SHINE AND RUIN (光滅) is the ninth episode of GARO: Crimson Moon.[1]
Synopsis[]
Rakou, who had no choice but to go to the guard dog's office due to the harsh kitchen situation, was told that a troublesome fire had appeared from Inari, and headed for extermination with Hoshiaki and Kintoki. It was a thunderstorm who summoned golden armor and annihilated the fire as usual, but it was affected by the evil that accumulated in the armor in repeated battles.
Summary[]
In a flashback, a young Seimei fights a Horror that she summoned, but is saved and later trained as an Alchemist by the priest Douma who recognizes her as the abandoned granddaughter of Abe Hauraki. Raikou visits the Watchdog Center seeking work, and is dispatched by Inari and faces off with Seimei and Kintoki against a Horror which absorbs all light, even that of Garo's armor and Zarouba. The lack of light turns Raikou towards the darkness and Seimei seeks a solution from the priest Douma. He says that she can absorb the darkness into herself, but it will never disappear. Meanwhile, Raikou breaks his bonds and escapes. Seimei finds Raikou and absorbs the darkness herself so that he can return to the light, and the color in his armor returns.