Fushi is able to protect all civilians from the Nokkers but is unable to defeat them and the area is destroyed. Now wounded, the immortal being returns to his late villager's youthful form. Gugu and Rean go to the area but it collapses and the former uses his extraordinary strength to protect the latter. This causes Fushi to realize Gugu dies as he takes his appearance and uses all his strength to defeat the enemy which escapes to the West. As she recovers, Rean tries to find Gugu but Fushi takes on his form and lies that Gugu will not return as Fushi embarks on a journey alone to avoid more casualties...