Chapter Summaries

Izayoi Sakamaki woke at Tony's home after foreseeing another tragic branch in which Kaname Madoka died, then examined the magical contact paper Master Ancient had sent him. He entered the Chat Group and found that Kaname Madoka's world was moving at an accelerated pace, with travel cards unavailable and her messages hinting at new magical-girl companions.

• Izayoi Sakamaki woke after accidentally fighting off a mage who had tried to rouse him, and Tony told him Master Ancient had sent a message.
• Izayoi Sakamaki used the enchanted paper to confirm receipt of Master Ancient's phone number and explained how the paper could communicate with her.
• Tony told Izayoi Sakamaki to check the Chat Group because Kaname Madoka's situation had become strange.
• Izayoi Sakamaki found that travel cards were unavailable and calculated that a day in Kaname Madoka's world passed in ten minutes in the Marvel world.
• Izayoi Sakamaki read Kaname Madoka's messages about saving a classmate, expanding her team, and teaming up with a magical girl whose power stopped time.

Izayoi Sakamaki and the Chat Group watched Kaname Madoka repeatedly disappear and return with her memories reset, and Tokisaki Kurumi and Izayoi suspected time manipulation was involved. Master Ancient offered possible explanations for the one-month rewind, then revealed that Dormammu’s situation was not isolated.

• Kaname Madoka sent a message saying she had failed and was going to die, and her avatar turned gray before she suddenly returned, alive and unaware of the earlier messages.
• Kaname Madoka announced that she had become a magical girl, and Tokisaki Kurumi and Izayoi Sakamaki concluded that time, rather than her memories, was likely being altered.
• Izayoi Sakamaki observed Kaname Madoka’s avatar dim and relight more than a hundred times, with each return leaving her memories reset.
• Izayoi Sakamaki asked Master Ancient to explain the repeated resets, and she suggested that Madoka was undergoing trials while outlining three possible reasons for the one-month rewind.
• Izayoi Sakamaki asked Master Ancient about Dormammu, and she said his situation was not an isolated case.

Izayoi Sakamaki agreed to help Master Ancient eliminate Dormammu and other dangerous alien species, while Taotie devoured the evil energies they encountered. After a week of hunting, they found and wiped out a Gaia Insectoid colony as Master Ancient checked her list of targets.

• Izayoi Sakamaki told Master Ancient that Dormammu and the Dark Dimension needed to be eliminated, and questioned her plan to exterminate other alien races.
• Master Ancient explained that Cthulhu had corrupted Thanos and described the entity as a gigantic octopus with countless tentacles.
• Izayoi Sakamaki joked that the octopus might taste good grilled, then agreed to join Master Ancient's cosmic cleanup plan.
• Before setting out, Izayoi Sakamaki noticed Kaname Madoka introducing herself in the Chat Group.
• A week later, Izayoi Sakamaki destroyed swarms of Gaia Insectoids with a punch while Master Ancient confirmed their species in her notebook.
• Taotie devoured the remaining evil-god aura, and Izayoi Sakamaki said the knuckle duster's appetite explained why they kept eating the alien creatures.

Izayoi Sakamaki and Master Ancient discovered that Dormammu’s Dark Dimension had vanished and suspected it had gained consciousness under Cthulhu’s control and headed for Earth. They returned to Earth, where Izayoi nearly learned to summon a teleportation circle and found that Taotie had eaten some of his spatial energy.

• Master Ancient told Izayoi Sakamaki that their sweep of the universe was finished, and they set out to check on Dormammu.
• Izayoi Sakamaki and Master Ancient arrived at the Dark Dimension’s former location and found it gone.
• Izayoi Sakamaki proposed that the Dark Dimension had gained consciousness or fallen under Cthulhu’s control, and he and Master Ancient concluded it was headed for Earth.
• Master Ancient opened a teleportation circle to return to Earth and agreed to teach Izayoi Sakamaki how to use it.
• During the journey, Izayoi Sakamaki nearly summoned a teleportation circle and noticed that Taotie had eaten some of his spatial power.

Izayoi Sakamaki and Ancient One discovered that Dormammu had taken Earth into the Virgo Constellation as a trap, and they used Ancient One’s note to locate and reach it. They rescued Tony from tentacles amid a world ravaged by Cthulhu’s aura, while Kaname Madoka’s latest message showed she intended to help Homura.

