In "Fragile Armor," Himiko agrees to help Miyu defeat a ghastly armored monster. In return, Miyu tells the tale of how she met Larva, her silent companion. Later, Himiko learns of the tragic fate of a husband & wife. Meanwhile, a beautiful young man with a ghastly laugh circles & waits. In "Frozen Time," Himiko travels to Kamakura, a childhood home. There, she dreams of herself as a child, running in terror from a mysterious mansion. Now the mansion has a new tenant: Miyu. Miyu at last tells all - of her discovery of her true nature after her first meeting with Larva, of the secret concealed by Miyu's parents, & of the night that Darkness & the Shinma gathered together.