Chapter Summaries

Luke introduced Marvel’s civilian and military technology to Tiga World’s leaders, then proposed a technology exchange supported by access to his cross-world Trading Station. Tiga World approved cooperation, and the two sides agreed to send people to study in each other’s worlds.

• Luke replaced the meeting’s miniature televisions with holographic projections and showed Tiga World’s leaders how Marvel’s civilian and military technology compared with theirs.
• Luke proposed exchanging technologies, and Reiko Kashimura questioned whether Tiga World would be giving up military advances for civilian technology.
• Luke revealed his Trading Station and described the goods available from several alien races, persuading the attendees to approve cooperation.
• Luke and the Tiga World leaders agreed to exchange knowledge by sending people to study in each other’s worlds.

Luke and Galacta watched the Victory Team battle a monster that transformed from a spacecraft and GUTS Wing 1, while Daigo’s Tiga defeated it after a hard fight. The Kyrieloids then prepared to open the Hell Gate and summon their army to conquer the world.

• An unidentified monster approached a Space Development Bureau energy base, and Horii and Yazumi discovered it had transformed from a missing spacecraft and was vulnerable beneath its armor.
• Shinjoh piloted GUTS Wing 1 close to the monster and destroyed its energy storage section with a missile, but a luminous entity emerged, took over his fighter, and turned it into another monster.
• Luke explained that the entity could assimilate people and steal their memories, and Tiga rescued the unconscious Shinjoh before the monster absorbed energy from the base and repaired its first body.
• Tiga switched to his Red Power Form and beat the fused monster, removed its energy storage tank, and destroyed it with his finishing move.
• A group of black-robed Kyrieloids decided to open the Hell Gate, summon their army, and conquer the world before Tiga regained his full power.

Luke worked on a stable interworld transportation spell while Galacta designed an expansion for the Trading Station. When an angel-worshipping crowd gathered outside their hotel, Luke recognized the incident as a Kyrieloid plot and explained that demons, not angels, were manipulating people.

• Luke modified the Ancient One's world-travel spell, while Galacta completed a design for expanding the Trading Station to accommodate Tiga World.
• Luke and Galacta heard a crowd gathering outside their hotel to await an angel and spotted the Victory Team's Sherlock Car nearby.
• Luke approached Daigo, Megumi Iruma, and Rena and learned that reports of an angel had drawn the crowd together.
• After seeing a picture of the supposed angel, Luke recalled that the Kyrieloids were behind the incident and sought humanity's faith.

Luke and the Victory Team discovered that the angel was a false image the Kyrieloidians used to gather human faith and prepare a gate to Earth. Luke gained Megumi Iruma and Rena’s trust by revealing his connection to Ultraman Tiga, then prepared to confront the Kyrieloidians as they began their plan.

• Luke explained that the Kyrieloidians were gathering faith to open a gate, and he proposed drawing them out rather than simply shutting off the angel.
• Luke showed Megumi Iruma and Rena a photograph of miniature Ultraman Tiga, persuading them that Tiga would help stop the Kyrieloidians.
• Daigo agreed to join Luke, and Luke told Megumi Iruma and Rena that Tiga would fight alongside him.
• The Kyrieloidian witch and her followers gathered enough Faith Power and began opening the Hell Gate, while their hacked screens announced the coming monsters.
• Megumi Iruma organized the evacuation, and Luke sent out his black shadows to help before leaving with Galacta to make preparations.

Luke confronted the Kyrieloidians after they branded him and Ultraman Tiga as demons, then trapped the area and its people inside the Mirror Dimension. He began slaughtering the Kyrieloids while allowing Tiga to fight several of them, and the battle continued as Luke kept the others from reaching Tiga.

• A Kyrieloidian used an angel projection to persuade the crowd that Luke and Ultraman Tiga were demons who had to be destroyed.
• Luke appeared above the crowd and walked toward the Hell Gate as people shouted for his destruction.
• Luke created glasslike cracks and pulled the enclosed area into the Mirror Dimension, reshaping it into a vast arena and caging the civilians in the air.
• Munakata brought Megumi Iruma and Rena aboard GUTS Wing 1, while the crew realized Daigo was missing and likely trapped in a birdcage.
• The Kyrieloidians transformed and attacked Luke, who assumed his Dimensional Demon God Form and killed several of them.
• Ultraman Tiga joined the fight, and Luke let several Kyrieloids reach Tiga before returning to stop the rest from attacking him.

