Chapter Summaries

Jerry agreed to help Zod rebuild Kryptonian civilization in exchange for support against Darkseid, then created a planet in his Bell Universe. The Kryptonians began transforming it to resemble Krypton, leaving Zod and his followers with their civilization restored but still under Jerry’s power.

• Jerry told Zod that Darkseid would invade Earth and asked for the Kryptonians’ help; Zod accepted the terms.
• Jerry revealed that the surrounding universe was one he had created and began making a planet after Zod agreed to settle there.
• Over four months, Jerry created a sun and several orbiting planets, while Zod and Faora abandoned their plans to oppose him.
• Jerry ordered the Kryptonian Warship to activate its Phantom Projector and reshape the planet’s magnetic field and gravity to resemble Krypton.
• Zod and the other Kryptonians watched the transformation begin and saw the return of the society and traditions they supported.

Jerry finished transforming Krypton, analyzed Kryptonite, and returned to Earth to find Clark and obtain the Kryptonian Genetic Codex. After helping Clark rescue a plane and leaving reporters behind, Jerry learned that Clark’s glasses concealed his identity from people and cameras.

• Jerry examined two pieces of Kryptonite at the Genesis Engine, then left the Bell Universe after Krypton’s transformation was complete.
• Jerry Apparated into an occupied hotel room, Obliviated its startled guest, and used his magical mark to find Clark rescuing passengers in a damaged plane.
• Jerry repaired the plane with a Mending Charm, and Clark carried it safely to shore while Jerry flew alongside him.
• Clark answered reporters’ questions after the rescue, but Jerry brushed them aside and Apparated with Clark to a nearby café.
• Clark told Jerry that he had found glasses on the Kryptonian ship that altered how humans and recording devices perceived him.

Jerry helped Zod’s people begin rebuilding Krypton by copying Clark’s genetic Codex and preparing one billion incubation pods. He then searched Metropolis for Victor Stone to locate the human Mother Box and draw Steppenwolf to Earth.

• Jerry explained that Kryptonians’ technology made Clark’s disguise effective, then brought him to the transformed Krypton in the Leadership Universe.
• Faora and the bald scientist copied the Codex from Clark’s body, and Jerry sent Clark back to Earth.
• Jerry ordered the bald scientist to incubate all one billion genetic templates and promised to provide the needed incubation pods and supplies.
• Half a month later, Jerry finished setting up the temporary Kryptonian incubation base in the Bell Universe and left Zod’s group to continue their work.
• Jerry used owl-tracking magic in Metropolis to search for Victor Stone, hoping to find the human Mother Box.

Jerry visited Victor Stone in Gotham City to claim humanity’s Mother Box and offered to restore him to a normal body in exchange. Victor accepted, and Jerry transformed him before leaving with the Mother Box.

• Jerry traced humanity’s Mother Box to Victor’s wardrobe and explained that he could use magic to restore Victor’s body.
• Victor, desperate to escape his cyborg body, handed Jerry the Mother Box in exchange for the promised restoration.
• Jerry knocked Victor’s soul out of his body, created a normal human body, and fused Victor’s soul with it.
• Jerry stored the Mother Box and Victor’s modified body in the Bell Universe, then vanished, leaving Victor to thank him through tears.

Jerry sought out Diana Prince to ask for her help retrieving the Mother Box guarded on Paradise Island. After explaining his visions of Darkseid and Steppenwolf’s coming invasion, he left Diana considering his plan to gather the three Mother Boxes and face the threat together.

• Jerry decided to approach Diana and travel with her to Paradise Island for its Mother Box rather than take it by force.
• Diana left her work at the Washington Natural History Museum to meet Jerry at a nearby coffee shop.
• Jerry revealed his identity as Magic Mr. and recounted Diana’s hidden history, surprising her with what he knew.
• Jerry explained that his prophetic visions showed a threat to the universe tied to the Mother Boxes and described Darkseid’s ancient invasion and Steppenwolf’s future return.
• Jerry proposed gathering all three Mother Boxes and confronting the invaders, warning Diana that the Amazonians would suffer heavy losses if they faced Steppenwolf unprepared.

