Chapter Summaries

Scarlet Witch Wanda attacked the Mutants to avenge Pietro, killing several of them and leaving Emma Frost soulless. Li Ang confronted Wanda, but Magik Illyana’s surprise attack with a golden greatsword failed to strike her solid form.

• Li Ang learned that Wanda had once wiped out most of the Mutants and that Magneto was her father.
• Wanda tortured Magneto over Pietro’s death, then took Emma Frost’s will despite her Diamond Form.
• Li Ang rose to defend Emma and the Mutants, while Wanda sealed Deadpool’s mouth with reality-altering magic.
• The Mutants charged Wanda, but she killed several, including Professor X, and controlled the Adamantium in Wolverine’s body to hurl him away.
• Li Ang grabbed Wanda by the neck, but her body vanished like a phantom before he could injure her.
• Magik Illyana opened a Hell Gate and struck at Wanda with a golden greatsword, but Wanda turned into a phantom again.

Li Ang fought Scarlet Witch Wanda as she overwhelmed the Mutants and hurled him beyond Earth by changing the laws of physics. The Phoenix Force then chose Li Ang as its new host, restoring his body and making him more powerful.

• Magik Illyana attacked Wanda with her Soulsword, but Wanda sensed her and tore apart her Magic Armor, forcing her to flee through a Portal.
• Li Ang ordered the Mutants to fall back and endured Wanda's spatial attacks and conjured weapons, including apparent Kryptonite that did not weaken him.
• Li Ang created clones with Asgardian magic, then stopped time briefly and destroyed Wanda's clones before grabbing the real Wanda.
• Wanda altered Li Ang's body and the laws of physics, launching him beyond Earth while the Mutants prepared to face her.
• The Phoenix Force sensed Li Ang as a suitable host, restored his body, and made him more powerful.

Li Ang used the Phoenix Force to defeat Scarlet Witch Wanda and change the past, restoring Pietro and the Mutants Wanda had killed. He could not revive White Queen Emma Frost, but Deadpool claimed he might know a way to bring her back as Li Ang prepared to leave with her body.

• Li Ang used the Phoenix Force’s perception and power to counter Scarlet Witch Wanda’s attacks and devour her Chaos Magic.
• Li Ang refused to kill Wanda and instead changed the past so Pietro survived, ending the battle before it began.
• Storm and the other Mutants Wanda had killed returned to life, but White Queen Emma Frost and Jean Grey remained dead.
• Li Ang took Emma Frost’s restored body and said he would leave, while Storm and Psylocke thanked him.
• Deadpool told Li Ang that he might know a way to bring Emma Frost back to life.

Li Ang and Deadpool traveled to Death’s realm to ask her to find White Queen’s soul and resurrect her. They reached Death’s throne and found her appearing as a woman, where she greeted Wade warmly.

• Li Ang agreed to accompany Deadpool to meet Death, while Psylocke and Storm stayed behind to watch White Queen’s body.
• Li Ang discovered that the Phoenix Force had been forcibly bound to him by his system and suppressed its resistance.
• Deadpool led Li Ang through Death’s bleak realm, where a Messenger guided them to her throne.
• Death appeared as a beautiful woman, and she welcomed Wade, saying he had finally come to see her.

Li Ang and Deadpool visited Death to ask her to restore Emma Frost, and Li Ang accepted becoming her Apostle in exchange for Emma’s life. They returned to the island, where Emma awoke as Psylocke and Storm watched in shock.

• Death greeted Li Ang and Deadpool, then revealed that the Messenger who had guided them was Emma Frost.
• Death offered to restore Emma’s soul and life if Li Ang became her Apostle and brought true death to the Universes.
• Li Ang accepted Death’s terms and received the Death Mark after Death kissed him.
• Death released Emma’s soul, and Deadpool took Li Ang away from her realm.
• Li Ang and Deadpool returned to the island, where Emma opened her eyes before Psylocke and Storm.

After Li Ang became the Hellfire Club’s Supreme and left the island with Deadpool, the Mutants discovered the battle had transported them sixty years into the future. The White Queen and Professor X agreed to unite the Hellfire Club and X-Men to protect the struggling Mutants.

