Chapter Summaries

Andrew and his allies entered the Matrix’s Core Room while Oracle and Architect prepared to use Indigo’s code against Skynet. After Andrew overwrote Oracle and began attacking Architect, Indigo activated her code, turning the surroundings into chains that bound Andrew.

• Andrew ordered Twin Ghosts to lock up Trinity and the others, then led The Kung Fu Master, Galacta, Hoggoth, and Seraph toward the Core Building.
• Oracle told Neo and Morpheus that the Mechanical Army was heading for Zion and offered a ten-year reprieve if Neo helped defeat Skynet; she also urged him to merge with Skynet if necessary.
• Crimson Demon God proposed connecting Indigo to the Matrix’s Main System, and Oracle and Architect agreed to let her work under their watch.
• Andrew entered the Core Room, rejected Oracle and Architect’s offer to join forces, and began overwriting Oracle.
• Indigo finished her altered code and obtained Architect’s permission, transforming the room’s Data Stream into chains that bound Andrew.

Andrew and Alice defeated Indigo, Morpheus, the Crimson Demon God, the Oracle, and the Architect’s plot, while Neo revealed that he had been working with Andrew. Andrew took control of the Matrix World and trapped the Crimson Demon God through a hidden backdoor in the Devil Program.

• Alice used her access to the Matrix to stop Indigo, while Neo stabbed the Crimson Demon God and revealed that he was the Savior of the current era working with Andrew.
• Andrew explained that Neo’s betrayal was an act to make the Oracle and Architect submit willingly, and Alice deleted Indigo’s mutual destruction code.
• Neo told Morpheus the truth about the Savior, Zion, and the robots, while Andrew and Alice fully overwrote the Oracle and Architect.
• Andrew spread his Black Suits across the Matrix World, turning nearly everyone into extensions of himself.
• The Crimson Demon God realized Andrew had reactivated the Devil Program’s concealed backdoor, leaving him unable to control his body, and Andrew explained that suicide had been the way to escape the trap.

Andrew defeated Crimson Demon God in the Matrix World and returned to the Reality World, where he turned the robots against the Mechanical Empire and left Neo and Morpheus to guide humanity. Meanwhile, Wade awakened in the Time Gap, where Power Demon King found him playing Chinese Checkers.

• Andrew explained that the others’ real bodies were outside the Reality World, then loaded the Matrix World’s code and data into Crimson Demon God as they returned to the Battery Farm.
• Andrew seized control of the robots and sent his virus through the Mechanical Empire’s network, while Neo and Morpheus celebrated humanity’s chance at freedom.
• Andrew sent Crimson Demon God back to his original body, killed Indigo, and left Neo and Morpheus in charge of the awakened humans.
• Neo and Morpheus discussed how to help the millions of people, and Neo contacted Trinity to tell her he had fulfilled a promise.
• Wade awakened in the Time Gap, healed with lasting cracks, and passed the time playing Chinese Checkers with a clone.
• Power Demon King arrived after failing to break through the Time Barrier and complained that Wade was playing instead of searching for a way out.

Andrew’s scheme left the Crimson Demon God unable to use his Power of Rules, allowing Andrew to overwhelm him in battle. As the Crimson Demon God stood near defeat, Indigo suspected the Mechanical Demon King had manipulated her too.

• The Power Demon King and Thanos searched the Time Gap for their allies, and Indigo later joined them and explained how the Mechanical Demon King had turned Neo against them.
• Chthon found the Crimson Demon God, and Andrew arrived with the Kung Fu Master, Hoggoth, Galacta, and Alice to finish the fight.
• Andrew’s attacks exposed that the Crimson Demon God’s Power of Rules was being absorbed by the Matrix World, which the Mechanical Demon King controlled.
• Andrew cut off the Crimson Demon God’s fists and pierced his armor and body with Black Hole Swords, leaving him barely able to stand.
• Indigo explained that the Matrix World had merged with the Crimson Demon God, while she wondered whether the Mechanical Demon King had been manipulating her; Wade offered her popcorn.

