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This page contains a chapter by chapter summary of '''''[[Unsouled]]''''', the first book in the [[Cradle|Cradle series]].
 
This page contains a chapter by chapter summary of '''''[[Unsouled]]''''', the first book in the [[Cradle|Cradle series]].
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== Prologue ==
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== Chapter 1 ==
 
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* [[Lindon]]
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* [[First Elder]]
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* [[Wei Shi Seisha]]
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}}
  
 
;Plot Summary
 
;Plot Summary
  
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== Chapter 1 ==
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Young Lindon undergoes the Spiritual Origin test of [[Sacred Valley]], where young children put their hand into madra to determine whether they are an Enforcer, Striker, Ruler, or Forger. However, the madra does not react to Lindon's hand. As a consequence, the First Elder declares him Unsouled. After two more tests, Lindon receives a wooden badge with a symbol meaning 'empty'. Although Lindon retries the test every half a year, he reaches the age of fifteen without ever causing a reaction.
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== Chapter 2 ==
 
;Characters
 
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* [[Lindon]]
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* [[Wei Shi Seisha]]
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* [[Wei Mon Teris]]
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* [[Elder Whisper]] (mentioned)
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* [[Wei Shi Jaran]]
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* [[Wei Shi Kelsa]]
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*
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}}
  
 
;Plot Summary
 
;Plot Summary
  
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== Chapter 2 ==
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Lindon inscribes a script into a tree to determine if it is an ancestral tree. He discovers that it is shortly before Teris and two other Coppers ran out of the forest, hunting a snowfox. After Lindon questions the legality of their hunt, Teris accuses him of being disrespectful and spots the script on the tree. To punish Lindon, he punches the tree to ruin the script, releasing the tree's remnant in the process. Teris runs away after taking a blow from the remnant and Lindon finishes a script he uses to lure and trap the remnant. Afterwards, he barely manages to retrieve the remnant of the tree's spirit fruit, using a crystal flask of collected madra in the process.
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Later, Lindon's family confers about how to use the restored spirit fruit. They agree to split it in three, but Lindon interjects to ask for his own piece.
  
 
== Chapter 3 ==
 
== Chapter 3 ==
 
;Characters
 
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* [[Lindon]]
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* [[Wei Shi Kelsa]]
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* [[Wei Shi Seisha]]
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* [[Wei Shi Jaran]]
 +
* [[Wei Mon Teris]]
 +
* [[First Elder]]
 +
* [[Elder Whisper]]
 +
* [[Wei Jin Sairus]] (mentioned)
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}}
  
 
;Plot Summary
 
;Plot Summary
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As Seisha points out that splitting the fruit into four pieces would make it useless, Kelsa offers Lindon her stipend in exchange for not receiving the fruit. Lindon retorts that Neither Seisha nor Jaran are likely to advance to Jade, and Kelsa is close enough to Iron that she does not need the whole fruit. He also points out that failing in a tournament against children would be very shameful for the family. Kelsa ultimately splits the fruit in half for her and Lindon. After they describe the sensation to Seisha, Teris shows up at their door to bring Lindon to the First Elder. When they reach the First Elder, Teris describes the events in the forest, and the First Elder punishes him for running rather than protecting Lindon. Teris leaves, and the First Elder chastises Lindon for getting in the Coppers' way. As a nominal punishment, he instructs Lindon to feed Elder Whisper, hoping the snowfox could help more.
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Lindon climbs Whisper's tower and goes past the heavy door and script keeping Whisper from leaving. Whisper asks Lindon to tell him the story of how he retrieved the spirit fruit.
  
 
== Chapter 4 ==
 
== Chapter 4 ==
 
;Characters
 
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* [[Lindon]]
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* [[Elder Whisper]]
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* [[First Elder]]
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* [[Wei Jin Sairus]] (mentioned)
 +
* [[Wei Mon Keth]]
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* [[Wei Mon Eri]]
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* [[Eighth Elder]]
 +
}}
  
 
;Plot Summary
 
;Plot Summary
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Lindon tells Whisper about how he got the fruit, and asks advice on how to rise without being permitted to practice sacred arts. Whisper tells Lindon that there is no end to the path towards advancement and that if he cannot find a path, he may have to make his own. Determination sparks in Lindon, and he leaves the tower reflecting on the conversation.
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Elder Whisper considers the glimpses of fate he has seen with his dream madra. It is clear to him that a huge threat to Sacred Valley is coming and that Lindon's future is in flux.
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The next day, Lindon arrives outside the Hall of Elders for the clan's group cycling and finds most of the clan waiting for Teris' public punishment. Before the First Elder lashed Teris, Teris' father Keth asked that Lindon be punished as well. Although Lindon expected the First Elder to rebuff Keth, Jaran spoke up first. After Jaran and Keth argued, Keth's ten year old daughter Eri challenged Lindon. Lindon accepts the fight, setting it seven days away to surrender. The First Elder whipped Teris.
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Lindon worked in the clan archive, collecting possible shortcuts for advancement. After looking through many dead ends, he found a technique requiring no particular aspect called the Heart of Twin Stars.
  
