Chapter Summaries

Su Ming and Strangle defeated Hela by tearing away the green cloak that concealed her true nature and sustained her power. With Hela weakened and the stone spire collapsing, Su Ming took her cloak and carried her away.

• Su Ming fought Hela atop a rapidly rising stone spire while Strangle repaired his injuries and restrained her.
• Hela escaped the Cloak of Levitation’s bonds by breaking her arms and used Underworld energy to keep fighting.
• Su Ming and Strangle overwhelmed Hela, and Strangle tore away her green cloak.
• Without the cloak, Hela became a half-living, half-dead figure and lost her strength and abilities.
• Su Ming put the cloak in his Silk Pouch, carried Hela over his shoulder, and leaped from the collapsing spire.

Su Ming questioned Hela during their fall and reflected on how Loki had changed history while pursuing an escape from the Marvel Universe. He left Hela with a joke about travelers who wanted to marry another version of her.

• Su Ming asked Hela whether her choices had been worth it, and she said Loki had already changed history when Su Ming defeated her.
• Su Ming concluded that Loki had achieved his goal of altering the timeline but still remained trapped by the God Above Gods.
• Su Ming considered the moral ambiguity and hidden darkness of the Marvel Universe, then suspected Loki had learned about other universes from Deadpool.
• Su Ming asked Hela about the multiverse and joked that travelers from another world wanted to marry another version of her.
• Hela mocked those travelers for falling in love with rotting corpses.

Su Ming defeated Hela and forced her to agree to a covenant that kept her from aiding Loki or Thor and from revealing what had happened. He restored her strength with her cloak and left with Magik, while Hela remained in the Underworld.

• Su Ming brought the exhausted Hela to the Underworld throne as Magik sent the alien creatures back to Limbo and Tyr’s head was placed beside Hela.
• Su Ming threatened to use Tyr’s body and soul to create a new Goddess of Death and send her into the past to erase Hela’s existence.
• Hela challenged Su Ming’s plan, but he explained that Limbo could drive Tyr insane enough to attack her past self.
• Su Ming demanded that Hela conceal the events and stop helping Loki or Thor, and Hela signed a covenant witnessed by the Trinity Vishanti.
• Su Ming returned Hela’s green cloak, which restored her body and strength, then departed with Magik for the Shadow World Tree.

Su Ming's group found Loki playing and singing beneath a Yggdrasil created by Deadpool, but Magik vomited after approaching the piano. She was pulled back before she could explain what she had seen.

• Su Ming's group arrived beneath Yggdrasil and found Loki playing Queen's "Killer Queen" on a green piano.
• Ciri praised Loki's playing while Su Ming warned that Deadpool's scene might hide something disturbing.
• Magik went around the piano to investigate and suddenly vomited.
• The Cloak of Levitation wrapped Magik and pulled her into Su Ming's arms as she said, "It's him. It's him..."

Su Ming questioned Deadpool about his drawn-out battle with Loki, learned that the two had become friends before Loki betrayed him, and returned to Asgard with the group. There, Odin confirmed they had met Hela, while Su Ming wondered why Loki had disappeared just as he was about to find him.

• Deadpool rearranged his face with the Gem's power while Su Ming demanded to know what had happened and where Loki had gone.
• Deadpool explained that he and Loki had fought for ages, including across the Timeline, before becoming friends, but Loki betrayed him.
• Su Ming stopped Deadpool's crude revenge plan and called Heimdall to bring everyone back to Asgard.
• Su Ming collected the green piano and arrived with the group at Asgard's observatory, where Odin and Heimdall were waiting.
• Su Ming told Odin that Loki had been leaving clues to draw him in, then vanished just as they were about to meet.

Su Ming confronted Odin over their contract and exposed the figure before him as Loki, while the real Heimdall proved to be an illusion. The group prepared for a fight as Su Ming’s attack revealed the deception.

