Chapter Summaries

Sean learned that the Hand was preparing something in Hell’s Kitchen and explained its origins and interest in Danny Rand to Wesley. He vowed to drive the Hand and other criminal groups out of Hell’s Kitchen, then ordered Wesley to keep monitoring them.

• Wesley reported that an earthquake near Midtown Circle Financial was linked to the Hand and shared updates on Matt Murdock, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Danny Rand.
• Wesley told Sean that the Hand was watching Danny Rand, and Sean revealed that Danny had trained in K'un-Lun and become the Immortal Iron Fist.
• Sean explained that the Hand’s five leaders were exiled from K'un-Lun and included Madame Gao, and that all five had come to New York.
• Sean told Wesley he intended to remove the Hand, The Russians, and the Mexican Drug Cartel from Hell’s Kitchen and become its Emperor.
• Sean praised Wesley and instructed him to keep watching the Hand and report any new information.

Matt treated the wounded Punisher, who told him that Elektra was alive and The Hand was preparing a major plot beneath Midtown Circle Financial. Matt put on his Daredevil suit again and asked whether they had any other teammates.

• Matt treated the Punisher's many knife wounds after he crashed through Matt's window.
• Matt refused to return to fighting crime, but the Punisher reminded him of his father's murder and the injustices that had driven him to become Daredevil.
• The Punisher told Matt that Elektra was alive, serving The Hand as the Black Sky, and had inflicted his wounds.
• The Punisher revealed that The Hand had caused the Hell's Kitchen earthquake and was plotting something beneath Midtown Circle Financial.
• Matt put on the Daredevil suit again and asked the Punisher whether they had other teammates.

Wesley negotiated with Alexandra on behalf of the mysterious Mr. K, offering Danny Rand in exchange for access to The Hand’s resources and Black Sky. Alexandra agreed to the alliance, but planned to betray Mr. K after using Danny to reach the Dragon Bone beneath New York.

• Alexandra questioned Wesley’s authority and dismissed his offer of a business partnership.
• Wesley revealed that Mr. K knew The Hand’s leaders, its connection to K’un-Lun, and Danny Rand’s identity as the Immortal Iron Fist.
• Wesley offered to deliver Danny Rand and other troublesome people in exchange for access to Black Sky.
• Alexandra agreed to make Mr. K The Hand’s sixth finger if he delivered Danny Rand, and shook Wesley’s hand.
• After Wesley left, Alexandra planned to use Danny to open the underground door, obtain Dragon Bone, and destroy New York while blaming Mr. K.

Sean and Mindy moved into their new home in the Baxter Building, where Sean learned that Reed Richards lived upstairs. After Wesley reported that The Hand had agreed to Sean’s demands and that New York’s street heroes were converging, Sean prepared to pursue Danny Rand, the Dragon Bone, and The Hand’s leaders.

• Sean brought Mindy to their new apartment on the forty-eighth floor of the Baxter Building, and she eagerly chose a room.
• Sean learned that Reed Richards lived above them and said he hoped to meet him.
• Wesley told Sean that Alexandra had accepted his demands after hearing about Danny Rand and The Hand, and Sean ordered him to keep watch on Danny.
• Sean told Wesley that he would hand Danny over to Alexandra but would prevent The Hand from reaching the Dragon Bone, while the Hell’s Kitchen heroes investigated the group.
• Sean planned to act that night, then disappointed Mindy by canceling their Chinatown dinner; she made him promise to return safely.

Daredevil, the Punisher, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Danny Rand hid in a Chinatown restaurant after escaping the Hand and debated whether to fight the organization. A masked young man arrived and challenged them all to attack him together.

• Daredevil, the Punisher, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Danny Rand took over Boss He's restaurant to hide from the Hand.
• Danny explained that the Hand was an ancient global criminal organization, while the Punisher revealed that its base contained a huge hole and had caused the earthquake.
• The Punisher urged the group to choose whether to abandon their investigations or use their abilities against the Hand.
• Luke agreed to protect Harlem, but Jessica refused to join the fight and prepared to leave.
• Daredevil sensed someone approaching, and a young man in a black mask entered and challenged the group to attack him together.