 
== Chapter 5 ==
 
== Chapter 5 ==
 
;Characters
 
;Characters
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* [[Lindon]]
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* [[Wei Shi Kelsa]]
 +
* [[First Elder]]
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* [[Wei Mon Eri]]
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* [[Wei Mon Keth]]
 +
* [[Wei Mon Teris]]
 +
* [[Wei Shi Jaran]]
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}}
  
 
;Plot Summary
 
;Plot Summary
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Lindon read the technique manual for the Heart of Twin Stars. The technique was a method of splitting one's core in two. Although Lindon considered this useless, he adopted the cycling method as it was slightly better than his old, Foundation level one. He went home and Kelsa found him to train. They discussed potential strategies for his fight, and Lindon suggested using the technique which inspired the Heart of Twin Stars. Called the Empty Palm, it was designed to disrupt an opponent's core using pure madra. Kelsa practiced on Lindon until she figured out the theory. Lindon took a break during which Kelsa pointed out how much stronger the spirit fruit had made him. Lindon practiced the Empty Palm on Kelsa.
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Four days later, the Wei clan gathered at the Hall of Elders for Lindon's fight. Lindon convinced Keth to fight him instead of Eri with the terms of trading blows, one at a time, until one of them lost their footing. Lindon's Empty Palm landed successfully, but Keth did not move. As a consequence, Lindon had to hit him a second time and conceded the duel as a consequence. Keth was enraged, Jaran further mocked him. When Keth attempted to attack Jaran, the First Elder used a powerful technique to subdue him. Lindon determined that the First Elder's power was what he wanted to gain.
  
 
== Chapter 6 ==
 
== Chapter 6 ==
 
;Characters
 
;Characters
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* [[Lindon]]
 +
* [[Wei Shi Jaran]]
 +
* [[Wei Shi Kelsa]] (mentioned)
 +
* [[Wei Mon Keth]] (mentioned)
 +
* [[Elder Whisper]] (mentioned)
 +
* [[Wei Jin Sairus]] (mentioned)
 +
* [[Eighth Elder]] (mentioned)
 +
* [[First Elder]]
 +
* [[Lisha]]
 +
* [[Suriel]]
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* [[Makiel]] (mentioned)
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* [[Ozriel]] (mentioend)
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}}
  
 
;Plot Summary
 
;Plot Summary
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Jaran reprimanded Lindon for risking his life and complimented him on his bravery. He explained to Lindon that the Empty Palm was useless without pure madra, and advised that Lindon follow up on his advantage. After considering several possibilities, he decided to go to the First Elder and ask for a prize of some kind. The elder discussed a scroll from the [[Heaven's Glory School]] requesting assistance with recent abduction of students. They changed to discussing the [[Seven-Year Festival]]. Lindon pointed out that he would bring honor to the [[Wei Clan]] by winning in the exhibition match against a Copper, convincing the First Elder to allow him to study the Path of the White Fox.
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Suriel arrived in [[Cradle]], and her Presence suggested several possible purposes. She considered the search for Ozriel and decided to try solving a problem, eventually settling on stopping an ascended sacred artist from taking over [[Sacred Valley]].
  
 
== Chapter 7 ==
 
== Chapter 7 ==
 
;Characters
 
;Characters
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{{columns|
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* [[Lindon]]
 +
* [[Elder Whisper]] (mentioned)
 +
* [[Wei Shi Kelsa]]
 +
* [[Wei Shi Jaran]]
 +
* [[Wei Shi Seisha]]
 +
* [[Wei Jin Sairus]]
 +
* [[First Elder]]
 +
}}
  
 
;Plot Summary
 
;Plot Summary
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 +
Lindon focuses harder on training for the Seven-Year Festival. During one of his training sessions with Kelsa, she begins advancing to Iron. He gets his parents, who run with him to Kelsa. Lindon is struck by madra rippling out from Kelsa and experiences hallucinations. Kelsa confirms that she successfully advanced, and the Wei clan celebrates that night.
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Later, Lindon lies his way into the arena for the festival. After examining the arena, he tracks down remnant hornets in the woods. He offers them madra in exchange for waiting to assist him in the festival, which they agree to. Lindon returns to the arena and started to bury the jar of hornets when his mother arrives.
  
