Chapter Summaries

Batwoman and Silver White asked the Jade Emperor to let them inspect the Sword of Fu Xi, which Shou Lao guarded in the Dragon's Den. He agreed to take them there, and the three arrived at the cave where Shou Lao was raging inside.

• The Jade Emperor worried that Shou Lao could kill Batwoman and Silver White if he let them enter the Dragon's Den.
• Silver White explained that they only wanted to inspect the Sword of Fu Xi, and the Jade Emperor warned that it could cause deadly radiation sickness.
• Silver White said she was immune to space radiation, so the Jade Emperor agreed to take them to the Dragon's Den.
• Batwoman said she would handle Shou Lao, while Silver White offered to protect them if negotiations failed.
• The Jade Emperor led Batwoman and Silver White through K'un-Lun to Shou Lao's cave, where they heard it raging against its seal.

Su Ming watched Silver White, Batwoman, and the Jade Emperor enter Shou Lao’s cave to find the Sword of Fu Xi. As the Jade Emperor approached the dragon, Batwoman and Silver White prepared for a fight while Su Ming stayed hidden and watched.

• Silver White questioned the cave’s small size and the absence of animals as the Jade Emperor explained that Shou Lao’s presence kept beasts away.
• The Jade Emperor avoided sharing the unflattering legends about Shou Lao as the group continued through the passage.
• Silver White and the Jade Emperor reached the underground cavern, where Shou Lao was scratching at the wall.
• Su Ming, hidden nearby by his cloak and Kitty’s dream effect, told Kitty that he had no interest in killing the relatively small dragon.
• Su Ming pointed out the Sword of Fu Xi buried by Shou Lao’s foot, and Kitty remarked that it looked ordinary.
• The Jade Emperor approached Shou Lao to negotiate while Batwoman and Silver White quietly prepared for a fight.

Su Ming explained Shou Lao’s changing revivals and curse while Batwoman’s team sought the Sword of Fu Xi. Silver White fought the dragon as Batman scanned and retrieved the sword, then the team escaped, leaving Shou Lao raging in the cave.

• Su Ming told Dream of a Thousand Cats that Shou Lao changed color and size each time he revived, and that the dragon wanted a way to end his curse.
• Shou Lao refused the Jade Emperor’s offers and threatened to sabotage future Iron Fist trials, so the Jade Emperor withdrew from negotiations.
• At Batwoman’s command, Silver White attacked Shou Lao, but her strength could not permanently harm the dragon without qi, magic, or Cosmic Energy.
• While Silver White and Shou Lao fought, Batman used a pulley to pull out the Sword of Fu Xi, scanned it, and put it back.
• Batman ordered Silver White to retreat, and she escaped; the Jade Emperor fled too, leaving Shou Lao alone and furious.

Su Ming deduced that the Sword of Fu Xi contained a star chart leading to the Divine Resting Place and explained how the Yellow Emperor’s failure to seek the Sword in the Star led the aliens to choose Wayfinder instead. He ordered preparations for the Origin Judges and dispatched the Celestial Destroyer after the Adjutant detected a Celestials flagship near the Megaverse.

• Su Ming and the cat identified the Sword of Fu Xi’s engravings as a star chart that could lead Batwoman to the Divine Resting Place.
• Su Ming reconstructed how the aliens had given the Yellow Emperor the sword, but he stayed on Earth and buried it before seeking the Sword in the Star.
• Su Ming decided to follow Batwoman’s expedition and search for clues to the Enigma Force and Enigma’s true body.
• Su Ming ordered Wade to keep provoking the Hand of Creation and new Origin Judges, and sent God Eater to help Hoggoth process Origin Falcon.
• The Adjutant reported a Celestials flagship near the Megaverse, and Su Ming ordered Celestial Destroyer to investigate.

Batwoman and Silver White located their target in a star chart and planned to use Daughter of the Warlock’s teleportation spell, while Su Ming bypassed the café and went straight there. Elsewhere, Lucifer continued probing worlds threatened by Enigma, but Voice of God challenged his motives and warned that his efforts would not win Deathstroke’s approval.