Sean attacked the street heroes in a restaurant, defeating Daredevil and hurling Luke Cage through a window before fighting Jessica Jones. As Danny Rand joined the fight with a chi-powered punch, Sean faced an unexpected strike.

• The Punisher shot at Sean, but Sean dodged and taunted him while the heroes tried to locate him.
• Daredevil followed a false heartbeat device and Sean ambushed him, breaking his sternum and knocking him unconscious.
• The Punisher and Luke Cage fought Sean, but Sean overpowered Luke Cage and threw him through a window onto a car.
• Sean began fighting Jessica Jones while Danny Rand tried to summon his chi.
• Danny Rand launched a golden, chi-powered punch at Sean during his fight with Jessica Jones.

Sean survived Danny Rand’s Iron Fist and defeated the street heroes, then delivered the battered Danny to Alexandra. Alexandra ordered Elektra, The Hand’s Black Sky, to kill Sean, setting up their confrontation.

• Danny Rand’s Iron Fist struck Sean and sent him crashing through a door, but Sean recovered and captured the Punisher.
• Sean reflected on his growing arrogance, healed his injured shoulder with golden energy, and prepared to finish the fight against Jessica and Danny Rand.
• Alexandra watched the battle from a Passat and told Elektra to deal with Sean if Wesley’s employer failed.
• Sean emerged from the restaurant and dropped the battered Danny Rand onto Alexandra’s car, saying his injuries were not life-threatening.
• Alexandra ordered Elektra to kill Sean, and Elektra drew her katana as Sean prepared to face Black Sky.

Alexandra gathered The Hand’s leaders to plan Danny Rand’s use in opening the seal beneath New York and to prepare for their return to K’un-Lun. After Elektra appeared from her assignment, Sean entered the conference room, revealing that he was still alive and surprising the leaders.

• Alexandra told The Hand’s leaders that they had captured Danny Rand and needed his Iron Fist to open the underground seal hiding Dragon Bone.
• The leaders agreed to excavate the Dragon Bone in one week, leave New York amid the ensuing chaos, and use Elektra to deal with Daredevil’s group and Sean.
• Alexandra said the Hand would return to K’un-Lun and seek immortality, while Sowande described Danny as their guide to the hidden land.
• Elektra entered the conference room carrying her katana, and Alexandra asked whether she had killed Sean.
• Elektra revealed that the man’s name was Sean, then stepped aside as Sean walked into the room and greeted the shocked Hand leaders.

Sean fought the Black Sky-controlled Elektra and used memories of her past to help her reclaim her identity. Elektra killed Alexandra, and Sean installed her as the new leader of The Hand.

• Sean dodged Elektra’s increasingly powerful attacks, then struck her and sent her crashing into a parked car.
• Sean restrained Elektra and reminded her of her life, family, and love for Matt Murdock, urging her to resist The Beast.
• After Sean nearly strangled her, Elektra said her name was Elektra Natchios and regained control of herself.
• Alexandra ordered Elektra to kill Sean, but Elektra instead severed Alexandra’s head.
• Sean seated Elektra at the head of the conference table and asked the remaining four leaders who supported her leadership.

Sean explained how Elektra could use her status as the Black Sky to gain control of The Hand, while insisting she was free to choose her own path. They reached the sealed chamber containing the Dragon Bone, but Sean concluded that opening it required Danny Rand’s Iron Fist power.

• Sean told Elektra that The Hand’s leaders needed her to fight Hell’s Kitchen’s heroes, giving her time to consolidate control over the organization.
• Sean said Elektra could leave The Hand, return to Matt Murdock, or help Stick destroy the organization, and insisted he wanted nothing from her.
• Sean and Elektra descended to the underground excavation, where they found the ancient sealed door blocking access to the Dragon Bone remains.
• Elektra explained that Alexandra’s explosives and drilling machines had failed because K’un-Lun’s seal would trigger a collapse if breached by force.
• Sean recognized that the seal required an Iron Fist, explaining why The Hand needed Danny Rand.

