Chapter Summaries

Attila withdrew the Hun army after deciding Samael and Brunhilde were too dangerous, then suffered a painful attack that required her dwindling medicine. At Lone Mountain, Samael rescued Nero and Boudica from the Huns and agreed to help them evade Rome’s Seventh Legion as the group fled.

• Attila told the shaman priest that the army would retreat because she could not defeat Samael and Brunhilde, then collapsed with a recurring illness and took a crystalline shard from her medicine box.
• Samael found Nero hiding in a Roman carriage with the Sacred Flame of Olympus and comforted her after she burst into tears.
• Nero and Boudica thanked Samael, who recognized their identities and wondered how the future enemies had ended up fighting together against the Huns.
• Roman banners appeared beyond Lone Mountain, and Nero begged Samael to escort her to the City of Seven Hills while Boudica warned that Rome’s Seventh Legion might be trying to kill her.
• Samael agreed to go with Nero and Boudica to Boudica’s tribe, and the Celts looted the Hun dead, spared the Roman Soldiers, and withdrew as Samael burned the corpses.

Samael and Scathach split up, with Scathach leading the Viking Fleet toward Greece while Samael investigated Rome’s complicated situation by land with Brunhilde. After reaching the Celtic ranks, Samael learned that his dragon form had made him a revered figure among the Celts because it resembled their red-dragon totem, Fafnir.

• Samael told Scathach he would remain in the region to investigate a threat linked to the Star-Seeded Soldier and agreed to meet her in Athens.
• Samael assigned Scathach to lead the disguised Viking Fleet to Greece while he and Brunhilde traveled overland, and he asked Scathach to keep the Valkyries and other troops in line.
• Samael reassured Scathach that he trusted her and promised to treat her to fine wine when they met in Athens.
• A Celtic princess called Samael their Divine Envoy after his dragon form had driven off the Hunnic wolf cavalry.
• Samael discovered that the Celts worshipped the red dragon as their totem, unaware that it was Fafnir, the dragon he had once roasted and eaten.

Samael basked in the peace of Boudica’s stockade while reflecting on his history with dragons and the trouble his nature kept attracting. As Boudica’s eldest daughter argued with an arrogant little girl over him, Samael realized that his connection to Rome seemed destined to cause even more trouble.

• Samael recalled how he had helped Sigurd kill Fafnir, kept the cursed treasure, and left Sigurd compensation so he could live safely.
• Samael reflected that his dragon nature, inherited through Tiamat, had repeatedly drawn him into dangerous situations.
• Samael judged that Boudica was treating him as a potential source of prestige and support against Roman expansion, Hun raids, and rival tribes.
• Boudica’s eldest daughter hurried over to Samael, but an arrogant little girl blocked her and the two argued over him.
• Samael connected the girl’s taunt about Rome to Nero and the Book of Revelation, then complained that he was always blamed for trouble.

Nero and the First Princess argued over whether Britain belonged to the Celts or the Roman Claudian family, as Nero defended her claim with an old debt contract. The chapter explained how Roman exploitation left the Celts impoverished and brought Nero and the Celts into conflict, then connected their altered history to Samael’s interference with time and space.

• Nero waved the debt contract and claimed Britain as the Claudian family's property, while the First Princess insisted the Romans had forced her father into the deal.
• Nero explained that Caesar had used loans and trade to exploit the Celtic King before selling the drained territory to the Claudian family.
• Claudius I invaded Britain, expanded the Seventh Province, and burdened the Celts with debt, taxes, and Roman rule.
• After the Celtic King died, he left half his territory to Boudica and her daughters and intended the other half to repay the Claudian family's debts.
• Boudica and her daughters tried to kidnap Nero to void the contract, but Attila's Hunnic Wolf Riders forced them to cooperate.
• The chapter linked the altered history to Samael scattering Primate Murder across World Bubbles, and recalled that Boudica's historical rebellion ended in defeat under the adult Nero.

