Chapter Summaries

Su Yao made the ruined Asgardian void temporarily habitable so Thor and the others could cross into it. After the Space Channel closed, Doctor Strange opened a portal for the others, and Su Yao reaffirmed that he would create another Asgard.

• Su Yao filled the space beyond the Space Channel with oxygen and adjusted its gravity and temperature so Thor and the others could enter safely.
• Thor crossed over first, confirmed the space was habitable, and urged Valkyrie and the other Asgardians to follow.
• The Space Channel closed, so Doctor Strange opened a Portal Magic gateway and Black Panther, Star-Lord, and the others entered Asgard's outer space.
• Thor asked Su Yao what he planned to do, and Su Yao said he would create another Asgard.

Su Yao used the power of Creation to rebuild Asgard in space, restoring its land, plants, heavenly bodies, birds, and other creatures. The witnesses were left wondering whether Su Yao was God.

• Su Yao created light, clouds, water, and a vast landmass while Thor, Tony Stark, and the others watched in shock.
• Su Yao used light’s record of the past to recreate Asgard’s landscape as it had been before its destruction.
• Su Yao filled New Asgard with vegetation and restored the glowing heavenly body that illuminated it.
• Su Yao created birds and other living creatures, making the lifeless land burst with life.
• Valkyrie and the others called the recreation a miracle, while Black Panther’s group marveled that Asgard was flat and not a planet.
• Frank recalled the Bible’s account of creation and murmured, “Is He God?”

Su Yao finished creating New Asgard and used Reality Warping and Creation to restore its dead Asgardians. Heimdall and the others awoke in new bodies before the astonished Thor, Valkyrie, Black Panther, and their companions.

• Frank called Su Yao God, and nearby believers began directing Faith Power toward him.
• Su Yao realized he could receive local faith but could not sense faith from elsewhere because his Unlock Progress was only 11%.
• After creating New Asgard, Su Yao summoned figures of the dead Asgardians and formed new bodies for them.
• Heimdall and the other dead Asgardians felt a force pull them from Valhalla, while Odin, Frigga, and Loki wondered which great god had acted.
• Su Yao drew souls from Valhalla and other places into the new bodies, and the resurrected Asgardians awoke before the stunned onlookers.

Su Yao resurrected the dead Asgardians and created new bodies for Odin, Frigga, and Loki. The three awoke beside Thor, confused about their surroundings.

• Thor explained to Heimdall and the other resurrected Asgardians that Su Yao had created Asgard and brought them back to life.
• Su Yao transported Heimdall and his group to Thor, who realized Odin, Frigga, and Loki were still absent.
• Su Yao used his golden God Blood and Creation power to form three new Godly Bodies for Odin, Frigga, and Loki.
• Odin, Frigga, and Loki awoke in their new bodies, and Loki marveled at his power before noticing Thor.
• Frigga asked Thor where they were and what had happened.

Thor reunited with Odin, Frigga, and Loki and revealed that the Creation God who had restored Asgard was Balder from another universe. Su Yao used the Time Stone to discover that this universe’s Balder had truly existed but was only an information projection, leaving Thor and the others wondering where their own Balder had gone.

• Thor explained to Odin, Frigga, and Loki that the Creation God was Balder from another universe and his younger brother.
• Odin remembered that their universe’s Balder had been born in light, grown into an adult, and later vanished as light.
• Odin told Thor that he did not know where their Balder had gone, while Thor insisted that the other universe’s Balder was still his younger brother.
• Loki, Thor, Black Widow Natasha, and the others wondered where their universe’s Balder was.
• Su Yao used the Time Stone to view the past and saw that Balder had truly existed in this universe before turning into light.
• Su Yao concluded that the Balder of this universe was an information projection carrying some of his knowledge and power, not a parallel version of himself.

Su Yao explained that Balder in this universe was only his projection, startling the Asgardians and visitors from another universe. A skeletal figure appeared and identified herself as true death, and Su Yao recognized her as Death, one of the five Creation Gods.

