Chapter Summaries

Wanda joined Salomon and the Praetorian Guard on a gunship bound for London, where Salomon planned a massacre after vampires began acting in the sewers. Salomon met Mycroft Holmes to ask for help concealing the operation and revealed that he had sent Sherlock into danger to test his potential.

• Wanda woke, dressed, and boarded Salomon's gunship with the Praetorian Guard and Constantine.
• Salomon told Wanda that they were going to London to extract someone from a police station before MI6 reacted to the vampires' activity.
• Salomon jumped from the gunship and appeared in an abandoned building to meet Mycroft Holmes.
• Mycroft questioned Salomon about sending Sherlock to investigate vampires and warned that Sherlock's curiosity could cause disaster.
• Salomon thanked Mycroft for concealing the news, explained that he wanted Sherlock to face hardship, and invited Mycroft to join the cause.

Mycroft Holmes tried to bargain with Salomon over containing the Vampire outbreak in London's sewers, while Salomon’s forces took over the operation. After the SAS suffered losses and turned against Mycroft, Salomon confronted him in his West End apartment and demanded he consider how to resolve the crisis.

• Mycroft called Salomon to London and used the SAS cordon as leverage while negotiating over suppressing news of the Vampire outbreak.
• Salomon refused to leave the soldiers in danger, and Wanda, Constantine, and Aura led the Sisterhood forces into the sewers to secure the choke point.
• The City of Immortals cleared the sewers, and Constantine persuaded abandoned SAS soldiers to board its returning gunship after they heard Salomon’s recording of Mycroft’s conversation.
• Salomon pinned Mycroft into a chair in his apartment, gave him sherry, and demanded that he think about how to solve the problem.
• Mycroft argued that the conflict did not need to escalate and asked Salomon what he intended his brother to do.

Salomon confronted Mycroft over his interference in choosing Sherlock for magical training and revealed that he had arranged the rescue of Mycroft’s sister. He left Mycroft to decide whether to help guide Sherlock, while Constantine reassured the former SAS soldiers that the City of Immortals had secured their families and futures.

• Mycroft questioned Salomon about his connection to S.H.I.E.L.D., and Salomon confirmed that he had been both in New York and Oxford, explaining that his apparent duplication involved magic.
• Mycroft threatened Salomon with his sword cane after Salomon revealed he knew about Mycroft’s imprisoned sister and had sent a gunship to attack the prison’s defenses.
• Salomon offered to spare Mycroft’s sister if Mycroft helped him continue guiding Sherlock, while warning that the path could require Sherlock to sacrifice himself to save humanity.
• Salomon claimed the former SAS soldiers and their families, and Constantine told the soldiers they had new homes, schooling, and pensions arranged.
• A soldier asked Wanda Maximoff whether her group was the Avengers or worked for Tony Stark, and Wanda denied it.

Salomon joined Constantine in London to continue the hunt for escaped Vampires, wearing new portable Power Armor and coordinating with Kamar-Taj and Mycroft Holmes. The immediate purge continued into the sewers, while Mycroft was tasked with arranging a renovation that would help Kamar-Taj seal in and ultimately eliminate the remaining Vampires.

• Salomon told his allies that Mycroft Holmes had yielded, then traveled to Leake Street Tunnel.
• Constantine showed Salomon a portable Power Armor set and warned that Vampires had escaped into London's sewers.
• Salomon explained that Mycroft had provided temporary access to London's surveillance network and ordered the purge to continue despite limited manpower.
• Salomon equipped himself with weapons and joined the Arcanists of Kamar-Taj's London Sanctum to protect Londoners and drive the Vampires back into the sewers.
• Salomon required Mycroft to propose a sewer renovation so Kamar-Taj could station Arcanists there and eventually wipe out the trapped Vampires.

After the London sewer battle, Salomon visited Sherlock Holmes and explained that the monsters came from another world, which his organization had hunted for millennia. He revealed that Sherlock had been drawn into Eleanor's case as preparation for an examination to compete for a position, but the night's events had canceled the planned test.

• Davis admired the Sisterhood's powerful Assault Rifles while the abandoned SAS soldiers helped confront the monsters.
• The City of Immortals burned the creatures' remains, and the Sisterhood and Kamar-Taj Arcanists hunted the escaped monsters until dawn.
• Mycroft Holmes prepared to secure approval for London's sewer repairs, while Sherlock Holmes and John Watson waited for his call.
• Salomon arrived at Sherlock's home in bloodied Power Armor and told Sherlock and Watson that the creatures were from another world.
• Sherlock asked why Salomon had brought him into Eleanor's case, and Salomon explained that Sherlock was a candidate for a position whose examination required him to learn the hidden world's rules.
• Salomon said Eleanor's case had been intended to curb Sherlock's uncontrollable curiosity, but Mycroft's actions had canceled the test he had planned.

