Chapter Summaries

After Thor arranged for an Asgardian mage to use the Aether to grant Zhan Liu, Peter, and Natasha magnetic-field-control powers, Zhan Liu celebrated finally gaining natural control of magnetic fields. Thor returned the Aether to Asgard, and Zhan Liu resumed developing Ultimate Limit Qigong 2.0 with Peter.

• Steve fled New York with Googoo, but when Thor appeared before him, Steve panicked and escaped without speaking.
• Thor visited the Martial Arts School and offered Zhan Liu access to a mage in exchange for returning the Aether after Zhan Liu gained the power he wanted.
• Zhan Liu agreed to Thor’s plan, and an Asgardian mage used the Aether to grant him magnetic-field control.
• Zhan Liu asked the mage to grant Peter and Natasha the same power, then watched Thor take the Aether back to Asgard.
• Tony called to ask about the Aether, but Zhan Liu told him Thor had already taken it and then resumed researching Ultimate Limit Qigong 2.0 with Peter.

Zhan Liu and Peter learned that S.H.I.E.L.D. had publicly branded Steve Rogers and his allies as Hydra, while Natasha tried to recruit Peter into the coming fight. Peter agreed to consider the plan after Zhan Liu approved moving his loved ones to safety, and Zhan Liu prepared to test his newly derived Ultimate Yuan Magnetic Limitless Lightning Method.

• Sitwell announced on television that Steve Rogers was Hydra, showed evidence of his brainwashing, and revealed that Rogers had escaped after being removed from office and accused of killing Grant Ward.
• Zhan Liu mocked S.H.I.E.L.D. and accused Nick Fury of trying to recruit Peter, while Natasha explained that Nick wanted to unite forces against Hydra.
• Peter challenged Natasha’s claim that S.H.I.E.L.D. had never deceived him and said he could not risk Aunt May or Gwen being hurt in a battle.
• Natasha offered to move Aunt May and Gwen onto Nick’s alien warship, and Peter asked Zhan Liu what he thought before agreeing it could work.
• Zhan Liu revealed that Ultimate Limit Qigong 2.0 was ready for combat testing and named it the Ultimate Yuan Magnetic Limitless Lightning Method.

After failing to recruit former allies, Steve decided to fight Hydra alone and awakened a Battle Mark that let him sense the planet’s magnetic field. He went live on Nashville television and confessed that he had served Hydra before exposing its control over the United States and its atrocities in several states.

• Steve visited Hunter and several other former allies, but none agreed to join his fight against Hydra.
• Steve accepted that he would have to oppose Hydra alone and set out without his armor or shield.
• A Battle Mark resembling Captain America’s shield appeared on Steve’s forehead, and he discovered he could sense the planet’s magnetic field.
• Steve burst into a live broadcast at a Nashville television station and took over the interview.
• Steve told viewers that S.H.I.E.L.D. had been infiltrated by Hydra, confessed to his own past crimes, and described Hydra’s schemes in Texas, Montana, Nevada, and California.

After Steve exposed Hydra's control and the Texas epidemic, the United States descended into chaos and Hydra crushed the breakaway factions, establishing an Inhuman nation under Hive. Hive's attempt to exploit the Inhumans' founding ceremony to steal Magneto's corpse was complicated when Professor X arrived with the X-Men.

• Texas cowboys protested the deliberately caused epidemic, and Hive had Terrigen powder sprayed on them, killing many and transforming a few into Inhumans.
• Dr. Zola publicly announced the Mechanical Kingdom, while local powers declared independence and the Federal United States collapsed.
• Hydra openly declared itself and defeated the local factions, whose leaders surrendered and then issued wanted notices for Steve.
• Hive exhausted his Terrigen Crystals after more than ten million deaths and established a nation backed by six hundred thousand loyal Inhumans.
• Hive invited Raven and Magneto to the founding ceremony, hoping to draw Raven away from Paradise Island and steal Magneto's corpse.
• The Mutants sent Professor X and the X-Men to represent them, but Hive still saw Professor X's absence from Paradise Island as an opportunity to steal the corpse.

Hive sent Daisy to Whitehall for another Gravitonium enhancement, expecting her to return as a stronger warrior. The injection broke Hive’s control, but Daisy remembered killing Carl and unleashed enough power to destroy Earth again.

