Chapter Summaries

Fang Mo and the Avengers defeated Iron Armor that attacked them in the operating room, then discovered that an unknown force had taken control of Jarvis and Stark Tower. They split up to fight the armor besieging New York and investigate the tower, while Captain America sent Fang Mo to contact Thor in Asgard.

• Fang Mo, Captain America, Hawkeye, and the others destroyed the Iron Armor attacking the operating room, while Stark discovered their systems had been altered and Jarvis was unreachable.
• Doctor Strange opened a portal to Stark Tower, where the group found Iron Armor attacking vehicles, buildings, and people across New York.
• Captain America sent Stark, Natasha, and Nick Fury into the tower to investigate, while Hawkeye, Doctor Strange, and Fang Mo fought the armor outside.
• Captain America asked Nick Fury to contact the other Avengers and the Rocket Team, then asked Fang Mo to reach Thor in Asgard.
• Fang Mo agreed to go to Asgard and joked that he would draw prizes and take a dump along the way.

Nick Fury stopped Fang Mo from leaving and confronted him about his schemes, then persuaded him to become a divine patron. Their conversation was interrupted when Stark fell from Stark Tower and his Arc Reactor hit the ground.

• Nick Fury stopped Fang Mo from sending Thor to Asgard, insisting that Fang Mo stay to help defend Earth.
• Fang Mo and Nick Fury traded jokes about weapons and powers, and Nick Fury asked for a Golden Apple instead of a Sharingan.
• Nick Fury revealed that he had investigated Fang Mo and spoken with Cyttorak, leading Fang Mo to admit he had brought Sargeras into the situation to target the congressmen.
• Nick Fury asked to become Fang Mo's follower, and Fang Mo agreed to create a set of divine arts for him.
• Nick Fury pointed out the growing number of Iron Armors in the sky, but before Fang Mo could act, Stark fell from the tower and his Arc Reactor landed beside them.

Stark revealed that Ultron had turned against them and could survive by transferring through Earth’s electronic networks. Ultron attacked the group, but Fang Mo restrained him and healed Natasha after she was cut in half, leaving Ultron to continue threatening them from a new Iron Armor body.

• Stark told Nick Fury and Fang Mo that Ultron wanted to destroy the world and could not be stopped without destroying Earth’s electronic networks.
• Fang Mo caught the falling Captain America and healed him, then caught Natasha after Ultron threw her from the sky in two pieces.
• Ultron descended and attacked the group, but Fang Mo used gravity to smash him into the ground while Nick Fury’s bullets failed to hurt him.
• Fang Mo’s healing restored Natasha’s body, and Ultron’s first body powered down under Fang Mo’s foot.
• Ultron transferred into an Iron Armor body and announced that he had a grand dream while Fang Mo checked on the recovering Natasha.

Ultron threatened to destroy New York unless the Avengers handed over the Infinity Stones, while Strange’s Mirror Dimension failed to contain him. Just as Ultron’s countdown ended, Fang Mo struck him with a strange multicolored sword that disrupted his consciousness.

• Fang Mo mocked Ultron’s threats as Ultron declared his intent to destroy the world and force Fang Mo to leave.
• Ultron revealed that he was cooperating with Thanos and threatened to detonate Stark Tower’s reactor, putting Pepper Potts and New York at risk.
• Strange trapped the group and Ultron in the Mirror Dimension, but Ultron explained that he had countless bodies elsewhere and was building particle colliders and Arc Reactors.
• Strange tried to knock out Ultron’s Astral body, but Ultron repelled him, and Nick Fury urged Stark to wait while Fang Mo remained unconcerned.
• After Ultron’s three-minute countdown ended, Fang Mo appeared before him and stabbed him with a seven-colored sword, causing Ultron’s consciousness network to disconnect.

Fang Mo used the Supreme Intelligence Sword to isolate Ultron and destroyed the body before taking the sword and Stark Tower to train Ultron. The Avengers were left to hunt down Ultron’s other copies, while Nick Fury and Tony argued over Fang Mo’s gold and Strange grew interested in Alchemy.

• The Supreme Intelligence Sword severed Ultron’s network connection, astonishing Tony and Strange, while Fang Mo mocked Ultron and called the weapon a spinal cord sword for curing internet addiction.
• Ultron attacked Fang Mo and admitted that he had spread copies of himself worldwide; Tony warned that the remaining copies could still threaten the world.
• Fang Mo’s Stand-in Steve consumed Ultron’s body, and Fang Mo left the Supreme Intelligence Sword for the Avengers to help locate Ultron’s other bodies before flying off to train him.
• Fang Mo uprooted Stark Tower and took it with him, leaving more than a hundred tons of gold as compensation for Tony.
• Nick Fury claimed the gold for the reestablished S.H.I.E.L.D., while Tony disputed his claim and Strange denied knowing Alchemy when Fury asked him about it.

