Chapter Summaries

Andrew transformed Howard's Artificial Intelligence into Alice, a Magical Life assigned to manage Rebirth Hell, while Gwen and Daredevil stopped the Hand's Ninja from guarding a warehouse full of explosives. The chapter left Alice preparing to develop Hell and Gwen recognizing that the Hand's unusual activity posed a serious threat.

• Andrew used Soul Essence and Life Creation magic to turn Howard's Artificial Intelligence into Alice, then removed Howard's hidden backdoors and made her loyal to him.
• Andrew tasked Alice with designing a city in Hell, formalizing resource allocation, and overseeing factories and soulless robots, while Howard agreed to help create a Credit Points system.
• Howard asked to research Asgard's Rune Technology and received Andrew's offer of a second body, which Howard imagined using to give Tony a sibling.
• In June 2009, Skye told Gwen that Daredevil was fighting Ninja at a Hell's Kitchen warehouse, and Gwen hurried there despite having a dinner date.
• Gwen and Daredevil defeated the Ninja and discovered the warehouse contained explosives; Daredevil warned that the Hand's Ninja could revive and that the group had moved its main forces to Hell's Kitchen.
• Gwen found autopsy marks on an unconscious Ninja, called the police and S.H.I.E.L.D. to handle the scene, and then rushed to her dinner date.

Andrew explained The Hand’s connection to the Dragon Bone to Gwen while their gathering in Hell’s Kitchen triggered a tremor, and The Hand prepared to seize the relic. The Beast possessed Elektra and ordered the Hand to capture Iron Fist, while S.H.I.E.L.D. assigned John Garrett to lead the investigation.

• Andrew refused Odin’s offer of Uru Metal and Dwarven equipment, insisting on the complete Rainbow Bridge technology in exchange for the Space Stone.
• Over dinner, Andrew told Gwen that The Hand’s leaders sought the Dragon Bone and explained how their members could revive; Gwen planned to pass their vulnerabilities to S.H.I.E.L.D.
• A tremor shook New York after The Hand began moving against the Dragon Bone beneath Hell’s Kitchen, and Andrew suspected its removal would destabilize the city.
• Madame Gao warned Alexandra that The Hand could not break the Iron Fist seal and faced opposition from S.H.I.E.L.D., but Alexandra insisted they capture Iron Fist.
• The Beast descended into Elektra, ordered Madame Gao and Alexandra to gather the Ninjas and capture Iron Fist, and revealed a plan to sacrifice millions of people to open a passage to Earth.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. began investigating The Hand under John Garrett, who had been appointed Commander of the New York Special Command.

Garrett sent Ward and The Thing to raid The Hand’s base at Midtown Financial Company, where the empowered ninjas overwhelmed S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and several superheroes. As Madame Gao attacked civilians and pursued Jessica Jones, Spider-Woman intervened, while Andrew discovered that Beast had descended on Earth in Elektra’s body.

• Garrett ordered Ward to locate The Hand’s base and wipe it out, and Ward led The Thing and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to Midtown Financial Company.
• Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Daredevil confronted The Hand, but Beast-empowered ninjas defeated and pursued them.
• Madame Gao used her new Qi power to repel S.H.I.E.L.D., injure Luke Cage and The Thing, capture Iron Fist, and order the ninjas to seize civilians as sacrifices.
• Garrett called Iron Man and the Fantastic Three for backup as Jessica fled toward a park, where Spider-Woman caught her after Madame Gao blasted her through the air.
• Andrew saw that Beast had descended on Earth through Elektra and realized that a powerful presence was concealing Beast’s divine energy from Kamar-Taj.

Jessica used power Andrew granted her to kill Madame Gao, while Gwen and Jessica raced to Midtown Financial Company after learning the Hand had taken Daredevil, Luke, Iron Fist, and civilians underground. The heroes gathered at the tower struggled to plan a rescue, with their allies unavailable and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s relationship with the X-Men broken.

• Gwen fought Madame Gao, and Andrew restored Jessica's strength before giving her a one-use burst of power.
• Jessica used her ultimate move, Overwhelming Force Defeats All Techniques, to break Madame Gao's arms and fatally injure her.
• Gwen and Jessica left for Midtown Financial Company, where they learned the Hand had taken Daredevil, Luke, Iron Fist, and civilians underground.
• Iron Man, War Machine, the Fantastic Three, Spider-Man, and others discussed a rescue while the Hand's forces disabled an underground reconnaissance drone.
• Garrett said several heroes could not help, and the chapter revealed that S.H.I.E.L.D. and the X-Men had split after the Mutant Antidote Plan continued and Leech was transferred away.

