Chapter Summaries

Leo investigated the Red Whale, tested its unusual metal, and discovered that his powers could restrain and affect the enormous creature. After they exchanged golden energy, the Red Whale approached him with apparent affection, leaving Leo curious about their strange connection.

• Leo teleported onto the Red Whale, examined its metal hide, and shaped a piece of it into a dart stronger than Vibranium.
• Leo flew around the Red Whale and saw its huge golden eyes focus on him.
• Leo used his abilities to stop the Red Whale, which struggled and fired a golden beam at him.
• Leo dodged the beam and struck the Red Whale's forehead with metallic rays, after which the creature's fear faded and it stopped resisting.
• Leo released the Red Whale and sensed an inexplicable closeness as it approached him and transferred faint golden energy through its forehead.

Leo reunited with Red Whale aboard the Milan and learned that Red Whale could speak to the crew after reaching the Mature Stage. As the team accepted Red Whale as a partner, Leo checked their route to the Void Land and found the journey would take about 230 hours.

• Leo came downstairs, hugged Red Whale, and reassured the others that they could trust his partner.
• Red Whale spoke aloud and explained that he could communicate physically after reaching the Mature Stage, while his mind remained connected to Leo.
• Rocket welcomed Red Whale, who greeted Rocket as an equal and accepted his friendship.
• Gamora worried that Red Whale had taken away one of Thanos’s advantages and wondered how dangerous Leo might become with all the Infinity Stones.
• Leo asked Quill how long it would take to reach the Void Land, and Quill said about 230 hours before Leo offered to take a look.

After embedding the Space Stone, Leo gained control over its powers and new skills. He and Jason encountered a Red Whale, a massive metal-eating space beast, and Leo wanted to approach it while Jason urged him to stay away.

• Leo’s attributes rose, and the Space Stone granted him control of spatial abilities and an apparently infinite energy source.
• Jason restarted the Ghost Shadow’s emergency braking as the Red Whale’s tail struck the ship and sent it drifting more than a thousand meters.
• Leo asked Jason about the whale, and Jason identified it as a B-class starry sky giant beast called the Red Whale.
• Leo read that the Red Whale ate metal and could become extraordinarily dangerous when hungry or enraged.
• Leo suggested going closer to the Red Whale, but Jason refused, warning that their small ship would be no match for it.

On the way to Earth, Leo learned from Jason about the rare, peaceful Red Whale and found his mood lifting as the Ghost Shadow continued its journey. Meanwhile, Tony fought off helicopters in the damaged Mark 42, but the collapsing building buried him and left Pepper calling for him.

• Jason explained Red Whale’s rarity, history, and reputation to Leo, who said he was interested in the giant beast.
• The Ghost Shadow continued toward Earth, and Leo learned it would reach the nearest Warp Point in half an hour before traveling another day and a half.
• J.A.R.V.I.S. told Tony that Pepper was safe, and Tony summoned the Mark 42 while enemy helicopters attacked.
• Tony destroyed two helicopters using the Mark 42’s Pulse Cannons and a missile, but the damaged armor could not fly and a crashing helicopter knocked him away.
• Rocket fire destroyed several of Tony’s stored suits, and the Mark 42 fell into the sea as the building collapsed.
• Pepper rushed to find Tony, who was pinned beneath the ruins as J.A.R.V.I.S. told him to take a deep breath.

Leo returned to Earth after five years lost in space, then left Jason near Xandar with a promise to meet again. Leo landed on the Pacific Ocean and joyfully headed toward land.

• Leo used the Power of Space to bring the Ghost Shadow from the Warp Point to space near Earth, where he and Jason saw the planet.
• Leo declined Jason’s offer of a Kree Combat Suit and transported the Ghost Shadow back near Xandar, storing a coordinate in the ship for Jason.
• Leo told Jason to avoid Ronan and promised to take him to see Ronan die in a few years, then left the ship to return to Earth.
• Jason looked at a photograph of his family and renewed his vow to avenge Zhen, Wenwen, and Nini before turning his ship toward another destination.
• Leo used Space Warp to reach the Pacific Ocean, stopped above the water, and flew toward land.

