Chapter Summaries

The Endless Family entered Hell and secured a place there after Lucifer warned them against disturbing his territory. Meanwhile, Duva used Flash’s time travel to spread his influence across timelines, and Darkseid turned his attention toward Earth.

• Hell’s demons waited for Lucifer to oppose the Endless Family, but he made no move as they entered his territory.
• The Endless Family debated where to settle, and Dream planned to create a separate Dream World in the Realm of the Gods.
• Lucifer appeared, warned the Endless Family to remain quiet in Hell, then vanished as they continued deeper into the realm.
• Duva ordered Flash to serve as his follower, but Flash ran into an altered timeline where General Zod had arrived on Earth and became parasitized by Duva.
• Duva infected the other Kryptonians and took control of Flash, while Darkseid noticed a disturbance in the universe and looked toward Earth.

Darkseid dismissed the Flashpoint Event as a minor disturbance while Duva stopped the timeline from changing and explained why foreign concepts rarely threatened the Multiverse. After Batman and his allies were brought before Duva, Thanoseid confronted the arriving DCEU Darkseid, who was confused by his own avatar’s betrayal.

• Desaad warned Darkseid that the Flashpoint Event and emerging Concept Gods could threaten Apokolips, but Darkseid trusted that the Source Wall would contain them.
• Duva blocked the new timeline from overwriting the old one, leaving Bruce and Alfred to watch the timeline return to normal.
• Duva explained to Luther that most foreign concepts brought only small universes into DC and that Multiversal Gods had little reason to enter weaker worlds.
• Flash brought Batman and Alfred to Duva, where Batman admitted his backup plan had failed and Luther revealed his plan to grow stronger through Duva.
• Duva called the gathered heroes the Evil League and summoned Thanoseid, who prepared to fight the DCEU Darkseid.
• DCEU Darkseid arrived with an army of Parademons and wondered why his true body had never told him that an avatar had betrayed him and pledged allegiance to another god.

Darkseid invaded Earth and fought Thanoseid while Steppenwolf led the assault and the heroes were forced to fight under Duva’s control. Thanoseid defeated and absorbed Darkseid, then killed Desaad and wounded Steppenwolf, but still feared challenging Duva and wanted to hunt more Darkseid avatars.

• Darkseid arrived on Earth, threatened Steppenwolf over his suspicions, and sent him to retrieve the Mother Box with an army of Parademons.
• Thanoseid discovered that his Sure-Hit Ray had evolved into Omega Rays, then attacked Darkseid while Duva watched.
• Wonder Woman, Flash, and Superman fought Steppenwolf as Xenomorphs overwhelmed the invading Parademons.
• Thanoseid and Darkseid exchanged Omega Rays and blows, but Thanoseid gained the advantage through the Xenomorph power in his body.
• Thanoseid gouged out Darkseid’s eyes, absorbed his godhood, and killed Desaad before blasting Steppenwolf.
• Thanoseid held back from attacking Duva and resolved to hunt more Darkseid avatars to grow stronger.

Duva’s forces began conquering the DCEU universe after Thanoseid killed Darkseid’s avatar and claimed Steppenwolf as his servant. Meanwhile, the original Darkseid investigated the avatar’s transformation and suspected it could reveal whether The Spectre could pass through the Source Wall.

• Thanoseid defeated the heroes who tried to stop him from claiming the wounded Steppenwolf, then proposed hunting Darkseid’s avatars across Parallel Universes.
• Duva sent Thanoseid to conquer the universe and rapidly spread Xenomorphs across countless planets, drawing the attention and fear of gods throughout the universe.
• The original Darkseid learned that his avatar had been killed and its divinity absorbed, and he connected the event to The Spectre’s earlier disappearance.
• Darkseid told Desaad that he suspected The Spectre could pass through the Source Wall and planned to study the strange part of the avatar that did not belong to him.

Darkseid considered the threat posed by The Spectre but focused on finding the Anti-Life Equation to restore his Omega Effect. Meanwhile, Dream investigated the Xenomorphs in the DCEU, where Duva confronted him and revealed that his connection to his native world let him return even if defeated.

• Desaad urged Darkseid to capture the avatar altered by The Spectre, but Darkseid explained that his avatars were independent and resolved to find the Anti-Life Equation.
• Dream entered the DCEU to investigate the Xenomorphs, whose shared consciousness formed a vast Soul World.
• Dream explored a Xenomorph's dream and discovered that Duva monitored the collective consciousness and had built layers of logical defenses.
• Duva confronted Dream and warned him to leave, claiming that neither god could defeat the other outright.
• Dream realized Duva retained a connection to his native Marvel world and could return there after defeat, then warned that other gods might covet his unusual ability.

