Chapter Summaries

Spider-Man No. 199999 arrived in Universe No. 13 and joined the fight against the Inheritors, while the Spider-Men learned that Duva had conquered Hell and killed Mephisto. As Morlun and more Inheritors joined the battle, Ancient One from Universe No. 1543681 confronted Solus and prepared to attack him.

• Spider-Man No. 199999 told the Spider-Men that Duva had killed Mephisto and that he had come to Universe No. 13 on Duva's orders.
• A second Daemos emerged from a spacetime tunnel, killed Six-Armed Spider-Man, and fought the Spider-Men as they surrounded him.
• Morlun arrived and fought Captain Universe Spider-Man and Prime Universe Spider-Man while the other Inheritors attacked the Spider-Men.
• Spider-Man No. 199999 and the others continued attacking Daemos, who became increasingly overwhelmed by their combined assault.
• Ancient One from Universe No. 1543681 blocked Solus on his way to Universe No. 13 and raised powerful magic against him.

Ancient One pursued Solus after he devoured a Spider-Man, and the two fought across dimensions as he tried to reach Universe No. 13. Solus escaped into the Spider-Man hunt there, where Ancient One discovered Duva was already present.

• Ancient One confronted Solus and battled him with an array of conflicting magical powers against his Totem Power.
• Solus destroyed his body and attempted to escape by sending his soul toward Universe No. 13, but Ancient One tracked his destination.
• Solus changed bodies and arrived in Universe No. 13, where he found Spider-Man corpses, dead family members, and Xenomorph Spider-Man.
• Ancient One followed Solus through a portal and recognized that Duva was in Universe No. 13, apparently already targeting the vampires.

Duva descended into the Spider-Man Alliance's battle against the Inheritors and effortlessly killed Daemos and Solus. He revealed that he had sent Xenomorph Spider-Man to collect the Alliance's universe coordinates, but his real target was Universe 9602, whose location he planned to find through British Spider-Man.

• Ancient One recognized Duva's Xenomorph vessel and joined the battle, while Duva began transforming the body as he descended.
• Duva's presence terrified the Spider-Men and Inheritors, and Solus realized Duva had killed Mephisto and that Ancient One came from Universe 1543681.
• Daemos argued that the Inheritors should have killed Xenomorph Spider-Man earlier, but Duva struck him down with a single blow.
• Ancient One attacked Solus, and Duva killed him as well, stunning the Spider-Men who had struggled against the Inheritors.
• Duva told Ancient One that he had sent Xenomorph Spider-Man to gather the Alliance's coordinates while searching for Universe 9602, and named British Spider-Man as the key to finding it.

Duva forced British Spider-Man to reveal the coordinates of Universe No. 833 while seeking Universe No. 9602, then returned to Universe No. 1543681 with Ancient One. Ancient One asked Duva for help against Shuma-Gorath’s powerful avatars, which had devastated Sorcerer Supremes across the multiverse.

• Duva explained that he would use British Spider-Man and the Captain Britain Corps to locate Universe No. 9602, reserving a more dangerous plan involving the Marvel Editorial Department as a last resort.
• Duva annihilated the Inheritors, then seized British Spider-Man and demanded the coordinates of Universe No. 9602 and help from the Captain Britain Corps.
• Duva used his Xenomorph power to take control of British Spider-Man and read his memories, obtaining the coordinates of Universe No. 833.
• Duva opened a Space Tunnel and returned with Ancient One to Universe No. 1543681, leaving the Spider-Man Alliance behind.
• Ancient One told Duva that Shuma-Gorath had released powerful avatars, causing severe casualties among her counterparts across the multiverse.

Duva learned that the Cancer Universe and the Eye Tyrant threatened to invade his territory, so he sent aid to the Ancient One and prepared for the danger. He traveled to Universe No. 833 to ask Queen Saturnyne for the coordinates of Universe No. 9602, a hidden world blending two Multiverses.

• The Ancient One told Duva that the Eye Tyrant's clones and the Myriad Multi-Angled Ones had caused severe losses, and warned that the Cancer Universe was nearing Universe No. 199999.
• Duva agreed to lend the Ancient One Xenomorphs and send a Strange to prepare defenses, then took Mephisto Xenomorph and Hyperion Xenomorph with him.
• Duva entered Universe No. 833, alarming the Captain Britain Corps, while Watcher Uatu followed his trail.
• The Captain Britains identified Duva as a Concept God and prepared to fight, but Queen Saturnyne arrived and stopped them.
• Duva told Saturnyne he needed the coordinates of Universe No. 9602, the hidden world where concepts from two Multiverses blended.

