Chapter Summaries

Damian followed Deathstroke and the Legion of Doom aboard Divinity, hoping to spend time with his father while they searched for Cyborg. At their first stop in the CW Multiverse, Su Ming used the ship’s surveillance to show Luthor the local customs by observing Barry Allen argue with Iris.

• Damian followed Deathstroke because he expected Cyborg’s disappearance to draw his father into another rescue.
• Brainiac brought Divinity to the CW Multiverse, where the Legion of Doom looked out at Earth-One.
• Luthor asked Su Ming to explain the CW Multiverse while the ship charged.
• Su Ming gained access to Divinity’s surveillance and located STAR Labs in Central City.
• Barry tried to leave to stop bank robbers, but Iris confronted him about returning home after another Barry went missing.

Su Ming showed the villains surveillance footage of Barry fawning over Iris, then claimed Iris was the strongest being on CW Earth-One because of her Talk Force. After the Divinity finished charging and moved them into a second multiverse, Su Ming began investigating the unfamiliar world.

• Cheetah, Sinestro, Grodd, Orm, Damian, and Luthor reacted with disgust and disbelief as they watched Barry reconcile with Iris.
• Su Ming told Orm that Iris was the strongest being on CW Earth-One and explained that her Talk Force could slow the timeline and make people lose their intelligence.
• Luthor believed Su Ming's warning and asked Brainiac how long remained until the Divinity finished charging.
• Brainiac announced that charging had passed the halfway mark, and the group waited until the Divinity transported them into a second multiverse.
• The Adjutant asked Su Ming to investigate the unfamiliar world, and he activated the gaze from beyond.

Su Ming surveyed Remnant, the homeworld of humanity in a universe where people used Aura and Dust Crystal to fight Slaughter Beasts. He disguised himself and Damian as The Batman Who Laughs and King Robin, then joined Team RWBY’s battle while the others discussed why Darkseid would avoid drawing the lunatic’s attention.

• Divinity and the Adjutant identified Remnant and discovered its Dust Crystal, Aura, Beacon Academy, and Slaughter Beasts.
• Su Ming explained that Slaughter Beasts were Concept Manifestations of destruction and emptiness, while Dream slept through the discussion.
• Su Ming decided to investigate the universe’s Gods of Light and Darkness and help Team RWBY, and Damian chose to go with him.
• Su Ming transformed into The Batman Who Laughs, while Strangle disguised Damian as King Robin.
• Su Ming and Damian flew down to join Team RWBY’s fight, and Brainiac explained that Darkseid would focus on his enemies rather than risk provoking The Batman Who Laughs.

Damian and Deathstroke fought the Slaughter Beasts together while Damian deployed King Robin’s giant mech to hold the front line. Deathstroke then approached Ruby’s team disguised as The Batman Who Laughs and proposed a game, threatening to destroy every dessert in the world if they refused.

• Deathstroke ordered Damian to stop the Slaughter Beasts from encircling the group, and Damian agreed.
• Damian released King Robin’s giant mech from the Robin Belt and used it to attack the Slaughter Beast army.
• Su Ming used Strangle as an Nth Metal chain to help clear monsters around Ruby’s team.
• Ruby’s team regrouped, and Weiss awkwardly thanked the disguised Deathstroke for helping them.
• Deathstroke introduced himself as The Batman Who Laughs, proposed a game, and threatened to destroy all desserts if Ruby’s team refused.

Su Ming threatened Ruby, Yang, Blake, and Weiss into agreeing to play a game, then used the encounter to learn that their universe had no signs of Darkseid’s influence. He left with Luthor and Damian aboard Divinity to investigate the next universe, while offering Luthor a chance to invest in a project involving that world’s manifested darkness.

• Deathstroke threatened to destroy the girls’ favorite foods unless they agreed to play his game, and Ruby accepted for the group.
• Su Ming handed out their favorite snacks and asked a deliberately nonsensical quiz question, leaving the girls bewildered.
• Su Ming learned that the girls’ world had an ongoing struggle between the God of Darkness and the God of Light, but no known signs of Darkseid or his forces.
• Su Ming returned to Divinity with Damian and told Luthor that their current universe was clean, though he planned to send people to investigate its manifested darkness.
• Luthor agreed to consider investing as Divinity teleported to the third universe.

