Chapter Summaries

A Skinny Man used the black Continuity Stone to reverse Trigon’s attacks and silence him, then reunited with Donnie. Donnie recognized the stone as the ninth Infinity Stone, while Skinny Man warned that Donnie would die sooner or later.

• Skinny Man blocked Trigon’s attack with Black Light from a pitch-black stone, baffling Trigon and the others.
• Skinny Man reversed Trigon’s power and rules, then made Trigon unable to speak or keep his eyes open.
• Wa Tu watched from afar and excitedly recorded Skinny Man’s defeat of Trigon.
• Donnie greeted Skinny Man, who rejected the name Donnie and said their meeting had happened earlier than planned.
• Donnie connected the Black Light, Deadpool, and the other Donnies to the black Continuity Stone, the ninth Infinity Stone.

Donnie and the Skinny Man used the Infinity Stones, including the Plot Gem, to weaken and kill Trigon’s avatar. Trigon died after vowing that his true body would return to destroy them.

• Donnie recognized the Skinny Man as the dangerous wielder of the Plot Gem and accused him of having manipulated events for a long time.
• The Skinny Man and Donnie joined their powers to attack Trigon with six Infinity Stones.
• The Plot Gem forced Trigon’s eyes shut and weakened his existence, though his status as a Unique God resisted the alteration.
• Trigon struggled against the attack but was overwhelmed as the stones destroyed his body and soul.
• Trigon promised to return with his true body and kill Donnie and the Skinny Man before his avatar collapsed and died.

Donnie confronted Skinny Man after Trigon’s defeat and learned that the Ancient One had been killed. Skinny Man revealed that he had created Donnie and planned to harvest his power, insisting that he was the real Donnie.

• Trigon’s destruction was celebrated across the universe as the universe began repairing the damage and the breach of Blood Realm energy.
• Donnie demanded to know why Skinny Man had killed the Ancient One, and Skinny Man said he had killed her while he was at it.
• Skinny Man used the Plot Gem to alter Donnie, but the AllSpark freed Donnie from its influence.
• Donnie mourned the Ancient One, remembering how she had guided and protected him throughout his rise in power.
• Skinny Man revealed that he had given Donnie his memories and personality, declaring that Donnie was a corrected minor character and that he was the real Donnie.
• Skinny Man reached toward Donnie with Black Light, preparing to claim the power he had cultivated in him.

Number One recounted how he killed his duplicate selves to obtain the Plot Gem, then confronted Donnie and overwhelmed him with its power. As Donnie’s damaged Infinity Stones began to fail, he used the Space Stone to open a portal to the Dark Dimension.

• Number One explained that more than a dozen identical versions of himself appeared in a dying universe, and they fought until only he remained with the Plot Gem.
• Number One claimed that he had arranged the AllSpark and protected Donnie, while Donnie answered that Ancient One had sincerely taught and protected him.
• Number One attacked Donnie with Black Light and the Plot Gem’s power of correction, overwhelming Donnie’s five damaged Infinity Stones.
• Donnie extinguished four Stones, left the Space Stone active, and opened a breach to the Dark Dimension as he retreated.

Donnie faced Number One after Trigon’s defeat, using Dormammu as a shield while probing Number One’s plan to become a Unique God. Number One demanded Donnie reveal his final trump card, and Donnie admitted he had kept one in reserve for opponents like him.

• Dormammu emerged free of his contract, but Donnie seized him and claimed he had killed Mephisto to frighten him into helping.
• Number One immobilized Dormammu with Black Light, tore apart his body, and forced him to flee into the Dark Dimension with only a fragment of his soul.
• Donnie learned that Number One planned to become a Unique God by killing him and questioned what Number One’s Doppelgangers meant for that ambition.
• Number One charged at Donnie and demanded the hidden backup plan he believed Donnie had saved for last.
• Donnie said he had kept a trump card in reserve specifically to deal with people like Number One.

