Chapter Summaries

Soren learned Adele’s history and spared her after she offered a secret treasure map and revealed her family’s inherited territory in Western Shire. He planned to leave her on an island to recover, then return for her as a potential assistant in his plans.

• Soren learned that Adele had been raised by pirate captain Killer Whale, whose former allies had betrayed him, and that she had tried to seize the Betrayer Chamber of Commerce’s fortune to fund her revenge.
• Soren threatened to kill Adele or turn her into an Undead, and Adele offered loyalty, service, and a secret treasure map left by her father.
• Soren cut Adele free and offered to help her kill Sea Wolf and become Shipwreck Bay’s greatest pirate leader if she proved useful to him.
• Adele told Soren that her mother’s territory lay in Western Shire near Grizzly Hills and had passed to a cousin after her father died before he could claim it for her.
• Soren decided to leave Adele on an island near the strait with food so she could heal while he pursued the battle over the Betrayers’ wealth.

Soren followed the Naga fleet into dangerous waters, where they found signs of a battle and a Black Dragon fighting a Legendary Dragonblooded Sorcerer. As the seabed trembled, Soren sent the Ghost Ship underwater while the Naga Priestess summoned a Huge Water Elemental and advanced toward the fight.

• Soren ordered the Ghost Ship to follow the Naga Priestess's Warship into Naga territory near the Underwater Abyss.
• Shark-men riding Tiger Sharks joined the Naga fleet and warned the Priestess that their prey had appeared and other hunters were present.
• Soren found wreckage, corpses, and the Pirate King's battle flag, suggesting a battle had already taken place nearby.
• A Black Dragon attacked near an isolated island, where it fought a Legendary Dragonblooded Sorcerer with Red Dragon blood in melee combat.
• Soren ordered the Ghost Ship to dive as the Naga Priestess advanced and summoned a Huge Water Elemental.

Soren stayed beneath the sea during a battle involving the Betrayer Chamber of Commerce, pirates, Naga, Amazons, and a Black Dragon, killing enemies dragged underwater by the Ghost Ship’s animated rigging. When a colossal tentacled monster seized the Black Dragon and its golden throne, Soren recognized the danger and ordered the Ghost Ship to flee.

• Soren used his Water Breathing Crest and kept the Ghost Ship near the seafloor as storm magic and the Black Dragon’s attacks battered the fleets above.
• The Black Dragon overturned three warships, and Soren sent the Undrowned to attack the vessels and capture sailors with the Speaker of the Dead’s animated rigging.
• Soren slaughtered more than ten trapped pirates underwater and gained nearly ten thousand points of Slaughter Experience.
• A cargo ship exploded, scattering gold into the sea, and the Black Dragon seized a massive golden throne while offering to abandon the other treasure.
• A colossal tentacle seized the Black Dragon and throne and dragged them into the depths, prompting Soren to order the Ghost Ship to turn and flee as the monster’s tentacles spread across the battlefield.

Soren recognized the Son of Dagon as a terrifying demigod, and the attackers abandoned the fight to salvage treasure as it destroyed ships. The Naga Priestess summoned Gosalu and rallied a counterattack, prompting Soren to bring out the Ghost Ship and order its guns to fire.

• Soren identified the sea monster as the Son of Dagon and retreated, while the wounded Black Dragon escaped from the creature.
• The Legendary Professionals and the Red Dragon Duchess seized what treasure they could as the Son of Dagon wrecked ships and dragged cargo beneath the sea.
• The Naga Priestess was left exposed until reinforcements arrived: Gosalu, a colossal creature with seven visible heads, accompanied by shark-men and sharks.
• The Naga Priestess ordered a counterattack, and Soren brought the Ghost Ship up from the seabed and commanded its crew to fire on the enemy warships.
• Soren later complained that the Naga Priestess should have told him about her reinforcements before he had fled in fear.

Soren stayed clear of the battle between the Son of Dagon and the summoned Deep Sea Hydra while pursuing the retreating Storm Pirates. After the Naga Priestess summoned a Maelstrom and swam toward a wrecked ship, Soren found a strange golden bone that triggered his Devour ability and granted him three Divine Ranks.