• Steve Rogers asked Su Yao where Balder from their universe had gone, and Su Yao explained that Balder was his projection and would eventually disappear.
• Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Odin, Thor, and the others feared that Su Yao was the only real version of himself across the multiverse.
• Thor felt pleased at the thought that Su Yao might be his true younger brother.
• A black-robed skeletal figure appeared, and Thor asked who she was.
• The figure called herself the Goddess of Death and said she was true death.
• Su Yao identified the figure as Death, one of the five Creation Gods, leaving Thor and the others stunned.

The Goddess of Death confronted Su Yao over his resurrection of the dead, while the other Creation Gods watched. As Death prepared to attack, Su Yao vanished into light and his radiance spread across New Asgard.

• The Goddess of Death asked Su Yao how he had concealed himself from her and accused him of violating the laws of death by resurrecting the dead.
• Su Yao said he was light, and someone in Black Panther's group identified him as a Creation God from another universe.
• Death recognized Eternity, Infinity, and Oblivion watching her, then prepared to punish Su Yao.
• Su Yao transformed into streams of light and vanished before Death could attack.
• Indescribable light appeared where Su Yao had vanished and enveloped everyone and all of New Asgard.

Light’s radiance spread across the universe, and the other cosmic beings realized he had become its Creation God of light and heat. The Goddess of Death and the others accepted him as a possible younger sibling and wondered how powerful he was.

• Light’s radiance enveloped the universe, while its inhabitants heard vague voices praising the Creator.
• The Goddess of Death sensed that light and heat had gained a will and realized Light had become an indispensable part of the universe.
• Light gathered near New Asgard in a radiant humanoid form and identified himself as Light.
• The Goddess of Death proposed that Light was the sixth Creation God of another universe, and Eternity and the others considered him their younger brother.
• The Goddess of Death let Odin and the others go and joined Eternity and the others in wanting to test Light’s abilities.

Su Yao sensed the powers of his new Abstract Conceptual Body after becoming a Creation God, then faced the Goddess of Death’s test. He escaped her death-infused flames, and the other onlookers wondered how he could overcome her divine power.

• Su Yao sensed that his power had increased and discovered he controlled light, heat, and positive emotions.
• The Goddess of Death challenged Su Yao to prove which of them was stronger and fired red flames from her eyes.
• Su Yao recognized the divine power in the flames and transformed into strands of light to slip through them.
• The Goddess of Death revealed that her seemingly ordinary flames carried her power and could kill anyone who touched them.
• Thor and the others questioned how Su Yao could win, while Eternity and the other beings watched with interest.

Su Yao drew on the power of the 616 Main Universe to overpower and destroy the Goddess of Death after their battle threatened the universe. Their clash also devastated New Asgard and wiped out Thor, Loki, Odin, and the others, while the two universes began moving closer together.

• The Goddess of Death taunted Su Yao, and he gathered nearly all the universe’s light and heat into a multicolored sea that engulfed her.
• The Goddess of Death raised a barrier of death-law energy, but their clash sent a shockwave through New Asgard and erased Loki, Odin, Thor, and the others.
• The Goddess of Death and Eternity urged Su Yao to stop as their battle began disrupting the universe, and he realized their powers were evenly matched.
• Su Yao connected to the abstract conceptual body of the 616 Main Universe and received its power, causing the two universes to tremble and draw closer together.
• Su Yao’s strengthened Ocean of Light and laws shattered the Goddess of Death’s barrier and consumed her, leaving Eternity and the others stunned.

Su Yao defeated Death and used the Infinity Stones and Chaos Magic to restore New Asgard, the universe, and the people caught in the battle. The Infinity Gauntlet was destroyed, while his siblings and the survivors recognized his immense strength.

