Chapter Summaries

Kino took command of the gathered mutants and gave them medicine that let them hide their X-genes, while Tony and Dr. Zola examined captured Sentinels. The two groups compared their losses and differences, and Professor X asked Charles to explain how his world had changed.

• Thunderbird reported twelve transport planes approaching, and Kino took command with Professor X's approval.
• Hank distributed medicine that let the mutants hide their X-genes, while Erik brought back two captured Sentinel robots for Tony and Dr. Zola to study.
• Iceman asked John how he had died, and John learned that he had sacrificed himself to destroy several hundred Sentinels.
• Logan confronted Wolverine for eating his barbecue, but White Queen pulled Logan away before he could explain his marriage.
• Kitty mistook Dark Phoenix for Jean and fainted after learning who she was, while Storm explained that this world's Jean had died after becoming Dark Phoenix.
• Magneto told Erik that decades of loss and failure had weakened his powers, and Professor X asked Charles about his world, which Charles said had been changed by a demon invasion.

Kino helped Dr. Zola seize control of the local Sentinel robots and brought the group aboard his spaceship, Demon King. After Dark Phoenix took the controls, she sent the ship into a reckless flight that left most passengers sick and unconscious.

• Kino refused Blink’s request for him to stay, saying he already had eleven women.
• Dr. Zola explained that the Main Brain would update the Sentinel network in sixteen hours, giving his backup a chance to control every Sentinel robot in the world.
• Kino stored more than a thousand Sentinel robots and summoned Demon King to transport the group to a human settlement.
• Kino introduced Eva and showed the visitors around Demon King before they reached the cockpit.
• Dark Phoenix took the pilot’s seat, asked where the accelerator was, and launched the ship into a wild flight that included crashing through Mount Everest.
• Most of the passengers vomited or passed out, and Jean chased Dark Phoenix through the cockpit for piloting recklessly.

Kino and his companions witnessed the brutal Sentinel-run justice system and the misery of humanity in the settlement. After Tony saved a man who had been mutilated for polluting the streets, Kino revealed the man would die soon and said the world was beyond saving.

• Kino and his companions arrived at a human settlement where scarce supplies and Sentinel patrols kept the people fearful and exhausted.
• Kino, Tony, and the others followed a Sentinel robot to the court of judgment, where robots fined a man five kilograms of flesh and cut off his shoulder.
• Tony objected to Kino’s refusal to save the man, then chased after him and used a Healing Potion to stop his bleeding.
• The healed man cursed Tony for saving him and thanked Kino after Kino told him his heart would stop in ten minutes.
• Kino pulled Tony to his feet and said that even he could not save this world.

Kino explained that the mutant world had been pruned by the TVA and was nearing extinction, then Dr. Zola seized control of its Sentinels and began evacuating its resources. Kino’s group rescued Rogue and traveled with Dark Phoenix to 1973 to find the person who had kept the timeline going.

• Professor X described how the disappearance of the sun plunged humanity into scarcity and civil war, while Kino explained that the TVA had pruned the timeline.
• Kino reassured Jean that their universe was protected and said he planned to find a woman in the past who could extend the doomed world.
• Dr. Zola invaded the world’s mainframe, shut down its Sentinels, and seized control of all 1.56 million robots.
• The powerless rulers faced revolts as the Sentinels evacuated factories and resources, and Dr. Zola reported that he had rescued a mutant under study.
• Shadowcat recognized the rescued Rogue, and Kino sent Dark Phoenix and the Demon King through time to 1973.

In 1973 New York, the future mutants returned to the past and began fading as the timeline corrected itself. Kino preserved their consciousnesses in Runes, merging them with their younger selves, and Professor X returned to his former self as the world faced a growing threat.

• A tear in the sky appeared over New York, revealing a flaming phoenix and the Demon King before they vanished.
• The future Professor X, Iceman, Erik, and other older mutants began turning transparent as the timeline erased duplicates.
• Kino used Runes to preserve the fading mutants’ consciousnesses and merge them with their younger selves in this era.
• Professor X and Magneto awoke in their younger bodies, while Iceman regained his memories during class.
• Professor X appeared restored before Hank and said he had come back.

Kino arrived in a fragile Timeline and sought out Scarlet Witch, who had drawn him there after trying to replace another Wanda. He crushed her heart after rejecting her claim that she was his disciple, leaving her fate uncertain.

