Chapter Summaries

Batman returned to Gotham after five years to stop the escaped Joker and protect the city’s peace. After a drone exploded near him, Lady Shiva and the League of Shadows ambushed him, and he warned her that Gotham was dangerous for her.

• Batman watched Gotham from a skyscraper, determined to stop the Joker and protect the city.
• A drone flew up to Batman, bringing back memories of Donnie, before it exploded and engulfed him in flames.
• Batman escaped the blast, but his movements had grown stiff and slow after five years away.
• More than a dozen members of the League of Shadows revealed themselves and charged at Batman.
• Lady Shiva approached, and Batman recognized her as Sandra and warned her that entering Gotham would cause trouble.

Batman fought Lady Shiva and the League of Shadows on a Gotham rooftop, struggling against their numbers and his diminished abilities while refusing to kill. He escaped and resolved to form his own team to protect Gotham, while Lady Shiva prepared the League’s next operation.

• Lady Shiva confronted Batman and sent League of Shadows assassins to attack him.
• Batman incapacitated several assassins without killing them, but was wounded and struggled against the coordinated assault.
• Lady Shiva and Batman fought, and she hinted that Ra's al Ghul might still be alive.
• Batman declared that he would keep watching the League, then glided away from the rooftop.
• Batman resolved to form his own team, while Lady Shiva ordered her assassins to rescue their fallen comrades and prepare for another operation.

Bruce investigated the interference affecting the Batcave communications and learned that Constantine was terrified of a demon that had crossed the universe. Constantine warned Bruce that neither of them could oppose the demon, leaving Bruce facing a threat his preparations could not handle.

• Bruce returned to the Batcave and asked Alfred for files on the people gathering in Gotham, but their communications were briefly disrupted by an unknown force.
• Alfred reported that the interference had disturbed the magnetic field and might be connected to the strange people who had entered Gotham.
• Bruce recognized Constantine by the scent of his rare Ska cigarettes and offered him water.
• Constantine asked Bruce how to confront an enemy he could neither resist nor escape, and Bruce advised him to find the enemy's weakness.
• Constantine revealed that a universe-crossing demon could destroy Earth with a breath and said that he and Bruce were insignificant against it.

Bruce investigated the threats converging on Gotham while Constantine came to him in despair over Trigon, a demon he believed could destroy Earth and the universe. The chapter ended with Constantine warning Bruce that neither of them could stand against Trigon.

• Bruce returned to Wayne Tower and asked Alfred to identify the suspected mages and bounty hunters in Gotham.
• Bruce and Alfred discovered that an unexplained disturbance had interfered with their communications and might be connected to the newcomers in Gotham.
• Bruce recognized Constantine in the Batcave by the smell of his Ska Cigarettes and offered him water.
• Constantine asked Bruce how to face an enemy he could neither resist nor escape, and Bruce insisted that every enemy had a weakness.
• Constantine revealed that Trigon had crossed the universe and warned Bruce that their preparations would be useless against him.

Deadpool fought Robin and the Gotham police until a golden portal pulled him away, and Batman appeared as Joker announced himself across the street. Donnie then brought Deadpool to safety and began pulling off his mask to examine the symbiote.

• Deadpool deflected bullets while the police accused him of killing eleven people, and Robin attacked him in anger.
• A golden portal appeared and someone pulled Deadpool through it just before Robin's car crashed into a utility pole.
• Batman appeared on a car, warned Robin not to let anger take over, and recognized the portal's magic as Kamar-Taj's.
• Joker's voice came from the street's electronic devices, and Batman turned his attention to the new threat.
• Deadpool found himself beside Donnie, who said he cared about the symbiote and yanked at Deadpool's mask.

Donnie took Wade’s symbiote and learned that Wade had killed his counterpart in this universe. Wade also revealed that he had encountered a group of people named Donnie, leaving Donnie with unsettling clues as he returned to focus on the threat of Trigon.

• Donnie pulled the symbiote off Wade, subdued it with his demigod pressure, and decided to keep it.
• Wade explained that he had killed this universe’s Wade with a Carbon Sodium Steel bullet after finding him with his mouth sewn shut.
• Donnie noticed Wade’s multiverse-traveling device and prepared to leave with the symbiote.
• Wade said he had obtained a black stone from a group of people and recalled that they all shared the name “Donnie.”
• Donnie gave Wade a hundred million dollars, listened as Wade described the group as completely different from him, and left through a portal while pondering what the clues meant.

Agamotto's Sanctum gathered to cleanse Raven of her demon blood, despite her warning that Tri-Gong was coming. Tri-Gong tore open the universe and began its descent, plunging the world into chaos.

• Mages of Agamotto's Sanctum surrounded Raven and prepared to purge the demon blood from her.
• Raven warned the old man that Tri-Gong was coming and pleaded for help, but he refused to sacrifice anyone to protect her.
• The old man led the mages in a ritual, confident that light could overcome Tri-Gong.
• Tri-Gong tore a vast crack in the sky and looked through it, spreading its sinful aura across the universe.
• The universe's foundations began to collapse as stars and planets collided and black holes appeared.
• Tri-Gong descended, and the universe cried out in despair.

