Chapter Summaries

Azu and Clark fought across the desert, trading attacks that neither could withstand and revealing that Azu’s Heat Ray could track and explode on impact. Clark suddenly left the battle after noticing something in the distance, then appeared in a Metropolis subway station to rescue Lois from her abductors.

• Azu and Clark clashed with eye beams and fists, and Azu used a Secondary Impact to catch Clark off guard.
• Azu threw Clark with his cape, then aimed a Heat Ray at the military convoy, which Clark blocked with his body.
• Azu lured Clark toward the convoy and used Absolute Hit to make his curved Heat Ray pursue him before its collision with Clark’s beams triggered a massive explosion.
• Clark burrowed underground and struck Azu from below, drawing him away from the troops; they separated in midair, unable to gain the upper hand.
• Clark abruptly flew away after looking into the distance, while Azu turned his attention back to the troops.
• In a Metropolis subway station, Clark burst through the ceiling and ordered Lois’s abductors to let her go.

Lin Aida woke at the hotel and took a bath while Colonel Ryder led soldiers to arrest her, only to be attacked by Azu’s Stone Golem and Replicant. Azu then persuaded Lin Aida to leave with him, and she remained unaware of the battle that had wrecked the hotel corridor.

• Lin Aida woke up, explored the hotel room, and began soaking in the bathtub after Mr. John did not answer.
• Colonel Ryder led soldiers into the hotel to arrest Target Number Two and authorized lethal force if the target proved dangerous.
• A Replicant acrobat attacked the soldiers on the stairs, and a Stone Golem burst through the corridor wall and fought the troops.
• Ryder called for reinforcements as the Replicant and Stone Golem continued attacking the soldiers, while Lin Aida bathed unaware of the fighting.
• Azu arrived at Lin Aida’s door disguised as Mr. John and said friends wanted to show them around town.
• Lin Aida opened the door happily, and Azu described the bullet-riddled corridor as evidence of the town’s simple, honest folkways.

Azu, posing as Mr. John, joined forces with the military and went to LexCorp to claim General Zod’s corpse. After Lex mocked him, Azu demonstrated his power and demanded the location of Lex’s green object.

• Azu returned to town with Lin Aida after Superman rescued Lois and the military withdrew its troops.
• Lex learned Superman had returned but said capturing the Witch was enough to make the demon obey him.
• General Archie ordered Lex to hand over General Zod’s corpse, but Lex refused and delayed.
• Mr. John knocked aside LexCorp’s guards and melted through the office walls into the secret laboratory.
• Mr. John reached General Zod’s body and demanded that Lex hand over his little green thing.

Azu used the Kryptonian General’s fingerprints and Lex’s Master Control Key to enter the ship’s main control room and ask for Kryptonian knowledge. Back with Lin Aida, he saw the Bat symbol appear in the storm and said the show was about to begin.

• Azu cut the Kryptonian General’s fingerprints from his corpse and persuaded Lex to give him the Master Control Key.
• Azu opened the Kryptonian ship’s main control room and asked its console to teach him Krypton’s knowledge.
• Lex identified Lin Aida as the blind woman seen with Mr. John in footage and linked her to a photograph from the Kryptonian attack on Metropolis.
• Azu returned to Lin Aida after spending the day at the library, and she asked him not to leave alone again.
• Azu saw a bat symbol in the storm above the city and told Lin Aida that the show was about to begin.

Azu intervened in Batman and Superman’s fight, used the battle to upgrade his strength, and overwhelmed Bruce Wayne. Lex reached the Kryptonian ship as Lois witnessed Azu blast Clark through a building.

• Azu retrieved the Kryptonite Spear and explained that he planned to make contact with people and objects from the event to obtain related shop items.
• Azu joined Batman and Superman on the rooftop, but Clark attacked him before Batman’s kryptonite bullet brought Clark to his knees.
• Azu knocked Bruce off the rooftop, and his Super Strength proficiency upgraded to Godly Strength.
• Bruce returned and kicked Azu, who smashed him through the building and left him unable to rise.
• Lex arrived at the Kryptonian spaceship with General Zod’s body and found the Master Control Key.
• Lois saw Azu fire golden beams that blasted Clark through a building.

