Chapter Summaries

The King of Negativity’s allies prepared for a decisive battle against the King of Abilities, believing they were destined to lose and lacking support from The Intermediary. In New York, Andrew gathered his forces and revealed that Europe had been slaughtered, while Zatanna’s whereabouts remained unknown.

• Chthon reported that the King of Abilities had spent the past half month saving survivors and had brought the Small World under his control, including Kara and Barbara.
• Chthon said The Intermediary refused to join the battle and that the Script still withheld its complete contents because it expected their defeat.
• The King of Negativity ordered the Tree of Time to activate its grand formation and Death to open the Land of Death as everyone prepared for battle.
• Andrew returned to the New York conference hall, where his faction’s powerhouses gathered and several women privately reacted to his many relationships.
• Andrew wondered where Zatanna was, then showed the gathered group an image of Europe and revealed that its population had been slaughtered.

Andrew gathered his allies to launch a decisive assault on King of Negativity in Europe, while the remaining forces continued rescuing survivors from Black Rain. As the elites prepared to depart, Wade asked why The Intermediary was staying behind for the final battle.

• Andrew explained that he had only just uncovered the slaughter in Europe because King of Negativity’s fog blocked his investigation.
• Andrew announced a decisive battle at King of Negativity’s lair, and Betty raised concerns about the timing, the army, and the endangered survivors.
• Andrew said he would teleport the elites to Europe while the rest continued rescue efforts, and promised to rebuild Earth if they won.
• Wade watched Final Destination with The Intermediary and asked why he was not joining the final battle.

Andrew led an army into Europe to confront the King of Negativity, whose true body was a vast tree and whose forces had slaughtered the continent. The battle began as the King of Negativity and Chthon attacked Andrew while their allies advanced their plan to pierce time and space.

• Andrew arrived in Europe with Star God, Betty, Mary, and selected elites, then shielded them from the King of Negativity's aura and ordered them to adapt.
• The King of Negativity and Chthon led Death, Black Dragon, Poseidon, the Iron Great Tree, Zatanna, and their forces to meet Andrew's army.
• Andrew revealed that the King of Negativity had slaughtered Europe, and the King of Negativity declared his mission to destroy all life in the universe.
• Chthon taunted Andrew about choosing to save survivors, while the King of Negativity's forces used the confrontation to buy time for their plan.
• Andrew attacked with falling meteors, and the King of Negativity shattered them with vines as Chthon turned the burning fragments into skulls that surrounded Andrew.

Andrew and his allies fought King of Negativity and Chthon’s forces while King of Negativity tried to stall until the Tree of Time’s ritual was complete. Andrew revealed that several of the battling Compound V Big Trees were secretly on his side, and the war continued as both sides prepared for the world’s fate to be decided.

• Andrew easily suppressed King of Negativity and Chthon while King of Negativity defended his true body and waited for the ritual to finish.
• The armies of Andrew and King of Negativity charged into battle as their generals and powerful fighters engaged one another.
• Andrew pulled Star God, Hades, Zeus, Black Dragon, Poseidon, and the Compound V Big Tree into a Group Chat and revealed they were all on his side, ordering them to fake their fight and save their strength.
• Mary, Betty, Harley Quinn, and Sea Goddess fought Life Great Tree, while Kara faced Death and Barbara fought two Doomsdays.
• The battle spread across the battlefield, with the world’s survival depending on whether Andrew or King of Negativity’s side won.

The Tree of Time began a ritual to gather Negative Aura and send a rune through time and space, while the King of Negativity and his allies tried to hold off Andrew for ten minutes. Andrew revealed that their power gains meant little compared with his and began stirring the planet’s magnetic field.

• The Tree of Time formed a Negative Rune from the King of Negativity’s roots and used it to make Negative Monsters across the world kill themselves, gathering their Negative Aura.
• The Tree of Time told the Group Chat that the rune needed ten minutes to absorb the Negative Aura before he could send it through time and space with his Time Rune.
• The King of Negativity, Chthon, Death, and their allies agreed to hold off Andrew and prevent the King of Abilities from interfering with the ritual.
• Death said she would activate the Land of Death after Andrew was tied up, strengthening herself and producing endlessly reviving Death Creatures.
• Andrew mocked the King of Negativity and Chthon for their limited improvement, spread his arms, and began stirring the planet’s magnetic field.

Chthon and his allies tried to transform Earth into the Land of Death, but Andrew had turned their plan into a trap that unleashed the Anger of All Beings against Death. Death could not break the link and begged the others for help, while they hesitated over whether to risk their own power.

