Recaps

Shade learned more from Sister Devlin about the God of Graves and the Gravestone Wasteland, then accepted the Heartless Worm’s ashes as power and gained a freezing spell. After training and preparing for his next journey, he traveled with Sylvia and Little Mia to Fatumonst City.

• Sister Devlin explained that the God of Graves had concealed the passage to True Death in the Gravestone Wasteland, and Shade promised to keep holding her hand as her Fire-Bearer.
• Shade chose to turn the Heartless Worm’s ashes into power, gained Flash Freeze Ray, and learned that further insight into cold and ice could grant him a Spirit Rune.
• Shade learned Thunderclap Wave and practiced it with Sister Devlin, who also taught him sword techniques for facing the Demon Sword.
• Luvia gave Shade a temporary silver moon protective charm that could record the source of future interference by Fate Power.
• Shade set out with Sylvia and Little Mia for the Snow Mountain, then used the Witch’s Tower gate to reach Fatumonst City.

Shade told Mr. Mortis that his friend had been rescued, then explored the Snow Mountain with Little Mia before meeting Claire Reinhart at Snow Mountain Hall. There, he met the recovering potion merchant, who identified himself as Sargent and thanked Shade for saving his life.

• Shade told Mr. Mortis that the Magic Potion Merchant had been rescued and received two Lucky Coins and a luck-bringing charm.
• Shade explored the South Slope of the Snow Mountain with Little Mia, who chased a snow leopard.
• Shade arrived at Snow Mountain Hall, where Little Mia exposed Shade’s illusion and spat a golden flame at Claire Reinhart, which Shade caught.
• Claire told Shade that the rescued man had awakened and brought him to meet Sargent, who thanked Shade and asked them to stop using his black-market alias.

Shade learned that the Demon Sword could transform its victims into swords, while the Sword Spawn Mother Nest’s danger remained unresolved. Elder Harald asked Shade to clear two serious pollution sites on Fatumonst Snow Mountain before the Ten Thousand Spirits Festival, and Claire volunteered to accompany him.

• Mr. Sargent described dreaming that he was becoming the Demon Sword, and Shade promised to kill him if his transformation became irreversible.
• Elder Harald and Shade discussed the sword’s victims, Mr. Mortis’s divination, and the Church’s efforts to contain the relic.
• Claire explained that the Sword Spawn Mother Nest was created in the Second Epoch by an Alchemist seeking to make a metal life form.
• Elder Harald identified the snow mountain’s spreading black contamination as the Scab of the Holy Mountain and said the Ten Thousand Spirits Festival was used to combat it.
• Shade agreed to purify the two severely contaminated sites, and Claire volunteered to guide him into the mountain the next day.

Shade accepted Miss Reinhart’s dinner invitation after leaving Kael-Todd Town and returned to the City of Time Wheels with Little Mia. Over dinner, Miss Reinhart questioned him about his ties to Sister Devlin, Vanessa, and Emma, and Shade prepared to answer her final question.

• Stella Larson asked Shade whether he was connected to the Winter Hymn Choir, and he explained that his Thaumaturgy was related to an ancient divine art.
• Shade took a donkey cart back to the City of Time Wheels with Little Mia and went to the Shining Deer Antler Restaurant for dinner with Miss Reinhart.
• Shade and Miss Reinhart discussed island legends, Little Mia, and Rhodes Cards while dining together.
• Miss Reinhart asked how Shade knew Sister Devlin, and Shade said they cooperated but that he did not belong to the Order of Spiritual Cultivation.
• Miss Reinhart asked about Shade’s relationships with Vanessa and Emma, and Shade prepared to use answers they had helped him devise.

Shade dined with Claire Reinhart and traded stories about how he had supposedly met Vanessa and Sylvia, then played a coin game that revealed why Claire had left home and how happy her family was. Claire offered to stay after the Ten Thousand Spirits Festival and help Shade search for someone dangerous, while the voice within him suggested his smile might be affecting her.