• Batwoman showed Silver White the complete 40K Single Universe star chart, and she identified a sector nearly seven million light-years from Earth.
• Batwoman and Silver White returned toward the café to use Daughter of the Warlock’s Teleportation Array, while Deathstroke watched them and Su Ming teleported directly to the target with the cat.
• Lucifer told Voice of God that his opponent had displayed hundreds of kinds of Concept Power across their clashes.
• Lucifer described how his repeated probes had saved more of a church and its grounds, then burned the rescued land to make God witness his achievements.
• Voice of God criticized Lucifer for fighting an endless cycle and said Deathstroke would neither thank him nor love him, but Lucifer rejected the warning.

Deadpool sulked after Negasonic Teenage Warhead dismissed his boast about earning Credit Points, and Cable finished repairing his belt. Cable tried to leave for his ship, but Deadpool clung to his foot and made him dry-heave with a suggestive plea for affection.

• Deadpool bragged to Negasonic Teenage Warhead about his Credit Points, but she mocked him and pointed out that the X-Men would be provided for.
• Cable returned to find Deadpool sulking in the break room and guessed that Negasonic Teenage Warhead had upset him.
• Cable gave Deadpool his repaired belt and said he was leaving to return to his ship.
• Deadpool grabbed Cable's foot and begged him to stay and love him, making Cable dry-heave.

Deathstroke and Dream of a Thousand Cats arrived on a tiny island where Yamashiro Takuno, also known as Supaidaman, lived in a cabin on a planet Su Ming had given him. After catching up over tea, Su Ming asked Takuno about the enormous planet hanging in the sky, which he did not remember being there.

• Dream of a Thousand Cats asked where they were and learned that Batwoman and the two girls were on the Divine Resting Place, a planet visible in the sky.
• Yamashiro Takuno made a dramatic entrance, recognized Su Ming, and welcomed him and the cat into his home.
• Takuno explained that he enjoyed his quiet life on the ocean planet Su Ming had given him.
• Takuno politely greeted Dream of a Thousand Cats and offered to help with Su Ming's business.
• Su Ming asked Takuno whether he had noticed the nearby planet hanging in the sky.

Su Ming and Yamashiro Takuya investigated why a planet containing the Divine Resting Place had appeared in the sky above Spider Planet, and Su Ming suspected it had revealed itself after detecting intelligent life. Su Ming grew wary that Takuya’s arrival and talk of Mazinger hinted at a larger plan, but he stayed to sing while waiting for Batwoman.

• Takuya apologized for overlooking the planet in the sky, and Su Ming realized it had not been visible when he first discovered the water world.
• Mimi proposed that the distant planet had revealed itself after Takuya arrived on Spider Planet, and Su Ming agreed that the idea suggested a troubling conclusion.
• Takuya deduced that the planet might be alive or self-aware, while Su Ming warned that it could involve Quantum Concepts and be difficult to investigate.
• Su Ming connected Takuya’s unexpected visit and Mazinger Z song to Photon Power and suspected someone was guiding events to bring Takuya onto a team.
• Su Ming gave Takuya several Self-Heating Pots, then stayed to sing the Kamen Rider BLACK RX theme while waiting for Batwoman.

Batwoman, Silver White, and Daughter of the Warlock arrived on a barren but habitable planet and searched for a tomb. Silver White found a grand, unsettling mausoleum at the planet’s Arctic and flew back to bring the others, unaware that Deathstroke was already inside.

• Silver White scouted the barren planet while Batwoman analyzed its Earth-like atmosphere and confirmed it was safe.
• Daughter of the Warlock complained about the difficult teleport and waited for Batwoman to praise her, but Batwoman stayed silent.
• Silver White flew around the planet and found a magnificent mausoleum at its Arctic.
• Silver White explored the mausoleum’s grounds, saw rows of kneeling corpses and a pyramid-like central building, and decided not to enter alone.
• Silver White hurried back to fetch Batwoman and Daughter of the Warlock, while Deathstroke stood inside the cemetery with the cat.

Su Ming and the cat reached the cemetery, where he recounted Wayfinder’s tragic past and discussed his choices. When Batwoman’s team delayed to inspect the preserved Alien corpses, Su Ming made a noise inside the pyramid to hurry them toward the tomb.

