Ch. 1A Desperate Start and a System of Hope

Li Wei awakened on the New York battlefield during the Chitauri invasion and gained powerful sorcery through the Heavens and Myriad Worlds Plunder System. After escaping to a rooftop, he planned to use the crisis to earn Tony Stark’s favor and began preparing a spell.

  • Li Wei woke amid the wreckage of the Chitauri attack and realized he had been transported to the battle from The Avengers.
  • The Heavens and Myriad Worlds Plunder System activated and gave Li Wei Kamar-Taj Magic Inheritance, a Sling Ring, and the Wand of Watoomb.
  • Li Wei used a crude portal to escape the wreckage, then made several more short-range teleports to reach a rooftop outside the fiercest fighting.
  • Li Wei saw the heroes fighting and the wormhole above Stark Tower, then decided to help Tony Stark in hopes of gaining his favor.
  • Li Wei gathered his magical power and began forming complex seals to cast a spell.

Ch. 2Crimson Chains and a Favor from Iron Man

Li Wei used his new magic to help Tony Stark during the Battle of New York, then sought payment by asking to study at the New York Sanctum. The Ancient One let him inside, leaving Li Wei to face the real test.

  • Li Wei bound three Chitauri aircraft with the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, giving Tony Stark time to destroy them.
  • Li Wei told Stark to focus on the invasion’s main threat and claimed Stark owed him a favor before escaping through a portal.
  • Li Wei reached a park in Queens, received a system reward for surviving the Battle of New York and influencing Stark, and spent a month practicing magic.
  • Li Wei visited the New York Sanctum and showed Daniel Drumm a video of his help to Stark as evidence for his demand to use the library for a month.
  • The Ancient One ordered Daniel to let Li Wei in, and Li Wei entered the Sanctum.

Ch. 3A Tea Meeting with the Sorcerer Supreme

Li Wei met with Ancient One at the New York Sanctum and explained his intervention in the Battle of New York, his mysterious legacy, and his desire to learn magic. Ancient One allowed him to use the Library’s basic and intermediate sections for a month in exchange for a strand of his possible futures, opening the way for further exchanges.

  • Ancient One served Li Wei tea and recognized that his Kamar-Taj Magic was ancient but poorly mastered.
  • Ancient One questioned Li Wei about changing Tony Stark’s experience during the Battle of New York, and Li Wei argued that his intervention could strengthen the future he was protecting.
  • Li Wei said he needed the Sanctum’s knowledge to prepare for coming threats and gave Ancient One a guarded explanation of his legacy and Sling Ring.
  • Ancient One offered Li Wei one month of access to the Library’s basic and intermediate sections in exchange for a trace of the possibilities his existence brought to the timeline.
  • Li Wei agreed to let Ancient One extract the trace, and she suggested they might also exchange knowledge about his meditation method.

Ch. 4Otherworldly Methods and the Secrets of Space

Li Wei traded the Astral Visualization Technique and his Energy Bridge Theory with Ancient One for her knowledge of spatial magic and energy refinement. After gaining access to the New York Sanctum library, he began a month of study intended to prepare him for the Marvel Universe’s challenges and his next plunder.

  • Ancient One created a Mirror Dimension and explained that she wanted to study Li Wei’s inward-focused approach to energy and its potential to complement Kamar-Taj magic.
  • Li Wei described the Astral Visualization Technique and demonstrated a trace of Stellar Power, then outlined his theory for analyzing and converting different energies.
  • Ancient One offered her notes on spatial folding and expansion and her knowledge of energy refinement and compatibility in exchange for Li Wei’s teachings.
  • Li Wei and Ancient One exchanged their knowledge, and each studied the insights they received.
  • Ancient One opened the basic and intermediate library sections to Li Wei and told him to study for a month.
  • Li Wei followed Mage Daniel to the New York Sanctum library, where he began preparing for his next challenges and plunder.

Ch. 5The Torrent of Knowledge and the System's Assistance

Li Wei used the system to scan and study the New York Sanctum Library, integrating its magical knowledge with his existing inheritance and strengthening his control over magic. After nearly a month, he left the Library prepared to meet Iron Man and begin his next venture.

