Chapter Summaries

Brom severed his hands and ankles to escape his restraints, driven by his regenerative power and an overwhelming thirst for water. As he crawled toward the table, the energy in his body faltered and cracks spread across him, leaving him frozen like shattered porcelain.

• Brom tore off his hands to stop his wrists from healing and watched new palms begin to grow.
• Brom became desperately thirsty, bit his arm for blood, then broke his ankles to escape the metal restraints.
• Brom crawled toward the table for water as scarlet energy surged and cracks spread across his body.
• Brom realized something was wrong and tried to turn toward the door, but his energy weakened and cracks crossed his eyes.
• Brom abruptly stopped moving, his body covered in cracks like fragile porcelain, as a soft sound came from the doorway.

Brom tried to escape after his severed arm regrew, but Chen Haoran’s flames engulfed him and left him badly weakened. Brom then attacked Leo, who knocked him unconscious, and Zost dragged him away as his body began repairing its injuries.

• Brom shoved a mobile hospital bed at Zost and tried to escape, but Chen Haoran raised a wall of fire that trapped and burned him.
• Brom’s crimson tissue resisted the flames and repaired his body, while Chen Haoran passed out and the fire died away.
• Zost kicked the exhausted Brom back in front of Leo after the flames vanished.
• Brom suddenly reached for Leo with a burning hand, but Zost cut it off and kicked it away.
• Leo kicked Brom into a wall and knocked him unconscious, and Zost dragged him away as his injuries began to heal.

Leo helped save Skye after Simmons injected her with a powerful regenerative serum, then questioned Coulson about the destroyed S.H.I.E.L.D. base and the secret Tahití Plan. After learning that Ian Quinn had shot Skye, Leo suggested killing him, and he and Coulson went to speak privately.

• Leo found that Skye's severe abdominal wounds had healed and asked Simmons about the serum she had used.
• Simmons said the S.H.I.E.L.D. trauma center had failed to treat Skye, and the serum had begun healing her injuries.
• Coulson told Leo that he had led the destroyed base and revealed it had housed the classified Tahití Plan.
• Fitz identified Ian Quinn as the man who shot Skye and said Garrett was interrogating him.
• Leo asked whether they should kill Quinn, and he and Coulson went to Coulson's office for a private discussion.

Leo learned from Peter, Ned, and George that his personality had changed since returning from space, and George offered to help him understand why. In Asgard, Thor rejected the throne, telling Loki disguised as Odin that he would rather remain a good man than become king.

• Peter told Leo that he had become quieter, less cheerful, and sometimes frighteningly cold, while Ned described him as arrogant and strange.
• May asked Leo about his gloomy mood and his absence, and Leo explained that he had helped a friend who was being bullied.
• After apologizing to Jenny for not checking in, Leo asked George whether he had changed, and George said the shift had begun after Leo returned from space.
• George told Leo that he could help now that Leo had noticed something was wrong, then led him out the back door.
• Loki, disguised as Odin, asked Thor how Asgard should reward him for defeating Malekith, and Thor refused the throne, saying he would rather be a good man than an enlightened king.

After Nick Fury was declared dead, Natasha discovered that Rogers had hidden Fury’s usb drive and took it for herself. Meanwhile, Leo prepared to use Tony’s J.A.R.V.I.S. replica and portable mainframe to infiltrate the Helicarrier, as Fury’s plan to expose Hydra moved forward.

• Doctors declared Nick Fury dead, and Hill took his body away to revive him while Natasha and Rogers left the operating room.
• Natasha asked Rogers why Fury had gone to his house, then left after telling him he could not lie.
• Rogers hid Fury’s usb drive in a vending machine, but Natasha returned and found it before calling a number from her car.
• Leo sensed that Fury remained barely alive under a protective layer of Golden Light and judged that S.H.I.E.L.D. could not defeat Hydra without suffering a devastating blow.
• Tony gave Leo a J.A.R.V.I.S. core replica and a portable computing mainframe so Leo could infiltrate the Helicarrier’s systems.