Dream confronted Duva over the risk of a multiversal war, learned that Duva had risen from a mortal into a Concept God, and left after failing to recruit him into the Endless Family. Duva then approved Thanoseid’s expedition to Universe 3, where Thanoseid attacked Paradise Island for its Mother Box and fought Ares.

• Dream warned Duva that exposing his nature could trigger a war between multiverses, but Duva said he would pursue his goal regardless.
• Dream learned that Duva had begun as a mortal and was a Concept God founded on the Xenomorph species, then invited him to join the Endless Family.
• Duva ordered Dream to leave, and Dream departed while planning to tell Death about Duva.
• Duva approved Thanoseid’s plan to expand his concept through conquest and ordered him to conquer Earth in Universe 3 using Mother Boxes.
• Thanoseid and Steppenwolf attacked Earth’s strongholds, and Thanoseid slaughtered the defenders of Paradise Island and took its Mother Box.
• Ares arrived while tracking Dream, and Thanoseid attacked him as Steppenwolf continued toward Atlantis.

Thanoseid led the Xenomorph Army through a Boom Tube to Earth 3, where the Crime Syndicate failed to stop the invasion and Ultraman submitted to him. As Thanoseid wondered why Duva had sent him there, the chapter shifted to the Antimatter Universe, where a god announced that he had obtained the Anti-Life Equation.

• Ares’s avatar was killed by Thanoseid on Paradise Island, and Ares told Zeus that the strange Darkseid carried an unfamiliar concept.
• Thanoseid gathered the Mother Boxes and used Steppenwolf’s coordinates to open a Boom Tube to Universe 3.
• The Crime Syndicate attacked the invading Xenomorphs, but their army overwhelmed the villains and Grid reported that the Boom Tube could not be closed.
• Ultraman confronted Thanoseid, then lowered himself and addressed him as the Dark Lord.
• Thanoseid questioned why Duva had sent him to Earth 3 and considered killing that universe’s Darkseid.
• In the Antimatter Universe, an armored god declared that the Anti-Life Equation had fallen into his hands.

Anti-Monitor absorbed the Anti-Life Equation and began destroying universes to increase his power, starting with the Green Arrow Universe. Duva let the universe fall while preparing to use Thanoseid and Anti-Monitor in his plans for reaching Multiverse-level power.

• Anti-Monitor discovered the Anti-Life Equation in the Antimatter Universe, absorbed it, and learned that the Omega Effect could complete its power.
• Anti-Monitor entered The Bleed and chose the Green Arrow Universe as his first target, aiming to strengthen himself by slaughtering its inhabitants.
• Green Arrow led his heroes against Anti-Monitor and was killed; Flash and the speedsters were also overwhelmed as the universe collapsed.
• DCEU Flash arrived too late to save the Green Arrow Universe and returned to Duva, who realized Anti-Monitor had begun his multiverse-wide slaughter.
• Duva decided not to intervene in the Green Arrow Universe's destruction and watched Thanoseid fight Darkseid in Universe 3, hoping to use him and eventually kill Anti-Monitor.

Duva waited for Anti-Monitor to approach while the gods discovered that Anti-Monitor wielded the Anti-Life Equation, and Thanoseid fought Darkseid on Apokolips. After Duva ordered Thanoseid to kill Anti-Monitor and retrieve the Equation, Duva prepared to announce his arrival to the Multiverse.

• Duva planned to kill Anti-Monitor and waited in the DCEU Universe as Anti-Monitor destroyed universes and grew stronger.
• The gods learned that Anti-Monitor's new power was the Anti-Life Equation, while Darkseid chose to study the danger rather than attack him immediately.
• Anti-Monitor abandoned his course and headed for Universe 3, where Thanoseid battled and absorbed Darkseid on Apokolips.
• Duva ordered Thanoseid to kill Anti-Monitor and bring back the Anti-Life Equation, and Thanoseid accepted Duva as his master.
• Duva considered Ultraman's future usefulness and prepared to proclaim the Xenomorph's arrival to the Multiverse.

The Anti-Monitor entered Universe 3 to seize Darkseid’s power and the Anti-Life Equation, while Dream tried to stop Darkseid from intervening. As Thanoseid prepared to fight the Anti-Monitor, Duva took control of his body and confronted Mobius.

• The World Forger watched the Anti-Monitor head for Universe 3 and wondered why the Endless Family had begun acting.
• Darkseid decided to enter Universe 3, but Dream blocked his way and fought Steppenwolf outside Apokolips.
• The Anti-Monitor arrived at Universe 3 and found Thanoseid commanding Apokolips after a battle against its forces.
• Thanoseid recognized the Anti-Life Equation and prepared to kill the Anti-Monitor, but an unknown force seized control of his body.
• Duva took over Thanoseid and demanded that Mobius hand over the Anti-Life Equation.

