Chapter Summaries

The Witch freed her brother, and the two attacked Midway City while the Witch assembled a World-Ending Machine. Azu stopped Wonder Woman from defeating the brother so Superman might be drawn into the crisis, then abandoned the battle to pursue the Mother Box in Metropolis, where he forced his way into Dr. Silas's laboratory.

• The Witch released her brother from a ceramic doll, and he merged with nearby pedestrians to form a giant who began destroying the city.
• The Witch summoned the World-Ending Machine and transformed people into Fallen Warriors as the military fought to stop the invasion.
• Wonder Woman arrived and knocked down the Witch's brother, but Azu pulled her away, hoping the crisis would awaken Superman's fighting spirit.
• Azu learned that Dr. Silas Stone had the Mother Box and teleported to Metropolis, where he found Bruce Wayne and Victor Stone outside the laboratory.
• Azu ignored Victor's demand to stay out and Bruce's promise to meet Dr. Silas himself, then smashed through the laboratory entrance.

Wonder Woman killed the Wizard while the Witch activated the World-Ending Machine and unleashed lightning strikes around the world. Clark returned as Superman, but Azu tested a Mother Box in Metropolis and fought him for it, leaving the two struggling over the cube in midair.

• Diana defeated and beheaded the Wizard with the Godkiller Sword, while the Witch activated the World-Ending Machine and attacked Diana with lightning and Fallen Warriors.
• The Witch abducted the Secretary of Defense and stole military secrets from his mind as the machine destroyed military targets and damaged cities.
• Clark rescued Martha from a lightning strike in Kansas, then left to stop the disaster after she urged him to go.
• Azu found a Mother Box in Silas Stone's laboratory and provoked it with his Golden Light Streams, but Victor and Superman intervened.
• Superman and Azu fought across Metropolis as Batman and Victor tried to take the Mother Box, which Azu repeatedly reclaimed.
• Azu and Superman ended up wrestling over the Mother Box in midair, with Superman calling Azu the greater threat.

Azu tricked Superman into leaving, seized the Mother Box, and gained new information-based abilities before Clark reclaimed it and Azu vanished. After Wonder Woman and Batman stopped the World-Ending Machine, they decided to assemble a team to face growing threats, while Superman's plans to impose peace troubled them.

• Azu provoked Clark by invoking Martha, then teleported to intercept Victor and take the Mother Box while Superman rushed to check on his mother.
• Azu used the Mother Box's energy to transform himself, but Clark returned and broke through his Bio-Field, causing the Mother Box to fall and leaving Azu missing.
• Clark flew off with the Mother Box after meeting Diana, who had killed Witch and stopped the World-Ending Machine as its collapse devastated Midway City.
• Bruce told Diana about the battle and played Clark's declaration that he would rule above all laws; they agreed to assemble a team for major crises.
• Three days later, Azu used his new Information Domain abilities to change Lynn's bank balance, then left the DC Universe through the Traveler's Ring.

After settling the rewards from the DC Universe, Azu returned to the Department of Defense and challenged officials who wanted to use Supers against one another by demanding command of Delta Force. His demand reached Secretary Wilson’s military meeting, where Dr. Vogbaum revealed a temporary superpower serum, just as Azu arrived and recognized him.

• Azu returned from the DC Universe, received Proficiency Essences and a Task Force X Summoning Phone, and examined the new store items.
• After resting for two days, Azu visited Maeve and learned that officials planned to use the Department of Superhuman Oversight to pit Supers against one another.
• Azu confronted Conner Jobri and demanded command of Delta Force, warning that he would speak to Secretary Wilson if the request was not resolved by noon.
• Conner Jobri relayed Azu’s demand to Wilson, whose meeting attendees argued that Homelander was dangerous and should not control Delta Force.
• Dr. Vogbaum revealed a syringe that could temporarily give an ordinary person random superpowers, though repeated use caused lasting harm and could be fatal.
• Azu entered the meeting before noon, addressed Wilson, and greeted Dr. Vogbaum as an old acquaintance.

Azu pressured the Department of Defense into giving him command of five hundred Delta Force soldiers, while Levin’s companions planned to reconnect with Butcher. Azu then confronted Victoria Neuman at home about finding Stormfront and introduced himself to her daughter, Zoe, as Uncle John.

• Azu confronted Dr. Vogbaum and Secretary Wilson, then negotiated command of five hundred fully equipped Delta Force soldiers, which Wilson agreed to provide in a week.
• Levin overheard Frenchie and Mammal admit they wanted to find Butcher for help escaping their warrant, and he secretly sent a text message.
• Frenchie and Mammal called Butcher and demanded that he help them return to normal life; Butcher promised to look into it and left the ice cream truck.
• Azu visited Victoria Neuman at home, asked about her search for Stormfront, and met her daughter Zoe.
• Azu introduced himself to Zoe as her mother's friend and Uncle John.

