Chapter Summaries

Li Ang reunited with Sophia Falcone, who planned to run for Gotham mayor and asked him to secure Wayne Enterprises' support. Impressed by her campaign strategy, Li Ang agreed to help, leaving Sophia eager to use his "Dark Knight" nickname and recruit him to her team.

• Sophia Falcone greeted Li Ang warmly and told him she was planning to run for mayor.
• Sophia asked Li Ang to get Wayne Enterprises' support, and he asked her to give him a reason.
• Sophia proposed that a female mayor would let Li Ang do whatever he wanted, and he claimed he was helping only to improve Gotham.
• Sophia explained that her campaign team planned to turn her time in Arkham Asylum into an advantage with the slogan, "Only someone who has seen Gotham's darkness can lead Gotham into the light."
• Li Ang called Sophia the true Dark Knight, and she decided to use the title in her campaign and invited him to join her team.

Li Ang reunited Kara and Ciri with Rachel during the New York Battle, where Rachel refused to interfere because they did not belong to that universe. After returning to Kamar-Taj, Li Ang confronted Death Goddess, who discovered that her power could not penetrate him and cried out in disbelief.

• Li Ang promised Kara and Ciri they could join the Justice League when they were adults, then took them through a portal to find Rachel.
• At the New York Sanctum, Kara and Ciri reunited with Rachel, who had grown quieter and told Kara they could not interfere in the battle.
• Rachel watched Iron Man carry a nuclear missile through the wormhole and destroy the Chitauri Mothership, then led the group back to Kamar-Taj.
• Li Ang stayed behind on the rooftop and confronted Death Goddess, who threatened to keep him as her servant forever.
• Death Goddess reached for Li Ang's heart but could not touch it, sensed true death, and shouted that it was impossible.

Li Ang resisted the Death Goddess through Second Sister's power, then returned to Kamar-Taj and explained the plan to seal Three Palaces. Rachel agreed to keep Three Palaces occupied while Li Ang went to Hell for Crystal, and Kara and Ciri insisted on facing the danger with her.

• The Death Goddess tried to make a deal with Li Ang, but Second Sister's power prevented her from harming him, and Li Ang overpowered her.
• At Kamar-Taj, Master Gu Yi and the disciples waited anxiously until Li Ang returned with a powerful aura of death and stronger magic.
• Li Ang told Rachel he would go to Hell to find Crystal and seal Three Palaces, while Rachel would keep Three Palaces calm and summon him to Earth at the crucial moment.
• Rachel asked to accompany Li Ang to Hell, but he told her to stay and keep Three Palaces occupied.
• Kara and Ciri chose to stay with Rachel, and Li Ang agreed they would face Three Palaces together.

Li Ang and Rachel met Three Palaces to negotiate, with Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Kara, Ciri, and the others backing them up. They freed Zatanna and agreed to let Three Palaces enter Rachel, where she suppressed him while he continued urging her to open the Teleportation Array.

• Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy joined Li Ang, Rachel, Kara, and Ciri to confront Three Palaces after Rachel called him with her aura.
• Three Palaces appeared in Zatanna’s body, and Li Ang pretended to negotiate over Earth’s fate.
• Rachel offered to go with Three Palaces if he spared Earth, but Three Palaces agreed to take both her and the planet.
• Li Ang demanded that Three Palaces leave Zatanna’s body, and the demon emerged as Zatanna collapsed and regained consciousness.
• Harley Quinn and the others insisted they would stay with Rachel and that Three Palaces could not leave Earth, so he agreed to enter Rachel.
• Rachel suppressed Three Palaces inside her while he tried to persuade her to open the Teleportation Array.

After Three Palaces possessed Rachel, Li Ang prepared to enter Hell to find the Sealing Crystal, while Zatanna warned him about Hell’s dangers and offered to go with him. He used suggestion magic to make her rest, then returned to prepare for the journey.

• Li Ang left Harley Quinn and the others to watch Rachel while he took the weakened Zatanna away, and he confirmed the plan with Bruce Wayne.
• Zatanna explained that Hell distorted time, trapped living visitors, and tempted souls into dangerous deals as Li Ang asked for advice about entering it.
• Zatanna insisted on accompanying Li Ang to Hell, but he used suggestion magic to send her to rest against her wishes.
• Li Ang checked in with the Justice League and prepared to find Satan’s throne and the Sealing Crystal, which Lucifer had placed among his treasures.

