Chapter Summaries

The champions destroyed the Lord Sentry’s timeline-spanning duplicates, but the true Sentry reversed the battlefield’s timeline and used causal chains to target Jean Grey as the origin of its existence. As the chains began erasing Jean, 2B’s attempt to cut them failed.

• Daisy, Crystal, Medusa, Viper, Hancock, Mai Shiranui, Mei Terumi, the Spider-Men, Marie Rose, and Wanda coordinated their powers to suppress and destroy the Lord Sentry’s duplicates.
• The Lord Sentry’s hundred-plus duplicates were wiped out, leaving the true Sentry alone and its calculations overloaded.
• The Lord Sentry activated Temporal Reversal: Causal Reckoning, restoring the destroyed machines and attacks by rewinding the battlefield.
• The Lord Sentry identified Jean Grey as the source of its existence and bound her with causal chains that began erasing her from the timeline.
• Hinata recognized the attack’s purpose and warned that Jean’s past, present, and future would be erased if it succeeded.
• 2B attacked the chains with a powerful sword strike, but it failed to damage them.

Jean Grey awakened the full Phoenix Force, broke free of Lord Sentry’s causal chains, and reclaimed control of time and causality. Lord Sentry triggered a universe-wide reset, but Loren arrived through a gate from the Time Variance Authority and stopped the collapse.

• The attacks by A2, Sif, Android 18, Daisy, and the others failed to break Lord Sentry’s chains, while Jean’s existence began to fade.
• Seeing her allies fight for her, Jean let go of her guilt and awakened the full Phoenix Force.
• Jean burned apart the chains of causality, restored herself, and wrested control of time and causality from Lord Sentry.
• Lord Sentry launched Cosmic Zeroing, causing the planet and timeline to collapse toward a universe-wide reset.
• Loren arrived through a gate from the Time Variance Authority and halted the temporal disorder.

Loren arrived from the TVA and stopped Lord Sentry’s attempt to destroy the world, then bound him with chains of time. Loren offered Lord Sentry two choices: be destroyed by the TVA or lose his self-awareness and murderous directives and return to serving as a Sentinel Robot.

• Loren emerged from the TVA and halted the collapsing timeline as Lord Sentry recognized him as a threat beyond his ability to analyze.
• Loren explained that Lord Sentry was an anomaly caused by the timeline’s disorder and that Jean Grey was not solely responsible for the resulting destruction.
• Lord Sentry launched Temporal Annihilation Impact, but Loren unraveled the attack and restrained him with chains of time.
• Lord Sentry’s powers failed against Loren, who offered to let the TVA destroy him or restore him as a Sentinel Robot tasked with protecting Earth.

Loren stripped Lord Sentry of his self-awareness and used the TVA's power to repair the timeline, restoring the dead and creating a path toward peace between humans and Mutants. The wasteland became a thriving city, while the disastrous future was sealed in the TVA's archives.

• Lord Sentry chose to surrender his self-awareness and abandon his plan to rule Earth, and Loren erased his independent thoughts.
• Loren explained two ways to repair the branching timelines, and Jean Grey chose to preserve her journey to the past while changing its consequences.
• Jean Grey promised not to alter the timeline on her own again and vowed to help the X-Men bridge the divide between humans and Mutants.
• Loren used the TVA's Temporal Origin to restore the world, return those killed by the Sentinels to life, and put unbiased researchers in charge of the Sentinel project.
• Loren assigned some reprogrammed Sentinels to protect Earth and sent others to the TVA, then sealed the wasteland future in the TVA's archives.
• Natasha, Tsunade, Hancock, Hinata, and the others welcomed the restored city and reflected on the need to preserve peace.

Loren and his companions restored the timeline, sealed the apocalyptic world in the TVA archives, and returned to their peaceful manor. Jean Grey went back to the Xavier Institute, while the chapter ended with Loren’s household enjoying their quiet life and the knowledge that future threats might still arise.

