Chapter Summaries

Dr. Foster’s arrest cost her husband William Benson his political and business prospects, and he told her he would divorce her. Fatima returned to her research base and began trying to stabilize her unconscious daughter Lana’s worsening condition.

• Dr. Foster demanded that William get her released, but he blamed her for angering Fatima and jeopardizing his company’s government contract and Jacob’s chance at an Elder’s seat.
• William told Dr. Foster he would divorce her, and she threatened to take him to court before their call ended.
• Medical Security Department officials apologized to Fatima and paid her compensation, but they could not answer her questions about her application to the Divination Department.
• Fatima returned to her Mage Tower on a research planet and spent four hours cleansing herself and the area of possible dangers.
• Fatima spoke to her unconscious daughter Lana, found that Lana’s condition had worsened by 0.5% since the previous day, and used her Arcane Merit to buy rare resources to try to stabilize her.

Fatima Fattash learned that the Divine Substance had stabilized Lana's Soulfire, then pursued coordinates from the Divination Department in search of more. She reached a seemingly lifeless plane under lethal conditions and began investigating.

• Fatima reviewed the data showing that the Divine Substance had nourished Lana's Soulfire and recalled how Hassan's corruption and death had infected their daughter.
• Fatima remembered how she became a Tier 3 Arcanist and developed a way to save Lana, but still needed an enormous amount of Divine Power.
• A prophet gave Fatima coordinates after she learned that saving Koa Ulilanu had raised her case's priority, and Fatima left for the plane despite Dean Sharma's objections.
• Fatima ordered Kadija to force the magic tower through the plane's barrier after the Planar Will failed to respond.
• Fatima found a blood-red sun, barren land, deadly conditions, no detectable Planar Will, and no signs of life, then ordered Kadija to expand the search.

Fatima captured a shadow beast and discovered that it contained Divine Power, then traced the creatures to a god’s corpse spreading Dark Divinity across the plane. Fearing the corpse could resurrect itself, she prepared a potion to incapacitate the corrupted creatures before claiming its Divinity.

• Fatima sent Golems to capture a Tier 6 shadow beast after five ordinary Golems failed, then Shadow Bane trapped it and brought it to her Mage Tower.
• Kadija’s scan revealed Divine Power in the beast, and Fatima examined its soul and extracted the energy.
• Fatima ordered Kadija to map the plane and found a Tier 7 creature surrounded by shadow beasts, with signs of Dark Divinity.
• Fatima inferred that a dead god’s corrupted power had spread across the plane and might be gathering souls and energy to create a new divine soul.
• Fatima sent extraction Golems to capture more beasts and spent over six months developing a potion that would put them to sleep before launching her attack.

Fatima and Kadija launched a carefully prepared assault on a corrupted divine corpse, weakening and capturing it with layered spells. Fatima severed its connection to the Planar Will and brought it back to the Mage Tower.

• After six months of preparation, Fatima ordered Kadija to begin the operation against the surviving shadow beasts and the divine corpse.
• Invisible Divine Artifacts spread knockout potion, and Golems captured the shadow beasts before the corpse could react.
• Fatima weakened the corrupted corpse with a powerful light spell and Kadija's Grudge Curse, then used a soul-targeting sound attack to knock it down.
• When the corpse devoured the Planar Will and drew on its power, Fatima merged with the Tower Spirit and devised a spell to separate them.
• Fatima's spell severed the corpse's connection to the Planar Will, allowing the Anti-Divination Chains to seal it and return it to the Mage Tower.

Fatima used Divine Power and the Old Ones Protocol to reconstruct Lana’s damaged soul and awaken her, but Lana’s Cthulhu Power resurfaced when she asked about her father. With Kadija having reported the situation to the Empire, Fatima prepared to speak with her daughter while facing the consequences of the discovery.

• Fatima activated the Old Ones Protocol and separated Lana’s corrupted soul layers, then used a divinely empowered soul as bait to extract most of the Cthulhu Power.
• Fatima and Kadija rebuilt Lana’s Soul Dimension and Soulfire, and Kadija found that the surgery had left Lana with unusually strong shadow affinity and weak resistance to light.
• Fatima revived Lana, who asked where her father was and said she had dreamed he became a monster and tried to eat her.
• Lana’s question triggered a godlike pressure and soul-piercing whispers, so Fatima knocked her unconscious and searched her for the undetectable Cthulhu Power.
• Fatima learned Kadija had already reported the incident to the Empire and decided to wake Lana for a proper conversation.

Fatima cared for Lana after her father’s death, then learned that Lana’s golden soul and unexplained Cthulhu Power had made her an important security concern. Old Merlin took Lana away for her own survival, and Fatima chose to follow him and pursue the strength needed to see her again.

