Chapter Summaries

Su Ming and Cindy explored a plant-filled laboratory where a hostile tree attacked them. They destroyed it with explosives, but the noise alerted Falcone to their presence.

• Su Ming explained that the Black Light could turn the dead into Nekron's slaves while Barbara recovered from the revelation about the White Light.
• Su Ming and Cindy opened the next room and found a greenhouse-like laboratory dominated by a tree that attacked them with vines.
• Cindy used grenades to distract the plant, while Su Ming planted explosives around its roots.
• The explosion toppled the tree and made its vines go limp, exposing parasitic growths inside the trunk.
• Su Ming warned that the noise would alert Falcone, and Cindy said she wanted to see how he would respond.

Su Ming and Cindy reasoned that Falcone had taken Gordon to protect him while drawing Ra's al Ghul into Gotham, and they prepared to find Gordon. The story then shifted to Nanda Parbat, where Talia reflected on Ra's al Ghul's obsession with Batwoman and his hatred of women.

• Su Ming, Cindy, and Barbara concluded that they needed to rescue Gordon and thwart Falcone's plans, whatever his motives were.
• Su Ming called Vicki over, then Barbara opened the door to a stairwell and elevator leading down.
• The narrative introduced Nanda Parbat as the League of Assassins' headquarters and described Ra's al Ghul's goal of overthrowing the Amazons' rule.
• Ra's al Ghul waited in the hall while Talia prepared tea and considered his long-running hatred of women and fixation on Batwoman.
• Talia reflected that Ra's al Ghul's obsession had harmed the League's prospects in Gotham, where Batwoman repeatedly defeated its assassins.

Talia secretly maintained contact with Batwoman and repeatedly visited Gotham, where she considered the feared vigilante a friend and a fellow cruel person. The chapter explained Batwoman’s fear-driven methods and the city’s cycle of violence, while Talia’s strength and independence let her keep her secret from Ra's al Ghul.

• Talia secretly defied Ra's al Ghul by staying in contact with Batwoman and visiting Gotham under her escort.
• Talia admired Batwoman after losing their first fight and repeatedly returned to Gotham to talk with her about the city’s criminals.
• The chapter described how Batwoman used violence to make evildoers fear her, while criminals and medical experts repeatedly recovered from her injuries.
• Rumors accused Batwoman of letting criminals escape, but she ignored public opinion and considered how to make her fighting methods more permanent.
• Talia returned to Nanda Parbat after her visits, while her skills and strength allowed her to conceal her secret from Ra's al Ghul.

Talia struggled between her loyalty to Ra's al Ghul and her friendship with Batwoman as Ra's prepared to destroy Gotham. Just as he declared his plans, Batwoman appeared in the League of Assassins' headquarters and challenged him.

• Ra's al Ghul told Talia that Gotham must be destroyed and said he was waiting for Bane to find something the League needed.
• Talia recalled that Bane had escaped Blackgate Penitentiary after obtaining Titan Venom, while Batwoman's whereabouts were unknown.
• Ra's al Ghul celebrated his plan to destroy Gotham and the world, and Talia served him tea.
• Batwoman emerged from the shadows and Ra's al Ghul demanded to know how she had found the League's headquarters.
• Batwoman extinguished the hall's fire with Batarangs and declared her identity in the darkness.

Bliss outsmarted Ra's al Ghul, subdued him with help from the Cloaked Figure, and took water from the Lazarus Pit to save their world. She and the Cloaked Figure left for Gotham, while Talia pretended to be unconscious again and hoped Bliss would keep her promise of a date.

• Bliss used hidden speakers and the Turtle Breathing Technique to fool Ra's al Ghul, then revealed that his summoned assassins would not arrive.
• The Cloaked Figure struck Ra's al Ghul unconscious, and Bliss explained that the Lazarus Pit could heal him.
• Bliss told Talia she needed Lazarus Pit water, and Talia led her and the Cloaked Figure to the secret chamber.
• Bliss filled a metal canister with Lazarus Pit water and told Talia that Bane had been dealt with and his nuclear bomb confiscated.
• Bliss and the Cloaked Figure vanished in a flash of Golden Light, and Talia knocked herself unconscious to fool her father.

The Cloaked Figure carried Bliss at super speed across the ocean, while she insisted on returning to Gotham after checking on Alfred at Observation Post 7. They reached the island in seconds, where Alfred was cooking, and the Cloaked Figure stopped to eat before they continued to Gotham.

