Chapter Summaries

Li Ang and the Justice League traveled to Earth-3 to investigate the Crime Syndicate after hearing that its heroes had been killed and the world had fallen under villain rule. They reached Metropolis, confirmed Lex Luthor's account, and headed for Gotham to find Owlman.

• Li Ang left Kara, Ciri, and Rachel at home to protect Earth while he went with the Justice League to another world.
• Batman studied Parallel Worlds and accepted that Lex Luthor could be a superhero in another universe, while Deadpool insisted on joining the mission.
• Lex Luthor used the Time-Space Converter to take Li Ang, Batman, Deadpool, and the others to Earth-3, where Superman and Aquaman stayed behind.
• The group arrived in a gloomy Metropolis, and Batman chose to go to Gotham to investigate Owlman.
• Batman checked Earth-3's news and confirmed that the Crime Syndicate ruled through fear, Lex Luthor and the Joker were heroes, and Deathstroke was president.

Owl Mask prepared to use the Quantum Essence Bomb to destroy the other Parallel Worlds, while Batman and Lex Luthor brought reinforcements into Gotham. Owl Mask attacked their convoy, and the chapter ended with him confronting Lex Luthor and the Justice League.

• Owl Mask told Ultraman that he could make another Time-Space Converter, while secretly planning to destroy every Parallel World with a Quantum Essence Bomb.
• Owl Mask sent the unfinished bomb research out of Gotham after learning Lex Luthor was approaching, then ordered Superwoman to gather their forces.
• Batman and Li Ang discovered that Owl Mask was likely the surviving older brother of Bruce Wayne, whose parents and younger brother had been killed.
• Batman warned Lex Luthor that Owl Mask would know they were coming, and Owl Mask's Batplane attacked their convoy with missiles.
• Owl Mask confronted Lex Luthor and the Justice League, calling them insects who could never change the world.

Owlman revealed that he had used Lex Luthor’s research to build a Time-Space Converter and explained his nihilistic view of the multiverse. As the Justice League fought the Crime Syndicate, Wonder Woman Diana clashed with Superwoman and was slammed into the ground.

• Owlman told Lex Luthor that his research on parallel worlds and time travel had enabled the construction of the Time-Space Converter, and Batman realized Owlman might have sabotaged Luthor’s time travel.
• Owlman described his nihilism and revealed that he and Alfred had killed his corrupt parents, enraging Batman, who charged at him.
• Superwoman arrived with Captain Marvel, Uncle Marvel, and Kid Marvel, and declared that they would fight the Justice League.
• Wonder Woman Diana attacked Superwoman, knocked her back, and pursued her through the air.
• Superwoman wrapped Diana in her Submission Lasso, then swung her around and slammed her into the ground, leaving a crater.

Victor Stone joined the Justice League as Cyborg while struggling to accept his transformation. Superwoman arrived at Justice Hall claiming Li Ang had sent her for something, but Kara and the other goddaughters challenged her, and Kara proved stronger when Superwoman attacked with the Submission Lasso.

• Victor Stone attended Justice Hall as a new member and regretted the events that had turned him into Cyborg.
• Kara sensed someone approaching Justice Hall and went outside with Ciri and Rachel.
• Superwoman arrived and introduced herself as Lois Lane, revealing that she came from another world.
• Superwoman claimed Li Ang had sent her to retrieve something, but Kara, Ciri, and Rachel questioned whether she knew him well enough to act on his behalf.
• After learning that Kara was Li Ang's daughter, Superwoman attacked her with the Submission Lasso to test Li Ang's genes.
• Kara caught the lasso and overpowered Superwoman in a contest of strength.

Kara, Ciri, and Rachel fought Superwoman until Superman Clark arrived, and Superwoman explained that Owlman planned to destroy all Parallel Worlds with a Quantum Essence Bomb. Cyborg Victor identified the Time-Space Converter as no Quantum Key, leaving Superwoman to realize Owlman had lied as Victor searched for signs of the bomb.

• Kara hurled Superwoman into Ciri’s Mirror Dimension, where Superwoman became intrigued by the girls’ powers and genes.
• Superwoman overwhelmed Kara with her Kryptonian abilities and bound her with the Submission Lasso.
• Ciri and Rachel dissolved the Mirror Dimension, and Superman Clark arrived after hearing Superwoman mention Lois Lane.
• Superwoman claimed Owlman planned to destroy all Parallel Worlds with a Quantum Essence Bomb and said the Time-Space Converter was one of its Quantum Keys.
• Cyborg Victor scanned the converter and confirmed it was only a converter, prompting Superwoman to realize Owlman had lied.
• Cyborg Victor hacked orbital satellites and began searching for Owlman, warning that the bomb might alter Earth’s magnetic field and cause natural disasters.

