Chapter Summaries

Josh secured Drogo as Garen’s subordinate and arranged for Akathosh to teach Daenerys after Illyrio handed over three dragon eggs. As Josh prepared to leave, a silver-haired man approached him, but Josh told him to get lost.

• Josh brought Drogo to Garen and declared that Drogo would serve as his subordinate.
• Josh asked Avila about teaching Daenerys, but Akathosh appeared and offered to teach her in exchange for the three dragon eggs.
• Josh remembered Jorah Mormont and decided Garen should watch him, allowing him to die if he continued acting as a spy.
• Josh asked Illyrio for the dragon eggs, and Illyrio’s servants brought them out.
• Josh gave the eggs to Daenerys, and Akathosh agreed to teach her and the dragons.
• A silver-haired man approached Josh as he was leaving, and Josh told him to get lost.

Josh returned to Rivendell after arranging for Garen and Tony to remain in Drogo's lands, then opened a Void Gate to visit the Wizard World. An unfamiliar silver-haired figure tumbled through the gate, leaving Josh startled.

• Josh dismissed Viserys and gave Garen and Tony prototype Void Gates, explaining that time passed seven times more slowly in this world than in the Marvel Universe.
• Josh left with Natasha and the others, while Garen and Tony began planning how to take over Drogo's tribe and establish a stronghold with Illyrio's help.
• Josh returned to Rivendell, arranged a room for Daenerys, and considered taking a vacation in the Wizard World.
• Josh reflected on how wizarding families had turned their rivalries into football-club conflicts and opened a Void Gate to check for a match.
• An unfamiliar silver-haired figure tumbled out of Josh's Void Gate, forcing him to dodge.

Josh learned that the silver-haired girl who had emerged from his Void Gate was Cirilla, also known as Ciri, and helped her understand that she was on the Muya Continent. Ciri remained wary but began to trust Josh after learning that he could travel between worlds too.

• Ciri woke in Josh's luxurious, magically equipped room and quietly assessed her surroundings and the people nearby.
• Josh recognized Ciri and spoke to her in English, prompting her to stop pretending to sleep.
• Josh told Ciri that she was on the Muya Continent and asked how she had arrived.
• Ciri recalled that her Elder Bloodline had drawn her toward an immense power while she fled the Wild Hunt, causing her to lose consciousness.
• Josh explained that she had come through his Void Gate and said he could travel between worlds; Ciri introduced herself as Cirilla.

Josh considered Ciri’s origins and the Witcher universe while discussing security and future responsibilities in his territory. Ciri tried to leave to avoid bringing the Wild Hunt to Josh’s world, but he told her to recover and said he was ready to face them.

• Josh left Ciri to rest and considered visiting the universe of the Conjunction of Spheres.
• Josh discussed recruiting investigators to help manage security in his increasingly busy territory.
• Josh planned for Alexios to take on greater responsibilities, possibly as a governor or police chief.
• Ciri collapsed while trying to leave and told Josh that demons were pursuing her.
• Josh identified her pursuers as the Wild Hunt and assured Ciri that she should recover while he dealt with them if they came.

Josh dismissed Ciri’s warning about the Wild Hunt and considered how to distinguish the two Wizard Worlds. After Frank reported that Rivendell had become overcrowded, Josh ordered Shire opened and appointed List its city lord.

• Josh decided the Wild Hunt posed little threat to Rivendell and told Ciri to focus on recovering from her injuries.
• Josh puzzled over names for the Wizard World and the world of The Witcher 3, then abandoned the effort.
• Frank reported that Rivendell’s population had grown rapidly as villagers, performers, merchants, mercenaries, and visitors flocked to the city.
• Frank explained that Magic Cinema, especially its story about a mercenary group, had drawn many large mercenary groups to Rivendell and left people camping outside the city.
• Josh ordered Shire opened, called for Burbis to discuss expanding Rivendell, and appointed List as Shire’s city lord.