• Shade told Claire fabricated stories about his relationships with Vanessa and Sylvia, and she asked his age before they discussed politics.
• Claire spotted a childhood friend crossing the square in men's clothing but chose not to approach her.
• Shade and Claire played a three-round coin game, and Shade won the first two tosses.
• In response to Shade's questions, Claire explained that she had left home three years earlier after arguing with her grandfather because she wanted to explore the wider world.
• Claire revealed she had hidden her happy family life from the other Witches and said she would stay to help Shade find someone dangerous.
• Shade wondered whether Claire was all right, and the voice within him suggested he should stop smiling at her.

Shade and Claire Reinhart followed Claire’s childhood friend to a secondhand Clock shop, where they uncovered a robbery and confronted dangerous Arcanists. Shade stopped a Mr. Misfortune Cultist’s Time Stop and took his pocket watch, leaving the group with the cultists’ threat still unresolved.

• Claire spotted her childhood friend in men’s clothing, and she and Shade secretly followed her into the West District.
• The woman entered a secondhand Clock shop with two companions, and Shade and Claire hid nearby to watch.
• After a fight broke out, Claire melted a needle aimed at her injured childhood friend, while Shade knocked out the big-headed Sixth Ring Arcanist.
• A black-haired man summoned a dangerous bronze Relic and used it to absorb Shade’s Sunlight Gun before casting Time Stop.
• Shade resisted the spell, severed the cultist’s watch-holding hand with Silver Moonlight, took the pocket watch, and kicked the man to the ground.

Shade and Claire Reinhart faced a sinister figure summoned by the Bronze Wheel after its wielder crumbled into dust. As the figure approached the moonlit alley, Shade prepared to escape with Claire, but it took another step toward them.

• The one-armed man tried to use the Bronze Wheel to stop time again, but he disintegrated into smoke and dust.
• Shade sensed approaching danger and warned Claire Reinhart not to look into the deep darkness, but she saw a thin figure in a black top hat and monocle.
• Shade pulled Claire behind him and explained that the figure might be a false shadow capable of attracting the gaze of a real godlike being.
• Shade considered waiting for the relic's effect to fade or transporting them both to his special home, while Claire asked for the best option.
• The figure took another step toward the moonlight, and Shade and Claire watched as it neared the edge of the light.

Shade and Claire Reinhart escaped the alley by using the Twin Life Wheel of Fate, which teleported them into the sea, where they encountered friendly Mermaid Girls. The mermaids sent them to Fatumonst Island in Starfall Bay, leaving Shade, Claire, and Little Mia washed ashore on its southern beach.

• Shade used the Twin Life Wheel of Fate, and its crying face opened a Teleportation Gate beneath him and Miss Claire Reinhart.
• Shade and Claire fell into the sea, where he turned Little Mia into a toy and helped Claire swim to the surface.
• Shade and Claire encountered a mermaid-shaped shadow, then saw that dozens of Mermaid Girls had gathered beneath them.
• A tenth-ring Mermaid Girl pointed north when Shade asked for directions to Fatumonst Island in Starfall Bay, and the Mermaid Girls formed a Ritual Matrix to teleport Shade, Claire, and Little Mia.
• The Mermaid Girls swam away to tell Miss Aurora about Shade, while Shade, Claire, and Little Mia washed ashore on Fatumonst Island.

Shade and Claire Reinhart investigated a cultist attack in the City of Time Wheels, where they learned the stolen material was Fate Weaver Silk. After returning to Kael-Todd Town, Shade went home to Luvia, Galina, Leisha, and Angelina, while Claire reunited with her grandfather.

• Little Mia urged Shade and Claire Reinhart to leave the shore, and they returned to the alley where they found the cultists and the pocket-watch relic gone.
• Julia Meyer explained that cultists had stolen her group's Fate Weaver Silk, which had been intercepted from a Saint Byrens Comprehensive College mission and sold on the black market.
• Shade asked whether the Cult of Mr. Misfortune and its spinning wheel could signal the coming of the Chosen of Fate, but Claire knew nothing certain about it.
• Shade and Claire flew back to Kael-Todd Town, thanked each other, and parted at the village gate, where Claire encountered Elder Harald.
• Shade returned home and found Luvia, Galina, Leisha, and Angelina waiting; after changing, he told them about the cultist encounter.

