Chapter Summaries

Blade visited Duva’s makeshift research institute to buy a corrosive weapon for hunting vampires, while Duva asked him to bring back vampires alive. After Blade left, Duva and his loyal Xenomorph entered a hidden basement where five slime-covered eggs awaited.

• Blade met Duva at the Weiland Private Research Institute and clashed briefly with his Xenomorph.
• Duva sold Blade a diluted corrosive weapon for one hundred thousand dollars.
• Duva asked Blade to bring him live vampires, but Blade left without answering.
• Duva reflected on the Marvel universe and his need for money, then stroked the Xenomorph’s crown-like head.
• Duva and the Xenomorph entered a hidden chamber and saw five slime-covered eggs.

Duva raised a Xenomorph Queen and began building a colony by hunting animals for hosts, drawing police attention to the area. When vampire Dennis and his followers attacked the officers while investigating Blade’s blood-like acid weapons, Duva appeared and challenged them.

• Duva inspected the five eggs laid by his newly evolved Xenomorph Queen and decided to use cats and dogs as hosts instead of capturing Blade.
• Xenomorphs hunted animals in the area for several nights until police officers led by George Stacy arrived to investigate the disappearances and bloodstains.
• A vampire attacked the officers, and more vampires joined in as they shrugged off gunfire and began killing one of them.
• Dennis questioned the officers about Blade’s corrosive weapons, which smelled like blood, and ordered his vampires to kill them.
• Duva appeared from a distance and confronted Dennis for trying to kill people on Weyland territory.

Duva and the Xenomorphs attacked Dennis and five other vampires, using their corrosive blood to overwhelm them without killing them. Duva left the vampires alive because he wanted to use them to verify something crucial about creatures that survived by drinking human blood.

• Duva realized Blade had brought the vampires to him rather than secretly capturing them, and he faced the six vampires with George nearby.
• A Xenomorph skewered one vampire, and four more surrounded the group as Dennis questioned Duva about Blade and the strange blood.
• Duva ordered the Xenomorphs to attack, and they incapacitated the vampires with their claws and corrosive blood despite being shot.
• Dennis tried to negotiate and shot at Duva, but Duva dodged the bullets and a Xenomorph overwhelmed Dennis.
• Duva inspected the six wounded but living vampires and said he needed them alive for the next few hours to verify something crucial.

Duva rescued George Stacy and his officers from vampires, then brought the captured vampires to his underground nest to test whether Facehuggers could parasitize them. A vampire-hosted Xenomorph burst from its victim, marking the birth of a new supernatural species with the potential to grow stronger.

• Duva's Courier Xenomorphs defeated the vampires, and he warned George Stacy that the officers had been sent into danger before disappearing with the survivors.
• George shot his bitten colleague before the Vampire Virus could transform him and decided to hold the person responsible for the operation accountable.
• Duva took the captured vampires to his underground cavern and used a Facehugger to parasitize one of them.
• The vampire awoke and discarded the dead Facehugger, but a new Xenomorph burst from his chest under Duva's command.

Duva turned vampires into Blood Xenomorphs and drew S.H.I.E.L.D.’s attention while carrying out legal experiments through Weyland Biochemical Company. The chapter ended with Nick Fury asking Dum Dum Dugan whose man Duva was.

• Duva’s Xenomorph Queen laid another egg, and six Blood Xenomorphs emerged from vampire hosts and fed on their remains.
• Duva arranged food orders and challenged the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent monitoring him, who revealed he was a clone of Dum Dum Dugan.
• Duva recognized Dum Dum Dugan and reasoned that S.H.I.E.L.D. was monitoring him but did not yet consider him a high-risk target.
• Nick Fury questioned Dum Dum Dugan about Duva’s suspected experiments and asked whose man Duva was.

Fury reviewed Duva’s activities and decided that he could be useful but should remain under surveillance, while arranging more funding through a dubious invoice. The chapter ended with Coulson reporting that Banner had been found and was being hunted worldwide.

