Chapter Summaries

Shade accepted the Seer Association’s invitation to a dangerous card game on Fatumonst Island, where he would receive the Rhodes Card [Founding]. Galina revealed the additional rewards she had secured, including a one-of-a-kind Star of Delarion card depicting her.

• Vice President Mark and Chairman Stan offered Shade lifetime ownership of [Founding] if he joined the Association’s game, and warned that the event was dangerous and tied to a Supernatural Being.
• Bishop Owen and Galina said Shade should decide for himself, and Shade accepted the invitation after hearing the game concerned the world’s future.
• Chairman Stan told Shade to pack and depart from the Association before lunch, while Galina argued for limits on his travel companions.
• After returning home, Galina told Shade that the Association had also agreed to publish news for her, trade her land in Saladir County, and create a Star 13 card depicting her.
• Shade embraced and kissed Galina as the maids packed his luggage.

Shade traveled to Fatumonst Island with Little Mia, met President Lenormand, and learned he would compete in a dangerous card game while Luvia watched over him. Back aboard the Radiance Messenger, Shade discussed the other players and their connections as preparations for the coming battle continued.

• Shade used the Seer Association’s relic to travel from Tobesk to Fatumonst Island, where President Lenormand welcomed him and explained the card game.
• Shade asked to see Luvia, and President Lenormand arranged for her to guide him around the island.
• Shade returned to the Radiance Messenger with Luvia and showed Sivie the Ouroboros card he had drawn, which could reset a busted total to 21 or a safe total to 1.
• Luvia explained that the Prophets had ordered the Association not to restrict card players and said she would protect Shade while he stayed at a hotel.
• Shade and Sivie reviewed information about Baron Gerard Rogers, the Father from the All-Number-One Society, and another player connected to cultists.
• Shade recognized Benjamin Elford as a scholar he had encountered during the Chosen Ones of the Earth incident.

Shade and his companions confirmed the identities and connections of the Seventh Act’s five players, including Jenny Elfoth and Samuel Anjou, whose ties to cultists could threaten his claim to the throne. As the players gathered on the island and preparations began, fresh doomsday landscapes appeared and Kassenric and Delarion sailors clashed at the docks.

• Sivie explained that Jenny Elfoth was the fiancée of the scholar Shade had met, and that she was a peripheral member of the Rosicrucian Order.
• Luvia and Sivie revealed that Katerin Schwartz was an illegitimate daughter of the Queen’s family and Samuel Anjou’s aunt, and that Samuel might know of her ties to cultists.
• Shade learned that the five players’ identities were confirmed, that Jenny Elfoth would arrive by Thursday, and that the card game’s rules remained unknown.
• Two Before the Doomsday landscapes appeared on the island, with others appearing in Delarion and the Shattered Islands.
• Kassenric and Delarion naval soldiers opened fire on each other at the City of Time Wheels docks after tensions rose following Larus III’s assassination.

Shade discussed his unfinished Snow White Princess Mystic Lock with Dorothy and sensed that meeting Major Rades would draw him into the Seventh Act of the Destiny story. Luvia’s divination supported his premonition, and she used the King’s Egg to investigate the timing as Friday night approached.

• Shade told Dorothy that his Snow White Princess Mystic Lock was only half-formed and might erode other worlds once completed.
• Ellie showed interest in Dorothy’s apple-creating Thaumaturgy, and Dorothy shared an apple with Ellie and Little Liana.
• While writing an invitation to Major Rades, Shade foresaw that their meeting would lead him to the Seventh Act and its other four card players.
• Luvia divined that Shade’s altered connection to Major Rades had let him touch Destiny, and Shade said the meeting had to take place at the Drowned Ghost Tavern before midnight on a Friday.
• Luvia brought out the relic coins and chose the King’s Egg for divination rather than risk using the Sage Token.

Shade learned that the Final Battle of Fate would begin in fifty hours and continued preparing with Luvia and the Witches. Luvia forged the ring of [breeding] into a transforming shield tattoo, leaving its power against Mr. Snake untested.