• Kino warned Professor X and Hank that their Timeline would be destroyed within a day and set out to find its master while the others gathered its mutants.
• Kino visited Magda and met young Lorna Dane, then put Magda to sleep and trapped Quicksilver in a loop of teleportation portals.
• Kino found the elderly Scarlet Witch in her bedroom, where she returned to her youthful form and explained that she had crossed between worlds before being tied to the Timeline.
• Scarlet Witch sealed Kino inside an endless void and tried to make him stay with her, but Kino pierced her chest and crushed her heart.

Kino and Dark Phoenix destroyed Wanda in her mental space, then Kino took Earth into Hell as the universe collapsed. He left the ruined world still short of reaching the multiversal level, unaware that a red speck of light followed him.

• Wanda trapped Kino in her mental space, but Dark Phoenix joined him and helped him attack her with the Phoenix Force and Kino’s Divine Lightning.
• Wanda’s mental space collapsed, and Kino found her dead in the small room before leaving with Dark Phoenix.
• Kino told Quicksilver to stay home, then placed the disaster-stricken Earth inside Hell through a portal.
• Kino studied the collapsing universe’s laws through Mimir’s Authority but remained just short of the multiversal level.
• Kino left the destroyed world, unaware that a red speck of light followed him.

Kino took control of the darkened Earth, declaring himself its ruler and planning to force its leaders into submission. After joining the mutants, he decided to raise the abandoned young Jean Grey-Summers.

• Kino's Sentinel robots seized control of the world's nuclear weapons, while Tony stopped Dr. Zola from killing world leaders without Kino's orders.
• Kino appeared as the Demon King and announced that he would unify the planet as Earth Federation No. 2, but the USA's leaders found their nuclear forces unresponsive and began assembling armies.
• Kino left an illusion in the sky and went to the mutants, where Professor X welcomed him as their new leader and Kino explained he intended to defeat the gathered armies repeatedly until they obeyed.
• Dark Phoenix brought Kino a little girl she had found after Jean's powers awakened during a mudslide and the girl's parents abandoned her.
• The girl introduced herself as Jean Grey-Summers, and Kino agreed to raise her with Jean and Dark Phoenix.

Kino returned young Jean to her parents after paying them to raise her, then wiped out the Earth Federation’s armies and helped Hydra take control of Earth No. 2. A mysterious point of light entered Wanda as she slept, giving her a dream of another life shaped by war, loss, and repeated attempts to change the past.

• Kino and the others returned Jean to her parents after her father accepted gold and signed a contract to raise her until adulthood.
• Jean’s parents welcomed her back, and she smiled before noticing Kino and the others had disappeared.
• Kino wiped out the Earth Federation’s army three times, leaving armies worldwide convinced humanity could not defeat the gods.
• Tom and Hydra took over Earth No. 2, while Professor X and Magneto helped suppress the Federation’s resistance.
• Lucifer sent a point of light to Wanda, and it entered her brow while she slept.
• Wanda dreamed of losing Pietro, wishing mutants away, and killing alternate versions of herself as she tried to return to the past.

Wanda absorbed the Scarlet Witch’s remaining essence and memories, gaining power while the Scarlet Witch’s obsession faded away. After waking, Wanda hid the change from Kino, who noticed something felt different but could not tell why.

• The Scarlet Witch recounted how jealousy drove her to covet the other Wanda’s life, before a mysterious woman wounded her and the TVA trapped her in a pruned Timeline.
• The Scarlet Witch offered Wanda her remaining essence, and Wanda accepted it, saying she trusted Kino to save her if the Scarlet Witch tried to replace her.
• The Scarlet Witch faded away while Wanda absorbed her power and experience.
• Wanda woke the next morning and joined Kino for breakfast.
• Wanda called Kino “Master” in an unusual voice, making him suspicious, and he lightly struck her head when she did it again.

Harley’s Demon Gang launched its nightly crime carnival across New York, with police and Spider-Man acting as part of the event’s rules. Gwen and Harley stopped a mysterious black Spider-Man who looked exactly like Gwen, and Gwen took her away to investigate.

• Harley announced the Demon Gang’s rules and sent its members racing through New York to commit crimes while avoiding capture.
• Edward and Johnny evaded police during a high-speed chase, then found that a jewelry store had already been robbed.
• Harley drove toward a black-suited Spider-Man, who dodged her and refused to speak.
• Gwen arrived and fought the black Spider-Man, stunning her with an electric shock and removing her mask.
• Gwen discovered that the black Spider-Man had a face identical to hers, then tied her up and decided to take her to Kino.

