Chapter Summaries

Salomon endured an intense schedule of magical and ordinary studies while exploring multiple spellcasting systems and learning to make a Dimensional Bag. When Spring Festival gave him an extra day off, Master Wong took him to New York’s Chinatown, and Salomon gave him a Dimensional Bag before they set out for Sichuan cuisine.

• The Venerable One agreed to Athena teaching Salomon, while Salomon struggled with his crowded schedule and his discomfort around Athena.
• Salomon studied magic, science, art, and languages, investigated the Holy Marks and the Kabbalah Tree of Life, and practiced two complementary spellcasting systems.
• Salomon made a Dimensional Bag, earning the Sorcerer Supreme’s approval for studying magic beyond combat spells.
• For Spring Festival, The Venerable One gave the Hong Kong Sanctum a holiday, and Master Wong invited Salomon to visit New York’s Chinatown.
• Salomon gave Master Wong a Dimensional Bag, and they set off to find Sichuan cuisine.

Salomon continued his long magical education while living as a shut-in, and Cassilius encouraged him to go out and meet people. The chapter explained Kamar-Taj’s varied recruitment and traditions, and ended with Master Gu Yi deciding to give Salomon something to do.

• Salomon studied languages and magic under the curriculum arranged by the Sorcerer Supreme and Athena while the London Sanctum arranged for him to take school exams.
• Salomon stayed in his room watching anime, though he sometimes visited Hong Kong and avoided New York.
• Cassilius urged Salomon to leave his room, meet girls, and exercise, reflecting on his deceased child and his wife, Adria.
• The chapter described how Kamar-Taj recruited idealists, descendants of sorcerer families, and people from the secular world, while Master Gu Yi tolerated ulterior motives as long as sorcerers protected Earth and did not serve Dormammu.
• Master Gu Yi decided to give Salomon something to do because his soul seemed too calm.

The Venerable One sent Salomon to Port Collins to investigate the Darkhold-linked magic that had created a Vampire. After researching local history, Salomon suspected Angelique Bouchard was the witch behind Barnabas Collins’s transformation, but he had not yet found her.

• The Venerable One told Salomon to search Port Collins for clues about a witch who had turned a human into a Vampire.
• Salomon arrived in Port Collins and suspected Barnabas Collins had been the Vampire described in local legends.
• Salomon searched old newspapers and found reports of eleven workers killed in 1972, a black coffin unearthed at a construction site, and a fire at Collingwood Manor.
• Salomon discovered that Angelique Bouchard had disappeared after the manor fire and that later reports claimed she had vanished from her own home.
• Salomon found portraits showing Angelique’s face was unchanged across generations and concluded she was the witch.

Salomon investigated the Collins family’s hold over Angel Harbor and prepared to confront the vampire Barnabas Collins. At Collins Manor, Willie reported that a wizard had arrived, leaving Barnabas and his family facing an unexpected visitor.

• Salomon questioned a taxi driver about Angelique Bouchard and learned that she had disappeared before Port Collins took control of Angel Harbor’s fishing industry.
• Salomon examined the town’s decline and learned that murders had gone unsolved since 1972, then returned to Kamar-Taj to rest and prepare silver and spellcasting materials.
• Salomon returned to Port Collins and asked the driver to take him to Collins Manor, intending to question Barnabas Collins about the witch and possibly kill him.
• Caroline Stoddard scolded Willie and David while Barnabas Collins and Elizabeth played chess and discussed the family’s fortunes.
• Willie rushed in and told Barnabas, Elizabeth, and Caroline that a wizard had arrived.

Salomon entered Collins Manor to investigate Barnabas Collins and learn where Angelique Bouchard was hiding, explaining that he sought a dangerous book behind her dark magic. Barnabas was relieved to hear Salomon might lift his Vampire curse and began thanking God, leaving Salomon baffled.

• Willie warned Barnabas Collins that a wizard had arrived, and Barnabas invited the visitor into Collins Manor.
• Barnabas mistook Salomon for a child in a wizard costume until Salomon revealed that he had come looking for someone.
• Salomon identified Barnabas as a Vampire and introduced himself as a mystic acting on behalf of the Mystic Order.
• Salomon explained that Angelique Bouchard might possess knowledge from a dangerous grimoire and asked where she was.
• Barnabas asked whether Salomon could lift his curse, then knelt to thank God when Salomon said he could counter Angelique’s magic.

