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The epilogue features Septimus He plans to be loyal enough to Nyaxia to get her to trust her so he can betray her because of how she treated the House of Blood & his family
Cut to 10 years later Septimus is in the human nations w a pain & hunger He is looking for a human who wield one of Shiket’s blades so he can use them to kill Nyaxia
NEXT BOOK LFG!

The blade must be one of Shiket’s missing blade wings omg

“I am, you idiot. I am interested. It's just the most Asar marriage proposal I've ever heard."
The corner of his mouth quirked. "I am, you idiot, he repeated.
"The most Mische proposal acceptance I've ever heard."
(Pg 538)

“I had nothing I could say to her. I'd already apologized for all the ways I had failed her. And I knew that none of those words would ever be enough.
At last, her gaze slid from the forest, slowly, until her eyes met
mine.
There was no hatred in that stare.
Instead, there were multitudes within it-affection, regret, resent-ment. Apology. Forgiveness. And above all, despite everything, al-ways, love.”
(Pg 534)

Mische wakes up Morthryn is healing Esme is back As the rulers of the House of Death they invite the House of Night to prepare for the war with Mische gives Oraya Vincent’s note Asar&Mische take a walk in theUnderworld Saescha finds peace&sits w Mische They go to the DAMN POPPY FIELD & have a Vasythian wedding ceremony where they give their body, breath, psyche, secrets & soul to each other
I ❤️ Asar & Mische

"You fight for the fallen ones now. Amusing, sister. But unwise."
"No," Acaeja said, looking between Shiket and Nyaxia. "You fight for the eradication of each other. And I fight for the one path that will not end in the destruction of all."
(Pg 505)

"Keep your House of Shadow," Acaeja said. "Keep your House of Blood. But the Houses of Death and Night are under my protection."
"And what of us?" Shiket said. "You expect us to simply allow this?"
Acaeja turned her icy gaze to her sister, steadfast and serious. "No, Shiket. I expect that we will be at war."
(Pg 505)

"Three times now, I have warned you, Nyaxia, of how this path ends," she said. "I have had enough. This is my territory now. The king and queen of the House of Night have pledged themselves to me. And so now have the king and queen of Vathysia, the House of Death. You will make no move against them, or else face the wrath of me.” (Pg 505)

GodofDeath tries to raise the dead forNyaxia’s army butMische uses the glyphs inMorthryn to stop&draw him there He chases her until she compels Asar to come back w memories&their song She cuts out Alarus’ heart in 1/2&puts a piece in herself Asar is back but the gods are drawn Nyaxia goes to punishAsar&Mische butAcajea stops her&breaks from her siblings to fight against destruction w the HouseofNight&HouseofDeath

— “My thumb traced the path through her freckles."Hello, Dawndrinker," I whispered.
She smiled through her tears. "Hello, Warden."
And I kissed her again, as theUnderworld bowed around us.” (Pg 498)

“And I knew this was true ascension. My queen. My light. My darkness. My future. The answer to every question. The ending to every sentence. She broke the kiss to draw in a shaky inhale. I pressed my forehead to hers, drowning in those eyes, still gleaming with the dregs of divinity.”
(Pg 498)