Christmas day arrives and the Kirisawas decide to host a party to celebrate the discovery of three out of the seven elemental stones. However, an uninvited guest decides to invite himself, the Fourth Soul Of Evil, Chaos. Chaos questions Ayumi about her feelings for Zan and discovering her uncertainty about her feelings, he confronts her about the timelessness of love, a saying humans are fond of and challenges her to prove that this saying is true. Being the evil soul of time, he could damn well prove this saying to be false and to prove this, he erases the day Ayumi first summoned the...

Ai is finally confronted by the fifth soul of evil, Decay. Prince Asante, Zan's stikomik loving pal, is forced to face memories he'd rather forget. Ryuuji Kirisawa finally learns of the significance of Zanfar's terror and of the force known as "The Deplorable Dream." The lives of Ryuuji and Saito Kirisawa and the crossing of their paths with Wanye and Zan is thrown in a new light and a mysterious song might be the key to defeating Zanfar. However, Ayumi must now confront the terror of her sins. Zan will learn of her betrayal and Zanfar will finally make his first move.

"Love is eternal, there are inspired messages, but they are temporary; there are gifts of speaking in strange tongues, but they will cease; there is knowledge, but it will pass. For our gifts of knowledge and of inspired messages are only partial; but when what is perfect comes, then the partial will fade away. As a child, my speech, emotions and thoughts, were like those of a child; now I am an adult and have no more use for childish ways. What we see now is like a dim image in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. I have knowledge only of the partial; but the partial will be made...