• Fatima comforted Lana with homemade ice cream, a bath, dinner, and her favorite cartoon, then asked Kadija why government officials had not arrived.
• Tsunade and Wiz examined Lana, discovered her golden Soulfire and extraordinary talent, and used temporal magic to confirm that her power was [Whispers].
• Further scans found no source for Lana’s Cthulhu Power, so Tsunade explained that Lana would face secrecy, protection, and surveillance.
• Old Merlin arrived, declared Lana too important to leave behind, and said Fatima would need to reach Tier 12 to see her again.
• Old Merlin offered Fatima a choice between staying in the Empire or training with a Tier 14 soul master, and Fatima chose to go with him.
• Merlin erased information from Tsunade and Wiz’s memories to protect them, then disappeared with Fatima.

Ian and his allies faced a vastly larger force from Earth-333 in the Blank Realm, including a corrupted Odin and the Blood Demon God Watarris. Ian summoned an unstable army of Tier 10 clones and prepared to fight Watarris, who revealed that he had gained the Authority of Gluttony by devouring Beelzebub.

• Watarris and a red-haired, eyeless Odin variant charged into the Blank Realm, and Odin chose to confront his counterpart.
• Earth-333 sent more than twenty Tier 10 powerhouses, overwhelming Ian’s side with a ten-to-one numerical advantage.
• Ian ordered Ra to activate the Solar Warrior Project, summoning more than twenty unstable Tier 10 clones to serve as cannon fodder.
• Ian used Magic Sage Mode, a temporary Law Domain, and the Cosmic Will’s Grace to prepare his powers for battle.
• Ian attacked Watarris with purification magic, but Watarris swallowed the spell and explained that he had devoured Beelzebub to gain the Authority of Gluttony.
• Ian cast a succession of curses against Watarris, who eyed the Authorities within Ian as a feast.

Natasha and the team tracked Arishem and the Celestials to the Cult Dimension, where their powers began to drain and a powerful entity threatened to break through the realm’s barrier. The chapter ended with Natasha urging the team to hurry and looking to their captured leader for information.

• Natasha’s team arrived on a terraformed Earth and identified Asgardian magic, Blood Demon Dimension energy, and energy from Beelzebub’s Nine Hells in the environment.
• Natasha decided the team would locate Arishem and the Celestials rather than rescue local survivors, and Wong contacted Barton for their location.
• Barton directed them to an entrance on Kasha in the Omega Galaxy, and Sam scouted the Cult Dimension with an Invisible Raven before the team entered.
• Natasha led the team in defeating the robed guards and capturing their leader, while Tony detected a powerful entity trying to force its way through the Dimensional Barrier.
• Wong explained that the hostile dimension was draining the team’s powers, and Natasha urged them to move faster as she looked at the captured leader.

Natasha’s team attempted to rescue a captured Celestial from the Elytras cult while Wong and Banner defended their position against a demonic swarm. As Wong went to help the infiltrators, the swarm broke the Void barrier, forcing Banner to become Hulk and confront the invading demon.

• Natasha learned that the Elytras cult had summoned a Celestial, and the team discovered Arishem and other Celestials battling giant skeletons near the cult’s headquarters.
• Natasha sent herself, Tony, and Sam to rescue the hostage within a strict time limit while Banner and Wong stayed behind.
• A Tier 9 entity opened a rift in the Void and sent a vast swarm of blood-red demons through it, which Banner and Wong fought off.
• Natasha reported that the cult’s second-in-command had gained control over the captured Celestial and that her team was rapidly losing strength, so Wong entered the Mirror Dimension to help them.
• The demons destroyed the barrier and the enormous invader began entering the dimension, prompting Banner to unleash Hulk and charge at it.

Banner fought Galz-Tar after the demon entered the dimension, but Galz-Tar’s skill and regeneration gradually gave him the advantage. Hulk’s uncontrolled power surged as Galz-Tar killed the cult leader, leaving the demon to urgently confront the monster before its strength reached the level of a Demon God.

• Banner destroyed Galz-Tar’s body, but the demon reformed from his blood and recognized Banner as a human from another timeline.
• Banner and Galz-Tar exchanged attacks, and Galz-Tar used his experience to overcome Banner’s greater physical strength.
• After Galz-Tar knocked Banner down near the weakened Celestials, Banner let Hulk take control and launched a series of powerful attacks.
• Galz-Tar used Flame Magic to burn Hulk’s arm and knock him back, then broke the cult leader’s binding rings and devoured his soul.
• Galz-Tar realized Banner was struggling to control Hulk’s rage and attacked, fearing Hulk might grow as powerful as a Demon God.

Garz-Tal overwhelmed Hulk and pursued Natasha, Tony, Wong, and Sam through a collapsing realm and its portals. The group escaped him with Clint’s help and found themselves in a dark version of Asgard.

