Despite Fuwa's sacrifice, Ophiuchus manages to survive the ritual because Hikaru's feelings of losing Fuwa came into conflict with it. Ophiuchus begins the ritual to cover the universe in darkness and erase it, luckily the Precure manage to survive thanks to the power of their pendants. While lingering in the darkness, Hikaru comes to realise that Fuwa and the universe still exist in their hearts and vows to continue to protect it...