Chapter Summaries

Andrew reassured Barbara that he could protect the Great Elder and other captives from Chthon’s control, while saying Kara’s rise to lead humanity was already being arranged. Barbara then drew Chthon and his allies away from the Royal City, and they set out to confront her with their forces concentrated.

• Andrew told Barbara that breaking the Great Demon God's Brand would alert Chthon, but promised his own method would keep the captives safe.
• Andrew said the Speaker and councilors were helping Kara become humanity's supreme leader, and Barbara doubted they had genuinely changed.
• Barbara gave her companions instructions and led the Great Elder and other captives away from the Royal City.
• Chthon concluded that Barbara was trying to keep bystanders out of the coming battle and warned Set not to underestimate her increased strength.
• Set proposed splitting their forces to use the captives as leverage, but Chthon rejected the plan and led everyone to intercept Barbara.

Barbara waited in an abandoned town for Chthon and the others, preparing to fight them while concealing her confidence in Andrew. Chthon believed Andrew had not been contacted and offered Barbara a chance to surrender, while Set secretly tried to keep her alive.

• Barbara waited in the deserted town with several controlled elders as Chthon, Set, and two other Evil Gods arrived with their own group of elders.
• Set mocked Barbara for driving away her support, and Barbara challenged the group to finish their earlier battle.
• Chthon questioned Barbara about why women sought Andrew, and Barbara pretended to be a devoted pursuer while Andrew spoke to her through her mind.
• Chthon concluded Barbara had not contacted Andrew and offered to spare her if she surrendered, but she refused and called one of the Evil Gods nameless.
• Set urged Chthon to attack Barbara while privately considering how to protect her from suspicion because he was secretly working for Andrew.

Barbara fought Chthon, Poseidon, Set, and Iron Great Tree after fusing with the Feathered Serpent God's Scale, revealing that she had become the Feathered Serpent God herself. She survived Iron Great Tree's attempted killing blow by switching places with one of Chthon's captured elders, leaving Chthon suspicious of what she had done to the elders.

• Poseidon restrained Barbara by controlling her blood while Chthon attacked with a Black Mist Spiral, but Barbara destroyed the attack and revealed her fusion with the Feathered Serpent God.
• Chthon ordered Poseidon and Set to attack Barbara while he summoned cursed black hands, and Iron Great Tree waited for an opening to strike.
• Barbara fought off the black hands, dodged Poseidon's water streams, and attacked Set's Space Serpent with her tail, but the serpent coiled around it and immobilized her.
• Iron Great Tree fired a space-warping ray at Barbara's head, but Barbara switched places with the Great Elder, who took the fatal hit instead.
• Barbara reappeared beside the Great Elder, and Chthon demanded to know what she had done to the captured elders.

Barbara and the elders confronted Chthon, while the elders manifested the powers of Animal Gods and drove Set into danger. Chthon realized that the elder who ambushed Set had hidden his allegiance and possessed concealment-related Divine Power.

• Barbara revealed that she had prepared something to turn the elders against Chthon, though she privately admitted she did not know what had caused it.
• Chthon ordered Set to hold off five elders while he and Poseidon attacked Barbara.
• The elders manifested Animal God phantoms and attacked Set with abilities such as Thunderbolt, Illusion, gravity, and immense strength.
• Set transformed into a giant rune-covered snake, resisted several attacks, and struck back with Soundwaves and Venom.
• An elder who had appeared dead recovered and slashed Set, prompting Chthon to explain that the elder was a Great Demon God follower with concealment-related Divine Power.

Set, Chthon, and their allies fought Barbara and the empowered elders, discovering that Divine Power had wounded Set and suppressed Chthon’s Brand. Chthon sent the Iron Great Tree into the open to help Set and create a chance for a sneak attack, but Barbara threatened to burn lives and souls to overwhelm them as the battle paused.

• An elder who had feigned death struck Set with Divine Power that prevented his wound from healing.
• Chthon explained that Barbara had either found a way to summon gods or uncovered the remains of multiple gods, and that Divine Power had suppressed his Brand.
• Chthon ordered the Iron Great Tree to reveal himself, help Set hold off the elders, and preserve some power for another sneak attack.
• The Iron Great Tree attacked the elders with iron branches and taunted Barbara for not having contacted the Mechanical Demon King.
• Barbara warned that she could burn the souls and lives of the elders, others, or herself to increase her power, and Chthon raised his hand to stop the fighting.

Chthon called off the battle against Barbara and proposed a truce so his allies could gather more strength before attacking again. Barbara agreed to the pause while hiding her fear and Chthon’s suspicion that her divine power came from a treasure.

