Phantacea #5

In "The War of the Apocalyptics," the Great God Byron and his Nucleoids have summoned eight members of the Damnation Brigade to the Hidden Continent of Sedon's Head, setting a grim stage for a battle that will push the Apocalyptics toward Sisert—Sedon's Bald Spot—where their fate will be decided by cathonitization. With the Damnation Brigade left to navigate the treacherous Subcranial Temporis on their own, the stakes rise as the fate of the Apocalyptics hangs in the balance.

In the depths of the Pre-Tokugawa Era Cavern, Cerebrus and Furie face a deadly trial when they’re sent by Tariqartha, Devalord of Subcranial Temporis, to confront the Apocalyptic who haunts the underground. The cavern’s headman, Lord Tornado, strikes first with poison—only for Furie’s immunity to turn the tide, unleashing a brutal clash of ninjas, samurai, and shadow. As the battle rages, Tornado’s true nature is revealed: he’s been possessed by Bellona, the Apocalyptic of War, and Cerebrus still breathes—though barely.

In the shadowed corridors of a forgotten star, the architects of chaos weigh their next move as the Cosmic Express unravels. On the desolate salvage world of Outer Earth Salvatore Dis L'Orca, the merciless leader of WORLD commands Crystallion and the Hell's Horsemen to unleash atomic fury upon Centauri Island—where the fate of the realm hangs in the balance.

In the eerie depths of the Precolumbian Plainsland America Cavern, Sundown, Raven's Head, and Airealist answer a desperate call from Devalord of Subcranial Temporis to confront the Apocalyptics. As hordes of twisted birds swarm them under the Vulture’s command, Airealist is torn from Temporis through a colossal pipe whistle—echoing a fate tied to the mysterious Family Zeross. Amid the chaos, Sundown’s memories unravel, revealing a shocking truth: the revered Master Devas may not be saviors, but something far darker.

In "The Trigregos Gambit," Wilderwitch and his estranged son Kronokronos Akbar are sent into the Faerie Garden on a dangerous mission, only to find themselves caught in a deadly scramble for the devil-slaying Trigreos Talisman. As rival factions—Vetala and her soldier, then Nihila and the Ringleader—converge on the same prize, the fragile peace of the garden shatters. When Demon Land erupts from the earth, Wilderwitch flees, leaving Akbar to face the monstrous Thanatoid alone, while unseen members of the Faerie Guild observe the clash.

In "The Apocalyptic of Disease" from Phantacea #5, Rainbow and the Diver are sent into the 1492 Spanish Inquisition Cavern by Dand Tariqartha, Devalord of Subcranial Temporis, to confront the Apocalyptics nesting within. When they face one of the creatures, the battle takes a twisted turn as the Diver attacks Carcinogen—only for the devil to turn his focus toward Gloriel, aided by the enigmatic Father Coryza. The outcome is far from certain, and no one emerges unscathed.

In the crumbling Calvary Cavern of Temporis, Matare—fresh from giving birth—must rally her near-adult children, the Quadrang Nucleoids, as the War of the Apocalyptics reaches its breaking point. Forced into an alliance they never sought, they form the Apocalyptic Nucleus and break free into a world already on the edge, only to face the chilling presence of the Byronic Nucleus, waiting in full power. The fate of all hangs in the balance.

In the frozen silence of Sisert, atop the Hidden Headworld, eight survivors of the once-mighty Damnation Brigade cling to hope amid the cold and ruin. With the island behind them and no clear path forward, their fate hangs in the balance as the weight of loss settles over the desolate peak.