Chapter Summaries

Richard agreed to help Professor X stop the out-of-control Phoenix, then toured the School for Mutants with Clarice. Their teasing turned romantic, but Richard returned to White Queen's apartment without pursuing a relationship.

• Richard agreed to help Professor X stop Jean, and Professor X again considered recruiting him into the X-Men.
• Professor X called Phoenix to ask her to bring Clarice to his office, then asked Clarice to show Richard around the school.
• Clarice told Richard that her Spatial Gate could now reach one hundred kilometers, and she showed him around the school.
• Richard teased Clarice about having admirers and implied that he liked her, then denied it when she shyly asked whether he did.
• Richard spent nearly an hour at the school and used Teleportation to return to White Queen's apartment without bringing Clarice with him.

After three months of training and enjoying New York’s upper-class life, Richard learned that Trask Industries had developed an X-Gene Cure Serum and warned that mutants were in danger. He suspected the serum might trigger Phoenix’s loss of control, while White Queen questioned whether it could threaten him.

• Richard raised his Sephiroth Template Fusion Degree to 60%, increased his magical power to 5,000, and learned to fuse Yamato inside his magical Masamune.
• Richard moved into Silver Manor and continued his friendship with Tony while training and enjoying an indulgent social life.
• Tony called Richard to report that Trask Industries would announce its X-Gene Cure Serum at a press conference the next morning and that the White House wanted to speak with him.
• Tony warned Richard that the military had ordered firearms capable of firing special bullets, but Richard said he was not easy to capture.
• Richard told White Queen that the serum could threaten mutants through methods beyond injection and suspected it might cause Phoenix to become Dark Phoenix.

As Professor X and Magneto responded to the X-Gene Cure, Richard remained focused on his own plans and agreed to follow Professor X’s instructions if he received a letter after something happened to him. Richard brought Clarice from the School for Mutants to Silver Manor, where she met the White Queen.

• Cyclops, Storm, Phoenix, and Wolverine urged Professor X to stop the X-Gene Cure, but Professor X insisted mutants should retain the choice to use it while he investigated its source.
• Magneto ordered the Brotherhood of Mutants to stop Trask Industries’ press conference and destroy the Cure.
• Richard told the White Queen he would bring Clarice to the manor, then researched Trask Industries and learned that Bolivar Trask had founded it and invented the Sentinel Robots.
• Professor X asked Richard to meet someone if he received a letter after something happened to him, and Richard agreed.
• Richard met Clarice at the school, told her she had graduated, and waited while she said goodbye to her friends; Rogue and Bobby also asked him for photos and an autograph.
• Richard teleported with Clarice to Silver Manor, where Clarice saw the White Queen and looked stunned.

Richard admitted to Clarice that Emma was his woman and brought Clarice to live at Silver Manor, then explained why the X-Gene Cure could endanger mutants. At Trask Industries’ press conference, Magneto seized control of the scene and used Richard’s example to urge mutants to resist.

• Richard told Clarice that Emma was his woman and that he would have other partners, and Clarice chose to stay with him.
• Richard teleported Clarice to a bedroom at Silver Manor, where she said she was satisfied with it.
• Richard explained the danger the X-Gene Cure posed to mutants, and Clarice understood why he had taken her from the School for Mutants.
• At Trask Industries’ press conference, Magneto disarmed the guards and aimed the special firearms at the Mutant Agents.
• Magneto declared the X-Gene Cure a weapon against mutants and urged them to resist, citing Richard Wesley as an example.

Magneto killed Bolivar Trask and destroyed Trask Industries’ headquarters, sparking mutant resistance while Richard denied needing to lead it. After training for half a month, Richard reached 65% template fusion and awakened Heartless Angel; meanwhile, Professor X’s investigation into the X-Gene Cure remained blocked by extreme secrecy and new anti-telepathy technology.

• Magneto invoked Richard’s name at the X-Gene Cure press conference, killed Bolivar Trask, destroyed Trask Industries’ headquarters, and escaped before reinforcements arrived.
• Richard told Clarice he would not clarify Magneto’s speech, then admitted to Tony and Professor X that he had advised mutants to resist.
• Richard trained for half a month, raised most of his skills to Level 4, reached 65% Sephiroth Template Fusion, and awakened Heartless Angel.
• Richard tested Heartless Angel on human and mutant criminals and found that it inflicted near-death injuries regardless of constitution or defense, though it did not kill them immediately.
• Professor X and Cyclops examined the X-Gene Cure, but Professor X still could not trace its source because researchers lacked that knowledge and key locations blocked telepathy.

Jean Grey lost control and became Dark Phoenix, destroying much of the School for Mutants and apparently killing Professor X. Richard arrived to confront her, but his opening attacks failed to overcome the Phoenix Force.