• Soren recognized that the Son of Dagon was a Demigod-level threat and kept his distance as the Deep Sea Hydra fought it.
• The Naga Priestess boarded the Speaker of the Dead and urged Soren to keep the remaining ships from escaping for a sacrifice to the Goddess of the Sea.
• Soren used the Speaker of the Dead's Ghost Sail to catch the retreating Storm Pirates while the Hydra and the Son of Dagon battled amid poisonous blood and towering waves.
• The Naga Priestess cast Maelstrom, trapping nearby ships, and Soren ordered the Speaker of the Dead to fire on an enemy vessel.
• The Naga Priestess and Soren swam toward the wreckage, where Soren found a golden bone in a chest and gained three Divine Ranks through his Devour ability.

Soren absorbed Divine Power from a mysterious Golden Bone before helping the Naga Priestess recover it for the Goddess of the Sea. As the Ghost Ship returned to the Temple of the Sea, he stopped at an island and was reunited with Adele.

• Soren absorbed 3 Divine Rank points from the Golden Bone, which could not be stored in Dimensional Space.
• The Naga Priestess claimed the Golden Bone as an offering and blamed the Storm Cultists for its missing power.
• Soren scavenged pirate corpses for Gold Dalers and Supernatural Items, including a Ring of Haste.
• The Naga Priestess ordered the Ghost Ship back to the Temple of the Sea, leaving the battle between the Deep Sea Hydra and the Son of Dagon behind.
• After a day at sea, Soren asked to stop at an island to pick up a woman, and Adele appeared on the beach.

Soren received the Blessing of the Goddess of the Sea after helping the Naga Priestess strengthen the Temple of the Sea. He left with protection at sea and a new power to dominate sea creatures, while stopping short of pledging his faith to the Goddess.

• The Temple of the Sea’s Divine Power surged, drawing worshippers across Port Tyler as the temple advanced into one of the coast’s Grand Temples.
• The Naga Priestess summoned Soren and praised him for punishing those who had abandoned the Goddess and providing her with the desired sacrifice.
• The Naga Priestess blessed Soren, making him a Favored of the Goddess of the Sea and granting him protection at sea and the ability to dominate sea creatures.
• The Naga Priestess urged Soren to offer his faith, but Soren promised only to lend his strength when the Goddess needed him.
• Soren accepted the risk that the Goddess might reclaim her blessing and planned to use her Church’s support to build his power overseas.

After receiving the Goddess of the Sea’s Blessing, Soren planned to strengthen himself and build a pirate force with Adele while seeking a way to awaken Vivian. He began asserting control over Adele’s new crew and ordered them to attack Serpent Island.

• Soren visited the sleeping Vivian and planned to gain Divinity, help Adele become a pirate leader, and eventually awaken Vivian.
• At dawn, Soren and Adele set sail aboard a warship borrowed from the Temple of the Sea, intending to reclaim their ship and attack pirates around Shipwreck Bay.
• When a veteran pirate challenged Adele’s authority and objected to sailing for Serpent Island, Soren killed him with a Magic Missile and crushed his head.
• Soren appointed a Half-Elf young man as first mate and ordered the crew to attack Narwhal and plunder Serpent Island.

Soren set his sights on capturing Narwhal’s pirate stronghold and encountered Narwhal’s forces near Serpent Island. He dominated a giant whale and turned the attack against the pirates, leaving Adele to lead his men into battle.

• A rumor about the Battle of the Betrayer appeared, increasing Soren’s Legendary Degree by three.
• Soren planned to take Serpent Island and its pirate leader, Narwhal, to gain ships and money for his fleet.
• Narwhal’s warship and fast boats attacked Soren’s ships, and the terrified pirates aboard began to surrender.
• Soren killed a panicked pirate, cast Fly and Invisibility, then used Dominate Sea Creature to control the giant whale.
• Soren sent the whale to overturn Narwhal’s fast boats and swallow pirates in the water.
• Adele urged Soren’s men to fight by promising them the enemy’s loot and threatening those who retreated.

Soren battled Narwhal and the pirates aboard their ship, then transformed into Slayer Form and overwhelmed them. After killing Narwhal, he left the surviving pirates kneeling and surrendering.

• Soren used a killer whale to attack the pirate ship and ambushed Narwhal, whose Tungsten Steel Armor and fierce sword attacks forced Soren into a difficult fight.
• Narwhal’s attacks revealed Soren’s position and drove him into the open as pirates surrounded him.
• Soren transformed into Slayer Form, while Vivian began floating in the distance with a strange tattoo appearing on her face.
• Soren killed pirates around him and gained insight into sword techniques as he fought Narwhal.
• Soren used Whirlwind Dance to decapitate Narwhal, and the remaining pirates dropped their weapons and knelt in surrender.