Li Ang fought through Hell’s demons, then used Death Aura to clear a path toward the presence he sensed. Meanwhile, Rachel continued resisting Three Palaces as Kara, Ciri, Harley Quinn, and Zatanna worried about how long she could endure; Li Ang reached another layer of Hell and saw a woman.

• Li Ang entered Hell and fought the demons that tried to drive him away.
• Kara and Ciri worried that Rachel was exhausting herself resisting Three Palaces, while Zatanna explained that time passed differently in Hell.
• Rachel refused Zatanna’s offer to put her to sleep because she feared Three Palaces would take control of her body.
• Li Ang released Death Aura, killing the demons and making the rest retreat.
• Li Ang flew through another layer of Hell and saw a woman.

Li Ang crossed Hell and witnessed the endless torment Lucifer inflicted on sinful souls before entering Lucifer’s palace. There, he encountered Holy Mother, Lucifer’s imprisoned mother, but fled rather than help her escape.

• Li Ang watched a woman relive her death in Boundless Hell and refused to save her after learning she regretted being caught, not betraying her partner.
• Li Ang passed through several of Lucifer’s hells and found the door to Lucifer’s palace already open.
• Li Ang entered the palace, saw an illusory display of succubi, and followed a voice into a room.
• Holy Mother tried to control Li Ang and asked him to free her, but he resisted and ran away.
• Holy Mother revealed she was Lucifer’s mother and promised to make Li Ang her archangel if he helped overthrow Heaven, but he fled faster and she memorized his aura.

Li Ang met Dream Lord Morpheus in Hell and agreed to face a test of love in exchange for a shard that could help seal Three Palaces. While Li Ang was trapped in a dream, Three Palaces took control of Rachel and brought her to the Temple, where she tried to reach Li Ang.

• Li Ang asked Dream Lord Morpheus for the Ruby to seal Three Palaces, and Morpheus offered him a shard after hearing about his mission.
• Morpheus sent Li Ang into an endless dream for a test of love, while Second Sister questioned her brother’s choice.
• Rachel fell asleep from exhaustion, allowing Three Palaces to take control of her body and evade Kara and Ciri before escaping through a portal.
• Batman and the Justice League prepared for Rachel’s arrival at the Temple, while Kara worried that Li Ang had not returned.
• Three Palaces emerged from Rachel at the Temple and demanded that she open the door, but Rachel tried to sense Li Ang instead.

Li Ang awoke from Dream Lord’s death-filled test and received the red crystal fragment needed to seal Three Palaces. After briefly taking control of Hell with the Key of Hell and kissing Second Sister, he told Rachel to bring Three Palaces to Earth.

• Li Ang remembered his many past lives and woke when Second Sister called him.
• Second Sister asked Li Ang how it felt to die, and he said it was awful because he knew she was there.
• Li Ang borrowed the Key of Hell from Dream Lord and used his control over Hell to claim he was no longer mortal before kissing Second Sister.
• Second Sister stopped Li Ang and told him Rachel was calling from the real world.
• Dream Lord gave Li Ang a red crystal fragment after confirming that he had passed the test.
• Li Ang told Rachel he had obtained the fragment and said to bring Three Palaces to Earth.

Three Palaces came through the Portal with Rachel and advanced toward Metropolis despite the Justice League and Atlantis launching a prepared assault. Superman briefly made Three Palaces falter, but the Demon remained overwhelmingly powerful as Rachel began casting a spell.

• Rachel agreed to accompany Three Palaces through the Portal and asked him to spare her friends.
• Mera, Aquaman Arthur, Wonder Woman Diana, and the Justice League prepared to confront Three Palaces while Rachel entered the Temple Portal.
• Three Palaces emerged in the ocean, grew monstrously large, and headed for the surface and Metropolis.
• Atlantean forces fired missiles and torpedoes at Three Palaces, but he continued onward without being harmed.
• Aquaman Arthur, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern attacked Three Palaces, but he dismissed them as ants and crushed their attacks.
• Superman punched Three Palaces in the stomach and made him pause for a moment, while Rachel began casting a spell.