Owl used Superwoman as a distraction while he took the Quantum Essence Bomb toward Yellowstone, but Batman realized that he and Deadpool had been sent to the wrong Earth. As Owl’s whereabouts remained unknown, Li Ang and the Justice League prepared to search the Timeline for the First Earth.

• Owl flew to Yellowstone Park with the Quantum Essence Bomb and waited until night to break through its security perimeter.
• Batman and Deadpool searched Yellowstone for Owl, but Batman realized Owl had misled them and that their Earth was not the First Earth.
• Batman contacted the Justice League and said the First Earth could only be found by searching through time rather than space.
• Li Ang learned that Superwoman had come in his name to retrieve the bomb’s key, but Cyborg Victor reported that Owl was still missing.
• Deadpool suggested sacrificing someone as a last resort, and Li Ang said it had not come to that yet.

The Justice League sent Barry Allen through the Speed Force to find the First Earth, with Li Ang and Batman accompanying him. Barry found it but was left completely exhausted, so Li Ang restored him with magic.

• Batman said they needed Barry to use the Speed Force to travel across timelines, and Barry agreed to help.
• Li Ang retrieved Batman’s specially designed Treadmill from headquarters, and Deadpool returned with Batman in the Batplane.
• Batman and Li Ang joined Barry on the Treadmill, and Barry ran until they entered the Speed Force and reached the Multiverse boundary.
• Batman directed Barry to search for the First Earth while Li Ang saw various alternate versions of Superman across parallel worlds.
• Barry found the First Earth and brought Li Ang and Batman there, then collapsed from exhaustion.
• Li Ang used magic to restore Barry.

Li Ang and Batman confronted Owlman at Yellowstone Volcano, where he had planted a Quantum Essence Bomb to destroy the First Earth and its Parallel Worlds. After Li Ang secured the bomb, Batman sent Owlman and it to an uninhabited Earth locked in an Ice Age.

• Li Ang left Barry Allen under a magical protection spell and headed with Batman toward Yellowstone Volcano.
• Owlman taunted Batman and activated the Quantum Essence Bomb’s countdown before attacking him.
• Batman endured Owlman’s assault until Owlman was distracted by Li Ang carrying the bomb, then disarmed and restrained him.
• Li Ang brought the bomb into the research lab, and Batman used Owlman’s Time-Space Converter to locate a frozen, uninhabited Earth.
• Batman sent Owlman and the bomb to that Ice Age Earth.

Li Ang and Batman destroyed Owlman’s Quantum Essence Bomb and returned to Earth-1 with Barry Allen. Afterward, Li Ang arrested Superwoman and brought her to Earth-3, where her capture helped secure the Syndicate’s arrest and trial.

• Owlman let his Quantum Essence Bomb explode, destroying the frozen Earth and killing him.
• Li Ang and Batman returned to Earth-1, thanked the local Justice League, and traveled home with Barry Allen.
• Li Ang announced that Superwoman was under arrest for her crimes as a founder of the Syndicate.
• Li Ang brought Superwoman to President Slade Wilson, who agreed to have the Syndicate arrested.
• With the Justice League’s help, Ultraman and the other Syndicate members were captured and imprisoned after trial, while Superwoman received movement restrictions after confessing.

At a Wayne Hotel party, Li Ang spoke with Diana about the captured Syndicate and her desire for an heir, while Sophia Falcone celebrated her path to becoming Gotham’s mayor. Bruce Wayne introduced Selina Kyle, and Li Ang ended up leading Kate Kane over to the Justice League after flirting with her.

• Li Ang and Diana discussed the arrest of Superwoman and the confiscation of the Syndicate’s weapons and time machine, then Diana insisted that he give her a child instead of Superwoman.
• Sophia Falcone thanked Li Ang for helping her rise to the top of Gotham’s mayoral race and spoke with him about her political future.
• Bruce Wayne brought Selina Kyle onto the stage, and Harley Quinn explained that she was one of Gotham’s allies despite her tension with the Birds of Prey.
• Kate Kane teased Li Ang about the party’s cover girls, and he flirted that he would take her and the other women home.
• Li Ang noticed Harley Quinn watching him and led Kate Kane over to the Justice League.