Matt, Punisher, Luke Cage, and Jessica agreed to rescue Danny Rand from The Hand despite their fear of Black Sky and her mysterious ally. Meanwhile, The Hand’s four surviving leaders secretly agreed to use Black Sky against the street heroes before dealing with her, as Wesley reported that both sides were in place.

• Matt urged the others to rescue Danny Rand, and Punisher, Luke Cage, and Jessica agreed to join him despite Jessica’s misgivings.
• Murakami, Bokuto, Madame Gao, and Sowande met in a harbor warehouse and discussed Alexandra’s death, Black Sky, and Danny Rand.
• Madame Gao and Sowande argued that The Hand should prioritize obtaining the Dragon Bone and use Black Sky to eliminate the street heroes.
• The four leaders agreed to let Black Sky fight Hell’s Kitchen’s street heroes before they moved against her.
• Wesley watched the leaders leave, called his boss, and reported that both sides were in place.

Sean prepared to exploit the coming clash between The Hand and Hell’s Kitchen’s heroes while helping Elektra confront the Black Sky’s hold over her. His solar energy subdued the Black Sky’s negative personality, leaving Elektra able to choose her future.

• Sean told Elektra that The Hand’s remaining leaders and Hell’s Kitchen’s street-level heroes had begun moving, and they planned to benefit from the conflict between them.
• Sean asked whether Elektra could face her former lover Matt Murdock and truly leave her past behind as The Hand’s leader and the Black Sky.
• Elektra’s memories and the Black Sky’s murderous instincts clashed inside her, and she clutched Sean’s shoulders for help.
• Sean sent his solar energy into Elektra, calming her emotions and dispersing the Black Sky’s negative personality.
• Sean told Elektra that she was finally qualified to make her own choice.

Wesley prepared to seize control of Hell's Kitchen by using his ownership of most of its land and ports to dictate the gangs’ business, while Sean set the destruction of The Hand’s Midtown Circle base in motion. Sean left with Elektra to meet Danny Rand and inspect the legendary Dragon Bone.

• Wesley told an intelligence broker that the Russians could kill the Cowan Brothers in exchange for the port’s shipping business.
• Wesley revealed that he owned most of Hell’s Kitchen’s land and ordered the broker to spread the word that gangs must obey his rules or lose access to their ports and warehouses.
• Wesley told Sean that Daredevil’s group had moved out to rescue Danny Rand and planned to blow up the building.
• Sean ordered Wesley to use the coming clash to eliminate disobedient gangs and put Elektra’s forces under his command.
• Sean told Elektra that she would lead The Hand as the Black Sky, then set off with her to meet Danny Rand and see the Dragon Bone.

Daredevil, Jessica, Luke Cage, and the Punisher prepared to attack Midtown Circle Financial and rescue Danny Rand, while The Hand’s leaders gathered to discuss the Dragon Bone. An alarm revealed the heroes’ intrusion, and Elektra led the Hand toward the underground as the confrontation began.

• Daredevil, the Punisher, Jessica, and Luke Cage prepared to assault Midtown Circle Financial, where The Hand held Danny Rand and the Dragon Bone.
• Madame Gao, Murakami, Sowande, Bokuto, and Elektra met to discuss excavating and transporting the Dragon Bone.
• Elektra told the Hand leaders that she had partnered with Mr. K to target Hell’s Kitchen gangs, while Madame Gao remained suspicious of her.
• An alarm announced that Daredevil and his allies had entered the building and were heading underground.
• Murakami led the Hand ninjas toward the underground, and Elektra and the other leaders followed to confront the intruders.

Elektra fought Daredevil and rejected her former life, then turned against The Hand in the underground lair. As the battle reached a standoff, a masked man arrived carrying the unconscious Danny Rand and declared the fight over.

• Elektra led The Hand into the underground lair, where Murakami and his ninjas were battling Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage.
• Elektra attacked Daredevil, wounded him, and declared herself the new Elektra Natchios before leaving him on the ground.
• The Punisher joined the fight, and his arrival helped bring the battle to a tense balance between The Hand and the street heroes.
• Elektra decapitated Murakami and warned the remaining Hand leaders that they would be buried with the Dragon Bone.
• A masked man emerged through the stone doorway carrying the unconscious Danny Rand and announced that the fight was over.

