As the song echoes around the party attempting to render them down to nothingness they fight back. Felicity, Armand and the man of many means successfully reassert their sense of self emerging back into reality as they see themselves. The Arcane Arbiter meanwhile takes the final step on the path and shrugs off the attempt to unmake them even going as far as to extend their protection to others for a price of course. Vulcan is saved in return for agreeing to build the Arbiter a church although is perhaps more humble than before, whilst the butler Wilkins agrees to serve the Arcane Arbiter for perpetuity. The Arcane Arbiter also takes advantage of being in pure potential which he has more experience with than most to forge himself a God realm as he Ascends. This takes the form of a grand manor house with attatched Bazaar on the edge of reality. A powerful wounding ritual meanwhile ensures that those who know the ritual and pay the price in blood can enter the Bazaar to obtain what the desire.

Glassinger meanwhile hopelessly torn apart by the song echoing through is helped from another source as Carleon now closer than ever to attaining the freedom they desire refuses to let their most useful and subservient servant die. As they fall fall through the potential they are remade as Carleon withes them to be before entering back into reality.

The party all emerge in a field on the edge of the Consensus around Acryn. Glassinger despite looking different is swiftly identified by the rest of the quite irate party and is force to escape using his seven league boots before things can go any further. The rest of the party return to Lucian giving him the mirror and being paid 200 riel each in return. They report Glassinger's actions to him and the mage is added to the redemption list.

Armand publicly announces his Godhood as well as his continued loyalty to the warrior and manages for now to maintain his position within the church although there are some rumblings. He attempts to commune with the traitor using his remaining gaze of the Gods successfully gaining a face to face meeting but then less successfully assuring her that although he is now a God who fully intends to remain active at the highest levels of Acryn politics he has no intention of becoming a God King. He is in return somewhat unsubtely warned about what will happen if he oversteps even slightly.