• Emma Frost took Li Ang to meet Queen Medusa, then named him the Hellfire Club’s Supreme, and he accepted.
• Psylocke and Storm joined the Hellfire Club, while Emma Frost told the Black Queen to come pay her respects to Li Ang.
• Li Ang and Deadpool left to save Deadpool’s universe, and the Mutants discovered they were now sixty years in the future.
• Beast Hank explained that the older Mutants had vanished and the new generation faced persecution and possible extinction.
• The White Queen proposed that the Hellfire Club join forces with the X-Men, and Professor X agreed.

Li Ang and Deadpool brought Wolverine Logan to Deadpool’s universe as its Anchor Person, stopped Mister Paradox’s plan, and destroyed the Time Crusher. After Deadpool chose to keep traveling between worlds, Li Ang returned to Gotham with a promising lead for the Kryptonians’ new home.

• Deadpool and Li Ang found Wolverine Logan, ignored his refusal, and brought him to Deadpool’s universe to keep him alive as its Anchor Person.
• Deadpool confronted Mister Paradox, while Li Ang destroyed the Time Crusher and the Time Variance Authority arrested Paradox.
• Deadpool decided he could not retire and asked Li Ang to tell Batman he would visit Gotham.
• Li Ang returned to the manor, reunited with Kara and Ciri, and told General Astra he had a promising lead for the Kryptonians.
• General Astra took Li Ang outside so he could explain the lead to her warriors.

Leon returned to his manor, paid General Astra compensation, and reunited with Kara, Ciri, Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy. After granting Harley Quinn telepathy, he reviewed the rise of new heroes and threats across Gotham and Metropolis and prepared to act.

• Leon paid General Astra several billion in compensation, and she said she wanted to have a child naturally with him.
• Leon returned to the manor and told Kara and Ciri about his trip, then reunited with Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy.
• Leon used the Phoenix Force to enhance Harley Quinn and give her telepathy, which let her hear Poison Ivy's thoughts.
• Harley Quinn tested her telepathy, and Leon, Kara, Ciri, and Poison Ivy reacted to her new power.
• Leon reviewed reports about the nearly completed Justice League Hall, Arkham City, the International Gang, and emerging superheroes, then set out to save the world.

Li Ang met Lucifer Morningstar at the Bar of Light, where Lucifer offered to teach him how to deal with Three Palaces in exchange for a date with a woman who would fall in love with him. Two days later, Li Ang met the distressed Margaret Bella in North Hollywood and invited her to lunch.

• Li Ang visited the Bar of Light and met Lucifer Morningstar, who knew he had come about Three Palaces.
• Lucifer offered to help Li Ang deal with Three Palaces if Li Ang dated a woman and made her fall in love with him.
• Li Ang accepted Lucifer's deal, and Lucifer gave him instructions before sending him away.
• Lucifer told Mace that he was helping Li Ang because Li Ang smelled of death.
• Two days later, Li Ang found Margaret Bella crying on a park bench in North Hollywood and cheered her up with conversation.
• Li Ang invited Margaret to lunch, and she introduced herself as Margaret Bella.

Li Ang spent a day making Margaret Bella happy as part of a deal with Lucifer, while feeling guilty as she fell in love with him. The chapter left Margaret asking him to say he loved her, and Li Ang complying as she admitted she did not have much time left.

• Li Ang took Margaret to dinner, surprised her with a birthday cake, and learned her whispered wish.
• Li Ang drove Margaret to Disneyland, where they spent the afternoon enjoying rides and the park.
• Li Ang brought Margaret to a Wayne Enterprises-sponsored show, where the host chose her to perform onstage.
• Margaret kissed Li Ang, told him she did not have much time left, and asked him to say he loved her.
• Li Ang told Margaret, "I love you," and she blushed.

Li Ang watched Margaret perform ballet before time stopped and Death, appearing as Second Sister Telth, told him why she periodically experiences a day in the life of someone about to die. She removed the Death Mark from Li Ang and replaced it with her own aura, refusing to let anyone else claim him as an Apostle.