Duva obtained Universe No. 9602’s coordinates from Queen Saturnyne and entered the isolated universe to make it a springboard toward the DC Multiverse. Super Soldier and Dark Claw detected the arrival of outsiders and prepared to investigate.

• Duva explained to Queen Saturnyne that he wanted Universe No. 9602’s coordinates for a risky plan, and she gave him an encrypted device containing them.
• Duva revealed that he hoped to make Xenomorphs a widespread supernatural system, while Queen Saturnyne warned that his success could unsettle other universes.
• Duva crushed the device and crossed the superflow toward Universe No. 9602, a universe hidden from contact with others.
• Super Soldier sensed an unexplained disturbance and contacted Logan Wayne, also known as Dark Claw.
• Logan Wayne determined that the universe’s total mass had increased, concluded that outsiders had arrived, and decided to deal with them before Hyena Quinn returned.

Duva arrived in Universe No. 9602 and attacked its heroes while seeking a gateway to the Marvel and DC Universes and a crucial fragment inside Super Soldier. As the heroes were overwhelmed by Duva’s Xenomorphs, a mysterious figure emerged from a passage and opposed him.

• Duva entered Universe No. 9602 with two Xenomorphs and headed straight for Earth, where his power disrupted its technology, magic, and prophecies.
• Super Soldier, Dark Claw, Steel Lantern, and Doctor Strange Fate confronted Duva, who singled out Super Soldier and sent the Hyperion Xenomorph to fight him.
• Steel Lantern and Doctor Strange Fate joined the battle, but the Mephisto Xenomorph easily destroyed Steel Lantern’s suit and dispersed Doctor Strange Fate’s spell.
• Heroes from across Earth joined the fight, but the Hyperion Xenomorph and Mephisto Xenomorph overwhelmed them while Duva focused on Super Soldier and the fragment inside him.
• A passage opened, and a burly figure crossed countless galaxies to arrive and declare that he disagreed with Duva.

Duva’s invasion of Universe No. 9602 left its heroes overwhelmed, and Thanoseid arrived to challenge the foreign god. Duva instead sent Mephisto Xenomorph to fight Thanoseid, hoping the battle would make his subordinate grow.

• Dark Claw and Doctor Strange Fate struggled to coordinate the heroes as Duva’s forces incapacitated them without killing them.
• Thanoseid emerged from a spacetime tunnel, triggering disasters across Earth and declaring his interest in the visitor from another universe.
• Duva’s Hyperion Xenomorph restrained Super Soldier while Thanoseid prepared to fight Duva and claim him and the hero.
• Dark Claw ordered emergency evacuations as Thanoseid rose to attack.
• Mephisto Xenomorph blocked Thanoseid, and Duva revealed that he wanted the ancient god to help his subordinate reach its peak.

Duva empowered Mephisto Xenomorph with the Abyss, allowing him to defeat Thanosseid. Duva then spared Thanosseid but declared that he would make him his loyal hound.

• Duva decided to preserve Universe No. 9602 and arranged for Mephisto Xenomorph to fight Thanosseid.
• Thanosseid used his Omega Rays against Duva, while Duva calmly absorbed their power.
• Doctor Strange Fate tried to observe Duva’s fate, but the vision of Duva’s countless Xenomorphs grievously wounded his soul.
• Thanosseid gained the upper hand over Mephisto Xenomorph and realized Duva might turn him into a monster if he lost.
• Duva poured the Abyss’s dimensional power into Mephisto Xenomorph, who overpowered and pierced Thanosseid.
• Duva told the defeated Thanosseid that he would spare him but make him his loyal hound.

Duva defeated Thanoseid and used a Xenomorph Larva to bring his body under control, then took him to Earth. There, Duva turned his attention to Super Soldier, whose fused Marvel and DC origins held fragments of the Multiverses he sought.

• Duva explained that Darkseid’s avatars and true body held scattered fragments of his divine essence, then intervened as the Mephisto Xenomorph overwhelmed Thanoseid.
• Duva implanted a Xenomorph Larva in Thanoseid, whose genes it copied and whose body it gradually brought under Duva’s control.
• Duva gave Thanoseid knowledge of the composite universe and brought him to Earth, while chaos spread across Apokolips and its gods watched warily.
• Thanoseid warned Duva that his subordinates might rebel, but Duva said he cared more about their competence than their loyalty.
• Duva crossed Earth with Thanoseid and focused on Super Soldier, intending to obtain the Marvel and DC universe fragments within him.

