In Dayton, Ohio, Skadi, daughter of the Red Skull and current follower of the Serpent, leads an all-out assault while Blackout and Deathwatch observe from a distance, planning to make their move soon. A female Ghost Rider appears to challange them, holding the handlebar of her motorcycle, which turns into the the rest of her bike as she drives past them, an attack that makes them experience the suffering that they have caused to others. The Ghost Rider then draws her scythe from the flames and cuts them down.
But Skadi discovers her and engages her in a fight. She is run down by the Ghost Rider's motorcycle and tied up with her chain. Ghost Rider tries to pick up Skadi's hammer so that she can kill her with it, but touching it causes her to lose consciousness and change back.
Meanwhile, Johnny Blaze returns to his cabin with firewood, where he finds Mephisto, who tells him that he has damned the human race.