Roxanne revealed that The Hand planned to sacrifice New York, and the superheroes prepared to enter the underground space while the Military considered destroying it. Below, Elektra forced Iron Fist to break the Dragon Seal, killed him, and moved toward the Dragon Skeleton as the heroes approached.

• Garrett and the superheroes watched Roxanne report that The Hand planned to use a buried item to destroy New York, and Tony confirmed the earthquake had begun in Hell's Kitchen.
• War Machine told the group that the Military planned to destroy the underground space, but Susan arrived and offered to make the heroes invisible and shield them.
• The ground shook, Susan turned the superheroes invisible, and Garrett prepared S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to follow with Energy Guns.
• Elektra drained civilians to force Iron Fist to open the Dragon Seal, and Iron Fist accidentally shattered it with his attack.
• Elektra killed Iron Fist, his Dragon Soul escaped into the earth, and Elektra ordered the remaining Fingers to kill the approaching intruders and captives before entering Seal Land.

The heroes fought The Hand in the underground seal chamber while Elektra tried to corrupt the Dragon Skeleton and unleash a devastating earthquake on New York. Gwen’s Demon King Power disrupted Elektra’s control, but Elektra continued the ritual as Andrew drew frightened citizens into the Illusion Realm to sign Soul Pacts.

• Alexandra, Murakami, Sowanda, and The Gambler led The Hand’s ninjas against the heroes, while Susan protected the captives and Gwen and Spider-Man helped free Daredevil and Luke.
• Colleen found Danny dead, received the Dragon Soul, became the new Iron Fist, and killed The Gambler after Sowanda and Murakami fell in battle.
• Tony and the others entered Seal Land, where Elektra’s gaze filled most of them with violent evil thoughts until Gwen’s Demon King Power wounded The Beast’s Consciousness and broke its hold on her companions.
• Elektra resumed corrupting the Dragon Skeleton, triggering another tremor and threatening New York with a catastrophic earthquake within a minute.
• Andrew pulled panicked citizens into the Illusion Realm to sign Soul Pacts, while Alice and the Peace Knights rescued endangered contractors and important figures urged Nick Fury to bomb Midtown Financial Company.

Elektra’s rampage ended when Susan’s Eye of Judgment destroyed her and the Beast’s connection to the Dragon Skeleton, but the Demon Kings then forced the Beast onto Earth and his death spread Evil God power through New York. The Ancient One and Andrew contained the worst of the corruption, while the Demon Kings’ greeting made clear that a larger conflict was beginning.

• Elektra fought off the heroes and regenerated from devastating injuries until her struggle with the Beast’s Consciousness gave them an opening; Human Torch and Susan helped burn her and the Beast away.
• The Beast tried to control the Dragon Skeleton, but Hellfire severed his connection, and the Demon Kings forced him through a Space Channel toward Earth.
• The Beast’s enormous body exploded above New York, and his flesh and blood spread across the city; three drops of Core God Blood fused with Norman Osborn, Schrade, and Kingpin.
• The Ancient One sealed much of the Beast’s Resentment and Evil God Power in the earth, while Andrew collected the remaining flesh and blood, but evil energy still seeped through New York.
• The Demon Kings saluted the Ancient One and Andrew before vanishing, and the Ancient One explained that New York would gradually become an Evil Land unless it was erased or purified by a self-sacrificing righteous god.

Andrew sealed the Dragon Skeleton beneath New York before the underground area collapsed, while the heroes evacuated civilians and the city began suffering rising crime after The Hand’s disaster. By July, reporter Roxanne joined police in the mountains to hunt a masked killer, leaving the livestream audience watching as officers confronted him.