Jerry took Diana to Paradise Island to prove he could reach the Mother Box without stealing it, and Diana reunited with her mother, Hippolyta. As the Amazons considered Jerry’s request, he reflected on the effects of advanced civilizations and decided against expanding his Kryptonian army beyond one billion.

• Diana questioned Jerry’s motives for collecting the Mother Boxes, and he offered to take her to Paradise Island to prove his intentions.
• Jerry paid the café bill before using Apparition to bring himself and Diana to the sealed chamber containing the Amazon Mother Box.
• Diana opened the chamber and introduced Jerry to Captain Phillips, who called for Hippolyta and kept the Amazons on guard.
• Hippolyta arrived, and Diana reunited with her mother before explaining why she and Jerry had come.
• Jerry explored Paradise Island and concluded that he should not create more than one billion Kryptonians.

Jerry took the second Mother Box from the Amazons and returned to Washington with Diana, who chose to help humanity rather than stay on Paradise Island. He then found Aquaman, Arthur Curry, in a remote coastal tavern and began a conversation with him.

• An Amazon warrior summoned Jerry to meet the Queen, who trusted his warning about Darkseid and entrusted him with the Mother Box.
• Jerry took the Mother Box and returned to Washington with Diana, who explained that she had refused the Queen’s request to remain on Paradise Island.
• Jerry told Diana to notify him if anything changed with the Mother Box, then left to seek Aquaman.
• Jerry found Arthur Curry drinking at a tavern, bought drinks for everyone, and asked the prince of Atlantis to talk with him.

Jerry persuaded Arthur to pursue the Atlantis throne by revealing that his mother, Queen Atlanna, was alive, and promised to help him find her and obtain the Golden Trident. They reached the waters near Sicily, where Jerry split the sea to descend into The Trench’s territory and search for Atlanna.

• Jerry told Arthur that Queen Atlanna had survived and offered to help him become King of Atlantis in exchange for the Mother Box.
• After Jerry explained his reasons, Arthur agreed to the plan so he could find his mother.
• Jerry transported Arthur to the waters near Sicily and explained the dangers of The Trench and the fallen underwater kingdoms.
• Arthur tried to jump toward the seabed, but Jerry stopped him and said he would take him to Atlanna safely.
• Jerry used the Sea Splitting Spell to open a passage through the ocean, keeping the attacking Trench creatures at bay as the flying carpet descended.

Jerry helped Arthur retrieve the Golden Trident, reunite with Queen Atlanna, and become king of Atlantis before claiming the third Mother Box. Back in his Bell Universe, Jerry found that all one billion Kryptonian incubation pods had hatched and went to absorb magical power instead of disturbing Zod and the others.

• Jerry opened a natural space passage to the Inner Dark Sea, where Arthur reunited with his mother, Queen Atlanna.
• Jerry stunned the Sea Beast Karathen while Arthur pulled the Golden Trident from its resting place and claimed the Atlantis Emperor Armor.
• Jerry teleported Arthur and Queen Atlanna out of the underground world, and two days later Arthur gave Jerry the third Mother Box.
• Arthur replaced Otto as king of Atlantis and gained recognition as ruler of the seven seas; Jerry left with the Mother Box to pursue greater power.
• Jerry returned to the Bell Universe, discovered that all one billion Kryptonian babies had hatched, and chose not to disturb Zod and the others as they cared for them.

After recovering to Single Universe Level, Jerry analyzed the Mother Boxes and used their energy to strengthen his universe. He then entered the multiversal void to confront Dormammu and seize the Dark Dimension's energy, beginning their fight as Dormammu threatened to devour him.

• Jerry accelerated time on Krypton so its billion babies could grow faster, then analyzed the three Mother Boxes and absorbed their energy into the Bell Universe.
• Jerry repaired the drained Mother Boxes, and Darkseid ordered DeSaad to tell Steppenwolf to retrieve them.
• Jerry said goodbye to Hermione, returned to the Marvel Main Universe, and traveled through the multiversal void toward Dormammu's Dark Dimension.
• Jerry confronted Dormammu, who recognized him and vowed to devour him, while Jerry threw his ring toward the Dark Dimension.