Soren crushed Narwhal’s pirates and used fear and swift executions to bring the survivors under his command. He ordered the fleet to attack Serpent Island, leaving Kasa in charge of the ship and Adele leading the surrendered pirates.

• Soren’s battle ended within minutes, and the surviving pirates surrendered as the approaching warship arrived.
• Soren killed a pirate caught stealing loot and ordered the crew to collect the spoils, promising rewards to those who followed his rules.
• Soren executed prisoners who hesitated to serve him, then forced the rest to submit and placed them under Adele’s command.
• Soren gave Kasa command of the ship, ordered the pirates armed and supplied with their share of the loot, and set course for Serpent Island.
• Adele presented Narwhal’s belongings, and Soren gave her the Tungsten Steel Armor before treating the injured Killer Whale with a Healing Potion.

Soren seized Serpent Island after killing Narwhal, using his new pirate recruits to overthrow the men guarding the island’s harbor and stronghold. He claimed the island and its pirates as his own, while Narwhal’s third-in-command remained unaccounted for.

• Carlos lured the harbor guards close and helped his fellow pirates kill them, revealing that Narwhal was dead and that they now served Soren.
• Soren made Carlos the ship’s first mate and ordered the pirates to attack Serpent Island, sparing those who surrendered.
• Soren, Adele, Kasa, and the pirates stormed Narwhal’s camp, where Soren cut down the guards and killed a Tier 3 Barbarian with one strike.
• Soren’s forces killed or captured the pirates in the stronghold, while Soren hunted down fleeing enemies and offered surrender to the rest.
• Soren took control of Serpent Island and ordered Narwhal’s warehouse and bedroom sealed, but the island’s third-in-command was missing.

Soren struggled to control the growing bloodlust caused by changing into a Slayer while preparing to expand his pirate force. Adele’s memories of her father shaped her impression of Soren, and the chapter ended with Soren ordering her to recruit fighters before they attacked the Sea Wolf of Shipwreck Bay.

• Soren killed a venomous snake and ate its gallbladder as he considered how the Slayer’s Thirst for Slaughter required more kills each time he transformed.
• Adele watched Soren and remembered how her father had died protecting her after years of restraining his violence.
• Adele reported finding treasure and goods worth about twenty-three thousand Gold Daler in the stronghold.
• Soren ordered Adele to reward the fighters, sell goods at Port Tyler, recruit desperadoes, and prepare to attack the Sea Wolf of Shipwreck Bay in three days.
• Soren planned to use slaughter and rewards to strengthen Adele’s authority and keep the pirates in line after he left.

At Shark Tavern, rumors spread that the Throat Cutter had destroyed Narwhal and taken Serpent Island, while the Princess of Arendelle considered a mysterious woman’s offer to oppose the creator of their world. The chapter ended with the Princess secretly reproducing Arendelle in ice and contemplating what she had seen.

• At Shark Tavern, Skinny Monkey claimed that Killer Whale’s daughter had killed Narwhal and captured Serpent Island with the help of a powerful lord.
• Skinny Monkey revealed that the lord was known as the Throat Cutter, and the tavern’s patrons reacted with fear at the name.
• In Arendelle, a cloaked woman asked the Princess to join forces against the creator of their world, but the Princess refused because she feared the creator’s power and wanted to protect Arendelle.
• The cloaked woman demonstrated her ability to transform energy into water, ice, a detailed city, and tiny living figures, arguing that creation did not make the creator invincible.
• After the woman left, the Princess built an immense ice model of Arendelle, then made it vanish as she pondered the proposal.

The Revival of the Druids spread as Druids turned from the Elven Gods to the Tree of Life, while the Spider Queen watched for an opportunity. On Serpent Island, Soren set sail with his growing pirate crew after learning that the King of Marshes might threaten his rise.

• Druids across many races shifted their faith to the Tree of Life, weakening the Elven Gods and escalating the conflict within the Elven Court.
• The Hell Poet confronted Reinhard in a gloomy canyon, mocked his ambitions, and attacked him amid a swarm of Vampire Bats.
• Soren recruited more than a hundred pirates on Serpent Island and ordered his crew to set sail.
• Soren learned that the King of Marshes, a powerful Pirate King devoted to Dagon, might target him and realized he needed Vivian's power.

