Chapter Summaries

The Mad Hatter used his hypnotic power to escape capture by the Wraith Party and drove toward Downton Abbey, while Bruce and his allies worked to free Arkham Asylum from mass hypnosis. Clark helped contain the patients and discovered that Heino Lawrence had remained conscious and was demanding to see Tang.

• The Mad Hatter hypnotized homeless men into wandering away, then allowed the Wraith Party's men to capture him.
• After learning Batman had ordered his arrest, the Mad Hatter hypnotized his captors and the convoy, then redirected his car toward Downton Abbey.
• Lex sent Bruce audio clips designed to calm the hypnotized patients, and Clark went to Arkham Asylum to help identify and restrain dangerous patients.
• Floyd prepared to hunt the Mad Hatter with Ciri and Geralt while Bruce and Clark worked to contain the asylum's patients.
• Clark found Heino Lawrence still conscious in restraints, and she claimed to be Wraith's woman and demanded to see Tang.

Batman and his allies broke the Mad Hatter’s hypnosis across Arkham and hunted him down before he could reach Gotham’s broadcasting building. After the Mad Hatter was killed, Bruce told Gordon that the Gotham police could handle the remaining patients, except for one he needed to take away.

• Clark subdued Heino Lawrence at Arkham, and Bruce arranged for the Wraith Party to send her to Downton.
• Bruce’s reconstructed recording freed Arkham’s patients from the Mad Hatter’s hypnosis while Oswald sent helicopters to locate him.
• The Mad Hatter redirected his car toward the Gotham News Broadcasting Building, but Floyd shot a tire and caused the vehicle to crash.
• Floyd fired again, and Wraith Party members retrieved the Mad Hatter’s corpse and returned with it to the Iceberg Lounge.
• Bruce met Gordon at Arkham and said he would leave the other patients to the police but needed to take one patient away.

Downton returned from Arkham with Bruce and Gordon, then brought them and his friends to the manor to celebrate. He introduced Ciri and Geralt as people from another world and warned Bruce that Ra's al Ghul’s legacy might still threaten them.

• Bruce told Gordon that Heino was connected to Wraith and would be brought to Downton Manor for Downton to decide her fate.
• Downton arrived at Arkham on A'Yin, joked with the officers, and took Bruce and Gordon away while the police handled cleanup.
• Downton brought Bruce and Gordon to the stock exchange rooftop, then changed plans and flew with them and the others to his manor.
• Martha reassured Rachel that Downton’s dragon would not hurt them, and Downton joked with Martha about their past encounter.
• Downton warned Bruce to watch the League of Assassins because Ra's al Ghul’s legacy could still pose a threat.
• Downton introduced Ciri and Geralt to the people at the manor as friends from another world and invited everyone to drink.

Downton welcomed Ciri and Geralt to his manor, where they tried Gotham’s firearms and joined the household’s celebration. After learning Diana was fighting the Enchantress siblings in Israel, Downton ordered Zatanna to ensure the siblings survived, then raised a toast with his companions to Gotham.

• Downton welcomed Gordon into his circle and arranged a shooting-range visit for Ciri and Geralt, while Clark and Floyd helped them try the weapons.
• Geralt fired a Barrett, impressed the group with his shot, and asked to take guns and silver bullets back to his world.
• Lex showed Downton footage of Diana battling the Enchantress siblings in Israel, where Diana was driving them back.
• Downton told Zatanna to monitor the fight and rescue the siblings if necessary, regardless of who won.
• Geralt and Ciri watched the battle footage, and Downton boasted that the combatants were no match for him.
• Gordon thanked Downton and the others for protecting Gotham, and the group toasted the city as Martha watched Clark among his new companions.

Danzamo fled Diana’s attack and appealed to Downton, claiming Diana had violated his permission for her and her brother to settle in Israel. Downton refused to intervene in their conflict, though he promised to protect the siblings’ lives if disaster struck.

• Danzamo accused Diana of threatening her and her brother on land Downton had granted them, then vanished to seek Downton’s help while her brother held Diana off.
• Diana questioned Danzamo’s brother about the origin of magic and the Greek gods’ alleged theft of its power, then fled toward Gotham to avoid Downton’s arrival.
• Danzamo appeared at Downton Abbey and accused Diana of destroying the siblings’ settlement and defying Downton’s permission.
• Downton said he would not solve the siblings’ dispute with Diana, explaining that they had to defend their own territory, but promised to shelter them if they faced disaster.

