Chapter Summaries

Su Ming and Lucifer fought off the child-faced giant maggots, but the creatures returned after being killed. Su Ming realized Blank could resurrect even Concept Manifestations and was sending increasingly organized attackers after Zorn Batman.

• Lucifer skewered a giant maggot with Maze's sword, and the creature screamed before burning away in Hell's karmic fire.
• Su Ming warned Zorn Batman that the enemy had targeted him and resolved to keep him close while they investigated.
• A second giant maggot appeared behind Hela and Carol, and Su Ming pierced it with his Lightsaber before its corrosive blood burned through half his face.
• Su Ming and the others destroyed the second maggot, then concluded that it had been resurrected after Lucifer killed it.
• Su Ming explained that Blank had fused Death with a Death Seed to create a machine that could resurrect Concept Manifestations and send them back to attack Batman.

Deadpool, Thanos, Man-Bat, and Deadman traveled to find Death after learning that Deathstroke had encountered an enemy capable of reviving endlessly. Deadman sensed that something had passed through reincarnation in the Pacific Ocean, and Thanos jumped into the water to investigate.

• Deadpool told Thanos that Deathstroke had fought an endlessly reviving maggot and suspected that Death was being held by the enemy.
• Thanos snapped Deadpool's neck after he called Death their goddess, but Deadpool recovered and kept provoking him.
• Man-Bat became sick from Deadpool's appearance and flew away from him.
• Thanos asked Deadpool how they could find and rescue Death, and Deadpool said Deadman could lead them to her through the cycle of reincarnation.
• Deadman sensed something had passed through reincarnation over the Pacific Ocean, and Thanos leaped into the water.

Deadpool delayed following Thanos into the sea while Man-Bat became ill and Deadman urged him to hurry. Deadpool finally jumped in, only to curse after landing in vomit and phlegm.

• Thanos disappeared into the sea, and Deadpool joked about his supposed romantic plan while Man-Bat vomited over the flying carpet.
• Deadpool pulled Man-Bat onto the carpet, but Man-Bat went into shock after contact with him.
• Deadman checked Man-Bat and urged Deadpool to follow Thanos, while Deadpool and Deadman exchanged stories about their pasts.
• Deadman told Deadpool that Earth’s fate depended on them, and Deadpool finished warming up before jumping into the sea.
• Deadpool cursed after landing in Man-Bat’s vomit and his own phlegm.

Deadpool and Thanos searched the Pacific seabed for the black-robed figures who had abducted Death, then broke into an underwater hall. Thanos sensed that Death was nearby and urged Deadpool to kill everyone there and rescue her.

• Deadpool used an underwater scooter and wedding balloons for air as he searched the seabed for Thanos.
• Deadpool found Thanos walking along the ocean floor, and they agreed that Death’s captors were likely hiding in underwater ruins.
• Deadpool led Thanos to a depression in the seabed, where Thanos smashed through the ground with his Infinity Gauntlet.
• Deadpool and Thanos landed in a flooded hall with statues and a glowing barrier sealing the breach.
• Thanos sensed that Death was nearby and commanded Deadpool to kill everyone there and save her.

Thanos and Deadpool reached the throne room where Death was being held, but the black-robed figures escaped with her. Thanos discovered their remaining guard was Adam Warlock, who blamed Deadpool and attacked as Deadpool hid behind Thanos.

• Deadpool admired the treasures in the corridor, and Thanos snapped off a piece of a golden statue for him.
• Thanos and Deadpool burst into a throne room and found Death floating inside a black-lit Magic Circle, surrounded by black-robed figures.
• Thanos attacked one of the figures, but the group teleported away with Death while another figure stayed behind.
• The remaining figure revealed himself as Adam Warlock and said he was Magus Adam's second personality, seeking revenge for Deathstroke thwarting his rise to power.
• Adam Warlock blamed Deadpool for his downfall, and Deadpool fled behind Thanos as Adam unleashed a serpentine attack of black energy.

Thanos fought Adam Warlock after Adam declared that his former self was dead and attacked under the power granted by Blank. Deadpool planned to exploit Adam’s recovery, but his loud scheme enraged Adam, who charged at Thanos with a magical battle axe.

