Chapter Summaries

Robet, Steve, and Bucky followed Hydra Super Soldiers to Valmont’s secret base, where Valmont prepared his forces and Nick Fury sent Natasha, Barton, and Tony Stark to intervene. The base battle began with the Super Soldiers killed at the entrance, while Tony arrived overhead as Robet sensed the power of the Talismans within.

• The Super Soldiers led Robet, Steve, and Bucky toward Valmont’s base while Agent Sitwell reported their supposed success to Nick Fury.
• Nick Fury sent Natasha and Barton to the base and asked Tony Stark to join them, while Tony prepared his armor suits for support.
• Robet sensed that the base disrupted his perception, and Valmont recognized the approaching forces and ordered his Animal Warriors, Statue Army, and Super Soldiers into action.
• Robet smashed open the base’s gate, and the Super Soldiers tried to join Valmont before energy blasts killed them from both sides.
• Steve and Bucky faced the assembled defenders as Robet sensed the power of twelve Talismans, and Tony Stark arrived overhead in a suit of armor alongside a fighter jet.

Robet fought Valmont’s Rat Talisman-powered Superman while Steve’s team struggled against Valmont’s forces. As the battle turned against them, Tony Stark agreed to cover the retreat, with Valmont still holding back.

• Valmont revealed that his Rat Talisman had empowered a Superman statue, and the copy knocked Robet away.
• Robet transformed into Great Ape Power: Rage and gained the upper hand over the copy with his strength and fighting technique.
• Valmont’s Statue Army and Animal Warriors overwhelmed Steve, Bucky, and Hawkeye Barton while Black Widow Natasha supported them from the fighter jet.
• Finn struck Tony Stark’s armor, but Tony used flight to keep Finn at a distance and prevent him from attacking the others.
• Natasha warned that the team was running out of strength, and Tony agreed to cover their retreat while Valmont remained out of the fight.

Tony Stark and his allies escaped Valmont’s base after a devastating attack, while Robet defeated the Rat Talisman-powered Fake Superman and arrived to confront Valmont. Shendu’s influence over Valmont deepened as the Ox Talisman merged into his body, and Valmont reclaimed the Rat Talisman.

• Tony Stark ordered a retreat and used a combined blast from his armor suits to cover the escape, inflicting heavy losses on Valmont’s forces.
• Valmont realized something was wrong with his behavior and ordered Finn to evacuate the base’s tools and research while he tried to investigate Shendu’s secret chamber.
• Shendu revealed that he was increasingly controlling Valmont, who could not make himself approach the chamber.
• Robet arrived after defeating Fake Superman and struck him down again when he charged, then asked Valmont where the others were.
• Valmont caught Fake Superman with the Ox Talisman’s power, which merged into his body, and took the Rat Talisman from Fake Superman.

Valmont merged with the Rat Talisman and fought Robet using the powers of all twelve Talismans, but Robet’s experience let him dominate the battle and probe for the Horse Talisman. Valmont escaped Robet’s attempt to seize it and reached the secret chamber, where Robet stopped upon entering.

• The Rat Talisman merged into Valmont, and his combined powers changed as he challenged Robet.
• Robet used his combat experience to overwhelm Valmont, but the Talismans’ defenses, healing, and immunity prevented him from defeating Valmont outright.
• Robet pierced Valmont with ki blades and traced the Horse Talisman’s location while resisting its healing power.
• Valmont tore free, avoided Robet’s attempt to take the Horse Talisman, and detonated his severed limbs to escape.
• Valmont restored himself with the Dog Talisman and entered the secret chamber, while Robet followed and stopped with a darkened expression.

Robet battled Shendu after the Fire Demon absorbed Valmont and revived, overwhelming him with superior combat skill and escalating power. Shendu escaped toward a crowded city, but Clark redirected him to a ruined residential area, where Robet continued trying to locate the Talismans; the chapter left Shendu weakened but still difficult to defeat because he could move the Talismans within his body.

• Shendu absorbed Valmont's vitality, transformed from stone into flesh, and confronted Robet, who immediately attacked him.
• Robet suppressed Shendu in battle and suspected that Shendu had not yet fully reclaimed the Talismans' powers.
• Robet pursued Shendu with Destructo Discs, and Shendu fled toward downtown to discourage an attack near civilians.
• Clark intercepted Shendu and drove him into a ruined residential area, where Robet severed and destroyed his arms before continuing the assault.
• Shendu regrew his arms and offered to back down, then demonstrated that he could shift the Talismans inside his body to prevent Robet from taking them.

