Chapter Summaries

Thanos learned that Duva had diverted the souls of dead Xenomorphs into a Soul World and set out for Earth with Chronos, while the universe began reacting to Duva’s impending rise as a Concept God. Duva welcomed the attention and declared that his ascension would transform the universe into a Xenomorph Universe.

• Thanos ordered Chronos to find a way to destroy Duva’s Soul World, then retrieved the Infinity Gauntlet and left aboard Sanctuary II with his army.
• Krugarr regained his magic and opened a portal for the Ravagers to escape their corroded ship, while Carol destroyed the abandoned vessel.
• Tony confronted Carol and warned her that Duva’s ascension could make every living being in the universe a potential Xenomorph host.
• Races and rulers across the universe began attacking Xenomorphs or watching Earth, while Chronos and Thanos headed there and other gods prepared to intervene.
• Duva opened his eyes on Earth, sensed the universe watching him, and welcomed the chance to transform it into a Xenomorph Universe.

Chronos and Thanos invaded the World Tree to stop Duva’s ascension, while Foster confronted them using the World Tree’s power. As Chronos battled Foster and Thanos pressed toward Duva, Duva assigned Reynolds to stop Thanos and Dormammu launched an attack.

• Chronos and Thanos arrived in the World Tree’s territory, and Thanos revealed that he had gained the power of Infinity.
• Foster gathered the World Tree’s divine power and blocked the invaders, while gods across the universe watched and weighed whether to join the conflict.
• Chronos attacked Foster, destroyed Mjolnir, and fought her after she reforged Stormbreaker with a branch of the World Tree.
• Thanos moved deeper into the World Tree to reach Duva, who ordered Reynolds to confront him and warned him not to underestimate Thanos.
• Dormammu attacked Duva with a heavy blow.

As Duva underwent his transformation into the universe’s first Concept God, Dormammu attacked Earth but was held back by two Doctor Stranges. Mephisto then forced his way into the universe, taking advantage of the conflict to challenge Duva.

• Dormammu opened a breach from the Dark Dimension and advanced on Earth while Chronos and Thanos kept Duva’s allies occupied.
• Foster kept Chronos pinned down, trusting Duva to handle the crisis as he continued transforming at Earth’s heart.
• Duva revealed that Earth had two new Sorcerer Supremes, and two versions of Doctor Strange attacked Dormammu with powerful magic and Time Stones.
• The two Doctor Stranges pushed Dormammu onto the defensive, while Duva remained focused on his transformation.
• Mephisto forced his way into the universe, declaring that the gods’ conflict had created the perfect opportunity for his arrival.

Mephisto tried to devour Duva before he could complete his transformation, but Duva’s allies delayed him. Duva then revealed that he had become a Concept God, leaving Mephisto facing a newly empowered rival.

• Demon Strange tried to attack Mephisto, but Dark Strange restrained him and persuaded him to focus on defeating Dormammu.
• Mephisto charged at Duva to consume the concepts he had gathered, but Duva remained calm and summoned Khonshu and Moon Knight Mark to intercept him.
• Khonshu and Mark confronted Mephisto, who overwhelmed them as his power began to wane outside his Hell Dimension.
• Duva soothed the disturbances across the universe, then spread his influence through its laws and information.
• Duva told Mephisto that he had succeeded and become a god like him.

Duva ascended into the universe’s first Concept God, claiming all concepts and perceptions related to Xenomorphs and scattering Mephisto’s attack. As Thanos revealed the Infinity Sword and used it against Reynolds, Duva intervened, leaving the clash between them unresolved.

• Duva became the Xenomorph God, spreading his concept throughout the universe and gaining command over Xenomorphs and those connected to them.
• The gods realized that Duva’s ascension had ended their schemes, while Dormammu and Mephisto faced the consequences of their attempts to seize him.
• Mephisto attacked Mark and Khonshu in anger, but Duva appeared and dispersed his demonic power.
• Mephisto warned that someone was prepared to kill Duva, and Thanos revealed an Infinity Sword that Duva recognized as part of an Infinity Artifact Three-Piece Set.
• Thanos slashed at the charging Reynolds with the combined power of the Infinity Sword, Infinity Gauntlet, and Infinity Stones, but Duva pulled Reynolds away and blocked the attack.

Duva fought Thanos, who wielded the Infinity Sword and three Infinity Stones, while Death watched over the battle. Duva defeated Thanos by drawing on the power of Xenomorphs across the universe, then planned to make him a vassal before killing him beyond Death’s protection.

