Arc 20The Celestial Judge

Loren killed Knull and the Celestial Embryo, but his actions drew Judge to Earth for revenge. As the heroes fought Judge in Wanda’s Chaos Space, the four main fighters fused into a powerful new warrior, and their battle continued.

  • Lazuli Eve fought Knull in Chaos Space, but his self-destruction threatened to take her with him until Loren devoured the blast and erased him.
  • A waking Celestial Embryo caused disasters across Earth, and Tina revealed its existence to the Avengers before asking Loren for help.
  • Loren killed the Celestial Embryo, absorbed its energy, and returned to Morgan Manor with Tina as he warned that the Celestials would come for him.
  • Judge awakened and headed for Earth to avenge the Embryo, so Loren assembled fighters and planned to contain the battle in Wanda’s Chaos Space.
  • Wanda transported Judge into Chaos Space, where Android 18, Eve, 2B, and Mai Shiranui attacked but struggled to harm it.
  • Android 18 and Eve fused into Lazuli Eve, while 2B and Mai Shiranui became Dual Flame Mai, and the two fusions fought Judge together.
  • Lazuli Eve and Dual Flame Mai fused into a silver-haired warrior, who survived Judge’s attacks and wounded it with their combined powers.
  • Judge adopted a battle form and drew two light swords, but the fused warrior cut its wrist and made it drop one of them.
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Ch. 476Fusion Earrings, Lazuli Eve Fuses!

Eve and Android 18 fused using Loren’s Fusion Earrings, creating Lazuli Eve, whose power reached Knull’s level. She faced Knull in the Chaos Space and recognized his fear.

  • Eve, Android 18, and Wanda stood together against Knull, but they realized they could not defeat him separately.
  • Eve took out Loren’s Fusion Earrings, and she and Android 18 put them on.
  • Knull attacked the fusion cocoon with four energy spheres, but it absorbed his energy.
  • Eve and Android 18 emerged as Lazuli Eve, a new being combining their abilities and appearance.
  • Lazuli Eve told Knull that he was afraid, as her energy rose to his tier.

Ch. 477Knull Was Afraid

Lazuli Eve overwhelmed Knull with the Necrosword, but he destroyed his own shield to unleash an explosion and revealed a more concentrated form. He forged a second sword and charged at her.

  • Knull attacked Lazuli Eve with all four arms, but she cut apart his attacks with the Necrosword and left him trembling in fear.
  • Lazuli Eve drove the Necrosword into Knull's shield, and he admitted that her strength was still growing as the sword devoured him.
  • Knull detonated the shield, blasting Lazuli Eve away and shrinking into a more humanoid form with concentrated energy.
  • Knull forged a dark crimson sword like the Necrosword, claimed it was stronger, and charged at Lazuli Eve.

Ch. 478Swords Against Swords

Lazuli Eve and Knull fought evenly in Chaos Space, and she cut off two of his fingers and made him lose his sword. Knull regenerated, assumed a humanoid battle form, and prepared to face her at full strength.

  • Lazuli Eve advanced through Knull's attacks, blocking his beams and energy spheres with a shield that continually healed.
  • Lazuli Eve and Knull locked swords, and Knull warned that her fused form could not last forever.
  • Lazuli Eve slid her Necrosword along Knull's blade and severed two fingers from his right hand, causing his sword to dissolve.
  • Knull laughed, regenerated slowly through the Necrosword's lingering energy, and reshaped himself into a humanoid battle form.
  • Knull declared that he had used the form to fight the Celestials and challenged Lazuli Eve to die, while she told him to come on.

Ch. 479A Sword That Could Replicate Itself

Lazuli Eve fought Knull in a physical sword battle, using the Necrosword to consume the energy in his blade. When Knull created a stronger Symbiote-infused sword, she replicated the Necrosword into two blades and gained the advantage, leaving Knull wounded and weakening.

  • Lazuli Eve and Knull exchanged rapid sword strikes in Chaos Space as the Necrosword devoured energy from Knull’s dark red blade.
  • Knull’s sword cracked and shrank until he discarded it, then created a larger sword infused with Symbiote energy.
  • Lazuli Eve plunged the Necrosword into the void and drew out two replicated blades, a longsword and a short sword.
  • Lazuli Eve attacked with alternating twin-sword strikes, cutting Knull repeatedly and confirming that the Necrosword could devour the energy from his wounds.
  • Knull’s regeneration slowed and his strength and speed faded as despair appeared in his eyes.

