Chapter Summaries

Richard brought Wanda and Pietro from Sokovia to Los Angeles, where they spent half a month sightseeing and settling into American life. After Tony completed Mark 2, Richard went to his workshop and agreed to fight him, then effortlessly tore off the armor’s faceplate.

• Wanda agreed to go to America with Richard, and Pietro followed her through the Spatial Gate to Los Angeles.
• Richard took Wanda and Pietro to Hollywood, where Wanda spent hours shopping while Pietro bought clothes and shoes.
• Over the next half month, Richard showed them around Los Angeles and brought them to dinner with Tony, Pepper, Happy, and Yinsen.
• Tony finished developing Mark 2 and invited Richard to inspect it, then challenged him to a fight in the armor.
• Richard met Tony above the ocean, grabbed Mark 2’s helmet, and tore off its faceplate with little effort.

Richard defeated Tony in a brief Iron Man armor test, then prepared and carried out Mind Stone experiments to awaken Pietro and Wanda’s superpowers. The experiment succeeded, and he left the siblings at a remote cabin to learn to control their abilities.

• Richard destroyed the Mark 2’s faceplate and palm repulsors, then teleported Tony back to the workshop and won their test.
• Richard told Pietro and Wanda he would use the Mind Stone to activate their superpowers and had Tifa devise an experiment.
• Richard spent more than a month setting up a laboratory and testing the experiment plan with samples from the siblings.
• Richard injected Pietro with a serum and Mind Stone energy; Pietro endured a brief painful reaction, and Richard confirmed the experiment had succeeded.
• Richard gave Wanda the same treatment, using more Mind Stone energy because her tolerance was much higher than Pietro’s.
• Richard teleported Wanda and Pietro to a cabin near the Rocky Mountains, where they would stay until they could control their powers.

Richard helped Wanda and Pietro awaken and begin controlling their superpowers, then returned them to Los Angeles before traveling to New York to arrange for Banner to come back. He left Samuel Sterns to summon Banner and went to search Betty Ross's memories at Culver University.

• Richard showed Wanda and Pietro the cabin, and they chose rooms, unpacked, and showered while he planned to teach them to control their powers.
• Wanda and Pietro manifested the same powers they had in the movies two days after the experiment, and Richard trained them for a week until they gained basic control.
• Richard brought them back to Los Angeles, where Pietro went out to fight crime and Wanda continued practicing her abilities.
• Richard told Wanda and Pietro he would be away, then visited Tony and saw that Tony had started developing the portable Mark 5 armor.
• Richard traveled to New York, used Telepathy to learn that Samuel Sterns had been emailing Banner as Mister Blue and ordered Sterns to invite Mister Green back to New York.
• Richard confirmed Sterns had sent the email, then teleported to Culver University and began searching Betty Ross's memories while she taught a class.

Richard learned about Betty and Banner’s past, checked General Ross’s stalled gamma-ray research, and grew close to Betty while waiting for Banner to return. After Dr. Samuel Sterns arranged Banner’s meeting, Richard and Betty began a romantic relationship, leaving Richard poised to draw Banner into his plan.

• Richard read Betty’s memories and learned how Banner’s gamma-ray experiment turned him into Hulk, drove him into hiding, and caused Betty to fall out with General Ross.
• Richard read General Ross’s memories and discovered that the gamma-ray experiment had stalled since Banner fled and that no one could recreate his results.
• Over the next week, Richard spent time with Betty and became close to her while waiting for Banner to return.
• Dr. Samuel Sterns told Richard that Banner had contacted him, and Richard arranged for Banner to meet Sterns at his office three days later.
• Richard took Betty to dinner, then went home with her, and the two became intimate.

Richard destroyed Samuel Sterns's stored Banner blood to prevent the creation of Abomination, then watched Captain America train and spent time with Wanda before planning a confrontation with Hulk. Banner arrived early at Gbang College to meet Samuel Sterns, who had not yet realized Mister Green was Bruce Banner.

