After Kouga recovered, he and Jabi found the watch dogs suspicious and agreed to exorcise the daggers themselves. Rei was also suspicious of the watch dogs but continued to serve them. Ker-Ber-Rose didn't trust Zero to complete the job and sent their loyal servant, Kodama, to assure the job is done. Kodama found the duo and seemingly killed Jabi. As Kouga fought Kodama, Rei arrived and helped Kouga exorcise the daggers. Unfortunately, it didn't work and it gave rise to a giant horror. It was then that Dark Knight Kiba arrived and devoured the horror. Rei now realized his family's killer was Kiba.