Chapter Summaries

Salomon returned to the City of Immortals while Victor von Doom carried out revenge killings in Washington, and the resulting panic helped the City acquire Eastern European companies and prepare to build up Latveria. The chapter ended with Salomon and Victor planning to overthrow Latveria’s royal family and liberate the country.

• Salomon told Stephanie that his Washington mission had fulfilled a promise and warned her to leave before his friend’s revenge began.
• Victor von Doom’s executions spread panic through Washington as he killed the CIA deputy director, a banker, and other targets.
• Salomon returned to the City of Immortals, approved food reserves and hydroponic farms, and expanded acquisitions as companies’ leaders fled in fear.
• Salomon learned that Camila had led an armed unit against drug traffickers in Peru and approved of her actions.
• Salomon and Victor von Doom planned infrastructure and the Latverian Legion to build Latveria into a high-tech nation tied to the City of Immortals.
• Salomon and Victor von Doom prepared to conquer Latveria, kill its royal family, and liberate the country.

Salomon, Stephanie Malik, and Victor von Doom planned the City of Immortals’ campaign to liberate Latveria and discussed how to protect and rebuild the country. They agreed that Victor would govern Latveria while Stephanie led an education program, and Salomon urged them to prepare the people for humanity’s expansion beyond Earth.

• Salomon introduced Stephanie Malik to Victor von Doom and explained the City of Immortals’ interest in Latveria.
• Stephanie warned that conquering Latveria would be easier than governing and rebuilding it under pressure from NATO.
• Salomon explained that the City of Immortals would use its orbital strike capabilities and nuclear deterrence to discourage an invasion.
• Salomon assigned Stephanie to lead an education program that would replace ignorance and superstition with science and reason.
• Victor von Doom offered to train a team to monitor the government and punish traitors, while Salomon promised that Victor would retain the right to rule Latveria.

Salomon, Victor von Doom, and Stephanie discussed how Latveria could survive Western economic pressure after liberation, including relying on City of Immortals currency and banks. They then sampled nutrient bars and prepared for The Trinity’s next move, with Camila’s team ready to pursue Laura Croft’s clues in their Assault Transport.

• Victor von Doom proposed refusing nuclear restrictions and using the threat of force to deter Western pressure, while Salomon warned that Latveria could not sustain that approach indefinitely.
• Stephanie suggested that the City of Immortals lend Latveria money in its own currency and establish control over Latverian banks.
• Victor von Doom accepted that he might rule harshly and urged Salomon to complete his goal of uniting humanity.
• Diana List brought out hydroponic farm samples, and Victor von Doom, Laura Croft, Jonah, and others tried the nutrient bars.
• Camila reminded her squad to take vitamins and quinine, then said The Trinity would likely target them directly and that their Assault Transport would let them pursue Laura Croft’s clues.

Salomon and Victor von Doom completed detailed plans for Latveria’s liberation and future administration, then discussed contacting local guerrillas. Salomon left to check on Odin, whose wish to visit Edda led Victor to warn that going there could be seen as a declaration of war.

• Salomon and Victor von Doom spent the night drafting plans for Latveria’s economy, military, administration, and relations with other nations.
• Stephanie Malik and Diana List took the finished parchments to be proofread and prepared as guidance manuals.
• Victor von Doom said he intended to contact Latveria’s Soviet-trained guerrillas to speed up the new Administrative System.
• Salomon said he needed to check on the Asgardian royal family after Odin ran over a dog with a mobility scooter and insisted on visiting Norway.
• Victor von Doom explained that Edda was where faith in the Norse Gods ended and warned Salomon that appearing there could amount to a declaration of war.

Salomon and Victor von Doom traveled to Edda Town, where Victor shared visions of Salomon’s possible identities across time and urged him to choose his path. At the glacier entrance to Niflheim, Salomon explained his plan to replace the Asgardians with humanity and revealed that he had an ally who wanted Asgard destroyed completely.

• Victor von Doom told Salomon that he might be the ultimate result of Celestial genetic engineering and described visions of him appearing throughout different eras.
• Victor said Gjallar Chasm was a place of beginnings and endings, and Salomon walked onward toward the glacier with him.
• Salomon and Victor reached an ice-covered cave that Kamar-Taj records linked to a route to Niflheim and the World Tree’s roots.
• Salomon said Asgard’s evolutionary path had failed and declared his ambition to make humanity the universe’s gods after Ragnarok.
• Salomon said they needed to ensure Asgard could not return from the dead and revealed that he had spoken with someone who wanted Asgard to die completely.