• Betty invited Richard to play cards again, and they spent the night together before Richard drove her to Culver University the next day.
• Richard ordered Samuel Sterns to destroy all of Banner's blood samples, then erased the samples and other stored experiment materials himself.
• Richard used Super Vision to observe Captain America undergoing rehabilitation training at a S.H.I.E.L.D. base.
• Richard returned to the apartment, advised Wanda about Pietro, and took her shopping before leaving to make other plans.
• Richard decided to bring Betty to his coming confrontation with Banner and considered killing several other superpowered figures.
• Banner arrived more than two hours early at Gbang College, introduced himself to Samuel Sterns as Mister Green, and asked whether Sterns could cure Gamma Radiation.

Richard revealed his superpowers to Betty and brought her to meet Bruce Banner, then persuaded Banner to fight him by demonstrating that he could immobilize him and offering to stop General Ross's hunt. In a New York forest, Banner transformed into Hulk, and Richard gave him one minute to withstand his attacks.

• Samuel Sterns secretly called Richard to report that Banner had arrived at Culver University.
• Richard teleported Betty from her home to Sterns's office, where she reunited with Banner and learned Richard had arranged Banner's return.
• Richard immobilized Banner with Telepathy and promised to use his strength to make General Ross stop hunting him; Banner agreed to fight.
• Richard opened a Spatial Gate to a forest in the New York suburbs, where Banner transformed into Hulk.
• Richard told Hulk he would attack for one minute and that Hulk would win if he remained standing; Hulk roared and charged at Richard.

Richard easily defeated Hulk, who gave control back to Banner, then brought Banner to Betty’s home to rest. Betty questioned Richard about his knowledge and the secrets he had kept from her, and he said he had superpowers and knew she had never forgotten Banner.

• Hulk attacked Richard, but Richard blocked his punch, knocked him down, and overwhelmed him with a series of basic boxing strikes.
• Richard stopped fighting, and the battered Hulk agreed to let Banner take control again.
• Richard gave Banner clothes, then used the Tesseract to create a Spatial Gate to Betty’s residence.
• Banner accepted Betty’s offer to show him to a bedroom and went to rest before Richard planned to explain everything over dinner.
• Betty asked Richard how he had known about Banner and Hulk and what else he had hidden, and Richard told her he had superpowers and had kept quiet because he knew she still cared about Banner.

Betty questioned Richard about his knowledge of Banner and his plans to protect him from General Ross. Richard used a Subconscious Imprint to make Ross abandon the pursuit, then spent the night with Betty while Banner endured hearing them from the second bedroom.

• Betty asked Richard whether he had pursued her because Banner was her ex-boyfriend, and Richard said he had approached her because she was his type.
• Betty worried that General Ross would capture Banner, and Richard promised to stop him from pursuing Banner.
• At dinner, Banner described his difficult years on the run, and he later asked Richard how he planned to keep Ross from capturing him.
• Richard teleported to the Pentagon and planted a Subconscious Imprint in General Ross to make him abandon the pursuit without suspecting outside influence.
• Richard told Betty that her father would not capture Banner again, and Betty kissed him before he teleported them to the bedroom.
• Banner stayed in the second bedroom and found it difficult to endure hearing Richard and Betty together.

Richard helped Banner leave Betty’s home with money and a way to contact him, then decided not to interfere with Thor’s exile because he wanted to test whether he could lift Mjolnir. He teleported to Los Angeles and spotted Pietro fighting crime.

• Banner admitted he could not bear seeing Richard and Betty together and said he planned to return to New York.
• Richard gave Banner a suitcase containing one million US dollars and a business card, asking him to help with experiments or research when needed.
• Banner accepted the money and card, promised to send Richard his new contact information, and warned him not to toy with Betty’s feelings before leaving.
• Richard decided to let Thor experience exile and planned to see whether lifting Mjolnir would grant him the Power of Thor.
• Richard teleported above Los Angeles and used Super Vision to spot Pietro using his powers to fight crime.

Richard checked on Pietro’s crime-fighting in Los Angeles, discussed moving to New York with Wanda, and helped Wanda and Pietro relocate to Manhattan. A week later, he found Tony had built the portable Mark 5 and was upgrading the Arc Reactor to combat palladium poisoning, so Richard hinted that Tony should search for Howard’s legacy.

