Chapter Summaries

Jesus led Wes and Mephisto through Heaven’s Garden of Eden and revealed that Heaven had foreseen David’s invasion after the Ancient One drove it from Earth. Mephisto accused Heaven of manipulating them, but Jesus said everything was arranged by fate.

• Mephisto discovered that the Wes who had accompanied him was only a clone, and Jesus invited them to follow him.
• Wes and Mephisto followed Jesus through the Garden of Eden, where Wes wondered why Heaven had left its powerful treasures unused in the battle.
• Jesus explained that Heaven had been driven from Earth by the Ancient One and had long sought a chance to return.
• Jesus revealed that Heaven had foreseen the events of the day, leaving Mephisto furious at the thought that Heaven had manipulated them.
• When Mephisto demanded Heaven’s purpose, Jesus replied that everything was arranged by fate.

Jesus explained that God had foreseen the Black Death Sword’s arrival and that Heaven had prepared for it, though David was weaker than Null. He led Mephisto and Wes to a vast reservoir of accumulated faith power and showed them a mysterious formation beneath it.

• Jesus said God had predicted the Black Death Sword would come to Heaven, prompting Heaven to prepare in secret.
• Jesus explained that David, the sword’s new host, was powerful but could not match Null.
• Mephisto realized Heaven had kept its preparations from him and considered how to respond.
• Jesus brought Mephisto and Wes to a waterfall made of accumulated Power of Faith.
• Jesus pointed out a mysterious formation and a radiant crystal beneath the faith-power waterfall.

Heaven resurrected its fallen angels and Four Great Monarchs as part of a plan to preserve its core strength, leaving Wes to realize that Heaven had manipulated him. Jesus destroyed Mephisto’s incarnation and offered Wes cooperation, agreeing to return him to Earth.

• Jesus used the Power of Faith to resurrect the Seraphim, other angels, and the Four Great Monarchs.
• Wes realized Heaven had used its conflict with David to weaken him and relocate its core forces.
• Wes asked Jesus what he planned to do with him and Mephisto.
• Jesus destroyed Mephisto’s incarnation, explaining that devils could not be trusted.
• Jesus told Wes that he was special and proposed cooperation; Wes asked if that meant returning to Earth, and Jesus agreed.

Wes rejected Jesus's offer to cooperate with Heaven, deciding to grow stronger by traveling between worlds rather than risk being used. At Coulson's funeral, his team mourned him and struggled to decide how to pursue revenge without a leader, a known enemy, or resources.

• Wes's clone returned from Mount Olympus, reported everything to Wes, and self-destructed.
• Wes weighed Heaven's tempting terms against the risks, admitted he had been led by greed, and decided not to cooperate with Heaven.
• Wes resolved to develop his strength steadily using his ability to travel between worlds, then vanished.
• Coulson's team attended his funeral in Washington, where Skye asked what they should do next.
• Melinda May called for revenge, but the team faced the problems of lacking a clear enemy, funding, and Coulson's leadership.

After Coulson’s death, Henry told his team that the Awakened had declared independence and urged them to continue his work. The team later learned that Henry was a Skrull manipulating them into targeting Wes Erwin to recover files exposing Skrull identities, while May remained suspicious of his story.

• Henry arrived at Coulson’s grave and gave Melinda May a document announcing the Awakened’s declaration of independence.
• Skye and the others vowed to uncover the truth about Coulson’s death and avenge him.
• Henry identified himself as Coulson’s former colleague and offered to brief the team about the Awakened.
• After leaving the team, Henry revealed himself as a Skrull and discussed using Coulson’s team to recover the identity files Wes Erwin had taken.
• Skye asked May whether Henry had told the truth, and May doubted his account.

May investigated Coulson’s death in Seattle, but every lead pointed to Wes, whom she believed she could not defeat. Meanwhile, the Wizard Legion grew stronger after two world wars, and Wes visited Vegapunk to hear about his research into super soldiers and the Extremis virus.

• May met with Spencer, questioned witnesses, examined surveillance, and investigated Coulson’s contacts, but found no useful clues.
• May concluded that Wes had killed Coulson and grieved over her inability to avenge him.
• Malfoy reported that the Wizard Legion had more than 1,000 level four wizards and that Dumbledore had advanced to level five.
• Wes planned to let the wizarding world recover before beginning another war, while the Underworld Will continued to manage the Underworld.
• Wes visited Vegapunk’s research institute, where Vegapunk excitedly reviewed information about super soldiers and the Extremis virus.

Wes gave Vegapunk advanced enhancement research and then visited Wakanda to buy Vibranium and Heart-shaped herb. Wakanda's leaders struggled over whether to sell the herb as Wes considered the nation's isolation and its need to adapt to a changing world.

• Vegapunk studied super-soldier cultivation technology and the Extremis virus, proposing ways to combine and control them, and Wes offered him resources and assistance.
• Wes asked the Black Panther to sell him Heart-shaped herb, but the Black Panther worried that it was a royal secret that must not leave Wakanda.
• The Black Panther's mother dismissed Wes as a lone man, while the Black Panther warned her that provoking him could bring great trouble and suggested seeking a compromise.
• Wes stayed in Wakanda's guest room and reflected that its isolation had slowed its progress as other nations and superpowered individuals grew more influential.
• Wakanda's leaders recognized that Vibranium alone could not preserve their standing and that they needed to reconsider their policies and find new paths for development.

