Earth Corps manages to escape and forms an alliance with the Granites. Herc accompanies them to D'Compose's domain of "Skellweb" while Auger and Liquidator venture into Metlar's kingdom of "Infernac," and Bright convinces the Redwoods to help defend the surface world against attempts by the Inhumanoids to acquire sources of power. Herc and the Granites are able to defeat D'Compose's reanimated soldiers and restore Sandra to normal. Blackthorne pursues Auger and Liquidator to Infernac and tries to use his magnetic powers on Metlar once again but is foiled by Magnokor and taken captive by Metlar.