Chapter Summaries

Su Ming infiltrated the battlefield in a liquefied form while Druid struggled against Gibborim’s Dark Magic. Druid survived Gibborim’s Stasis spell with Mist Form, but Gibborim transferred the costs of his previous spells to prepared sacrifices, leaving him ready to attack again.

• Su Ming liquefied his body, told Holloway to protect himself, and slipped across the battlefield toward Gibborim.
• Gibborim’s Dark Magic and Druid’s repeated phase spells left Druid weakened and vulnerable to Phase Worms.
• Gibborim cast Stasis, and Druid used Valto’s Mist Form to let the spell pass through him.
• Gibborim used Transference to shift the costs of his earlier spells onto prepared sacrifices, restoring his ability to cast more Dark Magic.

Su Ming saved Druid from Gibborim’s attack, then fought through the Dark Mages threatening the courtyard. After killing one Mage, Su Ming searched for his next target while Druid prepared to contact the others.

• Druid tried to transfer the cost of his magic to Gibborim, but Gibborim bound him with the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak and charged with a knife.
• Su Ming emerged from the charred remains and stabbed Gibborim with a pale gold dagger, sending him flying over the courtyard wall.
• Su Ming introduced himself to Druid as Deathstroke, then intercepted a magical sneak attack and told Druid to contact the others with Mind Magic.
• A red-mohawked Dark Mage attacked Su Ming with tracking magic and illusions, but Su Ming dodged the real spells and closed the distance.
• Su Ming punched through the Dark Mage’s chest, tore out his heart, and searched for another target.

Su Ming protected Druid while he prepared Mind Magic, using his combat calculations to fight the Dark Mages despite the symbiote’s vulnerability to fire. After hiding the symbiote and exploiting the mages’ poor coordination, Su Ming killed several attackers and emerged with his armor restored, while Druid’s spell remained unfinished.

• Su Ming returned to Druid and asked whether his Mind Magic was ready, then fought again while Druid continued preparing it.
• When the Dark Mages targeted the symbiote with fire spells, Su Ming withdrew the suit into his body and fought without its strength and speed boost.
• Su Ming used the charging mage as cover against a fire ray, then plunged into a fireball to reach and kill the two fire mages in the smoke.
• Su Ming snapped the necks of the fire mages, took a ring, and threw his dagger at the mage hiding behind a water vat.
• Su Ming retrieved his dagger from the hidden mage, waited for his injured arm to heal, and let the symbiote armor crawl back over his body.

Su Ming led Kamar-Taj’s counterattack against Karu’s forces, forcing them to retreat, then spoke with Ancient One about his help and his request involving Holloway. Ancient One invited him to tea, suggesting she was considering how to repay him.

• Su Ming equipped his armor and weapons, then charged through the enemy’s left flank while Druid coordinated Kamar-Taj’s Mages.
• Kamar-Taj’s Mages poured through the breach and routed the enemy formation, turning the battle in their favor.
• Karu retreated through a magical door after Ancient One warned her she was unwelcome in the Main Dimension.
• Ancient One stopped Mordo from pursuing Karu and ordered him to bury the dead from both sides respectfully.
• Su Ming brought Holloway to Ancient One and reminded her of the many ways he had helped Kamar-Taj; she invited him to tea.

After Ancient One restored the ruined side hall, she explained the dangers of resurrection and revealed that Su Ming’s gem represented a universe’s recognition. She urged him to become the next Sorcerer Supreme, leaving him reluctant as she argued that the role chiefly required the ability to fight.

• Ancient One restored the side hall with the Eye of Agamotto and warned that resurrecting the dead could provoke powerful gods and spirits.
• Su Ming comforted Ancient One about the dead, and she admitted she wished she could lay down the burden of being Sorcerer Supreme.
• The Cloak of Levitation presented Doctor Manhattan’s gem to Ancient One, who said it proved Su Ming was qualified to become Sorcerer Supreme.
• Ancient One explained that the gem represented a universe’s recognition, though its meaning and abilities would become clear only when Su Ming needed them.
• Su Ming tried to refuse the position, but Ancient One argued that the most important qualification for a Sorcerer Supreme was the ability to fight.

