Izumo: Episode 9, The Thing that a Man Should Protect

Realizing Takeru possesses Susano-Oh’s spirit, Himiko tries to capture him with her power of dark spell. Takeru narrowly flees Himiko’s magic thanks to Kotono’s fight at the risk of her life. Her spirit is blown away to “the Land of the Dead” by tremendous impact. Takeru needs the help of 4 Sacred Beasts for rescue of Kotono. Rin, the loyal servant of Himiko comes up and reveals Takeru’s previous incarnation.Takeshi is seeing Kotono’s death in his dream. A mysterious voice urges him to jump in the vortex if he wants to help her out. Takeru does so without hesitation.