Ichiyo and Syurin grow closer playing together in the courtyard of the Celestial Palace of the Jade Pond as children. A curious Syurin asks Ichiyo about his servant-god, Tenko. Ichiyo recalls their first meeting - when he got separated from the Minister of Kashi, Sonto, deep in a forest. There he found a man bound with a strong seal in the depths of a hidden shrine...

Two mysterious men - one in a gask mask and the other in a rabbit mask - are behind the Peaches of Immortality theft.Ichiyo returns from Japan and reunites with Sanu, who had taught him everything he knew about being a Kashi, and with whom he shares a unique bond. Meanwhile, a stray god attacks the King Father of the East's quarters. Ryusei rushes to the scene and defeats it, or so he thought...

Hiki, one of the Four Perils, and his brother Gaishi battle above. An injured Ryusei tells Ichiyo he can call just one of his servant gods, so he chooses Kaka out of concern for Tenko. When something odd emerges from the corpse of the stray god which turns fallen soldiers into undead, Kaka struggles with their numbers. Meanwhile, Sonto continues his fierce battle with the man in the rabbit mask...