Luke opened the Hell Gate and summoned the Dark Giant Legion to fight the vastly larger Kyrieloid Army after Tiga ran out of energy and disappeared. The Dark Giants overwhelmed the Kyrieloids, and Luke waited for their so-called God to appear.

• GUTS Wing 1 and GUTS Wing 2 checked the humans in the birdcages, then supported Tiga as he fought five Kyrieloids.
• Luke slaughtered the Kyrieloids surrounding him while two Second-Generation Kyrieloids opened the Hell Gate.
• The Hell Gate revealed an army of nearly a hundred thousand Kyrieloids, and the exhausted Tiga vanished after defeating his opponents with the Victory Team's help.
• Luke summoned tens of thousands of Dark Giants and ordered them to fight the Kyrieloid Army.
• The Dark Legion broke through the Kyrieloids' ranks, while Luke sent two Giant Shadow Devourer Soldiers to gather powerful shadows and waited for the God of the Kyrieloids.

Luke watched the Dark Giant Legion and the rapidly growing Shadow Devourer Soldiers overwhelm the Kyrieloid Army, then confronted the God of the Kyrieloids at the Hell Gate. After learning that the God’s “Great Darkness” was Gatanothor, whom Luke had already defeated, Luke challenged him to a fight, and the frightened god prepared to flee.

• The two Shadow Devourer Soldiers emerged from the battlefield’s shadows, swallowed Kyrieloidians, and grew to nearly five hundred meters tall.
• The Dark Giant Legion broke the Kyrieloid Army’s lines, letting the Shadow Devourer Soldiers devour more of the scattered troops as Luke watched.
• Luke sensed the God of the Kyrieloids at the Hell Gate and learned that he feared a being called the Great Darkness.
• Luke recognized the Great Darkness as Gatanothor, showed the god one of Gatanothor’s claws, and claimed he had defeated him.
• Luke challenged the God of the Kyrieloids to a match, while the god reached for the Hell Gate, ready to escape.

Luke captured the God of the Kyrieloids, learned that he could transform worshippers into Kyrieloidians, and made him a subordinate after a contract. Ji God accepted the deal in exchange for access to Luke’s vast supply of dark energy, and Luke renamed him Little Ji.

• Luke copied the God of the Kyrieloids’ teleportation spell, stabilized the shrinking portal with dark energy, and pulled him through by the neck.
• Luke stopped Ji God from escaping and questioned him about his ability to transform worshippers into Kyrieloidians.
• Luke ordered Ji God to make the Kyrieloidians gather so the Shadow Devourer Soldier could devour them.
• Luke signed a contract with Ji God and granted him access to the Shadow World’s dark energy.
• Ji God pledged himself to Luke, who named him Little Ji.

Galacta used the Black Rose’s dark power to secretly eliminate the Kirielians who had escaped Luke’s Mirror Dimension. As Tetsuji Yoshioka prepared the Earth Defense Force and the Artdessei for the threat of the Kyrieloid army, the city was evacuated and armed for battle.

• Cracks spread around the Hell Gate and swallowed it and the nearby people into the Mirror Dimension, while a black-robed figure watched from a rooftop.
• Galacta scanned for the remaining Kirielians, used the Black Rose to boost her speed, and eliminated them throughout the city in just over ten seconds.
• Yazumi reported the disappearances at TPC headquarters, and Tetsuji Yoshioka recognized the cracks as Luke’s ability.
• After Yazumi told him about the Hell Gate and the Kyrieloid army, Tetsuji Yoshioka mobilized the Earth Defense Force and requested the Artdessei as backup.
• The city center was evacuated as the military took up positions, and the Artdessei appeared over the city.

After defeating the Kyrieloidians, Luke claimed their hidden realm and began turning Little Ji’s followers into Kyrieloidians to feed his Shadow Devourer Soldiers. He left Little Ji in charge of the creatures and returned with Galacta to continue working on cross-world magic.

