Chapter Summaries

Daisy and Gladiator fought across remote space while Shi'ar warships struggled to keep up and the Truth Cult fleet pursued. The Third Bishop captured the refugees aboard Naive Ignorance and sent his fleet to intercept Gladiator as he finally noticed his subordinates’ signals.

• Daisy and Gladiator destroyed space pirates and a cosmic creature, then continued their fierce battle with weapons and debris.
• Daisy and Gladiator landed on planets repeatedly to fight, while the Shi'ar warships fell behind and Wanda, Cosmo, and Big Snail followed at a safer distance.
• The Truth Cult fleet caught Naive Ignorance and captured its more than ten thousand refugees for sacrifice.
• The Third Bishop split his fleet, ordering some warships to hinder the pursuers and others to intercept Gladiator while the flagship prepared a spatial jump.
• Gladiator noticed the battered Shi'ar warships signaling him as he and Daisy landed on another planet to resume their fight.

Daisy and Gladiator were forced to stop fighting when the Cosmic Truth Cult’s colossal warship Blasphemer attacked their ships. Blasphemer struck Gladiator with an antimatter missile, and a second missile reached Daisy as the chapter ended.

• Daisy and Gladiator returned to their ships after their crews hurriedly called off the fight and fled.
• The Shi'ar captain told Gladiator that the Cosmic Truth Cult was pursuing them, and Blasphemer appeared ahead of their ships.
• The Third Bishop ordered Blasphemer to attack, forcing Daisy and Gladiator to defend their ships against its fire.
• Daisy gave Wanda the Atomic Cutting Ring, then flew out to shield her ship with the Quantum Bracelets.
• The Third Bishop ordered Blasphemer to prepare antimatter missiles, and the first missile hit Gladiator, crippling his ship as it plunged toward a nearby planet.
• A second antimatter missile reached Daisy.

Daisy was gravely injured when an antimatter missile destroyed her spacecraft, leaving her stranded on an unnamed planet and separated from Wanda. After Groot found her and she regained consciousness, Wanda told her the Cosmic Truth Cult was searching the planet for Gladiator.

• Daisy used the Quantum Bracelets and her own energy to shield herself, Wanda, and their spacecraft from the antimatter missile, but the blast overwhelmed her defenses.
• Daisy was severely damaged by antimatter and gamma radiation as the explosion destroyed the spacecraft, and she pushed herself and a snail shell toward the planet below.
• A stray laser struck the shell, forcing Daisy to separate from Wanda so her radiation would not harm her; both then fell into the planet's atmosphere.
• Daisy crashed through a tree and, unable to heal or escape, sent Wanda a message that she was safe before passing out near Groot and another tree person.
• Daisy regained consciousness and contacted Wanda, who told her that the Cosmic Truth Cult was searching the planet for Gladiator.

Wounded and powerless on an unknown planet, Daisy learned that Groot and his companion had brought her to shelter, then considered how to counter the antimatter energy disrupting her cells. She chose a risky method to restore part of her powers, preparing to work on it inside the cave.

• Wanda told Daisy that the Cosmic Truth Cult had come to capture Gladiator, while both women were badly injured and Daisy remained unable to recover her powers.
• Daisy recognized the curious young tree person as Groot and learned that he and his companion were likely descendants of the scattered survivors of the Cotati.
• Groot dragged Daisy into a nearby cave, and Danger used Hard Light Simulation to show him how to erase their trail.
• Daisy healed her broken leg and weighed two ways to remove the antimatter energy interfering with her cells.
• Daisy chose to alter some of her cells so she could regain part of her powers sooner, then sat down to begin.

Daisy used Jean’s Phoenix Force to clear her mind and alter her cells so she could resist the antimatter poisoning. After leaving the cave with Groot and his clan’s protector, she realized Truth Cult pursuers were closing in and prepared to use her restored mind control.

• Daisy asked Jean to send her one-third of the Phoenix Force, then used the added power to clear the antimatter from her brain.
• Daisy transformed her remaining cells into Kree cells to resist the antimatter, restoring her psychic power and mind-control abilities.
• Daisy decided to take Groot and the large tree-being with her so the Truth Cult would not harm them while searching for her.
• Daisy left the cave to find food and information, then noticed that the Truth Cult pursuers had formed a half-encirclement around her position.
• Daisy estimated that her mind control could reach twenty to thirty square meters and prepared to catch the pursuers all at once.

Daisy infiltrated a Truth Cult patrol and learned that the cult would destroy the planet if it did not capture Gladiator within three days. Disguised as an injured Kree soldier, she entered a temporary camp carried by the squad, intending to reach the warship and stop its main cannon.