• Death appeared, and Thanos declared that he would give Duva to her by killing him.
• Duva summoned the Time, Space, and Reality Stones, joining them against the three stones Thanos wielded.
• Duva and Thanos began a battle that shattered planets and damaged space and time throughout the universe.
• Duva drew power from Xenomorphs across the universe and struck Thanos, breaking the Necrosword but defeating him.
• Duva said he would make Thanos his vassal and then kill him to prevent Death from resurrecting him.

Duva became a Concept God and defeated Thanos, then rejected Death’s offer to make the Xenomorph concept subordinate to it. After reaching an agreement with Arishem over Earth’s dormant Celestial, Duva prepared to purge the universe and give it a universe number.

• Duva took the Infinity Stones from Thanos, implanted a Xenomorph Larva in him, and challenged Death’s hold over his life.
• Death offered Duva a place among its subordinate gods, but Duva refused and said he would help deal with every Thanos instead.
• Death departed, and Duva erased Thanos; Chronos fled while accusing Arishem of having enabled Duva’s rise.
• Arishem met Duva on Earth, and they agreed that Duva would keep the Celestial inside Earth dormant rather than destroy it.
• Duva resolved to root out the universe’s schemers, use parasitized beings as troops, and assign the universe a number.

Duva agreed to help Moon Knight Mark and Khonshu stop Mephisto’s invasions, but proposed attacking Mephisto’s Hell instead of merely defending their universe. He led a coalition from three universes into Hell, where Mephisto saw the Xenomorph army arrive and reacted with fury.

• The gods surveyed the universe’s devastation after Duva’s ascension and feared the spreading influence of his Xenomorphs.
• Moon Knight Mark asked Duva to protect his universe from Mephisto, and Duva agreed to help.
• Duva proposed taking the fight into Mephisto’s Hell, while Dark Strange and Demon Strange outlined a plan to invade and gradually weaken it.
• Duva ordered the Xenomorph army to gather, and portals transported its forces through a spatial vortex into Hell.
• Mephisto saw the Xenomorphs pouring into his domain and angrily confronted Duva’s attack.

Mephisto’s Hell came under a growing Xenomorph invasion led by forces from several universes, while Duva’s influence transformed the Khonshu Era universe into a source of more troops. In Universe No. 199999, Thanos revived the vanished population and revealed he planned to send them into the inter-universal war, leaving Doctor Strange and the others bewildered.

• An enormous Xenomorph army invaded Mephisto’s Hell, drawing other Greater Demons who watched and mocked Mephisto rather than helping him.
• Mephisto recognized that armies from several universes were attacking his domain, while Demon Strange and Dark Strange joined the invading forces.
• Duva’s power transformed the Khonshu Era universe, and Moon God Khonshu accepted that its people and criminals would become Xenomorphs and fight in Hell.
• Duva used the Soul Stone and Reality Stone to revive fallen fighters and return them to the battlefield.
• Thanos snapped his fingers and restored the people erased five years earlier, prompting Doctor Strange to gather them for battle.
• Thanos revealed 12 Infinity Stones and told Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Scarlet Witch, and the others that their resurrection had brought them into the war.

Doctor Strange and the resurrected heroes learned that Duva had made Thanos and Tony part of his Xenomorph forces and was sending them to fight in Hell. As Duva's armies overwhelmed Mephisto and two Doctor Stranges kept him occupied, Duva visited Krakoa Island to retrieve the imprisoned Deviants Leader.

• Doctor Strange and the resurrected heroes learned that Thanos wielded twelve Infinity Stones and had revived them to fight in a war against Hell.
• Tony explained that he had become a powerful Xenomorph, and Thanos's order forced the heroes to join Duva's campaign despite their fears.
• Mephisto's territory came under attack by Xenomorphs as rival demons mocked him and grew wary of Duva's power.
• Mephisto revealed that Duva was a Concept God who could appear wherever Xenomorphs existed, while Dark Strange and Demon Strange fought Mephisto and stalled for time.
• Duva visited Krakoa Island with Magneto and said he had come to use the imprisoned Deviants Leader.

Duva explained his campaign against Mephisto to Magneto and Professor X, then confronted the imprisoned Deviant who had absorbed Juggernaut. After killing it and retrieving the Crimson Gem, Duva drew the attention of Cyttorak, its owner.