Deathstroke guided the group through a succession of universes, describing their inhabitants and potential uses while the others reacted from the spacecraft. As they neared their destination, Luthor prepared his armor and Su Ming woke Dream for the work ahead.

• Deathstroke identified several low-powered worlds, and the group skipped exploring them as the spacecraft continued jumping.
• The group passed through worlds including Street Fighter, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Bonnie the bunny's universe, where the villains praised Bonnie's murderous behavior.
• Deathstroke identified worlds such as God of War, Power Rangers, Halo, Avatar, and the MonsterVerse, and Su Ming ordered Adjutant to mark Halo and Avatar for later use.
• The villains increasingly admired Deathstroke's vast knowledge as the spacecraft crossed universe after universe.
• Luthor said they were nearing their destination and prepared his exoskeleton armor.
• Su Ming woke Dream by threatening to kill his mother in Gotham, and Dream immediately became alert.

Deathstroke and Luthor discovered that Darkseid’s Parademons and the Hand of the Void’s creatures were secretly fighting across Earth. After seeing the two forces clash, Deathstroke proposed that the team choose between two plans, but had not yet revealed them.

• A wounded man entered a hotel and told the doctor that his dog had been killed.
• Deathstroke tested Luthor’s observation skills and identified a Parademon near a hotel.
• Luthor spotted an Evil Thought Noble hiding beneath a barn, and Deathstroke identified it as a creature of the Hand of the Void.
• An Evil Thought Noble ambushed and devoured a Parademon at the barn.
• Deathstroke scanned Earth and found that the two forces were fighting throughout the world, with more than ten thousand casualties already.
• Deathstroke asked the team to prepare two plans and reveal them at the same time, while Luthor responded with exasperation.

Su Ming’s team decided to abandon Divinity and travel covertly by Cloak toward Darkseid’s territory, leaving Brainiac behind with the ship. Before they departed, Su Ming arranged to feed the Hand of the Void a clone carrying false intelligence to draw it toward the next universe.

• Luthor asked the team to choose between leaving immediately and staying to exploit the conflict, while Brainiac and Cheetah argued over stealth and travel plans.
• Su Ming explained that Divinity might not conceal the team from Darkseid or the Hand of the Void, and proposed having Cloak carry the group onward.
• Luthor agreed to let a smaller group establish a landing zone before bringing the others over, then left to gather equipment.
• Su Ming learned the coordinates of the remaining universes from Brainiac and asked him to create a clone whose mind contained those coordinates and the phrase “Darkseid Is.”
• Brainiac agreed to feed the clone to a sea-anemone zombie so the Hand of the Void would pursue the next universe.

Su Ming led the group through the Multiversal System toward Eternia, where Darkseid’s influence appeared to have transformed the planet into a lightless wasteland. The chapter ended with the group arriving at Eternia and Deathstroke questioning what had happened there.

• Su Ming questioned the big cat about the previous Dream and Darkseid, and the cat joined Daniel on the journey.
• Su Ming, Luthor, and the others left the mothership on the flying cloak, while Brainiac stayed behind to hold down the Divinity.
• Su Ming offered Cheetah luxury goods in exchange for long-term employment, and she eagerly examined his catalog.
• The group found the route through the Multiversal System blocked and approached a bubble-like universe that Sinestro sensed was filled with fear.
• Su Ming identified the universe as Eternia, cut through its World Barrier, and led the group to the planet.
• The group found Eternia almost entirely dark, and Deathstroke wondered what Darkseid had done to it.

Deathstroke and his disguised team investigated a burned town on Eternia and found evidence of a devastating fire that left its victims as ashes. They headed toward the center of the world, hoping to find survivors and learn what had happened.

• Grodd asked whether a fusion weapon had destroyed the town, and Luthor found no radiation residue.
• Deathstroke determined that the ruins had been consumed by fire, though it had not been hot enough to come from Omega Energy.
• The team examined the burned settlement and found human ashes but no survivors or useful clues.
• Luthor suggested they leave the Wastelands, and Deathstroke chose a route toward the center of Eternia.