Luvia connected the cultists’ theft of Fate Weaver Silk to the Prophecy Spinning Wheel and suspected a grand drama was unfolding on Fatumonst Island. Shade then learned from Mr. Albert the traits of the Angel Level Relic behind the Demon Swords, including its ability to create up to thirteen linked swords.

• Luvia explained that the cultists had obtained the Prophecy Spinning Wheel and wanted Fate Weaver Silk to strengthen its traits.
• Luvia linked the spinning wheel, the Puppeteer's Script, and an unknown Mirror to the Fate Chosen One prophecy, while Angelina suggested Fatumonst Island could become the setting for a grand drama.
• Luvia told Shade that they needed to find Fatumonst Island's Space Labyrinth within the week and that she would explore the island with him.
• Shade spent the night with Leisha and Galina, then reflected on whether Destiny might compensate Dorothy and Leisha before falling asleep.
• Shade arrived at the Moon Bay morgue early Thursday, where Mr. Albert showed him a Bloodkin message from Mr. Bernhardt describing the Sword Spawn Mother Nest and its Demon Sword traits.

Shade learned how to counter the Sword Spawn Mother Nest and discovered that Sylvia had found a hidden entrance to the Space Labyrinth on Fatumonst Island. Sylvia took him to the Snow Mountain ruins where the entrance had appeared, and they began exploring the former temple site.

• Shade and Mr. Albert reviewed the Sword Spawn Mother Nest records and learned that spiritual and soul attacks could weaken the Demon Swords, while Night Watchman could destroy them.
• Shade thanked Mr. Albert, obtained Holy Blood to suppress his wounds, and returned home to share the findings over breakfast.
• Sylvia revealed that she had found the Space Labyrinth entrance among ruins beneath her Snow Mountain tower and had moved earlier Great Witches' research notes into the tower.
• Sylvia promised to guide Shade to the entrance and welcomed him to visit her in Wilundell after he no longer needed her daily help.
• Shade and Sylvia descended the snowy stairs, uncovered the ruins, and learned that the site had once held an unidentified Old God’s temple.

Shade and Sylvia opened a new landmark at the summit of Fatumonst Snow Mountain, and Sylvia offered to lease him her tower and its key in exchange for his continued attention. Shade then shared secret information about the Demon Swords with Elder Harald and Miss Reinhart before setting out with the witch and Stella Larson to investigate a contaminated site on the mountain.

• Shade and Sylvia entered the Space Labyrinth beneath the snow and established the Summit of Fatumonst Snow Mountain as his thirteenth landmark.
• Sylvia refused to give Shade the tower key but offered to lease him the tower and key, with the lease subject to regular assessments.
• Shade gave Elder Harald the extra Holy Blood and shared confidential information about the Angel Level Relic, the Demon Swords, and how to treat their metallization effect.
• Elder Harald agreed to prepare a ritual to detect the number of Demon Swords and reported that The Church was using a controlled sword as bait to trap them.
• Shade, Miss Reinhart, and Stella Larson left by boat to investigate a contaminated site and receive a baptismal blessing at a small auditorium on the mountain.

At the contaminated spring beneath Snow Mountain, Shade and the two witches fought ice-crystal monsters and investigated the source of the pollution. The landscape awakened Shade’s insight, and he gained Chloe’s Time-Space Freeze, leaving the group to discover his new power.

• Shade suggested bringing wild Luku Birds from Vesta Woodland to town as mountain mounts, and Claire Reinhart explained that she and Miss Larson had missed the Woodland War while handling trouble in the Archipelago Kingdom.
• The group reached the sealed spring near Geiranger Village, received protective charms, and entered the contaminated Cedar Forest.
• Shade used Thunderclap Wave to knock down two black ice-crystal giants, while Claire Reinhart explained that fire or solar power could destroy them and leave valuable Ice Blocks.
• The group fought more ice-crystal giants and found the frozen spring, where Shade sensed the harmony of the Sun, Snow Mountain, and time.
• Shade froze the falling snow and gained the Thaumaturgy Chloe’s Time-Space Freeze, which could affect soulless entities, non-entities, and scenes.