• Iron Great Tree, Poseidon, and Set retreated when Chthon moved, while Barbara chose not to pursue them.
• Chthon argued that Barbara’s divine possession ability had limits and proposed recruiting Death and the King of Negativity before trying to defeat her again.
• Set and Chthon agreed to investigate Barbara’s powers and to use Set’s Corpse-man Race captives in an effort to convert or control the Corpse People Clan.
• Barbara welcomed the prospect of a truce but concealed her relief, insisting that the enemies could not kill her and that she could kill them.
• Chthon inferred that Barbara possessed a treasure capable of summoning divine power and resolved to be cautious when conquering the Corpse People Clan.

Barbara negotiated an end to the battle with Chthon, promising to release the elders after dawn while refusing his conditions. Andrew told her to rejoin her forces, head to the border city, and publicize what happened, though Barbara feared Set’s influence would discredit her.

• Chthon offered to let Barbara leave if she accepted a condition, but Barbara refused and warned that continued fighting would reveal her treasure’s Ultimate Form.
• Set pressured Barbara to honor her promise to return the elders, while he and Chthon privately planned to study the Divine Power traces in their bodies.
• Barbara agreed to release the Great Elder and the others after dawn, rejected any conditions, and declared that their next meeting would be the day Chthon died.
• Barbara told Chthon that World Consciousness had chosen her as the protagonist destined to save the world, and Chthon dismissed her confidence while acknowledging the world had nurtured a Savior.
• Chthon and the others left, and Barbara led the elders toward her main force before asking Andrew whether she should really return them.
• Andrew said the traces in the elders would mislead Chthon and told Barbara to join her people, go to the border city, and post the events online; Barbara worried that Set’s trolls would ruin her reputation.

Andrew told Barbara to spread the truth about Set and rally Beastmen to the border city, buying time for Kara and the Human Race to prepare against Chthon. He explained Barbara’s Mythical Gem and said he had prepared a powerful, plausible cheat for Kara, leaving its nature unrevealed.

• Andrew explained that Barbara’s online reports could rally Beastmen, spur the Human Race to prepare for war, and delay Chthon’s control of the Corpse Race.
• Barbara worried that Kara and she could not defeat Chthon without Andrew, and Andrew said he could act openly after a few days or give them cheats in the World Consciousness’s name.
• Andrew revealed that Barbara’s Mythical Gem would let her command the Animal Gods, lend them to willing hosts, or merge their powers at the risk of exhausting herself.
• Andrew explained that belief could strengthen the Animal Gods, and urged Barbara to share convincing footage of her battles with Set and reveal the gods’ remains.
• Barbara asked what cheat Kara would receive, and Andrew assured her it would be powerful while appearing to come naturally from the World Consciousness.

Kara became the Supreme Leader of the Human Race and, following Andrew’s instructions, brought the Devil Gang under her control. Andrew summoned her to Sea Prison and revealed that he had prepared a way to increase her strength for the powerful enemies ahead, then led her to meet the assembled prisoners.

• Kara took control of the Devil Gang after becoming Supreme Leader, while people across the Human Race argued about how she had gained power.
• Kara told Andrew she was troubled by classified orders that could require her to sacrifice innocent people, and Andrew assured her she could resign after they settled matters in the Small World.
• Andrew explained to Kara that Chthon and the other enemies were too powerful for her current strength, so he had prepared a cheat for her.
• Kara questioned how a prison could help improve her Superman Ability, and Andrew said Abilities held infinite possibilities.
• Andrew led Kara into the prison yard, where the prisoners, guards, and staff stood in formation and bowed to them.

Andrew showed Kara how the Gem could absorb Ability Energy from the prison’s guards and criminals, then use it to enhance her power. After the Gem bonded to Kara, it revealed its first two functions and left her glowing with greatly amplified strength.

• Kara was surprised that Andrew had taken control of the prison, and Andrew claimed the inmates and guards had eagerly joined his team.
• Andrew explained that he had subdued criminals with nightmares and persuaded good people through dreams, then told the group to let the Gem absorb their Ability Energy.
• Andrew transformed the Gem into Kara’s likeness and gathered energy from the crowd, assuring them the process would only make them tired.
• Andrew placed the Gem on Kara’s forehead, and she learned it could convert absorbed Ability Energy into usable energy and amplify her Superman Ability.
• Kara’s strength surged as flame-like energy surrounded her, prompting Andrew to compare her transformed appearance to a Super Saiyan.

Andrew explained the Gem’s functions to Kara, including how she could borrow stored Abilities and draw strength from non-combat Ability Users for an Ultimate Move. He then revealed that he had altered the memories of everyone who knew about the Human Race’s true treasure, leaving Kara stunned.

