Uktena laughs as Lucian punches Seo Jun. He deserved it for being cocky and forgetting that Lucian of the past had not become kind.
As they get pulled back into the future, they see a bright streak across the sky as a meteor shower begins.
Eiron is waiting when they return, just as he was when he sent them back.
"thank you for releasing me and the malicious spirit—the time after our village grew and befriended the humans. We retreated into the mountains when the invaders came to wipe them out. We wanted to help them but could not risk the destruction of our species. The humans begged us to leave, afraid we would become their weapons. They were only thinking of what was best for humanity as a whole. Our clan has mourned their sacrifices ever since. " Eiron tells them.
"How is it that you have stayed here in the wailing cave instead of moving on? Why do you still wear the chains?"Seo Jun asks.