• Izayoi Sakamaki read the Chat Group’s records and learned that Homura had repeatedly stopped Kaname Madoka from becoming a magical girl, while Madoka declared that she wanted to help Homura.
• Ancient One rewound time and discovered that Dormammu and the Dark Dimension had taken Earth from the Milky Way and carried it to the Virgo Constellation.
• Izayoi Sakamaki and Ancient One realized the theft was a trap meant to lure Ancient One, but Izayoi insisted on going because Tony was on Earth.
• Ancient One and Izayoi used the note Ancient One had given Tony to locate Earth and opened a portal to it.
• Izayoi found Tony bound by tentacles, rescued him, and saw that Cthulhu’s aura had driven people across the world mad.

Izayoi Sakamaki learned that nearly a year had passed on Earth while he and Master Ancient were away, and that a black sun had driven humanity toward extinction. After hearing how the sun harmed Tony Stark and Thor, Izayoi Sakamaki went outside to investigate while Tony stayed behind.

• Tony Stark told Izayoi Sakamaki that people who looked at the black sun went mad and became infectious, flesh-eating monsters.
• Izayoi Sakamaki and Master Ancient learned that almost a year had passed on Earth, despite spending less than two weeks away.
• Tony Stark described how the black sun disabled satellites and changed Earth's gravity and magnetic field, then burned him when he flew toward it.
• Izayoi Sakamaki told Tony Stark to stay inside and went outside to look at the situation.
• Tony Stark recalled that Thor had looked at the sun, become infected, and nearly died when tentacles emerged from his body and attacked him.

Izayoi Sakamaki returned to an Earth nearing destruction and discovered that the black sphere replacing the sun was the Dark Dimension. After Cthulhu’s puppets gathered around him, he launched himself toward the Dark Dimension to investigate.

• Tony believed Thor had been rescued but remained in extremely poor condition, while Earth’s missing sun and slowing rotation pushed humanity toward extinction.
• Izayoi Sakamaki sensed that Earth’s rotation was slowing and saw that the black sphere in the sky was boiling like a sun.
• Izayoi Sakamaki recognized the sphere as the Dark Dimension and realized it was connected to Earth’s catastrophic state.
• Cthulhu’s puppets surrounded Izayoi Sakamaki, but he ignored them and prepared to enter the Dark Dimension.
• Izayoi Sakamaki leaped into the sky, and the recoil tore apart the dead human remains around him.

Izayoi Sakamaki entered the Dark Dimension and found Master Ancient badly corrupted after a battle with Dormammu. Izayoi offered to help, while Master Ancient warned that Taotie had already been full for thirteen days.

• Izayoi Sakamaki entered the Dark Dimension and found that its strange creatures could not approach him.
• Izayoi sensed Master Ancient nearby and discovered him covered in dark mist and struggling against the corruption.
• Master Ancient told Izayoi that the Dark Dimension’s influence had nearly consumed him and that he expected to disappear.
• Master Ancient explained that Dormammu had appeared after the Dark Dimension compressed itself into a sphere, and their battle left him afflicted by a malice that attacked his soul.
• Izayoi said he believed he could solve Master Ancient’s problem and showed him an ancient knuckle duster.
• Master Ancient doubted Taotie could help because she had been full for thirteen days.

Izayoi Sakamaki resolved to save Master Ancient from Cthulhu’s corruption and considered whether Taotie could achieve Bankai. Meanwhile, Kaname Madoka made a wish to destroy every Witch across all universes and began transforming into the Law of Cycles.

• Izayoi Sakamaki told Master Ancient he would try to save her because she was his friend.
• Kaname Madoka announced in the group chat that she had decided to become a magical girl, and Izayoi Sakamaki learned she intended to confront QB.
• Kaname Madoka wished to destroy every Witch in the past, present, and future, across every universe.
• Kaname Madoka began transforming as her wish reshaped her universe, while Izayoi Sakamaki recognized that she was becoming a concept called the Law of Cycles.
• Kaname Madoka reassured the group that she was doing well and said her name would likely change to the Law of Cycles when her transformation finished.

Izayoi Sakamaki learned how to unlock Taotie’s Bankai and used her power to remove the foreign force from Master Ancient while the Dark Dimension fought back. Back on Earth, Tony reported that people had vanished and the sun seemed close to exploding, but Izayoi Sakamaki reacted calmly.

• Sōsuke Aizen explained that Izayoi Sakamaki needed Taotie’s True Name to achieve Bankai.
• Izayoi Sakamaki asked Taotie for her True Name, and she revealed that it was Feast.
• Izayoi Sakamaki had Feast envelop Master Ancient and devour the foreign power within her along with the other souls.
• The Dark Dimension began to riot, and Izayoi Sakamaki prepared to fight with all his strength.
• Tony told the Chat Group that far fewer people were outside and the sun seemed about to explode.
• Izayoi Sakamaki asked what had happened, then replied calmly when Tony described the danger.

