Chapter Summaries

Murphy explained the Magic Web’s benefits to Morrigan, who reported its success to Dagda and learned the gods planned to kill Murphy once he had taught the wizards. Knowing Vivian had betrayed him, Murphy teleported his disciples away and prepared to fight the gods trapping him.

• Murphy convinced Morrigan that the Magic Web could improve communication with believers and increase divine power, provided gods invested divinity in it.
• Morrigan told Dagda that the Magic Web had strengthened her, and they agreed to imprison the wizards and kill Murphy after he taught them.
• Murphy warned his thirteen disciples to learn, scatter, and seek shelter among different gods, then revealed that he intended to die rather than let the gods trust the Magic Web’s investment.
• Murphy identified Vivian as the one who had alerted the gods, forgave her, and teleported his disciples away as the gods arrived.
• Vivian spoke in Morrigan’s voice while a giant cauldron trapped Murphy, who declared that he would fight rather than surrender.

A young priest oversaw the burning of a village and a little witch, convinced he was sending her soul to God's side. Murphy arrived, froze the knights and priest, and rescued the girl before vanishing with her.

• A young priest confronted the knight captain about burning the village and learned the dead villagers had been accused of helping a witch.
• The priest identified the terrified girl as a witch, ordered her tied to the pyre, and lit the oil-soaked wood.
• As the girl burned, the priest's cross trembled violently and broke free when Murphy approached.
• Murphy's chilling presence extinguished the village fires and froze the knights, while he twisted the cross into scrap metal and froze the priest to death.
• Murphy carried the unconscious silver-haired girl away and vanished.

Murphy rescued Miriam from an execution, softened her traumatic memories, and left her in Martin’s care. After discovering that the Magic Web was absent nearby, he found a working node in London.

• Miriam woke from a nightmare, and Murphy used magic to blur her memories of the execution.
• Murphy carried the sleeping Miriam to a forest cabin in Cornwall and asked Martin to care for her.
• Martin accepted Miriam after Murphy stopped and turned his arrow into gold as payment.
• Murphy found no Magic Web coverage near Cornwall, then scanned for a node and located one in London.

Murphy connected thirty-seven mana nodes, completing a rudimentary Magic Web, while Morrigan summoned Merlin's skeleton to learn how to control it. Merlin revealed a spell that could control every node, but Odin's raven escaped with the secret.

• Murphy connected the mana nodes in the Tuatha Dé Danann and Aesir camps and established links to thirty-seven nodes, completing the Magic Web.
• Morrigan summoned Merlin's skeleton and accused him of spreading Magic Web technology among the gods.
• Merlin resisted Morrigan's threats and told her that a spell called Patong Re Kesar could create a core for controlling every Magic Web node.
• Odin's raven overheard the spell and escaped the cave to carry the message to Odin.
• Morrigan smashed Merlin's skeleton, but its skull kept laughing and cursed that it would be waiting for her in Avalon.

Murphy used a controlled conversation to reveal the Magic Web core incantation to Odin, who withdrew his troops and told his followers they could gain control of the network. Loki arrived, was accused of betrayal, and left after giving Odin the same incantation and returning a golden spear.

• Munin reported to Odin that he had overheard the incantation for creating a Magic Web core, after Murphy and Miss Sharp Branch had arranged for him to hear it.
• Odin ordered his troops to retreat and told Vidar, Vali, and the others that the incantation could let them control every Magic Web node, though it also required the world's strongest material.
• Loki entered the camp and embraced Odin, but Vidar and Vali accused him of causing Ragnarok and betraying the Norse gods.
• Loki admitted bringing the Ring of the Nibelung but denied betraying Odin, then left after saying he should not have come.
• Loki gave Odin the incantation, Patong Re Kesar, and returned a golden spear he had found at the bottom of the Nine Realms before saying goodbye.

Odin and Vali searched the Rhine River for Rhinegold, following Gungnir to a riverside house where Vali found the nugget. After Vali injured a boy and Odin’s party tried to leave, a high-ranking angel descended to confront them.