Shade examined the contaminated spring and found no trace of a Demon in Stella Larson, though she carried a powerful coldness held in check by her Sun Power. After his first attempt to purify the spring failed from above, he entered its freezing water and successfully began the purification.

• Shade used Freeze Spacetime to let the suspended snow fall, impressing Miss Reinhart with his mastery despite lacking an ice-related Spirit Rune.
• With Miss Reinhart and Stella Larson's consent, Shade examined Stella and found no Demon influence, but detected a dangerous cold power balanced by her Sun Power.
• Shade tried to purify the spring from the ice above it, but the ice blocked his Earth Power.
• Miss Reinhart prepared blessings and a rope for Shade, while Stella Larson set out potions and Little Mia stayed beside the spring.
• Shade entered the freezing water, used his First Fire Embers state to resist the cold, and successfully cast Earth Power - Healing Aura to begin purifying the contamination.

While undergoing purification in the Cold Pool spring, Shade heard and saw an echo of Long-Haired Luvia’s past conversation with Claire Reinhart, revealing that Luvia planned to retrieve a piece of Pi hidden at the spring’s bottom. Luvia sensed Shade across time and attacked him, and he answered with Night Curtain Seal.

• Shade closed his eyes in the spring and began hearing voices from a past moment.
• Shade heard Long-Haired Luvia tell Claire Reinhart that she intended to retrieve a piece of Pi hidden beneath the spring and discussed the dangers of interfering with Destiny.
• Luvia entered the spring, sensed Shade watching her across time, and accused Adele of spying on her.
• Luvia slashed at Shade with Shattering Spacetime: Moonlight Slash, and Shade countered with Night Curtain Seal.

Miss Reinhart and Miss Larson waited for Shade to cleanse the mountain’s filth when Kalle Fortuna, a bishop of the Misfortune Order, arrived to eliminate the Witch as a threat to fate. His bad-luck relic summoned a Moon Beast, but Little Mia drove the ancient evil away with a meow.

• Shade used his Thaumaturgy underwater to drive away the filth, while Little Mia kept the ice opening clear with her flame.
• Kalle Fortuna approached Miss Reinhart and explained that the Spinning Wheel had brought him to stop her from disrupting the island’s story.
• Miss Reinhart prepared to fight, but Kalle used the Brave Man’s Challenge to bring her misfortune and summoned a Moon Beast through a spatial rift.
• Little Mia called at the Moon Beast, which closed its eye and vanished along with the rift.

Shade emerged from the pool after Long-Haired Luvia’s black Moonlight struck him, damaging his Fate Relic and leaving him with new thaumaturgy. After driving off the Cultist bishop, Shade learned the Chosen of Fate might appear on Fatumonst Island and returned underwater to investigate something at the pool’s bottom.

• Shade flew out of the pool, collided with Kalle Fortuna’s die, and found the relic cracked and infused with black light.
• Shade’s thaumaturgy grew stronger, and he used Moonlight Slash against the Twelve-Ring Cultist, who turned to dust and apparently escaped.
• The witch told Shade that Little Mia’s cry had scared off an Ancient Evil Being and that the Chosen of Fate might appear on the island.
• Shade explained that he had to investigate something at the bottom of the pool, despite Claire Reinhart’s offer to go instead.
• Shade tied the rope around his waist and sank into the Cold Pool again while Claire Reinhart and Miss Larson waited on shore.

Shade retrieved a Serpent's Shedding from the spring, and its writing identified Claire Reinhart as a minor supporting character in the Chosen of Fate story unfolding on the island. After reporting the discovery and warning villagers about the Misfortune Order, Shade discussed the three Angel Level Fate Relics with Claire and Miss Larson.

