Chapter Summaries

Steven woke with severe cramps, and his neighbor Cyno and his friend Tighnari broke down his locked door to help him. After they left, Steven realized they had called him Mark, not Steven, and headed to work late.

• Steven woke sore and discovered that his legs were cramping so badly he could not stand.
• Steven called for help, and his neighbor broke through the locked door with Tighnari.
• Tighnari massaged Steven's cramped muscles until they relaxed, and the two introduced themselves as Cyno and Tighnari.
• Cyno and Tighnari left in a police car after calling Steven Mark, and Steven hurried to catch the bus to work.
• On the crowded bus, Steven realized his neighbors had gotten his name wrong and wondered who Mark was.

At a museum, Paimon argued with a schoolgirl about whether a pyramid display contained the creatures and Domains she knew from Sumeru, while Lin Ze helped resolve the littering dispute. Steven explained Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife, prompting Paimon to notice more similarities to Sumeru before she and Lin Ze resumed searching for a wedding gift for Tony.

• Paimon scolded a schoolgirl for putting chewed gum in a pyramid display, and Lin Ze persuaded the girl to use a tissue and admit she had littered.
• Steven told the children that Egyptian pyramids could contain anything, then explained mummification and the afterlife destination known as Aaru, the Field of Reeds.
• Paimon objected that Aaru was a village in Sumeru, and Lin Ze explained that the shared name might be a coincidence.
• Donna interrupted Steven's conversation and sent him back to work, while the schoolgirl wandered away from the sarcophagus display.
• Paimon and Lin Ze discussed finding Tony a wedding gift, and they headed toward Steven to ask him for help.

Steven sold all the museum’s hippo plush toys to Lin Ze and Paimon as a wedding gift, earning Donna’s sudden approval. After going to sleep, he woke in an unfamiliar place with a dislocated jaw as a strange, horned man lifted him and warned him about nearby monsters.

• Donna scolded Steven for neglecting his sales duties, and Lin Ze and Paimon arrived at his table.
• Paimon ate a Bertie Bott’s Every-Flavour Bean by mistake and spat it out after tasting its unpleasant flavor.
• Steven recommended a Taweret hippo plush as a wedding gift, and Lin Ze bought every one in stock.
• Five trucks carried away the plush toys, and Donna praised Steven and let him leave work on time.
• Steven woke on an unfamiliar lawn with a dislocated jaw, and a tall, horned man picked him up and warned him about a pack of monsters.

Steven met Arataki Itto after Itto rescued him and accidentally reset his dislocated jaw. Itto invited Steven to Tony Stark and Pepper Potts’s wedding, while a voice in Steven’s head demanded that he give up control of his body.

• Arataki Itto mistook Steven’s dislocated jaw for choking and performed the Heimlich Maneuver, which popped Steven’s jaw back into place.
• Itto found a golden Sacred Scarab and returned it to Steven, then recounted how his scarabs had starved despite his attempts to feed them.
• Steven thanked Itto and offered him the scarab, prompting the voice in Steven’s head to angrily demand that he give the body to Mark.
• Itto told Steven that Tony Stark and Pepper Potts were getting married at an estate over the hill and invited him to come along.

At the wedding, Itto’s bouquet mishap sparked a playful game of Eagle Catches Chicks that drew in the guests. Meanwhile, Steven entered a strange town and found himself among a fervent crowd gathered around a mysterious man who asked who would go first.

• Paimon chased Itto for feeding Miss Pepper’s bouquet to Ushi, but Itto dodged her and accidentally picked up Albedo as a shield.
• Klee and the wedding guests joined a game of Eagle Catches Chicks, which ended with the chicks overwhelming Venom.
• Steven left the wedding venue and dismissed the voice in his head as he reflected on passing the Golden Scarab to Itto.
• Steven entered a town where the residents ignored his questions and gathered in the central square.
• A man with loose hair and a walking stick addressed the crowd, which treated him with fervent reverence, and asked who would be first.

Steven witnessed Harrow use a balance ritual to judge people, killing an elderly woman whose scales turned red. Harrow demanded the Sacred Scarab from Steven, who said he had given it to Tony Stark as a wedding present, while Tony examined a mysterious, wet gift from Wenwen.

