Chapter Summaries

Xi Nian and Diana stopped the Destiny Alliance members from fighting and brought them together for their first gathering. The reunion between Wanda and Lorna remained unresolved as Wanda left to prepare the meeting hall, leaving Xi Nian unable to read her feelings.

• Xi Nian arrived as Mera, Skye, Gwen, and Lorna fought, and Diana and Wanda intervened to neutralize their attacks.
• Diana rescued Gwen with the Lasso of Truth, while Wanda separated Mera and Skye's powers with the Mirror Dimension.
• Xi Nian gathered the Destiny Alliance members and learned that Wanda and Lorna were meeting again for the first time in years.
• Wanda calmly acknowledged Lorna but avoided speaking with her, while Lorna appeared distressed and tried to reach out.
• Xi Nian used Emotion Control to calm Mera, Gwen, and Skye, but he could neither affect nor sense Wanda's emotions.
• Wanda left to prepare the conference hall, and Xi Nian watched her go, uncertain what she was hiding beneath her calm expression.

Xi Nian introduced Susan as the Destiny Alliance’s seventh member and began the alliance’s first meeting. In Los Angeles, Reed learned that Susan had left the Fantastic Four, leaving him, Ben, and Johnny as the team’s remaining members.

• Xi Nian introduced Susan as the Destiny Alliance’s seventh member, and she joined Mera at the table.
• Susan reunited with Mera and Lorna, then looked toward Xi Nian with resentment before he soothed her with Emotion Control.
• Xi Nian began the meeting after everyone had gathered.
• In Los Angeles, Johnny found Reed looking dejected and learned Susan had left a resignation letter.
• Reed and Ben proposed drinking to drown their sorrows, and Johnny demanded three more crates of beer.

At the Destiny Alliance’s first meeting, Xi Nian assigned members to investigate threats including Cheetah Barbara, Odin, the Infinity Stones, and Apokolips. After the meeting, he gathered Wanda, Pietro, and Lorna to reveal a secret that had burdened them for more than a decade.

• Xi Nian briefed the Destiny Alliance on past events, Vibranium, the Infinity Stones, and the Justice League’s expedition to Apokolips.
• Diana offered to deal with Cheetah Barbara, while Skye and Mera agreed to search for clues about Odin and ancient events on Earth.
• The members discussed protecting the Infinity Stones and finding a way to reach Apokolips and support Superwoman Kara.
• Xi Nian adjourned the meeting and asked Lorna to stay while the others departed.
• Xi Nian sent Wanda to fetch Pietro, then told Wanda, Pietro, and Lorna that he would reveal the secret that had weighed on them for years.

At Destiny Alliance Headquarters, Xi Nian revealed that Lorna had secretly protected Wanda and Pietro since childhood and that she was their half-sister. The three siblings’ powers resonated together, and Lorna explained that they shared the same father.

• Pietro learned that Xi Nian had been the Silver God and Magneto at the Battle of Sokovia, and Xi Nian warned him to keep the identity secret.
• Xi Nian introduced Lorna and told Wanda and Pietro how she had repeatedly watched over and rescued them.
• Pietro stopped Lorna from leaving and said he felt inexplicably close to her.
• Wanda, Pietro, and Lorna stood together as their powers intertwined, revealing a bond between them.
• Lorna explained that Django Maximoff was her biological father, making her Wanda and Pietro’s younger half-sister.

After Wanda and Pietro learned that Lorna was their half-sister, the three siblings reunited and joined the Prince Family for dinner. The next morning, Xi Nian left to investigate a lead on Odin, while Wanda secretly entered the Mirror Dimension, found the Darkhold, and opened it.

• Wanda embraced Lorna after learning they were sisters, and Pietro accepted the revelation as the three siblings reunited.
• Xi Nian returned to the villa and found that Barbara had no memory of their battle, leaving him to hope that Odin could answer his questions.
• The Prince Family and the three siblings shared a happy dinner, and Xi Nian sensed that Lorna and Pietro were pleased by their reunion.
• Skye and Shirley found someone suspected to be Odin, so Xi Nian left the villa to investigate.
• After Xi Nian departed, Wanda secretly teleported to the Mirror Dimension, where she found the lost Darkhold and opened it.

