Chapter Summaries

Russell followed the Egyptian Cat to the Gotham River, where it revived Selina Kyle after she was murdered and dumped in the shallows. Russell claimed credit for saving her, then listened as Selina recounted how she had been killed.

• Russell decided to stay in Gotham for another week before seeking a World Quest elsewhere.
• The Egyptian Cat led Russell to the Gotham River and summoned stray cats to help dig in the shallows.
• Russell used Nenya, Ring of Water, to uncover Selina Kyle’s corpse and watched the Egyptian Cat revive her.
• Selina mistook Russell for an angel, and he used his mental power to make her rest.
• Selina told Russell that she had witnessed something at a suburban factory, been silenced, and dumped in the river.

After reviving Selina with cat-based powers, Russell discovered that she had gained feline instincts along with enhanced senses and physical abilities. He began a seven-day training plan to help her control those instincts and develop her potential, starting by knocking her down in the ring.

• Russell explained that Selina’s resurrection had given her catlike habits and enhanced abilities, and made her promise to keep both their secrets.
• Selina was overwhelmed by cat food and catnip, then apologized after the catnip made her cling to Russell.
• Russell told Selina that she could not remove the cat habits and would have to control them through training.
• Selina asked whether she could become a superhero, and Russell warned her that heroism depended on more than strength.
• Russell took Selina to the gym for seven days of intensive training and knocked her down with a punch to teach her through repeated fighting.

Russell brutally trained Selina, then announced that he would take her out to fight crime that night. Meanwhile, Batman Bruce Wayne prepared a new suit designed to defeat Russell and named it the Anti-Deathstroke Armor.

• Russell beat Selina through a training session, criticized her weaknesses, and healed her injuries with Angel's Power.
• Russell told Selina that her training would continue in real combat that night, then sent her out with a supercar and credit card until ten.
• Selina decided she might be facing her last night alive and drove downtown to shop.
• In the Batcave, Batman Bruce Wayne and Alfred prepared weapons and gadgets to counter Russell's armor.
• Bruce finished designing a powerful new Batsuit and named it the Anti-Deathstroke Armor.

Russell forced Selina to begin her superhero training by dropping her onto a Gotham Port warehouse full of criminals. After she watched a jewelry deal unfold, a mysterious hammer struck a gang leader, leaving Selina exposed and blamed for the attack.

• Russell flew Selina to Gotham Port and kicked her off a rooftop to make her confront criminals using the gadgets he had prepared for her.
• Selina slowed her fall with her claws, evaded patrols, and climbed into a warehouse where two gangs were negotiating over stolen jewelry.
• Selina considered stealing some of the jewelry but waited as the gang leaders argued over the price and then toasted their deal.
• A hammer flew into the warehouse and struck one gang leader, and the gangsters turned on Selina when the lights revealed her nearby.

Russell rescued Selina from armed gang members, then took her home after she gave up on becoming a superhero. At her apartment, several men arrived, and Russell mistakenly suspected Selina had multiple boyfriends.

• Selina fought the gang members with gadgets and throwing knives, then froze in fear as they closed in on her.
• Russell burst into the warehouse and used Mana Bullets to disarm the gang members, then summoned his glider to take down the rest.
• Russell told Selina to abandon her superhero dream and escorted her home, where she returned her Catwoman outfit.
• Several men entered Selina's apartment, and Russell asked if she had two boyfriends before more men arrived.

Russell and Selina traced Meiling Company's harmful products to its president, George Hurd, after Selina decided to expose the company. At George's home, Selina gained the help of his wife, Laurel Hurd, though Russell distrusted her.

• Russell used telepathy to control seven assassins and learned that Meiling Company had targeted Selina because she discovered its dangerous products and survived an attempted murder.
• Selina decided to investigate Meiling and expose the company, while Russell sent the assassins to the police station in a bizarre disguise.
• Selina's stolen jewelry fell from her Catwoman outfit, and Russell noticed that the costume had no ordinary pockets.
• Russell and Selina found no evidence at Meiling's factory, so they went to George Hurd's home, where Selina confronted Laurel Hurd.
• Selina said Laurel would testify against George, but Russell refused to trust her despite Laurel's claim that she wanted to expose her husband's crimes.