Azu used his power and influence to intimidate Victoria, access the Federation’s surveillance network, and take Kimiko and Lin Aida out, while Starlight secretly stole vials of Compound 5 from Vought’s experimental base. The chapter ended with Lab Supervisor Mick catching Starlight in the laboratory as she tried to leave.

• Azu frightened Victoria by holding Zoe and then spent the night with Victoria after Zoe went to bed.
• Azu used the Federation’s surveillance network with Annika’s help, searched for people avoiding cameras, and gave Annika 10,000 dollars.
• Azu visited Kimiko, promised to help clear her criminal record and find her an identity, and gave her a credit card before leaving with Lin Aida.
• Azu protected Lin Aida on the subway, where he saw a broadcast featuring Starlight touring Vought’s experimental base.
• Starlight slipped into a laboratory, stole several vials of Compound 5, and was confronted by Lab Supervisor Mick as she tried to leave.

Starlight avoided being exposed at the laboratory, while Azu took command of a Delta Force unit and proved his battlefield leadership. After strengthening his Bio-Field and Heat Ray talents, Azu received a warning that a Disaster Event was near, as Zero planned to take over Supersonic's body and use him to approach Homelander.

• Starlight gave Director Mike an autograph and took a picture with him, then returned to guiding visitors at the event.
• Minister Conner transferred five hundred Delta Force soldiers at Fort Drum Base to Azu, who challenged their doubts by competing against Lieutenant Koti in hostage-rescue exercises and winning repeatedly.
• Azu spent Proficiency Essences to upgrade Bio-Field to +3 with magic resistance and Heat Ray to +3 with a maximum temperature of five hundred thousand degrees.
• Azu received a warning that a Disaster Event would occur in just over two hours.
• Zero watched Supersonic on television and asked Arnold to get him into The Seven so he could take Supersonic's body and approach Homelander.

Azu traced a counterfeit miracle injection that transformed a sick woman into a monster and led to the death of her husband. His investigation brought him to Willis Pharmaceutical Company, where Dr. Kyle explained the Chimera Project, a genetic experiment the company had concealed.

• Brad bought an injection from Malesi using his wife's watch, then injected his ill wife; she recovered briefly but transformed into a monster and killed him with her embrace.
• Azu arrived, questioned Brad's wife, and killed her after she lunged at him; he traced the syringe through Brad's phone to Malesi.
• Malesi confessed that he had obtained the syringe from Mike, and Azu found Mike dead with a suicide note and evidence that his records had been erased.
• Azu followed surveillance footage to Willis Pharmaceutical Company, where Dr. Kyle and his assistants discussed Mike's death and the Chimera Project.
• Azu confronted Dr. Kyle, who described the project as an experiment using animal genes to address human health problems.

Azu uncovered the Chimera Project at Willis Pharmaceutical Company but let it continue, then tracked down Butcher and Stormfront after Levin attacked them. Stormfront surrendered to Azu and offered to reveal Butcher’s plan to obtain Compound 5.

• Azu learned that Willis Pharmaceutical Company was conducting the Chimera Project and chose to leave the company’s staff alive so its disasters could occur.
• Butcher persuaded Mallory to help clear Frenchie and Mammal’s names in exchange for bringing down Vought, and Mallory agreed.
• Frenchie told Levin that Butcher had arranged to meet them, but Levin transformed and attacked Butcher when they met in the park.
• Stormfront fought Levin and tried to escape with Butcher, but Azu arrived, destroyed Butcher’s Battle Armor, and trapped them both.
• Stormfront surrendered to Azu and offered to expose Butcher’s plan to obtain Compound 5, shocking Butcher.

Azu forced Stormfront to betray Butcher, then Stormfront killed him and helped Azu pursue Mallory, who escaped to a safe house. The next morning, Stormfront joined The Seven and exposed Starlight’s role in obtaining Compound 5, leaving Starlight confronted by Homelander and the other heroes.

• Stormfront revealed that Butcher had Compound 5 through Starlight and identified Mallory as his former superior, then killed Butcher to prove her loyalty to Azu.
• Azu and Stormfront flew to Mallory’s villa, but surveillance footage showed that Mallory had already left and evaded tracking.
• Mallory reached a safe house and realized she needed to escape Homelander and Stormfront.
• Homelander introduced Stormfront as the newest member of The Seven, shocking Starlight, who had planned to give Stormfront Compound 5.
• Stormfront told the assembled heroes that Starlight had helped her obtain Compound 5, and Starlight attacked Stormfront before Homelander ordered her to explain herself.

