Spoilers for volume 5
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Chapter 95: A New Journey
- Years have passed since the demon war. Elijah is currently being trained by Satan.
- It's revealed that Satan offered to give Sabu a contract if Elijah agreed to be trained by Satan. Elijah agrees after remembering how Sabu had helped him. Elijah asks Lucifer if Satan is a good teacher. Lucifer begrudgingly acknowledges Satan's talent for teaching.
- Death is leaving Purgatory. Zach asks Death to return "safe" to which Death replies he's too "old" to promise anything.
- Yamato asks Kahvis if there's been any movement from Huitzil. Kahvis states that there hasn't been any and that the resistance can't move until there is. Yamato worries that the rest of the resistance isn't as patient as the two of them.
- A tall woman with dark brown skin and glowing orange eyes asks Kahvis if she can join the resistance. The woman says her "current" name is Ash. Kahvis tries to figure out who Ash is and realizes she's an unknown. Ash responds by saying "I think the term 'forgotten' would be more accurate."
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Chapter 96: Not Budging (1)
- Elijah is clearly frustrated by Satan's training. Lucifer once again offers Elijah an invitation to his trip to Olympus.
- Kahvis tries to find out Ash's reasons for wanting to join the resistance while also trying to figure out who she is. Ash speaks very casually about serious issues. Kahvis refuses Ash's help. Ash asks to at least let her show off before answering. Kahvis agrees. Ash shows off the technique Lucifer used back in the Underground. Kahvis agrees to let Ash join the resistance temporarily.
- Death arrives in Hell and goes to one of the libraries. Death is asked if Satan knows he's here to which Death replies "He will now." Death starts going from one specific book to another. Death goes for a book and notices it's missing. Satan asks him if he's looking for something
- Death asks Satan where the book is. Satan says he doesn't know. Death believes Satan and asks him what the "code" is. Satan flippantly tells Death that the item is in Olympus. Death asks Satan if he moved the item, to which Satan responds "I would never need such a thing. If I wanted to spite you there are better ways to do such."
- Death reveals he wants to give Kahvis "Indirect help" to which Satan mocks the use of the word "Indirect."
- Lucifer and Peter are sword training together. Peter is easily beating Lucifer. Peter notes that Zeus might treat Lucifer with respect now that Lucifer's rank has increased.
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Chapter 97: Not Budging (2)
- Peter implies he's a little jealous of the tools Elijah has when it comes to learning magic, mostly referring to Elijah's "Modern reborn knowledge." Elijah tries to learn Peter's age but Peter deflects the question.
- Lao visits his husband Dimitri. The conversation between the two doesn't go well but Lao ultimately accepts Dimitri's addition to the trip.
- Sabu and Heinrich are training. Sabu mentions that his lack of holding back is due to his former training with Lao.
- Lucifer, Satan, and Death are on top of one of Hell's walls. Lucifer asks if there's something in Olympus and comments that Death is bad at lying, causing Satan to laugh. Satan says there's an item in Tartarus that contain a small amount of his magic. Lucifer asks which magic to which Death reassures it isn't blight.
- Lucifer asks Death if that's it. Death assures that it is. Lucifer doesn't believe Death but doesn't press the issue further. Satan is elated by Lucifer's doubt.
- Satan mocks Death. Death threatens Satan by saying if the items aren't in Olympus it's on Satan. Satan stands his ground against Death and says "Break my horns, push your blade to my throat, do whatever you want, but until the day I feel that same anger in you again, I. Won't. Fear you."
- Death asks Satan "No corpses this time?" which causes Satan to bend over with laughter while flying. Satan stops laughing and says "I'm so glad you two have rubbed off on each other! Your strength and his words!"
- Death responds by saying "Never forget that your magic works on me because I allow it to." to which Satan replies "Your magic is indiscriminate. I know you're unfamiliar with emotions but a lack of them can be just as dangerous as a burning rage."
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Chapter 98: Years of Practice (1)
- Lucifer and Death are chatting about the trip. Lucifer says that part of his training involved trying to avoid Elijah's lightning bolts while flying. It's implied Elijah managed to land a few shots on Lucifer.
