Chapter Summaries

Reinette Tinekerr and Gehrman Sparrow confronted the Rose School of Thought’s Warlock King, who revealed that God's Abomination Suah had descended through him. Elsewhere, Emlyn White used Pure White Gaze to target Warlock King Calamity, and the artifact fired a beam at him.

• Loen soldiers steadied themselves with prayers and fired silver-patterned shells that destroyed or subdued the advancing corpses.
• The Rose School of Thought’s Warlock King escaped Reinette Tinekerr’s attempted possession, while Gehrman Sparrow arrived on the battlefield.
• The Warlock King revealed a puppet embedded in his body, which became a passage for God's Abomination Suah to descend and kill or corrupt the surrounding Rose School members.
• Emlyn White approached Calamity’s cathedral while Sharron remained nearby, ready to support the ambush.
• Emlyn used Pure White Gaze to identify Calamity through a window and fired its scorching beam at him.

Emlyn White and Sharron’s ambush failed to stop Calamity, who summoned the Pupil-less General and opened a Door of Summoning for Suah. As Suah and the Chained God’s projection threatened Klein and Reinette Tinekerr, Klein opened the Box of the Great Old One.

• Emlyn White struck Calamity with Pure White Gaze, but Calamity escaped the Spear of Unshadowed by transforming into blood-red light and reappearing on another spire.
• Calamity used the Pupil-less General to repel Sharron and bind Emlyn, then summoned Suah through a Door of Summoning.
• Suah’s advent contaminated the Rose School of Thought believers, while Ilya used a dream to protect Winter County’s soldiers and citizens from the corruption.
• Suah attacked Klein and Reinette Tinekerr, and his prayer brought forth the Chained God’s projection, severing Klein’s connection to the Spirit World.
• Klein opened the second level of the Box of the Great Old One to transfer the living beings within its range into a recorded scene.

Klein opened the Box of the Great Old One and transported the battlefield to a desert, where he summoned several Angel projections to fight God's Abomination Suah. Meanwhile, Emlyn and Sharron disrupted Warlock King Calamity’s summoning, but a new presence began emerging from Lilith’s Ring.

• Klein transferred the battlefield and its living combatants to a desert, severing the Chained God's projection from its source.
• Reinette Tinekerr protected Klein from Suah, and Klein summoned Arianna, Azik Eggers, and another Angel projection to join the battle.
• Suah spread black liquid across the desert and disrupted the overlap between reality and the Spirit World as Klein continued evading the Warlock King.
• Warlock King Calamity prayed to the Chained God and opened a Door of Summoning, but Emlyn threw Pure White Gaze at it while Sharron created a puppet duplicate of Calamity.
• Emlyn activated Lilith's Ring, opening another door, and Calamity saw a bright, silvery-white moon rise behind it.

Sharron and Emlyn teamed up to kill Warlock King Calamity after a strange silvery-white moon suppressed his Moon pathway powers. Klein’s plan succeeded, and Reinette Tinekerr’s return from the other battlefield ended the Historical Void projection as the battle against Suah continued.

• A silvery-white moon severed Calamity’s connection to the Crimson Moon, preventing him from using Moonlight Transformation or nearby Blink.
• Sharron established a curse through their connection and damaged the blood-red moon on Calamity’s forehead, while Calamity used the Pupil-less General and Solar Flare to injure her in return.
• Emlyn struck Calamity with Lightning Storm, and Reinette Tinekerr arrived to restrain the Pupil-less General.
• Reinette used the Staff of the Stars to summon Gehrman Sparrow, whose Spirit Control Bullet froze Calamity in place.
• Sharron stabbed her own chest to inflict a fatal wound on Calamity, and Emlyn killed him with the Spear of Unshadowed.
• Klein stopped and bowed as Reinette ended her Historical Void projection, confirming that the operation against Calamity had succeeded.