• Odin said he knew of Su Ming’s agreement with Hela and claimed it was within his tolerance.
• Su Ming questioned Odin about revising the contract and approached him with papers.
• Su Ming ordered Godslayer to attack Heimdall, and the weapon pierced him without drawing blood or meeting resistance.
• The false Heimdall asked how Su Ming had discovered the deception.
• Su Ming explained that Odin’s greatest weakness was the difference between a story and reality witnessed firsthand.
• Odin’s disguise vanished, revealing Loki in green armor with Heimdall’s sword, while Heimdall dispersed like a phantom.

Su Ming captured Loki at the Bifrost observatory and questioned him about rewriting the story after Ragnarök. Loki explained that he wanted to sever time and Destiny to escape the cycle imposed by Those Who Sit Above In Shadow, but Su Ming warned that Kang’s branching worlds were fragile and required constant energy.

• Su Ming and Wade confronted Loki at the observatory, where Loki gave up his disguise and surrendered the Bifrost key.
• Su Ming restrained Loki, explained how he had seen through the Odin disguise, and asked why Loki had returned to rewrite the story.
• Loki said he had reshaped the gods through stories after Ragnarök, then realized Those Who Sit Above In Shadow had allowed it to happen for their own purposes.
• Loki asked Su Ming to help him sever time and Destiny, claiming Kang had already completed part of the plan.
• Su Ming warned Loki that Kang’s Parallel Worlds consumed energy and needed continual conquest to survive.

Su Ming and Loki discussed whether their world was controlled by beings beyond Those Who Sit Above In Shadow, and Loki recognized Asgard’s fate as a vicious cycle. Su Ming prepared to restore Loki with Godslayer, but Odin arrived before he could strike.

• Su Ming suggested that they might be paper people controlled by unseen beings, prompting Loki to consider what lay beyond Those Who Sit Above In Shadow.
• Su Ming said Loki needed to find the circle trapping him before he could escape it, and Loki realized Asgard’s fate had always repeated in a cycle.
• Su Ming drew Godslayer and told Loki he would use physical anesthesia to turn him back into his former self.
• Deadpool was knocked unconscious again, and Su Ming secretly told Loki something that reassured him.
• Odin arrived on the Eight-Legged Steed and asked to speak with his son before Su Ming acted.

Su Ming became the Sorcerer Supreme and used the Time Stone to begin restoring the real Loki. Odin accepted a deal with him, while Loki’s fate and the coming Ragnarök remained unresolved.

• Su Ming’s test exposed Loki’s fake Odin, and the real Odin arrived to confront his son.
• Ancient One formally named Su Ming the Sorcerer Supreme, and Su Ming took the Time Stone from the Eye of Agamotto and mounted it in his chest.
• Ancient One left to settle matters with an old enemy, while Hamill pledged to keep serving Su Ming.
• Odin decided to send his son away and bring Loki back, then knocked Loki unconscious with Gungnir.
• Su Ming used the Time Stone to reverse the process that had replaced Loki, and Odin sealed a deal with him by bumping fists.

Su Ming and Odin dealt with Loki’s future self and framed the present Loki for his crimes, while Odin explained that Loki needed to be treated unfairly to follow his destined path. Su Ming and Odin reaffirmed their agreement and set off to face Those Who Sit Above In Shadow, leaving the fate of the Handmaidens of Destruction for later discussion.

• Su Ming knocked out the future Loki, turned into a raven, and had Magik send him back to the future.
• Odin woke Loki and, with Heimdall’s testimony and Su Ming’s helmet, accused him of stealing the sword and misusing the Bifrost.
• Odin punished Loki and sent him fleeing along the Bifrost, while Su Ming questioned why Loki had to be treated unfairly.
• Odin gave the Aether particles to Heimdall and told Su Ming that they needed to face Those Who Sit Above In Shadow alone.
• Odin agreed to proceed with their deal and asked Su Ming to find or exile the Handmaidens of Destruction, then led him toward the unknown realm.

