Chapter Summaries

The U.S. Army agreed to hand Kal-El over to General Zod, but Batman’s magic transported Superman, the Kryptonians, and their ship away from Earth. Clark confronted Zod and tried to provoke him into accepting a challenge, despite discovering that nearly thirty Kryptonians were present.

• The U.S. Army promised General Zod that it would hand over Kal-El, while Zod secretly planned to reshape Earth after obtaining the Codex of Life.
• Batman’s magic transported Superman, the Kryptonians, and their ship away, leaving the Americans unable to find them.
• General Zod’s group found themselves trapped in a magically altered world, and Zod dismissed the strange effects as a bluff.
• Superman Clark faced General Zod and declared that he was Clark Kent, a naturally born man raised on a Kansas farm.
• Clark counted nearly thirty Kryptonians and realized the plan had changed, so he tried to get General Zod to accept his challenge.
• General Zod demanded that Clark hand over the Codex of Life in exchange for leaving Earth.

After General Zod refused Clark’s challenge and attacked him, Batman activated Plan B, separating the Kryptonians into individual fights. Kara battled her aunt Astra in the Mirror Dimension, while Wonder Woman Diana went to confront Faora and try to turn her against Zod.

• Clark challenged General Zod to a duel for leadership, but Zod refused and attacked him.
• Batman activated Plan B, ejecting the others from the Bat-jet to divide the Kryptonians and make them fight separately.
• Kara confronted Astra, and the two were transported to the Mirror Dimension.
• Kara used the shifting terrain and her fighting skills to overpower Astra, who awakened her Heat Vision in anger.
• Diana flew to confront Faora, hoping to persuade the deputy commander to oppose Zod.

Diana fought Faora in the Mirror Dimension and gained the advantage as Faora began to tire. After pinning her down, Diana persuaded her to consider a future without Superman or General Zod as leader.

• Diana and Faora introduced themselves before Faora launched a rapid punch attack against Diana’s Divine Shield.
• Diana shoved Faora into a skyscraper, then pursued her through the collapsing building and fought her in midair.
• Faora fired Heat Vision, but Diana’s Guardian Silver Bracelets absorbed it and reflected the force back at her.
• Faora grabbed Diana’s hair and hurled her away, but Diana eventually wore her down as Faora’s Solar Energy ran low in the Mirror Dimension.
• Diana pinned Faora and told her that neither Superman nor General Zod would lead the Kryptonians, asking whether she wanted to remain a deputy.
• Faora stopped resisting as she recognized an opportunity, and Diana concluded that she might be willing to turn against Zod.

Li Ang used magic to overcome General Zod’s warriors and challenged their leader, the Big Guy, to a hand-to-hand fight in exchange for his obedience. He easily defeated the Big Guy, who wondered whether Li Ang was a Kryptonian.

• Li Ang flew toward the Kryptonians while Batman asked whether he could beat them, and he singled out General Zod’s warriors to provoke them.
• Li Ang created hundreds of clones with the Asgardian Clone Spell, causing the warriors to attack one another after the spell affected their minds.
• Li Ang struck the Big Guy’s soul with magic and a whip, then offered to fight him without magic if the Big Guy agreed to obey him upon defeat.
• The Big Guy accepted the challenge, and Li Ang returned his soul to his body before they began fighting hand to hand.
• Li Ang easily sent the Big Guy flying, pinned him down, and repeatedly punched him until the Big Guy asked if Li Ang was a Kryptonian.

Li Ang defeated Big Guy and confronted General Astra, who had come to Earth seeking revenge on her sister through Kara. After Kara left, Astra used her challenge as a pretext to seduce Li Ang, and the chapter ended with them alone in the Mirror Dimension.

• Li Ang quickly defeated Big Guy, then knocked down the remaining Zod Faction warriors and told Astra's faction that General Astra would soon submit to him.
• Li Ang went to Kara and found her fighting evenly with General Astra until Kara gained the upper hand and sent her aunt flying.
• Astra revealed that she wanted revenge on her sister Aurora and planned to destroy Earth to make Kara suffer.
• Li Ang offered to take Astra's hatred onto himself, prompting Kara to embrace him before she left through a portal.
• Astra charged Li Ang, then pressed herself against him and explained that defeating her meant giving her everything; Li Ang sealed them in the Mirror Dimension, where their encounter shook the realm.

