Chapter Summaries

Shockwave used Deep Sea Demon's retreat to lure Atlantean forces out of the water, where the Decepticons ambushed them and inflicted heavy losses. As Shockwave prepared nuclear strikes against Atlantis, Starscream challenged his command, and Shockwave explained why he considered Starscream unfit to direct the operation.

• Deep Sea Demon escaped the Atlanteans' underwater pursuit, and Shockwave ordered Decepticon forces hidden around the base to attack the warriors who followed.
• The Decepticons cut down the exposed Atlanteans with energy weapons and land cannons, while Megatron praised Grindor's team for drawing out the enemy.
• Shockwave remotely planted a virus in an American naval base's servers and took control of thirty high-yield nuclear bombs as he calculated the effects of attacking Atlantis.
• Starscream arrived and demanded that Shockwave hand over command, but Shockwave refused and criticized Starscream's judgment and priorities.

Starscream took control of the console after Shockwave left, but found its programs locked. As the Transformers overwhelmed the Atlanteans, Megatron waited on the battlefield until a figure wielding a trident emerged from a towering wave and demanded that the fighting stop.

• Starscream threatened Shockwave and claimed the console, but Shockwave left after calling his answer logical.
• Starscream tried to access the battlefield overview and discovered that all programs were locked, prompting him to curse Shockwave.
• Four thousand Transformers joined the battle and inflicted devastating losses on the surprised Atlantean soldiers.
• Transformer units used coordinated tactics, heavy weapons, and self-detonations to slaughter Atlantean forces.
• Shockwave watched the battle while Megatron waited nearby for something to happen.
• A huge wave rose, and a burly figure with a trident appeared and ordered the air-breathing creatures to stop.

Sea King Orm arrived on the battlefield and fought Arthur, Clark, Diana, and Megatron while insisting Atlantis would conquer the land-dwellers. Megatron ordered Shockwave to destroy Atlantis, and thirty Nuclear Bombs launched as the countdown reached zero.

• Sea King Orm arrived and watched the Transformers continue attacking the Atlanteans instead of welcoming him.
• Arthur confronted Orm, who revealed he had killed Namor and demanded that Arthur join his war against the land-dwellers.
• Clark, Diana, and Megatron attacked Orm, but his lightning and ocean magic made him a formidable opponent.
• Orm claimed he could drown all the land by controlling the oceans, and Megatron ordered Shockwave to destroy Atlantis.
• Thirty Nuclear Bombs launched from a military base as the countdown reached zero.

Shockwave and Megatron withdrew as Orm overwhelmed the heroes, while thirty nuclear missiles approached the battlefield. Arthur realized Atlantis was in danger and warned that the attack would make the conflict irreversible.

• Shockwave ordered Transformers from other bases to join the battle and left after exchanging a glance with Megatron.
• Orm suppressed Megatron and the other heroes with his ocean-backed magic, while Megatron's sword shattered and his body began to fail.
• Arthur struck Orm, declared his claim to the Sea King's throne, and struggled against Orm's trident and lightning.
• Megatron transformed and fled to seek greater power, and Shockwave's retreat signal led roughly a thousand Transformers to withdraw.
• Thirty nuclear missiles appeared over the battlefield, and Arthur recognized the threat to Atlantis and warned that the attackers would regret it.

Clark and Diana watched Donnie retaliate against Atlantis while Orm insisted his kingdom was safe. The thirty nuclear bombs detonated beneath the sea, shattering Atlantis’s barrier and engulfing the city in heat and radiation.

• Clark hesitated over whether to destroy the nuclear bombs, while Diana told him the disaster could no longer be stopped.
• Diana struck Arthur when he defended Atlantis, and Arthur watched the bombs vanish into glowing portals.
• Orm dismissed the threat, but the bombs reappeared on the seafloor and exploded.
• The explosions shattered Atlantis’s magical barrier and spread intense heat and radiation across the city.