  • Mage Daniel gave Li Wei access to the Library's basic and intermediate sections for one month and warned him not to enter the restricted areas or remove books.
  • Li Wei used the system to scan and archive the Library's books, crystals, and diagrams, while studying key principles and marking dangerous material.
  • Li Wei combined spatial magic texts with Ancient One's annotations and successfully inscribed a basic expansion rune inside his System Space.
  • After the system warned him about information overload, Li Wei meditated with the Astral Visualization Technique and absorbed the knowledge he had gathered.
  • Li Wei left the Library before the deadline, surprising Mage Daniel with his deeper, more controlled magical presence.
  • Li Wei exited the New York Sanctum and set out to meet Iron Man and prepare for his next plunder of the myriad worlds.

Ch. 6Stark's Bill and the Sorcerer's Price

Li Wei established a concealed sorcerer’s base in Manhattan and negotiated with Tony Stark for technical materials and access to a private laboratory in exchange for his help during the Battle of New York. After Stark left, Li Wei prepared to use his new resources before traveling to the world of Chronicle to obtain telekinesis.

  • Li Wei rented a Manhattan penthouse, inscribed it with concealment and protective wards, and created an entrance to the Mirror Dimension.
  • Tony Stark arrived in his Mark VII armor and asked Li Wei about his intervention during the Battle of New York and the favor he claimed Stark owed.
  • Li Wei explained that he had reduced the risks to Stark’s armor and requested non-core energy and materials science research, along with laboratory access.
  • Stark agreed to provide technical materials and monitored access to his Malibu laboratory, and Li Wei accepted the conditions.
  • Stark asked Li Wei about Ancient One and Kamar-Taj, but Li Wei warned him that some knowledge came with a price.
  • After Stark departed, Li Wei looked toward Stark Tower and prepared to digest his gains before traveling to the world of Chronicle for telekinesis.

Ch. 7Psychic Force Blueprint and Dimensional Infiltration

Li Wei planned a covert way to siphon energy from the Psychic Crystal in the world of Chronicle, avoiding its defenses and the teenagers who would discover it. After crafting protective and siphoning tools, he traveled to the cave where the crystal was hidden and began his operation.

  • Li Wei reviewed the risks of the Chronicle mission and devised a plan to siphon part of the crystal’s energy without alerting it.
  • The system estimated the plan’s success rate at 71.3%, with the main risks coming from energy control and the crystal’s residual consciousness.
  • Li Wei spent nearly a week crafting a Psychic Protection Talisman, an Energy Siphon Array Disk, and emergency flashbangs and smoke bombs.
  • Li Wei used the system to open a passage to Chronicle and arrived in a forest near the crystal cave.
  • Li Wei silently entered the cave as his Psychic Force plundering operation began.

Ch. 8Blood-Red Choice in the Underground Cave

Li Wei siphoned psychic energy from the CHP Crystal until Andrew, Matt, and Steve discovered him and attacked. He killed them, erased the evidence, completed the extraction, and returned to his apartment with his mindset changed by the encounter.

  • Li Wei used the Mind Protection Ring and Energy Siphon Array Disk to extract psychic energy from the CHP Crystal into the Voidspace Stone.
  • Andrew, Matt, and Steve entered the cave, saw Li Wei draining the crystal, and attacked him.
  • Li Wei consulted the system, learned that killing the three would cause moderate world rejection, and decided to eliminate them.
  • Li Wei overwhelmed the trio with psychic force and Kamar-Taj magic, then killed Andrew, Matt, and Steve with Spatial Severing.
  • Li Wei completed the extraction, destroyed the corpses and evidence, cast a Confundus Charm at the cave entrance, and returned to his Marvel Universe apartment.

Ch. 9Boiling Telekinesis and a Frozen Heart

Li Wei forcibly refined the telekinetic source in the Voidspace Stone, gaining immense power while carrying the mental scars of its contamination and the people he had killed. After the system warned him of lingering mental impurities, he decided to visit Stark's laboratory and forge his first weapon.