Diana and Faora agreed that the Kryptonians needed a stable home, while Superman and Zod’s battle broke out of the Mirror Dimension and continued in space. Li Ang and Batman offered to find Faora’s people another world, and the defeated Kryptonians began submitting to her leadership.

• Diana promised Faora that Li Ang would help the Kryptonians find a place to live, and Faora agreed to wait for the outcome of Superman and Zod’s fight.
• Superman and Zod tore through the Mirror Dimension, and Clark sent Zod into space to keep their battle away from Metropolis.
• Li Ang appeared with General Astra, whose warriors had submitted after she lost to him.
• Diana reminded Li Ang that Faora would lead the Kryptonians if Superman defeated Zod, and Faora said her people needed a home without outside interference.
• Batman suggested that Li Ang send the Kryptonians to another Earth, and Li Ang agreed to find them a suitable planet.
• Faora gathered the defeated warriors, including Big Guy, as they submitted to her leadership and showed resentment toward Zod.

Li Ang and Superman Clark defeated General Zod and prepared to send him to the Phantom Zone, while Li Ang returned Master Gu Yi to her universe. Back in Gotham, Batman planned to relocate the Kryptonians and revealed that he had bought land in Metropolis for a Justice League base.

• Superman Clark and Li Ang teamed up to overpower General Zod, and Li Ang bound him with magical Chains so Clark could take him to the Phantom Zone.
• Li Ang opened a Cross-universe Portal and sent Master Gu Yi home after she warned him to keep the Kryptonians away from Earth.
• Batman told Li Ang that the Kryptonians were a danger, and Li Ang agreed to find them an uninhabited world to live on.
• Batman explained that Faora and Astra's rivalry was keeping the Kryptonians divided, while Kara regretted that her relatives had come to Earth.
• Batman told Li Ang that he had bought land in Metropolis to build a base for the Justice League.

Lex Luthor decoded the Mother Box’s message and learned the Kryptonians’ weakness and how to build armor against them. At Li Ang’s mansion, Kara proposed a new home for the Kryptonians, while Harley Quinn asked Li Ang to give her more power.

• Lex Luthor took the Mother Box’s message from Silas Stone, decoded it at LexCorp, and learned that Kryptonite could weaken Kryptonians.
• Lex Luthor discovered the Apokolips Armor technology and ordered Mercy to find Kryptonite and secretly research the armor.
• Kara suggested sending Faora and Astra to a disaster-struck world where they could help rebuild, and Li Ang agreed.
• Harley Quinn told Li Ang she wanted more power, and he struggled to think of a way to strengthen her.
• After Kara left to find Ciri, she found Ciri practicing with a modern sword in the flower bed.

Li Ang checked on Rachel at Kamar-Taj, gained her Hell Gate ability, and encountered Deadpool, who asked him to help find a Wolverine to serve as an Anchor Person. Li Ang agreed to help in exchange for a favor later.

• Li Ang visited Rachel at Kamar-Taj, reassured her about Kara's family, and learned that her Intimacy had reached 80.
• Li Ang drew from Rachel's abilities and obtained Hell Gate, which let him summon demons that obeyed him.
• Deadpool came through a golden Portal, and Li Ang pulled him out and demanded to know why he was looking for Wolverine.
• Deadpool explained that he wanted to find a Wolverine from a universe like his own and make him the Anchor Person.
• Li Ang agreed to help Deadpool find Wolverine in exchange for a favor, and Deadpool accepted.

Li Ang and Deadpool were brought before the Illuminati in Universe 838, where Deadpool warned them that the Scarlet Witch could destroy them. When Peggy Carter demanded to know how she would die, Deadpool said she would be sliced in half by a Vibranium Shield.

• Li Ang and Deadpool stole drinks from a vending machine, and the Illuminati caught them and transported them to their meeting place.
• Deadpool recognized Professor X and warned the Illuminati that the Scarlet Witch would tear them apart.
• Peggy Carter argued that Black Bolt could kill the Scarlet Witch, but Li Ang and Deadpool explained that she could alter reality and leave Black Bolt without a mouth.
• Peggy Carter asked Li Ang how she would die, and Deadpool said a Vibranium Shield would slice her in half before she knocked him down with her shield.

