It's not looking good, and Tamahome is pretty much prepared to die. Tokyo is not holding up well under Nakago's attacks; fires have started to blaze and it's difficult for Miaka, Keisuke, and Tetsuya to get to where the action is due to police barricades. Nakago is kicking Tamahome's behind, and finally he sends him flying through a building and Tamahome dies. Miaka and Yui reunite and Nakago tells Miaka of Tamahome's fate. Again, he asks Yui for his wish to be granted; to become a god with eternal life. Otherwise, he'll kill Miaka and destroy their world. Yui says farewell to Miaka, makes her wish, and is consumed by Seiryuu. Keisuke's crying to see the hero of the book die, and in desperation he calls on their last hope; Tasuki and Chichiri. They are standing over Hotohori's body in his palace paying their last respects when this voice calls to them from the sky. "Hold on to Miaka's backpack and concentrate!" So they do, and they are transported to Miaka and Yui's world. Tasuki challenges Nak and they fight while Chichiri guards Miaka.

It's still a lopsided battle; Tasuki and Chichiri haven't got their seishi powers and Nakago's convinced he's a god. So he's still tearing into them pretty badly. Suddenly a red glow eminates from Miaka and the three seishi hear the Suzaku summoning spell being chanted. Apparantly Yui's wish was for Miaka to be able to call Suzaku! When she's finished, Tasuki's and Chichiri's powers are restored and they fight Nakago back. But he's still way more powerful. Miaka's first wish: To bring her Yui-chan back. Yui appears from the sky, floating in a bubble, and Tetsuya catches her as she lands. Nakago starts hurling debris at Miaka but they are intercepted before they land...by Nuriko! Other debris is deflected by Hotohori, and Chiriko and Mitsukake also appear to help! Meanwhile, Tamahome is off in never-never land, having a near-death experience when he's eventually jolted out of it. Tamahome walks out of the rubble. The final battle is about to begin.

Tamahome gets up and starts fighting Nakago again, with all the seishi offering their chi to help give him power. And still Nakago is more powerful. Chiriko comes up with the idea to seal Seiryuu into the scroll that Taiitsu-kun gave him, and so Miaka's second wish is to seal Seiryuu. Immediately Nakago's seishi symbol disappears, presumably along with his powers. Tamahome races up to punch Nakago and now with his own added strength, he punches straight through Nakago's chest. This invasion of Nakago causes Tamahome to see glimmers of Nakago's past: the attempted extermination of his race by the Kotou empire; his mother's rape by Kotou's soldiers when he was young; her death caused by the violent awakening of his seishi powers; his abuse at the Kotou's emperor's hands; and his vow to gain revenge on the heaven that caused his hell. Nakago is mortified by his defeat and Tamahome's knowing his past, and Tamahome sheds tears of both joy and sorrow for his fallen enemy, as Nakago fades from existance. Miaka makes her final wish; to restore the world to normal. At this, everyone begins to fade. Tamahome and Miaka share one last kiss and we watch Tamahome dissappear and Miaka is left alone, with the book lying on the ground in front of her. Later, Miaka and Yui write their high school entrance exams and both get into Yatsubadsi school. Yui still has Nakago's stud earring; for some reason it has not disappeared. She keeps it to remind her of past faults. Keisuke meets up with the high school students and tells Miaka that there is a new student at his university, one who remembers being one of seven destined to protect a girl. One who promised to be reunited with her at any cost. A young man looking eerily like Tamahome comes into view, and he is wearing Tamahome's wedding ring. Miaka begins to cry as he says, "Finally, finally I've found you."