• Luvia told Shade to mail a letter arranging a Friday-night card game at the Drowned Ghost Tavern, where Lady White would invite him to play.
• Shade and Luvia discussed how many Artificial Rings of Fate they could gather and whether the Church should prepare rings for the Chosen Ones.
• Shade learned the Dragon Series secret art [Dragon Scale Amulet] on Green Lake Island, then gave Luvia and Megan protective amulets made from his dragon scales.
• Luvia used the Philosopher's Stone ink and the ring of [breeding] to forge a pink shield tattoo, which could expand into a door-sized greatshield.
• Luvia warned Shade that using the shield too often could shift his fate and that its enlarged form consumed considerable spirit.

Shade and Luvia learned that Night Watchman could not bear a second Destiny, so they planned to forge a removable Fate Imprint instead. Luvia discovered that the Destiny of Redemption was with Angelina, and the chapter ended as Angelina noticed Emilia’s Ring of Fate - Freedom.

• Luvia divined that Night Watchman could not be enhanced with another Destiny, but a Fate Imprint could be attached to it.
• Luvia said Dorothy and Leisha could jointly condense the Destiny of Saviour, but Shade refused because he did not want them to accept the fate he had helped them resist.
• Luvia identified Redemption as the second-best Destiny and divined that it was with Angelina.
• Shade and Luvia visited Dorothy, and Dorothy arranged for Angelina to travel to Fatumonst Island the next morning so they could investigate the Destiny.
• Shade dreamed of Misfortune Town and Snow Mountain Hall, while Angelina spent Thursday morning visiting the Little Unicorns.
• Angelina arrived at Snow Mountain Hall, saw Emilia, Bella, Claire, and Dorothy, and recognized the Ring of Fate - Freedom on Emilia’s hand.

Emilia gained the Ring of Fate [Freedom], while Shade and the others investigated the mysterious fate appearing on Angelina’s forehead and considered her possible connection to [Redemption]. The chapter ended with Luvia examining the newly precipitated Ring of Fate [Redemption] as Shade and Emilia returned.

• Emilia explained that the Wind Leaf Clan had given her the Ring of Fate [Freedom], and Ellie gained the power of Life and Nature through her connection with Emilia.
• Shade learned that Daniste could not identify the Golden Snake Runes, though she suspected they were First Epoch symbols serving as a seal, and he discussed the Final Battle arrangements with the Witches.
• Shade, Luvia, Bella, and Dorothy examined the complex fate visible on Angelina’s forehead and considered whether she could resonate with [Redemption] and wield the sword Shade planned to forge.
• Dorothy pointed out that Angelina might already have gathered three fates through [King of the Covenant], [War Ring], and [Redemption Imprint], but Shade insisted that she remain off the battlefield.
• Shade learned that [Freedom] protected Emilia from abilities that controlled the mind or body, and he and Emilia discussed Friday night’s plans and where Ellie and Little Mia should stay.
• Luvia precipitated Angelina’s fate into [Ring of Fate: Redemption] and was examining its unusually chaotic colors when Shade and Emilia returned.

As the Seventh Act and the final battle of fate approached, Shade and his allies prepared new weapons and gathered support, while the spreading chaos disrupted divination. The chapter ended with Mr. Davis telling Shade of a dream in which a giant snake passed through thirteen rings and was reborn stronger.

• Angelina’s Ring of Fate, [Redemption], gave her protection against the [Before the Doomsday] region and power against destructive fates, and Shade forged it into a Fate Imprint.
• The group discovered that the Fate Imprint could enhance weapons and Thaumaturgy, and Shade combined it with [Night Watchman] and the [Moonbeam Greatsword].
• Shade gathered the card players on Fatumonst Island and asked the Guardians of the Earth and Mr. Albert to help; the Guardians offered limited aid because the spreading Dusk Scenery was harming the earth.
• Shade distributed silver dragon scales to Angelina, Ellie, Little Liana, and the Witches, then discussed plans with Mr. Mortis and Old Mr. Charat.
• A meteor shower signaled worsening chaos in fate, and Luvia warned that divination would likely fail after the Seventh Act began.
• Shade visited the Hermits of the Forest, where Mr. Davis described a dream of a black giant snake passing through thirteen rings and being reborn stronger.

