The panther devas fall back to the castle to begin the resurrection of the panther king, in when a large crowd of villagers are captured to be sacrificed. InuYasha arrives and frees the villagers, including Kagome, Miroku, and Sango. However, the panther king later unexpectedly devours Karan, Shuran, and Shunran to revive himself. Putting their feelings aside, Sesshomaru uses the Tenseiga to restore the lives of the panther devas, while InuYasha uses the Tetsusaiga to defeat the life of the panther king.