Chapter Summaries

Leo returned to the Red Whale Shop after disappearing, and Gamora realized the Space Stone was with him. She feared Thanos would discover it, but Leo restrained her and told everyone to listen.

• Leo left the asteroid and returned to the Red Whale Shop, where Jason and the others were waiting.
• Gamora recognized that Leo had the Space Stone, and Leo confirmed it was with him.
• Gamora warned that the Space Stone was the Infinity Stone Thanos wanted most and feared someone would reveal its location.
• Rocket challenged Gamora, while Quill insisted that the group would keep Leo's secret.
• Leo increased the spatial pressure, pinning Gamora and Quill in place, and told everyone to listen to him.

Leo healed Rocket, restoring his agility and greatly increasing his fighting ability, while Rocket pledged his help and voiced confidence that Leo could defeat Ronan. On the Dark Aster, Ronan grew restless over Gamora’s silence before a Chitauri general reported that she had betrayed him.

• Rocket tested his restored body and thanked Leo for curing the pain and distortions that had afflicted him for years.
• Groot gave Leo a flower, and Jason warned them that two Kree Empire ships had arrived at Xandar.
• Rocket reassembled his weapon and said his hand speed, strength, and combat power had increased.
• Ronan waited anxiously for news from Gamora aboard the Dark Aster while Nebula watched him.
• A Chitauri general told Ronan that his informants believed Gamora had betrayed him.

Leo healed Rocket’s injuries and warned him that his failing body could leave Groot alone. Rocket remembered how he and Groot had met in prison, but the chapter ended before he answered Leo.

• Leo used gravity to lift Rocket and removed his gear and armor, revealing the damage and metal components inside his body.
• Leo took Rocket to an empty room and healed his injuries while Groot watched.
• Leo told Rocket he could repair the components in his body and warned that Groot would lose his only friend if Rocket left.
• Rocket recalled how he and Groot had met in prison after enduring abuse as prisoners labeled freaks.

Rocket and Groot’s friendship began in prison and endured as they became inseparable partners, while Rocket continued searching for a cure for his failing modified body. After Rocket was injured, Leo repaired him and asked which civilization had created his modifications.

• Groot followed Rocket in prison, and Rocket defended him when guards electrocuted him for answering, “I am Groot.”
• Groot built Rocket a bed from branching wood, and Rocket embraced him as they grew to understand each other and became partners.
• Rocket explained that his body’s complex modifications were wearing down and that he had nearly given up finding a cure.
• Rocket agreed to let Leo treat him, offering to help him reach the Void Land in return.
• Leo used Golden Light to repair Rocket’s internal components over the course of an hour, then asked which civilization had modified him.

Leo and his companions met the Nova Corps after he disarmed the Nodda Legion and agreed to speak with its leaders. At headquarters, Nova Supreme greeted Leo and revealed that she knew little about him but wanted to find common ground.

• Lumi stopped her guards from attacking Leo and offered to cooperate, and Leo returned the soldiers' firearms to normal and freed the Octagram Starship.
• Quill warned Leo that Ronan might arrive, but Leo said Ronan would not dare invade Xandar and suggested speaking with the Nova Empire.
• Lumi escorted Leo and his companions to the Nova Corps headquarters, where Leo examined its defenses and worried that Xandar would be destroyed within two years.
• Nova Supreme met the group at the reception room and greeted Leo with a Terlan Star handshake.
• Nova Supreme told Leo she had investigated the group but found almost no records about him, and she said she wanted to talk because they might have common ground.

Leo warned the Nova Supreme that Ronan and Thanos could destroy Xandar, then challenged her confidence in the cosmic empires’ agreements and revealed a possible way to change the balance: an Infinity Stone. The chapter ended with the Nova Supreme facing Leo’s question about adding one to the fight.

• Leo told the Nova Supreme that Ronan and Thanos had reached an agreement and that Xandar was in danger.
• The Nova Supreme said the Living Tribunal would stop them, and Leo learned it was an alliance of powerful civilizations rather than a higher cosmic authority.
• Leo pointed out that the Kree Empire could not restrain Ronan despite its agreements and that past civilizations had fallen.
• The Nova Supreme insisted the Nova Corps could contend with Ronan and Thanos, though the cost would be immense.
• Leo asked the Nova Supreme what would happen if they added an Infinity Stone.

Leo enhanced Rocket’s body, and the group set out for the Void Land aboard Quill’s Milan. Little Jie then reported that two Kree groups were approaching with the Nova Corps, and the chapter ended as the group saw the army crossing Xandar’s central plaza.

• Rocket tested his enhanced strength and thanked Leo for restoring and strengthening him.
• Leo explained that Rocket’s metal bones and claws had been reinforced, greatly increasing his physical strength.
• Leo and the others prepared to visit the Void Land, and Quill offered to take them there in the Milan.
• Little Jie reported that two Kree groups were approaching under Nova Corps escort and suspected Ronan had learned about them.
• The group spotted the approaching army across Xandar’s central plaza.

Leo and his companions were treated as threats by the Nova Corps after a group of Kree suddenly died, and Leo used his powers to overpower the officers and their ships. He left Lumi behind and decided to find the Nova Supreme.