Salomon invited Sherlock Holmes to join Kamar-Taj and take on a role protecting humanity, but withheld its most classified secrets until Holmes accepted. Holmes remained intrigued but wanted time to investigate before deciding.

• Salomon warned Holmes and Watson that magic was dangerous and that Kamar-Taj had killed many spellcasters while fighting hidden threats.
• Salomon explained that his teacher had split a revered title with him and that he fought the Chitauri and Dark Elves as part of his duties.
• Salomon urged Holmes to accept greater responsibilities, offered him the address of the London Sanctum, and warned him about the hardships and burden of immortality.
• Holmes questioned Salomon's vague offer and age, while Salomon said he needed exceptional people to face future disasters.
• Salomon left, and Holmes deduced that Kamar-Taj combined magic with advanced technology before deciding to gather more information; he and Watson then set about cleaning the stairs.

Cassilius recorded a disturbing dream of Ragnarok and welcomed Salomon for a drink and a discussion of Kamar-Taj. The conversation ended with Cassilius offering Norwegian pork chops and revealing that his neighbor was mortal.

• Cassilius dreamed of his wife and a blood-soaked vision of Ragnarok, then recorded the omen in his notebook.
• Cassilius prepared for Salomon’s visit and recalled a feast he had shared with Odin.
• Cassilius told Salomon that London was not his fault, and Salomon said he had underestimated mortal civil servants.
• Salomon explained that he had given up competing for Sorcerer Supreme because Kamar-Taj had become unsettled.
• Cassilius said the Venerable One favored Salomon and asked who would inherit the title and what would happen to the supreme Trinity.
• Cassilius offered Salomon roasted pork chops and confirmed that his neighbor was mortal.

Salomon spent Christmas with Cassilius, who teased him about his sheltered youth and worried over the burdens placed on him. Cassilius reaffirmed his support, and Salomon asked when he would formally introduce him to the blonde woman next door.

• Cassilius reflected that Salomon had missed the usual wild experiences of youth and tried to draw him into conversations about music and entertainment.
• Cassilius showed Salomon his vinyl collection and suggested they go bowling, but Salomon pointed out the shortcomings of Oslo's bowling alleys.
• Salomon apologized for missing Christmas with Cassilius, who reassured him that his duties at Fimbulwinter Mountain had come first.
• Cassilius regretted that he and the other Kamar-Taj elders had placed so much responsibility on Salomon, but promised to keep supporting him.
• Salomon thanked Cassilius for the meal and asked when he would introduce him to the blonde woman next door.

Salomon received Cassilius’s dream records and a warning to be cautious about his schemes in Asgard. Back home, he spent an intimate evening with Bayonetta, who joked that she was a great poet.

• Cassilius gave Salomon a notebook of his increasingly frequent dreams and said they might reveal more about Ragnarok.
• Salomon kept his plan to seize Asgard’s foundation for humanity secret and relied on Lorelei to infiltrate the Golden Palace.
• Cassilius warned Salomon that the All-Father and Asgard posed serious dangers, and Salomon assured him he had a plan.
• Bayonetta found Salomon playing guitar and teased him about quoting Hamlet before kissing him.
• Salomon carried Bayonetta to the bedroom, where she declared that she was a great poet.

Salomon's household dealt with the consequences of his delay while Dinah managed the manor and received a mysterious armored container for the City of Immortals. Tita hid the sealed cargo in the Sisterhood's crypt and ordered its transporters' memories erased, leaving its purpose unknown.

• Salomon asked Dinah why married women were so hard to understand, and Jeanne mocked him for his remark.
• Dinah arranged the manor's affairs and prepared food while handling a nearly finished suit of armor commissioned from the Fallen Angel craftsmen.
• A massive cargo container crashed through a portal into the Witch Apartment, and Salomon summoned spirit servants to help clean up the damage.
• Constantine gave Tita a sealed dossier and delivered Salomon's container for concealment in the Sisterhood convent's crypt.
• Tita and Aura discussed whether the container held something related to Ragnarok or the Attilan campaign, and Tita ordered the transporters' memories erased while keeping the faith confined to the Sisterhood.

