The curtain rises on the Goddess’ Trial. When Cid is unwittingly called into the arena, he transforms into Shadow and faces none other than Aurora, the Witch of Calamity.

While Iris seeks a bright mind to study an artifact, Cid visits a popular store. Meanwhile, in the dark corners of the city, someone commits murders in Shadow Garden’s name!

Sagiri’s party faces Mu Dan’s seemingly unstoppable true form. Shion does his best to rise to the challenge with his mastery of waves.

Mei attempts to explain something very important to Sagiri’s party in the forest. Shion tries to explain how he interacts with the world to Nurugai. A mysterious servant of the…

Rokurota starts to cause serious problems for Sagiri and Gabimaru, and now they must think of a strategy to defeat him!

Gabimaru, Sagiri, and the others arrive on Shinsenkyo, and their battle for survival begins.

The condemned criminals are gathered on the beach to prepare for the expedition to Shinsenkyo, but first, they must reduce their numbers.

Gabimaru, a ninja member of a clan of assassins, is sentenced to death. He claims to have nothing to tie him to life, yet no method of execution manages to…

Kana’s resolve remains strong despite her washed up reputation. Aqua sets the stage for her with a bold move that flips the script, which leads to opportunities for them both.

Discovering that Maomao’s kidnappers were connected to Fengming’s family, Jinshi is faced with a choice between keeping Maomao in the rear palace where he can be near her or releasing…

Maomao tries to settle into her promotion to lady-in-waiting and food taster, but struggles to fend off both boredom and the overly-familiar Jinshi. That is, until she gets an assignment…