Chapter Summaries

Zhang Yang used the Vishanti's incantation to deliver souls from Death's Realm to Vishanti's Realm, forcing Death to stop him by ending their date. He demanded that Death send him back, and she took her seat on her throne and assumed a woman's form.

• Death watched as Zhang Yang kept reciting the Vishanti's incantation, then realized it was affecting the ghosts and souls in her realm.
• The restless souls began fleeing to Vishanti's Realm, and Death understood that Zhang Yang was delivering them away from her.
• Death told Zhang Yang to stop chanting and declared that they were no longer dating, so he fell silent and demanded she send him back.
• Zhang Yang argued that Death had brought him there to date him and should let him return now that she had ended it.
• Death grew serious, walked into her realm, sat on her throne, and transformed from a collection of bones into a woman.

Death warned Zhang Yang that Eternity wanted to erase him and revealed that the Ancient One had expelled him from Kamar-Taj to protect him. Zhang Yang reconsidered leaving the Death Realm, while Death admitted she wanted him to stay for company and disliked Eternity’s interference.

• Zhang Yang tried to open a Portal and leave the Death Realm, but Death warned that Eternity could find and kill him if he used magic.
• Death reminded Zhang Yang that the Ancient One had expelled him from Kamar-Taj, stirring his anger and suspicion about her reasons.
• Death revealed that the Vishanti and Eternity watched Kamar-Taj, and that the Ancient One had sent Zhang Yang away to protect him.
• Zhang Yang realized he had misjudged the Ancient One and asked Death why she was helping him.
• Death explained that she wanted Zhang Yang’s company and disliked Eternity’s habit of eliminating perceived dangers.

Zhang Yang negotiated with Death to remain in the Death Realm and practice magic, while the Ancient One discovered he had vanished from outside Kamar-Taj. The chapter ended with the Ancient One suspecting that Death had taken him.

• Death told Zhang Yang she had no intention of erasing him and said he could leave the Death Realm if he wished.
• Zhang Yang chose to stay in the Death Realm, setting conditions and threatening to leave if Death refused; Death accepted his terms.
• The Ancient One learned from Mordo that Zhang Yang had disappeared as soon as he left Kamar-Taj.
• The Ancient One and Mordo found traces of powerful energy near Kamar-Taj, and the Ancient One identified a hint of Death's presence.

The Ancient One confronted Eternity to ask why the Creator Gods were targeting Zhang Yang, whom she believed Death had taken. Eternity accused her of betraying the gods by letting Zhang Yang go, and the chapter left her facing his wrath and expecting to die.

• The Ancient One sensed Death's lingering aura and concluded that Zhang Yang had probably been taken by Death.
• The Ancient One sent Mordo away, then traveled in spirit to Eternity's Domain to question Eternity about Zhang Yang.
• Eternity let the Ancient One enter and immediately rebuked her for betraying the gods' hopes by letting Zhang Yang go.
• Eternity's power caused the Ancient One intense pain as she admitted she had released Zhang Yang without permission.
• The Ancient One asked why Eternity was determined to destroy Zhang Yang despite his having studied magic for less than a month, then lowered her head, expecting to die.

Eternity confronted The Ancient One with the possibility that her protection of Zhang Yang could endanger Earth and the Multiverse, then sent her back to Kamar-Taj to reflect. She awoke to find Mordo and Wong waiting solemnly, suggesting something had happened while she was away.

• Eternity’s words about The Ancient One destroying Earth left her shaken and questioning whether she had been wrong.
• The Ancient One acknowledged that she understood and clasped her hands in salute.
• Eternity told The Ancient One to think carefully and returned her to Kamar-Taj.
• The Ancient One awoke to find Mordo and Wong standing solemnly before her.

The Ancient One questioned whether she had been right to let Zhang Yang leave Kamar-Taj after Eternity warned that Zhang Yang could threaten the Megaverse. Wong and Mordo stood by the decision, while Thanos left the Death Realm feeling betrayed by Death and distressed that Zhang Yang remained there.

• Mordo told The Ancient One that S.H.I.E.L.D. had sent Kamar-Taj a warning letter demanding cooperation, but she dismissed the threat.
• Wong recognized that The Ancient One was troubled about Zhang Yang, and she asked him and Mordo whether letting him leave Kamar-Taj had been right.
• The Ancient One explained that Eternity believed Zhang Yang could shake the Megaverse if he strayed onto the wrong path and warned that Earth’s protectors were letting it fall into danger.
• Wong and Mordo told The Ancient One they still believed letting Zhang Yang go was right, and she dismissed them from the Sanctum.
• Thanos left the Death Realm aboard his warship, feeling deceived by Death and upset that she had expelled him while Zhang Yang remained there.

Thanos learned that every Infinity Stone he had brought back from Kamar-Taj was fake, destroying his hope of using the stones to open a path to the Death Realm and retrieve Zhang Yang. He went to see the failed stones and found his subordinates lying among them, leaving him furious and feeling deceived.

