At a roadside confrontation, a 19-year-old 'kid' squares off with 25-year-old Yadiel Rainer over a woman named Robby and a disputed betrothal. They trade insults about age and marriage contracts, then the argument erupts into a fight when the kid unexpectedly demonstrates martial arts skill and forces Yadiel to back down. Yadiel responds by invoking his sect's power—mystic arts, poison and parasite techniques—and demands submission. "If you kneel and gouge out your eyes, I might spare you," he says. The episode closes with that brutal demand hanging over the kid, his choice unresolved.