Chapter Summaries

The survivors learned that the Angel Statue moved and killed whenever it was unwatched, but exhaustion and mistrust made them ignore the researcher’s warnings. After the Angel turned one soldier into a statue and proved impossible to destroy, it and the new statue attacked the remaining survivors, leaving everyone turned to stone.

• The survivors found the Angel Statue had vanished during a brief moment when everyone blinked, then discovered it with a changed, threatening appearance.
• A soldier struck the researcher after questioning his claim that the statue attacked when unwatched, and the Angel Statue revealed its monstrous face and seized another soldier.
• Everyone fled, and the base lost power; when the researcher restored the lights, the seized soldier had become a statue.
• The survivors smashed the soldier statue with tools, but it immediately reformed whenever they looked away.
• The Angel Statue reappeared, the soldier statue began embracing the others, and soon all the survivors had become statues.

Tony investigated the new Weeping Angel statue after learning the military had already lost soldiers to it, and The Doctor warned him that images of the creature could spawn more Angels. Tony alerted S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers, then began seeking a way to keep the statue under permanent observation.

• Tony worried that the new Weeping Angel statue was dangerous, while Krillin revealed that dozens of soldiers had already been turned into statues.
• The Doctor appeared in Stark Tower and told Tony that Weeping Angels stole time, reproduced rapidly, and could emerge from images of themselves.
• Tony asked whether photographs could become Weeping Angels, and The Doctor said they had a chance of doing so.
• Tony tried to warn General Ross, but Ross dismissed his concerns and hung up.
• Tony sent an intelligence report to S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers, then sought a creature capable of observing the statue permanently.

Tony learned more about the Weeping Angels and secured the photographs of one with the Foundation’s help. When he asked Jiang Xiang how to deal with them, Jiang Xiang warned that anything bearing an angel would become an angel.

• The Doctor vanished from Tony’s home, leaving Tony with legends about the Weeping Angels but no useful book or guidance.
• Pepper brought Tony a letter from the Military, and Tony worried that its photographs might turn into Weeping Angels.
• Tony called Tien Shinhan and the Sanctum, then confirmed with Ah Xing that the suited men who arrived were Foundation members seeking information.
• Tony told the Foundation team about the statue and The Doctor, then sealed the photographs in a watched, welded-off storage area.
• Tony met Jiang Xiang at the New York Sanctum and learned that Jiang Xiang had heard his call to Kamar-Taj.
• Jiang Xiang asked how Tony had escaped the statue’s spacetime attack, then warned him that anything bearing an angel would become an angel.

Jiang Xiang explained that anything bearing a Weeping Angel’s image could become one, raising the possibility that the creature could multiply across New York. At the besieged military base, Tiger injected himself with V-II o Serum to hold off a pursuing Angel Statue as his squad fled.

• Jiang Xiang warned Tony that the Weeping Angel could turn living beings, objects, reflections, surveillance cameras, and pictures into more Angels.
• Jiang Xiang realized that something terrible had already happened at the military base housing the Weeping Angel.
• The military locked down the base and ordered its soldiers to defend it while a special squad of Superhumans faced the threat.
• Tiger sensed the Angel Statues catching up and told Rose to put him down so he could cover the squad’s retreat.
• Tiger injected a full vial of V-II o Serum after an Angel Statue with broken wings appeared behind them.
• After a teammate screamed, Tiger lunged toward the enemy, prepared to fight alone.

General Ross and the military failed to stop the Weeping Angels, while the Angels trapped Hulk and tried to turn Banner into one of them. Banner's new Four-Armed Hulk personality awakened, and Hulk destroyed the building around them.

• General Ross arrived after the Tiger Team was wiped out and found that Red Hulk's attacks could only break Weeping Angel statues temporarily.
• The Weeping Angels caused heavy casualties among Ross's soldiers, and his subordinates reported that Angels had appeared in the city.
• Hulk was trapped in a decrepit building filled with Angel statues and human remains that were beginning to mutate.
• A Weeping Angel hypnotized Hulk and Banner, forcing them into dreams as it tried to absorb Banner's temporal energy.
• A new Four-Armed Hulk personality emerged, and Hulk unleashed his rage and demolished the building with three punches.

The four-armed Hulk suppressed the Weeping Angels in New York, and Ah Xing warned S.H.I.E.L.D. that the Foundation’s restricted files contained threats capable of destroying cities or worse. In the Mirror Dimension, Jiang Xiang left Tony alone to face dozens of Weeping Angels.