Josh named his territory Rhine and delegated administrative matters to Frank, while ordering a medical clinic to be built and a healer to treat an injured woman. In Rivendell, Ciri learned from Daenerys that Josh was a powerful prince from a world of demigod rulers, and she began to understand the scale of his power and status.

• Josh named his territory Rhine and told Frank to register the change.
• Josh told Frank to arrange a medical clinic and send John Tolan to treat the injured woman in his room, then List and Frank left.
• Josh went out with Natasha and Avila while Ciri, recovering from her injuries, walked with Daenerys in the castle grounds.
• Daenerys told Ciri that they were on the Muya Continent in the Augustus Empire and that Josh was the human emperor's son.
• Daenerys explained that the Four Great Empires were ruled by demigods and recalled that Josh had once summoned a devastating meteor in her world.

Josh agonized over whether to visit the D.C. Universe or The Elder Scrolls V, while Ciri considered whether his power could help her. Ciri asked Josh to help her deal with the Wild Hunt.

• Ciri learned from Daenerys that a meteor had destroyed a tribe of over a hundred thousand people and that Daenerys's teacher was an intelligent dragon named Akathosh.
• Ciri wondered whether Josh could protect her from the people pursuing her, while Josh debated which world to visit next.
• Josh weighed the D.C. Universe against The Elder Scrolls V and recalled how killing a chicken in Moo-see Town had caused the entire town to hunt him.
• Akathosh told Josh to choose a world at random, but Josh rejected drawing lots because he could tell what each slip said.
• Ciri and Daenerys approached Josh, and Ciri asked him to help her deal with the Wild Hunt.

Josh agreed to help Ciri deal with the Wild Hunt, hoping the favor would give him leverage to recruit Geralt. After weighing the dangers of The Elder Scrolls world, he decided to visit the D.C. Universe instead and postpone exploring the ancient world until he was stronger and better prepared.

• Ciri asked Josh to help her stop the Wild Hunt, and Josh agreed to discuss payment after resolving the problem.
• Josh considered using his help for Ciri to negotiate with Geralt and possibly recruit him for a respectable job in Josh's world.
• Josh reviewed the dangers and lore of The Elder Scrolls, including Alduin's nature, Akatosh's power, and the ancient Dragon Break.
• Josh decided not to enter The Elder Scrolls world until he had improved his strength and made safety plans.
• Josh chose to visit the D.C. Universe, reasoning that it would be a waste to visit Marvel without seeing D.C.

Josh, Natasha, Avila, and Akathosh arrived in the D.C. Universe during World War I, where Josh hoped to explore while avoiding a dangerous counterpart of Akathosh in The Elder Scrolls. They reached the site of Steve Trevor’s crash and encountered a floating woman, leaving Trevor bewildered.

• Josh and Akathosh argued after arriving on an island in the D.C. Universe, and Josh told Natasha they had arrived during World War I.
• Akathosh realized that a powerful deity in The Elder Scrolls shared his name, became afraid of attracting its attention, and agreed with Josh not to visit that world.
• Josh spotted a plane disappear near a damaged warship and took Natasha and Avila to investigate the crash.
• Josh pulled Steve Trevor from the plane, and Natasha recognized his disguise as German while identifying him as an American agent working for the British.
• Trevor questioned Josh and his companions, then saw a woman floating in midair and wondered what kind of people he had encountered.

Josh and his companions arrived on Themyscira, where Diana saved Trevor from the sea and the Amazons confronted the approaching German soldiers. Josh demonstrated his immense magic by trapping the soldiers in a whirlpool and freezing the sea, leaving the Amazons and Trevor stunned.

• Diana rescued Trevor after his aircraft crashed near Themyscira, then questioned Josh, Avila, and Trevor when they appeared.
• Trevor spotted German soldiers rowing toward the island and urged the group to leave before they could be captured.
• Hippolyta and the Amazon warriors arrived as the German soldiers approached the shore.
• Josh conjured a massive whirlpool that dragged nearly all the German soldiers beneath the sea.
• Josh froze the entire sea, astonishing Trevor, Diana, Hippolyta, and the Amazon warriors.

