Chapter Summaries

Kino announced that he would share his knowledge with the USA and began arranging a plot to expose anyone who wanted him dead. Hydra presented him with Dr. Zola, whom Kino recruited with the promise of a Vibranium body, while the parallel-universe visitors watched their counterparts prosper.

• Kino said he would share his knowledge with his country, and President Matthew and Pierce agreed that the USA would submit to his rule.
• Kino ordered Charles, Tom, and Frank to stage his apparent near-death and a power struggle, with the shadow soldiers placed under Tom's control.
• Baron Zemo presented a robot containing Dr. Zola's consciousness, and Zola admitted his role in Howard's assassination.
• Kino offered Zola a Vibranium body in exchange for signing a contract, and Zola agreed to serve him.
• Kino made Hydra an intelligence department under the Demon Group and awarded Baron Zemo thirty thousand Contribution Points.
• The visitors from the Parallel Universe saw how well their counterparts were doing, and Future Tony wondered where the Demon King was in their world.

Future Tony explained the disasters in his world, then asked Kino for help restoring Doc Green and borrowing the Infinity Gems to save their universe. Kino offered the Gems in exchange for three conditions, leaving Future Tony unsure whether to accept.

• Future Tony described his world's crises, prompting the others to react to their alternate fates and Doc Green to ask Banner how he could separate from Hulk.
• Hulk took offense at being called a monster, transformed, and was subdued by Blonsky before returning to human form.
• Doc Green and Future Tony asked Kino for help and offered to become his subordinates, but Kino said their value did not justify lending all the Gems.
• Kino displayed the Space, Mind, Soul, and Time Gems, then demanded ownership of the other two Gems, the right to snap his fingers, and passage to Future Tony's world in exchange for lending them.
• Future Captain America offered a contract and all the Gems, but Kino said he could travel to their world without Pym Particles, leaving Future Tony to weigh the risk.
• Future Tony asked for time to decide, and Kino suggested they could instead search other Parallel Universes for the remaining Gems.

Future Tony and the Avengers returned with a second Soul Stone, and Kino released Natasha’s soul and gave her a new body in exchange for the Stone. Kino then exposed and killed a Skrull disguised as Rhodey, revealing a possible invasion of Earth while the real Rhodey’s fate remained unknown.

• Future Tony realized the Time Stone pointed to their only chance of victory, and eight figures returned to Earth aboard the Quantum Transporter with two Soul Stones.
• Barton revealed the Soul Stone he had brought back, and Kino discovered it contained Natasha’s soul while his own Stone did not.
• Kino released Natasha’s soul, created a new body for her, and reunited her with the others.
• Kino noticed Rhodey and shot him, destroying the Arc Reactor in his chest.
• Natasha identified the fallen Rhodey as a Skrull, and Nebula explained that Skrulls could mimic appearances, memories, and even abilities.
• Future Captain America asked where the real Rhodey was, but Future Tony had no answer as the group feared an impending Skrull invasion.

Kino used the Infinity Gauntlet to restore everyone who had disappeared five years earlier, but Nebula secretly activated the Quantum Tunneling Machine and brought Thanos’s warship to the base. Kino shielded the group from its bombardment and prepared to face the attack.

• Future Tony gave Kino the replacement gauntlet fitted with four Infinity Gems, and Kino snapped to restore the vanished people without changing anything else.
• Nebula operated the Quantum Tunneling Machine while Natasha attacked her and tried to stop it, but a spaceship escaped through the machine before it exploded.
• Natasha shot Nebula’s head apart, then rushed to warn the others that Thanos had arrived.
• Barton received a phone call confirming the restoration had worked, while the group contacted their loved ones and Kino claimed Thanos’s warship for himself.
• Thanos’s warship fired missiles at the base, but Kino’s Seraphim Shield blocked the entire bombardment as everyone remained safe inside.
• The attack stopped, the group gathered their weapons, and Kino withdrew the shield and walked outside.

Kino and his allies faced Thanos and his army, and Kino reassured Thanos that his ideal had not failed because he had resurrected only certain victims of the Snap. Their battle left Thanos injured but empowered by the Mind Stone, as he prepared to unleash his final blow.