• Shade found a hidden cave with Enhanced Space Perception beneath the spring, but it vanished before he could investigate further.
• Shade gave Claire Reinhart the Serpent's Shedding, and her blood revealed her role and personal storyline in the Chosen of Fate.
• Shade theorized that the island's residents had roles in a story directed by three Angel Level Fate Relics, while Claire worried about the Snow Mountain's fate.
• Claire sent a report about the cultists and the Serpent's Shedding to Kel-Todd Town, and the group warned a nearby village to watch for strangers.
• Shade named the Puppeteer's Script, the Prophecy Spinning Wheel, and the Crossroads Kaleidoscope as the likely Fate Relics behind the story, and Claire suggested the Kaleidoscope belonged to a neutral or benevolent faction.

Shade and Miss Reinhart and Miss Larson climbed to a remote mountain auditorium to cleanse the second source of pollution. After using the Holy Grail, Shade was transported into a blizzard toward an ice-blue light and touched a Miracle and Enlightenment.

• Miss Reinhart explained the Fate Order's connection to the Tragedy Troupe, and the three left the village after lunch.
• Shade, Miss Reinhart, and Miss Larson climbed toward an abandoned auditorium while fighting corrupted creatures along the cliffside path.
• Shade melted the black ice blocking the auditorium and used the Holy Grail to cleanse the pollution.
• An ice-blue mist appeared, and Shade found that Miss Reinhart and Miss Larson had vanished as the auditorium gave way to a snowstorm.
• Shade followed the light through the blizzard and touched it, receiving the message that he had touched Miracle and Enlightenment.

Shade received the Snow Mountain’s blessing after purifying its corruption and encountered the Witch Echo of Chloe, who told him to seek answers in ice and snow. Back in Kael-Todd Town, Elder Harald arranged a meeting with the other Elders to discuss the blessing and what might lie beneath the mountain.

• Shade engraved the Ice and Snow Ling Rune, sublimated three spells into Thaumaturgies, and met the Witch Echo of Chloe, who urged him not to forget her.
• Claire Reinhart recognized Shade’s experience as resembling the Fatu People’s rite for becoming Elders and explained that the Snow Mountain had likely repaid him for purifying its corruption.
• Claire performed a baptismal blessing for Miss Larson, and the group returned to Kael-Todd Town to meet Elder Harald.
• After Shade described his blessing, Elder Harald called for a meeting of the other Elders and promised to answer Shade’s questions about what lay beneath the mountain.
• Shade and the witch discussed the island’s tangled events and wondered who its true protagonist was, while Shade questioned whether the Demon Sword had to be central.

Shade and Claire Reinhart discussed the possibility of an evil god appearing on Fatumonst Island before meeting Sun Church officials investigating an anonymous report that Claire belonged to the Witch Council. Shade used his Military Intelligence Section Six identification to defuse their suspicions, and the group left Snow Mountain Hall while Elder Harald prepared to inspect the ritual preparations.

• Shade argued that a Demon Sword would not be a major character in Fated Story and noted that evil gods had appeared in four Chosen Ones' stories.
• Elder Harald summoned Shade, Claire Reinhart, and Miss Larson to Snow Mountain Hall, where Sun Church Ring Arcanists Mr. Lems Ericson and Ms. Eino Kolhonen questioned Claire about the Witch Council.
• Claire and Miss Larson denied knowing about the Witch Council, while Claire stayed close behind Shade as he answered questions about his identity as John Watson.
• Shade showed the Sun Church officials his Military Intelligence Section Six identification and hinted at the Grand Duke of Laggson's negotiations, convincing them to drop the inquiry and apologize.
• Elder Harald left with the Church officials to inspect preparations, while Shade departed with Claire and Miss Larson after agreeing to play cards with him that evening.

After returning from Fatumonst Island, Shade discussed the emerging Chosen Ones’ story and its Destiny-affecting Relics with Luvia, Iluna, and Galina. He returned to Kael-Todd Town that evening, where Claire hurried him into Snow Mountain Hall for an important gathering.