• Fury questioned Dum Dum Dugan’s report and concluded Duva could be worked with but could not yet be trusted.
• Coulson explained how Duva obtained an experimental site and noted that government funding had gone to Weyland Biochemical Company under Colonel Stryker’s authority.
• Dum Dum Dugan reported that Duva had raided a cooked-food warehouse after spending his money and taking back payment from a clone.
• Coulson said Blade had given Duva two hundred thousand dollars but would not provide the creature’s blood for study.
• Fury approved another two hundred thousand dollars for the clone and ordered an invoice for two hundred million sent to the Permanent Five.
• Fury ordered continued surveillance of Duva, and Coulson reported that Banner had been found and was being hunted across the globe.

Duva discussed Blade’s warning about vampires and agreed to help intercept Mister Blue, who was experimenting with Hulk’s blood and dealing with the Blood Baron. He demanded two million dollars and intelligence on vampire populations and bases, leaving Blade to consider Duva’s interest in hunting vampires.

• Duva counted his growing Xenomorph force while he and Dum Dum Dugan continued their Robin Hood activities.
• Blade told Duva he had killed the self-proclaimed Blood God and warned that vampires were becoming suspicious of him.
• Blade asked Duva to help deal with people pursuing Hulk’s blood, and Duva learned Mister Blue was the main target because of his genetic experiments and ties to the Blood Baron.
• Duva agreed to track down and intercept Mister Blue, but demanded two million dollars and information about vampire populations and their bases.

Blonsky transformed into Abomination after Mister Blue injected him with an incomplete serum made from Hulk's blood, and Duva led a pack of Xenomorphs into battle against him. As the Xenomorphs wounded Abomination with their coordinated attacks, Duva spotted an opening to send in a facehugger.

• Blonsky demanded that Mister Blue inject him with the incomplete Hulk-blood serum, then transformed into Abomination and vowed to kill Hulk.
• Xenomorphs burst into the laboratory, and Duva confronted Abomination while Mister Blue watched and tried to escape.
• Duva signaled eleven Xenomorphs to attack Abomination together, and their Strong Acid blood burned through his skin and flesh.
• A Blood Xenomorph struck Abomination's eye with its Inner Jaw and drank his blood as it tore into him.
• Duva found an opening to send a facehugger toward Abomination.

Duva used his Xenomorphs to distract Abomination while a Facehugger successfully implanted him. Duva escaped with the remaining Xenomorphs, leaving Abomination injured and unaware that he had been parasitized.

• Duva released a Facehugger while Abomination fought the Xenomorphs, and Mister Blue watched in disbelief.
• Abomination killed five of the strongest Xenomorphs and believed he was close to winning.
• The Facehugger rode a Courier Xenomorph, leapt onto Abomination, and attached itself to his face.
• Abomination crushed the Facehugger, unaware that its parasitism had succeeded, while Duva confirmed the implantation and taunted him.
• Abomination hurled concrete at Duva, but the remaining Xenomorphs deflected it and Duva escaped.
• Abomination attacked Mister Blue, who crashed into a bottle of Hulk Serum he had saved.

Abomination and Hulk fought in New York while observers debated whether to intervene. Ancient One sensed that Earth’s reality had changed through its own development, then used Black Magic to extend her life, increasing Dormammu’s debt to Chthon.

• Blade questioned Duva after Duva’s xenomorphs failed to defeat Abomination, then rushed to save civilians as Abomination rampaged through Broadway.
• Fury lowered Duva’s assessment when he stayed behind, while Blade remained puzzled by his silence.
• Banner transformed into a weakened Hulk, and Abomination charged him and gained the upper hand in a destructive fight that drew worldwide attention.
• Professor X sensed another consciousness within Abomination and chose not to intervene, wary of the dangers facing mutants.
• Ancient One considered Earth’s changed reality and her magical debts, then used Black Magic to prolong her life, causing Dormammu’s debt to Chthon to increase.

Tony Stark and Blade watched as Hulk overwhelmed Abomination, who fled while strange creatures escaped alongside Duva. Sersi recognized the creatures as Deviants and called Ikaris for help.

