Chapter Summaries

Loki was nearly killed by The Sage before Bayonetta and Salomon intervened, revealing that the attacker was a Sage thought to be extinct. Salomon confronted The Sage, who summoned the Four Virtues Angel Fortitudo, and Salomon prepared to call for reinforcements.

• The Sage attacked Loki in the fountain square, overpowering his cards and magic while Angels watched.
• Bayonetta rescued Loki from The Sage’s spear and carried him to a rooftop after killing the Angels nearby.
• Bayonetta and Salomon explained that The Sage was supposedly the last of the Sage Clan, whose final member, Balder, had died.
• Salomon teleported in to fight The Sage while Bayonetta battled the arriving Angels.
• Salomon damaged The Sage’s hand with explosive rounds and struck him with the Sacred Sword, but The Sage summoned Fortitudo through a golden portal.

Salomon and Bayonetta fought the Sage and Fortitudo, with Bayonetta summoning Madame Butterfly to battle the angel while Salomon faced the Sage. After recalling how he had prepared to counter Swift Flowing Light, Salomon triggered his spell as the Sage attacked.

• Salomon recognized Fortitudo and called Bayonetta to help while he prepared to face the Sage.
• Bayonetta summoned Madame Butterfly, who battered Fortitudo and drove their fight into the sky.
• The Sage taunted Salomon, who concealed his spellcasting and baited the Sage with a question about the angel.
• Salomon recalled the Sorcerer Supreme explaining Witch Time and the Eyes of the World, then connected that knowledge to his prepared counterspell.
• The Sage used Swift Flowing Light and struck at Salomon, but Salomon's Trigger Spell activated when the spear touched his armor.

Salomon fought The Sage in the plaza, using prophecy, his Power Armor, and the Sacred Sword to counter the Sage's speed and drive him into the falling Fortitudo Angel. Madame Butterfly finished the angel off, and Salomon and Bayonetta regrouped amid the damaged buildings.

• Salomon countered The Sage's rapid attacks with his shield and Sacred Sword, using prophecy to anticipate the Sage's movements.
• Salomon stunned The Sage with an incantation and struck him hard enough to send him flying.
• Madame Butterfly hurled the damaged Fortitudo Angel across Noahduen Town, and The Sage crashed down with it.
• Madame Butterfly's avatar smashed into the fallen angel while Loki watched from a rooftop.
• Bayonetta teased Salomon about protecting others as a damaged wall collapsed beside the plaza.

After defeating the Four Virtues Angel, Salomon suspected The Sage had survived their exhausting battle and questioned the boy about his missing memories. The group set off for Waterfall Church to continue their mission to rescue Jeanne, while Salomon warned the boy that he would keep watching him.

• Salomon surveyed the destruction left by the Four Virtues Angel and recovered from his fight with The Sage while Bayonetta stood beside him.
• Salomon concluded that The Sage had likely survived and wondered why he had not continued attacking.
• The boy urged Salomon and Bayonetta to go to Waterfall Church, and Salomon pressed him to explain what he remembered about himself.
• Salomon probed the boy's mind but found only vague images and sounds that the boy could not understand.
• Bayonetta reminded Salomon that their mission was to rescue Jeanne from Hell, and she noted that Fimbulwinter Mountain had passages to the upper and lower planes.
• Salomon put on his helmet and warned the boy that he would keep watching him as they continued toward Waterfall Church.

Salomon and Bayonetta entered Waterfall Church, where the boy activated an ancient device that restored the ruined building and revealed his connection to the Eyes of the World. Their investigation was interrupted by Pain, a machine-like demon sent through a teleportation circle, and Salomon suspected a powerful enemy awaited them in the lower planes.

• Salomon and Bayonetta entered Waterfall Church through a window after finding its entrance submerged.
• The boy approached the church's central device and unconsciously activated it, causing the building to rebuild itself through time manipulation.
• Bayonetta recognized the boy's power as connected to the Eyes of the World, and Salomon linked it to the Sage's attempt to kill him and the Witches' recent troubles.
• A blood-red teleportation circle opened above the church, and a metal coffin transformed into the demon Pain.
• Salomon suspected the demon was one of Malphas's creations and believed a powerful enemy was waiting for Bayonetta in the lower planes.

Bayonetta and Salomon destroyed a demon construct marked with the Fifth Demon Pillar’s insignia, then followed the boy up Waterfall Church toward the Bridge of Heaven. The boy remained unsure of his memories, while Salomon ended the chapter by suggesting they take the church’s statues home as gifts.

