Chapter Summaries

Wa Tu observed Donnie’s removal of the Mutants from Earth and predicted a future clash with the Celestials. Blue Devil decided to leave for Cybertron as Raven explained that Earth’s sudden efforts to court Mutants were meant to keep them from migrating.

• Wa Tu recorded Donnie’s departure with hundreds of thousands of Mutants and suspected Donnie would strike the Celestials first if they came to Cybertron.
• Blue Devil recalled how Deathknell rescued him from an underground arena and how he later learned that Mystique Raven was his biological mother.
• Raven asked Blue Devil whether he had decided to leave Earth, and he said he wanted to escape his painful past and settle on Cybertron.
• Raven explained that Earth’s leaders and media were promoting Mutant rights to keep Mutants on Earth and gain access to the selective genetic serum.
• Raven told Blue Devil that Donnie wanted only Mutants with firm resolve to migrate, since many would choose to stay for their families and lives on Earth.

Coulson monitored the worldwide attacks on Sky Eye Society and S.H.I.E.L.D.’s attempts to recruit Mutants, while secretly investigating a suspected problem within his organization. After Donnie’s news halted the fighting, seven hundred thousand Mutants chose to leave Earth for Cybertron, where Magneto and Professor X welcomed them as the seeds of a new era.

• Coulson learned that Sky Eye Society bases had suffered forty-seven attacks that day and discussed S.H.I.E.L.D.’s unsuccessful efforts to recruit Mutants from Xavier’s School.
• Coulson stopped Brock from urging S.H.I.E.L.D. to seize the gene serum and reflected on his ongoing investigation into a suspected threat inside S.H.I.E.L.D.
• After news from Donnie halted the clashes, black-clad personnel offered approved Mutants residence permits for Cybertron, while some refused to leave Earth.
• Magneto and Professor X saw that only seven hundred thousand Mutants had chosen to leave, despite there being more than ten million, and Magneto viewed them as the seeds of Mutantkind’s future.
• The Land Bridge opened between Earth and Cybertron, and Professor X welcomed the departing Mutants to the New World.

Barbi arrived on the New World, where John showed him around and explained the planet’s travel system and energy-based economy. Barbi overdrew one hundred Super Energy Crystals, unaware that his account had special privileges tied to his Omega-level potential.

• Barbi answered John’s registration questions after arriving on the New World, and John invited him to be roommates and go for a drink.
• John left Piotr to finish the registration work, then took Barbi to an empty bar and poured them vodka.
• Ultron explained that Land Bridges connected the New World with Cybertron and New Krypton, but using one required Super Energy Crystals.
• John told Barbi that Mutants earned crystals through work and could overdraft according to their ability level, then encouraged him to borrow one hundred units.
• Ultron transferred one hundred units to Barbi’s account while keeping his unlimited overdraft qualification, tied to his Omega-level potential, undisclosed.

Donnie planned New Krypton’s growth and prepared for threats including the Celestials, Doomsday, the Guardians, and Blackest Night. In the Dark Dimension, he learned Dormammu had vanished after an enemy attack and sent Zack’s people to the New World.

• Hant welcomed a new batch of Kryptonians and looked forward to fulfilling Donnie’s ambitions for New Krypton.
• Donnie considered his plans for population growth, new power systems, the Doomsday project, and several looming threats.
• Donnie visited the Dark Dimension and learned from Zack that Dormammu had not returned since a powerful enemy invaded months earlier.
• Donnie judged Dormammu likely to have survived and opened a portal for Zack and the other Demon-type Mutants to move to the New World.

Dormammu clashed with Mongu on Warworld, boasting of his past victories until Mongu lost his temper and struck down his avatar. Mongu then met Hank Henshaw, who insisted on being called Cyborg Superman and sought revenge.

• Mongu summoned Dormammu to Warworld and challenged his arrogance.
• Dormammu boasted about defeating powerful enemies and taunted Mongu, while the arena’s slaves listened in awe.
• Mongu punched Dormammu’s avatar, which vanished as the summoning array faded.
• Mongu slaughtered hundreds of slaves to vent his anger, then went deeper into Warworld to meet Hank Henshaw.
• Hank Henshaw told Mongu to call him Cyborg Superman and said he wanted revenge.

