As the battle rages, and the mystery man and Cassim observe it, Anastasia is put under a hypnotic charm and strays into the battlegrounds. To everyone's surprise, the fighting is joined by a two-headed dragon rising from the underground. As Taichi prepares to engage the monster, Anastasia appears beside him and is mortally wounded by the dragon's breath attack. As she dies in his arms, the enraged Taichi asks Aerial for more power, a wish which formally seals the pact between him as a Summoner and Aerial as his bonded spirit and also enhances Taichi's resolve to save all those he cares for...