Chapter Summaries

Andrew used the plane crash to force Grim Reaper to collect Cycho’s soul, letting him locate Grim Reaper and confront him with Ghost Rider’s power. Grim Reaper realized Andrew had trapped him, though Death warned that Ghost Rider only possessed part of his power and Grim Reaper might still escape.

• Dave overloaded the Battle Armor and protected the plane while Andrew opened its cabin and redirected it toward the training grounds.
• Alex and Little Claire agreed to serve Andrew, allowing him to take their World's Favor to help save their classmates and the world.
• The passengers jumped from the plane, and Dave used Anti-Gravity Spell to catch them as the plane crashed into the training grounds.
• Grim Reaper gathered Cycho’s soul, but Andrew awakened as a Ghost Rider avatar and trapped Grim Reaper with a red chain.
• Death explained that Andrew had baited Grim Reaper into revealing his location, while Grim Reaper feared Andrew or one of his avatars would intervene.

Andrew and Grim Reaper negotiated and signed a witnessed Duel Contract that kept Grim Reaper from threatening civilians and barred Director of S.W.O.R.D. from intervening. With the contract in place, Andrew was confident he could defeat Grim Reaper and claim his Death Fate, while Grim Reaper prepared to face Cycho.

• Death explained that Mechanical Demon King had sent Cycho to challenge Grim Reaper because he feared Grim Reaper might use Mutual Destruction to kill civilians.
• Andrew offered Grim Reaper a Duel Contract: if Andrew won, Grim Reaper would die and his soul would be extinguished; if Grim Reaper won, he would leave Earth without harming civilians.
• Grim Reaper agreed after Andrew invoked Director of S.W.O.R.D., and Demon secretly gave Grim Reaper a Death Stone capable of killing a Skyfather.
• Death, Demon, and Director of S.W.O.R.D. witnessed Andrew and Grim Reaper sign the contract, ending Grim Reaper's threat of Mutual Destruction.
• Andrew realized the contract ensured Grim Reaper's Death Fate would be his, while Grim Reaper confidently addressed Andrew before their duel.

Andrew, as Cycho, fought Grim Reaper above the ocean in a battle livestreamed around the world. Grim Reaper overwhelmed him with Death Divine Power and Death Rays, leaving the audience doubtful of Andrew’s chances as a Military representative urged President Nathan to launch a nuclear missile.

• Andrew and Grim Reaper moved their duel from the secret chamber to the ocean, where a livestream explained that either outcome would end the current disaster, though Grim Reaper would return if he won.
• People around the world watched and debated whether Andrew could defeat Grim Reaper, while Dave and his friends celebrated that Cycho had survived.
• Andrew invited Grim Reaper to attack first, then used a flame spear to destroy his black fireballs and break free of the Death Claws.
• Grim Reaper struck Andrew’s right hand with a Death Ray and continued attacking with Death Arrows and more Death Rays, suppressing him and draining his life force.
• As viewers lost hope, a Military representative asked President Nathan to launch a nuclear missile at the two fighters over the empty ocean.

Andrew revealed that he had pretended to be weakened so he could draw Grim Reaper close, then struck him with Hellfire and Flame Spears. Grim Reaper resurrected and summoned his servants to attack Andrew, leaving the battle ongoing.

• Andrew trapped Grim Reaper's Death Arrows in a flaming cloak and attacked with two Fire Dragons and Flame Spears.
• Andrew's Eye of Judgment distracted Grim Reaper long enough for the spears to pierce him, but Grim Reaper's Divine Soul escaped and his body burned away.
• The public and Disaster Countermeasures Bureau celebrated Andrew's apparent victory, while the military representative regretted losing his chance to advocate using nuclear weapons.
• Andrew revealed that he had faked his weakened right hand and challenged Grim Reaper over how many times he could resurrect.
• Grim Reaper summoned his cloaked servants, and Andrew fought them off with a flaming spear as Grim Reaper formed Death Balls around himself.

Andrew defeated the Grim Reaper with help from Jason and Freddy, but the Grim Reaper used a hidden Fate Magic spell to link their lives and threaten to kill them both. Andrew was trapped in black mist as the Grim Reaper demanded that he withdraw his Hellfire.

