Recaps

Maximus seized the Mind Scepter and used the Mind Stone to control everyone in S.H.I.E.L.D., while Daisy agreed to Loren’s experiment at Morgan Manor. The chapter ended with Daisy undressed before Loren and Loren reacting to her hairless body.

• Maximus revealed that he had manipulated S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel to gain access to the Mind Scepter, which he coveted to control the Inhumans and ultimately rule Earth.
• Maximus used the Mind Stone to take control of everyone in S.H.I.E.L.D.’s command center, including the Hulk, and ordered the agents to obey him as their king.
• Nick Fury asked Maximus how to deal with Loren, and Maximus told him to provide Loren’s location before leaving S.H.I.E.L.D.
• At Morgan Manor, Loren explained that his Experimental Chamber could enhance Daisy’s Shockwave ability and strengthen her body with Terrigen Mist and Super Soldier Enhancement Serum.
• Loren told Daisy to remove all her clothes for safety, and she reluctantly agreed before Loren exclaimed at her hairless body.

Loren began the Terrigen Mist induction experiment on Daisy, then witnessed 2B awaken after a month-long fusion with Eternity's Flame. 2B emerged with power approaching Skyfather Level and transformed from flames into a woman.

• Loren asked Daisy whether she and someone else were a pair, embarrassing her with his shameless reply.
• Daisy entered the Experimental Chamber, where Terrigen Mist put her to sleep for the induction experiment.
• An Experimental Chamber erupted in flames, and the fire circled Loren without harming him.
• Loren recognized the flames as 2B, who had awakened after fusing with Eternity's Flame.
• 2B's flames condensed into a beautiful woman as Loren observed her immense new power.

After returning from a month of rest, 2B reunited with Loren and met Daisy, whom she initially mistook for one of his creations. Daisy left the Experimental Chamber and learned 2B’s name and allegiance to Loren.

• 2B returned with increased combat power and physical stats after merging with the Eternal Flame, then told Loren she had missed him.
• Loren said his other companions had taken good care of him, and he stroked 2B’s hair.
• Daisy woke up, and 2B mistook her for a new sister Loren had made.
• Loren explained that Daisy was an Inhuman undergoing experimental enhancement, then opened her Experimental Chamber.
• Daisy asked who 2B was, and 2B introduced herself as Tu Bi and said she belonged to Boss.

Daisy joined Loren’s family after becoming stronger through his experiment, but a trespasser’s arrival interrupted the welcome. The intruder was brought into the laboratory, where Commander Sister and the others welcomed Daisy as a new sister.

• Daisy recognized that Loren’s experiment had greatly improved her strength, endurance, and durability.
• An alarm announced that an unidentified person had entered the manor, and Alice reported that Android 18 had caught the intruder.
• Android 18 brought the blonde intruder to the laboratory, followed by Loren’s other wives.
• Commander Sister welcomed Daisy to the family, and the other women joined in until a discordant voice interrupted them.

Crystal, a member of the Inhuman royal family, demanded that Daisy leave with her, but Daisy rejected her and Loren challenged Crystal’s right to take her. Crystal revealed that her capture had been intentional and burst into flames.

• The women slapped Crystal after she insulted Loren and his household.
• Crystal identified herself as an Inhuman royal and said she had come to take Daisy away.
• Loren challenged the Inhumans’ claim over Daisy and asked whether she wanted to go with Crystal.
• Daisy said she did not acknowledge the Inhumans and refused to leave with Crystal.
• Crystal insisted Daisy belonged to the Inhumans and declared that she would take her away.
• Crystal revealed she had allowed herself to be captured, then erupted in scorching flames.

Crystal attacked Loren and his wives with her fire and water powers, but 2B and Commander Sister easily overpowered her. Loren then took control of Crystal’s Consciousness Sea and announced that he intended to make her part of his harem.

• Crystal unleashed her flames at Loren and the women, but 2B stopped them and absorbed them.
• Crystal switched to controlling water, but Commander Sister dispelled her water blades.
• Loren used telepathy to tell Crystal that Commander Sister and the others had powerful abilities.
• Loren brought Crystal into her Consciousness Sea, took control of it, and declared that she would join his harem.
• Crystal screamed and found she could not move as Loren proposed having fun in her Consciousness Sea.

Loren invaded Crystal’s mind and used forceful praise and flirtation to unsettle and influence her. Crystal remained confused by her conflicting feelings and asked what Loren wanted her to do.

