World on Fire

Arrival at Council headquarters in Switzerland. Reunion with Frieda and other Hunters. Tension among Council members. Some view Abigail with suspicion. Setup of headquarters location and defenses. Abigail senses something wrong but cannot identify threat.

Abigail and Haatim travel by train to Switzerland for her trial before the Council. Journey shows their growing bond. Tension about upcoming trial. Haatim supports Abigail. Discussion of Raven Peak aftermath and Arthur loss. Preparing for Council judgment.

Prologue showing Abigail being hunted by fellow Hunters. Her tires slashed, she escapes through horse paddock. Colton, Jack, and Anong pursue her. Abigail chooses not to kill them despite opportunity. Takes refuge in burned barn. Establishes that Hunters have turned against her.

Prologue showing Abigail being hunted by fellow Hunters. Her tires slashed, she escapes through horse paddock. Colton, Jack, and Anong pursue her. Abigail chooses not to kill them despite opportunity. Takes refuge in burned barn. Establishes that Hunters have turned against her.

Abigail searched the area surrounding the old mining town, and it didn’t take her long to find what she was looking for: a hidden entrance at the top of a waterfall leading underground. It was covered by a number of huge stones, and it took them a good thirty minutes to clear the area.

Epilogue. Aftermath of Raven Peak. Abigail and Haatim survive but Arthur is gone, presumed dead. Team mourns loss. Haatim commits to becoming Hunter. Abigail changed by possession experience. Frieda acknowledges Arthur sacrifice. Setup for consequences in next book. Missing girls fate revealed.

Haatim calls his father Aram directly, leveraging his own presence in the city to delay the airstrike. Aram confirms his involvement with the Council. Frieda grants Abigail one hour to stop Belphegor, warning of consequences.

Abigail and Haatim are ambushed by townsfolk driven mad by Belphegor. Gunfight through Raven's Peak streets. They take cover in a FedEx building and fight off attackers. Frieda calls to warn: the Council has declared Raven's Peak a dead zone - napalm strike in 2 hours, disguised as forest fire.

Abigail reflects on her strained relationship with Frieda and the Council post-possession. Next morning, they track the missing college student (Kurt) to the old mining town Church. Kurt has gouged out his own eyes and is writing Belphegor on the wall in blood.