• Harrow judged a black-haired man with the cane and scales, which settled in balance, and embraced him as a good man.
• Harrow judged an elderly woman whose scales turned blood red, then killed her when she tried to pull away.
• After learning that his followers had been ambushed and their target had escaped, Harrow ordered everyone to kneel and singled out Steven.
• Harrow demanded the Sacred Scarab, but Steven handed him only empty air and said he had given the scarab to Tony Stark as a wedding present.
• Tony asked about a wet, reddish wedding gift from Wenwen, and Wenwen offered to taste it before Tony stopped him.

At Tony’s wedding, the bloodstained Golden Scarab gift sparked suspicion before Wade’s prank filled the room with chaos. The celebration was interrupted when F.R.I.D.A.Y. showed townspeople approaching with a battered Mark Steven at their head.

• Tony opened the Golden Scarab and discovered that it hovered above his palm; Lin Ze pointed out the blood on it.
• The Avengers questioned whether the gift was a threat, while Itto explained that Steven had been targeted by assassins and Cyno described the scarab’s funerary significance.
• Tony decided the scarab might bring trouble and said he would return it to its owner.
• A foul smell spread through the room, and Lin Ze caught Wade, who denied causing it before unleashing a series of farts that sent people retching.
• F.R.I.D.A.Y. sounded an alarm and showed townspeople approaching with the bruised and swollen Mark Steven being pushed along at the front.

Cyno and Paimon compared how they knew Steven, while Tony revealed that Steven used multiple fake identities and was linked to a massacre in Egypt. Steven stumbled into the courtyard under Harrow’s assault, where the voice in his head told him to find the Sacred Scarab and escape.

• Cyno explained that he had met Mark, whom he believed to be an archaeologist, and had let him sleep at his accommodation after telling him jokes.
• Paimon described meeting Steven and guessed that he was a superhero, while Cyno guessed he was a wanted criminal.
• Tony showed passports bearing Steven’s face under different names and revealed that Marc Spector was linked to a mercenary group that massacred archaeologists at an Egyptian excavation site.
• Lin Ze suggested they could learn the truth from Steven as Harrow and his armed men reached the courtyard.
• Harrow struck Steven and shoved him through the gate, and the voice in Steven’s head told him to stay out of the fight and escape with the Sacred Scarab.

Harrow and his armed followers interrupted Tony and Pepper’s wedding to reclaim the Sacred Scarab, but Lin Ze returned it to Steven and prevented him from leaving. After Steven’s body inexplicably forced him to flee and fight off the crowd, Harrow pretended to apologize, grabbed Lin Ze, and invoked Ammit’s power of judgment.

• Harrow recognized Tony and Pepper’s wedding and led his men and local supporters into the venue, where Tony’s Mark Armor ordered them to leave.
• Harrow claimed Steven had mistakenly given Tony the Sacred Scarab, and Steven nervously apologized and asked for it back.
• Lin Ze returned the Sacred Scarab to Steven but held him back and invited him to have cake.
• Steven’s hand and legs moved against his will, and he raced through the crowd before suddenly fighting his way out.
• Harrow stayed behind, pretended to apologize to Lin Ze, then grabbed him and invoked Ammit’s judgment.

Steven survived a car crash after Tony Stark rescued him, then discovered that his reflection could speak to him. The reflection told him that Harrow had Ammit take someone from the Castle, and Lin Ze and Paimon entered as Steven reacted in alarm.

• Steven woke behind the wheel of a speeding car, nearly collided with a truck, and drove off a cliff while reaching for the Golden Scarab.
• Tony Stark and the Mark Armor stopped Steven's fall, rescued him from the wreck, and brought him back to the Castle.
• Barbara sang for Steven, after which his pain and wounds disappeared.
• Steven heard a voice in his head and realized his reflection in a mirror was speaking to him.
• The reflection told Steven that Harrow had Ammit take someone from the Castle, and Lin Ze and Paimon entered the room.

Lin Ze reunited with Steven and Paimon, exposed Eris’s mirror prank, and explained Harrow’s actions. Harrow’s judgment failed to claim Lin Ze, and Lin Ze prepared to attack him.

