In Wakanda, Captain America, Winter Soldier, and Sam Wilson fight beside Black Panther, holding the line while T’Chaka remains captive in Latveria. Beyond the border, Steve, Sam, and Namor who has broken his ties with Doom, strike HYDRA outposts now allied with Doom. Crossbones, Grim Reaper, and Taskmaster command the fronts while Baron Zemo operates from Doomsdadt. T’Challa and Shuri race to New York to escort Reed Richards and Nick Fury back to Wakanda. Reed designs a counter-weapon; Fury carries a serum to strip Quasar of his cosmic power—end the power source, end the war. Steve keeps reaching out to Reaper, reminding him his brother fights with the Avengers. Doubt grows. The assault on Latveria ignites. Bucky, Sam, and Reaper—now turned—carve a path to Zemo. Fury sacrifices himself destroying Zemo’s escape and hands Steve the serum. Steve injects Quasar mid-battle; the cosmic glow dies. Doctor Doom “surrenders,” and World War III ends almost as it began. But in the square of Doomsdadt, Zemo executes T’Chaka before T’Challa’s eyes. The cost is carved in stone. Steve, Bucky, Sam, and Reed return home; Reaper stays in Wakanda as Quasar and Crossbones enter custody. Doom kneels—smiling. He is not finished.