Salomon visited the Collins family to learn about Angelique Bouchard and find copies of the Book of Vishanti. Barnabas recounted how Angelique cursed him into becoming a vampire and later died, and Salomon ended by asking which murders Barnabas had committed.

• Salomon questioned the Collins family about Barnabas, and Elizabeth explained that the family had learned their curse was real after Barnabas appeared.
• Barnabas offered to help Salomon obtain Angelique’s collections, which had been kept in the museum as relics, and said Angelique was dead.
• Barnabas described falling in love with Josette DuPres, whose death led Angelique to curse him into becoming a vampire.
• Barnabas recounted how Angelique turned the villagers against him, how he fought her after awakening, and how Collingwood Manor burned down.
• Barnabas said Angelique pulled out her pink, cracked heart and died when it shattered, and Salomon asked which murder cases Barnabas had committed.

Salomon questioned Barnabas about the murders and learned that Barnabas had transformed only Victoria, though the Collins family suspected another Vampire was in Port Collins. After Salomon returned through a portal, Elizabeth changed the family’s plans, and Barnabas led him upstairs to the materials he had requested.

• Salomon asked Barnabas whether he had committed the reported attacks or transformed any humans, and Barnabas admitted transforming Victoria but denied responsibility for the other murders.
• Barnabas recalled that the Collins family had found a clue suggesting another Vampire in the area, then offered to investigate the matter again.
• After Salomon left, Barnabas told Elizabeth that he would deal with the possible threat and mentioned Julia Hoffman.
• Salomon returned to Collingwood Manor through a portal, alarming the Collins family and prompting Elizabeth to reconsider their plan to kill him.
• Barnabas led Salomon upstairs to the materials he had prepared, while Salomon eyed the spellbooks and the Vampire with interest.

Salomon visited Collins Manor to search Angie’s occult books for the curse that turned Barnabas into a vampire, while Barnabas tried to learn whether Salomon’s organization might help him. The search produced no answer about the curse, but Salomon found a symbol he suspected was a hellish fast-food logo.

• Barnabas led Salomon through Collins Manor and explained that the Collins family had bought Angie’s collection from the museum.
• Salomon told Barnabas that the Sorcerer Supreme had raised him at Kamar-Taj and that the order protected Earth from creatures from Hell and the Abyss.
• Barnabas worried that Salomon’s arrival meant the Collins family had been noticed and wanted to hand over the books and send him away.
• Salomon began searching the dusty books and scrolls for the curse and Dark Magic that Angie had used.
• Barnabas pointed out a golden M, and Salomon joked that it was likely a fast-food logo from Hell.

Salomon searched the Collins family’s occult books for spells derived from the Darkhold while Barnabas questioned him about Kamar-Taj and the afterlife. Salomon declared himself an unbeliever, and Barnabas left to check whether Victoria had awakened.

• Salomon sifted through the dusty spellbooks, looking for Darkhold spells and evidence that the Collins family had hidden any.
• Barnabas brought Salomon tea and food, then tried to learn about Kamar-Taj and the Sorcerer Supreme.
• Barnabas asked whether God existed and whether vampires could enter Heaven, and Salomon answered that he did not worship gods.
• Salomon told Barnabas that human achievement came from humanity itself, not God.
• Barnabas, surprised by Salomon’s views, excused himself to check whether Victoria had awakened.

Salomon found a dangerous alchemical text linked to the Darkhold while searching the Collins Manor library. After identifying his next destination, he joined the hunt for another Dark Magic Creature in town.

• Salomon spent five days screening books at Collins Manor while Barnabas avoided him and feared for the Collins family.
• Salomon discovered an alchemical text containing a dangerous spell for transforming humans into Vampires.
• Salomon traced the text to an author using the name Geber, likely Paul of Tarento, and confirmed the original manuscript was in Kamar-Taj's library.
• Salomon placed the book in his Dimensional Bag and joined the hunt for a Dark Magic Creature in town.

