 When a team led by Crossbones starts killing the brand bearers and taking the brands for themselves, Venom and Mania manage to fight them off with assistance from Mephisto.Mephisto then departs after telling Thompson that the deal he made in exchange for the brand was with the symbiote, not Thompson.The series ends with Thompson admitting that despite his issues with his father, he had always wanted to be a dad, and that he will now take responsibility for Mania.