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You're in the Abyss--the Land of Couldn't-Be-Shouldn't-Be. The farthest place from reality there is. Nothing happens here. There are no stories...but those I am the God of.

—Glorian

Appearing in "Da'at: The Land Of Couldn't-Be-Shouldn't-Be"

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Synopsis for "Da'at: The Land Of Couldn't-Be-Shouldn't-Be"

In Dallas, Texas in 1963, Blue Marvel saves John F. Kennedy from assassination and tells the President about it directly, glad he didn't choose to follow his edict the year before. Adam then tells President Kennedy to practice a concession speech, as the next time they meet will be at the next Presidential Primaries. In what would be the present day, Adam is among the other Avengers for a party when greeted by Tigra addressing him as President despite the decades since his administration. As they mingle, The Beyonder compliments her status while Thor leaves Mjolnir and Captain America leaves his shield in her care as they do other things. They're joined by Miss America Chavez bringing her sister and sidekick, Catalina Chavez. When Adam notes her return from exile, Catalina remarks that she was in the real Utopian Parallel, which confuses America given what she remembers. When Adam see T'Challa and Carol, he comments that they could have an Ultimates reunion before Herald of Life, Taaia, arrives accompanied by her son Life Bringer Galactus.

However, as America sees the perfect world around her, she snaps out of the Maybe-Verse crafted by Glorian (Thomas Gideon) as she was still wearing the Eternity Mask. The miffed Glorian asks why America can't simply be happy, so he invites her to look up ahead if she wants someone to fight, presenting a horrifying Galactus illusion but isn't swayed. Glorian recognizes her wearing the mask, which remains constant even outside the outer bounds of reality, making America equally as powerful as him and giving her the strength of will to resist Glorian's illusory worlds. Glorian notes that her breaking free has caused a nightmare reaction in the others sharing the dream, and Glorian offers "returning" the false hope if America consents. She asks their whereabouts and Glorian clarifies that they're in the Abyss of the Land of Couldn't-Be-Shouldn't-Be, where there are no stories save what Glorian is god of. America realizes Loki isn't among them and can sense her encased in un-living bark screaming.

Glorian confesses to the deed as Loki would make a competing narrative, and Glorian's world has America return to her old self, countering it was a proven lie[1] thus Glorian is nothing but a God of Lies. Glorian blames her for such harm as he only wanted to make the fantasies true, and attempted but failed to become the personification of the Eighth Cosmos[2], not be some "continuation" but a full reboot and new beginnings for everyone. As Glorian manifests the Maybe-Verse world, America sees he is using his own material substance to create it, explaining the patches of his missing person as Glorian plans to make it permanent if they would contribute their own selves to sustaining it; with Glorian as the god of it. Glorian notes his works in the Maybe-Verse: Adam gets to ask what would have happened if he acted, Taaia can be proud of how what her son became, and Tigra is an A-List superhero respected by her peers. While Beyonder is flooded with adulation, Glorian promises to give America a complete and whole family, asking she suspend her disbelief and give him the mask-- promising reboot after reboot until he makes his desired world a reality.

She tearfully refuses and Glorian snaps at her with accusations of selfishness, but Taaia drops down and agrees with America, because if Glorian will reboot and reboot then eventually they'll never know who they were or what was their true story. Taaia accepts her sorrow, Tigra refuses to abandon her son Billy for a fake Thor's hammer, Blue Marvel refutes living a historical fiction. Glorian still pines for the Beyonder's power, but the Beyonder's one true desire is understanding desire, and after hearing four Defenders spurn him, Beyonder frees Loki from her imprisonment to hear her position. As Glorian threatens eternal imprisonment, America hears the fear in his voice and recalls his keeping Loki away while pining for the Eternity Mask. Making a play, America passes the Eternity Mask to Loki, who deduces that Glorian could have supplanted Eternity from the inside out with the mask-- made from Eternity himself.

As Loki thinks outside the box, she ignores Glorian's empty pleas and has the mask replace with her broken horn crown, calling for aid from the Pilgrim, the Queen of Nevers, and Fourth Cosmos itself. Summoning Cloud and her "Architypes," Pilgrim takes the Defenders away to leave Glorian trapped alone in the Abyss. Cloud explains he traps himself as he never saw other possibilities, as the other side of nowhere is everywhere, and the Abyss is also a mountaintop where all is visible in unchecked knowledge. Whereby the rest of reality is the Land of Can-Be-Shall-Be, as the Beyonder claims that is pure chaos as he was taught, but Cloud counters that the Beyonders are limited as they cannot see the future. Cloud continues that unchecked possibility is freedom, and posits the Loki that each has their own journey and the journey never ends. Even as they venture to the gateway to godhood itself: the doorway to the House of Ideas.

Solicit Synopsis

On their quest to save reality itself, the Defenders have stared down the Beyonder and survived the scorching flames of the Phoenix, but now Loki and Co. must face their greatest threat yet -- themselves! The Defenders find themselves in a plane of possibility, where they are haunted by visions of the lives they wish they could have - if only, the dream weaver warns, they didn't have the others holding them back! Will they turn against each other? Or accept closing those doors?

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Continuity Notes[]

Thomas Gideon (Earth-616), Dawn Greenwood (Earth-616), Norrin Radd (Earth-616), and Eternity (Earth-616) from Silver Surfer Vol 7 15 001

Rejecting Glorian's reality from Silver Surfer (Vol. 7) #15

Shaper of Worlds (Earth-616) from Silver Surfer Vol 7 15 001

The Shaper of Worlds whom Glorian stole the power of from Silver Surfer (Vol. 7) #15

Loki Laufeyson (Earth-616) from Journey Into Mystery Vol 1 85 001

Loki's modern debut from Journey into Mystery #85

Queen of Nevers (Multiverse) and Defenders (Earth-616) from Defenders Vol 6 4 002

Cloud with the Archetypes and the Pilgrim (Fourth Cosmos), promising to meet the Defenders in the Mystery, from Defenders (Vol. 6) #4

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  1. ↑ America Chavez: Made in the USA
  2. ↑ Secret Wars (2015 Event)
  3. ↑ Morse, Ben (16 June 2022) 'Defenders: Beyond' Kicks Off a New Lineup of the Super-Team This July Marvel. Retrieved on 1 October 2022.
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