Donnie confronted Number One, who had used the Plot Gem and authorial authority to kill his alternate selves and planned to take Donnie’s place to ascend into a Unique God. Number One demanded repayment for saving Donnie, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Donnie recalled that powerful beings such as Deadpool and Supreme Little Superman knew about the Editorial Department and could break through the Fourth Wall.
• Donnie told Number One that the Editorial Department’s influence likely could not reach Unique Gods, and Number One agreed that the editors were vulnerable to them.
• Number One explained that he had planted plotlines, killed more than a dozen alternate versions of himself, and obtained the Plot Gem.
• Number One revealed that he intended to replace Donnie and ascend into a Unique God.
• Number One claimed Donnie owed him for saving his life and demanded repayment.

Number One revealed that he had used the Plot Gem and the AllSpark to prepare to erase Donnie and take his body, soul, and uniqueness. As their beings began to merge and Donnie appeared close to vanishing, he activated the Reality Stone and exposed a hidden orange gem.

• Number One covered the universe in Black Light and attacked Donnie, beginning their forced fusion.
• Donnie realized Number One planned to replace him and become the Unique One by inheriting his body and soul.
• Number One explained how he had used the Plot Gem to eliminate Donnie's Doppelgangers and used the AllSpark to protect and cultivate him.
• As both men were reduced to particles and reconstructed, Number One expected his memories to survive while Donnie's were erased.
• Donnie hinted that he had kept a card in reserve, then used the Reality Stone to reveal the orange gem hidden in his palm.

Ernairos’s Negative Space was thrown into chaos when a mass of Black Light invaded and Galactus awakened from captivity. Back in the primary universe, Donnie revealed the Soul Stone, leaving the weakened Number One unable to use the Plot Gem as Donnie prepared to take everything from him.

• Ernairos inspected the Cosmic Power Amplifier that drained Galactus’s avatar and ordered the excess energy distributed to his insectoid warriors.
• A mass of Black Light breached the Negative Space and devoured the insectoids that attacked it.
• Galactus awakened, accused Ernairos of stealing his energy, and slaughtered insects as the Negative Space descended into chaos.
• The Black Light returned to the primary universe, where Donnie revealed the complete Soul Stone and explained why he had kept it hidden from Number One.
• Number One tried to use the Plot Gem but could no longer wield it because his body and soul were nearly dispersed.
• Donnie thanked Number One and declared that he would take everything from him.

Donnie used the Soul Stone to complete the Infinity Gauntlet, gaining the power to overcome the Plot Gem and defeat Number One. He then began transforming into a unique being as particles and surviving doppelgangers converged in the primary universe.

• The Soul Stone joined the other five Infinity Stones on Donnie's gauntlet, unleashing their combined power and letting him resist the Plot Gem.
• Number One raged at Donnie for taking the Soul Stone and foiling his plan, while Donnie restored his twelve Divine Power Knights by altering reality.
• Number One asked whether Donnie would spare his soul, but Donnie destroyed him with six-colored light.
• The Infinity Gauntlet broke apart, five stones vanished, and the Soul Stone remained attached to Donnie as his body and soul collapsed and reformed.
• Donnie began advancing toward uniqueness as the AllSpark gathered particles to create his new body and soul, while his surviving multiverse doppelgangers vanished and particles converged in the primary universe.

Donnie used the Plot Gem and the AllSpark to gather and reconstruct every multiversal Doppelganger of himself, ascending into a unique lifeform beyond the multiverse’s power to copy or erase. After his rebirth, he saw reality’s higher-dimensional afterimages, while the Soul Stone’s contract with him became powerless and the gem fled to Vormir.

• The Plot Gem gathered Donnie Doppelgangers from across the multiverse, reducing them to particles and fusing them into Donnie’s rebirth through the AllSpark.
• Donnie experienced the Doppelgangers’ countless lives and consolidated his sense of self as their particles formed his body and soul.
• The multiverse’s attempts to replicate or erase Donnie became ineffective as he ascended into a unique lifeform.
• Donnie noticed higher-dimensional afterimages of the world around him and saw that the Plot Gem was cracked.
• The Soul Stone found that its contract with Donnie could no longer compel him, concealed itself, and flew toward Vormir.