• Kara tested the Gem and discovered that it made her much stronger while letting her use stored Abilities.
• Andrew told Kara the Gem would keep charging for the coming war and explained that non-combat Ability Users’ energy was reserved for her Ultimate Move.
• Andrew explained that Kara had to shout for help so non-combat Ability Users could hear the situation and choose whether to lend her their strength.
• Kara questioned how the Gem could be the Human Race’s ancient treasure when Andrew had just created it.
• Andrew revealed that he had changed the memories of everyone who knew about the Human Race’s real treasure, a miniature dagger that could open a Space Channel to Earth.

Andrew explained the Human Race’s Ability Gem and its powers to Kara as she prepared for war. Meanwhile, Chthon set a seven-day deadline to unify the Small World, while Barbara rallied Beastmen at a border city.

• Andrew told Kara that he had altered informed parties’ memories and explained that the Human Race’s treasure was an Ability Gem carrying the World’s Favor.
• Andrew said the three races’ treasures could open a Space Channel during an extinction crisis and might fuse into something new.
• Kara left the Ability Gem to charge and went to prepare the Human Race for war, planning to evacuate civilians through the Space Channel if needed.
• Chthon ordered his allies to unify the Small World within seven days, noting that one day had passed with little progress.
• Barbara seized a border city, revealed the truth, and urged Beastmen online to flee there before Set turned them into puppets.

Set and Chthon prepared to seize control of the Beastman and Corpse People Clans ahead of an impending war, while Kara’s offer to ally with Barbara inflamed tensions between humans and Beastmen. Chthon, Poseidon, and the Iron Great Tree sealed the Corpse People Clan’s capital and attacked the Corpse King, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Kara believed Barbara and proposed an alliance against Set, provoking outrage among humans and Beastmen as people anticipated war.
• Set ordered Chthon to split in two, build Altars to convert Beastmen, and lead Poseidon and the Iron Great Tree to seize the Corpse Race Token.
• Set and one half of Chthon began raising Altars in Beastman cities, where ordinary Beastmen would be forced to fight until only survivors remained to become believers.
• Chthon, Poseidon, and the Iron Great Tree sealed the Corpse People Clan’s Main City with a wall of water and iron vines.
• The Corpse King rose to confront the invaders, and Chthon sent black mist sweeping toward him.

Chthon and his allies conquered the Corpse Race’s Royal City by turning the Corpse King and the Royal Guard into puppets through black mist. Chthon planned to spread his control across the Corpse Race and strengthen the Zombies with the Doomsday Gene to prepare for a future fight against the King of Abilities.

• The black mist passed through the Royal Guard’s attacks and bones, overwhelmed the Corpse King, and turned his eyes black.
• The controlled Corpse King released black mist that possessed the guards and spread throughout the Royal Palace and Royal City.
• Poseidon confirmed that his watery fog blocked the network and prevented anyone from leaving the city.
• Chthon explained that he had made the Zombies his puppets and planned to control the Corpse Race’s other cities.
• Chthon proposed fusing the Zombies with the Doomsday Gene, claiming his new Doomsday Puppets would resist Immortal Kang and threaten the King of Abilities.

Chthon prepared a Doomsday Zombie army and planned a surprise attack on Barbara’s border city, while Set secretly arranged for the King of Abilities’ side to learn of the invasion. Death coordinated reinforcements outside the Small World, and the chapter ended with Black Dragon and the Negative Commanders ready to enter.

• Chthon told Iron Great Tree and Poseidon that his Doomsday Zombies could threaten the King of Abilities and laid out a plan to attack Barbara’s border city with the Beastman Race.
• Chthon explained that he would concentrate his forces at the border city to draw Kara and her elite troops into a trap, while Poseidon and Iron Great Tree pretended to support him.
• Iron Great Tree reminded Chthon that Set needed the Corpse Race’s sacred treasure, and Chthon had the puppet Corpse King hand over its half-meter-long tooth before teleporting it to Set.
• Chthon warned Set to open the Space Rift cautiously so the King of Abilities would not notice, while Set secretly considered how to alert the Mechanical Demon King.
• Set contacted Death and told her to prepare reinforcements at a location in Africa, and Death confirmed that Black Dragon and a large number of Negative Commanders were ready.

Death and King of Negativity prepared for the decisive fight against King of Abilities while Tree of Time proposed accelerating the End Times to empower King of Negativity. Tree of Time planned to connect him to a powerful future version of himself, but Life Great Tree and King of Negativity doubted they had enough energy to make the connection.

