Chapter Summaries

After bringing Mjolnir back to Kamar-Taj, Donnie studied its divine power and realized the AllSpark might let him create and grant a new kind of godly power. His examination activated an ancient mark, alerting the dormant Heavenly Court in Da Luo Tian.

• Donnie returned to Kamar-Taj with Mjolnir, and Mordo warned him that Odin might come after the hammer before contacting Wong to watch Thor.
• Donnie explained that he had taken Mjolnir to study divine power, which he believed Odin's enchantment made unusable to anyone else despite their worthiness.
• Donnie considered how divine power was inherited or bestowed, including through Mjolnir and the Heavenly Court's immortal peaches, which could produce gods in large numbers.
• Donnie connected the Ancient One's campaign against the immortals to the Heavenly Court's power and reflected on how she had driven the old pantheons from Midgard.
• Donnie realized the AllSpark might let him analyze and create divine power, then secretly activated an ancient mark that sent a signal to the Heavenly Court in Da Luo Tian.

Thor drank gloomily in a bar after losing his power and Mjolnir, while Jane tried to comfort him. Diana introduced him to the king of Kamar-Taj, who revealed himself as a king as well.

• Thor drank heavily as Jane reminded him that Donnie had offered him another chance to reclaim Mjolnir by obtaining the Heart of the King.
• Thor recalled his defeats by Kamar-Taj and the Ancient One, and grew more despondent about his loss of power.
• Diana arrived, offered to pay for Thor’s drinks, and introduced herself as Zeus’s daughter from Themyscira.
• Thor insisted that he remained Odin’s son and had a duty to uphold Asgard’s dignity.
• Diana called a gloomy, fat man over, and Thor welcomed him as a kindred spirit after he admitted he had no money.
• The man introduced himself as the king of Kamar-Taj.

Thor learned that Kamar-Taj remained hostile toward gods and worried that Donnie would not return his hammer. After Thor left the tavern drunk with Jane, Mephisto appeared and planned to exploit his desperation.

• Thor argued with Wong, who said Kamar-Taj had no reason to be friendly toward gods and that Thor was no match for him.
• Diana and Jane urged Thor not to treat Kamar-Taj as an enemy, while Thor brooded over Donnie's warning and the fate of his hammer.
• Diana left, and Wong opened a portal and departed before Thor stumbled out of the tavern with Jane supporting him.
• Mephisto's avatar appeared in the mist, caused Jane to lose consciousness, and approached Thor with a plan to deceive him.

Mephisto failed to win Thor’s cooperation and considered killing him before Loki revealed himself. Loki proposed an alliance with Mephisto to seize Earth and kill Thor and Donnie, leaving their partnership poised to begin.

• Mephisto tried to persuade Thor to sign a contract and help him reclaim his hammer, but Thor refused and attacked him.
• Mephisto knocked Thor unconscious and spared him and Jane rather than risk provoking Earth’s powerful defenders.
• Loki revealed himself to Mephisto while holding Gungnir, which he had taken during Odin’s slumber.
• Loki offered to cooperate with Mephisto, demanding Earth and the deaths of Thor and Donnie as his coronation ornaments.

Donnie searched the ruins of Mars for the thought virus that had exterminated the Martians and discovered that Holumayer, the God of Mars, had left behind an ancient projection. After it attacked him, Donnie recognized that it was only a fading remnant rather than the true god.

• Donnie traveled to Mars in his Supreme Divine Armor to investigate the Martian ruins and look for the thought virus.
• He spread AllSpark particles across the planet and found the preserved corpses of Martians marked with Holumayer's name.
• As Donnie searched beneath the surface, the planet trembled and a giant projection of Holumayer awakened and attacked him with a collapsing mountain range.
• Donnie destroyed the falling rocks, removed his armor, and identified the attacker as a pitiful projection rather than Holumayer's true will.
• Donnie sent AllSpark particles into the projection and received information that reassured him it was not the potentially Level Nine God of Mars.