Duva took control of Thanoseid and battled the Anti-Monitor, whose power had been diminished since the Flashpoint Event. As Apokolips collapsed and the Crime Syndicate struggled to survive in space, Luther and the others waited to see which god would win.

• Duva suppressed Thanoseid's consciousness, took control of his body, and challenged the Anti-Monitor's assessment of his strength.
• The Anti-Monitor and Duva fought across Apokolips, unleashing forces that shattered the planet and wiped out nearby life.
• Luther used Mazahs Power to protect himself, Owlman, and Superwoman, while Ultraman fled and Johnny Quick escaped into the Speed Force.
• Ultraman tore the Ring of Fear from Power Ring, killing him, then put it on and was accepted as its new wearer.
• Luther refused Superwoman's suggestion to escape to Earth, deciding the survivors should stay and pledge themselves to whichever god won.

Duva battled the Anti-Monitor in Universe 3 while trying to seize the Anti-Life Equation before it could draw more gods into the conflict. As the Anti-Monitor’s power and loss of control grew, Black Racer arrived to assassinate Duva, and Duva prepared to end his performance and fight seriously.

• The Anti-Monitor increased his power by destroying Apokolips and killing its inhabitants, but Duva explained that he had grown weaker since being separated from his place of origin.
• Duva battered the Anti-Monitor with Thanoseid’s body and tore open the fabric of Universe 3, allowing destructive energy from the Bleed to pour in.
• The Anti-Monitor became convinced that the Anti-Life Equation would let him grow by killing life across universes and eventually defeat Perpetua, while Duva warned that the Equation’s limits would prevent him from becoming Annihilus.
• Black Racer crossed into the battle and launched an assassination attempt against Duva.
• Duva announced that the performance was over as the Mephisto Xenomorph joined the fight and the Hyperion Xenomorph prepared to attack.

Duva and his Xenomorph forces defeated Anti-Monitor and extracted the Anti-Life Equation, while Death prevented the New Gods from escalating the conflict on Apokolips. The battle appeared to be over, but New 52 Darkseid arrived intending to claim Duva and the equation.

• Dream blocked Steppenwolf and Darkseid from attacking Duva, but Death intervened and persuaded the New Gods to end the confrontation on Apokolips.
• Mephisto Xenomorph fought Black Racer as Duva’s reinforcements poured through the Boom Tube and overwhelmed Anti-Monitor.
• Duva used Thanoseid to extract the Anti-Life Equation from Anti-Monitor, then struck his head apart and sent him back to the Sixth Dimension.
• New 52 Darkseid arrived and prepared to unleash the Omega Effect against Thanoseid and claim the Anti-Life Equation.

New 52 Darkseid fought Duva’s forces while trying to claim the Anti-Life Equation and combine it with the Black Racer’s Death God Gene. After Darkseid created his new weapon, Duva named it the Zombie Virus, leaving the two gods on the brink of unleashing it.

• New 52 Darkseid used the Omega Effect to contest Duva for the Anti-Life Equation while Duva’s Thanoseid joined the struggle.
• Darkseid and his allies battled Duva’s Xenomorphs as their fight pushed Universe 3 toward destruction.
• Darkseid tore the Super Soldier apart, then extracted the Death God Gene from the Black Racer and fused it with the Anti-Life Equation.
• Duva stopped his Xenomorphs from attacking and revealed that he had been waiting for Darkseid to complete his weapon.
• Darkseid detonated the fusion, claiming it could infect all forms of existence, and Duva called it the Zombie Virus.

Duva turned Darkseid’s Anti-Life-based Zombie Virus against its creator, then survived its spread by sacrificing infected parts of his Xenomorph concept and replacing them from other universes. After Duva killed the corrupted Darkseid and sealed his divinity, the strongest Darkseid revealed that even he had been faintly tainted by the virus.

• Darkseid released the conceptual Zombie Virus, which infected the two Doomsdays and rapidly turned them into mindless undead.
• Duva revealed that the virus had infected Darkseid first through his connection to the Anti-Life Equation and explained that he had kept Black Racer alive to help create it.
• Duva cut away infected parts of his concept, destroyed infected Xenomorphs and larvae, and brought in replacements from other universes to contain the virus.
• Darkseid lost his sanity and became a ravenous monster, so Duva killed him and sealed his divinity; Black Racer then regained his awareness.
• Black Racer questioned Duva’s motives, while Darkseid and Steppenwolf discussed the avatar’s death in the Realm of the Gods.
• Desaad urged Darkseid to eliminate Duva, but Darkseid said it was impossible and concealed that his own divinity had acquired a trace of the Zombie Virus.

