Chapter Summaries

He Xi and his companions returned to Blake, fought undead, and used his knowledge of the previous timeline to persuade Father Press to let them guard Saint Andra’s Holy Relic. When Press opened the stone coffin, they discovered the relic was missing.

• He Xi reviewed the group’s point breakdown and learned they had earned points for killing Fledgling Vampires, but none for helping Celia.
• He Xi, Lidona, and Anya returned to Blake and helped Miles fight zombies at the West Gate.
• He Xi persuaded the Baron’s servant that they would attend the celebration, then convinced Press to let them see and guard the Holy Relic.
• Press led the group to the basement and opened the stone coffin, revealing that the Holy Relic was gone.

He Xi and his companions investigated the disappearance of Saint Andra’s Holy Relic, which had vanished earlier than expected and left Father Press unable to use divine power. They exposed Henry as the thief and tracked the relic to Madam Drasa’s manor, where He Xi found the saint’s bone in a wooden box.

• He Xi questioned Leo and the townspeople but found no useful clues, while Father Press discovered at dawn that he could no longer sense the Holy Relic.
• Celia decided to seek Jislav and offer to marry him, but He Xi persuaded her to wait while they tried another approach.
• Father Press falsely claimed the real Holy Relic was safe and used a resistance spell to reassure the townspeople that Celia was not a vampire.
• He Xi recognized Henry, the graveyard keeper, as suspicious; Anya exposed his lies, and Henry confessed that he had stolen the relic for Madam Drasa in exchange for ten gold coins.
• He Xi, Anya, and Miles confronted Madam Drasa, who retrieved a wrapped wooden box containing a bone glowing with Saint Andra’s divine power.

He Xi recovered Saint Andra’s relic and refused Madam Drasa’s offer to help overthrow Dexter, then learned why Henry had stolen the relic. After a quiet night, reports of vampire attacks brought frightened townspeople to the church, where guards and Lord Oleg arrived and identified He Xi, Anya, and Lidona.

• He Xi rejected Madam Drasa’s plea to keep the relic and help remove Dexter, then returned to the church and secured permission from Father Press to carry it.
• Henry revealed that he had stolen the relic to repay Madam Drasa for helping him care for two children whose parents were addicted to a hag’s muffins.
• Lidona kept watch with Saint Andra’s arm bone, heard a faint disturbance outside, and found no vampires entering the church.
• He Xi received seventy-two gold from Miles and planned to seek points around town before returning for Father Press’s blessing.
• Townspeople reported vampire attacks around Blake Town and sought shelter in the church.
• Guards entered with Lord Oleg, and a guard recognized He Xi, Anya, and Lidona as the outsiders.

He Xi and his companions were accused of aiding the Vampires, then ordered by Dexter to find the Vampires hiding in Blake. After receiving an invitation from Jislaf von Karnstein, He Xi agreed to meet the Vampire lord while Lidona chose to confront Dexter with Anya.

• Oleg accused He Xi, Anya, and Lidona of being the devil’s spies and took them, along with Henry, to the Baron Mansion.
• Dexter demanded that the three find and kill the Vampires hiding in town within three days to prove their innocence.
• Dexter planned to burn Henry at the next Blazing Festival, and Lidona objected to the punishment.
• Drasa denied arranging the attack and gave He Xi a letter inviting the group to Jislaf von Karnstein’s castle for dinner.
• He Xi decided to accept Jislaf’s invitation, while Lidona asked to stay behind and attack Dexter; He Xi agreed and sent Anya with her.

He Xi met the Vampire lord Jislav, learned how Jislav empowered his servants, and reunited with Lidona and Anya after their mission. He mastered Fireball Spell at the Academy and then unexpectedly encountered Isla at the Tower of Illusions.

• He Xi waited at the Blue Sky Inn, then met the bard Anderson, who asked to join him before He Xi left for Jislav's castle.
• Jislav offered He Xi immortality in exchange for loyalty, while He Xi questioned him about becoming a Vampire and how strong he was.
• Lidona and Anya returned after dealing with the baron, and the trio confirmed that their mission had raised their rankings.
• At Mirabelle's class, He Xi mastered Fireball Spell, completed its written test, and heard her warning about Fireball Spell Dependency Syndrome.
• He Xi reached the Tower of Illusions and found Isla among a crowd of students; she greeted him after turning around.