• Luke discovered that Little Ji’s hidden realm could house hundreds of thousands of Kyrieloidians and claimed it as a farm for his Shadow Devourer Soldiers.
• Luke freed the humans from their cages, returned with Daigo and the GUTS team to the real world, and assured Tetsuji Yoshioka that the Kyrieloidians would not return.
• Luke had Little Ji transform his human followers into Second-Generation Kyrieloids, which the Shadow Devourer Soldiers immediately devoured.
• Luke assigned Little Ji to raise and feed the Shadow Devourer Soldiers, then left the hidden realm with Galacta to work on his cross-world magic.

Luke modified the Interworld Teleportation Magic into a stable, lasting doorway and used it to reach the Trading Station from his hotel. After reconnecting to the Marvel World, he called Tony and discussed preparing a trading outpost in the Tiga World.

• Luke redesigned the Interworld Teleportation Magic with an additional framework generator and used it to create a solid double door to the Trading Station.
• Luke crossed through the door, found the Trading Station operating normally, and connected his phone to the Marvel World's network.
• Luke called Tony, who asked Megatron to bring the AllSpark and flew to meet him.
• Galacta joined Luke and talked with him about returning to work and preparing the Tiga World for interworld trade.
• Luke planned to notify the Tiga World's leadership and establish an outpost by repairing the R'lyeh Ruins with help from the Dark Giants Corps.

Luke reunited with Tony in Tiga World and explained his plan to establish a cross-world Trading Station so he could obtain technology through trade rather than force. Tony advised him to enforce rules with strength and agreed to explore the world and support the station.

• Tony reached the Trading Station and teased Luke after Luke struggled to open his specially designed portal door.
• Luke revealed that they were in a world without internet, and Tony realized it was not their world.
• Tony praised Luke's cross-world portal magic, and Luke explained that he had modified a spell created by the Ancient One.
• Luke told Tony and Galacta that he wanted to build a Trading Station to trade for technology instead of taking it by force.
• Tony advised Luke to set rules for participating worlds and use his power to prevent conflicts from escalating into wars.
• Tony offered to help by touring Tiga World and buying technology once Luke opened the Trading Station outpost.

Luke returned to Tony in the peaceful Tiga World, where they discussed visiting together with Pepper and Tony's future wedding. Tony then revealed that Wakanda had emerged publicly and was being nominated to join the Security Council, leading Luke to learn that the AllSpark was connected to the change.

• Luke explained that the Tiga World had unified Earth, fewer conflicts, and a much lower crime rate than the Marvel World.
• Luke offered to show Tony and Pepper around the Tiga World, and Tony said he planned to marry Pepper once his work settled down.
• Tony told Luke that a major incident had changed the global landscape while Luke was away, and clarified that Galactus had not intervened because it involved events within an Earth nation.
• Tony revealed that Wakanda was being nominated to join the Security Council and had joined the Trading Station.
• Tony said Wakanda's new ties were connected to the lost AllSpark.

Zola investigated Wakanda after learning that Ulysses Klaue had sold vibranium, and he suspected the country was hiding both advanced resources and a network of agents. He arranged for Erik Killmonger to be brought to New York, where he identified himself as Erik’s employer.

• After discovering Wakanda’s suspicious wealth and outdated intelligence records, Zola found many Wakandans abroad and concluded that they were agents.
• Zola noticed that Erik Killmonger worked as a mercenary on dangerous battlefields and decided to contact him.
• A mercenary company pulled Erik from the battlefield and escorted him to New York, where he realized his employer was interested in his Wakandan background.
• Erik tried to escape his escorts but was stunned, hooded, tied up, and taken to a quiet room.
• Zola revealed himself to Erik, cut his restraints with a knife, and confirmed that he had hired him.

Zola confronted Erik about Wakanda, revealed how much he knew about its agents and vibranium, and exploited Erik’s doubts about his exile and his father’s death. He offered to help Erik return to Wakanda and claim the throne in exchange for vibranium.

• Erik questioned why Zola had brought him in, and Zola showed him lists of Wakandan agents deployed around the world.
• Erik warned Zola to stop investigating Wakanda, but Zola revealed that he knew about its vibranium and watched Erik’s reaction confirm it existed.
• Zola displayed records of Erik’s life and taunted him about being exiled from Wakanda, stirring his doubts about his father’s death and his place in the kingdom.
• Erik attacked Zola, who dodged the punch and pinned him to the floor while continuing to provoke him with footage of T'Challa.
• Zola offered to help Erik return to Wakanda and claim its throne if Erik gave him vibranium.

