Chapter Summaries

Evan recovered his body after the battle and faced Sapp, Klaus, and Kaini as they fought over the Son of God's power. Rejecting their offers, he resolved to kill them, but Klaus shattered the Magic Potion Evan tried to drink.

• Evan reassembled his body, restored his sanity by burying his face in Gold's fur, and saw the ruined battlefield and reality-warping fissures.
• Klaus's bone claw attacked Evan, and the grotesquely transformed Sapp emerged with the Giant Skeleton Egg inside his body.
• Sapp, Klaus, and Kaini struggled for control of their shared body and the Son of God's power, while their attacks damaged Evan.
• Sapp and Kaini tried to recruit Evan with promises of power and wealth, but he rejected them and decided to kill all three.
• Klaus attacked Evan as Sapp and Kaini interfered, then shattered the Magic Potion Evan tried to drink.

Evan injected nine magic potions at once and unlocked the Forbidden Nine Dragons Tyrant form, transforming into a powerful dragon-like monster. He overwhelmed Klaus, Sapp, and Kaini, resisted their domain and curses, and dissolved Sapp’s steel automaton with toxic blood.

• Evan’s black mud forced nine potions into his chest, and the injections triggered the Forbidden Nine Dragons Tyrant form.
• Evan transformed into a towering, winged, scaled beast and caught Klaus’s teleporting skeleton claw with ease.
• Evan struck Klaus, Sapp, and Kaini, but they drew on the Son of God’s power and joined forces against him.
• Sapp bound Evan with money chains and Kaini applied a curse, but Evan’s purification potion dispelled the curse and he escaped as black mist.
• Evan attacked Sapp with a blast of toxic blood that broke through his steel defenses and began dissolving the automaton.

Evan fought Sapp and Klaus inside Sapp’s Factory Domain, overcoming Kaini’s mental attack and the factory’s machinery with his enhanced strength. Sapp crushed Evan with the hydraulic press, but Evan regenerated, leaving Sapp and Klaus horrified as the battle continued.

• Sapp changed his Dollar Domain into a Factory Domain, while Kaini attacked Evan’s mind and triggered his Mist Brain Plague counterattack.
• Evan struck Sapp despite the factory’s cranes and machinery, blasted apart Sapp’s lower body, and then tore the cranes apart with his strength.
• Sapp trapped Evan in a hydraulic press, and Evan held it open long enough to attack before the press crushed him into bloody mush.
• Sapp believed Evan was dead and turned to confront Kaini, but Klaus warned him as Evan regenerated from the sludge into his Nine Dragons Tyrant form.

Evan defeated Sapp by resisting his soul-destroying spell and feeding him memories that exposed his role in Wilens’s death, while the Formless Mind Seeds devoured Sapp’s soul. Evan then approached the Giant Skeleton Egg, but Klaus revealed himself and trapped Evan with bone spikes made from the Black Sun Forger’s ribs.

• Sapp’s factory domain collapsed after Evan knocked the Giant Skeleton Egg out of Sapp, and Sapp tried to kill Evan with steam and the Plea of the Eye of Destruction.
• Evan resisted Sapp’s spell, then sent him memories of the Primordial Sage and Pulis, enraging Sapp as the Formless Mind Seeds tore apart and devoured his soul.
• Evan destroyed Kaini’s remains and searched for Klaus before deciding to approach the Giant Skeleton Egg.
• When Evan touched the egg, Klaus sprang from a giant Skeleton Claw and pinned Evan with bone spikes that prevented him from moving or using his Toxic Blood.
• Klaus explained that the spikes came from the Black Sun Forger’s ribs and had been prepared for Sapp, but he used them to trap Evan instead.

Evan used the Necronomicon Fragment to summon Armitage’s orbital cannon against Klaus, but a Plague Apostle forced Armitage to withdraw before Klaus was killed. Evan regained control of his body, only to discover Klaus had survived by activating a one-time second form.

• Klaus explained how Signifiers and the Old Gods’ rules had constrained humanity, then revealed he planned to take Evan’s body once Evan’s empowered state ended.
• Evan poured Spirituality into the Necronomicon Fragment, which summoned knowledge monsters and revealed Armitage’s power as a massive orbital cannon.
• Armitage’s cannon shattered Klaus’s skeletal claws and struck the ground, while Klaus called on the Messenger of the Father and a Plague Apostle appeared in a cloud of yellow-green fog.
• Armitage unleashed his remaining power to destroy the claw-shaped Magic Array, freeing Evan, then vanished as the fog dissipated.
• Evan stood up and found Klaus alive in a grotesque skeletal body, which Klaus said was his one-time second form.