• Thanos reflected on his past bond with Adam and decided that the friend he knew was gone after Adam called himself Adam Warlock.
• Thanos knocked aside Adam’s black magic snake and canceled its attack with two punches.
• Deadpool joked about Thanos’s fighting style, then drew his swords and announced a plan to sneak behind Adam and attack him.
• Adam heard Deadpool’s plan, raged at him and Thanos, and claimed Blank had given him power beyond any universe.
• Adam conjured a purple-black battle axe and charged, while Thanos advanced with the Infinity Gauntlet, intending to give his former friend a swift death.

Adam Mage repeatedly resurrected and used self-destruction to attack Thanos and Deadpool, flooding the ancient Atlantis hall. Thanos knocked Adam unconscious and planned to take him to Deathstroke, while Deadpool’s continued resurrection remained unresolved.

• Deadpool suspected Adam Mage was deliberately using his ability to resurrect as a weapon, and Adam exploded himself to blast Thanos into the hall’s wall.
• Adam revived and chased Deadpool, blaming Deathstroke for blocking his chance to comprehend the origin of the universe.
• Deadpool lured Adam into another explosion, which shattered the Atlantis structure and flooded the hall with seawater.
• Deadpool regenerated from the blast and taunted Adam, whose disgust at Deadpool’s naked body left him vomiting and rolling on the seabed.
• Thanos struck Adam unconscious and told Deadpool to find clothes before they took Adam to Deathstroke for help with their enemies’ repeated resurrections.

Deathstroke’s group captured Adam Warlock and sought a way to stop their enemies from reviving, so Su Ming asked Lucifer to enlist Death’s help. The chapter ended with Lucifer still destroying the endlessly returning giant maggot while the group prepared to find a permanent solution.

• Lucifer and Maze repeatedly killed the Child-faced Giant Maggot while Deathstroke waited for Deadpool’s report.
• Deathstroke explained that Death’s authority could send the immortal enemies into the DC Universe’s proper cycle of souls, and Adjutant teleported the others to the group.
• Deadpool arrived with Thanos and the captured black-robed figure, whom Hela and Thanos identified as Magus Adam, also known as Adam Warlock.
• Deathstroke had Chewie swallow Adam Warlock to suspend him in the Flerken’s timeless interior while the group prepared to find a way to kill him permanently.
• Lucifer destroyed the newly emerged Child-faced Giant Maggot again, but Chewie refused to eat it.

Thor, Loki, Frigga, and Sif tried to revive a man found in a coffin in Asgard’s snowfields, and Thor brought him back with lightning. The man introduced himself as Joel Haraldsson, a Viking prince who expected to have gone to the Hall of Heroes after dying in battle.

• Thor insisted the man in the coffin was still alive while Loki doubted they could save him.
• Sif suggested using electrical stimulation, and Frigga approved Thor’s attempt to revive the man with lightning.
• Thor struck the man’s chest with lightning, and the man woke up coughing.
• Thor introduced himself and the others, while Loki demanded to know who the man was and why he had been buried in Asgard’s snowfields.
• The man recognized Thor and Loki from his own world and identified himself as Joel Haraldsson, a Viking prince who had died fighting Eadwald Olafsson.

Sif comforted Joel as he recounted his last battle against his friend Eadwald, who had gained strange powers from someone called Blank. Joel explained how he had tried to stop Eadwald from attacking Asgard, while Loki considered contacting Deathstroke and wondered who had left the footprints that led them to Joel.

• Sif helped Joel to his feet and gave him liquor, and Thor encouraged him to explain what had happened.
• Joel said his last battle was in the year 1000 against his former friend Eadwald, who had attacked after returning home to find his family dead.
• Joel described Eadwald's ice powers and his belief that killing people would free them from their Puppet Destiny and send them to paradise.
• Joel said Eadwald's ice monsters slaughtered his people, so he sought help from the Amazons of Paradise Island and Shazam.
• Joel confirmed that he and his allies found Eadwald in Asgard, where Eadwald intended to attack the gods, and Loki inferred that Joel had been defeated before the reinforcements killed Eadwald.
• Loki wondered who had left the footprints that led them to Joel and tried to contact Deathstroke as Joel recalled seeing a snow-covered world after Eadwald killed him.

