Vol. 3The Red Priest and Backlund
Kronos pursued new formulas and powers while thwarting threats from pirates, secret organizations, and demigods. After advancing to Sequence 3 and taking Horamick’s place as an archbishop, he stopped a plague plot and strengthened the Church of Steam and Machinery’s influence.
- Kronos completed his constellation trials, obtained the Mysticologist formula, and joined Hal’s Iron Anchor under a false identity before suspecting the crew’s intentions.
- Kronos helped Cattleya escape a Feysac ambush and later found Hal’s plan to free the sealed Sea Monster as the ship descended beneath the sea.
- Kronos stopped Hal from releasing the Sea Monster, advanced to Sequence 4, and joined the Church of Evernight while becoming involved in Duke Negan’s survival and Klein’s confrontation with Megose.
- After Klein fell in Tingen, Kronos searched the ruins beneath Williams Street for the Red Priest Card and defeated the Red Angel evil spirit by piercing Medici’s spirit body with the Spear of Longinus.
- Kronos resisted and surrendered the Red Angel evil spirit, assassinated Ambassador Beckland, contained corruption among the Sanguine Dukes, and killed the Devil Dog.
- Kronos helped Roel rescue Fan Aistin, then traded Nast the Duke of Entropy formula for the Corruption Bracelet and arranged to visit the Church of Serenity’s Cathedral.
- Kronos collected the nine Tudor parchment pieces, defeated Qonas Kilgor, recovered the hidden storehouse, and killed Horamick before replacing him as archbishop and advancing to Sequence 3.
- Kronos disrupted the True Creator’s Descent ritual and the Demoness Sect’s plague plot, then worked to expand the Church of Steam and Machinery’s influence and warned the Tarot Club about the Kings of Angels.