As the Noldor prepare for war, Morgoth devises a new horror against which sword and shield are of no use. The Evil Breath brings death and grief to Hithlum, and neither the Elvish arts of healing nor the authority of the High King can keep the lives of the Edain from being swept away like wafts of mist. Where there was laughter in the summer, mourning remains in winter.

Even under the renewed Light of the Trees, after the Last Battle has been fought, Darkness has not fully passed from this world.

At the end of time, Beleg sets out on a search for Túrin once more. Menelmacar shines brightly in the sky.

Accompanied by additional snippets of the lore Beleg studied in the Library of Alqualondë.

At the end of all days, when sun and moon are no more, Túrin Turambar shall face Morgoth and slay the Foe.

Yet in the dark, the Elves wait in vain for Túrin's return. Beleg Cúthalion knows he will find him. But first, Gurthang, the black sword made of the iron of a fallen star, shall be re-forged. When he visits its smith, Beleg meets someone unexpected.

Thus, he lingers in this doomed city for yet another year—until he wakes to alarm bells ringing wildly and to the stench of smoke rising from the reeds.

Celebrimbor, at the Havens of Sirion.

A Dwarven merchant travels from Nogrod to the far south in search of greater wealth – and finds something else entirely. 

The crown on Melkor's head is slanted without the stolen Silmaril, and the only thing Sauron feels is contempt.

A new star shines in the sky. They claim it brings hope.

On the night before the battle, Caranthir and his ally share thoughts about their peoples' traditions:

Burning bones ward off evil.