• Su Ming explained to the cat that the corpses in the lake had been preserved and told the story of Wayfinder’s people and his pursuit of revenge.
• The cat suggested entering the pyramid before Batwoman’s group, but Su Ming decided to let Batman’s team go first and follow behind.
• Batwoman’s team slowly examined the Alien corpses along the road to check for possible biological threats.
• Su Ming used Force Telekinesis to make a Batarang clang inside the pyramid, drawing Batwoman’s attention.
• Batwoman sent Silver White ahead, the Daughter of the Warlock behind her, and entered the pyramid with her team.

Su Ming examined the mausoleum’s outer reliefs and worked out that they depicted the endless cycles of the Firmament and worshippers praying to Enigma to stop them. He concluded that the Marvel Omniverse was still cycling in the era of the Seventh Firmament, then headed down to join Batwoman and the others.

• Su Ming flew up with the cat to inspect the reliefs while Batwoman and the others cautiously approached the mausoleum’s entrance.
• Su Ming pointed out seven triangular markers and projected the relief as a joined, rotating image, revealing a cycle of the Firmament’s birth, prosperity, and end.
• The cat asked about the kneeling figures worshipping the wavy lines, and Su Ming identified the lines as Enigma.
• Su Ming reasoned that the worshippers were praying for Enigma to stop the cycle, though the cat noted that prayers did not prove a god had acted.
• Su Ming said the Marvel Omniverse had never stopped cycling and was in the era of the Seventh Firmament, then descended toward the entrance.

Su Ming and Dream of a Thousand Cats entered the Divine Resting Place disguised as Spider-Man, but the passage separated them from Batwoman and the others. They encountered a golden-robed stranger and introduced themselves as Supaidaman.

• Su Ming decided the wave symbols could not be deciphered without more evidence and explained his concerns about destiny and External Forces to Dream of a Thousand Cats.
• Su Ming transformed into a knockoff Spider-Man, and Dream of a Thousand Cats made itself a chubby Spider-Man suit before they entered the tomb.
• Su Ming and the cat found the passage dark and empty, with Batwoman and her companions nowhere in sight.
• Su Ming suspected they had entered a different plane or dimension and prepared to use Quantum Concepts to investigate.
• A golden-robed man appeared behind them with a group of torch-bearing subordinates, and Su Ming and the cat introduced themselves as Supaidaman.

Deathstroke and Kitty encountered the Wayfinder and his followers in a tomb passage while searching for the Sword in the Star. The Wayfinder could not explain how he had learned about the artifact or reached the planet, leaving the group’s connection to it mysterious.

• Kitty blocked the Wayfinder and his followers, then asked the blond man to identify himself.
• The blond man said he had abandoned his old name after the Harmonians destroyed his home and now called himself the Wayfinder.
• Kitty asked why the Wayfinder sought the Sword in the Star and how he had found it.
• The Wayfinder admitted that he and his followers could not remember how they learned about the Sword or arrived on the planet, but he felt compelled to find it for revenge.

Batwoman’s group captured Wayfinder and learned that his memories of the Divine Resting Place and the Sword in the Star had been mysteriously implanted. Batwoman suspected the tomb was placing seekers from different points in history into separate Timelines to compete, and she led her team onward to find the Sword in the Star and the Enigma Force.

• Batwoman ordered Silver White to subdue Wayfinder’s group and interrogated them, discovering that they could not explain how they learned about the Divine Resting Place or the Sword in the Star.
• Silver White pinned Wayfinder down while Enchantress confronted him, and Batwoman concluded that remote hypnosis or implanted memories had manipulated the group.
• Batwoman considered that the tomb might be sending historical seekers into separate Timelines to compete, then ordered her team to find the Sword in the Star and the Enigma Force first.
• Silver White knocked Wayfinder unconscious, and she and Enchantress followed Batwoman as they discussed Queen Diana and the possibility of other teams searching on different layers.

Deadpool continued spreading the virus across Earth while joking to his livestream audience and fleeing a collapsing skyscraper. He teleported to the next world with a Mushroom Zombie, where five Hands of Creation were waiting to block him.

