Chapter Summaries

Henry Brown met Karen Patel, a representative of Bollywood’s Kingo Film Company, to discuss bringing Stark Studios’ digital imaging technology to India. After Patel tried to claim he could approve any deal, Henry revealed he knew Kingo was an Eternal and asked to speak with him as a Kryptonian.

• Karen Patel introduced the Ginger family’s legacy and explained that Kingo Film Company wanted to adopt Stark Studios’ cinematic digital imaging technology.
• Patel pitched India’s huge population as a vast market for cameras and projectors, claiming Stark Studios could make enormous profits there.
• Henry said cooperation was possible but insisted on discussing additional matters with Kingo face-to-face.
• Patel claimed he was authorized to make decisions for Kingo, but froze when Henry brought up the Eternals.
• Henry told Patel to relay that a Kryptonian wished to speak with an Eternal.

Henry offered to discuss cooperation with Kingo through Karen Patel, then considered what the Eternals might be like in this world. He set the meeting aside and focused on his unfinished alien-storage-reader project, while worrying about where to build a secure laboratory.

• Henry told Karen Patel that Kingo could meet him in the United States or he could travel to India, and that business terms should first be discussed with Henry’s manager.
• Karen Patel agreed to relay Henry’s request to Kingo and left without promising how Kingo would respond.
• Henry considered the differences between the Eternals in the comics and movies, but concluded he could not determine which version existed in his world.
• Henry returned his attention to building a machine to read the Kree and Skrull storage devices, which he could not calibrate at Sheep Cave Valley Laboratory because of limited power.
• Henry considered using the undersea server site for a hidden laboratory, but its generators could not yet provide enough electricity.

Henry received Kingo’s invitation to visit India and arranged to travel with his tiger, Kitty, while deciding Charlize Theron should stay home for her acting career. He left with the India trip set for the day after tomorrow, pending a check of pet travel rules.

• Karen Patel told Henry that Kingo had invited him to India, offered to cover his expenses, and arranged a private jet to collect him.
• Henry asked whether he could bring Kitty and said he needed to check quarantine and customs rules before confirming the trip.
• Henry told Charlize Theron he was going to India and advised her to stay home for auditions rather than accompany him.
• Henry told Charlize Theron that Kitty would travel with him, despite her offering to look after the tiger.

Henry flew to Mumbai with Kitty, whose behavior and the crew’s reactions demonstrated the fifth-generation Tiger Language Translator’s abilities and limitations. The translator remained an unfinished, comfort-sensitive device, and Henry kept the crew from treating Kitty like a harmless toy.

• Henry brought Kitty aboard his private jet without keeping her in her crate and arranged her food and toilet area for the long flight.
• Henry instructed Karen Patel to provide Kitty with three meals of raw meat each day, and the butler gradually relaxed when Kitty ignored him.
• Kitty behaved calmly during the flight, and the crew discovered that she could understand basic commands through Henry’s fifth-generation Tiger Language Translator.
• Henry explained that the translator worked offline in English and translated Kitty’s thoughts back into sounds only he could hear to conserve power.
• The crew tried to pet Kitty, but Henry stopped them whenever she showed discomfort and refused to let them handle her carelessly.

Henry arrived in Mumbai with Kitty and traveled with Karen Patel toward the Kingo family's base in Bollywood. Along the way, he witnessed the city's traffic and learned which Indian cattle were considered sacred.

• Henry and Kitty landed in Mumbai, and Karen Patel arranged their passage through customs and animal quarantine.
• Henry rode with Kitty and Karen Patel in a Bentley, closing the window after the city's strong curry aroma overwhelmed him.
• The Bentley traveled through Bollywood toward the Kingo family's film company with police motorcycles clearing the way through Mumbai traffic.
• Henry saw herdsmen driving cattle through the road and asked Karen Patel why Indians revered cows but also used some for labor and meat.
• Karen Patel explained that Indian Zebu were sacred, while water buffaloes were treated as ordinary livestock.