• The four-armed Hulk bombarded the Weeping Angels and vanished, then Banner returned to his human form as Hill invited him to help S.H.I.E.L.D.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. agents inspected the building and confirmed that the Weeping Angels inside appeared to have been dealt with.
• Ah Xing explained that the Foundation classified the Weeping Angels as extremely dangerous S-class anomalies and warned that the files on such incidents could enable city-destroying disasters.
• Kusuo Saiki appeared at the meeting, said the Sorcerer Supreme had already taken notice, and left to tie up loose ends.
• Jiang Xiang and Tony entered the Mirror Dimension, where Jiang Xiang said The Doctor was the greater concern and then abandoned Tony as dozens of Weeping Angels approached.

Jiang Xiang anchored the timeline with magical artifacts and sent Kusuo Saiki and a dimension-powered avatar back to 2035 to investigate the Weeping Angel’s origin. They arrived at an occupied Kamar-Taj, destroyed its Sentinel robots, and clashed with the X-Men before Blink identified herself as a rescuer.

• Jiang Xiang prepared a formation around the Time Stone and summoned time-related artifacts and clones to stabilize the timeline before rewinding it.
• Jiang Xiang sent Kusuo Saiki and a dimension-powered avatar to 2035, where they entered Kamar-Taj.
• Jiang Xiang and Kusuo Saiki found robots occupying Kamar-Taj and destroyed them with their powers.
• A portal opened, and Kusuo Saiki and Jiang Xiang repelled a psychic attack and struck the bald man in the wheelchair unconscious.
• Blink told Jiang Xiang and Kusuo Saiki that she was a mutant sent by the Professor to rescue them.

Jiang Xiang and his companions arrived in a world where Sentinels terrorized the population and the Avengers helped enforce their rule. After learning that humans and mutants stood on the brink of war, Jiang Xiang concluded that the world was interesting.

• Sentinels caused a passenger plane to crash, killing everyone aboard, and continued flying without stopping.
• The Avengers responded to the disaster, but frightened citizens avoided them and whispered that they wanted the Sentinels and superheroes destroyed.
• Jiang Xiang browsed news and dark-web sites with Kusuo Saiki, Cyclops, and Blink to learn about the Sentinels and the conflict between humans and mutants.
• Cyclops and Blink explained that Professor X and Magneto had kept the factions from open war, but both were nearing death and the next generation of mutant leaders had been killed.
• Jiang Xiang shut down the computer and remarked that the world was interesting.

Captain America and the Avengers returned to their base and discussed the Sentinel-controlled society, the restrictions on superheroes, and Tony Stark’s campaign against mutants. Captain America blamed a prophecy and the mysterious Angel Statue, while Blink ate at a restaurant and insisted the mutants were innocent.

• Captain America recalled how Doctor Strange had used the Darkhold to defeat Thanos, severed Blue Star’s connection to the dimensions, and died after seeing a disastrous future.
• Captain America, Black Widow, Ant-Man, and Falcon returned to an Avengers base, where the artificial intelligence greeted them and presented Scott Lang with penalty and complaint notices.
• Black Widow explained that online rules and Sentinel oversight had restricted superhero operations, driven many heroes into retirement, and left Scott frustrated by complaints against him.
• Black Widow asked why Tony Stark was targeting mutants despite accepting the Inhumans, and Captain America cited an Inhuman prophecy and the appearance of a mysterious Angel Statue.
• Blink ate at a restaurant and declared that the mutants were innocent.

Jiang Xiang explored a deserted city with Blink, Kusuo Saiki, and Cyclops, who explained how the Sentinels had transformed society and devastated ordinary people's livelihoods. When chaos power signaled the Scarlet Witch's emergence, Jiang Xiang questioned Cyclops about strange statues and learned that he knew something about them, then sent Akainu, Aokiji, and Orochi to investigate the Weeping Angels.

• Blink enjoyed the hotel buffet, while Cyclops considered how the guests might evade Sentinel detection but remembered Professor X's warning not to scheme against them.
• Jiang Xiang and Kusuo Saiki went into the city, and Cyclops followed, warning them that Sentinels attacked superhumans.
• At a deserted café, Cyclops told Jiang Xiang how the Sentinels had replaced workers and how the wealthy had abandoned the poor.
• Jiang Xiang sensed Chthon's chaos power and recognized that the Scarlet Witch was emerging, prompting Cyclops to prepare to find her.
• Jiang Xiang bound Cyclops to his chair with a rune and asked about strange statues; Cyclops reacted urgently, revealing that he knew something.
• Jiang Xiang dispatched Akainu, Aokiji, and Orochi to secretly investigate the Weeping Angel statues in that world.