• Death gathered the Alliance forces at the teleportation point as King of Negativity sent his people to join them.
• King of Negativity, Tree of Time, and Life Great Tree agreed that they needed a backup plan alongside Chthon's scheme to defeat King of Abilities.
• Tree of Time explained that the End Times were progressing too slowly and that King of Negativity could become a Skyfather if they reached their peak.
• King of Negativity described his failed efforts to speed up the End Times by having Negative Monsters kill humans, as King of Abilities continued saving cities and conquering territory.
• Tree of Time proposed finding a future timeline where King of Negativity became the End Times' final Boss and bridging that future self to the present so he could detonate the reservoir.
• King of Negativity and Life Great Tree questioned how Tree of Time could power a bridge to the future timeline without enough energy.

The Tree of Time proposed two ways for the Alliance to borrow power from the future King of Negativity: use Set's Small World or sacrifice the Negative Monsters to activate the Source of Negativity. The King of Negativity agreed to try the first method before risking the second, and Zatanna suggested collecting Origin Essence and souls from the Great Trees and their allies to make the plan safer.

• The Tree of Time proposed using Set's Small World to connect with the future King of Negativity, and the King of Negativity agreed to consider it while keeping the plan from Chthon and the others for now.
• The Tree of Time revealed a second option: sacrifice all the Negative Monsters to activate the Source of Negativity, risking the destruction of the Scripted World and everyone inside it.
• The King of Negativity and the Tree of Time accepted the risk, deciding to try the Small World first and use the Source of Negativity if that failed.
• The Life Great Tree warned them not to tell Black Dragon, Poseidon, the Iron Great Tree, and the other allies about the suicidal plan.
• The King of Negativity consulted Big Head Commander Zatanna, who supported the plan and advised obtaining a trace of the Origin Essence and souls of the Tree of Time and the others beforehand.

Zatanna persuaded the King of Negativity to seek strands of the other Compound V Big Trees’ Origin Essence and souls so he could resurrect and control them. She explained how he could secure the reluctant Iron Great Tree and Poseidon’s cooperation by exchanging Origin Essence, then secretly tainting it with Negative Commanders’ essence.

• Zatanna proposed collecting Origin Essence and souls to preserve a chance of resurrecting the Compound V Big Trees, with The Intermediary carrying them out of the Scripted World.
• The King of Negativity agreed that the plan was worth attempting, and Zatanna argued that the King of Abilities would not oppose it because he also needed the Compound V Big Trees alive.
• Zatanna outlined how Life Great Tree, Tree of Time, and Black Dragon might give up their Origin Essence and souls, while Iron Great Tree and Poseidon would be harder to persuade.
• Zatanna suggested the King of Negativity exchange his Origin Essence with Iron Great Tree and Poseidon so they would trust him to resurrect them.
• Zatanna revealed that the King of Negativity could still tamper with his Origin Essence by mixing in Negative Commanders’ essence, tainting Iron Great Tree and Poseidon when he resurrected them.

The King of Negativity arranged a backup plan to preserve the Compound V Big Trees’ Origin Essences and souls, while Zatanna secretly intended to use the plan to kill the King of Negativity. The Intermediary agreed to store them in a new Scripted World written with Wade, and the King of Negativity asked to see the Script.

• Zatanna told the King of Negativity that tainting the Iron Great Tree and Poseidon with Negative Commander essence could trap them, while privately planning to use the scheme against the King of Negativity.
• The King of Negativity presented the backup plan to the Tree of Time, who approved it and told them to contact The Intermediary before proceeding.
• The King of Negativity asked The Intermediary to preserve the Compound V Big Trees’ Origin Essences and souls, and The Intermediary agreed to place them in a new Scripted World instead of handing them over directly.
• Wade revealed that he and The Intermediary had written the new Script, titled “The Story I Have to Tell About All the Beautiful Women in Marvel.”
• The Intermediary explained that they wanted to test whether a Script full of logical flaws could become a real world, and the King of Negativity agreed to the arrangement and asked to read it.

The Intermediary and Wade planned to draw the Mechanical Demon King's women and parallel worlds into a new Scripted World, where the Intermediary would confront their fate. Meanwhile, the King of Negativity prepared for the coming battle and secretly sent forces toward the Small World.

• The King of Negativity postponed reading the Script until after the battle, and the Intermediary dismissed him.
• Wade warned that the King of Abilities would resist the Intermediary taking the Compound V Big Tree's Origin Essence and soul, then described the Mechanical Demon King's greed.
• The Intermediary proposed luring the Mechanical Demon King's women and parallel universes into a new Scripted World, and Wade agreed to help.
• The Intermediary said the current Scripted World would decide the Compound V Big Tree's fate, while the next world would decide their own fate.
• The King of Negativity made preparations as the Black Dragon, Negative Commanders, and Followers of Death traveled secretly through spatial rifts toward the Small World.