Chapter Summaries

Azu gained control of the Reality Stone, used it to alter Jotunheim, and refused to surrender it when Odin confronted him. Unable to escape Gungnir’s lock, Azu fought Odin at the Eternal Frost, where the chapter ended as a vast mushroom cloud rose behind the god.

• Azu controlled the Aether Particles, formed the Reality Stone, and gained the ability to Twist Reality as he corrected the changes to his body.
• Azu fused the Reality Stone with the Bracers of Hercules and used it to bring sunlight to Jotunheim before Odin arrived and demanded the Aether Particles.
• Odin revealed that Gungnir had locked Azu in the Marvel Universe, and Azu failed to remove the lock with the Reality Stone.
• Thor attacked Azu, who turned Mjolnir into bats and punched Thor away before Odin stepped forward to fight him.
• Azu and a duplicate powered themselves up and followed Odin to the Eternal Frost, where Odin slammed the duplicate into the ice while Azu caught Gungnir and was carried away by its momentum.
• A huge fireball rose into a mushroom cloud behind Odin, who raised his hand and made a grasping motion.

Azu defeated Odin on Jotunheim, reaching 100% Godly Strength and striking cracks into the void before overwhelming him with a superheated beam. Odin returned to the Frost Giant Palace and named Thor king of Asgard, warning that Hela was coming.

• Azu and his duplicate attacked Odin with the Reality Stone, Heat Ray, and coordinated strikes, eventually gaining the upper hand.
• The duplicate flooded Odin's mind with useless information, allowing Azu to unleash 100% Godly Strength and smash him through the mountains and deep beneath the ice.
• Azu's superheated beam swallowed Odin, and the lock-on restrictions were removed; Azu then teleported away as Jotunheim's ice plains erupted in fire.
• Odin returned to the Frost Giant Palace, told Thor that the Conqueror had escaped, and warned that Hela was coming.
• Odin gave Thor Gungnir and declared him king of Asgard.

Odin died after bringing Hela to Jotunheim, leaving Thor to conceal his death and prepare for her return. Azu returned to The Boys Universe with rewards from the Thor 2 event, reunited with Karma, and headed back to New York as Becca again refused the Secretary of Defense’s request concerning Ryan.

• Odin sent Thor and Loki to Asgard, then vanished after explaining to Laufey that he had brought Hela to Jotunheim.
• Hela emerged from a green flame passage, rejected Laufey’s offer of an alliance, and attacked the Frost Giants.
• Heimdall told Thor that Hela had returned, and Thor asked Loki to impersonate Odin while he sought a way to grow stronger.
• Azu returned to the Pyramid and received rewards for changing events in the Marvel Universe, including Proficiency Essence and the Rune Stone: Heart of Winter.
• Azu and Karma spent a night together after returning to the Federation, then parted when Azu left for New York.
• Secretary Wilson and Dr. Vogbaum visited Becca, who again refused to let Ryan be raised as anything other than an ordinary person.

Becca refused Minister Wilson’s demand to surrender Ryan, so Wilson had her killed and fabricated evidence that Homelander was responsible. Later, Azu agreed to accompany Angelina to negotiate with Christ Hank over Site N174, where Hank began the meeting after arranging to exclude Azu from the table.

• Becca rejected Wilson and Dr. Vogbaum’s request to take Ryan, saying she would protect her son and let him choose his future when he became an adult.
• Wilson ordered soldiers to destroy Becca’s house with a rocket launcher, then showed Ryan a fabricated video blaming Homelander for the explosion.
• At Caiton Manor, Azu mocked the Department of Superhuman Oversight’s advertisement and agreed to accompany Angelina to meet Christ Hank about acquiring Site N174.
• Christ Hank welcomed Angelina while ignoring Azu, then had an assistant direct Azu to sit in the corner as the acquisition meeting began.

Angelina rejected Krist Hank’s low offer for Site N174 and used Azu’s influence to secure a ten-year lease worth 20 billion, after which Krist died by gunshot. At Seven Tower, Azu discovered that Starlight’s former boyfriend Supersonic was being parasitized by a living organism resembling a Xenomorph, and he planned to capture it alive despite refusing to help for gratitude.