Salomon and Victor von Doom tried to provoke Hela with a taunting letter, then returned to the household and recounted their drunken night in Norway. The chapter ended with Bayonetta ordering Salomon to sleep in the living room after hearing about his lipstick mark.

• Salomon sent Hela a mocking letter through the roots of the World Tree, hoping to disrupt Wotan’s plans to speak with her.
• Victor von Doom criticized Salomon’s childish stunt, but Salomon defended his desire to enjoy life and suggested they drink together.
• Bayonetta questioned Salomon about his fight, drinking, and lipstick mark in a Norwegian town while Dinah and Jeanne helped with breakfast.
• Salomon explained that he had helped steal a live octopus because it wanted to return to the sea and said the bartender had left the lipstick mark.
• Bayonetta accepted Salomon’s claim that he had washed his face, then ordered him to sleep in the living room and asked for toast and a whip.

Salomon explained why Victor von Doom had been appointed regent instead of Stephanie, warning her that the role could require putting the City of Immortals before her family. Meanwhile, Constantine traveled to Los Angeles to check on Wanda Maximoff’s delayed Ghost Rider assignment, prepared to carry it out himself if necessary.

• Salomon resumed his work as ruler after Bayonetta forgave him, while Constantine reflected on the Praetorian Guard’s Gene Alchemy and his own survival.
• Constantine set out for Los Angeles to ask Wanda Maximoff about the Ghost Rider assignment and brought experimental nonlethal weapons in case he had to intervene.
• Stephanie confronted Salomon over Victor von Doom’s appointment as regent, fearing it threatened her authority and the Malik family’s standing.
• Salomon asked Stephanie whether she could sacrifice her family for the City of Immortals and explained that the regent had to be ready to act ruthlessly.
• Salomon defended his choice of Victor and reassured Stephanie that he did not want her to suffer under the demands of the regency.
• Stephanie promised that the Malik family would never betray the City of Immortals, and Salomon invited her to watch Constantine’s mission livestream.

Stephanie questioned Salomon about Wanda Maximoff’s delayed mission, and he showed her the file explaining that Wanda had stayed with Gabe Reyes while Robbie was hospitalized. Wanda learned that a fire had broken out in Robbie’s ICU and went to review the hospital’s surveillance footage, already suspecting that Robbie had awakened.

• Stephanie tried to use her complaint about Victor von Doom’s authority to gain leverage with Salomon, who showed her Wanda Maximoff’s mission file.
• Wanda cared for Gabe Reyes while Robbie remained hospitalized, and Gabe gradually trusted her.
• Wanda told Gabe that Robbie had been moved to a regular ward and said she would visit the hospital.
• At Los Angeles General Hospital, Dr. Christina Galli apologized for the ICU fire, offered compensation, and arranged for Wanda to review the surveillance footage.
• Wanda accepted Laura’s escort to the security office, having already deduced that Robbie Reyes had awakened.

Constantine confronted Wanda after she failed to secure Robbie Reyes and explained that Robbie’s fate was connected to a dangerous spellbook. Salomon then taught Stephanie about Ghost Rider and the eternal war between chaos and order, ending with his determination that humanity must win.

• Constantine subdued Dr. Christina Galli’s secretary and told Wanda that she had failed her mission by letting Robbie Reyes escape.
• Wanda insisted on helping Constantine and protecting Gabe Reyes, but Constantine warned her that Robbie might have to be executed if he proved dangerous.
• Constantine ordered Wanda to return to the Reyes home and keep Robbie away while he first attempted to use nonlethal force.
• Stephanie asked Salomon about Ghost Rider, and he explained that the Spirit of Vengeance was an angelic entity from the Outer Dimensions.
• Salomon told Stephanie that his nature fused the Outer Dimensions with reality and that he sought to end the eternal war by ensuring humanity defeated chaos.

Constantine tracked Daisy Johnson after she circled the Reyes residence and followed her to an abandoned neighborhood. He ambushed her there with the Praetorian Guard and knocked her unconscious.

• Constantine monitored Wanda Maximoff arriving at the Reyes home and noticed a suspicious car circling the residence.
• Constantine identified the driver as Daisy Johnson and ordered a drone to follow her.
• Daisy investigated Robbie Reyes's disappearance while suffering severe pain from fractures caused by her vibration powers.
• Daisy realized she might have attracted attention and drove to an abandoned neighborhood, with Constantine following her.
• Constantine crashed through the building's roof and attacked Daisy with a gravity weapon and an electrified halberd.
• Daisy tried to use her powers against Constantine, but he struck her and left her unconscious.