Izayoi Sakamaki and Taotie destroyed the corrupted Dark Dimension, freeing Earth, while Tony learned the scale of what had happened. As the group realized Earth’s rotation might already have stopped, they faced a new crisis.

• Tony mistook the Dark Dimension’s explosion for the destruction of the sun and braced for death, but Izayoi Sakamaki revealed that the threat was essentially over.
• Tony saw that the black sphere had vanished and learned that Taotie had consumed the corrupted Dark Dimension after absorbing the pollution affecting Master Ancient.
• Master Ancient said removing the Dark Dimension was for the best, and Izayoi Sakamaki reassured him that he had done all he could to protect Earth.
• Tony questioned Izayoi Sakamaki about destroying a sun, and Izayoi Sakamaki clarified that he had consumed a cosmic dimension instead.
• Tony, Izayoi Sakamaki, and Master Ancient realized they had forgotten that Earth’s rotation had been about to stop, and Tony feared it had already stopped.

Master Ancient used the Time Stone and Izayoi Sakamaki’s energy to restore Earth and its vanished people. After Tony learned Izayoi had a Perpetual Motion Machine inside his body, he asked to dissect him.

• As Earth’s rotation stopped and fragments began floating, Master Ancient promised Tony that she could save the planet and restore the vanished people.
• Master Ancient revealed that her necklace held the Time Stone, which could rewind time across Earth and return it to its original position.
• Master Ancient asked Izayoi Sakamaki to lend her energy, and he agreed after swatting Taotie for complaining from inside his ring.
• Master Ancient warned Izayoi against relying on Dark Dimension energy, and he explained that he had a Perpetual Motion Machine inside his body.
• Tony became excited by the Perpetual Motion Machine and asked Izayoi if he could dissect him.

Izayoi Sakamaki prepared to help Master Ancient use the Time Stone to restore the universe, while Tony Stark feared Izayoi would punish him for wanting to study his Perpetual Motion Machine. As the restoration began, Izayoi watched the past return around him, and the Milky Way came back into view.

• Tony Stark admitted he wanted to dissect Izayoi Sakamaki, prompting Izayoi to threaten him in the Chat Group.
• The group members teased Tony, while Aizen Sōsuke warned that travel cards were unavailable and Tony realized he could not escape.
• Izayoi told Master Ancient that he wanted to stay in touch and invite her into the Chat Group, but she misunderstood and offered him her old number.
• After Tony laughed at the misunderstanding, Izayoi destroyed Stark Tower with a gesture and told Master Ancient he was ready.
• Izayoi placed his hand on the Time Stone, and he and Master Ancient began restoring the universe as the past reappeared around them.

Izayoi Sakamaki asked Master Ancient to join the Chat Group after she helped restore Earth to its orbit with the Time Stone. The group reacted to Kaname Madoka’s godlike power, welcomed Master Ancient and learned that Akemi Homura had joined, while Izayoi prepared to visit Madoka.

• Izayoi Sakamaki and Master Ancient restored Earth to its orbit with the Time Stone, powered by Izayoi’s strength.
• Izayoi asked Master Ancient to join the Chat Group, and she witnessed Kaname Madoka’s transformation into a god during a group livestream.
• Kaname Madoka ended the livestream to spend private time with her best friend, while Izayoi warned the group that her circumstances could not be replicated.
• Master Ancient joined the Chat Group, and Izayoi explained that he planned to travel through the universe and visit Kaname Madoka.
• Travel Cards became available again, and Izayoi offered to pay for Master Ancient to travel with him to check on Madoka.

After becoming the Law of Cycles, Kaname Madoka thanked Izayoi Sakamaki and asked him to invite Akemi Homura into the Chat Group. Izayoi agreed, then sent the group to investigate the Incubators while Madoka and Homura began talking.

• Kaname Madoka told Izayoi Sakamaki that she remembered Homura’s hundreds of time loops and thanked the group members who had supported her.
• Madoka asked Izayoi to invite Akemi Homura into the Chat Group so they could talk, and he agreed.
• Izayoi asked Madoka to spar, but she explained that she was a concept that destroyed Witches rather than a fighter, and he apologized.
• Madoka said Homura was strong and would surprise Izayoi, who invited her into the Chat Group and left the two friends to talk.
• Izayoi announced that the group would search for the Incubators, while Akemi Homura wondered why she had been added to the Chat Group.

Akemi Homura faced Tokisaki Kurumi in a time-manipulating battle after joining the Chat Group’s orbit, while Izayoi Sakamaki watched and reconsidered her potential. As Homura adapted and began fighting back, Izayoi promised Kaname Madoka he would welcome her into the group after the duel.