Su Ming refused Ancient One’s offer to become Sorcerer Supreme, but accepted the Cloak of Levitation and her help finding another Mage. He left for the London Sanctum with Holloway and the symbiote, still uncertain who was obstructing his company’s research.

• Ancient One told Su Ming that strength decided who became Sorcerer Supreme, then offered to make him her successor.
• Su Ming rejected the position because he did not want the responsibility or restrictions of guarding Earth.
• Ancient One let the Cloak of Levitation accompany Su Ming and recommended a Mage near the London Sanctum.
• Su Ming took the symbiote and asked Ancient One about the setbacks affecting his company’s scientists; she suggested time or causality might be involved.
• Su Ming and Holloway left for the London Sanctum to seek the Mage’s help and find information about Namor.

Su Ming and Holloway traveled from the London Sanctum through a storm to find a reclusive Mage, following the old guardian’s instructions. The Mage concealed the overwhelming stench around his home with magic, and the two entered his clean, ordinary-looking residence.

• Su Ming and Holloway arrived at the London Sanctum, where its elderly guardian told them how to find the Mage they sought.
• The guardian gave them enchanted umbrellas, but Su Ming and Holloway were drenched by the violent storm before using them.
• Su Ming and Holloway followed a terrible stench to a hidden house and passed through its magical barrier.
• The Mage welcomed them, then cast Breath Concealment Magic so they could no longer smell the stench.
• Inside the orderly home, Holloway suspected the Mage had hidden corpses beneath the floorboards.

Su Ming learned Monark’s tragic history and discovered that the rabbits he raised served as sacrifices for his Dark Magic. Monark agreed to join Su Ming and Holloway against the Nazi sorcerers, and the chapter ended with the newly formed team preparing to act.

• Su Ming recognized Monark as the centuries-old Dark Mage known as the Magic Prince and recalled how he had lost his tribe before becoming a wandering mage.
• Su Ming realized that Monark sacrificed rabbits he had raised and loved to pay the price of his Dark Magic.
• Monark accepted the Sorcerer Supreme’s request to help fight the Nazis and their sorcerers.
• Su Ming introduced himself as Deathstroke and Holloway as Avenging Angel, and Holloway and Monark bonded over their mustaches.

Su Ming asked Monark to locate the missing Namor, whose disappearance could affect the Worldline. Monark's spell found many possible locations, and Su Ming set out to find Namor and return him to the sea.

• Su Ming told Monark that Namor had disappeared and asked him to locate the Atlantis king.
• Monark used a rabbit to obtain seawater, then performed a locating spell that revealed numerous possible locations for Namor.
• Monark explained that the lights could indicate namesakes, magical interference, or Namor's separated body and soul, but all targets were alive.
• Su Ming marked the locations on a map and decided to investigate, planning to return Namor to the sea and keep him away from land.
• Su Ming rejected the idea that Namor was his friend and abandoned his thought of destroying Namor's scattered pieces.

Su Ming and his companions left to investigate a lead in London, but found Deadpool waiting outside in the storm. Deadpool called Su Ming his cousin and launched into a stream of jokes instead of explaining why he had come.

• Su Ming chose to travel to London by car and asked Monark to restore their senses and cancel his concealment magic.
• Su Ming spotted someone outside and told Holloway and Monark that the unexpected visitor was family.
• Su Ming went into the storm and found Deadpool struggling against the wind while giving a mock report.
• Deadpool recognized Su Ming as Slade, tried to remove his mask, and called him his beloved cousin.
• Su Ming restrained Deadpool beneath his umbrella and demanded to know why he was in London.
• Deadpool rambled about sex, the Shi'ar Empire, and Doctor Strange before searching his underwear for his phone, while Su Ming struggled to keep his temper.

