Erasa regrets her actions and apologizes to Aurora. Aurora decides to forgive her though she makes it plain that the pain she felt from Erasa's words are not wounds easily healed. Erasa decides to apologize to Shin. At first, he is in anguish and refuses to listen to her but after seeing how fragile she currently is, he decides to forgive her. Darak challenges Reis to a duel and reveals the secret of the Pyro Blade to Reis. Armageddon now attempts to possess Darak through his blade but is repelled once more by the efforts of Reis, Shin and everyone else present. After seeing Shin use the Inverted Solidification Technique, Erasa begins to suspect that Shin is the Zero she once knew but Shin refuses to tell her anything. It appears that while Armageddon might be seeking new ways to destroy the Dragon Rangers from within, Shin's past and his present struggle to converge and now he must decide whether to accept his past and move towards the future or reject his past and probably lose out on one of his greatest dreams. This is the tale that chronicles the birth of the Mandragon Of The Distant Lands.