Chapter Summaries

Su Ming and the Adjutant watched Lucifer investigate a dead Earth where every living thing had been bound to a cross, while discussing the Voice of God’s possession of a dog. The Dream of a Thousand Cats returned with word that everyone was mobilizing, and Su Ming waited for Batwoman to act.

• Su Ming asked the Adjutant whether the doomed Earth had a designation, and she explained that the countless Single Universes could not all be numbered.
• Su Ming and the Adjutant watched Lucifer lead a dog along the road and search through sewer covers as he prepared to test Enigma.
• The Adjutant said the Voice of God had attached itself to Lucifer and criticized Heaven’s practice of possessing living beings.
• The Dream of a Thousand Cats returned after delivering messages and reported that everyone seemed to be moving.
• Su Ming asked whether Batwoman had started moving, and the cat said Batwoman had seemed anxious but his plans were unknown.

Su Ming and the cat watched Lucifer test Enigma with Heaven’s power while Voice of God observed. The battle ended with the universe erased and only the church, Lucifer, and the dog remaining.

• Su Ming explained that Voice of God had used Lucifer and Satan to find him, and that he was hiding from the dog while Lucifer fought Enigma.
• The cat warned Su Ming about God and identified Lucifer’s golden light as the power of Heaven.
• Su Ming deduced that Lucifer had chosen Heaven’s concepts to provoke God and compare Heaven’s strength with Hell’s.
• Su Ming, the Adjutant, and the cat watched the battle from different perspectives as reality and space broke apart around the church.
• Su Ming awoke after receiving the cat’s information through a dream and saw that only the church, Lucifer, and the dog remained where the universe had been.

Su Ming praised Lucifer for preserving the Cross Church for Elaine, then went to the Hall of Justice to meet the Heroes after they read the intelligence Mimi had brought. He arrived to find the Justice League burdened by several threats and increasingly treating him like one of their own.

• Su Ming explained that Lucifer had preserved the Cross Church because it belonged to Elaine and contained faith gathered from the world.
• Dream of a Thousand Cats said it had arranged for the Heroes to read Mimi’s intelligence in their dreams, and Su Ming praised it before heading to the Hall of Justice.
• Tourists mistook Su Ming for Deathstroke and fled as he entered the Hall of Justice with the cat.
• Su Ming ordered two portions of fried noodles from the Minotaur chef and put them on Batwoman’s tab.
• Su Ming passed Hawk and Dove and other Hall of Justice staff, noting the League’s problems with the Origin Court, their lost home in Multiverse 1, and a world-eating monster.
• Su Ming complained that people looked at him as though they had placed all their hopes on him, making him feel like a Superhero.

Deathstroke briefed the Justice League on the threat from the Origin Court and warned them about the dangers of dimensional demon gods. The heroes agreed to keep the crisis secret and left to resume their lives, while Cyborg stayed behind to ask Deathstroke to replace his octopus.

• Deathstroke explained that Enigma was consuming worlds at the edge of the Megaverse and warned the heroes that the Origin Court remained hidden.
• Deathstroke cautioned the heroes against signing contracts with dimensional demon gods or taking unfamiliar gems and other items.
• The Flash asked whether the Origin Court would come after them, and Deathstroke said Deadpool was holding back the Hand of Creation and one Origin Judge.
• Superman urged everyone to keep the Origin Court and Enigma secret to prevent public panic, and the meeting ended.
• The heroes departed for their personal duties, while Cyborg stayed to ask Deathstroke to replace his octopus.

Su Ming helped Cyborg complete his transformation and then brought Green Arrow to the Hall of Justice’s rear garden to discuss a mysterious discovery. Green Arrow misunderstood Su Ming’s teasing as a comment about his sex life before Su Ming clarified that he meant Oliver and Black Arrow’s archery contest.

• Su Ming replaced Cyborg’s final mechanical part, and Cyborg hurried off to check the result.
• Su Ming told Green Arrow that he had not yet figured out all of Enigma’s abilities but that it would not attack Earth-0 soon.
• Su Ming brought Green Arrow to the Justice League’s rear garden and teased him about not lasting long enough.
• Green Arrow denied needing help, then accused Su Ming of spying on him and Dinah.
• Su Ming clarified that he had seen Green Arrow and Black Arrow run out of arrows during their contest, leaving Oliver stunned.