Ch. 480Self-Destruction

Lazuli Eve defeated Knull, but his self-destruction threatened to destroy Chaos Space and kill her and Wanda. Loren sensed the danger and entered the expanding energy sphere; a figure emerged from his black light beside Lazuli Eve.

  • Lazuli Eve pinned Knull with her twin swords and used the Necrosword's Final Command to drain his energy.
  • Knull began a self-destruction that consumed Chaos Space and cracked Wanda's barriers.
  • Lazuli Eve pulled Wanda through a spatial gate to Morgan Manor, then tried and failed to devour Knull's expanding energy sphere.
  • Loren sensed that Knull's death would take Lazuli Eve with him and transformed himself into black light.
  • Loren's black light pierced the dark red sun, devoured and purified its energy, and a figure stepped out before Lazuli Eve.

Ch. 481The Savior Has Arrived!

Loren absorbed the energy from Knull’s self-destruction and destroyed him, then reunited with Android 18 and Eve at Morgan Manor. As they reflected on their fusion, Loren planned to have them fuse again that night.

  • Loren devoured all the energy from Knull’s self-destruction, grew more powerful, and erased Knull.
  • Loren found Lazuli Eve alive, and she separated into Android 18 and Eve after sheathed the Necrosword.
  • Loren took Android 18 and Eve through a gateway to Morgan Manor, where Tifa confirmed that Knull was dead for good.
  • Android 18 and Eve remembered their experience of fusion, and Loren planned for them to fuse again that night.

Ch. 482Tremors from the Earth's Core

A dormant, enormous being in Earth's core began to stir, triggering catastrophic worldwide earthquakes. Tony Stark and Steve Rogers suspected it was a Celestial Embryo and headed toward the Pacific as an ancient Eternal ship lay hidden beneath an island.

  • A movement from the creature in Earth's core caused devastating earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions around the world.
  • Tony Stark questioned JARVIS about the anomalous quakes, and Steve Rogers arrived with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s analysis showing a huge shape waking between Earth's inner and outer core.
  • Tony identified the possibility of a Celestial Embryo and warned Steve that it could consume Earth and all life on it.
  • Tony sent Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton to aid evacuations, then flew toward the Pacific while Steve boarded a Quinjet.
  • The chapter revealed that a hidden ship beneath a Pacific island housed Eternals created to protect Earth's developing Celestial Embryo.

Ch. 483That's Not Where You Belong!

Ajak led the Eternals to stop Tony Stark and Steve Rogers from investigating the awakening Celestial Embryo beneath the Pacific. After the Eternals confronted them in the air, Ajak ordered Kingo and Makkari to send them away.

  • Ajak told the Eternals that the Celestial Embryo was awakening millions of years early and that they had to protect it from interference.
  • Sersi warned that Tony Stark and Steve Rogers were heading toward the site, and Ajak led the Eternals to intercept them.
  • Tony scanned the seafloor and found an enormous circular depression with unfamiliar energy traces above the Embryo.
  • Tony and Steve encountered the six Eternals, and Ajak told them the area was off-limits.
  • Steve demanded to know what was beneath Earth’s crust, but Ajak refused to let them pass and ordered Kingo and Makkari to send them away.

Ch. 484Completely Outmatched!

Kingo and Makkari overwhelmed Steve and Tony during their fight, and Ajak warned the Avengers to stay out of the Eternals' conflict. Steve and Tony survived and sought classified information, while the Celestial Embryo continued waking faster.

  • Makkari overpowered Steve and hurled him out of the Quinjet, while Kingo's swords cut through Tony's armor.
  • Kingo damaged Tony's Arc Reactor, and Steve rescued him from the ocean before Ajak ordered the Avengers to leave the Eternals alone.
  • Steve and Tony reached an island, where Tony said they needed information about the Eternals and Celestials.
  • Tony asked JARVIS to search S.H.I.E.L.D. records, but JARVIS said only Nick Fury could access the classified files, so Tony suggested asking Director Natasha.
  • Aboard the Eternals' ship, Ajak examined the Celestial Embryo's vital signs as it woke faster and its movements caused new disasters on Earth.

Ch. 485The Truth

Tina discovered that the Celestial Embryo was waking early and decided to warn humanity, even if it meant betraying her mission as an Eternal. She explained the threat to the Avengers, and Natasha asked why Tina had turned against her own people.