• The King of Negativity used his roots and Negative Energy to resist the King of Abilities’ control of the earth as Death killed more than one hundred thousand survivors to begin transforming Earth into the Land of Death.
• Chthon discovered that Andrew’s altar had taken every soul and warned Death that the transformation was a trap.
• Death heard the Anger of All Beings rise from the earth and found that the anger of the dead had been redirected toward Death.
• Death tried to sever the link with the Scythe of Death, but Andrew’s connections made more links appear.
• Death asked Chthon and the King of Negativity for help, but Chthon hesitated to summon the Great Demon God and the King of Negativity lacked control of anger.
• The King of Negativity suggested that the Black Dragon absorb the anger, but the Black Dragon refused because the force would destroy him.

The Mechanical Demon King used Wrath of the Universe and a hidden Heaven's Wrath Curse to ambush Death's true body, trapping the curse inside him. Death survived the attack, but the fused curse threatened to kill him if he went to war with Andrew.

• Chthon suggested Black Dragon use Anger of All Beings while King of Negativity helped him devour it, but Death warned that the anger was only the beginning.
• Andrew escalated the anger to Wrath of the Universe, which transformed Death's Clone into a spear that struck Death's hidden true body in the Main Universe.
• The Heaven's Wrath Curse immobilized Death and let the Wrath Spear pierce him, while rage ravaged his body and soul.
• Death realized the Mechanical Demon King had arranged the ambush and tried to transfer the spear's anger to his believers and living planets.
• The Wrath Spear merged into Death, causing the hidden Heaven's Wrath Curse to resurface and fuse with Wrath of the Universe.
• Death remained alive, but the fused curse would cause him to fall if he went to war with Andrew without expelling it.

Death learned that the Mechanical Demon King had placed an enduring Curse on him that could leave him defenseless during the final battle. The Intermediary invited Death to enter a new Marvel Scripted World, where becoming its Creation God might cleanse the Curse, though Death remained concerned about the risks.

• Death realized the Mechanical Demon King could activate his Curse at any time and leave him unable to resist for several seconds.
• Death considered seeking help from Chthon and Set but worried that Chthon might exploit his vulnerability.
• The Intermediary contacted Death and explained that he had inferred the Mechanical Demon King set the trap in Europe after Death's avatar died in the Scripted World.
• The Intermediary invited Death to fully enter the new Scripted World, The Story I Have to Tell About Marvel, and said its cleansing might remove the Mechanical Demon King's measures.
• Death questioned whether the Scripted World could remain stable and feared that his true body would die if its Universe were destroyed.
• The Intermediary assured Death that the Script would either fail to run or, if successful, operate steadily unless someone inside interfered.

The Intermediary urged Death to enter a new Scripted World as his best chance to survive the Mechanical Demon King's threat, and Death agreed to read the Script before deciding. In the current Scripted World, Death had been killed by Wrath of the Universe, but Andrew rallied his allies against Chthon and the battle resumed.

• The Intermediary argued that entering the Scripted World offered Death a slim chance to survive and gave him a home-field advantage because Wade had written him powerful abilities.
• Death agreed to review the Script and arrange for Chthon, Demon, and the King of Negativity to provide resources, then found the Script's opening line absurd.
• After Wrath of the Universe killed Death, Chthon accused the King of Abilities of allowing Europe to be slaughtered and tried to undermine Andrew's standing.
• Andrew said he had been prevented from stopping the slaughter and promised that everyone could be resurrected if they won the war.
• Andrew called on his allies to kill the makers of the apocalypse, and the battle resumed as Kara joined Barbara against Doomsday.

Andrew used Europe’s Earth Magnetic Field to attack the King of Negativity, while Chthon summoned the Great Demon God to stop it. Andrew’s manifested Thor and the complete Thor’s Hammer occupied the demon, leaving Chthon and the King of Negativity struggling to hold back the magnetic field as the rune formation remained at risk.

• Andrew gathered Europe’s Earth Magnetic Field with help from the land’s rage toward Chthon and Death, and sent it crushing toward the King of Negativity.
• Chthon summoned the Great Demon God using twisted souls, and its black mist disrupted the Earth Magnetic Field.
• Andrew used Thor’s Hammer to shatter the Great Demon God’s attack, then manifested Thor to fight the demon and reclaim the hammer.
• With the Great Demon God occupied, Andrew resumed directing the Earth Magnetic Field against the King of Negativity.
• Chthon and the King of Negativity joined forces to restrain the magnetic field, but the King of Negativity said his Land of Death Trump Cards were useless and they might not last ten minutes.

The King of Negativity and the Tree of Time considered using the Destiny Divine Ability to hold off the King of Abilities while their plan neared completion. Andrew revealed that Black Dragon, Iron Great Tree, and Poseidon were on his side, leaving the King of Negativity with little choice but to risk using the ability.