Li Ang used the Key of Hell to drag Three Palaces into Hell, where Rachel sealed him inside the red Shard. Li Ang realized Three Palaces would escape if he stopped wielding Hell’s authority, and Rachel offered to remain in Hell to keep him imprisoned.

• Three Palaces overpowered Superman and swept the Atlantis fleet away with his eye beams.
• Rachel opened a passage to Hell and asked Li Ang how to bring Three Palaces there.
• Li Ang opened a huge Hell Gate and used Hell’s chains to drag Three Palaces inside.
• Li Ang bound Three Palaces to a stone pillar, and Rachel sealed him in the red Shard with Dark Magic.
• Li Ang realized he could suppress Three Palaces only while wielding Hell’s authority.
• Rachel volunteered to stay in Hell and keep watch over Three Palaces.

Li Ang brought Rachel home from Hell after Second Sister helped her suppress Three Palaces with the red Shard, and Rachel chose to stay with her family. At a Justice League meeting, Batman announced the secret orbital base was ready, and the team named it Watchtower.

• Rachel chose to leave Hell with Li Ang, and Second Sister embedded the red Shard in her forehead so Rachel could suppress Three Palaces herself.
• Li Ang and Rachel returned home, where Kara and Ciri welcomed them; Rachel said she would not go to Kamar-Taj because home was with her family.
• Li Ang reunited with Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, and Rachel rested with Kara and Ciri after their ordeal.
• Li Ang explained Rachel's victory over Three Palaces to the Justice League and warned the members not to provoke her.
• Batman announced that the Justice League's secret satellite was ready for deployment, and the team chose Watchtower as its name.

Sophia Falcone asked Li Ang to help her secure Wayne Enterprises' support for her mayoral campaign, and he arranged a meeting with Bruce Wayne. Bruce agreed to fund her campaign through a foundation, while Frank showed interest in Sophia's assistant.

• Sophia Falcone met Li Ang at the Iceberg Lounge and asked for his help getting Wayne Enterprises' support for her mayoral campaign.
• Li Ang noticed that Frank and Sophia's assistant seemed attracted to each other, and Frank admitted he wanted to find a girlfriend.
• Li Ang accompanied Sophia to Wayne Enterprises, where she pitched her campaign to Bruce Wayne.
• Sophia offered Bruce Wayne a business deal instead of appealing to his ideals, and he agreed to have Wayne Enterprises establish a foundation with an initial contribution of fifty million dollars.

Li Ang and Deadpool traveled to the world of 2012 to find a suitable home for the Kryptonians, but arrived four years before the predicted apocalypse. They warned the locals about the coming end of the world, only to be laughed at.

• Li Ang told Kara he planned to send the Kryptonians away, and Kara asked him to find them a good place to live.
• Li Ang recruited Deadpool, who suggested sending the Kryptonians to the world of 2012 after watching disaster movies.
• Li Ang and Deadpool arrived in the 2012 world in 2008 and decided not to speed up time, choosing instead to warn people.
• Deadpool jumped from a rooftop and declared himself the Savior, while Li Ang used magic to catch him before he hit the ground.
• People gathered around Deadpool, dismissed his warning about the End of the World, and laughed at him.

Li Ang and Deadpool traveled to the world of I Am Legend to find a cure that could help the Kryptonians, and they met Robert Neville, who had developed one. Robert brought them and a captured Night Demon to his laboratory so the cure could be tested.

• Li Ang used the Phoenix Force and telepathy to convince the leaders of the 2012 world that the End of the World was coming, then left after China began preparing for disaster.
• Li Ang and Deadpool chose the world of I Am Legend, where Robert Neville had developed a cure for the virus ravaging humanity.
• Li Ang and Deadpool met Robert at the harbor, and Li Ang offered to help test his cure.
• Li Ang sealed off the air around them and captured a Night Demon while Deadpool protected himself with a mask.
• Robert led Li Ang and Deadpool to his laboratory with the captured Night Demon.