Li Ang and Deadpool came to the Illuminati's universe to find Wolverine Logan, but learned that Logan and other heroes had died. The Illuminati persuaded them to stay so they could learn more about the future, while Peggy Carter prepared to use her personal charm to keep Li Ang involved.

• Li Ang confirmed that Scarlet Witch would brutally kill Captain Carter, and Deadpool and Li Ang explained they had come to find Wolverine Logan.
• Professor X revealed that many people, including Logan, had died in their universe, and Captain Carter asked Li Ang and Deadpool to stay so the Illuminati could prepare.
• Li Ang and Deadpool agreed to stay and underwent examinations by an Ultron Robot to check for foreign viruses.
• The Illuminati decided to believe their visitors and learn the full sequence of events, since they considered sacrifices necessary to prevent greater threats.
• Maria Rambeau asked Peggy Carter what she planned to do, and Peggy changed into a pretty dress and touched up her makeup before approaching Li Ang.

Li Ang learned more about the crisis-ridden 838 Universe before Captain Carter came to him seeking information in exchange for her first time. He accepted her offer, leaving them together as she insisted their encounter was only a transaction to save her universe.

• Li Ang reviewed the history of the 838 Universe, where the Illuminati had created Ultron successfully after many superheroes died.
• Captain Carter visited Li Ang dressed for the occasion and asked what would happen to her universe.
• Captain Carter offered Li Ang her first time in exchange for his help, surprising him when she said she was still a virgin.
• Li Ang and Captain Carter danced while Ultron shut down access to their room at her request.
• Captain Carter said she would not fall in love with Li Ang or ask him to take responsibility, and Li Ang agreed to her terms.

Li Ang told the Illuminati that the Scarlet Witch would invade their universe and kill them, prompting them to debate how to stop her. The group considered shielding their universe or killing Wanda Maximoff, but Captain Carter rejected the idea of killing her and supported building a shield.

• Captain Carter and Maria Rambeau gathered the Illuminati after Li Ang agreed to reveal the future of their universe.
• Li Ang told the Illuminati that the Scarlet Witch would pursue Doctor Strange into their universe and kill them, and he explained that Wanda’s Darkhold-enhanced power made her a multiverse-level threat.
• Ultron found that the 838 Universe’s Wanda Maximoff had lived a happy life and had two sons.
• Mister Fantastic proposed shielding the universe or killing Wanda, while Deadpool warned that Wanda could revive herself through magic even if she were killed.
• Captain Carter objected to killing Wanda and declared her support for building a shield.

Li Ang and Deadpool left the Illuminati and arrived on an island hosting the Hellfire Gala. After Deadpool proposed finding a powerful patron to counter Three Palaces, they approached the party and were challenged for lacking invitations, leaving a mysterious woman to welcome them and ask where they came from.

• Captain Carter asked Li Ang if the Illuminati's plan to stop Doctor Strange would work, and he said he did not know before leaving with Deadpool.
• Li Ang and Deadpool arrived on an island, joked about Wolverine and Sentry, and discussed finding a powerful being to protect Li Ang from Three Palaces.
• Deadpool revealed that Death had his back, while Li Ang considered seeking a powerful patron of his own.
• Li Ang and Deadpool found a palace hosting the Hellfire Gala and approached its gathering of Mutants.
• A servant challenged them for lacking invitations, but a woman inside welcomed them and asked where they were from.

Li Ang and Deadpool attended the Hellfire Gala, where Emma Frost welcomed them after Deadpool mistakenly called her “Mom.” They waited for Wolverine to arrive, and the chapter ended as a plane approached the island and Magneto glared at Li Ang.

• Deadpool called Emma Frost “Mom,” and Emma told him she did not have a son as old as him.
• Li Ang told Emma that he and Deadpool were looking for Wolverine, and Emma welcomed them to the Hellfire Gala.
• Emma gave Li Ang wine and tried to read his mind, but she could not penetrate it.
• Deadpool approached Magik, who threatened him with her blade, and then he and Li Ang stayed together at the gala.
• A plane arrived above the island, and Li Ang spotted Magneto glaring at him as the guests headed outside.

Li Ang and Deadpool attended the Hellfire Club banquet, where Professor X and the X-Men arrived to discuss the survival of Mutants. After Wolverine Logan stabbed Deadpool and proved he was not the Logan they knew, the pair stayed at White Queen Emma Frost’s invitation and watched the entertainment.