• Eternity, Infinity, and Oblivion sensed power flowing to their youngest brother and concluded that he had defeated Death's avatar.
• Planet Devourer regretted that Su Yao was stronger than him and continued searching for planets to devour to restore his missing energy.
• After Death did not reappear, Su Yao used the Infinity Gauntlet and Chaos Magic to reverse the destruction and bring back Thor, Tony Stark, the others, and New Asgard.
• Tony Stark and the others realized that Su Yao had restored everything and guessed that he had defeated the Goddess of Death.
• Su Yao saw that the universe-wide restoration had left the Infinity Gauntlet charred black and ruined.

Su Yao restored the Infinity Gauntlet, resurrected Vision for Wanda, and returned to the 616 Main Universe. As other cosmic beings prepared to meet him amid signs of a possible Universe Collision Event, he studied the Darkhold's Dreamwalking technique to see whether he could travel to another universe.

• Su Yao repaired the Infinity Gauntlet with his Creation ability and told Thor and the others he was returning to the 616 Main Universe.
• Wanda asked Su Yao to resurrect Vision, and he restored Vision's body and consciousness using Creation, the Time Stone, and Orochi's Soul Extraction ability.
• Su Yao told Thor that the light in their universe was also him, then dispersed into light and traveled through the Quantum Tunnel to the 616 Main Universe.
• Su Yao sensed that the 616 Main Universe was drawing closer to something, while Eternity, Infinity, Oblivion, Death, and Planet Devourer tracked him to Earth.
• Su Yao checked his 11% Unlock Progress and prepared to test whether the Darkhold's Dreamwalking technique could send his consciousness into a new universe.

Su Yao used the Darkhold to cast Dreamwalking, sensed Chthon’s corrupting influence, and began entering a weak projection of himself. Outside Earth, Eternity, Infinity, Death, Oblivion, and Planet Devourer arrived with Silver Surfer.

• Su Yao recalled the powerful beings connected to him and grew more urgent about increasing his strength.
• Su Yao cast Dreamwalking using the Darkhold and sensed projections of himself across different universes.
• A dark aura tried to corrupt Su Yao and make him a vessel for Chthon, but he resisted it.
• Su Yao decided to study Dreamwalking and eventually create his own version of the spell.
• Su Yao entered the dimmest projection with a portion of his consciousness.
• Eternity, Infinity, Death, Oblivion, and Planet Devourer descended outside Earth, accompanied by Silver Surfer.

Planet Devourer arrived at Earth with Eternity, Infinity, Goddess of Death, and Oblivion, but Silver Surfer persuaded him not to devour the planet. As the five searched for Su Yao, he focused on inhabiting a frail projection that had not yet been born.

• Planet Devourer felt Earth's life energy and reached to take the planet, but Silver Surfer warned him that devouring it could worsen his relationship with their youngest brother.
• Planet Devourer restrained his hunger and agreed to spare Earth, earning approving looks from Eternity and the others.
• Goddess of Death urged the five to find their hidden younger brother, and Eternity and Infinity began searching Earth through its concealment.
• The five appeared outside Earth without hiding themselves, darkening the sky and frightening people around the world; S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Nick Fury feared they were all Creation Gods.
• Su Yao sensed the five's arrival but occupied his weak projection, realizing that its body had not yet been born.

Su Yao projected himself into another universe as the unborn child of Odin and Frigga, whose pregnancy accelerated until birth was imminent. Before he was born, he began becoming that universe’s Creation God, and his radiance spread across Asgard and the entire universe.

• Frigga told Odin she was pregnant, but Odin sensed that their child was unusually weak and doubted he would become a warrior.
• Frigga and Odin realized the child was growing at an astonishing speed, and Frigga soon began giving birth.
• As Frigga went into labor, Su Yao began transforming into the universe’s Creation God before he was born.
• A dazzling radiance burst from Frigga’s abdomen and engulfed the palace, then spread across Asgard.
• Heimdall sensed that the light had spread throughout the universe, while powerful beings across it felt that a new will had emerged.

Su Yao was born in Asgard as Balder, the Universe God of Light, and his arrival announced itself to every lifeform in the universe. After restoring Frigga’s strength, he wondered what distinguished this universe from the 616 Main Universe, but Heimdall and young Thor arrived before he could investigate.