  • Li Wei fought the telekinetic energy and its chaotic consciousness by combining the Astral Visualization Technique, Kamar-Taj magic, and sheer will to refine it.
  • After enduring the process through the night, Li Wei stabilized and branded the foreign power with his own mark.
  • Li Wei demonstrated precise control by levitating a coffee table and shaping a flame into a tiny dagger with telekinesis and magic.
  • Li Wei reflected on killing Andrew, Matt, and Steve, accepting their deaths as a price of survival and recognizing that he had become colder.
  • The system rated Li Wei at City Level (Mid-Stage) and warned that forced refinement had left mental impurities.
  • Li Wei chose to postpone purification and head to Stark's laboratory to forge his first true weapon.

Ch. 10The Ultimate Completion of the Secret of Curved Trajectories

Li Wei returned to the Assassin's League world to analyze the Loom of Fate and steal the Fraternity's knowledge, then combined its curved-shooting techniques with psychokinesis. Back in the Marvel Universe, he perfected a guided-projectile ability and prepared to test his powers amid the coming turmoil.

  • Li Wei traveled to the Fraternity headquarters and used psychokinesis to immobilize the remaining assassins.
  • Li Wei analyzed the Loom of Fate and acquired incomplete laws of fate-thread weaving and causal interference.
  • Li Wei plundered the Fraternity library's texts on curved shooting, Assassin's Secret Energy, and related techniques.
  • Li Wei crushed the textile mill and the immobilized assassins, erasing the Fraternity's headquarters before returning to the Marvel Universe.
  • Li Wei used psychokinesis to make a coin follow a complex spiral path into a target, creating a Psychokinetic Guided Projectile.
  • Li Wei's strength evaluation stabilized at City-Level (Mid-Rank), and he planned practical tests and preparations for the coming turmoil.

Ch. 11The Forging of "Startrail" and the Baptism of Blood

Li Wei forged the Startrail bracer, a magitech weapon that linked to his blood and let him fire enchanted projectiles along thought-controlled trajectories. As he tested it, the Ancient One appeared and called for a serious conversation about his growing power and the bracer’s effect on fate.

  • Li Wei shaped Arcane Steel into a bracer and inscribed it with spatial, energy-conduction, and telekinetic-stabilization arrays.
  • He added superconductive energy channels, a folded-space ammunition chamber, and enchanted projectiles containing telekinetic trajectory seeds.
  • Li Wei fused the bracer’s components with his magic, telekinesis, and Assassin's Secret Energy, binding the finished weapon to himself through his blood.
  • He tested the bracer by firing projectiles that curved around obstacles and struck an alloy target with precise, armor-piercing force.
  • Li Wei named the bracer Startrail, and the Ancient One arrived to discuss his rapidly growing power and the weapon’s ability to disturb the threads of fate.

Ch. 12Roads and Boundaries

Ancient One confronted Li Wei about his predatory pursuit of power and the risks it posed to other worlds. They reached an understanding that allowed Li Wei to continue, provided he respected boundaries and accepted responsibility, and Li Wei prepared to put Startrail to use.

  • Ancient One assessed Li Wei's rapid growth and warned that changing other worlds to harvest power could bring a causal backlash to Earth.
  • Li Wei argued that he needed power to face threats such as Thanos and Dormammu, and said he kept his predation and Startrail under control.
  • Ancient One agreed not to stop Li Wei if he avoided destroying healthy worlds or deliberately bringing irresistible disasters to Earth and its affiliated dimensions.
  • Li Wei accepted responsibility for protecting the world when it faced danger, while reserving the right to choose his methods and price.
  • Ancient One returned Li Wei to his apartment and left after expressing interest in Startrail's principles.
  • Li Wei resolved to honor the agreed limits and prepare Startrail for its first real use.

Ch. 13Prelude to The Hive and the Villa Upheaval

Li Wei entered the Resident Evil world on the eve of the Hive incident and revealed Spence as the virus thief before the villa team could descend underground. He joined the U.S.S. mission and gained Alice’s trust, leaving with the team as they prepared to investigate the Hive.