Russell exposed Laurel and Meiling Company’s crimes, hired Selina as his assistant, and planned to leave Gotham for Keystone City. After Constantine called for help with a dangerous supernatural conspiracy, Russell refused, but the rejection triggered a World Quest that could trap him in the world if he failed.

• Russell used his telepathy to make Laurel confess her crimes on camera, and Selina found the camera and helped secure the evidence.
• Russell sent the evidence to Bruce Wayne, hired Selina as his day-shift assistant, and decided to seek out Wonder Woman in Keystone City.
• Constantine, facing demons and a conspiracy in Los Angeles, called Russell for help and claimed the danger threatened Earth.
• Russell rejected Constantine and unplugged the phone, triggering the World Quest: Big Event, which required him to make a big splash five times.
• Constantine failed to reach Russell and worried that he would have to face the conspiracy without a powerful ally to sacrifice.

Russell agreed to help Constantine investigate a threat to Earth, despite expecting Constantine to betray him. He met Constantine and Angela in Los Angeles, then pressured Constantine into cooperating by threatening him with a bounty and offering a temporary cure for his damaged lungs.

• Angela recalled how her sister Isabelle died by suicide and why she had sought Constantine's help, while Constantine finally got Russell to agree to come to Los Angeles.
• Russell finished his flight from Gotham and met Constantine and Angela at the airport, teasing Constantine and startling Angela with his behavior.
• Russell told Constantine he had foreseen being betrayed and had put a five-million-dollar bounty on Constantine's life, which would take effect in three days.
• Russell used Angel's Power to temporarily cleanse Constantine's damaged lungs and said a full cure depended on Constantine behaving himself.

Russell assessed Satan, Mammon, and Gabriel while Constantine explained the conspiracy threatening Angela and humanity. After suggesting they seek help from Papa Midnight, Russell entered Midnight Bar and triggered a lottery draw upon meeting him.

• Russell judged Satan powerful but bound by his agreement with God, Mammon dangerous if allowed into the human world, and Gabriel the most likely to oppose them.
• Russell dismissed Angela and Constantine’s requests for clues, then learned that the devil Baldasar was targeting Angela and that Constantine could not track him down.
• Constantine named Papa Midnight, a neutral mage and intelligence broker in Los Angeles, as someone who could help.
• Russell used telepathy to get Angela through Midnight Bar’s entrance test, and Constantine led them to Papa Midnight’s office.
• Russell encountered Papa Midnight and received two lottery chances, then chose to draw.

Constantine confronted Baldasar at Midnight’s bar, where Russell destroyed the devil’s cursed business card and dragged him outside. Baldasar transformed the alley into a hellish town and surrounded them with monsters, setting up a fight over Angela’s fate.

• Constantine asked Midnight to lend him the electric chair from Star Prison so he could track Baldasar, but Midnight refused to get involved.
• Baldasar entered Midnight’s office and taunted Constantine, who accused him of attacking and framing him.
• Russell burned Baldasar’s cursed business card with Holy Light, prompting Midnight to close the bar and order them all out.
• Russell grabbed Baldasar by the throat and dragged him outside, where Constantine cleared the alley of bystanders.
• Baldasar revealed his monstrous form and transformed the surroundings into a warped town, ordering his monsters to spare Angela and leave Constantine barely alive.

Russell fought Baldasar inside a projection of Hell while Constantine evacuated Angela, then learned Baldasar had been manipulated by someone who wanted Angela. After the Cross corrupted Russell with fallen power, Russell remained an angelic being and resumed questioning Baldasar.