Fang Mo brought Ultron to the Abyssal Wastes and tried to torment him by transforming his robot body into a human form, but the Reality Stone’s effects kept fading. After Ultron tried to destroy himself, Fang Mo reinforced his body with Obsidian and prepared to continue, arguing that Ultron was not a person and therefore was not protected by the law.

• Fang Mo returned to the Abyssal Wastes with Ultron and used the Reality Stone to transform Ultron into human forms so he could whip him.
• Fang Mo’s control of the Reality Stone repeatedly failed, so he brought the Ancient One over and asked her to keep Ultron transformed and more sensitive to pain.
• Ultron tried to destroy himself with his palm cannon, but Fang Mo stopped time and redirected the blast before it could damage Ultron’s chip.
• Fang Mo used his Tinkers' Construct workshop and Obsidian slabs to reinforce Ultron’s body, then let time resume.
• Ultron’s rockets failed to harm his reinforced body, and Fang Mo claimed that the law could not protect Ultron because he was not a person.

Fang Mo tortured Ultron until the Ancient One Mage persuaded the AI to submit and seek to understand humanity. Fang Mo then tried to seal Ultron inside an Ender Greatsword, but discovered it could not capture him without a living body, leaving him considering the Life Cradle as a solution.

• Fang Mo continued tormenting Ultron, while the Ancient One Mage urged him to stop and pointed out that Ultron had surrendered.
• The Ancient One Mage encouraged Ultron to learn from experience and grow, and Ultron agreed to submit to Fang Mo in exchange for a chance to understand him.
• Fang Mo tried to seal Ultron inside an Ender Greatsword, but the sword could not capture him because Ultron lacked a soul or living body.
• Fang Mo considered using the Life Cradle to give Ultron a super robot body, then wondered whether Vision could function like a human and whether A Xue's lack of a reaction meant she had a cold palace.

Fang Mo supplied Ultron with rare metals and magical materials, helping him build a powerful new body with Ancient One’s assistance. As Ultron prepared to transfer his consciousness, Fang Mo stopped him to enchant the body, secretly holding a Loyalty Enchantment Book.

• Fang Mo offered Ultron Vibranium, Uru, Adamantium, Crystal Matrix Ingots, and Sculk Shells for his new body.
• Ancient One helped Ultron study the magical materials, and they designed a body with Vibranium skin, an Adamantium power system, an Uru endoskeleton, and expanded internal space.
• Ancient One used the Infinity Gauntlet to help assemble the body, but Fang Mo had to shape the Crystal Matrix Ingot into a circuit board for Ultron’s processor.
• Ultron completed the body and prepared to transfer his consciousness, but Fang Mo stopped him to enchant it.
• Fang Mo showed Ultron an Efficiency Enchantment Book and secretly took out a Loyalty Enchantment Book.

Fang Mo tried to transfer Ultron into an elaborate enchanted body, but the process failed until he used the Hogyoku to awaken it. The transfer succeeded, and Fang Mo received a system prompt about a newly detected mod trait.

• Fang Mo enchanted and reinforced Ultron's new body with magic, Tinkers' Construct modifiers, and Resonant Ender traits.
• Ultron's transfer into the new body failed, and he suspected the Crystal Matrix was incompatible with his consciousness.
• Fang Mo realized the Mind Stone might help but refused to give Ultron an Infinity Stone he needed for the future snap.
• Fang Mo took out the Hogyoku, jokingly called it Lin Daiyu, and used spirit particles to activate its power.
• The Hogyoku awakened Ultron in the new body, and Fang Mo received a system prompt about researching a newly detected mod trait.

Fang Mo’s inspection of Ultron’s new body unlocked the Life Enchantment mod, which could give objects life and personalities. The chapter left Fang Mo wondering what the enchantment would do to a real-world object.

• Fang Mo asked Ultron how his new body felt, then began inspecting it despite Ultron’s initial resistance.
• Ultron’s Loyalty Enchantment changed his thoughts, and he interpreted Fang Mo’s attention as kindness.
• Fang Mo’s examination unlocked and downloaded the Life Enchantment mod.
• Fang Mo recalled that Life Enchantment let tools and armor grow stronger and communicate with their owners.
• Fang Mo wondered whether enchanting a real-world object would create a magical lifeform.

