The Twelve Kingdoms: Youko and Rakushun are shown outside their room talking about how Youko will become queen and save Keiki. Later on Youko looks into her sword and it shows her visions of how the last ruler of Kei failed to be a good queen and how it saddended Keiki.. Youko is afraid she will make the same mistake. Back in the village Heki explains to Sugimoto how he was once like her.. And how she should change her ways and soon. Sugimoto ignores him and runs off only to find King Kou.. He tells her that Youko must still be killed, Sugimoto agrees. Back at the palace Enki explains to Rakushun and Youko how what King Kou is doing is against the wills of the heavens and can't be allowed. Youko goes to town and sees visions in her sword of Sugimoto arguing with Heki. At the palace, King Kou goes to meet King En.. King Kou argues that Youko is a fake queen and King En tells him he knows about how he set up the false queen of Kei and kidnapped Keiki. King Kou denies it and leaves. Back in the town Heki is telling Sugimoto how he came to the Twelve Kingdoms through a riot in Japan. Sugimoto claims she is different from him and stabs his leg with her sword. Shes runs out and sees Youko, she immeditley charges at her and says how she must kill her. Youko draws her sword and sees a image of Asano falling off the cliff.. Sugimoto says that the sword knows the truth aswell.. She isn't fit to rule. Youko runs away and Heki comes and tells Sugimoto to stop. In Kou, Kourin is shown getting out of bed.. In pain. Back in En Youko is crying under a tree seeing visions of how Auzura told her she was a monster. Youko thinks she is a evil person.. But just then Jyouyuu comes out of her and tells her he has been with her the whole time.. And tells her he knows she is worthy of the thrown. As he is going back in her she tells him she needs him to do something first. Sugimoto appears and the two engage battle once again. Youko without her hinman now is having a hard time with Sugimoto. King En, Enki and Rakushun arrive and watch helplessly. Youko breaks Sugimoto's sword but drops her own.. Sugimoto picks it up and tries stabbing Youko with it. It won't work so Sugimoto grabs a knife. Just then King Kou appears and tells Sugimoto to kill her. Sugimoto charges and knocks the sword out of her hand. Just then the sword shows everyone visions of how King Kou lied to Sugimoto and mis-ordered his kirin. Enraged King En tells him he must be dealt with. Sugimoto questions King Kou and now distrusts him. Falling to her knees she hugs Youko and says she wants to go home.

Starring:

Houko Kuwashima, Kate Davis, Mari Devon

Genre:

Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy