Chapter Summaries

Fang Li lured a Crimson Realm Denizen into a battle at the Minami River, where its Rinne scouts surrounded him inside Sealed Heaven. As the dolls attacked, he sensed an extremely scorching presence approaching and suspected it belonged to the Denizen he remembered.

• Fang Li moved through Misaki City's commercial district and destroyed a Torch whose consciousness had vanished, unnoticed by the crowd.
• Fang Li returned to the Minami River and activated Sealed Heaven, freezing the riverbank and concealing it from the outside world.
• Flames formed life-sized Rinne dolls that surrounded Fang Li, and he recognized them as scouts sent by a cautious Denizen.
• As the Rinne charged, Fang Li sensed a scorching presence approaching and saw a figure appear in midair.

Shana, a Flame Haze Warrior, appeared and destroyed the Rinnes attacking Fang Li. After discussing the threat with Alastor, she turned her attention to Fang Li and questioned what he was.

• A fiery-haired girl dropped in front of Fang Li as the Rinnes charged.
• The girl swiftly cut down every attacking Rinne with her flaming Ōdachi.
• Fang Li recognized the crimson-eyed, flame-haired warrior as Shana, the heroine of Shakugan no Shana.
• Shana asked Alastor about the Rinnes, and he warned that their creator possessed considerable power.
• Shana declared that she would hunt down the Denizen and then asked what was going on with Fang Li.

Fang Li confronted a flame-haired Flame Haze Warrior who had destroyed the Rinne in his hunting ground, while she and Alastor decided to investigate him. Their exchange was interrupted by Fariagani, the Hunter, whose arrival set the stage for a dangerous confrontation.

• The flame-haired girl questioned Fang Li and, with Alastor, concluded that the Rinne had been sent to target him.
• Fang Li told the girl to stay aside because his guest was about to arrive.
• Fariagani appeared in pale white flames and introduced himself as the master of the Rinne.
• Alastor identified Fariagani as the Hunter, a powerful Crimson King, and warned the girl to fight with everything she had.
• The girl faced Fariagani with a solemn expression while Fang Li watched him like prey.

Fariagani recognized Alastor and became interested in the flame-haired girl's Ōdachi, preparing to fight her for the Treasure Tool. Fang Li interrupted to claim Fariagani as his prey, then argued with the girl until both of them turned their anger on Fariagani.

• Fariagani recognized Alastor as the Heavenly Calamity Fire and questioned whether the flame-haired girl could use his power to defeat him.
• The flame-haired girl pointed her flaming Ōdachi at Fariagani, who identified it as a Treasure Tool and decided to fight her for it.
• Alastor warned the girl that Fariagani was one of the strongest recent Demon Lords and possessed multiple Treasure Tools.
• Fang Li announced that Fariagani was his prey, then traded insults with the flame-haired girl as she threatened to cut him down.
• Fariagani objected to being ignored, and Fang Li and the girl told him in unison to get lost, provoking his rage.

Fariagani attacked Fang Li and the flame-haired girl with a swarm of dolls, but Fang Li dodged them and struck Fariagani with a powerful kick. When Fariagani questioned how a human could move inside the Sealed Heaven, Fang Li revealed a special Treasure Tool and identified it as Reiji Maigo.

• Fariagani unleashed pale flames that formed dolls and sent them after Fang Li and the flame-haired girl.
• The flame-haired girl evaded the dolls while Fang Li dodged them and charged straight at Fariagani.
• Fang Li used Flash Run—One Deer to kick Fariagani through the air, though Fariagani stopped himself without being seriously hurt.
• Fang Li drew a dagger and answered that he was human as Fariagani questioned how he could move within the Sealed Heaven.
• Fang Li showed a Treasure Tool, and Fariagani recognized it as Reiji Maigo.

Fang Li used the Reiji Maigo to lure Fariagani into attacking, then destroyed what turned out to be a puppet. Fariagani escaped, but Fang Li and the flame-haired girl learned that his greed for the treasure was his weakness.

• Fariagani recognized the Reiji Maigo and rushed toward Fang Li to seize it.
• The flame-haired girl attacked Fariagani, but he sent a barrage of cards at her and charged past.
• Fang Li met Fariagani with Flash Sheath—Hell Gate and sliced him apart, after which pale flames burned the remains.
• Alastor warned that Fariagani had escaped, and Fang Li realized the body he had cut down was only a puppet.
• Fariagani vowed to take the Reiji Maigo, while Fang Li resolved to exploit his weakness and draw him out.

After Sealed Heaven dissolved, Fang Li argued with the Flame Haze Warrior girl who insisted on following him and demanded his Reiji Maigo. Their quarrel drew amused attention from passersby in the commercial district.

• Sealed Heaven dissolved after losing its source of Power of Existence, restoring time and causality.
• Fang Li headed for his apartment and discussed needing money, dealing with Fariagani, and taking the Treasure Tools he carried.
• The Flame Haze Warrior girl followed Fang Li, saying she needed to stay near him to subjugate the Denizen targeting him.
• Alastor warned Fang Li that Denizens could use the Reiji Maigo to cause distortions in the world.
• Fang Li and the girl argued over the Reiji Maigo and whether she should keep following him, until Alastor called them children.