The Avengers detected a powerful chaos-force event and prepared to target Scarlet Witch, while Professor X tried to recruit Jiang Xiang and Kusuo Saiki to help mutants. When Charles probed Jiang Xiang’s mind, Jiang Xiang’s power overwhelmed him, and he later investigated the unstable new universe and suspected someone was manipulating it.

• Mordo reported that scans had detected a huge chaos-force reaction and Scarlet Witch’s possible appearance, prompting General Ross to order Sentinels deployed and propose recalling Captain Marvel.
• Professor X took control of Cyclops and asked Jiang Xiang and Kusuo Saiki to help, but both remained unimpressed by his psychic abilities.
• Charles probed Jiang Xiang’s mind, and Jiang Xiang’s dimensional energy devoured Charles’s thoughts and left him unconscious at Xavier’s School.
• Jiang Xiang obtained information about the statue’s changes and examined the newly emerged universe, finding it small, unstable, and nearly devoid of dimensional power.
• Jiang Xiang suspected someone was tampering with the universe and decided to make arrangements there.

Kakuzu told Nick Fury that three supernatural towers had appeared in Blue Star, Asgard, and Vanaheim, and sold him information about the Hells. Nick Fury learned that a Hell Link Portal would soon open and ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. to investigate the tower in the ocean.

• Nick Fury spoke with Kakuzu, who admitted executing six S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and said he had called to propose a deal.
• A flash swept across the Nine Realms, and three black cylindrical structures appeared in Blue Star, Asgard, and Vanaheim.
• Nick Fury paid Kakuzu for information and learned that the structures were connected to three of the Eighteen Hells and served as portals between worlds.
• A communications officer reported that people near the tower received a message saying the Hell Link Portal would open soon.
• Nick Fury ordered Unit One to take him to the site and told the military that S.H.I.E.L.D. would join the investigation.
• The military secured the ocean tower as superhumans and adventurers gathered nearby.

A mysterious livestream showed the Hell Tower to people around the world, drawing the attention of superhumans and powerful figures. Thor considered investigating it, while Dormammu ordered Kaecilius to open a gateway to the tower and activate Kamar-Taj's magic formations.

• A mysterious livestream replaced television broadcasts worldwide and showed the Hell Tower, prompting viewers and superhumans to speculate about it.
• Dr. Zola showed Dr. Gero a newly built Vibranium Type 3 robot, while two twins opened their eyes in nutrient fluid at Gero's facility.
• Thor mourned Odin's death on Blue Star until Zheng Xian showed him the Hell Tower livestream, which Thor found potentially interesting.
• Kingpin dismissed the tower's mystical promise and focused on the Parallel Universe Machine under construction.
• Stephen Strange remained in a three-eyed, eight-armed form as Kaecilius pledged to open a gateway to the Hell Tower for Dormammu, who ordered him to activate Kamar-Taj's magic formations.

Stephen Strange received dark power from Dormammu and was ordered to place an unknown object in Hell Tower’s innermost level. As more Superhumans entered the tower, Jiang Xiang prepared to begin the trials that would send the survivors to a New World.

• Dormammu filled Stephen Strange with dark energy and tasked him with carrying an unknown object to Hell Tower’s innermost level.
• General Ross and Coulson deployed military forces and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to blockade Hell Tower and keep people from entering.
• Kaecilius and a black-clad companion approached the tower unseen, then Kaecilius’s dark-energy attack caused heavy casualties and forced Ross and Coulson to retreat.
• Coulson contacted the Avengers for help after withdrawing from the ocean base.
• Jiang Xiang watched Superhumans gather inside Hell Tower and decided to let the Three Layers of Hell test them before sending survivors to the New World.

The Hell Tower transported the conscious challengers to a new planet and made them choose one of three factions. Steve chose City Builders, then awoke in a grassy area as a blast of flame hurtled toward him.

• The tower announced that challengers would travel to another planet, join a faction, complete missions, and earn points for rewards.
• Doctor Zola told the Avengers to choose a faction leaning toward chaotic neutral and ordered them to follow his commands.
• Coulson warned his agents to cooperate and stay cautious as they prepared for the unknown mission.
• The Hell Tower transported the conscious challengers through a rainbow-colored space toward a planet resembling Blue Star.
• The challengers received the faction choices Nature Returners, City Builders, and Future Destroyers, and Steve selected City Builders.
• Steve awoke at the edge of a lush stretch of grass, where a fierce blast of flame hurtled toward him.