Daisy Johnson woke restrained and in pain, then faced Constantine, who interrogated her about the Pasadena Energy Laboratory and Robbie Reyes. Constantine left her with a message from his master, revealing that Daisy knew him and still stitched wounds poorly.

• Daisy Johnson woke in a dark chamber, restrained in a chair by devices that shocked her when she struggled.
• Constantine removed his helmet and asked Daisy what she knew about the Pasadena Energy Laboratory.
• Daisy told Constantine that the Brotherhood had stolen something from the laboratory, and that she did not know where Robbie Reyes was.
• Constantine said his mission was to prevent anyone from obtaining the more terrifying-than-a-weapon object hidden in the laboratory.
• Constantine told Daisy that his master said she was still terrible at stitching up wounds.

Constantine captured Daisy Johnson and refused to cooperate with her, warning that he would kill anyone who endangered his mission. Salomon stopped Stephanie from watching the next stage because of its mental contamination risk, then asked her to make inquiries about the Pasadena Energy Laboratory.

• Daisy Johnson told Constantine that Robbie Reyes had wiped out the Brotherhood and questioned him about his armor, his master, and the stolen weapon.
• Constantine said Daisy lacked the authority to know more, denied that he had agreed to cooperate, and warned he would kill her if she endangered the mission.
• Salomon turned off Constantine’s camera feed and explained to Stephanie that the next part of the mission could cause mental contamination.
• Salomon explained how Constantine had used an ambush and a gravity weapon to capture Daisy, while Stephanie learned why Asgardian tactics emphasized boarding and close combat.
• Stephanie agreed to make a few calls and ask around about the Pasadena Energy Laboratory, while insisting she was on vacation.

Daisy Johnson raced toward Pasadena Energy Laboratory while Salomon prepared to investigate Morgan le Fay and the Darkhold in the Dark Dimension. The chapter ended with Salomon telling Bayonetta and Jeanne that the dangerous ritual would begin in thirteen days, thirteen hours, thirteen minutes, and thirteen seconds.

• Daisy Johnson used painkillers and drove toward Pasadena Energy Laboratory after Constantine sped away on his Jet Motorcycle.
• Salomon warned Kamar-Taj's Arcanists that the Darkhold was resurfacing and said he would search the Dark Dimension for Morgan le Fay.
• Baron Mordo objected to Salomon taking the risk, but Salomon promised to withdraw if the infiltration failed or the Sorcerer Supreme returned.
• Master Mordo, Master Hamir, Master Daniel, and Master Wu Guiyue pledged to protect Salomon, who named Master Wong his safety rope.
• Salomon told Bayonetta and Jeanne about the mission and said the ritual would begin in thirteen days, thirteen hours, thirteen minutes, and thirteen seconds.

Salomon prepared to undergo a thirteen-day ritual with Bayonetta and Jeanne, while Constantine intervened in an energy laboratory to secure a spirit for his lord. The chapter left Constantine and the Ghost Rider in a tense standoff as Fitz worked to stop the reactor from melting down.

• Salomon reflected on the ritual’s thirteen-day duration and prepared for his dangerous adventure over dinner with Bayonetta and Jeanne.
• Constantine called the Ghost Rider Ifrit, allowing Robbie Reyes to regain enough control to stop burning the spirit.
• Constantine told the spirit he had to reveal what he knew before it could die, while Mike begged Fitz to free him from the reactor.
• Fitz struggled to open the reactor door, so Constantine cut through its feed port with his halberd and freed Mike.
• Constantine ordered Fitz to stop the reactor meltdown, while the Ghost Rider and the Praetorian Guard remained locked in confrontation.

Constantine questioned a spirit in the laboratory while Ghost Rider threatened him, but the Praetorian Guard attacked Ghost Rider and killed the spirit before Ghost Rider could interfere. Ghost Rider recovered and charged Constantine, while Fitz and Mike tried to flee the fighting.

• Constantine demanded to know where the laboratory’s book came from, who funded the lab, and who had seen it, while Ghost Rider restrained the spirit.
• Ghost Rider moved to burn the spirit, but the Praetorian Guard struck him with his halberd and explosive rounds, leaving him badly damaged.
• Constantine knocked Ghost Rider’s hand away and held the spirit at halberd-point as it began to smoke under his presence.
• The spirit spoke, and Constantine killed it with a flash of white light before Ghost Rider charged him.
• Constantine blasted Ghost Rider’s limbs and knocked him aside, while Fitz grabbed Mike and urged him to leave.

