Chu Hang stood at the edge of the distorted space.
Golden-red light poured from his palm and wound around the dying Reed Richards like a living thing.
The Law of Life and the Phoenix Origin activated at once.
Golden lines spread across Reed's shattered body. The horrific wound through his chest healed before their eyes.
Broken ribs knitted together, torn blood vessels sealed themselves, and even his damaged organs were restored in an instant.
Fatal injuries that should have taken months to heal raced toward recovery under Chu Hang's power.
Chu Hang redefined Reed's state of life and dragged him back from the brink of death.
Five seconds later, Reed's eyes snapped open.
His pupils contracted with pain. Then he saw the unfamiliar man before him.
The eyes, threaded with gold-red and silver-white, filled Reed with instinctive fear.
No human should have eyes like those.
They belonged to something beyond the rules of the Multiverse.
Reed tried to pull back, but his body had not fully recovered. He could only slump against the wall.
His mind raced as he tried to assess the situation.
The Council had been destroyed. Fifty thousand Reeds were dead. The Black Swan Cult was clearing the battlefield.
And now a stranger with terrifying power had appeared.
Was this man another agent sent by Rabum Alal? Reed turned the question over and over in his mind.
Or was he a new enforcer for the Beyonders?
Chu Hang saw the wariness and fear in Reed's eyes.
Instead of speaking, he took a step back and gave Reed room to breathe.
Tony stepped forward and removed his helmet.
Reed froze when he saw Tony's face.
He knew that face all too well.
Some features were different, but that unmistakable blend of boundless arrogance and extraordinary intelligence told Reed