• While analyzing the X-Gene Cure, Jean accidentally fired a Healing Dart and later heard a strange voice in her mind.
• Jean entered her own mind and saw black flames consume a fog-covered island before surging toward her.
• The system alerted Richard to a task to defeat Dark Phoenix within 30 minutes, and he teleported from Silver Manor to the School for Mutants.
• Richard found the school in ruins, Professor X missing, and Jean holding the unconscious Cyclops aloft; he freed Wolverine and woke Cyclops and Storm.
• Richard absorbed Jean's telekinetic blast and attacked with Masamune, but the Phoenix Force blocked his Iai Slash and Dimension Slash.

Richard used Yamato, Masamune, and a decoy to exploit Dark Phoenix’s inexperience, then struck her with Heartless Angel and separated her personality from her body. The chapter ended with a second Dark Phoenix taking shape as Richard addressed her.

• Richard blocked Dark Phoenix’s Phoenix Force attack with Octaslash and confirmed that she weakened her offense whenever she focused on defense.
• Richard drew Dark Phoenix’s attention with repeated Dimension Slashes, then used Teleportation to hide in the lake and leave behind a decoy.
• Dark Phoenix trapped and began decomposing the decoy, believing it was Richard’s real body.
• Richard secretly approached Dark Phoenix and struck her from behind with Heartless Angel, severely injuring her.
• Richard appeared before Dark Phoenix and used Yamato’s Personality Separation to draw a second Dark Phoenix out of her body.

Richard separated Dark Phoenix from Phoenix, defeated her, and Plundered her abilities, gaining two Omega-level powers and the True Devil Trigger Form. After returning to Silver Manor and transforming, he was confronted by Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One, who asked whether he was Richard Wesley.

• Richard used Yamato to separate Dark Phoenix from Phoenix, then killed Dark Phoenix with Octaslash and Plundered Matter Manipulation and Telepathy.
• The system raised Richard’s Plunder ability to Omega-level, listed him with two Omega-level powers, and awarded him the True Devil Trigger Form for completing the Son of the Devil (IV) mission.
• Richard left the School for Mutants, returned to Silver Manor, and transformed into True Devil Trigger Form, feeling stronger and more driven to kill and destroy.
• Ancient One emerged from a golden portal in Richard’s Training Ground and asked whether he was Richard Wesley, the candidate Charles had recommended.

After Ancient One warned Richard to limit his demonic transformation, he learned that S.H.I.E.L.D. was weighing whether to help arrest Jean Grey, but he refused to take a side. As Professor X's death made Richard and Phoenix famous as Omega-level mutants, Richard and Clarice attended his funeral, where the Fantastic Four arrived.

• Ancient One told Richard that Charles had arranged for him to meet someone and warned him that using his True Devil Trigger Form could attract a dangerous person's attention.
• Richard told the White Queen that he had stopped Jean Grey and would not help the School for Mutants again without compensation.
• Natasha told Richard that the Department of Mutant Affairs wanted S.H.I.E.L.D. to help arrest Jean Grey, but Richard left the decision to S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Magneto called Richard to confirm Charles's death and said he might come to New York to meet him.
• Reports of Charles's death and Phoenix's defeat led the public to label Richard an Omega-level mutant and call him the King of Mutants.
• Richard and Clarice attended Professor X's funeral, where they placed flowers at his grave and saw the Fantastic Four arrive.

At Professor X’s funeral, Richard rejected an invitation to join the Illuminati and refused Magneto’s request to lead the mutants. Three days later, the Department of Mutant Affairs and the United States military attacked the evacuated School for Mutants, while Richard focused on Ghost Rider’s appearance in New York.

• At the funeral, the Human Torch flirted with Clarice, and Mister Fantastic calculated that he had almost no chance of defeating Richard.
• Richard decided he wanted to marry Invisible Woman Susan, then received Professor X’s letter inviting him to become the Illuminati’s mutant representative and declined.
• Magneto honored Professor X at his tomb, apologized to Richard for using his name without permission, and asked him to lead the mutants; Richard refused.
• Magneto invited Richard to visit the Brotherhood headquarters to meet Wanda and Pietro, and Richard agreed to visit when he had time.
• Three days later, the Department of Mutant Affairs and the United States military attacked the School for Mutants, but the X-Men had evacuated the students and removed their supplies and equipment beforehand.
• Richard focused on Ghost Rider, who had appeared in New York.

Richard learned that Ghost Rider had appeared in New York and decided to attend Kingpin’s charity dinner to see whether the Spirit of Vengeance would target him or Kingpin. At the hotel, Human Torch provoked Richard, but his new supermodel girlfriend Fina Lyle left his side and took Richard’s arm, giving reporters a scandal to cover.