Evan defeated Klaus by exploiting his fear of U.S. dollars, then killed him after learning that Eldin Hurst was connected to the Queen through her mother and that Pulis had once served as Cain Castle’s archivist. The Son of God awakened from the Giant Egg and transformed the Modified Ghouls, leaving Evan to face the newly awakened presence.

• Klaus attacked Evan with his Bone Mecha and hordes of cursed, copperized ghouls, while Evan destroyed their remains to break the curses restraining him.
• Greenback appeared with hundred-dollar bills, triggering Klaus’s terror of U.S. dollars and weakening his attacks; Evan freed himself, dismantled the Bone Mecha, and separated Klaus from the Bone Saint Child.
• Klaus begged for his life and told Evan that Eldin Hurst carried the Queen’s blood through her mother, while Pulis had taught her after fleeing Cain Castle’s destruction.
• Evan crushed Klaus’s head and dissolved his body with Toxic Blood, deciding that Klaus’s secrets and schemes made him too dangerous to spare.
• The Giant Egg radiated gray-white light, erasing the Modified Ghouls’ intelligence and bodily runes, then the Son of God awakened and spoke to Evan.

Evan received the Bone Saint Child’s reward after helping defeat the Lord and Master who tried to steal his power, including a powerful Holy Artifact called the Sacred Bone Staff. He survived the painful end of his transformed state, used his Attribute Panel to distinguish potion side effects from hallucinations, and assessed the permanent losses caused by three potions.

• The Bone Saint Child sent Morales away carrying an Avatar, then restored Moro and turned him into a Deity Statue to guard the Dreamlands.
• The Bone Saint Child gave Evan the remaining power as a reward and explained that Evan had earned it by surviving the battle and killing the Lord and Master.
• The remnants of the Giant Egg formed the Sacred Bone Staff, which bonded to Evan and revealed eight practical, cost-free weapon and tool forms.
• Evan stored the Staff and returned to safe ground before his transformation ended and caused intense pain, weakness, and hallucinations.
• Evan checked his Attribute Panel, recognized that his apparent bleeding and blindness were hallucinations, and steadied his mind.
• Evan reviewed the permanent attribute losses from the Instant Gecko, Instant Night Demon, and Instant Moonlight Potions and judged that he could recover most of them.

After defeating the Black Sun Forger, Evan recovered its ribs but nearly succumbed to Beastification from the mental shock of his Magic Potions. Hill rescued him and brought him back to her tavern, while Sapp Group’s surviving forces moved against Evan’s home in Bolton City and Gust’s gang prepared to stop them.

• Evan realized that injected Magic Potions threatened his mind through Bestiality, so he resolved to keep all Nine Slots free before future fights.
• Evan collected six ribs of the Black Sun Forger, then found himself stranded in the Dreamlands until Hill opened a portal and brought him back to the tavern.
• Evan fainted after returning, and Hill confirmed to Armitage that he was alive but drained of Spirituality and close to Beastification.
• Armitage told Hill that Sapp Group’s contracted Bloodthirsty Species and Ghouls were causing chaos in Bolton City, while he sent Richard and others to Gooding Street.
• Gust confronted Chuck and Sapp Group’s men at Gooding Street, determined to protect Evan’s home, his Reality Anchor.

David, Richard, and Erlong used Protection Potions to fight off the Bloodthirsty Species and Ghouls attacking Evan’s home, while Evan remained asleep in the Dreamlands. After the battle, a concealed Bloodthirsty Species entered Old Tom’s home and attacked him as he slept with his grandchildren.

• David used Solar Holy Water traps and his Iron Man Potion to kill attacking Bloodthirsty Species.
• Richard took a Cold-Resistance Potion and used Erlong’s Soulfire to defeat two Bloodthirsty Species and two Ghouls.
• David, Richard, and Erlong eliminated twelve Bloodthirsty Species and eight Ghouls without suffering the usual side effects of their Intermediate Potions.
• Richard explained that the attackers might be targeting Evan’s Anchor, and the group recalled entrusting Evan’s body to Miller, Edward, and Herbert.
• A specially modified Bloodthirsty Species silently entered Old Tom’s home, saw him sleeping with his grandchildren, and attacked.

Old Tom secretly destroyed the Bloodthirsty Species that threatened Richard and the others, while Evan recovered in the Dreamlands with Hill and then returned to the Material World. Miller protected Evan from Vic’s questioning, and Vic decided to report the uncertain account rather than force the truth from him.

• Old Tom’s golden eyes revealed his hidden power as he silently reduced the Bloodthirsty Species to powder and cleaned it up.
• Evan woke in the Dreamlands beside Hill, and they corrected their Anchors before discussing the Ghoul faction and the next Witch.
• Hill sent Evan back to the Material World, where Miller used his Financier ability to ease Evan’s exhaustion.
• Vic questioned Evan about Sapp’s death and the explosion, but Evan gave a fragmented account blaming Klaus and saying a Witch had saved him.
• Miller stopped Vic from pressing Evan further and escorted him away, while Vic chose to report what he knew and noted the Demon Hunters’ progress.