• Daisy read the captain’s memories and learned that Shi'ar survivors were protecting Gladiator while the Shi'ar fleet rushed to rescue him, but the Truth Cult planned to destroy the planet if Gladiator remained missing after three days.
• Daisy used her Mind Storm to incapacitate seven Truth Cult soldiers, then examined their uniforms and equipment.
• Daisy chose the Kree soldier’s robe and weapons, buried his body, and hypnotized the remaining soldiers to believe the area had already been searched.
• Daisy ordered two soldiers to carry her on a stretcher, pretending to be their wounded companion as they passed several supply points.
• The squad entered a temporary camp through its third checkpoint, where the captain received commendation for the soldiers’ apparent brotherhood.

Daisy infiltrated a Truth Cult camp in a Kree body, recovered her strength, and gathered allies for a mission to rescue wounded soldiers. She reunited with the injured Wanda and left the giant snail with the treefolk before preparing to oppose the Truth Cult.

• Daisy entered the Truth Cult’s temporary base, recovered her Credits, ate to restore much of her mobility, and used mind control to secure a rescue mission and spacecraft.
• Daisy found Wanda hiding in a tree hollow, explained how she had survived, and learned Wanda intended to curse the Truth Cult with the Darkhold.
• Daisy brought Wanda, Goblin Chocolate, and Cosmo aboard the rescue ship as wounded patients or a pet, but left the giant snail behind.
• Daisy asked the treefolk elders to care for the giant snail, though they doubted she could stop the Blasphemer’s fleet.

Daisy abandoned her plan to sabotage the Truth Cult’s flagship after Gladiator’s capture sent the fleet into a fierce war with the Shi’ar, and she recovered aboard the Blasphemer with Wanda. Meanwhile, Dr. Lizard prepared to publicly demonstrate his finished limb-regeneration treatment at Skye Tower.

• Daisy agreed to take Groot with her while still hoping to stop the destruction of the treefolk planet, but found the flagship’s main cannon too heavily guarded to sabotage.
• The Truth Cult captured Gladiator and held a military parade before leading its fleet away, while the Shi’ar launched a relentless pursuit to rescue him.
• Daisy refused to rescue Gladiator and stayed aboard the Blasphemer with Wanda, recovering as the Truth Cult and Shi’ar fought across space.
• Daisy learned that Dr. Lizard’s Extremis Potion and Leech Potion had produced a final limb-regeneration treatment, and she relayed his public demonstration to Earth.
• Lorna coordinated the launch at Skye Tower, where Dr. Lizard’s press conference drew medical leaders, officials, and reporters despite heavy January snow.

Lorna managed the launch of Dr. Lizard’s Extremis Potion, which promised to restore lost limbs, while Stark questioned how its dangerous side effects had been eliminated. The event ended with Black Widow asking whether the potion could fully restore a friend’s missing arm.

• Lorna welcomed the guests and briefed the Vice President on the potion’s completed clinical trials.
• Lorna took the stage and announced the launch after Esme helped her prepare.
• Dr. Lizard credited Maya Hansen’s original research and explained the potion’s effects and principles.
• Stark questioned Hill about how the Extremis virus’s negative effects had been removed, and Hill said she did not know.
• Black Widow and Captain America arrived, and Black Widow asked Lorna whether the potion could completely restore a lost arm.

Lorna hosted a press conference where Dr. Lizard publicly tested the Extremis and Leech Potions to regrow his missing arm. The successful demonstration drew intense interest, and the vice president immediately asked Lorna to arrange treatment for his daughter.

• Lorna explained that the Extremis Potion could potentially regrow internal organs, though that would require more research and clinical trials.
• Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy injected Dr. Lizard with the combined potions while Lorna monitored the equipment and the audience watched.
• Dr. Lizard's arm regenerated in seconds, and the Leech Potion suppressed the excess excitement caused by the treatment.
• Dr. Lizard tested his new arm by performing precise everyday and laboratory tasks, confirming that it worked and appeared younger than his original arm.
• The crowd reacted to the treatment's commercial potential, while the vice president urged Lorna to arrange an injection for his young daughter, who was missing a leg.

Black Widow and Winter Soldier sought Daisy’s Extremis Potion to repair his mechanical arm, and Captain America agreed to help them keep Winter Soldier’s past secret. As they hid near Dr. Lizard’s laboratory, Lorna arrived with the vice president’s young daughter for a private treatment.