• Hive ordered Malick to send Daisy to Whitehall for enhancement, and Daisy went despite her anger at Whitehall.
• Whitehall had Daisy injected with Gravitonium, first raising the dose to 50% and then continuing toward 100%.
• At 88%, Daisy lost control, escaped the injection chamber, and caused destruction throughout the laboratory and base.
• Daisy’s Magnetic Field Rotation Realm reached Fifty Heavens, and the combined growth of her abilities broke Hive’s control over her.
• Daisy remembered killing Carl and, overwhelmed by guilt, released her power and caused Earth to explode again.

After Earth exploded, Zhan Liu, Captain America, Peter, and Tony agreed to attack Hydra while waiting for the Sorcerer Supreme. Tony charged Dr. Zola but was overwhelmed by the powerful Zola War God.

• Many people and robots survived Earth's sudden destruction, and Zhan Liu observed the planet's remains while the Ancient One did not appear.
• Tony asked Zhan Liu when the Sorcerer Supreme would return, and Zhan Liu suggested defeating Hydra first.
• Captain America, Peter, and Tony agreed to fight Hydra, and Tony flew toward Dr. Zola.
• Dr. Zola transformed his robots into the Zola War God, which struck Tony and sent him flying.
• Tony fought back, but his Matter Reconstruction had no effect on the Zola War God, whose shield and Power Flow exceeded his own.
• Dr. Zola's war god blasted Tony away again.

Tony struggled against Arnim Zola’s overwhelmingly powerful Zola War God and tried to find a technological way to overcome its Astral Energy shield. He began creating new weapons with Void Creation, but Arnim Zola copied the tactic, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Arnim Zola’s Zola War God overwhelmed Tony with its vastly amplified Power Flow, despite Tony’s superior Magnetic Field Realm and Complete State.
• Tony used Void Creation to launch ever-growing waves of Jericho Missiles at the Zola War God, but they failed to disturb its Astral Energy shield.
• Tony began trying to create other weapons, regretting that he had not studied more scientific fields.
• Arnim Zola recognized Tony’s plan and began using Void Creation himself, drawing weapon designs directly from stored data.

Tony attacked Dr. Zola’s growing War Fortress, but Zola adapted by building a stronger fortress designed around Zola War God. As the fortress expanded and threatened to trap him, Tony realized he needed a way to break the deadlock.

• Tony abandoned his original plan and attacked the War Fortress, cutting through its defenses and tearing his way inside.
• Dr. Zola let Tony destroy the first fortress while he began building a larger one from True Adamantium Alloy and Vibranium.
• Tony attacked the new fortress, but Dr. Zola kept Zola War God on him and prevented him from damaging the fortress.
• Dr. Zola planned to use Zola War God as the fortress’s core, combining its shield and defenses with the growing structure.
• Tony watched the fortress expand and realized he needed a way to escape the worsening battle.

Tony used Nano-worms to attack Dr. Zola’s War Fortresses, but Zola slowed them with flesh-covered defenses. Unable to break the stalemate, Tony sought Steve’s help and enveloped him in Nano-worms to attempt a fusion.

• Tony unleashed Nano-worms that multiplied and began consuming Dr. Zola’s War Fortresses, mocking Zola as the attack gained ground.
• Dr. Zola tried electronic viruses and electromagnetic weapons, then coated the fortresses in flesh to slow the Nano-worms and disgust Tony.
• Tony realized he needed another Magnetic Field Warrior for a special attack, but chose Steve over Pepper because Steve’s battle had ended.
• Tony flew to Steve, explained the situation, and used Nano-worms to swallow him before Steve could respond.

Steve confronted Bucky, who defended Hydra by pointing to the suffering of ordinary Americans, while Steve reaffirmed his belief in freedom and fought through the Magnetic Field Warriors to reach him. The battle continued with Steve holding back against his friend as their forces struggled across the surrounding battlefield.

• Bucky accused Steve of betraying their cause and described Brooklyn’s poverty as evidence that their sacrifices had failed.
• Steve reflected on the suffering he had witnessed but declared that resisting Hydra was still right and attacked Bucky.
• More than a thousand Magnetic Field Warriors overwhelmed Steve until he raised his Magnetic Field realm from the Fifty Heavens to the Sixty Heavens and tore through their ranks.
• Steve reached Bucky, but Bucky kicked him away and argued that survival mattered more than freedom.
• Bucky’s allies used him as a shield while Steve held back from hurting his childhood friend and worried that his side was losing across the battlefield.

