Chapter Summaries

Evan led Dylan, Eldin, and the others into Arkham, where they encountered grotesque locals, routine violence, and a would-be carriage robber. Randolph Carter arrived on behalf of Miskatonic University, and the police took the robbers away as Dylan reeled from the town’s dangers.

• Evan answered a local man's spit with his own, then spoke to him while he contorted on the road until the man apologized and fled.
• The group entered Arkham and heard that a nearby post office had just been robbed; a station worker said such robberies were common.
• A carriage driver tried to rob the group at gunpoint, but Evan freed Dylan, disarmed the man, and threatened him with Russian roulette.
• Randolph Carter introduced himself as Miskatonic University's representative and asked the sheriff to protect the group.
• The police beat and arrested the robbers, while Dylan realized that Arkham had already shown him more violence and strangeness than months elsewhere.

Evan arrived at Miskatonic University with Carter and discovered that its ordinary appearance concealed a bizarre campus of dangerous student activities. The chapter ended with Evan swallowing a flying Bomb to protect the grounds, then learning that outrageous rumors about him had spread throughout the university.

• Carter arranged for Dylan and his students to stay near Miskatonic University, while Eldin watched Evan and planned to judge him during their tour.
• Carter revealed that an illusory Dream concealed the university’s true face, including students brewing strange concoctions, dissecting a monster, kicking a lit Bomb, and fleeing flaming skeletons.
• When a Bomb flew toward Evan and Carter, Evan swallowed it whole and spat out the debris unharmed.
• The student leader and freshman recognized Evan from rumors about him kissing a Deep One and asked him to sign a protective Amulet.

Evan accompanied Carter to the Miskatonic University library, where Carter revealed that he was an emissary of Yog-Sothoth and would help Evan face his Ancestor. Evan met Library Dog, Armitage’s powerful Familiar, and ended the chapter licking one of the dog’s teeth as Professor Dylan and the others arrived.

• Carter introduced Evan to Sir Francis Wayland Thurston, then explained that Professor Morgan wanted to meet him and that they would collect a Magic Artifact before visiting Evan’s Ancestor.
• Carter revealed that he possessed a Silver Key, identified Evan’s key and its abilities, and said he was an emissary of Yog-Sothoth, a Higher One whose Status surpassed the God behind Evan’s Ancestor.
• At the library entrance, Library Dog intimidated Evan with Godslayer’s Fang until Carter told the dog that Evan was Armitage’s Disciple.
• Carter explained that Library Dog had killed a newly incarnated Divine Child and left Evan to get acquainted with the dog while he went inside for a book.
• Evan petted Library Dog, then secretly licked one of its teeth; Professor Dylan, Eldin, and the others arrived and saw Evan and the dog licking each other.

Evan gained a powerful new virus after licking Library Dog’s teeth, then Carter used his Silver Key to fetch gift boxes before escorting him to visit a Higher One. The chapter ended with Evan staring in disbelief at the Higher One’s dilapidated home.

• Evan’s licking of Library Dog’s teeth shocked Winston, Dylan, Eldin, and the others, while Carter found the dog affectionately rubbing against Evan.
• Evan’s Attribute Panel revealed that Copper Plague had evolved Rabies Virus into Rabid Divine Carbuncle, a virus that infected humanoid Beyonder beings and caused loss of bodily control and bestial pustules.
• Carter used his Silver Key to travel through the Dreamlands to New Township and return with gift boxes, then warned Evan that cultists sought the nine keys.
• Evan prepared a gift box with Magic Potions, and Carter praised his strength, caution, and spatial Beyonder Characteristics.
• Carter led Evan through Arkham to a decaying wooden house, which he identified as the home of a Higher One.

Evan and Carter confronted Kaisha Mason over her threats, and Carter pressured her into agreeing to stop harming Evan if he dealt with a blasphemous faction at the Excellence Institute. After the bargain, Carter explained that a Contract with a God could sever Evan’s Bloodline bond with Mason, leaving Evan with a dangerous task to complete.

• Evan and Carter entered Kaisha Mason’s warped attic, where Mason accepted Evan’s potions and declared that she would not eat him yet.
• Carter confronted Mason about her Bloodline claim on Evan and threatened to use a divine Contract to break their bond.
• Mason agreed not to threaten or harm Evan if he eliminated the Excellence Institute faction that had profaned the Dark God’s power, sparing its Fanatic Lord.
• Evan agreed to target the faction’s forty-six members, and Carter and Mason signed an agreement on behalf of Miskatonic University.
• After Evan and Carter left, Mason told Brown Jenkins she wanted to see what Evan could do and prepared to punish the blasphemers.
• Back at Miskatonic University, Carter explained that signing a Contract in a special book could reshape Evan’s spirituality and sever his bond with Mason.