• Margaret danced to Swan Lake onstage, and Li Ang applauded alone as the crowd and rain froze in place.
• Second Sister Telth appeared beside Li Ang and explained that she lived a day as someone about to die every hundred years so she could experience death.
• Li Ang learned that Margaret was Death and asked Telth what it felt like to meet her.
• Telth took Li Ang's Death Mark, crushed it into energy, and returned that energy to him, increasing his magical power.
• Telth said she disliked anyone beating her to the punch and left her own aura on Li Ang so he could not become another being's Apostle.

Second Sister guided Margaret’s soul to the Mysterious Realm after Margaret died, while Li Ang realized he had fallen in love with Death. Lucifer told Li Ang he could be with Second Sister if he stopped being mortal, but Li Ang refused the offered position of King of Hell.

• Second Sister comforted Margaret, explained that her life had ended, and led her soul toward the Mysterious Realm.
• Li Ang asked Second Sister whether she would blush if he told her he loved her, and she silently blushed before leaving with Margaret.
• Time resumed in Los Angeles, and Margaret’s body collapsed onstage as rain poured down.
• Lucifer appeared beside Li Ang and teased him about falling in love with Death; Li Ang admitted his feelings and said he could not be with her.
• Lucifer explained that Li Ang could become immortal by accepting the vacant position of King of Hell, but Li Ang rejected the offer because he did not want to become a devil or give Lucifer what he wanted.

Li Ang learned that Raven could use a Sealing Crystal in Hell to seal Three Palaces, then spoke with Kate Kane about falling in love with Death. After finding comfort with Kate, he decided to pursue a way to stop being human and promised to help her join the Justice League as an auxiliary member.

• Lucifer told Li Ang that Raven needed to seal Three Palaces with a Sealing Crystal in Hell to resolve his problem.
• Detective Chloe Decker questioned Li Ang about Margaret Bella and his relationship with her.
• Kate Kane confronted Li Ang about leaving her off the Justice League roster and accused him of falling for Margaret Bella.
• Li Ang confessed that he had fallen in love with Death, and Kate Kane comforted him before he carried her to the bedroom.
• Li Ang promised to ask Batman to make Kate an auxiliary Justice League member and said he wanted to stop being human.

Li Ang reconciled with Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy before joining Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman at the newly built Justice Building to select the Justice League’s first members. They chose seven members, including The Flash, Aquaman, and Green Lantern, while Li Ang noted that Victor Stone’s time had not yet come.

• Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy confronted Li Ang about his romantic gestures toward another woman, and he agreed to take them on a date.
• Li Ang met Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman at the Justice Building, where Superman arranged a black Battle Suit for him without an S symbol.
• Batman presented a list of candidates for the Justice League’s first members, and the group approved The Flash and Aquaman Arthur Kuri.
• The group decided to select seven members and chose Green Lantern from Coast City as the final candidate.
• Li Ang asked about Victor Stone, and Batman found that he was still an ordinary college quarterback, so Li Ang said his time had not come yet.

Li Ang received his Battle Suit, visited Atlantis, and helped recruit Arthur to the Justice League, where Arthur became king. Back at Justice Hall, Batman gathered the new team and revealed his identity as Bruce Wayne.

• Superman Clark gave Li Ang his Battle Suit, and Li Ang added an Ankh emblem to its chest.
• Li Ang visited Queen Atlanna in Atlantis, then invited Arthur Kuri to join the Justice League.
• Queen Atlanna gave Arthur the Golden Trident, and Arthur became King of Atlantis.
• Li Ang and Arthur returned to Justice Hall, where Batman welcomed the new members and explained the League's duties.
• Barry Allen asked to learn Batman's identity, so Bruce Wayne removed his mask and shocked Barry and Hal Jordan.

Bruce Wayne proposed targeting Lex Luthor to reveal the Justice League to the world, framing their campaign around stopping the International Gang. Li Ang realized the plan also served Wayne Enterprises' corporate interests, and the League prepared to arrest the gang during a planned bank robbery.