Nero argued with Boudica’s First Princess over the debt and her claim to the Claudius inheritance, while the chapter revealed that her mother had sent her into danger to eliminate her. Boudica broke up their fight, and Nero later offered Samael a bowl of soup and promised any price if he would help her reclaim her inheritance, but he called Boudica to collect her.

• Nero insisted that the Celts repay their debt and threatened them with the Pantheon’s army, while the First Princess accused her of having no right to collect it.
• The chapter revealed that Agrippina the Younger had arranged Nero’s dangerous mission and might be trying to kill her amid their struggle for power.
• Nero and the First Princess nearly came to blows until Boudica smacked them and sent them to dinner.
• Nero shared her meat soup with Samael and asked him to take her to the City of Seven Hills to reclaim her inheritance, offering to pay any price.
• Samael teased Nero and called Boudica over to collect her as Boudica grabbed the back of Nero’s neck.

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Samael brought Nero and Boudica together and proposed an alliance to solve their political problems. After negotiating terms and protections for Britain, Nero and Boudica signed contracts in blood.

• Samael took Boudica and Nero to a secluded cottage, where Brunhilde had prepared the room and later brought food.
• Samael explained that Nero needed the Celts' help to return to Rome and gain Imperial Privilege, while Boudica needed Roman protection to preserve Britain's independence.
• Samael proposed that the Celts support Nero's bid for the Seventh Province in exchange for her guarantee of Britain's autonomy and protection.
• Nero promised under the witness of Styx to treat the Celts as Roman citizens, elevate their gods into the Pantheon, and protect them even if she died.
• Samael presented divine-word contracts, and after negotiating, Boudica and Nero signed them in blood.

Samael, Boudica, and Nero agreed to spend a week preparing for their journey to Rome, where Nero would seek Imperial Privilege despite the Claudius Clan’s political difficulties. Samael promised to accompany them and, after reassuring Boudica about his motives, left their alliance on warmer, more personal terms.

• Samael explained how Rome’s six Imperial Privilege positions were controlled by the Pantheon and why Nero’s return and investiture could be contested.
• Samael, Boudica, and Nero agreed to prepare in Britain for a week, monitor the Seventh Legion, and plan their route to the City of Seven Hills.
• Samael told Boudica he would travel with them and help if needed, while privately suspecting that Attila was advancing toward the Mediterranean for a specific reason.
• Samael encouraged Boudica to build an emotional bond with Nero and not treat their relationship as merely political.
• When Boudica asked how to repay him, Samael jokingly named a bowl of meat soup and seven days of hospitality, and the two parted warmly.

Samael explained to Scathach why protecting Rome was essential to Greece's survival and asked her to investigate Persian fleets, missing Athenian gods and heroes, and Egypt. After ending their call, Samael secretly watched a woman enter the river and debated whether to stay quiet.

• Samael told Scathach that Rome's strength was vital to keeping Persia from overwhelming Greece, and said he planned to visit Rome and meet Divine Ancestor Romulus.
• Scathach reported that she was fine after killing a sea beast and destroying two warships, then agreed to handle matters in Greece.
• Samael asked Scathach to monitor Persian fleets, search for the Athenian gods and human heroes, and make contact with Egyptians at Greek ports.
• Scathach agreed to investigate Egypt, while Samael told her to keep their involvement quiet so the Norse would not be drawn into the conflict too early.
• After ending the call, Samael noticed a woman entering the river and silently debated whether to reveal himself.

Samael comforted Brunhilde after she blamed herself for past failures and promised to train her in primordial runes and combat techniques. Exhausted, he returned to his room and found a little girl beneath his blankets.

• Brunhilde bathed by a stream, and Samael startled her when he appeared nearby.
• Samael apologized and reassured Brunhilde that he needed an unyielding warrior, not someone who wallowed in self-pity.
• Samael promised to teach Brunhilde primordial runes and combat techniques every night, and she eagerly accepted.
• Samael told Brunhilde to return kindness with kindness, helping her regain her resolve.
• Samael went to bed and discovered a little girl hiding beneath his blankets.

Nero sought comfort from Samael after worrying he would abandon her, but he sent her back to her own bed for the night. The next morning, Samael helped Boudica plan an elite escort for Nero and resolve Britain’s governing problems, leaving Boudica wishing aloud that he would become King before Nero objected.

