This will be part 1 of 2 for Volume 6's summary. Spoilers ahead, obviously.
Chapter 106: Water and Fire (1)
- Lucifer and Poseidon don't move on the announcer's mark, creating tension in the arena. Lucifer and Poseidon exchange insults. Poseidon has a tattoo of Ares.
- The crowd starts to worry that Poseidon might lose. A mysterious man cheers for Lucifer, prompting the other crowd members to cheer for Poseidon.
- Poseidon uses his trident to create a hydra out of the arena's water. Lucifer is pushed mentally and physically and decides to ignite his blue fire. After seeing the crowd's surprise, Lucifer decides to do something dangerous and shouts "YOU'RE NOT WORTH IT!" and changes his blue fire back to orange-red, enraging Zeus and Poseidon.
- Lucifer worsens the situation further by mocking the entire arena with words made of fire that say "Not worth it"
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Chapter 107: Water and Fire (2)
- Peter asks Death if he thinks Lucifer will be okay and reminds Death that the two things Lucifer hates the most are betrayal, and being made a spectacle of. Death decides to call Zeus. Death after hearing cheering, asks Zeus how many beings are in the coliseum. Zeus tells Death that the coliseum is full, which causes Death to release an unnerving aura.
- Zeus tries to lie to Death about the reason for the coliseum being full. Death doesn't believe Zeus and threatens Zeus to show respect to Lucifer after the match is over.
- Lucifer is putting up a good fight against Poseidon, despite not using his blue fire. Lucifer's attempts to grow the spectacle of the match leads to a sinister expression on Poseidon's face. Lucifer can tell how dangerous the look on Poseidon's face is but decides to keep pushing things.
- Lucifer and Poseidon exchange hits in close quarters. Poseidon loses consciousness for a second and does something that alerts the announcer (Eros) to fly over to Zeus in an attempt to have the match stopped.
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Chapter 107: Water and Fire (3)
- Lucifer knows what Poseidon is setting up and goes against his instinct to just surrender, instead opting to continue putting on a show for the crowd.
- Poseidon sends a dangerous barrage of water needles at Lucifer. Lucifer commits to not using his blue flame, despite how dangerous the situation is. The crowd is unaware of the danger and continues cheering louder and louder.
- Lucifer makes a mistake, giving Poseidon a massive advantage. The crowd notices Eros isn't casting the match. Eros is pleading with Zeus to stop the match. Poseidon summons eight water hydras that shoot more water needles out of their mouths, matching Poseidon's attack from before. Lucifer remembers words he was told a long time ago, ''You will always be my greatest, most consistent mistake.''
- Lucifer doubles down on the situation and calls Poseidon pathetic using flames to spell out the words. Lucifer flies to the center of the arena and prepares to defend himself. Lucifer is slowly ripped apart by Poseidon's attack but not killed. The crowd starts to question what Poseidon is doing. Eros announces Poseidon as the winner in an attempt to get Poseidon to stop.
- Lucifer hears Eros and uses the distraction to let out his blue fire to protect himself. Poseidon doesn't stop his attack. The crowd hears the announcement and switches from cheering to quietly questioning the situation.
- Zeus fires a lightning bolt into the sky to signal Poseidon to stop. Poseidon finally stops. Lucifer falls to the ground with a bloody thud. Lucifer shouts in his head to stand up. The crowd is horrified by Lucifer's damage. Lucifer barely manages to stand, much to the crowd's surprise. Eros apologizes to Lucifer. Lucifer calls Poseidon a monster.
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Chapter 109: After Party (1)
- Lucifer's damage surprises the coliseum's healers. Lucifer flinches when having his mouth healed and says it's only because he hasn't had that part healed in a while. Lucifer tells the healers to go full speed. The crowd is fascinated by Lucifer's ability to tolerate the pain of his damage being healed at full speed.
- Lucifer lies about having been in worse shape before. Poseidon calls him out on the lie and Lucifer replies "You ever fight my father or Death before? Maybe if you did you would know that it isn't that hard to believe."
- Lucifer and Poseidon exchange insults. Eros asks Lucifer to stop; Lucifer ignores Eros and asks the healers their names. Poseidon gets even angrier with Lucifer but is interrupted by Zeus arriving. Zeus tells Poseidon to go to the banquet hall, and Poseidon agrees. Zeus asks Lucifer not to tell Death about what happened.
- Zeus tries to convince Lucifer not to tell Death about what happened. Lucifer asks "If this situation was reversed; if I was the one about to kill your brother, what would you have done?" to which Zeus is honest, and says he would have shot Lucifer. Lucifer asks if the shot would be to kill or to stop, and Zeus is honest again and says he doesn't know. Zeus' honesty leads to Lucifer agreeing not to tell Death.
- Zeus asks Lucifer if he noticed a small grin on Poseidon's face. Lucifer says he did. Zeus says that if he had seen that grin he would have stepped in sooner. Lucifer doesn't bother asking more and flies away to the banquet hall.
- Lucifer calls Peter and gives Peter a signal to stay out of the rest of the group's earshot. Lucifer had set up a warning signal with Peter in the event that he didn't call after a certain time. Lucifer tells Peter the truth about the match and asks Peter not to tell Death. Peter agrees.
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Chapter 110: After Party (2)
- Lucifer arrives at the banquet hall. The other beings at the banquet are standoffish with Lucifer. Eros greets Lucifer casually. Lucifer notes that Eros always was good at pretending as if nothing happened. Eros asks about a relationship between Lucifer and a valkyrie.
- Lucifer does a shot of his drink and winces slightly at the burn of the drink, prompting the bartender to ask if he can feel pain. Lucifer says that he can and asks who says he can't. Lucifer reveals that his relationship with the valkyrie was over the last time he spoke with Eros.
- Eros reveals that Lucifer's relationship with the valkyrie is so interesting because Lucifer's father and Odin had conflict with each other. Lucifer says that the conflict was nothing more than stone-throwing. The nymph serving Lucifer food seems to be afraid of him. Eros implies it's because of Lucifer's eyes and that if Lucifer did something about them he might have more luck with love.
- Lucifer states that he doesn't date humans or demons. Eros asks if there's anything going on between Lucifer and Yvere. Lucifer insists that there isn't. Eros asks about Mira, and Lucifer says Eros misinterpreted contempt for love. Lucifer calls Eros "Cupid" drawing attention from the other beings in the banquet hall.
- Lucifer asks where Poseidon is and Eros says that he left early. Lucifer says he's going to thank Zeus for the hospitality and then leave. Eros asks Lucifer to stay longer and comments that the territory doesn't get many visitors anymore. Lucifer says there's a reason for that before being cut off by Zeus.
- Zeus shows fake respect toward Lucifer and asks Lucifer to regale him and some others with stories of the Demon war. Lucifer obliges, despite desperately not wanting to.
- Death is greeted by an overjoyed Cerberus. Elijah comments that he thought Death was terrible with animals. Peter says that Death is terrible with normal animals but that Cerberus loves Death because of Death's "presence" and that he doesn't know much more about it.
- Ash and Kahvis are discussing Ash's next move. Ash is going after the god Tonatiuh. Ash is casual about the circumstances while Kahvis is stern. Kahvis asks Ash if she knows what it's like to be weak. Ash says that she doesn't. Kahvis urges Ash to understand that the weak rely on beings like Ash and them to make the right choices. Kahvis states that not every being has the luxury of being strong enough to protect themselves
- Ash responds: "That's their fault. Some might laud you for your belief in noblesse oblige but I think it misses the point of existence. You can't be an eternal protector for the weak like you want. Some day, however long it takes, you will find yourself too tired to constantly protect the weak and will wish that they had the strength to protect themselves."
- Kahvis insists that they aren't trying to be an eternal protector of the weak. Ash warns Kahvis not to step on a "Martyr's landmine". Kahvis says "A what?" and Ash responds "Nevermind"
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Chapter 111: Telling His Side
- Zeus is going around ordering other beings to join him and Lucifer at a table. Zeus orders these being to pretend to be interested in whatever Lucifer has to say. Zeus is doing this in an attempt to make up to Lucifer for what happened in the match. It's revealed that the word "War" was hardly ever brought up in Olympus anymore
- Lucifer is at a large table with Eros and Zeus talking about the Demon War. Everyone at the table, except for Zeus, is enthralled by Lucifer's story. Lucifer reveals that void metal is an alloy and that the black armor that the demons wore in the Demon War is actually a metal called "almyric".