• Chthon urged the King of Negativity to use the Destiny Divine Ability and offered to reveal a trump card to delay the King of Abilities.
• Andrew told Black Dragon, Iron Great Tree, and Poseidon that their support gave his side the numbers to outcompete the King of Negativity and the Tree of Time for control of the Destiny Divine Ability.
• Black Dragon, Iron Great Tree, and Poseidon declared their support for Andrew and reported their decision to the King of Negativity.
• The Tree of Time asked whether Chthon or Black Dragon could buy the seven minutes needed to complete the plan, but the King of Negativity explained that all his stored anger had been drawn into Wrath of the Universe.
• The King of Negativity and the Tree of Time agreed to use the Destiny Divine Ability, knowing it would delay their plan and could be weakened by the three Compound V Big Trees supporting the King of Abilities.

Andrew gained control of the Destiny Divine Ability after Black Dragon, Poseidon, Iron Great Tree, and the other Compound V Big Trees revealed they had been loyal to him all along. He attacked the King of Negativity, who struggled to defend his true body and called for Chthon and the Tree of Time to help.

• The King of Negativity and his allies activated the Destiny Divine Ability, while Andrew used Zeus, Poseidon, and Star God to contest control.
• The King of Negativity’s group tried to erase the authority of Andrew’s allied stars as Chthon used an eye of darkness to restrain Andrew.
• Black Dragon, Iron Great Tree, Poseidon, and the others switched to Andrew’s side and helped him expel the King of Negativity’s group from the Destiny Divine Ability.
• Andrew combined the Destiny Divine Ability with the Earth Magnetic Field and attacked the King of Negativity’s true body.
• The King of Negativity transformed his tree into a Minor Hell to defend himself, but it cracked under Andrew’s attack, so he called on Chthon and the Tree of Time for help.

Chthon and the King of Negativity struggled to withstand Thor and the Destiny Divine Ability, but Black Dragon’s hidden attack began to cripple Chthon. Chthon concluded their defeat was inevitable and proposed escaping with Compound V Big Trees to limit the King of Abilities’ gains.

• Chthon fused with the Great Demon God to gain its full Divine Power, while Mephisto sacrificed remote places in America to summon a Void Beast that stalled Thor.
• Chthon reached Minor Hell and used black mist to repair the King of Negativity, who calculated that they could not endure the Destiny Divine Ability for long.
• The King of Negativity revealed that Black Dragon and the others’ souls were with The Intermediary, but The Intermediary said the souls were fake and refused to join the battle.
• Chthon realized the Twisted Soul Black Dragon had given him was attacking his soul, and he used Divine Power to suppress it at the cost of his strength.
• Chthon told the King of Negativity he might be killed within ten minutes and proposed taking several Compound V Big Trees away to reduce the King of Abilities’ gains.

Chthon and his allies accepted that they had lost and considered a desperate plan to link themselves to the future, while Andrew reassured the Life Great Tree that he had the situation under control. Chthon secretly planned to use an arrangement inside the Life Great Tree to claim part of his soul after the sacrifice.

• Chthon told the King of Negativity, the Tree of Time, and the Life Great Tree that their side had already lost, and the Life Great Tree offered to cover their retreat with his avatar.
• The Tree of Time proposed that he, the Life Great Tree, and the King of Negativity sacrifice themselves to activate a rune formation that might resurrect the King of Negativity as the Skyfather, though he gave the plan only a thirty percent chance of success.
• The Life Great Tree secretly informed Andrew of the plan, and Andrew told him not to worry because the enemies could not escape his grasp.
• The King of Negativity asked whether the Tree of Time's false soul could become real, and the Tree of Time warned that The Intermediary might not be able to retrieve the souls she held.
• Chthon offered to take the Tree of Time and Life Great Tree's souls, but they rejected his offer and prepared to act; Chthon privately relied on an arrangement in the Life Great Tree's body to bring a wisp of his soul to him.

Chthon secretly trapped the Tree of Time’s soul during the ritual, while Andrew’s earlier arrangements led the Tree of Time to choose him instead. Chthon collected only a wisp of the Tree of Time’s soul, unaware that he had failed to gain control.

• The Tree of Time sacrificed his body, Divine Power, and most of his soul to the rune formation.
• Chthon activated his hidden tampering and trapped the Tree of Time’s remaining Soul Core, intending to control him after resurrection.
• The Tree of Time recalled Andrew’s future memory arrangement and fused with it, choosing to serve Andrew rather than Chthon.
• The Tree of Time realized Andrew intended him to spy on Chthon, while Chthon planned to use him as a spy near the King of Negativity.
• The Tree of Time sacrificed his Soul Core, and Chthon secretly collected the remaining wisp while planning to replace the false soul held by The Intermediary.

