Chapter Summaries

Harry faced Shiba Kaien in a highly anticipated duel and revealed Dankai Reido’s ability to amplify Kidō by controlling Spiritual Particles. The opening clash ended with both fighters unharmed, leaving the spectators convinced they were watching a battle between Captain-level Shinigami.

• Shinigami across the divisions discussed Harry and Toshiro’s rapid appointments and speculated about Harry’s upcoming duel with Shiba Kaien.
• Rangiku Matsumoto questioned whether Harry could defeat Kaien, while Momo Hinamori insisted Harry was stronger and Harry promised to win.
• The Captains and a crowd of Shinigami gathered to watch as Harry and Kaien began their duel, and Harry released his Shikai, Dankai Reido.
• Harry used amplified Kidō to destroy Kaien’s water attacks and break free of a water prison with lightning.
• Kaien unleashed Tsubasa Senkō, and Harry countered with an amplified Flower-Cutting Wheel that split into hundreds of blades.
• After the clash, Harry and Kaien stood unharmed, and the spectators recognized that both had reached Captain-level strength.

Harry defeated Shiba Kaien in a Bankai duel, then became Captain of the Tenth Division after Isshin Shiba resigned. Back in the Illuminati’s universe, Harry refined his modular magic system and learned that the magic stabilization device was ready for testing before the final offensive against Six-Stone Ultron.

• Harry and Shiba Kaien unleashed their Bankai abilities, and Harry converted Kaien’s water attacks into spirit particles while fighting within his domain.
• Kaien’s compressed water sphere gained the upper hand, but Harry’s spiritual pressure surged and his blade pressure shattered the sphere before he stopped the attack just short of killing Kaien.
• Kaien admitted defeat, and days later Isshin Shiba resigned while Kaien and Harry became Captains of the Third and Tenth Divisions.
• Harry returned to the Illuminati’s universe and continued developing a ten-layer modular spellcasting system intended to create powerful advanced mages.
• Mister Fantastic told Harry that the magic stabilization device was complete and asked him to test and calibrate it before the final offensive against Six-Stone Ultron.

Harry and the Illuminati destroyed Six-Stone Ultron’s Ultron Titans in the Kree Empire, then entered Ultron’s universe and faced his planetary fortresses. Harry blocked their devastating attack, and the Floating City arrived to stabilize his magic, preparing him for the fight ahead.

• Mister Fantastic’s stabilization device boosted Harry’s controlled magic power, and he ordered the assault on Six-Stone Ultron’s forces.
• Harry, Doctor Strange, Mister Fantastic, and Iron Man destroyed all one hundred Ultron Titans while Thor was left without a chance to fight.
• Harry sent Thor to destroy the Kree Empire’s Supreme Intelligence, then led the others through a Portal into Ultron’s universe.
• Ultron’s planetary fortresses fired powerful beams, but Harry blocked them with Protego Maxima and his magic began to destabilize.
• Harry revealed he was waiting for his cooldown, and the Floating City emerged from the void to stabilize his magic power.

Harry unleashed his Chaos Origin Power to destroy Ultron across the Multiverse, demonstrating strength beyond the Infinity Stones and alarming powerful beings throughout existence. After returning to normal and helping the Illuminati claim Ultron’s technology, Harry resumed his work and discovered a new universe he planned to explore.

• Harry used his controlled magic power to erase Ultron’s planetary megastructures and shatter the spatial blades attacking him.
• Harry’s multicolored energy reached Ultron across the Multiverse and erased every body containing his information, including Six-Stone Ultron.
• The Eye Demon and Dormammu sensed Harry’s power, and Dormammu abandoned his plans against Earth.
• Harry returned to normal after the Magic Power Stabilizers shattered, and the Illuminati gathered Ultron’s technology and rare metals to share with Kamar-Taj and Asgard.
• Harry returned to the Floating City, continued refining his spellcasting system, and discovered a powerful new universe he planned to explore.

Harry followed a connection between worlds to an Earth in another multiverse, where he met Clark Kent and agreed to help him search for his origins. Meanwhile, Lois Lane investigated an alien spacecraft beneath the Arctic ice and secretly headed toward the ice sheet to take photographs.

• Harry arrived in the Arctic and encountered Clark, whose heightened senses had failed to detect him until they were face-to-face.
• Harry identified Clark as a powerful human subspecies, gave him magically enhanced clothing, and persuaded him to travel together while they investigated Clark’s origins.
• Harry discovered that Clark’s sun-powered body had extraordinary potential and considered using its structure to develop new Body Enhancement Magic.
• Lois learned from a researcher that an ancient spacecraft beneath the ice had unknown alloy, traces of antimatter, and evidence of being pierced by an energy weapon.
• Lois slipped out of her room with her camera and headed toward the ice sheet to pursue the classified story.