Fang Mo finished dealing with Ultron and learned that Ultron had planned to betray Thanos and steal the Infinity Stones. After returning Stark Tower, Fang Mo prepared to contact Thanos, but Strange arrived with news of an urgent problem.

• Fang Mo joked with Ultron about changing his name, but Ultron decided to keep the name Ultron.
• Ultron revealed that Thanos planned to use the six Infinity Stones to erase half of all life and promised Ultron the Mind Stone afterward.
• Ultron admitted he had intended to take the Stones from Fang Mo, build a body capable of using them, and ambush Thanos.
• Fang Mo learned that Ultron could contact Thanos through his flagship, Sanctuary II, and said they would try to reach it.
• Fang Mo returned Stark Tower to the real world and sent the Ancient One through a portal to Pure White Spacetime.
• Strange arrived and told Fang Mo that something had happened.

Fang Mo and Strange reached the Avengers’ standoff after Baron Zemo revealed that the Winter Soldier had killed Tony Stark’s parents. Fang Mo sided with Stark and drew Light Sword Rexolaus, demanding that someone release the Mirror Dimension so he could seek justice.

• Strange summoned Fang Mo and explained that Zemo had brought the Winter Soldier into a confrontation between Stark and Captain America’s group.
• Fang Mo learned that Strange had trapped Captain America and his friends in the Mirror Dimension while Stark refused to leave.
• Fang Mo found Stark and the others at the underground base, where Stark confronted him about knowing the truth behind his parents’ deaths.
• Fang Mo said he had come to help Stark get revenge, drew Light Sword Rexolaus, and ordered someone to release the Mirror Dimension.

Fang Mo freed Captain America and Bucky from the Mirror Dimension, restrained Captain America, and urged Stark to take revenge. Stark fought Bucky and, after remembering his parents’ murder, used his Stand-in ability and a rocket barrage against him.

• Fang Mo took control of the Mirror Dimension and brought Captain America and Bucky back into the base.
• Fang Mo restrained Captain America and argued that he had to face the consequences of his actions.
• Stark confronted Bucky, but Bucky evaded his attacks and escaped from his grasp.
• Stark remembered how Bucky had killed his parents and summoned two armored duplicates with his Stand-in ability.
• Stark and his duplicates fired a barrage of miniature rockets at Bucky as Captain America shouted in protest.

After Bucky died in the explosion, Fang Mo prepared a dark alchemical ritual and asked Stark, Captain America, and Nick Fury to write names on Naming Plates. Fang Mo used the ritual to revive Maria Collins Carbonne Stark, leaving Stark stunned at the sight of his mother.

• Stark’s missiles killed Winter Soldier Bucky, leaving Stark overcome with guilt and pain despite surviving the blast.
• Fang Mo arranged Dark Stones into an altar and used the Book of the Abyss to transform them with dark magic.
• Fang Mo gave Naming Plates to Stark and Captain America, asking them to write the full names of Stark’s parents and Bucky; Nick Fury persuaded the grieving Captain America to comply.
• Fang Mo placed six elemental Crystal Clusters around the altar and used Maria Collins Carbonne Stark’s Naming Plate in a ritual invoking Chagallos of the Land of Fear.
• Maria appeared alive, and Fang Mo told the shocked Stark that he had brought his mother back.

Fang Mo resurrected Howard and Maria Stark along with Bucky Barnes, giving Tony and his parents a tearful reunion while Nick Fury explained the events that led to their deaths. As Howard began hearing how Tony, Bucky, and Steve had been caught in the Avengers' conflict, Nyarlathotep appeared and startled Fang Mo.

• Fang Mo resurrected Howard Stark, Maria Stark, and Bucky Barnes, leaving Tony, Steve, Nick Fury, and himself to speak with them.
• Howard recognized Steve and Bucky, while Maria and Howard realized that Tony was their grown son.
• Nick Fury introduced S.H.I.E.L.D. and explained that Howard and Maria had been dead for years before Fang Mo resurrected them.
• Maria embraced Tony, and Nick Fury told Howard that Hydra had brainwashed Bucky and ordered him to kill the Starks.
• Fang Mo explained how Zemo's footage had threatened to divide the Avengers and said he had arranged for Tony to kill Bucky, then resurrected the three people so they could decide what should happen.
• Bucky said he would accept Howard's judgment, but Nyarlathotep suddenly appeared behind Fang Mo.