• Bayonetta and Salomon fought the demon construct, with Salomon shielding the boy and using spells and gunfire to support Bayonetta’s attacks.
• Bayonetta destroyed the construct and threw its surviving bladed ratchets to Salomon so he could inspect the Fifth Demon Pillar’s mark.
• The boy led Bayonetta and Salomon up Waterfall Church’s spiral staircase, explaining that the Bridge of Heaven lay above and admitting he did not understand his own memories.
• Bayonetta reassured the boy that they had reason to continue toward the mountain despite his blank memories.
• Salomon admired the restored church statues and suggested taking some home to decorate the estate and give to his adoptive mother.

The boy used the magical sphere to reach the Bridge of Heaven, but Thrones Dignity attacked and the sphere was knocked off course. He restored the bridge’s broken stone door, and Salomon and Bayonetta arrived through it as Madame Butterfly fought off the angels.

• The boy activated the sphere that led to the Bridge of Heaven while Salomon and Bayonetta fought off Lower Angels in Waterfall Church.
• Thrones Dignity struck the sphere with its meteor hammers, sending it tumbling, and the boy escaped while Salomon and Bayonetta landed in a statue niche.
• The boy reached the Bridge of Heaven and fled from Thrones Dignity, using thrown cards to knock the angel back as it pursued him.
• The boy used his power to reverse time and restore the damaged stone door, but multiple Thrones Dignity attacked before it could open fully.
• Madame Butterfly forced the door open and punched an approaching Thrones Dignity, then tapped Salomon’s helmet as he arrived carrying Bayonetta.

Salomon, Bayonetta, and the mysterious boy prepared to continue their search for a friend while Salomon received Kamar-Taj’s findings about the upheaval in the Outer Dimensions. The chapter left the cause tied to the Sun Island Incident and the reappearance of the supposedly extinct Sage Clan, as Salomon and Bayonetta set off to find Jeanne.

• Madame Butterfly threatened Salomon before fading, and Salomon and Bayonetta teased the boy while preparing to face the two Thrones.
• Salomon questioned the boy’s identity and abilities, then checked in with Catherine as the boy treated his wounds.
• Catherine reported that Cross Rose, Lily, and The Punisher would reach Noahduen Town in ten minutes and offered Salomon a file from Baron Mordo.
• Salomon read Kamar-Taj’s findings that the imbalance between the Eyes of the World and the return of the Sage Clan might be connected to the Sun Island Incident.
• Salomon and Bayonetta left to find Jeanne and join Dinah’s Christmas dinner.

Salomon prepared for a mission near Noahduen Town, arranging aircraft support and transportation while leaving the Helicarrier and Sky Battleship available to secure his retreat. Back in the City of Immortals, Victoria Hand briefed Stephanie on the mission and tasked her with managing the Avengers and concealing the City’s influence in the Ministry of Defence.

• Salomon told Catherine he needed aerial reconnaissance rather than fire support and sent mission plans and priority codes to the command terminal.
• Salomon arranged for two Malik family pilots to fly suicide missions and delivered a plasma-armed motorcycle for Bayonetta to ride.
• Victoria Hand showed Stephanie the Noahduen Town operation’s preparations and explained that Salomon wanted Stephanie to follow her assigned schedule.
• Stephanie insisted that Salomon mattered more to her than the City of Immortals, while Victoria Hand warned that Salomon would sacrifice lives for his ideals.
• Victoria Hand tasked Stephanie with maintaining the City of Immortals’ cover and finding an excuse for the Avengers, who suspected Salomon had concealed knowledge of the Christmas attack.
• Stephanie ended the call and went to a Council on Foreign Relations meeting about the City of Immortals’ Middle East plans.

The boy's headache caused his memory image to attack him, but Bayonetta and Salomon continued toward Fimbulwinter Mountain as a vast force of Angels ambushed them. They fought through the assault with help from the Assault Transport, while Catherine prepared to lead the squad into battle.

• The boy's projected memory image struck him and declared that he must be destroyed, forcing Salomon and Bayonetta to stop and help him on the Bridge of Heaven.
• Bayonetta warned Salomon that the boy might not recover his memories until he reached his destination, and Salomon drew the Sacred Sword as Angels began emerging from portals.
• Bayonetta raced toward Fimbulwinter Mountain while Salomon attacked the Angels, and the Assault Transport joined the fight by bombing and smashing through their ranks.
• Bayonetta defended the boy from pursuing Angels with her pistols as she rode the motorcycle toward the mountain.
• Catherine called for the ramp hatch to open so the squad could deploy their Iron Wings and join the battle.