Emlyn and his allies defeated Warlock King Calamity, and Emlyn returned to Backlund with the spoils while reflecting on his responsibility as the Sanguine’s savior. Above the gray fog, Klein purified the Warlock King Beyonder characteristic, discovered a strange reproductive power in its corruption, and sealed the resulting blood and the Pupil-less General.

• Emlyn escaped the cathedral after Calamity’s defeat, bringing the Pure White Gaze back to Backlund and treating burns caused by the artifact.
• Emlyn suspected the Ancestor had helped them by sending a strange moon through Lilith’s Ring, then solemnly affirmed that he was the Sanguine’s savior.
• Sharron gave Emlyn the Warlock King Beyonder characteristic and the Pupil-less General, warning that the characteristic contained residual corruption.
• Klein examined the characteristic above the gray fog, shattered it to separate a drop of corrupted blood, and found that the blood caused a paper figurine to reproduce.
• Klein sealed the blood, tested the Pupil-less General’s abilities, and placed both items in a box on the junk pile.

Klein reconsidered the danger of hunting Kotar, while Emlyn announced his success to the Sanguine and prepared to become an earl. Bernadette revealed that she planned to search the Sonia Sea for her father's secrets, and Cattleya vowed to follow if she did not return.

• Klein wondered whether Kotar had already reached Sequence 1 or mastered the curtain, and decided he needed more preparations for the hunt.
• Emlyn showed Kasimi the Warlock King Beyonder Characteristic and told him to arrange an earl investiture ceremony.
• Nibes warned Kasimi not to investigate Emlyn's allies or demand a share, and agreed that the Sanguine should prepare the ceremony.
• Bernadette told Cattleya she would search a remote part of the Sonia Sea for her father's secrets and entrusted matters to her in case she did not return.
• Cattleya offered to accompany Bernadette, then promised to repeat the search herself if Bernadette never came back.

Bernadette entrusted Cattleya with the Wishing Lamp and said goodbye before setting out on a journey from which she might not return. As war-stricken Backlund suffered shortages, Luke and Starling struggled to feed their children, while Audrey silently visited her parents and left after thanking them.

• Bernadette gave Cattleya the Wishing Lamp, warned her never to make a third wish, and asked her to use its first wish to recover Bernadette's belongings if she could not return.
• Bernadette and Cattleya sat together as Cattleya recounted her life; after falling asleep, Cattleya awoke alone and watched the Dawn sail toward the horizon.
• In Backlund, Starling failed to get food at a relief point, then offered her belt to a wealthy man in exchange for food.
• Luke found a man who had collapsed with a bag of bread but left it untouched after noticing a child's drawing; he returned home to find that Starling had obtained food.
• Audrey visited her parents' home unseen, thanked them tearfully for teaching her compassion and kindness, and then left.

Earl Hall witnessed a vast, orderly march for bread in Backlund and helped persuade the nobles to respond by donating food and avoiding force. Aboard the Future, Cattleya reported the Mystery Queen’s search for a dangerous primitive island to Mr. Fool, and Klein recognized that the Wishing Lamp was in her possession before its wick ignited.

• Earl Hall saw a march of over a hundred thousand people demanding bread, while soldiers and police hesitated to use force against the hungry crowd.
• Earl Hall offered to donate most of his food supplies and urged the nobles to remain calm; Duke Negan agreed to follow his lead and target merchants hoarding food.
• Nina complained that Frank had asked whether she could have children, and Cattleya told him to study how fish reproduced instead.
• Cattleya reported to Mr. Fool that the Mystery Queen planned to search for a primitive island that might conceal one of Emperor Roselle’s secret mausoleums and warned of its cosmic corruption.
• Klein recognized the Wishing Lamp among Cattleya’s possessions, and its wick suddenly lit on its own.

Klein spoke with Deng Shen through the Wishing Lamp and learned that the being was sealed and wanted his freedom. Klein refused Deng Shen’s offer and cut off the connection, then sent Cattleya a warning.