• Black Widow disguised herself as a laboratory assistant and tried to enter Dr. Lizard’s laboratory, but Captain America stopped her.
• Winter Soldier appeared, and Black Widow explained that she wanted the potion to repair his arm and feared his past as an assassin would be exposed.
• Captain America agreed to help them obtain the potion discreetly, but the three hid in ventilation ducts when they heard someone approaching.
• Lawyer Matt and Elektra arrived, noticed the hidden trio, and concealed themselves in a storage room.
• Lorna, Dr. Lizard, and the vice president emerged from the elevator with the frightened little girl, whose injured leg Lorna kept hidden.

Captain America, Black Widow, and Winter Soldier sought to restore Winter Soldier’s arm without permanently sacrificing his superhuman abilities. After Dr. Lizard restored the arm with reduced inhibitors, the group planned to steal Super Soldier Serum from S.H.I.E.L.D., leaving Falcon Sam Wilson ready to help if they obtained powered glider wings.

• Lorna comforted Christine while Dr. Lizard successfully injected her with medicine, then the trio left the laboratory through the ventilation ducts.
• Captain America brought Dr. Lizard to examine Winter Soldier, and the doctor warned that restoring his arm would suppress his superhuman abilities.
• Black Widow proposed restoring Winter Soldier’s strength later with Super Soldier Serum, and Dr. Lizard agreed to use fewer inhibitors and wait a month before the next injection.
• Dr. Lizard used his research allotment of Extremis Potion to restore Winter Soldier’s arm, but the group lacked the authority to obtain serum openly from S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Captain America recruited Falcon Sam Wilson to help steal the serum, and Sam said he needed powered glider wings made by Vulture of Hammer Industries.

Captain America and his allies prepared to steal equipment while Elektra visited the Long Island villa, where Spider-Woman knocked her unconscious. The apparent Spider-Woman was revealed to be Queen Veranke, who had a Skrull subordinate transform into Elektra as she continued investigating Earthling genes and opened an advanced communication system.

• Captain America and Falcon set out to steal gliders, while Winter Soldier worked to recover and Black Widow went to scout S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Elektra visited the Long Island villa to speak with the maid and look for extra work, then waited until Spider-Woman emerged from a bedroom.
• Spider-Woman struck Elektra unconscious and carried her into a room, where she checked that the villa's surveillance had not caught her.
• Spider-Woman revealed another unconscious Spider-Woman in a box, tasted her blood to maintain the disguise, and summoned a scaled female alien through an earring.
• The alien transformed into Elektra, struggled against Elektra's memories, and identified Queen Veranke and the Skrull mission before Veranke released her.
• Queen Veranke warned that the disguised alien had only thirty days to live, then opened an advanced long-range communication system.

Queen Veranke left her villa with the unconscious Elektra and planned to continue using S.H.I.E.L.D. while seeking a new base. Meanwhile, Daisy struggled to combine Sentinel Robot technology with Leech cell regeneration and proposed using Trapster’s Super Glue, which she saw as a possible interstellar business opportunity.

• Queen Veranke learned that Bishop Tord would not send reinforcements and cursed him after ending their call.
• Queen Veranke ordered her subordinate to infiltrate the blind lawyer’s circle, then packed up Spider-Woman’s belongings and the unconscious Elektra before leaving the villa.
• The maid told Daisy that Sentinel Robot research and Leech cell regeneration had advanced separately but could not yet be combined.
• Daisy decided to have Maki ask Vulture and the others to test Peter Petruski’s Super Glue as a way to join the metal machinery and Leech cells.
• Daisy considered Super Glue’s potential for repairing damaged warships and selling it across the universe.

Daisy recovered from her antimatter injury, gained control of over a thousand Truth Cult officers, and searched the cult’s records for the Cosmic Orb. She left Wanda behind while she pursued the Power Stone, and founded the Saintess Cult to keep the Truth Cult’s soldiers under control.

• Daisy expelled the antimatter from her body, divided it into a thousand portions, and hid them in another dimension with Wanda’s help.
• Daisy brainwashed more than a thousand Truth Cult squad leaders and used their authority to command over fifty thousand soldiers.
• Daisy searched the Truth Cult’s records and learned that the Power Stone had once been on Abner, near Xandar.
• Daisy chose to pursue the Power Stone and planned to leave Wanda with the Truth Cult while she took a fast ship to Abner.
• Daisy founded the Saintess Cult and had Wanda summon demonic phantoms and teach Chaos Magic to selected believers.
• Daisy named the magic taught to Goblin Chocolate and the others The Force, while the believers began calling on Chthon for power.