- A being at the table asks Lucifer if his blue fire is the same as Hades. Lucifer says that the flame is just hotter, nothing more. Lucifer suddenly questions the nature of his blue fire. Lucifer continues to wonder about his blue fire while telling his story. The beings at the table continue to show enthusiasm toward Lucifer's story
- Zeus is annoyed by the enthusiastic attention Lucifer got. Zeus reads the epitaph on the statue of Ares before leaving to go find Poseidon.
- Hades and Death are having a conversation about Poseidon. Hades remarks that Poseidon has been acting strangely.
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Chapter 112: Considerate (1)
- Eros and Lucifer approach an oval-shaped door covered in runic patterns. Eros pours blood from a vial onto the door and activates a portal. Lucifer steps through the portal and arrives in the Underworld
- Lucifer and the rest of his team go to a private room to discuss the match with Poseidon. Peter mocks Lucifer's control of the situation and asks "Where does it rank?" Yvere reveals that Lucifer keeps ranks on the most damage he's taken before being healed.
- Dimitri makes a joke about Heinrich being a former nazi and Peter hits Dimitri. Dimitri apologizes. Sabu gets defensive of Heinrich. Peter whistles loudly to refocus the group. Lucifer reveals that the damage he took would probably rank first, causing Yvere and Lao to exclaim "WHAT?!
- Yvere and Lao are irate with Lucifer. Lucifer's casual attitude leads to Yvere slamming her fists into a table. Yvere says "I'd heal you a thousand times over during your training because that serves a purpose, but THIS, THIS is the kind of petty shit you would complain about the upper ranks doing. If you cared so fucking much about ruining the show, why didn't you just try to win?!"
- Lucifer doesn't immediately respond to Yvere's question. The group realizes that Lucifer doesn't think he could have won against Poseidon. Persephone bursts into the room and asks if anyone's hungry
- Lucifer is in the kitchen with Persephone asking her not to tell Death. Persephone says that she has no plans on doing so. Persephone shows sincere care toward Lucifer before bringing up that Poseidon has been acting weird lately. Lucifer stops himself from asking about Poseidon
- Death tells Hades that he has items in the Underworld to collect. Hades insists that Death not tell him anymore. Hades shows Death a similar kindness that Persephone showed Lucifer
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Chapter 113: Considerate (2)
- Hades and Persephone are continuing to show genuine kindness to the group. It's revealed that Death sometimes sells human-made recipes to the Underworld.
- Death asks Lucifer about the match. Lucifer lies with ease but mentions that Poseidon left the after-party early, prompting Death to loudly ask why. Lucifer dodges the question easily.
- Persephone asks Dimitri about his painting and brings up how painting is supposed to be good training for beings with a water affinity. The sight of Death pouring hot soup into his mouth causes Lucifer to make a sour expression. Death asks what's wrong and Lucifer lies, saying that he was reminded of the last time he burnt his mouth in training. This leads to Lucifer having to create multiple lies in response
- Lucifer realizes the lies are slowly alerting Death, so he shifts the subject by challenging Hades to a duel. Death asks about Lucifer's former teacher (Ash) but calls her "Ember". Lucifer says that he hasn't seen her since their training. Lucifer reveals that his teacher told him not to look for her unless he was planning on having a match with her. Persephone and Hades think this is a joke, but it isn't.
- (In the future) Ash is in a burning forest filled with corpses, asking about Tonatiuh. Ash walks through the destruction, humming 'Oy polnym polna moya korobushka...'
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Chapter 114: Hades and Lucifer
- Hades and Lucifer are in an arena, about to duel. Hades has a tattoo of Ares, similar to the one Poseidon has. Hades asks Lucifer again if he's sure about the duel. Lucifer reassures Hades that he is. Hades asks Lucifer about the match with Poseidon. Lucifer admits that he lost. It's revealed that Lucifer and Hades had a duel in the past that ended poorly for Lucifer.
