Chapter Summaries

Chthon sent the Kryptonians to massacre Metropolis, harvesting human souls to strengthen them and help Alesha fuse her Real World with Flash World. Batman and the Flashes arrived amid the destruction, and Andrew sent them to stop the slaughter and arm their allies.

• Chthon revealed that the Kryptonians’ killings would harvest souls, empowering them while supplying Alesha with souls to erode Flash World.
• The Kryptonians attacked Metropolis, killing civilians as Alesha and Chthon planned to gather enough souls for Real World Fusion and a Demon King of Hell Invasion.
• Andrew sent Old Sera to restrain three Kryptonians and King Ghidorah to attack the World Engine, then ordered Batman and the Flashes to save Metropolis.
• Barry and the others reached the ruined city, where S1 Flash regretted causing the deaths and Young Barry insisted they stop the Kryptonians.
• Andrew ordered Young Barry to deliver Kryptonite weapons to Van Helsing and Kara; S1 Batman handed over his spear and daggers, and Andrew told Young Barry to find Kara after delivering them.

Chthon and Alesha brought Fort Rozz to Metropolis, transforming its criminals into monsters and unleashing them against the city. As the heroes struggled to protect civilians and fight the attackers, Van Helsing was wounded by a mysterious ability that mirrored his spear’s damage.

• Young Barry delivered the Kryptonite spear to Van Helsing, who used it to attack General Zod’s Kryptonians.
• Chthon convinced Bald Doctor to shut down the World Engine and transport Fort Rozz to Earth, where Alesha transformed its prisoners into monsters and Chthon strengthened the Kryptonians with sunlight.
• Alesha’s monsters poured into Metropolis and attacked civilians, while Van Helsing, the two Flashes, Batman, and Spider-Man struggled to contain them.
• A Female Monster attacked S1 Flash through televisions and electrical currents, but he knocked her back and fled to draw her away from civilians.
• Fort Rozz’s criminals overwhelmed Barry and Batman, while Kara’s aunt and other Kryptonians joined the assault on Van Helsing.
• Van Helsing pierced a Kryptonian with his spear, then screamed when an identical wound appeared on his own body.

Kara and Young Barry fought General Zod, who accepted Alesha’s offer to become a monster and gained a powerful Rule Ability. General Zod killed Kara, leaving Supergirl in Andrew’s care as he explained that Zod had likely stolen Faora’s abilities.

• Van Helsing fought Aunt Kara and her Kryptonian followers, whose shared-damage ability mirrored their injuries onto him, while his summoned angels helped him gain the upper hand.
• Young Barry delivered a Kryptonite dagger to Kara, and together they wounded General Zod; as he died, Alesha offered him monsterhood in exchange for serving her.
• General Zod accepted Alesha’s offer, revived with immense strength, and overwhelmed Kara and Supergirl after awakening a powerful Rule Ability.
• General Zod killed Kara by piercing her chest, and Andrew summoned Supergirl out of Kara’s body.
• Andrew told Supergirl that Zod’s Rule Ability could steal other Kryptonians’ powers, likely including Faora’s.

General Zod killed Kara and began destroying Metropolis as Chthon and Alesha fused the Real World with Flash World. Young Barry and the other Flashes traveled into the past, where Andrew battled Alesha and Young Barry jumped out of the Time Bowl to change events.

• General Zod used his Command ability and Faora's Sun God power to kill Kara, while Andrew said he could not revive her because the Monster Queen had taken her soul.
• Young Barry fled toward S1 Flash, and Chthon and Alesha decided to fuse the Real World with Flash World using the fear and souls generated by the destruction.
• Spider-Man urged S1 Flash not to sacrifice the world to save his family, but Young Barry arrived and declared he would return to the past to change history.
• The three Flashes broke through time and entered the Time Bowl, where they ran backward through past events until the Match Girl and Alesha tried to stop them.
• Andrew intercepted Alesha's time lightning and fought her, while Young Barry jumped out of the Time Bowl into the past without creating another Timeline.

General Zod retained his memories after the timeline reset and killed Kara again, so Young Barry and Barry returned to the past with a new plan. Faora kept General Zod occupied, while Kara flew into the city to protect civilians and was surrounded by Kryptonians.

• General Zod remembered killing Kara in the previous timeline, defeated her, and snapped her neck as Young Barry watched.
• Young Barry, Barry, and S1 Flash entered the Time Bowl and agreed to have Faora confront General Zod while Old Sera held off Homelander.
• After returning to the past, Young Barry warned Supergirl, and Faora arrived in time to protect him and Kara from General Zod.
• Faora and General Zod fought in the sky, with Faora gaining the upper hand but failing to defeat him quickly.
• Kara flew into the city to stop the Kryptonians from attacking civilians, but her uncle drained her strength and the other Kryptonians surrounded her.

