Chapter Summaries

Angel hosted a group of demons for the Experience Journey and discovered that the famous Mogheim’s sealed left eye acted independently and asked Canaan to gouge it out. Meanwhile, Monchi and the Frost Moon Alliance approached the Gloomlight Mountains as Monchi investigated the strange events in Lasudelan.

• Angel recognized Mogheim among the demon guests and saw that its sealed left eye remained active during the Experience Journey.
• Fafnir confirmed Mogheim was a pig demon, and its left eye silently asked Canaan to gouge it out before the guests departed.
• Monchi led Sinafa and the wizards of the Frost Moon Alliance toward the Gloomlight Mountains and said the target had not yet arrived in Lasudelan.
• Monchi reported restless energy, Abyssal Awakening, and a mysterious shop in Lasudelan, then explained that Abyssal Awakening gave demons potential to become lords.
• A wizard pointed out that Monchi and Sanders had both been marked by the Time Thief, prompting the assembled wizards to look at them.

Sanders redirected the wizards from speculating about Time Thief to the danger in Lasudelan, where Monchi revealed that a mysterious shop called Illusion had attracted powerful demons. At Angel’s shop, Angel glimpsed a demon carrying a familiar chain, then Canaan found Mogheim unconscious outside and spoke with the strange consciousness in his left eye.

• Sanders warned that obsessing over Time Thief could drive Monchi further into madness and asked him about the mysterious shop in Lasudelan.
• Monchi explained that Mogheim’s left eye was his hidden source of information and identified the mysterious shop as Illusion.
• Angel sensed that a fiery-red demon carried the chain he had made for Bobota, but dismissed the possibility and lay back down on the shop roof.
• Canaan found Mogheim unconscious outside the shop, and Angel told Canaan to move him aside rather than get involved.
• Mogheim’s left eye formed questions about the shop, and Canaan answered before leaving when a new customer arrived.

The wizards traveled through the void toward Lasudelan to seize a Demon God's descendant, while Monchi’s intelligence about a mysterious shop called Illusion made Sanders suspect a connection to Angel’s Ocean Rhythm. Elsewhere in the deepest void, the Lord of No Flame awakened and told Galar that Orucia was bound for Asgard to seek his own path.

• Sinafa led the wizards through the Gloomlight Mountains and into the void, where Sanders felt a fleeting, inexplicable strangeness.
• Monchi used Mogheim’s left eye to locate Lasudelan and learned that Illusion’s experience program was linked to the Abyssal Awakening and rumored to involve Water Rhythm and Rhythm of the Ocean.
• Sanders connected Rhythm of the Ocean to Angel’s high-tier work, Ocean Rhythm, but could not determine whether the names shared a real connection.
• Galar called for the Lord of No Flame to awaken in the distant void, and the Lord of No Flame said Orucia would go to Asgard to seek his own path.

Angel watched Fafnir’s wind domain and the Soft-State Worm brood before the light atop Lasudelan’s Void Giant Tower rapidly dimmed, plunging the city into night. As the demons wondered what had happened, Night recognized the change as the moment it had been waiting for, while the great demons gathered around a flame bearing the Lord of No Flame’s mark.

• Angel sensed the subtle control of wind within Fafnir’s domain and gained impressions of the wind sequence.
• Angel watched a metallic Soft-State Worm egg hatch into a Bronze-Armored Soft-State Worm, which began guarding the queen.
• The light atop the Void Giant Tower dimmed until Lasudelan was cloaked in darkness, confusing Angel and the city’s demons.
• Canaan told Angel that the Void Giant Tower sustained Lasudelan and held unknown secrets, but neither he nor Fafnir knew why its light had dimmed.
• Night looked toward the Void Giant Tower and said that the awaited moment had finally arrived.
• Iyadase and the other great demons gathered inside the Void Giant Tower around a flame marked with the sign of the Lord of No Flame.

