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Mische tellsRaihn&Oraya everything abt her beginnings wAtroxus, theDescent, their mission, her death Mische&Raihn reconcile I forgot that they had such a close relationship helping each other for centuries Raihn&Oraya agree to help them Vincent says thatAlarus’ blood may be anchored to his heart They are going to create a ritual circle to use the blood to travel thru theSpira to the heart Asar hears the voices more

“I thought of Asar, kneeling next to the broken gates of Morthryn, committed to his eternal watch. Asar, lying in bed beside Luce, lazily scratching her head. Asar, head bowed over the piano. Asar, head bowed over me.” (Pg 365)

“I don’t regret it,” I said. “I would do it a thousand times over. A thousand times, if it means that I get to hear you berate me for it here rather than imagine those words over your corpse. You are the sacrifice I will not make, Mische. You. Don’t ask me to apologize for that”. (Pg 336)

WhenNyaxia visitedAsar in the last book he made a deal w her but idk what yet Asar broughtMische to the House of Night He used the mask&eye to heal her She wakes up to a confusedRaihn&Oraya who want to help her bc she’s been missing&running w Asar She doesn’t tell them anything She wants to leave Asar goes to see her&they realizeMische is alive again They can touch&yk they do Asar freaking worship Mische i luv it

@the execution siteAsar sees a flashback Srana has a forge there&hid it from the other gods Srana attacksAsar Sentinel attacksMische& she’s thrown into the forge Atrius&Sylina abandon them Mische finds the axe w eye Alarus’ pwrs rush thru her She gives it to Asar who is taken over byAlarus’ spirit The wraiths climb Srana while Asar hacks Asar uses the items to get them out of there b4 the other gods arrive

They go thru the maze&find the keeper but he’s freshly dead They ressurect him by collecting essences&glyphs so they can challenge him&pass Mische sees that he willingly died bc he was sick of the gods destruction He’s alive again & allows them to pass but warns them & kill’s himself b4 the gods war They pass thru to the gods ancient city it’s silent & make their way towards Alarus’ execution site

So there is a Keeper who hides in a maze guarding the Deadlands When they get there they will have to fight him in exchange for passage into the Deadlands
The last time Atrius passed thru he had an army of soldiers to battle the Keeper but there is only 4 of them here 0_0
Mische caught Asar’s mind distant & foggy It’s like the mask/maybe Alarus is speaking to him & urging him

They are in the HouseofNight Asar let’s Mische drink bc she’s weak&let’s her redeem her compulsion pwr w him instead of Raihn Atrius&Sylina are their guides for the Deadlands Asar is sus abt them bc why would they leave the land they rule just to escort them They must want something The pairs don’t trust each other Mische&Asar agree that somehow they will betray them
THIS IS SO FREAKING COOL THAT THEYRE HERE

They run thru the castle Sentinels are there even tho they’re not supposed to be able to be inNyaxia’s domain In the ballroomMische unleashes the wraiths from the DuskWindow who attack theSentinels Egrette vows to huntAsar for his betrayal Mische uses compulsion onRaihn to send him away They meetSeptimus @the docks to travel to theDeadlands
Asar once protected the HouseofShadow/underworld but is now destroying it

I’m loving this. It is so much easier to picture the scenes now that they are in the mortal world again.
Something I was thinking about was how in all of the books in this universe, Acaeja has had an appearance/helping hand. I’m wondering if she is trying to stage a take over since she could have the favor of the White Pantheon and the vampires.
I’m keeping my eye on her.

Mische doesnt want 2go2 HouseofNight b4 Deadlands to protect R&O Septimus says his cousin(Atrius?!)can take them to theDeadlands&she agrees bc she mindreads hes not lying The night of theMelume in the ballroomMische seesRaihn he came to save her but she can’t stay to talk Asar&Egritte do the spell that morphs past&present They find the mask Mische dragged to underworldAsar rips the gate open puts mask on&saves her

Asar is conflicted byRyvenhal a home of shadows&bad memories Gideon is interested byMische Asar gets straight to the point asking how to find the essences Gideon says the crown/mask is in the walls of the old palace ofVathysia &the eye is inDeadlands@theHouseofBlood Asar later goes toGideon alone&uses his pwrs to extract the key from him on what glyphs needed to get the mask Asar&Mische play a nasty tune on the piano

Asar notices the moon is red which marks the Melume a special time for House of Shadow that allows them to connect w Alarus’ old kingdom’s magic&strengthen their own This is the chance to find the mask He meets w his sis&convinces her to let him go to Ryvenhaal to see his old mentor He thinks thatGideon will know how to get the mask Nyaxia called upon House of Shadow&Blood but not Night bc Raihn&Oraya book ending

“So, Wife, huh? You can always keep things interesting. Was the wedding nice?”
A twitch at the corner of his mouth.“It was elegant & tasteful.”
“Sounds like a nice way of saying boring.”
“Fine. It was gaudy chaos.”
“Much better. Did I get to wear a nice dress, at least?”
The smile he’d been holding back now bloomed over his lips like a flower in melting frost. “Oh, you were breathtaking.”