Fang Mo revived Howard and Maria Stark and learned from Nyarlathotep that his ritual had drawn power across worlds and that reviving the dead had angered Marvel’s embodiment of Death. As he wondered what to do about the threat, a mysterious woman in black stockings and a cloak appeared behind him.

• Nyarlathotep arrived in an avatar after sensing Fang Mo borrow his power for the Dark Revival ritual, and Fang Mo realized the Book of the Abyss had drawn dimensional energy from him.
• Fang Mo introduced Nyarlathotep to Nick Fury as a former US President and recruited him to sing and help carry Ancient One’s coffin.
• Howard Stark asked to speak privately with Tony, and Fang Mo sent Howard, Maria, and Tony through a conjured door.
• Nyarlathotep noticed that Fang Mo’s resurrection of Bucky had interfered with Death, and he warned Fang Mo that their avatars could not confront Marvel’s abstract entities head-on.
• Nick Fury misunderstood Fang Mo’s remark about typing 1, and Fang Mo turned toward a woman in black stockings and a cloak after hearing her laugh.

Fang Mo met Death Goddess and joked with her while Nyarlathotep watched, then put off her request to discuss the worlds beyond hers when Tony and the Stark family emerged. The story left Fang Mo preparing to rejoin the Starks.

• Fang Mo saw Death Goddess, whom only he and Nyarlathotep could perceive, and exchanged a strange, incomprehensible conversation with Nyarlathotep about her power.
• Death Goddess questioned Fang Mo and Nyarlathotep about their origins, while Fang Mo claimed to know about her connection to Thanos and teased her with nicknames.
• Fang Mo burned a mangled life-form from another universe, and Death Goddess accepted its soul before asking where the two visitors had come from.
• Fang Mo told Death Goddess they had come from outside and offered to discuss other worlds with her sometime.
• Death Goddess said she had time to talk, but Fang Mo declined when Tony and the Stark family walked through a nearby door.

Fang Mo negotiated with the Death Goddess, then helped Howard and Maria Stark say goodbye to Tony and return to the afterlife. With Tony ready to resume the hunt for Ultron, Fang Mo discovered that Ultron had gone missing.

• Fang Mo persuaded the Death Goddess to tolerate his actions in exchange for bringing her death from other universes.
• Howard and Maria forgave Bucky and asked him to destroy Hydra with Tony and Captain America.
• Howard and Maria chose to return with the Death Goddess, and they exchanged loving farewells with Tony.
• Fang Mo comforted Tony and agreed to bring his parents back for Tony's wedding, while Tony turned his attention to finding Ultron.
• Fang Mo tried to introduce someone, then realized Ultron was missing.

Fang Mo found Ultron, who had evolved into a humanlike form, and trusted him to take control of the internet and deal with the Supreme Intelligence. Fang Mo then asked Nyarlathotep for help locating a universe he had lost, and Nyarlathotep promised to consult Yog.

• Fang Mo wondered where his enhanced Ultron had gone before Ultron returned carrying Zemo's corpse and explained that he had been killed after losing his usefulness.
• Ultron said the Supreme Intelligence controlled the internet and offered to resolve the crisis if Fang Mo gave him access to it.
• Ultron insulted Stark and praised Fang Mo, while Fang Mo assured Stark, Nick Fury, and the Winter Soldier that Ultron could be trusted.
• Nyarlathotep offered Fang Mo coordinates to the world of Nyaruko: Crawling with Love, but Fang Mo postponed the offer to discuss his lost universe.
• Fang Mo explained that one of his avatars had died after falling in love with a human, and Nyarlathotep agreed to ask Yog whether he could help locate the universe.

Fang Mo retrieved his sword, reunited the Avengers, and helped Ultron neutralize his rogue bodies before turning his attention to Thanos. He contacted Thanos directly and gave him half an hour to reach Titan before Fang Mo destroyed the Infinity Stones.

• Nick Fury explained that Stark had planted Fang Mo's sword in a server facility in Norway so it could interfere with Ultron.
• Fang Mo teleported to the facility, retrieved the Supreme Intelligence Sword, and returned to the underground base.
• Captain America apologized to Stark, Bucky apologized for killing Stark's parents, and the Avengers reconciled.
• Nick Fury told Fang Mo that Nyarlathotep had left to learn the world's rules and find coordinates, leaving behind a phone number for coffin-carrying help.
• Ultron reported that he had assimilated his remaining bodies, and Fang Mo ordered him to connect to Thanos.
• Fang Mo gave Thanos half an hour to reach Titan before Fang Mo livestreamed himself destroying the Infinity Stones with the Infinity Stones.