Josh explained that he and his companions were travelers from beyond Earth, then Avila used magic to make Trevor reveal his identity and mission. Trevor learned he had confessed everything after Avila ended the spell.

• Josh told Hippolyta that he and his companions had come from elsewhere in the universe and dismissed her questions about Zeus.
• Hippolyta questioned Trevor, but he refused to reveal his identity, so Natasha described him as a spy.
• Avila offered to question Trevor and used an illusion to make him identify himself as Steve Trevor, a captain in the American Expeditionary Force.
• Steve revealed that he had stolen Doctor Poison's notes and destroyed her workshop before being shot down over Themyscira.
• Avila stopped channeling her magic, and Steve regained consciousness and asked what he had just said.

Josh, Natasha, and Avila enjoyed the sea on Themyscira before Diana asked whether the outside world was truly at war. After Josh confirmed that Ares was controlling the conflict, Diana sought his help, and he offered to guide her in mastering her hidden power.

• Josh told Natasha that he had synchronized several worlds, so time spent on Themyscira would also pass on the Muya Continent.
• Diana arrived and asked Josh whether Steve had told the truth about the First World War; Josh confirmed the war was real and controlled by self-righteous people.
• Diana concluded that Ares was behind the war and asked what she should do.
• Josh declined to advise her on the situation but offered to help her master the power within her so she could face Ares.
• Diana asked whether Josh could guide her, and he said he had once dreamed of becoming a warrior.

Josh and his companions left Themyscira by boat with Diana and Trevor, and Josh began teaching Diana about Battle Qi. As their journey drifted on without a clear destination, Josh explained to Trevor how his power compared with the gods of Trevor’s world, leaving Trevor to contemplate the vast gap between them.

• Diana told Josh that Hippolyta had agreed to let her leave, and Josh put off their departure until after training and breakfast.
• Josh, Natasha, Avila, Diana, and Trevor left Themyscira by boat after Diana said farewell to Hippolyta.
• Josh gave Diana a Battle Qi manual and advised her to master the power already within her instead of absorbing outside energy.
• Trevor asked where they were and learned that Josh had no idea where Themyscira was or where their boat was headed.
• Josh told Trevor that he was a demigod by his own world's standards and compared Trevor's world to primitive society, leaving Trevor stunned by the difference in power.

Josh and his companions reached shore, helped Diana choose modern clothes, and discussed the war with Trevor. Diana blamed Ares for the conflict, while Josh remained detached from the matter.

• Josh urged Diana to change her conspicuous outfit, and Natasha offered to find her suitable clothes.
• Natasha dressed Diana in a modern outfit, and Trevor stared at her in surprise.
• Josh used magic to speed the boat toward shore, where Trevor asked whether Josh had visited London before.
• Josh told Trevor he had seen London in the future and described the war as a struggle for profit rather than justice.
• Trevor said his duty was to help end the war, and Diana declared that defeating Ares would end his scheme.

Josh and his companions settled in London before following Steve Trevor toward the European battlefield, where Natasha urged him to stop running errands and act. After learning that a town would suffer a poison gas attack, Josh decided to intervene and protect its residents.

• Steve Trevor introduced Josh's group to Etta Candy, who helped them buy suitable clothes and find accommodations.
• Josh told Natasha that he wanted to obtain divine blood to benefit subordinates who could not cultivate Battle Qi or magic.
• Josh's group traveled across Europe while Trevor gathered troops, and Diana silenced Trevor's men by beating several of them.
• Natasha confronted Josh about doing nothing, and he revealed that German-occupied townspeople would die in a poison gas attack.
• Josh told Natasha and Avila to evacuate the townspeople by force if necessary while he dealt with the German troops.

Josh unleashed his magic and destroyed the German soldiers in the town while Natasha and Avila evacuated the residents. After explosions near General Ludendorff’s castle, Diana asked Josh what had happened, and he explained that Natasha and Avila had likely dealt with the poison-gas arsenal.