Donnie learned that Savitar was trapped in a self-perpetuating time paradox, then confronted and destroyed a mindless copy of Holumayer created by the extermination of Martians across the multiverse. Before it vanished, the giant claimed it sought to become the Unique God, leaving Donnie to ponder what he had uncovered.

• The chapter explained that Barry Allen's Timeline Remnants created Savitar through a repeating cycle of abandonment, revenge, and imprisonment.
• Donnie asked Holumayer why it had exterminated its worshippers, but the confused giant attacked him.
• The AllSpark blasted apart Holumayer's hand and began erasing the giant at the microscopic level.
• Holumayer declared that it wanted to become the Unique God, but it could not explain itself when Donnie questioned it.
• Donnie annihilated Holumayer, then sat down to consider the mystery.

Donnie pondered why Holumayer exterminated the Martians, then built a temporary Cybertronian stronghold on Mars and considered contacting the Inhumans. He returned to Earth with plans for Cybertron’s distant future, though his dream of taking it to the God Realm remained far off.

• Donnie speculated that Holumayer may have killed every version of himself to become the only one, but set the question aside.
• Donnie gathered metal from Mars and assembled a huge, rudimentary base as a temporary Cybertronian stronghold.
• Donnie considered building on the Moon but rejected it because the Inhumans lived there and Black Bolt was a powerful level-seven being.
• Donnie wondered whether to contact the Inhumans on Earth and imagined eventually leading Cybertron into the God Realm.
• Donnie returned to Earth, went home to Wanda, and Krypto reacted with contempt to their nighttime encounter.

Donnie agreed to help Johnny resist Mephisto’s control and planned to take the Spirit of Vengeance for himself. After warning Ghost Rider not to attack him, Donnie noticed visitors arriving at the manor and prepared to face them.

• Johnny told Donnie that Mephisto had ordered him to kill Wiccan and that the Spirit of Vengeance took control whenever he faced Mephisto.
• Johnny revealed that Mephisto had cured his father only to arrange his death, and he asked Donnie for help getting revenge.
• Donnie promised to destroy Mephisto’s avatar and stop Wiccan and his followers, while also seeking information about the Ancient One.
• That night, the Spirit of Vengeance took control of Johnny and confronted Donnie, who warned it not to judge or attack him.
• Ghost Rider agreed to leave Donnie alone until he reclaimed his soul, and Donnie announced that guests had arrived.

Wiccan and three exiled elemental demons attacked Donnie Manor to kill Ghost Rider, but Donnie and his allies defeated them. Constantine’s summoning spell then brought Mephisto to the manor, where he confronted Donnie and claimed he had come to harvest his soul.

• Wiccan ordered Water Demon, Wind Demon, and Earth Demon to attack Donnie Manor while he targeted Ghost Rider.
• Wiccan drained the souls of the manor’s undead warriors until Donnie intervened and stopped him with magic.
• Betty, Max, Ghost Rider, and Wanda killed Earth Demon, Water Demon, and Wind Demon, while Donnie captured Wiccan and punched holes in him despite his claim of immortality.
• Constantine appeared after summoning a demon and admitted someone had altered his spell’s coordinates.
• Mephisto arrived at Donnie Manor, greeted Donnie, and said he had been looking forward to harvesting Donnie’s soul.

Mephisto confronted Donnie to claim his soul under their contract, while demons poured through a gateway into Earth. As Donnie and his allies fought back, Constantine made a dramatic show of charging into battle before fleeing to find help.

• Donnie confronted Constantine for helping Mephisto, then faced Mephisto as the contract’s power began to affect him.
• Wiccan broke free and challenged Mephisto, who dismissed him and explained that Donnie’s contract limited his options.
• Mephisto opened a gateway to Hell, sending demons onto Earth, and Donnie assigned his allies to fight them while he faced Mephisto and Wiccan.
• Max led the superhumans, Transformers, and undead soldiers against the demons, while Wiccan ran away after being ignored.
• Constantine cast a speed spell, charged toward Mephisto, and then fled, shouting that he was going to find help.

Donnie attacked Mephisto with the AllSpark and Mjolnir, overpowering his demon avatar despite the soul-binding contract. Mephisto’s disguise fell away, and he called on Loki to use the Destroyer Armor.