Hal Jordan’s life was upended when Warworld attacked Earth and destroyed most of Seaside City. As Hal emerged from the ruins in shock, Parallax sensed his fear and flew toward him.

• Carol left Hal after he failed to understand her hints, and a sudden shadow covered the sky.
• Cyborg Superman ordered Warworld to fire on Earth, seeking revenge on Kal-El and the planet that raised him.
• Warworld’s attack flattened more than half of Seaside City, killing seven million people before Earth’s defenders could respond.
• Hal crawled out from beneath the rubble and stared numbly at the destruction.
• Abin Sur’s corpse moved, and a strand of yellow energy carrying Parallax flew toward Earth after sensing Hal’s fear.

Donnie confronted Dormammu in the Dark Dimension and forced him to choose between submission and the dimension’s destruction. Dormammu finally conceded and agreed to return with Donnie to Cybertron.

• Dormammu returned to his lair in the Dark Dimension, boasting that he had escaped Mongu and survived Doomsday.
• Donnie appeared in the Dark Dimension and attacked Dormammu, demanding that he submit or die.
• Dormammu unleashed powerful dark magic, but Donnie tore through it and shattered Dormammu’s body repeatedly.
• Donnie used Black Light to threaten the Dark Dimension, and Dormammu sensed his connection to it weakening.
• Dormammu tried to bargain for the Black Light, but Donnie refused and continued the threat.
• Dormammu gave in and agreed to return with Donnie to Cybertron.

Abin Sur’s corpse stirred on Mars, prompting the Transformers to report that the Parallax Demon was moving toward Earth. As Cyborg Superman arrived in the ruins of Seaside City seeking Carl, Earth’s defenders faced the aftermath of a catastrophe that had killed seven million people.

• Abin Sur’s corpse moved on Mars, and the separated fear energy headed toward Earth as the Transformers alerted Cybertron.
• The Transformers noted that Warworld’s sudden attack had destroyed most of Seaside City before they or Kamar-Taj could respond.
• Cyborg Superman landed in Seaside City’s ruins and demanded that Carl come out so he could take revenge.
• Stephen, Nicktimus, Wong, and other defenders opened a portal to the devastated city, while Tony arrived and saw a wounded survivor cry, “My Carol...”

Tony, Stephen, and the Avengers fought Cyborg Superman as they evacuated civilians from Seaside City, but their attacks barely slowed him. Tony deployed the unfinished Anti-Superman Armor, and the battle turned when Superman Clark arrived, drawing Cyborg Superman’s furious attention.

• Tony and Stephen attacked Cyborg Superman while directing Jarvis, Wong, and Nicktimus to rescue civilians.
• Cyborg Superman overwhelmed Tony’s standard armor, so Tony put on the unfinished Anti-Superman Armor.
• Tony struggled to hold Cyborg Superman back as Stephen prepared to pull him and Warworld into the Mirror Dimension.
• Captain America and other Avengers arrived while Cyborg Superman repeatedly demanded to know where Superman was.
• Clark arrived in Seaside City and attacked Cyborg Superman, who recognized him and cried out in hatred.

As Warworld attacked Earth, Hal Jordan's grief and fear over Seaside City's destruction drew Parallax into him, transforming him into the Parallax Demon. He unleashed his new power against Mongu's forces as Parallax began to take control of his will.

• Mongu sent Warworld's slaves to attack Earth, and the invasion caused millions of deaths as the Avengers and others fought to protect survivors.
• Hal Jordan, devastated by the destruction of Seaside City and fearing that Carol was dead, refused to leave when an Iron Man armor urged him to evacuate.
• Parallax reached Hal and offered him the power to take revenge, and Hal accepted as fear and hatred overwhelmed him.
• Parallax transformed Hal into the Parallax Demon, a monstrous host whose humanity faded as Parallax's will grew stronger.
• The Parallax Demon threatened to bury Warworld's slaves with Seaside City's dead and killed hundreds of nearby attackers with blades of yellow fear energy.

Hal became the fear-powered Parallax Demon and fought Cyborg Superman amid the devastation of Seaside City, while both sought revenge. As Stephen struggled to pull Warworld into the Mirror Dimension, Donnie arrived and said he would handle it.