Deathstroke used the dead bird’s memories to find a route across Eternia, and Luthor built a makeshift flying vehicle to carry the group toward a skull-shaped castle. They left the scorched region behind and continued through the darkness, still unsure what awaited at their destination.

• Deathstroke had Strangle eat the dead bird’s head and read its memories, revealing a map of Eternia’s terrain and routes.
• Deathstroke told Cyborg that their destination lay over four thousand li away, and Luthor decided to build a vehicle rather than risk exposing their abilities.
• Luthor had Amazo gather metal scraps and help assemble a crude flying vehicle powered by the energy unit from the gorilla suit.
• The group boarded the vehicle, and Luthor revealed that its rocket-based design would make landing difficult; Su Ming promised to use the Force to bring it down safely.
• The group flew beyond the scorched region and saw forests and rivers ahead, while Su Ming told them to look for a skull-shaped castle.

Su Ming and his allies watched Darkseid's forces besiege Castle Grayskull, then used the chaos created by the Hand of the Void's sudden attack to approach the fortress. Dream spread mist over the battlefield, and Su Ming sent Strangle ahead to clear a path.

• Su Ming's group observed Darkseid's army bombarding Castle Grayskull and discussed the castle's flickering energy barrier.
• Deathstroke explained that the barrier's patterned flashes were a distress signal and that the fortress could withstand the attack longer than it appeared.
• The Hand of the Void opened a blood-red portal above the battlefield and unleashed an army of malformed monsters.
• Su Ming decided to cross the chaotic battlefield and enter Castle Grayskull.
• Dream scattered Sands of Time to blanket the battlefield in mist, and Su Ming ordered Strangle to attack under its cover and open a path.

Deathstroke’s group crossed the battlefield and entered Castle Grayskull with Dream’s help, only to find the castle’s inner gate sealed by a magical password lock. Deathstroke tried two famous commands without success, leaving the group waiting outside the entrance.

• Strangle cleared a path through the battlefield as Deathstroke’s group hurried toward Castle Grayskull.
• Deathstroke tested the castle’s barrier, burned his arm, and regenerated it with Strangle’s help.
• Dream and the cat-shaped smoke passed through the barrier and opened a gap for the group.
• Deathstroke found a solid magical doorway inside the castle’s skull-shaped entrance and explained that it required a passphrase.
• Deathstroke shouted that he was He-Man, then tried declaring himself She-Ra, but neither password opened the gate.

Deathstroke and the Legion of Doom entered Castle Grayskull and found Zoar, Lynn, and an injured tiger defending its barrier. Lynn claimed Constantine was the prophesied savior, so Deathstroke transformed into Constantine and asked whether he could take the role instead.

• Deathstroke tried passwords and then pounded on Castle Grayskull’s gate, calling for Zoar.
• The gate opened, and Deathstroke’s group entered the castle, where they found Zoar, Lynn, and a red-and-green tiger tending the barrier.
• Lynn demanded to know where Constantine was and explained that their prophecy named him as the world’s savior.
• The Legion of Doom laughed at the idea of Constantine saving the world, and Deathstroke argued that Lynn had mistaken Constantine’s appearance for the figure in her visions.
• Deathstroke transformed his face and clothes to resemble Constantine and asked Lynn if he could be the savior instead.

Deathstroke and his allies exchanged information with Parrot Fairy and Enchantress Lynn, then agreed to search for the missing He-Man. Damian deduced that Constantine had likely hidden He-Man somewhere safe, and Deathstroke proposed bringing She-Ra to Castle Grayskull in the meantime.

• Deathstroke demonstrated his shapeshifting and argued that Constantine would not return to help, so Parrot Fairy agreed to exchange information with his group.
• Parrot Fairy explained that Constantine had led He-Man away, leaving his weapon and mount behind, and Big Tiger complained that Constantine had nearly taken He-Man's weapon too.
• Lex proposed using miniature satellites to search for He-Man, while Damian reasoned that Constantine had probably hidden him somewhere safer than Castle Grayskull.
• Parrot Fairy made a deal with Deathstroke: he would help find He-Man, and she would help him achieve his goal.
• Deathstroke suggested bringing She-Ra to Castle Grayskull while they searched for He-Man.