 
== Chapter 8 ==
 
== Chapter 8 ==
 
;Characters
 
;Characters
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</div>
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* [[Lindon]]
 +
* [[Wei Shi Seisha]]
 +
* [[First Elder]] (mentioned)
 +
}}
  
 
;Plot Summary
 
;Plot Summary
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 +
Lindon's mother explains that the arena staff reported his entry. She tells him to finish filling his hole and talks about how the Li clan purchased a fragment of a stone tablet which may be able to perform direct spatial transportation. She also says they may have been hunting remnants with spatial abilities in an attempt to control space using madra, despite this supposedly being impossible. Seisha is concerned that the Li Soulsmiths seem to believe it is possible despite this.
 +
 +
Suriel's Presence provides information on the Seven-Year Festival. Each clan puts forward their best appearances, especially the hosts, who are the Wei clan this year.
  
 
== Chapter 9 ==
 
== Chapter 9 ==
 
;Characters
 
;Characters
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<div style="column-count:3">
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{{columns|
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</div>
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* [[Lindon]]
 +
* [[Elder Whisper]]
 +
* [[Wei Jin Sairus]]
 +
* [[Wei Shi Seisha]]
 +
* [[Wei Shi Jaran]]
 +
* [[Wei Shi Kelsa]]
 +
* [[First Elder]] (mentioned)
 +
* [[Shao]]
 +
* [[Li Markuth]]
 +
}}
  
 
;Plot Summary
 
;Plot Summary
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The Foundation fights for the Festival were soon to start. Lindon's nerves took over when he realized representatives from each of the Schools were there to watch. Each of Lindon's family members visits to encourage him, and he wins easily despite jeers from the crowd.
 +
 +
Seisha takes one of her assistants to follow Li clan elders who left and sent another to report to the First Elder. She finds Li Irons and Jades using a complicated script. When it finishes, [[Li Markuth]] stands in the center and talks with a Li elder. He asks whether the [[Dreadgods]] have returned to [[Sacred Valley]] before determining they must not have. The Li present Markuth with a gold badge, and he says he is far more advanced than Gold. Markuth decides that he will announce himself immediately. Before Seisha can do anything, Markuth is next to her and she accepts her death.
  
 
== Chapter 10 ==
 
== Chapter 10 ==
 
;Characters
 
;Characters
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* [[Lindon]]
 +
* [[Wei Jin Sairus]]
 +
* [[First Elder]] (mentioned)
 +
* [[Wei Jin Amon]]
 +
* [[Wei Shi Kelsa]]
 +
* [[Li Markuth]]
 +
* [[Wei Shi Seisha]] (mentioned)
 +
* [[Wei Shi Jaran]]
 +
}}
  
 
;Plot Summary
 
;Plot Summary
 +
 +
Lindon wins the Foundation stage competition easily. The Wei Patriarch congratulates him and suggests that he leave without fighting the exhibition match due to complaints from [[Heaven's Glory]]. After a brief discussion, Lindon refuses. As a consequence, the Patriarch sets the match to begin immediately against Wei Jin Amon, with Lindon already strained from his previous matches. Kelsa asks him to let her fight in his place, but he refuses. The Patriarch asks him once more to concede, and Lindon refuses again. Before the match begins, Li Markuth arrives, looking for the Wei Patriarch. Everyone falls to their knees in deference to Markuth, who kills the Patriarch as revenge toward the Wei clan's founder. He declares his intention to take Sacred Valley as his territory and invites all who oppose him to attack. Li Markuth deposits two heads from his bag, and Lindon sees the head of his mother. The Jades conferred and Lindon began to wonder if his Empty Palm could affect Markuth. As the Jades approached Markuth, Lindon decided to die with them despite the low chance he accomplishes anything. He lands his Empty Palm which does nothing and lands in the dirt, his legs torn from his torso. He looked at Kelsa, who was crying, and Jaran, who was watching the fight, then died.
  