Thirty nuclear bombs devastated Atlantis and drove Orm into a murderous rampage, while Clark and Diana argued over how to stop him. Wanda then appeared consumed by Chaos Magic and effortlessly erased Orm’s lightning attack, leaving her next move uncertain.

• Thirty nuclear bombs exploded beneath the sea, destroying Atlantis’s barriers and killing countless Atlanteans.
• Orm lost control of the ocean and storm, attacked Clark and Diana, and vowed to kill the air-breathers and flood the land.
• Clark insisted that he had to stop Orm and prevent more deaths, while Diana questioned what they could do with him afterward.
• Wanda appeared surrounded by chaotic, violent magic and ignored Diana’s shocked call.
• Orm fired a powerful magical lightning bolt at Wanda, and she casually warped it away with Chaos Magic.

Wanda’s chaotic power overwhelmed Orm during the Atlantic battle, and she killed him before collapsing. Wong took her to Kamar-Taj, while the aftermath left Arthur and the other witnesses facing the consequences of Orm’s death.

• At Kamar-Taj, Mordo and Wong watched Wanda’s unstable magic through the Cauldron of All Things, and Wong went to bring her back.
• Mordo observed Stephen and other heroes rescuing civilians from the floodwaters in Gotham and across the sea.
• Wanda unleashed overwhelming Chaos Magic against Orm, severed his connection to the trident, and took it from him.
• Wanda killed Orm and suppressed the raging oceans, leaving Arthur stunned as Diana and Clark watched from a distance.
• Wanda’s power faded, and she collapsed before Wong teleported her to Kamar-Taj.

Dormammu visited Void Land, where its inhabitants worshipped him as the hero who had saved the universe from Tri-Gong Demon. He recounted his supposed battle and claimed he had defeated Tri-Gong, while a few newcomers reacted with barely concealed disbelief.

• Dormammu flew into Void Land, damaging buildings as the locals recognized him and cheered.
• Dormammu entered the largest bar, where patrons praised him for supposedly fighting Tri-Gong Demon and saving the universe.
• Dormammu drank and dramatically retold how he had faced Tri-Gong, lamenting the civilizations destroyed during their battle.
• When a patron asked whether he had defeated Tri-Gong, Dormammu confirmed that he had.

Dormammu falsely portrayed himself as a hero and blamed Donnie for fleeing, while Raven and an old man waited in Void Land for Donnie to awaken. Collector Tivan showed his guests a frozen Donnie, who suddenly broke out of the freezer and confronted him.

• Dormammu told a crowd that he had defeated Tri-Gong and accused Donnie of abandoning him, turning the crowd against Kamar-Taj.
• Raven nearly attacked Dormammu, but the old man stopped her so they could avoid drawing attention to the sleeping Donnie.
• The old man remembered the destruction of Agamotto's Sanctum and continued traveling with Raven as they waited for Donnie to awaken.
• Collector Tivan presented Donnie, whom he had sealed in a freezer, as a prized and supposedly secure exhibit to visitors from Asgard.
• Donnie punched through the freezer and asked Tivan whether he had dared to collect him.

Collector Tivan proudly displayed Donnie’s frozen body to the Asgardians, unaware that Donnie had awakened inside the freezer. Donnie broke free and seized Tivan, while his anger stirred a terrifying power that overwhelmed everyone present.

• Collector Tivan acquired and sealed a mysterious, powerful creature, then showed it off to the Grandmaster, the Champion, and the Gardener.
• Tivan presented his collection to the Asgardians when Sif visited to ask about the Infinity Stones and strange incidents.
• Sif recognized the figure in the freezer as Donnie and grew alarmed as his eyes opened.
• Donnie took control of the freezer, smashed through its barrier, and grabbed Tivan by the throat.
• Donnie stepped out and unleashed an aura that overwhelmed the life signs of everyone nearby.

Donnie escaped the Collector’s display and nearly killed Tivan before Sif persuaded him to stop. Tivan survived and regarded Donnie’s restraint as a promising sign that the growing Unique God might one day help the Galactic Elders advance further.

