As the assault on the Hanging Gardens approaches, Sieg collapses from a sudden burst of intense pain. Chiron reveals the price that Sieg is paying for his miracles, as he continues to fight as Siegfried...With no time to heal, Jack the Ripper, who had been in hiding, resumes her hideous attacks on Mages. Fiore, who sees the situation as dire, asks Ruler Jeanne d'Arc for her support.