Jerry swallowed Dormammu’s Dark Dimension and advanced his Ring Universe to Multiverse Level. He then split off more than ten thousand soul fragments to seek reincarnation in other worlds, while planning to grow his universes and merge them to gain power.

• Jerry defeated Dormammu with a fully charged Fairy Glitter, and his Ring Universe swallowed the Dark Dimension.
• Jerry used the energy he gained to split the Ring Universe into the Main Universe and Universe One, reaching Multiverse Level.
• Jerry planned to strengthen himself by creating more universes and merging them with universes cultivated by his soul fragments.
• Jerry traveled to the Dark Land and sent more than ten thousand soul fragments in search of worlds where they could reincarnate.
• Jerry returned to the Marvel world, leaving his main soul to split universes and his fragments to advance in other worlds.

After lifting the time distortion on Krypton, Jerry learned that its civilization had recovered and prepared for the coming war. He recruited Earth’s heroes to confront Steppenwolf and, eventually, Darkseid.

• Jerry lifted the Time Law on Krypton and learned from Zod that the civilization had recovered more than half its former strength after thirty years.
• Jerry told Zod that war would begin within the next few months, and Zod agreed to prepare the Kryptonian warriors.
• Jerry returned to Earth, where he planned to use the Mother Box to summon Steppenwolf and later bring in Krypton’s army against Darkseid.
• Jerry recruited Bruce and Selina at Wayne Manor, then summoned Diana, Clark, Barry Allen, and General Swanwick to join the fight.
• General Swanwick agreed to help Jerry after learning that Steppenwolf and Darkseid might come to Earth.

Jerry gathered the heroes and the four Sea Race armies in the Inner Dark Sea to meet Steppenwolf’s invasion. He opened the Mother Box’s portal, and the chapter ended as Steppenwolf and the Parademons emerged and Superman and Martian Manhunter attacked.

• Jerry brought Flash to meet the heroes and introduced him to Arthur, who arrived on a giant sea beast to welcome them.
• Arthur led the heroes to Atlantis, where the assembled armies of the four Sea Races prepared to fight in the Inner Dark Sea.
• Jerry opened a portal and brought the heroes and armies to the island in the Inner Dark Sea.
• Jerry removed his magical restriction on the Mother Box, opening a spatial passage through which Steppenwolf and the Parademons emerged.
• Jerry ordered the heroes to attack, and Superman and Martian Manhunter blasted Steppenwolf with their beams.

The heroes defeated Steppenwolf and his Parademons, while Jerry secretly crossed into Steppenwolf’s universe and collected planets for the Bell Universe. He spared Steppenwolf and took him captive, planning to use him to make Apokolips the battlefield for Darkseid’s coming invasion.

• Aquaman led the four kingdoms’ Sea Race warriors against the Parademons as Superman, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, Batman, Catwoman, and Aquaman overwhelmed Steppenwolf.
• Jerry left a clone to control the Mother Box, entered Steppenwolf’s universe, and took more than a dozen planets before returning to the Inner Dark Sea.
• The Sea Race warriors finished off most of the Parademons, and Superman and Martian Manhunter severely injured Steppenwolf after his armor was destroyed.
• Wonder Woman questioned Jerry about sparing Steppenwolf, and Bruce explained that they needed to reach Apokolips and keep the battle away from Earth.
• Steppenwolf refused to reveal how to reach Apokolips, so Jerry stored him in the Bell Universe and told the heroes he would contact them when everything was ready.

A month after restoring the devastated planets, Jerry led the heroes to Apokolips to eliminate Darkseid’s magical forces before his army could respond. After killing most of the Wizards at their base, Jerry faced Granny Goodness and her troops.

• Jerry told Arthur that the Sea Race warriors would not join the attack and said he had already found allies to help.
• Steppenwolf fused the three Mother Boxes, and Jerry led Superman, Martian Manhunter, Flash, Wonder Woman, Batman, and Catwoman through the portal to Apokolips.
• Steppenwolf directed Jerry’s group to a base where one hundred thousand Wizards were stationed, while Darkseid ordered Granny Goodness to retrieve Steppenwolf.
• Jerry unleashed a wide-ranging Killing Curse that killed most of the Wizards, though a few survived through their powerful life force.
• Granny Goodness arrived with troops and accused Steppenwolf of betraying Darkseid, and Jerry prepared to face them.

