Recaps

Kronos defeated Agalito and a sea monster, helped Nast found the Pirate Duchy, and secured the Naga’s allegiance while advancing Hal. After the Dice of Probability drew him to Klein, Kronos returned home and began preparing his family for the coming war.

• Kronos received the Rules Peeper from Pope Ivan, strengthened his artifacts, and watched Todd advance to demigod before agreeing to help Nast deal with Agalito.
• Kronos fought the sea monster after Olmer weakened its seal, then captured and purified it before turning it into a Fallen Servant.
• Kronos and his allies lured Agalito to the Iron Anchor, defeated him, and discovered that the Archduke of Blood had opened a gate, and Amanises killed the Archduke after Kronos used Time Reversal.
• Kronos joined Amanises’s wager against Adam, fully corrupted Agalito, and attended Hal’s successful advancement to Cataclysmic Interrer among the Naga.
• Kronos persuaded the Naga to submit to him and helped Nast negotiate with the churches, while Arianna and the other allies ensured Nast’s Founding Ceremony proceeded without disruption.
• Kronos returned to Backlund, sold Klein a Bright Light War Blade, and followed his spiritual pull to Bayam, where he found the Dice of Probability with Darkwill but refused to merge with it.
• Kronos returned to Constant City and learned that Audrey feared being left behind as her family gained longer lives, and he and Marquis Argel discussed Audrey’s choices, the family’s growing influence, and preparations for war.
• Kronos agreed to speak with his mother about becoming a Vampire and outlined a plan for Marquis Argel to prepare for command of the Sonia Sea Fleet.

Kronos advanced his family and Church plans while rescuing Old Man and completing a dangerous mission against the Moses Ascetic Order. After helping Klein destroy the All-Black Eye, he turned to politics, but Bernadette's pursuit of Nosk forced him to abandon the Flying and leave Nosk to face the danger.

• Kronos settled his wager with Will, helped his mother become an Apothecary, and arranged Nosk’s advancement to Demigod while expanding the Church’s influence in Pritz Harbor.
• Greenton asked Kronos to succeed him at the Enlightenment Monastery, and Kronos secured a Life Diamond before warning Amyrius about the Twilight Hermit Order’s threat to his position.
• The Hidden Sage disrupted Old Man’s advancement and nearly transformed him into a torrent of knowledge, but Kronos drew the God of Steam and Machinery’s attention and later used a Moses Ascetic Order ritual to restore Old Man.
• Kronos recruited Bernadette and the Dawn of Elements to raid a Moses Ascetic Order stronghold, where the demigod’s failed ritual released the lost-control angel Lord Teska and Stiano intervened to save Bernadette.
• Kronos gave Bernadette the Sage characteristic and told her the Church of Steam and Machinery had denied responsibility for Roselle’s death, then answered Klein’s call and destroyed the All-Black Eye.
• Kronos explored a dead Angel’s memories, learned about the Moses Ascetic Order’s hidden records, and urged Church staff to use the New Party’s influence to win seats in the House of Commons.
• Kronos worked with Earl Hall, Laurien, Duke Negan, and Amyrius to advance the Church’s political plan, but learned that Cattleya and Bernadette were pursuing Nosk’s ships.
• Kronos teleported to the Iron Anchor and ordered it to submerge and abandon Nosk, while Bernadette fought Randolph as he tried to protect Nosk.

Kronos helped Klein escape Suah, uncovered Jacob’s treasure, and obtained a Trojan Horse of Destiny characteristic before aiding Flora’s dangerous advancement. He received the Tyrant Card and ended the stretch investigating a breach of Saint Samuel Cathedral’s Chanis Gate, while trusting Klein to stay hidden.

• Kronos killed Randolph, then negotiated with Bernadette and Cattleya over an alliance and Hermit Pathway information.
• Kronos helped Klein survive the Rose School’s attack in Bayam as Suah descended, and escaped with Aarn when the Lord of Storms intervened.
• Kronos followed Hazel’s teacher Flora to Jacob’s treasure, recruited Pallez, and recovered a Trojan Horse of Destiny characteristic from the tomb.
• Kronos arranged for Flora to receive a Worm of Time and controlled her through her Mentor of Deceit advancement, which ended with her becoming a Fallen Servant.
• Kronos received the Never-Extinguishing Sun and Pallez’s charm-making knowledge, while learning that Adam might provide Boli Delau with a powerful item for the Betting Duel.
• Klein gave Kronos the Tyrant Card in fulfillment of their private bargain, and Kronos later sent Klein a Darkness Erosion Charm.
• Kronos confirmed the truth of the Kings of Angels’ betrayal of the Ancient Sun God and reassured Derrick about the City of Silver’s future.
• Kronos investigated the Chanis Gate after an unknown intruder breached it, then advised Anthony to search for clues and await orders.

Kronos won a deadly duel, advanced to an Angel, and returned to Backlund to teach while building ties with Amanises. He then helped Azik reclaim the corrupted half of his soul and take control of the Numinous Episcopate, leaving Azik to digest his reunited soul.

• Leonard confirmed that Klein had survived, and Dunn advanced to Sequence 6 before transferring to the Winter Diocese with Daly, and Leonard set out for Backlund to find them and seek revenge on Ince Zangwill.
• Kronos arranged for the Church of Steam and Machinery to buy Laurien’s arms shipment, then agreed with Will Auceptin and Boli Delau to hold their deadly Betting Duel on a deserted island.
• Kronos defeated Boli by corrupting his virtual personas with the Fallen Domain, settled his grievances with Will, and fully digested the Scholar of Yore potion.
• Kronos helped Marquis Argel advance to demigod, then drank the Knowledge Mentor potion and stabilized his Mythical Form with anchors from his crews and Horamick’s faithful.
• Kronos returned to Backlund, resumed teaching at the university, and organized free technical classes for workers, finding that teaching accelerated his potion digestion.
• Amanises asked Kronos to help Azik confront Xiya, and Kronos and Azik challenged her over the Numinous Episcopate before fighting off her wraiths and exposing her attempt to stall for time.
• Amanises moved Kronos and Azik to Darkened Heaven, where Kronos used the River of Time to reverse the corruption in Azik’s other half-soul, and Amanises reunited the restored soul with Azik, who began digesting it.