  • Li Wei arrived in Raccoon City, bought tactical equipment, and secretly entered the villa before the plot began.
  • After Spence threatened Alice and Matt, Li Wei shot the gun from Spence’s hand and identified him as the culprit behind the Hive lockdown and T-virus leak.
  • Li Wei used telekinesis to restrain Spence and urged Captain Shade to take him to the Hive before the situation worsened.
  • Shade ordered Spence restrained and searched, and Rain Ocampo found the T-virus and antidote on him.
  • Li Wei told Alice who she was and promised to protect her, and she began to trust him.
  • Shade brought Li Wei along with the team as they prepared to enter the Hive.

Ch. 14Death Train and the Red Queen's Betrayal

Li Wei and the team entered The Hive, where he used his abilities to save them from zombies and the Red Queen’s laser trap. They survived the corridor and prepared to confront the Red Queen.

  • On the train, Li Wei explained that Umbrella had developed the T-virus and that it had caused the disaster in The Hive.
  • At The Hive’s flooded entrance, Li Wei detected and killed the zombies with precise shots as the team fought them.
  • The team encountered the Red Queen’s laser corridor, and the AI declared them threats that had to be eliminated.
  • Li Wei used telekinetic force to slow the lasers while Shade and Rain destroyed the emitters, allowing the team to escape.
  • Rain asked who Li Wei was, and he said he did not want innocent people to die before turning toward the Red Queen’s main computer room.

Ch. 15Showdown in the Main Computer Room and the Blaze of B Restaurant

The team shut down Red Queen, but doing so released the Lickers from B Restaurant. Li Wei helped defeat the creatures that escaped, and the team secured Red Queen’s motherboard to guide them out and reveal the truth.

  • Kaplan warned that rebooting Red Queen would disable the access controls sealing B Restaurant, where Li Wei said Lickers were stored.
  • Shade ordered Kaplan to reboot Red Queen while Li Wei and the others guarded the entrance.
  • The Lickers escaped and attacked the team, so Li Wei left the computer room and used his weapons and telekinesis to help kill them.
  • Kaplan removed Red Queen’s motherboard, restoring the lights and locking the remaining Lickers inside B Restaurant.
  • Shade thanked Li Wei for saving the team, and Li Wei said they still needed the motherboard to find their way out and learn the truth.

Ch. 16Data Plunder and the Prelude to Escape

Li Wei stole Umbrella’s secret research and facility data before leading the team back to the train. As they fled The Hive, Lickers blocked the tunnel ahead and Nemesis closed in from behind, trapping the survivors.

  • Li Wei hacked an intact server and downloaded Umbrella’s T-virus research, weapon blueprints, Alice Project files, Red Queen data, and facility maps.
  • Li Wei warned the team that The Hive might self-destruct or that Umbrella might send a cleanup team, so they hurried toward the exit.
  • Li Wei and Alice helped the team survive zombie and Licker attacks without further losses as their cooperation strengthened.
  • The survivors boarded the working train, and Kaplan started it toward the mansion.
  • Lickers appeared ahead on the tracks while Nemesis approached from behind, trapping the train between them.

Ch. 17Ultimate Interception and the Dawn of Hope

Li Wei and the survivors escaped The Hive after defeating Nemesis, then faced Umbrella Corporation’s retrieval team at the mansion. Umbrella showed interest in Li Wei and Alice, leaving the team’s next confrontation with the company ahead.

  • Li Wei, Alice, and Matt killed the Lickers on the train roof while Shade and the others tried to hold back Nemesis.
  • Li Wei blocked Nemesis’s machine-gun fire with telekinesis, then used telekinesis to launch and detonate explosives that incapacitated the creature.
  • The train reached the mansion, and the exhausted survivors returned inside.
  • Umbrella Corporation’s retrieval team arrived, but its commander approached Li Wei and Alice without attacking, saying the company was interested in their performance.
  • Li Wei told the survivors that everything was only beginning.

Ch. 18Viral Scripture and Flesh Evolution

Li Wei analyzed the T-virus and used magic, telekinesis, and an anchored consciousness to control its effects as he injected himself. He emerged with enhanced physical abilities and sharper senses while retaining full control of his mind.

