Chapter Summaries

The Avengers and their allies defeated Darkseid’s initial forces, prompting Darkseid to unleash his full army and join the battle. As Darkseid attacked the Sentry, Robet destroyed Apokolips, leaving Darkseid facing the loss of his home.

• The Sentry killed the Martian Parademon, Kara defeated the Kryptonian Parademon, and Diana joined the fighting after defeating Lashina.
• Darkseid ordered his army to attack and capture powerful enemies, then appeared before the Avengers and their allies with his forces.
• Hulk fought Darkseid’s Green Monster and, at Steve’s direction, blasted him toward space to keep their battle away from the planet.
• Darkseid struck at the Sentry, but Silver Surfer intercepted the blow and was sent flying with the Sentry as his Surfboard was damaged.
• Robet appeared on Apokolips and unleashed a Ki Blast, destroying the planet before Darkseid could return through a Portal.
• Darkseid stepped through another Portal and found Apokolips reduced to cosmic dust.

Robet battled Darkseid after destroying Apokolips, and the fight shifted in Robet’s favor when he powered up with Berserker Fist and Super Saiyan strength. Darkseid retreated to unleash the Omega Effect, leaving their confrontation poised to escalate.

• Darkseid confronted Robet over Apokolips’s destruction, and Robet revealed he had tracked him through the Cosmic Void after finding Parademon planets and the Celestials.
• Darkseid attacked with his Omega Beam, which pursued Robet, but Robet blocked it with a rule-enhanced Destructo Disc and struck at Darkseid.
• Robet and Darkseid traded blows until Robet activated Berserker Fist and gained the upper hand as his combat power continued to rise.
• Robet injured Darkseid with a punch, and Darkseid retreated as a dark-red aura gathered around him.
• Darkseid identified the power as the Omega Effect and vanished as he began to unleash it.

Robet transformed into Super Saiyan Two and matched Darkseid’s full power, while the Avengers drew Darkseid’s forces into space to protect the invaded planet. The battle left Desaad doubting victory, and Kalibak demanded that he use Darkseid’s remaining methods.

• Robet blocked Darkseid’s Omega Effect attack without being overpowered, then warned Darkseid not to lose focus.
• Darkseid attacked in earnest, and their clashes destroyed the star system around Apokolips.
• The Avengers and their allies lured Darkseid’s subordinates into space, where they fought alongside the Green Lantern Corps against vast Parademon armies.
• Hulk used Wrath Energy to bolster allies and draw Parademons into the deadly shockwaves of his fight with Green Monster, while Sentry overwhelmed Darkseid’s troops.
• Desaad realized that Robet had threatened Darkseid and that the battle on both fronts was going badly for Darkseid’s side.
• Kalibak demanded that Desaad unleash Darkseid’s other methods while the girl in purple continued to neutralize Kalibak’s attacks.

Diana exposed Desaad’s illusion and gravely wounded him while the Apocalypse Army’s fighters struggled against their opponents across the battlefield. Kanto and Virmun Vundabar remained occupied as the Parademon forces faced mounting pressure, leaving the army close to collapse.

• Kalibak realized Galacta was far beyond him, while Mantis remained unable to overcome Silver Surfer’s defenses.
• Sentry killed Darkseid’s subordinates with ease, and Diana turned her attention to Desaad after Sentry took her previous opponent.
• Diana struck Desaad and cut his apparent body in two, but recognized that the dazed figure and the giant monster were illusions.
• Diana used the Lasso of Truth to keep her mind clear, detected Desaad’s true body, and severely wounded him with the God Killer Sword.
• Kanto struggled to keep pace as Sentry learned his fighting techniques, while Virmun Vundabar cursed Desaad and dodged a green beam.

Viman tried to escape the losing battle, then used Hal’s Green Lantern attack to launch himself away from the battlefield. After breaking Hal’s chain and fleeing farther into space, Viman encountered a dazzling light whose source was unknown.

• Viman decided to flee rather than risk his life for Darkseid, and other of Darkseid’s underlings began defecting as well.
• Kamar-Taj students sent the defectors back into the battle, where attacks from Diana, Kara, Sentry, Doom, and others killed them.
• Viman abandoned his first escape attempt and pretended to fight Hal while waiting for a safer opportunity.
• Hal struck Viman with a massive fist and, having tied a chain to him, was dragged away from the battlefield with him.
• Viman broke Hal’s chain with his true strength and continued fleeing, then saw a dazzling light ahead.

