Chapter Summaries

Tony and Clint fought Seraphim Usopp, who proved far stronger than their attacks and revealed that Wes had other allies. Tony sent the black armor back into battle as Seraphim Usopp evaded its missiles.

• Clint shot down Seraphim Usopp's arrow before it could hit Tony, but Seraphim Usopp detected Clint and forced him to reveal his armor.
• Clint tried to learn about Seraphim Usopp's companions, then attacked with three arrows, but Seraphim Usopp dodged them and pressed him in close combat.
• The Hulkbuster armor protected Clint from Seraphim Usopp's stomp, and Clint's explosive arrow failed to injure Seraphim Usopp.
• Tony realized Seraphim Usopp's mention of a Pacifista suggested Wes had other helpers, then freed the black armor from the rubble.
• The black armor attacked Seraphim Usopp, withstood his arrow thanks to its Vibranium, and launched missiles that Seraphim Usopp evaded by leaping into the air.

Seraphim Usopp overpowered the black armor and challenged Tony and Hawkeye, who attacked to buy Steve time. Steve’s group found a suspicious Candy House, where Natasha met a seemingly innocent girl named Nami, while Peter’s Spider-Sense warned of danger.

• Seraphim Usopp’s attacks failed to damage the black armor, so he bound it with a photon rope and turned his attention to Tony and Hawkeye.
• Tony and Hawkeye agreed to hold Seraphim Usopp off while Steve acted, then charged him together in their armor.
• Steve, Peter, The Punisher, and Natasha cautiously approached a candy cottage in the underground world.
• Natasha decided to enter the Candy House despite the group’s suspicions, and Peter’s stomach growled as they approached.
• A little girl named Nami welcomed the group at the door, while Peter’s Spider-Sense warned him that she concealed a terrifying aura.

Steve, Natasha, Peter, and The Punisher entered Seraphim Nami’s candy house and faced a tense dinner with her and Seraphim Sanji. Natasha and Peter tasted the food and found it delicious, while Steve’s search for Wes remained unanswered.

• Seraphim Nami led Steve, Natasha, Peter, and The Punisher into the candy house and invited them to dinner.
• Seraphim Sanji served a feast and became angry when the guests hesitated to eat.
• The Punisher drew a gun, but it transformed into a breadstick, and Seraphim Sanji prepared to attack.
• Seraphim Nami used Conqueror's Haki to stop the confrontation and assured the guests that Sanji had not poisoned the food.
• Steve asked where Wes was, but Seraphim Nami casually said she did not know and returned to her meal.
• Natasha tasted the steak and signaled that it was safe, then Peter tried it and praised its flavor.

Natasha and the others learned that Seraphim Nami and Seraphim Usopp vastly outmatched them, and Nami revealed her control over the group. The chapter ended as Nami turned The Punisher into her obedient servant and announced that the game had begun.

• Natasha questioned Seraphim Nami, who answered openly while the others considered whether to attack her and Seraphim Usopp.
• Seraphim Nami showed a projection of Seraphim Usopp overwhelming Tony and Hawkeye and the Iron Legion.
• The Punisher fired at the Seraphim, but his bullets turned into candy, while Peter was restrained by his chair.
• Seraphim Nami calmed The Punisher with her power, then used another unseen force to make him obedient to her.
• Seraphim Nami smiled excitedly and declared that the game had begun.

The Seraphim Nami and Seraphim Sanji revealed they had staged the Candy House trials for amusement, while The Punisher attacked the waiting superheroes under their control. Steve freed Natasha and Peter, then tried to stop the superheroes outside from fighting them and warned that the Seraphim were the real enemies.

• The Punisher left the Candy House and shot several superheroes, triggering a battle outside.
• Natasha attacked Seraphim Nami but was kicked into the candy-covered wall, while Peter remained trapped and Steve faced the Seraphim alone.
• Seraphim Nami said the trials had been set up out of boredom, and Seraphim Sanji caught Steve's thrown shield.
• Steve used a smoke grenade to free Natasha and Peter, then escaped the Candy House with them.
• The wary superheroes attacked Steve's group, and Steve urged them to stop fighting and join forces against the two Seraphim.

Seraphim Nami attacked the superheroes after Steve tried to convince Matt Murdock they were not being controlled. As Nami pressed her assault, Luke Cage shielded Jessica Jones from her tail and was pierced through both arms.

• Steve assured Matt Murdock that they were not being controlled, but Matt remained uncertain.
• Seraphim Nami emerged from the candy house and killed several superheroes before they could react.
• Nami pierced an attacking superhero with her tail and shattered Jessica Jones's boulder with Finger Gun Pull.
• Nami kicked Jessica Jones away, and Luke Cage was carried backward when he tried to catch her.
• Nami charged at the injured Jessica Jones, dodged Peter's webs, and pierced Luke Cage's arms as he shielded Jessica.

Seraphim Nami overwhelmed the superheroes, killing Luke Cage and Jessica Jones despite their allies’ attacks. Spider-Man froze beside Jessica’s head as the remaining heroes faced the slaughter.