Angel received the Abyss materials and nearly two thousand Fire-Passing Stone fragments he needed to lift Toby’s curse, but learned that martial law had sealed every route out of Lasudelan. With Toby’s ice sphere due to thaw soon, Angel sought another way to leave and turned to Fafnir for help.

• An Infernal Slave watched the Void Giant Tower from a dark alley, laughing that the Origin-Worshiping Flame would burn into the future before fading into the darkness.
• Canaan decorated the Illusion Hut with glowing gemstones, and Angel hinted that the shop would soon close, leaving Canaan uncertain but determined to remember his cryptic words.
• Plapa arrived with supplies that Angel had commissioned through Night Innkeeper, including nearly two thousand fragments of Fire-Passing Stone, and Angel stored them for his return to Ice Valley.
• Plapa warned Angel that the Greater Demons had imposed martial law, dimming the Void Giant Tower’s light and sealing the routes out of Lasudelan.
• Angel learned that he might be trapped until martial law ended, worried about Toby’s curse returning when the ice sphere thawed, and asked Fafnir for another way to leave.

Angel searched for a way to leave Lasudelan or delay Toby’s misfortune curse, while strange signs appeared across the city. As the night blazed with fire, Orucia arrived and decided to visit Angel’s shop before the Origin Fire was born.

• Fafnir told Angel that escaping Lasudelan through the inner layer would take at least two weeks, so Angel asked Plapa to find out how long the lockdown would last and whether anyone could delay Toby’s curse.
• Canaan reported that Mogheim’s left eye seemed to contain another creature, and the eye displayed the words, “It, has, come, hasn't, it?”
• Plapa returned with Night’s message that dawn would arrive very soon, while Angel asked him to seek a demon who could temporarily shield Toby from the curse.
• Fire patterns appeared across Lasudelan’s night sky, and Angel recognized them as resembling the painting in Prey Hall.
• Orucia emerged from a ghostly flame, identified the blazing patterns as the Origin Fire, and said he would wait before approaching it.
• Orucia agreed to visit Angel’s shop with Grewu, saying he also wanted to learn how Binaqiongsi was doing.

Monchi learned that the Demon God's descendant had arrived in Lasudelan and gone to the Illusion Hut, where Angel met Orucia, the disguised descendant of the Lord of No Flame. Fafnir protected Angel from Orucia's fear-inducing presence, while outside Grewu waited for Orucia and noticed an unconscious pig demon watching the shop.

• Monchi announced that the Demon God's descendant had arrived in Lasudelan and learned it had visited the Illusion Hut.
• Orucia examined Angel and revealed that he knew Angel was human.
• Orucia's presence overwhelmed Angel with fear until Fafnir steadied him and identified Orucia as God's last descendant.
• Orucia introduced himself and spoke with Fafnir, who recognized him as the descendant of the Lord of No Flame.
• Grewu waited outside for Orucia to approve its Experience Journey and spotted an unconscious pig demon staring at the Illusion Hut.

Orucia visited Fafnir and Angel to learn about Binaqiongsi and Grewu’s fascination with the Experience Journey, while also questioning Angel’s presence in Lasudelan. Angel asked Orucia how to prolong Toby’s Freezing Curse, then began Orucia’s Experience Journey and revealed he had traded for a Dragon Scale from Miss Balalaika.

• Orucia explained that he had come to learn about Binaqiongsi and investigate the Experience Journey that Grewu wanted to try.
• Orucia questioned Angel about opening a shop in Lasudelan, and Fafnir assured him Angel had come because of Odecras’s mission.
• When Orucia lacked demon gold coins, Fafnir invited Angel to request something else, and Angel asked how to extend the time before Toby’s doom curse was unsealed.
• Orucia said Binaqiongsi’s power could prolong the Freezing Curse and offered a Dragon Scale as an example.
• Angel began Orucia’s Experience Journey with Ocean Rhythm, and Fafnir asked about the Dragon Scale Angel had been meant to deliver to Odecras.
• Angel showed Fafnir a Dragon Scale and said he had traded for it from Miss Balalaika.

