Fight at the Northern Chapter

**The Fight at the Northern Chapter** is a battle between the Regents and the Order members who support Bree Matthews as the Crown Scion.

## Context

Bree has been on the run from the Regents and the Order at large because the Regents don't want to give her the power she is due as the Scion of Arthur. She is joined and supported by Alice Chen, Selwyn Kane, and William Sitterson. They are also trying to find Nick Davis, who was kidnapped by his father Martin Davis and Kingsmage Isaac Sorenson, before the Regents do.

## Phase 1

The Mageguard arrive at Volition. Erebus threatens Bree by telling her that if she doesn’t come out from the wards, he will hurt Patricia Hartwood. Bree reluctantly gives in to his demands. Before she does, she reaches out to Arthur and gives in to his demand that she allow him to possess her. Bree, now possessed by Arthur's spirit, leaves the wards. Sel joins Bree/Arthur. He quickly realizes Bree is not Bree. Arthur reveals that he used Bree and took advantage of her in order to gain possession of her body. While Bree/Arthur fights the Mageguard, Sel fights Erebus. Sel is overpowered by Erebus. Alice comes out from the wards and uses the ultrasonic weapon to take out every Merlin, except for Erebus who only begins bleeding from his nose and ears. Alice brings Sel back within the wards and Bree/Arthur punches Erebus hard enough to send him flying. Bree/Arthur fees someone grabbing them and throws them into one of the Mageguard's SUV's. Upon seeing the person was Alice, Arthur only admits that Bree would not be pleased with his action, but he is not remorseful. While all this happening, Nick senses Sel's sudden rise in bloodlust and immediately contacts Gillian Hanover.

## Phase 2

Bree/Arthur senses the presence of the Shadow King. The Shadow King reveals he bloodmarked Bree's bloodline through her ancestor Vera. He then leaves. William, Mariah, Lucille, and Patricia come to try and heal Alice and get Bree back from the Mageguard. They're unsuccessful, and Erebus places the magical handcuffs, also known as the cyffion, on Bree/Arthur. The ancestors of Volition are furious and cause the barrier to explode, creating an earthquake. Erebus mesmers Bree/Arthur to sleep and takes them to the Northern Chapter. Larkin Douglas defects from the Mageguard to stay with Sel. While this is all happening, the Lieges aligned with Bree pick up Nick near Sapphire Valley. When Nick stops being able to feel Sel through their bond, he calls Larkin and the whole group joins up and heads for the Northern Chapter.

## Phase 3

The Regents and Arthur/Bree arrive at the Northern Chapter's keep where the Legendborn are meeting. The two sides are arguing when the Morgaines reveal themselves and place wards around the Council members. Sarah reveals that the Morgaines and the Legendborn loyal to Bree have formed a temporary alliance. The Council members destroy the wards. While the Regents retreat, their Seneschals battle the Legendborn and Morgaines. The leader of the Morgaines, Ava, tries to kill Arthur when suddenly Nick and the others arrive. Nick and Sel convince Ava to let them try and rescue Bree first. Nick and Sel enter Arthur's dream and manage to rescue Bree, but not before Sel sacrifices himself by succumbing to his demon blood. The Morgaines leave.

## Aftermath

Bree catches up with everything that happened and is at Alice's bedside, where she is in a coma from the amount of aether Will had to use to try and heal her. The next day, Bree closes her connection with her ancestral stream forever. That night Bree makes a bargain with the Shadow King, who is revealed to be Erebus. In exchange for going with him and letting him teach her how to become powerful enough to defeat the Regents, she will let him collect her, knowing this means her death. She also makes the Shadow King take Sel to his mother Natasia Kane in the hopes that she can bring back his humanity. Just as Bree is about to leave with the Shadow King, she sees Nick running towards her. Just before he reaches them, Bree is transported away by the Shadow King, with her last words to Nick being, "I'm sorry, please know that I-."