Andrew defeated the Crimson Demon God, who refused to cheat despite pressure from the other Multiversal Entities. Chthon cursed him into using the world's power to restore his strength, and the Crimson Demon God sent runes toward Chthon, the Demon Clone, Set, and Death.

• The Crimson Demon God protested Andrew's indirect victory, but Andrew rejected his demand for a direct battle and declared the contest over.
• Chthon and the other entities hoped the Crimson Demon God would cheat, while Andrew prepared to kill him and remained confident in his plans.
• Chthon urged the Crimson Demon God to restore his strength, but the Crimson Demon God refused to cheat and said he would rather die than break his word.
• Chthon cursed the Crimson Demon God to provoke him into cheating, and the Crimson Demon God restored his strength and shattered Andrew's Destruction Power.
• The Crimson Demon God sensed what had happened and sent runes through time and space toward the Demon Clone, Chthon, Set, and Death.

Andrew revealed that he had altered the Curse through Indigo, causing Crimson Demon God to reflect it onto Chthon and the others. Crimson Demon God then passed his Power Rule to the Power Demon King before asking Andrew to kill him, leaving Andrew to wonder what Crimson Demon God’s Ability was.

• Crimson Demon God’s reflected Curse branded Chthon, the Demon Clone, Death, and the others, while Andrew explained that he had altered their original Curse through Indigo.
• Chthon realized Indigo had betrayed them and attacked her, but Wade helped her escape to Andrew, where she joined Alice.
• Crimson Demon God rejected Chthon’s claim that he could fight Andrew without cheating, then gave his Divine Power and Power Rule to the Power Demon King and sent him through a World Crack to challenge Andrew later.
• Chthon and the others self-destructed to hold the World Crack open long enough for Thanos to escape, while Wade and Indigo were left behind.
• Crimson Demon God asked Andrew for a quick death, and Andrew asked what his Ability was.

Andrew killed Crimson Demon God, claimed her core, and made the conquered world his territory before returning to the present and future spacetimes. In the future, Machine Emperor and the Robots submitted to him, while Neo and the humans learned that Andrew had returned.

• Andrew killed Crimson Demon God, captured a wisp of her core, and secured her defeat in the wager.
• Andrew used the remnant World Consciousness to claim the world, then sent everyone to Future World and returned to the present.
• Andrew reunited two versions of Sarah Connor, restored the older Sarah's youth, and told them the world was safe from an Artificial Intelligence Doomsday.
• Neo and Morpheus struggled to persuade millions of humans that they had saved them, then feared Machine Emperor's arrival.
• Andrew returned, joked that he had become the world's God, and stopped the Robots from attacking the humans.
• Machine Emperor and the Robots knelt before Andrew and submitted, asking him to let them survive.

Andrew freed humanity from the Matrix, restored sunlight and provided food, then left Neo to lead Earth's recovery. He rejoined his allies for a celebratory meal and discussed Indigo's future and strengthening the Virtual World.

• Andrew made the Machine Emperor and the robots submit, then restored sunlight and healed the humans emerging from their nutrition pods.
• Andrew created grass and fruit trees to feed humanity for a year and appointed Neo the Son of God, leaving him and the others to rebuild civilization.
• Andrew teleported every robot on Earth to Hell, while Neo accepted the burden of leading humanity and argued with Morpheus and Trinity about Andrew's motives.
• Andrew met Wade and the others at their feast, assigned Indigo to follow Alice, and offered to help Indigo build a Virtual World for her rules.
• Andrew and Alice planned to merge the Matrix World into the Virtual World, then celebrated their victory with Hoggoth and Galacta.

After defeating the Crimson Demon God, Andrew prepared to complete the Seven Deadly Sins and take control of Hell, while the factions there readied themselves for the final showdown. The defeated Demon Alliance struggled with its losses and curse as Set and Death asked Chthon whether they should prepare a retreat.

