In 1161, the retired Emperor Sutoku, who has been exiled to Sanuki where he is now living a quiet life, writes a hand-copied sutra for the former Emperor Go-Shirakawa with hopes to express apology. However, the sutra he sent to Go-Shirakawa is torn up and returned back to Sutoku. Also, triggered by the sudden death of his son, Prince Shigehito, Sutoku finally explodes with fury. Learning Sutoku's deeply-seated grudges, Kiyomori decides to dedicate sutras, known as "The Heike Nokyo Sutras," to Itsukushima Shrine in order to pray for the prosperity of the Taira family.
ついに第二部完結へ！２つの乱で死んでいった者たちの魂を鎮めるため、清盛（松山ケンイチ）は厳島神社へ、平家一門が製作した経典を納めることを思い立つ。そして乱の最大の犠牲者、讃岐に流された崇徳院（井浦新）の魂の行方は？巨大なジャンク船で、厳島へ向かうシーンのスペクタクルは圧巻！前半を彩ったキャラクターたちは去り、ついに物語は源平対決のクライマックス第三部へ！