Robet found a way to seal the immortal Demon Sorcerer with the Evil Containment Wave and a rice cooker. As Robet sent him toward the container, the Demon Sorcerer detonated the Twelve Talismans inside his body to avoid being sealed again.

• The Demon Sorcerer offered to leave Robet alone, but Robet kept attacking him and tested his strength against the demon’s immortal body.
• Robet realized he could use the Evil Containment Wave, found an almost intact rice cooker in the abandoned housing area, and drew the sealing charm on it.
• Robet tricked the Demon Sorcerer into accepting one final move, then struck him with the Evil Containment Wave and suppressed his power.
• Robet sent the trapped Demon Sorcerer toward the rice cooker, but the demon exploded the Twelve Talismans inside his body to resist being sealed.

Robet survived the Twelve Talismans’ explosion, destroyed Demon Sorcerer’s body, and sent his soul back to hell, but the blast scattered talisman powers across the world. As Clark rescued Lana, Steve and others began to suspect Robet had won, while former talisman wielders and new recipients discovered changes in their abilities.

• Robet endured the Twelve Talismans’ explosion, absorbed part of their power, and watched Demon Sorcerer’s soul get pulled into hell after Demon Sorcerer vowed revenge.
• Clark left Robet and rescued Lana, who had collapsed after several rays of light entered her during the explosion.
• Steve sensed the Pig Talisman’s power return and suspected Robet had defeated Valmont’s side, while Jarvis reported a powerful explosion without radiation.
• Talisman energy reached former wielders including Steve, Barry Allen, Pietro, Lorna, Johnny Storm, Susan Storm, Mera, and Kingpin, while several others received no power.
• Lana and other people with no prior connection to the talismans received their powers for the first time and experienced slight discomfort.

After the explosion, Robet searched for Steve while Clark stayed with Lana, who had mysteriously fainted. When Lana awakened with newly enhanced powers and confessed her feelings, Clark accepted her and kissed her.

• Factions investigating the explosion feared its destructive power as a dimensional breach drew the attention of beings on Earth and beyond.
• Robet asked Clark about Steve and the others, then followed Clark's directions to look for them.
• Clark worried over the unconscious Lana, whose body began glowing and changing while he watched.
• Lana awakened with superhuman strength and pretended she had only just come to.
• Lana revealed she had recognized Clark as Superman and said her new powers meant she could be his super-girlfriend.
• Clark stopped hesitating, pulled Lana into his arms, and kissed her.

Robet returned after defeating Valmont and the Fake Superman, then explained the Talismans and the Demon Sorcerer to Steve and the others. When Hawkeye Barton demanded that S.H.I.E.L.D. take the Talismans, Robet sent him flying, and Robet left after saying all twelve Talismans had exploded.

• Robet sensed Steve, Bucky, and Tony Stark nearby and went to meet them.
• Robet told Steve that the Superman they had seen was a fake created by the Rat Talisman's power, and explained that the Demon Sorcerer had been freed after devouring Valmont.
• Hawkeye Barton interrupted Robet to demand that the Talismans be handed over to S.H.I.E.L.D., so Robet sent him crashing into a wall.
• Steve stopped the agents from attacking Robet, and Black Widow Natasha ordered them to stand down.
• Robet warned Black Widow Natasha not to use the nickname he disliked and asked Steve and the others to tell Section 13 that the twelve Talismans had exploded.

Robet revealed that the Demon Sorcerer’s body had been destroyed but his soul escaped, then left after knocking Black Widow Natasha and Hawkeye Barton unconscious when Natasha tried to question him. Nick Fury called Robet a threat and demanded his contact information, but Steve defended Robet and accused S.H.I.E.L.D. of being a greater danger because it had failed to uncover Hydra.

• Robet explained that the Demon Sorcerer’s body was destroyed in the talisman explosion, but his soul escaped to hell and threatened revenge.
• Robet told Steve that surviving the explosion had left him unharmed, alarming Tony Stark, and asked Steve to help investigate Valmont’s surviving men and the Hydra agent who had lured them there.
• Black Widow Natasha tried to get Robet to explain Hydra, but Robet sensed her hostility and knocked her and Hawkeye Barton unconscious before departing as Saiyan.
• Tony Stark and Bucky criticized S.H.I.E.L.D.’s agents for their arrogance, while Tony Stark resolved to build armor that could withstand or unleash nuclear-level power.
• Nick Fury called Saiyan a threat and demanded his contact information, but Steve refused to hand it over and called S.H.I.E.L.D. a greater threat for failing to find Hydra.