• Andrew had Jason and Freddy attack the Grim Reaper while he struck with his Flame Spear, forcing the Grim Reaper to defend himself with Death Balls.
• The Grim Reaper used Death Fate and Death Illusion to hinder Andrew, but Andrew revealed that the apparent target was a Flame Clone and stabbed the Grim Reaper from behind.
• Andrew took the Death Stone as the audience cheered, while the Demon recovered part of the Grim Reaper’s soul and Death urged the Grim Reaper to take Cycho down with him.
• The Grim Reaper powered up by forcibly activating his Soul Power, froze the space around Andrew, and marked him with Death Magic that linked their lives.
• The Grim Reaper told Andrew to withdraw his Hellfire or they would die together, and Death laughed at the hidden trump card.

Andrew used Cycho’s apparent sacrifice to kill Grim Reaper in space, while secretly surviving and acquiring Grim Reaper’s Death Fate ability. The public mourned Cycho as a hero as the disasters across several cities ended.

• Grim Reaper linked his fate to Cycho and offered to leave Earth, but Andrew refused to compromise.
• Andrew declared he would protect the public and carried Grim Reaper into space, where Hellfire engulfed them both.
• Grim Reaper died, and Andrew secretly received a Black Crystal containing Grim Reaper’s Death Fate ability.
• The public believed Cycho had died and mourned him, while disasters in New York, Los Angeles, and other cities ended.

After Cycho’s sacrifice ended the disaster, the survivors mourned him while Homelander fought Van Helsing. In Hell, Chthon and Demon planned their next investments, and Demon agreed to cultivate Alesha’s powerful Female Monster as a potential Skyfather.

• People praised Cycho’s sacrifice, while Cybil vowed to become a superhero and Homelander cursed that he had been denied the spotlight.
• Van Helsing blamed Homelander for the deaths, and the two resumed fighting as Claire proposed making a documentary about Cycho.
• Chthon warned Billy that he could be the next to fall, and Billy vowed to kill Homelander after defeating Starlight Annie.
• Demon assessed General Zod and Alesha’s Kryptonians, then listened as Alesha explained how the Female Monster could challenge the Mechanical Demon King’s control of the network.
• Demon agreed to invest in the Female Monster and personally train her, while Alesha secretly revealed that she had expected Demon to choose her.

Alesha used Andrew’s advice to gain resources from the Demon while training the Kryptonians, as the Hell alliances fought and the Power Demon King forced hidden Demon Kings into the open. Meanwhile, the ancient Demon King Malebolgia prepared a burned man as a commander for his planned assault on humanity and Heaven.

• Alesha told Andrew that the Demon had taken one of her monsters and that she planned to lure others into raising more for her; Andrew warned her not to push her scheme too far and promised Starlight Annie would duel Billy.
• Andrew and the Succubus Queen discussed the shifting Hell war, noting that the Power Demon King’s attacks had exposed hidden Demon Kings while the alliances weakened through constant fighting.
• Andrew told the Succubus Queen to investigate new Demon Kings as possible candidates for Pride and revealed that Hera was his candidate for Envy.
• Malebolgia revealed that he had secretly built an army of demons over thousands of years and was nearly ready to launch a counterattack against Heaven.
• Malebolgia and Joker discussed a poison-gas plot that would cause mass casualties and transform a burned man into Hell’s new commander.

At Cycho’s memorial, Andrew explained the commercial exploitation of the dead hero’s legacy and began training Claire, who left with him to travel between worlds. Months later, Claire had grown strong enough to fight Queen Maeve on even terms, and Andrew revealed that ability fusion and intense training had made her a formidable fighter.

• Malebolgia dismissed the other Demon Kings and prepared his army to conquer Heaven, while Joker privately resented the charred man chosen to command the campaign.
• New Yorkers unveiled Van Helsing’s statue of Cycho, and Andrew told Claire that the company would profit from Cycho’s likeness and story.
• Andrew teased Claire about being excluded by Alex and the others, who disapproved of her behavior at Cycho’s memorial.
• Andrew reviewed the reputation he had gained and acquired Death Fate, then took Claire to travel between worlds and train her.
• Several months later, Claire fought Queen Maeve evenly in the Wasteland World, and Andrew told Peter that Claire’s fused abilities and training had brought her to the level of the original Seven.

Andrew explained that Peter could become a Skyfather by mastering the Mimicry Rule, and proposed a dangerous shortcut: fusing with a Monster to gain access to its Rule Abilities. After hesitating, Peter renewed his resolve and prepared to undergo the fusion.

• Andrew told Peter that his path to becoming a Skyfather was to master the Mimicry Rule by mimicking Monsters’ rules.
• Peter said he wanted Skyfather-level power to protect the world and its people, and immediately agreed to Andrew’s dangerous Monster-fusion shortcut.
• Andrew warned Peter that a Monster’s extreme emotions and memories could overwhelm or assimilate him, then gave him an hour to consider the risk.
• Peter hesitated atop the Empire State Building, then visited Cycho’s statue and drew resolve from the example of a self-sacrificing superhero.
• Peter teleported away to prepare his final arrangements while Andrew watched Queen Maeve fight Claire.

