Ultron Beyond (Marvel NEW)/Issue 4

Fourth chapter of the Ultron Beyond limited series, part of the Marvel NEW initiative. It is preceded by Ultron Beyond Issue 3 and succeeded by Ultron Beyond Issue 5.

Synopsis
''Things do not look good now. Ultron killed Mephisto, and his power is his. Starting his conquest of Hell, not even the most cunning demons expect Ultron's onslaught. While so, Satannish, the Supreme, has entered the fray by helping the heroes in beating Ultron... or is he? As Ultron's journey to Muspelheim grows closer, no one knows of what more sacrifices have to be made and revelations to come.''

Plot
In the Realm Eternal, Thor is seen flying towards Heimdall's Observatory through the rainbow bridge. In the Observatory, a number of einherjars are seen alongside his allies the Warriors Three, Lady Sif, Valkyrie, and of course, Heimdall himself. They are seen with their weapons drawn, bodies ready for battle. Thor asks Heimdall of what's going on, and he tells him that the Bifrost has activated itself without his Hofund. Thor, puzzled but angered, asks of who could possibly open up the Bifrost without Heimdall's mystical blade itself.

Sif tells her love that no one knows who and where it's opening to. Fandral then gives them a head's up of the Bifrost portal's condition: the portal, instead of having rainbow colours, is now red. Thor, alarmed, readies his Mjolnir and tells his allies to be prepared for anything.

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Switching the view to Hell, Ultron is seen in combat with Ghost Rider: the same Johnny Blaze that he captured previously. Rider, whose soul now belongs to Zarathos, tells Ultron to give him his best shot and that he'll taste the full might of Zarathos. Ultron, unimpressed, says that he will know Zarathos' full might later. For now, he has already known the "full might" of Johnny Blaze. In an instance, Ultron overwhelms Blaze using his speed and breaks his knee. He then rips off the Rider's head and throws it to a nearby pit of fire.

Ultron looks up to Zarathos, who is standing right above him on a mountain. He asks him if Johnny Blaze is the only challenge he can give. Zarathos scoffs, saying that he's not even started. In moments, Ultron is then seen getting hit by a shell from a hellfire shotgun. He turns back and sees the Danny Ketch Ghost Rider, accompanied by many Spirits of Vengeance.

Noticing this, Ultron looks again at Zarathos. Zarathos then mocks him, asking him if he finally surrenders now. Ultron responds by leaping up to Zarathos using his rocket boosters. Flying right in front of the Ghost Riders' power source, Ultron tells him that fighting Ghost Riders is not his duty; it's his troops'. Immediately, the Spirits of Vengeance found themselves fighting Ultron Drones, which are now described to be as more powerful than the previous drones that assisted Ultron back on Earth.

Ultron immediately rushes the demon and engages in a fiery fight with him. During the fight, Ultron thinks of the first time he's ever fought a powerful demon, head-to-head. And in the fight, which goes on for multiple panels, Zarathos is seen eventually overwhelming Ultron by growing in size and slamming him down the ground.

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The fight between Zarathos and Ultron is seen through a crystal ball in a higher dimension. That dimension, is the one which holds the Infinite Embassy. And in the Infinite Embassy, the fight is seen by several demons who attended a meeting between infernals in the Devil's Advocacy section of the place. But although the Devil's Advocacy is usually reserved only for devils alike, the meeting's pressing matters invited the attendance of several non-demon beings. The attendants being Shuma-Gorath, Hela, Blackheart, D'Spayre, Asteroth, and Pluto.

Blackheart, who apparently gathered the meeting, is mocked by Shuma-Gorath for overreacting to Ultron's attempt in conquering Hell. Shuma-Gorath tells him that even with his father's powers, Ultron has no chance of taking on the entire might of Hell. Blackheart then informs him of what has happened so far in Hell after Ultron killed Mephisto. The crystal ball then shows images of Ultron standing over Marduk Kurios' body, N'Astirh being infected by his virus, Lucifer being soundly annihilated by the machine monster, and finally, him "recruiting" the souls of deceased heroes and villains by infecting them with the virus.

Blackheart explains that Ultron could be a new, unconceivable threat to them. However, D'Spayre responds by agreeing with Shuma-Gorath. He also tells Blackheart that while Hell is indeed under attack now, they all only have to worry about their own dimensions. And he's not sure if Ultron can travel through dimensions. Pluto calls the Fear Lord stupid, telling him that if Ultron can't go through dimensions, he won't end up in Hell the first time.

Hela however, says that D'Spayre has a point. She says that the "it's just a matter of time" case won't apply in the problem because he only seeks Hell's powers, and Ultron is lucky that he stumbled upon the real Hell, not the hells the other "demons" reside in, like Tartarus/the Underworld, D'Spayre's realm, Asteroth's Cosmic Hell, and Hela's Hel.