A rush of men led by the sorcerer and followed by a man dressed as the king entered the throne room. The sorcerer yelled, "Who desecrates this sacred place?" But Tete screamed, "Teikō" , as she saw her brother. Teikō ran to Tete, as his spell was broken, but the evil sorcerer cried, "Seize them" to his men. Within an instant, the sorcerer lay dead under the huge body of the wolf king, the noble animal pierced by many arrows from the sorcerer's small army. Within minutes, the battle was over, won by the wolf pack, King Akihiko, and his loyal band. The evil officers lay dead, and the others surrendered in shame.
Teikō watched as his sister lay next to the body of the noble wolf king. She wept and wept. All the men stood silently until the King ordered that the body of the brave animal be placed on the dais next to his father. Within days, the two were buried together in a great mound near the palace.
Many days of mourning passed before Teikō and Tete spoke with King Akihiko. The wolf pack had left to stay outside in the courtyard of the king. Akihiko asked the lovely Tete to be his wife, and she agreed, under the condition that her brother be fully pardoned and allowed to go home. The King said that after the time of sadness, he would allow Teikō to go where he would desire to go.
After several weeks, Teikō left and returned to the Pit House, where he shaved his head and put on the robe of a monk. He became a holy man, with one difference, that he was always accompanied by a tame wolf. The Pit House was visited by many people who wanted the advice of one who had suffered. As Teikō grew old, the wolf grew old with him and more and more resembled the great wolf king who had been buried with the king of the white palace. Some said it was the offspring of the great wolf king.
Akihiko and Tete gave land in the forest and mountains to the wolf pack. And peace entered the valleys.