Claire lost a training fight with Queen Maeve, while Andrew discussed Maeve’s divine role and plans to make her a Guardian God of several worlds. Peter chose to fuse with Dr. Joseph, and after confronting Joseph’s memories and ideology, he resisted assimilation with his conviction intact.

• Queen Maeve defeated Claire and advised her to counterattack instead of retreating, while Andrew warned Claire that mistakes could cost lives.
• Andrew asked Queen Maeve to become a Guardian God of his other worlds, and she agreed to protect them despite the added duties.
• Peter returned and agreed to fuse with Dr. Joseph, whom Andrew had captured as a monster.
• Andrew fused Peter and Joseph’s memories, showing Peter how Joseph’s pharmaceutical company profited from his diabetes drug while pricing ordinary people out of it.
• Joseph urged Peter to seize the rich people’s wealth and redistribute it, but Peter’s conviction suppressed the dark influence and resisted assimilation.

Peter gained control of Joseph’s Rule Ability and began practicing it under Andrew’s guidance. Meanwhile, Andrew tasked Van Helsing with finding God after learning that God had descended into the Human World, and Van Helsing searched New York.

• Peter used Joseph’s Rule Ability to transfer vitality between a Sky-Piercing Tree and weeds, then restored the tree after Andrew warned him about the damage and the ability’s limitations.
• Andrew explained that Joseph had been chosen as a suitable target through Fate, and Peter continued training to master the Rule Ability and eventually advance to Skyfather.
• Van Helsing told Andrew that Gabriel had warned him God had descended into the Human World, so Andrew assigned him to find God and ordered Artificial Intelligence to search for signs of divine activity.
• Andrew left to train Claire while Peter practiced until the Rule Ability drained his energy, and Peter reaffirmed that he would use Joseph’s power to protect the world.
• Van Helsing drove around New York while searching for God, reasoning that the city was the likeliest place for God to appear, though he joked that God might only be visiting.

Van Helsing searched New York for God while Al Simmons, a burned CIA agent who had awakened after several years, discovered that his wife had remarried and was driven away from her home. Bruce Nolan’s string of humiliations continued, and a powerful clown dragged Al back toward the slums.

• Van Helsing sensed something unusual in a slum alley but found only homeless people and a cloaked, burned man; after Van Helsing left, the man introduced himself as Al Simmons and joined them by the fire.
• Al learned from the homeless that several years had passed and that The Seven had fallen from prominence, then left the alley to find his wife Blair.
• Al bumped into Bruce Nolan, who had just lost his job and been beaten; after Bruce complained to God, thunder rumbled, and he later argued with his girlfriend Grace.
• Al found Blair remarried to his former partner Henry and saw a young girl who might be his daughter, but Henry and Blair mistook him for a homeless intruder.
• A short, fat clown claiming Al was part of the entertainment forcibly dragged him away toward the slums, while Bruce mistakenly celebrated his own intimidating appearance before walking into a utility pole.

Al Simmons recovered memories of his death and learned that Malebolgia had turned him into a Regeneration Man, though the Hellspawn Armor was still transforming him. After choosing to hunt down his former superior Jason Wayne, Al encountered Bruce again and was blasted by a burst of water.

• Joker reminded Al that he had died and helped him uncover memories of Malebolgia’s deal and the seven years spent transforming his body.
• Al dug up his own grave, found his corpse and the necklace he had shared with Blair, and manifested the Hellspawn Armor.
• Al stopped himself from killing three young people, but Joker killed them and explained the Regeneration Man mission and Al’s plan to target Jason Wayne.
• Joker warned Al to avoid powerful superheroes, and Al set out to find weapons and pursue Jason Wayne.
• Bruce confronted Al and used a burst fire hydrant to knock him down and soak him.

Bruce met God and received God's Power, becoming responsible for God's duties in New York City. After Bruce tested his abilities, God explained three restrictions, while Van Helsing and Gabriel searched the ocean for the divine presence.

• Bruce used Scorpions to defeat Al, while the Joker explained that Al had failed to summon his battle armor and drove the Scorpions away with foul-smelling gas.
• Bruce followed a stream of messages to an empty building, where an old Black man revealed that he was God and offered Bruce his job.
• Bruce discovered he could make things appear and part a pool, then set off for home, excited to share his new power with his girlfriend.
• God brought Bruce over the ocean and told him he could not reveal that he was God, control anyone's will, or provoke Director of S.W.O.R.D.
• Bruce summoned a helicopter and flew toward New York as Van Helsing and Gabriel arrived, debated God's intentions, and decided they needed to find him.