• Murphy spread news of Rhinegold by sending lightning crows in every direction.
• Odin used Gungnir to guide him and Vali toward Rhinegold, but the spear struck a wooden house by the Rhine River.
• Vali searched the ruins, found a gold nugget buried in foul soil, and recognized it as Rhinegold.
• Vali kicked aside the injured boy, Vic, and took his bundle; Odin offered the grieving old man a divine berry seed as compensation.
• As Odin and Vali prepared to leave, the old man rose and accused them of hurting someone, and a high-ranking angel descended.

Odin fled the pursuing angels so Vali could carry the Rhinegold to Asgard, then fought off four archangels before the seraph ensnared him with visions of his loved ones. Loki arrived and cut off two of the seraph’s wings, pulling Odin free.

• Odin escaped with Vali, then gave him the Rhinegold and sent him to Asgard to seek Thor’s help.
• Odin stayed behind on the mountain and fought four archangels, defeating them one by one, including Tyr.
• Odin pierced the seraph with Gungnir and saw the tortured faces of gods and friends fused inside it.
• The seraph showed Odin visions of his loved ones and began pulling him into its radiance.
• Loki cut off two of the seraph’s wings and rescued Odin from its grasp.

Loki stayed behind to confront the Seraphs while secretly forcing Odin out of the battle, then offered the Christian God a deal in exchange for Rhinegold. The angel rejected him and surrounded him with reinforcements, claiming it would uncover Loki’s true ambitions by eating him.

• Loki and Odin fought together and killed one Seraph, but both were badly wounded.
• Odin prepared to sacrifice himself with Gungnir, but Loki used their shared divine power to send him away.
• Loki revealed his identity as Murphy and asked the Christian God to talk, offering to help obtain Rhinegold.
• Loki proposed helping the Christian God rule the world in exchange for becoming god-king of Asgard and Olympus, but the angel refused.
• The Christian God summoned Archangels and three Seraphs, accused Loki of plotting for centuries, and threatened to eat him to discover his true intentions.

Thor watched an unknown god battle the Angel Legion in a distant wasteland and resolved to seize the Magic Web using the core he had obtained. Murphy deliberately let the angels capture him so their divine power would attempt to convert him, and the chapter left him enduring the transformation while welcoming it as a temptation.

• Thor saw the unknown god kill Archangels despite facing the Angel Legion and concluded that he needed more power.
• Thor confirmed that Rhinegold and Vali’s incantation had created a Magic Web Core, then vowed to wage war for control of the nodes.
• Murphy slaughtered angels with his magic but deliberately let the Angel Legion injure him and assumed the form of a demon god.
• The surviving angels bound Murphy in a cross-shaped phased array and summoned divine power to convert him.
• Murphy endured the foreign divine power tearing through his body and urged the angels to turn him into an angel.

The Christian God transformed Satan into Lucifer, the King of Angels, and learned from his memories that Satan had been his primordial counterpart and enemy. Recovered from the transformation, he ordered Lucifer to attack Asgard and seize Rhinegold.

• The Christian God spent ten days transforming Satan into an angel, exhausting both their powers before Satan became Lucifer.
• The Christian God named Lucifer the King of Angels, and Heaven celebrated his transformation.
• The Christian God read Satan's memories and learned about their shared origins and opposing roles as successors of the One True God.
• The Christian God discovered Satan's scheme as the God of Schemes and Lies and decided it would aid his own plan.
• After recovering his divine power, the Christian God ordered Lucifer to attack Asgard and seize Rhinegold.

Ten years later, Merlin trained young wizards while serving Lucifer and guiding Arthur toward his destiny. Lucifer sent Merlin to take Arthur to a lakeside for a new sword, then led the Angel Legion in an assault on Olympus.

• Merlin taught Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Miriam, and the other young wizards, warning them against learning about the Magic Web.
• Lucifer summoned Merlin, who reported that Arthur was growing into kingship but had broken his sword in a duel with King Pellinore.
• Lucifer told Merlin to take Arthur to a lakeside in a few days, where Arthur would receive a sword, and praised Merlin for keeping Magic Web incantations from the Order.
• Merlin warned Lucifer that mysterious forces were approaching the Knights of the Round Table, but Lucifer dismissed them as the work of evil gods.
• Lucifer led tens of thousands of angels toward Mount Olympus, declaring that the endgame had begun.