- Persephone asks Peter if Lucifer's gotten stronger. Peter says the difference is night and day. Hades is surprised by Lucifer's physical strength. Hades' eyes go black with blue flames in the middle, signaling that Hades is going all out against Lucifer. Lucifer thanks Hades in his mind for taking the match seriously
- Hades wins the match against Lucifer. Lucifer is pleased with the outcome. Lao asks Hades how quickly he would like to be healed. Hades says normal speed but after seeing Lucifer being healed instantly decides to go with instant speed. Hades wonders out loud how Lucifer fared against Poseidon. Persephone laughs and starts playing with her hair
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Chapter 115: Endless Questions (1)
- Hades asks Lucifer about the blue fire while the two are alone in the arena. Lucifer says he doesn't know much about it. Hades asks if "That" is causing it. Lucifer conjures a key and remembers that the day his blue flames appeared he was questioning why his eyes had turned red. Lucifer reveals to Hades that a lot of the images humans in the human world have about him are wrong but that his eyes seem to stand out as an unsurprising feature to humans
- Hades says that most native Otherworld beings would probably think Lucifer is part vampire. Lucifer notes that he hasn't noticed any connection between his questioning his eyes and his fire's abilities. Lucifer brings up the fact that humans incorrectly believe he had a different name when he was an angel. Lucifer goes to say the name but doubles over from pain in his left eye.
- Lucifer's left eye had changed to have a secondary barbed ring of orange in the iris, with the pupil also turning razor sharp. The pain causes Lucifer to rip the eye out. The eye's changed look and Lucifer's pain disappears after Lucifer rips the eye out. Lucifer shouts the name he was going to say before but nothing happens
- The group is surprised when Lucifer appears with a missing eye. Lucifer tells the group what happened and says that Death is the only one who might know if it's related to being a warden of Hell. Death lies, which Lucifer notices, causing Lucifer to prod Death for answers. Death says he has a guess but that the rest of the group, except for Peter, has to leave.
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Chapter 116: Endless Questions (2)
- Lucifer asks Death what he knows. Death says Lucifer's warden key might be demonizing him. Lucifer tells Death he knows that can't be it. Lucifer states that demonization doesn't make sense given what Hell's demons look like. Death reveals that owning a warden's key and being able to enter the prisoner's illusions in Hell are irrespective of each other.
- Death brings up something called the "Chaos connection", causing Lucifer to get mad. Lucifer is frustrated that Death is bringing it up since in the past when Lucifer has tried to talk about it with Death, Death has handwaved the topic.
- Death says it might have something to do with the "Seventh Day Theory" to which Peter responds "Not this shit again...". Death goes on to say that the key might be changing Lucifer into what humans think Lucifer should look like and that he has seen something similar to what's happening once before. Lucifer frantically asks who, to which Death responds "Me"
- Lucifer questions Death. Death conjures his scythe and reveals that one day he suddenly had the ability to create the scythe. Lucifer partly believes Death but can't help feeling like something is off. Death insists that he's never seen this happening to the other gods. Lucifer says that Death's reasons for not wanting to bring this up make sense but questions why Death was just now telling him about the scythe's history
- Death says he didn't want to give Lucifer false hope. Lucifer says that one similarity Death has with Peter to which Peter replies "There's nothin' wrong with not wantin' to spend time searchin' for pointless answers.". Lucifer leaves the room dejected.
- It's revealed that Satan has a severely strict rule about the knowledge of the warden's key. It's revealed that Lucifer was once obsessed with the Seventh Day Theory and that Peter snapped him out of that obsession. Death asks Peter if he's worried. Peter responds that so long as Lucifer stays the same mentally, the demonization doesn't matter
- Lucifer starts to hear guards whispering while walking through the Underworld's palace. The whispering gets clearer and louder. Lucifer turns to spot the whispering guards but none are nearby.
