The survivors hear rumors of the Cinder Bridge, said to connect realms. But Ivy unleashes her reforged husks in massive numbers, leading to the first true war against the undead. On the bridge itself, survivors and husks clash in fire and smoke. The battle nearly consumes everything, and though the survivors endure, the bridge burns into legend. Ivy watches from afar, convinced her “mercy” is reshaping the world, while the survivors begin to see her hand behind the apocalypse.