 
== Chapter 11 ==
 
== Chapter 11 ==
 
;Characters
 
;Characters
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<div style="column-count:3">
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{{columns|
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</div>
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* [[Suriel]]
 +
* [[Lindon]]
 +
* [[Wei Jin Amon]]
 +
* [[Li Markuth]]
 +
* [[First Elder]]
 +
* [[Wei Shi Kelsa]]
 +
* [[Wei Shi Jaran]]
 +
* [[Jai Chen|Lindon's fated wife]]
 +
* [[Sha Miara]]
 +
* [[Northstrider]]
 +
* [[Larian]]
 +
* [[Yerin]]
 +
}}
  
 
;Plot Summary
 
;Plot Summary
 +
 +
Suriel watches the Festival, noticing Lindon and reviewing his history and fate. She saw that he would defeat Amon, study a path, and reach Copper. Many years later he would reach Iron with his wife and children before dying from a Dreadgod attack. When Markuth arrives at the Festival, Suriel prepares to descend when she sees Lindon attacking and dying. Although she had intended to freeze time and retrieve Markuth, this angers her enough that she decides to intimidate him first.
 +
 +
Lindon returns to life and experienced time pausing and reversing, reviving those who died fighting Markuth. Markuth unfreezes, and pleads to be left alone. Suriel appears to Lindon's awe. Markuth asks for a trial, and Suriel's presence informs him that he will be imprisoned until his trial before the [[Court of Seven]]. Markuth manages to attack her while being sucked into a portal, which doesn't affect Suriel in the slightest. He is sucked into the portal screaming. Suriel turns to Lindon and has him stand. He does so, noticing he has been completely healed. She explains to him that she has reversed the events of the day and will soon return time to immediately before he arrived. He asks if he could keep his memories, and she says it would be easy. He then asks for her to tell him his destiny, and she shows him the same details she saw before as well as Kelsa becoming Jade and his father committing suicide. He is distraught to realize his home will be destroyed, and asks Suriel how he can prevent that fate. Suriel takes him, invisible, to see the most powerful people in the world, including the [[Ninecloud Court]], Sha Miara, Northstrider, and the [[Eight-Man Empire]]. She tells him he has 20 or 30 years before the disaster and that the one thing all the powerful sacred artists have in common is that they are dedicated. He reaffirms his commitment, and she tells him that he will need to leave so he can rise past Gold. She tells him that to leave Sacred Valley he should seek out Yerin at [[Heaven's Glory School|Heaven's Glory]]. Finally, she asks him once more if he wants to remember or forget his time with Suriel, and he chooses to remember. Time reverses, and Suriel gives Lindon a glass marble as her token. Finally, she leaves and his fight against Amon is about to begin.
  
 
== Chapter 12 ==
 
== Chapter 12 ==

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This page contains a chapter by chapter summary of Unsouled, the first book in the Cradle series.

Chapter 1

Characters
Plot Summary

Young Lindon undergoes the Spiritual Origin test of Sacred Valley, where young children put their hand into madra to determine whether they are an Enforcer, Striker, Ruler, or Forger. However, the madra does not react to Lindon's hand. As a consequence, the First Elder declares him Unsouled. After two more tests, Lindon receives a wooden badge with a symbol meaning 'empty'. Although Lindon retries the test every half a year, he reaches the age of fifteen without ever causing a reaction.

Chapter 2

Characters
Plot Summary

Lindon inscribes a script into a tree to determine if it is an ancestral tree. He discovers that it is shortly before Teris and two other Coppers ran out of the forest, hunting a snowfox. After Lindon questions the legality of their hunt, Teris accuses him of being disrespectful and spots the script on the tree. To punish Lindon, he punches the tree to ruin the script, releasing the tree's remnant in the process. Teris runs away after taking a blow from the remnant and Lindon finishes a script he uses to lure and trap the remnant. Afterwards, he barely manages to retrieve the remnant of the tree's spirit fruit, using a crystal flask of collected madra in the process.

Later, Lindon's family confers about how to use the restored spirit fruit. They agree to split it in three, but Lindon interjects to ask for his own piece.

Chapter 3

Characters
Plot Summary

As Seisha points out that splitting the fruit into four pieces would make it useless, Kelsa offers Lindon her stipend in exchange for not receiving the fruit. Lindon retorts that Neither Seisha nor Jaran are likely to advance to Jade, and Kelsa is close enough to Iron that she does not need the whole fruit. He also points out that failing in a tournament against children would be very shameful for the family. Kelsa ultimately splits the fruit in half for her and Lindon. After they describe the sensation to Seisha, Teris shows up at their door to bring Lindon to the First Elder. When they reach the First Elder, Teris describes the events in the forest, and the First Elder punishes him for running rather than protecting Lindon. Teris leaves, and the First Elder chastises Lindon for getting in the Coppers' way. As a nominal punishment, he instructs Lindon to feed Elder Whisper, hoping the snowfox could help more.

