Chapter Summaries

Optimus Prime and Jetfire fought off the human defenses and Barricade’s ambush, only for Sentinel Prime to appear and declare that he had joined the Decepticons to rebuild Cybertron. Alvin introduced himself and promised he could help restore Cybertron, leaving Sentinel Prime demanding proof of his ability.

• Alvin stopped the battered Jetfire from joining Optimus Prime’s fight, but Jetfire blasted Barricade’s ambush aside and helped Optimus knock him down.
• Sentinel Prime emerged and confirmed that he had joined the Decepticons to rebuild Cybertron by any means necessary.
• Optimus Prime urged Sentinel Prime to reconsider, but Sentinel rejected the Autobots’ ideals and insisted that rebuilding Cybertron was all that mattered.
• Alvin introduced himself as Optimus Prime’s master, and Optimus said Alvin had promised to rebuild Cybertron.
• Sentinel Prime dismissed Alvin’s promise and demanded proof that he was capable of helping, while Alvin said he was best at reasoning with people.

Alvin fought Sentinel Prime and proved his strength, then offered to spare him in exchange for help rebuilding Cybertron. Sentinel Prime agreed to consider submitting if Alvin demonstrated that ability, and Alvin turned his attention to Barricade.

• Optimus Prime asked to fight Sentinel Prime, but Alvin refused because Optimus Prime was too badly injured.
• Alvin challenged Sentinel Prime, and their weapons clashed as Sentinel Prime overpowered him and explained Cybertron's lost technology.
• Alvin used his Plasma Gun, psychic force, and Spear of Song to pierce Sentinel Prime, but deliberately avoided his vital points.
• Sentinel Prime repaired his wound and told Alvin to prove he could help rebuild Cybertron if he wanted Sentinel Prime to submit.
• Sentinel Prime agreed that Alvin could kill Barricade, who was fighting Optimus Prime and Jetfire.

Alvin confronted Sentinel Prime about his shifting loyalties while Optimus Prime and Jetfire fought Barricade. After losing an arm, Barricade invoked Cybertron’s tradition of dueling for honor, and Optimus Prime accepted, leaving Jetfire unable to intervene.

• Barricade threatened Sentinel Prime, who revealed that he had chosen the Decepticons freely and was willing to support whichever faction helped him rebuild Cybertron.
• Sentinel Prime challenged Alvin to explain why the Autobots trusted him and what gave him confidence in the conflict.
• Barricade attacked Alvin, and Alvin ordered Optimus Prime and Jetfire to subdue Barricade but keep him alive.
• Optimus Prime and Jetfire overwhelmed Barricade, and Optimus Prime cut off one of his arms.
• Barricade challenged Optimus Prime to a duel witnessed by Primus, and Optimus accepted despite Jetfire warning that Barricade was using the tradition to escape.

Alvin let Optimus Prime defeat Barricade to test his judgment, then demonstrated his power to Sentinel Prime by summoning a warship and Space Marines. Sentinel Prime submitted to Alvin after seeing the overwhelming force at his command.

• Optimus Prime defeated Barricade after Barricade tried to escape, and Alvin received 1,500 units of Source Power.
• Alvin anchored the world as the Transformers Universe and gained level three temporal-spatial traversal authority.
• Alvin vanished and reappeared before Sentinel Prime, then summoned a colossal warship above Chicago.
• Five Drop Pods landed, and the Heavenly Punishment Legion emerged from the factory ruins and awaited Alvin's orders.
• Sentinel Prime agreed to submit to Alvin after seeing the warship and the arriving Space Marines.

As the Decepticons and human forces approached the Jordan Petra Temple, Nightblade ordered the Autobots to disperse, predicting that Megatron would bombard the area. The Autobots escaped the bombardment, and Nightblade learned that their usual battle tactics were simply to hide and charge.

• Bumblebee warned the Autobots that Megatron, Shockwave, Soundwave, and a large human army were heading toward the Jordan Petra Temple, while four Decepticons were unaccounted for.
• Nightblade ordered the Autobots to spread out and explained that the Decepticons had brought the fleet and armored regiment to bombard their position.
• The Autobots withdrew, and Megatron ordered the human forces to saturate the Jordan Petra Temple with artillery and bombs.
• Ironhide praised Nightblade for anticipating the attack, then admitted that the Autobots usually hid in cover and charged when the Decepticons took the bait.
• Nightblade was appalled by the Autobots' crude tactics and silently understood why they had nearly been wiped out.

