Following Sayaka's funeral, Hyoh has become a demon under Kaioh, destroying anyone who opposes him and causing Nagato, Hyoh's right hand man, to turn against his former master. Nagato encounters Kenshiro with the ailing Shachi and offers them shelter, sacrificing not his own life to defy Hyoh, but also the lives of his villagers. However, Kenshiro and Shachi intervene to stop the slaughter of the remaining villagers then Kenshiro leaves to confront his older brother Hyoh.