The group visited Taneleer Tivan’s vast collection, where Leo sensed that Difan’s advanced glasses were scanning them. Difan welcomed Gamora, while Leo’s attention turned to an astonishing life-form among the exhibits.

• Rocket led the group through a noisy gambling bar, where a Devan Group guard escorted them through a hidden door.
• Karina guided Leo and the others through Difan’s enormous collection of living creatures and unusual artifacts.
• Difan introduced himself, and Leo recognized that his glasses contained technology more advanced than the scanners on Xandar.
• Leo sensed that Difan’s glasses had examined him and assessed Difan’s physical strength, while Lorelei also felt something was wrong.
• Difan greeted Gamora with a kiss on her hand, making Quill jealous, as Leo spotted a life-form he had never imagined.

Leo sealed the Space Stone inside the Tesseract and spoke with Difan, who paid him and offered four billion for the Infinity Mu Jins. Leo then examined Difan’s collection and revealed that he had nearly wiped out the Dark Elves, leaving Difan unsure whether his specimen was truly the last.

• Leo sealed the Space Stone inside the Tesseract, easing the spatial pressure on everyone nearby.
• Difan offered Leo one hundred million and promised four billion if Leo brought him all the Infinity Mu Jins within a hundred years.
• Leo looked over Difan’s collection and identified specimens including Dark Elves, Frost Giants, Chitauri, and a Sovereign cocoon.
• Difan explained that his Dark Elf specimen had survived a battle with the Asgardian Warriors and might be the last of its kind.
• Leo said he had nearly wiped out the remaining Dark Elf armies in an attack on Asgard, making Difan question whether his specimen was unique.
• Rocket spotted a display case and exclaimed, “Oh, shit! Howard, what are you doing here?”

After Jason recovered from his memories, Leo and the others traveled through Void Land to buy Uru, the rare metal mined from the Celestial's skull. Karina led them to a trusted shop, where she told Boss Angser that Difan had ordered Leo to buy out the entire inventory.

• Jason recovered from his daze, and Karina supported him as the group set off toward the spacecraft market.
• Rocket guided the group through Void Land while searching for something he had promised Groot he would find.
• Jason and Karina explained Uru's properties and warned that much of the metal sold in Void Land was counterfeit.
• Karina led the group to the second level of the sixth sector, where she identified the shops controlled by the Devan Group.
• Karina introduced Leo to Boss Angser and said Difan had ordered Leo to purchase all the shop's Uru.

Leo sensed a signal from Jason and Rocket, gathered the Beck Stones and remaining Void Gold Ore, and left with the Red Whale. Meanwhile, Ronan entered the Void Land to demand the Orb of Power from Difan, but Difan showed him footage proving Leo had taken it.

• Leo woke after absorbing the ore and compressed the leftover ash in the chamber.
• The Red Whale brought Leo the Beck Stones it had collected, and Leo stored them along with the remaining ore and a stone skull.
• Leo sensed that something had gone wrong and teleported away with the Red Whale.
• Ronan sent Nebula to find the Milano and capture Gamora, then went to Difan's Collection Room with his Undead Legion.
• Ronan demanded the Orb of Power, and Difan showed footage of Leo taking it after placing the Power Stone inside.

Rhodey rescued the President while Tony fought Killian aboard the ship, with Leo and the Iron Man suits eliminating the Extremis Soldiers. Leo killed Killian and brought Tony and Pepper together on deck, where they reassured each other they would be all right.

• Rhodey rescued the President from the Iron Man Armor and escorted him away, while the President asked to speak with the Golden Legend.
• Tony fought Killian in the Tank armor as Leo and the Mark Team defeated the Extremis Soldiers.
• Leo trapped Killian in metal while Pepper arrived and realized Tony had risked himself to protect her.
• Killian broke free and attacked Tony, but Leo crushed him inside a metal sphere.
• Pepper helped the wounded Tony up, and they spoke about their future before Leo brought them back to the deck.

Leo rescued Hathaway and the other passengers after Seven detonated a bomb aboard the plane, then killed Seven when his Extremis virus became unstable. The president remained in Killian’s hands, and Killian prepared to execute him on live television.