As a boyAsar was taken to find what made him special=he ressurected Luce Asar&Mische wake inMorthryn BUT they cannot touch each other skin to skin since she’s a wraith&transparent&burns/drains him They see eternal night for the 1st time Soliders come in&capture them They are brought to his sister Mische mind speaks toAsar&they give the court a performance that shows his pwrs&gains them safety He steps down as heir

Okay the 3 cores of Alarus’ powers that they have to find in order for Asar to become a god & save the underworld are:
- his mask
- his eye
- his heart

(I’m guessing they are spread out btw the 3 houses in Obitraes bc the land was Alarus’ before Nyaxia created the vampires)

Acaeja twists the fates to reunite Asar&Mische Asar travels spira to theDescent Mische’s captured by aSentinel Uses her shadowborne magic to fight! LUCE&Vincent help her escape the sanctum w the serpent&lion guardians Vincent says it’s up to her to save the world The veil btw worlds is tearing apart badly&the guardians can’t keep up Asar rips open a gate to getMische & she climbs to him & the mortal world oh my

“Shiket’s blade opens my ribs, pierces my heart.
And at last, those final echoing words:
I will find you. I will find you. I will-
A hand folded around mine—long fingers, raised scars, strong and steadfast as a vow fulfilled. (Pg 76)

“You chose this battle. You chose it when you took your first steps into Morthryn, and you choose it again now. You set out to change the world. You set out to create a god. So go it. This is the time for conquering, Mische Iliae. Go. (Pg. 69)

Mische didn’t fully complete the resurrection spell she performed to get Asar back so it connects her with him & gives her a chance to resurrect herself too
If they can finish the spell & collect the 3 cores of Alarus’ power, Asar can ascend to divinity and save Mische & the Underworld
Asar choses this path over becoming the Shadowborne king/Mische’s death & Acaeja puts him on a path to find Mische

Mische wakes up to Vincent The Underworld is falling apart Asar is imprisoned by the gods who are unsure of what he is They try to resurrect the sun but can’t Asar has beef w Shiket the goddess of justice who killed Mische Asar escapes his cell&is tricked to Acaeja’s secret room w demigods She offers him a way to get back to Mische&save her but he has to become a god&find 3 of Alarus core pwr relics

Epilogue: Oak is brought to the mortal world Jude plans for Cardan to be king until Oak is ready since she can try to control Cardan but she realizes that Cardan is not going to make it easy for her especially until the day his oath runs out

Jude&Cardan arrive@HollowHall&go straight to Balekin&Madoc Jude pours wine forMadoc&goes to the hall She opens the windows for the spies Madoc follows her They duel but he is poisoned by the wine Jude returns&TheBomb’s explosion goes off&fake assasin attempt on Cardan distracts Balekin for Ghost to snatch the crown He mistakenly gives it to Taryn They get the crown to Oak&Jude tricks Cardan into becoming the king

Jude goes to the camps to speak w the rulers of the courts She talks to Séverin who will support her if someone else does She talks to Roiben who agrees to supports the new king for an unknown favor in the future She tells the CourtofShadows the plan&theyre on board The last person she speaks to is Vivi who needs to take Oak to the mortal world&protect him until he can come back Vivi reluctantly agrees

Jude returns to theCourtofShadow&finds Cardan untied hanging out w the spies She brings him to the back&asks himQs she realizes he despises her bc he wants her&kisses him&she likes it She goes for a walk to theLakeofMasks&sees her mom&madoc She forms a plan thatCardan will crownOak as king butOak will grow up in the mortal world away from Madoc’s influence Cardan pledges himself into Jude’s service for 1 yr&1 day

“You really do want me,” I say, close enough to feel the warmth of his breath as it hitches. “And you hate it.” I change the angle of the knife, turning it so it’s against his neck. He doesn’t look nearly as alarmed as that as I might expect.
Not nearly as alarmed as when I bring my mouth to his.” (Pg 307)

Jude goes to Orianna’s room looking for Taryn Inside she sees Lirope’s golden acorn Jude realizes that Lirope was Orianna’s friend&she saved Oak from her dead womb This means Oak is royalty bc he’s Dain’s son Madoc knows this Jude wonders if Madoc plans to get Cardan/Balekin to crown Oak so Madoc can act as regent Jude has a massive power with this knowledge & 2 princes in her grasp She just needs the crown

“I wanted so badly to believe that being in Dain’s service was an honor, that he was someone worth following. That’s what comes of hungering for something: You forget to check if it’s rotten before you gobble down.” (Pg 294)

“Or what?” He asks, still not opening his eyes. “You’re not really going to stab me.”
“When was the last time you saw your dear friend Valerian?” I whisper. “Not today, despite the insult implied by his absence. Did you wonder at that?”
His eyes open. He looks as though I slapped him awake. “I did. Where is he?”
“Rotting near Madoc’s stables. I killed him then I buried him.” (Pg 258)

Back@the strongholdJude finds outLocke was 2timing her&Taryn 2test their love for him Taryn won Jude challengesTaryn 2a duel bc everyone knew abt the deception butJude Vivi glamours them2stop b4they kill Jude stops herself Dain’s geas is still intact Madoc talks w them He tellsTaryn he doesn’t approve ofLocke but won’t stop her He tellsJude she’s kinda a monster Vivi offers a plan 2leaveElfhame Jude considers