Fang Li brought Shana to his apartment, gave her the name she would later receive, and insisted that Fariagani was his prey. Shana and Alastor questioned why a human had such power, leaving Fang Li to answer for his identity.

• Fang Li entered his apartment with Shana, who stayed close because Alastor warned that The Hunter might try to take Reiji Maigo.
• Fang Li and Shana sat down for tea and introduced themselves, but Shana said she had no name beyond her title as the Crimson-Eyed Flame-Haired Killer.
• Fang Li called the girl Shana, and she silently accepted the name.
• Fang Li told Shana that Fariagani was his prey and ordered her not to interfere with his hunt.
• Shana asked why Fang Li insisted on subjugating Denizens, while Alastor questioned his extraordinary power and asked who he really was.

Fang Li refused to explain how he obtained the Reiji Maigo, and Shana decided to remain in the city and monitor him as he faced Fariagani. From a nearby rooftop, Shana watched Fang Li and admitted to Alastor that she stayed because she found him annoying.

• Fang Li told Shana and Alastor that his powers and the Reiji Maigo were unrelated to the Flame Haze mission and not their concern.
• Shana agreed that Fang Li's powers were outside her mission, but asked how he had obtained the Reiji Maigo.
• Alastor suggested that Shana leave Fang Li to hunt the Denizens, but Shana refused because Fang Li could lose to Fariagani and other Denizens might seek the Reiji Maigo.
• Shana told Fang Li she would monitor him and intervene if he could not defeat Fariagani, then left through the balcony.
• Shana settled on a nearby rooftop and told Alastor, while watching Fang Li make instant noodles, that she just found him annoying.

Fang Li secretly destroyed Torches throughout Misaki City to draw out Fariagani. Shana and Alastor suspected that Fariagani planned to use the secret art City Devour to convert the city’s Torches into Power of Existence, and resolved not to let him succeed.

• Fang Li wandered through Misaki City, secretly destroying Torches whose Power of Existence was nearly gone.
• Shana and Alastor reasoned that Fariagani’s interest in the Torches meant they served a purpose in his plans.
• Alastor explained that City Devour could make many Torches revert to Power of Existence at once, causing an entire city to vanish and empowering the Denizen who used it.
• Shana and Alastor suspected Fariagani wanted the Torches and Reiji Maigo to gain a vast amount of Power of Existence.
• Shana and Alastor agreed they could not allow Fariagani to activate City Devour.

Fariagani discovered that someone had been erasing the Torches he placed in Misaki City and suspected his plan had been exposed. Determined to obtain Reiji Maigo and transform Marian into a true existence, he revealed that he had commissioned a Demon Lord for help.

• Fariagani watched a Torch vanish from the Glass Jar and realized someone had been erasing the Torches in Misaki City.
• Marian warned Fariagani that their plan might have been discovered and questioned whether he could overcome the powerful human who held Reiji Maigo.
• Fariagani assured Marian that he could defeat the human and the Flame Haze Warriors, though he remained uneasy about the human's icy blue eyes.
• Fariagani told Marian that he had commissioned a Demon Lord to help them obtain Reiji Maigo.
• Fariagani warned Marian not to reveal Reiji Maigo to the Demon Lord and promised that the Power of Existence from their plan would let her become a true existence.

Fang Li erased Torches all day while waiting for Fariagani, who continued to hide and watch. Back at home, Fang Li used melon bread to lure out the black-clad girl watching from his balcony.

• Fang Li erased Torches throughout the day but could not find Fariagani, and he guessed the Demon Lord was waiting for an opportunity.
• Fang Li resolved to wait for Fariagani, whom he considered valuable prey for completing two Main Missions and obtaining Treasure Tools.
• Fang Li bought more than a dozen melon breads and ate them at home while someone watched from the balcony.
• The black-clad girl burst through the balcony window and scolded Fang Li for ruining the way melon bread should be eaten.

Fang Li lured Shana to his apartment with pineapple buns and discussed his partner Aria, prompting Shana to reflect on the solitude of Flame Haze Warriors. He invited Shana to stay with him for the night.

• Shana explained her meticulous way of eating pineapple buns, then eagerly ate the fresh buns Fang Li had bought.
• Fang Li remembered Aria, his partner who had fought and shared meals with him, and told Shana about her.
• Shana felt irritated that Fang Li had a companion and said needing a partner showed immaturity.
• Fang Li pointed out that Flame Haze Warriors had the Demon Lords within them as lifelong companions, leaving Shana and Alastor silent.
• Fang Li invited Shana to stay with him if she had nowhere to go that night.

Fang Li let Shana stay in his apartment, arguing that resting together would protect them from Fariagani’s expected midnight attack. As Fang Li and Shana slept, Alastor’s pendant glowed, while unknown presences approached Misaki City.