Lucifer presented the Christian God with Rhinegold and proposed using it to create the Holy Grail as the centerpiece of a ritual to destroy the evil gods' remaining faith. The plan would turn Arthur Weasley's quest into the Legend of King Arthur and culminate in a wish that spread God's glory across the world.

• Lucifer offered the Christian God a piece of Rhinegold, giving Him access to the Magic Web and its immense power.
• Lucifer explained that destroying the evil gods' remaining faith required royal authority, public exposure of their evil, and a new miracle.
• Lucifer chose Arthur Weasley as a devout king and proposed telling his quest as the Legend of King Arthur.
• Lucifer outlined a ritual in which Rhinegold would create an increasingly powerful Holy Grail, while Arthur's oath, victories, and the deaths of people and gods strengthened it.
• Lucifer planned for Arthur to wish for God's glory to shine across the world after completing his quest, and vowed the Angel Legion would ensure the ritual succeeded.

Five years after the gods’ schemes began threatening Camelot, Murphy Darkholme arrived to meet Merlin, then broke into an Abyssal cavern and took Miriam and several prisoner slaves. Merlin healed under the King of Angels’ power and ordered the ritual to release Nidhogg, leaving Camelot’s plans in motion ahead of schedule.

• Merlin recalled the gods’ plots against Camelot and ordered Salazar to send sick prisoners to Nidhogg after Gryffindor interfered with their handling.
• Gryffindor showed Merlin a prophetic note from Miriam about the Messiah, but Merlin ordered him to stop investigating her disappearance.
• Murphy Darkholme arrived in Camelot and introduced himself to Merlin as a wizard from the modern era.
• A black-robed wizard shoved Salazar into the Abyss, and Merlin rescued him while the intruder took Miriam and several prisoner slaves.
• Merlin recognized the intruder as Murphy, received healing from the King of Angels, and ordered the ritual to release Nidhogg.

Five years after Sophia’s first arrival, she woke in Miriam’s body on Rathlin Island and read that the free wizards were hiding from a world consumed by war and plague. Meanwhile, Lugh and the surviving Tuatha Dé Danann faced imminent destruction, but Morrigan revealed she still had an unplayed piece.

• Sophia woke in a village of free wizards on Rathlin Island and found Miriam’s letter and diary prepared for her.
• Miriam’s letter explained that Sophia had arrived from a thousand years in the future, would return to her own body within days, and had previously helped Miriam meet Lord Murphy.
• Miriam warned Sophia that gods and mortals were at war, free wizards were being hunted, and the Dragon Plague was spreading across Great Britain.
• Lugh surveyed the ruined Tuatha Dé Danann and blamed Merlin and Arthur for helping the Christian God seize control of the Magic Web through a ritual of conquest and sacrifice.
• Lugh despaired that Arthur was protected by Lucifer and the Archangels, but Morrigan said she still had one piece left to enter the board.

Lucifer ordered Arthur Weasley to return immediately and crush Mordred’s rebellion, while Morrigan revealed that Mordred had been conceived as a mortal weapon against Arthur. At Camlann Hill, Arthur’s battle with Mordred erupted despite a warning, and the gods’ fight widened as Norse raiders and Roman warriors arrived to aid the Danu gods.

• Merlin told Lucifer that Mordred had rebelled, spread rumors of Arthur Weasley’s death, and planned to marry Guinevere, so Lucifer ordered Arthur to depart for Great Britain at once.
• Morrigan explained to Lugh that Mordred was a mortal born after she arranged for Morgan to conceive him with Arthur, intending him to kill the Holy Son.
• An angel disguised as Sir Gawain warned Arthur in a dream that he would die if he fought that day, and Arthur postponed his planned attack on Mordred.
• A snake appeared during negotiations between Arthur’s and Mordred’s forces, triggering a brutal battle at Camlann Hill.
• Uriel’s Archangels attacked the outnumbered Danu gods, but Viking longships and chariots carrying Roman warrior souls arrived, surprising Uriel.