Catherine and the Sisterhood fought alongside Salomon as Bayonetta and the boy struggled to cross the collapsing Bridge of Heaven toward Fimbulwinter. Bayonetta joined the battle after redirecting the Assault Transport, leaving the boy on the motorcycle, which was then impaled by a Golden Spear wielded by a white-robed man.

• Catherine led the Artificial Humans in a fierce assault on the Angels while the Assault Transport shifted to protect them.
• Salomon killed the Upper Angels near Waterfall Church and fought Intermediate Angels as Bayonetta battled Lower Angels.
• Angels tore apart the Bridge of Heaven, forcing Bayonetta to ride toward Waterfall Church with the boy while pursuing the route to Fimbulwinter.
• Bayonetta called the Assault Transport to clear Angels from the bridge, then leapt from the motorcycle to attack an Angel.
• The boy lost control of the motorcycle, was thrown to the ground, and saw it skewered by a Golden Spear beside a white-robed man.

The masked Sage attacked the boy on the collapsing Bridge of Heaven, forcing Bayonetta to defend him while Angels and Temperantia overwhelmed the Witch and her demon. Salomon arrived in a transformed state, severed the Sage’s spear, and leapt after him as they fell from the bridge.

• The masked Sage confronted the wounded boy and claimed he would make him repay his sins, while the boy mocked him and denied understanding.
• Bayonetta tried to protect the boy, and Madame Butterfly fought Temperantia and the other Angels as the Bridge of Heaven began collapsing again.
• Bayonetta noticed the masked Sage had eyes like hers and recognized a brass tube he carried, but he defeated her and she fell from the bridge with the boy.
• Salomon arrived on the bridge and attacked the masked Sage with the Sacred Sword, severing his spear and knocking him off the bridge.
• Salomon leapt after the falling Sage.

Salomon fought the masked Sage amid the shadows beneath Fimbulwinter Mountain while his allies tried to reach him. As the Sisterhood learned that the Sorcerer Supreme had deliberately arranged this trial to force Salomon to confront his true nature, Catherine awakened radiant wings and attacked the Temperantia Angel.

• Salomon caught up with the masked Sage atop the wreckage of the Bridge of Heaven, and the two began a fierce battle.
• Catherine ignored her injuries and leaped from the Assault Transport to rush to Salomon’s aid, prompting the Sisterhood to follow her.
• Catherine’s Iron Wings transformed into enormous living wings, and she charged the ruined Temperantia Angel, piercing it with golden light and driving it into the shadows.
• Tita urged Mordo to open a portal so the Sisterhood’s ships could reach Salomon, but Mordo refused to interrupt the trial.
• Mordo told Tita that the Sorcerer Supreme wanted Salomon to unleash his true strength and face his nature because he was destined to become the future ruler.

After falling into an ancient structure, Bayonetta and the boy found a rune-covered platform that could take them to the Hell Gate beneath Fimbulwinter Mountain. Salomon overwhelmed the masked Sage in combat as the Assault Transport and the surviving Sisterhood followed Catherine into the mountain’s darkness.

• The boy recovered from his fall into the pool and realized his injuries had nearly healed inside a structure Bayonetta suspected was connected to the Umbra Witches.
• The boy said activating the Enochian platform would take them straight to the Hell Gate beneath Fimbulwinter Mountain, and Bayonetta agreed to go ahead without finding her boyfriend first.
• Salomon outmatched the masked Sage in close combat, blocked his attacks with his armor and protective magic, and crashed with him into the base of Fimbulwinter Mountain.
• The Assault Transport and the fighting Sisterhood pursued Catherine into the mountain’s darkness, following Salomon’s flashing golden spear.

Salomon battled the masked Sage, recognized him as Balder, and was swept into the underground caverns while searching for Bayonetta. The Sisterhood reached the battlefield and searched the dead for Catherine, fearing she would not be alive.

• Salomon and the masked Sage fought until they plunged into a bottomless lake, where the Sage disappeared.
• Salomon recognized the masked Sage as Balder from the lipstick tube he carried and resolved to prioritize finding Bayonetta over killing him.
• A powerful current swept Salomon past Bayonetta and an Insidious, a manta ray-like creature that transported combatants through the lower planes.
• Salomon sensed a resonance from the Artificial Human, followed it toward a portal he believed was the Hell Gate, and realized he was beneath Fimbulwinter Mountain.
• The Assault Transport landed among angel corpses as the Sisterhood searched the battlefield for Catherine, fearing she was dead.