Angel used Binaqiongsi's Dragon Scale to renew the Freezing Curse around Toby, but its power destabilized nearby space and left him unable to store the ice sphere in his bracelet. After Orucia completed its Experience Journey and departed, Angel remained in the Illusion Hut to wait for the curse to finish renewing.

• Fafnir explained that Binaqiongsi's fully charged Dragon Scale affected nearby spatial energy, and Angel used Magic Hand to steady the Freezing Curse after an energy surge shattered a ceiling gemstone.
• Angel learned that the unstable space around the ice sphere prevented him from putting it in his bracelet, so he kept it floating beside him while the frost spread.
• Orucia emerged from its Experience Journey and regretted splitting its consciousness, realizing it had limited what it could gain from Ocean Rhythm.
• Orucia asked Angel whether he planned to sell Ocean Rhythm, then left after saying it would follow Binaqiongsi's traces if she revived and hoped Angel's intentions would change by their next meeting.

Orucia discovered that a human spy had been gathering information in Lasudelan and prepared the Void Giant Tower demons for a possible invasion. Meanwhile, Monchi learned about Orucia and the Illusion Hut, leaving Sanders troubled by the mention of an illusion.

• Orucia returned from the Illusion Hut as the pig demon's head exploded, then caught its left eyeball and exposed it as a human spy.
• Orucia learned that Grewu had answered the spy's questions and ordered preparations for a possible human attack by contacting the great demons of the Void Giant Tower.
• Orucia told Grewu that the Experience Journey was unsuitable for him and wondered what role Angel's appearance would play.
• Monchi's red tassel burned away, revealing that the spy's eye in Lasudelan had been shattered, but he said he had learned useful information before its destruction.
• Samantha identified Orucia as a descendant of the Lord of No Flame, while Sanders grew uneasy about Monchi's mention of the Illusion Hut and Ocean Rhythm.

Angel learned that Orucia, a descendant of the Great Demon God Lord of No Flame, had visited Illusion Hut and may be searching for something tied to a Supreme Demon God. As fiery patterns intensified over Lasudelan, Angel’s Flame Mark began releasing uncontrollable flames, and Fafnir wondered if the phenomenon was Source Fire Gestation.

• Plapa told Angel that demons had avoided helping him investigate how to dispel a misfortune curse, and Angel paid him to stop asking.
• Canaan confessed that rumors linked Lasudelan’s martial law to the arrival of a Demon God descendant, and Angel revealed that Orucia had already visited his shop.
• Canaan explained that Orucia descended from the Great Demon God Lord of No Flame and was rumored to be pursuing its own path and searching for something connected to an ancient Supreme Demon God.
• Angel wondered whether Orucia’s purpose was connected to Night’s impending breakthrough, then set aside the questions and watched the fiery patterns spread across the sky.
• Angel’s Flame Mark began releasing ghostly flames that danced around him, and Fafnir examined them before suspecting Source Fire Gestation.

As Origin Fire neared maturity, its power stirred flames across Lasudelan and drew fire-type demons to welcome the Lord of Fire. Sparrow Sparrow killed Kaido and grew stronger with a mysterious chain as Orucia set out to meet the coming Origin Fire, while Monchi warned the approaching wizards that their fire spells were slipping out of control.

• Flames across Lasudelan formed patterns in the sky, prompting fire-type demons and Infernal Slaves to kneel, chant, and celebrate the coming Lord of Fire.
• Grewu sensed that the approaching Origin Fire was unusually full of vitality, while the Young Fire Demon and Infernal Slaves also felt its call.
• Sparrow Sparrow stabbed Kaido with a scarlet chain, revealed that he was Origin-Worshiping, and consumed Kaido's corpse to grow larger and stronger.
• Orucia emerged from the Void Giant Tower, felt Origin Fire restrain its flames, and left with Grewu and Tandin to meet the approaching Half-Blood Demon.
• Monchi discovered that fire was escaping his control aboard the floating iceberg and warned the wizards to avoid fire spells, weakening the fire-type wizards as they neared Lasudelan.