As Trigon approached, the Watchers panicked and prepared to flee the doomed universe, but Wa Tu chose to remain and record its final moments. He set out for Agamotto's Sanctum, determined to document the universe even if it meant dying with it.

• The Watchers detected Trigon's arrival and argued over whether to abandon the universe.
• Wa Tu refused to flee, believing the universe's destruction should be recorded and hoping a miracle might occur.
• Other Watchers warned Wa Tu that The Monitors or the Living Tribunal should handle Trigon, but he insisted neither would intervene.
• The other Watchers left aboard their cosmic warships to observe from the Blood Domain.
• Wa Tu remained alone at the Watchers' base and prepared to travel to Agamotto's Sanctum to record the universe's final moments.

Donnie prepared to face Dormammu, sensing a distant, malevolent presence and deciding not to sacrifice the people he loved under the guise of saving Earth. After saying goodbye to Wanda and leaving Max behind to protect their family, he joined the prepared Kamar-Taj team and opened a portal with the Space Stone.

• Donnie noticed a sinister presence across space and reassured Wanda while concealing that he planned to leave.
• Donnie spent the night with Wanda, then quietly left her sleeping and refused Max's plea to accompany him, ordering him to protect their family.
• Donnie arrived at Kamar-Taj, where Mordo, Wong, Stephen, Nicktimus, and the others had prepared a magic array to reach Agamotto's Sanctum.
• Donnie rejected the group's offer to join him against Dormammu and resolved not to abandon the people he cherished.
• Donnie used the Space Stone for the first time, forming a vortex filled with flashes of lightning.

Donnie arrived in Asgard with twelve metal giants and threatened to kill Loki unless Odin gave him the Infinity Gauntlet. Odin surrendered it, and Donnie fitted three Stones into the gauntlet, triggering an eruption of power.

• Donnie emerged onto the Bifrost with the Space Stone and twelve metal giants, then demanded that Heimdall bring Odin to him.
• Donnie pulled Loki through a vortex and threatened to strangle him unless Odin handed over the Infinity Gauntlet.
• Heimdall warned Donnie that entering Asgard could start a war, while Donnie continued choking Loki.
• Odin sent the Infinity Gauntlet and ordered Donnie to leave Asgard and never return.
• Donnie put on the gauntlet, placed the blue, green, and yellow Stones into it, and unleashed a burst of terrifying power.

Donnie used the Infinity Gauntlet to obtain the Reality Stone by accelerating the Nine Realms' timeline until they aligned, then rewinding time. He added the Stone to the Gauntlet and left, while Wanda woke alone in their cold home.

• Donnie combined the Time, Space, and Mind Stones, unleashed a devastating surge on the Bifrost, and departed Asgard with his knights.
• Donnie accelerated the Nine Realms several years until their alignment exposed the Aether, then reversed time to just after he had left Asgard.
• Donnie transformed the Aether into the Reality Stone and placed it in the Infinity Gauntlet.
• Donnie thought of Wanda as he looked at the Reality Stone, then opened a spatial tunnel and stepped through it.
• Wanda woke from a dream, found Donnie gone, and curled up alone in their home.

Donnie arrived on Xandar and killed Ronan, then claimed the Power Stone and added it to his Infinity Gauntlet. With five stones in his possession, he sensed power enough to control or destroy the universe and left for Vormir to seek the last stone.

• As Ronan prepared to destroy Xandar, Donnie emerged from a spatial vortex wearing a glove with four Infinity Stones.
• Donnie demanded the Power Stone from Ronan and killed him when he refused.
• Donnie took the Power Stone from Ronan's Warhammer, silenced the crowd with energy rings, and set the stone into his glove.
• The five stones unleashed immense power that damaged and regenerated Donnie's body, while powerful beings across the universe sensed the disturbance.
• Donnie named Vormir as his next destination and vanished through a spatial vortex, leaving Xandar's survivors terrified.

Donnie reached Vormir to claim the last Infinity Stone and met Red Skull, the Soul Stone’s imprisoned guardian. Red Skull led him toward the Soul Stone while suppressing his urge to seize Donnie’s gauntlet.

• Donnie arrived on Vormir and killed the red lizards that rushed toward the energy of the Infinity Stones.
• Donnie climbed the snow-covered stairs to the summit, where Red Skull waited for the one who could gather all six Stones.
• Red Skull greeted Donnie and called him the future Mechanical Emperor, but Donnie told him to lead the way to the Soul Stone.
• Red Skull admitted that the Soul Stone had told him about Donnie and that he was partly immune to the Mind Stone’s control.
• Red Skull suppressed his greed for Donnie’s gauntlet and guided him to the edge of the cliff.

Donnie confronted the Soul Stone’s demand for a loved one’s soul in exchange, then rejected sacrificing Wanda and prepared to take the stone by force. The chapter ended as his power surged toward the altar, with Red Skull battered there after Donnie kicked him off the cliff as a proposed substitute.

