Vol. 5Vampires and Skrull Refuge

Henry pursued Eternal technology, resisted the Vampires, and helped Charlize’s career while developing research with Blade and investigating Howard Stark’s accident. The volume ended with Nick Fury arranging a home for the Skrulls, who promised not to target Henry again.

  • Henry partnered with Kingo and made a Vibranium headband that eased Thena’s distressing memories.
  • Henry rejected Gitano Dragonetti’s demands and warned Tony Stark that the Vampires were targeting Stark Industries.
  • Henry secured Cruella de Vil’s help with Charlize’s premiere gown and brought Kitty to a green-screen shoot.
  • Henry and Cruella arranged Charlize’s runway appearance, while Cruella tailored a suit for Henry.
  • Henry worked with Blade and Abraham Whistler on vampire defenses and a treatment for Blade’s Bloodlust Syndrome.
  • Henry helped Charlize leave after her visa was canceled and secured Kitty’s release from quarantine.
  • Henry killed James and Lilith Arden, survived the bounty on him, and recruited Brian Mills’s team for protection.
  • Nick Fury arranged a Skrull settlement with Talos, who promised the Skrulls would not target Henry again.
Chapters 401–500 Read from Ch. 401

Arc 17The Eternal Remedy

Henry traveled to India to meet Kingo and negotiated a film partnership in exchange for help with Thena’s condition. After treating her with a Vibranium headband, he returned to his research and received a blood-scented invitation from the Mystikos Sect.

  • Karen Patel approached Henry about Kingo Film Company using Stark Studios’ imaging technology, and Henry asked her to arrange a meeting with Kingo about the Eternals.
  • Henry traveled to Mumbai with Kitty, met Kingo, and agreed to a region-limited cinema equipment partnership while requesting access to Eternal technology.
  • Kingo took Henry to Australia, where Henry learned about the Eternals’ history and met Gilgamesh and Thena.
  • Henry examined Thena’s brainwaves and concluded that memories from another life were causing her distress, then proposed a device to filter them.
  • Henry shaped Vibranium into a headband that stopped the mental noise for Thena, and she confirmed that it worked.
  • Henry returned to Los Angeles, reassured Charlize about his assignment for Tony Stark, and advised her on pursuing an acting role offered by Rita Wilson.
  • Henry studied Kree and Skrull records while considering ways to build a laboratory, and Hollywood figures tried to court him.
  • Henry opened an invitation from the Mystikos Sect to visit an old manor outside Los Angeles and noticed a faint smell of blood.
Chapters 401–42525 summaries Read

Arc 18The Vampires’ Invitation

Henry faced pressure from Gitano Dragonetti’s Vampires because of his connection to Tony Stark and sought ways to protect Charlize Theron without surrendering to them. He secured Cruella de Vil’s help with Charlize’s premiere gown and brought Kitty to a shoot, while Cruella also tailored a suit for him.

  • Henry showed Old Charlie the invitation’s wax seal, learned that the Mystikos Sect had approached him, and decided to warn Tony Stark that the Vampires were targeting Stark Industries.
  • Henry met Gitano Dragonetti at the banquet and rejected his offers and demands, then removed the Mutant Suppression Collar and left after a Vampire tried to threaten him.
  • Henry told J.J. Harris and Charlize Theron that the Vampires were targeting Stark Industries, gave Charlize alarm watches, and arranged a trip to Paris after designers refused to work with her.
  • At Jonchet Castle, Henry told Hubert de Givenchy why Charlize needed a premiere gown, and Givenchy arranged for them to meet Cruella de Vil.
  • Cruella agreed to provide gowns for Charlize in exchange for modeling work, and Charlize and Cruella agreed to sign a contract despite their hostility toward each other.
  • Givenchy gave Henry Audrey Hepburn’s last bottle of true L’Interdit and its surviving formula, and Henry promised not to commercialize the scent.
  • Henry brought Kitty to Charlize’s green-screen shoot, where Cruella directed the set while J.J. Harris arranged a temporary contract for Kitty’s work.
  • Cruella selected a green premiere gown for Charlize and tailored a dark gray suit for Henry that fit him perfectly and allowed him to move freely.
Chapters 426–45025 summaries Read

Arc 19Runways, Vampires, and S.H.I.E.L.D

Henry helped Charlize navigate a Paris fashion show and a sudden visa cancellation while building a partnership with Blade and researching treatments for his bloodlust. S.H.I.E.L.D. confronted Henry over whether he was Superman, and the stretch ended with Henry securing Kitty’s release from quarantine.

  • Sean Connery guided Charlize through the premiere press line, where she explained that the Tiger in Cruella de Vil’s campaign was real and belonged to Henry.
  • Henry encouraged Charlize after she felt uncertain about her career, then agreed to stay by her side when she accused him of planning to leave.
  • James Cameron asked Stark Studios to help finish Titanic, and Tony Stark approved sixty-five million dollars in funding in exchange for North American distribution rights.
  • Henry rescued Jasper Baden from a vampire attack and worked with Blade and Abraham Whistler to develop a serum, surveillance systems, weapons, and a treatment for Blade’s Bloodlust Syndrome.
  • Cruella arranged for Charlize to walk in her menswear show, and her successful runway appearance revived interest in her acting career as Henry continued work on the Undersea Laboratory and Blade’s research.
  • S.H.I.E.L.D. sent Phil Coulson to ask Henry whether he was Superman, but Henry rejected Coulson’s appeal to use his abilities, and Nick Fury warned that the agency lacked grounds to act against him.
  • A customs officer canceled Charlize’s performer visa, and Henry helped her leave for Europe while fighting to keep Kitty from being sent back or harmed in quarantine.
  • Kitty broke free of her cage and frightened the warehouse staff, and the supervisor released her after Henry threatened legal action and compensation.
Chapters 451–47525 summaries Read

Arc 20The Arden Bounty and Skrull Refuge

Henry killed James and Lilith Arden after discovering they were Vampires, then survived the bounty placed on him while helping Jack Reacher investigate Howard Stark’s accident. As Charlize’s career advanced and Henry studied alien technology, Nick Fury brought Skrulls to Earth and secured their promise not to target Henry again.

  • Henry met James and Lilith Arden at their estate, learned they were Vampires, and killed them with his silver cross while their guards called the police.
  • With no bodies or forensic evidence, Henry’s murder case stalled as Old Money families moved to claim the Arden fortune, and Henry told Tony Stark that the Ardens had burned to ashes.
  • Henry survived attacks by bounty hunters, recruited Brian Mills and his team to protect him, and the Continental Hotel eventually withdrew its bounty.
  • Henry gave Jack Reacher intelligence on Howard Stark’s car accident and asked him to investigate quietly, then provided him with cash and a tracking watch.
  • Henry’s research into Kree and Skrull technology advanced as Charlize gained Hollywood roles and secured a work visa, while Vampires grew more violent around Los Angeles.
  • Nick Fury met Talos and the Skrulls in Bristol, asked them to help Earth, and arranged for them to settle there while he sought a safe home for them.
  • Talos assigned Priscilla as Fury’s liaison and promised that the Skrulls would not target Henry again, while warning his people not to create unnecessary trouble.
  • At The Devil’s Advocate premiere, Henry praised Charlize’s performance, discussed her possible role in The Matrix, and urged her and Keanu Reeves to take precautions during martial arts training.
Chapters 476–50025 summaries Read
Volume 5 of 14
Volume 5 of 14