Chapter Summaries

Kino traded Victor Stone’s mechanical body for a potion and rebuilt him as the armored Kamen Rider FAIZ. After the heroes urged Billy to stay out of danger, Kino encouraged him to choose his own path and warned that war had arrived.

• Victor Stone asked Kino for a potion in exchange for his mechanical body, and Kino restored Victor’s human form while creating consciousness for the replacement body.
• Kino, Venom, and the others designed a new armored body from Adamantium, Vibranium, and promethium, then named it Kamen Rider FAIZ.
• Billy woke up and argued that he should keep fighting, while Green Lantern, Victor Stone, Hawkman, and Doctor Fate tried to persuade him to wait until he was older.
• Kino told Billy to make his own choice rather than follow the heroes’ wishes, and Hawkman objected that Kino was sending a child into battle.
• Kino said the war had arrived and joined with Venom as she transformed into a battle suit.

Kino sent FAIZ to test his strength against Darkseid while the other heroes fought the Parademon army. FAIZ's attacks failed to seriously injure Darkseid, and Kino flew off to search for the missing Batman.

• Kino gave Cyborg an Iron Man suit, Billy transformed into Shazam, and the heroes prepared to fight the Parademons.
• Kino assigned the heroes to battle the Parademons while FAIZ challenged Darkseid, and the fight's shockwave devastated the surrounding area.
• Darkseid survived FAIZ's Crimson Drill and attacked with Omega Rays, while FAIZ used his motorcycle and Explosion Gun to keep fighting.
• Kino realized Batman was missing and flew off to search for him as the other heroes continued clearing out the Parademons.

Kino rescued Batman and Superman, restored them to health, and revealed that he came from another universe and knew alternate versions of them. Meanwhile, FAIZ used the Omega Rays against Darkseid and fired the Star Shatter Cannon, but Darkseid’s fate remained unclear as Kino and the others headed toward the battlefield.

• Kino trapped Superman in a Space Maze and found Batman gravely injured, then knocked Superman unconscious when he brought him over.
• Kino reversed time to restore Batman and Superman, who remembered their injuries and asked who he was.
• Kino claimed to know alternate versions of Batman and Superman and joked that Batman had made him Damian’s godfather.
• FAIZ used Phase Shift to evade Darkseid’s attack and redirected the Omega Rays through a Sound Burst Channel, blasting Darkseid into the sky.
• FAIZ fired the Star Shatter Cannon at Darkseid, who pulled out a Mother Box as the beam engulfed him.
• Batman flew with Superman toward the battlefield while Kino followed, offering to tell them about their alternate selves.

FAIZ was nearly captured by Darkseid, but the Justice League rescued him and joined forces against their enemy. Kino arrived to take over the fight and noticed that FAIZ had developed a trace of emotion, while Darkseid recovered and prepared to continue battling.

• Darkseid smashed FAIZ into the ground and destroyed his motorcycle and laser cannons as FAIZ calculated ways to escape.
• Hawkman and the Justice League attacked Darkseid, and the Flash and Wonder Woman wounded him before Martian Manhunter and Shazam rescued FAIZ.
• FAIZ told the heroes to handle the Parademons, but Superman joined the fight and Kino arrived with Batman to lead the battle.
• Kino told FAIZ he had not failed and noticed a new trace of emotion in his consciousness, despite having created him as a blank slate.
• Kino refused to team up with the Justice League and took charge as Darkseid recovered and faced the heroes again.

Kino fought Darkseid away from Earth, and the battle escalated on Uranus after Kino entered God of Destruction Mode. As Darkseid taunted him, Kino handed control of his body to Venom.

• Kino countered Darkseid’s Omega Ray with Chaos Heat Vision, then kicked him and pursued him into the sky.
• Wonder Woman’s teammates watched Kino and Darkseid fight while the remaining heroes battled the Parademons on Earth.
• Black Adam arrived to support the heroes and attacked the Parademons with lightning, while FAIZ used the repaired Crimson Drill.
• Kino and Darkseid continued their fight on Uranus, trading powerful blows that shattered and melted the glaciers.
• Kino handed control of his body to Venom, and his battle suit began twisting and swelling around him.

Kino used his Venom God mode to trap Darkseid in an overwhelming army of copies, while Kino rested in Uranus's core as the mode drained his energy. Darkseid continued fighting the seemingly endless army, growing increasingly desperate.

