Dosetsu carries the bead of "CHU" -"loyalty" - but the only loyalties he carries in his heart are for the Murasame sword and his desire to avenge his father's murder. In "Spirits", Dosetsu learns a terrible lesson when his thirst for vengeance costs the lives of two friends and may lead to the destruction of all the Dog Warriors. Will he find a way to save them and earn a new beginning for himself?

Having Disguised himself as a dancing girl, Keno Draws ever closer to avenging his father. But when the dark shadows of Taigyuro are drenched in blood, evil spirits unsheathe their malicious fangs...

Daikaku lives in his reclusive hidaway, disowned after his father was taken over by evil spirits. His sword grown dull by memories of bygone days, he has been driven to the very brink of despair..

Hamaji emerges from the spirit world enrapturing the three dog warriors, as an evil shadow creeps into their tormented soul...

Who really is the Aboshi that has joined up with the hikitas, the enemies of the Satomi clan? The mystery of the fateful attraction that has brought these eight dog warriors together is about to be solved.

The time has come to solve this strange mystery! manipulated by the hand of fate, the eight warriors gather at the Satomi Castle. They find, however, the figure of Hamaji in the enemy's clutches.