Xi Nian met Odin in Norway to learn where Apokolips was and why Odin had not attacked it. Odin revealed that Apokolips came from another universe and ended by naming the Celestial Group as the powerful beings he had fought in an earlier war.

• Skye transferred her seismic-wave ability to Xi Nian before driving away, while Xi Nian combined it with his Demigod powers borrowed from Aunt Diana.
• Xi Nian met Odin on a Norwegian cliff and asked where Apokolips was located.
• Odin explained that the Nine Realms were only the universe’s central region and that Apokolips lay near the universe’s edge.
• Odin revealed that Apokolips and its civilization had been relocated from a multidimensional universe, and that the Bifrost could not reach it.
• Odin said his injuries from an earlier war had prevented him from attacking Apokolips, then identified the enemy from that war as the Celestial Group.

Odin explained that the Celestial Group had made Earth an experimental pasture and would eventually harvest its life, then described the cosmic limits and equipment that shaped power in the universe. He revealed that despite once reaching the peak of the Singular Universe level with formidable artifacts, he had been crippled after facing too many enemies in the war against the Celestials.

• Xi Nian learned from Odin that the Celestial Group had altered human genes, used Earth for experiments, and planned to harvest humanity once it matured.
• Odin said he had joined others to fight the Celestial Group and barely survived the devastating war, suffering injuries that remained incurable.
• Xi Nian proposed a four-tier power scale, and Odin refined it by explaining that multiversal beings could only enter the universe through limited avatars or other indirect means.
• Odin explained that weapons and artifacts could create enormous differences between fighters of the same level, then described the lethal artifacts and Annihilation Armor he had wielded at his peak.
• Odin admitted that many opponents had overwhelmed him, destroying his armor and crippling his body despite his immense strength.

Odin explained the rules and domains that distinguished beings at the peak of a Singular Universe and gave Xi Nian the location of Apokolips. After Xi Nian reunited with Strange and left Odin with Thor and Loki, Odin dissolved into white energy, leaving his sons grieving and Xi Nian contemplating the mortality of those around him.

• Odin explained that beings could wield universal rules or draw power from a domain, then revealed he had not been Asgard's master for ten thousand years.
• Odin sent Xi Nian the star system where Apokolips was located and told him to leave while he spoke with his children.
• Strange arrived with Thor and Loki, and Xi Nian learned that the Darkhold was likely somewhere in the Mirror Dimension near New York.
• As Xi Nian and Strange spoke, Odin dissolved into streams of white energy before Thor and Loki.
• Thor cried out in grief, Loki stared in disbelief, and Xi Nian reflected on outliving the people around him.

After Odin died, Hela emerged and demanded that Thor and Loki kneel, then crushed Stormbreaker with one hand. She tried to claim Xi Nian for Asgard, but he refused and struck her with a punch powerful enough to shatter the Norwegian cliff.

• Odin vanished into beams of light, leaving Thor and Loki grieving on the Norwegian cliff.
• Hela appeared after Odin's death, declared herself queen, and ordered Thor, Loki, Strange, and Xi Nian to kneel.
• Thor attacked Hela with Stormbreaker, but she stopped it and crushed it with her bare hand.
• Hela approached Xi Nian, sensed an aura of death on him, and demanded that he come to Asgard with her.
• Xi Nian refused and punched Hela, cracking the air and shattering the two-kilometer cliff with the shockwave.

Xi Nian unleashed God Shock Mode against Hela, devastating the coastline and forcing her into a brutal close-range fight. His third punch struck her as blades sprang from space around him, and the chapter ended with a massive earthquake shaking Norway.

• Xi Nian's shockwave punch shattered the cliff and coastline, while Thor, Loki, and Strange escaped the aftershock.
• Hela emerged from the sea with minor injuries, restored her armor, and challenged Xi Nian to serve her as Queen of Asgard.
• Xi Nian charged Hela, countering her storm of blades with shockwave punches and advancing through her attacks.
• Hela's blades shattered under Xi Nian's punches, but she summoned more blades around him as his third punch struck her chest.
• Xi Nian's attack split the land and seafloor, triggering a massive earthquake across Norway.

