Chapter Summaries

Robet destroyed Tarak, General Manny, and General Razo, ending the Dark Dimension invasion, but Algrim’s delayed death triggered Malekith’s self-destruct program. Robet blasted the exploding Dark Elf warships away from Earth, where their brilliant detonation lit up the sky.

• Robet sealed Tarak in a jar with the Evil Containment Wave, then destroyed him and the jar with a Ki Blast, shattering the Mirror Dimension.
• The Earth Dimension purged the Dark Dimension’s power, and Robet killed General Manny and General Razo as they tried to revive.
• The Avengers and Kamar-Taj Students realized the invasion had ended, while people on Earth blamed Clark and the Avengers for the casualties and destruction.
• After Algrim finally died, Malekith’s self-destruct program activated the Dark Elf warships.
• Robet blasted the exploding warships away from Earth before their shock waves spread, and the detonation blazed brightly beyond the sky.

After Darkness Descending, Robet and the Avengers assessed Earth’s losses and split up to handle the aftermath, while Robet returned to Kamar-Taj to study the Reality Stone. Johnny Storm went to Gotham to retrieve General Ika’s Mask, where Batman had kept the city’s death toll at zero using the Samurai Mask.

• Wong explained that the Nine Realms’ alignment might be connected to the World Tree, and Tony Stark and the Avengers returned through a Portal to learn what had happened.
• Jarvis reported that more than six million people had been confirmed dead worldwide, and the Avengers contacted their families before turning to relief efforts.
• Tony Stark and the others decided to retrieve and destroy General Ika’s Mask; Robet went to Kamar-Taj, while Johnny Storm headed for Gotham.
• Batman used the Samurai Mask’s Shadow Warriors to guard Gotham during the darkness, and not a single person in the city died.
• General Ika sensed the deaths of General Kabo, Tarak, General Manny, and General Razo, and feared that his own death was near.

Batman handed the Ikka Mask and General Ika to Human Torch after learning more about the Darkness Descending incident, then resolved to accelerate his preparations for future threats. Elsewhere, Clark encountered Yaoji, a High Priestess empowered by worshippers’ faith, and left her to continue rescuing people nearby.

• Batman refused to use the Ikka Mask while recovering, and he and Finn discussed his reliance on its power and the risks of facing future threats.
• After Finn reported Human Torch’s arrival, Batman decided to give General Ika to the Avengers because they knew his identity and could better handle the mask.
• Batman met Johnny Storm on a rooftop, exchanged information about the Darkness Descending incident, and handed over the box containing General Ika.
• Johnny Storm flew away with the mask, and Batman decided to speed up his plan to protect Gotham and Earth.
• Clark met Yaoji at the South Asian border, where her worshippers’ faith strengthened her as she barred him from intervening.
• Clark left Yaoji and continued toward another location to rescue people affected by the disaster.

Johnny Storm captured General Ika with explosive traps, and Robet sealed him with the Evil Containment Wave. At Avengers Base, Peggy Carter woke after gaining powers, discovered she had become younger, and accidentally used her energy on Steve.

• General Ika broke free of his Mask and attacked Johnny Storm, who blasted him repeatedly with hidden Explosive Flames.
• Johnny Storm brought General Ika to Kamar-Taj, where Robet sealed him in a bottle with the Evil Containment Wave.
• Robet told Johnny Storm to help handle the Darkness Descending aftermath while he studied the Reality Stone.
• Peggy Carter woke at Avengers Base and asked Steve about Brian, who remained unconscious nearby.
• Steve explained that Peggy had become younger and gained abilities, and Peggy accidentally made him float with her red energy before Lorna stopped it.

Peggy Carter struggled to control her newly awakened power, so Lorna took her to the Training Room while Steve stayed behind with Brian. When Brian woke in an adult body, Steve encouraged him to explore his abilities, and Lorna helped him discover a versatile power that made him seem like a Little Superman.

• Peggy Carter's unstable power nearly struck Steve again, but Lorna restrained her and urged her to practice controlling it.
• Lorna took Peggy Carter to the Training Room while Steve remained at Avengers Base to watch over Brian.
• Brian woke in an adult body and panicked when Steve told him he might not be able to return to his childhood football life.
• Steve told Brian that he had gained a superpower and suggested it could help him become a superhero, catching Brian's interest.
• With Lorna's guidance, Brian discovered his well-rounded abilities and seemed like a Little Superman.

Brian discovered that his powers included immense strength, flight, and internal energy, while the Avengers faced worsening public opinion after the Darkness Descending incident. Lex Luthor plotted to kill Clark and Robet, and Clark confronted Yaoji over his use of disasters to harvest faith; Yaoji’s divine lightning struck Clark without harming him.