• Duva told Magneto and Professor X that he had sent Xenomorphs to Hell to fight Mephisto, whom he intended to kill.
• Duva revealed that the Deviant had sought Cyttorak’s altar after absorbing Juggernaut and obtaining the Crimson Gem.
• Duva tore open the Deviant’s cage, killed it, and dug the Crimson Gem from its corpse.
• Duva identified the gem as a means of contacting Cyttorak, who noticed it had changed hands and became displeased.

Duva used the Crimson Gem to draw Cyttorak’s attention and give his universe a designation number, which could help him sneak into DC and expand his concepts. With Cyttorak’s lack of hostility confirmed, Duva launched his final assault on Mephisto’s Hell, where the demon’s forces were collapsing.

• Cyttorak noticed Duva holding the Crimson Gem and remembered his name, causing Duva’s universe to begin receiving a designation number.
• Duva explained to Professor X and Magneto that Cyttorak’s attention could anchor their universe and help him pursue a path into DC.
• Duva put away the Crimson Gem after confirming Cyttorak had not rejected or attacked him, then asked Professor X about Mutants willing to fight in Hell.
• Duva warned Professor X to keep a close eye on Wanda, then left Krakoa Island to attack Mephisto.
• Xenomorphs and super-powered fighters overwhelmed Mephisto’s demons, and Duva declared that Mephisto’s end had come.

Duva invaded Mephisto’s Hell as a Concept God and fought him with the combined power of the Xenomorphs. Mephisto was pinned and worn down, while the other archdemons watched and waited for his death.

• Duva used a Xenomorph as his vessel, revealing that he could channel the power of Xenomorphs across countless worlds.
• Duva launched a full assault on Mephisto, shaking Hell and forcing Dark Strange and Demon Strange to defend themselves from the battle’s effects.
• Mephisto attacked Duva with Hell’s power and borrowed Cyttorak’s strength, but Duva shattered the Crimson Chains and pressed his invasion of the dimension.
• Duva tore off Mephisto’s arm and pinned him to Hell with a Concept Blade, eroding his power and the dimension around him.
• Mephisto grew battered and weakened as the archdemons refused to help, hoping to claim a share of his remains.

Duva killed Mephisto and held off the demons gathering to claim the ruined Hell Dimension. As heroes from Universe No. 199999 arrived amid the brewing conflict, Duva ordered Demon Strange to become a Demon Lord and absorb what remained of Mephisto.

• The demons watched Mephisto weaken and argued over who would take his place, while Duva dismantled Mephisto and eroded his connection to the Hell Dimension.
• Mephisto revealed that he had planned to become Satan using power from the Prime Universe, but Duva stopped his escape attempt and killed him.
• The demons tried to claim Mephisto’s remains and challenged Duva, who warned them not to act without his permission as Xenomorphs gathered at his side.
• Tony, Spider-Man, Thor, and other heroes from Universe No. 199999 arrived in Hell, where Flash Thompson explained that Xenomorphs could be revived but the others could die permanently.
• Duva ignored Shuma-Gorath’s provocation and ordered Demon Strange to become a Demon Lord and absorb Mephisto’s remaining power with Faltine Mouth.

Duva turned Mephisto into the host for a powerful Xenomorph god, then let Demon Strange absorb Mephisto’s remains and inherit control of the shattered Hell Dimension. After warning the demons, Duva left to prepare for a possible trip to DC and the need to protect his interests in Marvel.

• Duva’s newly born Xenomorph parasitized Mephisto, inherited his power, and rapidly grew stronger by drawing strength from Xenomorphs across multiple universes.
• Hell’s rules recognized the Xenomorph god, and the watching demons feared that Duva could grow stronger by turning defeated great demons into Xenomorph subordinates.
• Demon Strange consumed Mephisto’s remains, gaining enough power to become a formidable Skyfather, while Duva offered him rule over the remaining Hell Dimension.
• Demon Strange accepted the chance to rule Hell, but Duva said the multiverse mattered more to him and warned the demons against provoking him.
• Duva declared that Hell’s affairs were settled and said he needed to prepare contingencies in case he traveled to DC and could not devote much power to Marvel.

After Duva withdrew from Hell, demons and gods across the Multiverse learned that he had killed Mephisto and created a Celestial from him, prompting a search for the unknown Xenomorph God. Watcher Uatu traced Duva’s influence to the Khonshu Era Universe and set out to find Duva’s true universe and give it a number.