• Hal transformed into the Parallax Demon and slaughtered slaves while attacking the fighters around him.
• The Parallax Demon seized Cyborg Superman, taunted him about his fears, and gouged out his eye before Cyborg Superman fought back.
• Clark asked the Parallax Demon to hand Cyborg Superman over, but their exchange was interrupted as the battle resumed.
• Driven by revenge for Seaside City and Carol, the Parallax Demon clashed brutally with Cyborg Superman as casualties mounted.
• Stephen tried to drag Warworld into the Mirror Dimension but struggled to manage it.
• Donnie stepped through a portal, surveyed the ruined Seaside City, and told Stephen he would do it.

Donnie returned to Earth during Warworld’s attack, killed Mongu, and took control of Warworld and Cyborg Superman. As the battle ended, Parallax Demon tried to draw out Donnie’s fear, but Donnie dismissed him.

• Donnie returned to Earth, greeted Tony and Stephen, and confronted Mongu as he tried to flee back to Warworld.
• Donnie killed Warworld’s enslaved fighters with Fireseed particles and demanded that Mongu surrender Warworld.
• Mongu aimed Warworld’s weapons at Earth, but Donnie seized control of the cannons and killed him.
• Donnie took control of Cyborg Superman, whose remaining brain he crushed, while Parallax Demon drew out fear from those nearby.
• Parallax Demon told Donnie he could sense fear in him, and Donnie replied, "Bullshit."

Donnie forced the Parallax Demon and Hal Jordan into a confrontation with Cyborg Superman, while Clark objected to Donnie’s execution of the criminal. Hal took control long enough to kill Cyborg Superman, and Donnie prepared to take the Parallax Demon away.

• Donnie restrained Cyborg Superman and ordered the Parallax Demon to let Hal kill him, while Tony asked what the creature was.
• The Parallax Demon threatened to consume people with fear, but Donnie warned that he would imprison and torture it if it harmed anyone else on Earth.
• Clark objected to Donnie sentencing Cyborg Superman to death without a trial, and Tony tried to calm the dispute.
• Hal gained control of the Parallax Demon and tore off Cyborg Superman’s head, after which Donnie crushed it to ensure he was dead.
• Donnie praised Hal and reached toward the Parallax Demon, saying he would take it somewhere else.

Donnie defeated Parallax’s will after it forced Hal to face his grief and tried to provoke Donnie with painful memories. Hal blamed Clark and Donnie for Seaside City’s destruction, while Donnie explained why he had left Earth and rejected the expectation that he should always return to save it.

• Donnie smashed Parallax Demon into the ground and resisted its attempt to spread fear and madness.
• Parallax brought up Donnie’s buried memories, but Donnie crushed a fragment of its will and considered capturing it for its energy.
• Hal collapsed after losing Parallax’s power and blamed Clark for the deaths of Seaside City’s seven million residents.
• Hal attacked Clark, then raged at Donnie for not arriving sooner as Captain America tried to comfort him.
• Donnie told Hal he had left Earth after people rejected and humiliated him, and Hal denied having done so.

Donnie took the wounded Hal Jordan to Cybertron, promising to help resurrect Carol and warning him not to let hatred consume him. After leaving Earth amid public debate over the devastation, Donnie made Warworld Cybertron’s third satellite and ordered Dormammu to remain on the planet.

• Donnie offered Hal greater power and promised to resurrect Carol, and Hal agreed to follow him.
• Donnie took Hal through a portal to Cybertron with Warworld and a corpse, while Clark and the others remained amid Seaside City’s ruins.
• Tony criticized the others for helping drive Donnie away, and news of the seven million casualties sparked arguments across Earth.
• Donnie ordered Dormammu to operate on Cybertron and forbade him from returning to the Dark Dimension without permission.
• Donnie anchored Warworld as Cybertron’s third satellite and showed Hal the planet, New World, and the Academy of Sciences where Carol’s resurrection was underway.
• Donnie warned Hal not to let hatred turn him into a monster and said he would soon assign him a fitting mission.

Donnie prepared for the Thirteen Primes to awaken and assigned Cybertronian strategists to plan their deployment. He decided to turn Warworld into a cosmic mercenary and bounty-hunting center, leaving The Collector’s hoard at risk of being robbed.