Salomon and Stephanie prepared the City of Immortals for Ragnarok and a war against the Inhumans while debating how to secure Wakanda’s resources and technology. After hearing that Tony Stark was bored, Salomon decided to show him the Mars Foundry immediately.

• Salomon enforced strict limits on the Sisterhood while granting them dangerous weapons and responsibility for training the human girls.
• Stephanie asked Salomon which of the coming wars would happen first, and he told her to prioritize preparations for Ragnarok and the Inhumans while building a Space Battleship and landing craft.
• Stephanie complained that Wakanda was restricting Vibranium and alloy production, and she urged Salomon to pressure the kingdom and prepare to annex it.
• Salomon agreed that Wakanda’s scientists and resources were still necessary, and Stephanie reported that they had begun acquiring Mobil shares and fulfilled their promise to Tony Stark.
• Salomon sprang up and said he would show Tony Stark the Mars Foundry because Tony was bored.

Salomon pressed T'Challa to support the City of Immortals' military production by warning him about future threats and the sacrifices they would demand. He then revealed to Stephanie that he planned to exploit Wakanda's royal succession and political divisions to secure cooperation.

• T'Challa welcomed Salomon at the Black Panther Temple, where they discussed Wakanda's limited industrial capacity and its concerns about the City of Immortals' weapons production.
• Salomon cited the 157 deaths in the Fimbulwinter Campaign and challenged T'Challa to consider whether Wakanda would sacrifice itself against a future alien invasion.
• Salomon told Stephanie that T'Chaka's peaceful rule and resistance to the City of Immortals' influence made him unfit to face future threats.
• Salomon said Victoria Hand's agents would help arrange T'Chaka's death and create a power vacuum, potentially installing another member of the royal family as Bastet's agent.
• Salomon and Stephanie discussed using N'Jadaka to destabilize Wakanda, with Stephanie agreeing to handle the plan as her own.

The City of Immortals used N'Jadaka as a mercenary in its African colonies before ordering him back to the United States to recruit radicals and stage a coup in Wakanda. The chapter left Salomon confident that the City of Immortals would benefit whether T'Challa or N'Jadaka won.

• The City of Immortals made N'Jadaka its patronized mercenary and sent him to fight anti-government forces in its African colonies.
• Camila demanded that an agent reveal the City of Immortals' orders, but he insisted they were meant for N'Jadaka alone.
• Camila agreed to call N'Jadaka back, and he returned to the United States with weapons and agents accompanying him.
• Salomon ordered N'Jadaka to recruit Black Panther Party radicals, train a force, and use it to launch a coup in Wakanda.
• Salomon declared that the City of Immortals would win whether T'Challa or N'Jadaka prevailed.

N'Jadaka arrived in New York with a secret shipment of heavy weapons, while Wilson Fisk handled its transport for Salomon and the City of Immortals. Salomon visited the dying Peggy Carter in London, who questioned him about his identity and asked about Steve Rogers, leaving his whereabouts unresolved.

• N'Jadaka reached New York Harbor with modified heavy weapons, guarded by two assassins from the City of Immortals.
• Wilson Fisk arranged to transport the shipment to a City of Immortals warehouse in exchange for a share of its light weapons.
• Salomon visited Peggy Carter in London and used magic to awaken her briefly.
• Peggy Carter asked Salomon about his age, identity, and connection to Dottie, and Salomon asked her where Steve Rogers was.
• The chapter described the assassins' Poison Dart Pistols and experimental Bone-Shattering Finger Cuffs.

Salomon said goodbye to Peggy Carter and then met Sherlock Holmes and Watson to discuss a nobleman who had apparently returned from the dead. After explaining that magic had not caused the case, Salomon challenged Holmes to try skydiving.

• Salomon visited the dying Peggy Carter, joked about his future identities, and left as medical staff entered her room.
• Outside, an old man addressed Salomon as Pendragon, and Salomon corrected him with his full name.
• Salomon traveled to Baker Street, where Mrs. Hudson welcomed him and Sherlock Holmes remained annoyed about the bloody footprints he had left before.
• Watson described a titled criminal who had been stabbed in prison and seen leaving his grave three days after burial.
• Salomon said magic had not resurrected the criminal and linked the case’s secrecy to allegations involving young girls, Epstein, and the British Royal Family.
• Holmes dismissed Salomon’s explanation and his Kamar-Taj, so Salomon asked Holmes whether he liked skydiving.

