Editing Blake Thorburn (section)

===Subordination===
On their way back to Blake's apartment, Rose is abducted by Conquest. With little other choice, Blake admits the truth to his friends about his supernatural circumstances. Half of them - Alexis, Tiffany and Ty - agree to undergo the awakening ritual  to assist him directly, while the others remain in a supporting role.

At Conquest's tower he meets Isadora, [[Shepard|The Shepard]], [[Elder Sister]], and [[Jeremy Meath]] who wish to prevent Conquest from gaining access to the final demon. Blake then goes to confront Conquest, finding both [[Laird Behaim|Laird]] and [[Duncan Behaim|Duncan]] there, and challenges the Lord to a competition, where one must defeat the other through the use of their chosen champions. Blake chooses [[Rose Thorburn Junior|Rose]], [[Malcolm Attwell|Fell]], [[Pauz]], [[Hyena]], and [[Maggie Holt]], while Conquest chooses the Shepard, Elder Sister, [[The Eye|the Eye]], Laird Behaim, and [[Diana Thompson|The Astrologer]]. Blake returns to a spirit world version of his apartment to plan out a course of action, narrowly escaping an attack by the Shepard and the Eye.

"[[Padraic|Maggie]]" arrives from Jacob's Bell, and assists Rose in summoning a brutish Other, [[Midge]], to give Rose agency and firepower. Midge is soon used to attack a group of [[Terracotta Soldier]]s but she becomes uncontrollable due to a loophole exploit in her contract with Rose and attacks Blake's party. They manage to suppress Midge with some effort but [[Tiffany]] opts to remain at a safer location out of fear.

When they return to the normal world they see the result of their battles, which are having an adverse effect on the city and its populace. Back at the apartment they discuss their situation. Fell admits that he would consider killing Blake to prevent the diabolist's soul from being taken by Conquest, since this would allow Fell to walk free. Later that night, Blake has a nightmare where he is assaulted by all of the Others he's dealt with and Rose had taken his place. He fears it is an omen of conflict between himself and Rose. He also begins to suspect Maggie of disloyalty, discussing with Rose the change in the young girl's disposition.

Isadora then arrives to warn Blake that she plans on attacking him the next day, and that Rose will subsequently take his place as the next Thorburn heir. He then goes to the police station to retrieve June, where he comes under assault by four young members of the [[Behaim Circle]], who have been angered by the earlier property damage caused to their home by Dickswizzle. Rose and Blake initially manage to push them back with [[Mary Frances Troxler|Bloody Mary]], another of Rose's summonings, but quickly find themselves disorrientated in the [[Spirit World]] version of the police station with an hour of time missing from their minds. Maggie's intervention using Gremlins prevents the pair from being bound by the Behaims, and when Laird appears to reinforce his family Evan allows the Hyena to be released and Laird is captured.