Chapter Summaries

The Tarot Club discussed using Ince Zangwill and 0-08 to persuade Adam to help them resist the Forsak Empire. Meanwhile, Ince and 0-08 decided that something left behind by the Dragon of Fantasy might help them escape Adam’s pursuit.

• Roselle identified Adam’s need for a Sequence 1 characteristic, and Leonard revealed that Ince Zangwill possessed the last one.
• Xu Yue proposed using 0-08 as bait to enlist Adam’s help during the war, and the Tarot Club discussed coordinating their resources.
• Xu Yue warned that the conflict would draw in more countries and urged the Tarot Club to end the war quickly.
• Ince Zangwill hid near Backlund and considered how to escape Adam’s pursuit.
• 0-08 wrote that the Dragon of Fantasy might have left something that, combined with a Sequence 1 characteristic, could help Ince resist Adam.

Xu Yue, Klein, Leonard, and Roselle recruited Edwina Edwards to help lure Ince Zangwill and the Sealed Artifact 0-08. Meanwhile, Klein learned that the Abraham family was trying to contact Mr. Door and warned the others, leaving them concerned that a contaminated True God might return.

• Xu Yue and the others congratulated Edwina Edwards on becoming a demigod, then asked her to act as bait to lure 0-08; she agreed.
• Roselle reacted strangely to Edwina, and Xu Yue stopped him before he could speak.
• Fors learned that the Abraham family had discovered Mr. Door was the source of their curse and was trying to contact him, so she secretly prayed to Mr. Fool.
• Klein recognized the timing of the Abraham family's attempt as suspicious and shared the news with the others through the World.
• Roselle explained that Mr. Door could return as a True God already contaminated by an Outer Deity, and feared the destruction his return could cause.

Roselle and Xu Yue explained that Amon might seek Mr. Fool after obtaining Mr. Door, while Klein realized he needed to advance quickly. Ince Zangwill attacked Golden Dream for the Travel Journal, but Adam appeared aboard the ship and revealed that Ince had walked into a trap.

• Roselle said Amon could pursue Mr. Fool after obtaining Mr. Door, and Xu Yue reassured Klein that Origin Castle gave Mr. Fool some protection.
• Roselle planned to inform the True God Churches about Mr. Door while Death Knell followed Golden Dream and waited for Ince Zangwill.
• Roselle explained that he had distorted the rules around the area so 0-08 could not learn the precise situation aboard Death Knell.
• Ince Zangwill launched a surprise attack on Golden Dream, putting Vice Admiral Iceberg and the crew to sleep and targeting the Travel Journal.
• Adam appeared aboard Golden Dream, shocking Ince Zangwill, while Roselle suggested capturing Adam.

Adam appeared to obtain 0-08, accepted Ince Zangwill’s allegiance, and then let Klein turn him into a puppet. Adam agreed to support Klein and Leonard in the coming war, while Roselle understood that he would also side with them in the divine war.

• Adam appeared before Xu Yue and the others to negotiate for 0-08, abandoning Amon and accepting Klein as the Lord of the Mysteries’ choice of support.
• Ince Zangwill surrendered 0-08 to Adam, who promised him protection.
• Roselle casually put his arm around Adam, and Leonard and Klein arrived with Xu Yue and Vice Admiral Iceberg.
• Ince Zangwill begged Adam to protect him, but Adam said he had already helped him as Klein used his Spirit Body Threads to turn Ince Zangwill into a puppet.
• Adam promised to stand with Klein and Leonard in the coming war, and Roselle realized the promise included the divine war.

Adam revealed that he had helped Amon and The Fool while Roselle concealed their conversation, and Klein and Leonard learned that Dunn had survived and was working as Xu Yue’s butler. The group then reached the Forsaken Land, where Xu Yue’s Magic Lamp revealed that its spirit held a Miracle Invoker characteristic and had been sealed by the previous Lord of the Mysteries.

• Adam told Roselle that Amon should already have succeeded and said he would help Amon become The Fool, though the final step would be up to Amon and The Fool.
• Klein and Leonard reflected on their revenge and their past in Tingen, while Klein planned to pursue a demon wolf and prepare for his angel advancement.
• Xu Yue told Klein and Leonard that Dunn had survived through the Goddess’s favor and was now working as his butler.
• Roselle predicted that the God of Steam would side with Intis when the full-scale war began, and Pallez said a demon wolf with a Miracle Invoker characteristic lived in the Forsaken Land.
• Xu Yue produced Roselle’s Magic Lamp, and its spirit revealed that it carried a Miracle Invoker characteristic but could not retrieve it because the previous Lord of the Mysteries had sealed it.

