Chapter Summaries

Soren fought a little girl with Dragon powers, evaded her attacks, and counterattacked without seriously hurting her. She invited him to return with her in exchange for a fiery red Elemental Crystal, and he agreed, suspecting she came from Dragon Isle.

• Soren evaded the little girl's Dragon Wing attack and resisted her Dragon Breath [Sleep Gas].
• Soren struck back with Melf's Minute Meteors, then used his Scimitar to lightly touch her toe without injuring her.
• The little girl confronted Soren about what he had seen when her Dragon Wings opened, and he called it an accident.
• The little girl offered Soren a fiery red Elemental Crystal if he returned with her, and Soren agreed.
• Soren suspected the little girl came from Dragon Isle and thought of the powerful Dragon kingdom said to exist on another Plane.

Soren entered Sisi’s lair and agreed to tell her a story in exchange for the Elemental Crystal. Meanwhile, Goria defeated the Red Dragon Duchess’s Simulacrum, and the Fallen Witch endured the Succubus Queen’s mark as she prepared a forbidden ritual.

• Sisi brought Soren to her cave and introduced herself as Alice, though she preferred being called Sisi.
• Sisi tossed Soren the Elemental Crystal’s image and said she would consider giving it to him if he told an interesting story.
• Soren agreed and began planning a tale about a Dragon princess seeking revenge against a Calamity Dragon.
• Goria struck down the Red Dragon Duchess’s Simulacrum, but the Duchess warned that their contest had only begun.
• The Fallen Witch returned to her room and used a whip on herself as she endured the Succubus Queen’s mark and resolved to perform a forbidden ritual.

After killing the Venomous Spider, Soren advanced to the Legendary Domain and gained powerful upgrades to his Rogue abilities. He considered his available Legendary feats and settled on Legendary Dodge and Legendary Combat Technique.

• Soren reached level 8 as a Shadow Dancer and advanced to Legendary after killing the Venomous Spider.
• Soren gained partial information on Shadow Domain and Shadow Step, along with stronger Shadow Jump and Shadow Shift abilities.
• Soren's Evasion and Intuitive Evasion upgraded, and he gained Mind Agility, greatly improving his defenses against attacks and control spells.
• Soren reviewed his available Legendary feats and chose Legendary Dodge and Legendary Combat Technique.

Soren and the Loli Dragon traveled through Spider Forest toward the Underdark to find the final Elemental Crystal [Wind]. Meanwhile, Reinhard learned that Soren was the first Godsbane and heard that the Rogue and the God of Half-Elves had appeared in the Underdark, leaving him eager to hunt a deity’s Avatar.

• Soren brought the Loli Dragon along after she threatened to eat the Elemental Crystal [Fire] unless he let her join his adventure.
• Soren and the Loli Dragon sneaked through Spider Forest toward a passage into the Underdark, avoiding the conflict between Surface Elves and Drow.
• Reinhard killed a wounded Barbarian after the Barbarian revealed that Headhunter Soren was the first Godsbane.
• The Hell Poet told Reinhard that the Rogue and the God of Half-Elves had appeared in the Underdark and displayed a Divine Miracle.
• Reinhard became excited at the prospect of tasting a deity’s blood and planned to pursue their Avatar.

Soren and the little girl entered the Underdark and found a swamp inhabited by savage Werebears. Soren scouted their territory and discovered captive creatures before a dangerous Werebear sensed his presence.

• Soren led the little girl through the dark passage and warned her not to use a light spell that could attract monsters.
• They reached fluorescent moss and damp ground, where Soren suspected Marsh Werebears lived nearby.
• Soren explained the nature of Lycanthropes and noted that Lulumiao belonged to the rare Catfolk branch.
• Soren sneaked ahead to scout the Werebears' territory and found a crude hut, a cage, and imprisoned creatures.
• A savage Werebear that could not Change Shape back into a human entered the territory and began sniffing for Soren.

Soren killed a Werebear and a Bugbear, then forced a Duergar to guide him and the little girl toward Gracklstugh. Meanwhile, Butterfly and a powerful Barbarian began God Eater’s operation against the Spider Queen, Lolth, using Arcane War Chess to prepare a godslaying plan.