Viman fled the battle only to encounter Darkseid, who tortured him with the Omega Effect after learning he had deserted. Robet prevented Darkseid from reaching the battlefield to turn the fight against the Avengers, forcing him to keep fighting as Robet’s growing strength put him under pressure.

• Viman fled from a strange light but found himself immobilized and face-to-face with Darkseid.
• Darkseid questioned Viman about deserters, and Viman admitted that he was probably the only one who had escaped.
• Darkseid called Viman trash and used the Omega Effect to grind away his body and soul through layers of space.
• Darkseid opened Portals toward the battlefield, but Robet repeatedly blocked them and attacked him, preventing him from joining the fight.
• Darkseid realized Robet’s strength kept increasing and yearned to obtain the Anti-Life Equation so he could defeat or kill him.

Robet watched Darkseid’s forces falter as the Avengers fought a desperate counterattack, and Ancient One turned the Parademons’ attacks against themselves. The battle left Harry Osborn critically weakened by a deadly gas, giving Robet a possible opening to act against Darkseid.

• Diana killed Desaad, and Darkseid’s remaining subordinates realized he could not come to their aid and began fighting to the death.
• Tony Stark warned the Avengers that the Mech Legion was dwindling, but Steve rallied them to keep fighting.
• Sentry killed Kanto, while Ancient One used the Space Stone, Time Stone, and magic to divide the battlefield and redirect Parademon attacks onto their own forces.
• Harry Osborn killed a weakened enemy with Thunder God Power, but the enemy’s white and gray-black gases put him to sleep and began overcoming his Divine Protection.
• Robet sensed Harry Osborn’s crisis as Darkseid’s subordinates were nearly wiped out and recognized a possible opportunity.

Darkseid abandoned the battlefield and went to Earth to find and master the Anti-Life Equation, while Robet healed Harry Osborn and returned to the Avengers. As Darkseid discovered the Equation and prepared to destroy Earth, a voice stopped him, and Robet sensed that Clark had awakened in the sun, stronger than before.

• Darkseid saw Robet on the battlefield, chose to leave his remaining forces behind, and opened a portal to Earth to seek the Anti-Life Equation.
• Robet used Instant Transmission to reach Harry Osborn, healed him, warned Peter Parker against rushing into danger, and left with Ancient One as the Avengers closed in on Darkseid's remaining forces.
• Darkseid's power triggered disasters across Earth, but a force from the planet calmed them; he then gathered power to destroy Earth and expose the Anti-Life Equation.
• Robet and Ancient One watched from outside Earth as Robet sensed Clark awakening inside the sun with greatly improved strength.
• A mysterious voice threatened to destroy everything on Earth if Darkseid continued his attack, then revealed the Anti-Life Equation, which Darkseid began studying.

Clark awakened in a confused, hostile state and drove Darkseid away from Earth while Darkseid remained absorbed in the Anti-Life Equation. Robet fought Clark to contain him as Ancient One brought the Avengers to the battlefield and subdued Darkseid, leaving Clark and Robet still battling in space.

• Clark struck Darkseid and sent him flying into space before continuing to attack him without speaking.
• Ancient One used the Time Stone to review Darkseid's arrival, but she could not discern the mysterious patterns surrounding him.
• Robet realized Clark did not recognize him, and Ancient One brought the Avengers and their spacecraft through a Portal to the battlefield.
• Clark attacked the newcomers, so Robet intercepted him while Ancient One teleported the unresponsive Darkseid to safety.
• Robet transformed into Super Saiyan God and blocked Clark's attack, then punched him in the face.

Robet tried to awaken Clark, who had emerged from the sun in a furious, instinct-driven state, by fighting him and then showing him embarrassing memories. Clark finally regained consciousness when Robet played a scene about his feelings for a reporter, and he began explaining why the memories had reached him.

• Robet restrained Clark and repeatedly struck him, but Clark continued fighting without regaining his senses.
• The Avengers watched from the Space Battleship as Sentry kept guard over Darkseid, whose defenses withstood Sentry's attacks.
• Robet tried a palm strike, then restrained Clark and projected embarrassing memories from Clark's life.
• Robet asked whether Lana had come, and Kara said Lana was with Martha and Jonathan on New Earth.
• Clark spoke up when Robet showed a memory about his feelings for a female reporter, then explained that the earlier memories had already been helping him wake up.