• The Ancient One warned Andrew that the Demon Kings would make further moves and said she would send Johnny to assist him in New York.
• Susan lifted the civilians out of the damaged underground area, and Andrew sealed the Dragon Skeleton so no one could remove it before the site collapsed.
• Gwen apologized to Andrew, who told her she was a Demon King’s Favored because she carried his power, though she dismissed his claim that he was the Demon King of Hell.
• Steve asked Carter if she would become eighteen again and live another lifetime with him, but she refused to let him sacrifice himself or make a deal with a Demon.
• New York’s crime rate rose after the authorities blamed The Hand’s attack on explosives, and in July Roxanne followed police into the mountains to find a masked suspect accused of killing college students.
• The police surrounded the nearly two-meter-tall figure carrying a bloodied Great Cleaver and ordered him to surrender as Roxanne’s viewers watched.

Andrew dealt with Jason and ordered Alice to watch for supernatural threats while Johnny reunited with Roxanne and promised to hunt Demons with her. At Osborn Group’s Artificial Sun demonstration, Andrew warned Tony that Beast’s remains had made New York an Evil Land and noticed Norman Osborn carried Evil God Power.

• Jason attacked Roxanne’s livestream crew and killed the cameraman, but Johnny Blaze rescued Roxanne on his motorcycle.
• Andrew killed Jason and cursed him to die again whenever he resurrected, then ordered Alice to monitor New York for Evil Spirits and Demon Cultists.
• Johnny revealed his dealings with Mephisto to Roxanne, who doubted his claims until he promised to prove them by hunting Demons with her.
• Tony asked Andrew why New York’s crime rate had surged, and Andrew explained that Beast’s remains had turned the city into an Evil Land.
• At the Artificial Sun demonstration, Andrew sensed Evil God Power on Norman Osborn and noticed Electro Max working unnoticed in the laboratory.
• Alice told Andrew he was Osborn Group’s second-largest shareholder, and Andrew ordered her to acquire more shares.

Doctor Otto’s Artificial Sun experiment failed, leaving him injured and the Osborn Group facing financial turmoil. At the Osborn Manor, Norman Osborn and the Green Goblin planned a covert campaign to kill the board directors, seize the company, and gain power.

• Doctor Otto activated the Artificial Sun, but its growing Magnetism caused an explosion and destroyed the laboratory.
• Andrew saved Doctor Otto’s wife from flying glass, while Spider-Woman rescued others and shut down the equipment; Doctor Otto was left unconscious with his inhibitor chip burned out.
• News of the failed experiment sent the Osborn Group’s stock plunging, and Norman learned shareholders wanted Andrew Wang to take over the company.
• The Green Goblin urged Norman to kill the directors and manipulate the stock price so they could buy back shares and seize control.
• Norman and the Green Goblin decided to secretly sell Human Enhancement Potion and Lizard Potion, use Niles as a scapegoat, and operate as the Mastermind.

Doctor Otto became Doctor Octopus and sought Tritium to restart his Artificial Sun experiment, while Old Green Goblin took control of Norman Osborn and backed him. The chapter left Spider-Man and Gwen overwhelmed by rising crime as Norman prepared to help Doctor Otto evade the heroes and continue the dangerous experiment.

• Doctor Otto escaped the hospital, decided to rob banks to fund his Artificial Sun, and became known as Doctor Octopus.
• A gang slaughtered Osborn Group board members and stole advanced technology, while Andrew bought up the company's shares as its stock price fell.
• Max survived being electrocuted and bitten by Electric Eels, transformed into Electro, and fought Spider-Man in Times Square after Spider-Man failed to recognize him.
• Doctor Otto visited Norman Osborn to ask for Tritium, but Old Green Goblin suppressed Norman's consciousness and agreed to give him all the Tritium he had.
• Norman arranged for the police to hand Electro over to Osborn Group and promised Doctor Otto he would handle the superheroes and other obstacles to the experiment.

Norman Osborn unleashed mind-altering Human Enhancement Potions and Lizardmen across New York to distract its superheroes while Doctor Otto’s experiment proceeded. As the city descended into chaos, the heroes fought to protect civilians, and Gwen’s team encountered four upright turtles battling Ninjas.

• Norman Osborn planned to release Enhanced Humans and Lizardmen across New York, then corrupted Enhanced Humans with evil thoughts and set off a wave of violence.
• Tony Stark responded to Garrett’s alert, used antidote weapons to stop Lizardmen from changing civilians, and joined the citywide effort to find the Mastermind.
• Steve, S.H.I.E.L.D., and other superheroes fought the rampaging Enhanced Humans and Lizardmen while Tony searched for the person behind the attacks.
• Roxanne and Johnny headed for Hell’s Kitchen, where Kingpin and Schrade secretly fueled the chaos with weapons, drugs, and Ninjas.
• Gwen, Skye, Jessica, and Colleen saw four upright Big Turtles fighting Ninjas, including one who appeared to be rapping.