After Lois was fatally shot during the fight, Clark blamed Batman and attacked him in a rage while Azu watched. Meanwhile, Lex’s monstrous creation burst from its cocoon and escaped the Kryptonian spaceship to hunt Superman.

• Azu fought off Clark and Batman amid the ruins, and Bruce fired a bullet that struck the arriving Lois in the heart.
• Clark caught Lois as she fell, but she died in his arms, and he unleashed a furious roar.
• Clark charged Azu, then seized Batman and accused him of killing Lois, threatening to kill him.
• Lex’s cocoon split open, and the malformed monster tore through the spaceship ceiling and escaped.
• Lex urged the creature to kill Superman and awaited the arrival of a great being.

A news report of a monster’s attack drew Diana Prince away from her flight as the crisis unfolded in Metropolis. After Superman learned Batman had not known Martha was his mother, Clark rescued Martha, but Lois’s death left him saying his world had died.

• Diana Prince watched news footage of a monster resisting military attacks with an electromagnetic shockwave, then left her plane before it departed.
• Superman accused Batman of causing Lois’s death and failing to save Martha, then flew toward the harbor after hearing Batman offer to find her.
• Batman mourned Lois before Alfred told him that a monster from the Kryptonian spaceship had appeared in Metropolis.
• A Russian man prepared to torture Martha, but Superman arrived and killed him and the other men at the warehouse.
• Superman untied Martha and told her that Lois was dead and his world had died too.

Azu fought Doomsday in Metropolis to improve his Talents, while Batman and Wonder Woman joined the battle. Wonder Woman asked for Azu’s Kryptonite Spear, but he refused and said he wanted to test himself against her bracer shockwave.

• Azu arrived above Metropolis with the Kryptonite Spear, intent on fighting Doomsday and killing him after he evolved.
• Doomsday destroyed the Batplane, and Batman ejected before it crashed into a plaza.
• Wonder Woman saved Batman from Doomsday, and Azu identified the monster before charging into battle.
• Azu blasted Doomsday with his Golden Light Stream, gained Talent proficiency, and watched the attack make Doomsday stronger.
• Batman told Wonder Woman that Azu’s Kryptonite Spear could kill Doomsday, while Wonder Woman searched for Superman.
• Wonder Woman offered to kill Doomsday with Azu’s spear, but he refused and said he wanted to try her bracer shockwave.

Azu unleashed sixty percent of his Godly Strength against Doomsday, devastating much of Metropolis despite Wonder Woman’s warning. Amid the destruction, Clark carried Lois’s body away with Martha and decided to leave Metropolis behind.

• Wonder Woman used her bracers’ shockwave against Azu, while Doomsday returned and attacked her.
• Azu and Wonder Woman fought over the Kryptonite Spear as Doomsday repeatedly intervened.
• Azu powered up and struck Doomsday with a devastating punch that created a vast crater and wrecked much of Metropolis.
• Clark found Lois dead among the ruins, wrapped her in his cape, and told Martha he no longer wanted to save anyone.
• Clark carried Martha and Lois away from Metropolis toward Kansas.

Azu battled Wonder Woman and Doomsday amid the destruction of Metropolis, while Batman and Wonder Woman reluctantly joined forces with him against the evolving monster. Far away, Lin Aida opened her hotel room door to find a dazzling expanse of multicolored light instead of the corridor.

• Wonder Woman confronted Azu with the Lasso of Truth and Godkiller Sword, but Azu overwhelmed her with heat vision and a massive blast.
• Doomsday regenerated into a stronger form, erupted from its cocoon, and unleashed another shockwave.
• Azu told Wonder Woman and Batman to distract Doomsday while he attacked it, and Batman agreed that they had to rely on themselves.
• Lin Aida heard evacuation orders at her hotel and opened her door, finding brilliant multicolored light beyond it.

Azu, Wonder Woman, and Batman fought Doomsday with kryptonite weapons while Azu used Self-Replication to create a stronger assault. The fight left Doomsday badly wounded and glowing from within as an Energy Storm raged around him.

