Chapter Summaries

Prime Universe Batman used Chthon's Chaos Magic to bring the Sixth Dimension Armor into reality and protect the heroes as the war ravaged the New Universe. He then attacked Ultron's Godslayer Armor, drawing Duva into the conflict.

• Duva examined the Godslayer Armor while Ultron struggled to control it and Arishem with its overtaxed computing power.
• The Celestials debated Ultron's limits and realized that other worlds might hold machines it could seize.
• Prime Universe Batman activated the Sixth Dimension Armor with Chthon's Chaos Magic despite the mages' objections.
• Batman entered the armor and destroyed approaching Dark Celestials and Apex Predators, declaring that he would carve out a Safe Zone.
• Batman directed his Godslayer Armor at Ultron's Godslayer Armor, and Duva decided to intervene.

Prime Universe Batman and Ultron fought with their Godslayer armors while the conflict threatened to split the New Universe. Duva intervened to seize Batman’s Ultimate Armor and use it to strengthen the Tenth Dimension People, then turned toward the approaching Golden Superman.

• Prime Universe Batman used the Ultimate Armor to suppress Ultron’s Godslayer Armor, but Ultron deployed Arishem, who fought Prime Universe Superman.
• Prime Universe Superman joined the battle while other gods waited anxiously for the New Universe’s balance to break.
• Duva entered the fray, and Xenomorphs massacred Dark Celestials and Apex Predators as he approached Batman.
• Duva explained that he wanted Batman’s Ultimate Armor to refine the Tenth Dimension People, then shattered Batman’s defenses and removed him from the armor.
• Duva placed the Ultimate Armor into the Tenth Dimension People, strengthening its dimensional structure, as Golden Superman rushed out of the Fifth Dimension Realm.

Golden Superman and the Fifth Dimension People tried to rescue Prime Universe Superman and Batman from Duva, but Duva brought Superman-Prime to fight Golden Superman. The chapter ended with Superman-Prime punching Golden Superman and damaging his fifth-dimensional structure.

• Golden Superman led Seventh Dimension Supergirl, Imp, and other Fifth Dimension People out to demand that Duva spare Prime Universe Superman and Batman.
• Batman realized Duva had targeted him because he depended on the Ultimate Armor, while the Marvel Creation Gods discussed how the other world's dimensional structure might benefit them.
• Imp held back Arishem and freed Prime Universe Superman, who vowed to keep resisting the Xenomorphs.
• Duva attacked Prime Universe Batman, but Golden Superman and Seventh Dimension Supergirl combined their strength to block the strike.
• Duva summoned Superman-Prime and ordered him to kill Golden Superman, and Superman-Prime charged in and struck him in the face.

Superman-Prime arrived from a universe overrun by Xenomorphs and fought Golden Superman while Duva pressed his attack on the heroes. As Seventh Dimension Supergirl tried to save the survivors, Prime Universe Batman revealed that Duva’s unusual interest in Clark might be the key to defeating him before Duva killed him.

• Superman-Prime attacked Golden Superman and revealed that his universe had fallen to the Xenomorphs, while Prime Universe Batman urged the heroes not to lose hope.
• Golden Superman battled Superman-Prime, whose strength grew as his anger and determination intensified.
• Duva summoned the Tenth Dimension People to fight Seventh Dimension Supergirl, who tried to evacuate the heroes as their dimensional battle swept up and killed Bat-Mite.
• Prime Universe Batman sent Clark a warning that Duva had never attacked him and that this might hold the key to defeating Duva.
• Duva killed Prime Universe Batman before he could finish his message, while Seventh Dimension Supergirl withdrew with the surviving heroes.

Prime Universe Batman died, and Duva's forces overwhelmed the heroes as Seventh Dimension Supergirl rescued the survivors but had to abandon Golden Superman. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor defected to Duva, only to be ignored after helping capture the remaining heroes.

• Prime Universe Superman grieved Batman and Bat-Mite while realizing Batman's final message might reveal why Duva wanted him alive.
• Duva used the Tenth Dimension People to prevent Seventh Dimension Supergirl from rescuing Golden Superman, while she escaped with Prime Universe Superman and other survivors.
• Golden Superman sacrificed himself to fight Superman-Prime, but Superman-Prime drew on his obsession with Laurie and Source Earth to defeat him and survive.
• Duva ordered the Tenth Dimension People to fuse with Golden Superman and said Prime Universe Superman remained a key to his plans.
• Lex Luthor joined the Xenomorphs, summoned them against the heroes at the New Universe base, and waited in vain for Duva to acknowledge him.

