Episode Title:
Shadows Gone
Episode Description:
As a child, Shunsui often visits his older brother and his wife, the head of the Ise clan. The Ise clan is a matriarchal family of priests, whose male members are always cursed to die young. Only the family matriarch possesses a Zanpakutō, which is always passed down to the next generation, called Shinken Hakkyōken, which is capable to directly reflect a godlike being's powers back onto them. After her husband dies, the Ise clan head returns to her family home with her unborn child, Nanao...