• Steven found Lin Ze and Paimon safe, then was startled when his reflection sprang out of the mirror.
• Lin Ze recognized the attacker as Eris, the reformed Mirror Spirit, and Eris admitted he had been pranking Steven.
• Lin Ze explained to Steven what had happened after he ran away, while Eris slipped back into the mirror.
• Harrow used the scales tattoo to judge Lin Ze and summon Ammit, but the scales shifted and Lin Ze’s soul remained free.
• Lin Ze refused Harrow’s judgment, grabbed his arm, and declared that he would attack him.

Lin Ze and the Avengers fought Harrow and his invisible jackal, but Harrow sacrificed Scott before he was captured. Steven said he had a risky way to bring Scott back, leaving the group with a slim chance of saving him.

• Lin Ze's attack failed to stop Harrow from summoning an invisible jackal, which Cyno eventually destroyed while Tony's Mark Armors subdued the townspeople.
• Ant-Man captured Harrow, but Harrow grabbed Scott and sacrificed him before anyone could intervene.
• Lin Ze told Steven that Harrow claimed the sacrifice was irreversible and asked whether Scott could be brought back.
• After Paimon pleaded for Scott, Steven revealed to Cyno that he had a method with very low odds of success.

Mark proposed summoning the gods to judge Harrow and Ammit, revealing that Khonshu had suggested the plan. Khonshu tried to recruit Cyno as his avatar before using his power to swallow the sun in darkness, leaving Thor stumbling around and calling for Tony and Loki.

• Mark told Cyno that Khonshu had proposed summoning the gods to judge Harrow and Ammit, and Paimon learned that Mark was another personality sharing Steven's body.
• Khonshu raged at Paimon's list of gods, then discovered that Cyno could see and touch him.
• Khonshu praised Cyno and tried to recruit him as an avatar, but Cyno ignored him and returned to asking about the Court of the Gods.
• Khonshu vanished into sand and used his power to make the sun disappear, plunging the world into darkness.
• Thor nearly choked on his liquor, then stumbled around in the dark and called for Loki and Tony to turn on the lights.

Coulson and the others failed to make Harrow reveal a way to save Scott, while Nahida confirmed that Harrow believed the sacrificed souls could not be recovered. A passage to the Court of the Gods appeared during a total solar eclipse, and Lin Ze took Neuvillette with him to oversee the proceedings.

• Natasha, Clint, and the others questioned Harrow, but he insisted that Ammit’s judgment was irreversible.
• Neuvillette declined Coulson’s invitation to question Harrow, and Nahida confirmed that Harrow genuinely believed sacrificed souls could not be retrieved.
• The lights flickered during a total solar eclipse, and Harrow demanded release, claiming only the Court of the Gods could judge him.
• Nahida spotted a passage that had appeared in the interrogation room wall, though Coulson could not see it.
• Lin Ze arrived, told Coulson to release Harrow, and took Neuvillette to the passage so he could watch over the court proceedings.

Lin Ze persuaded Khonshu to let him, Cyno, and Neuvillette accompany Mark into the Court of the Gods. They reached the Great Pyramid of Giza, where Hathor greeted them and provoked Khonshu with a mocking remark.

• Khonshu initially insisted that only Mark could enter, but Lin Ze teased him into admitting he could bring more people and argued that extra help would be needed against Harrow.
• Khonshu allowed Lin Ze and Neuvillette to join Mark because they could perceive gods, and Cyno entered with them.
• The passage closed behind the group, and Khonshu revealed that the gods had banished him before, so their accusations against Harrow had to be airtight.
• Mark, Lin Ze, Cyno, and Neuvillette emerged inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, where Steven marveled at the sight.
• Hathor came through a nearby passage, mistook the newcomers for Khonshu's three avatars, and made a teasing comment that enraged Khonshu.

Mark and his companions met Yatzil, Hathor’s avatar, at the Court of the Gods, where Mark learned that Khonshu had a history with Hathor. When the gathered gods summoned Khonshu through Mark, Osiris condemned him for bringing mortals into their court and threatened to imprison him if he manipulated the sky again.