Duva seized the Cosmic Shards from Super Soldier and took the gateway hidden on Earth, preparing to enter the DC Multiverse. Before crossing, he spread Xenomorph Larvae through the world as anchors, left Mephisto Xenomorph to guard the gateway, and stepped into DC without knowing where he had arrived.

• Hyperion Xenomorph defeated Super Soldier, and Duva used a Chestburster to control him and extract the two Cosmic Shards.
• Doctor Strange Fate realized Duva had found the hidden gateway, but Duva took the glowing cardboard box and left him unharmed.
• Duva tested the gateway while Thanoseid and Super Soldier warned him he might die in another multiverse.
• Duva spread Xenomorph Larvae through superheroes across Earth, turning them into anchors for Universe No. 9602.
• Duva left Mephisto Xenomorph to guard the gateway, brought Super Soldier and Hyperion Xenomorph as attendants, and crossed into the DC Multiverse.

Duva confirmed he had arrived in the DCEU and began expanding the Xenomorphs while Batman prepared to challenge Superman. As the Xenomorphs spread, a mysterious figure arrived, intrigued by Duva and his interest in a battle between humans and gods.

• Duva brought Thanoseid and Super Soldier into an unnumbered DC universe, where Thanoseid struck Super Soldier after they argued about serving Duva.
• Bruce Wayne investigated a strange Montana mountain incident, then focused on training to defeat Superman and keep Earth's affairs in human hands.
• Duva confirmed the world was the DCEU and began expanding the Xenomorphs, which first preyed on animals and then on desperate people.
• A figure entered Duva's room and said they shared his interest in waiting for a great battle between humans and gods.

Lex Luthor investigated Duva and recognized the Xenomorphs’ potential to acquire superior genes, while Duva anticipated Luthor’s plans and focused on building strength. As Batman and Superman clashed, Luthor entered the Kryptonian spaceship and began combining a Xenomorph tail with General Zod’s body.

• Luthor sent a mouthpiece to meet Duva, who revealed the Xenomorphs’ name and called himself a god before killing the messenger.
• From his safe house, Luthor analyzed the Xenomorphs and considered using them to control Superman or create a weapon stronger than him.
• Duva predicted that Luthor would try to obtain the Xenomorphs and prioritized conquering the universe before attracting the attention of multiversal powers.
• Batman confronted Superman in the rain, rejected his explanation that Luthor had manipulated them, and attacked him with Kryptonite weapons.
• While the battle drew public attention, Luthor entered the Kryptonian spaceship with a Xenomorph tail and began a procedure involving General Zod’s corpse.

Superman and Batman faced Luther’s newly created Doomsday while Diana confronted Duva and his controlled Super Soldier, a Clark Kent from Universe No. 9602. As Diana neared defeat, Duva turned his attention to the evolving Doomsday and announced that the real spectacle was about to begin.

• Superman and Batman joined forces against Luther after Batman rescued Superman’s mother, Martha.
• Luther released Doomsday, created from General Zod’s corpse, and the monster adapted to Superman’s attacks while destroying Batman’s fighter jet.
• Diana confronted Duva, identifying him as the mastermind behind the parasitic biological weapons, and Duva sent the Super Soldier to fight her.
• Diana learned through the Lasso of Truth that the Super Soldier was Clark Kent from Universe No. 9602 and tried to persuade him to resist Duva’s control.
• The Super Soldier overpowered Diana, but Duva ignored their fight and watched Doomsday evolve as its golden energy field erupted.

Superman sacrificed himself to kill Doomsday, but Super Soldier revived him and Duva turned him into a controlled puppet. As Luther revealed a newborn creature emerging from Doomsday’s corpse, Batman fled, while Duva believed he could not escape the planet or universe.

• Superman charged Doomsday with the Kryptonite Spear, fatally wounding it, but Doomsday smashed his chest and left him dying.
• Super Soldier saved Superman from the Kryptonite’s effects, but the power of the Xenomorph Larva emerged inside him and Thanoseid used a crimson ray to make him Duva’s puppet.
• Batman realized Superman had been controlled as Luther admitted he had expected a new life to emerge and promised a stronger enforcer.
• A clawed creature tore its way out of Doomsday’s body as the dying monster completed its final evolution and died.
• Batman punched Luther, escaped in a new Invisible Bat-fighter, and Duva watched him flee, certain he could not leave the planet or universe.