• Seven detonated a bomb that tore open the plane, and Leo used metal to save the passengers from being sucked outside.
• Leo caught Hathaway and the other falling passengers, then learned from Hathaway that the president had been captured by the Mandarin.
• Leo returned to the plane, restrained Seven, and tried to find out whether Killian had the president.
• Seven’s Extremis virus began burning uncontrollably, so Leo pierced his heart with a metal dart and killed him before disappearing.
• Iron Patriot delivered the president to Killian aboard a Roxxon Oil ship, where Killian said he wanted a reason to kill him on television and ordered him hung up.

Ronan withdrew his forces from Void Land after suspecting Difan’s warning was true, then ordered a search for Gamora and the Orb of Power. When the Milan approached, Leo protected it from Ronan’s fighters with a Spatial Barrier, leading Ronan to suspect Leo possessed the Space Stone and summon his Destroyer Fighters.

• Ronan ordered his forces back to the Dark Star after feeling something was wrong, despite the losses among his Necro Fighters.
• Ronan learned Nebula had gone to investigate the small spaceship and that the pursuing Necro Fighters had disappeared, so he ordered the Destroyer Squad to find Gamora and the ship’s crew.
• Ronan’s scanners detected the damaged, silent Milan drifting toward his flagship, and he ordered his fighters to destroy it.
• Leo enveloped the Milan in a Spatial Barrier that stopped six Necro Cannons from reaching it.
• Ronan deduced that Leo was using the Space Stone and felt both fear and excitement at the prospect of claiming it.
• Thirty Destroyer Fighters launched from the Dark Star, and their bloodthirsty occupants began to awaken.

Maya was brought to Black Prison, where Zost recognized her connection to Leo and kept her safe while awaiting his return. In Hong Kong, Jenny and George spent Christmas searching the crowds for Leo before preparing to fly home.

• Maya followed Leo into Zost's office, where guards restrained her and questioned how she had entered.
• Zost ordered the guards to keep Maya safe, summoned Chara and Dick, and asked Maya about her relationship with Leo.
• Maya told Zost she did not know why Leo had brought her there, and Zost said Leo had last visited ten months earlier.
• Jenny and George packed their things in Hong Kong, then went out for breakfast and sightseeing before their flight that night.
• Jenny searched the streets for a familiar figure while George silently hoped Leo would return.

Jason fought Ronan at the Devan Group’s site, using his Aether Rifle and Black Hole Grenades to overcome Ronan’s strength. The chapter ended with Jason triggering a grenade within five meters of Ronan, leaving both of them inside its attack radius.

• Jason’s errant Aether Rifle shots wounded three of the Devan Group’s guards, and Ronan blasted him away with a shockwave from his Warhammer.
• Ronan attacked Difan and tried to reach his Ghost Ship, but Difan sent guards to surround him and slow his escape.
• Jason recovered with the Purifying Golden Ring’s light, calmed himself, and realized Ronan might not know about his Black Hole Grenades.
• Jason fired continuously as he advanced on Ronan, then threw a Black Hole Grenade that trapped Ronan’s Warhammer in its suction.
• Jason rushed into close range and activated another grenade, placing himself and Ronan inside its attack radius.

Leo recognized Chen Haoran’s connection to the Extremis virus and offered him a chance to leave Hong Kong for the United States. Meanwhile, Coulson’s team investigated the Los Angeles explosion, Skye found Mike, and Coulson received mysterious signals aboard the aircraft.

• Leo examined Chen Haoran’s blood and found that his platelets contained faint reddish-orange energy resembling the Extremis virus.
• After Chen Haoran finished performing, Leo offered to help him pursue a career in magic and gave him two hours to decide whether to travel to the United States.
• Leo told Uncle George that they would return by the next day at the latest.
• Coulson’s team identified the Black man who had rescued people at the Los Angeles explosion and split up to investigate Mike and the blast site.
• Fitz, Simmons, and May found a destroyed camera and a strange biological device, while Skye found Mike first.
• Coulson received a string of mysterious language signals aboard the aircraft.