• Pietro used his speed to stop bank robbers in Los Angeles, tied them up, and gave reporters an interview before leaving to look for more criminals.
• Richard returned to the apartment and asked Wanda whether she and Pietro wanted to move to New York; Wanda agreed but wanted to discuss it with Pietro first.
• Richard returned to Betty’s residence, told her Banner had gone to New York with money, and took Betty home.
• A week later, Richard bought a Manhattan apartment and brought Wanda and Pietro from Los Angeles after they agreed to move.
• Richard visited Tony, learned he had developed the portable Mark 5 and started upgrading the Arc Reactor, and suggested he look for Howard’s legacy.

Richard advised Tony to investigate Howard's legacy and told Pietro to keep the alias Quicksilver before visiting Banner in Brooklyn. He warned Banner that he could not become normal again and said Banner's best outcome was to merge his personality with Hulk's.

• Richard hinted that Tony should learn more about Howard, while leaving him to discover that Howard's materials were with S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Pietro planned to patrol Hell's Kitchen, but Richard convinced him to use the alias Quicksilver instead of Silver Lightning.
• Richard decided to visit Banner, who was researching a cure for gamma radiation in his modest Brooklyn laboratory.
• Richard told Banner that he could not return to normal and that his best result would be becoming a strong, intelligent Hulk.
• Banner asked how to achieve that outcome, and Richard advised him to find a way to merge his personality with Hulk's.

Richard advised Banner to consider merging his personalities, then reflected on his lack of purpose and decided to live as he wished. He told Wanda and Pietro he would travel beyond Earth and revealed that the Norse gods were real aliens.

• Richard suggested Banner could try merging his personality with Hulk's, and Banner said he would consider it.
• Banner advised Richard to follow his heart when he lacked a goal, and Richard accepted the advice before teleporting away.
• Richard floated in space, reconsidered his need for a life goal, and decided he did not need to force himself to find one.
• Richard returned to his Manhattan apartment and told Wanda and Pietro that he would be leaving for a while.
• Richard told Wanda and Pietro that he had visited Xandar, Knowhere, and Asgard, then explained that the Aesir were real aliens.

Richard told Wanda and Pietro that the Aesir were aliens, then killed Pierce and Nick Fury. The chapter ended with Fury dead in his office after S.H.I.E.L.D. had designated Richard as the superpowered attacker codenamed Ghost.

• Richard explained to Wanda and Pietro that the Aesir were aliens and said they might meet Thor in the future.
• Nick Fury reviewed S.H.I.E.L.D.'s investigation of Pierce's attacker and designated the unidentified superhuman Ghost, ordering plans to capture and kill him.
• Richard told Pierce he planned to kill Nick Fury, said he no longer cared about Hydra, and killed Pierce with Heat Vision.
• Richard teleported from Pierce's office to Fury's office and killed Nick Fury with Heat Vision before Fury could draw his pistol.

Richard killed Nick Fury, then traveled to San Francisco and used Mental Eradication to kill Shang-Chi and Katy. He left through a Spatial Gate to London.

• Richard killed Nick Fury with Heat Vision and took the pager that could send a distress signal to Captain Marvel.
• Coulson discovered Nick Fury's body, and Agent Hill, Coulson, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Captain America, and other senior agents discussed the murders of Fury and Pierce.
• The agents decided to report the murders to the president and wait for orders while looking for a way to find Ghost.
• Richard searched San Francisco with Telepathic Sense and found Shang-Chi and Katy.
• Richard used Mental Eradication to kill Shang-Chi and Katy, then opened a Spatial Gate to London and entered it.

Richard found Sersi and Sprite in London and implanted a Mental Puppet Virus that would make them kill the other Eternals. He watched them head to the airport and prepared to target Kingo in India.

