Anna and gang head to Silva’s diner for dinner only to find no one there. Silva walks in concerned. The 10th priest, Nichrome, was supposed to be on kitchen duty this week, but lately he’s been acting weird. Silva scans the group, notices Ren isn’t with them, and asks about him.
Ren, Horo Horo, and Chocolove relax in a bath. Horo Horo has heard rumors that some shaman have been disappearing. After an unfunny joke, Ren leaves the bath and goes inside. The 10th priest, Nichrome, is waiting for him. He explains that while Ren killed his brother Chrome, the previous 10th priest, he has not come for revenge. He wants to deliver a message from Mistress Nyorai. She will save him before he is consumed by his own inner darkness. Silva appears, but Ren mistakes him for Chrome and grabs his weapon. Horo Horo and Chocolove hold him back.
Later, the three boys reflect on what just happened. Bason thinks Ren feels responsible for Chrome’s death, while Horo Horo and Chocolove tease him for getting worked up over an illusion. A strange humanoid creature with glowing red eyes and a skull necklace sits on the roof above their room observing…
Several men make their way up a mountain towards a palace and a singing girl. Nichrome is among them. Silva follows and is greeted by Hao, who explains that the group is following Dilade. They used to appear as a group of three nameless people. Since then, they’ve taken in many shaman and won match after match. Their leader is a cute, singing girl, Nyorai. She always says “There is darkness in your heart.” It’s that part of us that we refuse to accept and keep sealed within ourselves - hatred, sadness, unbearable pasts. In Silva’s case, the darkness is his hatred for being an ancestor of the Patch people. He decides he can’t accept this and heads up the mountain, only to be greeted by three shadow beings that paralyze him and attack.
Meanwhile, Ren is going nuts in his room, destroying most of the furniture in the process. He sees the shadow beings above him as Horo Horo and Chocolove watch concerned. Bason explains that Ren is troubled by his past. He passes out and Horo Horo picks up Ren and carries him to Nyorai, keeping his promise not to tell Yoh about this.
Nyorai greets the boys by telling them that Ren is about to be devoured by the darkness in his heart. Chocolove makes another joke and Horo Horo tells him to go back. He then presses forward. Nyorai then shows Horo Horo the darkness in his heart - that he can’t win against Yoh
Yoh and gang are back in town inspecting Ren’s room. Chocolove told him that the place was hit by a meteor. When Horo Horo returns, they ask him casually what is going on. Yoh walks towards him, but Horo Horo screams to stay away and freezes his arm. He says that he lost to Asakura Yoh. He was never able to forget and even now, he is afraid that he can’t win against Yoh if they meet again. He powers up to attack, but Anna steps in with her skikigamis and demands to know what he is about to do to her Yoh. Chocolove decides to confess the Ren situation and then vows that Team Ren can handle it without the others. He sets off for Nyorai himself as Faust walks in and announces their next opponents have been revealed…
Silva asks Nichrome why he’s acting the way he is. He explains that Nyorai saved him. He once hated Ren, but her prayer saved him. At the next devotee ceremony, Nyorai greets Horo Horo as a member of Dilade. Ren is tied and lies at her feet. Chocolove shows up and demands to know what is going on. Silva accuses Dilade of using their techniques to win the Shaman Fight without a fight. Sure enough, the Ren Team is notified that they are Dilade’s next opponents… the battle is today.
Chocolove seems to be the only coherent one of the Ren Team and makes his first attempt to hold Dilade off with his spirit, Mick. The three Dilade members don’t use regular Hyoui Gattai, so the first step is determining what they are using. Nyorai still has power over Horo Horo and forces him to attack his teammates. Ren decides he needs to face his darkness and steps forward. They summon an illusion of his father to meet him. Ren OverSouls with Bason, but starts swinging blindly. He has lost control because he can’t accept the darkness of his past and falls off a cliff. Chocolove is the final opponent to stand. She starts in on his biggest fear - that he is a comedian that no one finds funny. She tells him that her light will cleanse the darkness in his heart if he only confess it. He OverSouls and does Dancing Goat, with Yoh finds amazingly funny. Horo Horo and Ren realize what he’s doing and snap out of their daze. They attack the three shamans only to learn that they were three rocks that Nyorai used to pretend she had three members. Silva disqualifies her team from the tournament.
As she turns away, Chocolove reveals Nyorai’s darkness - that she doesn’t trust anyone.