Salomon confronted Barnabas in Collins Manor and confirmed that he intended to kill the Vampire, despite the story that had stirred his conscience. After Barnabas secured Salomon’s promise to protect the Collins family, Salomon prepared to fight, accepting that Barnabas was a test set by the Sorcerer Supreme.

• Salomon told Barnabas that the Book of Vishanti could counter the Vampire curse, but its remedy would kill him, and admitted he had never promised to restore him to humanity.
• Salomon explained that Barnabas’s curse-given vampirism could grow immensely powerful and that his soul would belong to the God of Black Magic if Salomon killed him.
• Salomon said Victoria’s soul would return to death rather than Hell if she had not taken a human life.
• Barnabas asked Salomon to swear that the Collins family would not be implicated, and Salomon swore in the name of Vishanti.
• Barnabas questioned why Salomon had waited until night, and Salomon refused to explain that he had hoped Barnabas might gain an advantage.
• Salomon revealed that Barnabas was a whetstone prepared by the Sorcerer Supreme and opened a magic circle to begin the fight.

Salomon fought Barnabas in the dark corridor and overpowered the vampire with enhanced vision and close-combat skill. Before he could trap Barnabas in the Mirror Dimension, a swarm of rats and bats forced him to retreat, and a woman accompanied by her Ghost appeared where the vampire had been.

• Barnabas attacked Salomon with his speed and claws, but Salomon blocked the blows with the Ring of the Ragador.
• Salomon ate dried carrots to gain Darkvision and used his training to counter Barnabas's attacks.
• Salomon struck Barnabas repeatedly and smashed him into the floor with Misty Step.
• Salomon began opening the Mirror Dimension to imprison the unconscious vampire, but a swarm of rats and bats interrupted him.
• The swarm vanished with Barnabas, leaving a woman in a pale-blue gown and her identical Ghost in the corridor.

Salomon fought Victoria and Josette at Collins Manor, driving Victoria through a wall and striking Josette before escaping into the Mirror Dimension. He emerged in the garden and set out to find Barnabas, leaving Josette for later.

• Victoria took Barnabas away and confronted Salomon, seeking revenge for his attack on Barnabas.
• Salomon used protective spells as Victoria and Josette charged him, then blocked Victoria’s cane and sent her crashing through a wall with an elbow strike.
• Josette attacked Salomon with a terrifying apparition, but he struck her with the Ring of the Ragador.
• Salomon stopped the rats and bats with a gust of wind, escaped into the Mirror Dimension, and left Josette there.
• Salomon emerged in the garden outside Collins Manor and continued his hunt for Barnabas.

Salomon fought the Collins family and their vampires after setting Collins Manor ablaze, but Elizabeth shot him and left him wounded on the lawn. Victoria appeared behind Elizabeth and declared Salomon would die.

• Salomon watched Collins Manor burn as Willie called the fire department, then the Collins family arrived at the manor.
• Elizabeth sent David to retrieve guns while Caroline transformed into a werewolf and prepared to attack the wizard.
• Salomon struck down the bats with magic and knocked Caroline away, but Elizabeth shot his calf with a shotgun.
• Salomon healed his wounded leg as Elizabeth aimed her shotgun at him and Victoria appeared behind her with more bats.

Salomon used the Medusa-headed Aegis to turn the Collins family into stone so he could continue pursuing Barnabas, then faced the Vampire's furious accusation. The firefighters arrived at the estate as the manor burned, leaving Salomon to confront the consequences of his choice.

• Salomon recovered from his wounds and threatened Barnabas, but vanished when Elizabeth fired at him.
• Salomon returned with the Aegis and raised it before the Collins family, turning Victoria, Elizabeth, Caroline, and David into stone.
• Salomon questioned whether the Holy Marks had eroded his conscience, but decided he could not regret his choice to pursue Barnabas.
• Barnabas emerged from the burning manor, learned that Salomon had petrified the Collins family, and accused him of destroying everything he had done for them.
• The firefighters arrived with Willie, finding only the burning manor.

Salomon sought guidance from the Sorcerer Supreme after choosing to kill Vampires despite ordinary people protecting them. She explained why guardians sometimes had to sacrifice innocent lives to protect humanity, leaving Salomon to reflect on the burden of such decisions.