• The Cloaked Figure explained the Speed Force and Bullet Time as he carried Bliss across the snowfield, but Bliss asked him to take her home to Gotham.
• The Cloaked Figure ran across the ocean with Bliss, and she clarified that Alfred was staying at Observation Post 7 rather than on a deserted island.
• Alfred contacted Bliss through her bat communicator and asked her to collect him, but she first planned to assess Gotham's uncertain situation.
• Bliss agreed to stop at the island before going to Gotham, saying that her preparations were nearly complete.
• The Cloaked Figure accelerated and reached the tropical island within seconds, then grabbed a butter-roasted banana while Alfred reminded him to wash his hands.

Bliss and Alfred returned to Wayne Manor with Barry after a month of searching for signs of an approaching threat. They found the manor’s security systems destroyed and an oddly specific collection of food and kitchenware missing, leaving Bliss suspicious about who had been inside.

• Alfred rejected Bliss’s plan to eat month-old food, and he, Bliss, and Barry returned to Gotham in the Cloaked Figure’s time-saving field.
• Bliss found Gotham flooded and suffering a power outage, so she broke into a shop, took supplies, and left twice their value in cash.
• At Wayne Manor, Barry revealed his identity and chatted with Bliss as a guest while Alfred prepared food.
• Alfred reported that a military-grade EMP had burned out the manor’s security systems and listed the missing food, pot, spoon, plates, and cutlery.
• Barry joked that someone might have held a camping trip at the manor, and Bliss narrowed her eyes suspiciously.

Bliss and Barry investigated a break-in at her home and Batcave, discovering that Deathstroke had taken food, damaged the cave, and accessed its systems. After reviewing a broadcast showing Deathstroke apparently shooting Barbara, they realized the shot had missed and Bliss concluded the person in the Iconic Uniform was not their Deathstroke.

• Bliss found muddy footprints and black handprints in her study, and Barry deduced that Deathstroke had taken the turkey.
• Bliss led Barry into the Batcave, where they found wreckage, a damaged dinosaur, and her city-monitoring system hacked through a physical data connection.
• Barry identified tracks suggesting several people had camped in the cave and noted two different sizes of Deathstroke footprints.
• Alfred showed Bliss and Barry a broadcast in which Su Ming appeared to shoot Barbara.
• Bliss slowed the footage and saw that the bullet had missed Barbara, while Barry deduced that she had been brought to the cave to hack the system.
• Bliss froze a close-up of Deathstroke and concluded that the person in the Iconic Uniform was not their Deathstroke.

Bliss and Barry investigated the mysterious Deathstroke and concluded that he was an unknown man who had brought Barbara to use Bliss’s computer system to search for Indian Hill. Bliss prepared to find out what he wanted, while Barry suspected Deathstroke had arrived from another universe.

• Bliss used measurements and her system to determine that the man posing as Deathstroke was a 1.84-meter-tall male unknown in her world.
• Bliss told Barry that Deathstroke had arrived with Cindy Wilson, kidnapped Barbara and two reporters, and later ate with them without apparent coercion.
• Bliss could not reach Commissioner Gordon, and Barry explained that Barbara was a highly capable hacker and leader in his world.
• Bliss discovered that Barbara had used her system to search for Indian Hill, leading Barry to suspect that Deathstroke wanted to find someone there.
• Barry theorized that Deathstroke had come from another universe, while Bliss said she would not help him fight Barbatos unless her own world was threatened.
• Alfred brought dinner, and Bliss prepared to learn what the mysterious Deathstroke wanted.

Bliss and Barry agreed to find Deathstroke while resisting Barbatos’s belief that the world was doomed. Meanwhile, Su Ming and Cindy faced a heavily armed attack inside Indian Hill’s underground facility.

• Alfred noticed the scorched mark left by Deathstroke and advised Bliss to use a lawyer for their business deal.
• Bliss told Barry he would accompany her to meet Deathstroke in uniform, and they discussed the threats posed by Wonder Man, Aquawoman, and Barbatos.
• Barry urged Bliss not to accept that the world was destined for destruction, and Bliss agreed to seek Deathstroke without killing him.
• Barry changed into his Flash uniform, and he carried Bliss out of the Batcave as she headed off to replenish her gadgets and leave.
• Su Ming and Cindy were ambushed by forty-seven armed personnel on Level Three of Indian Hill, and Su Ming ordered a flashbang as they took cover.