Li Ang spent time with the Justice League and his family before returning to the Mutants’ world as Supreme of the Hellfire Club. There, Emma Frost introduced the arriving Li Ang to the Black Queen, Selene Gallio, who had demanded to meet him.

• Li Ang attended a gathering with the Justice League, then returned home with Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and his goddaughters.
• Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy staged a playful arrest of Li Ang in their bedroom.
• Deadpool Wade visited Deathstroke, the Riddler, and the Joker before asking Li Ang to take him home.
• Li Ang brought Deadpool home and traveled to the Mutants’ world to attend to the Hellfire Club.
• Selene Gallio challenged Emma Frost’s decision to recognize Li Ang as Supreme and demanded a meeting with him.
• A Krakoa Flower announced Li Ang’s arrival, and Emma Frost and Selene went to greet him.

Li Ang returned to the Hellfire Club, where Emma Frost and the Mutants recognized him as Supreme, and he forced Selene Gallio to submit. Emma then told him that something had happened, but the chapter ended before she explained what it was.

• Li Ang saw the Hellfire Club’s statues of himself, Emma Frost, and Storm, and Emma welcomed him back.
• Emma introduced the Black Queen, Selene Gallio, who challenged Li Ang’s appointment as Supreme.
• Li Ang used overwhelming mental pressure to make Selene submit and greet him as Supreme.
• Emma took Li Ang inside, where Storm and the other Mutants welcomed him and Emma said the X-Men had accepted the title.
• Selene served Li Ang while Emma revealed that something had happened, and Li Ang asked her what it was.

After returning to Earth in 2099, Li Ang learned that decades had passed and that mutants were rebuilding on Krakoa after years of persecution. Selene revealed that Doctor Doom had brought vampires, including Count Dracula, from another timeline, leaving Li Ang to face a new threat.

• Emma Frost told Li Ang that the island’s time-space entanglement had sent them decades into the future, and Selene confirmed the year was 2099.
• Emma explained that Krakoa had awakened as a living mutant island and that the X-Men and Hellfire Club planned to establish a mutant nation there, with Li Ang as its proposed king.
• Li Ang asked about the outside world, and Selene and Emma described the Great Purge, the loss of many mutants, and the tens of thousands now gathered on Krakoa.
• Selene told Li Ang that Doctor Doom had studied Krakoa’s time-space entanglement and brought vampires from another timeline.
• Selene revealed that Count Dracula had arrived with the vampires and that even she could not defeat him.

Li Ang learned that Dracula and the Vampires threatened humanity, then toured Krakoa as the Mutants asked him to become their king. He agreed to lead them, though they would need to contact him through Deadpool when he was away.

• Black Queen Selene told Li Ang that Dracula was nearly impossible to kill and that she had fought him.
• White Queen Emma Frost explained that Doctor Doom had asked Krakoa to support humanity against the Vampires and said her family business supplied the Mutants.
• Emma and Storm showed Li Ang Krakoa’s habitats, Frost Academy, and the Grove, where the Mutants planned to establish a council.
• Storm and Emma asked Li Ang to become king of the Mutants, and he agreed despite not being one of them.
• Li Ang told Emma and Storm that only Deadpool could find him if he left the universe, so they would need to contact Deadpool.

Li Ang spent time with Krakoa’s mutants, accepted Emma Frost’s surprise, and decided to stay longer. After Professor X and Magneto returned with newly rescued mutants, Selene told Li Ang that Doctor Doom wanted to visit Krakoa, and Li Ang agreed.

• Li Ang met Polaris at Green Lake Bar, where she praised him and said she hoped to join the Hellfire Club.
• Ice Moon Flower Snow introduced Li Ang to Dagger, and they discussed Krakoa’s safety and the idea of a mutant nation.
• Emma Frost led Li Ang to a room where Medusa waited as his surprise, and Li Ang decided the next day to stay on Krakoa longer.
• Professor X and Magneto returned with rescued mutants, and Li Ang spoke with Psylocke while Kitty Pryde watched them.
• Selene told Li Ang that Doctor Doom wanted to come to Krakoa, and Li Ang said to let him come.

The Mutants formed the Serene Council to govern Krakoa while limiting Li Ang’s authority as king. After the council seats were assigned, Mystique proposed Irene Adler, known as Destiny, for the final seat on the Seat of Autumn and explained her prediction about Krakoa’s future.

