Isla arrives at Lightlark and meets her five rival rulers for the first time outside the palace.

Isla falls from her balcony while singing and is mysteriously rescued from drowning in the sea.

Oro recites the Centennial rules and forces each ruler to seal their vow in magical fire with their blood.

Isla defeats Grim in the duel demonstration but deliberately loses to Oro at the last moment.

Oro hosts a private event where enchanted teas reveal rulers' secrets; he wins by confessing he is dying.

Oro announces the ruler pairings and surprises everyone by choosing Isla as his own partner.

Oro brings Isla to an underground oasis and reveals he is searching for the heart of Lightlark.

Moonling nobles corner Isla at the harbor and threaten to kill her; Celeste arrives and cuts them down.

Isla confesses her powerlessness to Oro in exchange for his promise to let her wield the heart.

Oro calls the rulers together, exposes Isla's secret powerlessness, and switches his partner to Cleo.

Cleo traps Isla in ice on Moon Isle; Oro rescues her and reveals his betrayal was a deliberate strategy.

Isla and Oro find the heart of Lightlark in a glowing egg at the blue bird's nest; Isla is shot by an arrow.

Grim reveals he erased Isla's memories of their secret year-long romantic relationship before the Centennial.

Celeste uses the bondbreaker on Isla, steals her powers, and reveals herself as Aurora, the original curse-maker.

Oro saves Isla from the crumbling island using Wildling power, the curses shatter, and their love is revealed.

Pool 1 covers the headline events of the Centennial from Isla's arrival on Lightlark to the breaking of all six curses. It follows the major turning points of the main quest: the dangerous trials, the unexpected pairing of Isla with Oro, and Isla's fateful choice to reveal her powerlessness. The pool traces Oro's apparent betrayal and Cleo's brutal attack, which drive Isla deeper into danger and isolation. It culminates in the discovery of the heart of Lightlark, the shattering revelation that Celeste is actually Aurora, and the final battle that ends both the ancient competition and the centuries-long curses. Through these events, Isla transforms from a sheltered and powerless ruler into someone capable of wielding the combined magic of all six realms.

The central competition and its deadly revelations.

Isla secretly travels to Starling via starstick and forms a hidden pact with Celeste years before the Centennial.

Isla gives her attendant Ella a Wildling healing potion and arranges regular meals in place of human hearts.

Grim finds Isla in the marketplace and escorts her around, flirting with her over chocolate at a local shop.

Isla sneaks into the tailor's shop at night to steal clothing in each realm's colors for use as disguises.

Isla hosts her Centennial event, publicly burning off her arm and instantly healing it with a Wildling elixir.

Isla learns from the barkeep Juniper that Moon Isle will be completely unguarded during the full moon.

Isla infiltrates Moon Isle's castle library during the full moon but finds no bondbreaker among the icy relics.

Celeste is found in an enchanted sleep after being attacked; Grim makes her vanish to keep her safe.

Grim takes Isla to Wild Isle, the abandoned Wildling homeland, and shows her the palace made entirely of mirrors.

Oro reveals a secret library in the Mainland castle where he learned that Wildling power helped create Lightlark.

Isla uses her starstick to check on Wildling and finds the land destroyed and Terra slowly transforming into a tree.

Isla finds the diamond ring she gave Azul clutched in the sleeping Celeste's fist, immediately suspecting him of the attack.

Isla gives in to her attraction to Grim and shares an intimate encounter that feels strangely and inexplicably familiar.

Isla goes into hiding at the Place of Mirrors on Wild Isle after Oro exposes her secret to the other rulers.

Isla returns to the Place of Mirrors and uses her own crown as a key to open the mysterious spiral door.

Pool 2 focuses on the behind-the-scenes events that fuel Isla's quest: the secret alliances she forges, the clues she gathers, and the personal moments that shape who she becomes. It follows her covert searches through island libraries, her cultivation of allies like Ella and Juniper, and her simmering, conflicted attraction to Grim. The pool includes pivotal discoveries — from the failed library searches to uncovering the truth about Wildling's forgotten role in creating Lightlark itself. Repeated attacks and betrayals force Isla into deeper isolation, but each setback reveals something new about her enemies and herself. It ends on a note of guarded hope as Isla finally finds a way to open the mysterious spiral door in the Place of Mirrors.

Hidden alliances and covert investigations behind the competition.

Isla secretly decides she will not follow her guardians' orders at the Centennial, lying to their faces as she departs.

Grim tells Isla that Lightlark's accepted history is a lie — a Nightshade ruler helped create the island alongside Oro's ancestor.

Isla enters Celeste's enchanted mirror and faces her deepest fear: being trapped forever in her shrinking room at Wildling.

During Cleo's icy swimming trial, Isla discovers her true desire — to experience everything adventure, friendship, and love can offer.

Azul takes Isla to a mountain and plays a song through giant carved tunnels using his air powers, sharing Centennial history.

Grim demonstrates his death powers to Isla at an abbey, withering everything they touch, and the two nearly kiss.

Isla searches the Sun Isle library and finds no bondbreaker anywhere, leaving her terrified as the assassination deadline approaches.

An oracle frozen in ice warns Isla that liars surround her and tells her the heart of Lightlark is on Moon Isle.

Juniper is killed before he can reveal who cast the original curses; a taunting message in blood is left for Isla.

Ancient insect-like creatures attack Isla and Oro in the forest and wound Oro's throat, revealing the heart is where darkness meets light.

Isla and Oro are trapped in a cave together and bond over their shared feeling of being caged by power and duty.

Isla realizes the heart's location is tied to a moment in time, not a fixed place, and suddenly knows exactly where to look.

Isla confronts her guardians Terra and Poppy on Wildling, furious at their lifelong lies about her parents and her true powers.

Isla calls the heart of Lightlark to her and uses the bondbreaker to strip Aurora of all six stolen realm powers.

Oro confesses how he fell in love with Isla, and she returns his feelings, beginning a cautious and hard-won romance.

Pool 3 highlights the internal turning points and revelations that redirect the story's course at every stage. It begins with Isla's private act of defiance against her guardians and tracks the moments that force her to confront her deepest fears and suppressed desires. These events gradually expose hidden truths — about Lightlark's contested history, about the oracle's ominous warnings, and ultimately about Isla's own nature and the powers that were stolen from her at birth. The pool traces the unraveling of every lie surrounding Isla: from Grim's cryptic confessions and Juniper's murder to the devastating confrontation with her guardians and the climactic battle with Aurora. It closes with Isla and Oro choosing each other in the aftermath of total betrayal, beginning a fragile but hard-won romance.