Su Ming learned that Deadpool had arrived from the future after his time-travel belt malfunctioned and recruited him to help search for Namor. Deadpool accepted the job for money, while his belt remained broken and Namor's whereabouts were still unknown.

• Su Ming suppressed Deadpool's chatter and learned that Deadpool came from the future, then watched his damaged Teleportation Belt spark and smoke when he tried to restart it.
• Deadpool explained that he had used the belt to hunt Thanos after Thanos killed his friend, but the malfunction sent him to 1942 London.
• Holloway listened to Deadpool's account and studied his phone, while Monark used magic to report the time traveler to Ancient One.
• Su Ming offered Deadpool money to help him, and Deadpool agreed after counting the cash.
• Su Ming asked Deadpool about Namor, and Deadpool complained about him before Su Ming said they needed to find him.

Su Ming recruited Deadpool to help find Namor by provoking people at suspected locations, then led him, Dr. Holloway, and Monark into London's sewers. The group reached the underground waterways and followed Monark's directions deeper inside.

• Deadpool accepted Su Ming's offer to help find Namor and met Dr. Holloway and Monark.
• Su Ming told Deadpool to visit suspected locations, insult everyone, and make them attack him while Su Ming supported him.
• The group walked through the rain to a massive sewer entrance and climbed down into London's drainage system.
• Deadpool chatted incessantly until Su Ming threatened him with Godslayer, which made him quiet down and hurry onward.
• Monark sensed the way through the sewers, and Su Ming sent Deadpool ahead as the vanguard.

Su Ming’s group reached the guarded iron gate in the sewers and sent Deadpool ahead to distract the patrol while they watched for an opening. The patrol’s strange regenerative abilities became clear after one of them exploded, leaving Su Ming to wait for his chance to act.

• Su Ming’s group followed Monark’s directions through the sewers and found a guarded iron gate.
• Su Ming ordered Deadpool to charge the guards and draw their attention while the others stayed hidden.
• Deadpool rushed the gate, insulting the patrol and carrying a rat he had named William Wallace.
• One raincoat-wearing guard exploded after spotting Deadpool, splashing him with blood and debris.
• Su Ming saw that the guard survived and rapidly regenerated, so he let Deadpool keep the patrol occupied while he waited for an opening.

Su Ming and his allies joined Deadpool in fighting a group of organized Mutants in the sewers. They defeated nearly all of them, but the last Mutant's seemingly endless healing left Su Ming searching for an explanation.

• Deadpool revived, blamed the Mutants for ruining his new uniform and killing his pet mouse Wallace, then attacked them.
• Su Ming warned the Doctor and Mage to stay back and ambushed the Mutants, killing the fire-breathing one first.
• Deadpool drew the enemies' attention with taunts while Monark used Dark Magic and Holloway shot Mutants from a distance.
• Su Ming, Deadpool, Monark, and Holloway defeated all but the Mutant who could heal and explode into organs.
• Su Ming and Deadpool found that their attacks could not stop the final Mutant from healing, and Su Ming questioned where his seemingly unlimited energy came from.

Su Ming and Wade restrained the regenerating Mutant and carried him to Monark, who opened a portal to the South Pole. Su Ming hurled the Mutant through it, then ordered the team to continue the mission.

• Su Ming and Wade grabbed the Mutant’s limbs and lifted him, holding him in place despite his repeated explosive regenerations.
• The Mutant’s blood and organs drenched Su Ming and Wade as they advanced toward Holloway and Monark, while Wade repeatedly asked Su Ming to clean him off.
• Holloway and Monark watched the pair approach and talked about Monark’s memories and magic.
• Su Ming told Monark to open a portal to the South Pole, and Monark created a wormhole with his cane and an incantation.
• Su Ming and the symbiote hurled the struggling Mutant through the portal, then Su Ming told Monark to close it and continue the mission.

Su Ming and his companions lost their chance to return through the wormhole, then pressed on with their mission despite Deadpool's distractions. They entered a suspiciously quiet corridor, where Deadpool reported finding a Human-Headed Dog.

