Recaps

Ellie and the other candidates broke the seals and reached Upper Spring as Mr. Snake’s return threatened the region. Shade reunited with Sivie, who awakened her Thirteenth Ring, while Stella gained her second Ring of Fate and the Seventh Act ended with the mountain collapsing around the Temple.

• Ellie broke the third seal, advanced to the Third Ring of Fate, and continued climbing Snow Mountain with Little Liana and Little Mia.
• Ellie broke the final seal and reached the Mid-Ring, while Mr. Snake appeared at the Drowned Ghost Tavern and challenged Shade to stay out of his Shedding Plan.
• Shade fought Mr. Snake and was poisoned, but Sivie accepted If’s game to save him and brought him to Aurora Manor, where she confessed her love and Shade helped lift her curse.
• Shade and Sivie restored their relationship, and Sivie awakened the Thirteenth Ring of Fate before returning to the summit to battle Mr. Snake’s followers.
• Stella, Dorothy, and Leisha entered the Mountain Top Ruins as black pus formed a giant octopus, while Ellie and Little Liana joined the fight with Flora.
• Shade escaped Mr. Snake’s barrier with help from the Black Cat and Black Dog, then traveled to the ruins and entered the Path of Atonement with the Father.
• Ellie and Stella reached Upper Spring, where Stella relived a flower’s life and awakened [Germination], while Ellie completed her apple of [Innocence] with help from Blaine Olanode, Chloe, Miss Feliana, and Violet.
• Stella escaped Snake’s illusion and entered the Temple after Lady White said the Seventh Act had ended, as the mountain collapsed and Shade carried the exhausted Flora toward the Temple.

Shade and his allies fought the Serpent of Doomsday as the island’s defenses faltered, while the girls’ song helped him survive a divinely arranged fall and recover his past. Shade reached the tenth ring and used his Mystic Lock to turn part of the apocalypse into a forest before facing the Snake in a final duel.

• Shade and the Ring Bearers battled the Serpent of Doomsday as its power spread across the island, while Winnie and the allies held the mountain and defended the survivors.
• Ellie awakened [Luck] with the Unicorns and rang the Holy Bell, spreading good fortune, as Claire and Sivie advanced and Emilia and Iluna found new paths toward the battlefield.
• Iluna chose [Happiness] for her Ring of Fate, while Shade found the First Fire, reunited with Violet, and returned to the fight with her help.
• Shade summoned allies and the Unicorns to weaken Doomsday’s power, then faced the God of Misfortune and the Moon God in a divine contest and a deadly game of chance.
• Stella abandoned her candidacy to answer the gathering signal, and Luvia, Adele, Ellie, and the other girls sang for Shade as the God of Misfortune’s bullet sent him over Saint’s Precipice.
• Shade resisted eternal Slumber, caught the hand reaching for him, gained the Fall Spirit Rune, absorbed a chess piece’s divinity, and formed his third Ring of Fate, [Fall].
• The girls’ song and the changed mural revealed the true Sixth Act, and Shade returned from the yellow sand with Ellie and Little Mia as he advanced to the tenth ring and halted the Snake’s attack.
• Shade’s Mystic Lock transformed part of the battlefield into a moonlit forest, Luvia completed her Words of Sublimation, and Shade prepared to duel the Snake at the forest’s edge.

Shade and Ellie helped defeat Mr. Snake and ended the War of Fate, then returned to a world preparing for Emilia’s coronation and the next journeys ahead. The arc left Shade beginning to investigate the flame’s origins with Sister Devlin while Ellie prepared for Academy life.

• Ellie became the Ninth Chosen One and used the Unicorns’ united destinies to help suppress Mr. Snake.
• Shade and Ellie gathered thirteen destinies and struck the Snake with the Fate: Falling Star Strike, then lured it into a final battle where Sylvia pierced it and Ellie made it dissolve into ashes.
• Shade and the factions cast the Rings of Fate and Bent Arcs from Saint's Precipice, ending the War of Fate and receiving the Arrival Here blessing.
• Shade shattered the Fate Egg, gained the divinity of Lord of the Ring, and inscribed the Golden Miracle Ling Rune [Star] on his Tenth Ring.
• Shade arranged Emilia’s coronation, and he placed the Elven Royal Authority on her head after she swore to lead the elves alongside him.
• Shade and Emilia made their relationship official, and Shade later spent the night with Sivie, Vanessa, and Megan.
• Ellie visited the Hermits with Shade and began preparing to study at Saint Byrens Comprehensive College while Luvia and Daniste advised her to build a solid foundation.
• Shade found Chloe’s preserved Meditation Room and Fifth Epoch sheet music, then met Sister Devlin at the Sacrificial Ground and began explaining the flame’s origins.

After the War of Fate, Shade reunited with allies, delivered the Rebirth Fate Apple to Snow Mountain, and prepared for a journey with Daniste to Kalas Mountain. He left with Daniste and Little Mia to pursue the plan to rescue Mrs. Carter while the Civil War approached.

• Shade joined Sister Devlin in returning herself to the Primordial Fire, then reassured Major Rades that soldiers still had a purpose after the war.
• Shade heard Xiao En Asmon’s tale of the ageless Youth, while Iluna revealed her red lightning and Luvia explained her growing powers of nobility and doomsday.
• Shade visited Ellie among the Unicorns, arranged for her enrollment as Ellie Marquez, and accepted the Rebirth Fate Apple she created for Snow Mountain.
• Shade returned the Demon Broken Sword to normal space with Doctor Schneider, learned it could summon Adele Isabella, and threw the Rebirth Fate Apple from Saint's Precipice.
• Shade and Claire renewed their affection, while the Seer Association’s attempt to divine the God Summoner’s identity ended with the Ring of Fate [Truth] shattered.
• Shade toured Saint Byron's with Daniste, enrolled Ellie and the other Unicorns, and agreed to help Daniste use Dragon Egg Fossils as containers for Mrs. Carter’s soul-seeds.
• Shade learned the Red Moon’s power over flesh from Daniste and gained a new card-making ability through Toy Making, while the group discussed restrictions on Arcanists entering the Civil War.
• Daniste arrived on Monday, and Shade set out with her and Little Mia for Kalas Mountain.