• Fang Li invited Shana to stay in his apartment and offered her the bed, explaining that they would be safer together while resting.
• Fang Li persuaded Shana to take a bath so she could relax and sleep more effectively.
• While Shana bathed, Fang Li told Alastor he would keep erasing Torches until Fariagani appeared and declared that the Demon Lord’s City Devour plan would fail.
• Fang Li and Shana fell asleep as Alastor’s pendant continued to glow, while unknown presences approached Misaki City.

Fang Li trained his Star Pulse Energy in the morning, and Shana and Alastor discovered that it was a power unlike the Power of Existence. Shana challenged Fang Li to fight, leaving him stunned.

• Fang Li woke before dawn and practiced controlling his Star Pulse Energy with Fan Xinglu's breathing method.
• Shana woke and watched the blue starlight surrounding Fang Li as he trained.
• Alastor told Shana that Fang Li's energy resembled the Power of Existence but was a different kind of power.
• Fang Li finished training and met Shana's gaze, then explained that his power did not distort the world.
• Shana challenged Fang Li to fight, surprising him.

Shana challenged Fang Li to a full-strength fight inside Sealed Heaven, hoping to vent her frustration. After their first clash and Shana’s explosive attack, Fang Li emerged from the flames and charged at her.

• Shana activated Sealed Heaven, summoned Nietono no Shana from her Night Cape, and challenged Fang Li to fight seriously.
• Fang Li drew the Moon Blade, and he and Shana exchanged a powerful first blow.
• Fang Li retreated when Shana’s flames heated the Moon Blade and scorched his hand.
• Shana leaped after Fang Li and struck the ground with a flaming attack that engulfed the riverbank in an explosion.
• Alastor rebuked Shana for recklessly detonating flames she could not yet control.
• Fang Li burst through the Explosive Flame and charged Shana, kicking Nietono no Shana’s blade.

Fang Li and Shana sparred in a sealed crimson world, but Fang Li stopped short of throwing her onto a sharp stone and let her turn the fight around. Shana left more irritated than before, realizing his concern for her had kept her from winning cleanly.

• Shana struggled to block Fang Li’s heavy strikes, but he evaded her counterattack and closed in with the Seven Nights Assassination Technique.
• Fang Li caught Shana’s hand with Flash Sheath—First Wind and began a throw, then abruptly stopped when he saw a sharp stone on the ground.
• Shana used the opening to back-throw Fang Li, then questioned why he had stopped; Fang Li claimed he had not mastered the move.
• Shana left the sealed crimson world, and Alastor explained that Fang Li had stopped to avoid throwing her onto the sharp stone.
• Shana remained frustrated and complained that Fang Li was irritating, while no Rinne appeared for her to fight.

Fang Li continued erasing Torches in Misaki City to prevent Fariagani from activating City Devour, while Fariagani waited for a hired Demon Lord to arrive. Shudenan arrived, and Fariagani commissioned him to deal with a Flame Haze Warrior and a human.

• Fang Li erased Torches across Misaki City for three days, pushing the conditions for City Devour farther away as Fariagani remained hidden.
• Fariagani struggled to restrain his anger but reassured Marian that he could recover his losses by obtaining Fang Li's Reiji Maigo.
• Shudenan arrived and explained that other Denizens' commissions had delayed him.
• Fariagani asked Shudenan to help him deal with a Flame Haze Warrior and a human.

Shana sensed two powerful Denizens approaching and rushed to help Fang Li, who chose to face them at the Minami River. Fariagani and his ally Shudenan confronted Fang Li inside Sealed Heaven, and the battle was about to begin.

• Shana and Alastor sensed two powerful Denizen auras approaching and hurried toward Fang Li.
• Fang Li sensed the two auras, destroyed a passing Torch, and moved from the crowded shopping street to the Minami River.
• Fariagani unfolded Sealed Heaven over the riverbank and threatened to erase Fang Li.
• Shudenan appeared on Misaki Grand Bridge and expressed interest in Fang Li, while Fariagani worried he might discover the Reiji Maigo.
• Fang Li recognized Shudenan and realized the situation was dangerous as both Demon Lords prepared to fight him.

Shana arrived at Misaki Grand Bridge to join Fang Li against Fariagani and Shudenan, prompting the Demon Lords to split the fight between them. Shudenan transformed into a monstrous Chimera and attacked, while Fang Li faced Fariagani and his newly summoned puppets.

• Fariagani and Shudenan sensed Shana's arrival, and Shudenan recognized her as the contractor of the God of Heavenly Punishment.
• Shana and Fang Li stood together before the two Demon Lords, while Alastor identified Shudenan as The Shaper.
• Fariagani assigned Shudenan to fight Shana and chose Fang Li as his own opponent.
• Shudenan transformed into a giant Chimera and unleashed a blast of violet flames that exploded across the riverbank.
• Shana blocked Shudenan's claw strike with Nietono no Shana and was carried away with him, while Fang Li turned to face Fariagani and his puppets.