• Richard considered how Omega-level Plunder might let him take the Spirit of Vengeance’s power if he could kill it.
• Richard trained at Silver Manor, then prepared to attend Wilson Grant Fisk’s charity dinner alone in his vintage Aston Martin.
• Human Torch arrived at the Manhattan hotel with Fina Lyle, while reporters turned their attention to Richard when he arrived.
• Human Torch blocked Richard and mocked him for coming without a date.
• Richard claimed he and Fina had been intimate and mentioned her attractive younger sister, prompting Fina to deny being Human Torch’s girlfriend.
• Fina clung to Richard’s arm, leaving Human Torch stunned as reporters anticipated headlines about his breakup.

Richard attended Kingpin's charity auction with Fina Lyle while waiting for Ghost Rider to appear, and the Human Torch flew off in anger after his earlier encounter with Richard. In Brooklyn, the Human Torch attacked Ghost Rider, who retaliated with a Hellfire-enchanted chain as the fight began.

• Richard left the reporters with Fina Lyle and attended Kingpin's charity dinner, where Kingpin greeted him politely.
• Richard bought jewelry for White Queen and Clarice, while Fina Lyle hoped he had bought it for her and hinted that her sister was waiting at her apartment.
• At the Baxter Building, the Human Torch brooded over Richard, then flew through New York to clear his head.
• The Human Torch spotted Ghost Rider chasing armed gang members in Brooklyn and attacked him with fireballs, accusing him of fighting violence like Richard.
• Ghost Rider ignored the Human Torch at first, but after repeated provocation, he enchanted his chain with Hellfire and struck at him; the Human Torch dodged.

Ghost Rider fought Human Torch while Richard left the charity auction and heard Kingpin’s request to deal with Wenwu. After recognizing Wenwu’s connection to the Ten Rings and considering that Shang-Chi might exist in this world, Richard decided he wanted to kill him and other Marvel figures he despised.

• Ghost Rider burned the fleeing gang members to ashes, enchanted a Glock 17 into a Spirit Handgun, and fired at Human Torch as Human Torch dodged and counterattacked with fireballs.
• Nearby residents recognized Human Torch, called the police, and filmed his fight with Ghost Rider.
• Richard left the charity dinner with Fina, but Kingpin stopped him and asked to speak privately about a powerful competitor.
• Kingpin showed Richard information identifying Wenwu as the competitor he wanted him to deal with, and Richard recognized the Ten Rings leader.
• Richard reasoned that Wenwu might have a son named Shang-Chi even in this world and decided to kill Shang-Chi and other Marvel figures he despised.

Richard agreed to help Kingpin deal with Wenwu in exchange for Dragon Bone, then intervened when the Fantastic Four fought Ghost Rider in Brooklyn. He repeatedly destroyed Ghost Rider to wear him down and plunder the Spirit of Vengeance’s ability, until the Spirit began a Hellfire self-destruction.

• Kingpin warned Richard that the Department of Mutant Affairs planned to capture him with help from S.H.I.E.L.D. and the military, and Richard demanded Dragon Bone in exchange for dealing with Wenwu.
• Richard arrived in Brooklyn and watched Ghost Rider overwhelm the Fantastic Four, leaving Thing badly burned and forcing the others onto the defensive.
• Richard told Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman to take Human Torch and Thing to safety, then cut Ghost Rider and the Hell Cycle into pieces with Masamune Yamato.
• Richard repeatedly shattered Ghost Rider as Hellfire restored him, while the watching heroes realized he was wearing down Ghost Rider’s energy.
• After Richard had destroyed Ghost Rider over a hundred times, the Spirit of Vengeance stopped restoring its host and gathered Hellfire into a massive fireball to force Richard back.

Richard defeated Ghost Rider, separated and killed the Spirit of Vengeance, and acquired Hellfire, while New York authorities blamed him publicly for the deadly battle. Nick Fury ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. to monitor Richard closely as Natasha refused to join any plans against him.

• The Spirit of Vengeance detonated a massive fireball, killing 276 people and injuring 851, while Invisible Woman protected herself and the others with a force field.
• After Ghost Rider regenerated, Richard used Yamato to separate the Spirit of Vengeance from its host, then killed the host and drained the Spirit of Vengeance to acquire Hellfire.
• Richard left the scene and later went to Fina's apartment, where he spent the night with Fina and her sister before returning to his manor.
• New York's television stations and newspapers reported the battle at the authorities' request, portraying Richard as a murderous criminal.
• Natasha challenged Nick Fury over the White House's attempt to blame Richard and refused to take part in any plans against him.
• Nick Fury ordered the head of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s New York Branch to report Richard's movements to him every hour.

Richard recognized the coordinated media attacks as an attempt by the authorities to provoke him, so he arranged a live interview with reporter Anna Klaus. During the broadcast, he rejected the public’s demand for an explanation, admitted he had killed government officials and Steve Rogers, and warned anyone who angered him to face the consequences.

