Chapter Summaries

Lin Hai watched Pluto, the dimensional Demon God, emerge into space with an army of undead minions. He prepared to follow his hit-and-run plan and considered how to deal with the Demon God Pioneer.

• Lin Hai entered space through the Portal and admired the view of Earth and the Solar System.
• A dark violet vortex opened, releasing Pluto's minions, who gathered around it in silence.
• The Demon God Pioneer recognized Lin Hai but joined the minions and bowed toward the vortex.
• Pluto emerged from the vortex, and the spatial portal vanished behind him.
• Lin Hai resolved to attack Pluto with energy strikes and retreat, then turned his attention to the Pioneer.

Lin Hai provoked Pluto and the Demon God Pioneer, then lured their army into the Ancient One’s prepared ambush zone. He revealed his confidence once the entire force had entered the trap, but the ambush had not yet been sprung.

• Lin Hai attacked Pluto with life-force energy, but Pluto easily annihilated both strikes and offered to make him a death guard in exchange for betraying Earth.
• Lin Hai rejected Pluto’s offer with insults and gestures, prompting Pluto to send the Demon God Pioneer and its army after him.
• Lin Hai fled while drawing the pursuing army toward the Magic Anchor the Ancient One had prepared in space.
• After the Pioneer taunted him, Lin Hai waited until the entire Demon God army crossed into the ambush zone, then declared that help was coming and threatened them.

The Ancient One transported Pluto and his Demon God army into a grassland-like space and invoked the Vishanti’s power to confront him, while Kamar-Taj sorcerers attacked his followers. Lin Hai then faced the Demon God Pioneer in a standoff as their fight was about to begin.

• The Ancient One shifted Pluto, his army, and Lin Hai from space into a grassland-like realm.
• Pluto recognized the Ancient One’s Vishanti apparition and feared the power she summoned against him.
• Kamar-Taj sorcerers formed combat arrays and began destroying the Demon God army’s followers and undead.
• Lin Hai called out to the stunned Demon God Pioneer, who recovered and chose to attack him.
• Lin Hai gathered his Life Force as he and the Demon God Pioneer circled each other, preparing to strike.

Lin Hai secretly used his Life Force to activate plants and arrange a trap while keeping the Demon God Pioneer occupied. He lured it into the prepared area and sealed it inside a massive vine cage.

• The Demon God Pioneer watched Lin Hai warily, while Lin Hai secretly connected his Life Force to plants beneath the grassland.
• Lin Hai planted dozens of hidden nodes across a hundred-meter radius as he maintained the standoff with the Demon God Pioneer.
• Lin Hai lured the Demon God Pioneer into the center of the prepared area and attacked to make it pursue him.
• Lin Hai activated the nodes, causing thick vines to rise and form a cage around the Demon God Pioneer.
• The Demon God Pioneer tried to escape through the final opening, but the vines closed before it could get out.

Lin Hai subdued the Demon God Pioneer while Ancient One defeated Pluto with Vishanti’s power. The battlefield was nearly won, and Ancient One collected Pluto’s remaining Dark Origin as payment for the borrowed power.

• Lin Hai recovered his Life Force, then used the vines to force the Demon God Pioneer to the ground and bind it into a tightly packed ball.
• Lin Hai dismissed the outer vine cage and saw that Kamar-Taj’s sorcerers had nearly defeated Pluto’s army of minions.
• Ancient One, empowered by Vishanti, formed a colossal sword of golden flame and split Pluto’s true form in two, killing him.
• Ancient One gathered the energy essence from Pluto’s corpse into two masses of Dark Origin and sent them into Vishanti’s image.

After defeating Pluto, the Ancient One kept his severed limbs for Kamar-Taj’s use and refused Lin Hai’s request for their Death Force until he grew stronger. Lin Hai secured the captured Demon God Pioneer, healed the mages, and collected strange battlefield souvenirs to bring back for Gwen, Peter, and Harry.