- (Flashback) Death and Lucifer are talking about Death's decision to spare Amaterasu over an echo call. Lucifer is clearly not okay with Death's decision. Death apologizes and Lucifer responds by saying Death has his patience before ending the echo call. Death is upset by Lucifer's frustrations.
- Ash shows a clear recklessness with her fire magic. Ash asks Kahvis about Yamato. Kahvis assures Ash that Yamato is fine.
- Sabu is attempting to hide his eyes' glow from his contract and comments how Peter is lucky to not have to deal with the glowing eyes that come with a contract.
- (Flashback) Lucifer is attempting to subtly dissuade Dimitri from joining the trip but fails.
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Chapter 99: Years of Practice (2)
- Lucifer asks Dimitri what names to avoid in Olympus to which Dimitri responds "Ares, Set, Arryx, Jupiter." Dimitri comments that Lucifer's past conflict with Poseidon is well-known about in Hell.
- Yamato is arguing with R'yaarj. Ash steps in and annoys Yamato. R'yaarj greets Ash and calls her "F'yara". Ash asks why R'yaarj is doing another vessel contract. Ash reveals that R'yaarj's last vessel tried to kill themselves in a way that would take R'yaarj with them. R'yaarj reveals that vessels doing that is one of the main reasons most eldritch don't give contracts anymore
- Yamato asks how Ash and R'yaarj know each other. R'yaarj reveals that Ash has visited R'yleh and that she's not an eldritch.
- Death is getting lost in thought while riding with Lucifer's team. He thinks about how him and Lucifer aren't the same and how that's for the best.
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Chapter 100: Obsessions
- Lucifer and Elijah are discussing inconsistencies with magic while Death has a duel with Gwyn and Lucius. The inconsistencies include:
-1. Being able to use magic with lifeforce, but humans in the human world can't use magic.
-2. Magic can't control the body, (example, water magic being unable to control the water in a being's body) but possession magic exists.
- 3. Healing magic doesn't work on someone considered "Technically dead" but the definition of "Technically dead" has high variability among the different species of the Otherworld.
- 4. It is impossible to resurrect the dead but necromancy exist. Lucifer states "You can reanimate the corpse but not the soul,"
- Lucifer concludes that the inconsistencies show that the Otherworld must have been created by a god with power far beyond the capabilities of the Otherworld's gods. Chaos, the being that linked the worlds, or Kos the forgotten. Elijah states that Lucifer must want to find these two, to which Lucifer responds that he does.
- Lucifer questions that he's one of a small handful of beings that asks these questions.
- Ash is reading a book that contains stories from the Church of Life and Death and asks Kahvis if they have problem with it, to which Kahvis replies that they don't but that they are surprised someone like Ash would be reading such stories.
- Kahvis thanks Ash for her help with Yamato.
- Kahvis asks to read a passage from the book: "To truly die one must be forgotten and yet evil must be remembered if it's to be stopped in the future. This balance shows us that evil and good must always exist, not out of cruel paradox, but necessity."
- Ash asks if that's Kahvis' favorite passage. Kahvis reveals it was a friend of theirs favorite passage and walks away, seemingly lost in thought. Ash wonders to herself who Kahvis is and dismisses her immediate guesses.
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Chapter 101: Tiny Fang
- Gwyn states that Death seems different. Death says that he's trying to fight less aggressively. Lucius compliments Death on the overwhelming victory in the Demon War. Death mocks the use of the word "war" for that conflict. After a short back-and-forth, Death reveals that he's lost enough times to know he's not invincible.
- (Flashback) A much younger Lucius is slumped against a wall, about to lose consciousness when he sees Death approaching. Lucius says "Vázo" when he sees Death approach. Death gives Lucius blood, snapping Lucius into lucidity.
- Death tells Lucius that despite the current conflict being a civil war amongst the vampires, he's not letting them wipe each other out. Lucius shows a strong apathy towards the situation and says "I don't care, do whatever you want. The fighting in there just goes to show that my kind can't be trusted to make their own decisions."