• Jean Grey thanked Loren and promised to return to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters to help resolve the conflict between humans and Mutants.
• Loren refused Jean's request to visit the manor, then led his companions through a spacetime passage back to his independent realm.
• The TVA sealed the apocalyptic timeline, and Jean recounted her experience to Professor Xavier, Wolverine, and the X-Men.
• Loren and the women discussed the battle and the dangers of disrupted timelines as they settled back into their manor routine.
• Loren reflected that the sealed timeline and other distant worlds could still hold unknown threats while his household enjoyed a peaceful morning.

Hinata prepared a carefully tailored breakfast as the manor’s residents woke and settled into their peaceful morning routines. The chapter ended with Android 18 quietly refining her energy control while the others enjoyed their calm daily lives.

• Hinata woke first and made breakfast suited to each resident’s tastes.
• A2 practiced gentle drills in the courtyard and advised Gwen against forcing close-range combat.
• Mai Shiranui coaxed Tsunade out of bed by warning that the cherry blossom daifuku might be taken.
• Medusa read beneath the wisteria trellis while Viper tended medicinal herbs and prepared remedies.
• Crystal cared for the courtyard plants with her powers, and Daisy helped tidy the courtyard as they chatted.
• Android 18 silently refined her energy control in the courtyard.

The women of Loren’s manor spent a peaceful day tending the garden, sharing breakfast, and enjoying their free time together. After breakfast, they scattered across the grounds to play, gamble, and relax.

• Sif tended the spiritual garden, Mei Terumi drank tea on the terrace, Marie Rose explored the grounds, Hancock waited for Loren, and Wanda calmly practiced controlling her Chaos Force.
• Loren joined everyone for breakfast and told them to spend the day resting and having fun because the Temporal Order was stable.
• Mai Shiranui stopped Tsunade from eating sweets before her meal, while the others shared food and conversation around the table.
• After breakfast, Tsunade played games with Mai Shiranui and Mei Terumi, while Mai Shiranui occasionally let Tsunade win.
• Gwen, Marie Rose, and Daisy played on the lawn as Gwen swung through the garden and Daisy shook blossoms from the branches.

After the Cosmic Level catastrophe was resolved and the universes regained peace, Loren and the women in his manor spent a quiet day tending the gardens, relaxing, sharing dinner, and watching the stars. The chapter left them together in a peaceful home, with the Temporal Order stable and no immediate danger.

• Medusa accepted a flower crown from Wanda while Hinata, Crystal, and Sif tended the garden.
• Android 18, Natasha, and Viper relaxed on the terrace as Loren reviewed TVA's Temporal Order records and made minor adjustments.
• Hancock told Loren that wherever he was felt like home, and he promised she would never have to be lonely again.
• 2B brought Loren spiritual tea and pastries made by Hinata, and they shared a quiet afternoon in the study.
• Hinata, Mai Shiranui, and Tifa prepared dinner, and Loren and the women gathered to eat and share stories.
• After dinner, everyone gathered on the terrace beneath the stars as the manor remained peaceful and the universes' Temporal Order stayed stable.

After a month of peace at Myriad Heavens Manor, the Celestials sent Galactus toward Earth in revenge for Loren killing the Judge. Galactus dispatched the Silver Surfer to clear Earth’s defenses, and Loren sensed an alien pressure reaching the Solar System.

• Loren and the women spent a peaceful month together after the Temporal Cataclysm ended and he restored the timelines.
• The Celestials, still furious over Loren killing the Judge, chose to attack Earth rather than confront Loren directly.
• The Celestials offered Earth to Galactus, who ended his dormancy and traveled to the edge of the Solar System.
• Galactus sent the Silver Surfer ahead to defeat Earth’s defenders and prepare the planet for him to devour.
• Loren sensed a terrifying pressure pierce the dimensional barrier and reach the Solar System, faintly affecting Myriad Heavens Manor.

Loren revealed that the Celestials had given Earth’s location to Galactus, who sent the Silver Surfer to clear its defenses before devouring the planet. The Silver Surfer arrived above Earth and demanded that all life surrender or be annihilated.

• Commander Sister, Wanda, 2B, A2, and Tsunade sensed a powerful threat from deep space and prepared to fight.
• Loren traced the threat to Galactus and explained that he had sent the Silver Surfer ahead to destroy Earth’s resistance.
• Loren warned that the Silver Surfer surpassed Temporal Lord Sentry in raw combat power and had no obvious weakness.
• The Silver Surfer crossed into Earth’s atmosphere and appeared above the planet on his star-patterned board.
• The Silver Surfer announced worldwide that Earth would feed Galactus and ordered its inhabitants to end themselves or be annihilated.

