Recaps

Shade investigated the Birthing Room and the Sea of Origin while helping uncover a mechanical mutation affecting Eve and Dorothy’s niece. After signing a contract with the Dragon Maids and receiving the Chaos Bestowal, he learned that Wei Ge’s mother had left clues connected to the Skin Object Hall.

• Shade learned from the Doppelgangers and Old John that reaching the Birthing Room required a Seed of Life, and that the Chosen One Ritual might take place at the Sea of Origin.
• Shade helped Ellie and Emilia search for Helena Carter, then found a Time Lock hidden in the Academy’s Dragon Blood Tree.
• Shade spent a day with Dorothy and Leisha at Regent Park, where he treated Dorothy’s niece after her heart condition flared up.
• Shade and his companions discovered that Eve MacDonald’s heart had developed working gears, and learned that related research could cause a dangerous, potentially inheritable mutation.
• Shade and Wei Ge explored her family’s orchard, found her mother’s abandoned laboratory, and discussed how her mother’s past had shaken Wei Ge.
• The Witches gave Shade the Chaos Bestowal, strengthening his soul and Chaos Thaumaturgy, and he tested the new power before visiting the printing exhibition with Wei Ge.
• At the exhibition, Miss Pawo told Shade that a package from Wei Ge’s Mother had led her group to documents about the birth of life in the Skin Object Hall.

Shade hunted the Rain Man, pursued clues about Wei Ge’s family and the lost kingdom of Delinore, and learned more about the Firstborn Sons and the approaching Sea of Origin. The arc left Wei Ge with a ritual lens for the Seer Association’s tower and Professor Manning confirming that her family’s crown and Scepter were likely genuine.

• Shade joined Mr. Finch’s search for Rain Man, helped defeat the relic, and gained insight into [Change] after sealing it.
• Shade and Mr. Bernhardt met Dull Higgins, who shared the Bloodkin’s hidden royal history and agreed to exchange information about the Silver Moon Library and the God Summoner.
• Shade and Wei Ge traced Princess Burgundy’s pendant to the Astley family collection, where they found a crown, a Scepter, and the Heart of Sera.
• Wei Ge and Shade investigated a deadly blast near the Wounded Soldiers Hospital and learned Gray Gloves agents from Wilundell were searching for something their city had lost.
• Wei Ge won a Silver Cube at the Charming Lady Club auction, and she combined it with the pendant and ruby to create a lens for stargazing equipment.
• Shade questioned Desire about the Firstborn Sons and learned that he would have to face the Sea of Origin and purify them.
• Shade and Dorothy visited Professor Manning, who judged the Scepter genuine and the crown almost certainly genuine, while recounting rumors about Delinore’s royal treasures and secret faith.

Shade sought the God of Benevolence’s help for Wei Ge and received sunlight that nourished her, while his work in Arcadia City exposed corruption around the stolen printing plates. Angelina was drawn into a confrontation with the relic Mother and the Saint Alliance, which ended when an unexplained power erased the fused evils.

• Shade entered the Swamp of Oblivion, met Isolde Thorne and other visitors at the Temple, and asked the God of Benevolence to cure Wei Ge’s illness.
• The God of Benevolence could not cure Wei Ge’s illness but gave Shade sunlight that strengthened his healing and asked him to help four visitors recover their reasons for coming.
• Shade restored Leonard Albert’s memories and brought him before the god, where Albert confessed that his daughter had already recovered and then vanished.
• Shade returned with Moon Aura and gave Wei Ge the sunlight, which nourished her soul and life force and reduced her need for blood.
• Shade investigated the compromised Gray Gloves network, learned the Restorationists were negotiating for the stolen Printing Plate Masters, and tasked the Astley Family with contacting intelligence lines.
• Angelina was taken to an abandoned orphanage, resisted the relic Mother, and led thirteen children out before gaining Rebellious Protection and defeating a shadow of the relic.
• Dorothy and Leisha joined the fight against the Infant-Holding Holy Mother and Mother, while Angelina glimpsed an unborn entity that gnawed at her soul.
• The Infant-Holding Holy Mother and Fire Seed Source fused with Mother, but an unexplained power erased all three and left behind unabsorbed life force and weak souls.

Shade investigated a spreading dream curse while preparing to confront the Saint Alliance, whose forces were assembling a mysterious body. After locating the Saint Alliance beneath Arcadia City, Shade entered the Swamp of Oblivion and learned from the God of Benevolence that the place truly existed in the Edge regions.

• Shade guided the Orphanage victims’ souls onward, rescued the surviving children, and discovered a destroyed ritual site beneath the building.
• Shade assembled allies to investigate the Saint Alliance and the Sleeping Sickness, while Angelina began working with the rescued children and Leisha and Dorothy tried to avoid fusing.
• The Sleeping Sickness spread among refugees and reached Charlotte, whom Shade woke by using Door Key: Sleeping Princess, and his dream explorations revealed root-covered streets and victims fused with roots.
• Shade learned that the Saint Alliance was assembling a body from rare remains, and he joined forces with Priest Augustus, Sister Devlin, and the Witches to prepare an operation.
• Shade and his allies entered ancient tombs beneath Arcadia City to find the Saint Alliance, then used the cracked Time Key to travel into the Swamp of Oblivion.
• Shade reached the temple despite the fog erasing his memories, gave Lady Thorn supplies and a mind-stabilizing potion, and fell asleep beside Little Mia.
• In a golden dream, the God of Benevolence told Shade that the Swamp of Oblivion truly existed in the Edge regions and praised Little Mia’s warmth.