• Kino summoned his forces through portals to face Thanos's invading army, and Thanos explained that Kino's actions had undone his victory.
• Kino told Thanos that he had resurrected only the humans, Asgardians, and Titan fighters who had died, so Thanos's ideal had not failed; Thanos thanked him and asked to be buried on Kael Star.
• Thanos's army and Kino's forces clashed while Kino fought Thanos, who used the Mind Stone to extinguish Kino's lightning and counter his attacks.
• Kino trapped Thanos beneath a falling adamantium cube, but Thanos survived by using the Mind Stone to become intangible and struck Kino from behind.
• Thanos, with one leg deformed and the Mind Stone's energy filling his body, announced that he was preparing his final blow.

Kino defeated Thanos in a devastating blast that ended the battle, then offered to save him in exchange for his surrender. As Thanos lay dying, he asked Kino to kill another Thanos he had learned about, and they parted as friends.

• Kino and Thanos unleashed their powers against each other, and the explosion devastated the Darkhold forces while Dark Phoenix shielded the Demon King's side.
• Natasha found herself alive beside Abomination, while Tony and Future Tony argued over whether Kino had survived the blast.
• Kino emerged unharmed but had accidentally burned off his hair with his own Heat Vision, then found Thanos gravely wounded with the Mind Stone in his grasp.
• Kino offered Thanos salvation and greater power if he surrendered, but Thanos said his great undertaking was already complete.
• After hearing about another Thanos who had slaughtered life to win Death's favor, Thanos asked Kino to kill him if they ever met.
• Kino accepted the request as a friend, caught the Mind Stone as it fell from Thanos's hand, and said they should never meet again.

Kino revived Thanos after defeating him, then celebrated the end of the battle with his allies. When heroes from other worlds arrived through portals, they found the fight already over, and Future Tony learned that the Kino he hoped to rely on was dead.

• Kino used the Time Stone to restore Thanos, then stored his body and weapons and announced that Thanos was dead.
• The people celebrated their victory without losing anyone, while Kino abandoned his thoughts about life to comfort Venom and Pamela.
• Harley tried to embrace Wanda, who blasted her through the warship with Chaos Magic.
• Sam and countless others arrived through portals after the battle; Future Tony reunited with Spider-Man, and the two Buckys exchanged stories.
• Future Tony learned from Strange that he had been expected to die after snapping his fingers, then asked about Kino and discovered that he was dead.

Future Tony refused to hand the Infinity Gems over to Carol, who attacked the warship to take them from the sleeping Kino. Venom maimed Carol and ordered Thor to carry her severed limbs away and tell them to ask Black Egg about the aliens on Earth.

• Carol demanded that Future Tony give her the Infinity Gems so she could revive aliens who died in the Snap, but he refused.
• Nick Fury sent Carol to retrieve the Gems, arguing that the demon king could not be trusted with them.
• Carol confronted Kino aboard the warship while he slept, and Venom warned her to leave him alone.
• When Carol reached for Kino, Venom swiftly severed her limbs and tongue, then kicked her away.
• Venom gave Carol’s severed limbs to Thor and told him to tell the others to ask Black Egg about the aliens who appeared on Earth.

Carol was swiftly defeated after confronting Kino’s allies, and the group learned that Nick Fury had allowed roughly two hundred thousand Skrulls onto Earth. Kino returned the others to the main universe, helped Banner become human again, and recruited Future Tony, who planned to retire and leave Stark Industries to Spider-Man.

• Thor reported that a woman beside the sleeping Kino had severed Carol’s limbs and tongue, and revealed that about two hundred thousand Skrulls were on Earth.
• Future Captain America and Future Tony blamed Nick Fury for sheltering the Skrulls, while Nick Fury admitted he had little chance of making them leave.
• Carol recovered and began to insult Kino’s ally, but her head suddenly exploded.
• Kino sent Pamela, Harley, Venom, and the others through a portal, then returned the battleship and offered Banner a contract to trade Hulk’s possessions for a Rejuvenation Potion.
• Future Tony signed a contract to join Kino and chose to leave Earth after five days, taking the name Stark.
• Stark left Stark Industries to Spider-Man, who eagerly asked if he could become Peter Stark.

Kino visited Thanos’s grave on Kael Star and sealed the planet against outsiders before returning to collect Stark. Stark said goodbye to his friends and left with Pepper and Morgan, while a prank video he gave Thor ended with Thor destroying the cabin.

• Kino brought Thanos’s body to his grave on Kael Star, spoke to him, and used the Time Stone to keep outsiders from entering the planet.
• Five days later, Stark asked his friends to announce that Iron Man had died and said goodbye to Spider-Man, Future Captain America, and Doc Green.
• Stark gave Thor a phone as a farewell gift, then left with Pepper and Morgan through Kino’s portal after Kino erased every Skrull in the universe.
• Thor watched a video of himself being humiliated and destroyed the wooden cabin with lightning, while Spider-Man escaped and the others returned.

