Chapter Summaries

Rayne met Athina at the Storm Temple, where Solim arranged a duel as a test for her chance to leave. The chapter ended as Rayne and Athina prepared to fight in the Thunder God Arena.

• Athina greeted Rayne and revealed that she had advanced to Legendary High Tier.
• Solim told Athina she could take her test and set it as lasting more than a minute against Rayne.
• Solim praised Rayne’s reputation, and Rayne agreed to spar with Athina.
• Solim brought Rayne and Athina to the Thunder God Arena, where Storm Giants gathered to watch.
• Athina powered up with her sword and shield while Rayne activated his abilities, and Solim started the duel.

Rayne used Thunderous Charge, Mirror Images, spells, and Void-Splitting Swords to overwhelm Athina, but the Storm Giant fought back and proved difficult to defeat. With twenty seconds gone and four Mirror Images remaining, Rayne doubted he could beat her within the one-minute limit.

• Athina charged at Rayne, but he vanished and revealed ten indistinguishable Mirror Images that surrounded her.
• Rayne’s Mirror Images combined spells and warhammer strikes to knock Athina down and batter her, until she used a Battle Cry to send them flying.
• Athina resisted another spell barrage, destroyed three Mirror Images, and Rayne revealed his location while summoning two Void-Splitting Swords.
• Athina enlarged herself to twelve meters and used Thunderous Stomp to eliminate three more Mirror Images, but Rayne’s swords cut through her shield and wounded her.
• Athina’s wounds quickly healed, and Rayne realized that her defenses might let her survive the full minute; only four Mirror Images remained.

Rayne defeated Athina in their trial but carefully timed the fight so she passed the one-minute test and earned permission to leave the Storm Temple. Athina prepared to say farewell to her family and friends, while Sorim asked Rayne to visit the Forge Temple after half a day.

• Rayne used his Mirror Images, speed, and Void-Splitting Sword to wound Athina while she fought in her Giant form.
• Athina shrank to her smallest form and challenged Rayne with Thunderous Charge, but Rayne endured her sword strike and pierced her chest.
• Rayne transformed his hands into iron fists and beat Athina until she lost the power to resist, then offered to help her up.
• Sorim announced that Athina had passed the test, and she celebrated her permission to leave the Storm Temple.
• Sorim asked Rayne to stay for half a day while Athina said goodbye and then meet him at the Forge Temple.

Rayne bonded with Solim over Lightning Essence before learning that the Titan Elder wanted Athina to become his mate as part of a marriage alliance. Solim offered a Soul Contract with Athina and promised to act on Rayne’s behalf three times, leaving Rayne to consider the terms.

• Solim served Rayne Elven tea, then gave him Lightning Essence that increased his Lightning Affinity.
• Rayne drank more than ten bottles of Lightning Essence and gained three Lightning Affinity leaves on his Soul World Tree.
• Solim asked whether Rayne would take Athina as his mate, and Rayne admitted that he already had several mates.
• Solim explained that he wanted to ally with Rayne because he expected Rayne to gain control of the Aurelian Empire and help restore the Storm Giants.
• Rayne asked whether he could refuse, and Solim offered a Soul Contract with Athina and three promises to act on Rayne’s behalf.

Rayne negotiated with Solim over a Soul Contract with Athina and a promise to help the Storm Giants reclaim the Storm Plane. Athina agreed to become Rayne’s spouse, and the two accepted their bond.

• Rayne asked Solim about the price of his offers, and Solim required annual Source Crystal payments and a future promise to purge the Storm Giants’ enemies in the Storm Plane.
• Solim explained that enemies from the Wind Element Plane and Lightning Element Plane had occupied two Storm Temples, and Rayne agreed to help when he was strong enough.
• Rayne urged Solim to seek Athina’s consent before arranging a Soul Contract, but Solim summoned her and proposed the match directly.
• Athina agreed to become Rayne’s spouse, explaining that Rayne met her requirements and that she liked him.
• Rayne accepted Athina as his companion, and they clasped hands.

Rayne delayed signing a Soul Contract with Athina so he could prepare and advance his Strength Element. After meeting Athina’s family, he reached Legendary Strength, triggering a simultaneous breakthrough among many Extreme Warriors, and turned his attention to Athina’s Titan Divine Power.

