Chapter Summaries

Alesha distracted Andrew long enough for Chthon and the Demon to send General Zod to Earth, where Homelander was summoned to fight him. On the moon, Ghost Rider and Malebolgia traded devastating attacks, but both survived through their abilities to transfer damage and revive.

• Alesha proposed sending General Zod to Earth, then used an Illusion Realm to delay Andrew while Chthon and the Demon opened a Space Channel.
• General Zod arrived in New York and threatened humanity, prompting Young Barry to call for a Skyfather while Kara calmed him down.
• Ghost Rider used God's Power to summon Homelander from the moon, and Homelander chose to fight General Zod rather than abandon his superhero reputation.
• The Demon decided to accelerate Female Monster's cultivation so she could become a Skyfather and help counter the Mechanical Demon King's livestream technology.
• Homelander and General Zod fought in the sky as Director Newman led the defense of New York and hoped the battle on the moon would decide the conflict.
• Ghost Rider's attack destroyed Malebolgia's insect shadow, but Malebolgia's Curse transferred the damage to Ghost Rider; both fighters survived by disintegrating and returning to life.

Ghost Rider outmaneuvered Malebolgia’s attempt to swallow him, revealing that he had summoned eight versions of himself from other times and spaces. Malebolgia survived by transferring the damage to his Zerg Demons, then split into nine bodies and charged the Ghost Riders.

• Malebolgia offered Ghost Rider an alliance to divide Heaven and Earth, but Ghost Rider rejected him.
• Demon told Chthon that Malebolgia could kill Ghost Rider’s avatar and urged the others to plan to kill Malebolgia and God as well.
• Malebolgia summoned the Mouth of Ten Thousand Insects and swallowed what he believed was Ghost Rider.
• Nine Ghost Riders appeared and attacked Malebolgia with a flame small world, destroying his defensive world.
• Malebolgia used Zerg Unity to transfer his injuries to his army of Zerg Demons, while Demon berated him for trying to outscheme Ghost Rider.
• Malebolgia split into nine bodies and charged the nine Ghost Riders.

Ghost Rider overwhelmed Malebolgia with time, gravity, and judgment attacks on the Moon, while Van Helsing and Andrew fought amid the battle on Earth. Malebolgia trapped the nine Ghost Riders with his Super Tier Magic, but they continued struggling inside him as he discovered he could not escape the Moon.

• The nine Ghost Riders used their mastery of space and time to outfight Malebolgia, then attacked him inside the Bowl of Time with Time Lightning that erased years from his past.
• Malebolgia escaped the Bowl of Time but was dragged into the Moon's core, where Ghost Rider increased the Moon's gravity and used God's Eye to ignite Malebolgia's sins.
• Van Helsing tried to persuade the Zerg Demons to defect, but Andrew rejected his appeal and attacked him with chains; Gabriel of Heaven and Joker reacted to Van Helsing's talk about human jerky.
• Malebolgia split into nine bodies to escape the core, but the Ghost Riders met and drove each one back under the crushing gravity.
• After Malebolgia swallowed the nine Ghost Riders and their Flame Spears with his Super Tier Magic, he tried to leave the Moon but remained trapped, with the Riders struggling inside him.

Ghost Rider used a nanite curse to overwhelm Malebolgia, but Malebolgia began a counterattack by merging Andrew and his million-strong Demon Army into the Hellspawn Armor. Heaven’s attack seemed to destroy the armor, but it regenerated with an Inverse Cross on its chest.

• Ghost Rider fused with Malebolgia’s nanites, escaped the seal, and cursed Malebolgia’s body so its collapse spread to the Demon Army whenever Malebolgia transferred his injuries.
• Ghost Rider revealed that the endlessly reproducing nanite curse was his countermeasure, while the gathered Demon Kings worried about his stockpile of ultimate moves.
• Malebolgia summoned a Zerg-carapace artifact to block Ghost Rider’s fire and commanded Andrew to link his mind with the demons.
• Malebolgia activated Ultimate Zerg Magic, Myriad Insects as One, merging Andrew and the million-strong Demon Army into the Hellspawn Armor.
• Heaven’s angels and Four Archangels unleashed a gigantic Cross Holy Light as Van Helsing, Homelander, and General Zod attacked the armor.
• The Cross Holy Light reduced the Hellspawn Armor to ashes, but the armor regenerated with an Inverse Cross on its chest.

