In this chapter, we learn that the old emperor and his followers have gone to the shadow city, where they are negotiating with the emperor's people. The old emperor has already left for the city, and the old man is under siege, so he will not be able to return to his homeland. The emperor is still alive, but he does not know what the mysterious power in his body is. He wonders what the power in the body of his son is, and wonders why he has disappeared. He asks the old woman if she is telling the truth, and she tells him that it is true. He tells her that she is lying, and that he will be his opponent.