Donnie forcibly advanced to Level Six and became an incomplete Unique, but the overwhelming flow of information left him dizzy and disconnected from his surroundings. He believed he needed time to adapt before taking the final step to Level Seven, while the Plot Gem concealed him from the God Realm.

• Donnie let the resentful Soul Stone return to Vormir, knowing it would no longer contact him.
• Donnie struggled with dizziness, nausea, and endless information after his premature advancement into uniqueness.
• Donnie recognized that he was an incomplete Unique who needed time to grow and align himself with his surroundings.
• Donnie examined his Level Six power and concluded that only the final step to Level Seven remained before he could become a true god.
• Donnie decided to rest and adapt to the information flooding his mind so he would not accidentally harm those he cared about.

Donnie’s ascension transformed the sparks of Transformers throughout the universe, making them more powerful and giving them a sense of unique nobility. As Megatron and other Transformers discovered the changes, the story left with the promise that Donnie would gain a Divine Name upon reaching Level Seven.

• Donnie’s ascension sent changes through the AllSpark, causing Transformers across worlds and timelines to have their sparks reorganize and grow more active.
• Megatron and Optimus Prime sensed the transformation, while Black Widow discovered her body and spark had changed and Wanda suspected Donnie was responsible.
• Transformers across the universe became stronger and recognized the change as the Creator’s grace, while keeping their status panels private.
• Megatron demanded to see Starscream’s status panel and tossed him around as newly created soldiers watched admiringly.
• Megatron’s forces had learned to mass-produce Transformers through CNA incubation chambers, whose potential was not limited by genetic locks.
• The chapter noted that Donnie would gain a Divine Name if he reached Level Seven.

Donnie watched the Editorial Department through the Fourth Wall and learned that its authors and editors were identical copies of one person. Exhausted, he left to recuperate, while Number 99 searched for Number One and the passerby whose Destiny he had rewritten.

• Donnie observed the bustling Editorial Department and saw its workers argue and scramble over their duties.
• Donnie realized the authors and editors were perfect duplicates, with no single original among them.
• Donnie decided not to attack the ordinary workers and left to recover before returning to Wanda and the others.
• After Donnie departed, Number 99 told a colleague that Number One had asked him to rewrite the Destiny of a passerby who should have died during Hulk's fight with Abomination.
• Number 99 said he could no longer find either Number One or the passerby.

Number 99 and Number 126 discussed the Editorial Department’s fear of being discovered by powerful beings before Supreme Little Superman stormed in and demanded the newest manuscripts for review. After reading a flattering comment, he sensed a faint, peculiar aura, but it vanished before he could investigate.

• Number 126 told Number 99 that Number One had probably been killed after violating the Editorial Department’s rules and warned that The Great Monitor might be watching them.
• Supreme Little Superman kicked in the Editorial Department’s front door and demanded the latest manuscript from the terrified staff.
• A staff member arrived with news of another subscription, and Supreme Little Superman seized his form and read a reader’s compliment about his looks.
• Supreme Little Superman settled into his reserved seat and reviewed a stack of new manuscripts while the department stayed silent.
• Supreme Little Superman sensed a faint, peculiar aura, but it disappeared, so he dismissed it and resumed reading.

General Zod’s battered Kryptonian warship headed for Earth so he could seize the Codex of Life from Jor-El’s son and rebuild Krypton. As the ship approached, Zod ordered his forces to hurry despite the danger posed by Kamar-Taj, and focused on Earth’s Yellow Sun.

• The empires, Nova Corps, OA, and the Annihilation Insectoid Race made plans to investigate the aftermath of the war and seek powerful allies or energy.
• Faora told General Zod that the damaged Kryptonian ship had escaped Thanos and would reach Earth in a month.
• Zod blamed Jor-El for Krypton’s fall and vowed that Carl and the Codex of Life hidden within him would pay for it.
• Faora warned Zod that Kamar-Taj was on Earth, but Zod insisted their magical armor would protect them and ordered them to kill any sorcerers who interfered.
• Zod ordered the ship to increase its speed and noted that Earth had a Yellow Sun.

Clark learned that his Kryptonian parents had loved him and that Earth’s Guardians did not reject him, then discovered how to fly. As Clark celebrated, General Zod’s forces approached Earth, while Megatron called Starscream back over a rapidly rising Atlantic sea level.

