Chapter Summaries

Josh fought Aurelion Sol’s power clone, then stopped short of killing him and explained that beings from Aurelion Sol’s world had enabled the Void’s arrivals. Aurelion Sol still mistook Josh for the dragon who had mocked him, leaving their argument unresolved.

• Josh and Aurelion Sol exchanged powerful magic attacks, damaging the area around them.
• Josh used Void Walking to ambush Aurelion Sol at close range and endured Starstring Descent with his Void Shield.
• Josh held a Void Blade to Aurelion Sol’s neck and asked him to end their dispute.
• Josh explained that Lissandra had made a deal with the Void in the past and that Aurelion Sol’s people had summoned it this time.
• Aurelion Sol accused Josh of mocking him, and Josh insisted that a different dragon had done it.

Josh and Aurelion Sol fled the approaching Celestial warriors, then negotiated over Aurelion Sol’s star-forging knowledge and the Void’s eventual arrival in Runeterra. Aurelion Sol agreed to consider Josh’s proposal, but remained wary of the Void Watchers and their intentions toward the Celestials.

• Josh and Aurelion Sol sensed Celestial warriors approaching, escaped their pursuers, and Josh blamed Akathosh for provoking their earlier fight.
• Josh explained that Akathosh had mocked Aurelion Sol and was likely stranded in the Void after Aurelion Sol’s blast damaged the rift.
• Josh asked Aurelion Sol for knowledge about forging stars and proposed exchanging it for help with the Void’s coming invasion.
• Aurelion Sol admitted that the Void’s arrival might be inevitable and asked Josh how he could guarantee the other Void Watchers would not destroy Runeterra.
• Josh claimed he could restrain the warlike Void Watchers and redirect the others, while warning Aurelion Sol that the Celestials were his prey.

Josh learned about the stars from Aurelion Sol, then used Akathosh’s organized knowledge to overhaul the planets and laws of his inner universe. As Josh completed the final planet, a terrifying force descended and both he and Akathosh blacked out.

• Josh spent a year learning Aurelion Sol’s knowledge of the stars before dispersing his body and returning to the Endless Void.
• Akathosh gave Josh the information he had compiled from Aurelion Sol’s teachings, sparing himself the beating Josh had planned.
• Josh studied Akathosh’s detailed material and began applying it to his universe while Akathosh helped reforge its planets.
• Josh and Akathosh rebuilt the celestial bodies, their power systems, and their orbital paths, making Josh’s universe more complete.
• As Josh finished reconstructing the final planet, a terrifying force descended and both he and Akathosh lost consciousness.

Josh returned to the Marvel Universe after spending nearly a year in Runeterra's material world and discovered that his power had grown to Sovereign levels. He revealed his return to the Secret Ones Alliance, but his uncontrolled aura distorted the universe before he could reunite with them.

• Josh woke in his office and learned from his spiritual power that a year had passed while he was away.
• Akathosh explained that no one had entered Josh's room and urged him to stop worrying about the time and tell his friends the truth.
• Josh decided to notify Natasha, Garen, and the others, while realizing his strength had become difficult to explain.
• Josh released his magic, causing spatial cracks and distortions that spread throughout the universe and made New York seem unreal.
• Akathosh warned Josh that even a little of a Sovereign's power could disrupt a world, and Josh withdrew his aura to calm it.
• The Secret Ones Alliance members recognized Josh, and he appeared before them and said he was back.

Josh reunited with Natasha and the others and revealed that his soul and Akathosh’s had spent thousands of years in Runeterra, where he reached Tier Fifteen. Though relieved to be home, Josh suspected someone had been watching him and vowed to find out who.

• Josh returned to Natasha and the others, apologized for his late arrival, and brought everyone to his office to explain.
• Josh said that his and Akathosh’s souls had left their bodies and traveled to the place where his power began.
• Josh told the group he had spent thousands of years in Runeterra, witnessed the Void’s invasion, Shurima’s glory, and Icathia’s destruction, while only a year passed at home.
• Josh explained that he had been unable to return until he reached Tier Fifteen, and said Akathosh had reached that rank as well.
• Josh embraced the women and said he wanted to discover who had been watching him behind the scenes.

After recovering from his advancement, Josh learned that he had reached an extraordinary level of power and planned to hunt down hidden threats and investigate the mystery behind his past. Despite Akathosh warning that the truth might involve a terrifying Transcendent, Josh resolved to enter Runeterra and uncover it.

• Josh discovered that his advancement had made him comparable to an Immortal Emperor, with immense life essence and a far more powerful Void Shield.
• Josh and Akathosh discussed Josh's rapid advancement and Akathosh's return to his peak state.
• Josh decided to find Star-Lord and Thanos rather than wait for them to act.
• Josh planned to travel to Runeterra with Garen, Akathosh, and Hosdena to investigate what had happened in the past.
• Akathosh warned Josh that a powerful Transcendent might be behind the mystery, but Josh insisted that his inheritance urged him to uncover the truth.