Downton confronted Diana over her anger at his support for Danzamo, insisting that he had remained neutral during Danzamo’s conflict with her. Lex then proposed forming a Pan-Universe Human Alliance to spread human supremacy across worlds.

• Downton rebuked Danzamo for failing to protect the territory he had granted her and explain why she deserved his support.
• Geralt condemned Danzamo for the mass deaths in Washington, and Diana arrived and threatened her over the disaster.
• Downton seized Diana before she could attack Danzamo, then told her he had not interfered when she fought Danzamo and her brother in Israel.
• Diana agreed not to cause trouble in Downton’s home but vowed to hunt Danzamo and her brother if they returned to Israel, while Lex declared his support.
• Lex argued that their group should use its power to help humans across worlds and proposed establishing a Pan-Universe Human Alliance.

Lex persuaded Bruce and Downton to support establishing the Human Alliance, while Martha and Alfred eased tensions between the gathered group. The others dispersed, leaving Downton, Selina, Diana, and Danzamo to settle their conflict under Downton’s rules.

• Lex argued that the Human Alliance should rescue people suffering through disasters in other universes, and Bruce agreed to join suitable operations.
• Downton approved Lex’s plan, and Lex proposed making nanotech uniforms integrated with the team’s armor.
• Diana insisted the group address the two wizards responsible for tens of millions of deaths, while Danzamo accused her of offending Downton and they faced off again.
• Martha shot clay pigeons with Alfred, and their growing rapport broke the deadlock as Clark and Bruce left to drink together.
• Lex, Zatanna, Rachel, Floyd, Geralt, and Ciri left the gathering for their respective activities.
• Selina urged Downton to let her watch Diana and Danzamo fight, and Downton forbade them from killing each other on his turf before inviting them to discuss his business.

Downton woke after a night with Diana, Selina, and Danzamo, then learned Alfred had spent the night at the theater with Martha. Alfred and Martha returned to the manor together, where Bruce and Clark arrived and caught them holding hands, leaving Alfred blushing.

• Downton woke late, learned Diana had stayed overnight, and had maids clean up the bedroom while he left the women to recover.
• Downton found out Alfred had gone to the theater with Martha, and learned Bruce and Clark had traveled to Metropolis to address protests over deaths at Arkham Asylum.
• Ciri complained that the night's noise had kept her awake and asked Downton to include her the next night; he agreed.
• Downton waited in the courtyard for Alfred and Martha, then teased them when they returned together from a night out.
• Bruce and Clark arrived in the Batplane, and Alfred blushed when Clark saw him holding Martha's hand.

Downton left Selina to handle Heino Lawrence and another Arkham inmate’s violent fight at the Gotham police station, then traveled to Korea and spotted Ji-yoon and Do Min-hee at a bus stop. The chapter ended as Min-hee noticed Downton approaching and excitedly pointed him out to Ji-yoon.

• Downton joked about Bruce and Clark’s awkwardness as Martha and Alfred confessed their feelings, and Clark gave his mother his blessing.
• Downton drank with Bruce and Clark, then left after Selina explained that Diana had fled and the witches had come to stay.
• Victor told Selina that Heino had escaped, been arrested, and fought another Arkham inmate, killing seven suspects; Selina headed to the police station to deal with the chaos.
• Downton appeared in Korea and recognized two girls waiting at a bus stop as Ji-yoon and Do Min-hee.
• Do Min-hee spotted Downton approaching and excitedly called Ji-yoon’s attention to the handsome stranger.

Downton found Gu Ja-yoon in a Korean county, grabbed her and Do Myeong-hee, and revealed powers far beyond her own. After Ja-yoon attacked him and accused him of being cold-blooded, Downton took her to her home to prove Myeong-hee was alive, leaving Ja-yoon wondering whether he was a new kind of superhuman.

• Downton approached Gu Ja-yoon and Do Myeong-hee, pinched Ja-yoon’s cheek, and said he knew her as Kim Da-mi.
• Downton ignored Do Myeong-hee’s protests, turned her around with a slap, and grabbed Ja-yoon’s wrist, saying he wanted her to join his gang as muscle.
• Downton sent Do Myeong-hee to Ja-yoon’s home in a burst of flame, and Ja-yoon mistook the disappearance for her friend being burned to death.
• Gu Ja-yoon dropped her frightened act and punched Downton, but her attack had no effect.
• Ja-yoon accused Downton of being cold-blooded, and he told her he had sent Myeong-hee home safely.
• Downton grabbed Ja-yoon and teleported them to her home, where she wondered whether he was a newly developed superhuman.