• Deng Shen addressed Klein through Cattleya’s crimson star and recognized Sefirah Castle’s weakened state.
• Deng Shen offered to leave the Miracle Invoker Beyonder Characteristic and grant Klein three wishes if Klein freed him from his seal.
• Deng Shen realized Klein was not Sefirah Castle’s previous owner, then laughed and repeated that his offer remained valid.
• Klein sensed danger in making any promise and ordered Deng Shen to leave before severing the connection.
• Klein considered Deng Shen’s origins and abilities, then sent a warning to Cattleya without her noticing the exchange.

Cattleya warned Bernadette about the dangers surrounding the primitive island, while Xio investigated a demonstration in Backlund as ominous rumbling sounded. In the Forsaken Land of the Gods, Klein baited Kotar with a carefully staged prayer and used Amon’s apparent presence to conceal Sefirah Castle’s reverse contamination; the trap’s outcome remained uncertain.

• Cattleya received Mr. Fool’s warning about the primitive island and wrote to alert Bernadette.
• Xio questioned a bearded demonstration organizer, who blamed Backlund’s unrest on hunger and inequality, before a rumbling alarmed her.
• Klein confirmed he could not summon the Wishing Lamp, then spent several days checking his plan to hunt Kotar.
• Klein used a Historical Void projection to pray to Kotar from a distant location, drawing the Dark Demonic Wolf’s attention while keeping his real body hidden.
• Kotar watched Klein pray to several deities, then tried to extinguish the prayer when Klein invoked Amon and put on a monocle.
• Klein severed his connection to the projection and watched a scene form, having used the confusion and Amon’s possible influence to conceal Sefirah Castle’s reverse contamination of Kotar.

Klein used Sefirah Castle and the Staff of the Stars to disrupt Amon’s intrusion and freeze Kotar long enough to reach him in the ancient castle. He summoned Reinette Tinekerr from a sealed gold coin, leaving the confrontation with the Dark Demonic Wolf poised to begin.

• Klein entered Sefirah Castle as the Tarot Club members’ prayers summoned The Fool, while Kotar began severing his connections to the outside world.
• Amon’s image of Gehrman Sparrow reached through the barrier, but Klein used the Sea God Scepter and lightning to destroy the image and repel him.
• Klein used the Staff of the Stars to reproduce Amon’s time power, briefly freezing Kotar before transporting himself to the ancient castle.
• Klein used a Historical Projection of the Staff of the Stars and Dream Divination to descend into Kotar’s dark hall as the wolf began to recover.
• Klein opened the sealed iron cigarette case, and Reinette Tinekerr emerged from the gold coin and possessed Kotar.

Klein and Reinette Tinekerr battled the Dark Demonic Wolf Kotar inside his castle, where Kotar used his curtain and a wish to suppress their divinity and overwhelm them with marionettes. Klein activated Sefirah Castle and called Leodero, leaving Kotar’s castle engulfed in lightning.

• Reinette Tinekerr failed to possess Kotar, then borrowed power from the past as Kotar used the black curtain to isolate his castle as an embryonic divine kingdom.
• Kotar wished for all divinity in the castle to dissipate, weakening his own and Reinette Tinekerr’s powers along with Klein’s, while his marionettes attacked the two Kleins.
• Reinette repeatedly pursued Kotar through his marionettes, but he evaded possession by switching places, while his forces drove Klein into a series of attacks.
• Klein escaped the marionette assault by swapping places with his Historical Projection and using the Staff of the Stars to relocate.
• After Kotar’s marionettes endangered both Klein and Reinette, Klein activated Sefirah Castle, called Leodero, and unleashed a vast storm of lightning on the castle.

Klein and Reinette Tinekerr fought Dark Demonic Wolf Kotar after his castle was destroyed, and Klein eliminated Kotar’s remaining marionettes. As the Curtain threatened to turn Klein and Reinette into marionettes, Klein released a wraith linked to Artificial Death, letting the Evernight Goddess exert influence through it.