Lindon climbs Whisper's tower and goes past the heavy door and script keeping Whisper from leaving. Whisper asks Lindon to tell him the story of how he retrieved the spirit fruit.

Chapter 4

Characters
Plot Summary

Lindon tells Whisper about how he got the fruit, and asks advice on how to rise without being permitted to practice sacred arts. Whisper tells Lindon that there is no end to the path towards advancement and that if he cannot find a path, he may have to make his own. Determination sparks in Lindon, and he leaves the tower reflecting on the conversation.

Elder Whisper considers the glimpses of fate he has seen with his dream madra. It is clear to him that a huge threat to Sacred Valley is coming and that Lindon's future is in flux.

The next day, Lindon arrives outside the Hall of Elders for the clan's group cycling and finds most of the clan waiting for Teris' public punishment. Before the First Elder lashed Teris, Teris' father Keth asked that Lindon be punished as well. Although Lindon expected the First Elder to rebuff Keth, Jaran spoke up first. After Jaran and Keth argued, Keth's ten year old daughter Eri challenged Lindon. Lindon accepts the fight, setting it seven days away to surrender. The First Elder whipped Teris.

Lindon worked in the clan archive, collecting possible shortcuts for advancement. After looking through many dead ends, he found a technique requiring no particular aspect called the Heart of Twin Stars.

Chapter 5

Characters
Plot Summary

Lindon read the technique manual for the Heart of Twin Stars. The technique was a method of splitting one's core in two. Although Lindon considered this useless, he adopted the cycling method as it was slightly better than his old, Foundation level one. He went home and Kelsa found him to train. They discussed potential strategies for his fight, and Lindon suggested using the technique which inspired the Heart of Twin Stars. Called the Empty Palm, it was designed to disrupt an opponent's core using pure madra. Kelsa practiced on Lindon until she figured out the theory. Lindon took a break during which Kelsa pointed out how much stronger the spirit fruit had made him. Lindon practiced the Empty Palm on Kelsa.

Four days later, the Wei clan gathered at the Hall of Elders for Lindon's fight. Lindon convinced Keth to fight him instead of Eri with the terms of trading blows, one at a time, until one of them lost their footing. Lindon's Empty Palm landed successfully, but Keth did not move. As a consequence, Lindon had to hit him a second time and conceded the duel as a consequence. Keth was enraged, Jaran further mocked him. When Keth attempted to attack Jaran, the First Elder used a powerful technique to subdue him. Lindon determined that the First Elder's power was what he wanted to gain.

Chapter 6

Characters
Plot Summary

Jaran reprimanded Lindon for risking his life and complimented him on his bravery. He explained to Lindon that the Empty Palm was useless without pure madra, and advised that Lindon follow up on his advantage. After considering several possibilities, he decided to go to the First Elder and ask for a prize of some kind. The elder discussed a scroll from the Heaven's Glory School requesting assistance with recent abduction of students. They changed to discussing the Seven-Year Festival. Lindon pointed out that he would bring honor to the Wei Clan by winning in the exhibition match against a Copper, convincing the First Elder to allow him to study the Path of the White Fox.

Suriel arrived in Cradle, and her Presence suggested several possible purposes. She considered the search for Ozriel and decided to try solving a problem, eventually settling on stopping an ascended sacred artist from taking over Sacred Valley.

Chapter 7

Characters
Plot Summary

Lindon focuses harder on training for the Seven-Year Festival. During one of his training sessions with Kelsa, she begins advancing to Iron. He gets his parents, who run with him to Kelsa. Lindon is struck by madra rippling out from Kelsa and experiences hallucinations. Kelsa confirms that she successfully advanced, and the Wei clan celebrates that night.

Later, Lindon lies his way into the arena for the festival. After examining the arena, he tracks down remnant hornets in the woods. He offers them madra in exchange for waiting to assist him in the festival, which they agree to. Lindon returns to the arena and started to bury the jar of hornets when his mother arrives.

