Chapter Summaries

Deathstroke and his companions traveled through Hell toward the Sunless Hell, guided by a frightened Little Demon. Along the way, Deathstroke explained the history of the Black Death Prince to Wanda and revealed that Conan the Barbarian had killed him.

• The Little Demon begged Deathstroke for mercy, and Deathstroke ordered it to guide him, Wanda, and the other woman through Hell.
• Deathstroke put the slow-flying guide on the carpet and traveled through several Hell territories while demons kept their distance.
• The Little Demon said they would cross the Black Death Prince's abandoned territory to reach the Sunless Hell.
• Wanda asked about the Black Death Prince and blood moons, and Deathstroke explained that the prince had died about eight million years earlier.
• Deathstroke told Wanda that Conan the Barbarian had killed the Black Death Prince after defeating dozens of Old Ones' avatars.

Deathstroke and his companions entered Black Death Prison, where Kx'ulthuum had regained his strength and attacked them with plague dust. Wanda’s Chaos Magic kept the group unharmed, and Deathstroke prepared to exploit the demon’s weakness with a jumping cleave.

• Cloak carried Deathstroke, Wanda, Lorna, and the little demon into Black Death Prison, which was now covered in bones beneath a red moon.
• Cloak sensed necromantic energy, and Deathstroke identified Kx'ulthuum as the revived source of it.
• Kx'ulthuum burst from beneath the bones, announced his return, and spread Black Death dust from his wings.
• Wanda’s Chaos Magic prevented the dust from harming the group while Kx'ulthuum repeatedly flapped harder and summoned undead.
• Deathstroke raised his lightsaber and said Kx'ulthuum could not resist a jumping cleave.

Deathstroke killed the resurrected Hell Lord Kx'ulthuum and led Wanda and Lorna toward Darkless Prison, following their demon guide through Sunless Hell. The guide left them at the prison's impassable border, and Deathstroke prepared to cut a way inside.

• Deathstroke flew up to Kx'ulthuum and destroyed him with ten strikes of New Year's Greeting Swordplay while Force Choke held him in the air.
• The demon guide praised Deathstroke, then led him, Wanda, and Lorna toward Darkless Prison as the Hell spirits fell into chaos.
• Wanda wondered how Chthon had secretly resurrected Kx'ulthuum and whether a Hell Lord had betrayed the others.
• At the border of Sunless Hell, the demon guide said it could go no farther and flew away after Deathstroke dismissed it.
• Deathstroke told Wanda and Lorna to step back and prepared to cut an opening in the barrier before them.

As the Avengers fought a massive Alien invasion near Manhattan, Squirrel Girl ignored the battle to message Tony and plan a supermarket trip. She ran into Loki as he hid in the sewers, and their exchange ended with her defending her everyday clothes.

• The Avengers, including Captain America, Ms. Marvel, Nova, and the Young Avengers, fought the invading winged Aliens across Manhattan.
• Squirrel Girl messaged Tony about a necklace that could send her back in time and make her the Aliens' mother, but decided to destroy it rather than give it to him.
• Tony asked Squirrel Girl to help near Manhattan, but she muted their conversation and set off to buy discounted instant pasta.
• Squirrel Girl met Loki emerging from a sewer cover and asked what he was doing.
• Loki praised his sewer stealth technique and teased Squirrel Girl's outfit, prompting her to insist it was her everyday clothing.

Doreen joined Loki, Thor, and the others in the sewers, where they prepared to wait for the enemy leader and discussed how to defeat Ulik. Meanwhile, Deathstroke led Lorna and the Enchantress through the Darkless Prison and planned an ambush that depended on the two sisters.

• Doreen slipped into the sewer and found Thor, Gwenpool, and Hela, while Loki reported that the enemy leader was not nearby.
• Howard the Duck proposed waiting underground for an enemy leader, and Loki outlined a plan to topple Ulik and pin him with Mjolnir.
• Squirrel Girl introduced herself to Coulson's group, and Loki hinted that Odin's ravens had helped her learn about the young hero.
• Hela warned the group about the Angel Queen of Hevenheim, while Coulson and the Cavalry discussed their mission and Fury's absence.
• Deathstroke led Lorna and the Enchantress through the Darkless Prison, relying on Strangle's senses to find a place to ambush Beast.
• Deathstroke called Wanda over and said the plan to lure Beast back depended on Lorna and the Enchantress.