• Darkseid severed Kino's arm with an Omega Ray, but the Venom God appeared and mocked him before Darkseid smashed its head into the ground.
• The Venom God regenerated and surrounded Darkseid with countless copies, using varied mutant abilities and a strategy based on Superman's strength and Multiple Man's power.
• Kino relaxed in a bedroom inside Uranus's core with cc, Inori Yuzuriha, and Irisviel while his Hell Bracelet rapidly spent Wanda's stored tuition fees to power the Venom God mode.
• Ikaros brought Asuna to Kino, who ordered Ikaros to restrain her and refused her request for a separate room.
• Darkseid destroyed hundreds of Venom Gods with his fists and Omega Rays, but their numbers did not diminish and he realized they were deliberately prolonging the fight.

Kino defeated Darkseid and returned to Earth, where he told the heroes that Darkseid would eventually resurrect and that they would need to defend themselves next time. Before leaving, Kino used Superman’s blood with a magical compass, which revealed a tiny point of light.

• The Venom Gods trapped Darkseid in a storm of gravity, frost, and metal, then added two more groups to overpower him.
• Kino discovered that the demon gods’ stored sources were gone, while Venom and the other women recovered their memories and reassured him that they could collect more next year.
• Kino found Darkseid broken in a hot spring; Darkseid warned, “We’ll meet again,” before crumbling into the spring, and Kino absorbed his power.
• Kino returned to Earth, where Batman had used a Mother Box to send the Parademons back to Apokolips.
• Kino told the heroes Darkseid would resurrect and urged them to prepare to protect themselves, then agreed to give Superman’s blood to a magical compass.
• The compass absorbed Superman’s blood and revealed a speck of light.

Kino used the Family Seeking Compass to give Superman a lead to a living relative, then transported the superheroes to his hell and forced them to reveal embarrassing secrets. The chapter ended with Kino questioning Batman about his past.

• Kino gave Superman the Family Seeking Compass, and Superman thanked him for revealing that he still had a living relative.
• Kino transported the superheroes who had agreed to his request to a chained room, where he prevented them from using their powers.
• Kino questioned Zatanna, Doctor Fate, Green Lantern, Victor, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, Hawkman, The Flash, and Superman with the Lasso of Truth.
• Kino asked Batman about his first failure fighting crime, the times he had cried, his relationships, and an embarrassing incident.

Kino left Earth after humiliating the Justice League and warning Batman that his adopted son was alive, then went to Oa to confront the Green Lantern Corps as Darkseid. He destroyed the Lanterns’ rings but spared them, leaving Sinestro and the fallen Corps to wonder why.

• Kino staged a brutal group photo with the Justice League, then told Batman that his adopted son was not dead before vanishing back to Earth.
• Kino detected Doctor Fate watching him through time, shattered the strand of fate, and warned him not to snoop again.
• Kino took his warship and the world’s Mother Box to Oa, where he confronted the Green Lanterns as Darkseid.
• Sinestro led over a thousand Green Lanterns in an attack, but Darkseid emerged from their barrage unharmed.
• Sinestro rallied the Lanterns with their oath, but Darkseid’s Omega Rays shattered their rings and sent them falling from the sky.
• Darkseid spared Sinestro and the other Lanterns, and Sinestro asked why he had not killed them.

Kino, disguised as Darkseid, defeated Sinestro and confronted the Guardians to demand the secrets of Lantern Rings and the Antimatter Universe. After exposing the Guardians’ crimes and forcing them to reveal what he wanted, Kino offered Sinestro power to fight true evil.

• Sinestro attacked Darkseid, but Darkseid crushed his hand and ring, incapacitated the other Green Lanterns, and offered him greater power.
• Kino brought Sinestro to the temple, threatened Oa Star if he fled, and demanded the method for creating Lantern Rings.
• Kino accused the Guardians of concealing major crimes, including the origins of several Lantern Corps and their dealings with Darkseid, and the Guardians admitted they had covered up their actions.
• The Guardians used the Green Lantern Central Power Battery against Kino, but he overpowered them and repeatedly killed and revived them until they gave him the Lantern Ring method and the Antimatter Universe’s location.
• Kino left the temple without killing the Guardians and asked the kneeling Sinestro if he wanted power to destroy true evil.

Kino collected the Orange Lantern Furnace from Larfleeze and helped Black Adam gain greater power. He then planned to take the Lazarus Pit and travel to Gotham.