Sanders suspected Angel was involved in the strange events in Lasudelan and sent Kant to investigate. In Lasudelan, Fafnir revealed that the flames surrounding Angel signaled the gestation of Source Fire, which Angel connected to Night’s imminent breakthrough and Orucia’s search.

• Sanders told Kant he suspected Angel had a hand in the mysterious shop and events in Lasudelan, and Kant agreed to investigate.
• Sinafa asked Kant to scout Lasudelan; Sanders warned him to watch for the powerful being who might be with Angel.
• Kant activated his Bloodline of Night, investigated the distant city, and announced that he had seen something.
• Fafnir told Angel that the circling flames would not harm him and were caused by Source Fire gestating as Night approached his final step.
• Angel connected Night’s breakthrough to the flame patterns over Lasudelan and concluded that Orucia had come there seeking Source Fire.

Angel and Fafnir witnessed flowing fire erupt across Lasudelan and detected a watcher from beyond the void, while the wizards learned that the city's flames and demons were running wild. Kant revealed that Orucia had entered a building connected to the fire patterns, and Sanders learned that Angel was already in Lasudelan.

• Angel linked Feng's role in Night's and Odecras's stories and wondered whether his own arrival had been anticipated.
• Flowing fire poured through multiple holes in Lasudelan's sky, vaporizing demons and scorching the ground as Fafnir explained that the Origin Fire was nearing its birth.
• Fafnir repelled a spy from beyond the void and destroyed the mental fragment it left behind.
• Kant returned from scouting with severe mental damage, and Sanders restored him with Hicato Witch's Soup.
• Kant told the wizards that Lasudelan's flames and fire-element demons were out of control, then revealed that Orucia had entered a building linked to the sky's fire patterns.

Angel witnessed Origin Fire appear over Lasudelan, signaling the Night Innkeeper’s imminent rise as a Lord of Fire, while fire-element demons began a deadly battle for its power. As the fighting devastated the city, Nitotip and Komodo argued in the Void Giant Tower over whether to stop it, and the other Greater Demons began considering the threat to Lasudelan.

• Fafnir explained to Angel that the Origin Fire’s arrival meant the Night Innkeeper was about to become a Lord of Fire.
• Fire-element demons descended into a massive battle over the scarce Origin Fire aura, drawing in other factions and leaving demons dead across Lasudelan.
• A blazing demon corpse fell near the Illusion Hut and ignited the surrounding woods, forcing Fafnir to protect the hut with a wind barrier.
• Nitotip urged the Seven Seats to stop the battle before Lasudelan was destroyed, while Komodo argued that the city would be reborn through fire.
• Nitotip warned that Orucia was also seeking Origin Fire and that other demon factions might abandon Lasudelan if Komodo turned it into a sea of flames, stirring concern among the other Greater Demons.

The great demons argued over whether to intervene as Lasudelan burned, until a vast force of human wizards arrived and began attacking the demons. As the fiery dome sealed the city, Angel heard what might have been Sanders’s voice from the glowing blood essence he carried.

• Iyadase and Nitotip urged the demons to intervene, while Komodo and Edesinos argued against acting immediately.
• Nitotip warned that Lasudelan’s burning could threaten their alliance with Orucia, but Komodo insisted the humans could not arrive in time.
• A vast force of human wizards appeared above Lasudelan and began slaughtering wounded demons, prompting Komodo to call for an interception.
• Nitotip left to prepare an escape route through the top of the Void Giant Tower, unaware that a scarlet chain had emerged above it.
• Fafnir concealed the Illusion Hut and chose to watch as the floating iceberg entered Lasudelan and the flames sealed the city beneath a dome.
• Angel examined Sanders’s glowing blood essence, heard a faint voice say his name, and received no answer when he called back.