• The Ancient One ordered the mages to collect valuable remains and equipment, then prepared to take Pluto’s severed arm and leg back to Kamar-Taj.
• Lin Hai asked to imprison and study the captured Demon God Pioneer, and the Ancient One agreed to take Pluto’s limbs for refinement while withholding their Death Force from him for now.
• The Ancient One sent Lin Hai to check the mages for injuries, and he reinforced the vines restraining the Demon God Pioneer before treating the wounded with Life Force.
• Lin Hai asked the grateful mages for unusual, apparently useless battlefield objects as payment, and they gave him a growing pile of strange souvenirs for Gwen, Peter, and Harry.

After the battle, Lin Hai chose to have The Ancient One purify Pluto's Dark Spear and secured the Demon God Pioneer in Kamar-Taj's Containment Chamber. With the spoils handled and the prisoner contained, Lin Hai returned to New York, bringing the demon god incident to a close.

• A Kamar-Taj sorcerer offered Lin Hai Pluto's severed Dark Spear, and Lin Hai asked The Ancient One if he could keep it.
• The Ancient One agreed to purify the spear's dark power and Death Force before attempting to reforge it for Lin Hai.
• The Ancient One led the sorcerers back to Kamar-Taj after they finished clearing the battlefield.
• The Ancient One showed Lin Hai the Containment Chamber, and Lin Hai placed the Demon God Pioneer inside while she reinforced its confinement.
• After The Ancient One taught him how to operate the chamber, Lin Hai opened a Portal and returned to the backyard of the Chen-Style Chinese Medicine Clinic in New York.

Lin Hai returned safely to Earth and gathered Gwen, Peter, and Harry at the clinic to show them the souvenirs he had brought back. He recounted the battle against Pluto and his army, leaving his friends awestruck as he finished describing his return.

• Lin Hai sorted and purified the strange objects he had brought back, then invited his friends to visit him at the clinic.
• Peter arrived first and eagerly questioned Lin Hai about the souvenirs, while Gwen came next and embraced Lin Hai to reassure herself he was safe.
• Harry arrived, and the four friends gathered around the stone table as Lin Hai began telling them about the mission.
• Lin Hai described how he and The Ancient One lured Pluto's army into a Mirror Dimension trap and how he imprisoned the Demon God Pioneer.
• Lin Hai recounted how The Ancient One used the Vishanti's power to defeat Pluto and how he collected souvenirs before returning to Earth.

Lin Hai and his friends tested the bone and metal materials they had recovered from the Mirror Dimension, discovering unusual strength and energy-conducting properties. Lin Hai proposed using them to make Gwen a transforming magical wand, and the group agreed to start designing it.

• Lin Hai explained the recovered bones, metals, and trinkets, then assigned Harry to test the materials while Gwen and Peter chose souvenirs.
• Gwen chose a hollow metal sphere, Peter took a fang-shaped bone and a metal ring, and Harry prepared to test the remaining materials.
• The next morning, Lin Hai and Gwen went to Osborn Tower, where Peter joined Harry to test the bones and metals.
• Harry and Peter found that some materials had exceptional hardness, toughness, or energy conductivity, while the bones generally had strong energy affinity.
• Lin Hai proposed making Gwen a wand from the materials that could conduct energy and extend into a sturdy staff, and Gwen agreed to the idea.

Lin Hai and his friends abandoned their scientific attempt to craft Gwen a magical staff and decided to seek Kamar-Taj’s help. They shifted their research to upgrading Harry’s Nova Armor, outlining improvements to its armor plating, undersuit, and energy transmission system.

• Lin Hai proposed making a staff from a bone-powder core wrapped in remelted alien metal, but the group could not solve the bonding, magical-circuit, or size-changing problems.
• Lin Hai realized the staff should be forged with magic, so he and Gwen planned to take the prepared materials to Kamar-Taj for help from its mages.
• The four set the staff project aside and agreed to prioritize strengthening Harry’s Nova Armor, while reserving some alien metal for Peter’s suit.
• Harry proposed using a composite of alien metals and Earth alloys for vital armor plates, and resilient alien metal for a shock-absorbing undersuit.
• Harry planned to use the remaining conductive metals to reduce energy loss through the Nova Armor’s transmission system and improve its sustained combat capability.

Lin Hai, Gwen, Peter, and Harry completed Harry’s Nova Armor upgrade and tested its improved armor plating, lining, and energy efficiency. The tests succeeded, leaving Harry with a much stronger suit that used far less power in combat.