Shade received a Golden Bullet imbued with Luck from Mr. Davis as he prepared for the final battle on Fatumonst Island. Before he returned to the island, Queen Diana was poisoned in an assassination attempt, leaving Leisha distraught and Shade promising to find a way to help her recover.

• Shade told Mr. Davis he feared the truth about his past that awaited him on Fatumonst Island, and Mr. Davis turned Shade’s Luck Bent Arc and an ordinary bullet into a Golden Bullet.
• Shade prepared Star Dew and planned to use divinity burning to condense Destiny before the God of Misfortune arrived.
• Sylvia told Shade that Queen Diana had been poisoned at a banquet by a Gray Gloves agent acting alone, and that the Queen remained unconscious with potentially severe aftereffects.
• Shade comforted Leisha and refused to spend her dice or use a Ring of Miracles to treat Queen Diana, but promised to seek another way to help her mother recover.
• Luvia urged Shade to stay overnight with Leisha, but Shade decided to visit her and leave when she asked him to, so she would know he cared without feeling pressured.

On the final day before the decisive battle, Shade and his allies prepared for the Seventh Act while trying to protect Queen Diana and steady those closest to him. Luvia realized the other Acts might be performed more than once, suggesting a new possibility for the coming battle.

• Shade told Luvia he would return President Chanem Rod’s Ouroboros button to the Seer Association in exchange for help treating Queen Diana, then went back to Fatumonst Island and comforted Angelina.
• The next morning, Shade drew the upright Wheel of Fate from Old Mr. Charat’s deck, and Luvia said it foretold an important turning point shaped by Shade’s choice.
• Shade told Priest Augustus and Doctor Schneider that the Seventh Act would begin that night; the Priest gave him the Doomsday Proclaiming Horn, and both men planned to go to the island.
• Shade checked the battle preparations aboard the Radiance Messenger, then went to deal with an Infinite Snake as the island’s residents evacuated toward Kael-Todd Town and the City of Time Wheels.
• Luvia learned that Ellie would be taught the Moonfall Rebirth Sonata and told the Witches to gather and perform it if signaled.
• Luvia wondered whether Acts other than Pilgrim’s Path could be performed multiple times, realizing that this might explain why someone had been absent from the Sixth Act.

Luvia coordinated preparations for the coming Fate battle while Iluna met If and secured his promise to help Shade if danger arose. At a meeting with the Church, Shade won the right to choose a share of Fate resources, then returned to the Sun Church to thank Miss Eden privately.

• Luvia coordinated the ship's plans, arranged document deliveries, and checked on the arrival of Professor Danist.
• Iluna encountered If in the Cedar Forest and asked him to help Shade during the coming battle; If agreed without asking her to pay.
• Shade, the Witches, the Seer Association, and the Clowns met at the Sun Church to review battle plans and divide the Church's Fate resources.
• Miss Eden proposed a card draw to decide which share Shade and President Lenormand would receive, and Shade drew the king and chose three Forged Rings and two Bent Arcs.
• Shade left his companions and returned to the Sun Church, where he thanked Miss Eden in private.

Shade and his allies completed their preparations for the Final Battle of Fate as a new Warrior's Fate arrived on Fatumonst Island. Before the battle, everyone gathered aboard the ship for a banquet, where Shade raised his glass to mark the moment.

• Miss Eden told Shade that That Lady had given her the Sacred Fate and revealed that the Dawn Church possessed another Ring of Fate, Warrior's Fate.
• Luvia divined that Warrior's Fate would find a resonator among their allies and agreed that events were proceeding according to plan.
• Shade told Luvia that the Nun, the Sure-Kill Handgun, and the First Fire were among his preparations for facing Mr. Snake.
• The Great Fog spread across Starfall Bay as Shade spoke with his companions, and Sivie told him she wanted to share something after the War of Fate.
• Emilia, Daniste, and Iluna joined Shade and the others for a banquet aboard the ship, where Shade raised his glass and said they had finally reached this moment again.