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Chapter 117: Endless Questions (3)
- Lucifer quietly tells his team about his sudden ability to hear things. Lucifer and the team use signals to communicate what was heard without potentially alerting the nearby guards.
- Hades asks Death not to bring up the things that Death and Lucifer were talking about again. Death promises but says he can't be sure about Lucifer. Hades mentions that his part of the world isn't like Hell and that the "world law" restricting discussions like the one between Death and Lucifer is taken more seriously.
- Peter questions the seriousness of the topic that was discussed causing Death and Hades to give him a warning look. Peter is openly annoyed. Hades asks Death what's going on with Peter, Death says it's complicated, and Peter replies that it isn't.
- (In the future) Ash is searching through a destroyed village when she's approached by a severely injured woman. More beings, as damaged as the woman, appear. All the injured beings are humans. It's revealed that the territory Ash is in prefers to capture humans.
- (In the future) One woman decides to join Ash. Ash hums the same song she did before. The woman following her asks what it is. Ash tells the woman it's a Russian folksong and discovers that the woman following her is a "Natural-born" human that doesn't know much about the human world.
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Chapter 118: Down to Business (1)
- Lucifer tells Peter and Elijah that he won't be informing Hades about what he heard until he's more sure about the information.
- Death, Lucifer, Hades, and Persephone discuss business with each other. Lucifer is selling new music while Death is selling food recipes, along with other miscellaneous products.
- Peter and Yvere are having a conversation where Peter shows open frustration toward the way the Ancient-ranked gods act. Yvere tries to get Peter to drop it but Peter persists. Yvere walks away to heal Elijah while clenching her fists in anger.
- (Past) Lucifer meets with a former member of his team (Gerard). A child Yvere is super excited to see Lucifer again. Gerard is worried for the team's safety and asks if Lucifer needs his help. Lucifer refuses Gerard's help, saying that Gerard has more important things in life to worry about.
- Lucifer tells Death about what he heard. Death doesn't question the power, saying "It's safer not to" and Lucifer agrees
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Chapter 119: Down to Business (2)
- The mysterious man that had been rooting for Lucifer in the coliseum match gets attacked by Aphrodite. The man says Ares must be proud of her before launching himself into the sky with stone and being picked up by a non-Hell demon. The man's name is revealed to be Julius. The man is revealed to be working with someone named "Salim"
- The man known as Salim is being chased by minotaurs
- Poseidon alerts Zeus that there's a problem in one of the far-away cities. Poseidon mentions an eldritch is involved, causing Zeus to move immediately. Poseidon is lying to Zeus.
- Death is looking around for any suspicious guards when Persephone asks him what's wrong. Death states that something's been feeling off to him, leading to Persephone acting nervously. Persephone's nervousness makes Death shift to more aggressive body language which leads to Hades getting involved. Persephone feels terrible about continuing to lie and decides to tell the truth about what happened in Lucifer and Poseidon's duel
- Death enters his hunter form out of anger. Persephone pleads for Death to speak with Lucifer first before doing anything. Death agrees. Persephone, talking with Hades, brings up the fact that Thanatos has been missing. Hades reveals that Thanatos has been gone for a long time
- Death Approaches Lucifer and the team in hunter form. Death reveals that he knows about Poseidon. Lucifer tries to de-escalate the situation but Peter says "How about Death has a match with Poseidon, where he "almost" kills the trident-wieldin' cunt, and then let's see how Zeus reacts to that." Death agrees with Peter
- Lucifer is barely able to convince Death not to do anything until after the team leaves the territory. Lucifer comments to himself about saving the life of a god that tried to kill him
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Chapter 120: How to Relax (1)
- The above-ground cities of Olympus are falling into chaos while Death, Lucifer, and Lucifer's team are having fun. Peter and Dimitri argue about what originally killed Dimitri. Lucifer reveals that he retains the knowledge of what killed the humans that are reborn into Hell.
- Yvere reveals "Healer's overload", the term for someone being knocked unconscious by the pain of being healed.