Downton took Gu Ciyun to the organization’s facility to find medicine that would let her use her powers safely, killing Mr. Choi and his bodyguards when they arrived. Dr. Baek recognized Ciyun and claimed she could cure the illness threatening her, but Downton silenced her before she could explain.

• Ciyun sent Do Mingxi to her bedroom, then left home with Downton, who promised to find medicine and bring money back for her adoptive parents.
• Downton teleported with Ciyun to a dining room, where he killed Mr. Choi with a single slap.
• Ciyun recognized Mr. Choi as an early modified human, took his pistol, and shot the two bodyguards.
• Ciyun identified the gray-haired woman as Dr. Baek, who had created her, while Downton noticed Ciyun’s nosebleed.
• Dr. Baek recognized Ciyun and claimed she was the only person who could save her, but Downton shoved his bloodied fingers into Dr. Baek’s mouth and wiped them on her suit.

Downton and Ja-yoon attacked Doctor Baek and the security guards at the organization’s Korean branch, while a powerful group arrived to confront them. Ja-yoon’s abilities triggered severe pain and bleeding, and Downton summoned a pale blue medicine and injected it into her.

• Downton severed Doctor Baek’s legs and kept her alive to suffer, while Ja-yoon shot and killed the security personnel on the floor.
• Downton cooked steaks as Ja-yoon waited, and she realized she felt understood by him.
• A handsome Korean man arrived with three companions, crushed a frightened bodyguard, and led them toward the building as the hime-cut woman questioned the organization’s authority.
• Ja-yoon collapsed in pain from her abilities’ side effects, and Downton held her while she begged him to kill her.
• Downton summoned a syringe of pale blue medicine and injected it into Ja-yoon’s neck.

Downton revived Ci-yoon with the medicine, then destroyed the skyscraper with a casual spit while confronting the superhuman squad. He and Ci-yoon survived the collapse on a floating floor, and Downton walked toward the Korean-style pretty boy as the stunned survivors watched.

• Downton injected Ci-yoon with the medicine, and she began to recover as the Korean-style pretty boy and his companions entered the restaurant.
• The Korean-style pretty boy explained that Ci-yoon had survived ten years without the medicine, while Downton spat through the skyscraper and hollowed out its center.
• The Korean-style pretty boy, the hime-cut woman, and the short-ponytail man escaped to a neighboring building, while the buzz-cut man fell and was badly injured.
• As the skyscraper collapsed, Downton kept eating steak and used his mental force to protect himself and Ci-yoon on a floating floor slab.
• Downton walked toward the Korean-style pretty boy across floor sections that split and reassembled in midair, while the hime-cut woman wondered how strong he was.

Downton killed the superpowered pursuers, took Jaa-yoon with him, and promised to find experts who could cure her condition. He then teleported them to a girls' dormitory, where he demanded that Lisa dance for him as Jaa-yoon watched jealously.

• The princess-cut woman and the Korean idol-type man were shaken by Downton, and he killed the man with a blow that also fatally wounded her and the tiny-braid man.
• Jaa-yoon asked Downton whether she was as weak as the people he had killed, and he reassured her before saying he would take her to his world and find experts to treat her.
• Jaa-yoon threatened the police who approached, and Downton took her hand and teleported them away.
• Downton and Jaa-yoon appeared in a girls' dormitory, where Downton silenced the frightened women with a gunshot and identified Lisa.
• Jaa-yoon glared at Lisa jealously while Downton ordered her to strip and dance, and Lisa began to cry.

Downton and Ci Yun raided South Korean bank vaults before appearing in a massage room with Lee Boo-jin, the Samsung Group heiress, and a roomful of staff. Lee Boo-jin tried to accommodate Downton and urged Ci Yun to join them, while Ci Yun left in anger to deal with the people outside.

• Downton lost interest in Lisa after she stripped, then took Ci Yun away as Lisa collapsed beside the dead security guards.
• Downton and Ci Yun collected gold from South Korean bank vaults while discussing Downton's claim that Iron Man might treat Ci Yun's condition.
• Downton and Ci Yun appeared in Lee Boo-jin's massage room, where Lee Boo-jin mistook them for a magic act or a company's new products.
• Downton restrained a thrown glass, drank from it, and groped Lee Boo-jin while ordering Ci Yun to remove the staff from the room.
• Ci Yun shot and wounded staff members, then dragged one outside as Lee Boo-jin introduced herself and tried to reassure her that she posed no threat.
• Lee Boo-jin embraced Downton and asked him for a chance to live and a different kind of pleasure while Ci Yun left amid gunshots and screams.