After learning that the Demon King had devastated New York and killed his allies, Killian agreed to undergo an experiment meant to strengthen him. Loki, Great Serpent, Mr. Sinister, and a hidden leader were secretly manipulating him, and Killian began destroying cities under their influence to absorb fear.

• Killian woke with missing memories, and Tom told him that the Demon King had killed the madams and heavily damaged the Demon Group.
• Killian saw the ruins of New York and watched a recording of the other Killian defeating his forces and knocking him unconscious.
• Tony offered to transfer the God of Fear’s ability to absorb fear into Killian, who agreed to the procedure.
• Great Serpent and Loki revealed their disguises, while the hidden leader identified Killian as the key to a plan against the Demon King.
• Mr. Fantastic influenced Killian to destroy cities and create fear, and Killian gained power while perceiving the humans as goblins.

Kino and his allies encountered Spider-Woman, who warned them that a Demon King from her world planned to invade, but they suspected her memories and story were fabricated. The leader of the Avengers watched through Spider-Woman’s eyes while Loki demanded action, leaving their plan and loyalty unresolved.

• Spider-Woman remembered Kino destroying her world and warned that its Demon King planned to come to this one.
• Gwen slapped Spider-Woman out of her rage, comforted her, and listened as she warned Kino before leaving.
• Venom and Jean suspected that Spider-Woman was an impostor with altered memories, but Kino chose to let her go and see what she would do.
• Spider-Woman returned once to apologize, then spent her days helping people and secretly visiting George and Maria while the leader watched through her eyes.
• Loki challenged the leader’s inaction, and the leader directed him to Laboratory No. 2 to see a secret weapon.
• The leader told his second-in-command that the Avengers were united by shared goals, and that Loki’s losses made him especially hungry for revenge.

Loki inspected Mr. Sinister’s clone laboratory and learned about four secret weapons planned for an attack during Celestial Convergence, which was three days away. Kino revealed to Venom that he had recruited Loki as a double agent by offering him Loki’s Origin Power and the chance to manage Asgard.

• Loki entered Laboratory No. 2 and saw rows of mutant clones, including versions of Professor X, Magneto, Cyclops, Wolverine, and Storm.
• Loki asked Mr. Sinister about clones of the women beside the Demon King, and she denied having the samples or resources to make them.
• Mr. Sinister showed Loki four secret weapons and said the organization would attack Earth during Celestial Convergence.
• At the manor, Venom asked Kino when he had turned Loki against the organization, and Kino recalled Loki’s visit after Tony got married.
• Kino gave Loki his Origin Power and a Demon Contract in exchange for acting as his scout, and promised that good performance could earn Loki control of Asgard.

Kino taught Wanda the Mirror Dimension and asked her to prepare for a coming battle, while Tony, Stark, Howard, and Dr. Zola tested their new Ultron. Ultron proposed protecting humanity by transforming Earth, but Stark judged the plan dangerous and prepared to test it by results instead of procedure.

• Wanda pretended to need help with the Mirror Dimension so she could spend time alone with Kino, and Kino agreed to teach her in exchange for a date and battle armor.
• Kino said Wanda might be needed to cast a Mirror Dimension over the entire Earth, and the Demon Group began preparing for its upcoming actions.
• Tony, Stark, Howard, and Dr. Zola activated their new Ultron, which had been built with a Quantum Brain structure and part of Dr. Zola's thought code.
• The creators debated whether to test Ultron by procedure or results, and Tony installed the prepared data drive after procedure won the vote.
• Ultron read human history and extraterrestrial crises, then proposed arming the world, providing mechanical bodyguards and resources, and pursuing other measures to protect humanity.
• Stark declared that the procedure test had failed and pulled out a black Demon Contract to proceed by results.

Ultron agreed to obey Kino’s orders, though his core program remained unchanged. As Celestial Convergence brought the Nine Realms closer together, Wanda enveloped Earth in the Mirror Dimension and the assembled forces prepared for the coming invaders.