• Baron Mordo pulled apprentices away from the lifelike statues Salomon had brought to Kamar-Taj.
• Salomon told the Sorcerer Supreme about his mission and his doubts over the choice he had faced.
• The Sorcerer Supreme recounted how she had killed everyone at a village to stop Dormammu from being summoned, including innocent bystanders.
• She told Salomon that protecting humanity sometimes required sacrificing a few lives, while urging him to preserve his compassion and weigh every decision carefully.
• The Sorcerer Supreme revealed in her thoughts that she had arranged the mission to prepare Salomon for his future role as a guardian.

Salomon hunted the vampires and werewolves in Collinsport while honing his magic and bringing seafood to Kamar-Taj and Athena. He tracked the remaining werewolves and planned to return to town to kill them once he had recovered.

• The Venerable One explained that the Collins family’s deaths were an acceptable sacrifice under Kamar-Taj’s laws, and Salomon accepted her reasoning.
• Salomon spent the next month bringing seafood to Kamar-Taj, his Wing Chun gym, and Athena, who praised him for using the Aegis and cooked for him.
• Salomon tracked down Julia Hoffman with a divination spell, beheaded her, and left her body in the sun until it burned to ash.
• Salomon investigated Collinsport’s werewolves, used magic to identify them in human form, and hired the driver to record their addresses.
• Salomon told the driver he was a young S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and warned him not to reveal their encounters, then sent him to buy a cold Coke.

Salomon tracked down Wood, a werewolf who had once worked for Angelique, and killed him despite Wood's pleas that he had left that life behind. He then revealed that he had killed more than one werewolf, including Wood's children.

• Salomon followed Wood through a remote residential area and confronted him in a secluded spot.
• Wood insisted that he had never bitten anyone, had stopped associating with other werewolves, and was only trying to support his family.
• Salomon declared that werewolves could not be allowed to live and that their existence violated the Sorcerer Supreme's laws.
• Wood tried to close the distance and interrupt Salomon's magic, but Salomon knocked him down and stabbed him in the temple.
• Salomon rejoined the driver, said the job was done, and reflected that he had killed Wood's children as well.

The Venerable One explained why Salomon was hunting in Colins Town and assured Mordo and Cassilius that he would not betray humanity. After Salomon left town, his work drew attention to the local police’s cover-up, and S.H.I.E.L.D. began investigating reports of agents who had never been sent there.

• The Venerable One told Mordo and Cassilius that Salomon was stronger than he appeared and that his Holy Marks were connected to an Outer Dimensions force she would not let interfere with Earth.
• The Venerable One said Salomon’s disbelief in gods set him apart from people who worshipped Extra-dimensional Beings, including Mordo and Cassilius.
• Salomon finished hunting the Werewolves in Colins Town and prepared to leave, while a drunken driver gave him the name and phone number of a London contact.
• Salomon’s killings and the local police’s long-standing cover-up became the subject of rumors, and the police sent S.H.I.E.L.D. a protest letter.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. realized no agents had been sent to Colins Town and dispatched an agent to investigate the impersonators, while a witness stood up unexpectedly.

After narrowly avoiding Agent Coulson, Salomon rested at Kamar-Taj while the Venerable One explained the conflict between the Left Eye witches and Right Eye sages and the angels and demons they hunted. The Venerable One confirmed Salomon was human and linked his Holy Marks to the Book of Angel Raziel, leaving him set to travel to Europe to find Bayonetta.

• Coulson traced rumors about Salomon to a taxi driver, connected him to the fires and highway crater, and reported that the suspected Inhuman had returned to activity.
• Coulson left Colins Town to help search for the missing Tony Stark, while Salomon stayed at Kamar-Taj and planned to rest before traveling to Europe.
• The Venerable One told Salomon that angels and demons were beings from different planes, and explained that angels serving the sleeping Jubileus sought the Left Eye's power to awaken him.
• The Venerable One described the centuries-long war between the Shadow Witches and Lumen Sages, and identified Bayonetta and Balder as the current bearers of the Left Eye and Right Eye.
• The Venerable One explained that she supported Bayonetta to maintain balance, confirmed Salomon was human, and suspected his Holy Marks came from the Book of Angel Raziel.
• Salomon prepared to travel to Europe after resting for a few days and seek out Bayonetta.