Evan woke after thirty-six hours and learned that the Judges' Faction had dismantled the Sapp Group after Old Sapp's death, while keeping the workers' livelihoods secure. He and his companions headed to the Police Station to claim their promised positions, and Evan reflected on the power of his nine-potion transformation.

• Miller brought Evan to Gooding Street, where Richard and the others took him inside to recover.
• Evan woke after sleeping for thirty-six hours, ate a large meal, and heard how the Judges' Faction had raided the Sapp Group and broken it apart.
• Richard explained that evidence uncovered at Alcott Manor had helped expose the Sapp Family, and David told Evan that Vic had confirmed their promised positions.
• Evan reviewed the effects of his potions and reflected on the Nine Dragons Tyrant form he had used against Sapp.
• Evan and his companions arrived at the Police Station, where he overheard officers discussing plans to smuggle everyday necessities out of the sealed Sapp Manor.

Evan and his companions received official contractor status, medals, bonuses, potion formulas, and tools from Vic before setting out to tackle a backlog of monster cases. Back home, Evan recognized the importance of an anchor and tested his grayish-white cane, transforming it into a Chain Sword.

• Vic explained that Sapp's followers had released monsters and Potion Aberrations across the city, leaving the Special Operations Team overwhelmed with cases.
• Vic gave Evan and his companions official authorization, Eagle Guardian Medals, bonuses, Lion and Iron Blood Potion formulas, Trace Cameras, and emergency communication devices.
• Vic told Evan that Dick had survived the explosion and wanted to speak with him, while many Masters were dealing with injuries and aftermath from the Dreamlands incident.
• Evan divided the case assignments among his companions, and the four split up to hunt the monsters.
• Evan returned to Gooding Street, felt grounded by his familiar home, and tested his cane, which unfolded into a Chain Sword.

Evan tested his transforming weapon and discovered that Parker had been infected with a Spider Mutation Potion after leading a workers’ demonstration. When Parker began coughing up black webbing and panicking, Evan used a brain plague to calm him.

• Evan tested the Cane’s Chain Sword form, which extended and sliced his sofa into clean-cut pieces.
• Evan transformed the Cane into a propelled Fist Gauntlet, then used the Chain Sword to chop beef into small pieces for Goldie.
• Evan sensed a Beyonder outside and found Parker, who begged him to ask his teacher for help.
• Evan tasted Parker’s blood and identified a trace of Spider Mutation Potion, then learned Parker had drunk tea from his boss before leading a demonstration of more than two thousand workers.
• Parker described his growing strength, heightened senses, and strange symptoms before coughing up sticky black webbing and breaking down in terror.
• Evan used a mist brain plague to calm Parker and put him into a quiet stupor.

Evan discovered that Parker’s mutation had formed a new Profession through workers’ recognition and collective wealth, and Armitage concluded that emerging Professions would all fall under the Golden Signifier. Parker’s condition had stabilized, while Evan learned he could visit Miskatonic University for training and meet his Ancestor.

• Evan examined Parker’s silk-producing mutation and found no dangerous Bestiality or serious side effects, then suspected that workers’ recognition had helped Parker survive the transformation.
• Evan carried Parker to the Anglican Church, where Miller contacted Armitage and arranged for them to travel to his Museum.
• Armitage confirmed Evan’s examination and concluded that Golden represented wealth broadly, allowing new Professions to emerge under its Signifier and challenge existing authority.
• Evan reasoned that Parker had gathered workers’ wealth and trust after the Sapp Group’s collapse, and Armitage praised his explanation.
• Armitage advised Evan not to interfere too much with Parker’s development and said Parker would likely recover as his changes completed.
• Armitage told Evan to visit Miskatonic University for Investigator and Magic Potion training, where he could also visit his Ancestor.

Evan learned that Parker’s new strength had inspired him to stand up for his fellow workers, then returned to Bolton City and investigated the Shadow Cloak’s evolution. After spotting Manager Mike as a possible cause of Parker’s condition, Evan headed to Bryce Transport Company to investigate.

• Armitage reassured Parker that he was recovering, and Parker thanked him and Evan for helping him.
• On the way to the station, Parker resolved to fight the exploitation of his fellow workers because their trust had given him pride and purpose.
• Parker identified Manager Mike as the boss who had given him tea, and Evan decided to investigate him while telling Parker to go home safely.
• Back at his home on Gooding Street, Evan fed copper patina to the Shadow Cloak and watched brass-colored patterns spread across it.
• Evan accidentally broke a hole in his washroom wall while showing off his cane, then used the Shadow Cloak to enter Bryce Transport Company unseen and search its second floor.