Deathstroke heard that Loki had made important discoveries about humanity while exploring Asgardian ruins. He let Loki continue her report after dismissing Deadpool, while Death and Lucifer remained locked in a separate discussion about killing people who were not meant to die.

• Lucifer tried to persuade Death to kill people outside the Book of Destiny, but she politely refused.
• Deathstroke had Carol, Thanos, and Hela keep a revived black maggot occupied while he spoke with Loki.
• Loki told Deathstroke she had important discoveries about humanity, and he offered to hear her out in exchange for what she wanted.
• Deadpool disgusted Loki by lusting after her new female body, then charged Deathstroke for helping capture Adam and test Loki.
• Deathstroke gave Deadpool an IOU and sent him away, then told Loki to begin her story.

Loki told Deathstroke that Blank had interfered in Asgardian affairs on Earth-0 more than a thousand years earlier, giving Su Ming evidence about Blank’s history. Su Ming concluded that Blank might have grown stronger by exploiting Crisis Energy, but he still did not know what she was.

• Loki recounted her group’s discoveries to Deathstroke and showed him Joel to confirm the captive’s identity.
• Deathstroke asked whether Blank had targeted gods, but Loki said the matter concerned humanity and declined to discuss terms before he ended the call.
• Su Ming said Blank’s ancient agents had been too weak to defeat Hippolyta and the previous generation’s Shazam, while Deadpool suggested her strength might depend on Crisis Energy.
• Su Ming considered how Blank had exploited Asgard’s fated destruction during Ragnarök without actively creating crises, and wondered what she was.
• Deadpool said a black maggot vomited whenever he approached it, so Carol and Hela had sent him back.

Su Ming and Batwoman decided to travel to the Dreaming to stop Blank’s plans, but first they went to recruit help from the woodland manor. There, the Doom Patrol directed Su Ming to Guy’s room, where she was reportedly in poor condition.

• Su Ming watched Carol, Thanos, Hela, and Maze overpower the Child-faced Giant Maggot while Lucifer and Death continued their discussion.
• Su Ming agreed with Batwoman that they should go to the Dreaming and said they needed backup because two of the Three Mothers and Blank’s Black-robed followers remained unaccounted for.
• Su Ming left Wade to keep the maggot occupied and traveled with Batwoman to the woodland manor to gather allies.
• Su Ming told the Doom Patrol to join the Superheroes at the Hall of Justice and asked where Guy was.
• Chief said Guy was not in good shape and directed Su Ming to her bedroom upstairs.

Su Ming and his companions prepared to travel to the Hall of Justice and then the Dreaming, while Tracy persuaded them to let her join the mission. The chapter left Su Ming and Batwoman heading to check which personality Guy had, as Tracy prepared to come along.

• Su Ming explained that Zorn was a Batwoman from a parallel world, calming the Doom Patrol after Bobo mistook her for The Batman Who Laughs.
• Tracy insisted on joining the trip, and Su Ming agreed after Zorn and Bobo supported bringing her along.
• Su Ming warned Tracy to follow his commands and asked about her magic; she listed several kinds, and he advised her to learn from her father instead.
• Tracy said she resented her father's work and abilities, and Bobo recalled the late Master Night, Jim.
• Su Ming and Batwoman headed toward Guy's room to see which personality he had.

Deathstroke and his companions investigated the apparent haunting in Chief’s mansion and learned that it was likely caused by Breezy Lizzie Borden, one of Guy’s personalities. Deathstroke tried to lure Breezy out with a horror game, hoping to strike a deal.

• Deathstroke, Bobo, Tracy, and Zorn encountered a series of eerie disturbances while crossing the mansion’s second floor.
• Deathstroke explained that the phenomena likely came from one of Guy’s personalities and named Breezy Lizzie Borden as the suspect.
• The group found Guy’s bedroom empty, while Deathstroke described Breezy as a mischievous, spirit-like personality who appeared at night.
• Zorn offered to use a Bat-Phase Disruptor to reveal the ghost, but Deathstroke told the others not to complicate matters.
• Deathstroke called out to Breezy and offered him Dead by Daylight in exchange for a deal.

