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TheSilver Surfer who is involved in the SecondKree-Skrull War temporarily lost control of his board due to space fungus. He used thePower Cosmic to restore the space fungus to its previous form, that of the DeviantGhaur. Who realizing he would likely lose a fight with the Silver Surfer headed back to Earth. The Silver Surfer preoccupied with the intergalactic war, sent a mental warning toDoctor Strange. Upon his arrival on Earth, Ghaur arrived in the undersea dominion ofLemuria and recruitedLlyra. He planned to locate theSerpent Crown to summon the Elder GodSet, to destroy his enemies on Earth.^[1]

In a meeting withAttuma at aLemurian rebel outpost, Ghaur explained to him his plan to take over the world. In which they would use the combined forces of Attuma'sAtlantean army, Llyra's Lemurian rebels, and Ghaur'sDeviants to prepare the world for Set's return by weakening the surface world. Attuma agreed on the condition that he be put in command of the combined military forces.Namor working withIron Man in investigating aHydra operation, discovered Attuma's forces sneaking into the Panama Canal. Battle ensued between the invaders and the heroes. They held off the invasion force until theU.S. Air Force arrived.^[2]

Lyra and Ghaur relocated to the Bermuda Triangle, establishing a base onMagneto's former island. Where they prepared to summon Set by recreating the Serpent Crown.^[3] TheAbomination, whose body was inhabited byTyrannus was freed by Lemurian soldiers. Ghaur and Llyra were able to pull his mind out and restore his body.^[4]

Back on the island base in the Bermuda Triangle, Ghaur was building a giant version of the Serpent Crown. MeanwhileViper and Tyrannus were creatingSerpent-Men. Ghaur ordered an attack on the surface world. Attuma sent his lieutenants (U-Man,Tyrak,Lord Arno, andWarlord Krang) to attack the American eastboard, each of the four leading an army. Which attacked the Shoreham Nuclear Plant, Langley Air Force Base, Fort Hamilton Army Base, and Cape Canaveral. In response to the attacks,Captain America assembled theAvengers who split into four teams which engaged and defeat the invaders.^[5]

A team of Deviants who looked similar to several New Mutants members were sent to retrieve the Horn of Doom. Despite the assistance of the Atlantean mutant teamSURF,Namorita was unable to stop them. Mistakenly believing theNew Mutants were the attackers, they went after the New Mutants and attacked the teens. While they fought, Ghaur used the horn to summon an undersea monster to attackAtlantis as a sacrifice to Set, thereby betraying his Atlantean allies. The New Warriors, Namorita, and SURF joined forces to save Atlantis by leading the monster away from Atlantis into a trench where they buried it, though by that time the city was in ruins.^[6]

AsMarvel Girl hurtled toward Ghaur's base, pulled by a tractor beam as she was one of several female super-heroes whom Ghaur had marked with the "Mark of Set",Beast hanging on to her ankle. He managed to break through her trance, dropping them into the ocean. Attuma decided he would claim her and took his army to retrieve her, where he encountered Atlantean rebels led by his daughterAndromeda who challenged him to a duel. A battle ensues between the two forces. Beast attempts to rescue her with the assistance of his former teammates, theDefenders. To prevent Jean Grey from dying he was forced to turn her over to Ghaur. Attuma defeated Andromeda, and Ghaur snatched her before he could end her life, to make her one of the Brides of Set.^[7]

Attuma personally lead the Atlantean attack onNew York City, where they did battle with theFantastic Four,Spider-Man, and the US military. Who were able to hold off the Atlantean forces until they sent in a giant monster, the Megasaur which turned the tide in their favor until it was defeated by Spider-Man. While this was going on, the undefended city of Atlantis was destroyed by Llyra's Lemurian forces. Ghaur has taken theInvisible Woman captive and the disguised Namor assisted in the defense of NY City. Upon learning of the betrayal and the destruction of Atlantis, the Atlantean army retreated back into the ocean and a stunned Attuma surrendered without a fight.^[8]

As his plan to have the Atlanteans sacrificed to Set failed, Ghaur sent his marked female captives (the Seven Brides of Set -Dagger,Storm, Marvel Girl,She-Hulk, Andromeda,Scarlet Witch, and the Invisible Woman) to retrieve artifacts which he can use to summon the Elder God Set from the dimension in which he is imprisoned. She-Hulk is apprehended by Captain America, theWest Coast Avengers, and Beast while the other brides achieved their objectives. They let her go and follow She-Hulk to the seas and back to Ghaur's base. Where they are forced to battle the Brides and the Deviant army.Wonder Man destroyed one of the artifacts and in desperation Ghaur ordered the Scarlet Witch to use her reality-warping abilities on one of the artifacts. Beast attempted to stop the spell using an iron gauntlet and failed, as Set breaks through to the material plane.^[9]

Thor, Doctor Strange,Quasar, and theThing end up in Set's dimension where they fought the Elder God in his true form, an inside-out version of the colossal multi-headed snake. Thor goes toGaea for help but she is contained by Set's growing power. He then headed to the Sun's center to summonAtum and managed to goad him to transform into Demogorge, the god-eater. Who consumed Thor, briefly permitting Thor to have some control over Demogorge. It appeared in Set's dimension, rips off Set's heads, and sent those seven heads into different dimensions. After which Demogorge spitted Thor out. Having been defeated, Ghaur disappeared before the Avengers can apprehend him.^[10]

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