• Russell held off Baldasar and ordered Constantine to get Angela out of the projection of Hell.
• Constantine used Moses' relic to clear a path, escaped with Angela, and found Hell creatures waiting outside.
• Russell destroyed the monsters surrounding him and pressured Baldasar to reveal who was behind the attack.
• Baldasar claimed he could not say the culprit's name and handed Russell a Cross containing the person's identity.
• The Cross released fallen power that blackened Russell and his sword, but Russell manifested black Wings of Light and remained in control.
• Russell pinned Baldasar down again and demanded to know who was behind him, leaving Baldasar shocked by Russell's powers.

Russell interrogated Baldasar and learned that Mammon planned to enter the human world through Angela at the psychiatric hospital where her sister died. After Gabriel’s forces captured Angela and Mammon’s fiery descent began, Russell healed Constantine enough to send him for help while he went to gather information.

• Russell threatened Baldasar with damnation until Baldasar revealed that Gabriel planned to use twin sisters and the Spear of Longinus to bring Mammon into the human world.
• Baldasar said Mammon would descend at the psychiatric hospital where Angela’s younger sister had died, and Russell killed him despite promising to send his soul to hell.
• Russell found the battered Constantine, learned Gabriel had taken Angela, and healed his injuries while leaving his damaged face untreated.
• Russell told Constantine that Mammon would descend at the psychiatric hospital, and Constantine identified its direction as a fiery storm gathered over the city.
• Russell sent Constantine to recruit Midnight and others to resist Mammon while he went to gather information.

Russell confronted the invading army of Hell after a cult sacrifice opened Hell’s Gate and unleashed demons upon the human world. As cameras broadcast the destruction, Russell revealed his Wings of Light and prepared a powerful attack, leaving the battle between Heaven and Hell underway.

• Constantine hurried to Midnight Bar to find Midnight and help unite everyone against Mammon’s descent, while worrying that Angela was carrying Satan’s son.
• A group of cultists sacrificed themselves above the mental hospital, opening Hell’s Gate and allowing a three-headed hellhound, a giant gate-bearer, and countless other monsters into the human world.
• The monsters attacked the crowd and reporters, turning the district into a slaughterhouse as demons used cameras to announce Hell’s arrival.
• A beam of holy light killed the hellhound threatening a mother and daughter, and Russell appeared in the sky with Wings of Light.
• Russell summoned thousands of holy spears that destroyed demons without harming nearby humans, then gathered magic power and announced an attack on Hell’s army.

Russell used Solar Flare and holy fire to destroy the invading army and close Hell’s Gate in Los Angeles. Gabriel then appeared, admitted she had opened the gate to test humanity, and Russell challenged her to a fight.

• Russell unleashed Solar Flare, burning away the low-level monsters invading Los Angeles.
• Russell slashed Hell’s Gate with an archangel’s sword and destroyed the gate and the remaining monsters with holy flames.
• Gabriel appeared and questioned Russell about the source of his Wings of Light.
• Russell accused Gabriel of opening Hell’s Gate and helping release the Son of Hell, but Gabriel defended her actions as a trial meant to make humanity worthy of God’s favor.
• Russell summoned a Holy Light Longsword and challenged Gabriel, who warned him that his light was weaker than hers.

Russell fought Gabriel and used fallen energy to corrupt her, but she purified herself with the Spear of Destiny and returned with six wings. As Gabriel confronted Russell and his allies, he revealed six pure-black wings and claimed his darkness could defeat her.

• Gabriel attacked Russell with a giant spear of holy light, then drove him through buildings and weakened him.
• Russell stabbed Gabriel with a sword of holy light and transferred fallen energy into her, darkening her hair and eyes.
• Gabriel retrieved the Spear of Destiny and used its power to cleanse the fallen energy and transform herself, gaining three pairs of wings.
• Russell told Midnight to take Angela away while he and Constantine stayed behind to fight Gabriel.
• Gabriel descended and targeted Russell, while Constantine fled behind Midnight and then disappeared.
• Russell spread six black wings and faced Gabriel, saying his darkness could succeed where his light could not.

Russell and Gabriel fought above Los Angeles, unleashing storms and devastation as Gabriel tried to stop him and preserve the ritual summoning Mammon. After Gabriel sealed Russell in a massive water Cross, he broke free using water authority of his own and claimed God had given him half of hers.

