Sailor Ares narrowly escapes capture after losing a battle against the Night Empire's demonic Driver, fleeing desperately into the forest. Using the souls he has collected, Driver creates Karuonet—a flesh-made puppet—though the process remains incomplete, causing Driver himself to become Karuonet's prey. Meanwhile, Hinako Kasamura, aka Sailor Ares, investigates a series of mysterious disappearances and ventures into the forest, only to be suddenly ambushed by a group of Karuonets. As they drain her power, even her transformed combat abilities cannot stop the endless waves of new enemies, forcing her into a relentless struggle to survive within the woods. However, Karuonet grows stronger with each stolen ability, gaining intelligence and setting traps to corner Sailor Ares. Gradually weakened, she is ultimately overwhelmed and defiled by the Karuonets... [BAD END]