Chapter Summaries

Robet brought Peter Parker to Kamar-Taj to confront Strange for banishing him to the Dark Dimension, which Robet had destroyed along with Dormammu. Peter attacked Strange in the Inter-dimensional Space, while watching dimensional powers began considering an assault on Earth.

• Dimensional powerhouses feared Robet after he destroyed Dormammu and the Dark Dimension, and Robet took Peter Parker to Earth to face Strange.
• Strange told Wong that he had banished Peter to the Dark Dimension because he believed Peter was an impostor, while Wong criticized Strange’s decision.
• Robet confronted Strange at Kamar-Taj, revealed Dormammu was dead, and transported Strange, Wong, and Peter to the Inter-dimensional Space.
• Peter charged Strange with Dark Lightning, shattered his magic shield, and overwhelmed his spells and avatars as Wong realized they could not defeat Robet.
• Dimensional powerhouses discussed exploiting Earth’s weakened defenses, while Venom joined Peter and Strange lost the ability to fight back.

Peter Parker and Venom killed Strange after learning he had exiled Peter to the Dark Dimension, and Robet took Peter home after he said goodbye to this universe’s Spider-Man. Spider-Man struggled with Peter’s choice but found comfort in MJ, while Ned began training under Wong.

• Venom amplified Peter Parker’s Dark Lightning, and Peter killed Strange with one punch as Wong watched.
• Peter told Robet he wanted to say goodbye to this universe’s Spider-Man, and Robet agreed.
• Peter explained to Spider-Man that Strange had tried to kill him by sending him to the Dark Dimension, then advised him to follow his own conscience.
• Robet took Peter away, leaving Spider-Man confused about Strange’s death; MJ comforted him and affirmed that she loved him as he was.
• Ned arrived through a ring of fire and announced that Wong would train him to become a Master of the Mystic Arts, possibly even the future Sorcerer Supreme.

After Peter Parker returned from another universe, the Avengers worried about their inability to face future threats, while Kara and Diana lamented their own stalled growth. Kara proposed having a child who might help Robet, but Robet and Diana insisted the child should choose their own future.

• Robet brought Peter Parker back to Avengers Base, where Peter recounted his experiences in another universe.
• The Avengers assessed their limited strength against the Dimensional Demon Gods, and Tony Stark sent the Mech Legion into space to search for new ways to grow stronger.
• Kara and Diana told Robet they felt discouraged because their strength had stalled while others surpassed them, and Robet comforted them.
• Kara suggested that their child might help Robet because of their gifts, but Robet said the child should decide their own future.
• Diana agreed with Robet, and Kara accepted that they should not predetermine their child's path.

Robet, Kara, and Diana tried to start a family while Tony Stark, Pepper, Steve, and Peggy also pursued children, ushering in a new generation of Avengers. Two years later, several children had been born, and Robet’s first child had granted him greater authority over the universe.

• Diana worried that divine power might limit her future child, but Robet reassured her that their child would not be constrained by it.
• Robet, Kara, and Diana tried to conceive, while Tony Stark and Pepper, and Steve and Peggy Carter, also worked toward having children.
• After two years, Kara and Diana became pregnant, and Kara’s pregnancy gave Robet greater control over the universe’s rules.
• Robet and Kara named their son Ron Kent, and Robet and Diana named their son Royce Kent; Clark and Lois Lane had already welcomed Jon Kent, while Clark and Lana Lang had son Connor Kent.
• Tony Stark and Pepper’s daughter Morgan Stark and Steve and Peggy Carter’s son Joseph Rogers joined the new generation, while Scott Lang defeated Yellowjacket, won the new-generation Wasp’s heart, and rescued the previous-generation Wasp from the Quantum Realm.

The chapter revealed that Homelander’s son Ryan was the reincarnated Braidon, Lucifer’s former ward, and showed Ryan’s latent evil emerging during Butcher’s ambush of Homelander. It left Becca dead, Butcher enraged, and the fight thrown into chaos by Ryan’s attack.

• Robet stayed uninvolved in Ant-Man’s family’s trip to the Quantum Realm while keeping the microscopic realm within his observation.
• Homelander secretly raised Ryan, while Butcher taught the boy about right and wrong and plotted to kill Homelander with stolen Genetic Serum.
• The chapter revealed that Ryan’s soul was Braidon, whom Lucifer had rescued and trained before dying in a dimensional explosion.
• On Ryan’s birthday, Butcher, Hughie, and Kimiko ambushed Homelander at Ryan’s home, but Homelander fought back with Heat Vision and strength.
• Ryan attacked Becca with Heat Vision when she tried to move him to safety, killing her and leaving Butcher crying out in alarm.

