Previously, Akihiro joined up with Project Hellfire to help them assemble the Hell Hulk and figure out its origins. But it turns out that Severith (in possibly one of the least surprising betrayals in Marvel history) is actually the Hell Hulk's creator and was manipulating the team so that he can awaken it. Akihiro is the only one who can stop him...or rather was since Severith paralyzed him to the point of being unable to breathe, and then created a tomb around him...