Bayonetta fought the masked Sage inside the creature Cunning to protect the unconscious boy, while Salomon arrived in a vast realm beneath Fimbulwinter Mountain and found himself facing a maze of dormant portals. The chapter left Salomon unsure which portal led to Hell Gate or where a wrong choice might send him.

• The Sisterhood found Catherine impaled atop a heap of Angel corpses and believed she had died protecting the Monarch.
• Bayonetta woke inside Cunning and found the boy unconscious in a blood-filled organ.
• The masked Sage attacked the boy, but Bayonetta intercepted him and fought him off without either of them landing a decisive injury.
• Salomon landed in a strange realm beneath Fimbulwinter Mountain, where countless dormant portals formed a dangerous maze.

Salomon exposed and attacked the Prophetess after she offered to help him reach the Hell Gate, then joined Bayonetta and followed the boy toward a portal. Above Noahduen Town, Tita and the Sisterhood mourned Catherine’s death and prepared to avenge her.

• The Prophetess revealed that she had watched Salomon and offered to help him reach Hell in exchange for removing the Witch’s Eye of the World.
• Salomon rejected the Prophetess’s bargain and struck her with Lightning Leap while Bayonetta shot her from behind.
• Bayonetta and the boy joined Salomon, and the boy ran toward a portal, urging them to follow him to the Hell Gate.
• Tita received news of Catherine’s death and relayed it to the Sky Battleships, whose Sisterhood members gathered aboard The Punisher.
• Tita uncovered Catherine’s body, mourned her with the Sisterhood, and called on them to avenge her by killing the Outer Dimensions mongrels.

Salomon, Bayonetta, and the boy escaped the Prophetess and the masked Sage through a series of portals, with Salomon’s traps slowing their pursuit. After the Sage followed them into Hell Gate, the City of Immortals and Kamar-Taj began their assault on Fimbulwinter Mountain.

• Salomon recognized the connection between the boy and the Prophetess, then led the group through portals while she and the masked Sage pursued them.
• The Prophetess and the masked Sage were delayed by Salomon’s traps as they followed the group toward Hell Gate.
• At their destination, Salomon refused to let the boy leave, insisting that he was needed to rescue another Witch’s soul and resolve the final problem.
• The boy opened Hell Gate, and the masked Sage plunged through it after seeing Salomon disappear into the purple clouds.
• Victoria Hand coordinated reconnaissance while the Helicarrier and Sky Battleships sent forces toward Fimbulwinter Mountain.
• Cross Rose and Golden Lily opened fire on attacking angels as Assault Transports reached the mountainside and attacked the enemy.

Salomon’s City of Immortals fought the Angels on Fimbulwinter Mountain with modern weapons while Salomon was separated from Bayonetta in a hostile lower plane. The battle remained deadlocked as Salomon set out with Rodin to find Bayonetta and the boy.

• Salomon reflected on founding the City of Immortals to confront Extra-dimensional Beings with human technology rather than relying on magic.
• The City of Immortals and the Angels fought across Fimbulwinter Mountain as the Sisterhood covered infiltrators gathering intelligence near the summit.
• Master Wong witnessed the City of Immortals’ tanks and weapons in Noahduen Town and understood why the Sorcerer Supreme had sent inexperienced Arcanists to the mission.
• Victoria Hand ordered poison gas prepared for use against the Angels while the Intelligence Department awaited geological information about Fimbulwinter Mountain.
• Salomon met Rodin in the lower plane, learned that Bayonetta had gone after the demon holding Jeanne’s soul, and asked Rodin to lead him to her.

Salomon and Rodin reached the floating island where Bayonetta and Jeanne’s demons were fighting, and Styx Lady let Salomon pass after he invoked his connection to Athena. Meanwhile, Baron Mordo and the Lost City’s forces prepared a large-scale assault on Fimbulwinter Mountain as Sophia worried about Salomon’s return.

• Rodin summoned Insidious and carried Salomon toward the island, where Madame Butterfly fought lower-plane creatures and Styx Lady hunted them.
• Salomon addressed Styx Lady by her true identity and said he was going through regardless of opposition.
• Styx Lady cleared the way after telling Salomon that Athena had invited him to dinner once the matter was over.
• Salomon explained to Rodin that his ties to the Olympian Pantheon amounted to nepotism.
• Baron Mordo saw the Lost City’s tanks, artillery, and advanced weapons deploy around Fimbulwinter Mountain.
• Sophia told Victoria Hand she feared what would happen if Salomon did not return, and Victoria assured her that the sovereign had planned for the situation.