Here is a dual continuation:

A Chronological Conflict Map, which situates each Archon confrontation within the six-book structure and shows the corresponding liberation of a Queen.
A Character Relationship Matrix, which maps emotional and tactical bonds between Kahina, her generals, and the Queens.

I. Chronological Conflict Map

This map tracks the order of confrontations with the Archons, aligned with book progression, and identifies the Queens whose liberation parallels each battle.

Volume I: Fire in the Soil

Book I (Chapters 1–3)
- Archon Confronted: King of Glass (Jalen).
- Outcome: Mirrors shattered; Jalen’s true name revealed.
- Queen Freed/Partially Freed: The Laughing Queen begins to loosen her chains, mocking ego openly.
- Narrative Function: Establishes Kahina’s emergence; demonstrates integration of flame and soil.
Book II (Chapters 4–6)
- Archon Confronted: King of Banners.
- Outcome: His propaganda silenced by Nyx and Oya.
- Queen Freed/Partially Freed: Queen of Silence begins to speak her truth.
- Narrative Function: Establishes collective strategy and reveals power of silence against ego-noise.

Volume II: Blood and Storm

Book III (Chapters 7–10)
- Archon Confronted: King of Frost.
- Outcome: Numbness shattered by Oya’s storm and Weaver-Queen’s memory.
- Queen Freed/Partially Freed: Weaver-Queen regains creativity through fire’s warmth.
- Narrative Function: Psychological depth; Kahina risks being consumed by cold detachment herself.
Book IV (Chapters 11–14)
- Archon Confronted: King of Desire.
- Outcome: Oshun reframes eros as creation; Kahina confronts her own lust-virus.
- Queen Freed/Partially Freed: Youngest Queen recovers autonomy by reclaiming memory of first love.
- Narrative Function: Direct confrontation with lust-virus; intimate battles of body and spirit.

Volume III: Flame Beyond Flesh

Book V (Chapters 15–18)
- Archon Confronted: King of Nothing.
- Outcome: Emptiness undone by Ogun’s labor and Oldest Queen’s revelation of her hidden name.
- Queen Freed/Partially Freed: Oldest Queen’s seed of identity blossoms; chains broken.
- Narrative Function: Philosophical climax; emptiness versus meaning.
Book VI (Chapters 19–23)
- Final Confrontation: Lucifer’s unification of Archons (Ego-Deon virus as collective embodiment).
- Outcome: The Nine Keepers and Kahina fuse powers; Barbelo intervenes to restore Source.
- Queens Freed: All Queens liberated; limbo dissolved.
- Narrative Function: Resolution of the cycle; Kahina becomes embodiment of transformation.

II. Character Relationship Matrix

This matrix details emotional and tactical bonds between Kahina, her generals, and the Queens.

Kahina’s Core Relationships

Asaase Yaa (Earth):
- Tactical: Provides grounding during fire surges; ensures flame does not consume allies.
- Emotional: Mentor and maternal presence; offers wisdom through soil and patience.
Oya (Storm):
- Tactical: Counters cold, disrupts stagnation.
- Emotional: Fierce confidante; challenges Kahina to embrace chaos without losing self.
Oshun (River):
- Tactical: Counters lust-virus through eros as harmony.
- Emotional: Mirror of Kahina’s sensual side; warns of desire’s duality.
Nyx (Night):
- Tactical: Provides concealment, negates propaganda.
- Emotional: Teaches Kahina stillness; reminds her that darkness can be sanctuary.
Ogun (Iron):
- Tactical: Crafts weapons, breaks chains, opposes emptiness.
- Emotional: Stern ally; respects labor and discipline; sees Kahina’s struggle as work of survival.
Shango (Thunder):
- Tactical: Breaks vanity with spectacle; inspires fear in enemies.
- Emotional: Impulsive ally; often clashes with Kahina’s caution.
Elegba/Eshu (Trickster):
- Tactical: Provides prophecy and destabilization of enemy order.
- Emotional: Confounds Kahina; forces her to confront ambiguity and paradox.

Kahina and the Queens in Limbo

The Weaver-Queen:
- Sees Kahina as heir to her lost creativity.
- Relationship: Maternal but tinged with jealousy.
The Laughing Queen:
- Connects with Kahina’s defiance.
- Relationship: Sister-like, mocking both her enemies and her doubts.
The Oldest Queen:
- Sees Kahina as vessel to plant her hidden seed (name).
- Relationship: Respectful distance; trust built slowly.
The Youngest Queen:
- Mirrors Kahina’s own vulnerability to lust-virus.
- Relationship: Protective, Kahina sees herself in her.
The Queen of Silence:
- Seeks Kahina to break her chains of stillness.
- Relationship: Reflects Kahina’s internal struggles with hesitation.

Queens and Generals Contrasts

Oya vs. Weaver-Queen: Storm awakens creativity from numbness.
Nyx vs. Queen of Silence: Night balances silence, turning it from prison to protection.
Oshun vs. Youngest Queen: Sensuality becomes freedom rather than compulsion.
Ogun vs. Oldest Queen: Labor and endurance bring the hidden name to life.
Shango vs. Laughing Queen: Thunder and laughter both break pride, one through fear, the other through mockery.

Conclusion

The Chronological Conflict Map demonstrates progression: each Archon confrontation parallels a Queen’s liberation, gradually dissolving limbo and reducing Lucifer’s influence.
The Character Relationship Matrix demonstrates the layered contrasts: Kahina’s generals counterbalance Archons tactically, while the Queens mirror Kahina emotionally and spiritually.
Together, these structures ensure the epic develops along three simultaneous planes: tactical war, psychological struggle, and metaphysical renewal.