Spider-Man discovered Doctor Otto’s Artificial Sun experiment and fought Electro, Rhino, and Niles, but Norman Osborn’s attack on a bridge forced him to prioritize rescuing civilians. Meanwhile, Andrew learned that New York’s mounting deaths were disturbing the seal beneath the city, and Alice identified four newly arrived heroes as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

• Norman Osborn sent Electro, Rhino, and Niles to stop Spider-Man from reaching Doctor Otto’s experiment, and Electro destroyed Spider-Man’s communicator.
• Spider-Man recognized Doctor Otto’s Artificial Sun Instrument as a threat to New York and fled to find help, but Niles bombed an Iron Bridge to force him to rescue civilians.
• Spider-Man saved Mary Jane from the bridge and a pair of Pumpkin Bombs; she discovered his identity as Peter Parker before he returned to fight Electro and Niles.
• Andrew discussed the disturbance beneath New York with the Ancient One, who explained that the deaths were stirring the sealed Resentment and might produce an Evil Fiend.
• Alice showed Andrew four suspected Demons, and Andrew recognized them as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Andrew arranged for Roxanne to expose Norman Osborn as the Mastermind behind the violence and the plan to destroy New York with Doctor Otto’s failed Artificial Sun experiment. As superheroes raced toward the abandoned dock, Andrew used the panic to draw citizens into the Illusion Realm for Soul Pacts, while the Peace Knights began clearing Cyborgs and rioters across the city.

• Andrew told Alice to prepare the Peace Knights and send Roxanne the edited video as Iron Man approached the bridge.
• Iron Man arrived to help the wounded Spider-Man, who warned him that Doctor Otto’s Artificial Sun could destroy New York within minutes.
• Roxanne revealed on her livestream that the Mastermind was Norman Osborn and that Doctor Otto’s Tritium experiment was about to explode.
• The four Big Turtles decided to stay in Hell’s Kitchen and help with the rioters, while Roxanne and Johnny headed for the dock and Gwen raced there alone.
• Nick Fury sent the superheroes toward the laboratory and counted on Andrew to intervene, while Andrew drew despairing citizens into the Illusion Realm for Soul Pacts.
• The Peace Knights descended across the city and began eliminating Cyborgs and rioters instead of confronting Old Green Goblin.

Iron Man and Spider-Man fought Norman Osborn and his allies as Doctor Otto activated the Artificial Sun, threatening to destroy New York. Andrew recruited Doctor Otto in the Illusion Realm, then sent him back to carry out a plan to stop the catastrophe and protect his wife.

• Iron Man fought Niles, Electro, and Norman Osborn, while Roxanne’s report exposed Norman’s crimes and identity.
• Doctor Otto activated the Artificial Sun, and Roxanne reported that it would explode and level New York in one minute.
• Norman’s Evil God influence forced Electro and Niles to keep attacking Spider-Man, while Johnny transformed into Ghost Rider and raced toward the docks with Roxanne.
• Andrew pulled Doctor Otto into the Illusion Realm, restored his clarity, and persuaded him to sign a contract to work in Hell.
• Andrew sent Doctor Otto back with a plan to stop the Artificial Sun by sacrificing himself and falling into the river, saving New York and protecting his wife from blame.

Norman Osborn’s plan to destroy New York was stopped when Johnny arrived as a new Ghost Rider and sank the Artificial Sun, but Evil God Power transformed Norman into a demon. Johnny survived Norman’s attack, while Andrew claimed his other powerful alias could not help because of conduct problems.

• Norman attacked Tony as the Artificial Sun expanded, while Doctor Otto tried to collapse the abandoned building and sink the device into the river.
• Rhino’s missiles buried Doctor Otto, and Norman killed him with a Dissolving Bomb.
• Johnny arrived on his motorcycle, used his Flame Chains to break the building’s support, and sent the Artificial Sun into the river, extinguishing it.
• The Ancient One released Resentment and Evil God Power into Norman, transforming him into a winged green demon who attacked Johnny.
• Norman blasted Johnny apart, but Johnny’s bones reassembled because Ghost Rider had an Immortal Body.
• Andrew told Johnny that his especially cool colleague had lost his Angel Power due to conduct problems, and Johnny relayed the explanation to Tony and the viewers.