Kino returned Morgan to Tony's seaside villa, then found Deadpool using a newfound wish-granting power at the Demon Group. Banner and Dr. Otto discovered that Deadpool's creations were unstable and sustained by his burning life force, leaving Deadpool's gold and other gifts at risk of vanishing if his power failed.

• Kino brought Morgan to Tony's seaside villa, where Howard and Maria welcomed her while Pepper befriended her younger counterpart and the two Starks wrestled outside.
• Kino arrived at the Demon Group and found Deadpool granting wishes, giving Xiaoyu, Penny, and Nina the power to fly.
• Deadpool told Kino that he had fallen into a mysterious place during the Battle of New York, absorbed red liquid, and gained the power to make dreams come true.
• Deadpool turned the Demon Tower into gold and offered to resign, but Kino recognized his power as the Reality Stone and Venom noticed Deadpool's life force burning away.
• Banner and Dr. Otto tested Deadpool's gold and explained that his creations were energy-based imitations that could disappear if his power supply stopped.

Deadpool’s Reality Stone created an illusory Demon Tower and mountains of gold before Kino took the gem from him. Deadpool later received 100,000 Contribution Points from Kino, celebrated his imagined fortune, and collapsed again.

• Deadpool’s illusion vanished when he lost consciousness, and Venom caught Nina, Penny, and Xiaoyu as they fell from the sky.
• Kino and Doctor Banner identified Deadpool’s power as the Reality Stone, and the three little ones tried to comfort him about his failed dream of becoming rich.
• After Deadpool realized he had resigned from the Demon Group, he begged Kino to let him stay and offered him the Reality Stone.
• Kino extracted the gemstone and told Deadpool it was worth 100,000 Contribution Points, making Deadpool collapse from heartbreak before the others left him behind.
• An hour later, Deadpool received a deposit of 100,000 Contribution Points, celebrated his newfound wealth, and collapsed again while laughing.

Kino visited the New York Sanctum to return the stones, but the Ancient One sent him home with a vast magic assignment and warned him not to seek the Power Stone or use the Time Stone to spy on the future. As Kino worked on the assignment with Venom, the chapter showed the Demon Group’s growing influence and ended with a violent internal conflict fueling rumors that Kino was badly injured.

• Kino went to the New York Sanctum to return the stones, but Mordo gave him the Ancient One’s warning and a huge magic assignment due in a month.
• The Ancient One gave Mordo a silver Suspended Ring, which let him open a stable portal much faster than before.
• Kino asked Venom to do his homework, but she refused and instead stayed beside him in Yukino’s appearance while he began writing.
• After the Battle of New York, mutants gained public support, the Demon Group attracted new members, and soldiers guarded the land beneath the alien spaceship.
• A protest over control of the spaceship site ended with 2,421 people dead and 638 injured, while rumors claimed Kino was barely surviving on Limb Regeneration Potions.
• Tom’s New King Faction and Frank’s Demon King Faction fought inside the Demon Group, prompting outsiders to consider exploiting Kino’s rumored injuries.

Tom and Frank used Dr. Zola’s surveillance to identify people plotting against the Demon King and decided to eliminate them. Meanwhile, Xiaoyu, Penny, Nina, and Damian snuck into the Demon Group, where Damian lifted Mjolnir before the children spotted Hela and followed her.

• Dr. Zola identified the conspirators who had gathered in a secret chamber, and Tom and Frank decided to target the gangs and wealthy plotters.
• Xiaoyu led Penny, Nina, and Damian on a secret exploration of the Demon Group, where they found Mjolnir.
• Nina, Xiaoyu, and Penny failed to lift the hammer, but Damian lifted it and then returned it to its stand.
• The children headed back and spotted Hela, so Xiaoyu covered Penny’s mouth and led the group after her.

Hela brought Thor to Asgard to confront Odin, with Xiaoyu, Penny, Nina, and Damian accidentally following them through the Bifrost. After learning the Bifrost was broken and Odin had used his energy to activate it, Hela headed for the palace to kill people, leaving the children behind.

• Hela stabbed Thor in the chest and carried him through the Bifrost toward Asgard.
• Xiaoyu, Penny, Nina, and Damian appeared in the Bifrost, and Hela brought them along despite her irritation.
• Hela arrived in Asgard, confronted Heimdall, and learned that Odin had expended his energy to activate the broken Bifrost.
• Thor revealed that he had broken the Bifrost, and Hela knocked him and Heimdall into a lake.
• Hela told the children to stay behind and flew toward the palace, while Nina found her phone had no signal.
• An amused voice spoke to the children from behind them.