Su Ming persuaded Bi Qi, Guy’s prank-loving ghost personality, to return to the Mind Platform by giving him a game console. The next personality emerged as a black-and-yellow figure that copied Su Ming’s every move, and Su Ming had Adjutant teleport the group away with it.

• Su Ming gave Bi Qi a game console and convinced him to return to the Mind Platform so another personality could take his place.
• Bi Qi left with the console, and the room’s lights and temperature returned to normal.
• A black-and-yellow Stickman personality emerged and mimicked Su Ming’s words and gestures.
• Bobo and Zorn recognized the figure as a guardian personality modeled on Su Ming, while Tracy watched with amusement.
• Su Ming silently signaled Adjutant to teleport the group, and Stickman was swept away with them.

Deathstroke and his companions traveled through Lucifer’s Hell into Dreaming, where they saw a strange rift spilling faceless people into a slide. As they approached Dream’s castle, Detective Chimp deduced that Zorn was Bruce Wayne’s second personality, and the group had to decide whether to visit Dream or search the Dreaming Plains.

• Deathstroke tested the new stickman personality and found that it mimicked his movements while keeping up with his extraordinary physical ability.
• Deathstroke led the group through the familiar route into Dreaming, where Tracy and the others observed the peaceful scenery and the rift in the sky.
• Detective Chimp and Zorn discussed the stickman’s behavior while Tracy teased Bobo about inheriting the Oblivion Bar.
• Bobo explained that Daniel’s disappearance had left Dream in poor condition, and Zorn recalled Bruce’s past experience with a mysterious dream.
• Bobo guessed that Zorn was Bruce Wayne’s second personality, and Zorn confirmed it.
• Bobo asked whether the group should visit Dream’s castle first or search for people’s dreams on the Dreaming Plains.

Su Ming sought the Dream of a Thousand Cats to hide his plan to alter human dreams and spread the Anti-Life Equation from Daniel. The Big Cat agreed to help because Su Ming was targeting human dreams rather than feline ones.

• Su Ming decided to proceed without telling Daniel that he planned to alter unbelievers' dreams.
• Su Ming used catnip to summon the Dream of a Thousand Cats while Batwoman held the Orange Cat.
• Su Ming explained Blank's daydream scheme and asked the Big Cat to conceal his interference from Daniel.
• Zorn asked why the Big Cat would support Su Ming's plan, and the Big Cat said human dreams were not its concern.

Batwoman, Detective Chimp, Tracy, and Deathstroke followed Dream of a Thousand Cats toward the Dreaming Plains, while the Stickman changed into Guy’s Director personality. Along the way, Deathstroke asked Big Cat about the last surviving Thor, and Big Cat offered to introduce him to The First Dream.

• Batwoman wondered whether Detective Chimp might have an agenda of his own, but Bobo insisted he depended on human society and had little connection to other apes.
• Zorn and Bobo exchanged remarks about Bobo’s tobacco before Tracy interrupted them to admire the talking Dream of a Thousand Cats.
• Dream of a Thousand Cats concealed the group in mist and led them onward, releasing Guy from its control.
• Guy appeared as a neat, silent middle-aged man, whom Su Ming identified as the Director, one of Guy’s personalities.
• As the group walked, Deathstroke asked Dream of a Thousand Cats about Thor, and Big Cat offered to introduce him to The First Dream.

Su Ming rejected Dream of the First Dream as too cryptic to help with the gods’ dreams. After Dream of a Thousand Cats explained the elusive nature of Dream, Su Ming reached the Dream Plains and began spreading the Anti-Life Equation through the dream bubbles.

• Su Ming declined Dream of a Thousand Cats’ offer to consult The First Dream because he expected only baffling riddles.
• Dream of a Thousand Cats told Su Ming that Dream’s many manifestations could not be fully defined by human understanding.
• Bobo urged the group to stop talking and focus on their task after they arrived at the Dream Plains.
• Su Ming ordered the Adjutant to spread the Anti-Life Equation through electromagnetic waves and sound.
• Su Ming had Strangle touch the dream bubbles and inject darkness into the dreams within them.