• Lin Hai, Gwen, Peter, and Harry finished the armor design and spent the following days working together in Harry’s private laboratory.
• Peter gained ideas for improving his Web Fluid, while Gwen and Lin Hai grew more comfortable showing affection as Peter and Harry teased them.
• Harry completed the upgraded Nova Armor, which now included dark-gray extradimensional metal alongside its original blue and silver colors.
• Lin Hai tested the chestplate with Glock and Desert Eagle rounds, and the armor resisted the shots with only a shallow dent; the group stopped him from testing it with a wooden spike.
• Gwen slashed the armor’s inner suit without tearing it, and Harry and Peter’s half-hour sparring test showed that the armor used at least twenty-five percent less energy than expected.

After completing plans to upgrade Peter's Spider-Suit, Lin Hai, Gwen, Peter, Harry, and Mary Jane took a day off together. Lin Hai and Gwen then brought their design for Gwen's multi-function staff to Kamar-Taj, where Master Hamil sent them to ask The Ancient One for guidance.

• Harry, Lin Hai, Gwen, and Peter designed reinforced bracers, a protective inner layer, and mask upgrades for Peter's Spider-Suit.
• Peter invited Mary Jane to join the group for a day out in New York, and the five friends relaxed together in Central Park and at a barbecue restaurant.
• Lin Hai and Gwen brought their staff design, materials, and data to Master Hamil at Kamar-Taj and explained the challenges of crafting it.
• Master Hamil praised the staff concept and told Lin Hai and Gwen that The Ancient One was at Kamar-Taj and could offer guidance.
• Lin Hai and Gwen headed to The Ancient One's courtyard with their materials case.

Lin Hai and Gwen presented their magical staff design to the Ancient One, who approved its practical potential and agreed to craft Gwen’s staff herself. They then checked on the imprisoned Demon God Pioneer before returning to New York.

• Lin Hai and Gwen explained their staff design and its crafting challenges to the Ancient One, who judged it useful for novice and Intermediate Mages.
• The Ancient One offered to make Gwen’s staff and later have other Advanced Mages produce standard-issue versions for Kamar-Taj.
• Lin Hai remembered the captured Demon God Pioneer, so he and Gwen inspected him in the Containment Chamber and found him weak but not in danger of dying.
• Lin Hai and Gwen told Hamil about the Ancient One’s decision, then opened a Portal and returned to New York.

Lin Hai, Gwen, Peter, and Harry visited Hell’s Kitchen and found Matt’s newly renovated Nelson & Murdock Law Firm. Matt thanked them for the income from Starsea Studio, while Lin Hai said the partnership had benefited them all.

• Peter and Gwen reviewed Starsea Studio’s merchandise reports and celebrated the strong sales and profits.
• Lin Hai suggested visiting Matt’s law firm, and the four friends traveled to Hell’s Kitchen after lunch.
• Lin Hai and Gwen explained the neighborhood’s name as the group explored its rough streets, while Peter pointed out places from his Spider-Man patrols.
• The friends arrived at the newly renovated Nelson & Murdock Law Firm, where Matt welcomed them and showed them around.
• Matt thanked Lin Hai and the others for helping him and Foggy improve the firm, and Lin Hai called their partnership mutually beneficial.

Matt introduced Lin Hai, Gwen, Peter, and Harry to his law partner Foggy Nelson, then revealed that The Hand was hunting him because of his friend Elektra. Lin Hai recognized The Hand’s supernatural connections and began piecing together its links to K’un-Lun and Dragon Bone.

• Matt brought Lin Hai, Gwen, Peter, and Harry to meet Foggy Nelson at the law firm.
• Foggy welcomed the four and praised their success with Starsea Studio despite their youth.
• Lin Hai and the others offered to help Matt and Foggy with their legal work and Daredevil’s problems.
• Matt admitted that Elektra had left The Hand and that its members were hunting her and had made him a target.
• Lin Hai recalled The Hand’s resurrection methods, its connection to the Beast, and the Five Fingers’ pursuit of Dragon Bone from K’un-Lun.

Lin Hai assessed The Hand’s threat and concluded that he and his friends could help Matt without exposing themselves to unacceptable danger. The group agreed to stand with Matt against The Hand, leaving him grateful for their support.