Wes asked Black Panther to sell him the Heart-shaped herb, but Black Panther refused and offered Vibranium instead. After Wes claimed Black Panther was sick, Shuri’s tests found no problem, leaving Black Panther uncertain as Wes departed, confident that Wakanda would eventually face circumstances that changed its position.

• Black Panther refused to sell Wes the Heart-shaped herb and offered him unlimited Vibranium, but Wes claimed Black Panther was sick.
• Black Panther left with his guards and asked Shuri to conduct a thorough medical examination.
• Shuri’s tests found Black Panther healthy, but he suspected Wes might detect something beyond Wakanda’s testing methods.
• Black Panther reaffirmed that Wakanda would not compromise over the Heart-shaped herb, while Wes said he had time to wait.
• Wes departed, and Black Panther felt uneasy about the future as Shuri dismissed Wes’s warning as a trick.

Carol Danvers joined May’s investigation into Wes, while Seattle declared independence and Wes suspected someone was manipulating Spencer and the Awakened behind the scenes. The chapter left Wes alert to a hidden conspiracy as the city celebrated and tensions with the American Government rose.

• May gave Carol the pager and explained Coulson’s death and the evidence they had gathered about Wes.
• Carol agreed to help May, resolved to fight Wes, and listened as May described his abilities and recent actions.
• After Coulson’s death nullified the agreements between the Awakened and the American Government, Seattle declared independence on July 8.
• Spencer appeared on television to stir public support, while Seattle’s residents celebrated independence in the streets.
• Wes watched the celebrations and questioned Spencer’s rash decision, suspecting that a hidden force was driving events.

Wes realized Seattle’s independence was a trap designed by the American Government, the Awakened, and Captain Marvel to draw him out. He followed Captain Marvel away from the city toward the Pacific Ocean, where their confrontation was about to begin.

• Wes recognized that Seattle’s independence declaration was a coordinated trap meant to lure him in.
• Captain Marvel confronted Wes and accused him of endangering the universe, while Wes dismissed her judgment and challenged her to fight.
• Wes questioned whether Captain Marvel intended to battle amid Seattle’s crowds, warning that their fight could endanger millions of civilians.
• Captain Marvel flew toward the Pacific Ocean, and Wes pursued her without intending to flee.
• Wes and Captain Marvel reached the Pacific Ocean and slowed above the sea.

Wes fought Captain Marvel over the open sea, using elemental attacks, a barrier, and a chaotic force to overwhelm her. The clash left Captain Marvel bloodied and gravely injured, while Wes remained standing.

• Captain Marvel opened the fight by firing an energy beam that destroyed a deserted island, but Wes appeared behind her and froze her before she broke free.
• Wes summoned a storm and struck Captain Marvel with lightning as she dodged and flew toward him.
• Wes trapped Captain Marvel inside a barrier of five connected spheres, and she cracked it with a powerful punch.
• Wes created three clones and combined fire, water, earth, and wind into an annihilating force that collided with Captain Marvel's full-strength punch.
• The impact shook space itself, and Captain Marvel emerged covered in blood with her right wrist badly injured.

Captain Marvel recovered and fought off Wes’s attacks from the sky, sea, and air, but the four elemental dragons surrounded her and Wes caught her in energy-draining chains. Wes left her trapped and weakening, whispering that it was over.

• Captain Marvel healed in a burst of light and charged at Wes, but his attacks from the sky, sea, and air slowed and surrounded her.
• Four elemental dragons joined the assault, using freezing breath, brute force, wind blades, and flames against Captain Marvel.
• Captain Marvel dodged the Ice Dragon’s breath, unaware that Wes was concealed in the cold mist.
• Wes ensnared Captain Marvel’s ankles with black chains that spread over her body and drained her energy.
• Wes whispered to the weakening Captain Marvel that it was over.

Wes defeated Captain Marvel by binding her with dark chains that drained her energy, life, and soul for the World Will. Captain Marvel died and vanished beneath the sea, while Wes disappeared as sunlight returned.

• Captain Marvel tried to break free of Wes's chains and vowed to defeat him.
• Wes summoned more chains, which bound Captain Marvel and drained her power to feed the World Will.
• The chains drained Captain Marvel's life and soul until she died.
• Captain Marvel's body fell into the sea and was consumed by sea creatures.
• Wes declared that Captain Marvel had chosen the wrong opponent and disappeared as the clouds cleared.

Wes took control of Spencer’s soul and vowed to help him secure independence for the Awakened. After the government’s attempt to stop Wes failed, the President learned that the Awakened had attacked the National Guard.

• Wes appeared in Spencer’s room, and Spencer asked whether he had come to kill him.
• Wes said he had come to help Spencer, then used a soul-control spell to take control of him and promised to fulfill his wish for the Awakened’s independence.
• The Secretary of State told the President that their plan had failed, and the President dismissed seeking help from superheroes.
• An agent burst into the Oval Office and reported that the Awakened had attacked the National Guard.
• The President demanded to know why Spencer had defied the American Government.