Lex Luthor struggled to understand his place among Duva’s Xenomorphs, while the Marvel gods watched the turmoil in the DC world and weighed their own prospects. Chthon approached Gaea and urged her to join him in completing the Second Generation God Eater.

• DCEU Lex Luthor confronted Prime Universe Lex Luthor, who then fled into the Seventh Multiverse while DCEU Lex hesitated to follow without Duva’s protection.
• Marvel’s gods discussed the DC world’s powerful gods and the destruction Duva had caused, while Chronos defended his new allegiance as a Xenomorph.
• Chthon regretted losing Prime Universe Batman but used the information he had gained to consider how to resist Duva.
• Chthon contacted Gaea, accused her of secretly developing a weapon, and proposed that they perfect the Second Generation God Eater together.

Chthon and Gaea discussed creating a Second Generation God Eater from Prime Universe Thor to counter the Xenomorph threat, while Chthon secretly sought the Demiurge as a way to escape the Seventh Multiverse. In Hell, Lex Luthor arrived to assess the fractured dimensions and the demons’ struggle to choose Satan, where he made a remarkable discovery.

• Chthon recalled how Gaea had used Atum to defeat him and Set, then accused her of stopping Atum to prevent him from becoming a threat to the other gods.
• Gaea let Chthon into her territory, where Vishanti and Set joined them and clashed over her plan to refine Prime Universe Thor into a new God Eater.
• Chthon left Gaea’s territory after secretly giving her power to enhance Thor, then decided to find the Demiurge and seek a way out of the Seventh Multiverse.
• Chthon traveled to Hell in search of traces of the Demiurge and noticed Lex Luthor entering with Xenomorph gear.
• Lex Luthor analyzed Hell’s many disconnected dimensions and observed the demons’ brutal contest to choose Satan, which had been complicated by Strange and the Devil Xenomorphs.
• Lex Luthor continued surveying Hell and made a remarkable discovery.

Luther studied Hell’s dimensions while the demon wars spread, and Chthon discovered a green-lit realm containing the Reverse Kabbalah Tree of Life. Chthon tried to seize its power despite the Demiurge’s warnings, and Duva recognized the being within as OBA, Below All Things, whose birth was tied to the Eighth Multiverse.

• Luther gathered intelligence and modeled Hell’s dimensions as Demon Strange and Mephisto Xenomorph’s armies conquered more Hells.
• Chthon secretly tracked the Demiurge’s aura through Hell while Cyttorak watched him with suspicion.
• Chthon tore open a Hell Dimension and summoned the Demiurge, who revealed the Kabbalah Tree of Life and identified the realm as the Reverse Kabbalah Tree of Life and the home of the Ultimate Satan.
• Chthon rejected the Demiurge’s warning, opened the gates, and fought through the green light to claim its power before the being matured in the Eighth Multiverse.
• Cyttorak rushed to confront Chthon as the green light suppressed and seemed to devour him, while the upheaval drew the attention of Duva and other gods.
• Duva realized that Chthon had uncovered OBA, Below All Things, the being born in the Eighth Multiverse that destroyed it in one overwritten reality.

Chthon awakened Below All Things in a Hell Dimension, but the entity nearly killed him before he escaped. Gaea and the Vishanti then ambushed the badly wounded Chthon, intending to turn his power into a weapon to nurture Thor of the Prime Universe.

• Below All Things erupted from its Hell Dimension, alarming the gods and prompting Cyttorak to confront the Demiurge.
• Chthon escaped the green light after losing most of his body, while Cyttorak refused to risk fighting the entity and returned to Crimson Hell.
• Chthon fled from the watching gods and avoided Set, but Gaea found him and recognized how gravely he was wounded.
• Gaea sent Thor of the Prime Universe to attack Chthon, and the Vishanti joined the ambush with White Magic.
• The Vishanti and Gaea overwhelmed Chthon as they planned to use his power to nurture Thor.

Vishanti and Gaea killed Chthon, while OBA awakened in Hell and drew the attention of the multiverse’s gods. Prime Universe Thor received Chaos Magic but clashed with Gaea over revenge against Duva, leaving their relationship strained as Vishanti turned its attention to OBA.

• Vishanti, Gaea, and Prime Universe Thor overwhelmed Chthon, who desperately drained Black Magic Users and Scarlet Witches and sought help from Set, but Set fled.
• Ancient One repaid her debt to Chthon by sacrificing the Xenomorph within her, and she believed Chthon had been killed.
• Vishanti and Gaea finished killing Chthon and dismantled his power, while the watching gods discussed Ancient One and the mysterious green OBA in Hell.
• Gaea gave Chaos Magic to Prime Universe Thor, but warned that he still needed to grow stronger before taking revenge on Duva.
• Prime Universe Thor argued with Gaea over whether to fight or kill Duva, and Vishanti withdrew from their growing rift to focus on OBA.
• OBA awakened and began to act.