• Rayne asked to meet Athina’s family before signing the Soul Contract, and Solim agreed to let them go home first.
• Athina introduced Rayne to her mother, Medith, and twin brother, Boros, then told them she would form a Soul Contract with Rayne.
• Medith accepted the match after seeing Athina’s resolve, while Boros objected and withdrew to his room.
• Rayne waited for Reslin to gather enough Soul Power, warned the Extreme Warriors through Primarch Symbiosis, and advanced his Strength to Level 12 Legendary.
• Rayne’s breakthrough caused more than sixty Extreme Warriors to advance to Legendary Strength, bringing their total above one hundred.
• Rayne looked into Athina’s soul and saw her Legendary Titan Divine Power.

Rayne tried to win over Athina's family before forming a Soul Contract with her, while considering how to handle her existing ties to Osiria and the ancient enmity between Dragons and Giants. After Athina introduced him to her childhood home, Medith welcomed him warmly at dinner, though Boros remained resentful.

• Rayne used his Soul Eye to observe Athina and Medith, then decided to earn the favor of Athina's mother and brother before their Soul Contract.
• Rayne examined Medith's collection of gold ornaments and Magic items, then copied Boros's books and discovered the outdated Meditation Methods he used to reach Level 12 as a mage.
• Rayne organized valuable supplies from his Nebula Ring while Athina finished speaking with Medith and came to find him.
• Athina told Rayne that Medith would not oppose their relationship, then showed him around the garden and shared memories of her childhood.
• Medith welcomed Rayne as family and praised his suitability for Athina, while Boros objected until Medith scolded him.
• Rayne joined Athina, Medith, and Boros at a dinner table adjusted for his human size.

Rayne won over Athina’s family with lavish, carefully chosen gifts, including an enchanted greatsword and his own powerful Explosive Bullet Gun. While waiting to meet the Titan Elders, he learned that the honored guest they were receiving was the famed High Elf Archmage Teklis.

• Rayne gave Medith gold jewelry and Boros books, easing their hostility and earning their gratitude.
• Rayne gifted Athina the Epic Tier Ice Greatsword and an Explosive Bullet Gun, which she tested by demolishing a stone wall.
• Boros tried the Explosive Bullet Gun but could not use it because Rayne’s secret lock only authorized approved users.
• Solim sent word that Rayne and Athina would have to wait because he was receiving another honored guest.
• Athina learned from Lodar that the guest was a High Elf, and Medith identified him as Teklis.
• Rayne recognized Teklis as one of the famed Elven twin brothers, a legendary Archmage and genius of the New Era.

Rayne and Athina formed a Soul Pact, allowing them to see each other’s souls and share elements. Athina discovered that Rayne possessed six Legendary Elements and many other powerful abilities, learned that he had already contracted with a Rainbow Dragon, and accepted her existence before sharing a kiss with him.

• Rayne declined Medith’s suggestion that he and Athina go to her room and instead walked with her to a secluded garden corridor.
• Athina swore a Soul Pact with Rayne, and the new pact element appeared on his Soul World Tree.
• Athina saw Rayne’s soul and was astonished by its many elements, including six Legendary Elements.
• Rayne explained his elements and revealed that he had contracted with a Rainbow Dragon who shared the Rainbow Law with him.
• Athina accepted the Rainbow Dragon’s existence, and Rayne kissed her before offering to take their intimacy further.

Rayne and Athina exchanged elements through their Soul Contract, gaining new powers and strengthening their abilities. After they shared a kiss, Elder Sorim summoned Rayne to the Forge Temple to meet Archmage Teklis.

• Rayne explained the Soul Contract rules and told Athina that Osiria had received four elements from him but still hoped to obtain the unshareable Wish Spell.
• Athina gave up trying to copy the Wish Spell, chose Legendary Strength, and shared Titan Divine Power with Rayne, raising his Strength to level 13 and unlocking his Titan form.
• Rayne and Athina tested their Titan forms and settled on three meters as a balanced fighting height before continuing their element exchange.
• Athina chose Void Resonance, Mirror Image, Temporal Shockwave, and Tim Kenan's Sword Technique, while Rayne took Lightning Form, Thunderous Charge, and Thunder God's Spear.
• Athina asked Rayne for a Meditation Method and lessons in magic, then kissed him; Elder Sorim soon summoned Rayne to the Forge Temple to meet Archmage Teklis.

Rayne met Archmage Teklis, who invited him to the Hess White Tower and asked him to trade Endless Storm for a valuable item and fifteen thousand pounds of Source Crystals. The chapter ended with Rayne facing Teklis’s offer for the Legendary Tier staff he had just acquired for Reslin.