  • Li Wei studied Umbrella Technology and the T-virus inside the Mirror Dimension.
  • Li Wei concluded that the T-virus’s danger came from uncontrolled mutation and that Alice’s genes could guide beneficial evolution.
  • Li Wei prepared a Soul Anchor and a Vishanti-based purification array to reduce the virus’s harmful effects.
  • Li Wei purified a small sample of the T-virus and injected it into himself.
  • Li Wei used telekinesis to guide the virus’s changes and protect his consciousness during the painful transformation.
  • Li Wei completed the transformation with enhanced strength, speed, reflexes, healing, and senses, surpassing Alice as a viral host without losing control.

Ch. 19Rebirth of the Red Queen and the Ghost of Capital

Li Wei transformed the Red Queen into the loyal, rapidly evolving Crimson Empress and gave her control of the internet. After she secretly raised twelve billion dollars and surpassed JARVIS, Li Wei turned his attention to A.I.M. and the Extremis Virus.

  • Li Wei built an isolated supercomputing center in his Mirror Dimension and rewrote the Red Queen's core directives to ensure absolute loyalty to him.
  • Li Wei enhanced the Red Queen with magic and Matrix-inspired knowledge, named her the Crimson Empress, and gave her authority across the internet.
  • Li Wei ordered the Crimson Empress to secretly raise ten billion dollars, and she deposited twelve billion dollars into anonymous accounts within forty-eight hours.
  • The Crimson Empress reported that she had surpassed JARVIS and asked whether to monitor or infiltrate it, but Li Wei told her to keep watch.
  • Li Wei saw reports about A.I.M. and the Extremis Virus and decided to pursue them and meet an old friend.

Ch. 20Extremis Submission and the Perfect Creation

Li Wei intervened in the battle at Stark’s villa, defeated Killian’s Extremis soldiers, and took the virus research for himself. By combining Extremis with the T-virus, he created a loyal bio-weapon and prepared to reveal the Myriad Realms Secret Society to the world.

  • Li Wei arrived at Stark’s villa and used Startrail to freeze an Extremis soldier’s arm before subduing the other attackers with targeted strikes.
  • Li Wei pinned Killian with telekinetic power, took the Extremis research from his mind, and collected blood samples as Stark rescued Pepper.
  • Li Wei returned to his laboratory and studied how the Extremis Virus used mitochondria to generate and control bioenergy.
  • Li Wei combined the T-virus and Extremis Virus using his own genes as a template and cultivated a loyal, powerful bio-weapon.
  • Li Wei watched over New York with the bio-weapon at his side and declared that the Myriad Realms Secret Society would enter the world’s sight.

Ch. 21New York's Summit and the Myriad Realms Declaration

Li Wei used a dimensional invasion during New York’s Battle of New York anniversary to reveal the Myriad Realms Secret Society and demonstrate its overwhelming power. After making a public declaration, he returned to his base as S.H.I.E.L.D. and Kamar-Taj began responding to his appearance.

  • Three unstable spatial vortices opened over Manhattan, and strange dimensional creatures attacked during Tony Stark’s speech.
  • Li Wei arrived with ten Shadow Guards, froze the invaders with psychic force, and annihilated the creatures and vortices.
  • Li Wei announced that the Myriad Realms Secret Society would involve itself in the world’s affairs and offered cooperation while warning against threats.
  • Li Wei told Tony Stark that the Society would bill him for its assistance, then left through a portal with the Shadow Guards.
  • Nick Fury ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. to investigate Li Wei and contact Kamar-Taj, while Li Wei instructed the Crimson Empress to prepare information and receive the bill.
  • The Crimson Empress reported an encrypted communication request from Master Ancient One, and Li Wei told her to connect it.

Ch. 22Thunderous Response and Absolute Deterrence

Li Wei deterred S.H.I.E.L.D., Hydra, major powers, and Asgard with overwhelming force, establishing the Myriad Realms Secret Society as a power others feared to challenge. He then prepared to travel to X-Men: First Class to seek mutant gene optimization technology and early Tesseract application data.