• Donnie grabbed Tivan by the throat and threatened to kill him for collecting and displaying him.
• Sif warned Donnie that Tivan was a Galactic Elder, and Donnie flung Tivan through a wall instead of killing him.
• Tivan killed a man who tried to take advantage of the commotion, then had his guards disperse the crowd.
• Grandmaster revealed that Tivan had bet Donnie would spare him, and Tivan admitted he had gambled on Donnie being a growing Unique God.
• Grandmaster left, suggesting Donnie might someday help the Galactic Elders advance, while Tivan took his survival as a favorable sign.

After advancing to Level Six, Donnie told Sif that five Infinity Stones had shattered and learned that Atlantis had devastated Earth. He rescued Cosmo from The Collector’s collection, then discovered from the twelve knights’ memories that Dormammu had been spreading a bizarre story about him.

• Donnie awakened from his slumber having reached Level Six, then calmly questioned Sif about Asgard’s visit.
• Sif asked about the Infinity Stones, and Donnie said five had shattered while the Soul Stone had vanished; she also reported that Atlantis had declared war on the land and killed tens of millions.
• After Sif left, Donnie freed Cosmo from a display case and took the Earth dog with him, ignoring the other creatures.
• The twelve knights shared their memories with Donnie, who learned that Dormammu had called him the universe’s savior, Trigon’s equal, and Sorcerer Supreme Donnie’s master and coward.

Donnie learned that Dormammu had been spreading claims that he had fled and been spared, so he set out to kill him. He confronted Dormammu in Void Land, where Dormammu’s attempt to act confident left them facing off in public.

• Donnie grew furious at Dormammu’s claims and restored the twelve divine power knights, ordering them to find Raven and the others.
• Donnie flew toward Dormammu, whose boasts appeared in sensational Void Land headlines that accused the Sorcerer Supreme of fleeing.
• Dormammu left a prosperous establishment surrounded by fans, pleased by the headlines smearing Donnie.
• Donnie crashed down before Dormammu and gathered power for an attack, while Dormammu reacted with fear and claimed he had come to find him.

Donnie confronted Dormammu at the Void Land and easily destroyed his avatar, terrifying the gathered crowd. He then left through a portal and reunited with Raven and an old man, who asked about his new power.

• Dormammu confronted Donnie at the Void Land, but Donnie shattered his body with a series of punches.
• Donnie warned Dormammu that he would find his true body and enslave him again, then destroyed the avatar with a kick that cracked the Void Land.
• The frightened crowd fled from Donnie, and he knocked down a Kree who tried to interview him.
• Donnie followed an aura through a portal and reunited with Raven and an old man in a cramped room.
• Donnie told the old man that he was not yet a true Unique God but had the characteristics of one.

Donnie let the old man choose to remain behind and considered inviting him to Cybertron to establish a magical tradition there. After Dormammu’s death caused turmoil on Void Land, Donnie weighed plans for Cybertron’s development and the risks of its Transformers relying on outside sources of magic.

• The old man refused to return to Earth, and Donnie told him he could seek him out later if he changed his mind.
• Donnie considered making Cybertron a place where Transformers could pursue many paths, including magic, and imagined establishing an Agamotto's Sanctum there.
• News that Donnie had killed Dormammu spread across Void Land and caused an uproar.
• Donnie gathered the twelve Godpower Knights and considered creating Lockdown while replacing their Asgardian divine power with a pantheon of his own.
• Donnie worried that Transformers drawing magic from other Unique Gods could be controlled, possessed, or exposed to those gods’ scrutiny.

Donnie returned to Earth with Raven and Cosmo after considering the dangers Cybertron might face as a future Unique Realm. Earth was still reeling from Atlantis’s attack when General Zod and the surviving Kryptonians arrived, empowered by the Yellow Sun and intent on understanding Jor-El’s plan for his son.