• Donnie questioned whether Mephisto’s true body had survived the Ancient One’s trip to Hell and threatened to destroy his avatars.
• Donnie unleashed the AllSpark’s life-destroying Spark particles against Mephisto, who resisted with demonic power and the contract binding their souls.
• Donnie pulled out Mjolnir and used the AllSpark to withstand its enchantment’s backlash before striking Mephisto with its divine power.
• Mephisto was blasted away and left battered, while Donnie taunted him that the contract could not stop Odin’s power.
• Mephisto abandoned his calm disguise, threatened Donnie and his companions, and ordered Loki to use the Destroyer Armor.

Donnie killed Mephisto’s clone and prepared for Loki and Mephisto’s next moves while deciding to eventually step down as Sorcerer Supreme. He returned to Kamar-Taj, ordered heightened defenses, and forced Dormammu to remain under his watch.

• Donnie smashed Mephisto’s head after learning Loki might use the Destroyer Armor against Thor, and warned his allies that Mephisto had other clones.
• Donnie explained to Wanda that Mephisto wanted the Satanic Pact and decided not to summon Ancient One back from hell.
• Donnie told Wanda he planned to give the Sorcerer Supreme position to Stephen and leave Earth after Loki next appeared.
• Donnie returned to Kamar-Taj, ordered Mordo to maintain defenses and kill any attackers, and confirmed Dormammu had shown no unusual activity.
• Donnie made Dormammu choose between returning to the Dark Dimension and staying at Kamar-Taj, then kept him by his side and ordered Mordo to alter the magical arrays.

Loki sent the Destroyer to kill Thor and his companions in New Mexico, while Thor accepted the attack to protect the others. As Thor neared death, Odin summoned Mjolnir away from Donnie and sent it toward Earth, and Donnie prepared to seize the Destroyer and thwart Mephisto and Loki.

• Loki used the Bifrost to send the Destroyer to New Mexico and ordered it to kill Thor, Sif, and the Warriors Three.
• Thor reunited with Sif and the Warriors Three, who told him Loki had taken the throne and sent the Destroyer after him.
• The Destroyer destroyed the RV, and Thor offered his life to spare his companions before it struck him down.
• Odin watched Thor sacrifice himself and summoned Mjolnir from Donnie, sending the hammer flying toward New Mexico.
• Donnie stayed unmoved by Odin's power and said he would seize the Destroyer and stop Mephisto and Loki from taking what he wanted.

Donnie seized the chance to target the Destroyer Armor after Odin summoned Mjolnir away, arriving with Dormammu while Thor fought the armor. Donnie ordered Dormammu to capture the Asgardians as hostages, and Thor began losing to the Destroyer.

• Donnie decided to take the Destroyer Armor while Odin had summoned Mjolnir away, believing the moment was his only chance.
• Donnie and Dormammu appeared as Thor fought the Destroyer Armor, and Sif challenged them while Jane identified Donnie as Earth's Sorcerer Supreme.
• Sif recognized Donnie as the one who had enslaved Dormammu, provoking Dormammu's anger.
• Donnie ordered Dormammu to capture the Asgardians alive as hostages, then told him to beat them as long as they did not die.
• Thor faltered under the Destroyer Armor's assault and began to be suppressed.

Donnie joined Thor's battle against the Destroyer and discovered that controlling its unusual metal also meant overcoming Odin's divine power. He overwhelmed the Destroyer with his physical strength and the AllSpark, leaving it buried in a deep crater as his desire to claim its armor grew.

• Thor's lightning and hammer strikes failed to damage the Destroyer, while Dormammu captured Sif and Thor's other companions.
• Donnie entered the fight, promised to release Thor's companions after the battle, and began using the AllSpark to infiltrate the Destroyer's armor.
• Donnie discovered that Odin's divine power protected the Destroyer and used the AllSpark's destructive property to weaken it while trying to take control.
• Donnie collided with the Destroyer and overpowered it with a rapid barrage of punches, sending it crashing into the ground.
• Donnie drove the Destroyer deep into a crater with a powerful punch and felt an intense desire to possess its armor.