• Red Skull explained that the Soul Stone demanded one soul in exchange for another, specifically the soul of Donnie’s beloved.
• Donnie put his hand on Red Skull’s shoulder, praised him as a childhood idol, and kicked him off the cliff as a substitute offering.
• Red Skull crashed onto the altar, and Donnie’s proposed trade failed to satisfy the Soul Stone.
• Donnie declared that he would never sacrifice Wanda and would not give her to the Soul Stone.
• Donnie unleashed his power toward the altar, intending to seize the Soul Stone by force.

Tri-Gong descended and devastated Earth and Agamotto's Sanctum, while his daughter Raven watched those around her die and fell into despair. Donnie arrived with Raven and the five-colored golden glove, but the final crucial piece was still missing.

• Tri-Gong's arrival caused people connected to the Fountain of Resurrection to die or collapse, and Ninja Master Ra's al Ghul's head exploded.
• Tri-Gong twisted the universe and overwhelmed Agamotto's Sanctum, killing its mages and driving people into madness.
• Tri-Gong reached for Raven, and the people around her died or turned on one another as she collapsed in despair.
• Donnie emerged from a blue vortex, caught Raven, and revealed a golden glove holding five gemstones with one empty space.
• Donnie faced Tri-Gong as twelve enormous figures appeared from the vortex, then apologized to Raven for arriving too late.

Donnie arrived at the ruined Agamotto's Sanctum and tried to rescue the survivors while preparing to face Trigon with only five Infinity Stones. He sent Raven and the last surviving mage to safety, but Trigon watched him and warned that the Stones could not defeat him.

• Raven warned Donnie that Trigon was too powerful and that he should not have come.
• Donnie used the Space Stone to send Raven away and destroyed the corrupted mages who attacked him.
• Donnie's twelve Guardian Knights slaughtered the other corrupted mages as he sent the last surviving mage to safety.
• The old mage warned Donnie that five Infinity Stones could not defeat Trigon, a Unique God far stronger than him.
• Trigon mocked Donnie's plan and explained how a Unique God's presence distorted and damaged the multiverse.

Donnie used all five Infinity Stones to resist Tri-Gong, whose unique nature let his attacks strike across time and space. Tri-Gong discovered that Donnie’s soul was fixed in the present and coveted the artifact behind it, while their battle destroyed Agamotto's Sanctum and continued to devastate star systems.

• Donnie unleashed the five Infinity Stones against Tri-Gong, and the clash disrupted the Stones’ power.
• Tri-Gong realized Donnie’s soul had been fixed in the present by a unique artifact.
• Donnie pushed the Stones to their limits and attacked Tri-Gong, who tried to seize the artifact and kill him.
• Their collision destroyed Agamotto's Sanctum and unleashed its accumulated energy into space.
• Donnie and Tri-Gong continued fighting, shattering planets and threatening distant civilizations with the battle’s aftermath.

Donnie fought Trigon across the universe, exhausting the Infinity Stones and damaging the timeline without managing to defeat him. As Trigon attacked again, Donnie summoned Mephisto through their ancient contract, leaving the King of Hell horrified to discover Trigon was there.

• Donnie was battered by Trigon, and his attempt to repair the damaged timeline cracked the Time Stone.
• Trigon revealed that he was an avatar from the God Realm and dismissed the possibility that Donnie could kill him.
• Donnie challenged Trigon and drew on the five Infinity Stones as Trigon fired six destructive beams at him.
• Donnie activated the ancient Hell Contract and summoned Mephisto to fulfill their agreement.
• Mephisto arrived, saw Trigon, and asked why he was there.

Donnie confronted Trigon with Mephisto caught between them, then learned that the Ancient One had been killed by a mass of Black Light. As Trigon crushed Mephisto’s true body and pushed Donnie’s damaged Infinity Gauntlet to its limits, Donnie prepared to rely on a backup plan connected to a black stone.

• Trigon questioned Mephisto after hearing him call Donnie the Lord of Hell, and Mephisto blamed Donnie to save himself.
• Donnie pinned Mephisto and asked why the Ancient One had not arrived; Mephisto claimed she was dead and had been swallowed by Black Light.
• Donnie demanded to know who killed the Ancient One, but Mephisto said he had found her already dead and did not know who was responsible.
• Trigon killed Mephisto by reaching through dimensions and crushing his true body along with the slaves in his lava palace.
• Trigon attacked Donnie, who used the five Infinity Stones to resist until the gauntlet and several gems were badly damaged.
• Donnie considered his backup plan and suspected that the black stone was connected to the Black Light.

Donnie was overwhelmed by Trigon as the universe’s ancient beings searched desperately for help. After nearly exhausting his blood and the Infinity Gauntlet, Donnie activated a summoning spell, and Skinny Man returned from Hell to block Trigon’s attack.

• Ancient beings debated how to stop Trigon, but they could find no powerful ally willing or able to intervene.
• Trigon drove Donnie to the edge of the universe, destroyed galaxies, and taunted him as the Infinity Gauntlet’s gems cracked.
• Donnie secretly used his scattered blood and AllSpark energy to complete a summoning spell, telling Trigon that he had lost.
• Skinny Man emerged from the magic circle and blocked Trigon’s attack with black light.