• Bullets suddenly killed some twenty Kree, and Major General Luby ordered the scene secured before ordering Leo and his companions detained.
• As Nova Corps officers approached, Leo made them smash themselves unconscious with their guns.
• Lumi returned and ordered the Octagram Starships to restrain Leo and his companions with Gravity Beams.
• Leo remained steady under the beams, then forced the ships to shut down their beams and plunge nose-first toward the ground, freeing his companions and disarming the Nova Corps members.
• Leo dismissed Lumi as useless and decided to go find the Nova Supreme.

Leo and his companions left Xandar aboard the Milan with a star map and intelligence on Ronan, intending to attack one of his flagships. During the journey, Gamora confronted Leo about his knowledge of the Infinity Stones, and he learned that she had hidden the location of one from Thanos.

• Leo declined Nova Supreme’s offer of assistance for Earth and teleported his companions out of Nova Corps headquarters.
• Nova Supreme arranged supplies and intelligence for the group, including a star map and the coordinates of Ronan’s flagship.
• Jason told Leo that he had sold his Ghost Shadow, while Quill prepared the Milan to leave Xandar.
• Leo ordered Quill to set course for Ronan’s subordinate’s flagship, saying he intended to keep his promise and would not let Ronan go.
• Gamora challenged Leo about how he knew the locations of the other Infinity Stones, and Leo sharply questioned her claim that she had hidden a stone from Thanos.

The Milan's crew discussed Red Whale's unusual nature and learned more about the history of Starry Sky Giant Beasts. Red Whale sensed Leo waking and turned toward the stairs as Leo came down.

• The crew gathered around Red Whale, and Little Jie checked that Leo was asleep without disturbing him.
• Jason cautioned that Red Whale followed Leo but might not fight for the crew or communicate with them.
• Gamora explained how civilizations hunted Starry Sky Giant Beasts and how Thanos created the Leviathan Beast Corps, while noting Red Whale's exceptional traits.
• Jason recalled that Leo had met Red Whale on his ship and formed a connection with him in less than five minutes without fighting.
• Rocket agreed with Groot that Red Whale seemed intelligent, and Red Whale suddenly faced the stairs as Quill announced that Leo was coming down.

Gamora led the group through the Void Land as they headed to meet a buyer, while Leo’s pristine clothes drew the attention of locals who saw him as an easy target. When a group of children tried to beg from the travelers and scattered after being refused, one girl remained in front of Leo, leaving Quill anxious as the others looked back.

• Gamora contacted buyers aboard the Milan and directed the group to a meeting place in the Void Land.
• Quill paid the landing fees while the group waited, and Leo remarked on how many generations might have grown up in the settlement.
• Leo stood out among the Void Land’s armed and ragged residents, drawing the attention of potential predators as Jason watched protectively.
• Quill joined the group and warned Leo that clean clothes were difficult to keep there, but Leo said their cleanliness was up to him.
• Quill warned everyone to watch their wallets when several ragged children approached and asked for change.
• The children scattered after being refused, but one girl stayed before Leo, making Quill look anxious as the others turned back.

Leo studied the Milan’s controls with Quill and, after hours of instruction, took over the ship to change its route. He sent the Milan through a rapid chain of Warp Points despite Quill’s warning, leaving everyone aboard under dangerous spatial pressure.

• Quill explained the Milan’s navigation data to Leo while Rocket assembled a powerful device from Quill’s spare parts.
• The Milan passed through three Warp Points, and most of the group fell asleep during the journey.
• Leo continued learning from Quill until he skillfully began changing the warp route himself.
• Quill warned Leo that the new route would expose everyone to too many Warp Points in succession, but Leo said he could handle it.
• Leo pushed the controls forward, waking the others as the Milan raced into a Warp Point and spatial curvature began pulling at everyone.

Leo caught Yondu’s Yaka Arrow barehanded and asserted his power over the Orb of Power, revealing his knowledge of Thanos and the Infinity Stones. The chapter ended with Gamora questioning whether Leo could be trusted and Leo insisting that everything he did was right because he knew more than anyone else.

• Leo caught and examined Yondu’s Yaka Arrow, then judged its strengths and limitations before returning it to Yondu.
• Leo said Yondu could kill everyone present except Lorelei, and Lorelei intimidated Rocket by crushing the metal floor with her foot.
• Quill warned Leo that Ronan was seeking the Orb of Power and that Thanos stood behind him; Leo revealed the Orb and said Thanos had no Infinity Stones in his possession.
• Quill learned that the Chitauri had invaded Earth, and he angrily vowed to kill Thanos if he got the chance.
• Gamora questioned how Leo knew classified information about the Infinity Stones, Thanos, and the people around him.
• Leo claimed that he was collecting the Infinity Stones to prevent others from misusing them and insisted that everything he did was right because he knew more than anyone else in the universe.

Leo piloted the Milan along a perilous route that cut their travel time to under five hours, while his powers protected the crew from the Warp Point distortions. As the crew continued their journey, Quill discovered Rocket had dismantled parts of his ship and set off an energetic song.