Lois discovered Clark and Harry opening an ancient spaceship beneath the glacier, where a robot wounded her before Clark rescued her and Harry healed her with magic. After Lois agreed to keep Clark’s alien origins secret, the three explored the ship, and Harry stayed with the Kents, warning Clark that a major problem was coming.

• Lois followed two lightly dressed strangers into an artificial ice tunnel and found a spaceship beneath the glacier.
• Clark and Harry opened the ship with Clark’s rectangular device, and Lois entered after them, where a robot shot and wounded her.
• Clark destroyed the robot, and Harry used magic to heal Lois instead of letting Clark cauterize her wound with Heat Vision.
• Lois learned that Clark was an alien and agreed to keep his origins secret; the three found the cockpit and Clark ordered the ship to leave the glacier and hide.
• A few days later, Harry continued staying with the Kents and told Clark that he sensed a major problem was coming.

Harry warned Clark that activating the Kryptonian spaceship could draw aliens to Earth, while Lois learned why Clark hid his powers. General Zod then demanded that Kal-El surrender within twenty-four hours, leaving Clark unsure whether to surrender or resist and Harry warning him not to trust the government.

• Harry warned Clark that the Kryptonian spaceship might have alerted other Kryptonians and brought an invasion to Earth.
• Lois visited Clark, and he explained that his father Jonathan had died protecting his secret and that he could not reveal his powers to the public.
• After Lois left, Harry cautioned Clark that greater troubles might still be coming.
• General Swanwick learned that an alien spacecraft had entered Earth-Moon orbit, and its occupants ignored attempts to contact them.
• While Harry and Clark were playing a game, General Zod hijacked screens worldwide and demanded that Kal-El surrender within twenty-four hours or face war.
• Clark considered surrendering or joining Earth against the Kryptonians, and Harry told him that the government could not be trusted.

Clark surrendered to humanity to protect Earth, but General Zod revealed his plan to transform the planet and restart Kryptonian civilization. Harry protected Martha from the Kryptonians, and Clark attacked Zod when he threatened his mother; after Zod was taken back to his ship, Faora and another warrior confronted Clark as he tried to give nearby people time to escape.

• Clark decided to surrender to all humanity, and Harry watched him arrive at a military base, where General Swanwick accepted his surrender.
• Clark and Lois were taken aboard a Kryptonian ship, learned Zod intended to seize the Codex and transform Earth, then escaped with help from Clark's biological father.
• Zod and his warriors arrived at Martha's home demanding the ship Carl used to reach Earth, but Harry blocked Faora and knocked her away with one punch.
• Zod threatened Harry, but Clark suddenly seized Zod and dragged him into a fight across a cornfield and a gas station, shouting that Zod could not threaten his mother.
• Zod's exposure to the yellow sun overwhelmed his senses, so his subordinates carried him back to the Kryptonian ship while Faora and another warrior advanced on Clark.
• Clark walked toward the two Kryptonian warriors instead of attacking, trying to give the surrounding civilians time to flee.

Harry and Clark defeated Faora and the hulking Kryptonian, but the Kryptonians activated devices to transform Earth. Clark and Harry reached the devices as Earth’s forces faltered, where they faced a squad of Kryptonian warriors.

• Military forces attacked Clark and the Kryptonians, but the Kryptonians destroyed aircraft and killed their pilots.
• Harry joined Clark, then knocked Faora into the ground three times and rendered her unconscious.
• Clark defeated the hulking Kryptonian and carried him to Harry, but they discovered devices altering Earth’s gravity and atmosphere.
• Clark headed for the device over Metropolis while Harry transported himself to the device across the sea and destroyed it.
• Clark arrived in Metropolis, destroyed a Kryptonian fighter, and rescued Lois and several soldiers.
• Harry emerged through a Portal beside Clark, and the two faced more than a dozen Kryptonian warriors.

Harry defeated and imprisoned the Kryptonian warriors who surrounded him while Clark fought General Zod over the Codex and Earth’s fate. Harry then approached Barry Allen during the Metropolis disaster and offered to double his speed if Barry became his Lender.

• Clark refused to hand over the Codex or let Zod transform Earth, and Zod attacked him as their battle began.
• Faora led more than a dozen Kryptonian warriors against Harry, but Harry overwhelmed them and trapped them in a Portal prison.
• While Clark and Zod continued fighting, Harry noticed Barry Allen rescuing civilians with his newly awakened super speed.
• Harry appeared beside Barry, stopped the world around them, and offered him greater speed in exchange for becoming his Lender.