The Awakened, armed with Vegapunk’s advanced weapons and supported by hundreds of Pacifistas, annihilated the United States military without casualties and became a worldwide sensation. Tony Stark recognized the robots as Vegapunk’s creations and struggled to respond to the crisis while his daughter was about to be born; the Secretary of State had taken up residence in Tony’s house.

• Wes equipped the Awakened with Vegapunk’s advanced weapons, and hundreds of Pacifistas joined their fight against the United States military.
• The Awakened and Pacifistas overwhelmed the United States military, destroying its defensive line and winning without a single casualty.
• News of the victory spread worldwide, drawing attention to the Pacifistas and prompting speculation about who had created them.
• Tony Stark watched footage of the battle and recognized the Pacifistas from his visit to Vegapunk’s Research Institute, concluding that Wes was behind the Awakened.
• Tony wrestled with the conflict between facing the crisis and staying with his wife for their daughter’s birth as officials, reporters, and allies called him.
• The Secretary of State refused to leave Tony’s house.

Wes accepted Black Panther’s suspicious invitation to Wakanda, where Doctor Strange and a vast coalition of heroes and armies ambushed him in the Mirror Dimension. Surrounded by forces united to fight him, Wes realized they saw him as an enemy like Thanos.

• Wes suspected Wakanda’s invitation to sell Heart-shaped herb concealed another purpose, but decided to go.
• Black Panther and Doctor Strange prepared a trap, with Doctor Strange assuring Black Panther they would capture Wes.
• Black Panther welcomed Wes to the palace, and Wes followed him inside without revealing his suspicions.
• Doctor Strange and guardian mages sealed the palace and transported everyone into the Mirror Dimension.
• Wes found Iron Man, Captain America, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Wakandan and Nova Corps soldiers, the Ravagers, and other cosmic armies gathered against him.

Wes revealed a hidden army of wizards, Pacifistas, and Seraphim, then unleashed a devastating attack on the heroes and their allies in the Mirror Dimension. Doctor Strange diverted Wes’s magma, giving the battered alliance a brief chance to recover as the battle continued.

• Wes summoned thirty thousand Wizard Legion members, thousands of Pacifistas, and dozens of Seraphim, shocking Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Iron Man, and their allies.
• Wes ordered his forces to attack, and the heroes and cosmic armies fought back as the Wizard Legion and Pacifistas inflicted heavy casualties.
• Doctor Strange, Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, and the Guardians of the Galaxy surrounded Wes while Star-Lord fired at him and Hulk charged.
• Wes unleashed tens of billions of volts of lightning and flooded the Mirror Dimension with magma, trapping many nonflying allies in danger.
• Doctor Strange cast a spell that diverted the magma, giving the survivors a brief respite.

The Superhero Alliance came under a devastating assault as Doctor Strange struggled to redirect lava and defend against Wes’s magic. Wes awakened Hulk’s rage, but just before Hulk struck him, Wes switched places with Tony.

• Doctor Strange redirected the lava, but falling ice, Wizards, and Seraphim wreaked havoc on the Superhero Alliance.
• Wes targeted Doctor Strange with dark chains, and Tony used his armor’s lasers to free him.
• Banner reached Wes and struck his Magic Shield, but Wes mocked him and used Mental Power to unleash Hulk’s rage.
• Banner transformed into an uncontrollable Hulk and charged at Wes with a powerful punch.
• Wes switched places with Tony just as Hulk’s fist was about to hit him.

Wes flooded the Mirror Dimension while Doctor Strange struggled to contain Hulk and protect the superhero alliance. Doctor Strange dissolved the dimension to save his companions, unleashing the flood into Wakanda and leaving the heroes fighting for survival.

• Hulk battered Tony until Doctor Strange trapped him in an independent Mirror Dimension, draining Strange's magic.
• Wes flooded the Mirror Dimension, leaving the superheroes struggling underwater while the Wizards, Pacifistas, and Seraphim moved freely.
• Doctor Strange tried to divert the water but dissolved the Mirror Dimension when the alliance faced drowning.
• The flood poured into Wakanda's Royal Palace, scattering everyone and wreaking havoc across the nation.
• Iron Man struggled to fly above the flood, while Captain America clung to a plank and searched for his teammates.

Wes devastated Wakanda with a flood and a sudden freeze, then stripped the allied heroes of their equipment and overwhelmed them with his wizard reinforcements. He bound the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy in soul-draining chains and declared that they could have lived in peace.

• Black Panther directed rescue efforts as Wakanda's streets flooded and the Wakandan army and superheroes tried to save the people.
• Wes froze the floodwaters and much of the allied force, then opened Space Channels through which reinforcements poured.
• Wes used Expelliarmus to strip Tony's armor, Black Panther's suit, Steve's shield, and the allied forces' other equipment and weapons.
• The Wizards attacked the disarmed heroes, who fought back until their strength dwindled and their injuries mounted.
• Wes bound the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy with black chains that drained their souls, and the chains silenced Tony when he tried to answer Wes.