Su Ming gave Green Arrow an automatic arrow-producing quiver and explained that his pranks helped him hold on to his humanity as his power grew. Oliver understood why Su Ming used that approach, and the conversation ended with Su Ming wondering whether Batwoman knew what he thought of becoming an artificial god.

• Su Ming gave Oliver a voice-controlled quiver that printed arrows from carbon atoms in the air.
• Oliver’s California accent failed to activate the quiver, so Su Ming told him to use standard London English.
• Oliver successfully commanded the quiver to make a Whistle Arrow and praised the gift.
• Oliver told Su Ming that he understood his pranks as a way to remember he was human rather than a god.
• Su Ming agreed that he used such actions to avoid becoming indifferent or dark, and said living like Doctor Manhattan would be worse than dying.

Cable scavenged materials and improvised equipment to make replacement capacitors for the Spatial-Temporal Teleportation Belt while Deadpool distracted him. The chapter ended with Cable shooting Deadpool after his teasing would not stop.

• Cable decided to replace the Belt’s burned-out capacitors with aluminum components made from stolen horse tack.
• Cable and Deadpool hid in an empty house, where Cable turned household items into metallurgical equipment and began working.
• Deadpool praised Cable’s skills, and Cable revealed that he had studied law in the 31st Century and used his knowledge to fight Apocalypse’s rule.
• Cable explained that his Techno-Organic Virus had enhanced his brain and learning ability, while Deadpool admitted he had forgotten Cable’s earlier explanations.
• Deadpool continued teasing Cable as he assembled the capacitors, so Cable shot him in the head to silence him.

Deadpool and Cable repaired the teleportation belt and escaped, but the Origin Falcon tracked their journey. Su Ming arranged for them to lure it to Mother Night’s garden while he prepared to leave with Batwoman and Shangdu.

• Cable repaired Deadpool’s teleportation belt, and the two decided to return to Cable’s home for proper replacement parts.
• Deadpool and Cable teleported away, unaware that the Origin Falcon had followed them to discover their destination.
• The Adjutant told Su Ming that the Origin Falcon had tracked the pair, but she had slowed the Timeline to give them time to act.
• Su Ming ordered the Adjutant to send Deadpool and Cable to Mother Night’s garden so they could lure the Origin Falcon there.
• Su Ming planned to follow Batwoman after she left with Shangdu and left the Falcon’s threat to Mother Night.

Su Ming arranged for Oshtur and Hoggoth to intercept the Origin Judges, redirecting the incoming visitors to the 40K-1 Zombie World. After leaving Oliver to reflect and eat, Su Ming followed Batwoman to keep watch.

• Su Ming asked Oliver for counterfeit bills and used them to summon Hoggoth, who relayed his request to Oshtur and Agamotto to deal with the approaching invaders.
• Hoggoth said Oshtur wanted to fight the Origin Falcon herself and offered to help against the Concept Manifestations.
• Su Ming told the Adjutant to redirect the travelers to the 40K-1 Zombie World, and Hoggoth withdrew to prepare for battle.
• Su Ming reassured Oliver that the Origin Falcon’s tracking ability was troubling, then left to secretly follow Batwoman.
• Oliver accepted Su Ming’s offer of chow mein and planned to take his new quiver home to Dinah.

Batwoman searched Justice League Dark’s headquarters for Dara A. Quista, the Daughter of the Warlock, hoping to recruit a spellcaster she believed she could control. Man-Bat began checking the contact book as Batwoman recalled Dara’s privileged past and her father’s efforts to bring her back after she was killed.

• Batwoman asked Man-Bat to locate the Daughter of the Warlock, and he fetched Justice League Dark’s contact book.
• Batwoman explained that she wanted a spellcaster companion she could control and identified the Daughter of the Warlock as a retired Shadowpact member.
• Batwoman recalled how her return to Gotham helped spark a gang war that ended with Falcone and the Black Families collapsing.
• Batwoman identified the Daughter of the Warlock as Dara A. Quista, the daughter of mob godfather Henry A. Quista.
• Dara was killed when Falcone’s assassins opened fire at her school, and Henry froze her body while searching for a way to resurrect her.