Harry offered Barry Allen a Lending Contract, and Barry accepted to gain the power to save civilians endangered by the battle in Metropolis. Harry then approached Bruce Wayne, who attacked him and demanded to know what Harry gained from the contract, leaving Harry to explain its benefits.

• Barry Allen grew wary when Harry offered him power in exchange for a price and refused to sign a Lending Contract.
• Harry pointed out the civilians in danger, and Barry agreed to the contract so he could save them.
• Harry gave Barry access to Time Magic, and Barry raced off to rescue the civilians.
• Harry approached Bruce Wayne, who attacked him despite being unable to hurt him and stayed alert for a way to turn the situation around.
• Bruce told Harry, "I don't believe you," and asked what benefit Harry gained from making him a Lender.
• Harry said the contract let him gain the Lender's magical experience and wisdom and use the Lender as an anchor to stabilize his power.

Bruce Wayne accepted Harry’s contract, gained Magnetic Field Rotation and a spell that amplified his electromagnetic power, then rushed to save his employees and confront the Kryptonians. He joined forces with Clark Kent against General Zod in the subway station.

• Bruce Wayne signed Harry’s contract and received magic that let him combine Magnetic Field Rotation with an electromagnetic-force spell.
• Bruce raised his Magnetic Field Rotation to 200,000 horsepower, gaining immense strength, durability, regeneration, and magical flight.
• Bruce steadied his collapsing company tower, saved its employees, and flew to join the fight between Clark Kent and General Zod.
• Bruce struck Zod through a building and confronted him in a subway station, declaring that Earth was not his battlefield.
• Clark arrived, and Bruce proposed that they work together to stop Zod from destroying Metropolis.
• Clark agreed to fight alongside Bruce, and Zod faced the two of them with grim uncertainty.

Bruce Wayne and Clark defeated and captured General Zod, then Bruce refused to trust Clark despite their alliance. He planned to deal with Zod and prepare an Anti-Clark Plan in case Clark turned evil.

• Bruce Wayne used magnetic forces to redirect Zod's attacks and drive him out of Metropolis while saving the workers inside a collapsing skyscraper.
• Zod charged at Bruce, but Clark struck him down, and Bruce targeted the crack in Zod's left knee guard.
• Bruce bound Zod in steel chains with a powerful magnetic field while Clark restrained him and melted the chains into an iron sphere.
• Clark approached Bruce to introduce himself and discuss Zod, but Bruce ordered him to keep his distance and claimed authority over the captive.
• Bruce decided to study Zod and formulate an Anti-Clark Plan because he remained wary of Clark.

Harry ended the dispute between Bruce and Clark by giving Bruce a replica of General Zod’s body and keeping the original Kryptonians for his own plans. He restored Metropolis and revived those killed in the battle, then left before Bruce and Clark could ask him about bringing back their loved ones.

• Clark refused to let Bruce take General Zod’s body for secret research, and Bruce insisted that Zod had no human rights.
• Harry arrived, dissolved Zod’s prison, created a replica body for Bruce, and took the original General Zod under his care.
• Bruce accepted the replica, while Harry explained that he intended to control the Kryptonians and establish them as a cosmic guard force.
• Harry used his wand to restore Metropolis and revive the people who had died in the battle.
• Bruce and Clark suppressed their hopes of asking Harry to revive their loved ones, but Harry said a hurried farewell and vanished through a wormhole.

Harry returned to the Wizarding World and spent time with Hermione as rumors of Voldemort’s return fueled a conflict between Hogwarts and the Ministry. The chapter left Hermione driving off a Dementor that had chased Dudley, though she could not destroy it.

• Harry spent two weeks in the Multiverse, observing the Soul Reaper World and visiting Gwen, Wanda, Uncle Ben, Aunt May, and Peter.
• Harry returned to the Wizarding World and worked with Dumbledore to spread news of Voldemort’s return, while Fudge dismissed it as a ploy for power.
• Harry and Hermione walked through London, where Hermione asked whether Fleur had secretly come looking for him, and Harry spent an hour explaining what had happened.
• Harry and Hermione spotted Dudley being chased by a Dementor, and Hermione cast her Patronus Charm.
• Hermione’s otter Patronus drove the Dementor back, but she could not destroy the creature.

After the Ministry of Magic threatened to expel Hermione for casting a Patronus in front of a Muggle, Harry rallied Dumbledore and their allies to force a hearing and challenge the Ministry. The Order of the Phoenix gathered at the Ministry the next morning, ready to attend Hermione's hearing.

