In this scene, Cai Ming-liang explains that he has lost all of his ability to control his emotions. He has lost touch with his former friends, rakhasa and Asura, and he is unable to control the evil energy that is flowing through them. He is certain that the person who is manipulating him must be from the eight, because he is able to restore his power by eating Asura. He says that he is too naive to believe that he can do this, but that his friend, Xiaoshuang, has already escaped. He apologizes to his parents, saying that he will sacrifice himself so that they can survive. He tells Asura that he risked his life so that she could escape, and that she is going to die. He then says that the power that he was suppressing in her has also disappeared, and she looks better than ever. She is not to blame for his escape, she says, because she was able to