• Luke Cage held Seraphim Nami’s tail while the superheroes attacked her from all sides, but their assault failed to hurt her.
• Seraphim Nami struck Luke Cage through the chest, then killed him with a blow from her tail as he tried to look toward Jessica Jones.
• Grief-stricken, Jessica Jones attacked Seraphim Nami wildly despite Steve’s warning to calm down.
• Seraphim Nami cut Jessica Jones’s neck with her tail, and Jessica’s head fell before Spider-Man could treat her.
• Spider-Man froze at Jessica’s side, unable to respond to the scene.

Seraphim Nami overwhelmed the superheroes, but stopped when she received orders to bring Steve to Wes. Steve, Natasha, and Peter followed the Seraphim into the Candy House, where they encountered the Tontatta Tribe, the injured Tony, and Seraphim Hawkeye.

• Seraphim Nami knocked Peter away, broke Danny Rand's wrist, and cut down more superheroes with a Tempest Kick Barrage.
• As Seraphim Nami prepared to finish the survivors, she received a command to bring Steve to Wes.
• Steve told Natasha to care for the wounded, but Natasha and Peter followed him and the Seraphim into the Candy House.
• The group arrived at a tower surrounded by medicinal herbs, where Seraphim Nami fed candy to a Tontatta from the Tontatta Tribe.
• Seraphim Usopp arrived carrying the severely injured Tony and said the doctor was interested in his armor.
• Seraphim Hawkeye emerged from the tower and gave Tony medicine.

Tony and Steve were brought to the top of the Mage Tower after Tony woke in the Seraphim’s custody. There, they finally came face to face with Wes.

• Seraphim Usopp dropped Tony onto the floor, and Steve helped him to his feet as Tony realized J.A.R.V.I.S. was not responding.
• Seraphim Hawkeye led Tony and Steve through the tower, where Tony observed the Seraphim and concluded they were artificially created weapons.
• Vegapunk rushed over to ask who had developed Tony’s black armor and promised to show him his laboratory after he met Wes.
• Seraphim Hawkeye pushed Tony and Steve into the top-floor chamber, where Wes waited in his chair.

Wes explained to Tony and Steve that the Infinity Stones were primordial forces and revealed that Thanos was using them to conquer worlds and erase half their populations. Learning that the Time Stone was on Earth, Tony and Steve realized Thanos might attack and prepared to warn the other superheroes.

• Steve demanded to know why Wes had killed so many people, and Wes said they had attacked first and the war had begun.
• Wes showed Tony and Steve the Infinity Stones’ origins and explained that gathering all six could grant any wish.
• Wes revealed that Thanos was behind Loki and the Chitauri and showed them his army destroying civilizations and erasing half their populations.
• Tony asked how Thanos’s threat concerned Earth, and Wes told him that the Time Stone was on Earth.
• Tony and Steve feared an invasion and resolved to return and warn the other superheroes.

Tony and Steve questioned Wes, who told them of a cosmic crisis but gave no explanation for his actions. After Tony's attack failed and Wes sent them away, Seraphim Hawkeye led them to Vegapunk's futuristic city, leaving them stunned by Wes's claim to have created the world.

• Wes told Tony and Steve about a cosmic crisis threatening Earth's survival, but Steve questioned how it related to Wes's actions.
• Tony attacked Wes with his armor, but Wes absorbed the blast and stripped away the nanobots.
• Wes sent Tony and Steve flying out of the room, then Seraphim Hawkeye arrived and ordered them to follow him to the doctor.
• Tony and Steve followed Seraphim Hawkeye through Cull Obsidian's settlement and saw the advanced Future City built by Vegapunk.
• Seraphim Hawkeye said Wes had created the world, and Steve reacted with disbelief.

Tony and Steve spent several days at Vegapunk's research institute, where Tony explained artificial intelligence and learned about the Pirate World and its technology. When they tried to learn more about Wes, they suddenly found themselves on the streets of Washington.

• Vegapunk welcomed Tony and Steve to the research institute and eagerly embraced Tony.
• Tony told Vegapunk about artificial intelligence, and Vegapunk considered using new programs in the Pacifistas.
• Vegapunk explained the Pacifistas and shared information about the Pirate World, its powers, and its coming flood.
• Tony told Vegapunk that his armor was made of Vibranium, and Vegapunk praised the material.
• Tony and Steve spent several days studying at the institute before suddenly appearing on the streets of Washington.

After Washington thawed, Tony and the surviving superheroes managed the city's reconstruction and mourned the heroes who had died. Once life returned to normal, the story shifted to Scorpius Green, a red-haired student bullied by Carl, who confronted him at his locker.

• The wind and snow cleared from Washington, and the frozen residents revived to find the city in ruins.
• Tony and the military organized security, addressed the international fallout, and arranged funerals for the fallen superheroes.
• Over the next month, Washington was rebuilt, the White House was restored, and the dead heroes were commemorated with a monument and funeral.
• Scorpius Green endured school bullying because of his red hair and tried to avoid notice.
• Carl slammed Green's locker shut and frightened him as she appeared ready to torment him.

