Lingyue has devoured Blanche, turning into a fearsome black dragon. Hoping to stop her, Giselle turns into a dragon as well and drags her down into the Veiled Catacombs. Ao follows her into the Catacombs, slipping through the barrier and fighting his way to Giselle’s side to try to rescue her. In the end, what choice will he make?
The poignant portrait of love between human and inhuman in Paris is finally complete!
Ao testifies to the communes that both his own crimes and those committed by the communes against Flamme must be brought to light. He is willing to gaze into Paris’s darkest abyss, earning the respect of the three commune leaders. New possibilities open before everyone, but then a disturbing guest visits the leader of Quatre Saisons.
Blanche’s hatred is so great it threatens to blot out even Giselle in her dragon form. Giselle, Ao, and the others are backed into a corner by that overwhelming power, unable to do anything. But then rescue arrives from an unexpected quadrant—the commune that everyone thought was sitting this battle out, Wadjet Bibliothèque!
Giselle and her comrades fight to get Ao back, but they struggle to get past Flamme’s Albert and Pain’s fierce resistance. Meanwhile, Ao wanders the depths of his memories and the past he’d forgotten is finally restored to him. Lost beneath deep, stagnant waters, the black painting Ao created so long ago is trying to blot out the world.
Flamme spreads a curse that turns an alchemist’s pride into binding shackles. Giselle and Ao make for Tour Maine-Montparnasse, hoping to find the source of this devasting magic. Facing Albert atop that modern steel tower, will Ao be able to find and rewrite the curse?!
Thanks to a visit to Giselle’s old master, Myrtha, Ao learns about Giselle’s curse and how it’s tied to the city of Paris. Giselle and Ao make for Noah’s church, where they hope to find the first clue to breaking the curse. But when they arrive, they find a “flamme” ravenous enough to devour two of L’Ordre’s finest.
Giselle, the ancient secret Queen of Paris, finally tells the story of her youth. What fate befell her in years long past? Do her memories hold a clue about how she can avoid death? What can Ao do for her, as her apprentice—or as her groom?
The alchemist communes of Paris vie to gain influence over Giselle. While they clash, the resistance group Flamme pulls on the strings that connect them, sowing chaos. Giselle and Ao care deeply for each other, but they are being steered by the hand of fate. The game in which the legendary dragon of Paris and her chosen groom are entwined is about to begin.
PAINTING OUTSIDE THE LINES Ao’s life was turned upside down when Giselle swept him out of Paris’ Forgotten City and declared him to be her groom. But with her help he slowly begins to adjust, learning more about himself and his color-based abilities. Not long into his new life, Ao meets a mysterious man named Albert, and is taken by his cheery, laid-back attitude and altruism. But Albert is not what he seems!
A beautiful new spin-off for the bestselling franchise The Ancient Magus’ Bride! Paris, France. Ao is a young orphan of Japanese descent who longs to become an artist. Into his life comes Giselle, a mage who is as powerful—and as inhuman—as Thorn. She sees Ao’s potential and takes him as her groom. Under her wing, he learns about the wider world and all the colors in it. An all-new The Ancient Magus’ Bride spin-off!