• Clark emerged from the spaceship after confirming his Kryptonian identity and learning that his parents had sent him to Earth to save him.
• Starscream demanded the spaceship, but Clark threw him down and warned that Donnie’s people could deal with him.
• Starscream recognized Clark as a Kryptonian and left after deciding not to provoke him.
• Clark celebrated his freedom from his burdens, adapted to Earth’s magnetic field, and flew for the first time.
• General Zod led his soldiers and hundreds of thousands of Phantom Zone criminals toward Earth, while Megatron ordered Starscream back because the Atlantic’s sea level was rising wildly.

Atlantis unleashed catastrophic waves across the Atlantic, flooding coastal cities and forcing Wanda and the others to protect civilians. As Wanda's anger awakened a more dangerous Chaos Force, she ordered Megatron to attack Atlantis and discover the cause.

• Enormous waves and sudden typhoons devastated Atlantic coastlines, killing millions and submerging much of the Netherlands and Denmark.
• Wanda raised a magical barrier to shield New York while Max rescued trapped civilians, and Betty, Lianna, and the others suspected Atlantis was responsible.
• Blade Warrior reported that Klein had mobilized the Sky Eye Society and Super Soldier Corps, but Wanda said magic would prevent nuclear bombs from stopping the flood.
• Wanda grew furious at the deaths of civilians and saw the waves topple the Statue of Liberty.
• Wanda ordered Megatron to attack Atlantis and uncover the cause as a powerful Chaos Force stirred within her.

Orm seized Atlantis’s throne by killing Namor and the old Sea King, then used the stolen trident to unleash floods across the world. As the rising seas threatened island bases, Megatron ordered Shockwave to prepare the Decepticons for war against Atlantis.

• Orm killed Namor, took the Sea King’s trident, and told the dying Sea King he would kill Arthur and rule Earth.
• The old Sea King died fearing Orm’s ambition would bring Atlantis to ruin under the Sorcerer Supreme’s power.
• Magneto raised his steel base above the flood, while the Amazons watched the waves behind Zeus’s divine barrier.
• Megatron agreed to Wanda’s request to attack Atlantis and assigned Shockwave to handle the coming naval battle.
• Shockwave issued orders as a sea-faring Decepticon emerged from the base with five figures and called for the troops to prepare.

Grindor assembled Deep Sea Demon and led hundreds of Sea Battle Transformers toward Atlantis, eager to prove the combiner’s strength in its ideal ocean environment. After Deep Sea Demon attacked a Sea Tribe patrol, Grindor declared that their mission was to destroy Atlantis, though Frenzybite believed they had only been sent to investigate it.

• Grindor combined with Lurekill, Sailor, Frenzybite, Manta Ray, and Maze to form Deep Sea Demon and entered the ocean.
• Deep Sea Demon inspected its status panel, resenting its warning that it was weak on land, while Grindor and the other components dreamed of becoming leader-class.
• Grindor led hundreds of mass-produced Sea Battle Transformers through the depths, following Shockwave’s directions toward Atlantis.
• Deep Sea Demon encountered a Sea Tribe patrol and killed the soldiers with a powerful energy cannon.
• Grindor said their mission was to destroy Atlantis, surprising Frenzybite, who thought they had been sent to investigate it.

Orm used the stolen trident to open Atlantis’s barrier and sent his army against the Deep Sea Demon and its Transformers. The Transformers’ retreat left four of them dead, while the Atlantean forces kept advancing.

• Orm, having seized the Sea King's trident, prepared to wage war on humanity and drive surface dwellers back to primitive weapons.
• A bombardment struck Atlantis’s magical barrier, and Orm opened a corridor through it.
• Orm ordered his warriors to attack the Deep Sea Demon, prompting Captain Grindor to command the Transformers to retreat while he covered their escape.
• The Deep Sea Demon’s energy cannons killed more than a thousand Atlantean warriors, but the Atlantean army continued charging.
• Atlantean warriors caught four slow Transformers, tore them apart, and extinguished their AllSparks.