Malebolgia revealed how the Hellspawn Armor had been reborn and attacked Ghost Rider, but Ghost Rider used the Moon Core’s gravity to crush his forces and expose the armor’s limits. Malebolgia escaped a betrayal by the Divine Artifact Shield, whose sacrificed soul transformed into a giant bug that attacked Ghost Rider.

• Malebolgia donned the Hellspawn Armor and explained that Al’s fall had let the armor absorb Heaven’s power, become stronger, and shed its impurities.
• Demon and Chthon planned to plunder Earth’s souls after Malebolgia killed Ghost Rider’s avatar, then exploit a possible fight between Malebolgia and God.
• Ghost Rider mocked Malebolgia for explaining his plans, then expanded the moon with Pym particles and crushed the nine streams of nanites with increased gravity.
• Malebolgia sent the Divine Artifact Shield at Ghost Rider and tried to escape, but the shield turned on him and bound him while its bug prepared to self-destruct.
• Malebolgia activated the shield’s safeguard and sacrificed the bug’s soul, which formed a giant bug that collided with Ghost Rider’s flaming skull.

Ghost Rider used Time Reversal and Holy Fire to turn Malebolgia’s million enslaved demons against him, leaving Malebolgia burning and desperate. Malebolgia summoned the Zerg Overlord, whose will entered the universe and sensed danger beyond it.

• Ghost Rider reversed the million demons into wicked human souls, which turned on Malebolgia and attacked his soul.
• Ghost Rider ignited the souls with Holy Fire, trapping Malebolgia in a burning struggle while the demons in Hell debated whether the avatar could be defeated.
• Alesha, Chthon, and Death prepared to sacrifice demons in New York for a curse and arranged to withdraw with General Zod and Homelander.
• Malebolgia declared that he would summon the supreme Zerg Overlord by sacrificing his soul.
• The Zerg Overlord projected its will beyond the universe and was shocked by what it sensed.

Andrew stopped Malebolgia’s sacrifice by taking control of the Hellspawn Armor, then erased Malebolgia’s memories and claimed the armor. Ghost Rider received the evolved armor and the Holy Fire and souls, while Andrew returned to his true body with a point sealing the fate backlash against God.

• The Zerg Overlord arrived as the Multiversal Entities watched the wager, and Andrew allowed him to proceed if he wished to join.
• Malebolgia sacrificed his soul to summon the Zerg Overlord, but the Hellspawn Armor absorbed his soul and disrupted the summoning.
• Andrew revealed himself to Malebolgia, erased his memories, and explained how he had uncovered Malebolgia’s scheme through Al, Bruce, and Joker.
• Malebolgia left some memories before destroying the rest, and God raised a glass to his old friend from afar.
• Andrew had the Hellspawn Armor devour Malebolgia’s body, returning the Holy Fire and a million souls to Ghost Rider.
• Andrew merged the armor with Ghost Rider, who canceled the Pym Particles, while Andrew returned to his true body carrying the point that sealed the fate backlash against God.

Ghost Rider defeated Malebolgia, while Starlight Annie stopped the poisonous mist in New York and defeated Billy, breaking through to Skyfather. Chthon brought the critically weakened Billy back to Hell, where the Demon Kings faced a choice between supplying enough energy to save him or letting him die.