Green's humiliation and beating by Carl triggered an uncontrollable laser power that killed Carl and several students, plunging the school into chaos. Green was imprisoned, but nearly a hundred similar superpower incidents soon spread across Washington State.

• Carl shoved Green against a locker, mocked him, and beat him while the watching students did nothing to help.
• Green's eyes turned red, and a laser burst from them, cutting Carl in half and killing other students as it struck wildly through the school.
• Police and military forces arrived and subdued Green, then took him to a special prison for people with dangerous abilities.
• Nearly a hundred similar incidents occurred across Washington State within a week, spreading fear throughout the state.

As superpowers spread through Washington State, Tony and the Secretary of State struggled to find a way to manage the growing number of Awakened. The chapter revealed that Wes had secretly altered every Washington resident’s genes, setting off the crisis as part of a plan to throw America into chaos.

• The Secretary of State rejected experts’ claims that the awakenings marked human evolution, and Tony agreed that the incident was man-made.
• The Secretary of State explained that more than 10,000 people had awakened, overwhelming the government and leaving officials unable to decide how to control or detain them.
• Tony warned that fear and suspicion could drive America toward a second civil war and suspected Wes was responsible.
• Wes used the Power Stone and Reality Stone to alter the genes of everyone in Washington State, planting an unpredictable transformation in each resident.

Wes chose to let America’s crisis deepen rather than destroy Washington State, while Tony agreed to seek a solution for the Awakened. Meanwhile, Vegapunk asked Wes for Vibranium, drawing his attention to Wakanda’s hidden reserves.

• Wes reasoned that a gradual crisis could destabilize America and potentially drive Awakened people to form their own nation.
• The Secretary of State asked Tony to help address the superpowered crisis, and Tony requested time to think.
• Wes met Vegapunk in a technologically advanced facility, where Vegapunk asked for Vibranium for his research.
• Wes considered Wakanda’s secret technological power and vast Vibranium supply, and grew interested in what he might do next.

Wes entered Wakanda after empowering a curious lion cub, then explored the high-tech nation hidden behind its primitive-looking border. King T'Challa ordered his forces not to provoke Wes and went to meet him, leaving the two sides facing each other.

• Wes descended among a pride of lions, noticed a cub drawn to the Runes on his robe, and infused it with Mental Power.
• Wes left the pride and crossed Wakanda's concealed boundary, revealing its advanced technology beneath its traditional exterior.
• Wakandans noticed Wes and reported his arrival to King T'Challa.
• T'Challa recognized Wes as a dangerous outsider, ordered his people to avoid conflict, and headed to meet him with his guard.
• T'Challa and his armed guard arrived where Wes was exploring and faced him.

Wes negotiated with T'Challa to trade Life Potions for Wakandan Vibranium, then toured Wakanda and secured a large supply. After Wes left, T'Challa told Steve about his movements, and Steve departed Washington by stealth fighter to end the chaos there.

• Wes asked T'Challa for Vibranium, and T'Challa agreed to discuss a deal.
• Wes showed T'Challa a Life Potion and explained that it could extend life by five years or save someone near death.
• T'Challa accepted the trade, and Wes toured Wakanda with him, including Princess Shuri's Laboratory.
• Wes exchanged three Life Potions for a large quantity of Vibranium and arranged the terms of a future transaction.
• After Wes left, T'Challa called Steve and shared details of Wes's movements.
• Steve boarded a stealth fighter in Washington and set out to end the chaos there.

Wes defeated a Time Variance Authority arrest team and learned about the multiverse and the Sacred Timeline, then sent one of their batons to Vegapunk for study. He began planning to capture a higher-ranking TVA member or infiltrate its headquarters as Mr. Paradox prepared a new team and Steve flew toward Africa.

• Wes used Soul Snatch to search the TVA leader’s memories and learned about the multiverse, the Sacred Timeline, and time criminals.
• Wes turned the TVA agents to ashes, took an Electric Baton, and vanished with it.
• Loki questioned why the TVA feared Wes, while Mr. Paradox explained that he was a major threat and decided to find Loki teammates.
• Vegapunk placed Wes’s Electric Baton on his workbench to study its connection to time.
• Wes planned to capture a TVA higher-up or infiltrate its headquarters, and Mr. Paradox prepared another operation.
• Steve piloted a stealth fighter toward Africa, unaware that Wes and the TVA were making new plans.

Wes waited on the African savanna for the Time Variance Authority to spring its trap, then fought the multiversal Deadpools they sent to capture him. He held them down with increasing gravity while studying their death-defying regeneration.

• Mr. Paradox ordered the Time Variance Authority to lock onto Wes’s time and sent a team to capture him.
• Wes sensed the temporal lockdown as golden portals opened and a group of Deadpools emerged to attack him.
• Wes engulfed the Deadpools in fire, but they regenerated after being burned to ashes.
• Wes increased gravity to four times normal and forced the Deadpools to the ground.
• Wes raised gravity to ten times normal, pinning the Deadpools down as their bodies were crushed and repeatedly regenerated.