• Nero sneaked into Samael’s bed, declared that she liked him, and clung to him after admitting she was happy he had not abandoned her.
• Samael comforted Nero by patting her head, then carried her back to her room and restrained her with magic ropes so she would sleep alone.
• The next morning, Samael and Boudica planned to train one hundred elite soldiers to escort Nero to Rome and deal with unrest among nearby tribes.
• Samael answered Boudica’s questions about governance and livelihood, quickly resolving the problems she had struggled with.
• Boudica said she wanted Samael to become King, and Nero coughed and grabbed his sleeve warily before Boudica fell silent.

Samael endured five days of teaching, training, and planning before returning to his bedroom, where Nero had sneaked in to study him as an art model. He tied her up as a lesson in rope arts, put her back in her room, and nearly collided with someone in the corridor afterward.

• Samael spent five days teaching Boudica, Nero, the two Celtic Princesses, and others while training Brunhilde and coordinating military plans.
• Samael entered his bedroom and found Nero hiding beneath the quilt, claiming she was studying art.
• Nero praised Samael as a model and tried to touch him while asking him to pose for her studies.
• Samael tied Nero in a Kigyo-bind, sealed her mouth, set a timer, and returned her to her room.
• Samael admired his work and nearly collided with an approaching figure in the corridor.

Samael went to meet Boudica at the river and discovered that her eldest daughter had tricked him into arriving while Boudica was bathing. A Wyvern attacked before he could fetch Boudica clothes, and Samael killed it before the pair climbed ashore.

• Samael found Boudica bathing in the stream and learned that her eldest daughter had falsely told him Boudica wanted to meet him.
• Samael realized Boudica had no change of clothes, so he offered to fetch some from her room.
• A Wyvern swooped down, and Samael leapt into the water to shield Boudica from its attack.
• Samael hurled his Cross Spear into the Wyvern, killing it as he and Boudica escaped its pounce.
• Samael covered Boudica with his outer garment, and they climbed ashore to leave the bloodied stream.

After their clothes were soaked, Samael and Boudica cooked and ate together by a stream, where Attila suddenly appeared. Samael persuaded Attila to join them for food, leaving the tense encounter temporarily peaceful.

• Samael started a fire and roasted Wyvern meat, and Boudica eagerly ate most of it.
• Samael and Boudica gathered mushrooms, vegetables, rabbits, and fish, then prepared a meal together.
• Attila crossed the stream and confronted Samael and Boudica, prompting Boudica to ready her short sword.
• Samael offered Attila a rabbit leg and argued that they did not need to fight before becoming enemies.
• Attila accepted the food and joined them by the fire as Samael kept serving her roasted meat.

Samael used food and lessons about civilization to persuade Attila that she should understand her enemies rather than destroy them. Attila returned to her tribe with a new interest in Dragon Beasts and the idea of good civilization, while the old shaman urged her to prepare quickly.

• After eating the wyvern, Attila tasted Star Core Fragment powder on roasted Dragon Meat and called fine food good civilization.
• Samael taught Attila to distinguish good from bad civilization, rewarding her answers with crystal shards and persuading her not to harm him or the red-haired big sister.
• When Attila recalled that the Great Shaman had called them enemies, Samael argued that she could defeat them by studying their civilization instead of destroying their lives.
• At her tribe's tent, Attila ordered two more Dragon Beasts after saying she liked the one she had found.
• The old shaman reminded Attila that she needed to prepare quickly, but she muttered about good civilization and the taste of the food.

Samael planned a route through Rome and Persia to investigate the gods’ disappearance before retracing the Chaos Sea toward Greece. In the Persian Gulf, Cyrus the Great received a report, ordered Xerxes and Darius I to mobilize Persian forces, and continued collecting crystal fragments from sea beasts.