OBA, the green entity in Hell, altered the Hulks’ origins and approached Duva with a plan to end the stalemate between two multiverses by reviving a foe from an earlier generation. The Third Life Bringer discovered that OBA was resurrecting Anti-Everything and rushed to Hell to stop it.

• The demons resumed fighting for Satan while OBA pondered its premature awakening and its exposure to the gods.
• OBA altered the origins of Hulks across the multiverse, making them its vassals and gateways and elevating the Gamma Force.
• OBA offered to help Duva become the entity of the Seventh Multiverse by forcing the Creation Gods of two worlds into war, and Duva agreed to intensify the conflict.
• OBA began using its powers to revive Anti-Everything, the Third Life Bringer’s ancient enemy.
• The Third Life Bringer sensed the resurrection attempt, warned the other gods, and sped toward Hell to stop OBA.

As OBA restored Anti-Everything and fought the gods, Demon Strange rose to become Hell’s first non-demon Satan and joined the battle. Duva prepared a drastic move to end the standoff between the two worlds, warning Uatu that his actions might make him the world’s terminator.

• Third Life Bringer charged into Hell and attacked OBA, while Cyttorak and other multiversal entities tried to stop him.
• Below All Things restored Anti-Everything, whose return triggered upheaval across the Seventh Multiverse.
• Demon Strange conquered Hell Dimensions, gained the allegiance of demons including Shuma-Gorath, and became Satan.
• Demon Strange joined Third Life Bringer in attacking OBA as OBA continued piecing Anti-Everything together.
• Duva told Uatu that he would permanently alter the world and began acting to end the standoff between the two worlds.

Duva attacked the New Universe to accelerate its separation, triggering battles among the Creation Gods and a rush by gods to cross between the two multiverses. As the worlds reeled, Duva explained that he wanted Xenomorphs to become an unavoidable, objective part of existence, like time, space, and death.

• Duva poured power into the New Universe, accelerating its collapse, and Infinity intervened to stabilize it before Annihilus and Perpetua joined the fighting.
• Anti-Ultimate Monitor fought Infinity and Annihilus while the Creation Gods repaired the New Universe to keep it from breaking apart.
• Gods from both worlds charged through the New Universe to seize access to the other multiverse, while Lord of Chaos encouraged them and Ares gained strength from the war.
• The Spectre and other gods confronted Duva over the destruction and deaths, but Duva argued that lives could be revived after the conflict.
• Duva said he was turning beings into Xenomorphs so that Xenomorphs would become an objective existence inherent in life, and the Spectre angrily rejected the idea.

The shattered Source Wall allowed DC gods to flood into the Seventh Multiverse, triggering widespread upheaval and battles over territory. As Trigon Demon fought Cyttorak in Hell, Ares revealed that he had grown stronger by devouring New Gods and attacked Zeus, leaving the Olympian gods stunned.

• The Spectre condemned Duva for provoking a war between worlds, but First Lantern Volthoom blocked him from attacking Duva.
• DC gods entered the Seventh Multiverse, where their arrival overwhelmed its defenders and caused universes to collapse.
• Trigon Demon invaded Marvel's Hell to seize control and fought Cyttorak after Cyttorak challenged him.
• The Old Gods learned about the World Tree system and its powerful primordial gods, while Zeus searched for Ares.
• Ares revealed that he had devoured New Gods, including Kalibak, and attacked Zeus, quickly gaining the upper hand.

Ares killed Zeus and began devouring other gods to grow powerful enough to seek The Source, while the upheaval between the worlds accelerated the growth of Destiny and Death. After Loki entered Source Earth, he discovered that the Marvel Editorial Department was hidden more carefully than the DC one and decided to investigate it.

• Ares defeated and killed Zeus, then absorbed his divine power and searched for more gods to devour.
• Lucifer noticed Destiny had absorbed power from another Omniverse, mocked her, and ended their fight after Death arrived and challenged him.
• Death sensed a powerful gaze from the other world, and she and Destiny returned, reflecting on the role of Concept Gods amid the upheaval.
• God of Stories Loki entered Source Earth, bought a comic titled "Justice League VS Avengers," and suspected that Duva was avoiding the Marvel Editorial Department.
• Morrison told Loki that the Marvel Editorial Department concealed its coordinates with fake departments, and Loki suggested that the two Editorial Departments should communicate.