Laura Phil, formerly Dara and known as Daughter of the Warlock, had been resurrected by Johnny Warlock, trained in magic, and recruited into the Shadow Pact Squad after Tim Drake helped her escape Johnny’s plans for evil. Now retired, she was Batwoman’s target for a new mission, and Man-Bat prepared to contact her.

• Henry traded his life to resurrect Dara, who returned as Laura Phil and became Johnny Warlock’s adoptive daughter and apprentice.
• Laura befriended Tim Drake, who revealed he was Robin and summoned the Shadow Pact Squad to stop Johnny’s wicked plans and bring her onto the team.
• Laura served with the Shadow Pact Squad for several years, then graduated from college and retired away from Gotham.
• Batwoman targeted retired Laura for an adventure by using the secrets of Johnny’s past to pressure her into returning to the field.
• Man-Bat found Laura’s contact information and agreed to prepare a Magic Circle to reach her after Batwoman’s stare frightened him.

Deathstroke followed Batwoman to the H'San Natall star system and watched him recruit Argent, a silver-skinned former Teen Titan with powerful particle-manipulation abilities. Batwoman spoke with her on the planet, while Deathstroke remained in orbit and waited for them to leave.

• Enchantress teleported Batwoman to the H'San Natall star system, and Deathstroke tracked them there using Tenth Metal.
• The Adjutant identified the star system from Darkseid's star chart, and Deathstroke sensed life on the planet below.
• Deathstroke recognized that Batwoman had come to find Argent, whose human name was Toni Monettia.
• Deathstroke told the cat how H'San Natallian Gene Implantation had transformed Toni and her mother, though Toni had retained her humanity.
• The Adjutant located Batwoman speaking with Argent outside her isolated house on the planet.

Deadpool and Cable were stranded in the zombie-infested world of 40K-1 after a teleportation malfunction, then the Adjutant rescued and disinfected them. The Adjutant revealed that Deadpool had inadvertently drawn the Origin Falcon into a trap where Vishanti was waiting, and rewarded him with five hundred points.

• Deadpool and Cable fought through a zombie horde in 40K-1 after their teleportation went wrong.
• Cable reached into Deadpool's pocket for his phone, grabbed the wrong thing, and vomited, leaving them exposed to the zombies.
• The Adjutant pulled Deadpool and Cable from the horde and disinfected them at the Antarctic Sanctum Sanctorum on Earth-40K.
• The Adjutant told Deadpool he had nearly led the Origin Falcon back to their world, but she had redirected it to 40K-1, where Vishanti was waiting to trap it.
• Deadpool complained that he had been used as bait, then accepted the Adjutant's offer of five hundred points and praised her.

Hoggoth and Oshtur trapped Origin Falcon after it pursued Deadpool, then began fighting the invading Origin Judge. Hoggoth’s attacks proved effective against Falcon’s energy-based offense, and he continued beating it in a sealed battlefield.

• Origin Falcon chased its prey into a trap, where Hoggoth appeared as a giant caterpillar and Oshtur blocked its retreat as a Blue Bird.
• Hoggoth revealed his Tiger-Headed Humanoid battle form and warned Origin Falcon that it had entered their territory.
• Oshtur reinforced and expanded the battlefield, preparing magic while Hoggoth took responsibility for fighting Falcon.
• Origin Falcon blasted Hoggoth with a green beam, but Hoggoth absorbed the attack without injury.
• Hoggoth struck Origin Falcon with a Golden Light-wrapped Rising Dragon Fist as Oshtur supported him, and the battle continued inside the sealed space.

Deathstroke watched Batwoman recruit Silver White and prepare to travel with her team, while he and Dream of a Thousand Cats discussed her choices and waited to see whether she would use his intelligence. Laura finished drawing a teleportation circle, and the group prepared to cast the spell.