• The wormhole vanished, stranding Su Ming and the others while Deadpool took pictures of the Mutants left on the other side.
• Su Ming ordered Deadpool to finish their mission, but Deadpool had no useful equipment, so Su Ming cut through the steel gate himself.
• Su Ming and Deadpool entered the gate, and Su Ming sent Deadpool ahead to scout.
• Holloway and Monark joined Su Ming in the dark, unusually silent corridor, and Monark cast protective spells.
• Deadpool returned from scouting and warned Su Ming that a Human-Headed Dog was ahead.

Su Ming, Wade, Monark, and Dr. Holloway encountered Dog-Headed Humanoids in a corridor beneath London, where Monark drove them back underground with a spell. The group continued on, while Wade questioned Su Ming about the Cloak of Levitation and Doctor Strange.

• Su Ming and Wade prepared for the approaching creatures, but a group of armed Dog-Headed Humanoids appeared instead of the expected human-headed dogs.
• Monark used a bright restraining spell and communicated with the underground creatures, who retreated after recognizing his power.
• Deadpool joked with Su Ming about keeping a Dog-Headed Humanoid as a pet, while Dr. Holloway reflected on how much the day had changed his view of the world.
• Monark extinguished his spell, then pulled rabbits from his hat and strangled them while sobbing.
• Deadpool asked Su Ming where he had gotten the Cloak of Levitation and what Doctor Strange would use later, and Su Ming suggested Strange could steal Doctor Doom’s cloak.

Su Ming and Monark followed the Dog-Headed Humanoids’ clues through London’s sewers toward a hidden underground construction site, which they suspected was an enemy laboratory connected to Namor. The group crossed a flood channel and sent Deadpool ahead to investigate the distant passage.

• Monark told Su Ming that the Dog-Headed Humanoids had more than three thousand members living beneath London and had come to the surface after nearby excavation damaged their temple.
• Su Ming concluded that the work was likely a secret underground laboratory, possibly linked to Namor, and Monark led the group toward its location.
• Su Ming had Monark seal the Dog-Headed Humanoids’ route underground, paying him with two rabbits that Deadpool secretly collected.
• Su Ming and his companions crossed a wide flood channel toward a faintly lit passage, with Su Ming using his cloak and symbiote to help Holloway across.
• Su Ming ordered Deadpool to scout the distant door, and Deadpool ran ahead while the others prepared to identify their opponent.

Su Ming and Deadpool fought German soldiers armed with blue energy weapons in a factory filled with corpses. Su Ming cut the power to turn the battle in their favor, and Deadpool charged back into the fight after killing a monster that had disrupted his hallucination of Vanessa.

• Deadpool rushed through the passage and opened fire on the Germans inside the corpse-processing factory.
• Su Ming sent Monark to protect the others, told Holloway to examine a corpse, and joined Deadpool against the enemy.
• Su Ming shot out the electrical panel, plunging the factory into darkness and removing the Germans’ tactical advantage.
• Deadpool joked and addressed an imaginary audience instead of fighting, so Su Ming shot him twice and ordered him to work.
• Deadpool hallucinated that a monster was Vanessa, then recovered, decapitated it, and charged into the enemy forces with both swords.

Su Ming and Deadpool fought through a Nazi factory, while Holloway and Monark examined a corpse and found signs it was not human. Su Ming waited for a hidden leader to reveal themself as his teammates guarded the exit and discussed beard care.

• Su Ming and the symbiote killed the soldiers in the factory while Deadpool fought U-Man’s Atlantean warriors.
• Su Ming recalled that Cosmic Cube weapons could pierce his armor and X Metal bones, then defeated the remaining soldiers and restrained the symbiote’s bloodlust.
• Su Ming pretended to rest, expecting a powerful Mutant leader to emerge from the factory’s shadows.
• Holloway and Monark examined a corpse and found unfamiliar internal organs, raising the possibility that it was Atlantean or Namor.
• Holloway and Monark guarded the doorway and chatted about beard products while waiting to tell Su Ming what they had discovered.