Loki searched Marvel’s history for clues about the Beyonders and the Editorial Department while the Reed Council debated the threat of an imminent assault. As Ares’s power grew and the balance between Chaos and Order collapsed, Lord of Chaos demanded they create a new middleman, even if it could not maintain true balance.

• Loki left Source Earth after Superman-Prime attacked him, then searched the Seventh Multiverse for clues about the real world and found traces connecting the Beyonders to the Marvel Editorial Department.
• Duva decided not to stop Loki, while the Reed Council watched him and debated whether his actions might bring the Omniverse’s destruction sooner.
• The Reed Council discussed how the Beyonders might attack both intersecting Omniverses and considered whether Destiny could help oppose them.
• Prime Universe Owen criticized the turmoil in the Seventh Multiverse and questioned whether Destiny’s growing influence made him a threat or an ally.
• Lord of Chaos envied Ares’s rapid growth through devouring gods, then demanded a new way to coexist with Lord of Order.
• Lord of Order warned that a middleman could no longer preserve balance, but Lord of Chaos insisted on creating one anyway.

The In-Betweener joined the conflict between chaos and order but chose to seek Phoenix Force shards instead, while Ares led the Olympian gods into the New Universe after absorbing Zeus. Skyfather and Odin decided to merge, hoping to gain enough power to claim the World Tree before Ares could consume them.

• The Lord of Chaos and the Lord of Order created the In-Betweener, who judged that the battle between the Creation Gods could not be changed and set out to recover Phoenix Force shards.
• The In-Betweener left the New Universe with the Lords of Chaos and Order, opening a gap in the gods’ defensive line as the DC gods moved in.
• Ares claimed leadership of the Olympian gods, and Athena secretly contacted Duva, who planted a Xenomorph seed inside her.
• Skyfather feared Ares would absorb the New Gods and resolved to merge with Odin, contacting him about their past connection to The One.
• Odin accepted Skyfather’s proposal to merge so they could pursue the World Tree and investigate its connection to the Old Gods.

Odin and Skyfather fused into The One and demanded control of part of the World Tree, but Vishanti rejected their offer and the gods began gathering for war. As Prime Universe Thor fought Jupiter, Ares and the Olympian Pantheon entered the Seventh Multiverse.

• Odin decided to seize control of the World Tree, and Vishanti warned him to leave the Seventh Multiverse.
• Odin summoned Skyfather, and the two fused into The One to confront Vishanti and demand part of the World Tree.
• Vishanti refused to share the World Tree, while The One called Jupiter to join them and prepare for battle.
• Gaea empowered Prime Universe Thor with Chthon's Chaos Magic and her own earth power, and Thor attacked Jupiter.
• The New Gods and Old Gods gathered as a full-scale war with the World Tree gods approached.
• Ares led the Olympian Pantheon through the New Universe and entered the Seventh Multiverse.

Ares watched the gods’ war over the World Tree escalate as Prime Universe Thor killed Jupiter and The One clashed with Vishanti. As the battle spread across the Seventh Multiverse, Ancient One received a surge of magic and prepared to break through her current level, signaling that the Xenomorph side was about to act.

• Ares learned that Skyfather and Odin had fused, while Athena warned that Ares’s pursuit of strength could eventually turn him against the Olympians.
• Prime Universe Thor overwhelmed Jupiter, and Marvel Thor killed DC Thor in a single blow.
• The One fought Vishanti and tried to reach Jupiter, but Prime Universe Thor killed Jupiter before The One could fuse with him.
• Gaea and Vishanti discussed Prime Universe Thor’s growing obsession with revenge as the war’s casualties and destruction spread across the Seventh Multiverse.
• Fifth Magic decided to support Ancient One, who was fighting Big Barda, and Ancient One announced that she was about to break through and that the Xenomorph side would soon move.

Ancient One used Fifth Magic’s power to become a Multiverse-level magic god, then watched Duva arrive and transform countless beings into Xenomorphs. Duva targeted The One and revealed the Origin Power he had taken from Yuga Khan, leaving the assembled gods unsure of his plan.

• Ancient One analyzed the Xenomorph within her, defeated Big Barda, and imprisoned her while explaining that she had taken borrowed power to ascend.
• Ancient One brought Big Barda through the battlefield as the Xenomorphs began joining the fighting.
• Duva appeared, and his presence caused countless gods and other beings to transform into Xenomorphs despite resistance from Vishanti and the other factions.
• The One sought more God-Kings to fuse with, while Thor of the Prime Universe attacked Duva and was casually blasted away.
• Ancient One joined Duva, who named The One as his target and said he wanted to test his ideas about its fusion powers.
• Duva produced the Origin Power extracted from Yuga Khan, stunning The One, Skyfather, and DC Odin.