Henry Brown arrived at Kingo Film Company in Mumbai and interrupted a dance scene when his Tiger caused panic on the set. After the crew resumed preparations, Henry and Kingo met, exchanged polite introductions, and left each other with a favorable impression.

• Henry crossed Mumbai and arrived at Kingo Film Company while a song-and-dance scene was being filmed.
• Henry's Tiger frightened the cast and crew, so the male lead calmed them and called a thirty-minute break.
• Karen Patel introduced Henry to Kingo, and the two men apologized for the disturbance and exchanged pleasantries.
• Henry and Kingo recognized each other's skill at concealing secrets and formed a favorable impression of one another.

Henry met Kingo in his dressing tent, assessed the Eternal’s confidence around Kitty, and discussed tea and Henry’s past. He then revealed that he knew of Kingo’s identity from legends about the Eternals, prompting Kingo to ask where he had learned the term.

• Karen Patel cleared the table and served Henry tea while Kingo stroked Kitty and recommended his milk tea.
• Henry tasted Kingo’s Nilgiri black tea, and Kingo explained its origin as they talked about Henry’s former poverty and recent success.
• Henry recognized that Kingo was unafraid of Kitty and concluded that he was likely an Eternal with formidable abilities.
• Kingo asked whether Henry had encountered good tea before, and Henry explained that he had spent most of the year focused on research and avoiding people who might cause trouble.
• Henry called Kingo a fifth-generation head of a film family, and Kingo asked where Henry had learned the term.
• Henry described a book about a rainforest settlement ruled by Eternals, said to be either a paradise or a place from which people never escaped, and presented it as the source of his knowledge.

Henry met Kingo to ask about Krypton after explaining his connection to the Skrulls and Kree, but Kingo knew little more than he did. The meeting ended with Henry attending to Kitty, whose complaints about the tent’s smells and lack of sunlight remained unresolved.

• Kingo blamed Druig’s arrogance for past trouble and joked with his butler about once mistaking him for a vampire.
• Henry explained that the Skrulls had identified him as a Kryptonian and asked Kingo what he knew about Krypton.
• Kingo said he knew of the Skrulls, Kree, and Kryptonians but had little information about Krypton.
• Henry considered asking about Eternal technology, then took Kitty to relieve herself when she became restless.
• Henry explained that his earpiece translated Kitty’s brainwaves and roars, and Kitty complained that the tent smelled bad and had nowhere to bask in the sun.

Henry explained to Kingo how his research into brainwaves led to a translator that let him understand Kitty’s thoughts, and described the limits of his work with psychic abilities. Kingo pressed him about influencing consciousness, leaving Henry wondering whether he was seeking a solution for Thena’s Mahd Wy’ry.

• Kingo heard Kitty’s translated complaints, and Henry explained that the translator’s audible mode drained its batteries much faster.
• Henry told Kingo that his brainwave research began after Professor X invaded his consciousness and had advanced through more than a year of experiments with Kitty.
• Henry said he could read Kitty’s thoughts, translate human speech into something she understood, and potentially build a Psychic Defense Helmet, but he could not yet interpret human brainwaves.
• Kingo asked how quickly Henry could study other creatures and whether he could influence a person’s consciousness.
• Henry objected to using his research to manipulate someone, then wondered if Kingo was thinking about Thena and her Mahd Wy’ry.

Henry and Kingo discussed a test in which Henry would study Eternal technology and physiology, with the promise of helping Kingo’s friend Thena if he met the standard. They agreed on a film-equipment partnership as a public cover, and Henry revealed that he wanted the Eternals’ battle suit system.

• Kingo praised Krypton’s former power and asked Henry to undergo a test, offering cooperation with his research in return.
• Kingo explained that he wanted Henry to help Thena, whose condition the Eternals feared would require erasing her memories.
• Henry questioned why Kingo had not sought help from Professor X, and Kingo said the Eternals distrusted Mutants and feared exposure.
• Henry and Kingo agreed that Stark Studios would provide cinema equipment for production in India and nearby markets, with sales restricted by region.
• Henry told Kingo he wanted the Eternals’ battle suit system, ideally with radiation resistance and stealth capabilities.