Soren concluded that the Naga Priestess would benefit whether he defeated the King of the Swamp or sought the Temple of the Sea’s help, so he decided to strengthen his fleet by destroying Sea Wolf. At Lone Wolf Island, Sea Wolf gathered pirate leaders to form an alliance against Throat Cutter and agreed to share half his Black Market business if they joined the fight.

• Soren weighed the Naga Priestess’s motives and decided to destroy Sea Wolf to strengthen his forces before confronting the King of the Swamp.
• Soren led his fleet into Shipwreck Bay and headed for Sea Wolf’s territory at Lone Wolf Island, intending to win an open naval battle.
• Sea Wolf summoned nearby pirate leaders and warned them that Throat Cutter’s growing power threatened their interests.
• A northern pirate leader demanded a share of Sea Wolf’s Black Market and slave-smuggling businesses in exchange for fighting Throat Cutter.
• Sea Wolf agreed to divide half his Black Market share among the pirates if they helped defeat Throat Cutter.

The Naga Priestess revealed that the Church of the Sea was using Soren to expand its influence among humans while plotting against the followers of the King of the Deep Sea. At Shipwreck Bay, Soren used a Killer Whale to devastate the pirate fleet and prepared to lead his forces into battle.

• The Naga Guard questioned why the temple was investing in Soren, and the Naga Priestess rebuked him before explaining that the Church needed human power to spread the Goddess of the Sea's faith.
• The Naga Priestess ordered the Ghost Ship to watch Soren, directed her forces to monitor the Manta Rays, and arranged to contact Asroder about wiping out the followers of the King of the Deep Sea.
• Soren saw that nearly half of Shipwreck Bay's pirates had gathered against him, and Adele-Isabella warned him that the fleet included Sea Wolf and pirates from the North.
• Soren promised his pirates victory and captains' ranks, then sent a twenty-meter Killer Whale to overturn the enemy's smaller ships and sink many pirates.
• Adele-Isabella rallied her men, ordered them to fire their cannons, and prepared to board as Soren vanished to begin slaughtering the enemy.

Princess Anna managed Arendelle’s affairs while wondering where Princess had gone and why she had been meeting with Court Wizards. At Shipwreck Bay, Soren’s massacre awakened his Butcher feat, and Vivian suddenly woke in Port Tyler, looking for her brother.

• Princess Anna finished dressing, asked after Princess, and handled Arendelle’s documents while her sister was away.
• A Guard captain reported that the Vrykul had attacked Arendelle’s fleet and raided villages, and Princess Anna asked when Princess would return.
• Princess returned around noon with a mysterious cloaked woman, whom Princess Anna instinctively disliked.
• At Shipwreck Bay, Soren killed scores of enemies and gained the Butcher background feat, spreading supernatural fear among foes and followers.
• As Soren’s presence peaked, Vivian woke in Port Tyler, changed into a black princess dress, and called out for her brother.

After defeating Sea Wolf’s pirates, Soren demanded their submission and discovered three captive Half-Drow in the cellar. He recognized them as survivors of a Drow lineage hunted by the Spider Queen and questioned how they had escaped.

• Soren offered the defeated pirates a share of Shipwreck Bay’s profits in exchange for submission and summoned them to serve him when needed.
• Soren learned that three strange captives had been found in Sea Wolf’s cellar and ordered his men to give them food and water.
• Soren identified the captives as Half-Drow and brought them to the hall after they had eaten.
• Soren asked whom the Half-Drow worshipped, and their leader answered that they followed the Dark Maiden.
• Soren told the Half-Drow that the Dark Maiden had fallen and their lineage had been massacred by the Spider Queen, then questioned how they had survived.

Soren discovered that three captured Half-Drow were survivors of a clan of Dark Maiden believers and recognized his legendary scimitar, Icetail. After learning their clan was struggling to survive, he offered supplies and a cargo ship, leaving open the possibility of future cooperation.

• The Half-Drow recognized Icetail and knelt before Soren, calling him its master's lord.
• The three Half-Drow explained that their clan had fled the Spider Queen's persecution and now lived in the Overseas Regions with more than eight hundred members.
• Soren considered whether he could recruit the clan and learned that over four hundred of its members were Warriors.
• Soren offered the Half-Drow a cargo ship loaded with food, medicine, weapons, and other supplies, while saying their future choice was up to them.
• Soren ordered his men to prepare the ship and supplies and said he hoped the clan would give him the answer he wanted when he developed the Overseas Islands.