Chapter 8

Characters
Plot Summary

Lindon's mother explains that the arena staff reported his entry. She tells him to finish filling his hole and talks about how the Li clan purchased a fragment of a stone tablet which may be able to perform direct spatial transportation. She also says they may have been hunting remnants with spatial abilities in an attempt to control space using madra, despite this supposedly being impossible. Seisha is concerned that the Li Soulsmiths seem to believe it is possible despite this.

Suriel's Presence provides information on the Seven-Year Festival. Each clan puts forward their best appearances, especially the hosts, who are the Wei clan this year.

Chapter 9

Characters
Plot Summary

The Foundation fights for the Festival were soon to start. Lindon's nerves took over when he realized representatives from each of the Schools were there to watch. Each of Lindon's family members visits to encourage him, and he wins easily despite jeers from the crowd.

Seisha takes one of her assistants to follow Li clan elders who left and sent another to report to the First Elder. She finds Li Irons and Jades using a complicated script. When it finishes, Li Markuth stands in the center and talks with a Li elder. He asks whether the Dreadgods have returned to Sacred Valley before determining they must not have. The Li present Markuth with a gold badge, and he says he is far more advanced than Gold. Markuth decides that he will announce himself immediately. Before Seisha can do anything, Markuth is next to her and she accepts her death.

Chapter 10

Characters
Plot Summary

Lindon wins the Foundation stage competition easily. The Wei Patriarch congratulates him and suggests that he leave without fighting the exhibition match due to complaints from Heaven's Glory. After a brief discussion, Lindon refuses. As a consequence, the Patriarch sets the match to begin immediately against Wei Jin Amon, with Lindon already strained from his previous matches. Kelsa asks him to let her fight in his place, but he refuses. The Patriarch asks him once more to concede, and Lindon refuses again. Before the match begins, Li Markuth arrives, looking for the Wei Patriarch. Everyone falls to their knees in deference to Markuth, who kills the Patriarch as revenge toward the Wei clan's founder. He declares his intention to take Sacred Valley as his territory and invites all who oppose him to attack. Li Markuth deposits two heads from his bag, and Lindon sees the head of his mother. The Jades conferred and Lindon began to wonder if his Empty Palm could affect Markuth. As the Jades approached Markuth, Lindon decided to die with them despite the low chance he accomplishes anything. He lands his Empty Palm which does nothing and lands in the dirt, his legs torn from his torso. He looked at Kelsa, who was crying, and Jaran, who was watching the fight, then died.

Chapter 11

Characters
Plot Summary

Suriel watches the Festival, noticing Lindon and reviewing his history and fate. She saw that he would defeat Amon, study a path, and reach Copper. Many years later he would reach Iron with his wife and children before dying from a Dreadgod attack. When Markuth arrives at the Festival, Suriel prepares to descend when she sees Lindon attacking and dying. Although she had intended to freeze time and retrieve Markuth, this angers her enough that she decides to intimidate him first.

Lindon returns to life and experienced time pausing and reversing, reviving those who died fighting Markuth. Markuth unfreezes, and pleads to be left alone. Suriel appears to Lindon's awe. Markuth asks for a trial, and Suriel's presence informs him that he will be imprisoned until his trial before the Court of Seven. Markuth manages to attack her while being sucked into a portal, which doesn't affect Suriel in the slightest. He is sucked into the portal screaming. Suriel turns to Lindon and has him stand. He does so, noticing he has been completely healed. She explains to him that she has reversed the events of the day and will soon return time to immediately before he arrived. He asks if he could keep his memories, and she says it would be easy. He then asks for her to tell him his destiny, and she shows him the same details she saw before as well as Kelsa becoming Jade and his father committing suicide. He is distraught to realize his home will be destroyed, and asks Suriel how he can prevent that fate. Suriel takes him, invisible, to see the most powerful people in the world, including the Ninecloud Court, Sha Miara, Northstrider, and the Eight-Man Empire. She tells him he has 20 or 30 years before the disaster and that the one thing all the powerful sacred artists have in common is that they are dedicated. He reaffirms his commitment, and she tells him that he will need to leave so he can rise past Gold. She tells him that to leave Sacred Valley he should seek out Yerin at Heaven's Glory. Finally, she asks him once more if he wants to remember or forget his time with Suriel, and he chooses to remember. Time reverses, and Suriel gives Lindon a glass marble as her token. Finally, she leaves and his fight against Amon is about to begin.

Chapter 12

Characters
Plot Summary

Chapter 13

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Chapter 14

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Chapter 15

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Chapter 16

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Chapter 17

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Chapter 18

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Chapter 19

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Chapter 20

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Epilogue

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Plot Summary
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