The World’s Many Demigods

Gunsoul

The defeat of the Gun expands Yuan’s mission from one cursed power to the other violent forces shaping the wasteland.

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A Family of Violent Powers A Family of Violent Powers from "Gunsoul". A Family of Violent Powers Arc describes the Gun as one of several demigods formed by repeated deaths associated with weapons and violence.

A Family of Violent Powers from "Gunsoul". A Family of Violent Powers Arc describes the Gun as one of several demigods formed by repeated deaths associated with weapons and violence.

A Family of Violent Powers Arc describes the Gun as one of several demigods formed by repeated deaths associated with weapons and violence. More Than One Enemy She names other forces, including the Nuke, the Blade, the Bomb, the Biohazard, and the Arson. A Wider Map The Gun’s curse is part of a broader supernatural system rather than an isolated misfortune.

The Nuke Contained The Nuke Contained from "Gunsoul". The Nuke Contained Yuan and his allies secure the Cube of Natho after Manhattan’s core is destroyed.

The Nuke Contained from "Gunsoul". The Nuke Contained Yuan and his allies secure the Cube of Natho after Manhattan’s core is destroyed.

The Nuke Contained Yuan and his allies secure the Cube of Natho after Manhattan’s core is destroyed. A Future Threat Preserved The Nuke remains imprisoned, leaving a continuing responsibility rather than a fully resolved danger. A Plan for Custody Yuan turns toward long-term protection and seeks allies who will not use the artifact for political power.

The Gun Becomes a Tool The Gun Becomes a Tool from "Gunsoul". The Gun Becomes a Tool Yuan becomes the Gunman and gains the ability to guide Gunsouls without submitting to the Gun’s former will.

The Gun Becomes a Tool from "Gunsoul". The Gun Becomes a Tool Yuan becomes the Gunman and gains the ability to guide Gunsouls without submitting to the Gun’s former will.

The Gun Becomes a Tool Yuan becomes the Gunman and gains the ability to guide Gunsouls without submitting to the Gun’s former will. One Threat Reframed The Gun’s independent curse ends, even though death by firearms and its spiritual consequences remain possible. A Wider Responsibility Yuan sees that his new role may let him protect the dead and living from the powers that feed on violence.

Other Hunts Begin Other Hunts Begin from "Gunsoul". Other Hunts Begin Yuan pursues other demigods after choosing not to ascend immediately.

Other Hunts Begin Yuan pursues other demigods after choosing not to ascend immediately. A Promise to Arc He follows her final request to oppose the powers that exploit death and suffering. An Unfinished World The hunt extends beyond the book’s immediate crisis, suggesting that ending one curse does not end the conditions that create violence.

Holster Joins the Mission Holster Joins the Mission from "Gunsoul". Holster Joins the Mission Holster takes part in the wider effort to dismantle violent institutions and free captives.

Holster Joins the Mission from "Gunsoul". Holster Joins the Mission Holster takes part in the wider effort to dismantle violent institutions and free captives.

Holster Joins the Mission Holster takes part in the wider effort to dismantle violent institutions and free captives. A Partner, Not a Passenger She leads her own operation rather than remaining protected aboard the train. The Next Generation of Change Her work shows that Yuan’s mission is becoming a shared project, not a solitary struggle for revenge.

After Arc explains the Gun’s nature

After the Manhattan conflict

After Yuan’s return from the Nowhere

During the epilogue’s five-year interval

Five years later at the Sacri-Farm