• Klein used Underground Worm to hide from the lightning that destroyed Kotar’s castle, then joined Reinette Tinekerr in attacking Kotar and his marionettes.
• Kotar used the Curtain to protect himself from Reinette’s possession, while Reinette transformed into a Werewolf and fought him directly.
• Klein used the Staff of the Stars and his abilities to destroy Kotar’s three remaining marionettes.
• Kotar trapped Klein in the Curtain, then attacked him and Reinette as it pulled at their Spirit Body Threads; Reinette blocked the blows and began to suffer wounds.
• Klein opened a second iron cigarette case and released a wraith connected to Artificial Death, allowing the Evernight Goddess to exert influence through it.

Klein and Reinette Tinekerr fought the Dark Demonic Wolf Kotar, who unleashed a devastating lightning attack before escaping through resurrection. As Klein moved to seize the weakened Curtain, a dark aura associated with the True Creator arrived and the Curtain called out, “Mysteries.”

• A Wraith restrained Kotar while Reinette Tinekerr possessed him, and Klein used Banquet of Betrayal to confuse the Curtain and wound the wolf.
• Kotar invoked Leodero, unleashing a storm of lightning that destroyed the castle and devastated the battlefield.
• Klein survived with Paper Figurine Substitute and Underground Worm, then realized Kotar might have resurrected nearby.
• Reinette Tinekerr identified a Miracle Invoker Beyonder Characteristic among the remains, and Klein chose to secure the weakened Curtain instead of pursuing Kotar.
• Kotar resurrected in a concealed spot and escaped, while Klein approached the Curtain.
• A dark, depraved aura arrived, and the Curtain formed a cloak and called out, “Mysteries.”

Klein escaped after the True Creator’s will compelled him to go to the Giant King’s Court and meet Sasrir, then used Sefirah Castle to contain the corruption and prepare for his next advancement. After settling the battle’s spoils and receiving no hint from the Evernight Goddess, he returned to the Forsaken Land of the Gods, feeling relieved.

• The True Creator’s will appeared, ordered Klein to meet Sasrir at the Giant King’s Court, and embedded a compulsion in Klein’s body and spirit.
• Klein and Reinette Tinekerr fled the ruined pit, while Amon arrived and remarked that someone would finally open the door.
• Klein entered Sefirah Castle and discovered the corruption could not be removed, though it only guided him toward the Giant King’s Court.
• Klein sealed the curtain containing high-level Seer pathway characteristics and burned the script he had prepared with 0-08.
• Klein paid Reinette Tinekerr her share of the spoils and sacrificed the remaining characteristics to the Evernight Goddess, but received no hint about purifying the corruption.
• Klein returned to the Forsaken Land of the Gods and sighed with relief, saying, “At last.”

Danitz relayed Klein’s instructions to the Rorsted resistance, who agreed to pursue negotiations with the Loenese rather than rush into war. Meanwhile, Colin Iliad led Derrick, Lovia, and the City of Silver exploration team toward the Giant King’s Court and a path to the true sea.

• Kalat and Edmonton urged Danitz to help the resistance seize the opportunity created by the chaos in Bayam, but Danitz prayed to Klein instead of agreeing to war.
• Klein instructed the resistance to negotiate with the Church of Storms and the governor-general’s office for Rorsted self-government, while offering to preserve Loenese interests and allow troops to reinforce Backlund.
• Danitz delivered the Sea God’s message, and Kalat and the other leaders agreed to seek a peaceful resolution by negotiating directly with Jahn Kottman.
• The resistance leaders chose Danitz by drawing lots to serve as their representative to Jahn Kottman.
• Colin Iliad gathered Derrick, Lovia, and the exploration team in the City of Silver, then led them toward the Giant King’s Court as residents bade them farewell.

Audrey left a shelter in war-torn Backlund to help Loen’s forces and limit the harm of defeat, while Danitz sought the Church of Storms’ support in Bayam and invoked a startling display of the Sea God’s power. Klein then returned to the Giant King’s Court, planning to open the palace where Dark Angel Sasrir slept before the City of Silver’s team began its expedition.

