World at War

Abigail responds to demon attack in residential block — five coordinated signatures, which is wrong (demons don't cluster). She clears the lower floors, finds Belphegor in Theron's vessel upstairs. First direct confrontation: he's terrifyingly powerful, catches her full blast in his hand.

Belphegor's final gambit: full mobilization targeting refugee camp with 300 civilians. Emma's monitoring network sounds the alarm. Haatim processes the impossible options — every path leads to loss. Arthur says we go, we fight. Abigail accepts the cost. The team deploys.

Haatim returns to safe house, breaks down in his workspace. Rage destroys his pen and notebook. Abigail sits with him in silence, shares her own experience of corruption from the inside. His notebook gains two new sections: things that cannot be fixed, and things that must be fixed.

Arthur can't sleep. Walks facility, sees golden light under Abigail's door. Finds Frieda working intel: Belphegor has taken Theron, former Council member, as vessel. Arthur recognizes the psychological warfare and realizes he thinks like the demon.

Arthur argues with Dominick about the sacrifice plan. Dominick presents cold math: 4 seconds vs 8. Arthur cannot refute the logic. He accepts, then tells Frieda about Dominick's decision. They begin planning to give Dominick the best possible tactical window.

Belphegor uses Nida as bait. Haatim knows it's a trap, goes anyway with Dominick to Hartford. Confronts the demon wearing his sister. Nida surfaces one final time, says 'let me go, bhai', asks him to save Abigail. Haatim destroys the demon. Nida is gone.

Petrillo cooks his grandmothers pasta for the team. Each member shares what they were before the supernatural war. Abigail admits she never had a before. Arthur reveals he had a wife and daughter named Margaret. Abigail touches his scar in a wordless gesture of shared understanding.

Dominick intercepts Arthur returning from the rooftop and takes him to the storage room for a direct confrontation: I am going to be the one, not you. He makes the case in three parts: Arthur's irreplaceable knowledge and Abigail's need for the cure; Dominick's superior physical capability; and...

Abigail's worst corruption episode. Separated from the team, she fights five demons in escalating intensity. The corruption takes control for seven seconds — up from four. During those seconds, she orients toward Haatim like a weapon finding its target.