• Rayne learned that Archmage Teklis wanted to meet him and left Athina behind to keep their Soul Contract secret.
• Rayne used his enhanced Lightning Form to travel rapidly to the Forge Temple, where Teklis was waiting with Solim.
• Teklis praised Rayne and invited him to visit the Hess White Tower, revealing that he had been nominated to become its chief Archmage.
• Teklis explained that Endless Storm had belonged to an earlier chief Archmage and offered a valuable item plus fifteen thousand pounds of Source Crystals to obtain it.

Rayne negotiated with Archmage Teklis over the Endless Storm, refusing to sell it but agreeing to lend it so Teklis could bring it to Oruan and display it. Teklis promised Rayne the title of Magister and his friendship, and left with the staff; Solim then summoned Athina.

• Teklis offered Rayne fifteen thousand pounds of Source Crystals, the title of Magister, and his friendship in exchange for the Endless Storm.
• Rayne refused to sell the staff, claiming it was needed by his student Reslin, but proposed lending it to Teklis for a short time.
• Rayne and Teklis agreed that Teklis would display the real staff in Oruan, replace it with a replica, and return it within a month.
• Teklis granted Rayne the title of Magister and his friendship in exchange for borrowing the Endless Storm.
• Rayne handed the staff to Teklis, who left the Forge Temple, and Solim summoned Athina.

Rayne confirmed his Soul Contract with Athina to Solim, who welcomed him as a member of the Storm Giants. Before Rayne and Athina left the Storm Temple, Solim gave Athina powerful equipment, including the legendary Aegis Divine Shield, and Rayne urged her to accept it.

• Athina arrived, and Solim asked her and Rayne whether they had formed a Soul Contract; Rayne demonstrated his Level 2 Titan Divine Power to confirm it.
• Solim welcomed Rayne into the Storm Giant tribe, and Rayne promised to help with its affairs when he was able.
• Rayne said he and Athina would leave immediately, and Athina felt reluctant to depart from her home in the Storm Plane.
• Solim gave Athina a Nebula Ring, Titan Strength Armor, a circlet, a sword, and the Aegis Divine Shield as an adulthood gift.
• Athina hesitated to accept the ancient Legendary Tier shield, but Rayne advised her to take it.

Rayne and Athina left the Storm Temple and explored the ruined Giant palace, where Rayne revealed that he possessed Thunder God's Hammer. They encountered the Ancient Red Dragon Ivarna, who transformed into a human and asked to try the weapon.

• Lodar bid farewell to Athina and asked Rayne to protect her as they departed through the Teleportation Array.
• Athina recognized the ruined palace as a former temple of Annum, and Rayne showed her Thunder God's Hammer.
• Athina tried to lift Thunder God's Hammer but could barely move it before giving up.
• Ivarna revealed that he had been watching Rayne in his territory, and Rayne and Athina went outside to meet him.
• Ivarna transformed into a human and asked Rayne if he could try Thunder God's Hammer.

Rayne and Athina met Ivarna, an Ancient Red Dragon who failed to lift Thunder God's Hammer and accepted Rayne's offer to bring him magical books. After escaping Mount Karl, Rayne and Athina flew to a beautiful peak in the World Mountain Range, where they became lovers.

• Rayne let Ivarna examine Thunder God's Hammer, but the Red Dragon could not lift it despite unleashing his immense strength.
• Ivarna explained that he had watched Bramit explore the valley and had allowed him to place the Planar Teleportation Array there after dealing with Solim.
• Rayne gave Ivarna a collection of magical books and agreed to bring him more, receiving a Dragon Language communication stone in return.
• Ivarna flew away, and Rayne led Athina through three Portals to a peak more than three hundred miles from Mount Karl.
• Athina admired the scenery, then confessed that she wanted to become one with Rayne before they met anyone else.
• Rayne accepted Athina's invitation, and the two became lovers on the mountaintop.

After Rayne and Athina left Jade Maiden Peak, they arrived at King Kong Fortress, where Rayne’s Extreme Warriors had all become Legendary and gained Lightning Affinity. Athina watched Master Oruoin spar with the warriors, and Oruoin noticed her and asked Rayne to introduce her.

