Chapter Summaries

Clark struggled to decide whether to surrender to General Zod to save Earth, while Martha urged him to seek help from Kamar-Taj. Coulson prepared to approach Clark, but the Kryptonians deployed from their ship and were met by Decepticons and fighter jets.

• Clark told Lois he did not know whether to trust Zod or Earth, and Martha pleaded with him not to sacrifice himself.
• Martha argued that Kamar-Taj would intervene against an alien invasion and suggested contacting the robots under the Sorcerer Supreme.
• Coulson learned that Clark’s family knew agents were watching them and ordered his team to move in and try to win Clark over.
• An agent showed Coulson that the Kryptonian ship had launched many figures toward Earth.
• Coulson saw Decepticons and fighter jets approaching the Kryptonians and wondered whether they had decided to attack first.

General Zod learned that the Codex of Life was contained in every cell of Clark’s body and ordered it extracted, regardless of the danger to Clark. As Clark was taken to the research chamber and Zod prepared to seize Earth and rebuild Krypton, Lois was imprisoned.

• Zod welcomed Clark aboard his warship, but Clark collapsed because he could not adapt to its atmosphere.
• A Kryptonian analyzed Clark’s blood and revealed that Jor-El had fused the Codex of Life into every cell of Clark’s body.
• Zod ordered the Codex extracted within an hour, despite being told that a safe procedure would take at least a day.
• The Kryptonians drained Clark’s cells of energy and dragged him toward a research chamber while Lois protested.
• Zod ordered Faora to imprison Lois, then declared that he would take Earth and commanded his men to open the Genesis Chamber.

General Zod prepared to use the Genesis Chamber to revive Krypton and dismissed Jor-El’s warning. Donnie arrived with Raven, Cosmo, and twelve black giants, then demanded Zod’s life and corpse.

• General Zod ordered the Genesis Chamber to begin preparations for the Forbidden Creature experiment and transferred its secondary authority to Faora.
• Jor-El confronted Zod, but Zod stripped him of control and the spacecraft’s Artificial Intelligence erased his remaining consciousness.
• Zod watched the Decepticons overwhelm the fleeing criminals and vowed to grow strong enough to rival Earth’s strongest being.
• Donnie took control of the spacecraft and its Artificial Intelligence, then appeared before Zod with Raven, Cosmo, and twelve black giants.
• Donnie told Zod he wanted his corpse, and Zod recognized him as the Sorcerer Supreme.

The Decepticons deployed twenty thousand Transformers as General Zod prepared to seize Earth and its Yellow Sun. After ordering an attack to test Kamar-Taj, Zod told Faora to seek Kal-El and prioritize the Doomsday Plan as a last resort.

• The Decepticons sent twenty thousand Transformers into battle while Megatron rode Starscream toward the Kryptonian ship.
• Faora explained that Kamar-Taj was hidden in a pocket dimension in the Himalayas and likely monitored the Kryptonians.
• General Zod decided he wanted to remain on Earth and ordered the Phantom Zone criminals to attack and test Kamar-Taj's response.
• Zod ordered Faora to guard the warship and find Kal-El so they could force him to reveal the Codex of Life.
• Zod told Faora to open the Genesis Chamber and make the Doomsday Plan the highest priority.

Over the Indian Ocean, the Decepticons fought a Kryptonian-controlled army of 200,000 Phantom Zone criminals as Earth’s bases joined the battle with energy cannons. Megatron praised Blackout for his bravery, while the Decepticons suffered heavy losses and prepared their final reserve force.

• The Phantom Zone criminals charged the Decepticons, while energy cannons from Earth’s forty-one bases killed tens of thousands of them.
• Kryptonians killed criminals who questioned their orders, and the Decepticons held an advantage in the fierce close-quarters battle.
• Blackout fought on despite severe damage, using a pulse interference device to disable enemy armor before Megatron rescued him.
• Megatron praised Blackout and promised him resources to advance if he survived, then tore through enemy ranks with his cannon and fighter-jet form.
• After forty minutes, the Decepticons had lost seven thousand soldiers, while more than ten thousand newly awakened soldiers remained as their final reserve.