Jason recounted how Ronan’s attack on Aiyu Star had killed his wife, Zhen, and their young twins, renewing his resolve to rebuild the planet and take revenge. Leo gave Jason a blade, and Jason dragged Ronan’s corpse away to prepare a bloody offering to his family.

• Leo refused to let Jason give in to despair and die, though he knew he might ultimately respect Jason’s choice.
• Jason checked the old photograph of Zhen, Wenwen, Nini, and himself, then told Quill and the others how Ronan’s invasion had destroyed Aiyu Star and killed his family.
• Jason vowed to rebuild Aiyu Star and make the Kree Empire and Thanos pay for their crimes.
• Jason asked where Ronan’s severed right hand was, then declared he would chop up Ronan’s corpse as a sacrifice to his kin.
• Difan offered ten billion for Ronan’s corpse, but Leo gave Jason a Space Blade, and Jason stabbed Ronan’s body and dragged it toward nearby ruins.

Leo severed one of the Dark Star’s wings, which Red Whale devoured, then helped it withstand the warship’s cannon fire. He disabled the Dark Star and dismantled it into pieces, leaving himself visibly exhausted.

• Leo slashed off the Dark Star’s right wing, and Red Whale swallowed it.
• The Dark Star fired at Red Whale, which met the blast with a golden beam while digesting the wing.
• Leo compressed nearby metal into pillars and sent them into the unstable energy blast, then swept the blast away with a Spatial Storm.
• Leo stopped the Dark Star’s cannon and drive systems, leaving its crew unable to control the warship.
• Leo broke the Dark Star apart in stages, then grew pale and struggled to breathe as his Tricolor Void Gold rapidly dissipated.

Skye was captured by Coulson and Ward after broadcasting a defiant message for High Tide, while the agents questioned her about the hooded hero and Centipede. Meanwhile, Leo struggled with his past-life memories fading, and his distress triggered a powerful disturbance across Hong Kong that the Ancient One sensed.

• Skye used her mobile base to broadcast a challenge to S.H.I.E.L.D. on behalf of High Tide.
• Coulson and Ward captured Skye and brought her to the Airbus for questioning.
• Coulson connected Skye’s encrypted phone to High Tide and asked her to identify the hooded hero, while Ward demanded to know what Centipede was.
• Leo realized memories of his past life as Liu Chong were fading, and his attempt to restore them only brought temporary clarity.
• Leo’s growing distress caused a tremor and strange energy fluctuation across Mong Kok and neighboring districts.
• The Ancient One sensed the disturbance at Kamar-Taj, and Mordo reported that the Hong Kong Sanctum had detected it.

The Red Whale attacked the Dark Star near the Void Land, while Leo stopped a devastating energy projectile from striking the Celestial head. With the Dark Star unable to defend itself, the Red Whale tore into the Kree flagship as Leo joined the assault.

• The Red Whale rammed the Dark Star and swallowed the two flagships that tried to surround it.
• The Dark Star fired a powerful energy projectile toward the Void Land, but Leo distorted space and erased it before it reached the entrance.
• The Red Whale continued battering and devouring the Dark Star as its defenses failed and its weapons proved ineffective.
• Leo struck the Dark Star with a Space Blade, severing its damaged starboard wing from the main hull.

Leo captured the assassin who had stolen the Enhancement Serum and returned it to Maya and Stacy. After Maya identified the captive as connected to a mysterious assassin organization with a New York base led by Madam Gao, Leo confronted him and demanded information.

• Maya and Stacy hid behind the laboratory’s Glass Pillar while an assassin attacked, and Zost rushed in to help them.
• Leo emerged with the bound assassin, returned the stolen Enhancement Serum, and told Maya and Stacy he had been waiting nearby to test Zost.
• Leo delayed telling Zost about the capture because another intruder remained at large.
• Maya explained that the assassin resembled members of an organization Killian had encountered while developing the Extremis virus, and she recalled its New York base and Madam Gao.
• Leo disabled the captive’s heart bomb, recognized his reaction to Madam Gao’s name, and threatened him for information.