Infuriated of Kaoru's confidence that her friends will save her, Barago sends Gulm after Kouga and Rei as they enter the building. As Rei is forced into a physical and psychological battle with Gulm before defeated by her beast form and seemingly killed off, Kouga arrives to the ritual chamber as Barago holds him off. Kaoru comes to by then, possessed by Messiah as Barago is devoured by the Horror as she then uses Kaoru to begin the summoning process while Gulm holds Kouga off. After knocking Gulm out, Kouga is joined by Rei as they attempt to restrain Kaoru as Messiah uses the girl's body to fight them. But at the last second, Kouga reaches Kaoru as she loses consciousness. With Rei holding Gulm off, Kouga enters through the portal to where Kaoru's consciousness is before entering the realm of the Horrors to face the titanic Messiah as she pinpointed Kaoru's body to enter the land of the living.