Deathstroke enlisted Wanda and Lorna to use their powers to gather the Darkless Prison’s darkness and restore light to the dimension. Wanda unleashed a massive burst of fire, but the effort’s outcome was not shown.

• Deathstroke explained the balance between light and darkness and proposed combining the prison’s darkness with his own while Wanda created light.
• Lorna doubted that her magnetism could affect darkness, but Deathstroke encouraged her and Wanda to help.
• Deathstroke activated his powers and reached into the prison’s darkness, preparing to draw it together with Lorna’s help.
• Wanda and Lorna activated their abilities, with Wanda using Chaos Magic to bind the darkness and restore light as Lorna worked with Deathstroke.
• Wanda poured scarlet energy skyward and cried, “I say, let there be light!”

Chthon and Set separately concealed their suspicions after Chthon claimed someone had stolen his power and blocked his investigation. In New York, the Spider-Men’s fight against the invaders worsened when a Demon Legion joined the battle, while Dark Elves moved to flank them.

• Chthon told Set that someone was stealing his power and blocking his investigation, but declined Set’s offer to help.
• Set suspected Chthon was hiding a gain from him, while Chthon watched Set with his own calculations in mind.
• A Demon Legion emerged from flames and magma in New York, knocking Leopardon down and forcing the Spider-Men to fight on.
• A squad of Dark Elves led by a Cursed Warrior sneaked around the battlefield to attack the Spider-Men from behind.
• The Dark Elves fought for Chthon after he promised them the United States as a homeland once he conquered the Main Material World.

Batwoman ambushed a squad of Dark Elf Cursed Warriors attempting to reach the Spider-Men’s rear flank, killing them before they could join the battle. Afterward, Luthor offered to help with the search that had brought her back, but Batwoman left without answering.

• A squad of fifteen Dark Elf elites entered an alley to approach the Spider Legion from behind and discovered that members were vanishing without a trace.
• The squad leader ordered the remaining warriors to transform, but Batwoman’s bat-marked spheres blinded them and filled the alley with poisonous gas.
• Batwoman, wearing the Hellbat Armor, killed the last surviving Cursed Warrior and neutralized the gas.
• Luthor emerged, examined a Dark Elf corpse, and offered Batwoman his help, but she walked away without responding.

Deathstroke, Lorna, and Wanda transformed Darkless Prison by replacing its darkness with light, hoping the change would draw Beast back so they could trap it. As they waited, Deathstroke learned that New York's superheroes were locked in a stalemate and ordered the Adjutant to monitor Batwoman and Luthor's secret activity.

• Wanda passed Deathstroke's light onward, and she and Lorna helped him replace Darkless Prison's darkness with a blazing red sun.
• Deathstroke explained that the transformed Hell should draw Beast back, then served Lorna and Wanda pastries while they waited.
• The Adjutant reported that an unknown demon army had stalled the superheroes in New York, where they were holding back to protect civilians.
• The Adjutant showed Deathstroke footage of Batwoman using Fear Gas against Aliens while working alongside Luthor.
• Deathstroke ordered the Adjutant to watch Batwoman closely because he feared her Joker Virus might still be active.

Deathstroke prepared for the invasion as Beast returned to Hell and launched a surprise attack. Wanda sealed the space, and Cloak and Strangle blocked Beast’s shadow strikes, leaving Deathstroke to taunt it.

• Deathstroke ordered Blake to prepare New York and asked Adjutant to investigate the Dark Elves’ teleportation devices and the new Demon Legion.
• Deathstroke, Wanda, and the Enchantress waited in Hell until spatial fluctuations signaled Beast’s return.
• Wanda used Chaos Magic to seal the space as Beast attacked all three through their shadows.
• Cloak and Strangle blocked the shadow strikes, and Deathstroke identified the attack’s method.
• Deathstroke called out to Beast and mocked its technique as the “Ninja Secret Technique: Poop Scooping Dragon Claw Hand.”