General Zod discovered that the Codex of Life had been fused into Clark’s cells and ordered it extracted within an hour, even if the process killed him. With the Yellow Sun’s radiation pouring into the warship, Zod prepared to rebuild Krypton on Earth and defy Kamar-Taj.

• Clark surrendered to General Zod, but the warship’s atmosphere overwhelmed him until he began adapting.
• A Kryptonian analyzed Clark’s blood and revealed that every cell in his body contained the Codex of Life and the genes of a billion Kryptonians.
• General Zod ordered the Codex extracted within an hour, despite being warned that the safe procedure would take at least a day.
• The Kryptonians stripped Clark’s cells of energy and dragged him toward a research chamber while Zod ordered Faora to imprison Lois.
• General Zod opened the warship to the Yellow Sun and ordered the Genesis Chamber opened, vowing to seize Earth despite Kamar-Taj.

General Zod prepared to restart Kryptonian life by experimenting in the Genesis Chamber, but Donnie arrived to confront him. Donnie demanded Zod’s life and corpse, leaving their fight about to begin.

• General Zod ordered the Genesis Chamber’s Artificial Intelligence to prepare the Forbidden Creature experiment and give Faora secondary authority.
• Jor-El warned Zod that his plans would destroy the Kryptonian race, but Zod stripped Jor-El of control and the Artificial Intelligence erased his consciousness.
• General Zod watched the Decepticons overpower the criminals and vowed to rebuild Krypton and grow strong enough to rival Earth’s mightiest being.
• Donnie appeared in the Genesis Chamber with Raven, Cosmo, and twelve black giants, then told Zod he wanted his corpse.

Lex Luthor watched the battle in the Indian Ocean and contacted Colonel Stryker to resume their cooperation after learning that all the DNA in Stryker's possession was collapsing. Aboard the Kryptonian mothership, Donnie confronted General Zod and declared that he wanted Zod's corpse for research.

• Lex Luthor watched the Decepticons fight and considered how humanity's leaders were letting the conflict unfold, potentially driving Donnie away from Earth.
• Lex Luthor recalled the Transformer corpse in his laboratory and weighed the risks of losing Donnie as Earth's Guardian.
• Lex Luthor called Colonel Stryker and offered to resume their cooperation if Stryker shared information about his problem.
• Colonel Stryker told Lex Luthor that all the DNA in his possession had begun collapsing, and Lex asked him to send the information.
• Donnie spoke with General Zod aboard the Kryptonian mothership, then said he wanted Zod's corpse to study.

Donnie fought Zod aboard the ship, where Zod’s sun-fueled strength initially overwhelmed him and blasted him outside. Donnie regenerated and revealed that his blood carried an Information Set that was destroying Zod’s body, leaving Zod to sever his infected hand and eye the Genesis Chamber.

• Raven moved aside with Cosmo as Donnie and Zod collided, and Zod overpowered Donnie with his growing strength.
• Zod drove Donnie through the Genesis Chamber doors and punched him through the ship, believing he had killed him.
• Donnie’s blood began corroding Zod’s right hand, and Donnie charged back through the ship and rammed Zod into a wall.
• Donnie regenerated his shattered skull and explained that his blood’s Information Set was overwhelming Zod’s cells.
• Zod severed his withering right hand and covertly looked toward the Genesis Chamber.

Krypto rescued the unconscious Clark from the Kryptonian soldiers, revealing that it had Kryptonian genes and powerful abilities. After driving off Faora, Krypto escaped with Clark, and Faora pursued it while ordering the others to assist General Zod.

• Krypto used Heat Vision to blast a Kryptonian soldier and sped through the soldiers while carrying Clark.
• Faora and the other Kryptonians realized Krypto had Kryptonian genes and blamed Jor-El for secretly modifying it.
• Faora charged Krypto, but the dog kicked her into the rubble and escaped with Clark through a door it cut open.
• Faora ordered the soldiers to help General Zod and pursued Krypto herself.