• Richard and the White Queen concluded that the authorities were using the media to test and discredit him.
• Richard arranged a live interview with Anna Klaus for three nights later, while Tony offered help and mentioned his Anti-Richard Armor.
• After public protests intensified, Richard teleported to Anna’s station and agreed to her prepared questions.
• Anna asked Richard to explain the civilian casualties from the battle, and he said he had gone there because he wanted to kill someone, not save people.
• Richard told viewers he had killed the Department of Mutant Affairs leadership, its agents, and Steve Rogers, then challenged anyone dissatisfied to come confront him.

Richard threatened the United States government during a live interview, demanded the Tesseract and Nick Fury’s head, and killed Fury after taking the Tesseract. The government repealed the Mutant Restriction Act and disbanded the Department of Mutant Affairs, while Kingpin later brought Richard the Dragon Bones held by the Five Fingers of The Hand.

• Richard rejected the authority of the United States government on live television and announced that mutants could use their powers freely, the Mutant Restriction Act and Department of Mutant Affairs had to be dissolved within twelve hours, and anti-mutant weapons and drugs would provoke him.
• Richard teleported to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, demanded the Tesseract and Nick Fury’s head, and knocked Natasha into a wall when she tried to speak.
• Hawkeye brought the Tesseract to Nick Fury’s office, and Richard killed Fury before taking the Tesseract and teleporting away.
• The United States government repealed the Mutant Restriction Act and dissolved the Department of Mutant Affairs, while Trask Industries halted its cure program and shut down its weapons and pharmaceutical divisions.
• Half a month later, Richard continued his training and decadent life as mutants retaliated against years of oppression, and Kingpin brought him the Dragon Bones held by the Five Fingers of The Hand.

Richard accepted Kingpin’s offer to deal with Wenwu and the Ten Rings, then went to San Francisco and attacked Shang-Chi and Katy. He killed them despite Ying Li’s intervention, and the chapter ended with him immobilizing her with telepathy.

• Richard accepted Kingpin’s Dragon Bone and agreed to settle the matter of Wenwu and the Ten Rings, while telling the White Queen he might spare Wenwu.
• Richard reviewed Hellfire Club intelligence on Shang-Chi, Ying Li, and Ying Nan, then traveled to San Francisco to confront Shang-Chi and Katy.
• Richard severed Katy’s hands and Shang-Chi’s arm, then knocked Shang-Chi down as he tried to fight back.
• Richard killed Shang-Chi and Katy after Ying Li arrived with a Dijiang and ordered him to stop.
• Richard’s first attempt to immobilize Ying Li failed against the energy within her, but he overcame it with a stronger use of Mind Stasis.

Richard killed Shang-Chi, captured Ying Li, and used telepathy to control her and implant false memories in Ying Nan. He planned to travel with the sisters to Los Angeles to confront Wenwu before going to Ta Lo, where he intended to conquer the land and destroy the Dark Dweller and Soul Eaters.

• Richard teleported Ying Li and Dijiang to a rooftop, read Ying Li’s memories, and learned that Shang-Chi was the son of Wenwu and Feng Tong and that the Great Protector had sent the sisters to bring him back to Ta Lo.
• Richard altered Ying Li’s subconscious so she could not attack or disobey him, then took her to the sisters’ apartment and implanted false memories in Ying Nan.
• Richard told Ying Nan that he had killed Shang-Chi and claimed he would go with the sisters to Ta Lo; he persuaded her to visit Los Angeles first to teach Wenwu a lesson.
• Ying Nan accepted Richard’s Centurion Black Card and went shopping while Richard and Ying Li stayed behind; Ying Li asked whether he could defeat the Dark Dweller and Soul Eaters, and he said he could.
• Ying Nan returned that night to find Ying Li’s dinner ready, and Richard said Ying Li had cooked it to show off her skills.

Wenwu learned that Richard Wesley had killed Shang-Chi and attacked Ying Li and Ying Nan to draw Richard out. Richard arrived, took the five rings from Wenwu’s right arm, and prepared to claim the other five.

• Razor Fist told Wenwu that Richard Wesley had killed Shang-Chi and his female friend, and Wenwu resumed training with the Ten Rings.
• Richard ate Ying Li’s Ta Lo cooking, then left the sisters’ apartment after telling them he would return in the morning.
• Wenwu attacked Ying Li and Ying Nan’s apartment and ordered Razor Fist and Death Dealer to capture them alive as bait for Richard.
• Richard appeared behind Wenwu and used Matter Manipulation to take the five rings from Wenwu’s right arm.
• Wenwu charged Richard, and their fists collided as Richard said he intended to take the remaining rings too.