Su Ming and Wanda defeated Beast by extinguishing the light that sustained its shadow army, then used the Ultimate Nullifier to kill it. They returned to New York to draw out the God Eater and found Daisy, Squirrel Girl, and other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents waiting in the sewer Distillery.

• Beast attacked Su Ming, Wanda, and the Enchantress by multiplying their shadows into an army.
• Su Ming told Wanda to extinguish the Red Sun, causing Beast's shadow army to disappear in the darkness.
• Su Ming used the Ultimate Nullifier to eliminate Beast, then had Wanda restore the light.
• Su Ming and the two sisters teleported to the New York sewer Distillery to gather First Generation Demons and attract the God Eater.
• Su Ming found Daisy, Squirrel Girl, and other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents at the Distillery, where Squirrel Girl was showing off ruby pendants.

Su Ming met Squirrel Girl and obtained the Crimson Gem necklace after giving her macadamia nuts. As Wanda examined the gem, Su Ming promised to arrange a delivery of the groceries Doreen needed.

• Su Ming recognized Doreen as Squirrel Girl, and she introduced herself while explaining that her grandparents had told her stories about him.
• Gwenpool hinted that Squirrel Girl could break the Fourth Wall, while Su Ming asked to inspect the necklace in Doreen's hand.
• Doreen gave Su Ming the necklace, which he passed to Wanda for appraisal, and he rewarded Doreen with macadamia nuts.
• Doreen said she had heard the necklace was Cyttorak's Crimson Gem, and Su Ming gave her a brief explanation of Cyttorak.
• Doreen offered Su Ming the necklace as a gift, and he promised to arrange a delivery of the groceries on her shopping list.

Wanda identified the supposed Crimson Gem as a Serpent Crown of Set transformed by Chthon into a headband, prompting Su Ming to order a worldwide search for similar objects. After Su Ming warned S.H.I.E.L.D. about the dangers of the Magic World, Fury ordered Coulson's team to withdraw from New York.

• Wanda recognized the jewelry as a disguised Serpent Crown of Set, and Loki revealed she had noticed its true nature earlier.
• Squirrel Girl told Su Ming that the crown had spoken to her but that she had taken it off without difficulty.
• Su Ming authorized Adjutant to search the world for similar suspicious objects using unconventional measures.
• Su Ming warned Coulson that Fury should avoid recruiting unknown powers and urged S.H.I.E.L.D. to take a vacation.
• Coulson relayed Su Ming's warning to Fury, who ordered the team to leave New York.

Su Ming learned that Daisy had joined the fight because she wanted to help and kill enemies, while Hela blamed Thor for bringing them along. Far beneath the sea, an Atlantean king prepared his army to unleash tsunamis against the surface in revenge against Deathstroke and humanity.

• Su Ming questioned Hela and Daisy about why they had come to the battlefield, and Hela said Thor had insisted they help.
• Daisy admitted she had wanted to support the Avengers and had missed killing enemies, so Su Ming warned her that the invaders hated Thor and would target her.
• Daisy accused Loki of failing to warn her, and Loki denied wanting her to be surrounded and attacked.
• In a ruined city in The Deep, a Murloc messenger told the king that the troops were ready and Gears of War could unleash global tsunamis.
• The king rallied his mutant army, declaring that Deathstroke and the surface dwellers would face the sea’s wrath.

Jessica Jones joined the Punisher, Johnny Blaze, and Blade in fighting the angels invading Hell's Kitchen. She targeted a distinctive wingless angel to capture her for information, but their first clash ended in a stalemate.

• Jessica watched the angels with the Punisher, Johnny Blaze, and Blade, then decided to attack the wingless woman in Golden Armor.
• The Punisher opened fire on the angels while Johnny Blaze attacked them with his Hellfire chain and Blade disappeared into the darkness.
• Jessica flew at the wingless angel, hoping to capture her and learn more about the invaders.
• The wingless angel blocked Jessica's punch with her heavy sword, and both women were driven back by the impact.