Carter explained the dangers of the occult world to Evan and brought him to meet Professor Morgan, who assigned Evan and Eldin to stop a trafficking ritual in the Dreamlands. The chapter ended with Morgan revealing Evan’s credentials to Eldin, including that he was Doctor Armitage’s final Disciple, which surprised her.

• Carter warned Evan that ignorance was dangerous for Beyonders and explained that his Ancestor would spare him as long as he proved his worth.
• Evan and Carter returned to campus, where students greeted Evan as a celebrated Senior and shared their unusual romantic ambitions.
• Carter took Evan to Professor Morgan’s alchemy workshop, where Morgan gave him a Magic Potion and assigned him to investigate the Thirteen White Moons with Eldin.
• Morgan explained that the trafficking group planned to sacrifice captives in the Dreamlands and steal the Moon Lord’s power for Moon Beasts and Utah’s Capitalists.
• Morgan introduced Eldin as a Bloodthirsty Species and university Investigator, then revealed that Evan was Doctor Armitage’s final Disciple, astonishing Eldin.

Carter briefed Evan and Eldin on their mission to investigate Thirteen White Moons’ slave transit point and the Underground Palace near Dylas Port. After preparing, they entered the Dreamlands, where Carter left them near the Sky River and hurried away after sensing danger.

• Carter explained that Thirteen White Moons traded enslaved people to Coldlanders and was excavating an Underground Palace possibly linked to the Moon Old King.
• Carter described the dangers posed by Moon Beasts, Coldlanders, and other creatures, while Evan and Eldin prepared for the investigation.
• Evan ate an enormous meal, received a free batch of Intermediate Potions, and later saw Eldin’s appearance and aura change after sunset.
• Carter used the Silver Key to lead Evan and Eldin into the Dreamlands near the Sky River, about thirty kilometers from Dylas Port.
• Carter marked Evan and Eldin so he could rescue them if necessary, then vanished after sensing that his arrival had drawn attention.

Evan and Eldin prepared to attack a slave convoy, and Evan used a Fusion Potion to temporarily combine two of his Beyonder Characteristics. They advanced toward the camp after Eldin disabled its hidden alarms, with the Underground Palace as their main objective.

• Evan teased Eldin, then learned that the convoy had one hundred slaves and fifteen escorts, including five Beyonders.
• Evan drank a Fusion Potion, reversed its side effect, and fused the Copper Plague with the Cain Bloodthirsty Species using Black Sun's Wings.
• Evan and Eldin agreed that Evan would handle the Snake Person and Dryad while Eldin dealt with the Monk, and they made the hidden Underground Palace their objective.
• Eldin sensed and immobilized a lookout bird, then turned two rats guarding a warning Magic Array into puppets so it would not activate.

Evan and Eldin entered a hidden camp’s sensory-depriving mist, where Evan survived a Snake Person’s silver blade and Solar Holy Water and defeated him with a barrage of mental attacks. The mist faded, leaving Evan gripping the Snake Person by the neck as the camp’s other defenders remained nearby.

• Evan followed Eldin as she detected and disarmed four hidden traps by manipulating the blood of small animals.
• At the camp, a Monk, a Snake Person, and a Dryad discussed their slave-trading operation and decided to finish their work before the Hurst family found the Underground Palace.
• The Dryad sensed Evan and Eldin approaching, and the camp’s leaders prepared to attack them in the mist.
• Evan used his intuition to find a direction through the mist, but the Snake Person stabbed him through the heart and poured Solar Holy Water over him without harming him.
• The Snake Person transformed into venomous snakes and attacked Evan, who blocked them with an umbrella and overwhelmed the Snake Person’s mental defenses with repeated attacks.
• Evan regained his senses outside the mist with the Snake Person nearly crushed in his grip.

Evan and Eldin captured the guardians of a secret Underground Palace and learned that opening its gate required four Beyonder powers. As they reached the palace, Eldin explained its ties to the fifth Moon King, Grace, while Evan focused on the treasure and flattered her.

• Evan infected the Dryad and Snake Person with his viruses, killed one fleeing Apprentice, and captured the other before Eldin stopped him from killing the survivor.
• Eldin revealed that she had secured the area and used her Ruby chain to turn the captives into puppets, then explained that four Beyonder powers were needed to open the Underground Palace.
• Evan joked with Eldin about treasure and money as they descended into a chamber with a sealed gate and patterns associated with the Old Kings of the Moon.
• Eldin explained the history of the seven Moon Kings and the Old King War, identifying the palace as a former residence of Grace, the fifth Moon King.
• Evan showed little interest in Eldin's history lesson and thought about making money, so he flattered her by saying his thoughts were occupied by her beauty.