Butcher, Hughie, and Kimiko’s attempt to fight Homelander and Ryan collapsed as Ryan overwhelmed them and blasted them with Heat Vision during their escape. Butcher survived by taking more Genetic Serum, which awakened a new power and let him escape, leaving Ryan eager for another fight.

• Butcher attacked Ryan to avenge Becca, but Ryan blocked his kick and revealed strength beyond what Butcher expected.
• Homelander and Butcher fought while Ryan knocked Kimiko through a wall and repeatedly struck Hughie when he tried to intervene.
• Butcher ordered Hughie to get Kimiko out, and Hughie used Instant Transmission to help Butcher escape their struggle with Homelander.
• Ryan’s Heat Vision hit the escaping group, killing Kimiko and critically wounding Hughie and Butcher.
• Butcher swallowed two more doses of Genetic Serum, then an alien-like creature emerged from him and drained Hughie and Kimiko before disappearing.
• Butcher healed, used Hughie’s Instant Transmission to escape, and vowed to get revenge as Ryan watched him go.

Brayden escaped Butcher and questioned Homelander about the Avengers, while Robet discovered that Lucifer had been influenced by another, stronger Lucifer. On Savage Island, Robet punished Royce for stealing Ron’s dinosaur prey, leaving Royce crying as Ron went to feast with their father.

• Butcher absorbed Hughie and Kimiko, then escaped using Instant Transmission, and Brayden told Homelander to call him by his own name.
• Brayden demanded information about the Avengers, but Homelander warned him that they were too powerful to challenge.
• Robet discovered that Lucifer had calmly accepted death after being influenced by a more powerful version of himself.
• Royce complained that Ron had taken his dinosaur, but Ron revealed that Royce had stolen his prey first.
• Robet ordered Royce to apologize and stay behind without eating the dinosaurs, while Ron pleaded for leniency and went to feast with their father.

Robet watched the Kent children spar while Brayden joined Homelander to investigate Butcher, whose power to absorb abilities had alarmed both The Seven and the Avengers. Vought International sent five Kryptonian Mechanical Warriors after Butcher, who chose to face them in hopes of absorbing their Kryptonian genes.

• Ron hid a Dinosaur tail from Robet, then Connor and Joe arrived and ate the remaining meat while Clark stayed away to rescue people from a storm.
• Connor, Joe, Ron, and Royce flew out to sunbathe and spar, while Robet considered whether the children should confront Brayden.
• Brayden accepted Homelander's offer to stay with him and burned down Becca's house before they began searching for Butcher.
• The Seven investigated Butcher and found that escaped test subjects and former members had been killed and stripped to skin; the Avengers learned of the killings as well.
• Vought International refused to leave Butcher's capture to the Avengers and dispatched five Kryptonian Mechanical Warriors, whom Butcher decided to confront so he could try absorbing their Kryptonian genes.

Butcher attacked the Kryptonian Mechanical Warriors, discovered that absorbing them gave him no Kryptonian abilities, and fled to New York to slaughter civilians and grow stronger. Homelander and Brayden confronted him, and Brayden quickly proved far stronger than Butcher.

• Butcher used Instant Transmission to attack the Kryptonian Mechanical Warriors, but their mechanical heads prevented his tentacles from stealing their abilities.
• Butcher absorbed all five warriors for their life force, then decided to target ordinary people because he could not defeat a real Kryptonian.
• Butcher went to downtown New York and began attacking civilians while Vought International's executives learned of the massacre.
• Homelander and Brayden arrived to save civilians, and Homelander tried to cast Butcher as the villain while building a heroic comeback for himself and his son.
• Brayden struck Butcher hard enough to cave in his chest, then intercepted Butcher's Instant Transmission attacks and exposed the gap between their strength.

Brayden killed Butcher by destroying the Alien Tentacles controlling him, then Homelander brought the body and Brayden to Vought International. Brayden chose the title Demon Child, while Vought executives backed off from experimenting on him and began pursuing a new generation of naturally born superpowered individuals.