Daisy searched the Andromeda Galaxy for the Cosmic Orb, reconstructing the past of a ruined planet to trace the survivors who had carried it away. She tracked them to an underground temple and reached its giant metal door.

• Daisy left Wanda and traveled to a barren planet, where she used her abilities to reconstruct images of its past.
• Daisy saw survivors carrying the Cosmic Orb and followed clues to determine the direction they had traveled.
• Daisy searched across the Andromeda Galaxy for two days and found the survivors’ ruined spacecraft on another planet.
• Daisy discovered a hollow cavern beneath the planet’s surface and found an ancient temple inside.
• Daisy fought off monsters in the temple and reached a gigantic metal door.

Daisy retrieved the Cosmic Orb from the temple and awakened the Power Stone, gaining access to its knowledge and abilities. Unable to fully contain its energy herself, she mounted it in Odin’s Infinity Gauntlet and worried that wearing or storing the conspicuous artifact could put her in danger.

• Daisy blasted open the temple’s locked door, took the Cosmic Orb, and opened it to reveal the Power Stone.
• Daisy gripped the Power Stone barehanded, unleashing blasts that destroyed the hidden chamber and collapsed the temple around her.
• Daisy emerged from the ruins and learned that the Power Stone let her use the four fundamental forces without vibrations, though she could not fully control its leaking energy.
• Daisy summoned Odin’s Infinity Gauntlet and fitted the Power Stone into it, stopping the energy leaks while limiting how fully she could use the gem.
• Daisy worried that powerful figures might target her if they saw her wearing the Infinity Gauntlet, and she did not trust Odin to leave the stored Power Stone alone.

Daisy fashioned a pendant to wield the Power Stone and used its knowledge to develop new abilities. She then caught up with the battle against the Truth Cult and prepared to seize the Blasphemer battleship as compensation for her destroyed ship.

• Daisy rejected storing the Power Stone in Asgard's pocket dimension and decided to keep it with her while learning to use its power.
• Daisy reshaped the Cosmic Orb into a pendant that could contain and channel the Power Stone, though it was less efficient than the Infinity Gauntlet.
• Daisy tested the gem's influence on the fundamental forces and developed abilities including light-bending, remote vibrational control, and shaped energy attacks.
• Daisy flew back toward the Truth Cult fleet, caught up after more than a day, and boarded her flagship with help from the Saintess Cult's soldiers.
• Daisy resolved to seize the three-thousand-kilometer Blasphemer battleship, which she considered fair compensation for her destroyed spaceship.

Daisy secretly brought Shi'ar Imperial Guard members Plutonia and Neutron aboard the Truth Cult flagship to rescue Gladiator and treat his antimatter-corroded body. After five days, Gladiator regained a third of his combat strength, but the fleet arrived at The Void with the Third Bishop’s purpose still unknown.

• Daisy found Gladiator imprisoned aboard the flagship and convinced him she had come to rescue him.
• Gladiator asked Daisy to contact the Shi'ar Imperial Guard, and she arranged for Goblin Chocolate to bring Plutonia and Neutron aboard.
• Neutron extracted antimatter from Gladiator while Plutonia converted it into energy to heal him, despite the strain on their powers.
• After five days of treatment, Gladiator showed signs of recovery and regained a third of his combat strength.
• The Truth Cult fleet arrived at The Void, where Daisy and Shi'ar intelligence remained unable to determine the Third Bishop’s purpose.

Daisy watched the Shi'ar attack the Truth Cult's fleet while preparing the Saintess Cult to exploit the chaos and seize the Blasphemer. She sent her believers an oracle to gather their forces and take the ship, which she planned to rename the Scarlet Witch.

• Gladiator chose to stay at The Void and learn who intended to buy him, while Daisy let him go and focused on capturing the Blasphemer.
• The Truth Cult's Third Bishop escorted Gladiator away as Shi'ar forces caught up and attacked the Truth Cult fleet.
• The Blasphemer crippled the Shi'ar Seventeenth and Thirty-third Fleets, while other Shi'ar forces moved to rescue Gladiator and board the flagship.
• A Truth Cult traitor opened the flight corridor, allowing thousands of Shi'ar troops to enter the Blasphemer and fight its disorganized defenders.
• Daisy slipped away from the battle and gathered the Saintess Cult's followers in a weapons factory, where they prayed before a Beast skull empowered with Wanda's chaos magic.
• Daisy sent the core believers a psychic oracle to gather their people and seize the ship, which she planned to name the Scarlet Witch.