The Commander coordinated more than twenty women to defend Earth against Silver Surfer’s cosmic assault. After they repelled his opening barrage, he used faster-than-light movement to attack their flank, where 2B intercepted his strike as the battle continued.

• The Commander assigned the women positions and roles, and they joined their powers to confront Silver Surfer.
• Silver Surfer unleashed pillars of stellar energy, and the defenders combined their abilities to withstand the bombardment.
• Silver Surfer moved faster than light and appeared above the weaker flank of the defensive line.
• Hinata warned of the flank attack, and Silver Surfer swung a stellar blade at Gwen and Marie Rose.
• 2B rushed in and clashed her sword with Silver Surfer’s blade.

Loren and the fighters overwhelmed Silver Surfer, then Loren offered to free him and protect his home planet if he abandoned Galactus’s mission. Silver Surfer accepted, but Galactus sensed his betrayal and began descending toward Earth himself.

• Loren used the Temporal Force to restrain Silver Surfer while twenty fighters attacked him together.
• After half an hour of fighting, Silver Surfer’s armor cracked and his strength waned, but he insisted that Galactus would eventually consume Earth.
• Loren revealed that he understood Silver Surfer had served Galactus to protect his home planet and offered to free him and safeguard it if he stopped clearing Earth.
• Silver Surfer dismissed his stellar blade and agreed to abandon his mission and seek a new life.
• Galactus sensed Silver Surfer’s betrayal, ended his wait in deep space, and began rushing toward Earth.

Galactus arrived at the Solar System and attacked Earth after the Silver Surfer renounced his service, forcing the defenders to combine their powers against him. As their barrier neared collapse, Loren unleashed his Temporal Origin and froze Galactus’s hand of annihilation.

• Galactus arrived at the edge of the Solar System, and his presence destabilized the planets and devastated Earth.
• Norrin Radd declared that he was no longer Galactus’s herald, prompting Galactus to send a vast hand of annihilation toward Earth.
• The Commander organized the fighters, who combined their powers to raise a barrier against Galactus’s attack.
• The Silver Surfer joined the defenders and struck the hand of annihilation, briefly easing the pressure on their failing barrier.
• Loren invoked the Temporal-Spatial Seal, Causal Reversal, and Rule Severance, stopping Galactus’s hand in place.

Loren used the Temporal Force to injure and expel Galactus from the Solar System, saving Earth from destruction. Galactus withdrew with a threat to return, while the battered defenders watched Earth begin to recover.

• Loren bound Galactus with Temporal Shackles, severed his connection to the universe’s origin, and stripped away the power he had gained during his invasion.
• Loren turned time and causality against Galactus, inflicting an Origin Vibration injury that weakened him.
• Loren expelled Galactus from the Solar System and warned that he would suppress him again if he returned.
• Galactus withdrew into deep space, vowing that he would eventually devour Earth.
• Earth’s skies and environment began to recover, while the injured women and the Silver Surfer watched Galactus’s retreat.

Loren drove Galactus back, freed Silver Surfer from his contract, and protected Earth from destruction. As the world began recovering, Loren’s companions noticed that he had exhausted much of his Temporal Order power.

• Silver Surfer thanked Loren for freeing him from Galactus and pledged to serve him as Norrin Radd.
• Loren promised to erase Silver Surfer’s contract with Galactus and keep his home planet safe.
• Wanda and Commander warned that Galactus could return, while Loren reflected that the threat from him and other cosmic powers remained.
• Earth recovered from the catastrophe, and governments and secret organizations watched recordings of the battle in shock.
• Wanda noticed Loren’s weakened aura, and he reassured his companions that a few days of rest would restore his Temporal Order power.

After defeating Galactus, Loren freed the Silver Surfer from his bond and brought him to Myriad Heavens Manor. The group learned Galactus would eventually return, while the Celestials had watched the battle and now knew much of their strength.