• Butcher tried to escape with Instant Transmission and attacked Homelander, but Brayden intercepted him and tore apart his Alien Tentacles.
• Brayden realized the Alien Tentacles were controlling Butcher and killed him by burning through their core with Heat Vision.
• Homelander and Brayden returned Butcher's corpse to Vought International, where the executives showed interest in Brayden's natural birth and strength.
• Brayden threatened the executives with his gaze, but Homelander intervened and insisted they let his son have a childhood.
• Brayden named himself Demon Child, and Vought agreed to publicize the incident without forcing experiments on him.
• Vought began studying Butcher's body and requiring members of The Seven to reproduce in hopes of producing naturally born superpowered individuals.

Brayden’s growing power and hunger for faith and souls drove him to kill a girl at a live charity event and devour the souls of fans in the panicking crowd. Homelander tried to protect him, but Hancock arrived to confront them, and Brayden blocked Hancock’s hammer.

• Brayden discovered that his popularity strengthened him and began secretly drawing power from his fans’ souls and faith.
• Brayden killed a little girl during a livestreamed charity event, causing the crowd’s faith in him to falter.
• Brayden forcibly devoured fans’ souls, and the crowd began calling him a Demon as Homelander tried to calm the situation.
• Brayden rejected Homelander’s attempt to stop him and consumed the souls of everyone around them.
• Hancock attacked Brayden, but Homelander intercepted him and fought him before Brayden blocked Hancock’s hammer.

Hancock and Mary fought Braidon, who overwhelmed Hancock and challenged Mary until Ron, Royce, Joe, and Connor arrived. The children decided to confront Braidon themselves, but Joe was immediately kicked aside when Braidon lunged at Ron.

• Braidon blocked Hancock's hammer attack, seized the advantage, and repeatedly knocked Hancock away before Mary arrived through a Portal.
• Mary unleashed a storm and fought Braidon, while Homelander watched and the two combatants vanished into darkness and lightning.
• Ron, Royce, Joe, and Connor arrived, saw Mary struggling, and agreed to help while Hancock watched Dinosaur.
• Joe flew into the darkness and attacked Braidon with Heat Vision, interrupting his charge at Mary.
• Braidon learned Ron was the Saiyan's son and lunged at him, but he kicked Joe away when Joe tried to stop him.

Brayden fought the children one after another, defeating Joe and Connor before Royce challenged him and began adapting to his attacks. Royce landed the first blow to send Brayden flying, and then attacked again as Ron waited to fight.

• Brayden kicked Joe aside, and Joe began crying; Connor charged in to avenge him.
• Connor's Heat Vision and physical attacks could not match Brayden, who defeated him and pursued him until Royce intervened.
• Royce identified himself as a Saiyan's son and fought Brayden, gradually adapting despite being suppressed by Brayden's greater strength.
• Brayden worried about the remaining opponents and lost focus, allowing Royce to kick him flying for the first time.
• Royce fired a Ki Blast at Brayden, then used ki sensing to rush into the smoke and continue attacking.

Royce and Ron fought Brayden as he unleashed his Dark Power, and Ron ultimately took over the battle with strength that rivaled Brayden’s. Ron challenged Brayden to test his Sub-Skyfather-level destructive power, leaving their fight ongoing.

• Brayden overwhelmed Royce with Dark Power, but Royce pierced him with a Dodon Ray and cut through his attacks with Destructo Discs.
• Brayden detonated his Dark Energy around Royce, injuring him, but Royce survived and called on Ron for help.
• Ron blocked Brayden’s attack, appeared before him, and began a direct fight that pushed Brayden’s darkness back.
• Ron explained that Brayden could have grown stronger by forming a domain, while Brayden retorted that Ron had not reached Sub-Skyfather.
• Ron said his destructive power could reach that level when he went all out and challenged Brayden to test it.

Ron confronted Brayden, who regained his Demon Body and fought him while Homelander chose to stay and battle Hancock. The fights continued with Ron dominating Brayden and Homelander gaining the upper hand over Hancock, leaving Homelander considering whether he could kill him.