• Emma Frost announced that Li Ang had agreed to become Krakoa’s king, though he would leave day-to-day governance to the Mutants.
• Professor X proposed a twelve-member Serene Council divided into four seasonal seats, and the members argued over its powers and composition.
• Emma Frost secured control of Krakoa’s economy and joined the Seat of Spring with Li Ang and Kitty Pryde; the Seat of Summer went to Storm, Magik, and Nightcrawler.
• Professor X and Magneto took two seats on the Seat of Autumn, and Mystique nominated Irene Adler, known as Destiny, for its final seat.
• Mystique said Destiny had predicted Krakoa’s founding and its two possible fates: her rebirth or Krakoa’s destruction, prompting Li Ang to ask if it was a threat.

Li Ang and the Mutants established Krakoa’s Quiet Council and agreed on a resurrection process using five Mutants’ powers and Cerebro backups. At a party afterward, Hope Summers mistook Li Ang for her father because she sensed the Phoenix Force in him.

• Li Ang and the Mutants agreed on Irene Adler for one seat and Psylocke for the Seat of Winter, then Emma Frost revealed that Krakoa Flowers could produce cancer-fighting and life-extending drugs.
• The Quiet Council discussed resurrection and appointed Magik, Psylocke, and Kitty Pryde to influential positions on Krakoa.
• Emma Frost explained the Resurrection Protocol: Fabio Medina, Proteus, Joshua Foley, and Eva Bell would create and grow a body, while Li Ang would use his Phoenix Force to strengthen them until Hope Summers could take the fifth role.
• The Mutants agreed to back up their thoughts in Cerebro and set rules requiring solid evidence of death before anyone could be resurrected.
• At the party, Hope Summers called Li Ang Dad, and Emma Frost explained that Hope felt close to him because he carried a shard of the Phoenix Force.

Li Ang and the Mutants met Doctor Doom and his assistant Susan Storm as Doom warned them that Vampires were gaining influence across America by promising eternal life. He revealed that powerful people and medical companies were cooperating with them, while homeless people were being abducted for blood.

• The Mutants decided to delay announcing Krakoa until they had achieved something significant and could gain international recognition.
• White Queen Emma Frost introduced Doctor Doom to Li Ang, King of Krakoa, and the Hellfire Club’s Supreme.
• Doctor Doom introduced Susan Storm as his assistant, surprising Li Ang, who recognized her as the Invisible Woman.
• Doctor Doom explained that Vampires were persuading New York’s leaders and other powerful people to join them by offering long life.
• Doctor Doom reported that medical companies had arranged to supply blood plasma to Vampires and that Susan had traced missing homeless people to Vampires using them as blood bags.

Li Ang and the X-Men decided to oppose the Vampires before they could gain control of the world, and traveled to a New York banquet where Vampires and officials planned to meet. Li Ang recognized Gwen Stacy among a group of Spider-Men fighting Vampires and hoped to see her as the X-Men prepared to identify the Vampires at the event.

• Emma Frost asked Li Ang what the Mutants should do about the danger posed by Vampires, and he decided they would take action.
• Li Ang recognized Gwen Stacy in a photo of Spider-Men, and Susan Storm explained that they had recently appeared in New York to fight Vampires.
• Doctor Doom warned that a banquet between Vampires and New York officials could let them reach an agreement, so Professor X and the X-Men agreed to intervene.
• Li Ang traveled to the banquet in Emma Frost's Hover car with Emma Frost, Selene, and Kitty Pryde, while the other Mutants waited outside.
• Emma Frost told Li Ang that Susan Storm would attend in Doctor Doom's place, and Li Ang said identifying the Vampires would be easy.

At a party in the Empire State Building, Miguel O'Hara and Ghost-Spider Gwen Stacy suspected the Vampires had lured the Spider-Men into a trap, while Dracula secretly searched for his daughter Lilith. Li Ang arrived with Emma Frost and Selene, and Selene tried to win his favor by insulting Emma before admitting she was a bitch herself.

• Miguel O'Hara told Ghost-Spider Gwen Stacy that the Vampires had leaked news of their speech as a likely trap, but he still wanted to test Dracula's strength.
• Mayor Raymond reported that Dracula's daughter Lilith remained missing and that he had discovered several Spider-Men; Dracula said he could sense Lilith would appear.
• Li Ang entered the party with Emma Frost and Selene, drawing attention as the two women linked arms with him.
• Emma Frost mingled with the guests to build connections for Krakoa, while Selene called her a bitch and claimed she alone was loyal to Li Ang.
• Li Ang told Selene that she was a bitch too, and Selene thanked him.