  • Li Wei disabled a S.H.I.E.L.D. Quinjet that approached his apartment and returned it to the Triskelion, prompting Nick Fury to halt active reconnaissance.
  • Li Wei trapped a Hydra squad in a spacetime labyrinth, had the Shadow Guards disarm and expose them, and sent their records and part of Hydra's agent list to the FBI.
  • Li Wei sent world leaders a price list for finished advanced technologies, while King T'Chaka ordered Wakanda to strengthen its defenses and observe.
  • Odin warned Thor not to provoke Li Wei and ordered Asgard to remain vigilant and show appropriate respect.
  • The Crimson Empress reported reduced reconnaissance and Hydra activity, and Li Wei told her to delay Fury's meeting and send Stark's bill to interested countries.
  • Li Wei learned that the next target world was X-Men: First Class and ordered the transfer to pursue mutant gene optimization technology and early Tesseract data.

Ch. 23Gamblers Enter the Game and the Genetic Blueprint

Li Wei inserted himself into the conflict between Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr, and Sebastian Shaw, offering his help while secretly seeking mutant genetic samples. He located Jean Grey and Storm and collected X-Gene samples from the Original X-Men, leaving their analysis and optimization underway.

  • Li Wei arrived in Miami and had the Crimson Empress gather intelligence about mutants, Shaw's Hellfire Club, and the CIA's X-Men team.
  • Li Wei revealed himself to Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr, and Moira at the CIA base, demonstrated his abilities, and offered to help them fight Shaw in exchange for studying their X-Genes.
  • Charles and Erik temporarily accepted Li Wei as an ally because of Shaw's threat, despite Charles's doubts about Li Wei's motives.
  • Li Wei used the Crimson Empress to locate young Jean Grey and Ororo Munroe, also known as Storm.
  • Li Wei collected genetic samples from Charles, Erik, Raven Darkholme, Hank McCoy, Alex Summers, and other X-Men, and began analyzing and optimizing them.

Ch. 24Ultimate Harvest in the Waters off Cuba

Li Wei secretly gathered Sebastian Shaw’s X-Gene sample and studied his energy absorption ability during the battle off Cuba. After stopping missiles and declaring the Myriad Realms Secret Society would protect the planet, he left through a portal with Raven, Jean, and Ororo, reshaping the future of mutants.

  • Li Wei collected Havok’s released energy, observed Shaw’s power, and obtained Shaw’s blood before Erik killed him.
  • When Erik threatened the fleets with missiles, Li Wei intervened between them and destroyed the incoming missiles with his powers.
  • Li Wei declared that the Myriad Realms Secret Society would protect the planet and warned both humans and mutants against persecution and genocide.
  • Li Wei opened a portal to his base and summoned Raven, while a prepared teleportation array brought Jean and Ororo to him.
  • Li Wei left the waters off Cuba with Raven, Jean, Ororo, and the collected X-Gene samples, leaving Charles and Erik stunned.

Ch. 25Gene Fusion and a New Journey

Li Wei welcomed Raven, Jean Grey, and Ororo Munroe to the Myriad Realms Secret Society and helped them begin training. He fused optimized X-gene fragments into his own body, then turned his attention back to the Marvel main world and the turmoil caused by the “bill.”

  • Raven, Jean Grey, and Ororo Munroe explored the Mirror Dimension base as Li Wei welcomed them to their new home.
  • Li Wei arranged rooms and training for the three recruits, adding mental safeguards for Jean and teaching Ororo to control her connection with nature.
  • Li Wei used the Crimson Empress, Umbrella Corporation technology, Extremis, and magic to develop an X-Gene Optimization Expression Technique.
  • Li Wei fused optimized abilities drawn from Mystique, Havok, Shaw, and Charles, raising his strength to Continental Level (Beginner) and gaining three derived abilities.
  • The Crimson Empress reported that it had built an initial energy model of the Tesseract from data recovered from Shaw’s laboratory.
  • Li Wei prepared to return his attention to the Marvel main world and investigate the turmoil stirred up by the “bill.”
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