Yakul and Ashitaka run in front of the demon.
Soon, Ashitaka and Yakul are reunited, and chase the boar demon down a hill. Ashitaka grabs the man and navigates them into a tree. The demon soon rams into the tower, knocking it down sending the watchman and Ashitaka plummeting down to the ground. Ashitaka commands Yakul to run away from the demon, Yakul too scared to run away freezes, Ashitaka then launches an arrow into the wooden pole next to Yakul, snapping him out of fear and he takes off. The boar demon emerges from the forest covered in Demon Worms. Yakul runs to the watch tower which Ashitaka climbs. Kaya warns them about something she saw in the forest. At the beginning of the movie, Yakul is seen galloping with Ashitaka on his back.