Jerry used Steppenwolf to draw out Granny Goodness and concealed the extent of his strength while the Martian Manhunter defeated her. With Granny imprisoned, Jerry planned to wait for Darkseid’s response, leaving Bruce concerned that their small team could not win.

• Steppenwolf attacked Granny Goodness, but she used Mind Control to overwhelm him until Jerry pulled him through a Portal and expelled her influence.
• Jerry asked the Martian Manhunter to handle Granny Goodness while he pretended that his magic had exhausted him.
• The Martian Manhunter resisted Granny Goodness’s Mind Control, knocked her from her aircraft, and quickly defeated her forces.
• Jerry sealed Granny Goodness’s soul and decided to wait for Darkseid, while Zod’s Kryptonian army dealt with the other camps.
• Bruce asked Jerry to explain his plan, worried that their group could not defeat Darkseid and his army.

Jerry and his allies faced Darkseid after he arrived on Apokolips with the Dark Elite, and Jerry tried to stall him with a claim that their attack had been a misunderstanding. As Darkseid prepared to seize them and punish Steppenwolf, Jerry revealed that he had information about the Anti-Life Equation.

• Jerry told Superman and the others that he could summon hundreds of millions of Kryptonian Warriors, and Bruce agreed to follow his lead.
• Darkseid learned from DeSaad that Steppenwolf had rebelled and Granny Goodness had been defeated, then decided to travel to Earth with all the Dark Elite.
• Darkseid arrived on Apokolips before Jerry and his allies, and Jerry greeted him while pretending their assault had been an accident.
• Darkseid rejected Jerry's excuses and threatened to capture the group and punish Steppenwolf.
• Jerry offered Darkseid information about the Anti-Life Equation as the Dark Elite prepared to attack.

Jerry used the Anti-Life Equation as bait to secure a wager match between Earth’s heroes and Darkseid’s elites, with each side risking its fate. The first fight began with Martian Manhunter at a disadvantage, and Jerry took his place as the next challenger.

• Jerry claimed to know where the Anti-Life Equation was and persuaded Darkseid to hear his wager.
• Jerry proposed that Earth’s heroes fight Darkseid’s elites, with victory sparing their universe and defeat handing over the Equation and their loyalty.
• Darkseid agreed, believing he would benefit regardless of the outcome.
• G. Gordon Godfrey fought Martian Manhunter and used his psychic powers to put him at a disadvantage.
• Jerry conceded the first round and replaced Martian Manhunter, while Godfrey offered to fight all the heroes at once.

Jerry defeated G. Gordon Godfrey and sealed Mantis inside a rice cooker, then continued fighting Darkseid’s forces. He killed Doctor Chaos after a difficult battle, leaving two more of Darkseid’s side defeated.

• G. Gordon Godfrey’s psychic attacks failed against Jerry, who killed him with an enhanced Killing Curse.
• Darkseid offered Jerry a position at his side, but Jerry refused and Mantis stepped forward to fight him.
• Jerry baited Mantis into charging into a rice cooker and sealed him inside with Sealing Magic.
• Jerry claimed his magic was running low and fought Doctor Chaos, then dismembered him with Space Magic.

Jerry defeated Darkseid’s eighth Black Elite, Titan, but refused Darkseid’s offer to join him. As Darkseid sent his ten billion troops forward, Jerry unleashed one billion Kryptonians and confronted Darkseid himself.

• Jerry killed Titan with a storm of destructive lightning and told Darkseid that he had won the wager.
• Darkseid offered Jerry a place at his side and promised to spare Jerry’s companions and universe if he joined him, but Jerry refused.
• Darkseid ordered his ten billion universe troops to attack Jerry and his companions.
• Jerry released one billion Kryptonians from the Bell Universe, and General Zod led them into battle against Darkseid’s army.
• Jerry sent Superman and the others to stop DeSaad, then teleported in front of Darkseid and challenged him to a spar.