Chapter Summaries

While negotiating a flawless contract with OAA, Orsaga reflected on how his apparent feud with Gann mattered far less to them than mortals imagined and considered approaching Gann about cooperation. He sensed Gann’s familiar attack drawing near and welcomed the timing.

• Orsaga and OAA continued negotiating the details of an Abyssal Contract, taking their time because both were immortal and enjoyed the exchange.
• Orsaga considered how his past clashes with Gann were driven mainly by pride and mood, while the destruction of worlds and lives barely mattered to either of them.
• Orsaga decided Gann might be a useful partner, just as OAA had become a client through negotiation, and considered introducing the two High-level Living Planes.
• Orsaga sensed the familiar mutual-disgust-style attacks between himself and Gann rapidly approaching and was delighted by the timing.

Orsaga withstood Gann’s attack from his home territory and sent him a proposal, while continuing to negotiate terms with OAA. Elsewhere, Liu Longma examined a universe-devouring monster with Gai-Emperor, who gave an ambiguous answer about whether it was the threat he would face.

• Orsaga used his advantage in the Bottomless Abyss to neutralize most of Gann’s attack and send him a proposal.
• Gann received Orsaga’s message but gave no response, and Orsaga withdrew his thoughts and power without rejecting the possibility that Gann might consider it later.
• Orsaga and OAA continued contesting the wording and terms of their agreement.
• Liu Longma stood on Gai-Emperor and observed a vast monster that devoured universes and evolved attacks to suit its prey.
• Liu Longma asked whether the monster was the threat he would face, and Gai-Emperor answered, “Yes, and no.”

Gai-Emperor explained that it and the Lagrus Universe were competitors evolving to resist the solitary threat Shi Tiankong, and that their struggle consumed civilizations as fuel. Liu Longma wrestled with the morality of these sacrifices before learning that the universe-sized Lagrus Cell was only a tiny part of the Lagrus Universe.

• Gai-Emperor told Liu Longma that Shi Tiankong was the eventual enemy from an external Different Time and Space.
• Gai-Emperor explained that it and the Lagrus Cell competed to evolve, using defeated rivals and the lives they consumed as fuel to prepare for Shi Tiankong.
• Liu Longma considered the vast destruction and questioned whether sacrificing some lives to protect others was justified.
• Gai-Emperor clarified that Shi Tiankong had shown no factions and was a solitary, perfect individual.
• Gai-Emperor revealed that the Lagrus Cell was only a cell of the Lagrus Universe, its true competitor.

Gai-Emperor revealed that Shi Tiankong surrounded their entire spacetime and could destroy it once it crossed the barrier. It explained that Liu Longma had been cultivated as its pilot and left him determined to keep winning as Gai-Emperor prepared to face its kin and attack Shi Tiankong.

• Liu Longma watched a super monster defeat powerful opponents and realized that even the Lagrus Universe might not be able to stop it.
• Gai-Emperor showed Liu Longma a projection and explained that their spacetime was only a tiny white speck surrounded by Shi Tiankong, which formed the black shadow.
• Gai-Emperor warned that Shi Tiankong would bring unstoppable destruction if their evolution failed before it crossed the barrier into their spacetime.
• Gai-Emperor told Liu Longma that it had used causality and the Geta Ray to bring humanity into existence early and had repeatedly tested him so he could become its pilot.
• Liu Longma vowed to keep winning despite the impending destruction, and Gai-Emperor gradually disappeared.

Orsaga and OAA finalized their transaction by signing an Abyssal Contract witnessed and enforced by the Abyssal Will. After discussing OAA’s earlier vague awareness of that presence, they turned to creating a character in OAA’s Plane View for Orsaga to use as a disguise.

• Orsaga and OAA verified the contract’s clauses, sealed it with Origin Power, and received the Abyssal Will’s acknowledgment.
• OAA admitted that he had vaguely sensed the Abyssal Will before, and Orsaga briefly asked what he meant.
• OAA reviewed Orsaga’s true name on the contract, then put it away without showing interest in it.
• OAA asked Orsaga what identity he wanted for his new character, and Orsaga requested an administrator account.
• OAA bluntly told Orsaga to fuck off.