• Yatzil introduced herself as Hathor’s avatar and said Hathor remembered Khonshu’s fondness for her melodies.
• Yatzil mistook Cyno and then Neuvillette for Khonshu’s avatar before Neuvillette explained that Mark was the avatar and they were his witnesses.
• Yatzil led Mark toward the gathered gods’ seats and asked whether Khonshu had told him the court’s rules.
• As Yatzil announced the gods present to hear Khonshu’s statement, Khonshu took control of Mark’s body.
• Osiris rebuked Khonshu for previously risking the gods’ secrecy and threatened to imprison him if he manipulated the sky again.
• Osiris angrily accused Khonshu of breaking the rules by bringing two uninvolved mortals into the Court of the Gods.

Khonshu demanded that Arthur Harrow be tried for plotting to release Ammit, while the Egyptian gods challenged Khonshu’s conduct and heard the accusation. Harrow appeared in court looking battered, blamed Khonshu’s Avatar for his treatment, and left the gods with a shocking claim.

• Khonshu argued that the gods had abandoned humanity, prompting Horus and Osiris to defend their refusal to interfere in human affairs.
• Tefnut’s representative asked Khonshu why he had come, and he demanded a trial for Arthur Harrow for plotting to release Ammit.
• Osiris summoned Harrow, who limped into court looking exhausted and distressed.
• Harrow blamed Khonshu’s Avatar for his inhuman treatment, and someone cried that it was impossible.

At the gods’ hearing, Harrow accused Khonshu of imprisoning and torturing him, then claimed Khonshu was secretly seeking Ammit’s Tomb with the Golden Scarab. When Harrow exposed Mark’s different identities and called him mentally disturbed, Mark struck him, and Cyno threw a staff that embedded itself in Osiris’s stone seat.

• Hathor defended Khonshu, but Isis and Osiris urged Harrow to explain his accusations before the gods.
• Harrow claimed Khonshu had imprisoned and tortured him, and accused him of secretly hiding the Golden Scarab to find Ammit’s Tomb.
• Khonshu lost his temper as Harrow turned the accusations against him and revealed that Mark’s records used the names Marc Spector and Steven Grant.
• Harrow called Mark a mentally disturbed madman, and Mark punched him, but Osiris sent Mark crashing face-first into the stone floor.
• Cyno helped Mark to his feet after throwing a staff into the center of Osiris’s seat, while Mark realized Khonshu was delighted.

Cyno confronted Osiris over his biased judgment against Khonshu and defended the fairness of the trial. When Osiris tried to attack him, Cyno invoked his divine spirit and challenged him with a lightning-wreathed claw.

• Osiris demanded to know why Cyno had thrown the Scepter at him, and Cyno said he had wanted to stop him from hurting Mark.
• Cyno argued that Osiris had been more violent than he was because Osiris had bloodied Mark's chin.
• Osiris declared Khonshu guilty and called for him to be sealed away, but Cyno accused Osiris of bias and ignoring evidence, including Neuvillette blocking Khonshu's attack.
• Enraged by Cyno's criticism, Osiris raised his hand to strike him, and Cyno summoned the Scepter back to his hand.
• Cyno invoked his divine spirit and transformed into the Pathfinding Oathsworn, then swung a giant lightning-wreathed claw at Osiris as someone cried, "Anubis!!!"

Cyno, Mark, Osiris, Horus, and Khonshu fought in the court until Neuvillette unleashed his Hydro power and stopped the clash. Osiris, Horus, and Khonshu ended up thrown onto the statues, and Neuvillette ordered everyone to remain silent.

• Osiris suspected Cyno might be Anubis's avatar as Cyno attacked him with lightning claws.
• Osiris hurled objects at Cyno, who destroyed them, while Hathor tried to stop their fight.
• Horus joined the battle, and Khonshu took control of Mark, who attacked Horus with Crescent Moon darts.
• Isis fled the fighting and begged Tefnut to intervene, but Tefnut's rain failed to stop the gods.
• Neuvillette unleashed a vast surge of Hydro that launched Osiris, Horus, and Khonshu into the court's statues.
• Neuvillette ordered everyone in court to remain silent and cause no disturbances.