• Brayden dismissed Ron’s claim that Earth could withstand Sub-Skyfather-level power, but Ron pointed out that their battle had barely damaged the planet.
• Brayden transformed into his Demon Body and told Homelander to leave, but Homelander refused and charged at Hancock with the hammer.
• Ron detected Brayden through his demonic aura, countered his ambush, and hurled him into a pit when he attacked head-on.
• Brayden fought Ron repeatedly without losing his composure, though Ron continued knocking him back without letting him gain the advantage.
• Homelander used the hammer and his Heat Vision to put Hancock at a disadvantage, then considered taking the opportunity to kill him.

The Homelander defeated Hancock but was critically wounded by Mary, then willingly let Brayden absorb his body and soul. The absorption pushed Brayden beyond the Sub-Skyfather level, and his new Darkness Domain gave him the upper hand against Ron until Ron adapted to his attack pattern.

• The Homelander knocked Hancock unconscious and prepared to kill him, but Mary struck the Homelander and rushed Hancock through a Portal to the Avengers for treatment.
• Badly wounded by Mary's thunder-charged punch, the Homelander calmly told Brayden to absorb his soul.
• Brayden absorbed the Homelander's body and soul, frightening Royce and the others and breaking through to a higher level of strength.
• Brayden created a Darkness Domain that blocked Ron's senses and repeatedly attacked him, seemingly gaining control of their fight.
• Ron kept his eyes shut, recognized the pattern in Brayden's attacks, and landed a punch that sent Brayden flying.

Ron trained his danger perception while Brayden attacked him inside the Darkness Domain, but Brayden eventually collapsed the domain in a desperate attempt to kill them both. Ron escaped with Royce and the others, then returned to find Brayden’s faint life aura in the wreckage.

• Brayden attacked Ron with Dark Energy, and Ron gradually adapted by reacting to danger and using his Ki Barrier.
• Brayden realized Ron would eventually overcome his attacks and, unwilling to risk a direct fight, hesitated over whether to sacrifice his life.
• Brayden decided to take Ron, Royce, and the others down with him by collapsing the Darkness Domain and detonating its compressed Dark Energy.
• Ron sensed the lethal blast, escaped with Royce and the other two, and avoided the explosion as it destroyed the surrounding buildings.
• Ron returned after the blast and sensed Brayden’s faint life aura in a large pit, but he did not approach immediately.

After defeating Brayden, Ron struggled to decide whether to kill him, but the Avengers intervened and captured him. Ron then joined his friends for the delayed dinner gathering, where Royce recounted the battle.

• Brayden tried to escape underground, but Ron sensed him and blasted him back to the surface.
• Ron hesitated to kill the injured Brayden, and the Avengers arrived to take responsibility for handling him.
• Pietro and the others imprisoned Brayden in a Nano Box while Steve reassured Ron that Brayden’s crimes were not his fault.
• Tony told Ron the feast was ready, and Ron used Instant Transmission to bring Royce and the others to the gathering.
• Royce animatedly told Morgan and Joseph about the battle, and they listened with excitement.

The Avengers weighed how to punish Braidon after his murderous rampage sparked intense public backlash against Vought International. They publicly revealed his crimes and executed him off-stream, leaving the public divided while Homelander’s sacrifice went largely unnoticed.

• Morgan and Joseph eagerly discussed facing extraordinary threats with Ron, while Braidon’s massacre continued to draw public outrage.
• Vought International’s leaders faced pressure from the Avengers to take responsibility and sought Steve’s help as they debated how to calm the public.
• The Avengers chose to publicly expose Braidon’s origins and crimes, using the Martian Manhunter to make him confess during a livestream.
• Viewers argued over whether Braidon should be punished, and the Avengers executed him privately rather than broadcasting the execution.
• Public attention shifted away from Braidon’s victims and the scandal, while Homelander’s death and willing sacrifice were forgotten and his attack on Hancock left him discredited as a hero.

Earth entered the interstellar age, while Ron and Royce grew restless without worthy opponents. Robet met Franklin, a multiversal mutant who had entered the universe to find out why Reed Richards had not fathered him there.

• Earth established ties with cosmic civilizations, and many Earthlings traveled to or settled on other planets.
• Ron and Royce lost interest in ordinary superhero work and asked Robet to find them stronger opponents.
• Robet explained the battles among dimensional fragments and the growth of emotional-energy forces to Ron and Royce.
• Robet sensed an intruder in the universe and left Ron and Royce to investigate.
• Robet met Franklin, who revealed that he was a multiversal mutant and had come looking for Reed Richards, his father.
• Franklin explained that the power of each version of himself born across the multiverse added to his own strength.