Jessica fought a red-haired warrior who insisted she was an angel, while Deathstroke’s group watched from hiding. Hela revealed that the warrior was Angela, Odin and Frigga’s eldest daughter, abducted by Hevenheim, and Deathstroke urged Hela to intervene rather than kill her.

• Jessica questioned whether the red-haired warrior was truly an angel and evaded her attacks while probing her for information.
• Daisy and Wanda spotted Jessica fighting, and Lorna offered to help before Deathstroke stopped her from killing the red-haired woman.
• Deathstroke told Hela not to kill the warrior and reminded her of Odin’s request to protect his children.
• Hela revealed that the red-haired warrior was Angela, Odin and Frigga’s eldest daughter, whom the Angel Queen of Hevenheim had abducted as a baby.
• Deathstroke explained that Odin had believed Angela dead and had severed the Tenth Realm from Yggdrasil after going to war with Hevenheim.
• Loki questioned why Odin had hidden Angela’s existence and suggested killing her if she proved troublesome.

Deathstroke sent Hela, Loki, and Daisy to capture Scarlett while he took Wanda and Lorna to wait for the First Generation Demons. A global tsunami flooded New York, and Deathstroke suspected Namor was behind it.

• Deathstroke reminded Loki that Angela was Frigga’s daughter, so Loki agreed to capture her alive and bring her to their mother.
• Deathstroke ordered Hela, Loki, and Daisy to intercept Scarlett, while Gwenpool stayed with them and looked for Angela.
• Deathstroke took Wanda and Lorna to an underground bar in Hell’s Kitchen to wait for the First Generation Demons and plan a deal with God Eater.
• A rumbling shook the sewers, and Deathstroke recognized an incoming tsunami, warned the bartender, and teleported himself and the others to the Stark Industries Building rooftop.
• The global tsunami flooded New York, and Deathstroke suspected Namor had caused it.

Su Ming discovered that Namor had allied with Set and prepared to gather help against him. Before leaving New York, he sent Cassandra to TVA headquarters and checked on Arthur, whose peaceful evening was interrupted by Su Ming's voice.

• Wanda sensed someone hiding in the Avengers conference room, and Cassandra Gillespie emerged from behind the bar.
• Cassandra told Deathstroke that Tony knew the truth about their parents and had reacted calmly; Deathstroke sent her to TVA headquarters.
• Su Ming, Wanda, and the others left New York as Su Ming planned to recruit help against Namor.
• Su Ming asked Adjutant to show him what Arthur of Earth-0 was doing.
• Arthur watched television and ate grilled fish at his lighthouse until Deathstroke's voice spoke to him, prompting him to wonder if Deathstroke had become a god.

Su Ming brought Arthur to Earth-40K to help fight Namor’s Atlanteans and the monsters flooding New York. Arthur agreed to summon the ocean’s fish against the Sea People while Su Ming prepared to confront Namor.

• Su Ming asked Arthur whether he could use his Life Force to communicate with fish in another universe, then brought him to the Sepulchre.
• Arthur marveled at the Sepulchre before Su Ming teleported them to the Statue of Liberty, where they saw the flooded city and the attacking monsters.
• Su Ming explained that Namor’s hatred of surface-dwellers had led Atlantis to join the assault, and Arthur recognized the danger posed by the Sea People.
• Arthur agreed to help, and Su Ming assigned him to summon the fish against the Sea People while he took on Namor himself.

Arthur received a magical trident and used it to summon marine creatures against the mutated Atlanteans. As Lorna redirected the tides toward the deep sea, Su Ming prepared to locate Namor and confront him.

• Su Ming asked Wanda to create a fish-affinity trident for Arthur, and she forged one with Chaos Magic.
• Arthur took the trident underwater and summoned sea creatures to battle the mutated Atlantean soldiers.
• Su Ming, Wanda, and Lorna entered the sea and watched as Arthur's forces held the line, aided by a giant squid approaching in the distance.
• Su Ming instructed Lorna to use Earth's magnetic connection to the moon to redirect the tides and counter the tsunami.
• Lorna gathered seawater toward the deep sea, warning that Australia would likely be flooded in the process.
• Su Ming asked Wanda to contact Monark about the spell that could locate Namor.