• The people celebrated Ghost Rider's victory as Malebolgia's defeat, while Alesha teleported General Zod and other monsters back to Hell and the demons on Earth released poisonous black mist.
• Starlight Annie trapped and destroyed the mist with an electrical field, revealing that she had reached Skyfather and defeated Billy.
• Chthon found Billy unconscious but alive in a crystal-filled crater, then spent souls to reverse the space channel and bring him back to Hell.
• Chthon's magic showed the Demon Kings how Annie defeated Billy and advanced to Skyfather, while leaving Billy on the verge of dying from depleted energy.
• Chthon explained that Billy could survive and complete his advancement if someone supplied him with energy exceeding that of two Skyfathers, and urged Demon to help cultivate more Skyfathers.

Demon and Chthon supplied Billy with rare energy, allowing him to break through to Skyfather after Andrew urged him not to let hatred destroy his ties to Becca and Ryan. Billy then prepared to face Homelander, while Chthon approached Zerg Overlord to recruit him for the wager against Mechanical Demon King.

• Demon and Chthon bargained over the cost of helping Billy, then used a World Crystal and a Sacrifice Crystal to restore his strength.
• Andrew spoke with Billy in his Sea of Consciousness, reminded him of his love for Becca and Ryan, and urged him to leave himself a way back from hatred.
• Andrew released his seal, and Billy broke through to Skyfather before transforming into a Fire Giant and unleashing flames in Hell.
• Billy asked Death when he could fight Homelander, and Death agreed to arrange a duel.
• Zerg Overlord questioned The Watcher about what had happened, but The Watcher refused to reveal anything.
• Chthon told Zerg Overlord about the wager, seeking to recruit him against Mechanical Demon King's camp.

Chthon recruited the Zerg Overlord as a witness to the wager between the Multiversal Entities, while Ghost Rider restored New York and prepared to join the fight in Hell. The chapter ended with Church members insisting that Bruce and Grace’s unborn child was God’s son and trying to take the baby away.

• Chthon persuaded the Zerg Overlord to witness the wager and described the opposing alliances while hiding part of Andrew’s strength.
• Ghost Rider restored New York’s electricity, removed the Gate of Hell, and watched Heaven depart after Gabriel and the Angels bowed to him.
• Ghost Rider told Van Helsing, Homelander, and Starlight Annie to join him in Hell, where Soldier Boy and the others were fighting Demon Kings.
• Homelander and Starlight Annie agreed to go, while Van Helsing asked Ghost Rider to return the moon to its proper orbit.
• Church members surrounded Bruce’s house and claimed Grace’s unborn child was God’s son, while Bruce insisted the child was his and Grace wondered how she had become pregnant.

Ghost Rider and Andrew led an assault on the Power Demon King Alliance, while the other Demon Kings abandoned their supposed allies. After the Power Demon King refused to send aid and fused with a crimson mirror to gain strength, Homelander was left furious at losing every finishing blow.

• Ghost Rider marked Grace, restored the moon to its orbit, and took Van Helsing, Starlight Annie, and Homelander to Hell.
• Andrew and the Mechanical Demon King Alliance turned on the Power Demon King Alliance, while Alesha, Hera, and the other Demon Kings fled and left their forces behind.
• Andrew welcomed the returning demons as cannon fodder and ordered the Demon Kings of the Mechanical Demon King Alliance to kill their trapped opponents for the spoils.
• Billy proposed turning Homelander into a puppet, but Death rejected the idea, while Billy considered becoming a double agent so he could kill Homelander.
• The Power Demon King refused to rescue his endangered allies and fused with a dark crimson mirror to become stronger.
• Homelander fought to kill the trapped Demon Kings for their Death power, but Ghost Rider or Andrew took every final blow from him.

After the demons’ defeat, Andrew canceled the celebration for the troops and sent Starlight Annie to stabilize her new Skyfather power on the Moon. Across New York, survivors continued cleanup and rescue, while several characters made plans for what came next.