Steve confronted Nick Fury over S.H.I.E.L.D.'s attempt to control Robet, defended the Saiyan, and insisted the agency investigate its Hydra infiltration. Nick Fury yielded to a three-month deadline, leaving S.H.I.E.L.D.'s future dependent on the results.

• Nick Fury threatened Steve with prosecution if he arranged an outside investigation of S.H.I.E.L.D., but Tony Stark backed Steve and warned that public attention could expose the agency.
• Steve rejected Fury's claim that Robet was a threat, accused Fury of seeking control over extraordinary power, and argued that Hydra posed the real danger.
• Steve and Tony demanded an investigation into Hydra's presence within S.H.I.E.L.D., but Fury initially refused to let the Avengers investigate the agency.
• Steve said he would contact the World Security Council and arrange an outside investigation unless Fury acted, insisting that S.H.I.E.L.D. did not belong to Fury alone.
• Nick Fury promised to investigate S.H.I.E.L.D. and provide an explanation, and Steve gave him three months to submit a list of identities for verification.

Nick Fury ordered Natasha and Barton to investigate Hydra within S.H.I.E.L.D. while Steve, Bucky, and Tony left together and Bucky received an upgraded mechanical arm. Bucky then told Tony he had been controlled by Hydra and had apparently killed Tony’s parents, but he suspected they had survived.

• Steve, Bucky, and Tony left Nick Fury, who decided Natasha and Barton should quietly investigate suspected Hydra agents inside S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Natasha and Barton awoke, and Nick Fury ordered them to lead the investigation without letting it become public.
• Tony invited Steve and Bucky to his home, where he fitted Bucky with a more advanced mechanical arm equipped with energy-strike capabilities.
• Bucky confessed that, while controlled by Hydra, he had carried out a mission against Howard Stark and Tony’s mother.
• Tony attacked Bucky, who then explained that Howard had seemed to expect the attack and that the bodies disappeared, leading him to suspect Tony’s parents were still alive.

Tony Stark and Bucky agreed to investigate the truth behind Howard and his wife’s disappearance while also seeking Hydra. Robet gave Steve permission to share his phone number with Tony, Batman considered asking Robet for help in Gotham, and Robet returned injured to Kara near Kent Farm.

• Bucky told Tony Stark that Howard showed no reaction when his wife was killed and suggested something was wrong, prompting Tony to ask for Hydra mission records.
• Tony refused Bucky’s offer to implant a bomb in his metal arm and agreed to help uncover the truth, then asked Steve for Robet’s contact information.
• Steve contacted Robet, who allowed Tony to have his phone number; Tony concealed Robet’s identity, while Batman learned someone had further hidden Robet’s records and considered seeking his help against Joker and the Shadow Warrior army.
• Robet returned near Kent Farm injured and told Kara that his opponent and all twelve Talismans had self-destructed, with Steve gaining part of the Pig Talisman’s power.
• Kara said Barry Allen and the others had reported changes to their abilities, but she had hurried back to Robet without hearing the details.

Robet discovered that Lana had gained powers from the Twelve Talismans, and he helped her test them while Clark worried about her safety. Clark and Lana left together after he explained how she should use her abilities, leaving Kara envious and Robet wondering why they could not fly together too.

• Robet and Kara discussed his fight with Fake Superman until Clark arrived with Lana, whom Robet noticed had a changed aura.
• Lana explained that she had awakened powers after the Twelve Talismans exploded, and Robet sensed abilities connected to several talismans.
• Lana demonstrated super speed, flight, strength, defense, recovery, and Laser Eyes, and Robet reassured Clark that she was fine.
• Clark advised Lana to avoid reckless interventions and call him when she faced danger, while Lana reminded him not to put too much pressure on himself.
• Clark and Lana flew away to spend time together, and Kara admitted she envied them before Robet asked why they could not fly together too.

Robet and Kara discussed college, with Robet saying he would rather focus on training while Kara postponed the decision. Clark’s date with Lana was interrupted by a drunk harassing a waitress, and the chapter ended with Clark angrily rushing toward a parked truck.