Diana and the surviving heroes watched Duva’s forces overwhelm their world, while Superman and others remained under Xenomorph control. Batman escaped to Gotham and told Alfred that Luther had revealed at least two ways to win.

• Diana tried to attack Duva, but Thanoseid warned her that repeated attacks had failed and secretly concealed his own plans to rebel.
• Superman realized a Xenomorph Larva controlled his body, while the Super Soldier urged him to resist Duva.
• Duva tested the newborn Xenomorph that had emerged from Doomsday and discovered it could rapidly evolve past the Kryptonite Spear’s effects.
• Luther blamed the invasion on the heroes’ ignorance and silently prepared a desperate plan against Duva.
• Batman reached Gotham, and Alfred confirmed that Superman appeared to have joined the enemy.
• Batman told Alfred that Luther was a mad genius and that he had found at least two ways to win.

Batman studied the contingency plan Lex Luthor had left behind and began cultivating a Second Generation Doomsday from Superman’s cells to fight the Xenomorphs. As the experiment began, Alfred asked about Luthor’s second method, which Batman said was even more dangerous and unreliable.

• Batman told Alfred that Clark had been captured and that he had stolen a box containing Lex Luthor’s Xenomorph research from LexCorp.
• Bruce deciphered Luthor’s plans and learned that the first method was to use Doomsday’s evolution to create a creature immune to Xenomorph parasitism.
• Bruce and Alfred began cultivating a Second Generation Doomsday from Clark’s cells, intending to implant a Xenomorph embryo and see which creature prevailed.
• Batman prepared to freeze the facility if the experiment went out of control, while Alfred warned that Doomsday might overcome both Kryptonite and Pheromone.
• Alfred asked about the second method, and Batman said it had nothing to do with Doomsday and was even less reliable.

Batman’s attempt to create a controlled Second Generation Doomsday failed when Duva took control of the creature, forcing Batman and Alfred to flee as the Batcave exploded. Duva watched Batman head toward Central City and began considering whether Flashpoint could trigger a far greater fusion of universes.

• Batman and Alfred watched Second Generation Doomsday integrate Xenomorph traits until Duva spoke through it and revealed he could transmit thoughts through Xenomorphs.
• Doomsday broke through the Batcave and pursued Batman and Alfred, who escaped by aircraft as Batman detonated the cave.
• Doomsday emerged from the Batcave ruins in Gotham, alarming Commissioner Gordon and the police while Wayne Group failed to reach Bruce Wayne.
• Duva let Batman escape toward Central City and considered why he might seek the Flash, then speculated that Flashpoint Events across multiple universes could bring the Vertigo Universe into DC.

Duva withdrew to observe the changes surrounding the Flashpoint Event while the world reeled from the invasion and the disappearance of Superman and Batman. Bruce persuaded Barry Allen to use the Speed Force to travel into the past and warn his younger self, and Barry began his attempt to reverse time.

• Duva held back from interfering directly, flew away, and resolved to study how universes merged.
• Joker searched Wayne Manor, concluded Batman had disappeared, and wondered whether an unknown force was behind the growing Xenomorph threat.
• Bruce questioned Barry about the Speed Force and time travel, then revealed his identity and asked for help saving the world.
• Bruce explained that Duva's forces had overwhelmed their options and proposed that Barry travel back to warn the past Bruce.
• Barry agreed to attempt the journey and carried a hard drive for Bruce as he began running with the Speed Force.

Flash’s attempt to rewrite history was hijacked by Duva, while Flashes across many universes triggered a multiversal collision and the Vertigo Universe merged into DC. The chapter left Hell in chaos as the Vertigo Universe rushed toward it and Trigon hesitated to intervene.

• Barry ran through time to change history, while Batman and Alfred debated whether the plan could stop Duva’s invasion.
• The Endless watched the coming multiversal changes, and Flashes across multiple universes began running to create Flashpoints.
• Duva took control of Flash during his time run and forced him out of the timeline, revealing that Flash’s run had helped set the larger event in motion.
• Flash saw universes collide and the Source Wall shake as the Vertigo Universe merged into the DC Multiverse and expanded into the Realm of the Gods.
• The Vertigo Universe charged toward Hell, and Trigon refused to confront the powerful Endless as the demons panicked.