• Garz-Tal bound Hulk with black-flamed ropes and attacked Natasha’s group, but Banner used Energy Conversion to absorb his power while Sam shielded the others and Natasha teleported them away.
• Tony powered his armor with Shadow Dimension energy to block Garz-Tal’s attack, and Banner hurled the demon away before passing out from exhaustion.
• Wong opened a portal, but Garz-Tal tore it apart, scattering portals across the realm and forcing Natasha to lead the group through them while he pursued.
• Wong found a portal to another dimension, and Natasha sent Shadow Clones to distract Garz-Tal as the team escaped through it; Clint’s arrow struck Garz-Tal while they closed and sealed the portal.
• Wong identified their destination as Asgard, and Natasha led the group away when she sensed approaching life signs; Asgardian soldiers arrived at their former location.

Natasha, Wong, and Tony tried to escape Asgard’s dimensional lockdown by infiltrating the Bifrost, which drew power from the Dark Dimension. They were discovered by a murderous version of Thor, who attacked them.

• Wong discovered that Asgard’s linked realms had locked down space, preventing the team from teleporting away.
• Natasha proposed hijacking the Bifrost, and Wong and Tony agreed they could navigate its location and magic.
• Natasha learned that Odin had imprisoned Dormammu and made the Bifrost draw on the Dark Dimension’s power.
• Natasha disguised Tony and Wong as Asgardian soldiers, hid Sam and Banner in her pocket dimension, and led the team into the Bifrost facility.
• Thor trapped Natasha, Wong, and Tony in the control area and revealed that he had killed their counterparts before attacking Natasha with a rune-carved black ax.

Tony, Natasha, and Wong fought Thor, whose power escalated after the team’s illusion magic reminded him of Loki and his own past. Thor trapped them in a domain that forced them to confront the people who had died because of them, and Natasha realized Tony’s guilt was making him falter.

• Tony, Natasha, and Wong attacked Thor, but he overcame their defenses and struck at them with lightning and fear.
• Wong redirected Thor’s thrown ax through portals, and the team used illusions to survive Thor’s next lightning assault.
• Thor recognized the illusion magic as Loki’s and, enraged by memories of his brother, grew more violent; Natasha restrained him while Tony fired an Anti-Matter Energy Cannon and Wong banished him to the Dimension Sea.
• Thor returned through a rainbow, and Natasha summoned her Shadow Legion as Thor transported them into his Slaughter Authority domain, an endless Blood Pool beneath a crimson sun.
• The domain confronted Tony, Wong, and Natasha with people whose deaths they regretted, while Natasha saw that Tony’s guilt was overwhelming him.

Natasha fused with the Shadow Demon God Savon to overcome Thor’s attack and confront him with the truth about Odin and Frigga. After Thor turned against Heimdall, Natasha sensed Galz-Tar approaching and escaped with the team back to their timeline.

• Wong sent Tony away and layered magical protections around Natasha’s soul as she fused with Savon and consumed the domain with shadows.
• Natasha faced Thor, dodged his attacks, and argued that Odin had controlled him and was responsible for the deaths of his loved ones.
• Natasha revealed Frigga’s lingering protection around Thor’s soul, and Heimdall’s slow blink confirmed Thor’s suspicion that he was lying.
• Thor resolved not to let Frigga’s sacrifice be in vain and attacked Heimdall as Natasha moved toward the Bifrost.
• Natasha seized control of the Bifrost, reached Earth, and Wong opened a portal that let the team return to their timeline just before a hand was severed by the closing portal.

Ian fought Blood Demon God Watarris, using curses and adaptable spells to wound him before Watarris exploited the Law of Causality and Death Force to threaten Ian’s life. Death Lady paused time to offer a resurrection bargain, then let events resume as Ian faced the incoming blade with another way to survive still unseen.

• Ian inflicted uncontrollable hunger on Watarris with his Gluttony Curse, then used energy-converting spells to break Watarris’s shield and prevent his wounds from regenerating.
• Ian blasted Watarris’s body to ash, but Watarris protected his soul, formed a new body, and surrounded Ian with Blood Clones.
• Watarris used Ian’s curse and the Law of Causality to evade Ian’s Cosmic Perception, then attacked with a sword carrying Death Force.
• Ian used Death Foresight to glimpse his death, but his clones could not stop the sword from reaching him.
• Death Lady froze time, warned Ian that his soul would belong to her if she resurrected him, and resumed time after Ian said he had another way to survive.
• As the blade neared Ian’s skull, something unexpected happened.

Ian and Morgana fought Watarris by disrupting his Blood Dimension and using the Anti-Life Equation to control him. Just as Ian tried to destroy Watarris, the Demon God’s aura transformed into something even more powerful.