• Kara asked Robet about his plans for college, and Robet said school could interfere with his training and he had other ways to earn money.
• Robet suggested Kara could attend college with Barry Allen or Lorna, but Kara said they could not compare to him and agreed to revisit the subject later.
• Clark stopped a drunk from harassing a waitress at a tavern, restrained him, and then left with Lana after paying their bill.
• The drunk threw a beer bottle at Clark outside the tavern, and Clark blocked it while protecting Lana from the splash.
• Clark told Lana he was angry and rushed toward a large truck parked nearby, leaving her surprised.

Clark and Lana confirmed their relationship, while the DEO was absorbed into A.R.G.U.S. and left Alex in charge of an idle department. Later, Robet and Kara discovered a demon possessing a wild boar, and Robet confronted it to protect his food.

• Clark explained to Lana that he needed to vent his emotions, and the two kissed while flying.
• The Kents welcomed Clark and Lana's relationship, and Martha urged them to spend time together while learning that Lana had gained superpowers.
• Alex became head of the DEO after A.R.G.U.S. absorbed it and took its records and suspected superhuman objects.
• Robet sensed strange demonic qi while eating with Kara and followed it to a demon possessing a wild boar.
• The demon drained nearby wild boars into bones, so Robet punched it and accused it of stealing his food.
• The demon unleashed demonic energy, and Robet shielded himself and charged into battle.

Robet fought a demon whose demonic energy could annihilate parts of incoming attacks, then pursued it into his mental plane when it tried to possess his body. Robet gained the upper hand in their soul battle, while Kara guarded his body.

• The demon weakened Robet’s Ki Blast with its demonic energy and threatened to devour Robet and Kara.
• Kara cut the demon in half with a Destructo Disc, but Robet discovered it had only played dead and taught Kara to verify that enemies were defeated.
• Robet used vitality to counter the demon’s energy, battered it until its body burst apart, and faced the demon’s attempt to possess him.
• Robet’s soul punched the demon in the mental plane, while Kara watched over his motionless body.
• The demon unleashed its demonic energy in soul form, but Robet fired a soul-powered Ki Blast that turned into flames and burned the demon down by a whole size.

Robet defeated a demon by trapping its curse in the Cursed Cloth Scrap, then agreed to search for more demons with Kara so she could fight one. Meanwhile, a wounded Stone Demon emerged in front of Clark and attacked him, but Clark caught the demon’s mountain-sized boulder with one hand.

• Robet used lethal flames against the demon, then drew it into the Cursed Cloth Scrap and returned to his body.
• Robet explained that the scrap held two demons’ curses, and agreed to let Kara join him in searching for demons.
• Robet and Kara left to look for demons while Clark and Lana walked together on the street.
• A wounded demon emerged from a crack, transformed into a Stone Demon, and mused about conquering Earth and devouring his rivals.
• Clark confronted the Stone Demon, dodged its boulders, and caught the small mountain it dropped on him.

Clark defeated the Stone Demon and discovered that Robet and Kara had disappeared. As Clark searched for them, the chapter revealed that they had entered a hidden bar through an apparently empty street corner.

• Clark battered the transformed Stone Demon down to a small stone, read his memories, then crushed and burned him after learning of the Demon King's plan to invade Earth.
• Clark realized Robet and Kara were missing, sent Lana to protect Martha and the others, and began searching for the pair.
• A hidden demon gathered the Stone Demon's surviving fragments and absorbed him before fleeing.
• Robet sensed the Demon Curse being tugged and followed a strange aura with Kara to an empty street corner.
• Robet used his powers to reveal a hidden bar and stepped inside with Kara, who vanished alongside him.

Robet and Kara entered a bar run by Lucifer, where Kara fought and overwhelmed a Succubus after Robet explained how to counter her Telekinesis. Lucifer sent the pair away and replaced the beaten Succubus, while Robet’s attempt to summon Clark brought attention to the bar.

• Robet disguised himself and Kara before they entered the bar, where a Succubus tried to lure him with her charm.
• Robet recognized the Succubus as a high-level demon, but Kara insisted on fighting her and attacked her first.
• The Succubus used Telekinesis to throw Kara aside, but Robet showed Kara how to break through the power and encouraged her to fight strategically.
• Kara shattered the Succubus’s Telekinesis and repeatedly beat her, while Robet called Clark by detonating the qi he had left outside.
• Lucifer revealed that Succubi focused on powers of the mind and desire, then sent Robet and Kara away from the bar.
• The battered Succubus appealed to Lucifer, who sent her to hell and summoned a replacement Succubus.