Heavenly Beast Okibi prepares to kill Kira to destroy the Flickering Flame, but is suddenly attacked by Hibana, causing the both of them to fall to their deaths. Koushi then goes to help Roroku, but he has been mortally wounded and dies. Meanwhile, Touko, Akira, and Kun continue to scale Kunugi's body and they come across Kun's father, who tells him to stay with the humans and pleads with Akira to reclaim fire for humanity before succumbing to his wounds. Touko is then contacted by the Flickering Flame again, who tells her that her control of Kira's body is not perfect and Kira's will still exists inside her. As Touko regains consciousness, everybody can see the Millenial Comet getting larger in the sky, meaning that it is falling towards Earth. A fallbeast then attacks the palace, and Touko and Kanata prepare to fight it.