The chapter opens with a flashback to a time seven years ago, when the island was fighting against the Oracin, and one of the island's members was engaged to another. The flashback reveals that the two had been fighting together, and that they had been engaged for seven years. The chapter ends with a description of the nine gates of the underworld. The gates are described as follows: sherry blendsy age 24 magic doll attack likes dislikes love water 7 years ago . She fought on the island of galuna, and was into the underworld scale afterward. She met the pegasus man while fighting for the allies, and they were engaged. The two started dating, and he really did it up right. He really did that, he says. He wonders how the nine members of the council are worth their lives. She says that the gates are supposed to care for the dignity of the human race. He says that he wants to kill them all. She tells him that the prologue to this story is only the first part of the story. He tells her that she should not be hasty, because soon he will have to carry out his own task. He adds that the blessing of the inferno will be upon them, and this is the beginning of hell they shall unleash. He promises that they will bring down "a crushing blow on humanity" . The narrator tells us that he heard that all nine council members were killed at the meeting. He asks if this is true, and the narrator says that it is. He also tells the narrator that the island has been complaining that they have been taking too many jobs because of their grand magic. He complains that he still has some skills in cooking and arranging, but he feels that he has