Cornered after being betrayed, Keira Lynn faces her former pact master and her companions, who have bound her and killed her beloved. Accused of trickery and control, she defiantly counters their threats of a quick death. As they attack, she reveals that her death will not break their magical pacts but will drag them all down with her. She then triggers a fatal explosion, only to awaken a century in the past, reborn with the scent of a low-level beast, before ever meeting her betrayers.
At fifteen, the protagonist recalls being poor and powerless, their Ember Core still dormant. In Moonvale, they hunt Declan Cole, a man they first met—and who later vowed to kill them—in a previous life. They attempt to use their remembered combat skills but realize they currently lack the spirit aura to execute their plan. Determined to stay ahead of their enemies, they declare that Declan and his fiancée, who poisoned them before, will now die together, setting the stage for a preemptive strike.
A woman, having time-traveled to the past, encounters a younger, gentler version of her former enemy, the knight Declan. Despite her clear intention to kill him, he naively protects her when a demon wolf attacks. Their initial confrontation shifts as she finds herself fighting alongside him against an unnatural horde of wolves. Though she saved his life moments before, her mission for revenge remains unresolved, leaving her to ponder his unexpected kindness amidst the escalating danger.
A woman follows a young knight cadet, Declan Cole, to safety after a sudden demon wolf attack, secretly planning to kill him by morning. He asks her name, but she ominously replies it won't matter as he'll be dead. When he asks why, she reveals his future self killed her in a past life. Despite his current kind and innocent demeanor, including giving her flowers and a family heirloom, she steels herself against sympathy, remembering the monster he will become. The episode ends with her reaffirming her murderous intent, leaving his fate hanging in the balance.
In the forest, a man demands a woman accept a betrothal gemstone. After a struggle, she finally takes it, leaving him baffled by her sudden compliance. Elsewhere, Cole refuses to see his arranged fiancée, May, revealing his contempt for their alliance. Later, the persistent man tracks down the woman, bringing her new clothes and irritating her with his forwardness. After escaping him, she flees on horseback, but her plans are disrupted as a dangerous power begins to leak from her body prematurely.
A woman guarding others is confronted by a man in a volatile state, who identifies her scent as irresistible. As she tries to reason with him, he aggressively pins her down, revealing his name is Sonny and he is in a dangerous, heat-driven state. The woman, weakened after recently awakening her Ember Core, struggles to break free from his overpowering strength, leaving her in immediate peril as his control slips away.
A man confronts someone who is ignoring his commands, expressing frustration. He then observes the target's unexpectedly high defense. The target flees, pleading to be left alone. The pursuer catches up and addresses them in an unsettlingly affectionate tone. A separate voice questions why certain cubs, meant to have died, are instead attached to the person. The target, groggy and in pain, awakens and defends the cubs, taking blame for them. They internally note the pursuer differs from a power-hungry tyrant in their past life. The scene ends with the pursuer stating the target owes their life to those same cubs, leaving the immediate threat unresolved.
A woman following a man in a forest is immediately discovered and mocked for her lack of stealth. She emerges and desperately pleads for him to save a group of wounded beastman cubs, but he dismisses her as a powerless, banished outcast. Nearby, traffickers brag about their valuable catch of cubs from Beast City. Determined to rescue them, the woman sneaks into the traffickers' camp but is caught in the act. As a fight erupts, she recognizes one of the attackers as a prince from her past. He taunts her, revealing his city has declared her dead and he can kill her with impunity. In a final, desperate offer to save the cubs, she pledges to become his spirit-bonded partner, a proposal he rejects with deep-seated hostility.
A woman who was hunted after her Emberfire Core went berserk in a past life is now found by pursuers. Fleeing, she trips over a corpse that suddenly grabs her. She forces her way into a healer's home, claiming a man is chasing her. The healer gives her foul-smelling 'medicine' for her pursuer, which she doubts but uses. Having been saved, the man she was fleeing promises her wealth if she returns him to the capital, leaving her with an unexpected and dangerous debt.
A beastman prince confronts an advisor who accuses him of harming innocents and disapproves of his bond with a woman named Keira, considered a calamity. Meanwhile, conspirators frame Keira for smuggling cubs. The prince receives a report confirming the smuggling, and the captive names Keira as the mastermind. The public outcry against Keira intensifies, culminating in a declaration to kill her.