• Richard searched London with Telepathy and found Sersi and Sprite, who had moved there less than a month earlier.
• Richard immobilized Sersi and Sprite, then implanted a Mental Puppet Virus ordering them to kill the other Eternals.
• After Richard left, Sersi and Sprite changed clothes, used forged identification, and took a taxi to the airport under the virus's influence.
• Sersi and Sprite bought tickets to India, while Richard opened a Spatial Gate there to implant a Mental Puppet Virus in Kingo.

Richard manipulated Kingo into believing the other Eternals were Deviants, then traveled to South Dakota and the Amazon Jungle seeking Ajak and Druig. He shattered Druig’s Mental Space, leaving him mindless but still able to use Mental Manipulation.

• Richard found Kingo filming Shadow Warrior 2 in Mumbai and implanted a Mental Puppet Virus that made him believe the other Eternals were shapeshifting Deviants.
• Richard searched for Ajak at her South Dakota farm but found neither her nor the wooden cabin.
• Richard traveled to the Amazon Jungle and found Druig’s village, where Druig sensed him and tried to invade his mind.
• Richard blocked Druig’s attack, entered his Mental Space, and unleashed Mental Storm.
• Richard stopped after destroying Druig’s Mental Space, but the instinct-driven Druig began using Mental Manipulation on the villagers.

Richard captured the deranged Druig and brought him to Australia, where he released him near Thena and Gilgamesh to provoke a fight. Gilgamesh confronted Druig after he attacked, suspecting that Druig had developed Eternal Madness.

• Richard froze Druig, stored him in System Space, and left the Amazon village.
• Richard used the Tesseract to travel to Australia, intending to find Thena and Gilgamesh and carry out his plans for the Eternals.
• Richard found Thena and Gilgamesh at their remote home and released Druig outside their stone house.
• Druig lunged at Gilgamesh, who struck him with a golden gauntlet and wondered whether Druig had developed Eternal Madness.

Gilgamesh tried to stop Druig from controlling Thena, but Druig took control of her and forced Gilgamesh to fight them both. Gilgamesh knocked Thena away, while Richard watched from high above, satisfied with their mutual slaughter.

• Druig used Mental Manipulation on Gilgamesh, but Gilgamesh sensed it and charged to stop him.
• Gilgamesh struck Druig hard and rushed after him, but Thena attacked Gilgamesh with a golden cross-sword after Druig controlled her.
• Gilgamesh fought Thena, blocking her sword and breaking it with his Golden Gauntlet.
• Gilgamesh punched Thena and sent her flying as Richard watched from ten thousand meters above.

Richard killed Thena, Druig, and Gilgamesh, then used Plunder to acquire and enhance their abilities. He left Australia for America to search for Ajak and Phastos before Sersi and Sprite reached Mumbai.

• Druig used Mental Manipulation to immobilize Gilgamesh, then beat him and controlled Thena into attacking him.
• Richard teleported in and killed Thena and Druig with Octaslash, freeing Gilgamesh from Druig's control.
• Gilgamesh attacked Richard in grief and fury, but Richard dodged his strikes before killing him with Octaslash.
• Richard used Plunder to acquire and enhance Mental Manipulation, Energy Shapeshifting, Super Strength, Super Durability, Immortality, and Cosmic Energy Manipulation.
• Richard teleported to America to find Ajak and Phastos while Sersi and Sprite were still hours away from Mumbai.

Richard implanted the Mental Puppet Virus in Ajak and Phastos, directing them to meet at the Ancient Babylonian Ruins the next morning. Meanwhile, Sersi and Sprite arrived in Mumbai and were targeted by a taxi driver, but Sersi used her powers to escape his robbery.

• Richard searched across America with Telepathy, found Ajak in Philadelphia and Phastos in Miami, and implanted both with the Mental Puppet Virus.
• Richard instructed Ajak to contact Ikaris and arrange a meeting in Philadelphia the next morning, but Ikaris said he could not come until then.
• Richard instructed Phastos to go to the Ancient Babylonian Ruins in Iraq the next morning, then traveled to Washington D.C.
• Sersi and Sprite arrived in Mumbai and took a taxi whose driver brought them to a slum and threatened them with a dagger.
• Sersi transformed the dagger into sand with Matter Transmutation, frightening the driver into fleeing.