Josh realized that his inheritance had been influencing what he noticed and feared that its mysterious source could threaten everyone he loved. He and Akathosh prepared to find the being behind it, get the Soul Stone, and train in the Land of the Gods before facing him.

• Josh suspected that the source of his inheritance was deliberately making him overlook things and might eventually come after him and his loved ones.
• Josh decided to confront the being behind his inheritance and planned to bring Akathosh and Garen with him.
• Akathosh urged Josh to adapt to his strength before confronting the unknown being, and they agreed to find him quickly.
• Josh decided to seek the Soul Stone and stabilize his power in the Land of the Gods rather than risk destroying the Marvel Universe.
• Josh and Akathosh set off together, trading jokes as Josh declared that his Secret Ones Alliance would handle this world's peace.

Josh took Akathosh into the cosmos to confront Thanos and quickly subdued him. He reclaimed the Power Stone and gave Thanos a choice: surrender the Soul Stone and leave, or die.

• Josh left with Akathosh and released a controlled surge of power that alarmed the Cosmic Overlords and drew Thanos's attention.
• The Cosmic Overlords recalled Josh's rise and feared the terrifying auras that had recently shaken the cosmos.
• Thanos sensed that someone had locked onto the Infinity Stones and was approached by Josh through a silver halo.
• Josh knocked Thanos down with a spell and pulled the Power Stone from him.
• Josh demanded that Thanos surrender the Soul Stone and leave, or be killed.

Josh defeated Thanos, reclaimed the imitation Power Stone, and declared that he would decide the universe’s balance. After spending six months on Earth studying the Soul Stone and reorganizing the Secret Ones Alliance, Josh prepared to return to the Muya Continent, where he feared he might be sent directly to the Land of the Gods.

• Thanos surrendered the orange-glowing ring to Josh, who reclaimed the imitation Power Stone and warned Thanos to leave and stop making trouble.
• Josh told Akathosh that he planned to attack Seventh- and Eighth-Tier beings indiscriminately to balance the universe, sparing members of the Secret Ones Alliance.
• Josh returned to Earth, spent time with Natasha and Ciri, and took half a year to study and forge the Soul Stone.
• Josh reorganized the Secret Ones Alliance, arranged for its mages to travel to other universes through Asgard, and limited Judges to members of at least Eighth Tier.
• Josh explained to Natasha and the others that returning to the Muya Continent might send him directly to the Land of the Gods, leaving Avila worried about their wedding.

After returning to the Muya Continent, Josh found Rivendell thriving and learned that his power could reach across the entire continent. He left for the Land of the Gods, leaving Black and Ilka stunned by his transformation and hoping he would reunite with Avila.

• Josh returned through the Twilight Veil after spending one year and two hundred twenty-one days away, and Arno welcomed him back.
• Josh sensed a weak pull toward a higher plane and discovered that his spiritual power could encompass the entire Muya Continent.
• Josh surveyed Rivendell’s flourishing arts and sent Frank guidance about the office building and working with the Red Queen.
• Josh told Black and Ilka that he was heading to the Land of the Gods, then vanished before they could reach him.
• Black and Ilka realized Josh had become a god and worried that he and Avila might not meet again soon.
• Josh chose to enter the Land of the Gods before merging the Soul Stone into his universe.

Josh explored the Land of the Gods and learned that the Time Dominator and Space Dominator were powerful rulers in its central nation, where Akathosh’s former home, the World Tree, stood. Hiding in their treasury, Josh began fusing the Soul Rule into his universe, which immediately transformed.

• Josh surveyed the Land of the Gods and detected several Tier Fifteen beings in the central nation, including the Time Dominator and Space Dominator.
• Josh and Akathosh suspected the Dominators had targeted the dragon race, but Josh chose to fuse his rules before confronting them.
• Josh traveled to the central nation to reach the World Tree, and Akathosh reflected that he no longer felt the same attachment to it.
• Josh used Void Magic to hide in the Dominators’ treasury atop the World Tree while Akathosh stood guard.
• Josh opened the sealed Soul Rule from the Marvel Universe and watched it merge with the rules in his universe, triggering an astonishing transformation.

Josh added the Soul Rule to his universe, allowing life to appear and bringing forth a faint transcendent power. As he continued cultivating and strengthening his rules, an outside disturbance interrupted him, and he suspected Akathosh had been discovered.