Su Ming attacked Odin to keep him from confronting Those Who Sit Above In Shadow, then had Magik knock him unconscious. He disguised himself as Odin and revived Wade, leaving the group to continue toward the looming conflict.

• Su Ming rejected Odin's plan to handle negotiations and argued that he should speak with Those Who Sit Above In Shadow instead.
• Su Ming struck Odin with a transformed golden Frying Pan, explaining that the blow used kinetic energy.
• Odin insisted on facing the threat himself because Loki was his child, and he fought Su Ming on the Bifrost.
• Su Ming distracted Odin while Magik teleported behind him and stabbed him with her white greatsword, knocking him unconscious.
• Su Ming failed to lift Gungnir, disguised himself as Odin, and used a threatening whisper to wake Wade.

Su Ming and Wade prepared to face Those Who Sit Above In Shadow after Loki's timeline tampering drew their attention. They headed through a Door of Light to negotiate, with Wade disguised as Su Ming and Su Ming planning to handle the encounter.

• Su Ming and Wade tied up the unconscious Odin while Wade recalled a strange dream about a party and grapes.
• Su Ming explained that Loki had broken the rules and that their timeline tampering had drawn Those Who Sit Above In Shadow into the matter.
• Su Ming considered how Tenth Metal had enabled the Time Stone to work across worlds, then concluded he still needed a proper means of using the Infinity Stones together.
• Wade retrieved his Infinity Stone from his underwear, and Su Ming refused to touch it because of the hairs stuck to it.
• Su Ming told Wade to disguise himself as Su Ming and promised him another hundred dollars, then sent him through the Door of Light ahead of him.

Su Ming confronted Those Who Sit Above In Shadow while disguised as Odin, using Wade to draw their attacks and test their power. After reviving Wade, he sent him into the gods’ ranks to disrupt them and search for a weakness.

• Su Ming insulted the seated gods when their leader asked why they had summoned Odin.
• Those Who Sit Above In Shadow attacked, blasting Wade apart while Su Ming dodged.
• Su Ming used Time Reversal to restore Wade and explained that the gods were powerful while seated but vulnerable if dragged into his world.
• Wade dropped his Odin disguise and asked if he could start fighting, and Su Ming agreed.
• Su Ming hurled Wade toward the gods’ seats while preparing to remove his mask before using him as a weapon.

Su Ming used Deadpool’s disturbing appearance to incapacitate Those Who Sit Above In Shadow and tried to herd them into a trap. The fight continued as Deadpool’s antics weakened some of the shadow figures, while Su Ming’s plan relied on the growing pile of defeated enemies.

• Su Ming reasoned that the Time Stone and Plot Continuity Gem could restrict the People in the Shadows within the 40K universe.
• Su Ming told Deadpool to drive the shadow figures toward him, but Deadpool’s blades passed through them and he ignored the order.
• Strangle yanked down Deadpool’s uniform, exposing him and causing several of Those Who Sit Above In Shadow to recoil and fall from the sky.
• Deadpool used the Plot Gem to strengthen a certain part of himself and chased the fleeing shadow figures toward Su Ming.
• Deadpool endured counterattacks while Su Ming watched the growing pile of black heads and judged that they were nearing victory.

Su Ming gathered intelligence and discussed his plans with Gin while Wade lingered in his office over an unpaid bill. He tested Asgard’s attitude toward him by calling Heimdall, and the Bifrost arrived, suggesting Asgard still welcomed him.

• Su Ming charged Wade for his services, and Wade refused to leave until he had eaten enough snacks to make up the money.
• Wade remembered that he had business involving Cable and Spider-Man, and Su Ming corrected him that Thanos had killed Peter.
• Su Ming reviewed intelligence about the SSR, Howard, Zola, and the postwar transfer of German scientists while the Adjutant oversaw research into Doom’s time-space technology.
• Su Ming told Gin he needed intelligence and explained that he would judge Odin’s intentions by Asgard’s attitude toward him.
• Su Ming called for Heimdall, and the Bifrost appeared in his office.