• Tony Stark attacked Hulk and Abomination but could not affect their fight, and he questioned Blade about why he was watching Duva.
• Hulk grew stronger and defeated Abomination, whose body began showing disturbing signs of strain as he fled.
• Hulk escaped amid the chaos, while General Ross hoped Blonsky could still be saved.
• A news helicopter briefly filmed Duva running with several strange creatures, and the footage spread across the world.
• Sersi saw the footage, recognized the creatures as Deviants, and called Ikaris for help.

Duva confronted Abomination as an alien inside him reached maturity, and Abomination’s chestburster emerged, leaving him mortally wounded. The newborn alien killed Abomination and began feeding, while Duva assessed its unusual strength and rapid growth.

• Duva emerged from hiding and told Abomination he had tracked him back to the laboratory.
• Abomination discovered the bulge in his chest and demanded to know what Duva had done to him.
• Duva explained that the alien had replaced Abomination’s organs and that its emergence would leave him unable to heal.
• Abomination attacked Duva, who blocked the blow with the help of an alien parasitizing his own body.
• The alien burst from Abomination’s chest, emerged nearly two meters tall, and appeared capable of developing into a powerful fighter within minutes.
• Abomination reached for the alien, but it pierced his skull with its Inner Jaw and began devouring him.

Mister Blue, transformed by Hulk Serum, witnessed the Abomination Xenomorph emerge and became obsessed with claiming the creatures. Duva recognized him and prepared for the arrival of a mysterious Superman-like figure, who turned out to be Ikaris, one of the Eternals.

• Mister Blue deduced that Xenomorphs could inherit their hosts’ abilities and become more powerful, and he decided the creatures should belong to him.
• Duva noticed Mister Blue watching from a distance and sent a Courier Xenomorph to keep him under secret surveillance.
• Duva concluded that his universe might not be purely the movie version of Marvel and resolved to remain cautious about unknown threats.
• Ikaris arrived in the air wearing a blue-and-gold suit, with golden energy gathering in his eyes.
• Duva identified the Superman-like newcomer as Ikaris, an Eternal assigned to Earth for thousands of years.

Ikaris confronted Duva over the Xenomorphs, believing they were Deviants, and attacked when Duva questioned his motives and knowledge. The Abomination Xenomorph protected Duva and fought Ikaris through the city, leaving civilians caught between the two powerful combatants.

• Ikaris arrived after Sersi alerted him, judged the Xenomorphs to be a new kind of Deviant, and questioned Duva about associating with them.
• Duva challenged Ikaris over concealing information about the Deviants, prompting Ikaris to fire Heat Vision at him.
• The Abomination Xenomorph burst out of the building, grabbed Ikaris, and slammed him into the ground before shielding Duva from him.
• Ikaris recovered unharmed and attacked the Xenomorph, crashing through buildings while Duva dodged clear of his charge.
• The Abomination Xenomorph counterattacked and repeatedly hurled Ikaris toward deserted areas, but their fight still caused destruction and civilian casualties.

S.H.I.E.L.D. watched Ikaris attack Duva and battle the Abomination Xenomorph, whose strength grew as it fought. Ikaris recognized that the creature was not a Deviant, but Duva publicly declared Ikaris and the Eternals to be humanity’s enemies.

• Sersi watched footage of the clash and worried that unfamiliar creatures might be Deviants.
• Fury and the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents saw the Abomination Xenomorph emerge and concluded that Duva had somehow made it powerful by using Abomination.
• Fury raised Duva’s clearance level by four tiers and ordered that he be treated as a priority threat.
• The Abomination Xenomorph grew stronger as it fought Ikaris, eventually injuring him and preventing him from reaching Duva.
• Ikaris called off the fight after concluding the creature was not a Deviant, and Duva accused Ikaris and the Eternals of being humanity’s evil enemies.

Duva’s Abomination Xenomorph fought Ikaris, who fled after its acidic blood badly injured him. Tony rescued General Ross, but Ross died in the chaos, and Tony confronted Duva as the world reacted to the destruction.