Clark awakened to a powerful golden state and joined Robet and Sentry in Inter-dimensional Space to confront Darkseid. Clark overwhelmed the still-sleeping Darkseid until Darkseid woke and blocked his punch.

• Clark explained that his body had begun waking when it sensed Earth was in danger, and Robet connected his recovery to Galactus's earlier arrival and Darkseid's recent attack.
• Robet told Clark that Darkseid had gained power comparable to or greater than an Infinity Stone, then agreed to let Clark test his strength against him in Inter-dimensional Space.
• Robet brought Clark, Sentry, and the unconscious Darkseid to Inter-dimensional Space, where Clark revealed a golden form that Robet judged close to the level of a cosmic god.
• Sentry sensed how powerful Clark was, and Robet encouraged him by saying he might reach that level if he mastered his own power.
• Clark repeatedly struck Darkseid, growing more proficient as Darkseid's body endured the blows and rapidly healed.
• Darkseid woke during Clark's next attack and blocked his fist.

Clark and Darkseid battled in Inter-dimensional Space after Darkseid awakened with the Anti-Life Equation, which he fused with the Omega Effect. Their fight drew the attention of powerful beings across the dimensions, who feared both of them as threats to the existing balance.

• Clark struck Darkseid before he could speak, then dodged the pursuing Omega Beam and the strange new energy Darkseid unleashed.
• Robet recognized that Darkseid's new power carried many dark emotional forces and watched to see what special abilities it possessed.
• Darkseid merged the Anti-Life Equation with the Omega Effect, overpowering Clark's energy attack, so Clark blinded him with a burst of light and landed a punch.
• Darkseid halted his flight and fought Clark at close range, where Robet saw that Darkseid held the advantage in both energy clashes and physical combat.
• Ancient One broadcast the battle to the Avengers while powerful beings across many dimensions watched and grew wary of Clark and Darkseid.

Clark and Darkseid’s battle turned when Darkseid used the Anti-Life Equation to control Clark and turn him against Robet. Robet revealed his Super Saiyan God form and power of destruction, leaving Darkseid unable to escape his attacks.

• Clark and Darkseid continued fighting as Darkseid hid his plan to use the Anti-Life Equation and weaken Clark before striking decisively.
• Robet reassured the Sentry that he could save Clark, while Clark persisted to test his new power and gauge Darkseid’s limits.
• Darkseid used the Anti-Life Equation to control Clark, who attacked Robet with black flames, scarlet eyes, and claws.
• Robet dodged Clark and repeatedly attacked Darkseid with Instant Transmission, preventing him from recovering.
• Robet revealed his Super Saiyan God form and destroyed portions of Darkseid’s flesh with his power of destruction.

Robet used the Evil Containment Wave to seal Clark away from Darkseid’s control, then resumed relentlessly attacking Darkseid with Hakai Energy. With Darkseid unable to recover or retaliate, Robet drove him toward death.

• Darkseid tried to exploit Clark as leverage, but Robet continued attacking and destroyed half of Darkseid’s arm.
• Darkseid made Clark stab himself and threatened to kill him unless Robet agreed to a truce.
• Robet distracted Darkseid with a consciousness attack and sealed Clark inside a small bottle using the Evil Containment Wave.
• Darkseid failed to reach the bottle or regain control of Clark, as Robet put it away and blocked him.
• Robet continued striking Darkseid with Hakai Energy, which prevented Darkseid from recovering and steadily brought him closer to death.

Robet defeated and destroyed Darkseid, then watched Clark recover as the Anti-Life Equation’s control faded. Beyond the universe, another Darkseid observed the defeat and considered changing his approach.

• The dimensional powerhouses watched Robet overpower Darkseid and abandoned their plans to attack the weakened fighters.
• Darkseid protested that the universe had restricted the Anti-Life Equation’s full power, while Robet said Darkseid was still no match for him.
• Robet destroyed Darkseid after scattering his weakened Omega Beam, confirming that no trace of Darkseid remained.
• Clark’s Dark Power faded after Darkseid’s death, and his original power returned; Robet told the confused Clark that the enemy was gone and teased him for stealing his opponent.
• Another Darkseid, beyond the universe, learned that another version of himself had lost and wondered whether to make changes.

