Recaps

Lumian advanced to Contracted One, gathered allies and secured the Mummy Ashes Franca needed to become a Pleasure Witch. When the hunt for Guillaume Béné began, Lumian and Albus found two apparent Guillaumes, leaving Lumian to test which one was the substitute.

• Madam Magician explained the Demon and Apostle of Desire Sequences, warned Lumian about Angels and hidden spaces, and agreed to find an Artisan for his Shadow Tree Branch.
• Lumian chose Mr. K’s Dignity brooch, tested its power to provoke hostility, and shaped a Pyromaniac principle around igniting hearts and society.
• Lumian helped Anthony Reid confront his pain over Hugues Artois’s betrayal, while Jenna advanced to Instigator and agreed to help Lumian pursue Guillaume Béné.
• Lumian found Ludwig hiding in the Breeze Ballroom cellar and returned him to Baron Brignais, then followed Termiboros’s prediction to a warehouse fire and gained preliminary control of his Pyromaniac abilities.
• Lumian recruited Franca, Jenna, Anthony Reid, Brignais, and Knowledge Rabbits to compile spirit-creature records, but Monet’s arrival and Termiboros’s warnings led him to seek Mr. Fool’s protection.
• Lumian advanced to Contracted One and made contracts with the Abscessed Severed Hand, Man-Faced Mantis, and an armored shadow, gaining Spirit World Traversal and other abilities.
• Lumian took Franca and Jenna to Highland Secret Potions, where Franca bought genuine Mummy Ashes before an ancient mummy awakened and forced the group to escape, and Franca then advanced to Pleasure Witch.
• Lumian searched for Guillaume Béné in the Red Princess District while Albus watched the Dill brothel, and they uncovered two apparent Guillaumes, and Lumian attacked the man at 50 Vincent Street to test whether he was a substitute.

Lumian and his allies killed Guillaume Béné and uncovered his links to Roche Louise Samson and the Sinners, while investigating the secrets surrounding Aurora and Hugues Artois. The King Cake ritual left Lumian with disturbing nightmares, and his search for the Samaritan Woman Spring brought him and Hella into the Catacombs, where they encountered a mysterious woman and Monet.

• Lumian and Franca lured Guillaume Béné into a battle in the Fictional Bottle, where he revealed his plan to capture Lumian and free a sealed angel.
• Lumian and Franca trapped Guillaume’s spirit in a mirror, questioned him about Roche Louise Samson and the Sinners, then destroyed him as the Fictional Bottle collapsed.
• Franca revealed to Lumian that she and the Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society came from another world, and they agreed to investigate the Soul-Summoning Spell and Roche Louise Samson.
• Lumian met Hella, who suspected Aurora’s Soul-Summoning Spell had worsened her psychological problems, then joined Count Puyfer’s King Cake game and was warned by Termiboros to choose a different piece.
• Lumian reported Guillaume’s death to Mr. K, while Franca learned from military records that the battle in Anthony Reid’s account had never happened and their attackers were not Loen troops.
• Madam Justice explained that the King Cake game had caused Lumian’s nightmares and asked him to retrieve water from the Samaritan Woman Spring in the Catacombs.
• Lumian and Hella entered the Catacombs and encountered a distressed Gérard, then continued toward the fourth level as Franca and Jenna were approached by the Commissioner about a deal.
• Lumian and Hella navigated the fourth level, saw a candleless woman vanish near Crimson Order Hall, and reached the western tomb chambers, where Monet emerged through a damaged wall.

Lumian survived Amon’s trap at the Samaritan Woman Spring and acquired a mark linked to Alista Tudor. His investigations led through Red Swan Castle and the Sauron Family’s secrets before he attended the Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society gathering disguised as Aurora.

• Lumian and Hella reached the Samaritan Woman Spring, where Monet’s returned earthblood ore triggered an anomaly that nearly dragged Lumian into its depths.
• Lumian obtained spring water with Hella and received an angel’s purification, while Madam Magician identified Alista Tudor’s lingering mark on his palm and revealed that Monet was Amon.
• Jenna forced Old Edmond to pay delayed compensation, while Franca handed the Purifiers information and a key recovered after killing a Warlock Commissioner.
• Lumian received Lie and helped Franca investigate the Red House Café, where an orange-red-haired woman suspected of belonging to the Witch Sect followed her.
• Lumian attended Count Puyver’s salon at Red Swan Castle, resisted a mad spirit through the Blood Emperor’s aura, and used the King Cake Game to command the guests before ending it.
• Lumian destroyed a wax figure that followed him from the castle, and Gardner Martin tasked him with continuing contact with Count Puyver to investigate the Sauron Family.
• Lumian and Franca paid the Armored Wraith, whose answer led them to suspect that an Underworld Daoist had sacrificed himself to seal the Blood Emperor’s remnant.
• Lumian used Lie to assume Aurora’s appearance and attended Hella’s Society gathering as “Muggle,” where he joined the Academy group.

Lumian and Franca investigated Loki and uncovered the April Fool’s Day group's role in Aurora’s suffering. Hella stopped Loki’s ambush, but his ability to resurrect left Lumian pursuing his accomplices with the Tarot Club’s support.

• Lumian and Franca traced Loki’s ancient documents to the Alone bar and suspected he had used its typewriter to bait them.
• Loki tried to turn Lumian into a marionette after Lumian recovered Fitz’s money from Timmons, but Franca intervened and forced Loki to retreat.
• Lumian enlisted Hella’s help before Loki attacked Franca and revealed that April Fool’s Day had mocked Aurora’s private struggles.
• Lumian unleashed the Blood Emperor’s aura, and Hella transported the combatants to a deserted mine, where Loki lost control and died without leaving a Beyonder Characteristic.
• Hella warned that Loki could resurrect and gathered statements from the remaining April Fool’s Day members after exposing his betrayal.
• Madam Magician explained the Celestial Worthy’s threat and made hunting Loki and His followers a shared Tarot Club mission.
• Lumian investigated a rumor about blood-soaked bread and encountered Lano Brujah gathering Mandrake beneath the execution ground.
• Lumian told Jenna that April Fool’s Day had deliberately sold Aurora the Soul-Summoning Spell and intended to kill him.