• Josh realized that Akathosh's power had come from his role as a being created to maintain the world's balance, and he reflected gratefully on their friendship.
• Josh merged the Soul Rule into his universe, and tiny signs of life began to emerge on its planets.
• Josh sensed a faint transcendent power rising within his universe as the rules slowly fused.
• Josh used the World Tree to review and strengthen his understanding of the rules, improving the speed of their fusion.
• Josh recognized the growing transcendent power as similar to what he had sensed in the Endless Void and wondered whether he was nearing the mature stage.
• Josh felt the outside world shake as if a fight had broken out and feared Akathosh had been discovered.

Josh emerged from cultivation with a powerful new will as Akathosh fought the Space Dominator and Time Dominator to protect him. The Dominators feared Josh’s presence, and Josh turned his attention to asking them about the dragons.

• Akathosh sensed Josh’s growing transcendent will but could neither stop his cultivation nor wake him.
• The Space Dominator and Time Dominator broke through Akathosh’s defenses, and Akathosh attacked them to shield Josh.
• The two Dominators fought Akathosh at full strength, while he held them off despite protecting Josh.
• Akathosh’s attacks slowed as Josh’s aura stabilized, and Josh opened his eyes with a newly strengthened will.
• Josh sensed that the Dominators had poor control of their time and space laws and decided to ask them about the dragons.

Josh overwhelmed the Time Dominator and Space Dominator with a single spell, then questioned them about the Land of the Gods and the dragons. After learning how they had protected the world and hearing the dragons’ situation, Akathosh wondered whether their predecessors had been sincere or influenced by the world’s laws.

• Josh’s spell shattered the Time Dominator and Space Dominator’s defenses and badly injured them.
• Josh brought Akathosh to the Dominators and demanded information about the plane and the dragons.
• The Dominators explained how they had stopped the World Tree from consuming gods and helped save the Land of the Gods.
• Akathosh recognized the Dominators as descendants of Victoria and Torysia and revealed that he was the Sky Wing who had fought their predecessors.
• The Dominators described what had happened to the dragons, and Akathosh questioned whether their predecessors had acted sincerely or under the influence of the world’s laws.

Josh learned that the dragons had been driven from the Land of the Gods to the mortal plane, but the two Dominators later became trapped when the planes lost their connection. After learning Josh came from the Muya Continent and could take them back, the Dominators agreed to give him access to the World Tree and let him bring others.

• The Dominators explained that they had sent the surviving dragons to the mortal plane to recover after the war nearly wiped them out.
• They told Josh that the planes lost their connection afterward, leaving them and later ascendants trapped in the Land of the Gods and dependent on the World Tree.
• The Dominators asked where Josh and Akathosh came from, and Josh said he was from the Muya Continent and descended from Augustus.
• Josh offered to return the Dominators to the Muya Continent in exchange for access to the World Tree and permission to bring people with him.
• The Dominators eagerly accepted Josh's terms so they could return to their homeland.

Josh claimed the Land of the Gods as a future home for the Secret Ones Alliance, using the Void Gate to reconnect it to the Muya Continent and the Marvel Universe. After bringing Natasha and the others to see their new home, he returned to cultivate beside the World Tree and wondered whether his preparations would be enough for the challenges ahead.

• Josh took possession of the Dominators’ palace and connected its Void Gate to his territory, reopening a route between the Land of the Gods and the Muya Continent.
• Josh returned to the Marvel Universe, reunited with Natasha and the others, and explained his plan to move the Secret Ones Alliance headquarters to the Land of the Gods.
• Josh told the alliance members to prepare for the relocation, then took Natasha, Wina, the four women, and Garen to tour their future home.
• Josh brought the group back to the Muya Continent for dinner before returning with them to the Land of the Gods and urging them to study the World Tree’s power.
• Josh chose to resume secluded cultivation beside the World Tree, and he and Akathosh questioned whether they could survive what lay ahead.

Josh’s cultivation led him through a newborn universe, where he watched life and worlds form before discovering that the mysterious inheritance and its guide came from his future self. After transcending and meeting Vel'Koz, Josh sensed his past self in Icathia and sent an incarnation to guide him.

• Josh merged with the World Tree and was transported bodily into a newborn universe, where he could not contact Akathosh.
• Josh watched the universe’s laws form and life evolve, while the inheritance guided him in rebuilding his own universe’s fundamental rules.
• A world’s will created a dragon who forged stars; Josh recognized him as Aurelion Sol and learned his core techniques by observing him.
• Josh encountered his future self and learned that the inheritance was his own power incarnation and that his future self had guided his past self through a time loop.
• Josh completed the fusion of laws and rules, transcended, and reunited with Vel'Koz in the Endless Void.
• Josh sensed his past self in Icathia and sent a power incarnation to bring him to Garen and alter his memories.