Deathstroke’s group took over the Crystal Ball’s guidance and planned to reach Etheria to enlist She-Ra against the invasion. Rather than follow Constantine’s trap and search for Adam, they agreed to test who could lift the Sword Vigor and use Castle Grayskull’s power.

• Su Ming had Daniel replace the injured Parrot Fairy at the Crystal Ball, and its light flared as Daniel took over the guiding task.
• Su Ming explained that the group would travel to Etheria, find She-Ra, and help her repel the invaders without revealing themselves unless necessary.
• The Parrot Fairy asked why they would not search for Adam, and Luthor, Cheetah, Damian, and Deathstroke warned that following Constantine’s plan would be dangerous.
• Deathstroke’s group refused to walk into Constantine’s trap, leaving the Parrot Fairy to propose testing who could lift the Sword Vigor.
• Deathstroke agreed to the Parrot Fairy’s compromise.

The group found the Sword of Power, which only worked for a worthy human bearer, and Cyborg was devastated when the Fairy told him robots could not wield it. Su Ming pulled the sword and heard it repeat a cryptic warning about Cosmic Energy, Castle Grayskull, the Cosmic Giants, and approaching danger.

• Parrot Fairy explained that the Sword of Power would choose a worthy bearer, while the villains declined to try it.
• Cyborg stepped forward, pulled out the sword, and found that it showed no power or special effects.
• Parrot Fairy told Cyborg that the sword bearer had to be human, leaving him crushed and questioning his identity.
• Su Ming agreed to try the sword for Damian and pulled it from the floor.
• The sword told Su Ming, “Cosmic Energy, Castle Grayskull, secrets, Cosmic Giants, danger approaching,” repeating the words in a loop.

Su Ming led the group through Castle Grayskull’s portal to Etheria after failing to take Sword Vigor. They arrived at Etheria’s Castle Grayskull and set off toward Crystal Castle to find Adora.

• Su Ming tried to take Sword Vigor, but the sword would not leave Castle Grayskull with him, so he offered to help bring back the hero it awaited.
• Teela'na led Su Ming and his companions to the underground Chamber of Secrets and explained that she would send them to Etheria while she stayed behind to maintain the portal.
• Su Ming questioned Teela'na about King Grayskull and revealed that he had mentioned her teacher Zoar’s name to gain her trust.
• Teela'na activated the central portal, and Su Ming led the group through it to Etheria’s Castle Grayskull.
• Su Ming explained their arrival to the wary Legion of Doom and directed everyone to follow him toward Crystal Castle.

Su Ming led the Legion of Doom across Etheria toward S'Amoor Town to gather information, finding no signs of Darkseid or the Hand of the Void along the way. The group reached a lively town and prepared to enter while remaining alert.

• Luthor questioned Deathstroke's disguise and asked where the group was headed, and Deathstroke returned to his usual armor.
• Su Ming explained that they would travel to S'Amoor Town to gather information, and the Cloak of Levitation carried the group across Etheria.
• The group crossed the Lost Valley, desert, sea, and grasslands before reaching the Bright Moon Kingdom.
• Cheetah spotted a town below, and Su Ming directed the Cloak to land outside its wall.
• Luthor questioned whether the cheerful town could be part of a dystopia, and Su Ming told the group to stay alert before heading for the gate.

Su Ming explained that the group had arrived in Brigis Village, which was Thaymor five hundred years earlier, in a special stretch of time and space. At Laughing Swan Bar, he welcomed Luthor to a fantasy world while the village celebrated its annual festival.

• The group entered Brigis Village, where shopkeepers and residents celebrated amid dancing and cheerful festivities.
• Su Ming stopped Luthor from attacking the village and explained that Laughing Swan Bar was a Rebels' contact point tied to Princess Alora.
• Su Ming handed out pieces of the Gold Biscuit, and the group explored the village as Luthor remained suspicious.
• At Laughing Swan Bar, the owner welcomed the outsiders and offered them drinks and milk for the cat.
• Su Ming told Luthor that Brigis Village had been called Thaymor five hundred years earlier and that they had entered a special stretch of time and space.