• Thanos refused to let Ebony Maw leave without explaining why he had come.
• Ebony Maw told Thanos that his subordinates had tested all the stones and found none of them real.
• Thanos demanded confirmation, and Ebony Maw repeated that every stone from Kamar-Taj was fake.
• Thanos followed Ebony Maw to a room and saw the stones scattered across the floor beside his exhausted subordinates.
• Thanos accepted the truth and was overwhelmed by rage at having been played.

Thanos learned that the Infinity Stones Zhang Yang had given him were fake and was furious, but he could not kill Zhang Yang without trapping him in the Death Realm. He refused to attack Earth, while his followers wondered at his behavior and Nebula caught them discussing him.

• Thanos struggled with his hatred of Zhang Yang, knowing that killing him would leave him trapped in the Death Realm.
• Ebony Maw urged Thanos to lead an army against Kamar-Taj and kill Zhang Yang, prompting Thanos to angrily rebuke him.
• Thanos told his followers that he already knew the Infinity Stones were fake and left the warship in a rage.
• After Thanos left, Ebony Maw and Corvus Glaive discussed his anger and wondered whether he had lost trust in them.
• Nebula overheard the group talking about Thanos and called them out.

Nebula, resentful of Gamora and desperate for Thanos’s approval, confronted the Black Order and then sought out Thanos to offer help with the problem keeping him from attacking Earth. Thanos dismissed her, but Nebula insisted she could do anything Gamora could.

• Nebula rebuked the Black Order for judging Thanos, and they sarcastically called her his beloved daughter before going to rest.
• Nebula reflected on her rivalry with Gamora, her mechanical body, and her determination to prove she was superior.
• Nebula decided Thanos must have a reason for not attacking Earth and went to his quarters to offer help.
• Thanos impatiently told Nebula to leave his private matters alone, but she insisted she could do anything Gamora could.

Thanos punished Nebula for bringing up Gamora, while Eternity warned Infinity that Zhang Yang was an outsider whose foreign energy could threaten the Multiverse. Infinity became interested in investigating Zhang Yang after Eternity explained his concern.

• Thanos struck Nebula down and ordered her to leave after she mentioned Gamora's betrayal.
• After Nebula left, Thanos stood alone in the ship's hold, weighed down by his thoughts.
• Eternity complained to Infinity that humans defied the gods despite being given a peaceful place to live.
• Infinity dismissed Zhang Yang as an ordinary human and challenged Eternity when he called the gods careless.
• Eternity explained that Zhang Yang carried energy from beyond the Multiverse and could become a dangerous threat.
• Infinity asked how Eternity knew Zhang Yang would affect the Multiverse, and Eternity said his role as keeper of the timelines gave him foresight.

Eternity decided to pursue erasing Zhang Yang, believing that doing so would best protect the multiverse, and promised to seek the Living Tribunal’s help in protecting Galacta. He left Infinity without telling her where Zhang Yang was, and she called after him to ask.

• Infinity questioned whether dealing with Zhang Yang would trigger unforeseen dangers, and Eternity said his visions showed the same worst outcome either way.
• Infinity agreed to help on the condition that she become the administrator, and Eternity accepted.
• Infinity insisted that Eternity handle Galactus because Zhang Yang remained bonded to Galacta.
• Eternity said he would consult the Living Tribunal and promised that Galacta would survive, then vanished from Eternity's Domain.
• Infinity realized Eternity had not told her Zhang Yang’s location and called after him.

Infinity learned that Eternity had not found the person he wanted dealt with, while Death urged Zhang Yang to grow stronger in the Death Realm. Zhang Yang questioned why Death was helping him, and the chapter ended before she explained her motives.

• Eternity told Infinity through the Time Rift that he had not found the target and that Infinity would have to handle him.
• Death overheard Infinity and Eternity, closed the rift, and watched Zhang Yang practice magic in the Death Realm.
• Death complained that Zhang Yang had not made a breakthrough, and Zhang Yang asked why she was pushing him to grow stronger.
• Death restrained Zhang Yang with resentful spirits and insisted she could help his magic better than Kamar-Taj, citing her connection to Dormammu.
• Zhang Yang asked whether Death truly wanted him strong enough to oppose the Creator Gods, and the chapter ended before she answered.

Zhang Yang deduced that Eternity was the Creator God targeting him, while Death claimed she wanted to help him learn magic. When Death probed his energy, Zhang Yang secretly used Magic Plunder to try absorbing energy from her.

• Death teased Zhang Yang and said she had intervened because his progress in learning magic was slow.
• Zhang Yang challenged Death’s motives and concluded that Eternity was the Creator God trying to deal with him.
• Death expressed surprise at Zhang Yang’s deduction and said she had begun to appreciate his cleverness.
• Death probed the energy inside Zhang Yang, and he sensed the immense power within her.
• Zhang Yang activated Magic Plunder, hoping to absorb energy from Death.

Zhang Yang used Plunder Magic to break the Death Realm's barrier and absorb its energy, shocking Death. After Death stopped his absorption, Zhang Yang revealed how much stronger he had become and mocked her earlier offer to teach him magic.