• Duva left Xenomorphs and a Skyfather behind in ruined Hell, while the great demons argued over whether they should have united against him.
• News of Mephisto’s death and the Xenomorph God spread across the Multiverse, and gods struggled to find information about Xenomorphs.
• Watcher Uatu discovered that Xenomorphs were returning to the Khonshu Era Universe and met Moon God Khonshu, who warned him not to interfere with Duva’s territory.
• Uatu entered the universe and explained that he had once fought alongside Duva, then resolved to find Duva’s true body and record the universe that had birthed him.
• Uatu considered using his Watcher Badge to assign a number to Duva’s previously unnumbered universe.

Uatu used half of the Watcher Badge to assign Duva’s universe the number 1543681, formally placing it within the multiverse and earning permission to observe Duva. Meanwhile, Druig pressed Mister Blue to create a Xenomorph from Peter Parker’s DNA, as the Spider-Man Alliance discovered the newly numbered universe and found another Spider-Man there.

• Uatu met Duva and used the Watcher Badge to assign his universe a number, drawing the attention of its cosmic gods.
• Duva accepted Uatu’s observation while keeping his plans, including a possible journey into the DC Multiverse, concealed.
• Duva learned that his universe’s number was 1543681 and decided it was time to take action.
• Druig hurried Mister Blue to fulfill Duva’s order, and Mister Blue created a Xenomorph using the DNA of the deceased Peter Parker.
• A Spider-Man in Universe No. 13 told the Spider-Man Alliance that they had found universe 1543681 and another Spider-Man.

Ultimate Spider-Man discovered that Universe No. 1543681 had inexplicably gained a designation and a Spider-Man, despite his memory that its Spider-Man had been killed by the Inheritors. When the newcomer arrived at the Alliance's headquarters, Ultimate Spider-Man recognized him as one of the creatures that had defeated Kur, leaving him terrified.

• Ultimate Spider-Man and the other Spider-Men argued about his leadership and the Alliance's plans while he investigated the unfamiliar universe designation.
• Ultimate Spider-Man used the time-space traversal machine and found that Universe No. 1543681's Spider-Man should have died, though the universe now appeared to have a living Spider-Man.
• A Spider-Man from Universe No. 1543681 traversed to the Alliance headquarters in Universe No. 13, where the Spider-Men gathered around the strange, long-skulled newcomer.
• The newcomer spoke in hisses, and the Spider-Men applauded and debated whether they understood him.
• Ultimate Spider-Man searched Peter Parker's memories and recognized the newcomer as one of the creatures that had defeated and captured Kur, the God of Fear.

Xenomorph Spider-Man infiltrated the Spider-Man Alliance while Duva used it to search for a special universe and study the Spider-Totem. When the Inheritors breached Universe No. 13, Daemos charged at Xenomorph Spider-Man, eager to discover whether it was a god.

• Duva watched through Xenomorph Spider-Man as the Spider-Man Alliance accepted the newcomer, then searched its computer for a universe number without success.
• Ultimate Spider-Man berated returning recruits for exposing the Alliance's location, while Prime Universe Spider-Man recognized Xenomorph Spider-Man as a terrifying threat.
• The two Prime Universe Spider-Men warned the others about Xenomorph Spider-Man, but Captain Universe Spider-Man interrupted them and ordered everyone to behave in Universe No. 13.
• The Inheritors entered Universe No. 13 through the Web of Life and Destiny, bypassing the temporal traversal machine and startling the Spider-Men.
• Daemos ignored Captain Universe Spider-Man and charged at Xenomorph Spider-Man, eager to take a bite and test whether it was a god.

Daemos and Bora attacked the Spider-Men in Universe No. 13, but Xenomorph Spider-Man killed Daemos while Captain Universe Spider-Man fought Bora. Spider-Man No. 199999 revealed that the Xenomorph served Duva, a god who commanded other powerful beings, and described Duva’s destruction of a Hell.

• Daemos urged Bora to help him hunt the Spider-Men before Morlun and their father arrived, and Bora joined the attack.
• Xenomorph Spider-Man struck Daemos down, then cut him in half and pierced his chest with a beam; Daemos died after confirming that the creature had no Totem Power.
• Captain Universe Spider-Man attacked Bora with powerful energy blasts as returning Spider-Men arrived at the damaged headquarters.
• Spider-Man No. 199999 arrived from Universe No. 199999 and identified the creature as a Xenomorph serving Duva.
• Spider-Man No. 199999 explained that Duva commanded Celestial Gods and Skyfather-level Xenomorphs, and said Duva had defeated Mephisto and shattered a Hell using only an avatar.