Young Barry repeatedly returned to the past to save Kara, but her death and the world’s destruction remained inevitable. As Flash Worlds drew closer to collision, Andrew protected Young Barry, saying he was part of Fate and that another Flash remained in this world.

• Young Barry repeatedly entered the past after Kara died, while Andrew explained that Kara’s death was a Time Node and that the loops were pulling other Flash Worlds toward this one.
• Andrew revealed that the worlds would collide unless the first Flash stopped Young Barry’s time travel, and he summoned Ghidorah to protect Young Barry when he was cornered.
• Kara, Batman, and Ghidorah helped Young Barry fight General Zod and the Kryptonian Monsters, but Kara died again and Young Barry discovered that armor fragments could pierce Kryptonian defenses.
• S1 Flash urged Young Barry to stop, but Young Barry rejected him and returned to the past again and again, increasingly obsessed with saving Kara and the world.
• Andrew secretly protected Young Barry from Chthon’s efforts to kill him and told Alesha that Young Barry was part of Fate and that another Flash remained in this world.

Chthon and his allies sent Wade into the Time Bowl to kill the Flashes, but Spider-Man intervened while Young Barry kept trying to change the past. The chapter ended with Homelander and General Zod appearing to block Young Barry’s next attempt.

• Chthon ordered Alesha to build a Wall of Time and find a way to send Monster into the Time Bowl, while Death recruited Wade to kill Flash.
• Homelander freed Wade from the Heaven Projection, and Wade entered the Time Bowl, where Andrew summoned Spider-Man to oppose him.
• Wade froze Spider-Man and attacked the two Flashes, but Spider-Man borrowed the power of other Spider-Men and fought back.
• Young Barry returned to the past repeatedly, and S1 Flash tried to reason with him, but Young Barry insisted he would save Kara and his parents even if the world was destroyed.
• Wade and Spider-Man discussed their tragic lives while fighting, and Homelander and General Zod appeared in the Time Bowl to block Young Barry.

Andrew entered the Time Bowl after Black Flash revealed he was a future Barry who had caused S1 Flash’s displacement through time. As Andrew tried to make S1 Flash correct history, Alesha’s Wade avatar joined Black Flash, who transformed his armor into a carapace.

• General Zod and Homelander attacked the three Flashes while Alesha watched, and General Zod nearly killed Young Barry.
• Black Flash appeared, fought General Zod, and revealed that he was Barry from the future who had knocked S1 Flash into this Timeline.
• Andrew drove Alesha’s avatar from the world, then asked S1 Flash to restore history, and S1 Flash agreed.
• Black Flash refused to let history be corrected, but Andrew’s Eye of Judgment made him suffer for his misdeeds.
• Alesha’s Wade avatar entered the Time Bowl and fused with Black Flash, who covered himself in a new carapace.

Andrew fought Black Flash, General Zod, and Homelander inside the Time Bowl, defeating them despite Black Flash’s ability to restore locked states. He revealed he had controlled Black Flash through Young Barry from the beginning, while Chthon and Alesha continued their assault on Earth.

• Black Flash became a Skyfather-level monster with the Time Lock ability, allowing him and his allies to restore themselves after being injured.
• Chthon ordered Alesha to fuse the Real World with Earth and harvest human souls while Kryptonians and monsters attacked the defenders.
• Andrew told Black Flash he would end the disaster quickly, then used his power to make Black Flash attack General Zod and repeatedly reduced General Zod and Homelander to helpless cycles of destruction and restoration.
• Andrew spread his flaming wings across the Time Bowl and revealed that Young Barry’s movements matched Black Flash’s because he had controlled them both from the beginning.

Andrew revealed that he had controlled Black Flash through preparations spanning past and future, then let S1 Flash choose whether to correct history. As the Real World withdrew with General Zod and Homelander, S1 Flash returned to the past to save his mother and restore the timeline.

• Andrew explained that he had recognized future Barry as the shadow that sent Big Barry into the timeline and had used time and fate to control Black Flash.
• S1 Flash chose to correct history despite Black Flash's protests, and Young Barry accepted his decision rather than sacrifice the world to save his parents.
• Several alternate Flash worlds appeared in the sky, and two Time Bowls collided, destroying both worlds and showing the danger of leaving the worldline unchanged.
• Alesha used the harvested souls to try to extract Black Flash, General Zod, and Homelander; Andrew held Black Flash but let the other two escape with her as the Real World withdrew.
• Andrew spread his influence into the newly revealed worlds and gathered destruction power to forge a divine artifact for Ghost Rider.
• S1 Flash ran back to the past and saw a Flash place a can of tomatoes in his mother's shopping cart.

S1 Flash returned to his timeline, and Andrew preserved security footage that could free his father without changing history. Andrew brought the surviving heroes into the New World, where they prepared to explore while Young Barry began a fresh life.

