The Only Way Out is Through

Jen reveals that her family, the Gods, treated her terribly, and her father, their king, Ken, cast her out. But the Gods' power came from belief, and they faced a mortal threat in Malivore, who could make the world forget them. Jen locked them in sarcophagi and planned to leave the key with Ben because she trusted him, but she was forced to abandon him when she realized the Gods would not be neutralized unless the key was in Malivore with Ben. She says that Chronos, the God of Time, was a better God. Lizzie and Aurora decide to wake Chronos up, and they abduct Ben. Vardemus helps the Squad wargame a battle against the Gods, but Hope's conscience forces her to realize that they will lose unless she turns her humanity back on. A final simulation with Hope's humanity on is a success, but the struggle between Hope and her conscience comes to a head and she screams at her friends to stop her when she realizes she is about to kill them. Alaric snaps her neck and locks her in the werewolf transition cell before making a call. In Limbo, Landon and the Necromancer are taken captive by bandits.

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