  • Tina sensed the Celestial Embryo's anger and learned it would awaken within days, destroying Earth.
  • Tina told Ajak and the Eternals that she wanted to reveal the truth to humanity, and Ajak warned her that doing so would ruin their mission.
  • Tina flew to Avengers headquarters and told Tony Stark, Steve, and Natasha that the Celestials had planted a seed in Earth that would consume the planet when it hatched.
  • Tina explained that the Eternals had been sent to protect the embryo and that it would break free within a week.
  • Natasha asked Tina why she had betrayed her own people.

Ch. 486Only Loren Morgan Can Solve This

Tina rejected the Celestials’ mission and joined the Avengers, believing Loren Morgan could stop the Celestial Embryo from awakening. Natasha brought Tina and the others to Morgan Manor, where Tina introduced herself to Loren as an Eternal.

  • Tina explained that she would help humanity and urged the Avengers to seek Loren Morgan’s help against the Celestial Embryo.
  • Tony welcomed Tina to the Avengers temporarily, and Natasha agreed to take her to Loren.
  • At Morgan Manor, Loren considered the threat posed by the Celestials and the First Firmament as the visitors arrived.
  • Tina entered Loren’s study and introduced herself as one of the Eternals.

Ch. 487Into the Mantle

Loren agreed to stop the Celestial Embryo after Tina explained why she had turned against the Eternals’ mission. Loren and Tina descended through Earth’s mantle and reached the embryo, whose immense body stretched between the mantle and the core.

  • Tina told Loren that she had betrayed the Eternals because Earth was the only place she had truly lived and she did not want it destroyed.
  • Loren opened a spatial rift to the central Pacific, and Tina chose to accompany him despite the danger from her people.
  • Loren shielded himself and Tina as they descended through the mantle toward the boundary between the inner and outer cores.
  • Loren and Tina reached the Celestial Embryo, and Tina recognized its real body from the Eternals’ records and memories.

Ch. 488What Gives You the Right to Stop Me

Loren confronted the awakening Celestial embryo inside Earth and ordered it not to be born, warning that its emergence would kill billions. The embryo attacked him with a destructive energy beam, which Loren blocked with a shield before a singularity erupted at the point of impact.

  • Loren faced the half-awake Celestial embryo and sensed its consciousness rising.
  • The embryo's slight movement opened fissures in Earth and triggered earthquakes and other disasters around the world.
  • Loren told the embryo it could not be born, provoking it to stretch open and unleash a violent mental attack.
  • The embryo challenged Loren's authority and declared its purpose as a seed of the Celestials destined to devour planets.
  • The embryo fired a massive energy beam at Loren, and he raised a shield to block it.
  • A tiny singularity burst open on Loren's shield, absorbed everything around it, and exploded.

Ch. 489Celestial Embryo, Dead!

Loren fought the Celestial Embryo in Earth's core and destroyed it after withstanding its attacks. The embryo's death left the planet's ongoing destruction unresolved.

  • Loren blocked the embryo's energy beam until it ran out of power, then faced its physical attack.
  • Loren stopped the embryo's enormous palm and cracked its carapace with a punch, while the impact triggered new disasters across Earth.
  • Loren appeared before the embryo's head and severed it, then continued attacking its body.
  • The embryo's life source failed, and Loren tore a pulsing dark-red ball of light from its chest.
  • The Celestial Embryo collapsed into fragments and dark-red mist, and Loren confirmed it was dead.

Ch. 490Such a Fine Supplement Can't Be Wasted!

Loren killed the Celestial embryo beneath Earth and absorbed its energy, preventing Earth from being consumed. Back at Morgan Manor, he realized the Celestials would eventually come for him, but chose to enjoy tea with Tifa for now.

  • Loren absorbed the energy of the dead Celestial embryo and stored its remains in Sumeru Space.
  • Loren told Tina that Earth was safe, though people would still have to repair the damage from the disasters.
  • Loren and Tina returned through a spatial rift to the study at Morgan Manor.
  • Tifa served Loren tea and noticed that his presence had grown stronger.
  • Loren warned Tifa that the Celestials would eventually come looking for him, and Tifa vowed to fight them.

Ch. 491I Want to Stay!

After destroying the Celestial Embryo and absorbing its energy, Loren agreed to let Tina stay with him. Tony, Steve, and Natasha confronted him about what happened at Earth’s core, then left to handle the aftermath as Loren warned that the Celestials would eventually come for Earth.