Azu spared Starlight after Maeve vouched for her, then prepared to take Livewire to train with Delta Force. Later, Azu and Lin Aida crossed into the Amazing Spider-Man universe, where they encountered Peter Parker on a subway and began a new multiverse event.

• Azu confronted Starlight with evidence that she had helped steal Compound 5, and Starlight admitted she had acted out of fear that he might become a threat.
• Maeve protected Starlight from Azu's judgment, and Azu let her go with Maeve's promise to guide her.
• Azu assigned Livewire to help Delta Force train against superpowered criminals, while Maeve comforted Starlight after the meeting.
• Azu met Lin Aida at the piano shop, and they later discovered a glowing doorway and traveled through it without Arthur.
• Azu and Lin Aida arrived in a subway car, where Azu recognized Peter Parker and learned that the Amazing Spider-Man multiverse event had begun.

Azu decided to exploit the Osborn Group’s research and visited the dying Norman Osborn, offering to cure him in exchange for his loyalty. After Azu injected him with an improved NK Gene Modification Potion, Norman’s hereditary illness was cured and he regained his strength.

• Azu and Lin Aida watched Peter Parker accidentally fight off several men on the subway, then found a motel in Coney Island.
• Azu summoned Harley Quinn to protect Lin Aida while he went to the Osborn Group.
• Azu confronted Dr. Connors and Dr. Rada, then used his powers to make Dr. Rada jump from Osborn Tower before catching him and demanding to see Norman Osborn.
• Azu offered to cure Norman in exchange for a loyal servant, and Norman agreed.
• Azu injected Norman with the improved NK Gene Modification Potion, which restored his health and cured his hereditary illness.

Azu introduced Peter Parker to his brutal approach to crime, while Peter struggled with his sense of responsibility and clashed with Uncle Ben. After Uncle Ben was killed by a robber Peter had let go, Peter blamed himself and met Azu, who claimed to know where the killer was.

• Azu demonstrated his power to Peter and argued that criminals needed painful punishment to stop them from harming innocents.
• Peter returned home distracted, argued with Uncle Ben about his father and responsibility, and stormed out before Uncle Ben could catch up.
• Peter stopped a blond robber at a convenience store but let him leave after recovering the stolen money.
• The robber shot Uncle Ben, and Peter arrived too late to save him.
• Peter recognized the killer from the police sketch and blamed himself for not stopping him more decisively.
• Azu contacted Peter, offered to lead him to the killer, and gave him a mask to wear.

Azu learned that another Homelander had invaded the sealed Amazing Spider-Man universe and began searching for him, while the weakened Invader hid and prepared to hunt. Peter Parker sent Uncle Ben’s killer to the police, found comfort from Flashy and Gwen, and resolved to make the city better; Azu then asked Norman Osborn for help locating the Invader.

• Peter Parker confronted Uncle Ben’s killer in an abandoned warehouse, injured him, and forced him to surrender at the police station.
• Azu received notice of a multiverse invasion, learned the Invader had to be killed, and considered the rewards and penalties of the confrontation.
• The Invader emerged from the water, discovered his strength had been halved for 72 hours, put on Magneto’s Helmet, and flew away to hide.
• Flashy apologized to Peter Parker, and Gwen Stacy comforted him with a hug.
• Peter Parker listened to Uncle Ben’s message and resolved to do something to improve the city.
• Unable to locate the Invader with his Mind Field, Azu asked Norman Osborn to help him.

Azu, also known as Homelander, ordered New York City evacuated before he destroyed it to kill the hidden Invaders, while arranging safety for Peter Parker and his friends. As Homelander lured the Invaders toward the city, Martin Sinclaire uncovered the apparent trap, and dawn brought New York’s destruction.

• Azu told Norman Osborn to evacuate New York before dawn and revealed his plan to incinerate the city to kill the hidden Invaders; Norman’s Words of Corruption rebounded and injured him when he used them on Azu.
• Azu sent Lin Aida to safety in Hawaii and decided to protect Peter Parker, while Peter tested his web-shooters, stopped fleeing bank robbers, and evacuated with Aunt May after authorities announced the citywide evacuation.
• Dr. Connors stayed behind at Osborn Tower to finish his cross-species gene fusion work and succeeded in making the fusion process work.
• Peter and Aunt May reached an Osborn Group camp, where they reunited with Gwen Stacy and Dr. Connors; George Stacy left to return to work as Homelander watched over them from Hawaii.
• Homelander flew to the camp to make the Invaders believe the evacuation was a trap, while Martin Sinclaire watched him through a magical eye from the empty Osborn Tower and searched for his target.
• At dawn, Homelander’s attack engulfed New York in a massive fireball, and the blast wave swept through the camp as the city burned and collapsed.