• Soren used his speed and Scimitar to kill the Werebear, then explained the danger of the Lycanthropic Virus.
• Soren killed a Bugbear that tried to escape and ordered a Duergar to lead him and the little girl toward Gracklstugh.
• Butterfly watched Soren from the darkness and told a Barbarian that she had found an interesting Rogue accompanied by a Brass Dragon.
• The Barbarian warned Butterfly not to interfere with God Eater’s mission to draw the Spider Queen’s attention toward their lure.
• Butterfly activated Arcane War Chess, synchronized a Demiplane and Spatial Beacon, and began the godslaying plan targeting Lolth.

Soren and the Loli Dragon sensed an immense Psionic Field in the Underdark but found no sign of its caster as they traveled toward the Duergar city. Elsewhere, Reinhard and the Hell Poet pursued a divine target while a mysterious metal figure watched events unfold and approached a sleeping Time Dragon.

• Soren and the Loli Dragon detected a Psionic Field of power beyond Legendary Tier and suspected a powerful Githyanki might be nearby.
• Soren led the group onward toward the Duergar city, but they encountered no enemies or evidence of the Psion.
• At Crossroads, Reinhard raised a slain Drow as an undead servant to guide him and the Hell Poet through the Underdark.
• The Hell Poet warned Reinhard that the Spider Queen might notice their hunt for a deity and mentioned Paladins had entered the Underdark.
• A gray-robed metal figure watched the events below from a Wizard Tower and reflected on time, Arcane Magic, and Dirk Reina.
• The metal figure appeared before a sleeping Time Dragon in a distant place.

Soren and the Loli Dragon rested at an Underdark sulfur hot spring before continuing toward the last Elemental Crystal. Along the way, Soren reflected on Graybeard’s unfinished Artifact-grade Mithril Chain Mail and reached a ruined altar where powerful energy still lingered.

• Soren stopped at a sulfur hot spring, questioned a Duergar about Gracklstugh’s furnace, and learned it was still burning.
• Soren concluded that Graybeard’s Artifact was still being forged and considered how he might eventually obtain the Mithril Chain Mail.
• The Loli Dragon bathed in the hot spring while Soren and the Duergar prepared to rest.
• Soren and the Loli Dragon resumed their journey and reached a ruined altar surrounded by lingering energy fluctuations.

An Astral Plane orc Swordmaster and his unseen allies set a trap to draw out the Spider Queen, while the Vampire God Child and Hell Poet passed through without fighting. Soren prepared to claim the final Wind Elemental Crystal and challenge the four Elemental Elders for a Divine Rank Shard that could let him become a Demigod.

• The orc Swordmaster reported that the bait had entered the designated area and waited for orders while his allies prepared an artifact weapon to counter the Spider Queen.
• The Vampire God Child and Hell Poet encountered the Swordmaster, assessed his strength, and left after his allies ordered him not to attack them.
• A Monk and a Rogue reported sightings of Chuvak and a Drow party, while their commanders ordered them to track the group and watch for the Spider Queen.
• Soren stood before the final Elemental Altar and prepared to obtain the Wind Elemental Crystal, summon the four Elemental Elders, and claim the Divine Rank Shard.

Soren removed the final Elemental Crystal and learned from a Demigod Djinni that the crystals sealed an Abyssal Evil God. He accepted the risk of entering the Abyss to destroy the Demon Lord of Fear’s lingering Divinity within Vivian, and the four Elemental Elders appeared to begin the final challenge.

• Soren found the last Elemental Crystal in the ruins of an ancient temple and removed it, triggering a violent tremor.
• A Demigod Djinni appeared and warned Soren that the crystals sealed an Abyssal Evil God and that breaking the seal would draw him into the Abyss.
• Soren said he accepted the consequences because he needed to destroy the Demon Lord of Fear’s lingering Divinity within Vivian.
• The Demigod Djinni began the final challenge as the four Elemental Crystals transformed into Gates of Light.
• The four Elemental Elders appeared before Soren as the portal to the Elemental Plane was completed.

Soren and the Loli Dragon faced four Legendary Elemental Elders after his summoning unexpectedly triggered a battle. The Loli Dragon trapped the Water Elemental Elder, while Soren vanished under pressure, leaving her to wonder whether he had abandoned her.