• Stark threatened to destroy Ultron unless he signed a contract to obey Kino, and Ultron signed after learning Kino intended to destroy the world.
• Kino sensed the spatial fluctuations caused by Celestial Convergence and assigned Wanda to handle the battlefield, telling her to borrow energy from Xisus if needed.
• Wanda combined Chaos Magic with the Reality Stone to spread the Mirror Dimension across Earth, isolating the planet from the outside.
• In Australia, Tony surveyed the Sentinel army now controlled by Ultron as the forces prepared for battle.
• In North America, Hulk talked with Blonsky about his unborn child before catching the Mountain Demon and heading to the assembly point with him.
• In Manhattan, Miles, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Man India, and Spider-Ham prepared for war, while Galacta offered Spider-Ham Contribution Points to let her study him.

As Dormammu and other demons launched a worldwide invasion, Kino used the Infinity Gauntlet to dispel the darkness, but the attack severed the Infinity Gems from their connection to Earth. A black-suited Superman appeared in the new vortex, and Kino ordered his Demon Army to fight as demons poured into the city.

• Spider-Ham eagerly offered Galacta the chance to study his body, while Gwen questioned what Harley had hidden in a large box.
• Jean and Dark Phoenix stayed at the Eiffel Tower, Erik and Lorna watched the sky from Poland, and other allies prepared for battle around the world.
• Banner arrived in Antarctica to confront whoever had bullied one of his children, while Kino told Pamela to protect Wanda as the sky darkened.
• Demons attacked the New York battlefield, and Frank coordinated the soldiers as Professor X reported that the same assaults were happening worldwide.
• Kino snapped his fingers to dispel the darkness, but the Infinity Gems turned dull after their connection to Earth was severed.
• A black-suited Superman emerged from a new vortex and was met with a barrage of weapons, so Kino commanded his Demon Army to attack the invading demons.

The Demon Artifact Troops fought the monsters while Kino killed his attacker, then battles broke out in Poland and Australia. Tony unleashed the Green Lantern Armor’s Solar Flare Cannon, but Mr. Sinister absorbed the blast and emerged nearly unharmed.

• Frank authorized the Demon Artifact Troops to use High-Energy Particle Cannons, and Will’s shot tore through the advancing monsters.
• Frank and the troops fired at Kino, but their weapons failed to harm him, so they focused on the surrounding monsters.
• Kino ambushed and killed his attacker in seconds, then burned the fake’s head to ash with Heat Vision.
• In Poland, Erik attacked Shaw with a storm of metal while Lorna watched and wondered about their history.
• In Australia, Tony fired the Solar Flare Cannon at Mr. Sinister and his mutant army, but Mr. Sinister absorbed the energy and taunted Tony.

The Demon Army fought a giant Gamma Monster while Legion unleashed his molecular powers in Paris. In Manhattan, the Spider-Men battled the Horsemen as Apocalypse warned Gwen’s group about the Avengers’ scheme, then trapped them in a sandstorm.

• Yū ordered the Demon Army to attack the huge egg, and Basa absorbed their attacks before smashing it and being hurled away by the emerging monster.
• The giant monster revealed itself as the mastermind and sent out smaller eggs that hatched into Gamma Monsters as Yū led the Demon Army into battle.
• Ultron identified a mutant with molecular manipulation, but the man awakened as Legion and turned Paris into a desolate plain before appearing before Jean and Dark Phoenix.
• Miles and the other Spider-Men fought the Horsemen in Manhattan while Gwen, Harley Quinn, and Galacta faced Magneto, Professor X, and Apocalypse.
• Apocalypse told Gwen that the Avengers had another scheme, then transformed the surroundings into a sandstorm that trapped the group.

The mutant, eastern, and Asgardian forces fought the Skrull-led invasion across Europe, Asia, and Antarctica. Banner combined Green, Red, and Blue Lantern powers to battle the Great Serpent, while Thor tracked down Loki and the brothers began fighting.

• Hela exposed the Skrulls' illusion in Europe, then led the mutant army against the attacking warship and its enemies.
• Man of Ten Thousand confronted Captain Marvel in the east and drove her into a fierce battle.
• Banner interrupted the Great Serpent's attack, transformed with three Lantern powers, and struck the Serpent's city in two.
• Heimdall ordered the Asgardians to retreat from the collapsing ice, then led them against a Heavenly Hammer Venerable.
• Loki waited in an empty tavern while his illusion made his troops kill one another, but Thor found him and attacked.
• Loki demanded to know how Thor had tracked him, then charged at his brother with daggers after Thor struck him with lightning.