• Sinestro hid Kino’s contract from the Green Lanterns, then watched the Guardians reassure the Corps at the temple.
• Kino traveled to several worlds to collect samples of the Seven Lantern energies.
• Kino froze Larfleeze’s constructs, took his furnace, and returned to Earth with all Seven Lantern Furnaces.
• Black Adam killed a homeless man who transformed into a Shazam-powered foe, then used two lightning bolts to gain a stronger form.
• Black Adam thanked Kino, who advised him to seek an Enhancement Potion from Ra's al Ghul before sending him away.
• Kino prepared to take the Lazarus Pit and head to Gotham.

Batman confronted Jason Todd, and Kino intervened by putting the Joker into an unnatural, possibly permanent sleep. Jason left after seeing proof that Batman had grieved his death, while the invasion crisis continued and Batman’s plan sent the Mother Boxes’ portal toward Apokolips.

• Batman found Jason Todd, and the two fought as Jason accused him of failing to save him and replacing him.
• Kino revealed the bound Joker and used four animal souls to put him into a sleep Batman could not break.
• Kino gave Jason a tablet showing Batman admitting that he had cried over Jason’s death, and Jason left after Batman invited him home on Sunday.
• At Puzanov, Batman directed the heroes as Steppenwolf prepared to merge the Mother Boxes, and Barry activated Batman’s preinstalled program to crack them.
• Batman ordered the heroes to retreat as the Sound Burst Channel opened and sucked in Parademons and nearby buildings; he revealed he had redirected it to Apokolips.

Kino reunited with the Justice League after the battle and shared what he had learned in another world, while Darkseid punished Steppenwolf and vowed to return to Earth. The chapter left Bruce considering new plans against Darkseid after Kino showed the League an analysis of their enemy but withheld how he had defeated him.

• Kino admitted to Clark that he had copied Clark’s powers after Clark died, and Clark showed disappointment that Kino was not Kryptonian.
• Darkseid ordered Parademons to attack Steppenwolf, then a bomb hidden in the Batwing exploded in Apokolips’s palace and Bruce warned Darkseid to stay away from Earth.
• Darkseid destroyed the Batwing, crushed Steppenwolf’s head, and vowed that he and the New Gods would meet Earth again.
• In the Batcave, Kino told the Justice League about his trip to another Parallel World and handed out recordings of their embarrassing histories, while Diana destroyed hers.
• Kino showed Bruce and the League FAIZ’s analysis of Darkseid’s power, but refused to reveal how he had defeated Darkseid.

Kino returned from the DC World to inspect the Demon Group’s completed transforming battleship and gave the team Lantern technology, the Soul Stone, a Mother Box, and FAIZ to study. After Otto criticized Kino’s programming and Tony mocked him, Kino covered them both in red and pink smoke before leaving.

• Kino let Ra's al Ghul remain in the DC World to lead the League of Assassins, warning him not to target the Justice League’s families.
• Kino inspected the Demon, which transformed between battleship, submarine, and robot modes, and praised the team’s work.
• Kino gave the Demon Group the lantern furnaces and a Green Lantern Ring, which chose Banner as its host.
• Kino handed Stark the Soul Stone to protect the scientists while they studied the lantern energies, then gave the team a Mother Box and FAIZ to upgrade.
• Otto criticized the code Kino had written for FAIZ, and Tony joined in mocking him.
• Kino covered Tony and Otto in red and pink smoke, put away the battleship, and disappeared.

After Kino’s forces massacred the Frost Giants, Dark Elves, and Fire Giants, the Nine Realms accepted his interconnection plan and Earth’s transformation continued. The chapter ended with the White Queen and Logan caught in traffic as they hurried to see the Phantom Sound Choir and Succubus Dance Troupe.

• Otto became a woman while FAIZ malfunctioned, and a de-aged Tony cried until Maria and Pepper took him away; a day later, Tony returned with no memory of being a child.
• Earth suppressed unrest after uniting as the Earth Federation and began preparing the Moon, Mars, and a fleet for the interstellar age.
• Kino proposed teleportation gates for the Nine Realms, and Banner and the others completed a gate powered by the Sun Ball.
• Kino’s forces massacred the Frost Giants, Dark Elves, and Fire Giants over seven days after they tried to exploit the change in Asgard’s leadership.
• The other realms visited Asgard with gifts, accepted Kino’s interconnection plan, and Earth continued developing new energy sources and materials.
• The White Queen urged Logan to hurry through heavy traffic so they could see the Phantom Sound Choir and Succubus Dance Troupe perform.