• S1 Flash tried to move the canned tomatoes to make his father's crime visible on camera, but Andrew warned that changing the past would alter history and promised to help him another way.
• As the collapsing world disappeared, Andrew fused Young Barry with Black Flash and sent Wade to the Nicolas Cage Superman Universe.
• Andrew gathered the heroes in the Time Bowl and explained what had happened, prompting Supergirl and Barry to reflect on the dangers of time travel.
• Andrew restored security footage of S1 Flash's father and gave him a videotape to take to Batman, so his father could be freed.
• Spider-Man, Barry, Supergirl, and Batman chose to stay in the New World, while Young Barry received documents identifying him as Barry's twin brother and went to explore.

Andrew assessed the gains from the destroyed Flash World and claimed growing control over the new universe, then traveled toward Apokolips. Meanwhile, another-universe Diana persuaded Wonder Woman to fuse with her, promising a path to greater power and the chance to resurrect Steve; the fusion began with the other Diana absorbing Wonder Woman.

• Andrew counted Young Barry, Ghost Rider's new divine artifact, and access to multiple Flash Worlds among his gains.
• Andrew recognized that he had extensive control over the new world and set up a safeguard to detect Demon and incoming monsters.
• Andrew decided to claim the world's superheroes and resources, visited Themyscira, then took Faora to Apokolips to speak with Darkseid.
• Another-universe Diana met Wonder Woman in a dreamlike arena and explained that fusing with alternate selves could lead to multiversal power.
• Wonder Woman agreed to fuse after the other Diana promised she could resurrect Steve and protect Themyscira.
• Divine light surrounded the two Dianas, and Wonder Woman became a streak of light that entered the other Diana's body.

Andrew and his allies conquered Apokolips, took control of Darkseid and its forces, and planned to use the planet’s resources and troops to support Hell and build robots. The chapter ended with Barry and Spider-Man offering S1 Flash questionable advice about his first date.

• Wonder Woman and her duplicate sensed Andrew’s presence in the Black Robe Ability Universe and planned to surprise him.
• Andrew, Batman, Faora, Old Sera, and Ghidorah finished overrunning Apokolips, and Andrew turned Darkseid into a puppet.
• Andrew ordered Darkseid to produce Parademons through cloning and capture space pirates, while forbidding further planetary conquests.
• Andrew planned to send Apokolips’s army to Earth to boost his reputation, then sent Batman back to the DC Universe.
• Barry and Spider-Man gave S1 Flash advice for his first date, and Spider-Man recounted his complicated romance with Mary.

Barry, Spider-Man, and S1 Flash prepared a date that went well despite S1 Flash’s clumsy start, while Young Barry saw the woman he once planned to date and struggled with his loneliness. Supergirl gave Young Barry a phone containing Kara’s damaged soul fragment, leaving him determined to earn enough World’s Favor to revive her, though Andrew admitted he might be using Kara to control him.

• Barry, Spider-Man, and S1 Flash prepared flowers and a date for S1 Flash despite having little money.
• Young Barry and Supergirl visited this world’s Kara, then saw S1 Flash on a date with a Black woman who had been Young Barry’s classmate and former romantic interest.
• S1 Flash accidentally made a mess at the restaurant, but the woman comforted him, and the two soon began enjoying their date.
• Young Barry told Supergirl that the woman had been his classmate and that he had planned to date her before the events that brought him to this world; Supergirl later encouraged him to start over.
• Supergirl gave Young Barry a phone containing Kara’s soul fragment and explained that he could help restore her by earning World’s Favor through good deeds and public support.
• After Young Barry promised to revive Kara, Supergirl reported to Andrew, who suggested that Kara might be fake and that he was using her to control Young Barry.

Andrew revealed his relationships with women in other universes to Supergirl and clarified that he would remain faithful to Wonder Woman in the DC Universe. He then agreed to train Young Barry to control Black Flash’s power so Barry could earn the world’s favor and bring Kara back to life.

• Andrew called Annie, Galadriel, Anna, and Hermione, discussing their lives and plans while Supergirl realized he had many other women.
• Andrew explained to Supergirl that Wonder Woman knew about his relationships across universes and that he would not pursue Kara in the DC Universe.
• Supergirl flew away after asking whether being with Andrew would violate his agreement with Wonder Woman.
• Young Barry asked Andrew how to earn the world’s favor, and Andrew explained that helping people and saving the world could help bring Kara back.
• Andrew set Young Barry a test: master Black Flash’s power without being overcome by its resentment energy, then train with Big Barry to become a superhero.

Andrew gave Kara a role in helping Young Barry recover and stay on the right path, while the phone offered her a way to assist him online and eventually fight beside him. The next day, S1 Flash’s father was freed in court, and the group headed to Bruce’s hotel to celebrate.