• The Masked Woman and the Barbarian cleared Hook Horrors from a clearing and prepared it as an ambush site for the Spider Queen.
• Soren and the Loli Dragon confronted four summoned Elemental Elders, and she assigned Soren the Earth and Fire Elders while taking the other two.
• The Earth Elemental Elder split Soren and the Loli Dragon apart, and the Loli Dragon used Maze to trap the Water Elemental Elder.
• The Air Elemental Elder attacked with lightning, leaving Soren struggling against the other Elders.
• Soren vanished using Hide Sight and Shadow Jump, and the Loli Dragon accused him of leaving her to serve as a meat shield.

Soren and the Loli Dragon fought the Elemental Elders, using Icetail and coordinated attacks to eliminate the Fire Elemental Elder. Soren then struck the Earth Elemental Elder and drained its life energy, healing his injuries as the battle continued.

• The three Elemental Elders overwhelmed the Loli Dragon with flames, lightning, and rocks, forcing her to evade with Teleportation.
• Soren emerged from the shadows and struck the Fire Elemental Elder with Icetail, heavily wounding it before the Earth Elemental Elder sent him flying into a wall.
• The Loli Dragon cast Disintegrate on the dying Fire Elemental Elder and destroyed it.
• Soren used Hide Sight to return to Stealth while the Loli Dragon drew the remaining Elders' attacks.
• Soren attacked the Earth Elemental Elder with Icetail and Vampiric Touch: Divinity, draining its Hit Points and healing his injuries.

Soren and the Loli Dragon defeated the four Elemental Elders, though she bit him afterward for using her as a meat shield. Elsewhere, the Monk and the others learned that their prey had entered the trap and prepared for battle.

• Soren used Vampiric Touch, Magic Missiles, and Melf's Minute Meteors against the Earth Elemental Elder, gaining the Combat Casting feat and information about Mobile Spellcasting during the fight.
• Soren killed the Earth Elemental Elder with Blasphemous Utterance and Shadow Shift, while the Loli Dragon fought the Air Elemental Elder.
• The Loli Dragon used Dragon Breath to weaken the Air Elemental Elder, and Soren emerged from the shadows to kill it.
• The Loli Dragon revealed the Water Elemental Elder, and Soren defeated it without difficulty before she bit his arm and kicked him for leaving her to fight alone.
• The Rogue reported that the target had appeared, and the Monk, Swordmaster, Rogue, Barbarian, and Tower Spirits prepared their ambush and demiplane confinement.

Soren absorbed a Divine Rank Shard, gained Demigod status, and sensed approaching divine presences. Meanwhile, the God Eaters abandoned their interception plan for the God of Vampires and prepared to target Spider Queen Lolth.

• Soren absorbed the Divine Rank Shard, erased its residual consciousness, and gained three Divine Rank Value.
• Soren transformed into a Demigod, acquired immunity to the Epic Spell Time Stop, and saw his status change to Faint Divinity.
• The God Eaters detected Spider Queen Lolth and the God of Vampires approaching their bait.
• The God Eaters canceled their plan to intercept the God of Vampires and focused on luring Spider Queen Lolth to their designated area.
• Soren sensed nearby presences through his newly awakened divine perception.

Soren and the Loli Dragon discovered a coordinated assault on a Drow Matriarch identified as Lolth, who was trapped inside a confined Demiplane. The Monk and Barbarian attacked her while the Arcane Tower’s systems prepared an Extraplanar Tactical Strike, but Lolth’s powerful Divine Energy Field remained intact.

• Soren and the Loli Dragon approached a stone-pillar forest, where a powerful Psion warned Soren to stay back.
• Clockwork Nirvana appeared, stopped time for one second, and activated Demiplane confinement around Lolth.
• The Monk emerged through an Otherworldly Dimensional Space Portal and cleared the Drow guards around the confined Lolth.
• Two Magical Powered Armors III arrived and took positions to prevent interference.
• The Barbarian entered through another portal and struck Lolth with an Earth-Shattering Strike, but her Divine Energy Field endured.
• Tower Spirit 4 assumed combat command and began charging the Magical Crystal Superconducting Pulse Cannon IV for an Extraplanar Tactical Strike.