Xu Yue, Roselle, and Klein ambushed the Gloomy Demon Wolf, which surrendered and handed over the Curtain containing Diviner pathway characteristics from Sequence 9 to Sequence 1. Klein learned the Wolf had found it at the Gray Fog on the Western Continent’s border more than a year earlier, leaving him alarmed by what that implied.

• Xu Yue used the Lamp God to locate the Gloomy Demon Wolf, and Roselle distorted their hostility so the Wolf would not sense them approaching.
• Xu Yue and Klein chose to hunt the Wolf before visiting Moon City, where Klein could also work on his ritual.
• The group appeared inside the Wolf’s bedchamber, and the Gloomy Demon Wolf immediately surrendered and offered the Curtain in exchange for its life.
• Xu Yue gave the Curtain to Klein and told him it held Diviner pathway characteristics from Sequence 1 to Sequence 9.
• Klein asked where the Wolf had obtained the Curtain, and the Wolf said it had found it at the Gray Fog on the Western Continent’s border more than a year earlier.

Klein brought Moon City out of the Forsaken Land while considering the curtain’s connection to the Original Creator and his need to become an Angel. At the Tarot Club, the Sun and Miss Justice became demigods, while the Hanged Man remained behind and the members learned that Amon had killed Mr. Door.

• Klein realized the curtain may have been meant to descend with him, potentially allowing the Original Creator to replace his consciousness before he awakened.
• Xu Yue trained the Gloomy Demon Wolf to shrink into a husky, and Klein led the group toward Moon City after securing another IOU.
• Klein offered Moon City a way out, and its residents eagerly joined the group as they traveled to the boundary of the Western Continent.
• The group brought Moon City out of the Forsaken Land, then sensed that the True Creator had sealed it after their departure.
• At the weekly Tarot Club, the Sun and Miss Justice became demigods, while the Hanged Man and several other members still lagged behind.
• Miss Magus reported that Amon had ambushed and killed Mr. Door, while the Abraham family knew nothing of his corruption.

The Tarot Club discussed Amon’s threat and the widening war against Loen as Klein weighed how to help Alger advance. With Fenet poised to attack alongside the Forsak Empire, the group counted on Silver City, the coming Moon City, and Adam’s covert aid to keep Loen from collapsing.

• Klein warned the Tarot Club that Amon had gained two gods’ characteristics and might target him, while Roselle helped reassure the others.
• Alger admitted he lacked a path to demigodhood, and Xu Yue said the Storm Church might promote Sequence 5 Beyonders once the war intensified.
• Klein considered using the Sea God Scepter’s characteristics to help Alger but withheld his decision while assessing him.
• Audrey reported that Fenet had detained her father and might join the Forsak Empire in attacking Loen, while Intis and Lunburg mobilized their forces.
• Leonard revealed that Adam had agreed to assist Loen on the battlefield, and The World said Moon City would later join Silver City to relieve pressure.

After Moon City’s rescue, its residents integrated into Silver City and its combat Beyonders reinforced Loen as tensions with Fenet escalated. Klein returned to Backlund as a Miracle Invoker, where Medici appeared to help Loen and revealed that he suspected the God of War held Medici’s Uniqueness.

• The Tarot Club ended after discussing Moon City’s resettlement, and Silver City’s Beyonders welcomed Moon City’s residents without discrimination.
• Moon City’s combat Beyonders traveled to southwest Loen to guard against Fenet, while the major churches coordinated their efforts.
• Daly revealed that she had known Klein was alive and had watched Dunn’s revenge unfold, while Xu Yue attributed events to the Goddess’s will.
• Klein worked to separate the characteristics from the curtain as Fenet attacked Loen, and Audrey and the Aurora Society helped calm the country while it endured the two-nation assault.
• Medici appeared after Klein became a Miracle Invoker and said Amon was still digesting the authority of the Door, then offered to help Loen because he suspected the God of War held his Uniqueness and a Sequence 1 characteristic.

Charon’s defection to Loen and Intis’s entry into the war forced Klein to abandon his Mysterious Servant ritual and confront Charon alone. Charon joined forces with the Rose School to isolate Klein, leaving the two poised for a battle in which Klein was at a disadvantage.

• Charon restrained Medici as Intis declared war on Loen, shifting the balance of the battlefield.
• Klein told Roselle that Charon’s hostility toward him might be behind the escalation and explained that the conflict had interrupted his ritual.
• Roselle urged Klein to wait and become a Sequence 1 angel, but Klein chose to face Charon so he could keep his conscience clear.
• Klein asked Xu Yue and the King of the Black Seat to support the Intis front, then set out to fight Charon alone.
• Charon allied with Sia of the Rose School to prevent Klein from receiving support and forced a confrontation before Klein could prepare.

