The Chapel Protocol moves the universe into digital religion — prayer fused with code, servers as sanctuaries, corrupted sainthood, algorithmic confession.
Aftermath / The Black Spring asks what remains after that system spreads or collapses: ash water, quiet fellowships, new bells, houses that sing, relay saints, one more signal.
Lucien’s rise threads through Chapel into Traveler, Arcade, Tomorrowline, and back into Aftermath’s darker return.