Soren recognized the imprisoned Drow as the Spider Queen, Lolth, and fled as an Arcane Empire remnant’s assassination plan unfolded. Lolth survived, crushed the attackers, and returned to her moving Divine Realm in the Abyss, where the Succubus Queen began plotting a surprise for her.

• Soren recognized Lolth and escaped with the Loli Dragon as the assault began.
• A Magical Crystal Superconducting Pulse Cannon IV depleted Lolth’s Divine Energy Field, allowing a Half-Breed Orc Swordmaster to strike her with an Elemental Fission Fluctuation Blade.
• Lolth revived, revealed the attackers’ plan had failed, and killed the Orc Swordmaster, Monk, and Barbarian while crippling the veiled Psion.
• Lolth identified the attackers as remnants of the Arcane Empire and vanished after declaring that she had found another target.
• Lolth’s Divine Realm, Demon Abyss Hell, shifted through the Abyss, and the Succubus Queen considered leaving her a surprise.

Soren and the Loli Dragon fled after the Spider Queen crushed a god-slaying operation, and he realized the Underdark was no longer safe. They later found a dying Psion cursed by the Spider Queen, and the Loli Dragon said only a Deity could restore her life, prompting Soren to consider an idea.

• Soren escaped with the Loli Dragon after witnessing the Spider Queen unleash her Divine Power against the attackers.
• A surviving member of the God Slayer Tactical Squad reported the failed operation and sought evacuation before heading to Sigil to warn the Non-Deity Church.
• Soren concluded that the Spider Queen’s retaliation would make the Underdark dangerous and suspected the attackers had ties to the Arcane Empire.
• Soren and the Loli Dragon found a dying Psion bearing the Spider Queen’s curse, which Soren recognized as linked to the Assassination Portfolio and Trickery Domain.
• The Loli Dragon said only a Deity could grant the Psion new life, and Soren appeared to think of a way forward.

Soren used Divine Gift to save a dying Legendary Psion from the Spider Queen’s Trickery curse, binding her as his follower in exchange for her life. He stopped after spending five points of Divine Rank, leaving half the curse unresolved.

• Soren considered how a Psion’s Telepathic Suggestion could help him build followers and strengthen his position against the Vampire God Child.
• Soren realized the Spider Queen’s Trickery curse was killing the Psion and that only divine power could save her.
• Soren offered to save the Psion if she became his follower, and she accepted.
• Soren used Divine Gift and spent five points of Divine Rank to weaken the curse and save the Psion’s life.
• Soren stopped the gift with half the curse still remaining and planned to find another way to remove it.

The Princess returned to Arendelle, restoring her people’s confidence, while Soren remained unaware of her return. Before leaving for Dragon Isle, Alice formed a Dragon Covenant with Soren, giving him a way to summon Brass Dragons at a steep cost.

• The Princess arrived over Arendelle through a blue gate and descended to the Imperial Palace as her subjects celebrated.
• Princess Anna reunited with her elder sister, and the Court Witch Commander and Captain of the Guard were relieved to see the Princess return.
• Alice told Soren she was leaving for Dragon Isle because she feared trouble might reach her homeland, and Soren warned her to avoid lingering in the Astral Plane.
• Alice invoked an ancient oath and formed a Dragon Covenant with Soren, who paid 50,000 points of Slaughter Experience to complete it.
• The covenant allowed Soren to summon Brass Dragons by spending Slaughter Experience and offering them compensation, with stronger Dragons demanding greater payment.

Soren discovered that the unconscious psion was a human-Githyanki half-breed, formerly branded as a slave and scarred by a mind flayer, then carried her out of the Underdark. Meanwhile, the Spider Queen found the Clockwork Nirvana Demiplane and unleashed an invasion that began a God's War.

• Soren sensed that the psion's divinity was slowly fusing with her body while she remained unconscious.
• Soren found the psion's Githyanki features, faded slave brand, and healed wounds left by a mind flayer, and felt respect for her survival.
• Soren dressed the psion, carried her from the Underdark, and left with the elemental crystal and divine rank shard secured.
• The Spider Queen emerged in the Clockwork Nirvana Demiplane and recognized it as an arcanist creation linked to floating cities.
• The Spider Queen opened a rift and sent hordes of monsters from Demon Abyss Hell to attack the arcane tower, beginning a God's War.