Logan and White Queen traveled to the Demon King Opera House, where Mo Wen helped rescue a lost girl and capture a would-be thief. The grand event began with performances from Huaxia, African tribal artists, and Russian ballet dancers.

• Logan lifted their car and carried it through traffic toward the Demon King Opera House as onlookers cheered.
• Multiple Man called Mo Wen to find the missing girl Fanny, and Mo Wen sent a giant wolf summoned from his tattoo to track her.
• The giant wolf returned with Fanny and a middle-aged thief, whom Mo Wen bound and detained.
• Tom guided Asgardians, the Vanir, dwarves, Light Elves, and other special guests to their private boxes.
• Huaxia dancers performed Dance of the Rainbow Skirt and Feathered Robe, followed by African tribal performers and Russian ballet dancers performing Swan Lake.

The Succubus Dance Troupe performed Love, portraying romance, rejection, and moving on, while Banner promised Betty he would ask the Demon Group leader about making her father Ross a starship commander. The chapter ended with Banner and Betty kissing, followed by an author’s note announcing four updates for the day.

• The Phantom Sound Choir performed Dream Journey, using music to create illusions that carried the audience through different imagined worlds.
• The Succubus Dance Troupe performed Love, depicting two couples’ different paths through attraction, marriage, rejection, and independence.
• Tony asked Pepper what she would have done if he had rejected her, and Pepper said she would have tried to become his nanny before leaving for good.
• Banner told Betty he would visit Ross and offer to recommend him as a starship commander, and he said he would ask the Demon Group leader directly.
• Banner and Betty declared their love and kissed in their private room.

Original Sin seized the Red Skull's hammer and became Heavenly Hammer Venerable Skadi, gaining enough power to destroy the fortress. She fled to the Pacific seabed, where four enormous dragons approached her.

• The White Queen watched the Succubus Dance Troupe with Logan and arranged a candlelit dinner date for the next evening.
• Original Sin led her Hydra squad to the Red Skull's Antarctic fortress and slaughtered its guards to reach the frozen hammer.
• Original Sin touched the hammer, transformed into Heavenly Hammer Venerable Skadi, and destroyed the fortress with a lightning-charged blow.
• Baron Zemo arrived at the ruins, confirmed the Red Skull's treasure was real, and reported Skadi's power to Pierce, who ordered him to retrieve equipment and data instead of pursuing her.
• Skadi plunged into the Pacific and illuminated the seabed with her Warhammer, attracting four enormous Eastern-style dragons.

Skadi entered a magical portal to reach her imprisoned father, the Great Serpent, while Odin dismissed the threat and Kino scolded him for disturbing his sleep. Elsewhere, Lorna defeated Erik in a training match by trapping him with anti-magnetic devices.

• Skadi smashed one creature's teeth with her Warhammer, swam past the creatures, and was pulled into a magical disc bearing a Great Serpent emblem.
• Skadi knelt before the darkness and greeted her father, who emerged and vowed to reclaim the position of God King.
• Odin woke in Asgard and told Frigga that the Great Serpent had returned, but pushed her back down when she urged him to stop it.
• Kino received Odin's news through the Runic Script, complained that Odin had sent many things to Earth, and demanded compensation for the damage caused by the Great Serpent.
• Lorna used electromagnetic guns, an electromagnetic pulse cannon, and an anti-magnetic device to trap Erik in a metal cage, and Erik admitted defeat.

Lorna learned that Erik could use the planet’s magnetic field despite the anti-magnetic devices, then agreed to join him for dinner with her friends. Erik later intercepted the seven Heavenly Hammers in space, where the Great Serpent appeared and demanded he hand them over.

• Erik revealed to Lorna that he could borrow the planet’s magnetic force, and she agreed to dinner with Kino, Venom, Pamela, and Gwen.
• The Great Serpent learned that Odin had been defeated and decided to seek helpers, including the Heavenly Hammer Venerable.
• The Earth Federation’s outer-space defense command center detected seven unidentified objects approaching Earth, then saw Magneto holding them in space.
• Erik controlled the seven Heavenly Hammers, which the Great Serpent needed to regain his power.
• The Great Serpent confronted Magneto in space and offered him greater power if he surrendered the [Serpent's Fang].