• Leo pushed the Milan through a route packed with Warp Points, and the accumulating distortion left Little Jie and the others struggling.
• Lorelei warned Leo that the crew was near their limit, so Leo released golden and blue light that removed the distortion from everyone.
• Jason encouraged Little Jie to improve his physical fitness, and Little Jie began exercising in the cabin.
• Quill and Rocket marveled at how quickly Leo had learned to pilot, while Gamora and Rocket estimated the remaining journey would take about five hours.
• Quill noticed Rocket had dismantled parts of the Milan and left bombs scattered in the cabin, then reacted angrily when Rocket pulled out a box.
• Quill flipped a switch, and a loud, rhythmic song filled the cockpit as he shouted, "Yoo-hoo!!"

Leo healed an injured little girl and gave her a hundred-unit coin, prompting thieves in the Void Land to target him. When a group of older girls surrounded him and tried to pick his pockets with knives, Leo evaded them and recognized the danger.

• Leo healed the little girl's wounds with Golden Light and gave her a hundred-unit gold coin.
• Groot gave a slightly older girl a delicate blue flower, and the two girls reunited before leaving with their gifts.
• Two onlookers and several other groups followed Leo and his companions, hoping to rob the generous-looking youngster.
• Quill and Gamora warned Leo that his gift would attract trouble, while Jason said they had nothing to fear from petty thugs.
• Nearly ten girls approached the group, and five older ones surrounded Leo, pretended to beg, and tried to steal from him.
• Leo sidestepped the girls and saw that three carried knives, one had shown killing intent, and his clothes had been cut.

Quill and the others reached the Void Land, a chaotic settlement built inside an ancient Celestial’s severed skull, and Gamora explained its history and dangers. They landed amid the outlaws and industry of the skull’s interior.

• Quill played music aboard the Milan, lifting the crew’s spirits as Leo set the ship to autopilot and they sped toward the Void Land.
• Gamora warned everyone that they were nearing their destination, and Leo gathered the Spatial Energy after the Milan passed through the final Warp Point.
• Leo and the others saw the enormous skull of the Void Land, and Gamora identified it as an ancient battlefield and the severed head of a Celestial.
• The Milan entered through the skull’s left eye, revealing a crowded, chaotic city of factories, platforms, and other buildings.
• Gamora explained that the Devan Group had begun mining the skull’s organic matter after it became brittle, and warned that the lawless settlement was dangerous.

Leo gave two gold coins to two of the children and left, reflecting on poverty and the limits of one person’s ability to solve it. A strange man confronted him for supposedly bullying his children, and Leo kicked him down before the man ordered his four muscular guards to kill Leo.

• Leo flicked two gold coins to two children and told them to leave, then walked away feeling troubled by their hardship.
• Leo considered how unequal resources fueled suffering and rejected the idea of wiping out half the population as a solution.
• A blue, fish-faced man arrived with four enormous guards and accused Leo of bullying his children.
• Leo kicked the man several meters through the air, and one of the guards caught him.
• The man fell to the ground clutching his abdomen and ordered his guards to kill Leo.

Leo’s companions fought four charging Hart giants, with Lorelei and Gamora meeting them head-on and Quill and Jason joining the battle. As the fight continued, Groot and Rocket’s support began to arrive.

• The four Hart giants charged Leo, and Gamora, Lorelei, Rocket, Groot, Quill, and Jason rushed to meet them.
• Lorelei struck one Hart giant with a punch that sent him flying, while Gamora leapt onto another and stabbed him in the eye.
• A Hart giant grabbed Gamora and threw her, but Quill fired his Element Guns and Jason attacked with daggers as Gamora rejoined the fight.
• Lorelei faced two more Hart giants without retreating, as sharp vines and a fast-moving figure shot toward the foremost giant.

Leo remained in place as the Devan Group’s armed security force arrived after he defeated Sako’s four Hart underlings. The Captain sided with Sako, ordered Leo arrested, and moved to shackle him while the guards aimed their weapons at Lorelei.

• Sako called the Devan Group’s security force and ordered them to arrest Leo and his companions.
• The Devan Group’s heavily armed guards arrived, and the Captain identified Sako as a repeat source of disturbances.
• Sako blamed Leo for starting the fight and demanded that the guards throw Leo’s group out.
• The Captain accused Leo of fighting in public and killing someone, then moved to shackle him.
• Lorelei tried to intervene, but the guards aimed their weapons at her.

Leo defeated the guards and blasted a massive crater into a support pillar, drawing attention across the core city. As Quill asked whether they should leave, Gamora said Difan was coming to them, and a large group approached from a nearby club.

• Leo kicked the guard captain into Sako, then redirected bullets and used one to pierce the captain's armored hand and blast a deep crater into a support pillar.
• Sako was thrown into the crowd by the impact, while the captain stared in shock at the damage to the pillar.
• Leo fused the Nano Armor of seven guards around their limbs and bodies, trapping them as motionless iron boxes.
• Quill asked Leo whether they should leave because the fight had caused too much commotion.
• Gamora said Difan would come to them and pointed out a large group approaching from a nearby club.