• Shade left Claire Reinhart and Stella after explaining that his identification belonged to Military Intelligence Section Six, then returned home with Little Mia.
• Iluna described a mission involving an out-of-control Relic, and Shade told Luvia, Iluna, and Galina about the snow mountain and the Relics connected to Claire’s misfortune.
• Shade and the others discussed how the Puppeteer's Script, the Prophecy Spinning Wheel, and the Crossroads Kaleidoscope might shape the Ninth Chosen One’s story.
• Shade showed them the Dice of Destiny and the damaged Brave Man's Challenge, and Luvia advised him to consult Daniste before combining the Relics.
• After dinner, Shade left Little Mia at home and returned to Kael-Todd Town, where Claire took his hand and hurried him toward the brightly lit Snow Mountain Hall.

Shade attended the Snow Mountain Hall gathering with Claire Reinhart, demonstrated his ice and snow magic, and joined the discussion about who would host the Ten Thousand Spirits Festival. The elders proposed that Claire undergo the Crown of Glory Ritual to qualify, and she agreed to attempt it next week.

• Claire Reinhart brought Shade and her followers into the banquet hall, where the Fatu elders gathered to discuss the festival.
• Shade demonstrated that the Snow Mountain strengthened his magic by freezing the fireplace flames and then restoring them with a Sunlight Ray.
• The elders voted on who should help host the Year 1855 Ten Thousand Spirits Festival and considered Claire as a replacement for the injured Harald.
• Ursa proposed that Claire undergo the Crown of Glory Ritual because she refused to become a priest.
• The elders arranged a more difficult version of the ritual, and Claire agreed to attempt it the following week.

The elders discussed the threat posed by nine Demon Swords and agreed to let the Sun Church fight them on the Snow Mountain. When Shade touched the Fatu People’s holy relic, Ice Jade, it showed the Snow Mountain and recognized him as a possible sixth Elder.

• Elder Harald explained that the Crown of Glory Ritual had to be completed alone and revealed that nine Sword Spawn Mother Nests remained, with the Demon Swords expected to attack the Sun Church soon.
• Elder Harald said the Sun Church had brought Camille Eden to handle the threat, and the elders unanimously agreed to let the battle take place on the Snow Mountain without joining it.
• Elder Ule brought out Ice Jade, which displayed Elder symbols for Elder Vilda and Claire Reinhart, and a priest symbol for an ordinary priest.
• Shade touched Ice Jade, which showed his Nine-Ring status before revealing an image of Fatumonst Snow Mountain engulfed in flames.
• Elder Vilda told Shade that the Snow Mountain and Ice Jade recognized him as their sixth Elder, and said he and Claire Reinhart might help with preparations for the Ten Thousand Spirits Festival.

After receiving the Snow Mountain Assembly’s recognition, Shade used the Ice Jade and glimpsed the second step of his Demigod Road: falling from somewhere. He and Miss Reinhart then questioned the Elders about the Snow Mountain’s strange caves and the Serpent’s Shedding, leaving them with more clues to investigate.

• The Snow Mountain Assembly named Shade an Honorary Fatu People and offered him a vision of his future through the Ice Jade.
• After the Elders prepared him with food, drink, music, and coral powder, Shade touched the Ice Jade and saw himself climb the Snow Mountain before leaping from its summit.
• Shade received a revelation that he had glimpsed the second step of his Demigod Road and gained insight into Snake, Destiny, and Cycle.
• Shade asked about the caves that appeared and vanished within the Snow Mountain, and Elder Vilda explained that they were ancient phenomena linked to a great existence.
• The Elders said the Fatu People once worshipped giant snakes and shared a five-hundred-year-old account of a Serpent’s Shedding bearing the words, “The story has not yet begun. The stage does not need actors.”
• The Elders offered Shade access to their library and discounted supplies, and promised to search for the old Serpent’s Shedding while limiting his Snow Mountain Water purchases to three portions per month.