Before the Seventh Act’s decisive battle, Shade said farewell to his companions and went alone to the Drowned Ghost Tavern at the City of Time Wheels docks to join a card game. He met Major Rades there and heard that tensions on Fatumonst Island and in Tobesk remained high.

• At dinner, Shade told Iluna to wait at Peak of Fate with the Sword of Redemption and [Night Watchman] after the card game began, and reminded her to find Upper Spring and form her third ring when the summit ruins opened.
• Shade left the Radiance Messenger after bidding farewell to Luvia, Illustrious Miss, Winnie, Ellie, and Little Mia.
• Shade entered the relatively quiet Drowned Ghost Tavern and chose a table while sailors and soldiers from both nations drank nearby.
• Major Rades arrived and told Shade that orders on Fatumonst Island required hostility toward the Kasonlik people without starting a major firefight.
• Major Rades asked about the situation in Tobesk, and Shade said the head of Military Intelligence Section Six had had his pay suspended while spies might be anywhere in the capital.

Shade met Major Rades at a tavern, where the Major spoke of the approaching war and thanked Shade for changing his Destiny. Later, Shade helped Mrs. Reinhart and Jenny Elford, who had mysteriously wandered from separate places into a snowy mountain and then arrived at the tavern.

• Shade and Major Rades discussed the assassinations, the likelihood of war, and the fleet’s future deployment along the Old Continent’s coast.
• Major Rades said he would face the coming war and thanked Shade for giving him a chance to begin a new life; their handshake earned Shade a gold coin worth five points.
• Shade noticed Prince Samuel Anjou and Baron Gerard Rogers at the tavern while waiting for Claire’s Mother and Ms. Jenny Elford to arrive.
• Mrs. Reinhart and Jenny Elford entered the tavern, and Shade intervened when a man approached them with ill intent.
• Jenny recognized Shade as Hanmi of Leijed, and Shade signaled his identity to Mrs. Reinhart before asking how they had arrived there.
• Mrs. Reinhart and Jenny explained that they had separately passed through doors and ended up in a snowy mountain before reaching the tavern, and Shade offered to take them back later.

Shade and four other players joined Lady White for an adventure card game whose rewards could fulfill their personal wishes. After drawing character and item cards, they heard the story of the Seventh Act begin, with five candidates bound for the Snow Mountain.

• A drunk harassed two women at Shade’s table, and Shade, Baron Gerard Rogers, and Prince Samuel Anjou intervened before Miss Elfoth invited them to join her and Mrs. Reinhart.
• Lady White appeared and invited Shade, Miss Elfoth, Baron Rogers, Prince Samuel Anjou, and Mrs. Reinhart to play a card game offering assistance toward each player’s wish.
• The five players drew random Character Cards, and Shade received Stella Larson’s card instead of Old Mr. Charat’s.
• The players each provided two personal items for Item Cards, and Shade received Rose Petals and Myriad Aspects of Impermanence · Fate.
• Lady White began the Seventh Act’s story, sending five candidates toward the summit of Fatumonst Island’s Snow Mountain to pursue the role of protagonist.

The card game began, and Shade’s Fate card twisted two relics’ effects, bringing Ellie into the story as a sixth actor. While the five candidates received starting positions, Ellie and Little Mia appeared on Fatumonst Island and set off toward the Snow Mountain.

• Stella, Old Mr. Charato, Mr. Mortis, "Father," and Katerin Schwartz sensed the card players controlling their fates as Lady White began the game.
• The Seer Association and the Misfortune Order used relics to give Old Mr. Charato and Katerin Schwartz extra advantages, but Shade played [Myriad Aspects of Impermanence · Fate] to interfere.
• Lady White declared the relic effects invalid and introduced the Sixth Actor, Unicorn—Ellie, who would enter the story with a companion but receive no card-player support.
• The five candidates drew cards to determine their starting positions, while Lady White explained how Ellie’s fate and Hand Cards would work.
• Luvia and Bella realized Ellie and Little Mia had disappeared from the Radiance Messenger along with Stella.
• Ellie appeared on Fatumonst Island with Little Mia, felt drawn to the Snow Mountain, and ran toward it with the Cat on her head.