• Lin Hai dismissed the possibility of relying on Iron Fist and told Matt and Foggy that he could handle The Hand’s five supreme elders.
• Lin Hai considered how The Hand might threaten his friends and family, then judged that the group’s risks were manageable.
• Lin Hai told Matt that they would help him confront The Hand.
• Peter, Gwen, and Harry pledged to join the fight, and Foggy celebrated that Matt would no longer face The Hand alone.
• Matt thanked his friends and said he felt lucky to have met them.

Lin Hai and the others planned an assault on The Hand’s Shadowland base after Matt revealed its location and strength. Before the group agreed to meet the next evening, Lin Hai healed Matt’s accumulated injuries, though he could not restore Matt’s eyesight.

• Matt told Lin Hai that The Hand had operated from a Hell’s Kitchen base called Shadowland, with roughly two to three hundred members and no known superhuman fighters.
• Lin Hai outlined a plan to scout Shadowland’s boundaries, prepare for explosives, and gather defensively if The Hand released Black Sky, which he would confront himself.
• The group agreed to meet at the law office the following evening and head to Shadowland together.
• Lin Hai offered to treat Matt’s injuries, and Peter reassured Matt that the healing felt wonderful.
• Lin Hai used Life Force to repair Matt’s old and new injuries but found he could not heal Matt’s damaged eyes.
• Matt recovered from the treatment, felt healthier than ever, and thanked Lin Hai.

Lin Hai, Peter, Gwen, and Harry prepared for their trip to The Hand's Shadowland base by making Matt a protective undersuit and gathering at his law office. They arrived through a Portal, leaving Foggy astonished and Matt cautious but reassured.

• Lin Hai, Harry, Gwen, and Peter made Matt a flexible, protective undersuit from Osborn Group alloys.
• Harry donned his upgraded Nova Armor, Peter adjusted his new vambraces, and Gwen put on her Kamar-Taj robe; Lin Hai complimented her appearance, making her blush.
• Lin Hai opened a Portal to Nelson & Murdock's office, and the group stepped through.
• Matt took a defensive stance when the Portal appeared, then relaxed after Lin Hai identified himself.
• Foggy asked whether the Portal was magic, and Lin Hai warned him and Matt against recklessly pursuing it; both promised to heed his advice.

Lin Hai, Peter, Gwen, Harry, and Matt prepared to attack The Hand’s Shadowland stronghold, with Peter and Harry outfitting Matt with protective gear. They found the ninjas in an abandoned building and began a violent assault, leaving Matt troubled by Lin Hai and Harry’s lethal methods as he continued to fight nonlethally.

• Peter gave Matt a high-performance alloy lining from the Osborn Group, and Harry suggested similar protective gear could become an employee benefit for Starsea Studio.
• The five heroes reviewed their plan, left Foggy waiting at the law office, and crossed Hell’s Kitchen toward Shadowland after nightfall.
• Lin Hai used Life Force to gather information from surviving plants and confirmed that The Hand’s ninjas were concentrated in the tallest old building.
• The team reached the building, broke through its iron entrance, and attacked the ninjas inside.
• Lin Hai and Harry struck their opponents lethally, Gwen supported the team with magic, and Peter restrained or knocked out ninjas while avoiding lethal blows.
• Matt felt conflicted as he witnessed the killings, but he continued subduing enemies nonlethally and tacitly accepted Lin Hai and Harry’s methods.

Lin Hai's group stormed The Hand's stronghold and defeated the guards on the first floor before preparing to face the fighters upstairs. After dodging a barrage of concealed weapons, Lin Hai grew a giant wooden shield and handed it to Peter, whose complaints briefly lightened the mood.

• Lin Hai and his group of five charged into the stronghold, killing or knocking out the first-floor ninjas while one black-clad ninja escaped upstairs to alert the others.
• Gwen cast Shield Charm on Peter, Matt, and herself as the group prepared to advance to the second floor.
• Lin Hai dodged a dense barrage of shuriken and kunai launched from upstairs when he reached the stairwell.
• Lin Hai used Life Energy to grow an Ironwall Fruit seed into a giant wooden shield and gave it to Peter to carry at the front.
• Peter protested Lin Hai's use of “with great power comes great responsibility,” making Gwen, Harry, and Matt laugh.