Sean drove Hell’s Kitchen’s street heroes from the battlefield and forced The Hand’s leaders to choose between surrender and death. After Madame Gao became the last surviving Finger, Sean and Elektra destroyed Midtown Circle Financial and toasted the city.

• Sean offered to let Jessica, Luke Cage, and the Punisher leave with the unconscious Danny Rand, and Elektra told them Daredevil was badly wounded.
• Sean told The Hand’s leaders he wanted their organization and its assets, and Madame Gao agreed to surrender her holdings.
• Bokuto urged the others to resist, so Sean killed him with a crimson beam, and Madame Gao killed Sowande.
• Sean, Elektra, and Madame Gao left the underground with the Dragon Bone, then Midtown Circle Financial exploded and collapsed.
• Sean and Elektra watched the destruction from an apartment and raised their glasses to the city.

After the Hand’s conflict ended, Sean absorbed the Dragon Bone remains and underwent a major physical transformation, gaining the ability to manipulate energy. He resolved to keep pursuing power, ending with his declaration that the world needed a sun.

• Sean listened to the news confirm the demolition at Midtown Circle Financial and reflected on Elektra and Wesley’s control of the Hand’s assets and Hell’s Kitchen.
• Sean recalled provoking Danny Rand into opening the sealed gate, then knocking him unconscious and entering the chamber containing the Dragon Bone remains.
• Sean touched the remains and endured a painful transformation as their immense life energy flooded his body and fused memories from his past and present lives.
• Sean discovered that his strength had greatly increased, his system energy progress had reached twenty-five percent, and he had gained the Energy Field ability.
• Sean tested his energy manipulation and vowed to grow stronger, saying that the world needed a sun.

Sean visited the newly completed Long Island laboratory and learned that Harry wanted him at a Department of Defense commendation dinner as Osborn Industries prepared to launch ALZ-112. After reflecting on how he had changed Connors’s fate, Sean named the laboratory Umbrella, declaring it would become the world’s umbrella.

• Sean toured the new Long Island laboratory, which Connors had relocated and staffed while Sean was away.
• Connors told Sean that Harry was trying to secure Department of Defense support ahead of ALZ-112’s launch and the expected resistance from established medical companies.
• Sean realized that threats to ALZ-112 could jeopardize the funding for his independent laboratory and decided he would help Harry.
• Connors described a recurring dream in which he became a monstrous lizard after losing funding, and thanked Sean for changing his path.
• Sean named the new laboratory Umbrella and said it would become this world’s umbrella.

At a Department of Defense banquet in Las Vegas, Sean learned that Worthington Company was blocking Osborn Industries’ move into biomedical treatment and listened as Harry sought military allies. Harry went off to enjoy the city, while Sean set out to test his luck at gambling.

• Sean and Dr. Connors arrived at the Vdara Hotel for the Department of Defense commendation banquet.
• Harry told Sean that Worthington Company was hindering Osborn Industries’ ALZ-112 launch and expansion into the medical market.
• Harry explained that General Ross wanted Osborn’s failed Human Enhancement Serum, while other military officials had rebuffed his attempts to gain support.
• Sean reassured Harry about his disadvantages compared with Tony Stark and urged him to enjoy Las Vegas.
• Harry left to pursue the city’s entertainment, and Sean announced he would try to win Las Vegas by gambling.

Sean won repeatedly at the casino and met Tony Stark, who had skipped his award ceremony to gamble. Colonel Rhodey retrieved Tony and reminded him about their trip the next day, while Sean wished him a safe journey.

• Dr. Connors watched Tony Stark's award ceremony, where Tony failed to appear and Obadiah Stane took the stage in his place.
• Sean arrived at the casino and won several rounds of blackjack, building up a large pile of chips.
• A mustached gambler challenged Sean at roulette, but Sean won fourteen consecutive rounds.
• The gambler revealed himself as Tony Stark, and Colonel Rhodey arrived with Tony's award trophy.
• Tony asked Sean for one last round, but Rhodey reminded him about their trip the next day, and Sean wished Tony a safe journey.