During his trial, Arion Black is confronted by a man named Mark, who unleashes a Shadowdrake—a spawn of the Demon Lord—intending to have it kill Arion publicly. As the creature attacks, Arion struggles internally to break a weakening seal on his own power, urged on by an unseen onlooker who insists he is 'a Black' and deserves the chance to prove it. The episode ends with Arion desperately trying to access his latent power as the drake closes in.