• Russell summoned a Black Flame Greatsword and clashed with Gabriel, who wielded the Spear of Longinus, as their opposing energies engulfed the sky above Los Angeles.
• Russell and Gabriel carried their battle high above the city, but their attacks caused hurricanes, flooding, and panic across California and the Pacific coast.
• After their weapons broke, Gabriel used her authority over water to trap Russell in a holy water prison and seal him inside a gigantic Cross in the ocean.
• Russell escaped the Cross, seized Gabriel with a Water Element Hand, and claimed God had given him half of her authority.
• Gabriel rejected Russell's explanation and accused him of having fallen from grace.

Gabriel nearly drove Russell into the sea, then rushed back to Los Angeles when she realized Mammon’s descent was close. At the psychiatric hospital, Midnight’s group defeated the demons guarding Angela, but Mammon emerged through her and confronted Constantine.

• Gabriel attacked Russell in a frenzy, and he let her strike him beneath the sea rather than kiss her.
• Gabriel realized her battle had delayed her and hurried toward Los Angeles to stop Mammon’s descent.
• Crowds gathered outside the psychiatric hospital while soldiers failed to breach its magical barrier.
• Midnight and his allies killed the demons defending Angela and entered the swimming pool where the ritual was underway.
• Midnight tried to strike Angela’s abdomen, but a shockwave knocked him and the others away as Mammon took control of her.
• Angela, possessed by Mammon, recognized Constantine, who threatened to kill himself unless Mammon left her body.

Constantine used threats and a fake suicide spell to force Mammon to cure his lung cancer, then destroyed Mammon’s chosen summoning site. Midnight and the others decided Constantine’s death might stop Mammon, and surrounded him as he called for help.

• Constantine threatened to kill himself, convincing Mammon that Satan would come to the human world if he died.
• Constantine claimed he had a suicide spell and late-stage lung cancer, forcing Mammon to cure him without causing pain.
• After Mammon restored his lungs and lit his cigarette, Constantine taunted him until Mammon fled to find Gabriel.
• Constantine destroyed the swimming pool’s summoning circle, cutting off Mammon’s best route into the human world.
• Midnight and his group surrounded Constantine, reasoning that his death would make Satan take Mammon back and save humanity.
• Constantine refused to submit and shouted for Mammon and Gabriel to save him.

Mammon returned to save Constantine and prepared to descend into the human world with Gabriel, but Russell arrived before they could complete the ritual. Mammon manifested his true form to confront Russell as the three powerful beings’ auras divided the Los Angeles sky.

• Mammon smashed into the mental hospital, rescued Constantine, and carried him to the rooftop, where Gabriel arrived with the Spear of Longinus.
• Mammon told Gabriel that Constantine had ruined the agreed descent site, and Gabriel prepared to use the Spear to guide Mammon’s birth through Angela’s abdomen.
• Russell flew in and confronted Constantine, who denied being his teammate and claimed his loyalty to Mammon’s side.
• Gabriel urged Mammon to attack Russell before the ritual, and Mammon released his Dark Energy and manifested a towering devil form.
• Constantine fled as Mammon, Gabriel, and Russell unleashed their auras, dividing the night sky above Los Angeles into red, black, and white.

Russell fought Gabriel and Mammon as they joined forces against him, but Mammon trapped him in the Graveyard of the Living to drain his dark energy. As Russell resisted inside the abyss, he gained Storm's Character Card and began awakening her weather-control powers.

• Russell broke the three-way energy clash, then fought Gabriel and Mammon as they attacked him together.
• Mammon and Gabriel struck Russell from the air, knocking him into a crater and battering him with Gabriel's spear barrage.
• Mammon summoned the Graveyard of the Living and plunged into its abyss to consume Russell's dark energy.
• Gabriel sensed another hidden power awakening and retreated as an enormous storm formed overhead.
• Russell resisted the abyss's deathly energy and received Storm's Character Card, discovering that he could control the weather.