Evan foiled a Beyonder’s attempt to control a clerk, extracted the man’s soul, and learned that the Excellence Institute was conducting human experiments for the Sapp Group. After killing him, Evan visited Aiden to investigate a change in the Witch ritual and asked whether Aiden would become a Witch.

• Evan used Mist Brain Plague to free a clerk from the Monk’s Desire Control, provoking a commotion at the office.
• Evan secretly followed the Monk, extracted his soul with a transformed Cane, and forced him to reveal that the Excellence Institute had ordered a Spider Mutation Potion experiment on Parker.
• Evan learned about the institute’s research and its connection to human experiments, then destroyed the Monk’s soul and stored his corpse in his Rectum.
• Evan realized he would need to deal with the Excellence Institute to obtain Professor Byron’s Fusion Potion and visited Leisha Clothing Company.
• Aiden told Evan that his recent Witch ritual no longer felt as though someone powerful was watching him, and Evan asked if he would mind becoming a Witch.

Evan told Aiden that the Doom Witch had died and guided him on how to perform the succession ritual, hoping he would become a trustworthy partner for Evan’s Senior Sister. Aiden began the ritual, determined to escape his painful past, and realized he had to take action rather than wait passively for the witch’s approval.

• Evan accepted Aiden’s Spiritual Blood, told him to keep their conversation secret, and explained that the Doom Witch’s position was vacant.
• Aiden learned that he could inherit the Doom Witch’s ritual and agreed to become a witch if he qualified.
• Evan advised Aiden to embrace the ritual fully and said he hoped Aiden would become a trustworthy partner for his Senior Sister.
• Aiden promised not to betray Evan’s trust and prepared the ritual in the Magic Workshop behind his office.
• Aiden recalled his family’s abuse and their use of him to curry favor with the Church, then vowed to abandon the Peter Family and his old life.
• As mist filled the Magic Array, Aiden realized he needed to act instead of waiting passively for the witch to inspect him.

Aiden accepted the mist’s power and was reborn as Lessa Elden, a witch welcomed by Hill von Reinhardt. After Evan settled a deal with Gray, Dick told him about the Black Sun Characteristics and asked for help pursuing a lead.

• Aiden surrendered himself to the mist, whose dark tendrils remade his soul and transformed him into a woman.
• Aiden chose the name Lessa Elden and met Hill von Reinhardt at Dusk Rose Sanatorium.
• Evan delivered a Monk’s corpse to Gray, negotiated a 1,500-dollar sale for its Beyonder Characteristic, and cultivated their connection.
• Evan ran into Dick, who said the Son of God had returned and that he was heading back to New Township for another assignment.
• Dick explained that the Black Sun set supposedly contained three Beyonder Characteristics and asked Evan to help pursue a lead.

Evan learned that Black Sun’s Wings could help fuse difficult Beyonder Characteristics, then failed to refine a Higher One’s Rib despite boiling it all night and losing eight teeth. He visited Morales to check for lingering effects from the White Bone Disc and learned that Hill’s parents seemed relieved by her death.

• Dick told Evan that Black Sun’s Wings could bear and fuse incompatible Characteristics, and invited him to join an expedition to an underground pyramid in about a year.
• Evan tried biting and boiling the Higher One’s Rib with potion ingredients, but it remained unchanged and cost him eight teeth; the resulting black paste had no Beyonder effect.
• Evan saw crepe at Hill’s family home and sensed that her parents felt relief rather than grief over her death.
• Evan followed Morales home and asked whether he had experienced illness or dreams since receiving the White Bone Disc.
• Evan told Morales that the disc came from the Sapp Group and that the group’s secret people were behind recent attacks; Morales angrily condemned the group.

Evan checked on Morales, Byron, and Doctor Furim after the Dreamlands disaster, then spent four months strengthening himself and building his work with Richard’s group. As Bolton City changed around them, Evan received a call to respond to a Magic Potion contamination incident.

• Evan found Morales healthy and learned that he had been helping at a clinic and felt more confident.
• Wright told Evan that Byron had been badly injured in an experiment and postponed their plans for five months.
• Evan found Doctor Furim safe and close to becoming a Master, and Furim arranged for Evan to count Special Operations Team assignments toward his required hours.
• Evan and Richard’s group registered Wild Hunt as a Security Company and became an Official Supplier, while Evan continued his studies, hunts, and potion experiments.
• Evan learned that the Sapp Group had broken apart and that new Factory Owners, Financiers, and Judges had emerged from its decline.
• Gray called Evan to provide support at a Magic Potion contamination incident on Berlin Street.