• Barry Allen asked Batman what his superpower was, and Li Ang joked that Batman's power came from his money.
• Bruce Wayne named Lex Luthor as a target for a public Justice League operation, surprising the newer members.
• Bruce Wayne showed the League evidence of Lex Luthor's crimes and said the International Gang, secretly controlled by Lex, was testing dangerous armor in Metropolis.
• Li Ang recognized that LexCorp's armor threatened Wayne Enterprises' weapons business and called the conflict high-end corporate warfare.
• Bruce Wayne said the International Gang was planning a bank robbery, and the Justice League agreed to arrest them and expose Lex Luthor.

Bruno Mannheim and the International Gang attacked Metropolis police with powerful armor supplied by LexCorp, but the newly formed Justice League defeated them. Superman announced the League’s purpose to reporters, while Director Larry vowed to investigate LexCorp’s connection to the gang.

• Bruno Mannheim led the armored International Gang in a bank robbery, and they slaughtered SWAT officers when the police opened fire.
• Bruno Mannheim lifted Director Larry by the neck and said, “Mr. Luthor sends his regards,” before Superman swept him away and the Flash caught Larry.
• Superman, the Flash, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern defeated the International Gang, with Superman knocking Bruno Mannheim unconscious.
• Lois Lane questioned Superman, who announced that the heroes were discussing the formation of the Justice League and directed reporters to a future press conference.
• Director Larry declared that he would investigate the International Gang’s connection to LexCorp and its alleged black-market arms trade.

Lex Luthor was forced to halt LexCorp’s arms trade after Li Ang and Batman confronted him with evidence, while the Justice League publicly launched. The League agreed to build a secret base in space, and Kate Kane remained a Reserve.

• Lex Luthor learned Bruno Mannheim had robbed a bank and discussed the fallout with Mercy, who warned that someone had framed LexCorp.
• Li Ang and Batman confronted Lex Luthor with evidence of his crimes and persuaded him to pull LexCorp out of the arms business.
• LexCorp’s weapons were confiscated, and Wayne Enterprises took one missing shipment; three days later, Lex Luthor faced an investigation and movement restrictions.
• The Justice League held a public launch at the Justice Building, where Batman and Superman presented its ideals and Lois Lane interviewed its members.
• Kate Kane asked why Li Ang was not onstage, and he said he disliked publicity and masks.
• Batman proposed a secret Justice League base in space using Kryptonian and Green Lantern Corps technology, and the members agreed.

At the Justice League’s founding meeting, Li Ang discussed the Kryptonians and a risky plan to deal with Three Palaces. Later, Harley Quinn told Li Ang that Batman had been beaten by the Arkham Knight in Arkham City, where she and Ivy had encountered a scheme to kill every criminal.

• Li Ang told the Justice League that he was finding a place to settle the Kryptonians and had a risky way to deal with Three Palaces; the members discussed a plan.
• After the meeting, Barry Allen and Hal Jordan talked about their dates before the League members went their separate ways.
• Harley Quinn called Li Ang from Arkham City and said the Arkham Knight had appeared and beaten Batman after Bruce Wayne was thrown into the district.
• Harley Quinn told Li Ang she and Ivy had gone to Arkham City to negotiate with the mayor, but she had tied him up after discovering his plan to kill all the criminals.
• Li Ang warned Harley Quinn and Ivy to be careful, while Harley demanded to know who had put the mayor up to the extreme scheme.

Li Ang visited the Batcave, confirmed Kryptonite did not affect him, and took two pieces while Bruce Wayne considered how to guard against Kryptonians. Later, Li Ang met Penguin and Sophia Falcone at the Iceberg Lounge, where Penguin saw how far Li Ang had risen since working for him.

• Bruce Wayne showed Li Ang a box of Kryptonite in the Batcave, and Li Ang felt no effects from it.
• Li Ang took two pieces of Kryptonite to keep in case Kara or General Astra became a threat.
• Penguin and Sophia Falcone visited the Iceberg Lounge and learned that Frank managed it for Li Ang.
• Li Ang arrived through a golden Portal, and Penguin asked to see how the Iceberg Lounge was being run.