Now we travel to Morath, where Manon and her thirteen are. Kaltain seems to have been given a collar by Duke Perrington. Manon and Asterin argue about whether or not they should take the wyverns and leave. As Ikazuki notes, Toguro's fighting style — using his own chi to increase his body's strength and speed — drains the user's life-force in the process. The wrath Chaol found in Aelin’s eyes was world-ending. “You bring my court into this, Chaol,” Aelin said with lethal softness, “and I don’t care what you were to me, or what you have done to help me. You betray them, you hurt them, and I don’t care how long it takes, or how far you go: I’ll burn you and your gods-damned kingdom to ash. Then you’ll learn just how much of a monster I can be.” Great Offscreen War: The Shadowkhan's previous conquests of Shikoku and half of Kyushu. And now Ikazuki's current campaign to conquer the rest of Kyushu (though we do see part of its final battle). Jade actually comments at one point how it feels less to have started a war when she only hears about it, but never sees it. Evil Versus Evil: Jade starts to wonder if the conflict between the Shadowkhan and Rokutaro's group is actually this after being captured by the latter.

Jade wanted to leave the Fortress, meet the "heroes" and possibly make her way to Tobe. As of chapter 16, she's really regreting that. She looked at them, at the three males who meant everything—more than everything. Then she smiled with every last shred of courage, of desperation, of hope for the glimmer of that glorious future. “Let’s go rattle the stars.” Facial Horror: During the Battle of Tobe, Ozeki forcibly removes Yasashi's Oni mask, tearing off her face in the process. Divine Parentage: The Shadowkhan Queens are said to be descended from a Japanese goddess in the Histories (confirmed to be Izanami in chapter 6), and the male Shadowkhan certainly tend to regard the Queens as divine. Wendlyn. I lied when I said I didn’t. From the moment you left, I missed you so much I went out of myAnd then she was sprinting down the alley, flying as though the winds themselves pushed at her heels. Gold and White Are Divine: For the ceremony to create new Shadowkhan, Jade is dressed up in white clothes and white body paint, all designed to make the Queen look divine, in opposition to the decay of the Underworld that Kagehime escaped from.

There's also Shendu's empire, which controls roughly half of China (and a chunk of Southeast Asia). At some point in time, the Shadowkhan were exiled by the Mountain Demon and lost most of their secret knowledge. Demon Lords and Archdevils: Shendu of course is still one, but his fight with Jade over the Book of Ages has turned her into one as well, and one who may be more powerful than him. The "Stronger Evil" that he attempted to turn his siblings into, possibly.Puppet King: While the Queen is the absolute ruler of the Shadowkhan, most administrative power is in the hands of the Circle of Generals. Jirobo seems to have been trying to take this even further, wrapping the Queen around his claws so that she'd only do what he says (something Kuro sees as taking things too far). Aelin Galathynius takes her place as queen in the fourth book of the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. As one of their many punishments for their dishonor, Ikazuki has the tongues of the human samurai who sold out to him all removed. Since Nocturne and Kassel came up with the project together, the origin story of Kagehime and the Shadowkhan in general is largely the same as in Queen of All Oni (though Word of God states that Nocturne came up with it to use in Queen Of Shadows first).

When Aelin awakes, she visits Dorian. He is struggling with the things he did while wearing the collar and the weight of his new responsibilities as king. Aelin says she will be there for him when he needs her. Their kingdoms will be allies.Rowan admits how terrified he was when he thought Lorcan would hurt her. He and Aelin want to be intimate, but he says they’ll wait until they’re totally alone. Jade references the episode in canon where she became the Queen before she awakens in the new reality, and The Histories of Eternal Shadow reminds her of the Demon Archive from the same episode. Ambiguous Situation: When Shendu finally appears in Chapter 10, it's unclear if he remembers the old reality or not.