• Andrew reviewed his gains, including the Terminator World and a trace of the Crimson Demon God's core, which he planned to use to create the Pride Demon King.
• After the celebration, Alice put Indigo to work in the Virtual World, while Wade befriended Neo and helped him construct buildings.
• Andrew returned to Hell, ordered Ghost Rider to capture several Demon Kings alive, and began preparations for the final showdown.
• The Mechanical Demon King's faction mobilized, prompting the other factions to prepare for war and target Demon Kings who had joined no alliance.
• The Power Demon King secluded himself to absorb the Crimson Demon God's gifts, while the Crimson Demon God watched from outside the Universe.
• The Demon Alliance's morale sank after its powerful avatars were destroyed and its members were cursed, and Set and Death asked Chthon about preparing a retreat.

Chthon convinced Demon and the Power Demon King to prepare for an all-out alliance against the Mechanical Demon King, while seeking help with the curses afflicting the Losers Alliance. The Crimson Demon God refused to explain the Ruby Curse, but Shuma-Gorath agreed to cooperate and revealed a one-use method to suppress Chthon’s Chaos Curse.

• Chthon told Set and Death that retreat would leave them unable to defeat the Mechanical Demon King, and they agreed to send their true bodies into the coming battle.
• Chthon persuaded Demon to commit his forces and resources, and Demon raised morale, prepared the armies, and sent an avatar to ally with the Power Demon King.
• The Power Demon King and his alliance agreed to join forces with Demon against the Mechanical Demon King.
• Chthon asked the Crimson Demon God to explain the Ruby Curse, but the Crimson Demon God refused because it was Chthon’s punishment for scheming against him.
• Shuma-Gorath agreed to cooperate with the Losers Alliance after the Mechanical Demon King rejected his offer, and Set and Death signed a Contract promising to spare most of Shuma-Gorath’s power.
• Shuma-Gorath explained that Chthon could suppress the Chaos Curse once by arranging nine Chaos Origin Magic Runes in the correct order at a critical moment.

Chthon recruited two Multiversal Entities to join the gamble against the Mechanical Demon King and bargained with them over the Zerg Overlord’s Immortality. He then sought a way to remove the Ruby Curse, but Ultimate Darkness demanded three Universes for his method, and Death refused to contribute.

• Chthon told the Zerg Overlord about the approaching final battle and persuaded two Multiversal Entities to consider joining the gamble.
• The two Multiversal Entities agreed to join forces against the Mechanical Demon King and demanded a steep price from the Zerg Overlord for helping secure his Immortality.
• Chthon decided to trade a Universe for a solution to the Ruby Curse and consulted dark-aligned curse experts.
• Ultimate Darkness proposed transferring the curse to a vessel made from the Demon King's blood and magic power, with an additional step he had not yet explained.
• Ultimate Darkness demanded three Universes for the full method, so Chthon asked Set and Death to share the cost.
• Death refused to pay, arguing that she would not spend a Universe on treatment when she risked losing only one in the gamble.

Chthon bought Ultimate Darkness's method for transferring the Curse, but God Andrew knew it would worsen Chthon's situation and asked Set to watch Ultimate Darkness. Meanwhile, Andrew captured three Demon Kings to cultivate the Pride Demon King and persuaded the Crimson Demon God to fight him in the Mental Illusion Realm, leaving the Pride Demon King's fate dependent on the outcome.

• Chthon paid Ultimate Darkness two universes for a method to transfer the Curse, while Set contributed to the deal and asked Andrew to reimburse him.
• Ultimate Darkness secretly approached the Black Robe Ability Universe to investigate God Andrew, who sensed its presence and warned Set to keep watch.
• God Andrew told Set that Ultimate Darkness's method would intensify Chthon's Curse, and Set noted that Shuma had also taught Chthon to suppress the Chaos Curse.
• Andrew and Ghost Rider captured three Demon Kings, then Andrew used their power and his blood to cultivate the Pride Demon King inside the Crimson Demon God's core.
• Andrew revealed the Seven Deadly Sins plan to the Crimson Demon God and challenged him to a proper battle in the Mental Illusion Realm, with the Pride Demon King's fate depending on who won.

Dark Phoenix and Wonder Woman fought over Andrew until Spider-Gwen fell through a space rift while fleeing a universe overrun by a biological virus. She warned them that even Galactus had become a zombie, leaving the nature and scale of the threat uncertain.