Donnie used his control over the Kryptonian mothership to trap and kill General Zod, while revealing that he had uncovered Zod’s secret contingency and the Doomsday Project. Zod died still gazing toward the sunset, longing to see the sun once more.

• Zod cut off his right hand after Donnie’s blood harmed him, then questioned Donnie about Kryptonian weaknesses and Clark.
• Zod charged at Donnie, changed course, and tried to reach the Genesis Chamber, but Donnie took control of the ship and blocked him.
• Donnie revealed he had accessed the mothership’s records, including Zod’s contingency and the Doomsday Project.
• Donnie compressed the ship’s metal around Zod, whose punches and Heat Vision could not break through it.
• Donnie said farewell as a metal spike pierced Zod’s head, and Zod died staring toward the sunset.

After sealing Zod in a metal coffin, Donnie and Raven killed the Kryptonian warriors who attacked them and collected their bodies for experiments. Donnie then moved the spaceship to Antarctica, where the Constructicons were left to guard it and found an excuse to shelter inside.

• Donnie sealed Zod in a metal coffin, and the arriving Kryptonians realized their general was dead and charged him in grief and rage.
• Raven weakened the Kryptonians with magic, while Donnie warned her to preserve their corpses and killed one who broke through her spell.
• Donnie and Raven killed the remaining Kryptonians, leaving thirteen low-grade corpses alongside Zod's high-grade genetic corpse; Donnie noted that Faora was still unaccounted for.
• Donnie opened a portal to Antarctica, left the Kryptonian spaceship there, and ordered the Constructicons to guard it.
• Scrapper and the Constructicons debated the Vibranium search, then decided to hide inside the spaceship to escape the cold and the danger of Antarctic Vibranium.

Donnie returned after killing Zod and the other Kryptonians, then confronted Faora while Stephen headed to the Indian Ocean battlefield. Faora submitted in exchange for the bodies’ safe burial, but Donnie suspected she meant to destroy them and killed her.

• Faora chased Krypto until Stephen intervened with magic and prepared to draw her into the Mirror Dimension.
• Donnie arrived with fourteen coffins containing the dead Kryptonians and told Stephen to deal with the Indian Ocean battlefield.
• Stephen recognized that Donnie had defeated the Tri-Gong Demon, then opened a portal to the Indian Ocean.
• Faora learned that Zod and the other Kryptonians were dead, and asked Donnie to spare their bodies in exchange for her services.
• Donnie suspected Faora planned to use Heat Vision on the coffins, so he twisted her neck and killed her.

Donnie took the Codex of Life from Clark and arranged for him to remain unconscious while Krypto guarded him in Donnie’s laboratory. He then visited Clark’s home, where Jor-El’s spacecraft activated and presented its holographic figure.

• Krypto carried the unconscious Clark to a cornfield near his home, where Donnie appeared and said he intended to take the Codex of Life without killing him.
• Donnie explained that he wanted to decipher the Codex’s Kryptonian genetic patterns and ordered Krypto to move aside after calling it Wangcai.
• Donnie checked Clark, struck him to keep him unconscious for several days, and sent him with Krypto through a portal to his laboratory.
• Donnie entered Clark’s home and quietly put Martha to sleep before going to the storage room containing Clark’s spacecraft.
• Jor-El’s spacecraft lit up and projected a holographic figure that calmly examined Donnie.

Donnie confronted Jor-El’s artificial consciousness aboard the spaceship and destroyed it after refusing to trade the Codex of Life for Kryptonian secrets. Having found Jor-El’s information incomplete and irrelevant to his goals, Donnie prepared to leave and return to the Genesis Chamber and Codex of Life.

• Jor-El offered Donnie Kryptonian classified information in exchange for giving up the Codex of Life, but Donnie used the AllSpark to seize control of the spaceship.
• Donnie learned that Brainiac had discovered Krypton’s impending destruction and that Jor-El had planned for his son to survive and become a god.
• Jor-El warned Donnie that he would regret refusing the deal, and Donnie destroyed Jor-El’s artificial consciousness.
• Donnie examined the incomplete records about Krypton’s destruction and decided he cared only about the Genesis Chamber and Codex of Life.
• Donnie glanced at the sleeping Martha and left the small house, deciding it was time to return and go.