• Ian used Time Stop to escape Watarris’s spear, then disrupted the Demon God’s dimensional projection with the Gluttony Curse and Dimensional Anchor.
• Watarris’s clone destroyed Ian’s clones, while Morgana tried to prevent the Blood Dimension from descending; Watarris sacrificed millions of followers to summon it anyway.
• Ian used Death Protection and fought the sea of blood, then unleashed the Destruction Beam to erase part of Watarris’s dimension and wound him.
• Morgana used the Anti-Life Equation to control Watarris, and Ian ordered him to kill his subordinates and sever his connection to the Blood Dimension.
• Morgana warned that ordering Watarris to kill himself could break their control, so Ian attacked him with Light of Destruction; Watarris’s aura suddenly grew more powerful.

Ian destroyed Beelzebub, then helped defeat Evil Odin, only to discover the battle had been an illusion and Evil Odin had unleashed the Death Authority by destroying his Dark Dimension. Ian and Odin survived the blast, but Evil Odin escaped as a soul, leaving Ian wary that he might return.

• Beelzebub emerged through Watarris, but Ian erased both of them with a barrage of purple energy orbs.
• Ian used the Anti-Life Equation to control half the enemy Demon Gods and joined Odin's attack on Evil Odin.
• Ian discovered that Evil Odin had used the Authority of Illusion to make them fight a false battle, while his true body stood beside his fully materialized Dark Dimension.
• Evil Odin unleashed the Authority of Death and destroyed nearly everyone in the Blank Realm; Morgana's protections saved Ian, while Odin also survived.
• Ian revealed that he had preserved fragments of his allies' souls for Resurrection and concluded that Evil Odin had destroyed his body and dimension to evade Dormammu.
• Ian warned Odin that Evil Odin remained dangerous and might find a way to return to their Earth.

Ian used a Divine Tree to consume a universe, recover and strengthen himself, then began plundering lower-tier timelines to reach King Level. After returning to his universe, he learned that the Celestials had been imprisoned and that the Fantastic Four had appeared in their timeline.

• Ian grew a modified Divine Tree that consumed every living being, then dismantled the universe’s matter and drained the power of its dimensions.
• Ian resurrected Ra and The Ancient One, recovered his body and soul, and absorbed a Magic Fruit to advance to Upper Demon God.
• Ian entered the Blank Realm and began planting Divine Trees in timelines at Tier 3 and below, raising his reserves to the 100 Magic Universes required for King Level.
• Ian returned to his universe and learned from Ra that the Celestials had been imprisoned pending his decision.
• Ra showed Ian a photograph of a building, and Ian asked whether the Fantastic Four were in their timeline.

Ian investigated the Fantastic Four and learned that Reed Richards was researching a peaceful way to handle Convergence, while Ian and Morgana suspected their timeline was a test of competing preparations for a future war. After checking on S.H.I.E.L.D.’s expansion and humanity’s increased strength, Ian urged Coulson to accelerate preparations across the universe.

• Ian learned that Reed Richards opposed his methods and was developing a device to enable peaceful Fusion by transferring a variant’s powers and memories.
• Ian and Morgana discussed whether the Grand Will had made Ian and Reed representatives of opposing approaches to preparing for war, and Ian ordered the unique timelines labeled “Prime Universe.”
• Ra confirmed that Doctor Doom did not exist in their world and that the universe’s inhabitants had grown stronger; Ian assigned S.H.I.E.L.D. to monitor Reed.
• Ian contacted Coulson and learned that ordinary people were three times stronger than normal, but S.H.I.E.L.D. was not ready to train the whole population because its expansion remained slow and Earth was not united.
• Ian told Coulson he would send the Celestials to persuade forces across the universe and urged S.H.I.E.L.D. to speed up its preparations.

Ian prepared to spend three to five years in seclusion researching and cultivating, after arranging the Council’s response to threats and recruiting the Celestials. Once the Council’s preparations were underway and he had checked on Kaecilius, Ian began cultivating to regain his extraordinary control over magic.

• Ian told Coulson he would be unavailable for three to five years and warned him to report any contact between the Fantastic Four and a silver-armored man with a green cape or a silver surfer.
• Ian released the Celestials from their seals, learned that rebellious Eternals had trapped Yinsen and triggered the breach between timelines, and persuaded Arishem to join the Guardians Council.
• Ian and the Council assigned the Celestials to create an army of Eternals and serve as ambassadors, while Odin, Frigga, Wakanda, and the Ancient One advanced their own preparations for Convergence.
• The Council formed a team to search for Hydra and Mephisto, while Ian planned to use Dark Kamar-Taj and Kaecilius as his real means of capturing Mephisto.
• Ian visited Kaecilius, agreed to increase his visits to four days a week, and then began his secluded cultivation.