Chapter Summaries

Savitar confronted the Speed Force Collective Consciousness over his imprisonment and swore to destroy both it and the Speed Force. He left for the main universe and its altered timeline, still pursuing his ambition to become an omnipresent god.

• Savitar killed a Time Wraith and threatened the Speed Force Collective Consciousness for imprisoning and torturing him.
• The Speed Force appeared before Savitar, who accused it of betraying him and attacked its projection.
• The Speed Force called Savitar by his former names, Barry Allen and the Flash, reopening his memories of the loved ones he had killed.
• Savitar vowed to destroy the Speed Force and make the prison the Collective Consciousness's grave.
• After the Speed Force departed, Savitar considered his plan to become a god and vanished toward the main universe and its altered timeline.

After a month recovering at Kamar-Taj, Donnie reflected on the deaths of his enemies and the emptiness he felt after achieving revenge. He confronted Ancient One, suspecting she had secretly used mind magic to influence him into staying on Earth and becoming the next Sorcerer Supreme.

• The authorities investigated the Nuclear Bomb attack and traced its unauthorized deployment to former S.H.I.E.L.D. director Alexander Pierce, who defended his decision to target Donnie.
• Donnie's actions strengthened the Sky Eye Society and inspired oppressed Mutants, while Klein's search for Donnie came up empty.
• Donnie recovered from severe physical and spiritual injuries at Kamar-Taj with Ancient One's help, but he felt lost and often cried as he considered what revenge had cost him.
• Donnie watched the novice mages and the Transformers Steel Cable and Giant Ferocious Beast spar before going to speak with Ancient One.
• Donnie accused Ancient One of secretly influencing his mind since their first meeting and said he believed she wanted him to remain on Earth and succeed her as Sorcerer Supreme.

Donnie confronted Master Ancient One about whether her mind magic had shifted his goals and rejected the idea that he was destined to remain on Earth. After leaving Kamar-Taj, he considered building a civilization elsewhere before returning to New York City, where he reunited with Old Bartender and asked about Betty.

• Donnie told Master Ancient One that his thoughts had shifted from leaving Earth toward revenge, and suspected her mind magic had caused the change.
• Master Ancient One said the future held crisis and hope, but that Donnie would bring crisis, and explained that Earth was destined to become a battlefield.
• Donnie left Kamar-Taj unsure whether Master Ancient One had altered his mind and considered leaving Earth to build a civilization of his own.
• Donnie opened a portal to New York City and reunited with Old Bartender and the others.
• Donnie asked where Betty was, and Old Bartender said she had been spending her time with a new friend.

Donnie returned to New York and reviewed the Sky Eye Society’s operations, ordering the deaths of Erik Stevens and anyone Wakanda sent against him. At a charity reception, he reunited with Tony Stark, who warned him that a confident enemy was coming after him.

• Donnie told Max that protecting Betty from a possible rampage had been his mission.
• Klein reported that S.H.I.E.L.D. was reorganizing, the Vampire purge had paused, and Erik Stevens was searching for Donnie; Donnie ordered Erik killed.
• Donnie learned Wakanda was opposing the Sky Eye Society and told Klein to prioritize killing its agents over protecting profits.
• Donnie returned to public life and used lavish charitable donations to win favor at elite gatherings.
• Tony Stark met Donnie at a charity reception, traded insults with him, and privately warned that someone confident was coming after him.

Donnie dismissed the threat of robots and discussed it with Tony at a party, where Betty arrived with Magneto’s daughter. The girl confronted Donnie and demanded to know where he had hidden her brother.

• Donnie told Tony that robots could not threaten him because he could control them through the AllSpark.
• Tony began warning Donnie about a plan against him, but stopped when he spotted Betty entering with another woman.
• Tony tried to charm the woman, then learned from Jarvis that she was Magneto’s daughter and a Mutant.
• Betty brought the girl to Donnie and identified him as The Mechanic Donnie.
• The girl grabbed Donnie by the collar and demanded to know where he had hidden her brother.

Pietro demanded to be released, but Saber insisted he repay the huge debt he had built up by eating without paying. After more than half a year of forced coal mining under Saber’s watch, Pietro asked about Saber’s strange energy, and Saber began explaining that it was connected to the Green Lantern Corps.

• Pietro demanded that Saber let him go, but Saber threatened to keep him in China until he repaid his debt.
• Saber itemized Pietro’s unpaid meals and illegal entry, setting his total debt at one hundred million yuan.
• Pietro complained that the Shenmao Bureau’s 150,000 Superhumans had made it impossible to steal food unnoticed.
• Saber recalled catching Pietro after Pietro had eaten his share of an expensive meal, then sending him to mine coal to repay his debts.
• Pietro asked what made Saber’s green energy so powerful, and Saber began answering by asking whether Pietro had heard of the Green Lantern Corps.

Saber told Quicksilver about Earth’s history and informed him that Donnie had arranged his release from the Shenmao Bureau. As Donnie waited with Wanda, she offered to reveal a secret about Erik in exchange for getting him to stop smoking.