Li Ang and Robert developed a vaccine that could reverse the Night Demon infection, but Li Ang rejected the idea of restoring the Night Demons and took the vaccine to the Kryptonians. After their scientist perfected it and the Kryptonians were vaccinated, they followed Li Ang to a new world.

• Li Ang helped Robert improve a vaccine using his Super Brain while Deadpool watched old videotapes.
• Robert successfully tested the vaccine on a bound Night Demon, and it began turning back into a human.
• Li Ang argued that the Night Demons should be eliminated rather than restored, then left with vaccine samples and Deadpool.
• In Gotham, Li Ang brought Deadpool to meet Faora and Astra, who agreed to test the vaccine for the Kryptonians.
• A Kryptonian scientist perfected the vaccine, the Kryptonians received doses, and they followed Li Ang to a new world.

Li Ang and the Kryptonians saved Robert from the Night Demons, then cleared New York and began conquering and disinfecting the world. General Astra agreed not to enslave survivors, while she remained determined to have a child with Li Ang and raise it to rule.

• Robert fell into the Night Demon's trap and nearly died before Faora and the Kryptonians arrived and destroyed the creatures with Heat Vision.
• Li Ang rescued Robert and told him the Kryptonians intended to claim the planet and rebuild it.
• Faora and General Astra's forces cleared New York, sparing the few survivors so they could help rebuild.
• The Kryptonians cleared America, inspired some survivors to worship them, and began disinfecting and conquering the world.
• Li Ang secured General Astra's promise not to enslave people and accepted Kryptonian rule of the planet.
• General Astra told Faora she was willing to do anything to produce and raise better offspring with Li Ang.

Deadpool Wade met Deathstroke Slade at Arkham Asylum and offered him a chance to see other worlds, leading Slade to reject Lex Luthor’s offer. Li Ang brought Deadpool to a Justice League meeting, where his antics disrupted the gathering just as the members discussed an explosion at Star Labs.

• A guard brought Deathstroke Slade to meet Deadpool Wade, who mocked Slade’s Battle Suit and challenged him to find a way to make Deadpool show him other worlds.
• Slade turned down a visit from a LexCorp lawyer, telling Luthor he was no longer interested in their deal.
• Li Ang brought Deadpool to the Justice League meeting at Justice Hall and warned him not to cause trouble.
• Deadpool asked to shoot Green Lantern Hal Jordan, then insulted The Flash Barry Allen by saying he was not famous.
• Batman proposed quarantining and disinfecting future visitors from other worlds, and Li Ang said Deadpool had already been disinfected.
• The Justice League began its meeting and discussed an explosion at Star Labs that had injured people; Li Ang asked whether Victor Stone was involved.

The Justice League met an alternate-Earth Lex Luthor, who asked them to help stop a villainous Syndicate taking over his world. He showed them footage of Ultraman and Owlman committing mass murder, leaving the League to consider the threat.

• Batman showed the League a photograph of the mechanized Cyborg, and the members discussed Victor Stone’s condition.
• Barry Allen told the League that a heroic Lex Luthor from another Earth had come to Central City seeking help.
• Li Ang and Batman led the League to meet Lex Luthor in Barry’s apartment.
• Lex Luthor explained that villains were close to controlling his world and that he had stolen a Time-Space Converter to seek the League’s help.
• Lex Luthor showed the League footage of Ultraman destroying a city and identified him as the Syndicate’s leader.
• Lex Luthor showed Owlman slaughtering people in Gotham and identified him as the Syndicate’s strategist.

Lex Luthor showed the Justice League the evil counterparts ruling his Earth and explained that the resistance had fallen. The League agreed to help, while Batman prepared safeguards and assigned Superman and Aquaman to stay behind.

• Lex Luthor showed the Justice League Superwoman Lois Lane, Johnny Quick, and Power Ring as counterparts to their heroes.
• Lex Luthor said the Syndicate had defeated the resistance and Nightwing had killed the Joker while he covered Lex's escape.
• Batman warned that Lex's story could be a trap or an invasion plan, but the Justice League agreed they needed to act.
• Batman and Li Ang assigned Superman and Aquaman to guard Earth while the others prepared to travel to Lex's world.
• Li Ang told Superman and Aquaman to recruit Victor Stone, and Batman gave the League two days to prepare.