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In "The Summoning!", Pariah bears witness as the anti-matter wave consumes Earth-3, leaving the Crime Syndicate powerless in its wake. As the Monitor calls upon Lyla to become Harbinger, a desperate gathering of heroes and villains is summoned to his satellite—only to face a sudden assault by shadow demons before the Monitor intervenes.

In the chaotic early moments of the Crisis, heroes aboard the Monitor’s satellite race to stabilize the collapsing multiverse by retrieving the Monitor’s tuning forks on Earth-1. Amid the unraveling of time and space, a hidden enemy moves in the shadows—sending demons to sabotage the mission, one of whom has already taken control of a fragmented version of Harbinger, long before she fully reformed.

In "Oblivion Upon Us," Earth-1 teeters on the edge as global storms intensify and shadowy demons assault the heroes defending the Monitor's tuning forks. With the Monitor under siege, a possessed Harbinger turns against him, escalating the chaos in a story that ratchets up the stakes across the multiverse.

In "And Thus Shall the World Die!", the final moments of Earth-1, Earth-2, and an unnamed Earth unfold as antimatter consumes them all. Harbinger, now under the shadow demon’s control, strikes down the Monitor in a shocking betrayal—only for Pariah to arrive, stunned by the sight of his fallen ally. The story unfolds with grim inevitability, setting in motion a desperate plan to preserve what remains.

In "Worlds in Limbo," the Monitor’s final energies have trapped Earths 1 and 2 in a fragile limbo, a ghostly echo of what once was. As the Anti-Monitor ponders why these worlds’ power hasn’t yet fed him, he turns his attention to a captured Flash—Barry Allen—still alive and bound in the ruins of a world that never was.

In "3 Earths! 3 Deaths!", the Antimonitor unleashes a devastating assault on the last three surviving Earths—4, S, and X—using Psycho Pirate to enslave their heroes while the remnants of Earths 1 and 2 race to warn them. With the fate of entire universes hanging in the balance, Alex Luthor Jr. makes a desperate move to save them, only to be stopped by Harbinger, whose power becomes the key to sealing all five Earths in limbo. The story ends in stark black and white, as the multiverse hangs suspended in silence.

In "Beyond the Silent Night," as the last five Earths drift toward dissolution in a fragile limbo, Harbinger and Pariah reveal the truth behind the multiverse’s collapse and their ancient roles in its fate. With time running out, the heroes must confront the Anti-Monitor’s solar machine—only to face a heartbreaking sacrifice that changes everything.

In "A Flash of the Lightning!" from the Crisis on Infinite Earths Deluxe Edition, Jo and the captive Flash find themselves caught in the final moments before the Anti-Monitor unleashes his ultimate weapon. With the fate of the multiverse hanging in the balance, Flash must use speed and sacrifice to turn the antimatter cannon against its creator—while the Anti-Monitor’s reach spans time itself.

In "War Zone," the aftermath of Barry Allen’s sacrifice sets the stage for a desperate stand as Lex Luthor and Brainiac push to dominate the remaining universes—4, S, and X—while Earth-1 and Earth-2 rally their heroes to respond. Amid the chaos, Guy Gardner is handed a power ring by a dying splinter group of Guardians, their fate sealed but their mission far from over.

In "Death at the Dawn of Time!" from the Crisis on Infinite Earths Deluxe Edition, heroes and villains alike converge at the dawn of time, each facing a different threat—one from the Anti-Monitor’s assault on existence, the other from Krona’s forbidden gaze into the mirror of creation. As the fabric of the multiverse unravels, even the Spectre steps into the fray, his presence igniting a cataclysmic clash that reshapes reality itself.

In "The Monitor Tapes...", Lyla—known as Harbinger—uncovers the Monitor’s hidden records, revealing the multiverse’s fragile state and the changes to come. As she begins to record these truths, she realizes she’s the one chosen to preserve them, her voice becoming a vital thread in the unfolding fate of countless realities.

In "Aftershock," the heroes grapple with the aftermath of a universe-altering battle, where some are remembered and others fade into oblivion—leaving questions about why Superman (Earth-2) and Jay Garrick never returned. As Harbinger reveals the multiverse has collapsed into one unified Earth, shaped by the remnants of countless realities, the Anti-Monitor reemerges, seeking to consume this final world in the antimatter void.

In the climactic chapter of *Crisis on Infinite Earths Deluxe Edition*, the battle for existence reaches its zenith as the Anti-Monitor’s forces push against heroes on Earth and within the anti-matter universe. With sacrifice and resolve, the Superman of Earth-2 delivers the final blow, only to vanish into a mysterious limbo alongside Superboy of Earth-Prime, Lois Lane Kent of Earth-2, and Alex Luthor Jr. of Earth-3—leaving the fate of the multiverse hanging in the balance.

In "History of the DC Universe," Harbinger traces the epic sweep of the DC Multiverse—from ancient origins and the rise of heroes through World War II to the modern day and beyond, all the way to the end of time. A sweeping, definitive chronicle of moments that shaped reality, told with the precision of typeset letters and the weight of legacy.