• Vincent valued Site N174 at no more than 1 billion, but Angelina rejected the Krist Family’s offer and proposed leasing part of the site for 200 million a year over ten years.
• Krist Hank agreed to Angelina’s terms under Azu’s influence, signed the contract, and paid three years’ rent upfront; after regaining control and threatening Angelina with a pistol, he changed course again, and a gunshot sounded after they left.
• The next day, Ashley told Maeve and the others that Krist Hank had died, while Starlight became captain of the newly formed Seven Reserve Team.
• Azu met the six reserve-team heroes and used True Sight on Supersonic, discovering that a living organism had parasitized him and recognizing it as a possible Xenomorph.
• Azu told Starlight about the parasite and its symbiotic bond with Supersonic, then refused to help out of gratitude while planning to capture the Xenomorph alive.

Starlight asked Azu to help Supersonic, and Azu explained that saving him might require Starlight to risk becoming the parasite’s next host. After Starlight left to consider it, Azu learned of Minister Wilson’s travels with Dr. Vogbaum and examined two newly acquired items.

• Starlight asked Azu what he needed before he would help Supersonic, and Azu said he was willing to help but needed her to take part.
• Azu explained that the parasite had formed a symbiotic relationship with Supersonic and proposed luring it into Starlight so he could kill it.
• Starlight asked for time to think over the danger, and Azu let her leave without deciding.
• Maeve told Azu that Minister Wilson had often been traveling with Dr. Vogbaum, then Ashley summoned her to film another Department of Defense advertisement.
• Azu examined Odin’s Eye Patch and the Rune Stone: Heart of Winter, considering how their abilities might be useful.

Azu used his powers to control a hostage situation and pressured Kimiko over Rat, while Zero prepared to parasitize Starlight through Supersonic. After Starlight arrived at Supersonic’s house, Azu sent a hidden duplicate inside to watch them.

• At a Chinatown restaurant, armed men fleeing the police stormed inside, but one turned on his companions and attacked the police, ending the standoff.
• After returning to the apartments, Azu threatened Kimiko and forced her to smile before letting her go; she trashed the room in anger.
• At Arnold’s home, Zero used Supersonic’s body to restore Arnold’s strength and planned to parasitize Starlight as his next host.
• Starlight went to Supersonic’s house for dinner, unaware that Zero intended to parasitize her.
• Azu sent a duplicate wearing Odin’s Eye Patch into Supersonic’s computer to spy on the house.

Azu helped Starlight and the cape-less duplicate separate Zero from Supersonic and trap it inside a Bio-Field. Azu began interrogating Zero about the Xenomorphs, and Zero’s questions about the Undying Ones prompted him to strike it with Heat Rays.

• Starlight visited Supersonic’s home, where Azu warned her that Zero was about to leave Supersonic and attack her.
• Zero detached from Supersonic and tried to parasitize Starlight, but the cape-less duplicate hit it with Heat Rays.
• Starlight blasted Zero into a wall as it tried to escape through a window, and Azu trapped it inside a Bio-Field.
• Starlight carried the unconscious Supersonic to the hospital while the duplicate kept Zero contained.
• Azu asked Zero how many Xenomorphs existed, and Zero asked whether Azu was an Undying One before he burned it with Heat Rays.

Azu interrogated and tortured the Xenomorph trapped in the Bio-Field until it obeyed him and revealed information about its species and Olga Weapon Research Company. When Azu asked why it had joined The Seven Reserve Team, True Sight exposed Wrath’s plan to parasitize him, but Wrath had not yet finished answering aloud.

• Azu blasted Zero with the Heat Ray until it submitted and admitted that it was the only Xenomorph currently on Earth, though it had sent the planet’s coordinates to others of its kind.
• Zero revealed that humans called it Zero, its kind called it Wrath, and Mr. Arnold of Olga Weapon Research Company had given it the human codename.
• Wrath explained that Olga had developed powered armor by researching Xenomorphs and that it had deliberately provided humans with the technology.
• Wrath told Azu that Xenomorphs could enhance hosts, steal abilities through their genes, and evolve, and that other civilizations existed in the Milky Way.
• Azu asked why Wrath had joined The Seven Reserve Team, and True Sight revealed that Wrath intended to parasitize him and obtain the strongest body on Earth.

Azu destroyed Wrath after it offered its services and potential-enhancing abilities, then went to Arnold’s mansion to question him about Zero. Azu killed Arnold’s witnesses and demanded an answer, leaving Arnold facing him amid the bodies.