Li Ye grew suspicious of Leo after seeing him enter Black Prison’s headquarters without being stopped, while Li Qian remained fond of Leo and defended him. The chapter left Li Ye warning that Leo’s background might endanger their family and asking Li Qian what she truly knew about him.

• Li Qian told Li Ye that Black Prison’s people had rescued them while enforcing the group’s ban on robbery crews.
• Li Ye recalled seeing Leo enter Black Prison’s headquarters freely and wondered whether Leo had called them for help or belonged to the group.
• Li Ye questioned Li Qian about Leo, and she admitted that he had made a phone call about a trash problem.
• Li Ye warned Li Qian that Leo’s background was unclear and could bring trouble to their family.
• Li Qian defended Leo as a good person she liked, and Li Ye revealed that he had seen Leo walk into Black Prison’s building without obstruction.

Li Qian told Li Ye how Leo fought off a group of robbers during their walk, then watched the Black Prison Group arrive and surround the attackers. Li Ye grew frightened when he learned that more than a dozen Black Prison members had shown up with guns.

• Li Qian explained that she and Leo had gone shopping for clothes before walking back along her usual running route.
• A robber stabbed himself after stepping on a manhole cover, and the group's leader later stabbed himself and knelt without anyone touching him.
• Leo kicked the kneeling leader and sent two other robbers flying, impressing Li Qian and making Li Ye doubt her account.
• Several black jeeps arrived, and more than a dozen members of the Black Prison Group surrounded the robbers.
• Li Qian said the Black Prison members drew handguns and pressed them against the robbers' heads, while Li Ye's voice trembled with fear.

Leo tested his control over Spatial Energy by opening his Golden Wings above the Pacific, where a tiny leak unleashed a devastating whirlpool. Meanwhile, Li Qian worried that Leo might have been captured by Black Prison, and Zost searched for information about her.

• Leo expanded his Golden Wings and restrained a mass of Spatial Energy in his hand.
• Leo opened a small crack in the Golden Wings above the Pacific, and leaked Spatial Energy blasted the sea and formed a huge whirlpool.
• Leo contained the remaining Spatial Energy inside a pale-blue sphere as his Golden Wings retracted.
• Li Qian watched the guarded Black Prison Tower, failed to reach Leo by phone, and feared he had been captured.
• Zost searched for information about Li Qian so he could treat her and those connected to her with caution.

Leo returned to his room and vanished inside his golden wings, while Li Ye rushed home after discovering something troubling about Leo. Li Ye warned Li Qian that Leo might be connected to a major criminal organization, and she began explaining what happened during their outing.

• Leo put away his old clothes, hung up the tracksuits Li Qian had helped him choose, and disappeared from the room inside his wings.
• Li Ye returned to the restaurant lounge and sparred with Li Qian, then corrected her stance and warned her about fighting trained opponents.
• Li Ye asked Li Qian what she knew about Leo’s background, and she said he seemed wealthy and had connections to Stark.
• Li Ye revealed that he had followed Leo and discovered a possible connection to Queens’ largest criminal organization.
• Li Qian hesitated, but agreed to tell Li Ye what had happened when she and Leo were returning.

Li Haiyang learned that Li Qian was visiting Leo’s house, but chose to continue his covert mission at the laboratory. Disguised as an R&D worker, he infiltrated Black Prison’s lab and was brought to Chen Haoran’s experiment.

• Li Qian told Li Haiyang that she and the others were at Leo’s house near Forest Road, and he passed the location to his organization.
• Li Haiyang decided to continue his mission instead of leaving to investigate the lead himself.
• Li Haiyang entered the laboratory in a guard uniform and used venom-loaded pistols to paralyze two guards.
• Li Haiyang changed into a cleanroom suit and entered the laboratory, where Stacey mistook him for a trusted worker.
• Stacey told Li Haiyang that Chen Haoran had reacted severely to a new drug, and she brought him toward the lab where Chen was being treated.

Coulson explained how the Clairvoyant had monitored S.H.I.E.L.D. missions and used Skye to force him to reveal the secret of his resurrection. He defended his team’s choice to handle the crisis without relying on Leo, who asked why they had stopped using the serum that could keep Skye alive.