Evan and Eldin opened the True Gate in the Underground Palace, only to discover that four factions had lured them there. The factions surrounded them and attacked, but Evan pulled Eldin clear of a Master’s unseen strike, leaving the standoff escalating.

• Eldin used the Blood-Red Moon and the blood of four Beyonders to reveal the True Gate, then began a ritual invoking the Ancient Sixth King.
• A hidden voice revealed that Eldin had been baited, and four factions emerged from the shadows: the Thirteen White Moons, the Excellence Institute, the Red King Laboratory, and the Spirit Communion Society.
• The factions demanded Evan’s organs and threatened Eldin and Evan, while claiming Miskatonic University and Professor Carter could not protect them; the Red King Laboratory also suspected Evan had a Necronomicon Fragment.
• Edward of the Thirteen White Moons attacked Eldin with an invisible force, but Evan grabbed her and pulled her out of its path.
• Edward revealed that Eldin’s grandfather was badly wounded, while the Red King Laboratory leader wondered when Evan had taken a Magic Potion and Pierson realized Evan was the medicine-taking genius he had described.

Evan was separated from Eldin inside the dark, ruined region beyond the Underground Palace and fought off attacks from living vines and hidden monsters. He caught the scent of Eldin’s perfume and rushed toward the sounds of combat, fearing she was in danger.

• Eldin opened the Underground Palace door, and Evan and the pursuing Masters and Experts entered behind her.
• Evan found himself alone in a ruined palace complex filled with tangible darkness and strange white vines.
• A hidden attacker and the vines assaulted Evan, but he cut free and flew above the plant-choked streets.
• Fast-moving monsters attacked Evan in the air, so he descended beyond their territory.
• Evan heard fighting and smelled Eldin’s perfume, then called out in alarm and headed toward her.

Evan arrived at the ruined palace where Eldin was fighting two Bloodthirsty Species and attacked them with a silver sword. He killed Mary by cutting her into pieces, and the Headless Brides dragged her remains underground; the male fighter’s Mental Maggots also fell under Evan’s control or influence, leaving him stunned.

• Eldin fought a male and female Bloodthirsty Species while avoiding the Headless Brides and the black tendrils beneath the ruins.
• Evan arrived, and Eldin asked him to kill the two enemies and deal with the Curse for a thousand U.S. Dollars.
• Evan used a silver longsword to cut off Mary’s head and then dismembered her, suppressing her ability to heal.
• The Headless Brides’ fleshy mouths devoured Mary’s pieces and dragged them underground as Tom cried out for her.
• Tom sent Mental Maggots after Evan, but they lost control and fell from him before the Headless Brides pulled them underground.

Evan infected a fleeing Bloodthirsty Species with a deadly virus while Eldin performed a ritual to free the ghosts bound beneath the palace. They escaped the awakened monster, but Evan did not understand Eldin’s cryptic explanation of what it was.

• Evan injected a fleeing male Bloodthirsty Species with Mist Brain Plague carrying the Rabid Divine Carbuncle Calamity Pathogen, and the infection killed him after his attempts to resist failed.
• Eldin completed a blood rune and hurled its energized stone slab into the opening where the tentacles emerged, shaking the palace foundations and freeing the ghosts.
• Eldin destroyed the headless ghosts with blood-red needles, and their grateful spirits entered her moon-shaped compact.
• Eldin grabbed Evan and fled as a vast mass of corrupt flesh burst from beneath the palace and pursued them.
• After escaping the monster’s territory, Evan asked Eldin to explain plainly, revealing that he had not understood her cryptic words.

Eldin explained how the Holy Grail Church became the Healing Church and revealed the identities and abilities of the four Masters hunting them. As Evan and Eldin planned how to escape the chapel, Lee Chuck and a group arrived.

• Eldin told Evan that the Holy Sword Execution Squad descended from the faction responsible for the massacre at the fortress.
• Eldin explained that four seals and their corresponding Array Eyes were needed to reverse the Magic Array and escape.
• Eldin described the abilities of Edward, Charlie Alcott, Lee Chuck, and Winters Russell, while Evan considered how to fight them.
• Evan confidently told Eldin he could kill the Masters if he separated them, then joked that their valuables would make him rich.
• Lee Chuck and a group emerged from the darkness and entered the chapel.

Evan wounded Chuck when he rushed him, then used his terrifying Bestiality and threat to force Chuck into a temporary alliance with Eldin. After the other factions arrived, their leaders agreed to focus on reaching the Sleeping Temple, though Alcott singled Evan out as an unstable threat.

