Part 2, Book 2: The Chains of Heaven

The seventh book in the series, ***Black Crown & The Chains of Heaven**,* details the events in which Black Crown must help liberate the Clockwork Kingdom from a corrupt king and a powerful magical-draining artifact known as the Chains of Heaven.

Set in the year 2024, the book begins when Black Crown attempts to intercept a battle between Divinos and the King of Clockwork. Deciding to use the White Bird, which they had previously confiscated from Dragon Claw, the group head to the kingdom in order to investigate. Plot points are told from the perspective of Zane, Jay, Kieron and Mio.

Below is a summary of each chapter. February - March 2024

## **Prologue**

Lucy and Jay investigate a city in the Underworld that had recently been frozen over by mysterious ice.

## **Chapter One:** x **(False King Arc)**

Zane and Hailey return to Morning Star Town, where Amber and Mio await them with urgent news.

## Chapter Two:

Black Crown meets in the Underworld in a city known as Leviathus in order to discuss its frozen status, where they meet Reaper Kurosami. Meanwhile, Divinos begins an attack on the Clockwork Kingdom, which may hold the secret to the frozen city.

## Chapter Three:

Traveling outside of Lucifer's Domain, Black Crown attempt to intercept a battle between Divinos and the current King of Clockwork, finding themselves useless as cities and buildings fall from the immense destruction.

## Chapter Four:

While touring around one of the Clockwork Kingdom's major cities, Black Crown is invited to meet with the king, who has a special request for them involving the ice that's been appearing in the Underworld.

## Chapter Five:

As golden chains descend from the sky and attach to the Clockwork Kingdom's foundation, Kieron is attacked by an Ice God-Slayer who cripples him and leaves him to die.

## Chapter Six:

After being recovered and healed, Kieron tells Black Crown about the Ice God-Slayer that he met, the guild realizing that it was actually the previous King of Clockwork who was responsible for the sudden attack. Deciding to try and lure the God-Slayer out, Zane, Amber, Mio and Kieron compete in a rock-paper-scissors tournament to decide who will be the bait.

## Chapter Seven:

Patiently waiting in the middle of the night, Black Crown successfully manages to lure the Ice God-Slayer; however, they find that Zane is the only one capable of using magic as the Clockwork Kingdom's moon suddenly turns to gold.

## Chapter Eight:

The battle between Zane and the Ice God-Slayer, Gelida Cana, heats up as both mages use their God-Slaying Magic to its full power, gaining the attention of the king who watches the battle patiently.

## Chapter Nine:

With the battle between Zane and Gelida having come to a draw, Divinos makes his sudden appearance, though his demeanor and attitude seem different than before. Meanwhile, the King of Clockwork explains to Black Crown how the Chains of Heaven work.

## Chapter Ten:

After an uneventful week, Black Crown decides to go on the attack as they attempt to destroy the Chains of Heaven. However, as they begin breaking away at the chains, a familiar Dragon-Slayer appears accompanied by irregular mages.