Chapter Summaries

After Luca defeated Ikaris, Sersi revealed that the Celestial Tiamut was growing inside Earth and would destroy the planet when it emerged. Luca secretly planned to capture the Eternals and exploit their powers, then sent the Justice League to South Dakota to meet them.

• Pepper announced that Luca had defeated an alien attacker and gave New York residents insured by Stark fifty dollars, calming the public and boosting Stark Industries.
• In a Justice League meeting, Sersi explained that Arishem had sent the Eternals to Earth and that Tiamut's emergence would shatter the planet and kill humanity.
• Sersi described how the Eternals could use Phastos's technology, a Uni-Mind, and Druig's powers to put Tiamut back to sleep, while Luca privately considered draining the Celestial and capturing the Eternals.
• Luca persuaded Sersi to summon Ajak and the other Eternals to South Dakota under the pretense of discussing how to protect Earth.
• After Ajak confirmed the gathering, Luca ordered the Justice League to head to South Dakota to meet the Eternals.

Luca Stark and the Justice League confronted the Eternals at Ajak’s farmhouse, where Luca demanded their cooperation and revealed that Ikaris had been captured and used as a generator. The Eternals resisted, but Wanda, Pietro, Hulk, Thor, and the others quickly overwhelmed most of them.

• Ajak and the Eternals questioned Sersi after she arrived and told them that Ikaris had been defeated and no fleet was coming.
• Luca arrived with the Justice League, explained that he had imprisoned Ikaris, and demanded that the Eternals join Stark Industries or face the same fate.
• Sersi revealed that the Emergence would kill humanity and that she had told Luca about Tiamut.
• Druig attacked Luca’s group with mind control, but Wanda crushed his mental assault and knocked him unconscious.
• Makkari attacked Wanda, but Pietro intercepted her and fought her across the plains.
• Thena and Gilgamesh charged into battle against Hulk and Thor, while Frank, Matt, Peter, and Gwen helped defeat Sprite and Kingo.