• Coulson told Leo that the Clairvoyant had used a miniature device implanted in Amadoor to control and monitor her.
• Coulson described how the Clairvoyant had been involved in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s later missions, including those connected to Quinn and Garrett.
• Coulson explained that the Clairvoyant had targeted Skye to learn how he had been resurrected and that he had taken her to the Guest House to save her.
• Coulson told Leo he would not treat him as a source of support because his team needed to accomplish missions themselves.
• Leo accepted Coulson's explanation and asked why the team had stopped using the serum that could keep Skye alive.

Li Qian worried about Leo and decided to visit him, while Li Haiyang secretly infiltrated the Black Prison Tower by camouflaging himself against its wall and drilling inside. The chapter left Leo preparing to meet Li Qian after discovering she was only a few hundred meters away.

• Li Qian received Leo’s message saying he was at home, then told Li Ye she wanted to visit him.
• Li Ye chased Li Qian as she ran off to call Leo and ask to see his family.
• Li Haiyang watched the Black Prison Group building, disguised himself in its wall, and began drilling through it after checking the structure.
• Li Qian called Leo and said she was near Forest Hills Road, and Leo saw that she was only a few hundred meters away.

Leo reassured Li Qian and Li Ye about his past and revealed that he knew Tony Stark, while keeping his own identity secret. Meanwhile, Li Haiyang infiltrated Black Prison Tower and prepared to continue his mission, with the woman guiding him warning him to be careful.

• Leo explained that Jenny and George had adopted him after he had lived on the streets, then told Li Ye to leave him messages instead of calling.
• Tony Stark appeared on Leo’s phone, exciting Li Qian and Li Ye, but Leo shut off the projection and said he was not familiar with Golden Legend.
• Li Qian and Li Ye chatted with Leo and Xixi about superheroes, while Jenny brought them fruit.
• Li Haiyang used a laser drill to break through the wall into a restroom stall in Black Prison Tower without being noticed.
• Li Haiyang cleaned up the rubble, put on a black suit bearing a golden-yellow "hell" emblem, and prepared to leave the stall.
• A woman on the hidden communication line told Li Haiyang to continue the mission and warned, "Be careful, Second Brother!"

Leo recognized Li Haiyang as the intruder who had infiltrated the Black Prison Tower and discovered that he carried blood and tissue samples likely taken from Chen Haoran. He concealed his suspicions, sent Jenny and George inside, and took Li Ye away to talk.

• Leo identified Li Haiyang through the tools attached to his body and connected him to the recent intrusion at the Black Prison Tower.
• Leo suspected that Li Qian, Li Ye, and Li Haiyang had coordinated their actions around his identity, but he suppressed his anger when he saw Li Qian.
• Li Haiyang questioned Leo about his wealth and his connection to Tony Stark, while Li Ye remained too afraid of Leo to interrupt.
• Leo noticed blood samples and tissue on Li Haiyang and concluded that Li Haiyang was targeting Chen Haoran.
• Leo sent Jenny and George back into the house, then put an arm around Li Ye and said they would talk as they walked.

Leo impressed Li Haiyang with an exquisitely crafted Mark IV model while secretly taking his mission item and emergency knife. Li Haiyang returned home intrigued by Leo’s possible connection to Iron Man, unaware that Leo had stolen the sample and flesh.

• Li Qian admired Leo’s Mark IV model, and Li Haiyang examined its craftsmanship and asked how Leo had made it.
• Leo claimed he had crafted the model himself, used Metal Control to pull it from Li Haiyang’s hand, and gave it to Li Qian.
• Li Haiyang suspected Leo might have information about Tony Stark and the Mark Iron Man suit.
• As Leo left, he pointed out Li Haiyang’s dropped folding knife, which Li Haiyang realized had somehow come loose from his calf.
• The Li Family returned home, where Li Haiyang borrowed the model and Li Ye headed to the bathroom trembling.
• Li Haiyang reached into his pocket and discovered that his mission item was missing.