Martin attacked Peter Parker at the evacuation camp to fulfill his return condition, killing Peter and George Stacy before Azu intervened. Martin escaped through a portal, but Azu destroyed his Magneto Helmet and Hover-Ring, and the true Azu arrived as Gwen and Meme mourned the dead.

• Martin escaped the destruction of New York through a portal and went to the evacuation camp to kill Peter Parker.
• Peter used his new Spider-Sense and web-shooters to fight Martin, but Martin destroyed the Osborn Safe House and killed the security guards.
• Martin forced Peter to choose between saving Aunt May and Gwen, then killed George Stacy and snapped Peter's neck.
• Azu's clone arrived and confronted Martin, who escaped through a portal after attacking the clone with a barrage of lasers.
• The clone destroyed Martin's Magneto Helmet and seized his Hover-Ring as Martin fled, while Meme and Gwen mourned Peter and George.
• The true Azu arrived at the camp and revealed that he had used his clone to test Martin.

Azu took Gwen to a forest, helped her gain powers through a gene-modification potion, and made her Gwen Spider-Man so she could pursue revenge. Meanwhile, Martin slaughtered the military forces sent against him and used a black book to raise the dead and create monsters.

• Azu destroyed Martin’s Magneto Helmet and Hover-Ring, then left with Gwen after she agreed to seek revenge.
• Azu gave Gwen a Black Widow Gene Modification Potion, and she injected it while he investigated Martin’s abilities and location.
• Gwen awakened the power to control threads, received Peter Parker’s Web-Shooters and a mask, and became Gwen Spider-Man.
• Martin destroyed a military squad and fighter formation, then massacred most of the ground forces sent to stop him.
• Martin opened a black book that spread dark vapor across the battlefield, raising corpses and creating flesh monsters that knelt before it.

Azu prepared to fight Martin, while Martin built an altar to power a Darkhold spell that could turn the battle around. Azu sent a powerful clone and Doomsday to attack him, but Martin used a strange airflow to redirect the clone’s punch into its own shoulder.

• Azu warned Norman Osborn and Gwen about Martin’s strength, then raised his Super Regeneration talent to repair his damaged Bio-Field.
• Martin had his undead army build an altar to gather energy for a sacrificial Dark Magic spell from the Incomplete Darkhold.
• Azu sent a mind-controlled clone carrying the Doomsday Seed toward Martin, and Doomsday emerged to attack him.
• Martin’s undead army was destroyed by Doomsday’s shockwave, but the altar absorbed the spirits released on the battlefield.
• Norman Osborn and Gwen traveled toward the battlefield as Azu’s clone and Doomsday battered Martin.
• Martin used a strange airflow to deflect the clone’s punch, making it strike its own left shoulder.

Martin battled Azu's clone and Doomsday, whose attacks created a colossal sinkhole and altered the surrounding terrain. Though the clone and Doomsday blasted a fatal hole through Martin, a pale, terrifying entity emerged, and Martin revived with a transformed body.

• Martin used Tai Chi to redirect Azu's clone's first full-strength punch, but the clone later feinted and struck him hard enough to send him crashing into the ground.
• The impact created a vast sinkhole and a ring of raised stone; Gwen escaped the upheaval with Norman Osborn, while military officers saw the destruction and feared a human nuclear bomb was responsible.
• Doomsday evolved to its third stage, then joined Azu's clone in attacking Martin underground, with the clone restraining him as their energy blasts overwhelmed him.
• Azu's clone saw Martin lying with a fatal wound but realized he was still alive when no death notification appeared.
• Pale flames ignited in the giant skull, a dark rift opened in the sky, and a monstrous figure emerged as symbols appeared across Martin's body.
• Martin revived, regenerated his wound with darkness, and was enveloped by the shrinking pale figure.

Martin used the Darkhold to summon an ancient demon’s shadow, resurrect himself, and seize control of Doomsday, while Azu’s Clone fought back underground. After Gwen and Norman Osborn destroyed the skull Altar, a mirrored Doomsday emerged to battle the original, and the general obtained the president’s authorization to use nuclear weapons.

• The general and his officers debated the skull, rifts, and creatures before a military satellite revealed Martin’s resurrection and the ancient demon’s shadow in the underground pit.
• Martin summoned Hellish Locusts to devour Doomsday, then possessed Doomsday and used it to fight Azu’s Clone.
• Azu’s Clone blasted Doomsday with a ten-thousand-degree Heat Ray, prompting Doomsday to evolve; Martin then created a mirrored copy of Doomsday with a dark mirror.
• Gwen and Norman Osborn attacked the skull Altar, and Gwen smashed it apart with a massive piece of bone.
• Two Doomsdays emerged and fought on the surface as the general called the president and secured authorization to use nuclear bombs.