• Saber explained to Quicksilver how Professor X’s legs had been broken during a fight with an alien and then told him that Donnie had bailed him out.
• Donnie told Wanda that Quicksilver could travel from East Asia to North America in a few hours, and Wanda accused Donnie of betraying S.H.I.E.L.D. with a Nuclear Bomb.
• Donnie reflected on how S.H.I.E.L.D. had studied him and used him even while helping him, then tried to light a cigarette.
• Wanda told Donnie not to smoke, and after he intimidated her, she offered to reveal a secret about Erik.

Wanda told Donnie that Magneto was developing a machine to activate the X-Gene in ordinary people and asked him to stop his father. Donnie refused to get involved, and Wanda left after failing to persuade him.

• Wanda tried to recruit Donnie by telling him Magneto had praised him as a possible successor.
• Wanda revealed that Magneto was researching a machine that could activate the X-Gene in ordinary people, and Donnie recognized its deadly risks.
• Donnie wondered whether Magneto had deliberately let Wanda overhear the plan and share it with him.
• Wanda urged Donnie to stop Magneto, but he refused, saying it was Professor X's business and he had no reason to help either side.
• Wanda angrily left Donnie's home, and Donnie concluded that she had come to make sure he would not help Magneto.

Donnie decided to keep Rogue from Magneto and began planning how to defeat him, while Quicksilver returned to North America. In Gotham, Bruce Wayne prepared to attend the Global United Summit and learned that Joker had escaped from prison.

• Donnie recognized Wanda’s attempt to trick him, called Klein, and ordered Rogue transferred to him.
• Donnie resolved not to hand Rogue over and considered building an anti-Magneto Transformer or asking Tony to make an anti-Magneto suit.
• Quicksilver finished crossing the Pacific Ocean and returned to North America.
• Bruce Wayne prepared to leave for the Global United Summit, and Alfred told him that Joker had escaped from prison.
• Bruce said the mayor would stop Joker and boarded the helicopter atop Wayne Tower.

At the Global Summit, Donnie struck a deal with General Sam Rane to hand over the complete Super Soldier technology in exchange for military contracts and support for Osborn Group. Bruce Wayne warned Donnie that Magneto and the Brotherhood were gathering, but Donnie revealed Magneto was targeting him and urged Bruce to worry about an extinction-level threat to Earth.

• Bruce Wayne ignored the greeter and limped into the Global Summit, where he approached Donnie, General Sam Rane, and Harry Osborn.
• Rane demanded Hulk's blood and the complete Super Soldier technology, offering Osborn Group military weapons contracts in return.
• Donnie agreed to provide the technology if Rane also prioritized purchases of Osborn Group's biochemical drugs and other products.
• Bruce confronted Donnie over his actions in South Asia, and Donnie defended himself by saying he had compensated the poor and harmed no innocents.
• Bruce warned Donnie that Mutants were gathering and the Brotherhood might target world leaders, but Donnie said Magneto was coming for him and pointed to an extinction-level threat to Earth.

Donnie explained the scale of Earth’s future threats to Bruce and secured his cooperation, then rejected Magneto’s invitation to join the Brotherhood. As Magneto’s operation at the Statue of Liberty approached, Donnie told Pietro to wait for events to unfold, hinting that their real target was not Magneto.

• Donnie told Bruce that Dormammu and other powerful enemies threatened Earth, and Bruce agreed to cooperate after thanking him.
• Donnie left the global summit, where he had forced his way past security, as Magneto’s faction prepared to turn world leaders into Mutants.
• Red Devil Azazel invited Donnie to join the Brotherhood and asked to take Rogue, but Donnie refused.
• Pietro questioned Donnie’s plans and voiced doubts about staying with him, but Donnie reminded him that the Shenmao Bureau was likely present.
• Donnie told Pietro to wait for the coming show and revealed that Magneto was only a trigger for a much larger plan that could cost many lives.

After Red Devil failed to seize Rogue, Magneto decided to take her himself and activate his machine, even if it meant turning New York’s residents and world leaders into Mutants. He flew toward the coast, prepared to face Donnie if necessary.

• Betty and Max stopped Red Devil from reaching Rogue, forcing him to retreat to Magneto at the Statue of Liberty.
• Magneto accepted that Donnie would not cooperate and declared he would take Rogue himself or activate the machine without her.
• Magneto ordered Red Devil to guard the machine while he flew out to find Rogue.
• Magneto headed toward the coast, believing his powers gave him the advantage over Donnie and accepting that they might become deadly enemies.

Magneto attacked New York and demanded that Donnie join his plan to establish a Mutant kingdom and hand over Rogue. Donnie refused, and the two prepared to settle their conflict by force.

• Magneto disrupted the magnetic fields of people in New York and made the city’s buildings tremble as he called for Donnie.
• World leaders waited for events to unfold while the Western president instructed someone to have Coulson investigate Donnie.
• Magneto threatened to uproot a skyscraper, but Donnie arrived atop a giant flying beast and dodged his attack with a burst of flame.
• Donnie told Magneto that he would not join him and refused to hand over Rogue, saying her future was too important.
• Magneto declared that strength would decide their dispute and prepared to fight Donnie.

