Vol. 1Building Bodies and Power

Loren uncovered Hydra’s role in his parents’ deaths, built advanced equipment and robots, and expanded his power through serum, technology, and dangerous bargains. After capturing five Symbiotes and giving A2 a Symbiote-enhanced body, he set out to take Curt Connors’s research to create flesh-and-blood bodies.

  • Loren built his Batman equipment, uncovered Maeve Morgan’s role in his parents’ deaths, and learned Alexander Pierce had ordered the murders before Maeve died.
  • Loren tested the Batwing, rescued Tony Stark from his damaged Iron Man Suit, and received Improved Arc Reactor Technology.
  • Loren killed Pierce and clashed with S.H.I.E.L.D., then upgraded 2B with Adamantium and Vibranium.
  • Loren attended Tony Stark’s gala and captured Viper after she asked about Maeve and attacked him with poison gas.
  • Loren sent Viper back to Hydra for intelligence, while 2B stole a shield and artifacts and later defeated Abomination and captured Bruce Banner.
  • Loren protected Gwen from the Daily Bugle’s attacks, completed his nanotech combat robot, and met Miss A2.
  • Loren perfected the Hulk Serum, defeated Hulk, and traded with Ross before sending 2B to rescue Peter from the Life Foundation.
  • A2 and Peter defeated Riot and captured five Symbiotes, and Loren decided to take Curt Connors’s research to help create flesh-and-blood bodies.
Chapters 1–100 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1The Batwing’s First Flight

Loren uncovered Hydra’s role in his parents’ murders, built his Batman equipment, and tested the Batwing in the sky. After rescuing Tony Stark from a failing Iron Man Suit, Loren gained Improved Arc Reactor Technology and began working with it.

  • Loren built 2B, pursued his parents’ killers, and learned that Kingpin’s men had ties to Hydra.
  • 2B killed Kingpin, Tombstone, and Scorpion, but Kingpin died before revealing who had ordered the Morgan murders.
  • Loren identified Hydra’s emblem and used the weakened Enhancement Serum to obtain the Perfected Super-Soldier Serum formula, which he injected into himself.
  • Maeve Morgan confessed to arranging Loren’s parents’ deaths with Hydra, and Loren exposed her scheme before she died naming Alexander Pierce.
  • Loren received the design for 9S, created the AI Alice, and completed his Batman Suit, Batmobile, and Batwing.
  • During the Batwing’s test flight, Loren and Alice encountered Tony Stark testing his Iron Man Suit and outpaced him at Mach 4.3.
  • Loren caught Tony as the damaged suit fell, helped him restart its propulsion, and told him he owed a favor.
  • Loren received Improved Arc Reactor Technology and began crafting with it.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2The Vibranium Bargain

Loren killed Alexander Pierce, clashed with S.H.I.E.L.D., and strengthened 2B with Adamantium and Vibranium. At Tony Stark’s gala, he encountered Viper, who came seeking answers about Maeve.

  • Loren and 2B attacked the World Security Council headquarters, where Loren killed Pierce and 2B fought Natasha before Loren ordered her to stop.
  • S.H.I.E.L.D. identified Loren as its prime Batman suspect, while Fury sent Natasha to Morgan Manor and secretly assigned Barton to follow her.
  • Loren activated Tifa as a new robot butler, and 2B grew jealous until Loren reassured her she was irreplaceable.
  • Loren had 2B and Tifa capture Natasha and Barton, then forced Fury and Coulson to bring twenty kilograms of Vibranium to Morgan Manor.
  • Loren upgraded 2B with an Adamantium skeleton and Vibranium reinforcement, gave her an Adamantium Miao Saber, and improved his own Bat Armor.
  • Loren attended Stark Group’s technology gala with Tifa, where he reunited with Gwen, Peter, and Harry and drew attention from Tony and the reporters.
  • Viper lured Loren into a VIP room, asked whether he had killed Maeve, and released poison gas, but Loren pretended to be paralyzed and grabbed her.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read

Arc 3The Hulk Capture

Loren expanded his plans while 2B defeated Abomination and captured Hulk for him. A month later, Loren protected Gwen from the Daily Bugle’s attacks as his Nanotech General-Purpose Combat Robot reached a key testing milestone and Miss A2 appeared.

  • Loren disabled the device in Viper’s head, enhanced her, and sent her back to Hydra to gather intelligence and find Wanda Maximoff.
  • Loren assigned 2B and Tifa separate robot teams and ordered them to steal a Proto-Adamantium shield and Vibranium artifacts without killing anyone.
  • S.H.I.E.L.D. recovered Stephen Rogers from the ice, then suffered a blackout and discovered its shield and museum artifacts had been stolen.
  • When Hulk and Abomination rampaged through Central Avenue, 2B joined the fight while Gwen rescued civilians and Iron Man and Captain America confronted the monsters.
  • 2B subdued Hulk with Super Neurotoxin, killed Abomination, and took Bruce Banner after S.H.I.E.L.D. refused her demand for Vibranium.
  • Loren received the Perfected Hulk Serum formula, then postponed studying it while he finished work on nanobots and Nano Armor.
  • After the Daily Bugle mocked Gwen as Spider Miss, Loren threatened John Jameson over his funding, while choosing not to pursue Harry’s father, the Green Goblin.
  • Alice announced that the Nanotech General-Purpose Combat Robot had passed its tests, and Miss A2 formed from black mist before Loren.
Chapters 51–7525 summaries Read

Arc 4Symbiotes and New Bodies

Loren perfected the Hulk Serum, defeated Hulk, and traded with Ross before sending 2B and A2 to rescue Peter from the Life Foundation. The team captured five Symbiotes, A2 gained a Symbiote-enhanced body, and Loren set his sights on Curt Connors’s research to develop new bodies.

  • A2 joined Loren’s household, demonstrated her abilities, and collected Hulk’s blood after defeating Hulk in a combat test.
  • Curt Connors injected the Lizard Serum, transformed into a monster, killed a guard, and escaped while Peter Parker fled the laboratory.
  • Loren created and took the Perfected Hulk Serum, then tested his new strength and defeated both 2B and A2.
  • General Ross traded half his Vibranium for Super Neurotoxin, transformed into Red Hulk, and fought Banner’s Hulk until Loren knocked Hulk unconscious.
  • Loren took Nick Fury’s pager, learned Peter was missing, and sent 2B to rescue him from the Life Foundation.
  • 2B fought Riot and the other Symbiotes, while A2’s nanotechnology fused with a Symbiote and gave her an organic-like battle suit.
  • A2 and Peter defeated Riot, captured five Symbiotes, and returned to Morgan Manor as Venom went into a jar and Peter received medical care.
  • Loren received Symbiote-Directed Cultivation Technology and decided to find Curt Connors and take his research to help create flesh-and-blood bodies.
Chapters 76–10025 summaries Read
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