Here is the continuation: a synthesized narrative flowchart, presented textually in structured form, that shows how each Archon is opposed by corresponding Generals and Queens. This framework clarifies how the epic is designed around contrasts and mirrored conflicts.

Narrative Flowchart of Contrasts

(The Age of Kahina)

Axis 1: Vanity and Reflection

Archon:
- King of Glass (Jalen)
- Trait: Vanity; infinite self-reflection; reliance on mirrors to deny vulnerability.
- Weakness: Collapse when confronted with true identity (“Jalen”).
General Opponent:
- Shango (Thunder, Orisha)
- Trait: Explosive charisma, lightning as revelation.
- Function: Cracks glass through shock and spectacle.
Queen Mirror:
- The Laughing Queen
- Trait: Uses humor to pierce vanity and shame.
- Function: Exposes fragility of pride by mocking it.

Axis 2: Numbness and Detachment

Archon:
- King of Frost
- Trait: Numbness, detachment, suppression of feeling.
- Weakness: Vulnerable to heat, passion, and memory.
General Opponent:
- Oya (Storm, Orisha)
- Trait: Change, whirlwind, passion, turbulence.
- Function: Breaks stillness; brings chaos to frozen hearts.
Queen Mirror:
- The Weaver-Queen
- Trait: Once creative, now numb with ache.
- Function: Her ache parallels his coldness; her memory of warmth is antidote.

Axis 3: Noise and Propaganda

Archon:
- King of Banners
- Trait: Noise as power; propaganda; rhythm without substance.
- Weakness: Vulnerable to silence and truth.
General Opponent:
- Nyx (Night)
- Trait: Silence, concealment, shadows.
- Function: Counters noise with void, breaks illusions of volume.
Queen Mirror:
- The Queen of Silence
- Trait: Bound in stillness mistaken for wisdom.
- Function: Her chains mirror his abuse of sound; her liberation restores balance between silence and voice.

Axis 4: Emptiness and Nihilism

Archon:
- King of Nothing
- Trait: Emptiness; nihilistic avoidance of life.
- Weakness: Collapses when confronted with meaning.
General Opponent:
- Ogun (Iron, Orisha)
- Trait: Labor, war, practical creation.
- Function: Fills void with substance and struggle; breaks detachment with material presence.
Queen Mirror:
- The Oldest Queen
- Trait: Retains her true name as hidden seed.
- Function: Symbolizes enduring meaning within emptiness.

Axis 5: Lust and Hunger

Archon:
- King of Desire
- Trait: Lust; endless hunger; conflation of flesh with divinity.
- Weakness: Cannot love beyond consumption.
General Opponent:
- Oshun (River, Orisha)
- Trait: Beauty, persuasion, eroticism as balance.
- Function: Redeems desire by channeling it toward creation rather than consumption.
Queen Mirror:
- The Youngest Queen
- Trait: Body overtaken by lust; moan not her own.
- Function: Memory of first innocent kiss as rebellion against hunger.

Central Axis: Integration and Transformation

Protagonist:
- Kahina
- Trait: Fire; both curse (infection of Ego-Deon) and crown (force of liberation).
- Function: Mediates between extremes; integrates curse and blessing; transforms plague into power.
General Counterbalance:
- Asaase Yaa (Earth, Akan)
- Trait: Soil, womb, and grave; stability.
- Function: Grounds Kahina’s fire; ensures flame heals rather than consumes.
Metaphysical Counterbalance:
- The Nine Keepers
- Role: Guardians of Source; represent original balance beyond both Archon corruption and Queen enslavement.

Summary of Flowchart Logic

Each Archon King represents a distorted human trait (vanity, numbness, noise, emptiness, lust).
Each is counterbalanced by a General, who embodies a natural or divine truth that neutralizes the distortion.
Each is mirrored by a Queen in Limbo, who suffers under a related compulsion, making her a humanized counterpart to the Archon’s ego.
Kahina, guided by Asaase Yaa and supported by the Nine Keepers, integrates these conflicts by transforming fire (curse) into a creative and destructive power simultaneously.

Would you like me to next produce a chronological conflict map (step-by-step progression showing which Archon is confronted in which book, alongside the corresponding Queen’s liberation), or a character relationship matrix (detailing emotional and tactical bonds between Kahina, her generals, and the Queens)?