• Jarvis concluded that Brian could eventually match Hulk’s strength and Barry Allen’s speed, and Brian grew eager to master his powers and become a superhero.
• The Avengers’ reputation suffered as Stark Industries’ stock fell and Peter Parker faced public dislike, though the team remained determined to continue its work.
• Lex Luthor learned that someone else knew Superman and the Saiyan’s identities, and he continued planning how to slay Clark and Robet while keeping his own involvement hidden.
• Clark confronted Yaoji again because Yaoji was letting people die in disasters to frighten believers and increase his faith.
• Yaoji used his divine power to change the weather and strike Clark with lightning before his believers, but the attack left Clark and his suit unharmed.

Clark defeated Yaoji, whose public humiliation weakened his Faith Power and destroyed his divine body. Yaoji survived by possessing devoted believers, while Clark exposed his actions and pursued him from body to body.

• Yaoji struck Clark with lightning, but Clark emerged unharmed and punched Yaoji into blood mist before burning away his divine body with Heat Vision.
• Yaoji begged Clark to spare him and offered to help gather faith, but Clark rejected him for killing believers and continued attacking.
• Yaoji possessed a grieving believer, and Clark found him and destroyed the stolen body, forcing Yaoji’s soul to flee again.
• Clark warned Yaoji’s followers that their god was taking over their bodies, prompting some to doubt their faith and weakening Yaoji.
• Yaoji projected his possession of another believer and provoked Clark, who destroyed the host while tracking Yaoji’s escaping soul with Heat Vision.
• Yaoji repeatedly fled into new believers and used their bodies to smear Clark, while Clark kept pursuing and destroying each host.

Clark erased Yaoji after the god exhausted his believers’ faith, but footage of Clark killing Yaoji’s possessed followers spread online and gave Lex Luthor a chance to undermine him. Batman chose to let the footage circulate, then discovered that someone had delivered Kryptonite to him, leaving the impostor playing Batman under pressure to confront Superman.

• Yaoji drained his remaining believers to prolong his existence, but Clark tracked down and erased his soul consciousness; the survivors gradually forgot their worship of him.
• Footage of Clark killing the possessed believers spread across the internet, and Lex Luthor blocked efforts to remove it while planning to turn the public against Superman.
• Batman told Finn he did not believe the online accusations but was allowing the footage to remain as a warning to Clark about placing himself above ordinary people.
• A strange robot approached the Batcave, and Batman disabled it before finding a box of glowing green stones labeled Kryptonite.
• Batman realized Lex Luthor had likely sent him Kryptonite to provoke him into confronting Superman and the Saiyan, and worried that maintaining his Batman disguise was becoming too difficult.

A Skrull posing as Batman planned to test the Kryptonite delivered by Lex Luthor while public outrage pushed Clark toward a live hearing at the Capitol Building. As Clark entered the hearing, an unseen object and a sudden wave of weakness disrupted his powers, leaving him vulnerable.

• The Skrull posing as Batman examined Lex Luthor’s message, then began planning weapons to test the Kryptonite against Superman.
• Finn questioned the Kryptonite’s source and safety, and Batman said he would test it while avoiding a direct confrontation if it failed.
• Protests against Clark spread, and the Official Agencies announced that he would explain his actions at a live Capitol hearing.
• Clark rejected Tony Stark’s offer to accompany him and decided to explain Yaoji and Faith Power to the public.
• Clark arrived at the Capitol Building amid hostile shouts, while Lois Lane doubted that the circulated footage showed the truth.
• As Clark entered the hearing room, he sensed an object he could not see through, then suddenly weakened and lost his X-Ray Vision.

Lex Luthor’s bomb attack on the Capitol Building left Clark weakened by Kryptonite and unable to save the people inside, but he survived once the explosion destroyed the Kryptonite. As Clark faced accusations and an attempted arrest, Steve arrived to take him into Avengers custody while Nick Fury sought access to him.

• Clark mistook the Kryptonite’s effects for an illusion before Lex Luthor’s bombs destroyed the Capitol Building.
• Lex Luthor watched Clark escape the ruins and deduced that the explosion had shattered the Kryptonite, allowing Clark’s powers to recover.
• Clark recalled the fear and guilt he felt as his powers failed, then regained his strength and flew out of the ruins.
• Military forces moved to arrest Clark, while Johnny Storm arrived and accused them of framing him.
• Nick Fury blamed Clark for failing to save anyone, fueling public suspicion, and Steve offered to take Clark into Avengers custody.
• Nick Fury refused to back down, hoping to use the investigation to obtain Clark’s genetic material.