• In Hell, Andrew began his final battle with the Crimson Demon God while Ghost Rider considered capturing more Demon Kings to strengthen the Pride Demon King.
• Dark Phoenix destroyed the Kung Fu World's Spirit Realm, returned to the Main World, and challenged Wonder Woman after Wonder Woman recalled her duplicates.
• Dark Phoenix and Wonder Woman fought on the moon, but neither could overpower the other.
• Spider-Gwen fell through a space rift, and Dark Phoenix and Wonder Woman drove back a huge metal hand before sealing the rift and sterilizing the area.
• Spider-Gwen explained that she had traveled between universes to answer a Spider-Man's distress call and encountered a zombie outbreak that had infected Galactus.

Spider-Gwen told Wonder Woman and Dark Phoenix that the Bio-Universe was merging with the Ability Universe, risking a zombie outbreak on Earth, and returned through the rift to help the Spider-Men. Meanwhile, Alice tried to alert Andrew, The Kung Fu Master failed to enter the chaotic rift, and Death sensed a distant, strangely hungry version of herself.

• Wonder Woman explained that the Ability Universe was pulling the Bio-Universe toward it and warned that world fusion could bring zombies to Earth.
• Spider-Gwen urged Wonder Woman and Dark Phoenix not to enter the dangerous Bio-Universe, but they flew through the rift to challenge Galactus.
• Spider-Gwen contacted Alice, who revealed that Andrew had dozens of partners and promised to pass along the warning; Spider-Gwen then returned to the Bio-Universe.
• Alice sent The Kung Fu Master to investigate, but he found the rift too chaotic to enter while Andrew was occupied fighting the Crimson Demon God.
• Death summoned Chthon and Set after sensing a distant version of herself who seemed unusually hungry.

Death and Thanos entered the Bio-Universe through the Space Rift, but Andrew followed with Galacta and discovered Penny Parker was infected with a dangerous, intelligent Zombie Virus. Andrew removed the virus from Penny and began investigating the threat, while the wider danger of the two universes connecting remained unresolved.

• Chthon recognized the approaching universe as an opportunity to recruit its Five Creator Gods, and Death used Demon's Chaos Space Instrument to enter the Bio-Universe with Thanos and block others from following.
• Set informed God Andrew of Death's plan, and Andrew ordered Alice to protect Earth with the Virtual World while he prepared to enter the other universe.
• Andrew brought Galacta through the chaotic Space Rift and found Penny Parker alone in an abandoned New York, infected after fleeing Galactus and a Mutant Zombie.
• Andrew removed the virus from Penny's wound and learned it came from another universe, carried the Power of Rules, and could infect powerful beings such as Galactus.
• Andrew explained that the virus could make intelligent Zombies, while only special humans such as superheroes, supervillains, Mutants, and Inhumans could become infected.

Andrew repaired Penny’s Spider Mech, learned that Wakanda was humanity’s last Gathering Place, and helped reunite the survivors while the others fought Galactus. He left Spider-Gwen in Wakanda with him and warned that Galactus may have been defeated by an even stronger zombie.

• Andrew repaired Penny’s Spider Mech, and Penny used it to locate the other Spider-Men, most of whom were defending Wakanda.
• Andrew sent Penny to Wakanda, then joined Galacta in outer space, where Dark Phoenix, Spider-Gwen, and Wonder Woman were fighting Galactus.
• Galacta explained that Galactus had been eaten and turned into a zombie, and that hunger had weakened him; Andrew warned that a stronger zombie might have defeated him.
• Dark Phoenix and Wonder Woman asked Andrew to leave Galactus to them, so he took Spider-Gwen to Wakanda and left warning measures behind.
• Penny greeted Andrew happily in Wakanda, while Spider-Gwen suspected he had already charmed her.

Andrew asserted control over Wakanda after reviving Old Black Panther, arguing that he needed to lead humanity’s last Gathering Place through the zombie outbreak. Old Black Panther confronted Black Panther about a king’s duty to protect his people, leaving him stunned by the advice to submit to an unbeatable opponent.