Donnie fought the Destroyer in a devastating battle that astonished Loki, Thor, and observers across Earth. As Thor offered to help banish the armor, Donnie said he had a better plan, having already sent AllSpark particles inside it.

• Loki watched through the Destroyer and recoiled at Donnie's overwhelming strength and brutal fighting style.
• Loki used Gungnir to empower the Destroyer, which launched itself into the air and collided with Donnie.
• Donnie and the Destroyer exchanged blows at tremendous speed, triggering alarms, disrupting satellites, and prompting agencies to evacuate nearby civilians.
• Donnie repeatedly smashed the Destroyer into the ground, then noticed it showed no signs of weakening and regarded it with greed.
• Thor asked Donnie to help banish the Destroyer into space, but Donnie refused and revealed that AllSpark particles had infiltrated its shell.

Donnie defeated the Destroyer by using the AllSpark to seize control of it, then claimed the armor despite Thor's objections. He agreed to return it to Asgard after one thousand years, intending to use that time to uncover its secrets and create thirteen Prime Transformers.

• Donnie wrestled the Destroyer and used the AllSpark to infiltrate its systems, weakening it until its power went dark.
• Donnie stood over the defeated Destroyer as Sif and Hogun stared in disbelief at his victory.
• Donnie refused Thor's demand to hand over the armor, reminding him that he had saved Thor and his companions.
• Thor accepted that Donnie would keep the Destroyer and agreed to retrieve it from Kamar-Taj after one thousand years.
• Donnie planned to study the Destroyer and use it, along with Ben's god-tier self, to create thirteen Prime Transformers.

After losing control of the Destroyer, Loki concluded that Odin had always intended the throne for Thor and decided to bring the Frost Giants into Asgard. Heimdall stood against him at the Bifrost, but Laufey and a Frost Giant army suddenly invaded.

• Loki lamented his defeat on Earth and believed Odin had planned Thor's rise to the throne from the beginning.
• Loki ordered Heimdall to open the Bifrost, but Heimdall refused to let him open a passage to Jotunheim.
• Loki threatened to strip Heimdall of his authority unless he obeyed.
• Heimdall drew his greatsword and prepared to oppose Loki.
• Laufey appeared with a vast Frost Giant army and entered Asgard.

Donnie returned to Kamar-Taj after dealing with Thor and the Destroyer, then learned Mordo had left after speaking with Stephen and Nicktimus. Mephisto confronted a distressed Mordo and tempted him to join forces, leaving Mordo on the verge of choosing whether to trust the Sorcerer Supreme or follow Mephisto.

• Donnie released Sif and the others, promised Thor he would keep his word, and returned to Kamar-Taj with the Destroyer.
• Donnie paid Wang one million dollars for Kamar-Taj and asked where Mordo, Stephen, and Nicktimus were.
• Wang told Donnie that Mordo had left after speaking with Stephen and Nicktimus, who had been researching magic in the library.
• Mordo confronted Mephisto, who revealed himself as his strongest remaining avatar on Earth.
• Mephisto used Stephen and Nicktimus's deduction about Ancient One's use of Darkforce to deepen Mordo's doubts and urged him to help build a New World.

Donnie learned that Wiccan had taken Sanctum Sanctorum and confronted Carter Slade before traveling to the abandoned town. Wiccan activated the pact to absorb its undead souls, while Mephisto and Mordo watched and Mordo refused to cooperate with the demon.

• Carter Slade told Donnie that Wiccan had taken Sanctum Sanctorum and explained why he had not trusted Johnny with it.
• Donnie saw the trace of Hellfire Carter Slade had hidden, then left through a portal without harming him.
• Carter Slade decided to move again and hoped someone would kill Wiccan.
• Wiccan activated Sanctum Sanctorum in the abandoned town, and undead souls poured into him, increasing his power.
• Mephisto warned Wiccan that he did not understand the pact, then offered Mordo a chance to destroy Kamar-Taj.
• Mordo refused to cooperate with Mephisto, declaring that he would never work with a demon.