After the Capitol Building bombing, Nick Fury tried to implicate Clark and condemn him for failing to save the victims, but the Avengers defended him and Clark explained that the attack had been a deliberate frame-up. Back at the Avengers' base, Clark revealed that his unknown attackers seemed to have a way to restrain his powers, though he still could not explain how they had taken them from him.

• Nick Fury accused Clark of causing the Capitol Building explosion and failing to save the people inside, while Tony Stark's tests confirmed that ordinary explosives had caused the blast.
• Clark said the bombs had detonated as soon as he discovered them and described the bombing as a planned attempt to frame him.
• Steve promised that the Avengers would investigate and urged the Official Agencies to share any clues, while the crowd split between Clark's supporters and opponents.
• Clark returned to the Avengers' base with the team, and Tony Stark asked why he had not saved the victims.
• Clark told the Avengers that his enemies knew about his inability to see through lead and seemed to possess a way to restrain his powers, though he could not explain how they had made him lose them.

After the Capitol Building bombing, Clark realized someone had found a way to suppress his powers and decided to step back from being Superman while he stayed with his family at Kent Farm. Lex Luthor concealed the Kryptonite evidence, while Batman began planning to bring him to justice; Clark and Kara remained wary that the threat might target all Kryptonians.

• Tony Stark suggested Clark's sudden weakness resembled Martian Manhunter's vulnerability, and Clark recalled losing his strength near the bomb before recovering when it exploded.
• Steve advised Clark to keep a low profile, and Clark chose to rest from Superman duties and spend time with his family.
• Lex Luthor recalled using Kryptonite to weaken Clark, gathered the remaining fragments, and considered how to keep Kryptonite inside Superman in a future attempt.
• Batman and Finn discovered a Micro-robot spying on the Batcave, and Batman identified Lex Luthor as a dangerous criminal who deserved punishment.
• The investigation into the Capitol Building bombing stalled as public opinion split over Clark, while Clark ignored the dispute and farmed at Kent Farm.
• Clark warned Kara that the unknown weakness might affect all Kryptonians, but he decided not to move his family to Savage Island.

Clark left Kent Farm to meet Batman in Gotham and was trapped by Kryptonite, while Batman demanded an explanation for the deaths in the bombing. Clark said the victims had been killed by Yaoji, but refused to surrender and tried to escape.

• Clark left the Kents and the Danvers at Kent Farm, while Kara flew near the sun to absorb solar energy and strengthen herself.
• Lex Luthor monitored events and prepared to awaken a powerful monster when Batman began to act.
• Batman summoned Clark to Gotham, then trapped him in a Kryptonite-filled chamber hidden beneath a rooftop.
• Batman accused Clark of killing ordinary people, and Clark realized the bombing and Kryptonite trap had been arranged by someone behind the scenes.
• Clark explained that Yaoji had killed the victims and urged Batman to investigate South Asia, but refused to surrender and charged at him.

Clark battled Batman while Kryptonite reduced him to his natural strength, until a monster created by Lex Luthor escaped and headed for Gotham. As Clark flew to confront it, he discovered that Martha and Jonathan had been taken and called for Martian Manhunter and Supergirl to rescue them.

• Clark used his fighting skills to overpower Batman, but Batman’s armor and a Kryptonite rocket wounded him and kept him from winning.
• Lex Luthor injected gamma energy into a gigantic creature made from Kryptonian genes and other experimental technologies, and it escaped its base, destroying everything around it.
• Batman learned from Finn that the monster was heading toward Gotham and that it had already wiped out the authorities’ fighter jets and mechs.
• Batman activated a device that cleared the Kryptonite gas, restoring Clark’s powers, and Clark flew toward the monster as the Avengers approached.
• Clark spotted the Avengers and told them to contact Martian Manhunter and Supergirl because Martha and Jonathan had been taken.
• At Kent Farm, Lana Lang accepted a gift box from two men posing as supermarket salesmen and opened it herself after sensing danger.

Lex Luthor used the Space Stone to abduct Lana Lang and had Martha and Jonathan Kent taken to a secret base. As Clark battled a powerful Kryptonian Monster, Martian Manhunter reached the Kents but was weakened by hidden flames and killed on Lex’s orders.

• Lex Luthor teleported Lana Lang away with the Space Stone, then his agents incapacitated Martha and Jonathan Kent and took them to a secret base.
• Clark fought the rampaging Kryptonian Monster while the Avengers and Batman rescued civilians, and he sent Martian Manhunter to save the Kents.
• Clark struggled to match the monster and planned to lure it away until Robet could help him defeat it.
• Martian Manhunter infiltrated the secret base and began freeing the Kents, but hidden flames weakened him and exposed him to the salesmen.
• Lex Luthor ordered the salesmen to kill Martian Manhunter, and they shot him with energy bullets.