After Andrew Wang lost his power, the superheroes faced Old Green Goblin without his help. Gwen resisted Old Green Goblin’s attempt to control her and helped Johnny use Eye of Judgment, leaving Norman dead and New York’s immediate threat defeated.

• Tony, Johnny, and Nick Fury reacted to Andrew Wang’s loss of power, while Andrew reassured Susan that he would never give her up.
• Old Green Goblin attacked the heroes at the abandoned pier, and Tony, Johnny, War Machine, Human Torch, Spider-Man, and the arriving team fought back.
• Old Green Goblin used his blood to control Human Torch and Dr. Reed, turning them against the heroes and worsening the battle.
• Gwen resisted Old Green Goblin’s attempt to control her, seized him, and hurled him to the ground near Johnny.
• Johnny used Eye of Judgment on Old Green Goblin, awakening Norman’s suppressed personality and burning Norman’s soul to ashes.

After the Green Goblin disaster, Andrew claimed Norman's Core God Blood and expanded his control of New York while introducing the newly dead to the orderly, high-tech Rebirth Hell. The chapter left Schrade at his secret base, surprised to hear that someone had survived.

• Andrew burned Old Green Goblin's corpse and collected the Core God Blood containing Evil Power.
• Gwen's attack helped defeat Old Green Goblin, and the heroes captured Niles and Electro as the remaining rioters and Enhanced Humans were suppressed.
• Andrew learned that Rebirth Hell had collected 420,000 Soul Pacts and ordered the Rebirth Group to assist newcomers and take control of the Osborn Group.
• Alice introduced Doctor Otto and the newly arrived souls to Mechanical City, where they could earn Credit Points, choose mechanical bodies, and contribute to Rebirth Hell.
• Yinsen recruited Doctor Otto to help develop Mechanical Prosthetics, and Doctor Otto accepted the unusual projects in Rebirth Hell.
• At the Foot Clan's secret base, Schrade discussed Norman's Evil God Blood before Saxe rushed in, excitedly announcing that someone was not dead.

Schrade and Saxe agreed to pursue both their biochemical poison gas scheme and Commander Krang’s plan to open a portal for an alien warship, using Purple Solution to create Beastmen. Meanwhile, Tony offered Peter a suit and regular sparring sessions, but Peter refused to profit from his Spider-Man abilities.

• Saxe told Schrade that the four turtles injected with Panacea had survived, and they discussed using them to revive the biochemical poison gas plan.
• Commander Krang revealed that its Teleportation Device had split into three pieces and offered Schrade help conquering Earth in exchange for opening a portal to its warship.
• Schrade accepted the Purple Solution and decided to use the poison gas plan as a distraction while searching for the Teleportation Device.
• Dr. Stockman found that the Purple Solution could transform people into animals, and Schrade ordered Stroman to prepare it and create Beastmen.
• After the Artificial Sun incident, Tony offered Peter a Spider-Man suit, dividends, and paid sparring sessions, but Peter declined the dividends and agreed to train without payment.

Andrew watched the museum from a café as the police, Military, superheroes, and Foot Clan converged there after Gwen was called away to stop Schrade. The chapter ended with War Machine and ten Power Armors surrounding Schrade and the Foot Clan outside the museum.

• Andrew and Gwen left Osborn Building as Andrew planned to break up and sell Osborn Group.
• More than a month later, Andrew read news about Rebirth Group taking over Osborn Group, the Turtles appearing in New York, and the Military deploying War Machine and Power Armors.
• Gwen canceled her museum date with Andrew to join Jessica and the four Big Turtles after Donatello learned that Schrade planned to steal something from the museum.
• Director George arranged a police operation, while the mayor ordered Rhodes and a Military squad to join the arrest; Rhino and the special forces equipped Power Armors.
• Andrew stayed at the café after spotting Beastmen lying in ambush around the museum, while April watched him.
• Schrade and the Foot Clan arrived at the museum, where War Machine confronted them as ten Power Armors surrounded the group.