Dotty and Anya traveled through a Ukrainian forest on a mission to find Max Eisenhardt, possibly known as Erik Lehnsherr, and bring him back to the United States. They took shelter in an abandoned mine, where Anya killed a waking bear.

• Dotty and Anya discussed their uncertain memories, their bond to their benefactor, and the importance of succeeding on their first mission.
• Anya reviewed the mission to locate Max Eisenhardt, who might be using the name Erik Lehnsherr and living with his wife Magda in the Vinnytsia region.
• Dotty and Anya found an abandoned mine after traveling one hundred kilometers and entered it to rest.
• Anya and Dotty discovered a hibernating bear inside the cave, but Dotty noticed it was waking.
• Anya pressed her submachine gun to the bear's forehead and shot it.

The chapter introduced the Watcher’s account of rising anti-mutant hostility and followed Magnus and Magda as they struggled to survive in postwar Ukraine. After a wealthy villager cheated Magnus of his firewood payment and threatened him, Magnus used his powers to raise an axe to the man’s neck.

• The Watcher began recording the history of Mutants and described public fear and anti-mutant protests after a deadly fire in New York.
• Magnus and Magda struggled to feed their daughter through a harsh winter in Vinnytsia Oblast, where villagers shunned them.
• Magnus took firewood to a wealthy villager, hoping to trade it for food for his family.
• The villager paid Magnus only half the promised amount and insulted him as a German enemy.
• Magnus raised an axe with his powers and held its blade at the villager’s neck.

Magnus returned home from town to find his cabin burning and his family gone, then used his powers to kill the villagers who attacked him. He took ashes from the destroyed home and declared that only Magneto remained.

• Magnus took the overdue payment from the farmer and went to town to buy food, wheat, and a headscarf for Magda.
• Magnus returned at night and saw his cabin burning, surrounded by armed villagers.
• The villagers seized Magnus and prepared to slit his throat, accusing him of being a wizard.
• Magnus freed himself and drew the iron from the villagers’ bodies, killing them.
• Magnus collected some ashes from his burned home and said there was no Magnus anymore, only Magneto.

Su Ming congratulated Dotty Underwood and Anya Kochenyeva on passing their agent test and assigned them to establish an intelligence organization in Hawaii. He had secretly saved Magda and her daughter as part of a decades-long plan to make Magneto believe his family had died, leaving the story with Su Ming preparing to cultivate a future alliance with him.

• Su Ming told Dotty and Anya that Magda had survived the fire but was in a vegetative state, and praised them for prioritizing lives over completing the mission.
• Su Ming gave Dotty and Anya graduation certificates and tasked them with building an intelligence organization at his underground base on Kaho Island, with Dotty in charge.
• Dotty suggested naming the new organization Spiderweb, and Su Ming told the two women to consult the Principal before departing for Hawaii.
• Gin reported that Magda's daughter was doing better and that he had temporarily deceived her; Su Ming confirmed that he had secretly arranged the rescue.
• Su Ming explained that the mission had trained the agents while preserving the timeline, and that he planned to return Magda and her daughter to Magneto years later to win his trust.

Su Ming discussed Wilson Enterprises’ holiday operations and plans with Gin, then received an urgent invitation from Howard to attend Doctor Xavier’s funeral. He suspected Howard was hiding something and headed to Stark Company to hear the explanation in person.

• Su Ming and Gin reviewed Wilson Enterprises’ Christmas inventory and discussed expanding its logistics network and chain stores.
• Su Ming told Gin to have Hamill test Magneto’s daughter for magical aptitude and planned to send her to Kamar-Taj or Loyalty Academy.
• Howard called Su Ming and claimed Doctor Xavier had been disintegrated in an experiment, insisting that Su Ming attend the funeral.
• Su Ming teased Howard with a nonexistent cat-litter fire-suppression patent, and Howard agreed to buy it to persuade him.
• Howard arranged to meet Su Ming at Stark Company, and Su Ming told Gin to register the fake patent while he got ready to go.