Chthon secretly obtained what he believed were the souls of the Tree of Time and the Life Great Tree while the King of Negativity and the Life Great Tree sacrificed themselves to activate the Rune Formation. Andrew revealed that he had helped the formation succeed, intending to crush the King of Negativity and take the Nine Compound V Great Trees.

• Chthon considered how to exploit the souls of the Tree of Time and the Life Great Tree, along with his arrangements on Black Dragon and Zeus.
• The King of Negativity and the Life Great Tree sacrificed themselves to activate the Rune Formation, and Chthon secretly claimed a wisp from each tree.
• Andrew entered Minor Hell and added his Fate power to the Rune Formation, helping it succeed.
• Chthon and the King of Negativity questioned why Andrew was assisting a formation meant to oppose him, and Andrew said he had anticipated their plan.
• Andrew declared that he would crush the King of Negativity without fighting a Skyfather-level battle, then take the Nine Compound V Great Trees and become the true King of Abilities.

Andrew waited for the Rune Formation to activate while Chthon prepared for the King of Negativity’s possible defeat. Kara revealed that Zatanna had infiltrated the King of Negativity’s forces as his chief strategist, and Andrew agreed to let her continue undercover.

• The King of Negativity swore to destroy Andrew and considered self-destruction, while Chthon suspected Andrew had a plan and prepared for the King of Negativity to lose.
• Chthon urged the King of Negativity to prepare to self-destruct and arranged for the Great Demon God to erase him if necessary.
• Andrew waited for the Rune Formation to finish forming and resonate with the future.
• Kara told Andrew that Zatanna had reincarnated as Big Head Commander, the King of Negativity’s trusted strategist, and had been draining his Origin Essence while sowing discord with the Tree of Time.
• Andrew asked whether Zatanna wanted to keep acting as an undercover agent, and Kara said Zatanna found it fun.

Andrew used the Rune Formation to connect the past to a future where the King of Negativity had become a Skyfather, intending to gather the future Tree of Time and Life Great Tree. When Andrew collapsed the Spacetime Passage, the resulting annihilation threatened both ends, forcing Chthon to call on the Great Demon God to self-destruct.

• Andrew ordered Kara to arrange Zatanna's death, and Zatanna let Kara blast her on the battlefield.
• The King of Negativity sensed Zatanna's Brand depart and prepared to gamble on becoming a Skyfather as the Rune Formation activated.
• Andrew used Fate Threads to connect the Rune Formation to the future, where the King of Negativity shared his situation with his Skyfather self.
• The Future King of Negativity poured End Times Power into the past King, who began forming a new body while Chthon stood guard.
• Andrew brought the future Tree of Time and Life Great Tree into the passage, prompting Chthon to warn that Andrew was targeting them to gather the Nine Compound V Great Trees.
• Andrew collapsed the Rune Formation, threatening both sides with a Space-Time Annihilation Storm, and Chthon urged the Great Demon God to self-destruct.

The Mechanical Demon King revealed that he had manipulated Chthon and the Great Demon God into a trap, then cursed the Great Demon God and sent Him into the collapsing Spacetime Passage. The Great Demon God was forced to repair the passage as the Curse consumed Him, while the King of Abilities used the Spacetime Turbulence to study its laws.

• The Mechanical Demon King revealed that he had spared Chthon so he could lure the Great Demon God out and curse Him with his Mechanical Curse.
• The Great Demon God tried to turn the King of Abilities against the Mechanical Demon King, but the Mechanical Demon King dismissed the attempt and sent Him into the collapsing Spacetime Passage.
• The passage's collapse swept in the present and future Kings of Negativity, the Tree of Time, the Life Great Tree, and the King of Abilities.
• The King of Abilities willingly entered the Spacetime Turbulence to study its laws and absorb spacetime energy.
• The Great Demon God filled the broken passage, but the Curse and the turbulence eroded His body as He raged at the Mechanical Demon King.

Andrew and the King of Abilities captured the Tree of Time, the Tree of Life, and suppressed the two Kings of Negativity. The Great Demon God realized the Mechanical Demon King had secretly been able to act freely and began planning to exploit tensions between him and the King of Abilities.

• The six Compound V Big Trees surrounded and restrained the Tree of Life and the Tree of Time, preventing the Tree of Time from killing himself.
• The Great Demon God questioned how the Mechanical Demon King had personally transferred the trees despite the Heavenly Dao’s restrictions, and Andrew revealed he had built a back door into the Scripted World.
• The Great Demon God ordered the two Kings of Negativity to self-destruct before the Mechanical Demon King could capture them.
• The King of Abilities suppressed both Kings of Negativity and explained that he had the strength to overpower a Skyfather.
• The Great Demon God suspected the King of Abilities and the Mechanical Demon King would eventually clash, while Andrew’s Small World and Pocket Dimensions enabled the suppression.