• Azu kicked Doomsday toward Wonder Woman, who wounded him with the Godkiller Sword, while Batman struck him with his last Kryptonite Gas bullet.
• Azu grabbed Doomsday and stabbed his eye with the Kryptonite Spear, but Doomsday unleashed an Energy Storm that blasted Azu away.
• Azu created a copy of himself and sent it back into the fight with the spear as Wonder Woman attacked Doomsday again.
• Wonder Woman and the duplicate repeatedly drove the spear into Doomsday, finally piercing his heart and forcing it through his back.
• Doomsday trapped the duplicate between his bone spikes, but a Golden Torrent struck him from above and heated the Kryptonite Spear until it exploded inside him.
• Kryptonite fragments tore through Doomsday, who unleashed another Energy Storm as a brilliant green light began shining from inside his body.

Azu killed Doomsday, returned with Lin Aida to their home universe, and received rewards for completing the DC Universe event. The settlement granted him a protective cape and a seed that could create a Doomsday under his command.

• Azu used a duplicate to attack Doomsday with a Kryptonite Spear, then detonated the kryptonite himself and killed the monster with high-temperature energy.
• Batman and Wonder Woman confirmed Doomsday was dead, discussed the unknown man who had helped kill it, and Batman revealed that he had killed the woman Superman loved.
• Azu returned to Lin Aida, found her safe, and led her through the multiverse door back to her apartment, where they discovered that only seconds had passed in their home universe.
• Azu returned to Seven Tower and received 53 Proficiency Essence, a Cape of Justice, a Doomsday Seed, and 10 Multiverse Crystals for completing the event.
• Azu inspected the cape and seed and recognized them as a defensive item and a way to summon a Doomsday that would obey him.

Azu equipped the Cape of Justice and reviewed new shop items, including powerful Superman and Wonder Woman gear, while realizing Multiverse Crystals could buy divine artifacts. After returning to Seven Tower, he rewarded Ashley for praising his new look, and she told him the Department of Defense wanted him to take office tomorrow.

• Azu put on the Cape of Justice, gaining a second Bio-Field and protection from one instance of fatal damage, then stored the Doomsday Seed as another trump card.
• Azu inspected the shop’s new Batman and Superman equipment, including a Kryptonian Complete Gene Agent he chose not to buy.
• Azu discovered Wonder Woman’s Bracers of Hercules could multiply strength tenfold, but he could not afford them with his 10 Multiverse Crystals.
• Azu returned to Seven Tower, where Ashley praised his new cape and he raised her salary by 10%.
• Ashley told Azu that the Department of Defense had prepared an office and wanted him to officially take office the next day.

Azu reviewed the major upgrades to his abilities but wondered why his Life Level remained unchanged. At the Department of Defense, he discovered that his new ministerial office had been left empty and that officials expected him to request basic supplies and staff for approval, prompting him to challenge their sincerity.

• Azu checked his Status Bar and saw that several Talents had transformed or advanced after the Dawn of Justice incident, though his Life Level was still Level 5.
• Azu arrived at the Department of Defense, where government employees crowded around him for photos, autographs, and a kiss.
• Mackey Jason introduced himself as Azu's guide and led him through the building to the Minister's Office.
• Azu found the office empty, and Mackey called Director Novann to ask why it had not been equipped.
• Novann told Azu to submit a report listing requested supplies and personnel for review and approval by several officials.
• Azu questioned the Department of Defense's sincerity and asked Novann whether he took Azu for a clown.

Azu confronted the officials who had arranged a test of his authority, then broke into Director Jenny Cromont’s meeting and threatened Victoria Neuman. He left after ordering Victoria to find Stormfront and warning Jenny not to challenge him again, while Jenny resolved to rely on the Soldier Boy project to defeat him.

• Azu pressured Novann into revealing that Director Jenny Cromont had ordered the Department of Defense workflow test, then had Mackey take him to her office.
• Azu cut through the wall into Jenny’s meeting with Victoria Neuman and warned Victoria not to plot against him.
• Azu demanded that Victoria find Stormfront and promised to spare her and her daughter if she did; Victoria then left the office.
• Azu warned Jenny to improve his empty office and threatened her before walking out, leaving the glass in her picture frame cracked.
• Jenny clenched her fists and resolved to wait for Dr. Vogbaum and Dr. Kyle’s Soldier Boy project to bring about Azu’s end.