• Rayne and Athina named the mountain Jade Maiden Peak, then flew to King Kong Peak and entered King Kong Fortress through a Portal.
• Rayne learned that all 240 Extreme Warriors had reached the Legendary tier after his strength rose, and Athina was stunned by their numbers and Lightning Affinity.
• Rayne explained that the Extreme Warriors could eventually train as lightning spellcasters and no longer need to rely on Flame Affinity.
• Malcolm told Rayne that Master Oruoin had been looking for him, so Rayne and Athina went to the training ground.
• Athina watched Master Oruoin defeat Sikarius, Villian, and Anwella while more than a hundred Legendary Extreme Warriors saluted Rayne.
• Oruoin sensed Rayne’s increased strength, noticed Athina, and asked Rayne to introduce her.

Athina met Rayne's companions and asked Oruoin to teach her swordsmanship, impressing everyone with her strength and skill. After Rayne took her to Wizerland, Osiria appeared, saw through Athina's disguise, and confronted her as a Titan Giant.

• Athina introduced herself as a subject of Odin and corrected Villian's guess by revealing that she was a Thunder Sword Mage.
• Athina asked Oruoin to teach her swordsmanship, and he defeated her in their first brief spar before praising her abilities and identifying her weaknesses.
• Athina sparred with Oruoin, Villian, Sikarius, Anwella, and the Extreme Warriors, winning over everyone with her strength and skill.
• Rayne took Athina to Glamorgan for dinner and then brought her to Wizerland Floating City, where they admired the city together.
• Osiria teleported into Rayne's room, recognized Athina as a Titan Giant, and warned that she risked being killed and having her Demon Soul taken.

Rayne’s Dragon soulmate Osiria and his Titan soulmate Athina clashed over their ancient bloodline rivalry and their relationship with him, but Ansiwodoss intervened before they fought. After several peaceful days with them kept apart, Rayne received an invitation to the imperial capital as the struggle for control of the Nether Floating City began.

• Osiria confronted Athina after learning she had formed a Soul Contract with Rayne, and the two traded insults as their Dragon and Titan auras shook the Wizard Tower.
• Rayne tried to stop Osiria and Athina from fighting, while Polaris arrived to announce her plans to travel abroad and advance to Legendary Wizard.
• Rayne realized Polaris had come at Anwella’s prompting, and Master Ansiwodoss arrived to calm the dispute and warn Rayne to treat both soulmates fairly.
• Ansiwodoss reminded Osiria and Athina to resist the influence of their bloodlines, and Osiria returned to her tower while Athina stayed with Rayne.
• Rayne kept Osiria and Athina apart, taking Athina to Demon Capital and King Kong Fortress, and several days later a governor’s messenger invited him to the imperial capital.

Rayne arrived in Northril, where Governor Gneus’s officials welcomed him with a conspicuous Imperial Guard escort. After settling into the Fesinpafen Hotel, Rayne set out that night for a welcoming banquet at Fubeden Castle, amid political speculation about his first visit to the capital.

• Rayne arrived in Northril aboard an airship and saw the Nether Floating City looming over the capital.
• Rayne brought Borchi along as his mount after Borchi agreed to serve in his Golden-Scaled Pegasus form in exchange for a daily reduction of his debt.
• Baron Ambul Hurd welcomed Rayne on the governor’s behalf, and a hundred Rick Guards escorted him through the city to the Fesinpafen Hotel.
• Rayne dismissed the hotel’s maidservants, had the Extreme Warriors inspect the villa, and watched Fubeden Castle from his suite.
• Rayne boarded the governor’s carriage that evening and headed to Fubeden Castle for the welcoming banquet.

Rayne arrived at the Lotus Palace and joined Archon Gneus Chikro’s private banquet, where he met Gneus’s closest officials and assessed their loyalties. The evening ended with Gneus revealing his ambition to claim the Golden Throne before Rayne carefully redirected the conversation to the Oversight Committee’s audit of the Nether Floating City.

• Rayne entered Fubeden Castle and learned that the Lotus Palace served as the Archon’s residence while the Rick Palace remained forbidden to him.
• Gneus welcomed Rayne and introduced Minister of Military Affairs Rosella Lidsom, Minister of Finance Aisley, chief aide Baron Dubestain, and Rick Guard commander Heistok.
• Rayne concealed his interest in Aisley’s flirtation and used the Soul Eye to assess the officials’ personalities, loyalties, and private tensions during the banquet.
• Rayne and the officials admired the lotuses on the balcony as Gneus repeatedly looked toward the Rick Palace with longing and ambition.
• Gneus admitted that he wanted the Golden Throne, prompting Baron Dubestain to warn him and Rosella to cast a Soundproof Field.
• Rayne eased Gneus’s alarm and asked which Soul Saint Wizards had sent representatives to the Oversight Committee and when its audit of the Nether Floating City would begin.