Orsaga and OAA created a blank alter ego and established a sealed, independent Crimson Dimension that could exist beyond the Marvel and DC world systems. Orsaga’s power and will entered the new dimension, where his name and titles spread across universes and timelines.

• Orsaga asked OAA to create an alter ego, but OAA refused to give it an administrator account or a detailed background.
• OAA created an abrupt, originless Evil God character, and powerful beings including Lucifer, Michael, and the Endless Family sensed its appearance.
• Those beings traced the disturbance to a sealed dimension that they could perceive but could not affect.
• OAA explained that the new dimension could persist independently even if the Marvel and DC world systems were destroyed.
• OAA gave Orsaga a multifaceted crystal, and Orsaga merged part of his power and will into it to mark the new dimension.
• Orsaga’s name and titles spread across universes and timelines, drawing varied reactions from the Lifeforms who heard them.

Mephisto mocked Orsaga for claiming a title that overlapped with Cyttorak’s, then went looking for Cyttorak to stir up trouble. After discovering that Cyttorak and the Crimson Dimension had vanished, Mephisto sensed Orsaga’s attention and fled.

• Mephisto laughed at Orsaga’s title and decided to provoke Cyttorak by telling him about the overlap.
• Mephisto searched for the Crimson Dimension but could not find it, then tried to contact Cyttorak with a spell.
• Mephisto checked other Worldlines and learned that Cyttorak and the Crimson Dimension had disappeared everywhere.
• Mephisto sensed a gaze from the new Crimson Dimension and abandoned his investigation, choosing to flee.
• Cyttorak had died because his title clashed with Orsaga’s, while OAA allowed Orsaga to act under their deal.

Orsaga adjusted his OAA-created avatar and transformed the Crimson Dimension into a domain of his own, preparing to receive visitors. Fate and Death entered through its gate, and Orsaga asked what had brought them there.

• Orsaga adjusted his avatar and recreated a weaker version of his Infinite Energy trait so it could grow stronger on its own.
• Orsaga formed a rugged landmass, filled it with monsters, and spread blood-red flames throughout the Crimson Dimension.
• Orsaga created a vast complex and a gate between the Crimson Dimension and the outside world, which only his will could open.
• Orsaga welcomed Fate and Death as they entered the Crimson Dimension and asked what brought them there.

Destiny explained that Orsaga was absent from the Book of Destiny and entered the Crimson Dimension to investigate him, while Death followed out of curiosity. Inside, Death discovered that she could not control death there and recognized Orsaga as the dimension’s sole ruler.

• Destiny told Orsaga that the Book of Destiny contained no record or trace of him, which had sparked his curiosity.
• Destiny entered the Crimson Dimension, and Death followed him because she found the mystery interesting.
• Death watched the monsters slaughter one another and found that she could not interfere with death within the dimension.
• Death examined Orsaga’s true form and saw that every concept and causal line in the Crimson Dimension was entwined with him.
• Death recognized Orsaga as the dimension’s Only God and sole administrator.

Orsaga advised Destiny not to investigate too deeply, and Destiny agreed that knowing too much could be dangerous. The chapter revealed that each Complete DC World had its own Destiny, all ultimately originating from OAA, while Orsaga chose to let Destiny remain unaware.

• Orsaga told Destiny that his powerful, comfortable life and lingering doubts made it better not to probe certain matters.
• Destiny agreed and reflected that the DC World’s deeper forces made excessive knowledge dangerous.
• The narration explained that Destiny was unique within his own DC World but that every Complete DC World had its own Destiny and Endless Family.
• The chapter revealed that all worlds and their inhabitants originated from OAA, whose will stood above them and whose possibilities could turn native powerhouses into stepping stones.
• Orsaga decided not to enlighten Destiny, finding his confidence and possible downfall entertaining.