• Andrew spared Homelander, then ordered the demons to clean up and resume defending Hell while the Demon Kings returned with him to celebrate.
• Starlight Annie declined the celebration and returned to New York, where Andrew told her to stabilize her power at the Moon’s nuclear plant.
• Young Barry discussed unsealing Black Flash’s power with Kara, agreed to consult Batman, and stayed in New York to rescue people.
• A-Train considered finding Boss to fuse a new Ability after Young Barry’s speed made him fear losing his status as the world’s fastest.
• Peter and Claire rescued survivors and vowed to grow stronger so they could save more people and eventually expose Homelander.
• Ghost Rider restored Al’s appearance and Fate, and Al reunited with Blair, while Bruce and Grace were transferred to a small island amid people who believed Bruce’s son was God.

Bruce used his one wish to restore normal life for himself and Grace, and Andrew collected the rewards from the crisis while preparing for his next plans. Meanwhile, Dark Phoenix targeted Wonder Woman, and Batman grew suspicious that Diana had contact with other universes.

• Bruce wished for life to return to normal, for Grace's unborn child to be his, and for everyone to forget he had been God's Avatar; the old Black man granted the wish and returned them home.
• Grace hinted that Bruce still had not proposed, while Andrew returned God's Power to the old Black man and agreed they would meet again in ten years.
• Andrew placed a Fate Brand on Evan and assessed his gains, including the Hellspawn Battle Armor, a million evildoers' souls, and the Ancient Demon King's assets.
• Dark Phoenix sensed Wonder Woman provoking her and wanted Annie to take her to the neighboring world, but Annie refused to miss her date with Andrew.
• Wonder Woman continued training the Amazonians, and Batman called to discuss special training for her and Superman; afterward, he suspected Diana had contacted other universes.

Young Barry asked Batman to help him unseal Black Flash’s power, and Batman agreed on the condition that Barry share the risk. In Hell, Homelander defeated Billy, who then decided to seek Andrew’s help, while A-Train and Hughie arrived before Andrew seeking greater strength.

• Young Barry told Batman about the Main Universe and agreed to let Barry absorb Black Flash’s power alongside him.
• Alfred urged Batman to find an heir, while Batman agreed to make a plan to help both Barrys reach the Skyfather level.
• Homelander defeated Billy in Hell, but Death stopped him from killing Billy and allowed him two more chances to challenge Homelander.
• Death sent Homelander to help the Power Demon King Alliance while Chthon worked on combining his genes with Kryptonian genes to create Ultimate Doomsday.
• Billy decided to contact Andrew and become a double agent so he could gain help against Homelander.
• A-Train and Hughie met on the Empire State Building rooftop, both seeking Andrew’s help despite their mutual hatred.

Andrew began strengthening Hughie through Ability Fusion training while A-Train declined the dangerous experiment. Months later, Indigo became a New Skyfather with powerful network and Virtual World abilities, prompting Andrew’s allies to spy on her plans and prepare to interfere.

• Andrew offered Hughie and A-Train a dangerous way to gain strength, but only Hughie agreed and went with Andrew to the Wasteland World for Ability Fusion and training.
• A-Train refused the experiment, while Claire and Peter continued training in the Wasteland World and advancing their powers.
• Indigo became a New Skyfather after Demon invested heavily in her, and she revealed that she could dominate networks and create a Virtual World with rules she would control.
• Homelander and the other Skyfathers welcomed Indigo’s powers, while Billy considered using the news to bargain with Director of S.W.O.R.D.
• Alesha, Set, and Hera secretly informed Andrew about Indigo, and Alesha explained Indigo’s extreme goal of controlling or destroying humanity.
• Andrew told Alesha to report the Virtual World’s rules so he could look for ways to tamper with them.

Andrew prepared to counter Indigo’s network control and accepted Billy’s offer to return as an undercover agent. He planned to have Chthon’s group turn Homelander into a Doomsday, while Wade continued fighting Bugs in a parallel world.

