The Poisoned Oath

**The Poisoned Oath** is the second book in the main series, being about Kagayaku and her quest to save Celestial and its inhabitants from the corrupt Goddess of Time, Era. Along the way, she discovers secrets that even the Head Deity doesn't know about. It was published on the 19th of September 2022.

## Synopsis

*Keep your soul safe, for it's the only part of you that they thirst for now.*

1 year has passed since the events of *The Game of Life*, and Kagayaku's life hasn't been better, with a loving girlfriend, a blossoming friendgroup, and a supportive family. But, things are not as they seem, and soon enough, Kagayaku once again has to go on a journey marred with despair to set things right again. Journey with the hybrid dragonet through Celestial as she encounters a cunning animus spirit, a melancholic SilkWing, a corrupt Deity, a secret Demigod and two mysterious dragons that reside in an art gallery.

## Plot

### Prologue

The prologue starts off with Jadis walking through her dimension, heading towards her tent, the only place she truly feels 'safe'. Reaching her tent, she lays down and begins reading her book, only to be interrupted by Liberty, causing her to drop her book and lose her page, which she complains about. After several failed attempts to get Liberty to leave, Jadis agrees to go on a walk with her instead of giving the other Deity a simple smile.

After a small feud about the fog in Jadis' dimension, the two go on a walk, Liberty eventually speaking up about Jadis' trust in the world, asking the Goddess of Wisdom if she wanted more friends, which she swiftly denied. Liberty then tried to talk her into trusting the world more, causing Jadis to snap with anger and walk away, heading back to her tent for some peace and quiet.

### Chapter 1

The chapter begins with a small recap, and filling the reader in on some things that had happened behind the scenes, before Kagayaku is seen getting ready for school, having a brief chat with her older sister Ace before being confronted by Boreal, her mother, who hugged the dragonet and exclaimed that she was growing up so fast. After stating that she was crushing her and remarking that her father's cooking smelt nice, her friends, Mepuru and Aella, arrive to fly with Kagayaku to the school. They remind her about the test and it is soon learned at Kagayaku didn't study, so she had to guess, which stressed her out.

Luckily, Makoto appeared in the nick of time and assisted Kagayaku with the test, eventually coming to the last question which seemed like a trick one, considering Makoto had no idea who was being talked about in it, and the test was about Deities. She informed Kagayaku to put down her answer before the bell rang for lunch, Kagayaku asking Makoto if she could come, to which she denied, saying she was too busy before leaving. Kagayaku then went to break with her friends, which is where the chapter ends.

### Chapter 2

The chapter starts off with the trio of friends sat outside for their breaktime, asking Kagayaku how the test went. She then inquired about the last question, to which her friends got a different question entirely, it being about Eunice. Kagayaku quickly changed the subject and the three talked before going back to class, recieving her test results from the teacher. She'd gotten everything right except the last question, which had a message saying 'I SEE YOU' in a threatening manner, scrawled on the side in bold, red letters with red splatters around it, indicating blood.

Kagayaku was so shocked and frightened by this she asked to go to the nurses office, which she was allowed to do. Surprisingly, the nurses office was empty, so she just let herself in and sat down, contemplating things. Makoto appears again suddenly, frightening the dragonet briefly before calming down. She then decides to tell Makoto about everything, to which she replied saying she'd protect her at all costs, even if it meant ditching her own life. Makoto then walked Kagayaku back to class which is when the chapter ends.

### Chapter 3

The chapter begins with Makoto and Kagayaku flying to the cafe together to get a slush for each of them, being a Wednesday. They entered the cafe and were surprised to see Gila wasn't at the counter like usual. Instead, it was an IceWing named Machi, who turned out to be Gila's girlfriend that also worked shifts at the Cafe. Machi got Kagayaku and also Makoto after the hybrid requested two slushies, before bidding them farewell as the two exited and looked for a nice spot where they could settle down and drink their cold drinks together.

They settled on a large hill, under a huge tree with an abnormally thick trunk, but Makoto soon notices there was already someone there. Kagayaku inquires if they could sit there, to which the other dragon responds saying it's fine. The other dragon, however, could see Makoto, for a very strange reason, and Makoto remarked he had a very peculiar aura to him. The dragon's name turned out to be Incarnadine, and the two females sat down on the other side of the trunk and began to talk for a little while.

After being asked, Makoto then tells Kagayaku about her homeworld Celestial, and how pretty her dimension was. Kagayaku was entranced by this and the chapter ends with her saying she wanted to go there someday.

### Chapter 4

The chapter starts off with Makoto laughing and saying Kagayaku couldn't access it, though she would inquire to Astra if she could be granted permission to access it. Makoto then explains what a soul is to the mortal dragonet upon figuring out she didn't know what they were exactly, prompting Incarnadine to walk over and remark about how interesting that was before asking if Makoto could look into his soul. Makoto accepted and looked into his soul, seemingly taken aback by what she found. Incarnadine was worried and inquired if his soul was bad, to which Makoto denied, saying it was special and that he should be proud to have it, which caused Incarnadine to smile.

Incarnadine then asked Kagayaku if she was a Celestial as well, which she denied and expressed her confusion towards being able to see spirits. The trio then talk for some time, learning more about Incarnadine and his family life, before Kagayaku stated that she should head home or else her family would get worried. Makoto then stated she was going to come along as well, bidding farewell to Incarnadine before flying off back to Sanctuary, where the chapter ends.

## Links

* The story on Toyhouse
* The story on Ao3