Klein faced Charon in a duel, and both summoned powerful historical projections as the fight escalated. With his allies overwhelmed, Klein reached into history for Xu Yue, whose emergence seemed to shake the entire river of history.

• Klein met Charon for a duel after both had made only limited preparations and sensed Charon bringing marionettes nearby.
• Charon summoned projections of Roselle, Sia, and a Red of War legion member, while Klein called Medici and Ariana.
• Charon summoned the God of Bonds, who shattered Medici’s projection, and Ariana concealed Klein before she was destroyed.
• Klein summoned Adam, who created a Skeleton hall to shelter him without attacking.
• Klein tried to pull out Xu Yue, and the gap trembled with blinding light as if he were drawing out the entire river of history.

Xu Yue’s attempt to draw power through history nearly destroyed the world, but he repaired it and helped Klein kill Charon with a strike that erased every chance of revival. Roselle reacted with alarm to Xu Yue’s strange abilities, while Klein realized Roselle was still alive and had switched sides.

• Xu Yue’s test sent a terrifying force through history, nearly collapsing the world, before he repaired the damage and suppressed witnesses’ memories.
• Klein and Xu Yue attacked Charon with a strike that destroyed his true spirit and left behind a pure characteristic.
• The God of Bonds fled, while Roselle’s historical projection disappeared after Charon’s death.
• Roselle recognized that Xu Yue’s sword strike had altered the foundations of the world’s rules and nervously asked about the Zhu Xian Sword Array.
• Klein concluded that Roselle was alive and wondered whether he was the King of the Black Seat.

Klein learned that Roselle had returned as the Black Emperor and focused on completing his advancement ritual as the gods began a divine war. The conflict ended with God of War’s death, the Goddess of the Night and Lilith as its chief victors, and Roselle’s return stirring calls for him to rule again.

• Xu Yue told Klein that Roselle was the Black Emperor and that the Goddess of the Night had helped conceal his return.
• Klein set aside the characteristics left by Charon and devoted himself to completing his advancement ritual.
• God of War attacked the Goddess of the Night as the Eternal Blazing Sun confronted the Lord of Storms, while the Earth Mother Goddess and God of Steam joined the battle on opposing sides.
• The Earth Mother Goddess revealed herself as Lilith and struck God of War, while Roselle’s return helped bring about God of War’s fall.
• The gods ended the divine war, the Goddess of the Night took God of War’s characteristics, and Lilith regained the authority related to The Moon.
• Loen expelled senior clergy of the God of Steam, while Roselle’s announced return prompted growing demands for him to rule Intis or even other nations.

At the Tarot Club, Roselle revealed himself as Emperor Roosevelt and agreed to build a North Continent alliance, while Klein used the postwar opportunity to complete his Sequence 1 ritual. Klein drank Charon’s characteristic and ascended to angelhood without suffering the expected madness, immediately digesting the potion.

• The Tarot Club members learned that Mr. Emperor was the resurrected Emperor Roosevelt and reacted with awe, while Alger worried that his own prospects lagged behind theirs.
• Roselle asked the Tarot Club for advice on where to establish his power, and the members proposed using Intis and Loen as springboards for a North Continent alliance.
• Roselle agreed to expand his influence and form an alliance, and Audrey felt reassured about placing Loen under his leadership.
• Klein used Mr. World to ask the Tarot Club for help establishing Puppet City near Backlund so he could complete his advancement ritual.
• With Roselle’s backing and Loen’s support, Klein completed the ritual, drank Charon’s characteristic, and became a Sequence 1 angel without the expected madness.

After absorbing a second Sequence 1 characteristic, Klein went to rescue the mad Antigonus and prepared to face Amon in Origin Castle. Amon awakened part of the Celestial Worthy to challenge him, but Klein’s escalating loss of control forced Amon to try to stop him.

• Klein survived absorbing the Curtain’s Sequence 1 characteristic and gained confidence with two such characteristics and Origin Castle.
• Evernight told Klein that Adam would not interfere, so Klein went to confront Antigonus.
• Klein rescued Antigonus from his madness, allowing him to be reborn through a Sequence 2 Miracle Invoker characteristic.
• Roselle and Xu Yue watched from outside Mount Huonachis as Amon entered Origin Castle by awakening the Celestial Worthy’s consciousness.
• Amon declared that he would defeat Klein and claim his own throne, but Klein’s body sprouted sinister tentacles as his control deteriorated.
• Amon panicked and tore at Klein’s tentacles, trying to prevent him from surrendering himself to the Lord of the Mysteries.