Death and Destiny spoke with Orsaga in one of the Crimson Dimension’s isolated regions as he explained that he had separated visitors to prevent dangerous encounters. The chapter revealed that visitors from many worlds were meeting Orsaga in different regions, including the Living Tribunal and Rick.

• Death smoked while Destiny chatted with Orsaga, then asked why no other visitors had arrived.
• Orsaga explained that he had divided the Crimson Dimension into separate regions so visitors could meet him in batches and avoid dangerous encounters.
• Death guessed that Lucifer or Desire might be the visitors who needed separating, but Orsaga said they were not the strangers he meant.
• The chapter revealed that the Crimson Dimension contained many isolated regions and Orsaga projections, with Deaths and Destinies from different DC worlds among the visitors.
• The Living Tribunal discussed future conduct with Orsaga, while Orsaga also chatted with Rick, who had brought his grandson to explore the dimension.

In Crimson Heaven, Orsaga questioned OAA about the bizarre misfortunes and sudden power swings affecting beings across countless worlds. OAA explained that he had engineered unexpected events to generate more possibilities, and Orsaga continued to observe the worlds under their agreement.

• Orsaga handed OAA a cup of wine and remarked that everyone they were manipulating had ended up in outrageous circumstances.
• OAA said his only requirement for those beings was that they return more possibilities to him, and that he had granted them varied powers, lives, and memories for that purpose.
• OAA explained that he had increased accidental factors so that improbable events could occur, producing sudden power-ups and equally arbitrary deaths.
• Orsaga considered how powerful beings such as Superman could be defeated by ordinary people through implausible means in the worlds OAA had designed.
• Orsaga and OAA recognized that neither was truly omniscient and omnipotent, though both approached those limits in certain respects.

Orsaga fulfilled his contract with OAA by using his expanding network of marks to collect information from different times and spaces, improving OAA’s ability to explore possibilities. Meanwhile, the Crimson Dimension’s influence spread across countless planes, and Marvel’s editorial staff struggled to understand the abrupt new character and Cyttorak’s disappearance.

• OAA told Orsaga that his obligation was due, and Orsaga agreed to begin immediately.
• Orsaga’s marks across the Bottomless Abyss and other planes absorbed information and transmitted it through Crimson Heaven to OAA.
• OAA welcomed the information flow and praised Orsaga’s contribution, and the two declared their cooperation successful.
• Marvel editors questioned the Crimson Dimension’s sudden appearance and Cyttorak’s removal, while one editor said OAA had ordered them to publish it.
• An author and his colleague discussed the new character, and the colleague said the character was part of a DC crossover with a future purpose.
• The Crimson Dimension continued expanding its influence across countless times and spaces under OAA’s influence.

Rick and Morty left the Crimson Dimension after a pleasant visit, but Rick was disturbed by what he saw on the blood-red plain. The chapter ended with him urging Morty to use the observation equipment he had provided to examine the fighting beasts more closely.

• Morty enjoyed the Crimson Dimension’s food and hospitality, and asked Rick if they could return.
• Rick declared that he would blacklist the place and never come back.
• Rick dragged Morty to the roadside and pointed out the vast plain where magical beasts fought.
• Morty dismissed the battle as a spectacle and asked if the beasts were related to Godzilla.
• Rick told Morty to use the observation equipment he had given him to inspect the scene.

Morty used Rick’s repaired detector to measure the monsters’ immense power, and Rick warned him to stay away from the dangerous region. Rick’s deeper hostility toward Orsaga left him eager to take Morty home.

• Morty’s first detector broke when it tried to scan a powerful monster, so Rick adjusted his own detector and handed it over.
• Morty learned that a monster’s attack could destroy Earth’s surface civilization and asked Rick how powerful it was.
• A gigantic creature swallowed the beam-firing monster in one bite, revealing that even stronger monsters filled the region.
• Rick warned Morty that the monsters could destroy the Galactic Federation and urged him to avoid the area.
• Rick recalled his instinctive disgust and hostility toward Orsaga, then hurried Morty away so they could go home and watch TV.