Downton returned Charity to her adoptive family, gave them medicine and gifts, and then brought South Korea’s leaders and business magnates into the family’s bedroom. He forced the gathered officials to strip and began filming them in a staged compromising scene.

• Downton and Charity returned to Charity’s living room, where her adoptive family was watching the news about the violence at the Samsung Group building.
• Charity reunited with her adoptive family and gave them medicine for her adoptive mother, while Downton separated them from Do Myeong-hee’s family.
• Downton gave Do Gwi-hong a gold-plated pistol, ammunition, and gold bars, then summoned South Korea’s president and other powerful figures into the bedroom.
• Downton killed one of the gathered officials to force the others to obey, then ordered them to strip and arranged them for a staged recording involving the president and first lady.

Downton brought Ciyun to Gotham, where she was stunned to find the city’s residents and police adored him despite her bloody appearance. Back at Downton’s manor, Heino, Selina, and Harley joined them, while Lex revealed his work on advanced armor and said Bruce and Clark had gone to retrieve an alien spaceship.

• Downton warned Du Guihong to keep the footage and what he had seen secret, then left with Ciyun through a burst of flames.
• Ciyun arrived in Gotham and watched residents and police crowd around Downton for autographs and a photograph instead of fearing her blood-soaked appearance.
• Three women rode pink motorcycles toward Downton, and Heino crashed into a utility pole before clinging to him; Selina introduced herself to Ciyun and said they would explain everything at home.
• Downton brought the group and motorcycles to his manor, where Ciyun recognized an Iron Man suit bearing a Batman emblem among the animals.
• Lex told Downton that nanotechnology was advancing and that Bruce and Clark had gone to Clark’s family farm to retrieve an alien spaceship.

Downton dealt with Heino’s unstable condition while Zatanna healed her and announced plans to start a circus in Gotham. Clark, Bruce, and Lex then brought Clark’s Kryptonian spacecraft to the castle, where they began activating it, leaving Downton to see it as a signal calling to the Kryptonians among the stars.

• Selina and Danzamo dragged Gu Ji-yoon to the bathroom while Downton asked Harley what had happened to her and Heino.
• Harley explained that she enjoyed her altered mind but believed Heino had become completely obsessed with Downton; Heino tried to injure and kill herself, so Downton knocked her unconscious.
• Zatanna restored Heino’s eyes with magic and told Downton she planned to build a circus in Gotham, and he promised to attend its first show.
• Harley asked Downton to help her return to Arkham, but a Batplane arrived towing Clark’s Kryptonian spacecraft.
• Clark told Downton he had joined the Human Alliance to restrain him, then entered the spacecraft with Bruce and Lex to study its functions.
• The spacecraft lit up as Downton watched, believing it was a signal tower guiding Kryptonians across the stars.

General Zod discovered a signal linked to Carl-El and set course for him, while Clark, Bruce, and Lex used Clark’s ship to uncover coordinates and a key pointing to the Arctic. They prepared to investigate Clark’s origins, with Bruce heading to bring Downton along.

• Zod learned that a scout ship had identified a vessel carrying Carl-El from twenty-four years earlier and ordered his crew to depart for the target.
• Clark reflected on his life with the manor’s residents and on how he had secretly rescued more than two hundred people in recent days.
• Lex activated the ship’s console, which displayed a red coordinate in the Arctic and revealed records of Clark’s parents’ activities on Earth.
• A triangular S-shaped key rose from the console, and Clark took it, suspecting it would unlock a place his parents had left for him.
• Lex proposed that he, Bruce, Clark, and Downton investigate the Arctic, and Bruce went to find Downton while Lex teased him about knowing Downton best.

Downton, Bruce, Lex, and Clark flew toward the Arctic to investigate clues about Clark’s origins, turning the journey into a men’s outing aboard the Batplane. A sea-dwelling stranger watched them depart, and Clark briefly sensed him before he escaped.

• Downton told Harley to stay home until the uproar over her actions died down, and Harley agreed while insisting she would return to Arkham.
• Clark invited Downton, Bruce, and Lex to investigate Arctic coordinates recorded by his ship, and Downton agreed to go.
• Lex persuaded the group to travel by Batplane and joked about the men needing outings away from women, prompting Downton to tease Bruce about his romantic history.
• The four men raised beers to their team and shared freshly caught seafood aboard the plane while heading north.
• A long-haired man holding a trident watched the Batplane from the Pacific, then retreated to the sea because he feared the Gotham group.
• Clark sensed the man briefly, and Lex identified him as a possible future recruit for the Human Alliance.