• Samael failed to contact Tiamat or Themis and decided to leave the first Greek investigation to Scathach while he sought information in Rome and Persia.
• Samael passed Boudica punishing the First Princess and distracted her, causing her to drop her burdens and get beaten.
• Cyrus the Great received a report bearing a Golden Eyeball Rune and ordered Xerxes to summon the shadows at Eagle's Nest and Darius I to mobilize the Immortals.
• Cyrus the Great caught and killed a serpentine sea beast, then collected a crystal fragment like the many already in his container.

Attila departed on a tamed Wyvern as the old shaman prepared a wider operation, while Samael escorted Nero’s convoy to Rome’s northern frontier. The convoy reached the wall, but Seventh Legion commander Quintus intervened before it could enter, prompting Samael and his companions to prepare for trouble.

• The old shaman presented Attila with a Wyvern, and after it tried to escape, he used Attila’s aura to bind and brand it into submission.
• Attila rode the Wyvern away as the Hunnic soldiers and clansmen wished her victory, and the old shaman learned that seventy percent of his people had taken their assigned positions.
• Samael and the Celtic cavalry escorting Nero reached Rome’s border wall, where Centurion Aulus presented Nero’s order and obtained permission for the convoy to enter.
• Quintus appeared on the battlements, ordered the gate closed, and was recognized by Samael as the Seventh Legion’s commander and Nero’s rival.
• The Ancient Snake, Boudica, and Brunhilde exchanged glances and silently prepared to act.

Nero and her companions were denied entry to Rome by a Roman commander who accused them of treason, so Brunhilde attacked the fortress while Samael watched. After Brunhilde broke through the wall’s defenses, Samael immobilized the commander and the entire Roman force, revealing his divine power.

• The commander of the Seventh Legion refused to let Nero, the centurion, and their companions enter Rome, rejecting the priestesses’ testimony and threatening to execute them.
• Nero challenged the commander to seek the Pantheon’s judgment, but he claimed Lady Agrippina had expelled her from the Claudius Clan and ordered his archers to fire.
• Boudica shielded the carriage from the arrows while Brunhilde mounted a pegasus and charged the Roman defenses.
• The Roman soldiers and priests combined their divine enhancements in a battle array, holding Brunhilde back with javelins, spells, and a blood-colored wolf.
• Brunhilde summoned the Shield of Divine Iron and Swan Dress, then struck the wall with her spear, breaking its barrier and badly damaging its defenses.
• Samael appeared beside the fleeing commander and immobilized him, the soldiers, priests, and mages with his divine power.

Nero persuaded the Roman fortress soldiers to let her party pass, and the Pantheon confirmed her identity at the Great Altar. The commander agreed to welcome them into the city, while privately deciding to follow whoever won the struggle for power.

• Nero declared herself the Claudius Clan’s heir and asked the Roman soldiers not to stand in her way.
• Samael withdrew his divine pressure and urged the commander to accompany Nero to the Temple of Mars to verify their identities.
• The Great Altar answered with a rose-marked beam, confirming that the Pantheon had registered Nero’s party.
• Samael warned the commander that only an emperor appointed over the Seventh Province could discipline him, and the commander agreed to open the gates and provide supplies.
• The commander told a guard that his loyalty belonged to Rome, then privately concluded that they would listen to whoever won.

Samael led Nero, Boudica, and their party safely to Rome after securing cooperation with the Seventh Legion and traveling openly under official protection. They entered the city during the Festival of Lupercalia, but Samael stopped Nero from joining the celebrations and brought everyone to her family’s quiet residence to settle in before meeting the Divine Ancestor.

• Samael explained why the Seventh Legion’s commander would remain in place and cooperate with the Celts, while Boudica’s daughter complained that the elders were rotten politicians and was promptly punished.
• The party traveled openly through the provinces using the Pantheon’s divine seal and the Seventh Legion’s certification, passing checks and minor thieves without trouble.
• After more than ten peaceful days, the party reached Rome and entered the city with their passage documents.
• The party encountered the lively Festival of Lupercalia, and Nero eagerly suggested joining the celebration instead of meeting the Divine Ancestor.
• Samael pulled Nero back into the carriage and ordered the party to settle first at the quiet private residence her father had left her.