• Josh summoned glowing wings, and Natasha and Avila revealed matching wings before flying into town to evacuate the residents.
• Natasha and Avila shielded the residents from gunfire, then killed several German soldiers who shot at them.
• Josh rose into the air and covered the town in golden flames, reducing every German soldier to dust.
• Charlie, Sami, and the Chief questioned whether they were hallucinating, while Trevor insisted Josh’s divine powers were real.
• Two explosions sounded near General Ludendorff’s castle, and Josh concluded Natasha and Avila had destroyed the poison-gas arsenal.
• Diana joined Josh, and he explained that the arsenal’s destruction would keep the residents from being poisoned after they left.

Natasha and Avila killed Ludendorff, destroyed his poison-gas operation, and helped the civilians, while Josh and Diana examined the enhancement pill he had carried. Diana identified Ares’s likely plot and joined Trevor in pursuing Dr. Maru, whose warehouse Josh located as she prepared to flee.

• Natasha and Avila killed Ludendorff and his men, then destroyed the poison-gas facilities and led civilians to safety.
• Natasha gave Josh the enhancement pill, and Diana learned from Trevor that it could be part of Ares’s scheme to escalate the war.
• Diana told Trevor they should capture Dr. Maru, and Natasha revealed where to find her.
• Josh located Dr. Maru in a warehouse as she prepared to flee, and Diana reasoned that stopping the gas attack might draw out Ares.
• When Trevor asked what their plan was, Josh told them to charge in.

Josh and his allies reached the poison-gas shell base, where Diana drew the Germans’ attention while Trevor’s squad searched for explosives and captured Dr. Maru. The squad discovered the bombs were intended for an attack on London, and believed they had stopped the plan in time.

• Josh, Natasha, and Avila arrived with Trevor’s squad at the shell depot, where Avila’s earlier attack had set a warehouse ablaze.
• Josh told Avila he did not care whether Dr. Maru escaped, while Diana confirmed she would lure out Ares and destroy his plan.
• Diana charged into the base and overwhelmed German soldiers and armored vehicles, drawing attention away from Trevor’s squad.
• Trevor’s squad infiltrated the depot and captured Dr. Maru when she tried to flee through the warehouse.
• Charlie found a map showing London circled as the bomb attack’s target, and the squad realized they had intercepted the plan.

Josh and Diana's team dealt with poison gas bombs at a German airfield before Diana confronted and overwhelmed Ares. Josh restrained Diana and Ares just as she was about to kill him, saying he wanted to preserve Ares's body for study.

• Diana drove the German soldiers away, while Trevor's team worried over how to safely dispose of the poison gas bombs.
• Josh ordered the bombs stacked together, but a tremendous boom sounded before they could destroy them.
• Trevor recognized Sir Patrick as Ares, and Diana confirmed Ares was her target.
• Diana charged Ares and beat him despite his armor, weapons, and stolen lightning power.
• Josh restrained Diana and Ares with pillars of silver light to stop Diana from killing Ares and preserve his body for study.

After Josh killed Ares and destroyed the bombs, he prepared to leave the war-torn area and return to his territory. He said goodbye to Diana and Trevor’s team, then vanished with Natasha and Avila, leaving Charlie to wonder where they would meet again.

• Josh killed Ares with a spell and destroyed every bomb, ending the immediate threat and bringing the war closer to its end.
• When Diana asked what he would do next, Josh said he was returning to his territory after being away for nearly two months.
• Josh used magic to transport Diana, Trevor’s team, and himself back to the edge of the town, where Trevor thanked him for his help.
• Samir asked to take a photograph with Josh, and Josh agreed, bringing Natasha and Avila into the group picture.
• Josh said goodbye to Diana and Trevor’s team, then took Natasha and Avila away through a curtain of silver light.
• After Josh disappeared, Charlie asked whether they would meet him again in heaven or hell.