Vol. 1The Mage’s Crossroads

Richard developed his own magic, stopped the Raccoon City outbreak, and fought threats across several worlds while building alliances in the Marvel world. He returned to Kamar-Taj with copied runes as Kaecilius and the Ancient One prepared to trap Dormammu, while the red cloak regretted staying behind.

  • Richard treated Tony Stark and offered to remove the shrapnel threatening his life, while Simmons warned him that the Black Snake Gang planned to ambush him.
  • Simmons offered Richard the gang’s hidden money and records, and Richard decided to use the money to acquire a medical laboratory.
  • Richard contained the Gateway of Hell in the Mirror Dimension, suffered severe injuries, and awoke in the hospital as Kaecilius began doubting the Ancient One.
  • Richard traveled to Raccoon City, entered the Hive, killed Spence Parks, and fought through zombies toward B4.
  • Richard killed the Zombie Dog Leader and froze the attacking beasts, while Dr. Isaacs authorized a tactical nuclear bomb.
  • Richard shattered the antidote vial, its vapor killed Raccoon City’s zombies, and he later took elderly Alicia to a cloning institute.
  • Richard forced the Red Mountain Group directors to surrender secret technologies, then returned to the Marvel world and gave Tony Stark a female artificial intelligence.
  • Richard returned through a portal after the red cloak turned down his invitation, and the cloak hurried after him once he had left.
Chapters 1–100 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Lingshu World-Passage

Richard left the hospital after Doctor Strange helped get him fired, then trained with the Ancient One and developed magic powered by his own divine power. After crossing into a parallel world and destroying the Red Mountain Group, he returned to Christine and began planning a medical company with Simmons.

  • Richard treated Tony Stark and offered to remove the shrapnel threatening his life, while Simmons warned him that the Black Snake Gang planned to ambush him.
  • Richard survived the gang’s attack, killed Eddie Bullman and Quinn Fultz, and was fired from Presbyterian Hospital after Stephen Strange persuaded the board to dismiss him.
  • Richard followed Mordo to Kamar-Taj, met the Ancient One, and began studying magic after seeing Dormammu during an interdimensional journey.
  • Richard developed spells powered by his own divine power and created the Lingshu World-Passage Technique to cross between dimensions.
  • Richard traveled to a parallel world, learned that the Red Mountain Group had killed his alter ego, and destroyed the company before returning through a portal.
  • Richard returned to Kamar-Taj and New York, reunited with Christine, and they agreed to start a company together.
  • Simmons offered Richard the Black Snake Gang’s hidden money and records, and Richard decided to use the money to acquire a medical laboratory.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Mage and the Hive

Richard survived the New York Sanctum attack, joined S.H.I.E.L.D. as an external consultant, and pursued the people behind the attacks on doctors and the Federer Laboratory. After saving Tony Stark and uncovering clues tied to Phoenix Biotech, Richard traveled to Raccoon City, where he entered the Hive and began confronting the T-Virus outbreak.

  • Richard contained the Gateway of Hell in the Mirror Dimension, suffered severe injuries, and awoke in the hospital as the Ancient One faced the dimension lords and Kaecilius began doubting her.
  • After leaving Presbyterian Hospital, Richard helped Mrs. Pangborn seek a cure for Jonathan and discovered that attackers were targeting doctors connected to a burned experimental girl.
  • Richard investigated the Federer Laboratory fire and the deaths of Wall Federer and Alex Bulwer, then accepted Coulson’s offer to join S.H.I.E.L.D. as an external medical consultant.
  • Richard helped treat wounded patients at a S.H.I.E.L.D. base, then rescued Pepper Potts and Coulson from Iron Monger before destroying Obadiah’s suit and saving Tony.
  • Richard formed a research partnership with Tony and Pepper, rescued Professor Jennings from attackers, and traced clues to Phoenix Biotech and Senator William Samson.
  • Richard planted a tracking trigger in Samson’s soul, while Fury moved Professor Jennings to the S.H.I.E.L.D. Science Academy and listed Richard under the codename Mage.
  • Richard traveled to Raccoon City, met his counterpart and escaped Jill Valentine, then entered the Hive, killed Spence Parks, and fought through zombies toward B4.
  • Richard challenged the Red Queen over the Hive’s containment failures, while his Alter Ego fought zombie dogs on the highway.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Raccoon City Outbreak

Richard confronted Umbrella, stopped the zombie horde, and released an antidote that saved Raccoon City. After Jill chose to remain in her world and Richard took elderly Alicia to a cloning institute, he traveled to an unfamiliar world and drew the pursuit of its Heavenly Punishment System.

  • Richard stole the Red Queen’s and White Queen’s data backups, while Wesker investigated him and selected Ada Wong as a potential agent.
  • At the elementary school, Richard killed his violent Alter Ego and later told Jill about his origins, his powers, Umbrella’s plans, and the coming outbreak.
  • A Zombie Dog Leader brought a vast horde toward Raccoon City, while Jill and the police fought infected people and tried to protect civilians.
  • Richard killed the Zombie Dog Leader and froze the attacking beasts, while Wesker’s forces battled the horde and Dr. Isaacs authorized a tactical nuclear bomb.
  • Six Dr. Isaacs clones transformed into Tyrants and attacked the original Isaacs in the Hive, where the surviving clone and Main Body killed one another before Richard escaped the collapsing laboratory.
  • Richard shattered the antidote vial, its vapor killed Raccoon City’s zombies, and the city’s survivors celebrated.
  • Richard offered Jill a chance to leave with him, but she stayed and agreed to investigate T-Virus samples with Ada and the Red Queen, and Richard took elderly Alicia to a cloning institute.
  • In an unfamiliar world, Richard raised his Fireball spell, escaped the Heavenly Punishment System’s pursuit, and opened a channel toward Marvel before a gigantic thunder eye targeted him again.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4The Dormammu Trap

Richard dismantled the Red Mountain Group’s plot, took charge of a circle of young HYDRA agents, and helped Natasha and Melina reclaim the Red Room. At Kamar-Taj, he prepared Kaecilius to help trap Dormammu, then returned with a copied set of runes while the red cloak regretted staying behind.

  • Richard killed his alter ego, escaped the Giant Eye of Thunder, and returned to Lin’s home, where he uncovered the Red Mountain Group’s surveillance and destroyed its Johannesburg branch.
  • Richard forced the Red Mountain Group directors to surrender secret technologies, then returned to the Marvel world and gave Tony Stark a female artificial intelligence.
  • Richard used White Queen’s investigation to find young HYDRA agents at Starlight Bar, learned of their dealings and their connection to Professor Jennings Phillips, and declared himself their boss.
  • Richard exposed Natasha Romanoff’s identity, investigated the Red Room, and later rescued Natasha from Dreykov’s Sky Fortress, where Natasha killed Dreykov and reunited with Melina.
  • Richard brought Shay Martinez to Kamar-Taj as an apprentice and persuaded Kaecilius that the Ancient One had borrowed Dark Dimension power to protect Earth.
  • Richard and Kaecilius planned to lure Dormammu’s avatar into a sealed abandoned dimension, with Kaecilius drawing its attention and the Ancient One helping prepare the trap.
  • The Ancient One gave Kaecilius the Cloak of Protection and assigned him and Mordo to the task, while Richard tested the cloak and copied the runes of the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak.
  • Richard returned through a portal after the red cloak turned down his invitation, and the cloak hurried after him once he had left.
Chapters 76–100 Summaries Read
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