Hikaru and her companions finally recover the last of the Magatama, but the capital is far from safe. The nobles have oppressed the great warlord Shuten Doji's clan. With vengeance in his eyes, he raises a massive army and thunders toward the capital. As Hikaru prepares to defend her home, the Yin-Yang master Abe no Seimei sets plans of his own into motion. Hikaru struggles against violence on all sides, but even the loss of her most trusted friends couldn't prepare her for the final betrayal.