• Kaname Madoka introduced Akemi Homura to the Chat Group, and Izayoi Sakamaki warned that Tokisaki Kurumi would challenge her before his own test.
• Tokisaki Kurumi descended to Earth and found Akemi Homura beside a river, where they immediately clashed without starting a livestream.
• The Chat Group discussed the unseen battle, while Izayoi Sakamaki asked Kaname Madoka whether Homura would lose.
• Kaname Madoka said Homura would win and revealed that Homura had once done something incredible to return her to reincarnation, changing Izayoi Sakamaki’s view of Homura.
• Izayoi Sakamaki promised to welcome Homura into the group after the duel, and Homura steadily adapted to Tokisaki Kurumi’s attacks.
• Izayoi Sakamaki remarked that their time-based fight looked like two rookies pecking at each other.

Tokisaki Kurumi confronted Akemi Homura over the suffering she had caused Kaname Madoka, then stopped Homura’s time when she rushed to embrace Madoka. The three reunited as friends, and Homura awoke caught between Madoka and Kurumi, regretting that she had missed Madoka’s promise that they would always be good friends.

• Tokisaki Kurumi explained that she resented Akemi Homura for making Kaname Madoka suffer through countless time loops, leaving Homura shaken by the knowledge that the group knew about her past.
• Kaname Madoka invited Kurumi and Homura to come see her, and Homura eagerly embraced her when they arrived.
• Tokisaki Kurumi stopped Homura’s time with a bullet, then told Madoka she did not want to hurt her closest friend.
• Kaname Madoka took Kurumi’s hand and promised that they would always be good friends, while Izayoi Sakamaki teased them about Homura being caught between them.
• When Homura regained consciousness, she learned what Madoka had said and regretted missing the promise, blaming Kurumi for stopping her time.

Izayoi Sakamaki told Kaname Madoka and Akemi Homura that an evil god was connected to the Incubators’ lair and left them to deal with it. As the group investigated the lair, Master Ancient suspected it was the offspring or incarnation of a Great One, and Izayoi named Shub-Niggurath as a possibility.

• Izayoi Sakamaki revealed that the group had found an evil god at the Incubators’ lair, and Akemi Homura asked Tokisaki Kurumi to teach her to become stronger.
• Izayoi Sakamaki said the entity was ordinary and immobile, then told the girls he would leave them to handle it because he did not want to solve every problem himself.
• Akemi Homura traveled with Izayoi Sakamaki, Tokisaki Kurumi, and Kaname Madoka across the universe and witnessed their immense power.
• Aizen Sōsuke explained that he had withheld information about the lair so Kaname Madoka and Izayoi Sakamaki could hear it, prompting Kuchiki Rukia to ask Master Ancient to explain.
• Master Ancient suggested that the Incubators’ lair was the offspring or incarnation of a Great One, and Izayoi Sakamaki asked whether it was Shub-Niggurath.

The group found the Black Goat's Kid and attacked it after Izayoi Sakamaki judged it weak. While Akemi Homura's Soul Gem darkened nearby, she suddenly seized it, and Kaname Madoka became lifeless as Homura embraced her.

• Kaname Madoka explained why she did not want to learn how powerful the Black Goat of the Woods was, and Izayoi Sakamaki promised to deal with the threat if necessary.
• The group reached the Black Goat's Kid, where Zhongli recognized it as the creature that had hatched the Incubators and Master Ancient suspected the Incubators worshipped Shub-Niggurath.
• Izayoi Sakamaki sent the group to attack the Black Goat's Kid while Kaname Madoka stayed behind with Akemi Homura, whose Soul Gem was growing dark.
• As Kaname Madoka tried to move Homura, she faltered, and Homura suddenly reached out and made Madoka freeze with the light gone from her eyes.
• Homura's Soul Gem turned completely black and released black feathers as the Chat Group's label for Kaname Madoka blurred; Homura opened her eyes and embraced the lifeless Madoka.

Akemi Homura took part of The Law of Cycles to free Kaname Madoka from godhood, then destroyed the Black Goat's Kid with a powerful arrow. As the group gathered again, Zhongli spotted a massive golden clock and hurled his spear at it.

• Izayoi Sakamaki explained to Master Ancient that Madoka would return because Homura could use her new power to restore her to an ordinary life.
• Homura thanked Izayoi, promised to protect Madoka's happiness, and flew to attack the Black Goat's Kid.
• Homura fired a pitch-black arrow that shattered the Black Goat's Kid, then revealed her dark Soul Gem and said she had become a demon rather than undergoing Witch transformation.
• The Black Goat's Kid's remains flowed into Homura's Soul Gem, and the group followed her down while Zhongli noticed the shattered shell held no soul.
• Zhongli transformed his sword into a Geo spear and hurled it at a massive spinning golden clock before charging toward it as a dragon.