Hela attacked Odin in Asgard, but he overwhelmed her until she used a nuclear warhead against him. The blast was contained, and Thor stared at the chains binding him as lightning flashed in his eyes.

• Hela opened fire on Odin with cannon-like blasts and stone pillars, but he emerged unharmed and defeated her with the Spear of Eternity.
• Kino reassured the four little ones that Odin was holding back and that Hela would survive his attacks.
• Hela accused Odin of teaching her slaughter, death, conquest, and war, then was blasted into a deep pit by his divine force.
• Odin threw Gungnir into the pit, but Hela emerged, embraced him, and detonated a nuclear warhead against his chest.
• Kino carried the four little ones to safety as a vast fireball rose over Asgard, then collapsed under a web of lightning.
• Thor climbed out of a lake, saw the chains around his limbs, and wondered who the God of Thunder was.

Kino confronted Odin and Hela after their battle, learning that Odin had summoned him to offer him Asgard’s throne. Kino refused the proposal and prepared to leave, leaving Asgard’s succession unresolved.

• Odin and Hela recovered from their devastating fight, and Hela asked why Odin had abandoned his conquest of the universe.
• Kino arrived, explained that Odin had been defeated twice, and extended Hela’s sentence for releasing a prisoner and abducting his goddaughter.
• Kino accused Odin of luring him by arranging for Damian to lift Mjolnir, and Odin admitted that he wanted to meet him.
• Hela offered Kino everything she had in exchange for the power to kill Odin, but Kino revealed that Odin had at most five years left to live.
• Odin asked Kino to become Asgard’s king by marrying Hela and having an heir; Kino refused and said he was leaving.

Odin offered Kino the throne of Asgard and its treasures, and Kino agreed to fight him for the position rather than marry Hela. Odin turned their duel into a public contest before the gods, then unleashed his full power and struck Kino with a massive blast.

• Odin warned Kino about the Celestials and offered Asgard as his vanguard, but Kino refused the alliance and its warriors.
• Odin offered Kino Asgard’s treasures, the Odin Force, Rune Magic, and Mimir’s Well; Kino accepted the throne challenge but refused to marry Hela.
• Odin proposed that Kino would become God King if he won, but would marry Hela if he lost, and the two departed to fight.
• Hela attacked Thor after he arrived and falsely told him Odin was dead, while Frigga arranged for the duel to be shown across Asgard and Earth.
• Odin announced the battle for the God King before Asgard, then released his full divine power and blasted Kino as the crowd cheered.

Kino fought Odin in a battle of increasingly powerful magic until Odin used a deception to seal Kino’s magic and claim victory. Odin declared that Kino would marry Hela and become Asgard’s live-in son-in-law, while the onlookers reacted with confusion and amusement.

• Kino used Chaos Heat Vision, the Vishanti Holy Sword, and Hogwarts Armor against Odin’s attacks, while Odin challenged him to prove himself worthy of ruling Asgard.
• Odin enlarged himself and attacked with the Spear of Eternity, but Kino folded space and appeared to pierce Odin with copies of the spear.
• Kino realized Odin had faked his death, but Odin’s illusion concealed him as he pressed a hand to Kino’s back and made the Hogwarts Armor vanish, sealing Kino’s magic.
• Odin announced that Kino had lost and would marry Hela and become Asgard’s live-in son-in-law; Asgardians speculated about Loki being a princess, and Hela continued punching Thor.
• On Earth, the Demon Group reacted to the news, and Tony laughed while Peggy pointed out that Kino owned the country.

Kino defeated Odin in a fight and forced him to sign a contract making him Kino’s subordinate, while Odin surrendered Asgard’s God King position to him. Back in Asgard, Hela mocked Odin’s submission as Thor learned that Asgard had been given to the Demon King.

• Kino broke through Odin’s attacks, used a Speed Force time remnant to evade Gungnir, and beat Odin until he surrendered.
• Asgard’s people cheered Kino as their new God King, while Hela decided to test Thor’s martial skills and beat him.
• Kino gave Odin a recovery potion and demanded that he sign a contract to become his subordinate.
• Odin signed the contract after Kino promised to lead him against the Celestials who had once bullied him.
• Odin and Kino returned to Asgard, where Hela mocked Odin’s submission and Thor learned that Odin had given Asgard to the Demon King.