Lex Luthor’s plan left Martian Manhunter presumed dead, Kara weakened by Kryptonite, and Robet teleported away with the Space Stone. Lex celebrated his success, but a sudden cracking sound interrupted him before he could carry out his final plan against Clark.

• Lex Luthor ordered his salesmen to dismember Martian Manhunter and transport his remains and the bonfire to another base, while the Space Stone and the Kents stayed behind.
• Kara returned to Earth, searched for the Kents, and rushed into Lex Luthor’s base despite Clark’s warning; she killed the salesmen and found the Kents unconscious.
• A green Kryptonite beam weakened Kara, while Baron Mordo failed to reach Robet until the Reality Stone’s power receded and Robet emerged from seclusion.
• Robet arrived at the base, but the Space Stone enveloped him in azure light and teleported him away along with Baron Mordo’s Portal.
• Lex Luthor revealed that he had used the stolen Space Stone to target Robet and claimed that only killing Clark remained, but a cracking sound interrupted his celebration.

Robet was teleported by the Space Stone to Vormir, where he reunited with Lana Lang and learned that obtaining the Soul Stone required sacrificing a loved one. While they searched the planet for a ship, Clark continued losing ground against the Kryptonian Monster on Earth.

• Robet destroyed the Kryptonite and Lex Luthor's secret base, allowing Kara to recover and escape with The Kents.
• Kara brought The Kents, The Danvers, and Alex to Savage Island, placed the Space Stone there, and left Jor-El to study it and search for Robet.
• Robet arrived on an unfamiliar planet, found Lana Lang, and learned from a Cloaked Figure that they were on Vormir and that the Soul Stone could help him return to Earth.
• Robet and Lana Lang began searching Vormir for an abandoned ship rather than immediately attempting the Soul Stone's deadly sacrifice.
• Clark was badly wounded and thrown into the earth by the Kryptonian Monster as the battle near Gotham continued.

Clark and Kara struggled against the increasingly powerful Kryptonian Monster, while Batman weighed whether to intervene and Lex Luthor watched from afar. Diana joined the fight, and the heroes began exploiting the monster’s inability to fly as they waited for Kryptonite and the missing Saiyan.

• Clark warned Kara that the Kryptonian Monster absorbed power from Heat Vision, and the two tried to draw it away from the populated district.
• The monster’s roar injured survivors and Avengers, while Batman considered using Kryptonite and Lex Luthor prepared his final plan.
• The Kryptonian Monster overpowered Clark and Kara, but Diana arrived and severed its fist with the God Killer Sword; the monster grew a bone spike from the wound.
• Kara told Diana that the Saiyan had been teleported away by the Space Stone, and Clark said Tony was seeking Kryptonite from Batman.
• Diana used her Bracelets of Submission to flip the Kryptonian Monster into the air, hoping to exploit its inability to fly.

Clark and Kara sent the Kryptonian Monster into space, where Earth’s military attacked it with a powerful energy weapon and a sustained nuclear barrage. The monster floated motionless afterward, while Clark and Kara watched from a safe distance, leaving its fate uncertain.

• Clark and Kara repeatedly kicked the Kryptonian Monster upward until they sent it beyond Earth’s orbit.
• America’s military command approved launching nuclear warheads and a newly developed space-based energy weapon at the battle.
• Lex Luthor learned of the planned attack and welcomed the chance to avoid using his own trump card.
• Tony Stark confronted Batman over his Kryptonite weapon and warned him against attacking Superman and Supergirl.
• Clark froze the Kryptonian Monster and he and Kara moved clear as the energy beam and nuclear strikes hit it.
• After the explosions faded, Clark and Kara saw the monster’s ruined body floating motionless in space.

Clark and Kara believed they had destroyed the Kryptonian Monster, but it regenerated in space and returned stronger. Tony Stark unleashed the Avengers’ weapons to stop its descent, only for the monster to crash into a crater and begin moving again.

• Clark and Kara burned the Kryptonian Monster’s corpse in space, then left to find the mastermind and rescue Robet and Lana Lang.
• After Clark and Kara departed, the monster absorbed energy from a fragment of rubble, regenerated, and headed toward Earth.
• Tony Stark questioned Batman about the Kryptonite, then ordered the Avengers to retreat when Clark and Kara sensed the monster’s return.
• Tony Stark sent Iron Man suits, Space Battleships, and fighter jets to bombard the monster as it fell toward Earth.
• The monster’s charred body crashed into a huge crater after Tony Stark’s forces were nearly wiped out, and a cracking sound came from the pit.