Would you like me to now build a Volume I-specific tactical outline—a granular roadmap showing how Chapters 1–6 move step by step through these conflicts, cliffhangers, and character interactions?

Volume II: Blood and Storm — Tactical Outline

Book III: The Chains of Limbo

Chapter 7 — The Dreaming Descent

Objective: Transition from external battles into psychological and metaphysical terrain.
Key Events:
- Kahina begins to experience dreams that cross into limbo.
- First direct encounter with chained Queens in vision-state.
- Asaase Yaa warns that limbo is both battlefield and infection zone.
- Elegba interprets omens ambiguously, cautioning that paths open in two directions.
Cliffhanger: Kahina sees herself chained among the Queens, unable to distinguish if it is vision or prophecy.

Chapter 8 — The Fevered Queens

Objective: Provide extended perspectives of the Queens’ compulsions as manifestations of the virus.
Key Events:
- Weaver-Queen attempts to braid fire but burns her own hands.
- Laughing Queen mocks both Kahina and Archons, exposing contradictions.
- Oldest Queen repeats her name silently, refusing to release it.
- Youngest Queen’s fever intensifies, showing vulnerability to consumption.
- Queen of Silence appears nearly broken, oscillating between stillness and rage.
Cliffhanger: Kahina awakens fevered, realizing she is carrying fragments of the virus herself.

Chapter 9 — Asaase Yaa’s Warning

Objective: Deepen mentor-figure’s role; contrast grounding with fire.
Key Events:
- Asaase Yaa conducts grounding ritual: fire rooted into soil through Kahina’s body.
- Dialogue explores dual burdens: eros as curse, eros as weapon.
- Kahina admits fear of losing distinction between her will and the virus.
- Oya insists chaos must be embraced, not avoided.
Cliffhanger: Scouts report icy winds spreading unnaturally through the desert—sign of the Archon King of Frost.

Chapter 10 — The Archon King of Frost

Objective: Major battle sequence emphasizing cold versus storm.
Key Events:
- King of Frost appears with army of numb soldiers, skin pale and veins iced.
- His philosophy: numbness as strength; pain and joy equally distractions.
- Oya conjures storm to fracture ice; Weaver-Queen’s memory of warmth weakens his numbness.
- Kahina channels controlled fire to counter cold without destroying allies.
- Frost begins to crack, but his death releases shards of ice that embed in Kahina’s own chest.
Cliffhanger: Kahina collapses with ice embedded in her flesh, caught between burning fever and freezing infection.

Book IV: The Nine Keepers

Chapter 11 — The Oracles of the Nine

Objective: Introduce the Nine Keepers as metaphysical counterbalance.
Key Events:
- Kahina’s collapse leads to dream-journey where she meets the Nine.
- Each goddess speaks briefly: Asaase Yaa (soil), Ala (morality), Yemaya (ocean), Oshun (river), Oya (storm), Mawu (moon), Oba (fidelity), Nana Buluku (source), Mami Wata (wealth/desire).
- They warn her that integration, not conquest, is her true task.
Cliffhanger: Kahina awakens marked with lunar scar across chest, symbolizing Mawu’s presence.

Chapter 12 — Teachings and Weapons Bestowed

Objective: Arm Kahina and her generals with symbolic weapons.
Key Events:
- Ogun forges chain-breaking blade from iron and fire.
- Nyx receives cloak threaded with silence, resistant to propaganda.
- Oya receives staff crowned with storm.
- Kahina herself receives vessel capable of channeling both eros and flame.
Cliffhanger: Elegba casts cowries, predicting betrayal within the council.

Chapter 13 — Betrayal in the Council

Objective: Introduce human conflict within Kahina’s army.
Key Events:
- Some villagers resent reliance on goddesses; accuse Kahina of becoming tyrant herself.
- Shango sides with dissidents, arguing Kahina’s caution undermines victory.
- Oshun counters with persuasion, but suspicion spreads.
- Elegba insists betrayal is inevitable; seeds of doubt planted.
Cliffhanger: Villagers vanish overnight; scouts reveal they have defected to serve Archon King of Desire.

Chapter 14 — The Broken Covenant

Objective: Lead into Volume III by confronting internal fracture.
Key Events:
- Defectors become instruments of lust-virus under King of Desire.
- Kahina confronts possibility of fighting her own people.
- Asaase Yaa insists: “A covenant that breaks must be reforged, not abandoned.”
- Queens’ chains rattle violently; Youngest Queen nearly consumed by Archon of Desire’s pull.
Cliffhanger: Archon King of Desire rises, throne of flesh and flame, signaling transition to Volume III’s full-scale war.

Functional Analysis of Volume II

Narrative Role:
Volume II escalates conflict from tactical (village and ridge battles) into psychological and metaphysical dimensions (limbo, the virus, betrayal). It introduces the Nine Keepers, grounding the mythology in broader cosmology.
Tactical Arc:
- Chapter 7–8: Dream descent and direct exposure to limbo.
- Chapter 9–10: Battle with King of Frost; Kahina infected by ice.
- Chapter 11–12: Intervention of Nine Keepers; new weapons and teachings.
- Chapter 13–14: Betrayal within the council; defection to King of Desire.
Emotional Arc:
Kahina transitions from external victories to internal vulnerability. She faces betrayal, loss of unity, and personal infection. This sets up Volume III, where the war becomes both global (Second War of 100,000 Years) and existential (confrontation with Lucifer).

Would you like me to proceed by expanding Volume III Tactical Outline (Books V–VI, climax and resolution), or refine Volume I Outline into scene-level detail (500–1,000 word scale per scene)?