Bruce moved the moon closer to Earth to create a romantic night with Grace, causing panic and prompting Homelander to lead a moon investigation. Andrew confronted the God of this world, who explained that he had come to Earth for a vacation and to strengthen faith so Heaven and its souls would survive.

• Bruce gave Grace specially bred tulip chrysanthemums, cleared the clouds, and pulled the moon closer to Earth for their evening together.
• President Nathan and Director Newman responded to the moon's changed orbit, and Homelander agreed to investigate it with Hunter while planning to publicize the trip.
• Andrew recognized the incident as a scene from a movie and confronted God, threatening Bruce to make him appear.
• God appeared to Andrew and said he had come to Earth for a vacation and to spread faith, which Heaven needed to endure.

Andrew met God on Mount Everest and agreed to watch Bruce while remaining wary of God's intentions. As Bruce began rebuilding his career, Al stole weapons from Jason Wayne's company and prepared to take revenge, while Jason revealed a plan to seize control of the world with poisonous gas and his team of Ability Users.

• Andrew and God discussed the frequent disasters, agreed neither would intervene unless the world faced destruction, and God said he would keep an eye on Bruce.
• Andrew watched Bruce return to work after using God's Power on Grace, land several major stories, and get called back to Channel 7.
• Al stole firearms from Jason Wayne's warehouse and used his red cape's Space Ability to store them before planning his revenge.
• Al decided to gather intelligence on Jason rather than attack him directly.
• Jason revealed that he had secretly placed poisonous gas around the world and planned to rule by controlling the antidote, relying on his own and Jess's Abilities and a team of elite agents.

Jason learned that a warehouse had been robbed and headed there with Jess, Nick, and Bilin to find the thief. On the moon, Homelander sent meteorites toward New York to attract attention, while Bruce sensed them and planned to redirect them toward a park for a live report; Al remained focused on investigating Jason.

• Henry told Jason that a New York warehouse had been robbed, and Jason ordered Jess to bring Nick and Bilin before setting out.
• Al bought information about Jason and vowed revenge, unaware that Jason would soon come looking for him.
• Homelander decided to send meteorites toward New York from the far side of the moon to frighten the public and gain headlines.
• Bruce sensed the meteorites approaching New York and planned to redirect them toward a park while covering their arrival live.
• Al discovered intelligence suggesting that Jason Wayne had Ability User bodyguards.

Al survived Jason Wayne’s attack and discovered some of the Hellspawn Armor’s powers while fighting Jess and her team, though he still struggled to control them. Meanwhile, Andrew found Bruce acting as the New York God and left Van Helsing to watch over him as a meteor approached.

• Jason Wayne attacked Al’s hiding place with rockets, but Al emerged unharmed in the Hellspawn Armor and refused to reveal his identity to protect Blair and their child.
• Jess, Nick, and Bilin fought Al; his armor resisted gunfire and explosions, and he discovered that its skulls could attack and that he could heal.
• Joker watched the battle without helping, intending for Jason to serve as a trial that would turn Al into the Demon Commander.
• Bruce livestreamed from a park while watching a meteor, and Andrew brought Van Helsing to meet him as the New York God.
• Andrew told Van Helsing to monitor Bruce without interfering, then vanished and left Van Helsing responsible for watching him.

Bruce directed two meteors into a New York park to create a news story, while the largest meteor flattened the slums during a fight between Al and Jason. Andrew captured Joker and learned that Malebolgia planned to use Al and Jason to bring about a demonic assault on Heaven, though the reason Al had to kill Jason remained unclear.

• Van Helsing and Gabriel watched Bruce redirect two small meteors into a park, where Bruce rushed to report on the impact.
• The largest meteor fell toward the slums, and Andrew confronted Joker as Al, Jason, Jess, and the others fled the impact zone.
• Andrew defeated Joker, trapped his soul in a Stone, and forced him to reveal that his boss was the supposedly dead Ancient Demon King Malebolgia.
• Joker explained that Al Simmons was the current Regeneration Man, harvesting evil souls to build Malebolgia's Demon Army.
• Joker revealed that Al had to kill Jason to become the Demon Commander, because Jason's death would trigger poison-gas explosions in factories across major cities.
• Andrew learned that mass casualties would drive Al into darkness, but he questioned why Malebolgia needed Al to kill Jason.