Recaps

Iver advanced to Radiant Initiate, strengthened his bond with Isabel, and traveled to the Eternal Theocracy, where he was unexpectedly installed as Archbishop. After an elf bishop was found dead in his new residence, Iver began investigating the danger surrounding Grey and sought supplies and information in a hidden bookstore-café.

• Iver chose Dissolving Soul, advanced to Radiant Initiate, and received Enyo’s essence from the Lord of Scales and Feathers, while the Bear Angel’s mark deepened on his chest.
• Iver gave Isabel a bottle containing part of his soul, then discovered that Morgan’s gift let them meet in a shared dream.
• Iver traveled to the Eternal Theocracy with Sherlock and Lily, met Pure White, and was welcomed by Grey and Cardinal Matilda.
• The Candle Holder cleansed the Ring Angel’s influence from Iver and told him he had to sacrifice an eye to advance as an Illuminator, after which Matilda installed him as Archbishop Moriarty.
• Iver’s Sin Thorns fruits caused pain in Grey’s Amberized eyes, and Matilda urged him to keep the discovery secret.
• Matilda, Iver, and Sherlock found Bishop Mercedes’s corpse in Iver’s new residence and suspected her death was a sacrifice aimed at a Pillar God or Celestial.
• Iver and Sherlock considered the danger to Grey’s impending papal succession, then Iver led Sherlock and Lily to Hypatia’s hidden bookstore-café to buy a Grimoire and gather information.

Iver pursued Bram Stoker and uncovered a conflict over Amberization Disease while Freya revealed that someone had stolen a dangerous potion. The arc left Iver fearing that the elves’ inherited longevity was fading and that widespread upheaval could follow.

• Iver bought grimoires from Hypatia, and she revealed that Lily’s Ovum Moon Grimoire would split her into two selves before asking Iver and Sherlock to retrieve her daughter from the Dream Realm.
• Iver suspected Bear Angel’s followers were hunting him after trolls traced him by a pursuit mark, then learned Bram Stoker had sent them to curse him.
• Iver and Sherlock met Cardinal Loki and the Pure White Saintess, who revealed Gloria Blue Rose’s death and debated whether her actions against Mercedes were murder.
• Pure White healed Zumai Di from a Filthy Blood Curse, and the group tracked the curse to Bram Stoker, who transformed into the Wildfire Giant Utgarda-Loki before they captured him.
• Old Rabbihe admitted staging the curses to expose Bram, and Little Rabbihe invited Iver to establish trade between Avalon and the Beast Song Tribe.
• Iver and Sherlock visited Freya with Master Yanis, who revealed that Gloria had died by suicide and that Freya was researching a treatment for Amberization Disease.
• Freya showed Iver the Tears of Time potion, which could induce Amberization Disease, and discovered that one-third of it had been stolen.
• Iver and Sherlock suspected an extremist might use the stolen potion as an execution drug, while Iver connected Freya’s research to the elves’ declining lifespans and feared upheaval.

Iver investigated Cardinal Loki, mastered Advanced Divine Arts, and contracted with the Lord of Scales and Feathers, who revealed the truth about Iver’s past and recruited him against the Bear Angel. After planning to lure the Bear Angel during the New Moon Ritual, Iver met Sherlock’s client Yunus and a fairy named Neelim.

• Freya and Yanis warned Iver that Grey could be attacked and told him that the Pope’s condition had worsened, while Iver revealed that Gloria and Bishop Mercedes were dead and one corpse had been left in his wardrobe.
• Iver met Cardinal Loki, who revealed his plans for the Theocracy and his role in the deaths surrounding Mercedes’s unborn child, before the Night Demon killed him.
• Pure White confirmed Loki’s involvement with the stolen Tears of Time, protected Iver from charges, and arranged for Freya to develop a cheaper healing potion.
• Pure White taught Iver Advanced Divine Arts, and Iver became the first Short-lived Race to master it before choosing the Lord of Scales and Feathers as his contract target.
• The Lord of Scales and Feathers told Iver that he was an abandoned former self rather than a transmigrator, accepted his contract, and planned to use him to lure the Bear Angel and seize its Warrior monopoly.
• Iver concealed his plans for the New Moon Ritual, agreed to help Selene create a moon monster from his flesh and blood, and read Sherlock’s letter about a client’s unusual problem.
• Iver met Neelim, befriended the fairy, and watched her turn a Chestnut Tree leaf into a crown.
• Sherlock introduced Iver to his client Yunus, whose song Neelim recognized, and Yunus invited Iver to dinner while Iver suspected that Yunus had recognized Isabel’s necklace.

Iver uncovered Prince Albert’s history, found Anastasia alive in the Fairy Kingdom, and learned that Professor Moriarty wanted to use Iver’s power to alter history. The arc ended with Anastasia transforming into a harp and asking Yunus to take her out into the world.

• Iver learned that Yunus was Prince Albert and rebuked him for abandoning Isabel, while Albert explained his guilt over Inilis’s death and his years spent avoiding responsibility.
• Iver and Sherlock discovered that Anastasia was alive in the Fairy Kingdom, where Grace had hidden her as a child, and Grace agreed to take Iver to see the Fairy Queen.
• Iver met Titania and recognized the robin in her cage as James Moriarty, who revealed that Iver could open the Gate to the Past as a fragment of the Reincarnation Angel.
• Moriarty admitted that he had caused the deaths of Iver’s parents and wanted to use Iver to return to the past, but Iver refused to give him access to his nature.
• Iver resolved to protect his loved ones and prepare for the accelerated Ouroboros Ring Ritual, while Moriarty invited him to observe the Rosy Cross Society’s Sacred Rite in Stibnite.
• Grace brought Iver to Anastasia, whose True Illusion concealed her tree transformation, and Anastasia said she wanted to see Yunus and give him a gift.
• Iver and Grace returned with Anastasia, and Maxim embraced his daughter while Yunus returned her ribbon and kept his promise to visit.
• Anastasia transformed into a silver Elven-style harp, revealed her tree form, and asked Yunus to take her to see the world.