Henry asked Kingo for help developing an anti-Kryptonian radiation suit, but Kingo could not access the Eternal mothership or his combat suit. After studying Kingo’s energy construct, Henry theorized how Eternal abilities worked and suggested the mothership might let them use one another’s powers; the chapter ended with Kingo inviting Henry to dinner.

• Henry worried that Nick Fury might develop green-sun weapons and asked Kingo for technology to make an anti-Kryptonian suit.
• Kingo explained that the Eternals’ combat suits were woven aboard their sealed mothership and demonstrated an energy pistol formed from his body’s energy.
• Henry examined the construct and concluded that Kingo’s brain guided energy through stable, circuit-like patterns to produce his ability.
• Henry proposed that the mothership’s weaving process might let Eternals use one another’s abilities, and Kingo said they could not test the idea while the mothership remained sealed.
• Kingo praised Henry’s insight, ended filming, and invited him to dinner with the crew.

Henry enjoyed the Indian dishes Kingo served and asked the chef to teach him their recipes. Over dinner, Kingo asked Henry to help establish a company in India and treat his friend, and Henry agreed to do his best.

• Henry sampled Indian cuisine and was surprised when Kitty eagerly ate the grilled meat.
• Kingo explained that Indian royal cooks had created special dishes to feed tigers and lions.
• Henry spoke Hindi with Kingo and asked the chef to teach him the recipes.
• Kingo asked how Henry wanted to arrange a company in India, and Henry let Kingo decide the structure and fair profit split.
• Kingo said he still needed Henry's help treating his friend, and Henry promised to do his best once he saw the situation.

Henry’s examinations of Kingo revealed how the Eternals’ precise biology and mitochondria-based Cosmic Energy enabled their abilities and extraordinary survival. Kingo was left stunned by the detailed Krypton health report documenting those discoveries.

• Henry tested Kingo’s remarkable ability to repeat precise movements and found that external distractions did not affect his results.
• Henry determined that Kingo activated his power through brainwaves that directed Cosmic Energy into a conversion device around his hands.
• Henry traced the Eternals’ Cosmic Energy to their mitochondria and found that their lungs and digestive systems converted energy into forms their bodies could store.
• Henry concluded that the Eternals’ unusual cells and reduced cell replacement helped extend their lifespans and let them survive without air or food.
• Kingo examined Henry’s detailed report, which included diagrams of Eternal blood cells, organs, bones, and neural and lymphatic systems.

Henry examined Kingo and produced a detailed report on Eternal biology, confirming that Eternals were created by the Celestials rather than descended from humans. Impressed, Kingo offered him blood in exchange for help with a friend's symptoms, and they prepared to travel to Australia while arranging a film cooperation contract.

• Kingo examined Henry's report and was surprised by how much he had discovered in half a day.
• Henry explained that Eternal DNA differed completely from human DNA and asked why the Eternals had come to Earth.
• Kingo said the Eternals had been sent to eliminate the Deviants and now awaited orders to return home, while avoiding involvement in human affairs.
• Kingo offered Henry one hundred milliliters of blood if he could help resolve a friend's symptoms, and Henry agreed to go with him to Australia.
• Henry and Kingo agreed to begin contract negotiations through Stark Studios and discussed signing the contract in Los Angeles.

Henry traveled with Kingo to Australia and learned about the Eternals’ history on Earth, including their wars with Deviants and Inhumans and their conflicts with Mutants. The group continued inland by car, while Henry left with a clearer picture of the world’s hidden history.

• Kingo flew Henry and their companions from Mumbai to Perth, then Karen Patel drove them inland in a Ford Explorer with Kitty in the cargo area.
• Henry and Kingo discussed cinema and the difficulties of bringing Indian films to international audiences.
• Kingo told Henry that the Eternals had fought the Deviants and later helped Thor Odinson before settling in the Maya Empire.
• Henry learned that the Eternals had battled the Inhumans, driving most of them to the Blue Area of the Moon.
• Kingo explained that the Eternals later withdrew from humanity after repeated clashes with Mutants, whom they generally defeated.