• Professor X and the X-Men arrived at the Hellfire Club in the Blackbird, and Emma Frost and Magneto welcomed them.
• Deadpool photographed Psylocke until Li Ang stopped him, then asked where Wolverine Logan was.
• Wolverine Logan appeared drunk, stabbed Deadpool, and turned out not to be the Wolverine they were looking for.
• Li Ang and Deadpool agreed to stay at Emma Frost’s banquet after she invited them to remain.
• Ice Moon Flower Snow and Xuan Yin performed as Li Ang and Deadpool drank and looked around the gathering.
• White Queen sent someone to summon Li Ang and Deadpool.

Li Ang and Deadpool met with the Hellfire Club and X-Men, and Emma Frost asked Li Ang to help the Mutants in their coming battle. At the banquet, Li Ang flirted with Psylocke and Storm, and the night ended with the three of them heading to find a room.

• Li Ang and Deadpool entered a hidden room where Emma Frost, Phoenix Jean Grey, Storm, and Magneto were waiting.
• Deadpool introduced himself as a mercenary, joked about his abilities, and revealed that a curse had made him immortal.
• Emma Frost asked Li Ang to help the Mutants fight an upcoming battle, and he said his cooperation depended on her sincerity.
• At the banquet, Li Ang joined Psylocke and Storm, and they discussed Deadpool's healing powers and whether Wolverine could die.
• After chatting and flirting late into the night, Li Ang put an arm around Psylocke and Storm, and the three of them went to find a room.

Li Ang and Deadpool found the Mutants facing off against the Inhumans, led by Black Bolt and Queen Medusa, after Cyclops had been killed. As Emma Frost rallied the Mutants and Namor joined their side, the battle began, with Emma taking Black Bolt’s devastating sonic attack in her diamond form.

• Li Ang woke beside Psylocke, then joined Deadpool after he warned that the enemy had arrived.
• Li Ang and Deadpool saw Black Bolt and the Inhumans surrounding the island, while Jean Grey mourned Cyclops’s death.
• Emma Frost confronted Queen Medusa over the Inhumans’ use of Terrigen Crystals, which poisoned Mutants.
• Emma revealed that she had chosen the island as a battlefield, and Magneto summoned sea creatures led by Namor to surround the Inhumans.
• Queen Medusa and Emma ordered their forces to fight, and Black Bolt unleashed a powerful sonic attack.
• Emma transformed into her diamond form and rushed to withstand Black Bolt’s attack.

The Mutants and Inhumans fought over the threat Terrigen Crystals posed to Mutants, but the battle escalated when Wanda appeared and killed Storm. As Jean Grey fought Wanda and Black Bolt unleashed his full power, Li Ang stopped Black Bolt’s attack and walked toward him.

• Deadpool sided with the Mutants and joined the fight, while Jean Grey used the Phoenix Force to defeat the Inhumans’ fighters.
• Queen Medusa revealed that the Inhumans had backup, and Wanda appeared on the battlefield.
• Wanda tore Storm apart, driving Jean Grey and the Mutants into a furious, deadly counterattack.
• Black Bolt unleashed a tsunami that killed and injured many of Namor’s people, then aimed his sonic power at the Mutants.
• Li Ang blocked Black Bolt’s attack and walked toward him despite Black Bolt raising his power to the force of a nuclear explosion.

Li Ang and the Mutants overwhelmed the Inhumans, but the battle’s outcome hinged on Scarlet Witch and Phoenix fighting in the sky. Wanda shattered the Phoenix Force, and Jean Grey fell apparently dead.

• Li Ang killed Black Bolt by covering his mouth and letting his sonic power rebound into his head.
• Emma Frost used her telepathy to subdue Queen Medusa while Psylocke mourned Storm Ororo and then joined the battle.
• The Mutants nearly wiped out the Inhumans, and Emma Frost brought the controlled Medusa to Li Ang as his captive.
• Deadpool warned Li Ang that Jean Grey was no match for Scarlet Witch, then Wanda shattered the Phoenix Force and Jean fell from the sky.
• Emma Frost tried to catch Jean with her mental powers, but she sensed nothing and declared Jean dead.