Power of Fate to pull away only half of his ruined head.
• Brigadier General Gu Fu revived Kaisa briefly and demanded to know why the Soul Bomb had not been planted or detonated.
• Kaisa explained that Yogmoth had ascended into the Phyrexia World itself, so the Soul Bomb could only cause minor damage.
• Kaisa's Power Stone and Weak Stone filled him with Gracian's bitter memories of Yogmoth, making him die in hatred rather than peace.
• Kaisa told Brigadier General Gu Fu to retrieve his eyes and give them to his assistant as his final legacy.

Kaisa dissolved into pus after revealing his final defiance, while Yogmoth prepared to lead a full assault on Dominaria World. Wujin returned to Zendikar and told Nissa that the sealed Ozhaki trio had awakened, just as he opened his jaws beside her.

• Kaisa dissolved into pus, leaving behind the Power Stone and Weak Stone, and Brigadier General Gu Fu and the surviving powerhouses speculated that Yogmoth had influenced Kaisa before he regained his senses.
• The survivors aboard the Clear Sky renewed their resolve and denounced Yogmoth rather than scatter and flee.
• Yogmoth dismissed the fleeing Clear Sky and ordered his troops to regroup before attacking Dominaria World the next day, promising to lead the assault himself.
• Wujin returned to Zendikar after 7,798 years and 221 days, fully revived and stronger than before.
• Nissa awoke and asked Wujin about the seal, but he told her the Ozhaki trio had awakened after the seal was invaded.
• Nissa began to turn toward the sealed beings as Wujin opened his jaws beside her.

Wujin killed Nissa and waited under Imokku’s orders for the moment the Ozhaki would be freed. On Dominaria, Phyrexia’s forces prepared for their god’s arrival as Gerald and Brigadier General Gu Fu readied Kaisa’s one-use, unreliable artifact.

• Wujin killed and swallowed Nissa, then sensed that the three Ozhaki were watching him despite their stillness.
• Imokku told Wujin to wait quietly until the final moment, and Wujin obeyed while eagerly anticipating the outside world.
• On Dominaria, Phyrexia’s forces gathered as a ritual formed a vast black vortex and spread poisonous winds across the world.
• Gerald told Brigadier General Gu Fu that the God of Phyrexia was coming soon and confirmed he was ready to use Kaisa’s artifact.
• Gerald explained that Kaisa’s ancient combination artifact could be used only once, might fail, and would destroy its components even if it worked.

Brigadier General Gu Fu gave Gerald a Magic Book of natural landscapes before Yogmoth unleashed his power across Dominaria World. Gu Fu held Gerald back from activating the Ancient Divine Artifact, intending to wait until Yogmoth believed he had won.

• Brigadier General Gu Fu asked Gerald if he had any wishes, and Gerald said he wanted to see more natural scenery.
• Brigadier General Gu Fu gave Gerald a Magic Book showing landscapes from worlds he had visited, and Gerald accepted it gratefully.
• Yogmoth formed a gigantic face in the sky, declared that everyone would die, and killed and ignited countless inhabitants of Dominaria World.
• Yogmoth sent streams of black mist down toward the world as Phyrexia's forces celebrated his power.
• Gerald prepared to activate the Ancient Divine Artifact, but Brigadier General Gu Fu told him to wait until Yogmoth believed he had won.
• Brigadier General Gu Fu hid Gerald and led the remaining forces forward to make it appear they were gambling their lives against Yogmoth.

Yogmoth devastated Dominaria World, defeated Brigadier General Gu Fu, and learned that Rebecca—now known as Gaia—was still alive. As Yogmoth prepared to kill her, Gerald activated the Ancient Divine Artifact while Yogmoth's attention was fixed on Rebecca.

• Yogmoth overwhelmed Brigadier General Gu Fu and unleashed Black Mist that ravaged Dominaria World.
• Yogmoth bound Gu Fu's soul in his skeleton and celebrated the destruction of the world he blamed for his exile.
• Gu Fu told Yogmoth that Rebecca was alive and nearby, prompting Yogmoth to attack him with destructive Black Mana.
• Rebecca appeared and declared that their long-standing conflict would end that day.
• Yogmoth turned to face Rebecca and vowed to kill her, while his spreading Black Mana tore apart Dominaria World.
• Gerald seized the opening created by Rebecca's distraction and activated the Ancient Divine Artifact.

Gerald and his allies unleashed the Ancient Divine Artifact’s White Light, destroying Yogmoth as Phyrexia World and Ryss World charged into Dominaria World and triggered a multiverse-wide catastrophe. In a distant world, the newly born Aminatu watched the destruction and sensed that events were not unfolding quite as they should.

• Gerald merged himself into the Ancient Divine Artifact as Kaisa’s stored energy and Dominaria World’s power fueled its activation.
• The artifact’s White Light pierced Yogmoth’s defenses and tore apart his body and soul.
• As Yogmoth’s will spread, Phyrexia World and Ryss World accelerated toward Dominaria World and collided with it, sending devastating shock waves through the multiverse.
• Aminatu watched the worlds’ destruction from her distant home and wondered why the unfolding events felt different from the fate she knew.