• Chuck rushed toward Evan, but Evan struck him with his Bone Gauntlet and poisoned the wound, forcing Chuck to retreat and heal.
• Eldin warned Chuck that fighting Evan would leave him vulnerable, then offered cooperation in exchange for access to the God's Corpse Remnant.
• Evan threatened to kill whichever Master attacked first, and his Bestiality-laden presence frightened Chuck and the students behind him.
• Chuck agreed not to target Evan and Eldin for the time being, while insisting they prove their worth.
• Edward, Alcott, and Russell arrived with diminished groups of survivors and learned that the awakened Mountain of Desire had made the route impassable.
• Alcott called Evan an unstable element, but Russell argued that the group should avoid wasting strength and use Evan's fighting ability to reach their goal and return alive.

Evan and the researchers confronted the Four Tomb Guardians and fled toward the Holy Temple, where a Blood Pool offered a dangerous way through the sealed door. Evan drank a huge amount of Blood Moon Potion and reversed its side effects as the monsters closed in.

• The darkness vanished, revealing the ruined underground palace and four monstrous Tomb Guardians, while one student's Beastification began and Pierson took control of him.
• Eldin warned Evan that the central structure held a Blood Moon God's Corpse Remnant, and the group raced toward the Holy Temple to escape the approaching Guardians.
• At the sealed door, Eldin identified the pool's contents as naturally formed Blood Moon Potion, and the group used their subordinates or their own abilities to survive drinking it and pass through.
• Evan drank roughly a liter of Blood Moon Potion despite Eldin's warning, then reversed the potion's effects and its dangerous reaction with his Cain Bloodthirsty Species Bloodline.

Evan and Eldin entered the Holy Temple, where the Red Moon’s Authority killed two unprotected Expert Level companions and Evan fought Alcott and Edward. The Scripture Guard stopped the fighting and demanded the group prove their resolve, presenting a basin of red liquid and monsters as their test.

• Evan drank the Blood Moon Potion and crossed the Blood Pool with Eldin, who explained that its effects depended on the God's Corpse Remnant.
• Eldin described the three Moon Lords as Evan saw the Red Moon’s Authority make the hall’s light dangerous to those without protection.
• Two Expert Level companions emerged from Chuck and burst into flames, while Evan attacked Alcott and Edward with his White Bone Chain and fought off their Beyonder abilities.
• The Scripture Guard appeared, forced Edward and Evan to the ground, and declared that members of the same race could not kill one another in the Holy Temple.
• Russell and Chuck asked the Scripture Guard for an audience with the Goddess, and it produced a basin filled with red liquid and small monsters as a test of resolve.

Evan survived Edward’s attempt to parasitize his blood, dissolved the Bloodthirsty Species Master, and gained a new ability. He then ate a Bloodthirsty Spirit Worm without harm, and the Holy Temple guard declared that he had passed the trial.

• Eldin swallowed a Bloodthirsty Spirit Worm, received the master’s blessing, and was sent up the Heaven-Piercing Cloud Ladder to continue her Pilgrimage.
• Edward tried to swallow a worm, but it devoured his body before he parasitized Evan through his blood.
• Evan activated his Toxic Blood System and dissolved Edward, absorbing his life essence and gaining the Blood Servant ability.
• Evan removed Basic Bloodthirst as a side effect, while Chuck, Alcott, and Russell watched in shock.
• Evan swallowed a Bloodthirsty Spirit Worm without being harmed, and the Holy Temple guard stopped him from eating another and declared that he had passed.

Evan evolved his Cain Bloodthirsty Species into the Primordial Bloodthirsty Species and gained the Master-level Garden of Life, greatly increasing his endurance and the vitality carried in his blood. At the end of the Heaven-Piercing Cloud Ladder, he and Eldin witnessed visions of the city's brutal fall, and Evan shielded himself from their mental contamination with Mist Brain Plague.

• Chuck swallowed a Reincarnator Umbilical Cord before eating a bloodthirsty spirit worm, passed the trial, and vanished into the temple.
• Evan chose to let the Cain Bloodthirsty Species devour his spirit worm, which evolved it toward the Primordial Bloodthirsty Species and gave him the Garden of Life.
• Evan's Endurance and Blood Quality rose sharply, and his Moon Affinity reached 100%, advancing him to Scion of Night.
• Eldin explained that swallowing a spirit worm would purify her Bloodline and help her become a Master, and that she hoped to locate Cain Castle and rescue her Queen.
• Evan and Eldin reached the end of the ladder, where visions showed the city's fall and its inhabitants being slaughtered and tortured.
• Evan used Mist Brain Plague to block the visions' mental contamination.