Su Ming and Cindy fought through Falcone’s men while Su Ming struggled with bloodlust and memories from Slade’s life. They found James Gordon’s painkillers and evidence that he had been held there, then continued toward Falcone.

• Su Ming and Cindy used flashbangs to overwhelm the men in black, then killed them as they advanced through the corridor.
• Su Ming felt Slade’s violent memories returning and worried that his identity and bloodlust were becoming harder to control.
• Cindy warned Su Ming that his healing cells could make him lose control if he was injured, but he refused to seek medical help yet.
• Su Ming, Cindy, Barbara, Vicki, and Pete continued through the bloody corridor, where Su Ming recalled unfamiliar bank accounts, safehouses, and an assassination assignment.
• Su Ming found James Gordon’s painkillers in a room and gave the bottle to Barbara, confirming that Gordon had been there and had likely left at least half an hour earlier.
• Su Ming took several pills and carried off the room’s pillow as they resumed their pursuit of Falcone.

Su Ming and Cindy carved through Falcone’s men and discovered signs that someone had recently been in the study. Su Ming realized that a hidden speedster was moving too quickly to be seen and invited Barry to reveal himself.

• Vicki imagined narrating the pair’s violent advance as a documentary while Su Ming and Cindy defeated the remaining Men in Black.
• The group reached an empty study, where Cindy found human hair and cat fur on the sofa and inferred that three people and a cat had been there.
• Su Ming and Cindy paused to drink tea and liquor while Su Ming explained that the swaying hairs indicated large-scale static electricity caused by extreme speed.
• Cindy aimed her pistol into the darkness, and Su Ming deduced that a speedster had been moving invisibly through the room.
• Su Ming scattered pillow feathers to reveal the hidden movement and called out to Barry, offering him a drink and asking whether he would attack.

Su Ming's group finally met Batwoman and Barry Allen, who had been hiding in the room after tracking them through the underground laboratory. After Barry rescued Gordon and the Falcone family from below, Su Ming arranged for Vicki Vale to leave so he could privately question Batwoman.

• Batwoman and Barry revealed themselves after Su Ming guessed they were hiding nearby using the Speed Force.
• Barry and Bliss discussed the danger of confronting Su Ming and Cindy, and Bliss chose to leave and use Plan B.
• Su Ming asked Barry to retrieve Gordon, The Roman, and Sofia from the underground laboratory, and Barry brought them upstairs.
• Barbara reunited with her father, while Cindy reminded Gordon that Deathstroke's group had rescued him first.
• Bliss asked Su Ming who he was and what he knew, and Su Ming sent Vicki Vale out with Gordon and Barbara to make room for a private conversation.

Su Ming spoke with Barry and learned how he had arrived on Earth -11, then persuaded him to cooperate against the Dark Knights. As Cindy and Bliss clashed, Su Ming and Cindy quietly settled on keeping Bliss under surveillance, while Barry agreed to take Su Ming to the Main World after they dealt with the danger on Earth -11.

• Su Ming introduced himself to Barry as Deathstroke from another universe and claimed to come from Origin Earth.
• Cindy challenged Bliss over her presence in Gotham, while Cindy and Su Ming silently agreed to monitor Bliss rather than fight her.
• Su Ming drew Barry aside and learned that Barbatos had reached the Main World, where Dark Spires were harvesting dark energy from living people.
• Barry explained that he had entered a temporal vortex while escaping a Time Wraith and had awakened on Earth -11, where he hoped to prevent Bliss from becoming The Drowned.
• Su Ming convinced Barry that they could unite against the Dark Knights, and Barry agreed to take him to the Main World after they resolved the crisis on Earth -11.

Su Ming persuaded Barry to help protect Earth -11 by eliminating the Court of Owls, though Barry refused to kill anyone himself. After Bliss and Cindy finished talking, the group planned to act against the hidden threat, and Barry revealed that he and Bliss had found a Black Lantern.

• Su Ming convinced Barry that Earth -11 could survive Barbatos’s invasion if they kept it inconspicuous and removed its hidden dangers.
• Su Ming chose the Court of Owls as their next target, but Barry refused to help kill its members.
• Su Ming persuaded Barry to take him to the Court of Owls while Barry waited outside, using a joke about Schrödinger’s Cat to ease his objections.
• Barry told Su Ming that he and Bliss had searched for Nth Metal throughout the world without finding any.
• Barry showed Su Ming a small device emitting Black Light, which Barry recognized as a Black Lantern.