Megatron and the Fallen recovered the Matrix of Leadership and activated the Star Harvester, while Charlie revealed his true allegiance and took control of the Pacific Fleet. The chapter ended as Charlie’s crew fired an Electromagnetic Pulse cannon at the Fallen’s coordinates.

• Megatron led the Decepticons into the ruined city, where Nightblade and other Autobots ambushed them but retreated when the Fallen arrived through a Teleportation Beacon.
• The Fallen recovered the Matrix of Leadership, went to the Pyramid, and activated the Star Harvester.
• Charlie used an electromagnetic pulse to disable Falcon, then shot the captain and assumed command of the Pacific Fleet.
• Charlie told the officers and soldiers that the Decepticons planned to destroy the sun, persuading them to join his attack.
• Charlie ordered the Electromagnetic Pulse cannon to fire at the Fallen’s coordinates, and the crew launched it.

Charlie Zepton turned the Decepticons against humanity's forces, then called on all forces to fight for humanity and attack. The Army and Pacific Fleet united against the Decepticons as the battle began.

• The Fallen deflected a shell fired by the Pacific Fleet, but it tore away part of his body, and he retaliated by crushing Army troops and tanks.
• Charlie used the Decepticons' anger at the apparent betrayal to push hesitant officers toward fighting them.
• Charlie called an ally, opened an all-forces communication channel, and urged humanity's soldiers to resist the Decepticons.
• The Pacific Fleet launched hundreds of fighter jets, while the Army turned its weapons on The Fallen and the Decepticons.

Human pilots from across the Middle East joined the Autobots in a desperate assault on the Decepticons and The Fallen at the Pyramid. Though The Fallen crushed many aircraft with gravity, the pilots kept diving toward him as an armored division advanced on the ground.

• The Fallen ordered Megatron and Soundwave to shoot down the human aircraft while he recovered and prepared to restart the Star Harvester.
• Soundwave's reconnaissance force and the Decepticons attacked the fighters, bringing down dozens of planes as the pilots pressed forward in close-range combat.
• Megatron redirected Soundwave to attack the Autobots on the ground, leaving the sky less defended and allowing more human fighters to reach the Pyramid.
• The Fallen halted approaching aircraft and missiles with gravity, then crushed dozens of them and taunted the remaining pilots.
• Middle Eastern pilots continued to sacrifice themselves in dive-bombing attacks as an armored division charged across the ground, overwhelming The Fallen's ability to hold them back.

Humanity’s forces weakened The Fallen through relentless attacks, but he retaliated by devastating the Pacific Fleet and ground troops. As the Autobots prepared to take over the battle, Alvin arrived with a vast ring-shaped warship and reinforcements descending from the sky.

• Human pilots attacked The Fallen and the Star Harvester until their missiles damaged The Fallen and weakened his grip on the pyramid.
• The Fallen retaliated with Plasma Rays, destroying nearly a hundred aircraft, then turned his Void Staff on the Pacific Fleet and destroyed much of it.
• The Fallen’s attack left the Pacific Fleet with only a third of its strength and the ground forces with nearly twenty percent, while Nightblade and the Autobots held the line against Megatron and the Decepticons.
• Nightblade activated a Teleportation Beacon, bringing Alvin to the battlefield, and Megatron mocked him for arriving alone.
• Alvin revealed an enormous ring-shaped warship overhead, then hundreds of blazing objects descended toward the battlefield.

Alvin’s Punisher Legion overwhelmed the Decepticons and killed Scorponok, before Alvin revealed further forces that turned the battle against Megatron’s army. The Fallen confronted Alvin from above the Pyramid, and Alvin ordered his allies to bring him down.

• Forty Space Marines of the Punisher Legion landed in Drop Pods, took command from the human forces, and charged the Decepticons.
• The Punisher Legion accelerated into battle, split the Decepticons’ formation with Bolter fire, and killed Scorponok with a Plasma Gun.
• Alvin taunted Megatron, who summoned Demolishor and thousands of miniature Transformers from beneath the desert.
• Alvin deployed Jetfire, Sentinel Prime, five thousand Bioroid auxiliaries, and the Nemesis Legion under the Red Queen’s command.
• The Fallen challenged Alvin from above the Pyramid, and Alvin asked his forces to bring him down.