• Wrath pleaded with Azu to spare it, offering intelligence, combat, and information about its kind in exchange for its life.
• Azu burned Wrath to ashes inside his Bio-Field and checked that no cells remained.
• Azu wondered whether Arnold had directed Wrath to possess Supersonic and enter Seven Tower, then went to Arnold’s mansion.
• Arnold claimed Zero was Olga Company’s prototype mech technology, but Azu said he had already burned Zero and demanded honesty.
• Arnold ordered Azu to leave and pointed to his bodyguards and supermodels as witnesses, so Azu killed them with Golden Beams.
• Azu asked Arnold what he would do now as the bodies lay around him.

Azu forced Arnold to reveal Wrath’s origins, plans, and role in joining The Seven, then demanded that Olga Company become a Vought subsidiary under his control. Two days later, Ashley learned that Arnold had announced the merger, leaving her stunned as she headed to see Homelander.

• Azu confronted Arnold about Zero, and Arnold admitted that his team found it in a spacecraft in the polar regions and that it later parasitized him.
• Arnold told Azu that Zero, now called Wrath, wanted a stronger body, had targeted Azu, and had sent a signal to summon more of its kind.
• Arnold admitted that he had helped Wrath enter The Seven Reserve Team through Ashley, and Azu demanded that Olga Company become a subsidiary of Vought under his direct control.
• Two days later, Ashley went to Seven Tower after being summoned by Homelander and saw a news alert announcing that Arnold had agreed to merge Olga into Vought under Homelander’s control.

Azu reprimanded Ashley for using her influence to recommend Supersonic to The Seven Reserve Team and canceled her annual bonus. In Florida, Stormfront found Grace Mallory and confronted her at breakfast.

• Ashley entered the command hall, where Azu asked how she felt about working for him and offered her an assistant.
• Azu confronted Ashley about accepting gifts from Arnold and recommending Supersonic, warning her not to use her authority for personal matters.
• Azu canceled Ashley’s bonus, and she left his office before angrily clearing her desk.
• Grace Mallory watched a report about Olga Company merging into Vought Group and cursed Homelander.
• Stormfront broke through Mallory’s ceiling and greeted her, while Mallory reached for a pistol beneath the table.

Stormfront confronted Mallory, who revealed she knew Stormfront's history as Liberty Belle and claimed to possess a weapon in Siberia that could harm Homelander. Mallory offered to take Stormfront to the weapon and suggested faking her death to evade Homelander's suspicions.

• Stormfront dismissed Mallory's gunfire, then attacked and lifted her, threatening to kill her.
• Mallory warned Stormfront that her death would trigger an email to major media outlets and exposed her past as Liberty Belle.
• Stormfront said Homelander's power over Vought would keep the files from being published and challenged Mallory to reveal another trump card.
• Mallory claimed a Super in Siberia could defeat Homelander, then whispered details that shocked Stormfront.
• Mallory offered to lead Stormfront to the weapon, and suggested Stormfront could take back her corpse, knowing Homelander would only read a DNA report.

Azu visited Supersonic and Starlight in the hospital, warned them to keep the parasite secret, then confronted Stormfront over the badly disfigured corpse she claimed was Mallory. The chapter ended with Azu questioning whether Stormfront had let Mallory go in exchange for something.

• Supersonic and Starlight watched a news report that Arnold had jumped from the Olga Company building.
• Azu visited the hospital, thanked Supersonic for serving Vought, and told him and Starlight not to reveal anything about the parasite he had destroyed.
• Azu returned to Seven Tower and found Stormfront waiting with a suitcase containing a corpse.
• Stormfront claimed she had accidentally killed Mallory while trying to capture her alive.
• Azu doubted the corpse was Mallory and asked whether she had offered Stormfront something to let her go.

Azu exposed Stormfront's deal with Mallory and tortured her with his Heat Ray before letting her go, then speculated that Mallory had told her about Soldier Boy. At a secret base, Minister Wilson provoked Ryan with footage of his home being destroyed, and Ryan's powers erupted, killing his instructor.