• Deadpool blew up a skyscraper for his livestream audience, then escaped its collapse carrying a Mushroom Head Zombie.
• He explained that Earth’s destruction could mean the end of a universe and danced in the dust while answering viewers’ questions.
• Deadpool waited for the Hands of Creation, joked that they feared him, and prepared to take the zombie to another universe.
• He tied the Mushroom Zombie to a fire hydrant, retrieved it, and teleported with it using his belt.
• Deadpool arrived in the next world and found five Hands of Creation lined up in the sky to stop him.

Deathstroke, disguised as a knockoff Spider-Man, traveled through the tomb passage with Wayfinder and Dream of a Thousand Cats, talking incessantly while they searched for the Sword in the Star. The Kitty suggested that Wayfinder might have to kill his companions to pass the trial, and Wayfinder chose to withdraw rather than sacrifice them.

• Deathstroke's nonstop questions drove one of Wayfinder's followers to smash his head against the wall and pass out.
• Wayfinder explained that he sought the Sword in the Star to learn what was happening and take revenge, despite his kingdom's ruin and his own inexperience in combat.
• Deathstroke changed places with Dream of a Thousand Cats, which asked Wayfinder whether he had considered other ways to get revenge.
• Dream of a Thousand Cats suggested hiring mercenaries, but Wayfinder said he trusted his loyal friends and would pursue every opportunity.
• Dream of a Thousand Cats warned that the endless passage might require Wayfinder to kill his companions to escape, and Wayfinder said he would withdraw rather than do so.

Su Ming and Kitty realized the Divine Resting Place contained discarded story drafts showing countless possible histories, and that an outside force was trying to guide them. Distrusting the offer, Su Ming asked Kitty to pull them out of the draft, and she began twisting the space to eject them.

• Su Ming and Kitty watched Wayfinder retreat, and Su Ming decided to continue without him.
• Kitty explained that the tomb displayed simultaneous possibilities from the past as discarded drafts on the Narrative Layer.
• Su Ming suspected the First Firmament had placed a hint for him, but refused to trust an unseen god offering help.
• Su Ming asked Kitty to take them out of the draft, and Kitty sprayed glittering mist that twisted the space.

Su Ming and Kitty returned to the Main Dimension and continued through the pyramid while Batwoman remained trapped in the Draft. Elsewhere, Deadpool discovered that the Hand of Creation could be incapacitated by his revolting antics and prepared to fight back.

• Su Ming reassured Kitty that Batwoman and Laura could escape the Draft, then led Kitty deeper into the pyramid to gather intelligence and find Enigma.
• Su Ming told Kitty they would hide and wait for Batwoman rather than search for the Enigma Force themselves.
• The Hand of Creation reduced Deadpool to pulp and destroyed the city, but their disgust at his appearance gave him time to regenerate and dress.
• Deadpool distracted the Hand of Creation by stripping and dancing, then picked up his katanas and looked for a way to reach them in the sky.

Elaine Belloc arrived in the Main Dimension, froze the Hands of Creation, and told Wade Wilson that he was part of a plan she and Lucifer were preparing. She offered him payment and threatened to tell Lucifer about his relationship with Maze, leaving Wade caught up in her scheme.

• A woman struck Wade’s head into space, then restored him in a frog costume as Elaine Belloc revealed herself and froze the Hands of Creation.
• Elaine explained that she had entered the New Multiverse ahead of Past God, with Lucifer helping distract him.
• Wade prepared to attack the Hands of Creation, but Elaine teleported beside them and told him he was part of her plan.
• Elaine teased the Hands of Creation into angel shapes and offered Wade a good price, then threatened to tell Lucifer about Maze.

Elaine recruited Deadpool to help resolve her conflict with Past God, promising to replace him in the future and end the war between Heaven and Hell. After creating Angels and a new Eden, she led Deadpool through Heaven's gate toward the confrontation.

• Elaine explained that she planned to replace Past God and end the Millennium Blood War, while the Angels she created began working for her.
• Deadpool agreed to help Elaine after she offered him more money, and she gave him a Golden Apple as a deposit.
• Elaine transformed the crater into a fertile valley and opened Heaven's Dream, a gate leading onward.
• Elaine revived the Mushroom Head Zombie, named him Adam, and said he would live in the new Eden.
• Deadpool asked to see Eve, and Elaine dragged him through Heaven's gate by the ear.