The human-led forces crushed the Decepticons with relentless artillery while Alvin forced Megatron to choose between defeat and submission. The chapter ended with Megatron surrendering after Vesa Riport and the Night Lords Honor Guard broke him in battle.

• The warship and human forces bombarded the Decepticons, while Optimus Prime, Sentinel Prime, and Jetfire kept The Fallen occupied.
• Alvin offered Megatron a supposed transaction requiring the Decepticons to submit in exchange for Cybertron’s reconstruction, then declared them defeated slaves.
• Alvin ordered his Honor Guard to disable Megatron, and Vesa Riport led the ten Night Lords warriors in an ambush.
• Vesa’s warriors used concealment, bolt rounds, and plasma fire to destroy Megatron’s eye, sever his leg, damage his wings, and disable an arm.
• Megatron broke under the Night Lords’ attacks and surrendered, leaving Vesa Riport to report the mission complete.

After Megatron surrendered, Alvin’s forces overwhelmed the Decepticons and wore down The Fallen in a battle atop the Pyramid. Revealing himself as Sky-Shaking Unicron, the last surviving Progenitor, he gave Alvin his Spark Core and charged him with leading the Transformers and rebuilding Cybertron.

• Megatron ordered the Decepticons to surrender, while Alvin’s troops continued their assault on The Fallen.
• The Fallen defeated Optimus Prime, Sentinel Prime, Nightblade, and Jetfire, but Alvin refused to risk his Punishers and sent waves of Bioroids and Tyrants against him.
• After fighting until sunset, The Fallen revealed his true name, Sky-Shaking Unicron, and spoke with Alvin about Cybertron’s future and the Star Harvester.
• Sky-Shaking Unicron asked Alvin to spare the Decepticons and offered to crown him, then tore out his Spark Core and named Alvin Valshius the Transformers’ new Progenitor.
• Sky-Shaking Unicron died after entrusting Alvin with the Spark Core and the responsibility of rebuilding Cybertron.

After Sky-Shaking Unicron’s death, Alvin became the Transformers’ Progenitor and reorganized Earth’s government and faith. He then arrived at Sentinel Prime’s laboratory to find that his new armor was a transformation belt.

• Sentinel Prime swore the Transformers’ allegiance to Alvin, and the surviving Autobots and Decepticons joined him in declaring the war over.
• Alvin took Sky-Shaking Unicron’s Spark Core and announced the end of the war, while Charlie predicted that the world order would change.
• Alvin reorganized the United Nations as the Holy Council, established the Ecclesiarchy and Adeptus Mechanicus, and designated Australia a special region for Transformers.
• Alvin visited Sentinel Prime’s laboratory to collect the upgraded armor he had requested using Sky-Shaking Unicron’s Spark Core and the damaged Mark V.
• Sentinel Prime revealed a belt combining the Matrix of Leadership and Sky-Shaking Unicron’s Spark, which could transform into armor around Alvin.

Alvin received a miniature armor built from Sky-Shaking Unicron and collected the remaining energy devices for a Space Bridge. After organizing the Transformers world and gaining Micro Space Compression, he returned to his Warhammer 40K main world, hoping the situation on Alert Star could still be salvaged.

• Sentinel Prime presented Alvin with armor made from Sky-Shaking Unicron's remains, and Alvin named it Sky-Shaking Unicron.
• Sentinel Prime explained that the Space Bridge needed more energy devices, so Alvin took the remaining supply and promised to replenish it.
• The Navigator awarded Alvin Micro Space Compression after world exploration reached 25%, and Alvin considered how it could help transport large objects.
• Alvin assigned captured Decepticons to mine as Repentants, placed the Autobots and human representatives on the Holy Council, and left Nightblade to monitor it.
• Alvin ordered the Navigator to return and arrived back in his Warhammer 40K main world, concerned about Alert Star.

After returning to the Celerus Hive, Alvin reunited with Elsa, who concealed her knowledge of a prophecy that foretold her death and his survival. He promised to take her to a peaceful place once the conflict was over, while Elsa silently prepared to break her promise to him.

• Alvin read Rosales's messages about Dark Adeptus Diet Guard infiltrators on Alert Star and Necron ruins containing Blackstone Creations beneath the Steel Continent.
• Alvin contacted Elsa, who hurried to his room and welcomed him back with tears before embracing him.
• Alvin sensed that Elsa was troubled and asked what had happened, but Elsa hid the prophecy in which she would die and Alvin would survive.
• Alvin promised to take Elsa to a beautiful, peaceful place after the Celerus conflict ended.
• After Alvin left, Elsa quietly said she might have to break her promise to him.