Fitz and Mike fled the laboratory as Constantine fought Ghost Rider, whose power and recovery kept increasing. They reached the Quinjet, only to watch it rise into the air without a pilot.

• Fitz and Mike escaped the laboratory while Constantine battled Ghost Rider in his Golden Power Armor.
• Mike decided against calling for reinforcements, fearing they would be killed and might provoke the mastermind.
• Constantine repeatedly incapacitated Ghost Rider with his halberd and explosive rounds, while Ghost Rider recovered faster each time.
• Fitz urged Mike to reach the Quinjet and seek support as they ran through the corridor.
• Fitz and Mike reached the parking area and saw the Quinjet floating upward without anyone operating it.

Mike and Fitz witnessed Wanda Maximoff crush and transform a Quinjet, then feared Salomon might be involved and decided to warn Coulson. Meanwhile, Salomon and Bayonetta discussed his plan and enjoyed their quiet preparations at the manor.

• A scarlet force crushed a Quinjet while transforming it into a living, fire-wreathed creature, then compressed it into a metal block that exploded when the force vanished.
• Mike shielded Fitz from the blast, and they spotted Wanda Maximoff holding a serpent-headed staff amid scarlet energy.
• Fitz recognized Wanda as the Scarlet Witch and suspected Salomon was watching the area because of the earlier Power Armor symbol.
• Fitz told Mike they should report the incident to Coulson rather than the new director, worrying that Hydra might provoke Salomon.
• Bayonetta asked Salomon whether he had considered using nukes, and he said he had but would try his own method first.
• Salomon, Bayonetta, and Jeanne stayed at the Oxfordshire manor to prepare for their lengthy ritual, while Salomon and Bayonetta spent their days picnicking together.

Salomon spent his days with the Witches while continuing to handle intelligence and government work from Oxfordshire Manor, and Stephanie pushed more paperwork his way as she worried over his responsibilities. Elsewhere, Constantine fought Ghost Rider until an unseen third party froze them both, and he demanded an explanation.

• Dinah kept the manor running, delivering incoming documents to Salomon, who processed them in about twenty minutes each morning.
• Stephanie sent Salomon additional documents related to preparations for the war in Latveria, while arguing with Diana about the workload.
• Bayonetta believed Salomon was concealing the psychological strain of his decisions, though he insisted he had no regrets.
• Constantine cut Ghost Rider in half with his halberd, but Ghost Rider recovered and was about to attack again.
• An unknown force immobilized Constantine and Ghost Rider, and Constantine aimed his halberd beyond a shattered wall and demanded an explanation.

Wanda tried to bring Robbie Reyes back from the Ghost Rider while Constantine kept his weapon trained on her. As Wanda’s ritual began, Fitz and Mike watched through a reconnaissance drone and noticed the laboratory’s temperature rising.

• Wanda told Constantine she could wake Robbie Reyes and reminded him that she had destroyed the converted Quinjet and saved him before.
• Constantine allowed Wanda one chance to perform the ritual while keeping his weapons and a satellite cannon ready in case she failed.
• Wanda cut her wrist and drew a blood hexagram around the Ghost Rider to separate Robbie from the Spirit of Vengeance.
• Fitz and Mike watched the laboratory through a reconnaissance drone but could not hear what Wanda and Constantine were saying.
• Mike noticed the temperature rising as Wanda circled the Ghost Rider, and flames ignited in her eyes.

Mike and Fitz waited outside the laboratory after a drone was destroyed by the witch’s flames, then Daisy arrived and headed inside to stop the fight. When Daisy refused Mike’s offer to return to S.H.I.E.L.D., Mike followed her, and Fitz ran after him.

• The witch’s flames destroyed the drone, leaving Mike and Fitz with no signal from the laboratory.
• Mike warned Fitz that the people inside might be dead or hostile and that their weapons would not be effective against them.
• Daisy arrived in a van, and Mike warned her about the dangerous fight inside the facility.
• Mike realized Daisy had been in contact with S.H.I.E.L.D. because of Yo-Yo, and told Daisy they were family.
• Daisy rushed into the passage, and Mike followed her despite Fitz’s attempt to stop him.
• Fitz ran after Mike, unwilling to abandon his companions.