• Loren entered Crystal’s Consciousness Sea, where she could not resist his superior mental power.
• Loren mocked Crystal’s fear and began examining and praising her appearance while she pleaded for him to stop.
• Crystal admitted she was embarrassed because no one had ever looked at her that way, and Loren realized his praise affected her.
• Loren called himself her talent scout and promised to bring out her potential if she listened to him.
• Crystal struggled to resist Loren’s influence but asked what he wanted her to do.

Loren entered Crystal’s Consciousness Sea and confronted her there while her body remained frozen and reacted involuntarily. His wives suspected what was happening, checked their bodily reactions, and left them alone, while Loren quietly watched them go.

• Crystal stood frozen as her body produced an uncontrollable amount of saliva during Loren’s intrusion into her Consciousness Sea.
• The Commander realized Loren had likely entered Crystal’s mind using the Mind Stone’s power.
• 2B and the other women checked Loren and Crystal’s bodily reactions and concluded that the two were engaged in something improper in the Consciousness Sea.
• The Commander led the women out of the room, leaving Loren and Crystal alone.
• Loren watched his wives leave and stayed quiet, relieved that they had gone.

Crystal responded eagerly to Loren’s praise, while Medusa worried that her missing sister would not return in time for her wedding. Maximus arrived and claimed Crystal was being held captive, leaving Medusa shocked.

• Loren praised Crystal, and she happily asked whether he truly meant it.
• Medusa questioned her guards about Crystal, who had been missing for seven days; they said she had escaped after refusing to remain in the Inhuman base.
• Medusa explained that she understood why Crystal wanted freedom but hoped she would attend the upcoming wedding.
• Medusa’s guards reassured her that Crystal knew how much her sister loved her.
• Maximus arrived and said Crystal was being held captive, shocking Medusa.

After learning that Crystal had disappeared inside Loren Morgan’s manor, Medusa accused Maximus of manipulating her sister and set out to bring Crystal back herself. Confident that her royal status and Telepathy would let her control Loren, she arrived at Morgan Manor and tore open its gates.

• Maximus told Medusa that Crystal had gone to Morgan Manor to rescue an Inhuman who awakened powers without exposure to Terrigen Mist and had vanished there.
• Medusa threatened Maximus, suspecting he had deliberately sent Crystal into danger, then summoned her elite subordinates.
• Medusa rejected her guards’ warnings about Loren and her upcoming wedding, saying she would rescue Crystal without involving Black Wong.
• Medusa arrived at Morgan Manor and used her hair to rip a huge opening in the iron gates.

Medusa broke into Morgan Manor, and Loren decided to pursue her despite Crystal’s pleas. Crystal warned him that Medusa was engaged to Black Bolt and feared the danger of provoking him, but Loren insisted he would win Medusa over.

• Alice alerted Loren when Medusa tore open the manor’s gate, and Loren ordered her to observe rather than intercept Medusa.
• Loren told Crystal that Medusa had arrived and showed her Alice’s holographic footage of the break-in.
• Crystal begged Loren not to touch Medusa, explaining that her sister was engaged to Black Bolt and that a conflict could put Loren in danger.
• Loren said Black Bolt could not defeat him and declared that he would win Medusa over.
• Crystal gave up trying to stop Loren, though she felt curious about how her sister would fare.

Loren ordered 2B to bring Medusa to him after she trespassed into his estate, intending to welcome Crystal’s sister into his camp. Medusa fought 2B but was overpowered by her flames and followed her toward the villa.

• Loren told Commander Sister that Medusa was Crystal’s sister and ordered 2B to invite her to the villa, using force only if necessary.
• Medusa struggled against the Faceless Ones guarding Loren’s estate and continued deeper with help from her personal guards.
• 2B confronted Medusa, introduced Loren as her man, and said he would become Medusa’s man too.
• Furious at 2B’s claims about her and Crystal, Medusa attacked with her hair, but 2B burned it away with her flames.
• Medusa recognized that she was no match for 2B and followed her toward Loren’s villa.

Medusa confronted Loren and demanded that he return Crystal, but he refused because Crystal had joined his faction and did not want to see her. When Medusa lost her temper, Tsunade knocked her unconscious, and Loren ordered her taken to his room for a later talk.