• Donnie ordered Ultra Magnus to have the War Center plan for the Thirteen Primes, with one stationed on each planet and the remaining Prime assigned to Cybertron or Warworld.
• Donnie surveyed Cybertron’s construction site and saw Devastator demolish a chemical plant while Hook sprayed green paint over the wreckage.
• Donnie decided Warworld could become the universe’s central mercenary and bounty-hunting center, with commissioned tasks for jobs inconvenient to handle on Cybertron.
• Donnie reflected on The Collector’s interest in his protection and resources, then accepted the old collector’s place on his planet.
• Donnie prepared to rob Void Land and take The Collector’s treasures.

Sinestro’s hunt for Parallax ended in disaster, leaving twelve Lanterns dead and deepening his distrust of the Guardians and the Green Lantern Corps. Back on New OA Planet, the Guardians blamed him for the losses as Optimus Prime awaited his graduation assessment.

• Parallax overwhelmed Sinestro and killed the twelve Green Lanterns who accompanied him, while Sinestro survived and blamed the Corps’ yellow impurity for their weakness.
• Sinestro returned to New OA Planet, where he heard Lanterns praising Optimus Prime for completing his training and passing the Guardians’ assessment in one month.
• Sinestro greeted Optimus Prime and reflected that the Yellow Lanterns seemed to have a brighter future than the Green Lantern Corps.
• The seven Guardians condemned Sinestro for provoking Parallax without adequate preparation and held him responsible for the deaths of twelve Lanterns.

After the Guardians stripped Sinestro of his Green Lantern Ring and imprisoned him, he asked them to make Optimus Prime the Corps leader, but they refused. Optimus Prime left the judgment questioning the Guardians’ motives, then restrained Tomare and Kilowog after they began fighting and announced he had a bold idea.

• Optimus Prime defended Sinestro, but the Guardians blamed him for the deaths of twelve Green Lanterns and removed him from command.
• The Guardians took Sinestro’s ring and ordered him imprisoned, while Sinestro nominated Optimus Prime as his successor and the Guardians rejected the request.
• Ganthet dismissed Optimus Prime to serve as a Cosmic Policeman, and Optimus Prime suspected Sinestro had been preparing to rebel against the Guardians.
• Tomare asked who would replace Sinestro, while Kilowog and Tomare argued over who would make a better leader and began fighting.
• Optimus Prime bound Tomare and Kilowog with chains and said he had a bold idea.

Donnie returned to Void Land and persuaded the old mage to go to Cybertron to rebuild Agamotto's Sanctum. He then took control of Void Land and moved it to his star system, intending to replace the Celestial skull with Warworld as the universe's new mercenary center.

• Donnie met the old mage at Void Land and convinced him to leave for Cybertron, where a new Agamotto's Sanctum would be built.
• Donnie confronted Collector Tivan and demanded control of his territory, learning that only Tivan knew about Donnie's special nature for certain.
• Donnie told Tivan to relocate to his star system and revealed that he would replace Void Land's skull with Warworld, after killing Mongul.
• Donnie used a golden halo to swallow Void Land and transport its inhabitants to a new star system beneath a Yellow Sun.

Donnie destroyed Void Land and moved its inhabitants to Warworld, where Yondu and the Ravagers prepared to seek new opportunities and pursue the Guardians of the Galaxy. On Vormir, Thanos arrived in search of the Soul Stone, leaving Nebula badly damaged and speaking to an unseen presence as the Dark Order watched.

• Donnie declared Void Land part of his territory, transferred its inhabitants to Warworld, and collected the collapsing Celestial skull for research.
• Yondu led the Ravagers into Warworld, predicting that Quill would come there and hoping to find opportunities and take revenge on the Guardians of the Galaxy.
• Thanos arrived on Vormir with his army, and the Outriders slaughtered the planet’s red lizard-like inhabitants.
• Thanos demanded that Nebula confirm the Soul Stone was on Vormir, then threw her aside and shattered nearly half her cyborg body.
• Thanos said five Infinity Stones had shattered and spoke to an unseen presence about obtaining the Soul Stone, while the Dark Order stayed silent.