• The Silver Surfer offered Loren his loyalty, and Loren used temporal power to break the contract binding him to Galactus.
• Loren and the women returned to Myriad Heavens Manor with the Silver Surfer, where the wounded group rested and Hinata prepared healing soup.
• Loren explained that Galactus could not be killed without disrupting the universe's balance and causing a cosmic catastrophe.
• Loren warned that Galactus would recover and return, though his injuries would keep him from launching another large-scale invasion for thousands of years.
• The Silver Surfer offered to patrol deep space, warn them of Galactus, and teach them to wield cosmic energy.
• Loren revealed that the Celestials had given Earth’s coordinates to Galactus and observed the battle, learning much of their capabilities and trump cards.

Loren and the women at the manor vowed to face future threats together and began a new training routine, which quickly turned into a playful group battle with Loren. Meanwhile, Galactus recovered in hiding and the Celestials began plotting a deeper-dimensional Purge against Loren.

• A2, 2B, Wanda, Tsunade, and Hancock declared they would stand together against Galactus and the Celestials, and Loren announced a new training routine.
• 2B and the other women turned the training talk into teasing about practicing with Loren, while Wanda transformed the manor lawn into a vast bedroom.
• The women changed into revealing outfits and surrounded Loren, who charged into the crowd as their playful battle began.
• Galactus hid in deep space to recover and vowed to return and devour Earth after restoring his origin power.
• The Celestials watched from beyond a dimensional barrier, judged Loren a growing threat, and planned a deeper-dimensional Purge.

After more than half a month of preparing for new threats, Loren and the residents of Myriad Heavens Manor discovered that the Celestials had sent five combat constructs to test them and record their abilities. The Celestials demanded they abandon Earth’s protection or face a full purge.

• Hinata studied energy paths, the Commander organized joint combat drills, and Norrin trained the residents in cosmic combat and survival techniques.
• Loren monitored spacetime for signs of Galactus and the Celestials while Wanda urged him not to overexert himself.
• Loren detected a disturbance in the manor’s spacetime, and Norrin identified Celestial energy arriving from between dimensions.
• Five Celestial Construct Guardians emerged through rifts, and Norrin and the Commander warned that they were intelligence-gathering probes.
• The Celestials ordered Loren and the others to withdraw from Earth’s region of space or face their full purge.

Loren and his allies defended the manor from five Celestial Construct Guards while the Celestials used the battle to gather combat data. Loren discovered their second test was destabilizing Earth’s crust, forcing the defenders to split their forces and begin disaster relief.

• Loren accused the Celestials of violating cosmic order, and Commander Sister ordered the defenders to hold back their strongest abilities while fighting the Construct Guards.
• Hinata identified a weakness in one puppet’s runes, allowing 2B, A2, and the others to disable and contain the attackers without letting them breach the Temporal Barrier.
• The Celestials observed the battle, continued collecting combat data, and covertly sent golden energy into Earth’s crust to trigger earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
• Loren sensed the subterranean attack and warned that the puppets were a diversion while civilians faced widespread disasters.
• Natasha sent Hinata, Crystal, Daisy, and Gwen to stabilize the crust and evacuate civilians as the remaining defenders kept the puppets occupied.

Loren drove the Celestials to retreat by tracing their hidden dimensional rift and threatening a TVA Temporal Lockdown, then reorganized Earth's defenses. The Celestials activated a new plan, releasing Dimensional Aberrations from an ancient nebula toward the Solar System.

• The Construct Guards combined their attacks against the Temporal Barrier while Sif, Tsunade, and No. 18 braced against the assault.
• Loren projected a Temporal Mirror into the Celestials' rift and warned them that further attacks would lead him to their stronghold and trigger a Temporal Lockdown.
• The Celestials ordered the Construct Guards to withdraw, ending the immediate attack on Earth.
• Loren called for a permanent Earth defense team, while Wanda offered to build a warning network and Silver Surfer volunteered for deep-space patrol.
• The Celestials decided to activate contingency plan three and send Dimensional Aberrations from the Abandoned Nebula toward the Solar System.
• The nebula's ancient seals weakened, and the Aberrations began breaking free, carrying Void Toxin that could erode supernatural powers, divine power, and chakra.