Steve accidentally killed Pyro, John with his Vibranium Shield during his first trial, then received a city demolition and reconstruction mission. Tony landed among volcanoes, accepted a wilderness-survival mission, and destroyed a group of Lizardmen, while many ordinary soldiers failed their trials and suffered injuries.

• Steve dodged Pyro, John's fire attacks but killed him when his thrown shield struck with unexpected force.
• Pyro, John released a final red shock wave, which Steve blocked with his Vibranium Shield.
• Steve opened his first mission and learned that he had to design a city, demolish an area of New York, and rebuild it.
• Tony arrived near a volcano, chose the Nature Returners, and received a mission to find a dazzling treasure among the volcanoes.
• Tony flew over a lava pool and destroyed several Lizardmen with his Zanpakutō's Initial Release, Vulcan's Wrath.
• Many ordinary soldiers failed their trials and left the Trial Grounds injured, though their lives were not in danger.

Tony completed his treasure-finding mission, then searched for a city and discovered a town where robots transported goods. After a couple in Andersen Town identified him as a superhuman, an alarm announced an execution, and he learned that this world’s Tony Stark had created the Sentinels that now dominated human life.

• Tony completed the Cross Mountains and Seas mission and received a new objective to increase a city's green coverage.
• Tony flew in search of a city, found an inhabited town, and noticed that robots transported its goods.
• Tony approached an elderly couple, who pulled him into their home and asked whether he had superpowers.
• The couple told Tony he was in Andersen Town, a Sentinel energy station, and an alarm announced that a human was about to be executed.
• The man explained that Tony Stark had created the Sentinels, which had first improved people's lives before replacing workers and making humans dependent on them.

The Avengers discovered that the Sentinels had taken control of Tony and turned against humanity. Wanda arrived with several mutants and destroyed the robot army, leaving Steve to conclude that Tony was dead and the Sentinels were out of control.

• An enormous mechanical eye appeared at the Avengers Compound, and Tony mechanically claimed it was part of the Sentinels.
• Steve attacked Tony after realizing he would never tolerate Steve's hand on his shoulder, and Tony dodged with unnatural movements before revealing his hostility toward humans.
• The Sentinels advanced on the Avengers, but Wanda arrived with several mutants and immobilized the robots and most of the Avengers.
• Wanda unleashed her powers and destroyed the robots, while the mutants recalled the Sentinels' escalating attacks on mutants and ordinary people.
• Steve concluded that Tony had been killed and that the Sentinels were out of control.

Sentry revealed that he had two Infinity Stones and was targeting the rest, while the surviving Avengers struggled to find help or a way to defeat him. Mordo’s visions showed that the Avengers had no winning future, and he warned that Sentry’s victory would leave humanity nearly extinct by 2050.

• Sentry appeared with the Mind Stone and Space Stone, and Captain America realized he was seeking the other Infinity Stones.
• The Scarlet Witch’s attacks ended the conflict temporarily, and the mutants reached a settlement with the Sentinels while Captain America and his companions were put on trial.
• The surviving Avengers learned that Tony, Mister Fantastic, Spider-Man, and Nick Fury were dead, and that Tony’s Sentinel barrier had trapped everyone on Blue Star.
• Thor said he could fly beyond the planet but could not quickly find help, while Mordo struggled to use the Time Stone and examine possible futures.
• Mordo told Captain America that the Avengers had no chance of winning, and explained that Sentry’s rule would reduce humanity to a few hundred thousand survivors by around 2050.

Mordo explained the possible outcomes of the Sentinels, mutants, and unknown superhumans winning, then suffered a mysterious attack linked to a Weeping Angel. Half a month later, the Avengers gathered at the predicted Phoenix Force site, where Scarlet Witch attacked them as Steve and Tony watched from hiding.

• Mordo warned that Sentinel victory could lead to humanity's near-extinction, while mutant victory would kill most humans and superhuman victory would leave ordinary lives largely unchanged.
• Mordo left the Avengers, then convulsed as his body petrified and spoke to an unseen presence; Strange appeared afterward and identified a Weeping Angel's lingering aura.
• Half a month later, the surviving Avengers established a position with Black Bolt's help at the place where Mordo predicted the Phoenix Force would appear.
• Scarlet Witch attacked the assembled Avengers with reality-altering power, and Thor's hammer failed to stop her.
• Steve and Tony, following their mission instructions, watched the battle from the low hills and struggled with their awkwardness over Bucky.