The Seventh Act began as the candidates searched the Snow Mountain for 13 seals whose destruction would weaken Mr. Snake. While the others wandered in the fog, Ellie and Little Mia reached the mountain and found a Black and White Snake guarding a golden-lit Ice Wall.

• Shade and the other players learned the Card Game’s rules, and Shade played a [Weather: Snowfall] card to call a snowstorm.
• Luvia and Bella divined that the candidates had to destroy the seals to release Mr. Snake, creating a debt that would weaken it in the coming battle.
• Bella sent Flora to search for Stella, while Grandma Cassandra and Claire went to find the Ouroboros Eye’s right eye among the Fatu People.
• Luvia arranged for Tifa to contact Sylvia and said Vanessa and The Church’s team would intercept Mr. Snake’s forces seeking the seals.
• Ellie and Little Mia crossed the pine forest and entered the Snow Mountain, where Ellie followed a concealed path and broke through an Ice Wall.
• Ellie encountered a Black and White Snake guarding another golden-lit Ice Wall, and the snake slithered toward her.

Ellie awakened as a Ring Arcanist while protecting Little Mia from an ancient great snake on Snow Mountain. After defeating the snake with Moonlight Slash, she discovered she could turn its remains into an apple.

• Ellie fought the great snake, but its Misfortune venom and power began turning the left half of her body into ice.
• Little Mia stood between Ellie and the approaching snake, prompting Ellie to rise and shield the cat despite her injuries.
• Ellie’s wish for power awakened her Destiny Ring, and the ice covering her body melted as its Runes appeared.
• Ellie used Moonlight Slash to destroy most of the snake, then accidentally crashed into the mountain after her attack carried her forward.
• Ellie rejoined Little Mia and transformed the snake’s remaining Bent Arc into an apple with her horn.

Ellie ate Bent Arc in apple form, gained the [Freeze] Spirit Rune, and shattered the first of the Thirteen Seals, unleashing more of Mr. Snake’s power. Meanwhile, Bella confirmed that the Fatu People’s Ice Jade was the [Ouroboros Eye], and Lady White announced the consequences of the seal’s release to the card players.

• Ellie transformed Bent Arc into an apple, ate it, gained the [Freeze] Spirit Rune, and broke an ancient serpentine rune with her horn.
• The first seal shattered, releasing power across Starfall Bay and strengthening Ellie as she absorbed the golden light.
• Bella joined Claire, Elder Harald, and Elder Vilda at Snow Mountain Hall, learned about the Fatu People’s Ice Jade, and verified that it was the [Ouroboros Eye] using the [Snake Heart].
• Claire stayed at Snow Mountain Hall to coordinate the town’s defenses while Bella planned to take the [Ouroboros Eye] back to the ship.
• Lady White told the card players that the first seal had been released, explained the changed dangers and rewards, and drew an [Aid] card for Ellie’s next companion.

Ellie and Little Liana reunited and traveled together as the first seal's breaking unleashed Fate Beasts across the Snow Mountain. At the chapter's end, two Infinite Snakes trapped them on a narrow bridge, and Ellie's cat prompted her to think of a way forward.

• Little Liana found Ellie and joined her and Little Mia as they traveled through the snow.
• At the Peak of Fate, Little Liana disappeared from Emilia's side as the earthquake and the revival of Fate Beasts marked the battle's beginning.
• Claire, Bella, and Luvia used [Fate Base] and Ice Jade to project Stella's battle and map contaminated enemies across the island.
• Bella and Luvia sent the Sand Table intelligence to The Church, the Academy, and other groups as battles spread across the island.
• Ellie and Little Liana encountered Infinite Snakes blocking both ends of a narrow mountain bridge, and the cat's tap gave Ellie an idea.