Chapter 2

Chapter 2 was the final chapter of Season One. The primary conflict of this chapter was the exiled Prince, Solaris, fighting to reclaim his throne from the usurper, an enigmatic figure known only as "Jester". A secondary conflict of this chapter also existed in Roguen's efforts to subvert the Crew, climaxing in his decision to join the Seven.

The Chapter began shortly after the Crew resolved the issue of the Crimson Moon, and cured Crimsonia's temporary insanity. It was revealed that the Kingdom of Chimera was faced by collossal beasts, one of which known as "false leviathan", though these beasts were quickly destroyed. Somewhere along the carnage, the King of Chimera was secretly murdered by Jester. With the support of Chimera's military, Solaris was accused of the crime, and fled to Horizon. The Crew was notified of his arrival by Cy, and Roguen quickly followed them in secret, having gained prior knowledge by speaking with Cardinal. Solaris was initially very cautious of the Crew, refusing to let more than one of them onto his broken boat. Nick was selected among the Crew to approach and aid, and was successful in his efforts. Roguen attempted to lure Solaris away from the Crew, claiming nobody lived far to the east, and that he should move there. Solaris seemed to like the idea, but settled somewhere else.

Solaris then hid on Horizon for a while, laying low and avoiding others when possible. Eventually, his friends Aegeus and Ventus reunited with him. Unfortunately, they were followed by a militia of Chimera's knights. Nick and Camo stayed behind to fight them, while Aegeus, Ventus, Solaris, and co. retreated to Spec's house. Roguen attempted to use the chaos to murder Nick, silencing the only person who knew about his capabilities. Fortunately, he was only able to hit Camo, who was too shocked to retaliate. Catching up to the others, Nick and Camo were unaware that Roguen followed them to eavesdrop. Solaris told the Crew the truth of his circumstance, and disclosed his intent to reclaim his throne. Ayala then told everyone present about his circumstances, and the threat the Allfather posed. Unified in purpose, they decided to head to Floenia in search of blade only Kings or Heroes could wield.

With Solaris and the Crew officially allied, a mysterious benefactor arrived, giving them a boat large enough for everyone. Solaris declined to use this. Roguen decided to head to Floenia before the Crew, attempting to manipulate public opinion and gain knowledge about magic. This effort utterly failed. When the Crew arrived in Floenia, they went into hiding. In preparation for an upcoming ritual, the city-state was on lockdown. Solaris discovered his fiance, Lura, had survived, and was in hiding at Floenia. However, she was essential to the ritual and watched over by Chimeran spies, so they were unable to reunite.

At the ritual, Chimeran Knights attacked as soon as the subject of the ritual, the Sea goddess Leviathan, made her appearance. The Crew and Solaris defended Lura, while Leviathan ignored the mechanical assailants. In a fit of rage, Leviathan broke the ritual site, and the nearby city was destroyed as well. The Chimeran Knights continued their assualt, and Solaris obtained the sword of Kings and slew Leviathan. His victory was quickly cut short, as Jester made an appearance to kill Lura. In shock, Solaris dropped his sword and was removed from the battlefield. Camo picked up the sword to combat the cackling Jester, and survived the ensuing fight. Having been satisfied, Jester left. After dropping the blade, Camo maintained his conciousness, but lost his eyesight. Cy and Aegeus then evacuated the Crew to Horizon.

Having returned to Horizon sometime prior, Roguen was contacted by Claire and accepted her invitation to join the Seven. Roguen was then taught how to improve his summon ability, aquiring the power he had been seeking. Testing his new thrall's abilities, he named it Erebus. Roguen then commanded Erebus to attack the Crew. Already exhausted from their fight, the Crew managed to kill Erebus. Erebus then reappeared before Roguen, explaining what had occured. Roguen then took this time to arm Erebus. Solaris regained conciousness after communing with Claire's spirit. Gabriel, a doctor who came to Horizon to help, was able to restore Camo's vision by removing his eyes and then regrowing them. Unfortunately, a former patient of Gabriel's passed away, and Gabriel returned to his homeland to visit her funeral.

The Crew recovered from their wounds, and then began to prepare for their trip to Chimera. While the Crew prepared and combated Erebus, Roguen was sent by Claire to ask a favor of Crimsonia. The Crew then departed to Chimera by underground train, utilizing an abandoned train station near the mansion. Unknown to the Crew, Jester was on the train. Through Crimsonia's illusion magic, Ventus's appearance had been altered so that he appeared to be Jester, and vice versa. Ventus managed to capture the real Jester, but was confronted by Solaris. Thinking he was helping his friend, Solaris pushed the person who appeared to be Jester off the train. Crimsonia's illusion then dropped, with Jester laughing before vanishing. The Crew and Solaris then arrived in Chimera.