• Radiance gathered around Frigga, and Su Yao emerged as a baby before rapidly growing into a youth.
• Odin sensed the vast power within Su Yao and was shocked by how powerful his child was.
• Su Yao declared himself Balder, the Universe God of Light, and his voice reached every lifeform in the universe.
• Su Yao used the power of creation to restore Frigga, while Odin watched him with growing wariness.
• Su Yao prepared to sense the universe with his Abstract Conceptual Body, but Heimdall, young Thor, and others arrived at the palace.

Balder used Chaos Magic and the power of time to reveal a possible future after Thor asked him for a prophecy. Odin and the others watched as a vision of a snowy place appeared, leaving them curious about what the future held.

• Odin introduced Balder as his younger son, and Heimdall and the others realized he was the God of Light whose radiance had shone across the universe.
• Young Thor doubted Balder’s power, then challenged him to predict whether Thor would become a powerful warrior.
• Balder drew on Chaos Magic and the power of the Time Stone to glimpse the most likely future in which he had not intervened.
• Odin recognized the energy as resembling the Time Stone and wondered whether Balder could wield the power of time naturally.
• Balder projected the future scene before everyone, and Odin recognized the snowy location at a glance.

Su Yao showed Odin and the others a possible future in which Thor became the God of Winter, killed Frigga, and parted from Loki, then warned them about Ragnarok. As Su Yao studied Chaos Magic, the Old God’s true form approached through the void and vowed to kill him.

• Su Yao showed Odin and the others a vision of Laufey defeating Odin and ruling Asgard, where Thor grew up as a Frost Giant and Loki befriended the imprisoned Frigga.
• Loki rescued Frigga and tried to flee to Midgard, but Thor attacked them after Loki killed Laufey, and Frigga died shielding Loki from Thor’s freezing power.
• Thor spared Loki and became the God of Winter, while Loki traveled to Midgard; Little Thor fled in horror after seeing the prophecy.
• Heimdall questioned whether the vision was real, and Su Yao said it was only the likeliest future, that time could not foresee him, and that they should beware Ragnarok.
• Su Yao left to study Dreamwalking with Chaos Magic as the Old God’s true form drew closer through the multiverse and threatened to kill him.

Su Yao mastered a modified form of Dreamwalking that let him reach universes containing information about him, then left Asgard after vastly empowering its people. Back in the 616 Main Universe, he reflected that he controlled the power of three universes but still needed more Energy Points to advance God's Unlock Progress.

• Su Yao absorbed magical knowledge from Asgard’s library and Kama Taj, then created a modified Dreamwalking spell.
• Su Yao’s consciousness departed Asgard, and he used the power of Creation to strengthen the Asgardians to extraordinary levels before returning to his true body in the 616 Main Universe.
• Heimdall, Odin, and the other Asgardians were shocked by their transformation and concluded that Prince Balder had caused it, while beings such as Eternity arrived searching for him.
• Su Yao checked his Unlock Progress at 11% and realized he needed to gather more Energy Points before he could raise it to 15%.

Su Yao arrived in a universe where a quantum zombie virus had overrun New York and learned how it had spread. After erasing nearby zombies, he wondered whether the infection could affect him and consume the universe.

• Su Yao used Dreamwalking to enter a universe whose projection had dissipated, then manifested as a radiant Abstract Conceptual Body.
• Sensing trouble on Earth, Su Yao investigated New York and used the Time Stone and Chaos Magic to learn that Janet had contracted a quantum zombie virus in the Quantum Realm and infected Hank Pym.
• Su Yao saw that the infection had spread through New York and that zombified Avengers such as Tony Stark and Captain America retained their powers.
• A zombie lunged at Su Yao, but he vaporized it with light as Peter Parker called out a warning.
• Su Yao erased the zombies gathering around him, then considered the virus’s spread and wondered whether becoming part of a Zombie Universe could affect him.