Recaps

Li Ang consolidated his territories through military victories, political deals, banking, and trade while the Bacchus Empire fell into rebellion and plague. The arc left him marching south to aid the empire, with the Red Death already claiming soldiers at Calundru Castle.

• Li Ang captured Eagle Claw Fortress, forced Gregory IV into a ceasefire, and secured Dark Falcon Fortress while establishing Amy’s New Falcon Claws.
• Li Ang recaptured Long River Town, exposed the false Igor and Granlon and Forster’s conspiracy, and sent Granlon and Forster to recover the King’s seal.
• Li Ang resisted Lord Aldarian’s threats, expanded Noldo trade, and established Pande Bank as he gained control of White Deer Fortress and Long River Town.
• King Ulrich invested Li Ang as an earl and Commander of Eastern Military Affairs, while Li Ang and Malbert arranged to transfer White Deer Fortress to Amy.
• Li Ang strengthened his territories with banking, trade, new recruits, and tax policies as rebellion and the Snake Worship Cult overwhelmed the Bacchus Empire.
• Alina brought Li Ang news that the Red Death had spread across the empire, and he sent grain and medical teams south while planning to secure Calundru Castle and enlist the slave rebels.
• Li Ang and Ansen entered plague-stricken Calundru Castle, where over seven hundred uninfected soldiers left and four hundred infected soldiers burned themselves inside the barracks.

Li Ang rescued Erudition City, rallied gladiators and Mettenheimers, and destroyed the Snake Worship Cult’s army at Fidne while uncovering its experiments and influence over the Bacchus Empire. The arc ended with Antonius alive but unconscious and Li Ang and Ansen suspecting Noldo blood could explain the royal family’s supposed madness.

• Li Ang and his allies relieved Erudition City, defeated Castro, and won Sigismund and the gladiators’ allegiance by promising them food, freedom, and a place in a new legion.
• Li Ang marched toward Imperial Port, learned about Elisa’s defection from the Snake Worship Cult, and withdrew his troops as the cult’s forces approached Buyulin Village.
• At Serindil, Li Ang’s forces and the gladiators fought Maltis’s Fear Legion on the beach until Kloze and the Mettenheimers arrived and helped defeat the undead.
• Li Ang trapped the Snake Worship Cult’s army in Fidne Valley with Elisa’s aid, triggered landslides, and had the trapped survivors killed after the villagers returned and executed Lord Fabius and his soldiers.
• Li Ang led thousands north and investigated Brettwen, where he found the cult’s sacrificial temple and learned that Kairos believed it had made his son Antonius a puppet.
• Li Ang freed Emperor Marius from Kairos’s custody and let Kairos pursue a monster he believed was connected to Antonius, then returned toward Calundru Castle.
• Risadiran and Julia fought Devourers together, and Julia told him she wanted to destroy the Snake Worship Cult after learning her family served one of its priests.
• Ansen treated the unconscious Antonius with Li Ang’s help, and they suspected that Noldo blood might explain the royal family’s supposed madness and resistance to the Red Death.

Li Ang navigated war with the Bacchus Empire and Dexia, securing an alliance with Marius and support from Bahaman while advancing into Dexian territory. After a failed ambush by Ikram’s herders, Li Ang turned toward Toba City and uncovered Brigi’s plan to capture him and control his army with drugs.

• Alice’s recovery from horsepox led Li Ang to develop a vaccination against Red Death, and Goddess Eunomia warned him that enemies were watching his territory.
• Li Ang appointed Ansen to contain the epidemic and tasked Amy with rebuilding Shield Wind Fortress, while Emperor Marius sent armed groups into Dexia to seize horses.
• Agason captured Seven Forks Fortress, and King Ulrich appointed Li Ang marshal to lead the campaign to reclaim it.
• Li Ang met Agason to propose a ceasefire, but Agason stabbed him, and Wendy used her blood and a Noldo rune to activate the Dragon Tear and heal his wound.
• Li Ang captured Agason, then persuaded him to burn Seven Forks Fortress and negotiated with Marius for land and a joint campaign against Aishikeman.
• Li Ang and Ramon arranged an auction for Aishikeman’s lordship to distract Dexian leaders, while Sarah helped Gaiwan Khan open Turdah Fortress and Li Ang gained Bahaman’s cooperation.
• Ikram led Gazi herders in an attack on Li Ang, but Li Ang’s guards defeated them, and Li Ang then sent Sarah and Sigismund to help Agason draw nomads away from their horses by burning a temple.
• Near Toba City, Li Ang exposed Ediz’s attempted lure into an ambush and learned that Brigi had captured Ramon’s men and planned to control Li Ang’s army with drugs.

Li Ang manipulated the struggle over Toba City and Aishikeman while building his power, but a conspiracy turned Amy and Godric into accused heretics and pushed the kingdom toward war. The arc ended with Kloze’s forces facing disciplined Fallen Ones near Vulpine Town after their first attack failed.

• Li Ang captured Toba City, wounded Alistair, and used a false report to make Kadan believe Brigi had usurped the city.
• Li Ang arranged for Ryman to return to Lion City with Kadan’s relatives, while Malbert and Brennus plotted around Anna’s unborn child and Prince Alanric.
• Ramon’s auction awarded Aishikeman to Alina, and Li Ang bought Ikram’s loyalty and arranged for Emil Xixis to take Toba City in exchange for goods and payment.
• Li Ang helped Emil become Bahad Khan by staging a miracle at Gazi Mountain, then returned with Alina as the Bacchus Empire declared war over her supposed kidnapping.
• Li Ang invested his profits in rebuilding his territories, but Amy was scammed while seeking craftsmen and followed the trail to Talboa.
• Amy killed Lyons at the Vulpine Inn, where Fallen Ones killed Prince Alanric and began slaughtering the patrons, leaving Amy and Godric accused of heresy and treason.
• Li Ang accepted Ulrich’s order to suppress Amy and Godric, then staged an attack by Malbert and sent Malbert with Alina to the Bacchus Empire.
• Ulrich admitted he knew Amy and Andrew had been framed but feared opposing the nobles, while Kloze’s first assault on the Fallen Ones near Vulpine Town ended in a crushing defeat.