• 2B brought Medusa to Loren's reception hall, where she was intimidated by Loren's powerful wives.
• Loren told Medusa that Crystal had joined his faction and did not want to see her, but Medusa accused him of imprisoning her sister.
• Tsunade stepped forward when Medusa shouted at Loren and attacked her.
• Medusa used her living hair to block Tsunade's punch and restrain her, but Tsunade cut through the hair with Chakra Scalpel.
• Tsunade struck Medusa with a powerful punch, knocking her unconscious, and Loren told Tsunade to take her to his room.

Loren brought Medusa into his room to question her about the repeated attacks on his estate, while his wives speculated about who might be behind them. Outside the room, Tsunade started a betting game about when Loren would make a move on Medusa, and the women joined in as she explained the rules.

• 2B, Marie Rose, and Commander Sister teased Loren about bringing Medusa into his room, and Loren said he wanted to interrogate her about the attacks on his estate.
• Loren's wives discussed whether someone was deliberately sending Crystal and Medusa after him, and Loren said they would soon find out more.
• Marie Rose and the other women tried to eavesdrop outside the room, but Tsunade suggested they bet on when Loren would make a move on Medusa.
• 2B, Marie Rose, Wanda, Tifa, and Android 18 joined Tsunade's bet, and Tsunade said the winner would be whoever guessed closest to the time.

Loren confronted Medusa after she attacked his estate, taunting her about Crystal and the life she had been forced to lead. Medusa invaded his mind to control him, but Loren’s Mind Stone powers left her at a severe disadvantage.

• Loren used the Magic Ring to fling Medusa away and reminded her that she was his captive.
• Loren said he had spared Medusa so she could see Crystal and challenged her polished, restrained behavior.
• Medusa demanded to know what Loren had done to Crystal, and he provoked her with a suggestive reply.
• Medusa attacked Loren with her psychic power, pulling him into his sea of consciousness and binding him with her hair.
• Loren smiled as Medusa invaded his mind, confident that his telepathic strength surpassed hers.

Loren turned Medusa’s attempt to trap him with Telepathy against her inside his Consciousness Sea. He restrained her and taunted her about threatening him with her fiancé, Black Wong, before moving behind her.

• Medusa bound Loren with her hair in the Consciousness Sea and threatened to leave him unable to control his body unless he released Crystal.
• Loren revealed that Medusa was the one who had been bound and that he also possessed Telepathy.
• Loren told Medusa that he ruled the Consciousness Sea and that she would have to obey him.
• Medusa threatened Loren with her fiancé, Black Wong, and Loren mocked her for planning to marry her cousin.
• Loren walked behind Medusa as she protested that her relationship with Black Wong was none of his business.

Medusa’s strict upbringing and lifelong restraints gave way as Loren provoked her in his Consciousness Sea. She embraced the freedom of the dream and began hurling insults at him without holding back.

• Loren teased Medusa for going quiet and urged her to curse him more.
• Medusa reflected on how her family’s rigid rules had confined her and recognized her desire for freedom.
• Medusa reasoned that nothing in Loren’s Consciousness Sea could affect the outside world, so she no longer needed to follow her usual rules.
• Medusa cursed Loren wildly, and he encouraged her to keep going.

Android 18 won the bet over how long Loren and Medusa would take, then gave her prize to 2B. Medusa submitted to Loren, but Black Bolt’s roar interrupted them and alarmed her.

• Tsunade announced that Android 18 had won the bet with her guess of two minutes and twenty-three seconds.
• 2B asked Android 18 for the prize, and Android 18 agreed to give it to her.
• Medusa told Loren she understood why Crystal had submitted to him and had become meek and devoted to him.
• Black Bolt’s earth-shaking roar reached Loren and Medusa, and Medusa’s expression changed when she recognized it.

Medusa realized her feelings for Black Bolt were familial rather than romantic and decided to reject their planned marriage, while Loren teased her about their relationship. She learned that Android 18 was confronting Black Bolt above Loren’s manor and called him after Loren warned that he could be badly hurt.

• Medusa decided she no longer wanted to marry her cousin Black Bolt and stood up to discuss their relationship with him.
• Loren stopped Medusa from leaving, teased her about missing Black Bolt, and used Telepathy to return them from the Consciousness Sea to the secret laboratory.
• Medusa warned Loren that Black Bolt’s Quasi-Sonic Wave could destroy the manor, but Loren said Black Bolt’s shout had caused no damage.
• Loren showed Medusa that Android 18 was confronting Black Bolt above the manor and warned she might badly hurt him.
• Medusa took Loren’s phone and called Black Bolt to warn him to leave.

Medusa reassured Wong over the phone that she and Crystal were safe with Loren, but Wong suspected she had been threatened and erupted in anger. After Wong crushed the phone, Android 18 attacked him.

