I did it again, Mom. I was free and then I... I... I wish you would talk to me again, Mom. Tell me what's going on with Johnny. Please. Now I've got this thing inside me and it... it feels cold. I can feel it twisting and turning inside of me. Roiling in my guts, like a couple oily, mean as stink copperheads fighting each other, desperate to get out. To hurt. It's not like with the Spirit of Vengeance. The Spirit wanted to punish the guilty. This wants more. It screams to be fed. I don't know if I can hold it in. I'm so afraid of what it's going to turn me into and I just wish you could be here... ⚞SNIFF⚟ ...you could tell me it's going to be okay. 
Appearing in "Hearts of Darkness II: Part 1"
Featured Characters:
- Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) (Possessed by Zarathos)
- Spirit of Corruption (Danny Ketch) (Possessed by the Spirit of Corruption)
Supporting Characters:
- Punisher (Frank Castle)
- Wolverine (Logan)
- Caretaker (Sara)
- Emma Bothma (Surname first revealed)
Antagonists:
- Mephisto
- Blackheart
- Demons
- Vildra (First appearance)
- Lilith
- Helvira (Name revealed)
- Vandella (Name revealed)
- Mara (Name revealed)
Other Characters:
- NYPD (Mentioned)
- Humbolt (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- Xargruth (Mentioned)
- Marzenki (Mentioned)
- Midnight Sons (Mentioned)
- Belasco (Mentioned)
- Francis Ketch (Mentioned)
- Unidentified demon that impersonated Francis Ketch (Mentioned)
- Spirits of Vengeance (Mentioned)
- Numerous unnamed New Yorkers
- Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes) (Mentioned)
- The Orb
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Multiverse (Mentioned)
- Prime Marvel Universe
- Earth
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Midtown
- Hell's Kitchen
- Twelfth Avenue
- Manhattan Cruise Terminal
- Twelfth Avenue
- Hell's Kitchen
- Greenwich Village
- Midtown
- Brooklyn
- Cypress Hills
- DUMBO
- The Fadeaway Pub
- Manhattan
- New York City
- Utah
- Green River (First appearance)
- The Washin Ton Motel (First appearance)
- Green River (First appearance)
- Hell's Half Acre, Wyoming (Mentioned)
- Las Vegas, Nevada (Mentioned)
- Kentucky
- Wilder (First appearance)
- Snarling Wolf Pub (First appearance)
- Wilder (First appearance)
- New York
- Krakoa, Pacific Ocean (Mentioned)
- United States of America
- Mephisto's Realm (Mentioned)
- Limbo, The Lattice (Mentioned)
- Hell (Invoked)
- Earth
- Prime Marvel Universe
Items:
- Punisher's Suit and Arsenal
- Wolverine's Suit
- Ghost Rider's Chain
- Blight Blade (Unnamed)
- Adamantium (On Wolverine's claws)
- Cloak of Levitation and Eye of Agamotto
Vehicles:
- Hell Charger (Mentioned)
- Hell Cycle
Synopsis for "Hearts of Darkness II: Part 1"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
HEARTS OF DARKNESS II
Just when Dan Ketch thought he was out, he finds himself in way over his head, with strange new abilities to boot! Guest starring Wolverine and the Punisher!Notes
- According to Mephisto, half of the strings attributed to him were actually being pulled by lesser demons using his visage, implying that the Mephistos who had approached Ben Reilly, Miles Morales, and Otto Octavius weren't really him, as he was still trapped in his prison cell then.