• Stormfront hid her fear after Azu accused her of sparing Mallory, but Azu hit her with his Heat Ray until she collapsed and then let her leave with the suitcase.
• After Stormfront left, Azu suspected Mallory had traded information about Soldier Boy and ordered his people to bring the remaining targets to him.
• Minister Wilson watched Ryan fail to destroy the training targets while Dr. Vogbaum explained that Becca had raised him to be gentle.
• Wilson showed Ryan footage of Homelander destroying his childhood home, making Ryan believe his mother had been killed.
• Ryan unleashed his dark crimson beams, destroyed the targets, and then cut the instructor apart when the man shouted at him.
• Dr. Vogbaum called Ryan a little Tyrannosaurus as Wilson watched the aftermath.

Kenji escaped human smugglers by lifting their ship and crushing several gangsters, while Azu reviewed the updated shop and bought the Hellish Locusts spell. Azu could not afford the divine artifacts, including Gungnir, which he considered useful for trapping opponents during an Invasion Event.

• Kenji arrived in the Federation aboard a smuggling ship and was told he would have to work for three years to earn identification.
• When gangsters directed Kenji toward a car, he tried to flee, then lifted the ship and smashed it down on them before escaping.
• Azu checked his inventory and the updated shop in the Seven Tower.
• Azu spent 80 Proficiency Essence to buy the Hellish Locusts spell from a fragment of the Divine Tome.
• Azu examined the Eye of the Warlock, Casket of Ancient Winters, Destroyer, and Gungnir, but closed the shop because he could not afford them.

Azu upgraded Heat Ray and Bio-Field, then recognized Kenji in a viral video of a deadly dock attack and promised Himiko he would find her brother. After Himiko hurried back to protect Lin Aida, Azu began searching New York’s cameras and networks for Kenji.

• Azu upgraded Heat Ray to +4, gaining attacks of up to one million degrees and the Chain Explosion effect, and raised Bio-Field to +4.
• Princess Frost and Element Man showed Azu a viral video of a Super using Telekinesis to crash a ship onto people at the docks.
• Azu recognized the man leaving the scene as Kenji, Himiko’s younger brother, and sent the video to his phone.
• Azu showed Himiko the footage in Chinatown and promised to find Kenji, prompting her to thank him and hurry back after Lin Aida left with William.
• Azu connected to nearby networks and searched New York surveillance feeds and phone cameras for Kenji.

William lured Lin Aida to his home, drugged her coffee, and then knocked her unconscious with anesthetic when she refused to drink it. Azu and Himiko arrived after Himiko sent Azu a video, and Azu went to the piano room while Himiko confronted William.

• William invited Lin Aida to his home to tune his piano and offered her dinner and coffee, but she declined both.
• William secretly drugged Lin Aida's coffee, then used an anesthetic-soaked handkerchief to knock her unconscious when she asked to leave.
• Azu and Himiko arrived at William's house, and Azu kicked in the front door after William refused to let them in.
• Azu revealed that he knew Lin Aida was in the piano room and headed there while Himiko approached William.
• William pulled out a handgun and aimed it at Azu's back.

Azu rescued Lin Aida and told her a fabricated story to explain William’s death, then gave Himiko the address where her brother Kenji was staying. Himiko reunited with Kenji, and they spoke about how Shining Light had separated them and turned them into monsters.

• Himiko killed William after he shot her, and Azu brought the unconscious Lin Aida home.
• Azu reassured Lin Aida and falsely claimed a superpowered criminal had killed William while Homelander was nearby.
• Azu gave Himiko Kenji’s address and warned her and Kenji not to cause trouble in the Federation.
• Himiko found Kenji hiding in the closed Aldi Supermarket, and the siblings embraced.
• At a community park, Himiko told Kenji that Shining Light had injected her with blue poison, and Kenji said they were both monsters.

Himiko reunited with Kenji and tried to persuade him to abandon Shining Light, but he remained committed to fighting the country. Stormfront arrived to arrest Kenji as a live television helicopter filmed them, and the siblings faced imminent danger on the highway.

• Himiko learned that Kenji had been injected with the blue poison because Shining Light believed it would work on her, and the siblings embraced as they shared their pain.
• Kenji told Himiko that the village and its people had been destroyed, and he blamed the country and its superhero for the deaths.
• Himiko urged Kenji to leave with her, but Kenji defended Shining Light and asked her to fight alongside him.
• Kenji refused to go with Himiko, and Stormfront landed nearby and announced that she had come to arrest him.
• Himiko charged at Stormfront to help Kenji escape, while Stormfront flew toward him as a tanker truck approached on the highway.