Donnie returned to Wanda and worried that her worsening Chaos Magic would eventually place her under Chthon’s control. After announcing Master Ancient One’s death at Kamar-Taj, he named Stephen Strange the new Sorcerer Supreme and vowed to reclaim Ancient One’s soul.

• Donnie comforted Wanda as she feared she could not recover from the powerful Chaos Magic within her.
• Donnie and Wanda spent the night talking, and he told her the Soul Stone had fled after their contract became invalid.
• Donnie told Kamar-Taj’s mages that Master Ancient One had died in Hell and that Mephisto had died as well.
• Donnie mourned Master Ancient One and withheld the truth about the Editorial Department from the gathered mages.
• Donnie declared Stephen Strange the Sorcerer Supreme, then vowed to storm the underworld and retrieve Master Ancient One’s soul.

Donnie encountered a mysterious little girl who recognized his unusual nature and briefly severed him from the world around him. After she vanished, he returned to Wanda and focused on the upcoming experiment to extract genetic templates from a Kryptonian descendant.

• Donnie relaxed on the lawn with Wanda while Krypto ignored Cosmo’s attempts to befriend him.
• A strange little girl appeared beside Donnie and said he had a special aura, but he dismissed her and refused to ask who she was.
• The girl left, and Donnie’s body and will reacted belatedly as he sensed that she posed an enormous threat.
• Wanda returned with water, and the world around Donnie resumed; he told her he had only been thinking about the research.
• Donnie realized someone had noticed his uniqueness and possible status as a candidate for the new Unique God, but he chose to prioritize the experiment.

The Transformers continued their campaign to exterminate the Atlanteans, while humanity watched and allowed the slaughter to proceed. Deep Sea Demon’s forces killed Sea King Arthur and the last survivors hiding with him, ending Atlantis.

• After the Kryptonian criminals were killed, the Transformers continued hunting Atlanteans across the world’s oceans as human society looked on.
• Deep Sea Demon led five hundred warriors to an undersea refuge where more than a hundred Atlanteans were hiding.
• Arthur pleaded for the women and children to be spared, but Deep Sea Demon said Donnie had ordered the extermination of every Atlantean.
• Deep Sea Demon ordered his warriors to attack, and the Transformers slaughtered the survivors.
• Arthur fought until the Transformers killed him, and Atlantis was exterminated.

Donnie and his assistants extracted and reassembled the complete Codex of Life from Clark’s cells while a mysterious little girl tried to tempt Donnie with promises of perfection. Donnie rejected her and accused her of having deceived Thanos in the same way.

• Donnie used magic to suppress Clark’s recovery while Shockwave and Knock Out prepared to extract the Codex of Life.
• Donnie directed the extraction and explained that they had to preserve the Codex cells and assemble them before Clark’s backup cells restored the original.
• The little girl questioned Donnie’s interest in Kryptonian genes, and Donnie told her to stop talking or leave.
• Shockwave and Knock Out noticed Donnie speaking to someone they could not detect, but Shockwave resumed work while remaining alert.
• After seven hours of extraction and twelve hours of assembly, Donnie restored the complete Codex of Life.
• The little girl offered to make Donnie more perfect, but Donnie said he did not trust her and asked whether she had deceived Thanos the same way.

Death’s history with Thanos revealed how she manipulated him into destroying the Eternals and leaving himself alone. She then began pursuing Donnie, whose existence she found anchored outside the timelines she could access.

• The chapter recounted how the Celestials exterminated the Aberrants and how their surviving genes later became the X-Gene in humanity.
• Thanos was born a mutant on Titan and grew up loved by its people until a green-eyed girl befriended and manipulated him.
• The girl led Thanos toward dissection and violence, then drove him to kill his lovers, children, parents, and the rest of the Titans.
• Thanos discovered that the girl was Death and that he could not kill himself, leaving him as her isolated plaything.
• Death began observing Donnie as a potential Unique God and found that she could not locate him in the past because his point in time was sealed as the only real node.