• Kara asked Andrew how she could earn World's Favor, and he explained that she could support Young Barry as his fellow countrywoman and help restrain Black Flash’s resentment.
• Andrew told Kara that the phone could access online information and could eventually let her appear on Earth to fight, once her soul recovered and the phone was charged.
• Andrew reminded Young Barry to treat Kara as an independent friend, and Young Barry left with her after a night in which S1 Flash nearly destroyed the world and Darkseid became a puppet.
• S1 Flash took Barry, Young Barry, and the Black woman to his father’s hearing, where evidence from Andrew helped secure his release.
• Barry’s father and the Black woman questioned who Barry and Young Barry were, and S1 Flash offered an explanation while Young Barry joked about being his son.
• Batman offered to drive the group to his hotel for a celebratory meal, and Barry’s father thanked him.

After the visitors left Flash World, Batman worried about protecting his world while Wonder Woman and Dark Phoenix sensed each other across universes. Supergirl discussed Andrew with her superhero friends, and in Hell, Demon reviewed the spoils of the conflict as Chthon and Death confirmed Wade was missing but alive.

• Spider-Man, Barry, Supergirl, Faora, and Andrew said goodbye and departed Flash World, while Batman asked Flash about the world’s protection and learned that Little Barry could reach Skyfather level by subduing Black Flash.
• Batman vowed to protect his world as Wonder Woman watched from a distant skyscraper and resolved to meet Andrew and fight the woman she sensed in another universe.
• Dark Phoenix sensed Wonder Woman’s presence while Annie shopped for clothes, and Supergirl returned to the DC Universe to discuss Andrew with Raven, Zatanna, Barbara, and Mary.
• Zatanna, Barbara, and Mary admitted they wanted a chance with Andrew and planned ways to travel to his world, while Supergirl questioned whether she should pursue him too.
• Demon reviewed the gains from the operation in Hell, and Death told Chthon that Wade could not be contacted but was still alive, prompting the others to welcome his disappearance.

The Demon King Alliance decided to invest in Billy and Forensic Doctor as potential Skyfathers, while Chthon and Set restored Billy’s stolen ability. Billy vowed to take revenge on Starlight Annie, and Annie suddenly sensed something as his power returned.

• Chthon and the others discussed their shortage of Skyfather-level fighters and considered cultivating Alesha’s monsters.
• Alesha introduced Forensic Doctor’s Death Fate ability, and Demon agreed to fund his training alongside Billy’s.
• Chthon and Set used a Time Magic Array to restore Billy’s ability, while Chthon warned him to develop his powers secretly.
• Billy vowed to kill Starlight Annie and planned to build strength using rat and demon puppets.
• After Billy’s ability returned, Starlight Annie suddenly sat up with electricity flickering around her, and Andrew asked what was wrong.

Andrew learned that Billy had returned as Annie’s mortal enemy, but left their eventual confrontation to her as a trial. He arranged for Saruman to develop powerful Kryptonians and Doomsday in his secret Wasteland laboratory, then heard from Director Newman about a college student who predicted a plane would explode; the chapter ended before the plane’s fate was revealed.

• Annie told Andrew that only she or Billy could survive, and Andrew used a gold coin to identify Billy as her enemy.
• Andrew traveled to his secret laboratory, where Ghost Rider reported that Kryptonians and Doomsday had been created.
• Andrew assigned Saruman to research Skyfather-level Kryptonians and Doomsday, and Saruman said the work might help him reach Skyfather power.
• Andrew and Ghost Rider continued increasing the Wasteland World’s favor while Andrew remained confident he could handle Demon and the Losers Alliance.
• Director Newman told Andrew that the Superhero Selection Tournament was producing promising recruits and that the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau had recovered.
• Director Newman described a student who warned that a plane bound for Paris would explode, and the airport evacuated it for inspection.

Andrew learned that a college student’s vision had exposed a string of accidental deaths tied to the passengers of a plane, and he agreed to investigate the surviving students. In Hell, Death and Demon arranged to help the Grim Reaper target them with newly created movie monsters, while Chthon revealed that Billy was preparing to kill Starlight Annie and reach Skyfather.

• Director Newman told Andrew that a mechanic superhero had confirmed the plane was unsafe and that a student’s vision had saved its passengers.
• Newman explained that four students and several other passengers had since died in a chain of accidents, and that the survivors were being protected in a safe house.
• Andrew agreed to visit the students, while the Grim Reaper failed to find a way past the Bureau’s security and returned to Hell when Death warned him about Van Helsing.
• Death and Demon offered the Grim Reaper a plan to lure superheroes away and use newly created monsters such as Jason and Freddy to kill the passengers through accidents.
• Demon asked Chthon about Billy, who was preparing to kill Starlight Annie after their repeated battles left both near the Skyfather threshold.