Odanna explains he can survive the miasma of the Dragon Palace because his power is different from Ginji and Ranmaru's. As they enter the Dragon Palace Aoi sinks into the sand and lands in a throne room next to Princess Iso. She shows Aoi a vision of the Southern Land 1000 years ago before the disasters. Iso recalls raising Ginji and Ranmaru to one day protect the Southern Land together...