• Andrew considered using the Game Space to create an Artificial Intelligence capable of opposing Indigo, while Wade and Long-haired Superman discussed fighting Bugs and finding a way home.
• Hughie told Andrew that Billy wanted to meet, and Billy offered to cooperate in exchange for help becoming stronger and rebuilding his place in human society.
• Andrew agreed to give Billy a chance, marked him with a Fate Brand, and assigned him to spy in Hell.
• Andrew explained that Chthon could use Billy as an experiment and proposed transforming Homelander into a Doomsday, possibly an Ultimate Doomsday.

Andrew warned Billy that Chthon planned to use him as a test subject for creating Doomsday, then arranged to secretly protect and strengthen him through Synchronization. Andrew also prepared to merge Alice with Game Space’s World Consciousness, but the ritual required sacrificing Guy, who protested as he was tied up inside the Magic Array.

• Andrew explained that Chthon and a Kryptonian scientist planned to experiment on Billy before using the results to make Homelander the perfect Doomsday.
• Billy agreed to undergo Chthon’s experiment after Andrew promised to protect his mind and secretly Synchronize his evolution with Homelander’s.
• Andrew said Billy might eventually merge with Homelander and gain the chance to defeat him, and Billy eagerly agreed to the plan.
• Andrew contacted Alice, who agreed to become Game Space’s World Consciousness, and began securing the NPCs’ and Players’ approval.
• Andrew tied Guy up inside a Magic Array as the sacrifice needed for Alice’s merger, and Guy protested that the wholesome game had no sacrifices.

Andrew summoned Alice into the Game Space and began her long fusion with its World Consciousness. As a new world fused with Earth, Andrew sent a consciousness into Kung Fu Panda’s Spirit Realm, where he discovered Kai was hunting Qi masters.

• Andrew sacrificed Guy’s World’s Favor to summon Alice, then used his authority and the NPCs’ and Players’ recognition to begin her fusion with the World Consciousness.
• Alice told Andrew the fusion would take several months, and Andrew instructed people to keep mentioning her while making Players forget her outside the Game Space.
• A Phantom Image appeared over New York, showing Kung Fu Panda’s Mortal Realm, Spirit Realm, and a third modern-looking world as the new worlds began fusing with Earth.
• Andrew learned that the new world allowed only kung fu, sent a wisp of his consciousness into it, and watched New York citizens and members of the Losers Alliance follow.
• Andrew arrived in the Spirit Realm as a Dragon Person and realized he was in the realm where Kai was slaughtering Qi masters.

Andrew cultivated Qi in the Spirit Realm while Kai arrived and fought Little Dragon. Kai defeated him, and Andrew urged Kai to subdue Little Dragon so they could use him to return to the Mortal Realm and find Master Turtle.

• Andrew began cultivating Qi and found it easy to build up energy in the Spirit Realm.
• Kai arrived with Jade Pendants at his waist and confronted Little Dragon, who had never heard of him.
• Andrew told Kai that Little Dragon could help him return to the Mortal Realm and find the Jade Palace through him.
• Kai and Little Dragon fought, and Kai quickly overwhelmed him with his fists.
• Andrew encouraged Kai to spare Little Dragon and turn him into a puppet, while Kai asked why he could not kill him.

Andrew warned Kai and Little Dragon that Master Turtle had manipulated Little Dragon into becoming a pawn in A Bao’s rise as the Dragon Warrior. Kai believed the warning and grew suspicious of Master Turtle’s plans, while Little Dragon accepted Kai as his master.

• Andrew told Kai that Master Turtle had used Little Dragon as a stepping stone to pressure A Bao into mastering qi.
• Kai questioned Little Dragon about his escape and learned that a Messenger Goose had helped him leave prison.
• Little Dragon recounted his defeat by A Bao and his imprisonment, and Andrew explained how Master Turtle might have orchestrated events.
• Kai realized Master Turtle may have been manipulating Little Dragon and became furious at the possibility.
• Kai used the Bone-Breaking Technique on Little Dragon, but Little Dragon refused to submit and challenged him to become his disciple.
• Kai accepted Little Dragon as his disciple, then turned his attention to Andrew.