Rick and Morty encountered Bender, Fry, and Hubert Farnsworth at the gate, where a tense standoff between the two scientists ended in a shootout. Hubert fell beside Bender, whose body appeared to leak oil.

• Morty collided with Bender as Bender, Fry, and Hubert came through the gate.
• Fry ate Morty's fruit, and Bender grabbed some too before learning there were more fruits nearby.
• Rick and Hubert silently sized each other up, while Morty, Bender, and Fry fell quiet.
• Hubert pulled a pistol and fired at Rick, who dodged and shot back.
• Hubert lunged toward Bender as a shield but was shot and fell beside him, spilling black oil from Bender's crotch.

Rick and Hubert Farnsworth’s clash ended with Hubert apparently down, but he revealed he had only thrown out his back and destroyed Bender’s attempt to claim his inheritance. Rick took Morty home while Fry helped Hubert up, and the chapter explained how the settings of each world imposed weaknesses that Orsaga could exploit.

• Fry panicked when Hubert fell motionless, while Bender rushed to Hubert and pretended to grieve.
• Bender threatened Rick for money and tried to press Hubert’s hand onto a will naming Bender as beneficiary.
• Hubert woke, tore up the will, and told Bender he was alive but had thrown out his back.
• Rick shot Bender with his water gun, and Morty left with Rick while Fry helped Hubert up.
• Hubert vowed to beat Rick next time, but Bender pointed out that Rick was younger and did not have dementia.
• The narration explained that Orsaga could exploit weaknesses built into each character’s world settings, though Orsaga was also bound by certain limitations.

Orsaga reflected on how he could alter the settings of the universe, but changing his own origin would come at a catastrophic cost. He watched Rick and Morty travel through a portal and considered Rick’s doubts about his identity, while choosing not to interfere with the protagonists whose actions shaped their worlds.

• Orsaga considered changing mathematical and material laws, but concluded that altering his own origin would require cutting the threads binding his reality and cost too much.
• Orsaga watched Rick and Morty head toward a Spacetime Coordinate through Rick’s Teleportation Gun without interfering.
• Orsaga reflected on how Rick’s copied consciousness and replaceable bodies made him question whether he was the original Rick.
• Orsaga considered Rick’s uncertainty about his family and wife, and saw his inner struggles as a spectacle.
• Orsaga avoided touching Rick, Bender, Fry, and Hubert because they were protagonists whose actions influenced their worlds and served OAA’s purposes.

A thousand years after the Multiverse was remade, its worlds and divine mechanisms had stabilized, and mortals had largely forgotten the old era. Gods fought over believers and divine portfolios through recurring wars, prompting AO to refine the rules that limited their impact on the worlds.

• A thousand years passed, and most short-lived races came to regard memories of the old Multiverse as myths.
• Qualified mortals occasionally ascended to become Gods, though the God Above Gods did not screen candidates for goodness or character.
• Gods competed for believers and divine portfolios, repeatedly driving their followers into wars that devastated nations and families.
• Some Gods entered the mortal world directly, causing destruction until AO intervened and killed them.
• The worlds gained rules forbidding Gods from descending in their true bodies, reducing their destructiveness and easing AO's burden.

A low-level mage in Sigil City struggled under his family’s debt and went to see Lady of Pain during one of her inspections. He saw a mysterious red-haired man in white walking beside her, an unprecedented sight.

• The low-level mage worried over a potion he could not finish because he lacked several Raw Materials and his family was burdened by debt.
• A disturbance drew the mage toward a crowd gathering around Lady of Pain as she toured Sigil City.
• The mage recalled that many beings, including gods, had died trying to seize control of Sigil City from Lady of Pain.
• The mage pushed through the crowd and saw a red-haired man in strange white clothing walking beside Lady of Pain.