Amon fled Origin Castle after Xu Yue's arrival disrupted his battle with Klein, who had been on the verge of surrendering to the Celestial Worthy. Xu Yue removed the Celestial Worthy from Klein, leaving Klein restored and jokingly considering whether to use a Witch Potion on Roselle.

• Klein continued allowing the Celestial Worthy's consciousness to revive, while Amon struggled to escape their merging loss of control.
• Xu Yue and Roselle appeared in Origin Castle, shocking Klein and giving Amon a chance to abandon his fused characteristics and flee through a Sequence 2 avatar.
• Roselle photographed Klein and joked about making a documentary, while Klein suppressed the Celestial Worthy's will and angrily crushed its newly grown head.
• Xu Yue peeled the Celestial Worthy away from Klein and left behind a Witch Potion before disappearing.
• Klein returned to human form, found his madness gone, and asked Roselle whether the potion could affect a True God if grafted with the Lord of the Mysteries' power.

Xu Yue revealed that his experiment had led him to remove the Original Creator’s barrier, exposing Earth to the awakening Outer Gods and the apocalypse. He then isolated Earth and summoned the Zhu Xian Sword Array in the starry sky, inviting the Old Ones to face him.

• Klein, Evernight, Adam, and Roselle questioned Xu Yue about his power, and he said Klein’s attempt to capture his historical projection had inspired his test.
• Evernight asked whether they could resist the apocalypse and raised concerns about the Western Continent’s sefirah, while Xu Yue treated the danger casually.
• Xu Yue removed the Original Creator’s barrier, and the Outer Gods’ pressure spread through the Astral World as the True Gods realized they could not fight the Old Ones.
• Xu Yue’s barrier shielded Earth from the Outer Gods’ aura, and Klein and the others followed him into the starry sky.
• Xu Yue summoned four sword lights that formed the Zhu Xian Sword Array around the cosmos, then invited the figures before him to challenge him.
• Roselle recognized the array and slapped himself for having asked to see it.

Xu Yue eliminated the Outer Gods and remade the universe using their characteristics and the powers of Earth’s gods, restoring the stars and creating a twin Earth. Klein and Evernight returned to the past, Roselle resumed his life in Intis, and Zhou Mingrui awoke in the modern world with a Clown characteristic still inside him.

• Xu Yue erased the Fallen Mother Goddess and the Desire Mother Tree, then used games to eliminate the remaining Outer Gods.
• Klein offered his own power to help remake the universe, and Xu Yue extracted Earth’s Beyonder characteristics and corruption without killing anyone.
• Roselle chose to return to Intis, while Evernight chose to stay as Xu Yue remade the universe and created another Earth in the Solar System.
• Klein and Evernight returned to the moment they had been taken away, and Roselle returned to Intis to lead his people.
• Zhou Mingrui woke in his room and discovered that he had retained a Clown characteristic.
• A new Earth-like planet was discovered, Roselle returned to power, Audrey served as Chief Executive, and Adam worked with the Aurora Society while Amon accompanied him.

With Gaul surrendered and its forces reduced to guerrilla attacks, Xu Yue arranged to use them as bait for a decisive battle against the Third Empire’s Leader on Azeroth. As armies mobilized and propaganda spread, the world waited for a battle that would determine who became the next Leader.

• Junior Master Luo reported that Gaul’s scattered guerrilla attacks had slowed the Third Empire’s advance, and Xu Yue approved a plan to gather them as bait.
• Xu Yue decided the conflict was the last remaining problem and intended to deal with the United States’ unpredictable Leader as well.
• Reincarnators discussed Poor Sage Bruce, Princess Shirley, and rumors that Gaul’s Guerrillas were preparing a major operation on Azeroth.
• The Third Empire prepared to face the gathered enemy forces on its home ground and aimed to wipe them out in a decisive battle.
• Nations moved bases, weapons, and Legions as propaganda warfare intensified, while Gaul’s Reincarnators lamented that they had become bait in a struggle for global power.

The Allied Forces prepared to descend on Azeroth, where the Third Empire's Leader had become a powerful Titan Lich King and ruled the Eastern Kingdoms. Xu Yue entered the altered timeline, erased its fixed future, and made Archimonde and Deathwing realize their great master had returned.

• The Allied Forces prepared their bases and landing plans before being pulled into the mission across Azeroth.
• Xu Yue reviewed how the Third Empire's Leader had absorbed the Lich King's power, gained Titan strength, and built an alliance with the Burning Legion.
• Xu Yue entered Azeroth, shattered the River of Time's converged future, and warned that he would not allow anything to interfere with his game.
• Archimonde sensed that his great master had returned and immediately became devout.
• Deathwing, still posing as Lord Prestor, also sensed his master's return and struggled with the prospect of serving him.