Salomon challenged Sherlock Holmes to a contest of deduction by using Tarot divination to investigate a criminal who had returned from the dead. His reading suggested the criminal was hiding with access to illicit funds, and Salomon began preparing Watson for a deeper divination.

• Salomon proposed that he and Sherlock Holmes solve the mystery of a dead man returning to life, wagering that Holmes would go skydiving if Salomon found the truth first.
• Salomon had Watson draw the first Tarot cards, which he interpreted as showing that the criminal had escaped death, gone into hiding, and lost power but retained access to a secret account.
• Salomon read another spread as evidence that the criminal had substantial funds from a forced, uneasy backroom transaction.
• Holmes recalled that Mycroft had linked the criminal's survival to an illicit financial deal and classified intelligence sought by someone outside MI6.
• As Watson prepared to draw cards about the help the criminal had received, the room grew cold and silent, and Salomon steadied Watson before telling him to focus and continue.

Salomon used Tarot divination and online searches to expose the truth behind the case, then forced Sherlock Holmes to confront the power of magic by making him jump from a plane. He later gave Mary Morstan the last file linking her to her former identity and promised that no one could use her past to threaten her again.

• Salomon's divination revealed the hidden dealings behind the case, leaving Sherlock Holmes dissatisfied with magic replacing his deductions.
• Sherlock Holmes jumped from the plane without a parachute, trusting Salomon to keep him alive, and John Watson jumped after him to help.
• Sherlock Holmes landed safely, and Watson angrily told him he would no longer look after him.
• Salomon visited Mary Morstan and gave her the last file concerning her past, assuring her that all traces of her former identity had been erased.
• Salomon warned Mary not to tell John Watson about the visit and said she could tell Mycroft Holmes his name was Salomon Damonet.

Salomon explained how Mary Morstan had assumed the identity of a deceased woman and why the City of Immortals had erased records that could expose her. At Mount Athena Orphanage, Lorna warned him that her classmates were trying to get his attention and urged him to talk about Spider-Man, but Salomon said he was too busy with the aftermath of a recent war.

• Salomon learned that Mary Morstan had been a CIA agent who defected from a British assignment and took the name of a dead woman.
• Salomon arranged to visit Mary Morstan and resolve the matter, but she began investigating him after memorizing his face.
• Salomon went to Mount Athena Orphanage to teach and saw Lorna waiting for her classmates.
• Lorna told Salomon that her classmates were pretending to be her friends because they wanted to meet him.
• Lorna asked Salomon to talk about Spider-Man, but he said he was occupied with weapons, funerals, and reconstruction after a recent war.

Salomon used Lorna’s tutoring session as an opportunity to recruit researchers from the struggling Osborn Group and expand the City of Immortals’ biological research capabilities. He left Lorna alarmed by his plan to sterilize people whose genes might allow their powers to be inherited.

• Lorna dismissed the other girls’ interest in Salomon by telling them he already had girlfriends and embarrassing them until they left.
• Salomon called his secretary to arrange efforts to recruit Osborn Group virologists and cytologists and to establish a wholly owned company called The Hand.
• Salomon explained that the Biological Gene Laboratory lacked researchers and that its dangerous experiments had already driven many scholars mad or killed them.
• Salomon ordered his staff to obtain Osborn Group research on genetic mutation and investigate whether Spider-Boy’s abilities could be inherited through DNA.
• Lorna asked whether Salomon would sterilize her because she had superpowers, and Salomon said her abilities came from unstable dimensional changes rather than her genes.

Salomon explained his methods and the reasons behind the massacres to Little Lorna, while his forces continued fighting across the Middle East. The City of Immortals took in children from the war zones and subjected them to Hydra-run education, despite Princess Shuri's objections.

• Little Lorna accepted that Athena's open-minded advice and Salomon's reasoning were why she did not rebel against his methods, then asked Salomon about his suspected role in two New York mass murders.
• Salomon said he had targeted a magical underground black market and drug gangs occupying territory belonging to Extra-dimensional Beings, and told Little Lorna that their mission required killing such people.
• Sophia and Tita led teams from the City of Immortals for combat training, while their forces attacked armed fighters across the Middle East using advanced weapons and Assault Transports.
• Armed clerks from the Internal Affairs Department collected children from devastated battle zones and brought them to the City of Immortals for medical care and education.
• Stephanie Malik oversaw the children's education, while Princess Shuri protested that Salomon should teach them more gently and help them pursue their dreams; Salomon ignored her.