Darkseid studied the Zombie Virus and recognized Duva as an outsider who could wield the Anti-Life Equation, while Kalibak resolved to reclaim it for his father. In the Sixth Dimension, Anti-Monitor and World Forger discussed the threat of the Genesis Goddess as the virus spread across Universe 3, where Duva waited for it to draw attention.

• Darkseid examined the virus infecting his godhood, warned Steppenwolf to remain silent, and concluded Duva could use the Anti-Life Equation because he had not fully merged with the World Inside the Wall.
• Kalibak questioned Desaad about Darkseid’s lost avatar and the Anti-Life Equation, then left to defeat Duva and reclaim it for his father.
• Anti-Monitor resurrected in the Sixth Dimension and argued with World Forger about surviving the Genesis Goddess and the dangers of using the Anti-Life Equation.
• World Forger told Anti-Monitor that Mano was negotiating with the Monitor Race and that the Zombie Virus was spreading through Universe 3 and infecting Darkseids in other universes.
• Zombies overran Universe 3 as Duva calculated with the Anti-Life Equation and watched, expecting the outbreak to attract certain individuals.

Duva dismissed the Anti-Life Equation and discussed Thanoseid’s failed plans while the zombie threat approached Earth. Metron arrived in Universe 3 to study Duva, who summoned Ultraman and called on Kal-L to bring out the First Lantern.

• Duva rejected the Anti-Life Equation, while Thanoseid asked for it to help resist the Zombie Virus and admitted his plans to betray Duva had been discovered.
• Duva told Thanoseid that he could still seek power and pursue betrayal, leaving Thanoseid more afraid of Duva’s indifference.
• Alexander Luther warned that zombies were heading toward Earth, while he and Lex Luthor argued and worried that other gods were preparing to act.
• Metron arrived in Universe 3, used the Mobius Chair to study Duva, and asked what Duva was waiting for; Duva told him to leave before chaos began.
• Duva summoned Ultraman and told Kal-L that he needed the figure wearing Ultraman’s Ring of Fear to step forward, calling for the First Lantern.

Duva took the Ring of Fear from Ultraman and uncovered the soul fragment of Volthoom hidden inside it. Volthoom begged Duva for help rescuing his true self, and Duva agreed to provide an army in exchange for a mission: killing the Black Death Emperor.

• Ultraman eagerly offered his Ring of Fear to Duva, while Alexander Luther and others questioned why Duva wanted it.
• Duva analyzed the ring, broke through its defenses, and exposed Volthoom's soul fragment hidden inside.
• Duva explained Volthoom's history and told him that his true self had been defeated and imprisoned for a billion years.
• Volthoom asked Duva for an army to rescue his true self, and Duva agreed in exchange for a favor.
• Duva ordered Volthoom to kill the Black Death Emperor, leaving Volthoom stunned.

Duva planned to use Volthoom and the Ring of Fear to draw the Black Death Emperor into his campaign, while the Zombie Virus spread through Universe 3 and Earth became a guarded refuge. The chapter ended with Mordru awakening to investigate Duva’s actions as the Black Death Emperor massacred a warped universe in the Dark Multiverse.

• Duva told Volthoom to confront the Black Death Emperor, promising to intervene and claiming he had a way to reach the death god.
• Duva announced a new target to his followers, and Black Claw connected the operation to the mass spread of the Zombie Virus through Universe 3.
• The Black Racer identified the target as the Black Death Emperor, a god of death tied to the Emotional Spectrum.
• Duva kept Earth protected from approaching zombies as survivors joined the Xenomorphs to help fight the infection.
• Mordru awakened on a dead planet, suspected Duva’s plan involved the Emotional Spectrum, and recognized that the threat could destroy the universe.
• The Black Death Emperor massacred everything in a warped universe within the Dark Multiverse.

Barbatos watched the Black Death Emperor leave a Dark Universe nearly devoid of life and investigated the outsider god in Universe 3. Duva confirmed that he had drawn the Black Death Emperor there, but said he did not intend to kill him as the death god arrived with an army of Black Lanterns.

• Barbatos observed a Dark Universe where Sinestro and Dove struggled against the Black Death Emperor’s overwhelming army of Black Lantern Zombies.
• The Black Death Emperor sensed someone stirring the Emotional Spectrum and left the Dark Universe to investigate Universe 3.
• Barbatos and the Batman Who Laughs discussed Duva, who had killed the Anti-Monitor and New 52 Darkseid, and the Batman Who Laughs studied Duva through the universal membrane.
• Volthoom sensed a change in the black spectrum, and the Black Racer questioned Duva about whether he had lured the Black Death Emperor to Universe 3.
• Duva said he had no intention of killing the Black Death Emperor, then watched the death god appear at the edge of the universe with countless Black Lantern Rings.