Monchi led the wizards’ assault on Lasudelan toward the place where Orucia was believed to be, while Sanders briefly heard from Angel but could not locate him. As battle closed around the floating ice, powerful figures across the Abyss watched the emergence of a new Lord of Fire and recorded clues about the Origin Fire and Asgard.

• Monchi warned the wizards that the demons fleeing were mostly lesser demons and directed Samantha to steer the floating ice toward a quiet building in Lasudelan’s southern outskirts.
• Kant and Sanders searched the southern outskirts for Angel, and Sanders briefly heard Angel ask where he was before their connection faded.
• More than twenty mid-rank demons surrounded the floating ice, and Monchi ordered the wizards to break through the encirclement and begin battle.
• Balalaika recognized that a Half-Blood Demon had become a new Lord of Fire and resumed playing the Crystal Harp with an epic hymn.
• A small tailed demon in an abandoned library watched the battle, wrote that the Origin Fire would reveal the buried glory of Asgard, and added the parchment to its tail.

The demons’ assault on Frost Moon’s floating ice intensified as fire magic became unstable, and the human defenders suffered mounting casualties. While Hai headed for Prey Hall, Monchi held back from joining the battle and sent Samantha to reinforce Sanders and Ruye against the demons.

• Raging fire energy made spells unpredictable, and a Panas Succubus named Hai killed the Ash Wizard before Iyadase stopped it from attacking the floating ice.
• Hai left Iyadase and headed toward Prey Hall, concealing its true destination behind a claim that it was going to Illusion Hut.
• Hundreds of mid-level demons surrounded Frost Moon’s floating ice, and Maher reported that ten Frost Moon wizards had died while three more were missing.
• Monchi ordered the soul wizards to gather the departed souls, kept the defenders focused on holding the floating ice, and asked Maher to watch for messages from Sinafa.
• Outside the floating ice, Sanders collected a scouting lesser demon for smuggling and warned Kant not to risk his life; Kant then returned to Monchi after Samantha summoned him.
• Samantha arrived to support Sanders, and Sanders warned her to watch her back.

Samantha and Sanders fought off demons around Frost Moon’s floating ice, showcasing Samantha’s Glass Paradise and Sanders’ Phantom Mantis scythe arm. Sanders learned Angel was likely somewhere on the ground below, but chose to wait before searching for him; then a black figure emerged from an approaching mist.

• Samantha used her glass world to trap and kill demons while Sanders remarked that it resembled Shattered Glass Space and reflected on her talent.
• Sanders defeated a Longbone Demon by transforming his right hand into a scythe and cutting off its head.
• After finding most of the demons near the floating ice had been cleared, Sanders used blood essence to hear Angel say he could see the flying vehicle.
• Sanders deduced that Angel was likely on the ground below and decided to search for him once the melee began, wary of the powerful being accompanying him.
• A faint mist drifted toward Sanders, and a black figure appeared as the mist dispersed.

Angel stayed in the Illusion Hut while a battle erupted nearby, and used a breeze bought from Fafnir to observe the surrounding events. He recognized Hai and Sinafa facing off near the hut and realized that Sinafa might have come to investigate the Prey Hall.

• Angel stayed inside Fafnir’s Wind Domain, deciding not to fly toward the floating ice while Binaqiongsi’s Dragon Scale charged the Freezing Curse.
• A thunderous impact formed a crater near the Illusion Hut, where two women began confronting each other.
• Angel traded food and wine with Fafnir for a breeze that let his spirit force tentacles pass through the Wind Domain.
• Angel saw the great demons emerge from the Void Giant Tower and split up, with one heading toward the floating ice.
• Angel recognized Hai as one of the combatants and Sinafa as the other, then suspected Sinafa had come for the Prey Hall.