• Duva confronted Ikaris while the Abomination Xenomorph attacked him and tore flesh from his face.
• Ikaris destroyed General Ross’s helicopter with Heat Vision, and Tony rescued Ross before returning to the battle.
• The Abomination Xenomorph’s corrosive blood melted Ikaris’s face and hands, and Ikaris fled after smashing through a rooftop and accidentally killing Ross.
• Tony discussed Ross’s death with Jarvis, then found Duva beside the now-calm Abomination Xenomorph.
• Tony warned Duva that his creatures had caused a worldwide stir and that more trouble was coming.

Duva returned to his lair with the Xenomorphs after telling Tony Stark to upgrade his armor, while Tony began planning new suits and investigating the creatures. Duva recognized that organizations like S.H.I.E.L.D. would try to control or destroy him, and resolved to keep strengthening his forces.

• Duva dismissed Tony Stark’s concerns, called his Xenomorphs his finest calling card, and charged Tony one hundred thousand dollars for armor advice.
• Tony learned that several organizations held locked information about Deviants, then ordered Jarvis to analyze the Xenomorphs and transfer Duva one hundred thousand and one dollars.
• Public attention turned toward mutants after the night’s clashes, while governments and other powerful groups began scrutinizing Duva and the Xenomorphs.
• Duva returned to the Weiland Private Research Institute with his Xenomorphs and ignored Dum Dum Dugan’s warning that people would soon come looking for him.
• Duva concluded that S.H.I.E.L.D. would try to restrict or seize his Xenomorphs, and resolved to keep growing stronger.

Duva confronted Elektra after Xenomorphs caught her trespassing, then questioned The Hand’s intentions. Coulson arrived with news that The Five Fingers were investigating Deviants and Flying Man, and Duva identified the mysterious figure as Ikaris.

• S.H.I.E.L.D. increased its watch on Duva, while representatives from various factions tried and failed to win his favor.
• Duva’s Xenomorphs caught Elektra sneaking onto his property, and she admitted she had followed Kingpin’s people.
• Duva pressed Elektra about The Hand, and she revealed that The Five Fingers were discussing him without reaching a decision.
• Coulson asked Duva to spare Elektra and said The Five Fingers were secretly investigating the Deviants and Flying Man.
• Duva identified Flying Man as Ikaris and joked that he would hate being called a hero.

Duva challenged Coulson’s claims about S.H.I.E.L.D. by explaining the hidden history of Earth’s Eternals, Deviants, and Mutants. Coulson left determined to investigate Duva, while both agreed that Ikaris belonged to a different group from the ancient Deviants.

• Duva explained how the Celestials created Eternals and Deviants, how the ancient Deviants ruled Earth before being exterminated, and how their mutation genes survived in humans as Mutants.
• Duva connected the ancient conflict to later events, including the rise of Ghost Rider, Apocalypse, and the split between S.H.I.E.L.D. China Branch and S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Duva questioned how S.H.I.E.L.D. could have no records of the Deviants, prompting Coulson to admit that Duva’s knowledge did not match his known background.
• Coulson asked about Ikaris, and Duva clarified that Ikaris was not one of the intelligent Deviants who had ruled Earth twenty thousand years ago.
• Coulson decided to search S.H.I.E.L.D.’s files and historical records for information about Duva, while Duva agreed that distinguishing Ikaris’s group from the ancient Deviants mattered.

Duva discussed the danger of mutants learning about the Deviants with Coulson, then captured Elektra and used a Facehugger to begin giving her its powers. A Courier Xenomorph secretly revealed that it was Mystique and sent her intelligence about Flying Man and Alaska to the outside world.

• Duva and Coulson discussed mutant research into their origins and the risk of exposing the Deviants, while Duva considered using Ikaris as a host.
• Coulson left after Duva refused to hand over Elektra, whom he had detained after her mission against Kingpin's people.
• Elektra tried to take Duva hostage with a dagger, but he stopped the blade with two fingers.
• Duva had Xenomorphs restrain Elektra and placed a Facehugger on her, intending to parasitize her without triggering a Chestburster.
• A Courier Xenomorph revealed itself as Mystique and transmitted that Flying Man was a Deviant located in Alaska.