Henry, Kingo, Karen Patel, and Kitty reached the secluded Australian retreat where Thena and Gilgamesh lived. They met Gilgamesh, who immediately took a liking to Kitty and began petting her despite her attempts to escape.

• Henry and Kingo discussed how Thena and Gilgamesh lived in isolation to ease the strain of their accumulated memories.
• Kingo explained that he had bought the land for his friends, while Gilgamesh grew vegetables and handled their own needs.
• Kingo stopped the car near the retreat and led Henry, Karen Patel, and the reluctant Kitty on foot toward the house.
• Kingo introduced Henry Brown, Karen Patel, and Kitty to Gilgamesh at the door.
• Gilgamesh softened when he saw Kitty and vigorously petted her, while she struggled unsuccessfully to get away.

Henry met Gilgamesh and, at Kingo’s request, began examining Thena to see whether he could help with her madness. The chapter ended as Henry fitted Kitty’s brain-wave detectors over Thena’s ears, preparing to test her.

• Gilgamesh playfully handled Kitty, then greeted Henry and bantered with Kingo about their past battles against the Deviants.
• Kingo asked Gilgamesh to let Henry examine Thena, and Henry said he would try to help but could not promise a cure.
• Gilgamesh led Henry, Kingo, and Kitty to Thena, who sat beneath an old tree and questioned whether Henry could cure her madness.
• Henry asked Thena’s permission to examine her, then placed Kitty’s brain-wave detectors over her ears.

Henry used Tiger Translator and guided Thena through memories and calming imagery to investigate her condition, then concluded that it differed from the Eternals’ explanation of Mahd Wy’ry. Thena confirmed that the unwanted memories seemed to come from another time, leaving Henry and the others to consider why she carried them.

• Henry used Tiger Translator to listen to Thena’s brainwaves while guiding her through memories and a visualization exercise.
• Kingo, Gilgamesh, and Karen Patel followed Henry’s voice and nearly fell asleep as it seemed to guide their heartbeats.
• Henry asked Thena whether memories unrelated to his prompts had surfaced, and she confirmed that they had.
• Henry explained that Thena’s condition did not match the Eternals’ account of Mahd Wy’ry and suggested that the memories interfering with her did not belong to her current life.
• Thena said the fragmented memories seemed to come from the Centauri System and showed her companions as the same people, with herself as the one who had experienced them.

Henry proposed building a device that would suppress the memory fragments causing Thena's Mahd Wy'ry, while warning that it would manage rather than cure her condition. Kingo accepted the approach if it worked, and Gilgamesh and Thena also offered Henry their blood as payment.

• Henry explained that Thena's companions in the fragments seemed unlike their real selves and suggested her mind was projecting memories onto them.
• Henry proposed a filtering device that would cancel the brain-wave signals associated with Thena's disruptive memories and reduce the strain on her brain.
• Henry clarified that the device would only correct Thena's condition while she wore it, and Kingo accepted the plan if Henry could prove it worked.
• Kingo revealed that he had promised Henry a tube of his blood, and Gilgamesh and Thena offered their own blood as additional payment.

Henry accepted the Eternals’ offer to create a device to help Thena and discovered that their Sound-Absorbing Steel was Vibranium. He began experimenting with the metal, but found that he could not heat it enough to shape it.

• Henry agreed to make a device for Thena in exchange for three times the reward and samples of the Eternals’ blood.
• Gilgamesh brought Henry a piece of Sound-Absorbing Steel, which Henry recognized as Vibranium.
• Henry explained that the metal could store energy and might eliminate the device’s need for charging.
• Henry asked Karen Patel to leave so the Eternals would not witness his work, then tore off a piece of Vibranium and heated it with Heat Vision.
• Henry’s attempts to process the Vibranium failed because it absorbed the heat and stored the energy instead of melting.