• Donnie resolved to return to Earth, opened a portal, and led Raven and Cosmo through it after Raven said goodbye to the old man.
• Earth continued to recover from Atlantis’s devastation, and public attitudes toward Superhumans and Mutants began to shift after they helped save humanity.
• A massive spacecraft arrived at Earth after traveling seventy thousand light-years, carrying General Zod and the remaining Kryptonians.
• Zod and his Kryptonians absorbed the Yellow Sun’s radiation, and Zod concluded that Jor-El had sent his son to Earth to become a god capable of rivaling Rao.

The Kryptonians arrived on Earth and demanded that humanity return one of their people, while the Decepticons prepared to respond to their presence. Megatron ordered surveillance and genetic collection as the Decepticons mobilized from their many bases.

• General Zod took control of most of Earth's communication devices and announced that the Kryptonians had come to retrieve one of their people.
• Starscream watched Soundwave and Frenzy counter the Kryptonians' communications, then complained about Frenzy's chatter.
• Megatron arrived with Knock Out and learned that his upgraded Type IV body could not be advanced to Type V because his CNA was still lacking.
• Megatron ordered Soundwave to monitor or seize Kryptonian ships and instructed Frenzy to collect Kryptonian genetic data.
• Soundwave played back Starscream's earlier outburst, worsening Megatron's dissatisfaction with his deputy commander.
• Soundwave signaled the Decepticon bases across Earth to mobilize while Megatron and the others remained at their Atlantic island base.

As Atlantis’s survivors were hunted, human powers prepared to confront the Kryptonian spacecraft and Lois Lane urged Clark to become a public hero. Clark’s adoptive mother Martha rejected the demand, insisting that other heroes should fight instead, while Coulson secretly monitored them.

• Decepticons and human forces hunted fleeing Atlanteans, while the world’s governments ordered their superhuman teams to prepare for the Kryptonian threat.
• A wealthy tycoon learned that Constantine, Deadpool, and Deathknell had abandoned their jobs to chase one another over his money, then fainted after spitting blood.
• Clark returned to the Kent farm, troubled by the slaughter of Atlanteans and General Zod’s renewed presence.
• Lois Lane confronted Clark and urged him to step forward as the hero who had saved Earth.
• Martha defended Clark’s right to a peaceful life and argued that the Avengers or the Sorcerer Supreme should fight the aliens instead.
• Coulson watched Clark and Lois from nearby with soldiers and listening devices.

Clark faced the choice of surrendering to General Zod or risking Earth’s fate, while Martha urged him to seek Kamar-Taj’s help. The Kryptonian forces emerged from their ship as Decepticons flew to confront them, leaving Coulson to prepare for a widening conflict.

• Clark admitted he did not know whether to trust General Zod or Earth’s people, and Martha urged him not to sacrifice himself.
• Martha suggested contacting Kamar-Taj, while Lois questioned whether its sorcerers would intervene in the alien crisis.
• Coulson listened in on the farm and told his agents to win Clark over before another side did.
• An agent showed Coulson that Kryptonians had poured out of their spaceship and were approaching Earth.
• Coulson saw Decepticons and fighter jets flying toward the Kryptonians and recognized the move as Donnie’s style.

The Decepticons deployed their forces against General Zod’s Kryptonians as Zod grew captivated by Earth’s Yellow Sun and decided to seize the planet. He ordered an attack on Kamar-Taj, searched for Kal-El and the Codex of Life, and prepared the Doomsday Plan as a last resort.

• The Decepticons deployed twenty thousand Transformers in the sky to confront the Kryptonians, while Megatron rode Starscream into position.
• General Zod’s ship released hundreds of thousands of Phantom Zone criminals to serve as cannon fodder.
• Faora told Zod that Kamar-Taj was likely monitoring the Kryptonians from a dimensional space near the Himalayas.
• After absorbing the Yellow Sun’s energy, Zod decided to conquer Earth and ordered the Phantom Zone criminals to attack and test Kamar-Taj’s response.
• Zod ordered Faora to guard the warship, find Kal-El and the Codex of Life, and open the Genesis Chamber to prioritize the Doomsday Plan.