Leo and Li Qian tried to leave after Big Yellow Tooth was stabbed, but Brom’s gang surrounded them and demanded money. Leo made Brom stab himself and kneel before Li Qian, then kicked him down and faced the gang’s attack.

• Little Fatty warned Li Qian and Leo to leave, and they hurried toward the exit.
• Brom and his men blocked Li Qian and Leo, drove off bystanders, and demanded fifty thousand dollars while threatening Li Qian with a dagger.
• Leo used his power to turn Brom’s dagger against him, making Brom stab himself, fall to his knees, and bow his head before Li Qian.
• Leo kicked Brom onto the ground as two of Brom’s men swung their fists at him, while Li Qian started to move in and Leo held her back.

Leo examined the equipment and samples taken from Black Prison, then ordered Maya to verify the blood and tissue and stop the investigation. Li Haiyang discovered his gear and communication device had vanished, suspected Leo, and questioned Li Ye about the visit.

• Leo sent Chen Haoran's blood and tissue to Maya for testing and told her to have Zost restore the original order and stop investigating.
• Leo examined Li Haiyang's equipment, tested a tiny pistol, and identified its projectile as weak anesthetic venom.
• Li Haiyang discovered that his equipment, samples, and communication device had disappeared, and suspected Leo had taken them.
• Li Haiyang questioned Li Ye about his visit to Leo's house, but Li Ye nervously claimed they had only shared a meal and seen nothing.

Li Haiyang revealed to Li Qian that he had returned to intelligence work and explained why he had investigated Black Prison Tower. After hearing Li Qian describe Leo, Li Haiyang concluded that Leo was a superpowered individual with ties to Black Prison and Tony Stark.

• Li Haiyang told Li Qian that her mother had been an agent and that he had resumed missions for his country.
• Li Haiyang explained that the organization was investigating the Avengers and searching for Golden Legend's identity.
• Li Haiyang said he had gone to Black Prison Tower to investigate a missing Chinese fire-powered man and a possible link between Leo and Black Prison.
• Li Qian insisted that Leo seemed like a normal, kind boy and described how calm he had been around the thugs at Mike's Grocery Store.
• Li Haiyang connected Leo's composure, physical condition, and relationship with Tony Stark to Black Prison's rise, and concluded that Leo was superpowered.

Leo arrived in the eye of a superstorm and helped Coulson's team escape after they rescued two teenagers at the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy. He healed Seth, then disappeared to deal with the storm, leaving the team relieved but Coulson and the other teenager wary.

• Leo found Coulson's Airbus struggling inside the storm and steadied it so the team could land.
• Coulson, Fitz, and Simmons carried the unconscious Seth aboard while Skye stayed with the other teenager.
• Simmons tried to revive Seth, but his heart remained stopped, and the other teenager mourned him.
• Leo treated Seth with Golden Light as the Airbus escaped above the clouds, while May explained that the teenagers' machine had caused the storm.
• Leo said Seth would recover, then vanished to deal with the storm, leaving the team to watch Seth descend safely to the floor.

Coulson assigned Skye to track down Lorelei and Ward while refusing Simmons’s request to test Skye’s blood until Fury answered questions about the drug. At Caesars Palace, Lorelei rejected Ward’s plan to attack the team and decided to build her power by taking control of the city.

• Coulson told Skye that Lorelei’s spell could be broken with the neck ring and tasked her with locating Ward and Lorelei.
• Coulson ordered Simmons to stop pursuing tests of Skye’s blood until S.H.I.E.L.D. learned why people had died to protect the drug’s secret.
• At Caesars Palace, Lorelei asked Ward to raise an army against Sif, and Ward said he could target S.H.I.E.L.D. agents instead.
• On the Airbus, Sif warned May not to underestimate Lorelei, while May insisted Ward could not kill her.
• Ward proposed using money to gain power, and Lorelei declared that she would become the queen of the city.
• May predicted Ward would seek powerful allies rather than flee, prompting Coulson to head toward Skye’s room.