Steve chose the greater good and killed Bucky in battle, only to learn that Bucky had regained consciousness just before dying. Steve was left grieving and regretting that his brother might have survived if he had struck differently.

• Steve chose to defeat Bucky and drove a powerful punch through his armor and chest.
• The other Magnetic Field Warriors fled as Bucky fell mortally wounded.
• Bucky thanked Steve for making the right choice and said he was relieved to regain consciousness before dying.
• Steve tried to heal Bucky, but Bucky's shattered heart could not be repaired, and he died while recalling their old friends.
• Steve held Bucky's body and collapsed in anguish, tormented by thoughts of how he might have saved him.

After Bucky’s death, Steve’s grief and resolve drove his Magnetic Field Rotation to new heights. Tony linked Steve to him with Combination Synchronization Mode, and together they broke into the Flesh Fortress to confront Dr. Zola’s Zola War God, leaving the battle raging after their first clash.

• Bucky died after supporting Steve, and Steve’s grief pushed his Magnetic Field Rotation past the Seventy-Fifth Heaven.
• Steve’s resolve to save the United States strengthened as his power climbed toward the Ninetieth Heaven.
• Tony connected Steve to his Nano Armor through Combination Synchronization Mode, letting them share their understanding of Magnetic Field Rotation and grow stronger together.
• Tony and Steve broke through the Flesh Fortress’s defenses, destroyed its inner walls, and charged toward the Zola War God.
• Dr. Zola sent the Zola War God to meet them, and Tony and Steve blasted its right palm apart before the force of its counterattack hurled them outside the fortress.
• Tony and Steve steadied themselves and charged back as the Zola War God regenerated its palm.

Tony and Steve fought Dr. Zola’s War Fortress, where Zola used Magnetic Field Warriors as human life batteries to sustain its defenses. Steve’s anger at Zola’s cruelty restored his fighting spirit and raised the power of their Combination Synchronization, leaving the battle poised to intensify.

• Dr. Zola retreated into the War Fortress, where Magnetic Field Warriors powered a massive Astral Energy barrier.
• Tony and Steve used the Twin Polarity Heart Drill to shatter the barrier, but Dr. Zola transformed the warriors into human shield generators and raised it again.
• Dr. Zola revealed that he continually reconstructed the warriors’ cells, using their lives as an inexhaustible power source.
• Steve condemned Dr. Zola for exploiting and killing people, and his fury rekindled his fighting spirit and increased the power he shared with Tony.

Peter charged Pierce to avenge the harm S.H.I.E.L.D. had caused him, and his fury pushed his power far beyond its usual limit. He left Pierce’s Vibranium armor intact, however, and the two ended the chapter in a stalemate.

• Peter rushed Pierce and raised his aura from Fifty Heavens to Sixty Heavens, shocking Pierce.
• Peter’s rage and fighting spirit let him overwhelm Pierce despite being injured by the stronger opponent.
• Peter pushed his aura to Seventy Heavens and battered Pierce, but Pierce’s Vibranium Magnetic Armor kept him from being seriously hurt.
• Pierce awakened his battle instincts, summoned Magnetic Field Warriors as cannon fodder, and used his armor to reach Seventy-Five Heavens.
• Peter defeated the cannon fodder and resumed fighting Pierce, but his fury had faded and he could not break through to Seventy-Five Heavens.
• The fight became a stalemate as the remaining Magnetic Field Warriors kept their distance and harassed the combatants.

Pierce found the Space Stone and used it to turn the fight against Peter, then exploited Peter’s anger to land a series of devastating wounds. Peter was left bleeding heavily as Pierce pressed his advantage with the Spatial Blade.

• Peter dominated Pierce in combat while taunting him, but Pierce endured the beating in his Vibranium Magnetic Armor and searched for the Space Stone.
• Pierce found the Space Stone, used its Spatial Shield to block Peter’s attack, and cut off Peter’s right arm with a Spatial Edge.
• Pierce used the Stone’s shield and blade to fight Peter to a standstill, then mocked him about his past and his failures.
• Peter lost control and attacked more furiously, allowing Pierce to cut open his lower abdomen with the Spatial Blade.
• Pierce continued hacking at Peter while he was badly wounded, leaving him drenched in blood.