Su Ming and his allies uncovered the Court of Owls’ plan to poison Gotham, captured the Falcone family, and handed them to Gordon. Afterward, Su Ming prepared a disguise and discussed how to counter Barry, leaving his knowledge of the speedster’s movements hidden as a trump card.

• Su Ming urged Bliss and Cindy to stop arguing and arranged for Gordon to take Falcone and his daughter into custody while paying for the operation.
• Barry checked the hidden passage and discovered the Court of Owls planned to spread magical venom over Gotham with rockets.
• Su Ming explained to Bliss that he had left clues to draw her out, then handed Falcone and his daughter to Commissioner Gordon and suggested he discuss paid protection with Bliss.
• Su Ming returned to the scrapyard for a bloodstained Talon hood to use as a disguise, while Cindy brought the reporters and Barbara back to the vehicle.
• Su Ming told Cindy that speedsters were best countered with tactics and psychological weaknesses, and admitted his eyes could track Barry while keeping that advantage secret.

Su Ming realized a white cat had been influencing Falcone and Sofia, and rushed with Barry to investigate the laboratory. He suspected the cat was a Chi Hu Priest serving Barbatos, leaving the heroes unsure what dangers awaited them below.

• Bliss instructed Gordon to take Barbara and the reporters to the television station while the city remained in a blackout.
• Su Ming noticed the missing white cat and convinced Barry to take him to the laboratory’s lowest level.
• As Barry carried Su Ming through the Speed Force, Su Ming pointed out the suspicious timing of the storm, blackout, and Falcone’s return.
• Su Ming explained that Barbatos could control living creatures and suspected the cat was a Chi Hu Priest that had influenced Falcone and Sofia.
• Barry realized he had left the cat beside the Biochemical Weapons, and Su Ming warned that even insects could become Barbatos’s servants.

Su Ming and Barry confronted a dark cat serving the Chi Hu Priests, but its self-destruction left Su Ming struggling against a flood of Slade’s memories. Barry discovered the cat had launched a rocket carrying Super Sarin and caught up to it in the sky, where he began opening its casing.

• Su Ming and Barry found a white cat in the control room, where it declared Barbatos’s return and attacked them with dark energy.
• Barry lent Su Ming the Speed Force, allowing him to pummel the cat after his blade failed to harm it.
• The cat self-destructed, blasting Su Ming and flooding his mind with memories that made him doubt his identity.
• Barry investigated the facility and discovered that the cat had launched a rocket carrying Super Sarin toward Gotham City.
• Barry raced up the launch shaft, caught the rocket in midair, and tore open its casing to expose the poison tank.

Barry stopped the rocket carrying the toxin from reaching the clouds, but fell through the launch shaft with the tank until Su Ming helped him regain his footing. After securing the tank and sealing the facility, they returned to Bliss and Cindy, who warned that another problem awaited them.

• Barry dismantled the rocket and jumped away with the toxin tank before the rocket exploded in the clouds.
• As Barry fell toward the launch shaft's center, Su Ming ripped up a steel grate and threw it into Barry's path, giving him a surface to push off from and slow down.
• Su Ming checked the tank, confirmed it had not leaked, and carried it with Barry back to the control room, where they stored it and sealed the launch shaft and facility.
• Barry thanked Slade and told Bliss and Cindy that he had stopped the rocket, while Bliss said they had more trouble.
• Su Ming and Cindy talked about his work and the money he might leave behind, and Su Ming realized Earth -11's dollars could not be used on Earth-0.

Su Ming assigned Cindy to purge Gotham’s wealthy old families as a way to find the Court of Owls, while he planned to draw Bliss and Barry away to Egypt. Cindy agreed and prepared to target the Powers Family, but Su Ming warned her about Talon Zero and the priests’ weaknesses.

• Su Ming explained that the Court of Owls depended on wealth and planned to identify its members by targeting Gotham’s richest, oldest families.
• Su Ming arranged to take Bliss and Barry to Egypt by revealing that the Court of Owls might have been behind Bliss’s parents’ deaths, leaving Cindy to purge Gotham.
• Su Ming told Cindy to ask Barbara for a ranking of Gotham’s wealthiest families and named the Powers Family as a lead.
• Cindy planned to interrogate the Powers Family at their hotel and make any deaths look like accidents.
• Su Ming warned Cindy to watch for Talon Zero and said priests wearing bird skull masks had to be killed with Promethium-containing weapons.
• Barbara and Barry walked over to Su Ming and Cindy.