Meanwhile, the Ancient One (Grahame Bond) taunts the Sorceress (Monika Schnarre) by telling her that her desire to gain the Beastmaster's powers has caused her to act too much like a human. This sends the Sorceress into a rage and she devises a plan to get every bit of information from the Ancient One that he ever withheld from her. She prepares an elaborate spell and reaches out to cast it on the Ancient One, but he deftly sends the spell right back at her, which captures her in time. Once again, the Sorceress must endure the Ancient One's taunts, who at first believes he should destroy her for her actions. But the Ancient One decides to go with a different agenda. He tells the Sorceress that if Sharak, her love, comes to her when she calls, he will set her free. Otherwise, she will be imprisoned forever.

Later, Tao discovers that the pilgrims seek the Gate to Life and Death, which is a liquid rock that allows its possessor control over life and death. Tao learns that Ramah (Ivar Kants), the leader of the pilgrims, is hellbent on obtaining the rock. During his journey, Dar comes across a woman (Annie Jones) who insists that the pilgrims are not holy men. He concludes that the killer beast attacks to protect the liquid rock. Dar watches helplessly through Sharak's eyes as Ramah claims the liquid rock for his own and begins to wield his power over life and death with a vengeance.