Butcher gave Susan Lena Compound V evidence that Vought created Supers, but Princess Frost and Element Man ambushed him before a mysterious woman rescued him and joined his fight against Homelander. Meanwhile, Azu took Lin Aida to Carnegie Hall, where someone recognized her and questioned their right to enter.

• Butcher gave Susan Lena a vial of Compound V and explained that Vought injected it into children to create Supers.
• Butcher found a red X marking his hideout as compromised and drove away, but Princess Frost and Element Man attacked him on the road.
• A mysterious woman used lightning to distract the two Supers, rescued Butcher, and told him she wanted to take down Homelander with him.
• Angelina arrived at Carnegie Hall for a performance, and Azu brought Lin Aida there, claiming they could enter through the back door.
• Someone behind Azu and Lin Aida recognized Xiao Lin and mocked her casual clothes as they approached Carnegie Hall.

Azu brought Lin Aida to Carnegie Hall, where Dolly and Steven were publicly turned away after the venue revealed they were blacklisted. As Angelina attended a musical to lure out Liquid Man, Azu spotted the assassin approaching and warned her, but Liquid Man attacked her in a restroom.

• Dolly bragged to Lin Aida about Steven and mocked her and Azu, while Lin Aida calmly defended herself.
• Azu called Ashley for help, and Dolly and Steven joined the regular ticket line despite Dolly’s claim that they had premium seats.
• At the ticket checkpoint, lobby manager Bart tore up Steven and Dolly’s tickets, refunded twice their cost, and had security escort them out as blacklisted customers.
• Azu brought Lin Aida into a VIP suite and scanned the hall, locating Liquid Man near Angelina.
• Azu warned Angelina through The Seven’s internal communicator that Liquid Man was above her and told her to give him a chance.
• Angelina went to the restroom with two bodyguards, where Liquid Man emerged from a vent and formed a dagger to stab her.

Angelina used her new powers and Azu’s training to capture Liquid Man, then turned him against O'Connor and staged a sting that led to her uncle’s arrest. Afterward, she thanked Azu and agreed to help recruit scientists and find a discreet site for an experimental base.

• Angelina caught Liquid Man with her Shadow Ability and forced him to help lure out O'Connor by offering him five million dollars.
• O'Connor arrived at the warehouse, where Liquid Man pretended to have killed Angelina and demanded his promised cash.
• Angelina revealed herself alive as photographers captured O'Connor handing Liquid Man money, and police arrested O'Connor on suspicion of plotting her murder.
• Angelina told Azu she would reclaim her father's property once O'Connor's inheritance was invalidated, and Azu asked her to recruit scientists and find a secret site for an experimental base.
• A news report said Private Levin remained deeply depressed after the Manhattan Incident and refused interviews.

Homelander visited the wheelchair-bound Levin and offered to help him walk again if he gave up his former life and fought for him. After Levin decided he would accept, kidnappers tortured him for information about Homelander, but he refused to betray the only person who had shown him kindness.

• Levin struggled to transfer from his bed to his wheelchair and lamented how his injury had left him isolated and feeling useless.
• Homelander visited Levin and offered him a chance to stand again in exchange for serving him in secret, telling him to consider the offer.
• Levin saw Shelly Dale, the girl he had loved in college, but turned away when she failed to recognize him.
• Several men kidnapped Levin and demanded to know why Homelander had visited him.
• Levin endured repeated shocks and beatings, then refused to reveal what he and Homelander had discussed or betray him.

Azu tested Levin's loyalty and began considering how to restore his mobility before turning to a Disaster Event warning. He upgraded his Self-Healing and Insight talents, while Angelina reported progress against O'Connor and on the experimental base, and a new Disaster Event appeared.

• Azu had Levin tested, approved of his loyalty, and considered how to restore his ability to move before flying back to Seven Tower.
• At Willis Pharmaceutical Company, Logan and a white man received experimental drug injections, and the white man dreamed he became a blood-covered monster.
• Azu used Dim Essence and Proficiency Essence to upgrade Self-Healing into Super Regeneration and Insight into True Sight, which let him read Angelina's thoughts.
• Azu examined his unchanged Level 5 Life Level and wondered whether becoming a god would require clues from other universes.
• Angelina told Azu that O'Connor had been charged and that she had begun recruiting scientists and establishing an experimental base.
• A Disaster Event appeared before Azu and asked whether he was willing to handle it.