Alvin reviewed the worsening siege of Celerus Hive and considered how to break the deadlock while keeping Alert Star from falling to Chaos. Coleman Scott appeared in his study to warn that Haarken Worldclaimer’s Hell spear would tear out Alvin’s heart, then left him with a prediction of his corruption.

• Elsa reported that the Commoner Prince Cult had destroyed Celerus Hive’s Shield Device, leaving the defenders to fight Orks, Genestealers, and Chaos Raptors without air support or reinforcements.
• Alvin asked Elsa about breaking out, but she judged escape nearly impossible and revealed that the family head was trapped in Deadwood District because of his health.
• Alvin ordered Elsa to inform Tacker that he wanted to meet Drakris, while privately resolving that Alert Star must not fall because it guarded the route to the Darkside.
• Alvin sensed an intruder in his study and confronted Coleman Scott, who claimed he had come with goodwill on behalf of Tzeentch.
• Alvin threw the Spear of Song at Scott, but Scott reappeared by the window and warned that Haarken Worldclaimer’s Hell spear would tear Alvin’s heart apart.

Alvin attacked Scott after rejecting his prophecy, but Scott used sorcery to manipulate time and then trapped Alvin in an illusion. The chapter ended with Alvin confronting a vision of himself that threatened him and promised revenge.

• Alvin rejected Scott’s claim that Tzeentch was the Weaver of Fate and declared that he would never submit to Chaos.
• Alvin activated his armor and used spatial displacement to rush Scott with the Spear of Song.
• Scott cast high-level sorcery that appeared to reverse time and halt Alvin’s spear, but Alvin’s psychic power drove the attack through Scott’s resistance.
• Alvin pinned Scott in the garden and prepared to kill him, but the figure beneath him changed into Alvin Valshius.
• Alvin realized the apparent victim was an illusion, while the false Alvin taunted him and promised he would regret what he had done.

Alvin fought an illusion of himself in the Garden of Nurgle, then resisted Tzeentch’s assault on his mind after seeing a vision of Elsa. He woke in his study to Hilda’s arrival and realized the battle had been a nightmare.

• Alvin recognized the wounded double as an illusion and impaled it with the Spear of Song.
• Alvin burned the double with Psykana Flame, but the ashes formed an image of Elsa as a withered corpse.
• Alvin attacked the image and fought through a psychic onslaught that dragged him toward Chaos.
• Alvin broke free of the illusion and heard Hilda arrive, asking whether enemies had invaded.
• Alvin saw that he was still seated in his study and that no battle had taken place.

Alvin investigated the dead psyker Scott and told Hilda about a disturbing vision that might have been a prophecy. He refused to rest, asked Hilda to secretly protect Elsa, and agreed to meet Grand Sage Drakris that night with a plan to break the deadlock.

• Alvin asked Hilda to examine Scott's corpse, and she confirmed he was dead before burning it and crushing its strangely grinning head.
• Hilda found a psyker bone among the ashes, but Alvin refused to keep it and asked her to put it somewhere safe.
• Alvin recounted his vision to Hilda, who could not tell whether it was an illusion or prophecy and urged him to rest because the Great Rift was worsening his condition.
• Alvin asked Hilda to secretly protect Elsa and keep his vision from her, while he insisted he would prevent the foretold events from happening.
• Elsa delivered an invitation from Grand Sage Drakris, and Alvin agreed to meet him that night with a gift prepared.

Alvin met Grand Sage Drakris at the Forge, where Drakris accused him of helping Rosales escape and demanded compensation for the lost opportunity. Alvin revealed a transforming Iron Man, leaving Drakris eager to make a deal with him.

• Alvin saw that Styx Eight had secured the spire district and its technological facilities while the rest of the hive remained in chaos.
• Drakris confronted Alvin about Rosales's escape, but Alvin challenged him to produce evidence and warned him against making false accusations.
• Drakris explained that Rosales had been meant to earn him a promotion and transfer, then pressed Alvin to make up for the loss.
• Alvin first showed Drakris a cube that expanded, then transformed it into Unit 08-1, an Iron Man.
• Drakris reacted with excitement and asked Alvin what he wanted in exchange for the Iron Man.