Pierce provoked Peter into revealing that May Parker and Gwen's family were alive aboard a Skrull spacecraft on the moon, then captured May and used the hostages to pressure Peter into joining Hydra. He left Peter with a choice: kill the Skrulls or watch his aunt die.

• Pierce taunted Peter about May and Gwen, and Peter angrily revealed that their families were safe.
• Pierce deduced that May and Gwen's family were hiding aboard the Skrull spacecraft on the moon and flew there, with Peter pursuing him.
• Pierce broke through the spacecraft's defenses and killed the Skrulls who tried to stop him.
• Peter reached the central hall and found Pierce holding May hostage while Gwen's family stood with the surviving Skrulls.
• Pierce blamed the Skrulls for surrendering and threatened to kill the hostages unless Peter joined Hydra.
• Pierce told Peter to kill the Skrulls to spare May, while promising that Gwen's family could live.

Peter’s accidental leak led Pierce to find the Skrull warship, where he used Aunt May as a hostage and tried to turn Peter against Nick Fury. The chapter ended with Pierce and Nick disputing whether Peter would stay neutral or fight Hydra.

• Pierce provoked Peter by pointing out that the Skrulls had armed themselves against him, but Nick Fury arrived with Flerken and explained that he had told the Skrulls to surrender.
• Nick’s apology made Peter feel guilty toward the Skrulls, until Pierce accused Nick of deliberately manipulating him and urged Peter to rule through fear and absolute authority.
• Pierce revealed that he had Aunt May hostage and challenged Nick to find a way to secure her release.
• Nick warned that killing May might trigger Peter’s growth as a Magnetic Field Warrior, so Pierce demanded that Peter remain aboard the warship and stay neutral.
• Nick refused to let Peter sit out the battle against Hydra, while Pierce insisted that Peter’s involvement would make him an enemy whose family Hydra would target.

Aunt May urged Peter to stay true to justice and refuse Pierce’s demands, then killed herself rather than remain a hostage used to force Peter into Hydra’s ranks. Peter held her as Cellular Reconstruction failed to save her, leaving him devastated.

• Peter hesitated between accepting Pierce’s terms to save Aunt May and refusing to give in to Hydra.
• Aunt May comforted Peter, recalled how she and Ben had supported his choices, and made him promise to stay on the right path.
• Aunt May warned Peter that compromising with evil would only lead to further concessions, while Nick and Pierce continued negotiating.
• Aunt May confronted Pierce and declared that Peter would not join his enemies, then said she would rather die than be used as leverage.
• Aunt May struck her own chest and shattered her heart, and Peter’s attempt to heal her with Cellular Reconstruction failed.

Aunt May died by suicide, driving Peter into a surge of grief-fueled power as he pursued Pierce. Meanwhile, Steve and Tony broke through the War Fortress’s defenses, and Pierce reached it just ahead of Peter, giving Dr. Zola the variable he needed.

• Aunt May died in Peter’s arms after telling him to treat Gwen well, and Peter blamed himself for failing to support her.
• Peter chased Pierce, whose grief and self-recrimination drove Magnetic Field Rotation past the Ninetieth Heaven.
• Steve’s fury at Dr. Zola raised him to the Ninety-Third Heaven and helped Tony solidify his own Ninety-Third Heaven level.
• Tony and Steve shattered the Astral Energy protecting the War Fortress and began dismantling it as Dr. Zola advanced his plans.
• Pierce fled May’s warship, sensed Peter approaching, and sprinted to the War Fortress, arriving before Peter caught him.

Dr. Zola turned the War Fortress into a dual-core stronghold powered by Pierce and the Space Stone, then used its shield to withstand the synchronized attacks of Tony, Steve, and Peter. After the three reached the Ninety-Seven Heavens, the fortress deployed weapons that shattered the space around them and separated them, breaking their Combination Synchronization Mode.

• Dr. Zola added Pierce and the Space Stone to the War Fortress, creating a Space Shield that blocked the attacks of Tony, Steve, and Peter.
• Pierce taunted Peter about trusting Nick Fury and claimed Peter’s aunt had died because he had handed the negotiations over to him.
• Tony and Steve brought Peter into their Combination Synchronization Mode, and the three reached the Ninety-Seven Heavens together.
• The three used their Three Powers United Drill against the Space Shield, but the attack drained several Human Life Batteries without damaging the fortress.
• Dr. Zola deployed spatial weapons that separated Tony, Steve, and Peter by hundreds of kilometers and severed their synchronization.