- While Lucifer and Death are discussing what to do about the things Lucifer heard, a guard is lying to Hades about what's going on above-ground
- Julius is looking at a defeated Aphrodite. Aphrodite calls one of the cloaked beings standing next to Julius a traitor. Julius attempts to recruit Aphrodite and mentions a certain name to convince her. Salim is sitting around a large number of minotaur corpses when another minotaur approaches and asks if he even needed their help.
- Peter is talking with the other members of the team about how the beings of the Otherworld fear deep water and the ocean. Peter reveals that there are stories about an unconfirmed-to-exist god called "Drown".
- Lucifer and Death decide to just relax for what's left of the vacation.
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Chapter 121: How to Relax (2)
- Julius orders a cloaked figure to head to the Underworld but not to go after Death unless they have the shot. Julius continues convincing Aphrodite to join and attempts to bring up the war between Olympus and Heliopolis but is told to stop by Aphrodite. Aphrodite shows severe fear toward a certain being
- Lucifer and Death are spectating a soccer match between the members of Lucifer's team. Hades and Persephone are worried about Olympus. Hades insists on not telling Death and Lucifer. Persephone disagrees, complimenting Death and Lucifer, but doesn't push the issue further.
- Lucifer gets a call from Kahvis. Kahvis asks about Lucifer's master (Ash) and Lucifer says he really doesn't know much about her except for her love of fire magic and her lack of staying in one place for too long. Lucifer thinks the conversation is weird but doesn't question it further
- Poseidon, along with another being, travels through the portal on Olympus that connects with the Underworld. The being with Poseidon is revealed to be Thanatos. The guards that watch the Underworld's side of the portal are killed by Thanatos.
- Sabu and Lao are arguing with each other. Lucifer steps in and asks what the problem is. Lao is acting impatiently with everyone else, saying that the team should be training, not playing. Lao leaves in frustration. Dimitri comments on how ever since Kahvis took over for what the team used to do, Lao has been missing purpose.
- Dimitri talks about how he loves the part of Lao that endlessly pursues improvement but that he's worried about Lao self-destructing in that pursuit
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Chapter 122: Unusual Excuse
- Lucifer catches up with Lao and asks what's wrong. Lao vents his worries about Lucifer's match with Poseidon and how he hates having to rely on others for protection. Dimitri arrives and takes over for Lucifer.
- (Past) It's revealed that Lao and Sabu have been training together for a long time. It's also revealed that Peter is the one who introduced Dimitri to Lao.
- Lao thinks about his past briefly and talks about how he hates being in a world where he feels weak. Dimitri tries to comfort Lao. Dimitri blames Lucifer, leading to Lao correcting him and saying that he doesn't know Lucifer's full story. Lao walks away. Dimitri asks Lucifer why he gave him a contract. Lucifer says he thought Dimitri deserved a second chance.
- Lucifer tells Dimitri he has a soft spot for those with shitty fathers. Dimitri thinks about his past life and remembers something Peter told him a long time ago ''Luce has more faith in humans than humans do.''
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Chapter 123: Manipulation (1)
- Thanatos and Poseidon make quick work of the palace guards. The guards that are killed are quickly disposed of and replaced. Thanatos and Poseidon arrive at a large gate that's guarded by Cerberus. Thanatos throws a vial of poison at Cerberus to disable the guard dog. Thanatos says they should just kill the beast, but Poseidon says not to.
- Poseidon and Thanatos walk down a staircase into what seems like a bottomless pit of darkness. Poseidon mentions that his "Father's whispers" are getting louder. Thanatos doesn't know what Poseidon means by that.
- Lucifer assures the rest of the team that things with Lao are fine. Lucifer suggests Lao joins the Grim. Dimitri pulls Lao by the back of the shirt and asks Death to let Lao join the Grim. Lao doesn't agree right away.
- Lucifer decides it would be best for the team to head back to the palace for now. Lucifer and Death are talking about swimming. Lucifer mentions he doesn't swim much, especially after a certain incident. Persephone assumes it's Poseidon but Lucifer says it isn't.
