This chapter opens with a description of the eight gates that divide heaven, earth, and man, and the death gate that separates them. It is a name that is not a single move, but rather a tactic. Not even a master could escape it. This is the eight-sev-ering-death-gate form, a name not only for a single movement, but also for a tactic, a tactic that cannot be escaped. This chapter begins with the words, "Severance" and "Cut" . The title of this chapter is a reference to the eight death gates, which are severed from heaven and earth. The name of the chapter is "Sev ering-Death-Gate" because it is a tactic not just for one move but for a whole series of moves. In this chapter, we learn that the master of the battle has cut through the opening of the death-gate and landed on the ground as if he has killed alita. He tells us that he is certain that he cut through her will, but that he has to be sure that it was her will. He says that he can remember 200 years ago, when he was alone at Keheres, and that he knows that she saw sorrow and joy in her eyes. He compares her eyes to those of a woman, who has seen joy and sorrow, and he says that she is pure. He adds that the two of them stand against a ladder, but on his authority, they will kill one another. He warns them that they will be killed at the death door, but they will never flee from an enemy. They will never change their reflexes, he says, and they can never break free from the gate.