  • Tina told Loren she wanted to stay with him as herself, and Loren accepted her request.
  • Tony, Steve, and Natasha arrived at Morgan Manor and asked Loren what he had done at Earth’s core.
  • Loren explained that he killed the Celestial Embryo and absorbed its energy to prevent it from destroying Earth.
  • Loren assured Natasha that he had erased the Embryo’s will and told Tony that the Celestials would eventually come to Earth.
  • Tony, Steve, and Natasha left Morgan Manor to deal with post-disaster reconstruction.

Ch. 492New Challenges Arrive!

While Loren digested the Celestial Embryo’s energy, a Celestial awakened and learned that Loren had killed it. Loren gathered Android 18, Eve, Wanda, and 2B to prepare for the Celestial’s arrival.

  • Loren checked his system rewards, then told Tifa he needed three days of uninterrupted rest to absorb the energy he had devoured.
  • On an asteroid, a Celestial destroyed Symbiote fragments marked by fear of Loren and opened a rift to a sleeping, fully grown Celestial.
  • The awakened Celestial spoke Loren Morgan’s name across the universe and turned its attention toward Earth.
  • Loren recognized the voice and summoned Android 18, Eve, Wanda, and 2B, explaining that a Celestial was coming to avenge the Celestial Embryo.
  • Android 18, Eve, Wanda, and 2B agreed to fight, while Loren returned to absorbing the energy in the system.

Ch. 493All Prepare for Battle!

With Judge, an adult Celestial, approaching Earth, Loren and the women at Morgan Manor prepared to confront it in Wanda's Chaos Space before it could endanger civilians. They had about twenty-four hours, and the chapter ended with the group assembled for battle.

  • Loren told Tifa that a powerful Celestial named Judge was approaching Earth and would arrive in about twenty-four hours.
  • Loren studied Judge's immense form and warned that more Celestials might follow.
  • Commander Sister proposed fighting Judge in Wanda's Chaos Space to prevent civilian casualties.
  • Nymph sensed Judge's strength, while A2 and Astraea prepared their weapons.
  • Tsunade warned Hancock that her petrification might not penetrate Judge's shield, and Mei Terumi stopped their argument.
  • Hinata joined the assembled fighters, ready to serve as a scout, support, and guardian.

Ch. 494Arrangements Before the Battle

With a Celestial expected to arrive within twenty-four hours seeking revenge, Loren assembled his wives and assigned their roles for the coming battle. He left the main force and reserves to prepare, confident they could protect Earth and promising them rewards if they returned victorious.

  • Mai Shiranui, Marie Rose, Tifa, Viper, Sif, Wanda, Crystal, Daisy Johnson, Medusa, and Gwen discussed how they could fight or support the others against the Celestial.
  • Loren told the assembled women that the Celestial would come for revenge and might destroy Earth, framing the fight as a trial for their strength.
  • Loren named Android 18, Eve, 2B, and Mai Shiranui the main force, emphasizing that their abilities had to work together.
  • Loren assigned Nymph to support Wanda in maintaining Chaos Space and containing the battle’s aftermath.
  • Loren appointed Hancock, Tsunade, Mei Terumi, Hinata, Marie Rose, Viper, Sif, Crystal, Daisy Johnson, Medusa, and Gwen as reserves, then sent everyone to prepare and promised a reward for victory.

Ch. 495Chaos Force!!!

The Celestials' Judge emerged from a rift in the sky and approached Earth, leaving humanity and its defenders powerless. Wanda trapped it in Chaos Space, where it recognized her connection to Chaos Force, and she summoned Android 18, Eve, Miss 2B, and Mai Shiranui to fight.

  • The Celestials' Judge tore through the sky and appeared above Earth, terrifying people across the Northern Hemisphere.
  • Natasha learned the Judge's body was larger than Earth and ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. to contact Loren for help.
  • Tony and Thor judged that the Avengers could not hurt the Judge, while Thor trusted Loren to handle it.
  • Wanda created a vast magic circle and used Chaos Space to remove the Judge from Earth's sky.
  • The Judge recognized Wanda's Chaos Magic and called her an inheritor of Chaos Force, but Wanda refused to back down.
  • Wanda summoned Android 18, Eve, Miss 2B, and Mai Shiranui into Chaos Space.