- Peter is holding onto Dimitri while Yvere holds onto Lao because they don't want the two trying to leave. Yvere lets go of Lao but Peter keeps his grip on Dimitri
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Chapter 124: Manipulation (2)
- Death is immediately aware of something being off with the palace guards. Lucifer hears voices again that confirm Death's worry. Death reveals that he can sense when beings have recently died. Hades and Persophones' attitudes temporarily shift to being more bloodthirsty. Lucifer heads to the palace armory with Hades.
- Thanatos is leading Poseidon through Erebos. The two arrive at their target destination. Poseidon shows fear when the two arrive. Poseidon and Thanatos walk through a large field before arriving at the restrained body of Chronos. Thanatos takes out a scythe that has the words "Let there be another" written on it out and places it at Chronos' feet
- Chronos asks what Thanatos and Poseidon are doing. Poseidon says he has an offer for Chronos. Chronos mentions how Poseidon has only visited once, unlike Hades and Zeus. Chronos also mentions that Olympus must be ash for Poseidon to be seeking his help.
- (Sometime in the future) Ash arrives at a fresh battlefield. Ash is greeted by a god (Tlach) that calls her "Ember". The god says their name is Mezir now. Mezir and Ash are both after Tonatiuh and decide to play a game of hopu to decide who gets to keep moving.
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Chapter 125: Manipulation (3)
- Lucifer and his team grab their items from the palace's special armory. Hades makes a comment about the worth of the team's items and says "Buying an army would be cheaper". Hades tells Lucifer to stay out of his way once things start.
- Chronos asks Poseidon if he's going to try to use Hera to trick him again. Poseidon reveals that Hera's been dead for a long time. Chronos laughs maniacally and asks which god did it. Poseidon reveals that Ra killed Hera. Poseidon tries to act tough with Chronos but Chronos keeps the upper hand by scaring Poseidon with a fake lunge.
- Thanatos reveals that the organization he works for wants Chronos to join. Thanatos also reveals that he wants Chronos to kill Death. Thanatos tells Chronos that Death is in the Underworld with Lucifer and makes sure Chronos is aware that Lucifer is currently a fallen. Chronos asks who's going to deal with Lucifer. Poseidon reveals he will be fighting Lucifer and Chronos scoffs at the idea that Poseidon will fight.
- Chronos makes note of the fact that it's good that Lucifer is a fallen and asks about Lucifer's father. Thanatos and Poseidon dodge the question. Thanatos warns Chronos that the beings he works for can put Chronos right back into imprisonment. Thanatos and Chronos exchange hostile comments
- Thanatos and Poseidon free Chronos. Chronos looks at the back of Thanatos' neck. Thanatos warns Chronos that he's the only one that knows the way out and Chronos begrudges.
- Julius and Salim are discussing their next moves. Salim questions having Chronos go after Death. Julius reassures him that it's the right move and that Salim is to avoid Zeus at all costs. Salim shows concern with the idea of potentially having to fight Death.
- (Sometime in the future) Ash wins the game against Mezir easily. A being that's healing Mezir asks who Ash is. Mezir responds with "Just a god that loves fire,". Sophia asks Ash who she is and Ash responds "Just a god that loves fire,"
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Chapter 126: Manipulation (4)
- (Sometime in the future) Sophia asks Ash what she plans to do after killing Tonatiuh. Ash responds by saying that "Tonatiuh will be the first" and that that's all she's willing to say
- (Past) Satan is purposefully annoying Elijah during training in an attempt to teach Elijah control. Elijah attempts to shoot Satan but has his magic backfire on him. Satan tells Elijah "Keep training and maybe one day you'll be able to join the line that's waiting to kill me."
- Death, Lucifer, Lucifer's team, and Hades and Persephone walk outside of the palace to see a full-on battle taking place. Lucifer tries to calm Hades down but Hades shoves Lucifer out of the way. Hades and Persephone immediately get involved in stopping the conflict.
- Thanatos, Poseidon, and Chronos arrive at Erebos' entrance. Chronos goes to Cereberus but is stopped by Poseidon.
- Death calls Zeus to inform Zeus about what's going on in the Underworld and to ask if Olympus is okay. Zeus replies that he doesn't know. Zeus easily dispatches minotaurs that are attacking him