- Lucius notices that the fighting stopped sooner than what seemed normal. Lucius observes Death holding a vampire by the neck. A younger looking Gwyn approaches Death. Death throws the vampire he was holding and kicks them unconscious. Death proceeds to bow to Gwyn and apologizes for his slowness with helping. The other vampires watching are stunned by the image of Death bowing to Gwyn.
- Death shouts "THE IDEAS OF THE BLOODRITE WILL DOOM YOUR KIND TO EXTINCTION! REMEMBER THAT!"
- Lucius is jabbed awake by Gwyn poking him with her spear. The two have a conversation where Lucius shows apathy towards the vampire's situation. Gwyn seems disappointed in Lucius. The two share a moment of peace among the post-battle damage. Death arrives and asks Gwyn and Lucius to keep him informed about vampire kind so that he can help again if needed.
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Chapter 102: Halfway
- Peter and Dimitri are training together and having a somewhat casual conversation. Peter reveals that Yvere had to beg to be on the team for years before Lucifer agreed.
- Yvere scolds Lao for his behavior in regards to Dimitri joining the team's vacation.
- Lucifer and Elijah go over more inconsistencies with the world's magic. Healing magic works on life-weave clothing while being worn but not enchanted weapons.
- Elijah asks Lucifer if he's sure that there's not mythical creatures in the human world. Lucifer replies that if there are, they aren't reborn into the Otherworld like humans
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Chapter 103: Eventually
- Death and Lucifer talk about their surprise with the fact that Fensyr asked to speak to them
- Fensyr introduces his daughter, Vázi, to Death and Lucifer. Death and Lucifer are surprised that Fensyr has foregone the tradition of the lycan naming their children with the prefix "Fen" or "Ama"
- Death asks if Fensyr got pushback. Fensyr wears a fake smile and says "Obviously. After what you did though, I don't think anyone's gonna be aiming for my position for a little while. I'll keep you informed if anything happens."
- Lucifer appears to be good at interacting with children
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Chapter 104: Return to Sol
- Death states that Zeus might treat Lucifer better now that Lucifer's world ranking has gone up. Lucifer responds by saying that Zeus is more invested in the system than Death and that he doesn't expect anything to be different.
- Kahvis sits Ash down and demands to know her reasons for wanting to join. Ash quotes a teaching from the Church of Death, an older version of the Church of Life and Death. The quote is "Should the gods ever grow complacent once again, should they believe themselves immortal, it is our duty as living beings, to return them to the void with the others."
- Kahvis reveals that that specific teaching was removed due to fears of it worsening the relationship between gods and lessers. Kahvis goes on to state that it's the Rider, Fury's, teaching. And that all the Rider's teachings have some kind of problem
- Ash reveals that she had been waiting for another Ragnarok but that Kahvis' appearance gave her a better chance to realize Fury's ideals.
- Kahvis asks Ash if her only goal is to kill gods. Ash asks casually if that's a problem. Kahvis responds by saying it is, so long as she doesn't point her magic at the resistance.
- Ash smiles while reading a passage to herself: "We don't hope for salvation, nor do we pray. We must create the world we want, lest we risk living in a world of ashes."
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Chapter 105: Steps Forward
- The group arrives at the Olympus territory. Minotaur guards show fear toward the uništi and whisper that they're surprised Yvere can control it.
- Zeus is waiting by the gates to the Underworld with Hades and Persephone. Zeus tells Lucifer that Poseidon has business with Lucifer. Lucifer curses in his mind while agreeing to meet Poseidon. Hades and Persephone were unaware that Zeus was going to ask this of Lucifer.
- Ash and Yamato are talking after having had sex. Yamato comments that he had written off the idea of being with someone else after taking the eldritch contract. Ash tells him he should be careful, and that sex with a human would be ill-advised.
- Yamato questions Ash's motives. Ash lies and says she just wants to help. Yamato thinks back to a conversation he had with Kahvis where Kahvis said the same lie that Ash did. Yamato decides that because of his contract he shouldn't question others' motives.
- Lucifer arrives at Mount Olympus' peak with Zeus. Zeus reveals that he and Poseidon thought a rematch was in order after Lucifer's rank increased. Poseidon is condescending to Lucifer.
- Lucifer comes up with a plan to put on a "Show" for the crowd.