Xi Nian defeated Hela in Norway, but she escaped to Asgard with Thor and Loki. After returning home, he was knocked unconscious and woke with a marriage certificate, revealing that he had married the previous night.

• Skye watched the earthquake from the Norwegian city district as Xi Nian fought Hela at the cliffs.
• Xi Nian used the Space Stone to evade Hela's blades and struck her with two shockwave punches, wounding her.
• Hela followed Thor and Loki through the Bifrost to Asgard, while Xi Nian left Strange to restore the damaged coast.
• Xi Nian reunited with Skye and returned to his empty villa, where a portal opened beneath him.
• Wanda knocked Xi Nian unconscious, and he later awoke holding a marriage certificate bearing his name.

In 1946, former air force pilot Xi Nian celebrated his recent marriage to Wanda Maximoff with the residents of their town. After the guests left, Xi Nian and Wanda settled into their new life together.

• Xi Nian dressed for the day and recalled retiring from the air force after World War II and marrying his childhood sweetheart the previous day.
• Neighbors Sally and Simon congratulated Xi Nian, and he learned he had drunkenly shown his marriage certificate around town the night before.
• Town residents gathered at Xi Nian's home to celebrate, then asked where his wife was.
• Wanda Maximoff returned from grocery shopping, and Xi Nian introduced her to the guests as his wife.
• After the celebration ended, Wanda cleaned the living room while Xi Nian told her how happy he was to show her off.

Xi Nian and Wanda spent their first night together as newlyweds in Xijing Town, while Wanda’s strange scarlet flashes hinted that something was wrong. By the next day, the Destiny Alliance learned that both of them had disappeared and began a frantic search.

• Xi Nian embraced Wanda while she cleaned, then went to shower after she nervously suggested they spend the night together.
• Xi Nian read Professor X’s book, dried Wanda’s hair, and the two turned off the lights and drew close.
• A night of heavy rain passed, and Xi Nian woke at noon to find Wanda had changed the bed sheets.
• Xi Nian teased Wanda for hiding her strength, and Wanda froze before admitting he was right.
• At Destiny Alliance headquarters, six women learned Xi Nian and Wanda were missing and ordered a worldwide search.

Hela returned to Asgard and reclaimed her power, while the Justice League reached Apokolips and Doctor Strange sought the Avengers’ help as Thanos arrived in New York. The chapter ended with three world-ending threats emerging as Xi Nian remained missing.

• Hela emerged from the Bifrost in Asgard, healed, and commanded Heimdall to kneel before her.
• The Justice League’s month-long journey ended when Cyborg brought them to Apokolips, where they prepared to face Darkseid.
• Doctor Strange appeared at Stark Industries Tower and asked Tony Stark for the Avengers’ help because Earth faced a grave trial.
• A massive silver-gray spacecraft descended into New York, and Strange identified the arriving threat as Thanos.

Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy found Xi Nian inside a light dome covering Xijing Town, where he had spent half a year married to Wanda. As Xi Nian and Wanda’s peaceful life began to unravel, Xi Nian met Poison Ivy again at a job interview, though neither recognized the other.

• Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy discovered that the town on their map was hidden beneath a vast light dome, and Poison Ivy sensed that Xi Nian was inside.
• Poison Ivy entered the dome despite Harley Quinn’s warning, and Harley Quinn followed her into the Xijing Town instance.
• Xi Nian and Wanda shared a quiet married life, with Wanda pregnant and the couple expecting their future together.
• Xi Nian left to interview for a clerk position, while Wanda found two glowing necklaces in her wardrobe and clutched them tightly.
• Xi Nian met a red-haired woman outside the town administration building, and she introduced herself as Pamela after hesitating over her name.

Harley Quinn resisted Xijing Town’s role-altering influence and spotted Prince Xi Nian while trying to find Poison Ivy. Elsewhere, the Justice League’s attack on Apokolips met creatures carrying Doomsday genes, and Lorna was ambushed at her company headquarters.

