diff --git a/backend/tests/test_narrative_e2e.py b/backend/tests/test_narrative_e2e.py
index d374af87..e637f2ff 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_narrative_e2e.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_narrative_e2e.py
@@ -70,3 +70,92 @@ def test_full_pipeline_from_fake_simulation(tmp_path):
 
     # Translator state advanced — next call for round 3 would resume, not re-read
     assert store.get_file_offset("twitter") > 0
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# God Mode integration tests
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+from app.services.narrative.god_mode import inject_event, kill_character
+
+
+def test_injected_event_appears_in_next_round_prompt(tmp_path):
+    sim_dir = str(tmp_path / "sim_evt")
+    os.makedirs(os.path.join(sim_dir, "twitter"))
+    actions_path = os.path.join(sim_dir, "twitter", "actions.jsonl")
+
+    lines = [
+        {"round": 1, "agent_id": 1, "agent_name": "Elena", "action_type": "CREATE_POST",
+         "action_args": {"content": "x"}, "success": True, "timestamp": "t"},
+        {"event_type": "round_end", "round": 1, "timestamp": "t"},
+        {"round": 2, "agent_id": 1, "agent_name": "Elena", "action_type": "REPOST",
+         "action_args": {}, "success": True, "timestamp": "t"},
+        {"event_type": "round_end", "round": 2, "timestamp": "t"},
+    ]
+    with open(actions_path, "w") as f:
+        for a in lines:
+            f.write(json.dumps(a) + "\n")
+
+    store = StoryStore(sim_dir)
+    neutral = {k: 0.0 for k in ["anger", "fear", "joy", "sadness", "surprise"]}
+    store.save_characters([{
+        "id": "1", "name": "Elena", "status": "alive",
+        "emotional_state": {"current": {**neutral, "trust": 0.5}, "history": []},
+    }])
+
+    with patch("app.services.narrative.narrative_translator.call_llm") as mock_llm:
+        mock_llm.return_value = "beat"
+        translate_round(sim_dir, "twitter", 1, "noir")
+        # Inject between rounds
+        inject_event(sim_dir, description="A mysterious letter arrives.")
+        translate_round(sim_dir, "twitter", 2, "noir")
+
+        # Round-2 prompt should contain the injected event
+        round2_prompt = mock_llm.call_args_list[1][0][0]
+        assert "mysterious letter" in round2_prompt
+
+
+def test_killed_character_filtered_from_next_round(tmp_path):
+    sim_dir = str(tmp_path / "sim_kill")
+    os.makedirs(os.path.join(sim_dir, "twitter"))
+    actions_path = os.path.join(sim_dir, "twitter", "actions.jsonl")
+
+    lines = [
+        {"round": 1, "agent_id": 1, "agent_name": "Elena", "action_type": "CREATE_POST",
+         "action_args": {"content": "x"}, "success": True, "timestamp": "t"},
+        {"round": 1, "agent_id": 2, "agent_name": "Marcus", "action_type": "DISLIKE_POST",
+         "action_args": {}, "success": True, "timestamp": "t"},
+        {"event_type": "round_end", "round": 1, "timestamp": "t"},
+        {"round": 2, "agent_id": 2, "agent_name": "Marcus", "action_type": "REPOST",
+         "action_args": {}, "success": True, "timestamp": "t"},
+        {"event_type": "round_end", "round": 2, "timestamp": "t"},
+    ]
+    with open(actions_path, "w") as f:
+        for a in lines:
+            f.write(json.dumps(a) + "\n")
+
+    store = StoryStore(sim_dir)
+    neutral = {k: 0.0 for k in ["anger", "fear", "joy", "sadness", "surprise"]}
+    store.save_characters([
+        {"id": "1", "name": "Elena", "status": "alive",
+         "emotional_state": {"current": {**neutral, "trust": 0.5}, "history": []}},
+        {"id": "2", "name": "Marcus", "status": "alive",
+         "emotional_state": {"current": {**neutral, "trust": 0.5}, "history": []}},
+    ])
+
+    with patch("app.services.narrative.narrative_translator.call_llm") as mock_llm:
+        mock_llm.return_value = "beat"
+        translate_round(sim_dir, "twitter", 1, "noir")
+        # Kill Marcus between rounds
+        kill_character(sim_dir, "2")
+        beat2 = translate_round(sim_dir, "twitter", 2, "noir")
+
+        # Marcus acted in round 2 but is dead — his name should not be in
+        # the beat's 'characters' list (which reflects who participated)
+        assert "Marcus" not in beat2["characters"]
+
+        # Round-2 prompt's characters-in-scene section must not include Marcus.
+        # Marcus may appear in the event log as a death event; we exclude him
+        # from the "feeling:" lines which describe living characters.
+        round2_prompt = mock_llm.call_args_list[1][0][0]
+        char_lines = [l for l in round2_prompt.split("\n") if "feeling:" in l]
+        assert not any("Marcus" in l for l in char_lines)