After the Shikagura's deadly attack, the Jackalopes are more driven than ever to flush out the Spiders. The horror of seeing normal humans transformed into monsters is made even more terrible when those people were once friends and loved ones. For Youkou, it is his sister. For Akuta, a friend. And for Midari, now held captive and being tortured by a young boy she once hoped to save, fate has perhaps the cruelest lesson of all...