• Audrey recognized that the Goddess’s anchors were wavering and left the shelter, asking Susie to calm the civilians while she went to aid Loen’s forces.
• Danitz told Sea King Jahn Kottman that the Resistance wanted Loen’s forces withdrawn from the Rorsted Archipelago and promised to pray for its protection.
• After Danitz prayed, Sefirah Castle’s power shrouded the archipelago and surrounding waters in fog, convincing Jahn Kottman that the Sea God had answered.
• Jahn Kottman agreed to consult Bayam’s leaders and give Danitz an answer within an hour.
• Klein sealed the Curtain after using it to create the supernatural display, then returned to the Giant King’s Court to try opening Sasrir’s palace before the City of Silver’s team arrived.

Klein entered the Giant King's Court to return Groselle's ashes to the Watchers' quarters and use the black iron key to open the Giant King's palace. The palace's dark sea left him near losing control and severed his shadow, while a shadow resembling Amon appeared outside the palace and was blocked from entering Sefirah Castle.

• Klein summoned a historical projection, gave it Groselle's ashes and Vice Admiral Iceberg's black iron key, and scattered the ashes throughout the Watchers' quarters.
• The twilight accepted Klein more readily after he returned Groselle's ashes to the place the giant had called home.
• Klein used Enuni to carry the key to the palace and open its enormous doors, revealing a pitch-black, viscous ocean.
• Klein severed his connection to the projection and tried to return above the Gray Fog, but Sefirah Castle rejected him and an identical shadow was rejected alongside him.
• Klein found that his left side had become twisted worms, his shadow was missing, and he was struggling against madness.
• Golden light filled the Giant King's Court as Enuni turned from the palace doors, black wings appeared behind him, and a pure shadow emerged in the nearby hall.

Klein fled the corrupted Dark Angel Sasrir’s palace and watched its power alter the Giant King's Court while waiting for the City of Silver team. Elsewhere, Audrey approached the battle outside Backlund as allied forces faced a monstrous figure, and Colin Iliad's exploration team finally met Klein.

• Klein concluded that Enuni and his separated shadow were dangerous, escaped to the edge of the Giant King's Court, and observed the illusory sun and darkness cycle over Sasrir's palace.
• Audrey entered the fog outside Backlund and saw a giant, many-armed figure appear as the allied forces' attacks struck an invisible barrier and their soldiers panicked.
• Audrey considered how her acquaintances were involved in the war, then noticed lightning-wreathed tentacles, a golden-flaming feather, and a huge hand carrying a silver broadsword in the fog.
• Bernadette's Dawn was tossed through a violent storm in the Sonia Sea as the Mystery Queen searched for a possible primitive island.
• Colin Iliad led Derrick, Lovia, and the exploration team into the sunlit Giant King's Court, where they encountered Klein, whose face had been partly transformed by crawling transparent worms.

Gehrman Sparrow met the City of Silver’s exploration team and warned them that the Giant King’s Court had changed after he opened its doors. After the route around the court collapsed and tests showed that neither flight nor teleportation could cross the dark clouds, the group headed for the main entrance, where Gehrman approached two Silver Knight guards alone.

• Gehrman introduced himself to the City of Silver’s team, explained that opening the Giant King’s residence had changed the divine kingdom and affected him, and told the members below demigod level to withdraw.
• Colin Iliad ordered the non-demigod explorers to wait at the edge of the Giant King’s Court, while Lovia called Gehrman a clown and Colin urged the others to continue.
• The path beside the stone staircase collapsed into dark clouds, and Gehrman and Lovia found that flight and teleportation could not cross them.
• Gehrman, Colin, Derrick, and Lovia returned to the main entrance, where they saw two Silver Knight guards standing before the enormous doors.
• Colin offered to fight one guard, but Gehrman dismissed both as toys and rose toward the entrance alone as Colin noticed something unusual.