• Harry secretly empowered Hermione's Patronus, destroying the Dementors, and warned Dudley about their presence.
• The Ministry sent Hermione a Howler announcing her expulsion from Hogwarts for using magic in front of a Muggle.
• Harry comforted Hermione and contacted Dumbledore and his supporters to demand a hearing and confront the Ministry.
• Harry took Hermione to Grimmauld Place, where Mrs. Weasley and Ron reassured her and the Order of the Phoenix planned their response.
• Harry and Dumbledore finalized the plan, and the Order of the Phoenix set out for the Ministry to attend Hermione's hearing.

Harry and Hermione arrived at the Ministry of Magic for Hermione’s disciplinary hearing, while the Daily Prophet’s attacks on Harry and Dumbledore showed how Fudge was turning public opinion against them. Fudge opened the hearing and asked Hermione to answer the charge, as Harry stood beside her as her defender.

• Harry bought a Daily Prophet and saw its headline accusing him and Dumbledore of spreading lies about Voldemort’s return.
• The Weasleys condemned Fudge’s efforts to discredit Harry and Dumbledore, while Harry assured them their plan would soon resolve the matter.
• Harry, Hermione, and their companions went to the Department of Mysteries, where Hermione entered the hearing room and Harry joined her as her defender.
• Fudge opened Hermione’s hearing, charged her with using the Patronus Charm before a Muggle, and asked whether she admitted to the charges.
• Hermione nervously looked to Harry, who encouraged her to recount the facts.

Hermione defended herself against the charge of using magic without authorization, and Mrs. Weasley’s memory proved that Dementors had forced her to cast a Patronus. After Fudge declared Hermione innocent, Harry revealed a second hearing to judge Fudge’s conduct and potentially remove him as Minister of Magic, leaving Fudge furious and defiant.

• Hermione denied the charge and said she had used a Patronus to protect herself and a Muggle from three Dementors.
• Fudge dismissed Hermione’s account as fabricated, but Harry said Mrs. Weasley had witnessed the incident.
• Harry showed the jury Mrs. Weasley’s memory in a Pensieve, and the evidence proved Hermione’s innocence.
• Fudge declared Hermione innocent, but Harry announced a second hearing concerning Fudge’s conduct as Minister of Magic.
• Malfoy and Barty Crouch confirmed the hearing, and Harry told Fudge to leave the judge’s seat and take the accused’s seat.
• Harry said the hearing could remove Fudge from office, and Fudge rejected the accusation as a fantasy.

Dumbledore presided over Fudge’s disciplinary hearing, convicted him, and removed him as Minister for Magic, allowing Old Malfoy to take office through Harry and Dumbledore’s maneuvering. At Hogwarts, Harry reunited with Ron and Hermione, met Luna on the way to the castle, and learned that Umbridge had joined the staff as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

• Dumbledore questioned Fudge about concealing Voldemort’s return and releasing Dementors into the Muggle World, while Harry supplied testimony implicating Fudge.
• The jury voted to uphold the charges, and Dumbledore removed Fudge from his ministerial post.
• Old Malfoy became Minister for Magic, while young Malfoy pretended to antagonize Harry to conceal their alliance.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione traveled to Hogwarts, encountered Cedric and Cho Chang, and spoke with Luna after boarding a Thestral carriage.
• At the feast, Dumbledore announced that Professor Grubbly-Plank would teach Care of Magical Creatures and Umbridge would teach Defense Against the Dark Arts.

Harry silenced Umbridge when she challenged Dumbledore, then reassured Gryffindors that Hogwarts was safe. In Umbridge’s first Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson, Hermione challenged her theory-only curriculum, and Harry was poised to stand up for her.

• Umbridge interrupted Dumbledore’s welcome speech, but Harry ordered her to sit down, using a force that left her frightened and unable to object when Dumbledore announced Voldemort’s return.
• Seamus and the other Gryffindors thanked Harry because his victories over Voldemort had convinced their parents that Hogwarts was safe, and Harry promised to defeat Voldemort again.
• Fred and George warned Harry, Hermione, and Ron about their fifth-year O.W.L. examinations as the trio headed to class.
• Umbridge began Defense Against the Dark Arts by banning a floating paper airplane and presenting a Ministry-approved course focused on theory rather than practicing defensive spells.
• Hermione questioned Umbridge’s curriculum and asked how students would defend themselves against Voldemort; Umbridge deflected her concerns, and Harry prepared to support Hermione.