Ch. 496Five Beauties Battle a Celestial

Wanda struggled to contain the Celestial in her Chaos Space, but its attack cracked the prison and overwhelmed her magic. Android 18, Eve, 2B, and Mai Shiranui then joined forces and launched a coordinated assault, leaving the fight underway.

  • The Celestial struck Wanda's Chaos Space with an energy beam, cracking its boundary and causing Wanda's magic to collapse.
  • Android 18 punched the Celestial in its head opening, but it tried to trap her in a gravitational vortex.
  • Eve slashed the Celestial's thumb with the Necrosword, breaking its hold on Android 18.
  • 2B and Mai Shiranui arrived, joining Android 18 and Eve before the Celestial.
  • Android 18, Eve, 2B, and Mai Shiranui attacked the Celestial from different directions with their powers and weapons.

Ch. 497Fusion!!!

Android 18, Eve, 2B, and Mai Shiranui fought the increasingly powerful Celestial but could not defeat it. Android 18 and Eve fused into Lazuli Eve, and 2B and Mai Shiranui began their own fusion.

  • The Celestial attacked with four energy swords, forcing Android 18, Eve, 2B, and Mai Shiranui to defend themselves and counterattack.
  • Mai Shiranui burned a crater into the Celestial with Hellfire, but the Celestial struck her and sent her tumbling through Chaos Space.
  • Android 18 and Eve struck the Celestial's left wrist together, cracking its joint before its energy field blasted all four women away.
  • 2B, Android 18, and Mai Shiranui acknowledged that they could not defeat the Celestial but refused to retreat.
  • Android 18 and Eve used their Fusion Earrings to become Lazuli Eve.
  • 2B and Mai Shiranui put on Fusion Earrings and shouted, "Fusion!"

Ch. 498Dual Flame Mai: The Celestials Are Wounded!

2B and Mai Shiranui fused into Dual Flame Mai and joined Lazuli Eve in attacking the Celestial Judge in Chaos Space. They wounded it by severing its index finger, then Lazuli Eve halted its descending palm with her Devouring Power.

  • 2B and Mai Shiranui fused into Dual Flame Mai, whose pale-blue flames combined their Eternal Flame and Hellfire.
  • The Celestial Judge expressed surprise at the fusion, and Dual Flame Mai drew the Miao Saber and Iron Fans to challenge it.
  • Lazuli Eve struck the crack in the Celestial's head with the Necrosword, widening the wound as it tried to catch her.
  • Dual Flame Mai raced across the Celestial's arm and used both weapons to break off its index finger, while her flames slowed its regeneration.
  • The Celestial brought its palm down on Lazuli Eve and Dual Flame Mai, but Lazuli Eve's beam and Devouring Power cut off the palm's energy and stopped it in midair.

Ch. 499No Choice but to Keep Fusing!

Dual Flame Mai and Lazuli Eve fused with Fusion Earrings, combining the power of four people into a woman whose strength reached the peak of Universal Level. The new fighter challenged Judge but was immediately struck into the boundary of Chaos Space.

  • Dual Flame Mai and Lazuli Eve attacked Judge's energy core, but its burst of energy blasted them backward and left them injured.
  • Judge shrank to human size, grew even more powerful, and sent the two women crashing into the ground.
  • Lazuli Eve and Dual Flame Mai decided to fuse again, and Lazuli Eve gave Dual Flame Mai one of the Fusion Earrings.
  • The four-person fusion emerged as a silver-haired woman with a crimson Necrosword and power at the peak of Universal Level.
  • The fused woman refused Judge's demand to surrender, but Judge struck her through space and hurled her into the boundary of Chaos Space.

Ch. 500The Terrifying Power of Fusion

The fused 2B and the other three women fought Judge in Chaos Space, proving their blade could wound it and forcing it to take a more powerful form. Their battle continued with the fused body landing several cuts and disarming Judge, while Judge remained dangerous.

  • Wanda endured magical backlash as the fused body of the four recovered from Judge's punch and challenged its strength.
  • The fused body cut through Judge's spatial concealment, and their clash created a brief singularity that blasted both sides away.
  • The fused body's blade scarred Judge with the combined effects of Eternal Flame, Hellfire, Devouring Power, and Infinity Power.
  • Judge transformed into a streamlined battle suit and formed two white light swords, revealing it had used the form to kill a fully developed Celestial traitor.
  • The fused body attacked Judge with rapid slashes, dodged its counterattack, and cut its wrist, making it drop one of its swords.
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