• Android 18 answered Loren's call and threatened to kill Wong if he did not leave.
• Medusa asked Android 18 to give Wong the phone, then told him that she and Crystal were safe and that he should return first.
• Wong doubted Medusa's reassurance and feared Loren had used Crystal to threaten her.
• Wong crushed the phone in a rage, and Android 18 flashed toward him to attack.

Android 18 overwhelmed Black Bolt with her speed and attacks, but he retaliated with a Quasi-Sonic Wave that failed to harm her. Enraged by her taunt, Black Bolt unleashed an even fiercer wave aimed at her and the villa behind her.

• Android 18 punched Black Bolt out of the air and sent him crashing into a crater.
• Black Bolt quickly recovered and absorbed Android 18's Ki Blasts with his Quasi-Sonic Wave.
• Android 18 endured the attack unharmed and mocked Black Bolt's power.
• Black Bolt grew furious and sent a stronger Quasi-Sonic Wave toward Android 18 and the villa behind her.

Android 18 defeated Black Wong after he attacked the villa, but Wanda intervened before she could kill him, saying Loren wanted him questioned. Wanda removed Black Wong’s mouth with magic so he could no longer use his Quasi-Sonic Wave, and Android 18 left him in Wanda’s custody.

• Android 18 blocked Black Wong’s Quasi-Sonic Wave with a punch and knocked him down with a series of attacks.
• Android 18 pierced Black Wong’s chest with a Finger Beam and prepared to finish him off.
• Wanda arrived through a magic portal and told Android 18 that Loren wanted Black Wong kept alive for questioning.
• Wanda used magic to remove Black Wong’s mouth, preventing him from using his Quasi-Sonic Wave.
• Android 18 offered to learn magic from Wanda, handed Black Wong over to her, and flew home to bathe.

Maximus learned that Black Bolt had been taken away instead of killed and ordered his subordinates to provoke a rescue attempt, hoping Loren would destroy his rivals. At Morgan Manor, Medusa warned Loren that Maximus had engineered the conflict, and Loren prepared to interrogate Black Bolt while dismissing the scheme as a threat to Maximus himself.

• Clairvoyant reported to Maximus that a blond woman had nearly killed Black Bolt, but another woman intervened and the clan leader was taken away.
• Maximus ordered two subordinates to tell Black Bolt's trusted aides that he and Medusa were imprisoned, hoping they would attack Morgan Manor and be killed by Loren.
• Loren opened a Space Gate to Medusa's bedroom, surprising Medusa with the extent of his abilities.
• Loren told Medusa to return to her room while he interrogated Black Bolt, and asked whether Maximus had informed her about Crystal.
• Medusa suspected Maximus had tipped off Black Bolt to provoke a conflict between the Inhumans and Loren, and warned Loren not to fall for the scheme.
• Loren dismissed Maximus's plan and said the borrowed knife would end up harming its wielder.

Loren subdued Black Wong, entered his Consciousness Sea, and erased his memories of being engaged to Medusa. After examining Wong’s memories, Loren discovered who had been manipulating events and sent 2B to bring Maximus to him.

• Loren found Black Wong frozen by Tifa and ordered her to release him.
• Black Wong attacked Loren, who lifted him with Remote Object Control and struck his Consciousness Sea with a Psychic Nail.
• Inside Black Wong’s Consciousness Sea, Loren explained that Black Wong could not use his Quasi-Sonic Wave there and demanded his submission.
• When Black Wong refused, Loren used the Great Brainwashing Technique to erase his memories of his engagement to Medusa.
• Loren examined Black Wong’s memories, identified who had been pulling the strings, and ordered 2B to bring Maximus to him.

Loren used Psychic Power to brainwash Black Bolt and ordered him to turn the Inhumans away from Morgan Manor. Black Bolt led his people home without a fight, while 2B had already drenched the Inhumans’ territory in blood.

• Loren identified the approaching group as Inhumans and refused Tsunade’s offer to fight them.
• Loren ordered the brainwashed Black Bolt to send his people away and warned him against offending him again.
• Black Bolt promised the Inhumans would stay away from Morgan Manor, then left to meet his subordinates.
• Black Bolt gestured for his followers to return home, and they followed him without questioning the order.
• Loren’s wives learned that he had used Psychic Power to alter Black Bolt’s memories and attitude.
• 2B continued her attack in the Inhumans’ territory, which was already drenched in blood.