• Harley Quinn bought gum and cigarettes in Xijing Town, then recalled how the town altered newcomers’ memories and assigned them roles.
• Harley decided to find Poison Ivy and recognized Prince Xi Nian walking down the street.
• The Justice League approached Apokolips to confront Darkseid, but discovered that powerful approaching creatures carried part of Doomsday’s genetic sequence.
• A gigantic spacecraft appeared over New York as the superhuman war began, and a metal spear attacked Lorna at Future Chronicle Company.
• Lorna stopped the spear with her metal control, but it released three annihilation beams that destroyed the top floor.

Ebony Maw and Black Dwarf attacked the Future Chronicle headquarters for the necklace, but Lorna drove them off and the vibranium girl statue began to heal. In Xijing Town, Harley Quinn tried to expose Xi Nian’s identity and lost herself to the town’s rule; Xi Nian took her home, where he found Wanda gone and Harley undressing.

• Black Dwarf and Ebony Maw blasted into the Future Chronicle headquarters and searched for the Infinity Stones and the necklace.
• Lorna used a vibranium statue to block the attack, then drove Ebony Maw out and pursued him while the statue began to heal.
• Harley Quinn learned that Xi Nian and Poison Ivy were in Xijing Town, but Scarlet Witch’s rule made her forget who she was when she tried to act.
• Xi Nian found Harley collapsed outside an office building and carried her home after his interview.
• Xi Nian found Wanda’s note saying she had gone to the market, then saw Harley start taking off her clothes and told her to have some self-respect.

In Xijing Town, Harley revealed that she believed Xi Nian was her master after discovering he could touch her without dying, while Xi Nian recognized a strange Cat Paw Brand on her neck. In New York, Diana, Gwen, and Susan joined Lorna in fighting Ebony Maw and Black Dwarf over the Infinity Stones.

• Xi Nian found Harley undressed on his sofa and urged her to put her clothes back on before Wanda returned.
• Harley grabbed Xi Nian and was astonished that touching him did not kill him, as she believed everyone who touched her had died.
• Xi Nian noticed a Cat Paw Brand on Harley's neck that felt as though he had left it, and Harley declared that she was his pet and master.
• Ebony Maw and Black Dwarf battled Lorna on a New York street, and Diana arrived to shield Lorna from their annihilation beams.
• Lorna told Diana that the aliens were after the Infinity Stones and might be connected to Xi Nian and Wanda's disappearance.
• Gwen disarmed Black Dwarf and demanded to know where Xi Nian was, while Susan appeared, turning the fight into four against two.

The Destiny Alliance captured Ebony Maw and Black Dwarf, but Wanda separated Lorna into the Mirror Dimension and revealed her intention to gather the Infinity Stones. Elsewhere, Ebony Maw abducted Doctor Strange before Wanda killed him aboard Thanos's spacecraft.

• Wonder Woman, Polaris Lorna, Spider-Woman, and Invisible Woman captured Ebony Maw and Black Dwarf, who revealed that Thanos's forces were targeting the Mind Stone and the Time Stone.
• Spider-Woman noticed that Lorna had vanished, and Lorna found Wanda alone in the Mirror Dimension.
• Wanda told Lorna she envied and hated her, then unleashed Scarlet Magic and said she wanted all six Infinity Stones to grant her wish.
• Ebony Maw escaped with the unconscious Doctor Strange while Iron Man and Spider-Man pursued him, but they could not overcome his telekinesis.
• Wanda appeared aboard the spacecraft, disintegrated Ebony Maw with Scarlet Magic, and killed him.

Thanos advanced toward Earth with the Power Stone and Soul Stone, intent on collecting the remaining Infinity Stones and claiming the Space Stone from Xi Nian. Scarlet Witch Wanda entered his warship carrying the other four stones and annihilated his forces, leaving Thanos’s blade restrained above her.

• Thanos reflected on sacrificing Gamora for the Soul Stone and resolved to gather all six stones for the Death Goddess.
• Thanos recalled that the Space Stone was with Xi Nian and planned to deal with the human himself.
• Wanda emerged through a portal into Thanos’s command room, wearing the Reality, Space, Mind, and Time Stones as pendants.
• Thanos recognized the four stones and challenged Wanda, then ordered his soldiers and beasts to attack her.
• Wanda erased the charging forces with scarlet energy, and her red ribbons stopped Thanos’s blade above her head.