Arthur fell mortally wounded after Mordred stabbed him, and Bedivere cast his holy sword into the lake before Morrigan carried Arthur away. As Apollo used the Holy Grail to claim power, Lucifer arrived and killed Uriel, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Arthur pursued the fleeing Mordred, recognized Morgan in his face, and was stabbed in the eye by Mordred.
• Arthur struck Mordred down, then told Bedivere to throw his holy sword into the lake before Morrigan took him aboard her Black Ship.
• Apollo rose from Mordred's burning body and revealed the Holy Grail, intending to inherit Arthur's authority and become the strongest god.
• The Olympian gods attacked the Angel Legion to buy Apollo time, while Uriel realized their plan and tried to summon the other Archangels.
• Lucifer appeared, crushed Uriel's horn, and killed Uriel after telling him to rest.

Lucifer annihilated the gods and angels on the battlefield, then confronted Apollo and explained how he had taken control of the Holy Grail. He revealed that Arthur Weasley’s apparent death was part of a plan to resurrect him as the Messiah and secure the Grail.

• Lucifer used his God-Slaying Technique to destroy nearly every hostile deity and absorb their divine power into the Holy Grail.
• Lucifer crushed the surviving deities and his own angels, leaving Apollo horrified by the slaughter.
• Lucifer told Apollo that he had recognized Apollo’s role in the ritual and cut off his connection to the Holy Grail.
• Apollo questioned Lucifer about the God-Slaying Technique and the angels’ deaths, and Lucifer explained how he killed gods and said the angels belonged to the Christian God.
• Apollo claimed Arthur Weasley was dead and asked how Lucifer would face the Christian God’s wrath, but Lucifer revealed that Arthur’s death was meant to enable his resurrection as the Messiah and gain ownership of the Holy Grail.

Arthur returned to Camelot, delivered the Balcony Revelation, and ascended to Heaven with the Holy Grail. There, he revealed that his resurrection and the Grail were parts of a centuries-long ritual, then Murphy reclaimed his original form and commanded the gods to leave his world.

• Arthur returned to Camelot, was welcomed by Queen Guinevere and his subjects, and preached the Balcony Revelation before departing for the wilderness.
• Arthur received the Holy Grail, healed the afflicted with its light, and ascended to Heaven, where Lucifer and the Christian God welcomed him.
• Arthur explained that he had spent centuries arranging the ritual and creating the Holy Grail, while the Christian God realized Arthur threatened Him.
• Lucifer stood beside Arthur as the Christian God tried to stop him, and Arthur's form dissolved into light that entered Lucifer.
• Murphy returned to his original appearance, took the Holy Grail, and commanded the gods to get out of his world.

Murphy used the Holy Grail and the Magic Web to drain the gods and destroy Heaven Mountain, while the Christian God regained control of his remaining power through the Son. Murphy and the Christian God fought over the Holy Grail, and the Christian God revived traces of the old gods as the battle continued.

• Murphy activated the Magic Web with the Ring of the Nibelung, draining the surviving gods and turning their power and bodies into fuel.
• The Christian God tried to crush the Holy Grail’s barrier, but the Son took control of his divine power and reduced him to an old man who turned to ash.
• Heaven Mountain and other divine realms collapsed, but the Christian God rebuilt a body from shattered angels and mortal faith.
• Murphy and the Christian God struggled for control of the Holy Grail, each pouring their power into a winner-takes-all battle.
• The Christian God sent divine power into damaged temples and statues, awakening ancient traces of the old gods.

Murphy used the Holy Grail to imprison the gods and reclaim the world's magic, then saw that he could reshape the timelines. He understood how magic and time travel worked and realized what he had to do next.

• Murphy set his divine natures into the Holy Grail and unleashed its power, tearing apart Christian God and the other gods again.
• He sealed the gods and their divine powers inside the Holy Grail, then commanded it to reclaim all magic from the world.
• As magic drained away, magical beings weakened and wizards lost their direct connection to magic.
• Murphy saw countless futures and learned that the timeline network had become solid and could be changed by his will.
• Murphy concluded that magic was possibility across timelines, recognized how his power had broken the time-traveling “iron law,” and understood what he had to do.