• Black Panther confronted Andrew and Gwen for teleporting into Wakanda, while Shuri warned him to be polite.
• Andrew showed a vision of Old Black Panther’s final moments, pulled him from the past, and revived him after he agreed to sell Wakanda to Andrew.
• Old Black Panther announced that Wakanda belonged to Andrew and that the royal family would serve as its stewards, then dragged Black Panther aside to reprimand him.
• Andrew explained to Gwen that he had seized control to direct Wakanda’s role in humanity’s survival, while Gwen accused him of choosing the method because Black Panther had annoyed him.
• Old Black Panther told Black Panther that a king’s duty was to protect the people, not sacrifice them for glory, and advised him to cling to an unbeatable opponent’s thigh.

Andrew secured Wakanda’s obedience by invoking the Black Panther Goddess and promised the kingdom power after saving the world. As he investigated the origin of the zombie outbreak, Zombie Death regained her sanity after feeding and questioned Death and Thanos.

• The Old Black Panther persuaded Black Panther to obey Andrew, and Andrew ordered Wakanda to spread the news that he was Bastet’s ally and to follow his commands.
• The Black Panther Goddess appeared and affirmed Andrew, convincing both Black Panthers to accept him; Spider-Gwen explained to Penny that the goddess was real.
• Andrew ordered the Old Black Panther to gather the tribal leaders, then asked Black Panther about the Resident Evil outbreak and learned that it began in Manhattan and spread worldwide after failed efforts by Nick Fury and the superheroes.
• Black Panther said Wakanda’s shield had protected survivors and that its laboratory could not analyze the virus’s mysterious power; Andrew identified it as Law Power and went to meet the other superheroes.
• Zombie Death devoured more than a thousand aliens, regained her sanity, and asked Death and Thanos what she had done first after becoming a Zombie.

Death and Thanos learned how Zombie Death was created and recruited her to help defeat the Mechanical Demon King, offering access to the Main Universe’s abundant worlds as a food source. They planned to rescue Galactus and join forces with the Superhero Zombies, while Zombie Death secretly intended to devour far more than the Ability Universe.

• Zombie Death explained that the Alternate-Universe Bio-Virus infected her after she attacked Earth with Thanos and his army, where the Superhero Zombies killed and devoured her.
• Zombie Death told Death and Thanos that she had been feeding across the Universe with the Superhero Zombies, and that consuming powerful beings could grant strength and insight into the Power of Rules.
• Death persuaded Zombie Death to consider hunting in the Main Universe, where attached worlds could provide an abundant supply of food, and asked her to help defeat the Mechanical Demon King.
• Death revealed that the Mechanical Demon King had schemed to kill the Crimson Demon God and had resisted the combined efforts of Death, Chthon, and Set.
• Death and Zombie Death agreed to rescue Galactus, ally with the Superhero Zombies, and confront the Mechanical Demon King and his three women.
• Zombie Death privately resolved that after consuming the Ability Universe, her Zombie Army would move on to the Multiversal Universe and devour its inhabitants.

Death and Zombie Death postponed rescuing Galactus and planned to capture his daughter while preparing attacks on Mechanical Demon King. On Earth, Andrew asserted control of Wakanda and forced the gathered heroes and villains to accept him as humanity’s commander by demonstrating that he could wound and intimidate Galactus.

• Death and Zombie Death learned that Galacta was fighting beside Mechanical Demon King, so they postponed delivering food to Galactus and headed to capture Galacta from another world.
• Old Black Panther and tribal elders swore loyalty to Andrew, but Nick Fury, War Machine, and other heroes and villains refused to follow his command without a test.
• Andrew used his power to pin the dissenters to the ground and declared that those who defied him would be imprisoned as traitors.
• Andrew opened a Space Rift and wounded Galactus with a Black Hole Spear, demonstrating that Galactus feared him and could not defeat him.
• Nick Fury rose and agreed to follow Andrew’s command, leaving the others surprised by how quickly he surrendered.