

They test it out on a water magnet motivator, and the water is forced away from the device instead of being drawn towards it. Over the course of several nights, Jax and Paige invent what they called a coiler, which reverses the effects of motivators. He let Jax and Paige fight side by side together, though they sometimes had to fight up to seven enemies at once. Jax does horribly against the older kids, and Zeff often has him outnumbered or otherwise disadvantaged. Zeff starts having Jax and Paige train in close quarters combat with older Reckoners. Paige is revealed to be a much better shot than Jax, and her confidence grows as a result of her success. Two years pass, and Zeff has taught Jax and Paige stealth, acrobatics, observation, and firearms. In the car, Prof tells Jax about the Reckoners, and Jax tells him that he wants to help others. They visit Dan's apartment once before departing, and Jax recovers Dan's sword. Prof lets Jax stay the night, then offers to take Jax to stay with some friends in New York. When Jax says that all of his family lives in Houston, Prof sadly tells him that Houston has been destroyed by Obliteration, and all of Jax's family with it. Prof offers to drive Jax back to his family in Houston. Jax stays by Dan's body for hours before Prof arrives. A team of paramedics show up and attempt to help Dan, but are powerless to help. The police appear and drive off Lovestruck. Lovestruck blows a kiss towards Dan, killing him. Jax runs towards Lovestruck, not sensing the danger and Dan follows. In the middle of their meal, Lovestruck appears, and Epic whose kisses reverse the blood flow of her target. The team regroups at the rendezvous point, though Briggen has been gravely injured.Ī young Jax is visiting his older brother Dan for spring break, and they go out to breakfast. Jax reveals that he managed to cut some hair off of Wingflare. Abigail shoots Wingflare and Jax manages to get away while she is distracted. He tries to attack her with his sword, but fails and is grabbed by Wingflare telekinetically. Jax jumps onto a drone and flies towards Wingflare. Jax is almost crushed by a massive rock, but it is caught by Wingflare, who attempts to put Lux back together. The Reckoners detonate the drones buried in the underside of Lux, cracking the city in half and making hundreds of large rocks fall. Jax convinces the others to send the second volley of rockets to distract Wingflare. Jax gets on his motorcycle - equipped with a motivator that will let it drive across empty air - and takes off towards Wingflare. The missiles bury the Ravens in rubble, but Wingflare lifts the rubble off them easily. Jax protests, unsuccessfully, then launches Hershel's missiles against orders. Because Lifeforce does not descend alongside his army, Abigail calls for the group to stand down and retreat.

Wingflare descends, alongside hundreds of Ravens. Hershal and Briggen launch groups of drones designed to burrow into the underside of Lux and lay explosives in the tunnels there. The five Reckoners are waiting in small groups around the city. Jax and Hershel prepare to execute the plan, marveling at the sheer size of the city of Lux. They tell us that twelve of the seventeen Reckoners fighting in Texas have died.

The narrator describes the world of the Reckoners, including how Epics came to be and how the Reckoners rose to fight them.