• Zhang Yang activated his magic circles, dispelling the vengeful spirits around him and breaking the Death Realm's barrier.
• The Death Realm's spirits and energy surged toward Zhang Yang, leaving Death stunned as he absorbed its power.
• Death destroyed Zhang Yang's magic circles to stop the absorption and demanded to know how he had broken the barrier.
• Zhang Yang felt the Death Realm's energy merge with the power he had already absorbed and strengthen him considerably.
• Zhang Yang reminded Death that she had teased him and offered to teach him magic, leaving her speechless and furious.

Zhang Yang absorbed energy from the Death Realm without surrendering his soul, broke its barrier, and left after becoming a god. Death realized he was a self-made god who could defy her control, and considered the threat he posed to Eternity and the Multiverse’s five Creator Gods.

• Death tried to restrain Zhang Yang with vengeful spirits, but they burned away before reaching him.
• Zhang Yang thanked Death for the power she had given him, then opened the gates of the Death Realm and departed.
• Death realized Zhang Yang had become a god and could break her barrier and ignore the Death Realm’s rules.
• Death understood that Zhang Yang had absorbed her realm’s energy without becoming her follower, leaving him beyond her control.
• Death reflected that Zhang Yang’s rise from a human on Earth defied the usual paths to godhood and recalled Eternity’s fear of him.

The Ancient One chose to protect Zhang Yang rather than obey Eternity, defying the god she had served for centuries. Eternity rejected her as his disciple and ordered her to leave, leaving her to face the consequences of her choice.

• Death wondered what kind of god Zhang Yang had become and congratulated the Multiverse on the birth of a sixth Creator God.
• After three days of deliberation and urging from Wong and Mordo, The Ancient One returned to the Eternal Kingdom to answer Eternity.
• Eternity asked whether The Ancient One had found Zhang Yang, expecting her to remain faithful and reveal his whereabouts.
• The Ancient One said she did not know where Zhang Yang was and would not tell Eternity even if she did.
• Eternity accused The Ancient One of turning her back on a god and declared that she was no longer his disciple.
• The Ancient One accepted her loss and the danger she faced, while Eternity ordered her to go.

The Ancient One returned to Kamar-Taj after Eternity spared her, only to learn that the Vishanti had withdrawn their magic from its sorcerers. Facing pressure from the Eternal Emperor to betray Zhang Yang or risk Earth’s safety, she asked Wong and Mordo whether they regretted their choice, and they remained torn.

• Eternity sent the Ancient One back to Kamar-Taj instead of erasing her soul.
• Wong and Mordo told the Ancient One that every sorcerer at Kamar-Taj had lost their magic.
• The Ancient One realized the Vishanti had removed all magic tied to them, leaving her with only power from other sources.
• The Ancient One explained that without White Magic, Kamar-Taj could not protect Earth from threats connected to Black Magic and other dimensions.
• The Ancient One asked Wong and Mordo whether they regretted standing by Zhang Yang, and they fell silent as they weighed Earth’s survival against their choice.

The Ancient One, Wong, and Mordo faced S.H.I.E.L.D.’s public smear campaign against Kamar-Taj while the Vishanti’s withdrawal of White Magic left them unable to defend against a nuclear strike. The Ancient One weighed her options and considered seeking a compromise with the Eternal Emperor to restore defensive magic to Earth.

• S.H.I.E.L.D. threatened Kamar-Taj with a nuclear bomb while its mages had no defensive magic.
• The Ancient One recognized that a strike could destroy Kamar-Taj and force her to choose between abandoning it or attacking S.H.I.E.L.D.
• The Ancient One considered seeking a compromise with the Eternal Emperor to restore defensive magic to Earth.

The Ancient One prepared to yield to the Creator Gods until Zhang Yang returned from the Death Realm, carrying much greater power than before. He reunited with his former allies and offered to help Earth's mages, but The Ancient One concealed Kamar-Taj's troubles from him.

• The Ancient One decided humans could not stand against the Creator Gods and resolved to seek out the Eternal Emperor again.
• Zhang Yang appeared at Kamar-Taj, astonishing The Ancient One and giving Wong and Mordo new hope.
• Wong and Mordo clung to Zhang Yang and told him Kamar-Taj had suffered under pressure from S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Creator Gods.
• Zhang Yang greeted The Ancient One and returned to help Earth's mages stand tall.
• Zhang Yang asked whether something had happened to Kamar-Taj, but The Ancient One denied it and stopped Wong and Mordo from explaining.

Mordo asked Zhang Yang to sacrifice himself to the Eternal Emperor in exchange for Earth's safety, while the Ancient One regretted that he had returned to Kamar-Taj. Zhang Yang remained before them, determined to stay and free Earth's mages from the gods' control.

• Mordo dropped to his knees before Zhang Yang and asked him to give his life for Earth's peace.
• Mordo said the Ancient One had been planning to trade Zhang Yang's life for Earth's safety.
• The Ancient One sighed and told Zhang Yang that he should not have come back.