Erik agreed to work with Zola, who promised to get him before Wakanda's king so he could challenge for the throne. Zola revealed Hydra evidence and footage of a mysterious figure who had crippled Hydra, leaving Erik unaware of the man's identity.

• Zola persuaded Erik to help him obtain vibranium by offering to help him seize power in Wakanda and fulfill N'Jobu's wish.
• Erik showed Zola his necklace, which gave him the right to challenge Wakanda's king, and agreed to enter a global peace summit with Zola's help.
• Erik doubted Zola could arrange a false identity, so Zola revealed that he was Hydra and showed footage proving his connection to its operations.
• Zola showed Erik footage of the Helicarrier battle and explained that an unidentified figure had left Hydra too afraid to seek revenge.
• Zola told Erik he would learn the mysterious figure's identity after becoming king of Wakanda.

Erik Killmonger used the royal necklace to publicly challenge T'Chaka, with Zola guiding him through the meeting and arranging a reporter to record the confrontation. T'Chaka accepted the challenge but said it had to take place in Wakanda, and Erik left believing he would become king.

• Zola warned Erik not to challenge T'Chaka while he was surrounded by leaders and arranged for a reporter to approach him after the meeting.
• After the meeting, Erik confronted T'Chaka with a necklace he identified as a symbol granting its owner the right to challenge Wakanda's king.
• Erik declared himself Erik Killmonger and challenged T'Chaka as a royal heir while a reporter filmed them.
• T'Chaka stopped the guards from seizing Erik and accepted the challenge, stating that it must take place in Wakanda before the Panther Goddess and the Wakandan people.
• Zola told Erik he would spread news of the challenge, and Erik said he would welcome Zola in Wakanda as its king.

T'Chaka confronted Erik about his claim to Wakanda's throne, and Erik accused him of killing N'Jobu. Back in Wakanda, T'Chaka prepared T'Challa to challenge Erik after his own defeat and asked him not to seek revenge if Erik killed him.

• T'Chaka accepted Erik's challenge and asked why he had allied with outsiders, but Erik accused him of killing his father, N'Jobu.
• T'Chaka admitted he had killed N'Jobu, declared that neither he nor Erik should rule Wakanda, and took Erik back to Wakanda.
• Zola watched the group's spacecraft leave New York and smiled as it moved across his screen.
• T'Chaka told T'Challa that he expected to lose to Erik, then gave him a royal necklace and instructed him to challenge Erik afterward.
• T'Chaka confessed to T'Challa that he had killed N'Jobu and asked him not to avenge his death, directing him to Zuri for the full story if he died.

T'Challa and Shuri secretly interfered in the King's Challenge to save T'Chaka, allowing Erik to win and become the next king unless another warrior defeated him. After Erik killed the Mining Tribe's champion, T'Challa stepped forward to challenge him.

• T'Challa told Shuri how they might protect T'Chaka, and she prepared a device to interfere with the fight.
• Zuri removed T'Chaka's Black Panther's Power, and Erik emerged to challenge him.
• When Erik knocked T'Chaka down, Shuri used her bracelet to render T'Chaka unconscious, and Zuri declared Erik the winner.
• Erik realized T'Challa and Shuri had interfered but chose not to expose them, then invited others to challenge him.
• The Mining Tribe's champion challenged Erik, who killed him with two short spears and frightened the other would-be challengers.
• T'Challa displayed his royal ring and announced that he would challenge N'Jadaka.

Erik defeated T'Challa in the King's Challenge and was declared the new Black Panther, but T'Challa's last words about T'Chaka killing Erik's father to protect Wakanda left Erik questioning what he had been told. Erik decided to complete his coronation and uncover the truth afterward.

• Zuri began the King's Challenge, and Erik discovered Shuri's planned intervention before she could use it.
• Erik taunted T'Challa and controlled the fight, then intensified his assault when T'Challa failed to counterattack.
• T'Challa briefly countered, but Erik pinned him and nearly killed him before Shuri tried to intervene.
• Erik used T'Challa as a shield and choked him until T'Challa said T'Chaka had killed Erik's father because he was trying to hurt Wakanda.
• T'Challa passed out, and Zuri declared Erik the winner; Erik let T'Challa be carried away and decided to finish the coronation before investigating the truth.