• Deathstroke watched Batwoman and Silver White finish their conversation, and he concluded that Silver White had agreed to join the team.
• Deathstroke and Dream of a Thousand Cats discussed Batwoman's recruitment choices and whether fear or desire was the weakest part of human nature.
• Silver White gave Batwoman a small black box, and Deathstroke noted that her particle-manipulation powers could transform it into something else.
• Deathstroke revealed that he had copied shareable intelligence onto a USB drive and wondered whether Batwoman would act as he hoped.
• Laura finished drawing a teleportation circle while Batwoman and Toni prepared to take their positions.

As the team prepared to leave, Toni asked to visit Earth for cola, and Laura conjured drinks from Gotham shops while Batwoman let the theft pass. After they finished their bottles, Batwoman told them to hold her Cloak so they could travel to the 40K Earth and begin their mission.

• Toni asked Batwoman if they could go to Earth to buy cola before leaving.
• Batwoman told Toni to endure it, but Laura produced cold cola through a miniature wormhole and offered her a bottle.
• Toni worried that taking the drinks without paying was theft, while Laura explained she had always taken things from shops for free.
• Batwoman left the girls to finish their drinks and then told them to hold her Cloak so they could travel to the 40K Earth.

Batwoman recruited Enchantress and Silver White to search the Divine Resting Place for Prince Wayfinder or the remains of the Sword in the Star. After teleporting to her 40K Earth coffee shop, she explained that Deathstroke had supplied the intelligence, and Laura clarified that this was a different, heroic Deathstroke from the one Silver White remembered.

• Daughter of the Warlock questioned why Batwoman had let her set up a Magic Circle before teleporting them away.
• Batwoman used a remote control to teleport herself, Enchantress, and Silver White to Hero Coffee Shop on 40K Earth.
• Deathstroke and the cat returned to 40K Earth and watched the trio from a nearby rooftop.
• Batwoman told Enchantress to search the Divine Resting Place for Prince Wayfinder or the remains of the Sword in the Star.
• Silver White recalled Deathstroke's cruel attacks on the Titans, and Laura explained that Batwoman meant a young, heroic Deathstroke from Origin Earth.
• Silver White asked Laura to show her a picture or magical recording of the other Deathstroke.

Batwoman directed Daughter of the Warlock to search the Pocket Dimensions for the Divine Resting Place and called Deadpool for help locating it. Deadpool revealed that the Sword of Fu Xi in K'un-Lun could lead them to the Sword in the Star, leaving Batwoman with a new lead.

• Enchantress asked Black Alice to paint a portrait of Deathstroke, then made another portrait for Silver White.
• Batwoman ordered Daughter of the Warlock to search for the Pocket Dimension containing the most star-shaped objects.
• Batwoman called Deadpool and offered gold for information about the Divine Resting Place.
• Deadpool consulted his livestream audience and learned that the Sword of Fu Xi could point to the Sword in the Star.
• Deadpool told Batwoman that the Sword of Fu Xi was held by Shou Lao in K'un-Lun, then Batwoman hung up before paying him.

Batman took Silver White to the Kunlun Mountains to find K'un-Lun, a hidden pocket dimension. After locating a likely entrance, Batman detonated an explosive Batarang over a small grove, destroying the pond and trees.

• Batman left the café with Silver White and flew with her to the Kunlun Mountains.
• Batman explained that K'un-Lun was a pocket dimension and used Tenth Metal tuning forks to locate spatial openings.
• Silver White carried Batman to a mountain hollow, where he used the tuning forks to pinpoint the area.
• Batman launched an explosive Batarang over a grove beside a pond, blasting the grove and pond to ash.

Batwoman and Silver White entered K'un-Lun after Batwoman used her friendship with Deathstroke to defuse Jade Emperor’s anger over the damage to his grove. Batwoman then asked Jade Emperor to let her see Shou Lao, who had information she wanted.

• Batwoman admitted she had caused the explosion, and Jade Emperor attacked her with K'un-Lun’s Dragon Catching Skill.
• Batwoman identified herself as Deathstroke’s friend and showed Jade Emperor a receipt, convincing him to welcome her and Silver White.
• Jade Emperor introduced himself as the master of K'un-Lun and led the two through its mountain gate into the lush Pocket Dimension.
• Jade Emperor hosted Batwoman and Silver White for tea and conversation before asking why they had come.
• Batwoman told Jade Emperor she wanted to see Shou Lao because he had information she wanted.