After defeating Darkseid, Robet considered challenging the dimensions but agreed to return with Clark, who had just awakened, to catch him up on the changes that had happened while he slept. Clark reunited with the Kents and Lana Lang on New Earth, where the chapter left them together again.

• Robet taunted the dimensional powerhouses, but they stayed hidden because they feared his strength and Hakai Energy.
• Clark asked Robet to return to Earth with him, and Robet brought Clark and Sentry back to Avengers Base.
• Clark saw that Kent Farm had vanished and learned that Martha and the others were living on New Earth.
• Jarvis showed Clark the major events that had happened since his death, including the Avengers' conflicts with official agencies.
• Clark chose to visit the Kents and Lana Lang before deciding what to do next, and Martha encouraged Lana to greet him.

Clark reunited with Lana and the Kent family on New Earth while the Avengers enjoyed time with their families. At Kamar-Taj, Ancient One returned, prepared to pass the Sorcerer Supreme role to Doom or Constantine, and helped Doom address a hidden cost tied to witchcraft.

• Martha gave Clark and Lana time alone, and Lana broke down in tears as Clark embraced her.
• Robet served a family dinner, where Galacta joined and astonished the Kents and Danvers with her appetite.
• The Avengers reunited with their families on New Earth while Kamar-Taj weighed whether Doom or Constantine would succeed Ancient One.
• Ancient One said she would not choose between Doom and Constantine and would continue monitoring the dimensions while handing more work to Kamar-Taj.
• Ancient One detected Hell Dimension power in Doom's witchcraft and advised him to transfer its cost to demons through contracts.

Doom used a Wind Demon to transfer the hidden cost of his witchcraft and trace its lender, hoping to uncover the truth about his mother's death. Ancient One took Doom into the Hell Dimension, where they found Mephisto, who attacked them as soon as they reached his territory.

• Doom summoned a Wind Demon into Kamar-Taj, sealed the Hell Gate, and bound the demon with magical chains.
• Doom hypnotized the Wind Demon and transferred the cost of his witchcraft onto him, then continued casting spells to expose the lender behind them.
• Ancient One stopped Doom when the Wind Demon neared his limit and offered to help identify the lender.
• Ancient One took Doom and the Wind Demon into the Hell Dimension, where she used the demon to track the lender's location.
• Mephisto sensed the borrowed power approaching, and Ancient One recognized his territory before Mephisto appeared and shattered her magical barrier.

The Ancient One and Doom confronted Mephisto in the Hell Dimension, where Doom sought answers about his mother and the witchcraft that had affected her. Doom signed a contract to capture ten lords from different dimensions in exchange for the identities and whereabouts of the witchcraft’s previous targets, while Mephisto discovered that Doom was looking for Cynthia.

• The Ancient One revealed the Space Stone and Time Stone as Mephisto confronted her and Doom in the Hell Dimension.
• Doom challenged Mephisto about who had used his witchcraft before, suspecting that it had affected someone important to him.
• Mephisto offered to reveal information about the witchcraft if Doom captured ten lords from different dimensions.
• The Ancient One found loopholes in Mephisto’s first contract, and Doom signed a revised version after she inspected it.
• The Ancient One took Doom back through a Portal, and Mephisto examined the Wind Demon’s soul before identifying a woman’s soul as Cynthia.

Doom refused Ancient One and Constantine’s offer of help and went to hunt Dimension Lords in Inter-dimensional Space to grow stronger and find his mother, whom Mephisto had located through Doom’s soul aura. Meanwhile, Robet learned that the Danvers family missed Carol and decided to ask Silver Surfer for clues about the Skrulls.

• Mephisto found Cynthia through the connection between her soul and Doom’s, then vanished her from his palace while considering how to profit from her attachment to Doom.
• Doom declined to involve Robet and the others, thanked Ancient One, and left Kamar-Taj to train by hunting Dimension Lords.
• The Danvers family grew worried about Carol’s long absence, and Kara told Robet that they missed her.
• Robet remembered that one Skrull remained to be dealt with and decided to seek information from Silver Surfer, who was staying on Earth with Galacta.