Donnie resisted Magneto’s control over the Giant Ferocious Beast and fought back as Magneto attacked New York, while Professor X urged him to rescue the wounded. The chapter ended with Donnie asking whether the X-Men had found Hell Border.

• Magneto tried to seize control of the Giant Ferocious Beast, but Donnie resisted with high-temperature demagnetization and Spark control.
• Magneto uprooted buildings and endangered civilians, while Spider-Man caught a man falling from a window.
• Donnie warned Magneto that others were coming to stop him, then sent Transformers to break apart the skyscrapers Magneto launched at him.
• Donnie and Magneto argued over the dead and refused to yield to each other.
• Professor X asked Donnie to save the wounded, and Donnie said he was already rescuing them before asking whether the X-Men had found Hell Border.

Donnie fought Magneto while rescuing civilians and drawing attention away from Professor X’s plan. As the battle devastated New York, a furious Wonder Woman arrived, and Donnie warned Magneto that she would beat him to death.

• Professor X contacted Donnie and asked him to stop Magneto, then withdrew from his mind.
• Donnie revealed that he and Magneto were drawing attention while Professor X and the others pursued another plan, then sent his Transformers army against Magneto.
• Magneto immobilized the Transformers and tore off the Statue of Liberty’s arm to use as a weapon, while Donnie fought him for control of it.
• Donnie and Magneto’s battle destroyed buildings and vehicles as Donnie’s Transformers rescued civilians and Spider-Man returned to help.
• Wonder Woman rushed toward the battlefield, and Donnie told Magneto that she would beat him to death.

Diana arrived in New York and devastated Magneto’s forces after Donnie revealed her divine origins. She struck Donnie for waiting until the battle had begun to summon her, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Magneto sensed Diana’s immense power as Donnie identified her as Zeus’s daughter and Themyscira’s representative.
• Magneto hurled hundreds of tons of metal at Diana, but she smashed through it and charged into battle.
• Spider-Man and other heroes arrived to rescue civilians, while Harry told Peter that the Sky Eye Society’s main forces had deployed.
• Diana raced to Donnie and punched him through three high-rises, then knocked the Giant Ferocious Beast away with her shield.
• Diana demanded to know why Donnie had waited to warn her, and Donnie rose as his broken arms regenerated.

Donnie explained that he had deliberately allowed deaths to draw attention and recruit Diana for an impending conflict, while Diana confronted him over the loss of life. Diana then turned her attention to Magneto, who faced her with the God Killer Sword drawn.

• Diana bound Donnie with the Lasso of Truth and demanded to know why he had allowed so many people to die.
• Donnie said the deaths had diverted attention and that he had recruited Diana as a powerful frontline fighter; Diana criticized his assumptions about her.
• Diana explained that she had long protected humanity and agreed to be Donnie's teammate for the time being.
• Magneto demanded to know what Donnie was planning and accused him of destroying Mutant hopes.
• Diana dismissed Magneto as a child, drew the God Killer Sword, and faced him as the culprit behind the losses.

Professor X’s team searched for Hell Border, hoping to find a route to the Dark Dimension. Constantine identified Donnie’s plan: unite allies and attack Dormammu before he could threaten Earth.

• Wong led Professor X’s group through an area where space seemed abnormal while Constantine complained that his Bloodline Sorcery could only narrow the search to a hundred-kilometer region.
• Logan threatened Constantine with his Adamantium Talons after Constantine faked an injury to demand payment from Wong.
• Wanda blasted Constantine away with Chaos Magic after he crudely tried to flirt with her.
• Constantine guessed that Donnie wanted to use Hell Border as a stepping stone into the Dark Dimension.
• Professor X explained that Dormammu had invaded Earth several times, and Constantine revealed that Donnie planned to unite allies and attack Dormammu.

Diana overwhelmed Magneto but left him alive, as Donnie had insisted. Pietro then confronted Magneto with a dramatic declaration, and Magneto responded with a cold threat.

• Diana attacked Magneto with the God Killer Sword, but his magnetic power partly restrained the divine artifact.
• Diana used her shield to strike Magneto, breaking several ribs and sending him flying.
• Donnie warned Diana not to kill Magneto because the Brotherhood might retaliate against ordinary people.
• Pietro arrived and addressed Magneto as his foolish father, declaring that he should live and come find him when he gained the same speed.
• Magneto lowered his head in silence, then asked Pietro if he was tired of living.

Donnie returned to Kamar-Taj amid preparations for his planned attack on Dormammu and confronted sorcerers who opposed him. He asked Master Ancient One about Shazam’s failing health and the state of his inheritance.

• Donnie returned to Kamar-Taj while the world focused on Magneto and Diana, and Cyclops told government officials that Professor X was recovering.
• Donnie struck Lison aside and knocked out a junior sorcerer who challenged him, then went to Master Ancient One’s residence.
• Mordo rebuked Donnie for fighting and behaving disrespectfully inside Kamar-Taj.
• Master Ancient One explained that she had chosen a foolish undercover agent among the people sent to search for Black Adam.
• Donnie asked whether Shazam’s body could still hold on, and Master Ancient One’s answer had yet to be given.